The day when all the plants in Cheonghwa Town shook as if the city would sink. The child standing at the stern of the boat stared with yellow eyes at the distant Cheonghwa Town moving away.
It was a strikingly pretty child, with dark brown eyes and hair.
[Muwon, we will definitely come back for revenge.]
Was it because it was his first time killing someone? Tae Cheonoh’s hands were shaking slightly.
The survivors of the 11th Continent barely survived and took over the ship in the confusing chaos. It was thanks to the plants that broke through the ground that they killed all of Aduran’s minions. The children who joined them late did not see it, and the adults kept quiet about the strange phenomenon. They had a hunch that the Hwa tribe was involved.
The survivors who visited Cheonghwa Town were indigenous people of the 11th continent. They believed that the reason the 11th Continent sank was because of the Hwa clan, so they hoped that the children who barely survived would not be tangled up with the Hwa in any way. The children also kept the fact that they killed someone a secret.
[But Muwon, will he okay?]
Tae Cheonoh wrapped his old blanket around his shoulders and spoke.
[I think his mother is dead. We should have brought him along.]
Muwon also thought it would have been good if he had known that he would escape Cheonghwa Town safely.
The sight of him covering his mouth with both hands and crying loudly as he looked up at him looked very melancholic…
Muwon, watching Cheonghwa Town floating away, pressed his hand on his suddenly sore chest.
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“Hyung-nim, are you in pain?”
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He unconsciously reached for a cigarette and patted Jupiter’s head, as he lit it up. Those who survived Cheonghwa Town later traveled to each continent to gather people of their kind. Many of those currently belonging to Peira were survivors of the 11th Continent.
Among the survivors, there were people as young as Jupiter and old people. In fact, the survivors of the 11th Continent were not welcomed anywhere due to the superstition that people from the sunken continent were cursed. As a result, the survivors secretly lived on other continents or worked on ships at sea while hiding their identities.
Muwon also wandered around numerous continents. Naturally, he spent more time at sea than on land, and friction with pirates was commonplace.
“I really suffered like shit.”
Cigarette smoke drifted from Muwon’s lips. It was rare for him to reminisce about the past as much as he did today.
“Hyung-nim, did you call me?”
“Why is that you have an automatic reaction whenever I talk about shit?”
Jupiter, who was cleaning the inside of the dome, only scratched the back of his neck and continued what he was doing.
After leaving Cheonghwa Town, Muwon traveled around the continent with the elders, outfoxing large-headed pirates and seizing ships. There were so many days when he almost died that what he experienced in Cheonghwa Town was nothing. As he survived by killing others, he naturally became infamous, and it was not difficult for him to achieve his goal.
The ship Peira.
It was a warship that the leading members fled on when the 11th Continent collapsed. After traveling around the continent to gather news, Muwon learned that the ‘Cheonkang’ gang on the third continent owned the Peira. There was no one on board the Peira ship when it had washed up on the pier of the 3rd Continent, and Cheonkang naturally took over the warship.
Muwon had already formed a faction with Tae Cheonoh and in his late teens.
Before the 11th Continent completely sank, the reason why the small number of indigenous people was able to command the numerous people who had fled was because of their power. The ‘Kwon’, the indigenous people of the 11th Continent, were not ordinary in their innate power.
In the early days when sea levels rose rapidly, quite a lot of the Kwon clan died as much of the 11th continent, which originally boasted an enormous area, became submerged in sea water. They were a clan with outstanding individual military strength, and those who survived the tyranny were among the most outstanding.
The Kwon clan did not want their blood to be diluted, so they formed relationships among themselves and did not hesitate to engage in incestuous marriages. After several generations, posthuman beings like Muwon and Tae Cheonoh were born.
With only 15 people, Muwon devastated Cheonkang, which had hundreds of gang members. The ship Peira had been Muwon’s playground during his childhood. In order to take over the ship, he knew exactly where and how to attack.
