Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

The chirping in the distance did not cease with a single call. Once, again, and again... the sounds overlapped several times. At least two birds were involved.

The Senate leader paused.

“......”

The heated debate regarding the dismissal of the Master of the Sword Scorpion Unit and its alternative solution also came to a halt.

The long, continuous cries had one meaning.

The sacred sparrows raised by the Hwangbo family with their clan's secretive techniques. These were symbols of the high-ranking individuals within the Sword Scorpion Unit. No one beneath the Black Hierarchy dared possess such creatures.

The large ears of the Hwangbo family head perked up like blades. He was a figure with deep knowledge of every magical creature within Ipwang Fortress, a rare sage in the martial world.

As the eyes of the assembly turned to the Hwangbo family head, he slowly opened his eyes.

“It’s the Black Swallow of Lord Bo Hyeol. It’s not just one. The Qiong Swallow of Master Tianlong, and the Thunder Swallow of the Master of the Sword Scorpion are also coming. Two of the next Black Three Kings... they’re probably entrusted with the intelligence. But why is the old lady of Xinchang...?”

“She is no fool. She must have been concerned about the loss of the letter,” said the young man beside him.

“It must be an important matter. The gathering decree was issued in Sichuan, so there must be news regarding Ma Gwang-ik. Wasn’t this the most crucial task recently?”@@novelbin@@

“The Black Swallows have gathered, so things must have settled one way or another.”

“Finally...”

Expectations and anxieties mixed in the air.

Ma Jin extended his metal, steel-blue hand. The prosthetic crafted by the Iron Clan’s artisans from Sichuan, a relic of powerful martial arts.

When his five fingers spread, it was as if he was wielding an energy beyond mere mortal techniques. A translucent aura burst into the air from his palm.

BANG!

The ceiling shattered in an instant. Large and small fragments fell, raining down around them.