[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-172":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},555649,804,"Chapter 172","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>Chapter 172 – Cho Tae-cheong (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the round entrance of smoke near the ceiling, Yeo Su-rin clicked her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t expect this to actually work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first heard Mok Gyeong-un’s plan, she thought he was crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What? You want to go back to that person?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Are you insane? We barely escaped, and you want to go back? If you get caught this time, you might die.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three-Eyed, known as the Wretched Fiend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of diviners who died by his hands was too many to count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he said he would return to such a person. He must be out of his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Even if I die, I won’t regret it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No, that’s not the issue. I saved you, and now you’re saying you’ll die again. Do you think I’ll just agree and let you do that?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But if we miss this opportunity when his familiars aren’t by his side, it will be harder to kill him later.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Yeo Su-rin became genuinely concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he really believe he can kill that monster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were possible, the Three-Eyed would have died long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please, I’m begging you. Let’s just go.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you don’t help me, I have no choice. I’ll have to go back alone.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…Are you threatening me now?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Threatening? I only said I’d go alone.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s a threat. You’re trying to stimulate my tender, pure sympathy, aren’t you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Not to that extent.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…How annoying.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin clicked her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two beasts at the monstrous-level were guarding outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he went out like this, his body might be torn to shreds and become food for those two monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring him and leaving felt truly unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Argh! I should have just passed by earlier. Why did I have to save a stubborn person like you?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You never know.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If things go well and the Three-Eyed dies, your master’s concerns will be resolved, and you won’t have to push yourself to hide and monitor here anymore.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…You’re really confident.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You won’t know until you try.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this made her burst with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are men so insistent on trying things before knowing if it’s dung or sauce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin shook her head and said, [I don’t know. If you want to die so badly, do as you wish. I’ll bet on you failing, crying, and regretting it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What if I succeed?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What will you do if I succeed?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, why is he showing such confidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he have some hidden trump card?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sigh…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at Mok Gyeong-un for a while, she took something out of her bosom and showed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled the treasure she wore on her index and middle fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What’s that?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you succeed, I’ll give you this.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You had two of them?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No, this is a spare my master gave me in case I lose the treasure.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A spare?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes. It can only be used once. But it can open a door anywhere within a radius of about two hundred zhang.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’re probably filled with greed again, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How could I not be?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’re honest. Anyway, if you succeed, I’ll give you this.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a temporary treasure prepared for an emergency, which could only be used once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If, by any chance, this man could really kill the Three-Eyed, she wouldn’t need to monitor him anymore according to her master’s orders, and she wouldn’t be in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Pak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin grabbed the sleeve of Mok Gyeong-un’s arm and said, [If you want this, then make sure to succeed. I really don’t want to see you trying to commit suicide after I saved you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll have to succeed, even if it’s just to get what you’re offering.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I guess you’re more interested in the leftovers than the main dish. You’re quite unusual. Sigh, so what’s the plan? I have no intention of helping if I feel like I’ll be in danger.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just open the entrance.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As long as you open it at the exact location I specify at the moment I give the signal. And close it right away since it’s dangerous.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…Is that really all you need?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes, that’s all.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is he thinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that really enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly puzzling for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…This person knows martial arts.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a part Yeo Su-rin hadn’t predicted at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was convinced that Mok Gyeong-un, who was knowledgeable about sorcery and techniques, must be a diviner from the same industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t help but be surprised by his martial arts skills that surpassed her expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard that only martial artists with quite advanced skills could send sharp energy from a sword over a long distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Mok Gyeong-un was capable of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could it be that he’s not a diviner but a martial artist?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just seeing him somersault and land, he was far from ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who exactly is this person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he learn both sorcery and martial arts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un raised his head and looked at Yeo Su-rin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this, she clicked her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s telling me to give it to him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin immediately understood why Mok Gyeong-un was looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a situation where his life might be in danger if he failed, he hadn’t forgotten about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have really coveted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Impressive. Truly impressive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she put her hand in her bosom and took out the spare treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she glanced at Cho Tae-cheong, who had collapsed on the floor, staggering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how outstanding a diviner or a Wretched Fiend he was, he wouldn’t be able to avoid death with a dagger deeply embedded in his third eye before it could fully open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Catch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Tak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un caught the spare ring treasure she threw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his face was covered like a mask with a black cloth, the corners of his mouth slightly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it could only be used once, it was sufficiently valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to kill the enemy anyway, so getting this on top of that was quite a bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un looked through the door of smoke open in the ceiling and said, “Aren’t you coming over?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s question, Yeo Su-rin slightly poked her head out and said, “He’s definitely dead, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cheong-ryeong let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un asked in puzzlement, -Why are you sighing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That wretched girl said something inauspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What do you mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Keep this in mind. After fighting an enemy, it’s best to avoid saying things like “He’s dead, right?”, “Is he dead?”, or “Did you get rid of him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Is that a problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-In my long experience, when someone says such useless things, it’s an ominous sign…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Cheong-ryeong could finish speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the body of Cho Tae-cheong, who had collapsed with a dagger stuck in his head, stood up straight as if someone had lifted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!!!!!!