Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 568 (Part 1)



568 (Part 1)

”’〈 Chapter 569 〉 To Henan.

Corrupted officials make my heated head spin.

Thump thump.

The sound of my heart reverberates through my body and the corners of my eyes tremble.

My breath is erratic.

I can feel it but I can’t control it.

What kind of expression am I making?

Thinking about this means I’m not managing myself well.

‘Scent?’

The words that Woo Bong-chwi brought up make my stomach churn.

He said he sensed my scent at dawn?

That’s something from a long time ago.

There’s no way my scent would still linger.

Is he probing me? That might be possible.

But.

‘Shit.’

It’s too late to think about it now.

If I was going to play dumb I should have maintained it until the end.

It’s already far too late to deny it.

So what should I do?

What should I do?

‘Can I kill that old man here?’

Not only killing him but can I also erase all traces without a trace?

What on earth should I do?

What justification do I have for killing him? What kind of justification should I find?

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No can I even kill him in the first place?

To heal naturally would take months.

To control my power at least ten days would have to pass.

Moreover the opponent would likely anticipate that my condition isn’t good.

Furthermore.

‘I don’t know Woo Bong-chwi’s level.’

I have no idea how much power he has built up.

I have no information about the opponent while conversely the opponent knows a fair bit about me.

There’s no more desperate situation than this.

So should I just leave it as it is?

That couldn’t be the case.

If I get found out now it’s all over.

Everything I’ve planned would go down the drain.

Is there really no way to kill him?

‘No…’

If I look for it there is one method.

Simply.

‘I can’t use this right now.’

It’s the fact that the ‘power’ isn’t ready yet.

At some point the master who confirmed this power firmly told me.

Never use it if you’re not sure about your preparation.

If misused my body would be destroyed he said.

One.

‘There’s no other way.’

For now that was the only option.

I couldn’t leave it as it is and if playing dumb was the end then it was an unavoidable choice.

I don’t know if this will allow me to kill Woo Bong-chwi but it was time to act.

Of course even if I succeed in killing him I wouldn’t know what to do next.

‘For now I must kill him first.’

I had to kill Woo Bong-chwi now.

I organized my thoughts for a brief moment.

As I was about to gather strength in my heart.

“Ho ho.”

Woo Bong-chwi chuckled and said.

“Even your eyes resemble your father’s so much.”

“…”

The mention of my father made me unconsciously relax a bit.

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Because of that I hesitated for a moment.

In that brief pause Woo Bong-chwi continued speaking to me.

“I don’t know what your intentions were in touching the dawn. The reason I came here is nothing else.”

Hearing his words I narrowed my eyes.

Woo Bong-chwi was only talking about the dawn.

Seeing that I thought.

‘Could it be that he doesn’t know about the ambush?’

He might not know that I killed Woo Baek while pretending.

‘That could be possible.’

Even if he said he found my traces at dawn.

It would be hard to connect that to me attacking the shaman while posing as the Heavenly Demon.

There was also the fact that Ji Cheol died in between but since he had committed suicide using demonic qi it might be a part that Woo Bong-chwi finds difficult to grasp.

If that’s the case then it’s a relief.

If it’s just about the spirit creature I could somehow get through it.

As I was thinking that and regulating my breath inwardly.

Woo Bong-chwi brought up a topic and I had to frown at what the old man said.

There was no way around it.

“If you tell me how you did it I might let this matter pass quietly.”

It was something I couldn’t understand at all.

“Y-yes…?”

I unconsciously asked back after hearing his words.

If I tell him the reason he’ll just let it go?

“…What do you mean by that all of a sudden? I don’t quite understand.”

Is he trying to coax me?

Is he trying to get my confession by coming out like this?

“Your father has a debt to repay.”

I frowned at Woo Bong-chwi’s words.

I didn’t expect the topic of my father to come up here.

‘A debt?’

What kind of debt could my father have created with Woo Bong-chwi?

An unexpected question arose.

However contrary to my doubts Woo Bong-chwi continued to speak.

“While this won’t cover everything if you save my child I’ll look favorably upon that child.”

It felt incredibly strange for him to refer to my father as a child.

It was surprising that my father would have any connection with the open Boss.

With his characteristic smile Woo Bong-chwi spoke. It seemed like a good situation for me at first glance but.

I couldn’t smile carelessly.

In the narrowed gaze and tense atmosphere.

Looking at Woo Bong-chwi I finally spoke the words I had been hesitating to say.

“How can I trust that?”

The moment I said this it was almost like admitting that I was involved with the dawn.

But I had no choice in the matter.

There were no proper options other than killing Woo Bong-chwi.

“Ho ho….”

At my question Woo Bong-chwi let out a short laugh.

“If you can’t trust me is there another way?”

“…”

Killing you.

I didn’t mention that method remained.

Perhaps Woo Bong-chwi wouldn’t expect that far.

“It seems you’re having a hard time figuring this out. Child isn’t there no other way?”

That was true.

For now trusting Woo Bong-chwi was the best option.

The problem was whether that would be easy.

As I pondered what to do Woo Bong-chwi suddenly extended his hand toward me.

I looked at him wondering what this was about.

“Try holding my hand.”

Woo Bong-chwi said to take his hand.

Seeing that I hesitated for a moment.

For martial artists to hold hands is quite a dangerous act.

Especially in my current state where I had internal injuries.

However after a brief hesitation I took Woo Bong-chwi’s hand.

If necessary I could pour demonic qi while in contact.

Using demonic qi was also a risky state but compared to that it was a safer option.

Thinking that I held onto Woo Bong-chwi’s hand with tension.

Wooong-!

“…!”

I immediately felt Woo Bong-chwi’s energy.”’