[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-171":6,"glossary-terms-804":24},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Myst, Might, Mayhem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},555647,804,"Chapter 171","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>Chapter 171 – Cho Tae-cheong (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl looked at Mok Gyeong-un with startled eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s with this person? He noticed this demonic energy even before I did?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the beasts, those that reach the level of monsters become cunning enough to conceal and hide their own demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such monsters intentionally conceal their demonic energy, it is difficult for average diviners to detect it, so she couldn’t hide her surprise at him noticing it first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could he be a diviner of the Moon-level or above?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she had thought Mok Gyeong-un was a martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she helped him, thinking she might get assistance if she saved his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, upon closer inspection, he wasn’t a martial artist but someone from the same industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, they might be able to communicate better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl whispered, “You’re quite sensitive to demonic energy, aren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also just noticed this demonic energy. If you’re this sensitive to detecting demonic energy, you’re not an average diviner. Which pavilion are you from…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gulp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the girl held her breath again and shut her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while talking about this and that, she readily followed his instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cheong-ryeong spoke to Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Is it a Toru?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Toru?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-The one that tried to trample and crush you with its hooves earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Ah… There seems to be one more besides that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-One more? Ah! It’s Heum-won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Heum-won?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Yes. Like Toru, it’s also a beast from Kunlun Mountain. In some ways, it’s much more difficult and dangerous to deal with than Toru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Two beasts at the monstrous-level…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a more troublesome situation than he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fought beasts at the monstrous beast level before, but this was his first time facing those at the higher than monstrous-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it was hard to gauge how powerful monsters were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he had broken through the wall and reached the Transformation Realm, so he didn’t think he would be pushed back by beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just being cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the girl clicked her tongue and said in a small voice, “Two? So the rumors were true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rumors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. There were stories that the Three-Eyed uses two beasts at the monstrous-level as his familiars.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words from her piqued Mok Gyeong-un’s interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl seemed to possess quite a lot of information, more than he expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Mok Gyeong-un asked, “But how did you enter this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pardon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I heard, you’re not from the Primal Killing Pavilion but from the Harmonious Immortal Pavilion, right? You said you were from there, so why are you here in such attire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, well, about that…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s question, the girl suddenly became restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was understandable, as she wasn’t supposed to be here originally and was in a position where her identity couldn’t be exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to think of a suitable excuse, she hurriedly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What about you? You’re just as suspicious as me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suspicious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. You’re not from the Primal Killing Pavilion either. Moreover, that Three-Eyed tried to kill you using his familiars. How do you explain that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I simply tried to kill him because he threatened my life first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, so that was the reason… Wait, what? You tried to kill the Three-Eyed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl asked with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there something wrong with that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rather than wrong, I’m just surprised that you tried to kill him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that something to be surprised about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is. Do you know how dangerous that Wretched Fiend is? And you tried to kill him alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he that dangerous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. It’s said that three hundred diviners who tried to subdue him were brutally slaughtered by his hands in a single night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred diviners were killed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is his power strong enough to handle that many diviners alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it made sense that average diviners couldn’t handle him since he could single-handedly subdue and seal a spiritual beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I hadn’t helped you earlier, you could have died too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, thank you for that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, she spoke with a puffed-up face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Your gratitude sounds quite dry for a thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could that be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nevermind. Anyway, you’re quite daring. To think you planned to kill such a monster alone. Even I, who possesses a protective talisman given by my master, only observe him from a distance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un chuckled at her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl had unintentionally revealed why she was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, her face turned red, and she stamped her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Argh! How can you pry information out of others like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You directly told me with your own mouth. I didn’t pry it out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, that’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shh. Please be quiet. If you continue being noisy like that, I think the monsters outside will notice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the girl stopped stamping her feet and tightly shut her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being rowdy risked being discovered by the beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un said to her, “Anyway, you received orders from your master to monitor that Three-Eyed, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she had already been exposed by her own words, there was no point in lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it for revenge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Revenge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Didn’t you say he killed hundreds of diviners?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among that many diviners, there might have been some related to the girl or her so-called master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the girl shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un asked in puzzlement, “If not for revenge, then why are you monitoring that Three-Eyed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because he’s dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dangerous?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the details either. My master only said that the Three-Eyed would soon disrupt the Heavenly Qi, so I received orders to monitor him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly Qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Qi refers to the energy of the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In sorcery, Heavenly Qi signifies things like fate, the principles of the world, or its flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such Heavenly Qi should flow according to a predetermined course, and if it is disrupted, the world becomes precarious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Heavenly Qi. Anyway, I’m here for a righteous cause, not personal reasons. So don’t even think about interfering.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I interfere?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Things got complicated like this because I tried to save you. Do you know how hard it was for me to infiltrate this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl pointed to her maid attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could roughly guess how she had infiltrated there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Is that all you have to say? Sigh, I should have just left you to die or live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl clicked her tongue and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and asked, “Come to think of it, I don’t know your name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My name? Ah, right. My name is… No, wait. If you’re going to ask a lady’s name, shouldn’t you reveal your name first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mok Gyeong-un.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mok Gyeong-un?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mok is an unusual family name. I’m Yeo Su-rin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeo Su-rin? That’s a pretty name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think it’s pretty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-Well, do you think I’ll be pleased with such flattery?