Surviving in a Romance Fantasy Novel

Chapter 56: Black Moon Unit (3)

Commander Seol Tae Pyeong had been kidnapped by an unknown group of assassins.

Their purpose remained unknown, and although the warriors of the Red Palace went out to investigate, they couldn’t find a single trace.

It seemed that the kidnappers were very good at stealth.

Suspicions pointed towards the Black Moon Unit but it wasn’t easy to catch their tail as they lurked in the dark.

Currently, Seol Tae Pyeong’s fate was uncertain, and without knowing their intentions, it was impossible to guess where or why they had taken him.

This was the information that Jang Rae, the warrior commander of the Red Palace, relayed to Seol Ran who was currently working in Great Prison Hall.

“Wh…at…? Is that… is that true, Warrior Commander …?”

Upon hearing the news, Seol Ran lost all strength in her legs and fainted.

In front of the Chief Councilor’s office, two officials stood with their heads bowed and eyes tightly shut.

Minister of War Lee Soo and Minister of Justice Ahn Seo Yeol.

They held the highest positions among those responsible for maintaining palace security.

The three great high officials were the most authoritative officials in the palace.

And right below them in rank were the ministers of each department.

“We have no excuses.”

A military officer of the upper fifth rank had been kidnapped right inside the Imperial Capital.

He wasn’t some low-ranked official or a mere laborer; he was a dignified fifth-rank commander who had even received his own fief.

It would have been one thing if the matter had been handled quietly, but the news spread throughout Cheongdo Palace overnight which caused a massive uproar. The sheer absurdity of it all was beyond belief, and they felt like their common sense was being betrayed.

“I will address this issue at the morning council meeting. If you have any excuses, present them now.”

The head of the Jeongseon clan and the father of the Vermilion Princess. Chief Councilor In Seon Rok

He spoke sternly to the two ministers. His voice was lower than usual, but this could only be a sign of his deep-seated anger.

Who held the highest authority in Cheongdo Palace aside from the imperial family? It was the three councilors.

Among them, the most influential and authoritative was In Seon Rok. To fall out of his favor was tantamount to ending one’s career in the palace.

“W-We will definitely find the kidnapped commander… If we

It was at that moment.

A streak of sword wind swirled inside the cabin.

It was said that speed beyond a certain limit couldn’t even be followed by the eye.

When the speed of a sword reached its limit, it no longer appeared as a mere sword strike but rather a kind of Taoist magic.

Was it a second?

Or perhaps even less than a second?

The time it took for Seol Tae Pyeong to tear off the ropes tied around his wrist, stand up, draw the sword from a nearby Black Moon Unit member, and unleash a series of strikes.

A moment so fleeting that no one except Seol Tae Pyeong himself could even observe it.

Yet that series of events undeniably occurred. There was ample evidence left behind.

The swirling sword wind. The split in two wooden blocks, chairs, tea cups, and even the hem of the Black Moon Unit member’s clothes.

Though the process passed by so quickly that it could not be observed, the results remained and crashed down on the Black Moon unit members like lightning.

The Black Moon Unit members who were struck by the back of the sword couldn’t even scream.

By the time Cheong Jin Myeong noticed that something was wrong and he turned his head…

The battered Sword Master was realigning his dislocated jaw with his own hands.

These were the words of the high official who had informed Cheong Jin Myeong about the grand plan.

By the time Cheong Jin Myeong thought he finally understood the meaning of those words, his head had already been whipped to one side by a slap.

“Ugh!”

Then Seol Tae Pyeong grabbed him by the collar, brought his face close, and spoke.

His face covered in blood looked like that of a demonic spirit. One thing was clear. He did not resemble a human.

“You, you crazy …”

“Finally, I get to see your face up close… Black Moon Leader Cheong Jin Myeong.”

“You… you…”

“Yes. I knew you wouldn’t easily show yourself to a complete stranger. Anyway, aren’t you ashamed to be hiding like that after being born a man? Doesn’t it embarrass you to sneak around like that?”

Cheong Jin Myeong tried to open his mouth to say something, but no words came out. Seol Tae Pyeong who was gripping his collar tightly just leaned in closer and spoke in a terrifying tone.

“Yes, in order to see the expensive face of the Black Moon Leader… I can take a few hits for that… This man, Seol Tae Pyeong, doesn’t get upset over a few petty punches…!”

“…that, that’s…”

“…or so I thought.”

“…what?”

But it was too much.

Beating someone to the brink of death just to drain their energy isn’t something a person should do.

Seol Tae Pyeong said this while grinding his teeth.

“I could tolerate it up to about thirty hits.”

“…….”

“Once it went past fifty hits, I felt my grip on sanity snap. Still, I managed to endure.”

“…….”

“But seeing these bastards beat me all night long… I tried to stay rational… I’m sorry, I guess I’m just an ordinary man after all… Honestly, after getting hit this much, my head is throbbing and I’m pissed off…”

“…….”

“Indeed… humans are creatures of emotion…”

The Black Moon Unit members lying around all doubted their eyes.

They had beaten him nearly to death, so how could he still move like that?

“So… before we discuss things further… let’s say you get hit half as much as I did… I’m being generous here, right?”

“Wait… that was… not me, but my subordinates…”

“Oh, come on. You know the leader is supposed to take responsibility for his subordinates’ actions. Are you really going to weasel out of this here?”

With that, Seol Tae Pyeong grabbed his collar and slammed Cheong Jin Myeong to the ground.

The sound of shaking and beating reverberated outside the cabin.