Chapter 633

Chapter 633 – The Lazy One Proves His Worth (3)

“Where?”

Jangil widened his eyes.

But he still couldn’t see anything. It was natural.

However, Jangil didn’t rush Wei Yanho.

Wei Yanho could obviously see and sense farther than him. In this situation, he wouldn’t say nonsense, so soon…

“There!”

Finally, something began to appear in Jangil’s vision.

White.

Something completely white emerged on the horizon. It was as if a white line divided the sky and the earth.

But soon Jangil realized that this white line was actually a white army advancing endlessly.

“Chilling, damn it.”

It wasn’t the first time he had faced Baekgeom Fortress. But his previous encounter had been in the forest. And it had rather been against a small advanced party before the main forces arrived.

He had never seen the full power of Baekgeom Fortress with his own eyes. And now, Jangil understood perfectly the meaning of the saying “ignorance is bliss.”

If he had seen that scene before, he would never have been so arrogant. Never!

So imposing was the sight of the Baekgeom Fortress army advancing. So much so that even on the side of the Righteous Martial Alliance, which greatly outnumbered them, uneasy murmurs began to spread.

“Yanho.”

“Yes?”

The Master of Divine Abilities spoke softly to Wei Yanho.

“People are uneasy. Shouldn’t you say something?”

“Me?”

“Yes.”

“Me?”

“…”

The Master of Divine Abilities’ eyebrows twitched slightly.

“Ah, Grandpa Strategist, what a joker you are. Haha.”

“…”

The old man’s lips involuntarily tightened. He felt that if this continued, he would have no lips left.

‘Asking for pears from an elm tree.’

Of course, it wasn’t just Wei Yanho’s fault. The Master of Divine Abilities, who expected something from him, couldn’t avoid his share of the blame either.

It was true that Wei Yanho had to some extent replaced the place of the Supreme Sovereign. Whether they liked it or not, it was a fact that they had to accept.

‘In some respects, he has even surpassed him.’

Wei Yanho could never completely replace the Supreme Sovereign. That reassuring quality and capacity for consensus that the Supreme Sovereign possessed was something that Wei Yanho could never imitate. Just with his presence, the Supreme Sovereign had something that calmed the hearts of those who accompanied him.

But Wei Yanho didn’t have that.

Far from reassuring, seeing him made people nervous. The Master of Divine Abilities felt it deeply at that moment.

It was absurd.

Objectively speaking, Wei Yanho was the strongest among all those that the Master of Divine Abilities had accompanied so far.

In past wars, the Supreme Sovereign had not been the strongest. There were certainly others more powerful than him. Some of them still lived, others no longer belonged to this world.

But he couldn’t think of anyone who was sure to be stronger than Wei Yanho.

Having someone so powerful by your side should be comforting, but…

‘That your allies are scarier than your enemies.’

The Master of Divine Abilities let out a bitter laugh.

Certainly, compared to the Supreme Sovereign… no, compared to anyone in the world, Wei Yanho was unsettling.

But Wei Yanho had something that the Supreme Sovereign didn’t have.

‘Expectation.’

The expectation that he would do something.

‘I must be senile.’

Expecting something from this guy.

But considering everything Wei Yanho had done so far, it was impossible not to have expectations. This boy had always exceeded the Master of Divine Abilities’ expectations.

What he thought would be difficult to solve, he did with ease, and what he considered impossible, he somehow managed to achieve. When he raised his expectations based on his achievements, Wei Yanho grew even more.

How could he not have expectations then?

‘If he only had a little of that ability to guide people.’

His father and older brother had it. But Wei Yanho lacked that ability.

The Master of Divine Abilities sighed.

‘Nonsense.’

No one can be perfect. Wei Yanho was already doing a good job. Expecting more from him was just greed.

‘So, should I speak?’

Although it was obvious, words from the leader had a great impact on morale.

He had tried to pass the responsibility to Wei Yanho, but it was true that he was still young and lacked the necessary reputation for that kind of thing. Besides, he himself felt uncomfortable.

Just as the Master of Divine Abilities was about to step forward, Wei Yanho began to speak.

“But they really come like a pack of dogs.”

“Have you ever seen such a strong pack of dogs?”

“Then should I say a pack of beggars?”

“Why are you mentioning beggars here, damn it?! What fault do the beggars have?”

“Beggar, beggar. Think carefully about what you just said. I don’t know how the hell you became the Little Beggar of the Beggar Sect.”

Just as Jangil was about to get angry, a sigh was heard behind him.

“The biggest mistake of my life was that.”

At the words of Chilji Singae, Jangil shouted.

“Even you, Beggar King?! In moments like these you should support your disciple!”

“Shut up, brat! It’s the truth, what support or anything!”

“Grrrr.”

Giggles began to be heard.

The Master of Divine Abilities watched the scene with bright eyes.

‘It won’t be necessary for me to intervene.’

Wei Yanho clearly understood it by instinct. He knew that he had to prevent those present from remaining tense. That’s why he was provoking Jangil at the top of his voice.

The Chilji Singae also knew it, that’s why he was joking like that.

‘I don’t have to carry this alone.’

