Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — Chapter 16

HEY, I TOLD YOU TO BRING ME A BOTTLE OF LIQUOR!

B-BUT SIR...

GEEZ, WHY CAN'T ANY OF YOU FOLLOW ORDERS?

YOU ASTOUND ME.

DRINKING GOT YOU INTO THIS MESS.

AND YET, YOU STILL ASK FOR MORE DRINKS.

I'VE SUFFERED ENOUGH, GENERAL CHOI. WHY DON'T YOU LET ME OUT?

MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE WAITING FOR ME BACK HOME--

IS THAT HOW YOU REFER TO YOUR GISAENG* HOUSES?

*GISAENG: COURTESANS TRAINED IN POETRY, MUSIC, AND ARTS

COME OUT.

WOW! REALLY?

WE LOCATED THE JURCHEN CAMP AND MANZHU LI.

THE CHETAMJAS AND THE TROOPS WILL SOON BEGIN THE OPERATION.

SO GET OUT OF THAT CELL AND DO WHAT YOU DO BEST.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY A SCOUNDREL LIKE YOU CAN ATONE FOR YOUR BEING AND SERVE THIS KINGDOM.

S-SIR... I WAS--

LET'S GO, GWIYEONG.

I'LL TEACH HIM A LESSON... NO, SCRATCH THAT.

I'LL KILL HIM FOR YOU.

GENERAL LEE?!

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE... WHATEVER YOUR NAME WAS.

ANYWAY, WRAP THINGS UP OVER HERE AND JOIN ME.

GWIYEONG?!

H-HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

WHO HURT YOU?!

CHANGRYONG, TAKE DUMOK BACK. BOTH OF YOU NEED TREATMENT.

YUJEONG! YOU'RE COMING WITH US!

MR. GHOST'S SHADOW.

ARE YOU COMING WITH US?

OR YOU COULD PRETEND NONE OF THIS EVER HAPPENED AND LIVE A QUIET LIFE BACK IN YOUR HOMETOWN.

PERSONALLY, I'D RECOMMEND THE LATTER...

...BUT I DOUBT YOU'D LIVE TOO LONG WITH THAT ANGER BURNING INSIDE YOU.

WHOA.

CHIEFTAIN, WE PREPARED A BOAT SO YOU CAN CROSS THE RIVER.

GOOD. THE JOSEON SOLDIERS WILL BE HERE SOON.

THERE'S A FORK IN THE ROAD AHEAD, SO WE'LL SPLIT UP IN TWO GROUPS AND LIE IN WAIT.

YOU SHOULD GO ON AHEAD. WE'LL DELAY THE ENEMY AND FOLLOW YOU AFTERWARD.

SURE.

I WONDER...

...IF THE EMBER WILL EVER REACH ME AGAIN.

GENERAL! THERE IS A FORK UP AHEAD!

I SUGGEST WE SPLIT UP, SIR!

SURE!

THE FOUR OF YOU GO LEFT! I'LL TAKE THE RIGHT!

?!

S-SIR... BUT...

WHAT IS IT? DO YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?

LOOK, I CAN'T BABYSIT ANY OF YOU WHILE I FIGHT!

BOTH PATHS WILL LEAD TO THE RIVER ANYWAY!

SO I'LL SEE YOU THERE!

WELL, WELL...

IT'S TIME TO TEST MY LUCK!

THE MOON...

...DOESN'T SHINE HERE.

WHAT? THERE'S ONLY ONE MAN.

THEY MUST'VE UNDERESTIMATED US.

DID WE GET HIM?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S TOO DARK TO SEE.

DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN. MAINTAIN YOUR AIM.

BUT IT'S JUST ONE GUY. WHY BOTHER?

PEOPLE WHO SAY THINGS LIKE THAT ARE ALWAYS THE FIRST TO DIE IN BATTLE--

HMM... DID I GET LUCKY? OR AM I OUT OF LUCK?

HEY... IS MANZHU WITH YOU?

WHAT? WHEN DID HE GET HERE?

OVER THERE! SHOOT HIM DOWN!

OH WELL... I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO LOOK FOR HIM MYSELF.

WHERE DID HE GO?

S-STAY CALM!

STAY--

AAAH!!

DARN IT! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

BRING HIM DOWN!!

WHERE IS HE? FIND HIM!!

CHOOSING THIS DARK SPOT IN THE WOODS...

...WAS YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE.

IT BARELY TOOK HIM A SECOND.

DID HE FIGURE OUT ALL OUR POSITIONS...

...WHEN WE FLUNG THOSE ARROWS?

HMM...

LOOKS LIKE I CHOSE THE WRONG PATH.

THAT MEANS...

...GWIYEONG GOT LUCKY.

I WONDER IF HE'LL BE ABLE TO CATCH HIM.

SIR...!!

I SEE MANZHU AND HAZHU!

DON’T LOSE THEM! WE MUST CAPTURE THEM AT ALL COSTS!

I HAVE TO REDEEM MYSELF...

...IF ONLY FOR DONG’S SAKE!

I WILL NOT BE HUMILIATED ANYMORE!

A COMMENDABLE EFFORT... BUT YOU’RE TOO LATE.

FIRE!!

DON’T LET THEM PASS! GET THEM--

KEEP GOING!

STALL THEM UNTIL GENERAL LEE GETS HERE!

I’M GONNA GET THEM, NO MATTER WHAT!

GWIYEONG!

WE CAN’T CAPTURE THEM BY OURSELVES!

CAPTAIN KIM IS RIGHT!

WE SHOULD TRY TO STALL THEM UNTIL GENERAL LEE GETS HERE!

NO! I CAN KILL THEM SOMEHOW--

LISTEN TO ME!!

WILL YOU PLEASE HOLD BACK YOUR RECKLESS TEMPER...

...AND TRY TO COOPERATE FOR ONCE?

IF YOU DO, WE CAN GET HIM.

IT’S THE RESULT THAT COUNTS, RIGHT?

WE CAN STILL REACH THEM!

GET READY!

YOUR PERSISTENCE IS ADMIRABLE.

HOWEVER...

...WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE?

.....?!

GWIYEONG!!

WE'RE NOT GOING TO KILL YOU JUST YET...

...BECAUSE THE MAN WHO'LL FINISH THE JOB IS ON HIS WAY.

SO WAIT...

...UNTIL HE'S HERE.