‘Maybe he is really insane?’
Nakata Yuji was going through a serious dilemma at this moment.
Kang Jin-Ho was obviously not an idiot. And he certainly wasn't the type to act thoughtlessly, either. A man with a faulty brain could never unite the Martial Assembly or slip through the Crimson King's fingers.
Besides, didn’t Kang Jin-Ho also escape from the trap Nakata Yuji had set?
In that case... Just who was this Kang Jin-Ho?
This individual was a completely different existence from the image of Kang Jin-Ho in Nakata Yuji's head, which had been created through a collage of information, stories, and rumors of his achievements and actions.
Weirdly enough, the real Kang Jin-Ho turned out to be an idiot. Reckless. And completely insane, to boot! But he still dared to threaten the Japanese?
Who threatened who here? That bastard... Threatened Nakata Yuji and the rest of the Japanese warriors?
“Hah...” A disappointed sigh left Nakata Yuji’s lips. At this point, he couldn’t even laugh in dismay anymore.
A group of people who should not be insane... had gone insane. Not just one or two, but four of them, no less!
If Kang Jin-Ho had shown up here by himself, Nakata Yuji wouldn't have had this much of a hard time comprehending this situation. That was because he knew about the risk of encountering the phenomenon called Qi Deviation.
It was not uncommon to see martial artists going insane while trying to reach higher realms of cultivation. However, what were the odds of all four men suffering from that phenomenon at the same time? Not very likely.
‘In that case... Did they shoot themselves up with narcotics or some such...?'
Even Nakata Yuji felt dismayed by his own suspicion. However, how was he supposed to explain this absurd situation without equally absurd explanations?
“So, you want us to...” Nakata Yuji forced himself to say something. “...Jump off this ship if we want to live? Did I get that right?”
Kang Jin-Ho didn't bother to respond. Wondering if his meager Korean language skills had failed him, Nakata Yuji turned his head to stare at Lee Seong-Hwi with eyes filled with lots of questions.
Lee Seong-Hwi’s expression remained stiff as he snarkily responded. “I told you already.”
“...?”
“That you’d encounter a lunatic beyond your wildest imaginations.”
“Huh...”
Since Lee Seong-Hwi replied this way, didn't that mean Nakata Yuji heard everything correctly?
That was when he gave up on deciphering Kang Jin-Ho's intentions.
Conversations were meant to take place between human beings. When someone couldn't be talked to or reasoned with, the world would refer to him as a madman. And attempting to converse with a madman was nothing more than a waste of time.
Nakata Yuji could only smile wryly. “I don't know what's in your mind, Kang Jin-Ho. But I'm not interested anymore. Tonight, you will...”
“Geez, you talk too much,” Kang Jin-Ho abruptly cut Nakata Yuji off. “I don't care what you think, okay? And I don't feel like verbally explaining everything to you. Your job is simple. Translate what I say to your friends behind you. That's it.”
“...”
“I do not show mercy to anyone baring their fangs at me. However, you could say this situation is a bit of an exception. Since you are invading South Korea... Does that mean you're technically not baring your fangs at me? Or are you?”
Nakata Yuji furrowed his brow. What on Earth was Kang Jin-Ho even talking about now?
“Since it’s kind of vague, I decided to give you all a way out. So, start translating already.”
Nakata Yuji was getting royally irritated now.
‘How did a moron like this even...’
Kang Jin-Ho was like a legend within the East Asian martial societies. That much was undeniable. And the rest of the world held a similar view, too.
Any powerful individual possessing a faction of some kind and savvy enough to keep their eyes on the global events would've heard about Kang Jin-Ho's name by now.
Kang Jin-Ho was a man who secured his territory and built his base in a location sandwiched between the two global powerhouses of China and Japan. He pulled off feats most people thought were impossible with consummate ease. And lastly... He even fought the one-and-only Crimson King and lived to tell the tale.
The Crimson King's prestige and name value within the martial world was incalculably massive. As such, Kang Jin-Ho's stock rose up exponentially for simply surviving that battle. And the rumors of the Crimson King's faction entering an unofficial pact with the Martial Assembly had basically sealed the deal.
No one would dare look down on Kang Jin-Ho after all that had happened. Those who viewed him as a lucky bastard who had somehow swallowed up some useless wasteland no longer dared to compare themselves to Kang Jin-Ho.
That was who Kang Jin-Ho was. So why... Why did someone like that commit an act of sheer lunacy like this?
‘No, wait...’
Nakata Yuji suddenly had an epiphany. It felt like an answer to an enchanting mystery had finally been found.
An ordinary martial arts expert couldn't have accomplished all those amazing feats. Strength alone simply wasn't enough, after all. Maybe Kang Jin-Ho's lunacy played a sizable role in him accomplishing many of those incredible feats.
When a crazy gamble only a madman would make paid off handsomely, most bystanders would call that shocking and extraordinary. However, being shocking and extraordinary was a dual-edged blade.
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