He wasn’t the only one who had lived through wars, the martial world had progressed in that time. He didn’t need to act like he was carrying the weight of the world alone.

At that moment, the Master of Divine Abilities left behind the burden of the Supreme Sovereign’s death.

Whether or not there was someone to lean on was not so important. The most important thing was that there were people to fight with.

Wei Yanho was far from being as perfect as the Supreme Sovereign. But if there were shortcomings, he and the others could fill them, right?

His thoughts didn’t last long.

Soon, the Baekgeom Fortress army was right in front of them.

Everyone lost their speech at the sight of the scene. In the wide open field, the Baekgeom Fortress army projected unparalleled pressure.

But probably the same was happening to them.

They had more numbers.

And no matter how impressive the reputation of Baekgeom Fortress was, it didn’t compare to that of the Righteous Martial Alliance that now ruled the world.

Baekgeom Fortress must be feeling the same pressure as the Righteous Martial Alliance. It had to be.

The army stopped.

The cloud of dust that had slowly risen began to settle.

Although two forces capable of changing the world faced each other, not even a sigh was heard.

‘What a peculiar scene.’

It wasn’t common to see forces of this magnitude facing each other. The Master of Divine Abilities took a deep breath.

It was different from when they faced the Demon Cult.

They weren’t as violent or extreme as them. Nor were they as free and carefree. But the perfectly aligned white army was enough to make even the Master of Divine Abilities of the world nervous.

Then, a person advanced.

With slow steps, without haste, he arrived at the center, looked at the Righteous Martial Alliance, and spoke.

“I should thank you for the warm welcome.”

The Heavenly Flowing Sword.

With a wide smile, he channeled his internal energy and greeted with a resonant voice.

“This humble servant is called Baek Gong-ri.”

He bowed his head.

It was a respectful greeting, but none of those present felt sympathy for him.

Respectful or not, the fact that he was an enemy didn’t change. There was no reason to sympathize with an enemy just for being polite.

“Seeing the heroes of the Righteous Martial Alliance fills my heart with pride. It’s a shame that it’s not the best time to exchange compliments.”

“That’s not something you should say, don’t you think?”

The Master of Divine Abilities interrupted the Heavenly Flowing Sword and advanced.

“Oh, Great Strategist.”

“I’ve heard a lot about the reputation of the Heavenly Flowing Sword, but I never heard that his face was so thick. I don’t know whether to be happy or saddened by this new discovery.”

“Hahaha, is there anything the Great Strategist doesn’t know? I thought you knew everything. It seems that’s not the case.”

The Master of Divine Abilities gave a cold smile.

He had nothing specific to say. But he wasn’t going to allow the Heavenly Flowing Sword to control the atmosphere at will.

“No one can know everything. I didn’t know that the famous Heavenly Flowing Sword Baek Gong-ri was a villain with the face of a human but the heart of a beast, how would I dare to presume to know everything?”

“Face of a human but heart of a beast?”

The Heavenly Flowing Sword’s eyebrows moved slightly.

“Isn’t that so?”

But the Master of Divine Abilities’ expression was unwavering.

“If that’s not the case, I’ll need an explanation. What reason do you have to join the Demon Cult and attack the martial world?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know?”

The Heavenly Flowing Sword’s voice gradually rose.

“Have you not forgotten your original sin? Are you now pretending to close your eyes? Doesn’t everyone know?”

“Listen, Heavenly Flowing Sword.”

The Master of Divine Abilities made a sound with his tongue.

“That was three hundred years ago.”

“And what does that matter?”

“If I invaded someone’s house, killed their family, and said that my ancestor was angry with you, what response do you think I would receive?”

“…”

“Alright, fine. It could be. If the grudge is so deep that they can’t avoid taking revenge, I would understand. But the moment you involved the Demon Cult, you lost all justification.”

The Master of Divine Abilities spoke firmly.

“How do you think history will remember you?”

“What a hackneyed speech, Great Strategist.”

The Heavenly Flowing Sword looked at him with strange eyes.

“How does history remember the Infinity Sword? Only as you want to remember it. I’m disappointed that someone like you says such obvious things. Don’t you know that history is just a self-praising record written by the victors?”

“So you want to become the victors? At any cost?”

“Is there any reason why we shouldn’t?”

The Heavenly Flowing Sword laughed.

“Look, Great Strategist.”

His voice lowered slightly.

“You will never be able to understand us. You are already the victors. Those who have cannot understand those who do not have. Because for you it is natural to have. Only those who do not have can raise their voices against injustice.”

The Heavenly Flowing Sword gradually raised his energy.

“You should thank me. I will show you how those who do not have feel. The Infinity Sword! Baekgeom Fortress! I will show you clearly how we have felt looking at you all this time!”

With a scream that seemed to spit blood, the Heavenly Flowing Sword added softly:

“Of course, for that I will have to survive this war. But that won’t be easy either. Don’t complain if the Infinity Sword is too sharp.”

Just as the Heavenly Flowing Sword was about to say something else, an annoyed voice interrupted him.

“What, is there still a lot left?”

All eyes turned to the voice.