Chapter 30

Blood?

I instinctively grabbed Jegal Hyun by the sleeve. Then Jegal Hyun looked down at me with a curious look on his face.

“Young Lady? What’s wrong?”

“…you are asking me what’s wrong?”

“You suddenly grabbed my sleeve.”

Jegal Hyun didn’t seem to hear anything. It sounds so loud to me. But he wasn’t even looking at Buddhist monk Jeonghyeon.

The same was true of the other investigators. I was sure that they were told all together about the blood, but their expressions were so calm.

“Can’t you hear this?”

“What are you talking about?”

“What Buddhist monk Jeonghyeon just said. Didn’t you hea

“”Did the monk speak? When?”

“Now…!”

I was going to talk, but I stopped. I’m the only one who can hear Jeonghyeon’s voice.

‘How?’

I calmed myself down.

Monk Jeonghyeon couldn’t do anything to me anyway. If he uses his powers just a little, the grandfathers and Silver Spirit will protect me immediately.

‘And yet, why am I so nervous?’

I let go of the sleeve of Jegal Hyun.

“I’m going out first. My grandfathers are waiting outside.”

I purposely raised my voice so that Monk Jeonghyeon could hear it. If he knows that the elders are nearby, Jeonghyeon might back off.

However, Buddhist monk Jeonghyeon’s reaction was unexpected.

– No one’s coming in here.

“…what do you mean? Why can’t anyone come in?”

– Things unsaid will disappear. What one can’t see is forgotten.

Jegal Hyun, who was looking at me carefully, asked while wrinkling his forehead.

“Young Miss, who have you been talking to?”

But I couldn’t answer Jegal Hyun. This is because Jeonghyeon ‘s words that followed were so ominous.

– I’m sorry for the young lady, but think of it as a sin of being born wrong.

– I pray to the Lord that you believe in the afterlife, you will be born into an ordinary family in your next life.

“Wha-what are you saying?”

Monk Jeonghyeon put his palms together. There was a loud sound that made the cave cry.

Clap!

I thought it was a signal to attack, but it wasn’t.

Feeling strange, I turned my eyes to other people and took a deep breath.

“……”

Investigators stared into space with expressionless faces like mannequins.

They didn’t even blink. They didn’t even move a single finger.

“Dangerous!”

It was gruesomely bizarre. I recoiled back.

Jegal Hyun, who belatedly noticed the abnormalities of the investigators, stepped forward.

“Huh? What’s wrong with everyone?”

I grabbed Jegal Hyun’s arm in a hurry.

“No! Stay away!”

“Yes?”

“Keep away from him!”

Jegal Hyun didn’t seem to know what had happened.

“He’s so frustrating. Does he not even have a sense of crisis?”

I screamed loudly.

“Eunyeong!”

But no one showed up. It was the same when yelled at the top of lungs again.

– Things unsaid will disappear. What one can’t see is forgotten.

‘Don’t tell me this situation can’t be heard or seen by Eunyeong?’

There was no time to think deeply. This is because Jeonghyeon took out a small silver dagger from his sleeve.

Only then did Jegal Hyun shout in panic.

“Sir, why the dagger… what are you trying to do? Stop, monk!”

“It’s too late! He’s going to attack us!”

“Well, that’s not– that’s not possible!”

At that time, Buddhist monk Jeonghyeon lifted his eyes.

His black eyes were surprisingly clear. As if he had abandoned all his desires. Even the will to live.

The moment I saw his eyes, I realized that my guess was wrong.

Jeonghyeon will not attack me. He’s going to burn his own life away. Like a lit candle wick.

Unfortunately or fortunately, my prediction was not wrong. The silver dagger was stuck in the neck of Jeonghyeon, not us. Blood sprayed like a fountain, and at the same time light leaked out of his body.

It’s suicide bombing!

I don’t know how it’s possible, but I just felt it from my instincts.

“We have to avoid it!”

“Uh, where are you going!?”

We can’t go to the entrance where Jeonghyeon was blocking us. There’s only one option left.

“Inside!”

