The Protagonists Are Murdered by Me
chapter-128

“Ahhhhhhhhh!!”

Bang Ho-win’s scream resonated through the Great Rift. In a blink of an eye, his left arm was amputated along with his man’s symbol. The pain he felt right now was surely indescribable, and with only one arm left, he couldn’t heal both of his wounds.

(E/N: For my dear innocent readers, his man’s symbol refers to the lecherous thing between his legs)

As Bang Ho-win shed tears of blood. He stumbled and shouted at Seol Jungyeon who had fallen to her knees due to exhaustion.

“How did you do it? Just what kind of sorcery did you use!!”

Yoo Seodam, who ran towards Seol Jungyeon with a worried face, could only look at her with bewildered eyes.

‘According to the information I recieved, Bang Ho-win’s Saekgong has an absolute effect against the opposite sex. Was it wrong…?’

Then, a smile bloomed on Seol Jungyeon’s exhausted face as she recalled the reason why she could break free from Bang Ho-win’s ‘Mind and Heart Dominating Technique’.

‘It was because of the gap.’

Every human being had a gap in their heart. To be precise, it was an emotion called ‘love’. As they grow up, those gaps would be filled by people around them. But, it was impossible to fill it continuously till the day they died.

…But, it was only true for those who lived a normal life.

Seol Jungyeon’s life was far from a normal life. She used to be the Master of the ‘Cheonma Sect’ of Murim in the past. In those days, she commanded tens of thousands of troops who looked up to her and millions of people who believed and followed her. As she was loved by everyone, and also showed love to those who follow her, she never lacked ‘love’.

However, on a certain day, she lost all of her loved one because of a wicked man. She felt miserable. She lost all her motivation to keep living, her heart quickly became empty, and nothing could fill the gap anymore.

Yet, she was forced to live on in despair without even being allowed to die.

And after some time had passed, someone suddenly came and filled her heart. He was a man who gave her another reason to keep living. He became Seol Jungyeon’s everything and filled her heart without allowing anyone else to invade it.

Deep down in her heart, Seol Jungyeon was aware.

New Murim League? The Supreme Cheonma? Murim Lord? The future of the Murim people? A world where Murim people could live comfortably?

She didn’t need any of that.

The reason why she became the Lord of New Murim Alliance was for Yoo Seodam. The reason she was paying extra attention to the future of Murim people was for Yoo Seodam. She wanted to achieve Murim people’s dream so she could assist Yoo Seodam’s dream.

Obviously, Bang Ho-win’s ‘Mind and Heart Dominating Technique’ was a fraudulent mugong that could control someone else’s mind regardless of their status.

But… what if there were no gaps at all?

What if every space in their heart was filled with just one person?

Yoo Seodam, Yoo Seodam, Yoo Seodam.

Seol Jungyeon’s mind and heart was already filled with that one person. No one could invade it.

‘Even Saekma can’t touch me.’

Seol Jungyeon took a deep breath, and lifted her sword once again. Her body was filled with wounds and she was tired, but she could still fight a little more.

“You can’t act like a man now…. Hiks hiks (fake crying sound), it really hurts my heart.”

“This… Bitchhh!!”

Bang Ho-win cursed as he clenched his teeth and tried to circulate his naegong.

At the same time, Yoo Seodam realized that the moment in front of him was an opportunity. He couldn’t be completely sure what kind of opportunity it was. However, one thing that he knew was that everyone’s attention was focused on Bang Ho-win.

‘System, please help!’

<…Don’t do it. It’s a crazy move that will reduce your life force enormously! You could lose all the life force you’ve earned!>

‘It’s okay!’

And then, Yoo Seodam shouted.

“Everyone, listen to me!”

He hadn’t learned the lion roar technique, but it was a very easy task to draw everyone’s attention when their attention was already focused on his vicinity in the first place.

