Chapter 636: 636

Chapter 636: Downfall 4

Late in the night, the massive slums in Dearyang capital .

There was a well which was used for public uses in the slums, which were all lined with shacks .

One well was provided to each district, it was an important source of drinking water for the residents of the slums .

Therefore, the residents of the close vicinity would take turns to protect the water in the well .

It was because if some prankster with ill intentions threw dirt into the well, and the waters couldn’t be used for a while .

“Look here, Mr . Dong . A few days ago, didn’t you say that the General, Red Dragon King himself led the army out?”

A man in shabby clothes spoke to a neighbor who was on duty with him .

The neighbor immediately began to give him the news .

“Have you heard about it? The 3rd prince who joined hands with the Northern barbarians came all the way to the point that the entire capital is being flipped . ”

“Isn’t it irrelevant who is on the throne, right? Whoever becomes the Emperor, our lives don’t turn out any better…”

“What you say is right… this is a world for the rich!”

The two men continued their conversation and kept shifting topics to ward off drowsiness .

The deeper the night, the slower the time seemed to move .

“By the way, have you heard of this rumor?”

“Rumor? Which one?”

“You know I am pretty close to Mr . Kang who lived two streets from over here . The one who works hard at the construction site along with me . ”

“I know him . ”

“Well, this is something that I heard from Mr . Kang yesterday, it seemed that one of the residents suddenly became a Kangshi . ”

“What? Kangshi?!”

The man was startled .

It was because of the stories that he had heard in his childhood, the name itself brought fear into human bodies .

“Yeah, he suddenly turned into Kangshi and went into havoc . ”

It was a time when the poor were being helpless in riots and Kangshi .

Suddenly, the Eorim troops emerged and suppressed the people who turned into Kangshi or were bitten by it and took them far .

In addition, it was said that if people spread rumors regarding the matter, the entire locality would be arrested .

Of course, that warning didn’t help much in blocking the spread of rumors .

“Huh, but the nation is so noisy with all the war going on, and now a Kangshi is raging around! How on earth can a Kangshi even appear in Daeryang?”

“I understand how you feel . Well, it seems like some crazy bastard infiltrated the capital . Anyway, just be careful when you are moving around . Because we never know where and when a Kangshi would come out . ”

“Fine . ”

It was when two of them were talking about it .

A long shadow stretched behind them, and a man appeared there .

He was tall—wearing a black hood and holding a dagger .

The man who showed up swung his dagger and cut off the necks of the two men .

“Kuak!”

“Gag!”

The man, who killed the residents in an instant, clicked his tongue and wiped the blood off his dagger .

“F*ck! Because of those northern warlocks, only dirty blood is being spilled onto my precious dagger . ”

The grunting man was one of the second class murderers who was hired by Hwang Bo-kwang .

Not long ago, a warlock from the Northern Continent was said to have poured a liquid into the food and alcohol of the Imperial family .

It was said that the warlock made a mistake, however, it was believed that the liquid was mixed into the food for the purpose of experimentation .

Anyway, those who ate the food turned into Kangshi .

And since the existence of the Kangshi shouldn’t be noticed by the people of Daeryang, Hwang Bo-kwang gave out orders to Salmek and Eorim troops to collect those who turned or were bitten by Kangshi .

“But this is being done today . ”

From his sleeve, a porcelain bottle was taken down .

He had to sprinkle the liquid from the bottle into the water well, and the slum would turn into hell .

“Ki ki ki! I wonder why he suddenly changed the policy, well, it doesn’t matter if I can get a large amount of money for it . ”

It was when the cap of the bottle was opened to pour it into the well .

“Stop!”

Swoosh!

From an alley on the left, a loud scream and something flew in and cut off his hand .

It was a sword that had energy all around it .

“Kuak!”

The murderer groaned and took a step back .

The man who appeared like lightning took away the bottle and looked at the murderer .

“What is in here?”

“…”

“If you don’t want to answer . Well, I should just feed you with my sword so I’ll know what this is . ”

The man who intercepted the bottle being opened was Hwang Bo-yun .

After he rescued the Emperor, he and Zegal Shin hid him somewhere near the capital .

It was to avoid the pursuit of Jo Won-gyun and Hwang Bo-kwang .

However, they didn’t stop monitoring the capital .

