Chapter 598

## Chapter 598. The Lazy Fellow, Inherit (3)

Baek Hoemyung quietly observed his surroundings.

It was desolate.

So desolate that one might wonder how they could have been crushed so unilaterally. Not only the people, but the entire forest seemed to have been torn apart.

*’Even in the midst of this, it’s consistent.’*

Seeing how the events had unfolded, he could be sure that a single person had done it. All the traces left behind were similar.

So what?

Baek Hoemyung’s gaze turned towards Wei Yanho.

“Impressive.”

He couldn’t help but admire him.

“Should I call you Wei Yanho? I expected it, but you go beyond that. You always manage to surprise me.”

Wei Yanho looked at him with curious eyes.

“You speak as if you know me very well.”

“I know you well.”

“……”

“Perhaps even more than you do.”

Baek Hoemyung smiled maliciously.

“From the first time I heard your name, I felt something strange. And when I heard it a second time, I felt uneasy. When I heard it a third time, I could be sure. Of the fact that you would be the biggest obstacle to the grand plan of the Infinity Sword.”

Wei Yanho’s eyes narrowed.

“What can I do? I don’t know much about that.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Baek Hoemyung curved his lips.

“You don’t need to know me. The dead don’t need to know anything.”

The gazes of Baek Hoemyung and Wei Yanho met.

Jangil swallowed.

*’This is strange.’*

Baek Hoemyung was the young lord of Baekgeom Fortress.

In other words, the young master of the Great Family of the Infinity Sword was Baek Hoemyung. The rightful heir to the Infinity Sword, the direct descendant of generations of the Infinity Sword, was Baek Hoemyung.

But Wei Yanho was the disciple of the Sword Emperor.

Wei Yanho also had the right to claim the legacy of the Infinity Sword. In the world, only two. Those who would inherit the will of the Infinity Sword were now here.

Jangil clenched his fists tightly.

Perhaps at this moment he was witnessing a historic spectacle.

“There’s something I want to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“Who is your master?”

“……”

Baek Hoemyung asked firmly.

“My uncle mentioned that the Infinity Sword was also passed down to you. Wouldn’t it be disrespectful to ask about your master?”

“What does that matter?”

Wei Yanho let out a mocking laugh.

“What’s the point of a three-hundred-year blood connection?”

“It has meaning.”

Baek Hoemyung spoke with determination.

“The blood connection may not have meaning, but sharing the same lineage does. It means we pursue the same purpose.”

“The same purpose?”

“Yes, the same purpose. Aren’t we those who advance to see the end of the sword?”

“You guys?”

A mocking smile appeared on Wei Yanho’s lips.

“For someone who has seen the end of the sword, your actions are quite petty, aren’t they?”

“I can’t deny it.”

Despite Wei Yanho’s mockery, Baek Hoemyung didn’t flinch. He only received it with a slight smile.

“It’s all due to a lack of strength. If we had enough strength, we wouldn’t need to resort to these methods. That’s something I regret.”

Baek Hoemyung slightly moistened his lips and continued.

“Although the end justifies the means, if the means were more just, the end would be even nobler. We can’t avoid criticism.”

“Hmm…”

It wasn’t the reaction he expected.

Baek Hoemyung’s composure was irritating Wei Yanho.

“So, what do you think?”

“About what?”

“Haven’t you thought about supplementing our lack of strength?”

Wei Yanho stared intently at Baek Hoemyung.

“You’re not serious, are you?”

“Unfortunately, I’m completely in my right mind. More than ever.”

“Are you asking me to join the Infinity Sword now?”

“No.”

Baek Hoemyung shook his head.

“Saying that you would join the Infinity Sword isn’t correct. Because you’ve already learned it. Isn’t that right?”

“……”

“If it originally comes from one, it wouldn’t be wrong to become one again. In fact, wouldn’t it be the most natural thing?”

“What nonsense…”

“Wei Yanho.”

Baek Hoemyung’s low voice pressured Wei Yanho. The gazes of Wei Yanho and Baek Hoemyung intertwined in the air.

“Recognize reality. The martial alliance has already lost the advantage. All that remains is how disastrous their defeat will be. In this situation, if you insist on protecting the martial alliance, in the end you too will face the same result.”

“……”

“Not only you, everyone will die. Your brothers, your parents, your entire family.”

Baek Hoemyung’s voice was extremely firm.

“Don’t risk your life out of childish stubbornness. You are worth more than that. If you wish, I will give you everything. Even if you want the position of young master of the Infinity Sword, I will cede it to you. Without problems.”

Jangil opened his mouth in surprise.

*’What is he saying?’*

Young master? Did he just say young master?

Isn’t Baek Hoemyung the young master of the Great Family of the Infinity Sword? And he’s offering to give up that position?

“That makes no sense!”

Jangil shouted angrily. Then, Baek Hoemyung’s gaze turned towards him.

“Oh, little Jang. Your master fled with his tail between his legs, but you stay here to resist… I can’t help but think that the student surpasses the master. Tell me, why do you think it makes no sense?”

“You are the young master!”

“That’s why it’s possible. I just need to retire.”

“How can Wei Yanho become the young master of the family?! He’s not a Baek!”

“What a silly question.”

Baek Hoemyung smiled softly.

“In the Great Family of the Infinity Sword, what’s important isn’t the surname. It’s the Infinity Sword.”

“……”

Baek Hoemyung spread his arms wide and smiled broadly.

“What does a simple surname matter? Would the world end if the Great Family of the Infinity Sword became the Great Wei Family of the Infinity Sword?”