As soon as everyone looked at him, Yoo Seodam took out his equipment from the inventory. Along with a pure white glow, a white armor and a pair of white boots appeared in the air, and automatically attached to his body.

Yoo Seodam drew more attention as he used [automatic equipping system], which could not be explained with any science and technology.

As people’s eyes widened, Yoo Seodam continued his show by taking out his white sword, <The Lost Morning Star> and pointed it into the air.

“Bang Ho-win has deceived you! Did you really believe what he said about bringing you back home? It’s all a lie! He’s just pulled you in to take advantage of you!”

No one believed what Yoo Seodam said. It was only natural. For Murim people, the credibility of a Hyunkyung Expert like Bang Ho-win was way higher than Yoo Seodam, who barely achieved S-rank.

However, Yoo Seodam was not an ordinary S-rank hunter.

‘I’m sorry. Even though you told not to disclose it’

<…..If it is for you, Hunter Yoo Seodam, it’s okay.>

Yoo Seodam swung into the empty air. The air crackled with a bright golden hue.

Beyond that crack, ‘another world’ appeared.

Unlike the interior of the Great Rift, the world inside Yoo Seodam’s Rift was painted in a sunset’s glow. It was an unknown world where all buildings had already collapsed.

Since Yoo Seodam only requested to summon the nearest random dimension, even the system does not know where this is. However, the only fact that mattered was the fact that Yoo Seodam had created a door to another world.

“N….no way..”

“Did he just create a rift in the air…?”

Then, Yoo seodam shouted the powerful words towards the member of Murim Hohyanghoe.

“I can bring you back home!”

“This…!”

Bang Ho-win tried to cover Yoo Seodam’s mouth, but Seol Jungyeon squeezed out the last remaining power she had and moved in front of Bang Ho-win to block him.

Even though Bang Ho-win’s one arm was cut off, and he was unable to use ‘Mind and Heart Dominating Technique’, he was still able to affect a woman’s heart.

Seeing Seol Jungyeon slowly being pushed back by Bang Ho-win, Yoo Seodam screamed once again.

“Do you understand who is the one you should believe now?! If you stop fighting now, you can return home anytime you want!”

At that time, the Bone Dragon flew and scratched the ground. It had caused more casualties compared to the civil war. If the Bone Dragon was left unattended more than this, a really big accident would happen.

“So, let’s close the Great Rift and go back!”

Shortly after hearing Yoo Seodam’s words, several Murim Experts who were forced to follow Bang Ho-win started to be shaken.

‘It’s an opportunity!’

Smiling Shadow, who was deliberately interfering with Bang Ho-win’s plan, shouted the words he had always wanted to say.

“Anyway, he has already become a cripple! Even if what he said to us was true, he can no longer do so since it is impossible for him to reach the realm of Shinhwakyung now!”

“That’s right! I actually didn’t like following such a disgusting man from the beginning.”

“To deceive us with such a lie…!”

Not all Murim experts were immediately swayed by the words of the Yoo Seodam. However, as soon as few Murim experts started to state their stance and their opinion, the situation immediately favored Yoo Seodam.

“Let’s take down the Bone Dragon and get the chance to return once more!”

Soon after, the hunters, the members of New Murim League as well as the members of Murim Hohyanghoe temporarily stopped fighting. Although they were not cooperating with each other, they began to face a common enemy, the Bone Dragon.

Their individual level was very high, and because there were 10 SS-rank in total, the Bone Dragon could be suppressed rather swiftly.

The only problem left was Bang Ho-win.

In the state where he only had one arm left and could no longer use his mind controlling skill, he was still able to overpower Seol Jungyeon. Even though he had been reduced to his current state, his mysterious mugong, which could make his opponent stop in the middle, and his ‘Mind and Heart Dominating Technique’, which he had learned all his life, still remained. He only needed a simple hand movement to stop Seol Jungyeon in her trails.

‘Damn it! What the hell is that mugong?’

