51 Chapter 50 (1/2)

They weren't the only ones that were taken by surprise.

Dang Eun-ah's was agape at Kang-hyuk's unexpected show of martial ability.

'I didn't recall him having powerful martial skills? His cultivation seems to be higher than mine!

The Black Snake Sect warriors' eyes were drawn to something that Kang-hyuk was holding in his hands.

'What is that? It looks short, could it be a dagger?'

Dang Eun-ah had a perplexed look on her face as she squinted her eyes in an attempt to get a better look at the object.

'A-attendance book?!'

Kang-hyuk was holding a black attendance book.

He began his massacre of the Black Snake Sect warriors with the attendance book that's force was no less than a sword

*Pok!*

Within a span of ten minutes, the last warrior's head had flown off, as Kang-hyuk massaged his shoulders with the book.

”What happened to the rest of the bastards?”

Yun Ha-seong immediately replied, ”We've taken care of all of them!”

”In that case...”

Kang-hyuk walked towards Hae-sak, who was still embedded in the cave wall, and dislodged him.

”Arghhh!”

Hae-sak trembled.

He knew that the impact his body had received wasn't so serious that he would die. This was due to his high level of cultivation.

”You must have a lofty position within the Black Snake Sect, eh?”

One of the students spoke out at Kang-hyuk's question.

”He's the Byeoldong Lord of the Sect!”

”The Byeoldong Lord? Why did you kidnap Hwacheon Academy's students?”

”Hah! Do you really think I'll tell you so easily?”

*Pok!*

Without warning, Kang-hyuk hurtled his attendance book towards Hae-sak's face.

It was a powerful slap to his face. This very force had made another member of the Sect that they had encountered previously, Heuk-sim, spill out a few statements of truth.

Another student urgently spoke out not long after.

”He said that his Lord had given a man from their Sect a particular sword to go out and obtain Wolf Essence, but the man went missing, so he wanted to know the whereabouts of the man from us.”

”He said the man's name was Heuk-sim.”

Kang-hyuk and Yun Ha-seong raised their eyebrows as they heard the name.

”Is that so?”

They were already well acquainted with Heuk-sim.

He was the very warrior of the Black Snake Sect that Kang-hyuk had almost beaten to death with his attendance book before handing him over to Eun Myeong-myeong.

'Things have turned out well.'

They hadn't obtained that much information from Heuk-sim.

Kang-hyuk knew that the information that someone in a higher position within the Sect like Hae-sak would have would definitely be plentiful. Therefore, there was a higher chance of him finding out how the information about the Academy's field trip was leaked out.

The wild silk net that was used by the bandits, Heuk-sim's awareness that the Academy were on a field trip, as well as the drug from the Dark Medicine Valley that the Black Snake Sect had utilized.

All of this evidence pointed towards one location- The Blood King Valley.

'It seems as though the Black Snake Sect are moving under the commands of the Blood King Valley.'

Kang-hyuk looked at Hae-sak.

'I don't feel like dragging him back to the Academy while he's still in such good condition.'

He was a man that dared to toy with the students and teachers of the Academy he was working at.

In addition, the man had put all of his efforts into making him angry.

”Whatever you ask me, I'm not going to answer to….argh!”

Before Hae-sak could finish his sentence, Kang-hyuk's attendance book came flying to his face again.

At that moment, along with the feeling that his body and soul were being torn apart, Hae-sak felt as though the organs of his body were being plucked out, as if they were wild herbs being harvested.

Before he even realized what was happening, tears were already flowing down his face.

”If that's how you feel about talking, then my feeling is to give you a beating. Bastards like you only improve with a good beating. I'm going to beat you as many times as there are people that you've caused harm to! Hmm…how many are there?”

Kang-hyuk pretended to count, then gave up.

”Ah! Whatever! I'll just beat you as much as I want!”

”Huh? No…”

Kang-hyuk's infamous blows poured onto Hae-sak like unending rainfall.

Hae-sak cried out, ”Arghhhhhh!”

*Pok Pok Pok!*

After being beaten around five times, Hae-sak began to feel intense resentment towards the Head of the Black Snake Sect who had sent him here.

After having been beaten around ten times, he began to regret his idea of kidnapping people from the Hwacheon Academy.

After having been beaten around fifty times, he regretted ever stepping into Moorim.

After having been beaten one hundred times, he regretted ever being born.

After having been beaten one hundred and fifty times, he finally felt that he didn't care about anything else at this point, and that he just wanted the beatings to stop.

”I'll tell you everything! Okay, I'll tell you everything! Argh! You've hit that spot fifty times already!”

”Shut up, you bastard! I'm tired of beating you now!”

”If that's the case, please don't beat me anymore!”

”I don't want to.”

After being beaten by Kang-hyuk a total of two hundred times, Hae-sak's body was unable to move, with all the pressure points in his body frozen from the aftereffects of the beating.

”....”

Yun Ha-seong finally understood the terrified look on Heuk-sim's face when Kang-hyuk had brought out his attendance book during their questioning.

'So, there was a reason as to why he had a phobia of attendance books.'

As Eun Myeong-myeong had ordered secrecy regarding the matter of Heuk-sim, the others were not aware of the context, and so, Dang Eun-ah and the students looked confused and pleased at the same time.

On the other hand…

Oh-Tae's legs were trembling in fear.

He had just realized that if he had taken his rudeness towards Kang-hyuk just one step further, that very attendance book would have come flying towards him.

”Phew! My joints! Beating isn't particularly easy either!”

Kang-hyuk took a deep breath in, and then straightened his back.

As his anger had finally subsided, he began to look at those around him.

It was only then that he realized that he had turned into the 'Dragon Lord'.

'Damn! I didn't even think about hiding my martial skill!”

But even upon the realization of his error, he knew that if he was given the choice one more time, he would have acted in the same way.

If he had hidden his skill, and toned down his actions, a few of the students' lives would in no doubt have been lost, not to mention Dang Eun-ah's dignity.

He was satisfied that he had been able to prevent the situation from escalating, despite the fact that he had to expose the full level of his cultivation.

However, he knew that as a result of this, he was going to have to experience a few nuisances.

'I didn't intend on hiding my identity, but if things keep going this way, I'm most definitely going to be hassled in some way!'

He looked at Yun Ha-seong and recalled his ridiculous misunderstanding.

”Ahem, ahem ahem! Firstly, I apologize for having surprised you all.”

Kang-hyuk continued, ”Truthfully, a difficult situation would arise for me if my true identity was revealed.”

Yun Ha-seong quickly spoke up.

”That's a given. How could it not be difficult for you as the secret envoy of the Clan Leader!”

The gaze in Oh-Tae, Dang Eun-ah, and the students' eyes changed. Yun Ha-seong spoke, now completely confident in his misunderstanding.

”Don't worry! We'll forget about this day completely! I'll say it again, a man never goes back on his word!”

Dang Eun-ah joined in afterwards.

”Of-of course we'll keep this a secret! It's a request from someone that has saved our lives, how could we refuse it?”