Huff… haaah… huff…. Thud—splash— Looking down at Guiwol collapsed at his feet, Cheong-un steadied his breath. Stagger— "Family Head!"
"Namgung Family Head!"
Was it because he couldn't fully evade the poison energy of the Extinguishing Soul Sand? Or because he had excessively drawn upon his inner energy in an instant? As the tension released, a wave of dizziness rushed over him.
Black Dragon Unit Leader Namgung Hyuk and Vermilion Bird Squad Leader Yu Pyo, who had been standing a step back, hurriedly approached and supported Cheong-un.
"Are you alright?"
"Ah, sorry. Just for a moment…."
Cheong-un slumped down right there on the spot. It was beside the head of the dead Guiwol. Guiwol had died without even being able to close her eyes.
"She seems to have overestimated her own strength," Namgung Hyuk said, looking down at the dead woman.
Cheong-un shook his head.
"Half right, half wrong."
"What do you mean?"
"It's true, as you said, she overestimated her strength. But there was something this one overlooked."
"What did she overlook?"
Cheong-un took something out from his robes. It was a pouch the size of his palm.
"The existence of Seolhwa."