Martial God Black Bird – The Crow Takes Flight – Chapter 161

Chapter 161: The Master Called Overlord

Kwaang ……!

I, who had faced Overlord’s Mountain Splitter head-on, was eventually pushed to the edge of the cliff.

“This is the end.”

Hahaha……!

“See you next time.”

I roared with laughter toward Overlord and threw myself off the cliff without hesitation.

The reason I had my back to the cliff, and not anywhere else, was because of this.

Even if I killed all the assassins, I still had to deal with Overlord, and perhaps even the Divine Cult forces might join in.

That’s when Yeon Ja-ryong’s experience came to mind.

Yeon Ja-ryong said he jumped into a fire to escape Mok Dan-yang.

There weren’t many trees here to set fire to, so all that was left was a cliff or a precipice where the enemies couldn’t chase me.

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Overlord looked down at the bottom of the cliff with a dumbfounded expression.

There were rocks jutting out here and there, and Kang Dong-jae was disappearing downwards, stepping on those rocks.

“Khahahaha!”

He burst into hearty laughter.

‘No wonder he was so relaxed in his actions……’

The more he thought about it, the more cunning the guy seemed.

If he continued the chase, he might be able to catch him, but this time he wanted to let him go.

“Chase him!”

However, unlike Overlord, Yi Cheon-yeom ordered the Divine Cult warriors to pursue.

The Divine Cult warriors approached the cliff to chase Kang Dong-jae, but no one dared to jump down readily.

The rocks jutting out from the middle of the cliff were so small that they felt like they would misstep.

Among the hesitant Divine Cult warriors, someone who had mustered up the courage jumped down the cliff.

But as soon as he stepped on the protruding rock, he plummeted down the cliff.

“Uwaaagh……!”

Yi Cheon-yeom, who was watching the scene, turned her anger towards Overlord.

“Why did you let Kang Dong-jae escape?”

Overlord looked down at her with arrogant eyes.

“You pathetic bitch.”

“Y-You……”

Unable to contain her anger, she slightly raised her arms towards Overlord.

At that moment, the daggers in her sleeves wriggled, trying to jump out.

A bright light shone in Overlord’s eyes, and the immense energy released from his entire body swept over Yi Cheon-yeom.

“Do you want to die?”

“Gasp……”

Feeling the suffocating energy, she slowly lowered her raised arms.

She knew he was stronger than her, but she didn’t think she would be afraid of him.

But now, as she directly felt his energy, her muscles contracted and even her hair stood on end from the tension.

‘There was such a person in the world……’

Overlord was an absolute master, far stronger than Moon Shadow Duke Mok Dan-yang.

Yi Cheon-yeom bowed politely.

Overlord looked down at her arrogantly as she bowed.

“Remember that I am not a subordinate of the Cult Leader.”

If any other Divine Cult warrior had said such a thing, their head would have been cut off immediately.

But when Yi Cheon-yeom bowed, the Divine Cult warriors couldn’t utter a word.

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“Pant……Pant……”

Jang Ryong, who was barely moving one step at a time, collapsed to the ground as if he were spreading out.

His entire body was torn like a rag, and blood was flowing from the wounds.

“Haha……”

As death approached, a hollow laugh escaped his lips.

‘I’m sorry, Dong-jae. I lacked the strength to be of help to you.’

Jang Ryong couldn’t properly face Overlord, nor could he properly retreat.

He just kept getting pushed back, his flesh tearing, and then he ran away.

If Overlord had chased him then, his head would have been cut off and rolled away.

But he turned around, leaving Jang Ryong to escape.

It would have been less humiliating if Overlord had followed and cut off his head.

“Haha……”

‘Pathetic bastard……’

Jang Ryong laughed, cursing himself.

And so, with his cheek and chest against the cold ground, he awaited death.

‘What is Lady Seo doing now?’

As death drew near, Seo Cho-gun’s face suddenly came to mind.

‘It’s all just attachment……’

“Vice Unit Leader Jang.”

But then, Kang Dong-jae’s voice reached his ears.

‘Dong-jae, who died before me, has come to greet me.’

Jang Ryong thought that Kang Dong-jae was waiting in the afterlife to welcome him.

“How did this happen?”

Kang Dong-jae lifted Jang Ryong up in his arms with a surprised voice.

“How……did it happen……I’m dead, just like you.”

“You’re not in your right mind.”

Kang Dong-jae carried Jang Ryong on his back.

If he delayed any longer, Jang Ryong’s breath would really be cut off.

“Just hold on a little longer.”

“What……hold on a little longer? I’m already dead……”

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“Sigh……”

The owner of the Five Spices Inn kept sighing as he looked at the empty tables with only flies buzzing around.

Just a year ago, the inn was bustling with customers.

But about a year ago, when a new inn opened about two or three ri away from his inn, the number of customers started to gradually decrease, and now it had reached the point where there were no customers at all, only flies.

It wasn’t that the inn’s cooking was bad.

But the new inn’s cooking was so exceptionally good that all the customers flocked there.

‘Should I close this inn too?’

There was a time when more than a hundred guests stayed overnight.

Because of that, he had expanded the rooms and increased the number of pigs and sheep he raised.

“Sigh……”

The owner looked around at the cooks and waiters squatting in front of the kitchen and sighed again.

‘I guess I’ll have to let them go now.’

As he was thinking that, the door opened and a handsome, well-built young martial artist and a large, rugged-looking young martial artist entered.