They secretly held hands with Lee Yong-mu, and mobilized the Haomun’s men and Zegal clan’s intelligence members to monitor the movement of Jo Won-gyun and his family .

As a result, they managed to discover that a group of men wearing black clothes was carrying out missions for Hwang Bo-kwang .

Accordingly, Hwang Bo-yun followed the men along with Zegal Shin and was able to get a few down .

“Eiik, die!”

The murderer threw his dagger at Hwang Bo-yun and began to try and run away .

It was because he knew that Hwang Bo-yun was a strong person, and he couldn’t win over him .

He would be in trouble if Hwang Bo-yun got hold of him .

“Where should I try this?”

“Ehh! uh!”

Hwang Bo-yun peeled the cap of the bottle and poured the contents into the mouth of the murderer whom he caught up .

“Kuak, kuak… gulp!”

Something shocking happened .

Life was extinguished from the body, while he was groaning and rolling on the ground in pain and died .

“Poison?”

Were they trying to poison and kill all the people in the slums?

But why?

It was when Hwang Bo-yun wasn’t able to find an answer to his curiosity .

The murderer’s body which went pale suddenly got up and rushed towards him .

Kikkkkik!

‘Wh-what?! He turned into Kangshi?’

Shocked, Hwang Bo-yun hurriedly swung his sword and cut off the hands of the Kangshi which were coming for him .

However, the Kangshi didn’t even care and kept moving ahead to bite him .

And thanks to the quick response of Hwang Bo-yun, the Kangshi bit his sword .

Clink! Clink!

‘This is terrible!’

Hwang Bo-yun’s sword was made of steel alloys, it was similar to the armor of the Iron Giants of the northerners .

No matter how strong it was supposed to be, the Kangshi seemed to have enough power to put cracks into the sword!

“Sky wave!”

Hwang Bo-yun, began to gather energy into his left hand and cut down the Kangshi’s neck .

The Kangshi who got separated from its head from the body struggled for a while and fell to the floor .

“Tch, I was in trouble . ”

The other day, he received a report from Haomun that something was being spread in the slums which turned people into Kangshi .

There was also a rumor that the Imperial palace too was given something like that, so the Emperor fell ill, which made everyone doubt Jo Won-gyun .

“They are trying out something more dangerous than I imagined . If I don’t stop them…”

If the disease spread, many people would turn into Kangshi and those bitten would spread it around .

Just thinking about it made his body shudder .

Hwang Bo-yun, who recovered from the sudden shock, immediately hurried over to another place .

He stopped the current one, but there was no guarantee that the other wells weren’t touched yet .

“Hwang Bo-yun? Why are you here…”

When he ran over to the other slum which was close to his vicinity, the warriors of Zegal clan were gathered .

As if properly handled, the assassins were on the ground bleeding, and the bottles were in the hands of Zegal Shin .

Pop!

Hwang Bo-yun hurriedly took the bottle and threw it into the bonfire which the residents had lit .

The bottle smashed into the fire and the liquid evaporated .

Zegal Shin, who covered his nose because of the terrible smell, asked .

“Was it some kind of poison?”

“It is a lot more dangerous than what we imagined . ”

Hwang Bo-yun gave out the details of what he saw a moment back .

Zegal Shin’s expression changed at once .

“This can’t be! They are planning to turn everyone into Kangshi!”

“Before the day starts, we need to hurry up and figure out a way to take action!”

Hwang Bo-yun and Zegal Shin contacted the subordinates who were in a hurry to protect the wells .

Soon after, a report came in .

They managed to block some wells, however, some wells were already poisoned due to the late arrival .

Accordingly, Hwang Bo-yun instructed that he contaminated wells to be covered up .

Since there was no right way to cleanse off the water, and it was inevitable to block the water for the people .

“Phew, we have it under control for the moment . ”

“I don’t know . The underground water sources are connected and there is no guarantee that the poison won’t spread elsewhere . ”

“Then what should we do?”

“Once the information comes that the Kangshi has appeared, we must prevent the spread as soon as possible . We need to actively prevent the use of water wells by spreading the information to the people . ”

And the rebel army too was approaching the capital, so they had to prepare for it .

Hwang Bo-yun talked about the tactics in detail and Zegal Shin nodded his head .

Forgetting that they had to sleep, they kept on taking walks on the streets of Daeryang till sunrise to prevent anymore problems .

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