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128. Crazy Doctor.

As his vision cleared, Johan frowned and looked around.

Two more people had appeared than before he entered his inner world. It was Sarah and Samahan.

Johan’s gaze then landed on the man in black. It was the human who had given him that terrible elixir.

Johan unconsciously threw a punch. He didn’t expect it to hit. He seemed like a considerable expert.

Thwack!

“……Huh?”

“Cough!”

Johan let out an embarrassed groan. He hadn’t expected this.

The man in black swept across the floor like a broom and was flung away.

“Why didn’t you dodge?”

“……Kuh, shouldn’t I pay for my sins? This happened because of my carelessness.”

Oh, he had a conscience of sorts. Johan smiled brightly.

“Really? But, you haven’t paid enough yet.”

“Yes?”

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack thwack thwack!

Johan’s hands left a blurry afterimage as he beat him.

After hitting him for a while, Johan took a shallow breath and straightened his posture.

Samahan, who had been watching from the side, laughed heartily.

“Vicious sorcerer bastard. Your personality is dirty as expected.”

“Dirty my foot, I just did what I had to do. Anyway, what brings you here?”

Samahan pointed at Sarah with his finger.

“The sword master told me you weren’t waking up, you moron. You should be thanking me.”

Johan tilted his head.

“What happened?”

“You groaned for a full day. If I hadn’t helped circulate your inner energy, it would have taken longer.”

“Ah, so that was your inspiration.”

Somehow, the circulation of magical power had been easier. Now the puzzle was complete.

“Anyway, how is it? Did you achieve anything? You ate that famous White Pill, even a passing dog would have made progress.”

Fortunately, Johan was not a passing dog. Johan closed his eyes slightly, then opened them.

“Magic power, I mean, internal energy has greatly increased.”

“That can’t be all, can it?”

At Samahan’s words, Johan grinned. Indeed, that was not all he had achieved.

Johan felt the fiery energy spreading throughout his body. Johan looked at Sarah.

“Miss Sarah. How about a sparring match?”

“Yes? A sparring match?”

“Yes.”

She hesitated for a moment, then smiled brightly. She looked really happy.

“Okay.”

The tongue that slipped out of her mouth licked her lips.

***

“Aren’t you overdoing it as soon as you wake up? Are you really okay?”

Sarah said, twirling her longsword on the training ground.

Johan also warmed up. He didn’t swing a sword separately, but just twisted his fingers back and forth.

“I’m fine. Rather, now is the best timing.”

“If you say so······.”

Sarah blurred the end of her words. And Sarah’s figure blurred as well.

A clear voice came from behind Johan’s head.

“I won’t hold back.”

Sarah spun her whole body and slashed with her sword. The target was Johan’s shoulder.

‘He’ll probably block it with a shield. That’s Johan’s specialty.’

However, Johan’s response was different from before. Red flames rose from the floor.

Clang!

The wall of fire and the steel sword met, and soon a sound like metal colliding echoed.

Jangcheong, who was watching from afar, tilted his head.

“Is it just me? But, doesn’t he seem faster than before······?”

Samahan quickly replied.

“It’s not just you.”

“Yes?”

“The White Pill is a mixture of several medicinal herbs, but most of them contain yang energy. In other words, it’s an extremely yang elixir.”

“How much is it?”

Samahan turned his head at Jangcheong’s innocent question. There, the man in black was watching the sparring match with sparkling eyes.

“Hey, Crazy Doctor. Did Black King really order you to give that outrageous elixir?”

Then the man with the alias of Crazy Doctor looked at Samahan.

“How did you know?”

“What, that I realized you were the Crazy Doctor? Or that you gave the White Pill to the sorcerer on your own?”

“Both.”

“Both, I see.”

Samahan nodded and reached out at lightning speed. The Crazy Doctor couldn’t even resist. His opponent was the famous Hoseon.

Thud.

Samahan grabbed the Crazy Doctor’s neck in one go and growled.

“Didn’t I ask you? Why did you give him that elixir? He could have become disabled.”

“Cough, keh hek······.”

The Crazy Doctor looked at the sparring match, panting. The leader was gaining the upper hand.

The heat of the flames emanating from both hands was transmitted all the way here. It must be thanks to the White Pill. The Crazy Doctor felt a small sense of pride.

“······Have you ever seen such a crazy bastard? He’s giggling even in this situation?”

“Huk, heueuk. I’ll, I’ll tell you. There’s nothing I can’t tell you. Before that, please let go of this.”