I ran frantically into the training area with Jegal Hyun. Though the back of my head was hot, I couldn’t even look back.  I thought I would be in trouble if I hesitated a little

‘That’s where we have to get to! If we are just around the corner, we won’t be affected by the explosion as much.’

Unable to keep up with the speed that we were running, we stumbled and at the same time a bright light filled the cave.

“Argh!”

A huge force like a tidal wave hit us in an instant. Our bodies, pushed by the force, floated away.

Boom! Kwang!

The cave trembled with a roar. The floor shook like a tidal wave.

“Ugh!”

As soon as I hit a stone wall, I curled up into a ball

There was an intermittent sound of something collapsing. The cave, which had been shaking as if it was about to collapse, calmed down after a long time.

I checked my physical condition carefully. My whole body was throbbing as if it had been beaten. Did I hurt my shoulder when I hit the wall? I couldn’t feel my right arm.

I looked for Baekha who might be rolling around on the floor.

I couldn’t see well because the air  was blocked by cloudy dust. I couldn’t even tell who lived and who died.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

Something rose from my throat.  It turned out to be a lump of dark red blood.

I was sweating a lot as my whole body lost strength. It was obvious that I had internal injuries.

I wiped my mouth with my sleeves and found a pouch in my arms.

It contained dried persimmons that were reserved for Aku Ryun and gifts from elders.

I rummaged through the bag, took out the Golden Medicine, applied it on my shoulder, and took half the medicine that was left over.

His throbbing improved and the speed I moved improved, but my internal qi remained twisted. At this rate, I’ll freeze to death in the chill.

‘I can’t be here. Let’s get out of here.’

I barely stood up against the wall with my shaky left hand on the floor. I didn’t even walk much, but I sweated quickly and drenching my face.

I stopped for a moment and was wiping off the sweat that caught my eye when I heard a groan somewhere.

“Euuuuuh…”

It was Jegal Hyun.

I approached him and pulled on his arm.

“Are you all right?”

He looked dazed as if he had not come to his senses yet, but he soon grabbed his legs and groaned in pain

I put the Golden Medicine on his legs and fed him the rest of my medication.

Only then did Jegal Hyun come to his senses and looked around.

“You guys caused this incident yourselves, so who are you trying to pin it on? Don’t tell me you planned this?’

We remained silent until the sand did not fall. I kept my anger down and got him up.

“It’s a loss for us to fight here. Let’s just go outside and talk.”

“…I agree. You’ll find out when we get out of here .”

He spoke stiffly and stood up against the wall. We went back the way we ran from.

I couldn’t put any strength into my legs. I struggled, but I clenched my teeth and endured it.

I didn’t want to show weakness to Jegal Hyun.

‘Let’s go a little further. It’s the entrance a little further. Just a little more…!

“Ah…”

A huge rock was blocking the passage to the entrance. I sank to the floor.

“Not like this!”

Jegal Hyun limped. He punched the rock with his fist, but without his powers the rock didn’t move an inch.

‘What should I do…?’

I was so exhausted that I couldn’t even cry. I felt like my throat was going to dry and tear.

I collected saliva I had in my mouth and wet my throat.

To make matters worse, it was chilly. It’s because of my internal injuries and excessive movement. It was hard to withstand the chill because of my dwindling qi. I took the remaining red beads out of my pocket with a trembling hand.

“Can I break that rock with this?”

Jegal-hyun looked at the red beads and shook his hands in disgust.

“The red bombs? No way! The explosive power is so strong that it could endanger us!”

“Then wait a minute. Grandfathers and dad will rescue us soon.”

“What do you mean? If they touch a single thing wrong outside, the whole thing will collapse.”

Like a man who gave up all hope, Jegal Hyu ‘s voice was full of frustration.

No, I’m not dying here! Now that I have a family, I think I know what happiness is.

‘I can’t die like this!’

I clenched my teeth and shook my head.

“Don’t be so weak! Even though I’m six years old, I’m holding out, why would a grown man say something weak like that!”

“…… ”

“It’s too early to give up. There’s a way out of any situation. I mean…”

My ears hummed and I heard a sound before I was done speaking.

Louder and clearer than Jeonghyeon’s voice.

Hwaya…

It was the sound of Cheonma.