Psycho in Ancient World
Copyright© 2026 by K.W
Chapter 19. Three, no—four legs
That question, too, was still difficult for him to answer fully.
‘To move on to the next stage... ‘
To face the enemies of the next stage, he needed strength capable of dealing with them. If he lacked that confidence, then no matter how slowly he leveled up, he would have to continue hunting the black faction. Since he had wiped out all the black faction members here, even if it meant going to another city, hunting the black faction was the natural course.
First, after checking the abilities gained upon reaching level 7, he would have to arrive at an answer to that problem.
[Critical ERROR... ]
As expected.
At the same time as the level-up, the now-familiar Critical ERROR message window appeared and muddled his mind.
A critical error.
It would have been fine if it stopped telling him by now, but once again, without fail, the system informed him that he himself was a product of a critical error.
Click.
Dong Bong-su closed the noisy error window.
And calmly began checking the benefits brought about by leveling up.
The status window, as usual, showed nothing beyond steady increases. The quest window was still filled with X marks, and there were no newly added gifts in the inventory.
Just like when he rose from level 2 to 6, the only window with any distinctive change was the skill window.
First, the proficiency of the two active skills obtained at level 5 had risen little by little. This he already knew and was only natural.
What mattered was that upon reaching level 7, two new skills had been added.
[Circulating Energy and Performing the Technique Lv .1 Proficiency: 0%]
A training method that artificially guides the energy accumulated in the dantian through the meridians distributed throughout the body.
When activated, attack power and defense temporarily increase.
Duration/Cooldown: 5/10 (minutes)
True energy consumption per use: 100 JP
Current skill bonus: attack power/defense +30%
[Three Talents Sword Art 2nd form Straight Piercing the Yellow Dragon L1:1 Proficiency: 0%]
A sword art commonly found in the Martial World. Even ordinary people without internal energy can learn it.
Straight Piercing the Yellow Dragon is an enhanced version of thrust.
All action bonuses of this skill are related to the proficiency of related skills and whether sword energy/sword force is activated.
Current applied level: Lv:1 (the player can adjust this skill’s level.)
Thrust range bonus: 1%
Thrust attack power bonus: 1%
Thrust casting speed bonus: -0%
True energy consumption per use: 30 JP
[Lightness Skill], [Circulating Energy and Performing the Technique], [Three Talents Sword Art 1st, 2nd forms]
Along with the skills obtained at level 5, Dong Bong-su carefully reviewed the abilities of the skills he had just gained.
Lightness Skill could be used like a passive skill as long as JP was infinite, and Three Talents Sword Art was, as its name implied, an attack skill—a sword technique.
In contrast, Circulating Energy and Performing the Technique was the first ‘buff’ type skill he had obtained. The true energy consumption seemed quite large, but the ability it granted was exceptionally good.
Attack power and defense increased by 30%.
Even without testing it, he could easily imagine how tremendous it was.
Although it had the drawback of a 5-minute duration and a 10-minute cooldown, if used only when necessary, that drawback did not seem all that significant.
Next.
Swoosh-, slash-.
He consecutively activated Sweeping the Thousand Armies and Straight Piercing the Yellow Dragon, the 1st and 2nd forms of the Three Talents Sword Art. They connected very smoothly, but there did not seem to be any special bonus. He then reversed the order and tried again, but once more, the two movements flowed together as if they had originally been one. That was all. He realized that chaining forms of the same sword art did not produce any special benefit.
After finishing his verification of the new skills, he placed the horribly dead body of Cho Pyung into the inventory and advanced forward.
Splash, splash.
The road of Nakwon Village, which had turned into a sea of blood, ended quickly.
Behind Nakwon Village, wide rice paddies and fields spread out, and in the middle of them stood a fairly large estate.
Nakwon Estate.
“Nakwon, huh.”
An unfitting name.
Ah, from my perspective, it’s a sufficiently fitting and romantic name.
For me, that is.
Once that place is destroyed, the black faction of Bongyang will be completely wiped out.
After testing the newly acquired skills over there, I will decide.
Whether to advance, or to remain here a little longer.
Dong Bong-su stepped inside Nakwon Estate.
Thinking that black faction members might be hiding in the fields or paddies, he approached slowly and cautiously. However, there was no one who obstructed his advance.
Rather, the gates of Nakwon Estate stood wide open.
Seeing the open gate, he recalled the two strategies that the Black Snake Association leader Bang Po-yeom could have chosen.
The Empty Fort Strategy? Or was it fleeing the battlefield?
If it was the Empty Fort Strategy, he would have to halt his advance for now, and if it was fleeing the battlefield, then likewise he would have to stop here. After all, even if he went in, there would be no one inside.
Even so, Dong Bong-su stepped into Nakwon Estate.
Because besides those two strategies, there was one more choice a person could make.
That was—
Abandonment.
When humans face difficulties they cannot possibly deal with, or when they stand on the brink of losing everything, they choose one of two options. Either brace themselves to fight to the death, or otherwise die as they are.
Dong Bong-su was certain that Bang Po-yeom had chosen the latter. The entire Nakwon Estate was steeped in that atmosphere.
The fight at Nakwon Village had merely been a last stand before death.
“Are you the Nameless Martial Hero?”
As Dong Bong-su set foot inside Nakwon Estate, an old, hollow voice echoed from the darkness.
A frail old man with white hair was looking at Dong Bong-su. Dong Bong-su instinctively knew that the old man was Bang Po-yeom.
Even at Bang Po-yeom’s words, Dong Bong-su said nothing. He merely walked slowly toward Bang Po-yeom.
“If you’re a martial hero, why are you so tightly wrapped up?”
“Because I’m not a martial hero.”
A short reply.
“Heh heh. Not a martial hero? Then why have you been killing the black faction?”
“Because I’m not a martial hero.”