Baek Hoemyung shook his head.

“That’s not what’s important. The Infinity Sword isn’t transmitted by blood. What’s important in the Great Family of the Infinity Sword is to continue and perfect the Infinity Sword.”

Baek Hoemyung’s gaze turned towards Wei Yanho.

“If the right person appears, we can’t abandon our great purpose for insignificant grudges.”

Jangil pursed his lips tightly.

*’Right person.’*

He wanted to deny it, but he wasn’t wrong.

If their goal was to perfect the Infinity Sword, there was no one more suitable than Wei Yanho. Even if there were countless people stronger than Wei Yanho in Baekgeom Fortress, it wouldn’t change anything.

In all of history, there was no one who had reached Wei Yanho’s level at his age, not even in Baekgeom Fortress.

“If you wish, I will give you everything. Becoming the ruler of a purified martial alliance wouldn’t be difficult. No, this is a useless offer. If you survive, you will eventually reach that.”

Baek Hoemyung stared intently at Wei Yanho.

“But now you can’t save your friends and family. However, if you join our family, in my name and in the name of the Great Family of the Infinity Sword, I will protect everything you have.”

The gazes of Jangil and everyone else turned towards Wei Yanho.

It was an absurd offer.

A ridiculous offer.

But it was also a shocking offer.

*’If it were me, would I have been able to reject it?’*

The answer was too obvious.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, in practice, the advantage had already tilted greatly. For the martial alliance to stop the attack of Baekgeom Fortress and the Demon Cult, they needed Wei Yanho’s exploits.

*’Thinking about it coldly, that doesn’t make sense either.’*

It was just a hope.

The hope that Wei Yanho would do something.

In practice, the martial alliance had already reached a point where it couldn’t stop the two. Even if Wei Yanho’s exploits managed to resolve the situation…

*’Would it really be good for Wei Yanho?’*

What would be left for Wei Yanho if he fought carrying the weight of the martial alliance and won? Only wounds would be left. If he joined them, he could achieve what he wanted and obtain the same result.

Jangil looked at Wei Yanho with tense eyes.

If it was the Wei Yanho he knew…

Wei Yanho’s hand moved. His fingers, which had traced a soft curve in the air, approached his ear.

*Rub.*

After scratching his ear a couple of times, Wei Yanho blew the wax off his fingers and scratched his head in annoyance.

“What are you saying? You’ve been talking for a while now.”

Baek Hoemyung’s eyes widened slightly.

“Well, I don’t care what you say, but I’m already bored, so let’s do what we have to do.”

*Silence.*

Wei Yanho raised his sword and pointed it towards Baek Hoemyung.

“It’s a shame that the position of young master isn’t as impressive as I thought, but if I catch you here, I’ll be able to consider it a great achievement. Isn’t that more attractive to me than your offer?”

Baek Hoemyung’s eyes turned as cold as ice.

“Hmm.”

Baek Hoemyung tilted his head.

“I thought you were a bit smart, but maybe I was wrong. There’s no reason to choose death.”

“If you explain it, I won’t understand.”

Wei Yanho spoke calmly.

“It’s not that I’m stupid, it’s that you’re the stupid one.”

“Me?”

“Yes.”

Wei Yanho shrugged his shoulders.

“People aren’t that simple. If it were as you say, why would there be wars? Everyone would join the side that seems like the winner.”

“……”

“You pretend to be very smart, but you only say nonsense. And besides…”

Wei Yanho turned his head from side to side.

*Crack, crack.*

A sound of bones came from his neck.

“It seems you have a wrong idea. Now is not the time for you to consider my situation. Rather, I should consider yours.”

“You?”

“Yes.”

Wei Yanho’s voice turned a bit colder.

“Because I am the strongest.”

Baek Hoemyung was left speechless.

From his attitude, he could realize it. It wasn’t bragging. Wei Yanho really believed it.

“I don’t understand why the weak should consider the situation of the strong. Anyway, I appreciate your intention. Ah, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to consider your situation.”

“……There’s no way to understand each other.”

He shook his head.

*’He is someone incomprehensible.’*

Does he really believe he can face us? Baekgeom Fortress with so few people? Or the Great Family of the Infinity Sword?

If he really believes it, I can only think he’s crazy.

“What a pity.”

Baek Hoemyung took a step back.

“Eh, I won’t let you escape.”

“Escape?”

Baek Hoemyung’s face distorted.

“I treated you with kindness and you know no limits. Escape? Escape? Who? Me? Are you saying that I, and the Great Family of the Infinity Sword, are running away because we’re afraid of you?”

Baek Hoemyung’s aura gradually intensified.

“If you haven’t faced an enemy all this time…”

*Pahng!*

At that moment, along with an ear-splitting sound, a flash of sword like lightning grazed Baek Hoemyung’s face.

“……”

*Drip.*

Red blood welled from the split skin.

“We’ve talked enough, so let’s attack. I’m already bored.”

With an expression as cold as it could be, Baek Hoemyung nodded.

“Yes, let’s do it.”

*Swoosh.*

The bushes behind Baek Hoemyung rustled violently and swordsmen dressed in white emerged like a great wave.

“I can’t wait any longer either.”

Seeing the swordsmen of Baekgeom Fortress charging towards him, Wei Yanho’s eyes turned cold.

*Buzz!*

Wei Yanho’s white sword, freed from its scabbard, shone blindingly.

“Let’s see.”

Wei Yanho’s low voice resonated clearly.

“If those three hundred years really had any meaning for you!”