Samahan scratched his chin with his remaining hand, then released his grip. The Crazy Doctor gasped for breath.

“Tell me. Why did you do that?”

“······I’ve been watching the leader all this time. Maybe it’s because he’s from another world, but he uses techniques that are different from ours.”

“So what.”

“I saw the potential. There are extremely yang and extremely yin elixirs in the world, but martial artists don’t use them well.”

Far away, Johan was creating flaming spears and firing them at Sarah.

Sarah was barely dodging, sweating profusely.

“But the leader is different. He is far superior to other martial artists in the operation of the Five Elements. Ice skill? Fiery yang skill? Compared to the leader, it’s just child’s play.”

Boom!

A grand explosion occurs on the floor of the training ground. Sarah’s whole body was dyed black.

“What’s the point of just wielding a sword? It’s all useless in the face of great nature. I decided. To make the leader a natural disaster, itself.”

Samahan narrowed his eyes and stared into the Crazy Doctor’s eyes. He saw a greasy madness.

‘He’s out of his mind.’

Samahan recalled the rumors about the Crazy Doctor. He had lost his entire family in a landslide. It was a common story.

Enough to be remembered deep in his mind.

“What do you get from that, Crazy Doctor? Do you think the leader will be your subordinate?”

“No. Rather, it’s the opposite.”

“Opposite?”

The Crazy Doctor smiled without answering. It was a silent protest that he would not say more.

But the opponent is as crazy as the Crazy Doctor. Samahan swung his hand and slapped the Crazy Doctor’s cheek.

Slap!

“Aren’t you going to talk? Do you really want to die?”

“Keuk, keuk. If, if I die, Black King will be angry. Are you really okay with that?”

Samahan nodded.

“Yeah, if dying is your wish, I have to grant it.”

Cold sweat poured down the Crazy Doctor’s forehead like a waterfall. The Crazy Doctor licked his lips and thought.

‘Crazy old man······. I’m really going to die like this.’

Hoseon was capable enough to do that. Inevitably, the Crazy Doctor opened his mouth.

“Okay, I understand. I’m going to become the leader’s disciple.”

Whoosh – thud.

Samahan stopped his hand and asked again.

“Disciple? That sorcerer bastard’s?”

“Yes, I’m going to learn sorcery. To be exact, it’s divine power. Not sorcery.”

“It’s the same thing.”

Samahan hesitated for a moment, then lowered his hand. It didn’t seem like it would harm the sorcerer bastard.

Even though the Crazy Doctor was someone who didn’t know where he would bounce, his skills were the best. If he became an ally, he would definitely be reliable.

“······Are you forgiving me?”

When the Crazy Doctor asked falteringly, Samahan snorted.

“Forgiveness? What, did you do anything wrong to me?”

“······.”

It was a truly carefree attitude.

The Crazy Doctor clenched his fist tightly. Like a crazy old man.

“Let’s just watch. Crazy Doctor.”

“······Yes.”

The Crazy Doctor answered sullenly and turned his head. The sparring match was already coming to an end.

Snakes of fire bared their fangs from all sides of Sword Master Sarah. She was gradually being pushed into a corner.

In contrast, the leader was calmly waving his arms. The sword master tried to find an opening, but it seemed impossible to break through the endlessly burning flames.

Samahan was slightly impressed.

“He’s amazing. The operation of sorcery has become much more sophisticated. The power has also increased. Although only in terms of yang energy.”

“It’s the effect of the White Pill. Of course, the leader showed a tremendous absorption rate.”

“It’s all because I helped. What did the sorcerer bastard do?”

“······.”

Boom!

At that moment, a snake of fire bit the side of Sword Master Sarah. The snake immediately caused a violent explosion.

Sarah let out a faint groan and continued to move forward. It was a great mental strength. A will to somehow aim for the leader.

However, the leader’s defense was impenetrable. Every time the sword master swung her sword, three walls of fire sprang up.

“It’s overwhelming.”

When the Crazy Doctor said, Samahan retorted.

“Still, that sword master is not easy to deal with.”

As Samahan said, Sarah’s movements were getting faster and faster. Now, three walls of fire appeared when she swung her sword twice.

Her characteristic. [Indomitable] was awakening. Of course, Samahan didn’t know the details.

But nothing lasts forever. The sword master eventually turned pale and collapsed to the floor.

“She’s lost too much blood. She needs to be treated quickly.”

The Crazy Doctor was a man who acted and spoke in unison. He jumped up and approached Sword Master Sarah.