Myst, Might, Mayhem

Chapter 229 – Desire (2)

“Hehehe. Your Majesty. Are you prepared to moan in ecstasy in my arms tonight?”

‘!!!!!!’

No one had anticipated this.

How could such brazen and vulgar words come out of Peng Seok-im, who could be considered Lady Seo’s closest confidant as the younger brother of Magistrate Peng Yi-mun, unless he had gone mad?

“Ha!”

Even Lady Seo was utterly dumbfounded by the shock.

She had high expectations for the Hebei Peng Family.

They were the escape route that would sever her ties with the Heaven and Earth Society, who had supported her but ultimately wanted to control her as they wished.

But a situation had unfolded that shattered those expectations.

-Thud thud thud thud!

The leader of Eastern Depot, who had been exchanging blows with Seop Chun, created some distance and then pressed, unable to contain his anger.

“Peng Seok-im! Have you truly gone insane? How dare you speak so disrespectfully to Her Majesty…”

Before he could even finish speaking,

Peng Seok-im walked towards the pavilion, letting out a madness-filled laugh.

“Hehehe.”

Just by looking at this, one could tell how out of his mind he was.

Thus, the warriors blocked him as he tried to approach the pavilion.

“Sir Peng. Stop right there!”

“If you try to come any closer, we’ll have no choice but to take action.”

-Shing!

Those who drew their weapons assumed a starting posture.

Seeing them like this, Peng Seok-im scoffed and spoke.

“Take action? Do you think the likes of you can stop me? Well, if you think you can, give it a try. But you’ll have to stake your lives.”

With those words, Peng Seok-im continued walking forward without stopping.

-Step!

He had only taken a single step, but the warriors flinched.

That was because the thick murderous intent and unknown ominous energy emanating from Peng Seok-im was pressuring them.

“S-Stop!”

“Make me stop.”

“Tsk! Attack!”

-Thud thud thud!

In the end, although somewhat intimidated by his aura, the warriors simultaneously launched themselves to stop Peng Seok-im, who wasn’t halting.

Skilled in collaborative attacks, the three warriors each aimed for Peng Seok-im’s vital points.

But at that very moment,

-Swish!

The instant they entered his range, Peng Seok-im’s sword widely slashed the surrounding space and brushed past the warriors.

The three people who had been thrusting their swords towards Peng Seok-im simultaneously stopped in their tracks.

The warriors’ faces were filled with shock and horror.

“Ah… Ah…”

“H-How…”

-Slice!

Soon, their bodies split apart, dividing into upper and lower halves.

-Thud!

The sight of them squirming on the ground was truly gruesome.

Blood gushed like a fountain from their severed lower bodies.

-Spurt!

As three warriors were halved in an instant, the warriors on Lady Seo’s side couldn’t hide their shock.

Peng Seok-im was the younger brother of Peng Yi-mun, a close associate of Lady Seo, so he was a reliable ally to them.

But in the end, he had cut them down.

As everyone was in an uproar, the eyes of a few turned not to the dead warriors but to the strange patterned sword Peng Seok-im was holding.

‘The Evil Commandment Sword?’

‘How does he have the lord’s sword?’

It was Mong Mu-yak and Seop Chun.

They realized that the sword Peng Seok-im was holding was the Evil Commandment Sword.

The Evil Commandment Sword was a legendary demonic sword crafted by the great swordsmith Ou Yezi.

‘Ah!’

Come to think of it, before entering this rear garden, they had entrusted their weapons to the soldiers at the entrance of the restaurant.

It seemed he had touched the sword then.

‘Has he been possessed by the sword’s demonic energy?’

Otherwise, there was no way he would display such madness.

The Evil Commandment Sword was also a demonic sword, so they had expected it to be somewhat dangerous, but seeing even an expert near the pinnacle-stage of Transcendent Realm becoming possessed by its demonic energy, its evil nature seemed no ordinary matter.

‘It wasn’t a sword to be touched lightly.’

Mong Mu-yak, who had coveted the Evil Commandment Sword, inwardly recalled his time in the Heaven and Earth Society and felt relieved.

That sword wasn’t something unqualified individuals could recklessly desire.

Right at that moment,

-Pat!

The leader of Eastern Depot blocked the path of Peng Seok-im, who continued walking towards the pavilion without stopping even after cutting down the warriors.

The leader assumed the starting posture of his claw technique and glanced at the sword Peng Seok-im was holding.

As an expert of the transcendent realm, he could tell with a single glance that the sword wasn’t ordinary.

‘I sense some demonic energy.’

