GODD*** BASTARDS!!
D-DARN IT... I CAN'T SWIM...!
AAH!
I TOLD YOU... TO WAIT... I WON'T LET YOU... ESCAPE...!!
DARN IT...
HE'S TOO STRONG...!
I ADMIRE THE EFFORT,
BUT YOU'RE STARTING TO BE A NUISANCE...
WH-WHERE IS GWIYEONG...?
WHAT THE HELL...
...IS HE DOING?!
DARN IT... I-I CAN’T... BREATHE...
GASP
MANZHU LI...!
....?!
!!
WHY AM I...
...SO HELPLESS?!
GASP
GWIYEONG?!
W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
D-DONG...
PLEASE... NOT AGAIN...
NO...!!
WHAT THE HELL IS HE TRYING TO--
?!
HEAD CHIEF!!
HEAD CHIEF! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CHIEFTAIN HAZHU LI IS OVER THERE!
LET ME HELP YOU ON THE BOAT, HEAD CHIEFTAIN.
GET... HAZHU OUT OF THE WATER. NOW.
CHIEFTAIN HAZHU!
HAA...!
DAMN IT ALL!!
DARN IT... THEY'RE SO CLOSE... WE CAN'T LOSE THEM...
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, HEAD CHIEF?
YES. LET'S GO.
AREN'T WE GOING TO KILL THOSE BASTARDS IN THE WATER?
NO. THE JOSEON SOLDIERS ARE COMING. GO!
MANZHU! IT WON'T TAKE LONG TO KILL THEM.
LET ME FINISH THOSE BAST--
WH-WHO THE HELL-?
WHEW... I FINALLY CAUGHT UP.
SON OF A--
MANZHU LI...!
WHAT...?
GENERAL LEE! THAT'S NOT HIM!
WHAT?
LEE... AS IN SUNMONG LEE?
MANZHU IS OVER THERE!
THEY GOT CHIEFTAIN HAZHU!
WHAT DO WE DO, HEAD CHIEF? SHALL WE TURN THE BOAT AROUND?
HEY, AREN’T YOU MANZHU? THEN WHO ARE YOU?
ARGH...! CURSE YOU, BASTARD...!!
THAT’S HAZHU LI, THE COUSIN!
SO HE’S THE COUSIN, HUH? WELL, MANZHU IS ALREADY OUT OF REACH.
I GUESS WE COULD TAKE THIS GUY HOSTAGE.
THAT’S RIGHT! I AM HAZHU LI, THE COUSIN OF MANZHU LI, THE GREAT HEAD CHIEF OF THE JIANZHOU JURCHENS!
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU’RE MESSING WITH!
GENERAL! WATCH OUT!!
M-MANZHU...?
OH...? WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?
WHAT AN INTERESTING FELLA...
ARE YOU OKAY, GENERAL? WH-WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
SURE, I'M FINE. HE WASN'T AFTER ME.
HE COULDN’T SAVE HIS COUSIN, SO HE DECIDED TO KILL HIM...
...TO PREVENT US FROM GETTING INFORMATION. THAT ONE IS PRETTY SMART.
HE’S SKILLED IN COMBAT, TACTICALLY RESOURCEFUL...
...AND ALMOST FRIGHTENINGLY COOL-HEADED TOO.
I WOULD’VE FELT MUCH BETTER...
...IF WE HAD MANAGED TO KILL HIM TODAY.
THE RUMORS WERE RIGHT.
THAT ONE IS DANGEROUS.
BY THE WAY...
...WHERE IS GWIYEONG?
IS HE DEAD?
GASP
GWIYEONG! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU!
I HAVE TO SAVE HER...! I HAVE TO SAVE DONG!
WH-WHAT?
DONG IS DROWNING! I HAVE TO SAVE HER!!
I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE HER AGAIN...
GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!
GWIYEONG... LISTEN TO ME AND SNAP OUT OF IT.
YOUR SISTER DIED FIVE YEARS AGO, REMEMBER?
YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU'RE SEEING THINGS.
SHE ISN’T REAL!
COME ON... YOU KNOW DONG ISN’T HERE ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW THE DONG YOU SEE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PHANTOM!
N-NOOOO!!!
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF
HUFF...
ONCE GWIYEONG CAME TO HIS SENSES...
...AND REALIZED HE WAS SEEING THINGS AGAIN...
...HE WAS GRIPPED...
...BY FEAR.
HE SAW HIS DEAD SISTER...
AAAAHHH!
...EVERY TIME HE WENT INTO THE WATER.
HE HAD TRIED, EVER SO DESPERATELY, TO FORGET HOW SHE DIED.
AND NOW, HE WAS BEING FORCED TO WATCH HER DIE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WELL...
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A CHETAMJA WHO'S AFRAID OF WATER...
THE CHETAMJA RECRUITMENT TEST...
THIS WOULDN'T DO AT ALL.
...CAME TO AN END.
In a fierce struggle in the water, Gwiyeong, who cannot swim, has difficulty and is overpowered by his opponent's strength. Meanwhile, as the Chief Chieftain and his men try to pull Hazhu Li out of the water by boat, they retreat when Joseon soldiers approach. Manzhu Li kills his cousin Hazhu to prevent him from being captured and giving information. Gwiyeong sees a vision of his drowned sister Dong in the water, wants to save her, and is seized by great fear. The chapter ends with the end of the Chetamja recruitment exam.
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