“W-Welcome.”

The owner hurried to greet the guests.

The handsome and well-built young martial artist looked around the inn and approached the owner.

“By any chance, haven’t two young martial artists been staying at this inn for the past three or four days? One is tall and well-built, but looks a bit clumsy, and the other is short, but looks very sturdy.”

The inn owner shook his head with a gloomy expression.

“There are no guests staying at this inn.”

The young martial artist tilted his head in response and then spoke.

“About two hundred and fifty guests will be arriving by the end of today, so please be prepared.”

“……Excuse me?”

The inn owner couldn’t quite understand the young martial artist’s words.

Then the martial artist took out a bank note from his pocket and handed it over.

When the owner checked it, it was a bank note worth three hundred silver taels.

“Please prepare food and drinks.”

“Th-Thank you. Thank you very much.”

The owner, who had been staring at the bank note in surprise with his eyes wide open, hurriedly bowed his head.

And then he raised his voice at the cooks and waiters squatting in front of the kitchen.

“What are you doing? Get ready!”

At the owner’s shout, the cooks rushed into the kitchen, and the waiters brought rags and started wiping the tables.

Sure enough, after about half an hour, as the young martial artist had said, other martial artists entered.

They greeted the martial artists who were already eating.

When the martial artists who were eating nodded, the newly arrived martial artists took their seats at other tables.

After that, young martial artists continued to enter the inn.

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The waiters were busy for the first time in a while.

With about two hundred and fifty guests filling the inn, they were short-handed even just serving the food and drinks.

But the strange thing was that even though there were two hundred and fifty guests, no one opened their mouths to chatter carelessly.

They just filled their stomachs with food and emptied their glasses without a word.

With the atmosphere so heavy, even the inn owner, who was receiving so many guests for the first time in a while, couldn’t hide his anxiety.

‘Could it be that a murder is going to happen?’

The most difficult guests at an inn were martial artists carrying weapons.

As soon as they had alcohol in their mouths, they would brag as if they were the best in the world and pick fights with other martial artists.

Such quarrels often led to fights and murders inside the inn, and even the waiters and the owner would sometimes get caught in the crossfire.

But these young martial artists didn’t even enjoy their drinks much and were silent, which made him even more anxious.

‘I worry when there are no guests……and I worry when there are many guests……’

As the inn owner was trembling with anxiety, the handsome martial artist who had entered first quietly spoke.

“It’s clear something has happened, so it’s best to wait here until they return.”

A tall and beautiful woman responded to his words.

“Instead of waiting, we should look for them.”

“Dong-jae is with them, so nothing will happen, Nuna . So don’t worry and wait.”

As the two were having that conversation, a young martial artist who had entered later stood up.

That martial artist, like the one who had entered first, had quite a decent appearance.

“If we just wait for them indefinitely, we might ruin things.”

When the handsome martial artist spoke, those who agreed with him appeared.

“Martial Artist Won is right. We should follow them now.”

“Kekeke……”

As they expressed their dissent, the burly martial artist laughed and stood up.

“Have you ever seen Black Bird make a mistake? Be patient and wait.”

At his booming voice, the martial artists who had expressed their dissatisfaction all closed their mouths.

‘Black Bird? ……I see. These are the Four Divine Units. The martial artists who entered the inn first were Yeon Ja-ryong and Baek Mu-ho.’

The inn owner only then realized that these young martial artists were the Four Divine Units.

As he realized they were the Four Divine Units, the anxiety he had been feeling disappeared completely.

This was because the Four Divine Units would never drink and cause trouble.

The inn fell silent again.

They quietly sipped their drinks and held back their words.

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Thud ……

The door opened, and Kang Dong-jae and Jang Ryong entered.

Jang Ryong was on Kang Dong-jae’s back.

“What happened?”

Yeon Ja-ryong, startled, stood up to greet them.

The unit members who had been drinking also stood up all at once.

Jang Ryong, who was on Kang Dong-jae’s back, smiled awkwardly and replied.

“I got beaten up pretty badly.”

Kang Dong-jae set Jang Ryong down on a chair.

“Ugh……”

A faint groan escaped Jang Ryong’s lips as he sat down on the chair.

“Beaten up pretty badly, what does that mean?”

Before answering, Jang Ryong slowly untied his outer robe.

As he untied his robe, white bandages wrapped around his entire body were revealed.

“It was the first time I’ve encountered such a strong opponent. I couldn’t even properly block that giant axe.”

The unit members watched him with heavy expressions.

Everyone, including the Unit Leaders and the unit members, knew Jang Ryong’s martial arts skills.

He was the strongest among the Vice Unit Leaders.

“Who……was the opponent?”

At Baek Mu-ho’s question, Jang Ryong delayed his answer and looked back at Kang Dong-jae.

“Overlord. I told you I was training my martial arts with an axe because of him.”

Jang Ryong continued, following Kang Dong-jae’s words.

“I’ve never seen such a monster before. He was much stronger than Moon Shadow Duke or Iljo.”

The Unit Leaders’ faces turned pale, just like the unit members.

Moon Shadow Duke and Iljo were the strongest among the Divine Cult’s warriors.

But now that someone stronger than them had appeared, it felt like they had been struck by lightning out of the blue.

Sigh……

“What Dong-jae was worried about has finally come true.”

Jang Ryong listened to Yeon Ja-ryong’s sigh and put his clothes back on.

“But there’s something strange. Overlord could have easily killed me, but he just turned around and left.”