It was detestable.

Thus, the leader spoke in a low voice.

“Sir Peng. Put down that sword at once and back away.”

However, there was no way Peng Seok-im would retreat in the face of such a warning.

He scoffed and continued walking forward.

At this, the leader shouted,

“Peng Seok-im. I told you to back away at once!”

In response to his shout, Peng Seok-im sneered and spoke.

“A castrated bastard dares to run his mouth.”

-Grit!

At those words, the leader’s expression twisted fiercely.

The eunuchs who entered the palace were all castrated.

That was because the only men allowed inside the palace were members of the imperial family.

Thus, eunuchs became neither male nor female through castration.

However, it wasn’t as if they simply liked or were satisfied with their reality.

Naturally, if mocked and provoked by being called a eunuch, they would get angry.

“You bastard!”

Unable to endure being called a eunuch twice, the leader launched himself first.

Knowing that Peng Seok-im’s martial prowess was a step above his brother Peng Yi-mun, the leader unleashed his ultimate technique with full power from the start.

‘Sunflower Hanging Claw, 8th Technique, Bloody Waves and Corpses!’

It was a technique of certain death, an ultimate move meant to surely kill the opponent.

-Thud thud thud thud!

The leader’s claw technique, rippling with blue true energy, created numerous claw shadows with a momentum like waves, engulfing Peng Seok-im.

The force was so strong that wind pressure arose in the surroundings.

“Not bad for a castrated bastard. But as long as I have this sword, you can’t defeat me.”

-Grip!

Peng Seok-im tightly grasped the sword handle and concentrated his inner energy.

As energy gathered, a blue sword aura formed.

Along with this, Peng Seok-im unleashed his sword technique.

‘Chaotic Thunder Sword! Thunder Harmony!’

-Rumble boom!

With a sound like a thunderbolt striking, the single slash Peng Seok-im unleashed bent like blue lightning, clashing with the leader’s wave-like claw technique.

-Thud thud thud thud thud!

As the ultimate techniques of the two transcendent experts collided, the aftermath of the true energy scattered in all directions.

The ground where the true energy struck shattered, creating chaos.

-Crackle! Boom! Boom!

“Ugh!”

“B-Back away!”

Those nearby had to hurriedly create distance in a state of panic.

At a glance, they seemed evenly matched.

However, the leader’s complexion wasn’t good.

‘Is this truly a technique with the same roots?’

Originally, the Chaotic Thunder Sword was the saber art called Chaotic Thunder Saber.

But it was Peng Seok-im who had adapted it into a sword technique, and its power and variations surpassed even the Chaotic Thunder Saber, which could be considered the original.

The leader, who had experienced the techniques of the Chaotic Thunder Saber through sparring with Peng Yi-mun, could clearly feel this.

Moreover,

‘Even though I’m protecting myself with true energy, it feels like my hands will be torn off.’

He was enduring it with great effort, but the wounds on his hands were gradually increasing.

Although it was the same true energy, unlike him who unleashed the technique with bare hands, Peng Seok-im had the power of a famous sword added, further maximizing its sharpness.

-Swish swish swish!

The leader’s figure was being pushed back more and more.

Seop Chun, who had been quietly observing this, had a glint in his eyes.

‘Now’s the chance.’

If he intervened now, it seemed he could retrieve the lord’s Evil Commandment Sword without much effort.

Just as he was about to make a move, a voice reached his ears.

-Leave it be.

‘Lord?’

Seop Chun glanced at Mok Gyeong-un with puzzled eyes.

The unique weapon had fallen into Peng Seok-im’s hands, so why was he telling him to just leave it?

He couldn’t understand, but his lord’s orders were absolute.

Thus, Seop Chun didn’t intervene.

In the meantime, the clash of techniques between Peng Seok-im and the leader reached a conclusion.

-Thud! Slash!

Unable to withstand the might of the sword technique, an opening appeared, and Peng Seok-im swiftly slashed the leader’s side without missing the chance.

Fortunately, it didn’t cut deep enough to reach his internal organs, but as the sharp sword energy penetrated, the leader, unable to endure the pain, fell to one knee.

-Thud!

“Argh!”

“Leader!”

Seeing him like this, Lady Seo cried out in a desperate voice.

The leader of Eastern Depot was the only close associate who could protect her.

But he had been defeated.

At this rate, there was no one among her subordinates who could stop that man.

“Hehehe. You castrated bastard. I’ll let you live for a bit, so watch carefully from there. Today, I’ll show you that bitch Seo Yang-hyo lying beneath me, panting and begging.”