<…it is a technique that couldn’t be considered as mugong.>

The system tried to explain it to Yoo Seodam. However, Yoo Seodam couldn’t listen to her explanation because in front of him, he saw Seol Jungyeon being flung to the air before crashing to the ground after she failed to defend against Bang Ho-win’s punch.

Yoo Seodam didn’t have enough time to take out the Winchester 777 from his inventory and aim it at Bang Ho-win. So, using the skill attached to his boots, he narrowed the distance between him and Bang Ho-win and swung his sword.

Boom!!

Bang Ho-win stopped Yoo Seodam’s sword before aiming his fist at Yoo Seodam’s abdomen. He thought that Seodam’s armor was nothing but an ordinary armor. Unfortunately for him, Yoo Seodam was able to endure his punch thanks to his hero-grade armor. Yoo Seodam once again swung his swords towards Bang Ho-win.

Boom!!

A huge crater was created as the aftermath of the exchange. As Yoo Seodam bounced away because of the impact, Seol Jungyeon rained a series of attacks towards Bang Ho-win with all her might. It was an attack that could cut anything in its path.

“You trash-like bitch!!!”

Bang Ho-win endured. The pain from losing one of his arms was no longer there because his reasoning clouded by his anger.

As the fight prolonged, Bang Ho-win’s movement grew duller and duller. It was because he had lost a lot of blood. Moreover, the effect of ‘Mind and Heart Dominating Technique’ as well as his Saekgong gradually become weaker.

However, before Bang Ho-win completely collapsed, Seol Jungyeon lost all her strength and collapsed first. In the first place, it was a miracle to be able to fight against a mind controlling sorcery this long.

However, fortunately.

-This is the command center! The Bone Dragon has been defeated! I repeat! The Bone Dragon has been defeated!

-We also confirmed that the ‘core energy’ of the Great Rift has disappeared and the rift has started to close. Expedition members must return as soon as possible.

Because the Bone Dragon had been defeated, it was now possible to draw the picture that Yoo Seodam really wanted from here on.

“What!!!”

As the hunters and the Murim people began to rush toward the exit, Bang Ho-win became quite nervous. He was no longer able to use his Saekgong, which meant that even if he captured Seol Jungyeon, he cannot absorb her naegong and rise to the state of Shinhwakyung.

In other words, it was impossible for him to return to Murim by using the ‘Dharma’s Black Sword’ in his possession.

If that was the case, Bang Ho-win thought it would be better for him to escape this place first. Even if it was not Saekgong, there are many ways to absorb other people’s naegong. If only he could find an old master with a good amount of naegong like four years ago…

‘Huh… Where did she go?’

Bang Ho-win belatedly realized that someone was carrying the passed out Seol Jungyeon and running away. The familiar man who was carrying Seol Jungyeon on his arm was no other than Smiling Shadow.

“Smiling Shadow!!!”

His scream echoed loudly. However, he couldn’t stop Smiling Shadow who had run away and grouped up with the other New Murim Alliance’s members in order to get out of the Rift.

Bang Ho-win focused all of his strength on his feet. He tried to chase Smiling Shadow in one leap and tear him to death.

However, at that moment, a magic circle was created in the air. In the next moment, Bang Ho-win’s body was wrapped in chains.

“You and your dog-like trick again!”

It would have been easy to tear off the chain if Bang Ho-win still had both of his arms. However, with only one arm, he couldn’t unravel the strange chains wrapped around his body.

However, in the end, he was still a Hyunkyung Expert. Even with one arm he was able to rip the chains in no time.

Bang Ho-win aimed his bloody gaze towards Yoo Seodam who was on the ground. He looked like he didn’t have any intention of escaping the Rift.

‘What is he doing?’

Bang Ho-win muttered to himself as he looked at the ground with a sense of incongruity. He could see his shadow was overlapping with Yoo Seodam’s shadow.

Then, Yoo Seodam laughed as he stared at the space between Bang Ho-win’s legs.

“Missy, do you have some spare time?”