On the night of the new moon, Muwon and Tae Cheonoh threw anchor on the Peira and climbed to the aft of the deck. They entered straight into the dome overflowing with plants. It was a botanical garden that was unaffected by the sea breeze. On one side of the moss growing thickly on the floor on the left, an iron ring was barely visible, sticking out.
It was the only hole in the Peira, which was no different from an iron fortress when all the iron doors were closed.
After entering inside, Muwon and Tae Cheonoh went straight to the captain’s office and cut off the head of boss of Cheonkang. Their heads were literally cut off and hung on the deck, and all the women who had been kidnapped in the captain’s room of Cheonkang were brought to land.
After the boss Cheonkang and his right and left arms were killed, there was nothing left to do. Except for the 15 people who were useful, they were left with a bunch of random people gathered together. As a result of their blind faith that they would never be attacked from within, Cheonkang was completely destroyed in just one night. Just like that, Muwon captured the Peira ship.
No, he didn’t steal it, for Peira ship was originally his.
Muwon looked down at where the flower he had blown up was. There were only leaves and grass growing around, and there was no sign of new flowers growing.
The dome was like a resting place for Muwon. However, unlike before, when he rested peacefully under the warm light, there was someone who suddenly popped into his mind. Each time, an unpleasant sensation that grated on his nerves followed.
“Jupiter, where is the apothecary?”
Jupiter, who was staring at the birds at the botanical garden, suddenly snapped out of it.
“Well, it’s already been over a week since we put up the poster, but I think we haven’t got him yet! But I still don’t know, I’ll go quickly and ask!”
Jupiter rushed out with a gunny sack, looking like a panting puppy. It’s already been two weeks since that apothecary bastard ditched the shop and disappeared before their eyes.
If that bastard wasn’t from the Hwa clan, would there be any need for him to run away like this?
Thinking about it, Tae Cheonoh had a point. Who wouldn’t be intimidated by Tae Muwon pressuring them from all sides?
Nevertheless, the apothecary scanned through the garbage dump, even lying that he had been hired as a janitor.
Tae Cheonoh’s retort was that he was so poor that he must have searched the garbage dumps of the Marine Buildings for something useful. If the apothecary hadn’t lied and had made the same excuse as Tae Cheonoh, there wouldn’t have been this much suspicion.
Muwon, feeling bored, got up from the rocking chair. He habitually glanced at the tombstone hidden by the grass. Then he exited the dome and walked across the deck.
Four or five people were guarding the entrance to the bridge that connected the ship Peira to the mainland. The ship Peira, which was the heart of people of Peira, had 24-hour security guards. Muwon took out as many bills as he could find in his wallet and handed them over to his subordinates who were greeting him.
When they were told to drink in moderation, they bowed down so deeply that their heads hit the floor. There were several people in Peira who were older than Muwon, but they obeyed Tae Cheonoh and Muwon’s orders to the letter. Just like the clans of the 11th Continent, what was important to them was power. In some ways, it can be seen as the ranking of beasts, but humanity was not important to survive in today’s world.
Stepping onto dry land, Muwon passed by the dock. He walked along the waterway leading toward the city center. The waterway with a huge width was the ‘Cheonghwa’ Canal, which ran through Cheonghwa Town from one end to the other. In addition, because there were small waterways throughout the city, people generally used ferry boats as a means of transportation.
Now, posters were posted throughout the area searching for the apothecary, but no one had been found so far. The implication was that the apothecary secretly moved on foot instead of taking a boat. Muwon was certain that he had already headed to another area.
He looked in the direction of the bridge connecting District E with the other areas. Of course, it wasn’t close enough to be seen from here.
He fled from him to the point of abandoning his own store. Muwon thought, he had to be caught somehow and hear what he had to say with that pretty face of his. It’d be lucky if he didn’t start with his fists.
Muwon soon became tired of walking and turned his attention to the waterway where there were rows of ferry boats waiting for guests all over the waterway. He jumped into the first one he saw.
Oh, a little more back story. sigh It’s nice to know the ML had a heart at some point. Though in hearing more about what he had to do to survive, at least his behavior is a little more understandable. Thanks for the chapter!! 💜💜💜