“Ugh… Y-You bastard.”

The leader, clutching his side, endured the pain and tried to stop Peng Seok-im.

But with an injured body, there was no way that would happen.

Peng Seok-im kicked the chin of the leader who was trying to grab him.

-Thwack!

“Ack!”

The leader, who was hit in the jaw, let out a short scream and spat blood as he tumbled to the ground.

Peng Seok-im, who had knocked him down, advanced towards the pavilion without hesitation.

-Step step!

“What are you doing? Stop him at once!”

The eunuch Yoo-bong pressed the warriors, but to no avail.

None of the warriors stepped forward to stop him.

They were too afraid of death.

As it seemed hopeless, Yoo-bong finally shouted, looking at the advance and rear parties of the Heaven and Earth Society.

“Brother Gan. Brother Ok. Please help. If Her Majesty is violated, you won’t be able to proceed with your mission either.”

“……”

However, despite his request, no one stepped forward.

Gan-yang and Ok-gi, whom he had known for a long time, remained still as if they hadn’t heard, and Seop Chun and Mong Mu-yak of the rear party also just watched with their arms crossed, as if it wasn’t their business.

“Wise choices.”

Peng Seok-im, consumed by desire and madness, also seemed to have no intention of going out of his way to fight them, so he just passed by.

His mind was filled with nothing but the thought of violating Lady Seo.

As he approached her, his desire had already swelled to its limit, and his lower body had also greatly bulged.

-Grip!

Seeing this, Lady Seo bit her lip hard as if it was humiliating.

She had trusted the Hebei Peng Family so much.

But how could such a man transform into a brazen lecher?

No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t understand.

Thus, she looked at Mok Gyeong-un standing beside her and asked,

“…What on earth did you do?”

At that question, Mok Gyeong-un shrugged his shoulders and replied,

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“The younger brother of Magistrate Peng may be somewhat frivolous in his behavior, but as a member of the orthodox martial world, he knows how to keep his word. And that’s how he was when I first saw him.”

But his current appearance was vastly different from usual.

Those filthy eyes were filled with nothing but madness and desire.

At these words, Mok Gyeong-un smiled and said,

“Do you think I did something to him?”

“Then are you saying you didn’t?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then why is Peng Seok-im…”

“You’re mistaken. That is Peng Seok-im’s true desire.”

“What?”

“Those possessed by the demonic energy of the Evil Commandment Sword reveal their true desires, their hidden thoughts.”

“Desire? What the hell are you talking about?”

“Coincidentally, shall we call it karma?”

“Karma?”

“When I entered this place, I warned the soldiers collecting the weapons. I told them my sword was a cursed demon sword, so it was dangerous and they should never draw it.”

‘What nonsense is this?’

Lady Seo couldn’t easily believe Mok Gyeong-un’s words.

How could a person reveal their desires or inner thoughts just by grasping a sword?

At that moment, Yoo-bong, who was in front of the pavilion, hurriedly turned his head and spoke.

“Y-Your Majesty! If that sword is truly the Evil Commandment Sword, it is indeed a legendary demonic sword.”

“It’s really a legendary demonic sword?”

She furrowed her brows in confusion.

There was no way Yoo-bong, her own eunuch, would lie about this.

Moreover, hadn’t he even betrayed the Heaven and Earth Society?

-Step step!

Just then, Peng Seok-im, who had reached right in front of the pavilion, spoke with a madness-filled laugh.

“Hehehe. Seo Yang-hyo. I finally have you in my arms.”

-Shudder!

At these words, goosebumps rose all over Lady Seo’s body.

She had considered the orthodox martial artists to be honorable warriors, unlike the wicked Heaven and Earth Society.

That’s why she had also wanted to cut ties with the Heaven and Earth Society and switch to them.

But if the hidden desire of a man who claimed to be righteous was to lust after her body, in the end, they weren’t much different.

Overcome by disappointment more than fear, she said to Mok Gyeong-un,

“…Help me.”

“You want me to help you?”

“I will never ask for help or join hands with the righteous faction or others again. So please, protect me from that man.”

“Well…”

‘!?’

At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, she looked at him in disbelief.

Then what the hell was she supposed to do here?

As she was baffled, Mok Gyeong-un sneered.

“Ah, at this rate, Your Majesty’s body will be violated by that man’s filthy thing.”

“You!”

How could she not know that?

In the end, desperate with fear, she spoke as if pleading.

“W-What do you want?”

At this, Mok Gyeong-un raised the corners of his mouth sharply, as if he had been waiting, and replied briefly.

“Submission.”