Chapter 173: Resolution
By the time Seon Woo-jin returned to the front lines, everything was already over.
The only news he could hear was the outcome.
“The Sword Saint… was defeated by Seo Il and passed away?”
Seon Woo-jin simply couldn’t believe it.
The Sword Saint losing to someone like Seo Il? It was absolutely impossible.
But the Sword Saint’s body was already being transported to the Hae Clan estate in Hanam.
And whether it was a trick by Zhuge Jigang or not, the details of the duel remained entirely unknown.
Moreover, that wasn’t the only piece of news that sent Seon Woo-jin into shock.
Seon Woo-jin, having gained nothing at the Flying Dragon Corps headquarters, hurried back to the Boryong 13th Division and couldn’t help but be utterly flustered.
This was because Cheon Ju-eun clung to him, sobbing uncontrollably.
“Young Master Seonwoo! Why did you come so late?! My sisters! Seo-yu and Cheong-yeon…!”
Seon Woo-jin, who had somehow maintained his composure even at the Sword Saint’s death, could not bear this news and ultimately froze solid in place.
He muttered blankly.
“What does that even mean…”
Though it couldn’t last forever, everything he had thought would always be by his side was crumbling away all at once.
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‘The Heavenly Sword Saint, Hae Un-baek, has been defeated and killed by the Demon-Eyed Sword, Seo Il.’
The martial world, already seething with countless recent shocking news, could not help but boil over like a furnace at this latest, colossal revelation.
