IT WAS NONE OTHER THAN DESPERATION.
IT WAS GWIYEONG'S LAST-DITCH STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE.
RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR FACE!
DUCK!
GWIYEONG STARTED HEARING VOICES AGAIN.
HE USED TO THINK OF IT AS A CURSE.
BUT NOW, IT WAS THE VOICE OF SALVATION.
HE LOST HIS BALANCE.
TACKLE HIM!
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE, GWIYEONG.
DON'T GIVE HIM ANY TIME.
PRESS THE ATTACK!
COME ON.
WHO'S NEXT?
NEXT!!
I'LL FIGHT.
GREAT.
I COULD USE A BETTER WARM-UP.
NO. NOT YOU.
I WANT TO FIGHT...
...?
...HIM.
UHH...?
M-ME?
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?
DO I HAVE TO FIGHT YOU?
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY CHETAMJA HERE.
WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW...
IS THE STANDARD OF THE GROUP...
....WE'RE ABOUT TO BE A PART OF.
YOU'LL BE FINE, CHANGRYONG.
GIVE IT A GO.
WILL I BE FINE THOUGH?
NOW...
...SHOW ME WHAT THE CHETAMJAS ARE MADE OF!
...?
HMM, NOT BAD...
HUH...?
WH-WHY YOU...!
CHANGRYONG! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'LL BE FINE! HIT HIM BACK!
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME?!
...?!
HUH...?
...?!
HEY...
WHY DID YOU LOSE ON PURPOSE?
WHAT...?
YOU WEREN'T SERIOUS ABOUT HITTING ME.
YOU KEPT SWINGING REALLY SLOW SO I CAN DODGE THEM...
A-ARE YOU MOCKING ME?
THAT'S HARDLY A SURPRISE.
THIS BOY FOUGHT YOU WITH EVERYTHING HE'S GOT.
UMM...
B-BUT...
WHAT HE DIDN'T HAVE...
WAS THE INTENTION TO KILL YOU.
I EXPECTED AS MUCH.
EXPERIENCE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
HMM...
THE TWO OF YOU ARE PERFECT.
OKAY, DUMOK!
TIME FOR YOU TO PROVE YOUR SKILLS TOO!
I DID YOU A FAVOR AND FOUND YOU TWO OPPONENTS!
WHY DO I GET TWO?
LISTEN CAREFULLY. THOSE MEN...
...?
...INFILTRATED A BARBARIAN CAMP, FOUGHT THEM OFF,
AND MADE IT BACK ALIVE TO TELL THE TALE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
THEY FACED DEATH HEAD-ON,
FIGHTING PEOPLE WHO WHOLEHEARTEDLY WANTED THEM DEAD.
AND THEY, TOO,
FOUGHT WITH EVERYTHING THEY’VE GOT TO KILL THEIR ENEMIES.
THAT’S WHY HE DIDN’T SEE...
THAT BOY’S HALF-HEARTED FLAILING...
...AS A GENUINE ATTACK.
AND HOW MANY BARBARIANS DO YOU THINK THEY’VE KILLED BEFORE THAT MISSION?
I HEARD YOU ARE EX-CONVICTS.
BUT HAVE YOU EVER KILLED SOMEONE?
SO YOU'RE SERIOUS...
...ABOUT KILLING ME AS WELL.
THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE...
EXCELLENT!
I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HIS GRIP.
GIVE HIM A HEAD BUTT!
OOF...
THAT'S NATURAL TALENT RIGHT THERE...
I GIVE YOU MY HIGHEST COMMENDATION!
WH-WHAT NOW...?
COME ON! WHY AREN'T YOU SAYING ANYTHING?!
DONG!
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
ARE YOU SEEING THINGS AGAIN?
...?
TURN AROUND.
RUN...!
REMEMBER THIS, GWIYEONG...
IF I CATCH YOU AGAIN...
...I WILL SURELY KILL YOU THIS TIME.
RUN! FASTER!
W-WAIT...
THIS PATH LEADS TO...
UHH...
GWIYEONG...
I'M FINE NOW.
YOU DID SO MUCH FOR ME ALREADY.
AND NOW...
...I WANT YOU TO FIGHT FOR YOURSELF.
IT'S TIME TO STOP LOOKING BACK...
...AND START MOVING FORWARD, GWIYEONG.
HEAD UP NOW.
GO...!
HEY...
DONG...
I THINK DONG...
...FINALLY MOVED ON.
SHE SMILED...
AT ME...
FINE, GWIYEONG. YOU PASS.
SHALL WE START OUR LESSONS?
In his fight for survival, Gwiyeong comes to see the voices he hears not as a curse but as salvation and defeats his opponent. Then, to measure the group's level, he wants to fight Changryong; it is revealed that Changryong fought without any killing intent. While Dumok is tested against two opponents, Gwiyeong, with Dong's farewell, decides to leave the past behind and walk forward, and passes the test.
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