Chapter 16: That’s what purity is.

Heonmu was clenching his fist and wearing a bitter sneer.

Even though he was labeled as a stray dog, gathering a number of people while surviving in the world of the strong is something that can only be done if you have the skills.

“Hehehe.”

Heonmu imagined his expression turning over.

He tramples on a guy who was born with good luck and is like a hothouse flower who fell into the world of the strong.

After pretending to be so good in front of the Sword Empress and spreading lies, he is called a stray dog by someone behind his back.

What kind of feelings would he feel if he returned as a wreck, a half-cripple?

Just imagining the future of him distorting in resentment as if pouring out his resentment made his fists tingle.

What is most hated in the world of the strong is weakness.

If he knocks him down, he will quickly be eliminated and treated like trash.

In the end, he might beg to be saved.

It was very questionable that such a guy liked Cheon Hye-rin… and had the ambition to guarantee it.

He didn’t think it was just a young guy who didn’t know the Murim world and was being reckless.

But-

It didn’t take long for that thought to turn 180 degrees.

Heonmu chuckled as he watched Yu Jin approaching slowly.

For some reason, they forced themselves to ignore the cold sweat they felt from their spines and looked at him.
“”

“You seem to have something to say.”

The sound of fists clenching could be heard.

Perhaps it was a sign of threat. But Yu Jin was just staring at them blankly.

His breathing wasn’t quick, and his heart wasn’t shaking.

As if this moment was just a passing storm. Just like the threats he had experienced countless times, it was as if this time would be no different.

As their footsteps got closer and closer, he slowly moved his hand and clenched his fist. There was no need to say anything. They had already talked enough, and now all that was left was action.

“You can’t even say anything, hehe. Well, it’s understandable.”
“
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“Sword Empress, that b*tch’s eyes weren’t anything special either. You’re handing over what you don’t deserve to a guy like this….”

“-There’s only one thing I want to say.

He says without flinching at all.

His breathing is steady. But his fist is shaking. Unlike before, his emotions are revealed on the outside.

“Looks like you’ve hurt your pride.”
“

“…I wasn’t going to get angry, but I can’t listen anymore.”

“Hehe, either way it’s good. There are plenty of guys like you who are reckless.”

“If I win this fight. Don’t mention Cheon Hye-rin anymore. No, it would be better to spread rumors that she’s a great person.”

“…Why?”

“Because that’s the only thing I want. Other than that… I don’t really have any reason to get involved in this fight.”

Heonmu, who was momentarily wondering, expressed his doubts.

Like that…. it wasn’t an act of fighting because his pride was scratched….

“It sounds like you’re going to dedicate everything to Cheon Hye-rin… that woman.”

“It doesn’t matter if everything is already hers, why now.”

The man, who was silent for a moment at that, burst into a small laugh as is.

“I thought you were a crazy guy, but you were a completely insane guy.”

“…So, are you not going to fight? Come at me all at once.”

The guy started taking a stance.

The path that the punk chose was decided.

It was a not bad ambition.

To the point where it was annoying in front of his eyes.

“Okay.”

Heonmu clenched his fist.

And then he said in a voice that provoked him.

“It’s a reward for liking me. I’ll break your arms and legs moderately and make you a half-cripple and kick you out of here.”

“I’ll give you back those words as is.”

His mouth was itching.

It was as if all the sounds around him had stopped at that moment.

Only the opponent’s rough breathing was heard in his ears. I slowly took a deep breath.

And I quietly started to face the threat in front of me. My body was relaxed, but I didn’t let go of my tension so that I could move quickly at any time.

My eyes were closely following the opponent’s movements and calculating quickly.

The right shoulder of the person coming closer first was shaking. My body was instinctively grasping that movement accurately.

The trajectory of the attack drawn in front of my eyes, the speed and power of the fist that would reach out to him, he read everything at once and prepared.

He pulls up his internal energy momentarily.

There was no need to even bother drawing the sword from his waist.

Because the fight was over with that.

-Kooong!

One strike.

Even the people who were nervous and preparing were embarrassed.

A battle that ended futilely.

-Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

He stomps on Heonmu’s face.

Sand sticks to the guy’s moldy face.

The guys who were behind him couldn’t say a word as if they were dumbfounded.

It was clear that they couldn’t even catch sight of what Heonmu had been doing.

“Who is calling who a coward?”

The floor covered in blood.

I looked down at Heonmu’s comrades, who couldn’t even take a step.

Gangster-like guys, after all, quickly lower their tails when their leader is attacked.

Still, I ended it in one strike.

This was a little unexpected.

Well…..

There’s also the fact that this guy looked down on me.

It was, in a way, natural.

I’ve often seen similar guys like this in the game, although I don’t know about the Demonic Cult.

The fact that he had established himself to some extent in the world of the strong also played a part.

At least, he was a skilled person above transcendence.

That’s why it was right to beat the guy up from the beginning.

‘A guy who is not even a third-rate and has risen to transcendence is doing this here.’

I wiped the sweat dripping from the tip of my chin with the back of my hand.

Their expressions were then directed towards Heonmu, who was being crushed.

They seemed to be afraid as I approached them without a care.

“Are you guys not coming?”

He says in a sneering tone.

It seemed that one of them already wanted to run away.

“Pl, please stop! We were wrong…. Even so, if you kill him…”

“What is the loser in the world of the strong?”

He returns with a lot of ridicule mixed in.

He pulled up Heonmu’s head by pulling on his scalp, which was torn and had little left.

Blood and gravel stick to the guy’s moldy face.

The guy started it first.

This is originally a world of the strong.

What does it matter if the weak guys caused trouble and died?

The guy next to him, who was at least sensible, quickly bowed his head and said.

“I, I apologize for insulting the Great Hero.”