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin hurriedly formed a simple hand seal with her left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Pak! Pak! Pak! Pak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lim (Approach)! Byeong (Soldiers)! Gae (All)! Jin (Form Ranks)!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Five Spirits Heavy Strike Technique!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she extended her hand, a huge pillar of energy shaped like a beam descended upon Cho Tae-cheong, whose body had been lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had the force to instantly flatten Cho Tae-cheong’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it could even touch him, it was split into a cross shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Gasp!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power emanating from Cho Tae-cheong was beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It possessed an ominous and evil energy that was hard to believe belonged to a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Pak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cho Tae-cheong reached out his left hand towards Yeo Su-rin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Yeo Su-rin’s body on the ceiling was about to be pulled towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How persistent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in that instant, Mok Gyeong-un used his Clear and Manifest Water Crossing Steps to appear in front and tried to cut off Cho Tae-cheong’s left arm with the Evil Commandment Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings were shrouded in dark shadows, and Mok Gyeong-un’s movements froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his senses were lost, and once again, everything except his consciousness was taken away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, Mok Gyeong-un saw Cho Tae-cheong’s strange state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his eyes rolled back and a dagger embedded in his forehead, he was no different from a dead person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, how could he move in this situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he seemed to have no consciousness at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, something appeared as Cho Tae-cheong’s cheeks split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than an injured eyeball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The center of the eyeball was sunken as if stabbed by something, and black blood flowed from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could it be?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought that, Cho Tae-cheong opened his mouth, staggering with a hoarse voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You damn human, how dare you stab my eye?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That voice was filled with anger and murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this, Mok Gyeong-un, with only his consciousness alive, inwardly clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering he was alive despite his eye being stabbed and a dagger penetrating his brain, he was already a being that could hardly be considered human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed there was a reason he was called a Wretched Fiend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll make you feel the same pain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Cho Tae-cheong snatched the Evil Commandment Sword from Mok Gyeong-un’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he gripped the hilt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Flinch! Tremble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cho Tae-cheong’s injured eyeball trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What’s with this sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a spiritual energy trying to interfere with his consciousness through the sword’s hilt made Cho Tae-cheong hurriedly try to let go of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a brief instant, Cho Tae-cheong’s neck was severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the interference with his consciousness, his power was disrupted for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un didn’t miss that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that fleeting instant when his senses temporarily returned, he cut off the guy’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re quite unlucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally had a chance to kill him, but when he tried to take revenge by grasping the demonic sword, the Evil Commandment Sword, he suffered a setback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yeo Su-rin, who fell from the ceiling to the floor and landed on her bottom, was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ouch, my butt. W-What’s going on? Eek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t hide her bewilderment upon seeing Cho Tae-cheong’s severed neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth had happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like only her time had stopped for a moment and then flowed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the flow had been cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong clicked his tongue and said, -What a truly bizarre fellow. To revive even after the source of his energy was stabbed and his brain was penetrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a truly tenacious vitality that could no longer be considered human but an beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that his neck was severed, it would be difficult for him to truly revive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or so he believed, but a strange thing was happening inside Cho Tae-cheong’s severed head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thump! Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third eye with blood vessels rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the dead body, that eye possessed its own sense of self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a clear mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his senses were taken away, he should have killed this bastard without caring about the repercussions of losing his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he messed up because of that damn demonic sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just this head, it was impossible to deal with that guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it had come to this, the only answer was to play dead, wait, and find a new body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just you wait.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he hadn’t seen his face, he remembered his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he found a new body, he would definitely kill him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Squish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment, Cho Tae-cheong’s head was crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because Mok Gyeong-un had stepped on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! What are you doing now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Making sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeo Su-rin protested, unable to bear the sight of the head being crushed, but Mok Gyeong-un ignored her and continued to step on Cho Tae-cheong’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Squish! Squish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he put his hand into the crushed, miserable thing and took something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than the eyeball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘T-This bastard!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood vessels in the eyeball were raised and trembling wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this eyeball, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled and said, “I had a hunch, but it seems to be an independent existence separate from the dead body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, the eyeball couldn’t hide its inner bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard had noticed its true nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, even diviners hadn’t detected it, but its existence was exposed to a guy like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then so be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s commendable that you noticed my existence, but you made one mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should have at least avoided direct contact with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Splat! Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, blood vessels shot out from the eyeball and dug into the flesh of Mok Gyeong-un’s fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll take over your body like this… Argh!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Sizzle! The blood vessels that had dug into the flesh were soon burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘P-Poison?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyeball was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had tried to penetrate his skin and consume his blood and nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this bastard’s blood was poison itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poisonous energy coming through the blood vessels was too painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Shrink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyeball trembled and twisted in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yeo Su-rin said with wide eyes, “T-The eyeball seems to be suffering and shrinking.”\u003C\u002Fp>",2243,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.409Z","2026-06-14T03:49:51.392Z",1,"novelbin.me","d050656532d766005197201aab18dd23fee3973291f38d21028f1f52f4997c86","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-173","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-212",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg",{"terms":25},[]]