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to her words, she covered her reddened cheeks with both hands, feeling shy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What a simple-minded wench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to be the type whose emotions were easily visible, just as they appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Mok Gyeong-un didn’t mind this and immediately changed the subject to the main point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Yeo, you said this is the kitchen earlier. How far is it from the main hall of the Primal Killing Pavilion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pardon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging from how quickly the beast chased after us, it doesn’t seem too far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Yeo Su-rin answered with intrigued eyes, “You’re quite perceptive, aren’t you? That’s right. This place is about a hundred jang away from the main hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A hundred jang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was neither a long nor a short distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Mok Gyeong-un asked, “Couldn’t you have gone further with that… technique you used to create the entrance earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sheesh, do you think it’s that easy? It was barely possible thanks to this treasure my master gave me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin showed the two connected rings worn on her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a silver-colored item with two luminous green jades embedded in each ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the extraordinary energy emanating from it, he understood why she called it a treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you used that to create a connecting door that shortened the distance to this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems quite convenient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if it looks convenient, it has a few drawbacks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drawbacks? What are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t preset a medium to the desired location in advance, it can only travel about twenty jang, not a hundred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty jang? That’s a significant decrease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was reduced to not even half, but close to one-fifth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I said there are a few drawbacks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see. Are there any other drawbacks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Other drawbacks? Apart from that, after using it twice in a row, you have to wait at least a quarter-hour before you can use the treasure again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to have several limitations despite its convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if such a treasure had no restrictions on distance or time, it would be the most dangerous item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if used well depending on the situation, it seemed quite useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s a nice item.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps sensing Mok Gyeong-un’s gaze, Yeo Su-rin took off the rings she was wearing and put them in her bosom, speaking as if warning him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just in case, let me make this clear. Don’t covet this. It’s a treasure that no one but me can use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one else can use it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. If it gets more than one zhang away from me, its power will weaken, and it will break. So I’m telling you not to covet it in vain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeo Su-rin’s words, Mok Gyeong-un inwardly clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought of killing her and taking it, but if that was the case, there was no point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had found it strange that she explained the treasure in detail to someone she was meeting for the first time, naive as it may be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had some safeguards in place, so she could talk about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was the case…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…She might be hiding some of the drawbacks.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she seemed talkative and had a fluctuating personality, this woman wasn’t stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorcery was a quite complex field of study, so one couldn’t master it without basic intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that, he believed she was definitely hiding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more gaps she seemed to have, the more cautious one should be. That was Mok Gyeong-un’s belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yeo Su-rin quietly said, “I think a quarter-hour has passed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, you can use that now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. The beasts still seem to be searching for us outside, so let’s move about twenty zhang at a time. Fortunately, there are nearby buildings within twenty jang, so if we take some time, we can leave the Primal Killing Pavilion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the Three-Eyed is greatly angered, it would be best not to catch his attention for the time being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Yeo Su-rin put on the treasure on her index and middle fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to inject her power into the treasure and use it, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this possible too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her question, Mok Gyeong-un spoke with the corners of his mouth twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of Diviner Jo Ui-gong rolled on the floor from a kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Tae-cheong, who had kicked his head, spoke with a slightly flushed face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was the same guy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his facial muscles moved irregularly, and soon a hoarse voice came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diviner Jo Ui-gong, bound in the pavilion master’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had tried to find out who had placed the chains of incantation through the Blood-Solving Gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was found with his head cut off, dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant one conclusion could be drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It was one guy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was done by the same fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had manipulated the greedy disciple Jo Ui-gong to control the Primal Killing Pavilion while he was away, the one related to the vengeful spirit of the Cheong-ryeong level or above, and the one who had boldly come to him and threatened his life—it was all the same guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack, crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Tae-cheong, whose face had returned to normal, raised the corners of his mouth bitterly and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while since I’ve had a worthwhile hunt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been hiding in the shadows, concealing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to dare to touch him like this, what a fearless fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he would have to enjoy the hunt after a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Run away if you can. It’ll still be within my grasp…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Tae-cheong’s eyes wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something sharp and black pierced through the floor, grazed past his right elbow, and shot upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with a burning sensation…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm fell to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuughh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Tae-cheong’s face contorted in immense pain as his arm was severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought the guy had run away, but he came back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This bastard?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an unbelievably cunning fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, if an assassination failed, one would hide or continue to attempt escape to save their life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he appeared again and sniped at him from a distance below the lower floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of guy was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Grit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll kill him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cho Tae-cheong’s facial muscles twitched as he glared at the floor, and soon his forehead began to split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange power was felt from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cho Tae-cheong unconsciously tried to raise his head…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone fell from above and stabbed a dagger into his splitting forehead with lightning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Stab!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!!!!!!!!!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood and white fluid flowed from his splitting forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who fell from above somersaulted and landed on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who had their face covered with a black cloth was none other than Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un looked at Cho Tae-cheong, who was staggering with a dagger stuck in his forehead, and raised the corners of his mouth bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ha…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin, who was watching this scene through the round door of smoke opened near the ceiling of the 4th floor, was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>",2382,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.409Z","2026-06-01T04:31:31.827Z",1,"novelbin.me","2762d14c73359e6750ffaefc6913c30cc25ea93f94776edef4ad6dc27698a8b5","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-212","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-170",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg",{"terms":25},[]]