“I didn’t know you were so strong…”
“
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“Ah, I apologize if it was because of the words we said in a drunken state earlier.”
“

“We, we will never insult Yu Jin again… please, let Heonmu go. Really-“

“That’s not it.”

He looks at the guy with cold eyes.

Teeth popped out from Heonmu’s face, which he had slammed down on the floor.

Wooddeuk, He squeezed as if he would crush his head, and Heonmu, who had been unconscious, screamed and woke up.

“Kueueuk….. Yo, you!!!”

-Thud!

“What I want is.”

-Thud!!

“…Don’t you dare touch Cheon Hye-rin, who you guys insulted today.”

-Thudoook!!!

“If I see one of these guys behind me from now on… I’ll kill you from now on, so remember what happened today.”

It was a trivial threat.

Heonmu, who was lying underneath, gritted his teeth and shouted as if struggling.

“Even if you do such a thing! No one will recognize you!!”

“I don’t need to be recognized.”

He said casually.

It was natural.

Why would Cheon Hye-rin know this?

She shouldn’t know. I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding she would have again.

I’m building a reputation. To you guys.

Whether he knew my inner thoughts or not, the guy shouted while trembling until the end.

Now it was a voice filled with malice.

“The day you become useless… that b*tch will abandon you someday! Just because you’re the only one who cherishes that woman… no one will thank you for it! They won’t even recognize the act!!”

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll cling to her again even if I’m abandoned.”
“

The guy’s mouth is blocked as is.

Um.

I want to add one more word.

One word that will punch this guy one more time.

After thinking about what to say for a moment, I decided to take out the words that came to mind now that it has come to this.

Anyway, there’s no one watching.

“That’s what affection is.”

The hostile gazes that were being thrown at him from around him. He had hostility as if snakes were slowly crawling over and wrapping around his body.

A quiet silence was lingering centering around him, and the silence felt like a powder keg that could explode at any time.

It was dangerous.

He was eventually a master at the transcendence level.

Although it was an ill name to be called a stray dog… the opponent was Heonmu, who was quite famous for bad rumors from behind.

Even Yu Jin…. that man was in the hospital bed from overdoing it until just the day before yesterday…!

-“I’ll give you back those words as is.”

But at that moment, the man didn’t hold back.

He calmly took a stance.

Then he shattered Heonmu…. and unlike his expectations, he ended the fight overwhelmingly.

Momentarily, to the point where her heart staggered.

Following that, he slammed the head of the punk, who had arrogantly approached, to the floor countless times.

-“Kueueuk….. Yo, you!!!”

The guy shouted with malice.

But Yu Jin continued to slam the guy’s head down as if it was nothing.

-Thud!

“What I want is.”

-Thud!!

“…Don’t you dare touch Cheon Hye-rin, who you guys insulted today.”
“
“

Thump thump. Her heart beats quickly.

..I shouldn’t be like this.

Cheon Hye-rin suppressed the strange emotions that were beginning to be dyed in her heart.

Even though she was breathing heavily and bowing her head, she could feel his actions.

The warmth that was being relied on something.

He was trying to protect his woman with ambition even in front of those who were more numerous than him.

Like the only moon that shines in a dark forest.

He was shining alone in the jet-black hostility. Each and every one of those words permeated deep into Cheon Hye-rin’s heart.

“If I had stayed still… that wouldn’t have happened.”

Cheon Hye-rin couldn’t hide the emotions that were rising in her throbbing and squeezing heart even while scolding Yu Jin on the outside.

A smile that lingered on her lips didn’t disappear.

She didn’t dislike his appearance of protecting her even from behind.

Even in a place where no one could see, even knowing that she wasn’t watching…

Like a tree that was withstanding alone in the storm, like a lamp that was guarding the fire alone until dawn.

In front of everyone who had turned their backs.

“If I see one of these guys behind me from now on… I’ll kill you from now on, so remember what happened today.”

He didn’t leave.

The appearance of Yu Jin, who blocked their way like a plum blossom that had bloomed alone in the cold rain, looked endlessly broad.

‘…Really. If you’re like this, I, can’t push you away.’

Even here, that man is the only one on my side.

He was protecting her alone even in the underworld that was envious of Cheon Hye-rin.

-“Even if you do such a thing! No one will recognize you!!”

-“I don’t need to be recognized.”
“

Heonmu’s voice got louder.

His shout was not just a resentment, but an expression of resentment and powerlessness towards himself.

Even those around him frowned at the sound and turned their heads away for a moment.

But Yu Jin didn’t shake even after hearing his words. The sound of Heonmu’s words echoed like a scream, but even in that scream, the man did not step back.

It just felt like he was holding the hand that was wrapping her a little more firmly.
“
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…Even if you are not recognized, you show such an appearance from behind.

Why?

Perhaps he had always been doing such actions every day.

If bad rumors about the Sword Empress spread from behind… he would take such an appearance.

Even though there was no need to take the risk, and it wasn’t even a place to do so.

Even so… there was only one reason why he was revealing hostility to those guys while being angry.

-He… loves… me…

The heat is filled from the heart to the ear tips – Hwaaa.

“…I… I, what should I do? Yu Jin… after shaking me like this… a man who has taken me… hostage.”

She can’t breathe well.

It’s hard.

Her heart is pounding like it will explode.

The thief raised his voice as if squeezing out the last of his strength, but that voice already had a strong scent of defeat.

“The day you become useless… that b*tch will abandon you someday!”

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll cling to her again even if I’m abandoned.”

Her breathing gradually quickens.

She was just struggling to suppress the throbbing chest that was heavily staggering.

She lost control… and became a woman who was being swayed.

“That’s what affection is.”

And his last word passed through her chest.

She was speechless for a moment.

Cheon Hye-rin was silently watching that appearance.