The Thousand-Slayer Swordsman Association-Episode 45
〈 45Tue 〉 Ojang Yongbong Branch (18）
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ridge. ridge. ridge.
The drum sounds loudly.
It is followed by a shout that seems to reverberate throughout the world..
“Wow!!!”
Yongbong branch finals.
The curtain has risen.
As it was none other than the day of the finals, the event preceding the main dance was also different from before..
There were amazing stunts performed by all kinds of gigi, followed by dancing by mid-level masters who were famous in the current world, and in addition, there was even a speech delivered by sword king Namgung-hyuk himself on the podium..
There were all kinds of events that could not be described as extravagant, but they did not satisfy the thirst of the audience..
It was obvious.
The reason they came here today was not just to see something like this..
Today was a day when the undefeated myth of Sword Dragon Namgung Jincheon, which had been said to never be broken, might be broken..
The audience is just waiting for the beginning of a dance that may become a legend in the history of Gangho..
Luckily the wait wasn't very long.
[Then, let’s begin this dance! First, the sword dragon Namgung Jincheon! Come unarmed.!］
“Wow!!!”
A handsome man behind a blue wall walks up to the off-stage holding a sword..
As always, his pressure, which was weighing down the space, felt particularly heavy today..
[next! Mukgeom Mokriwon! Come unarmed.!］
“Wow!!!”
“Wow!!!!”
A man who makes you feel like your soul is falling just by looking at him came up unarmed..
If there were a monster that could possess people, it would definitely look like that..
Gray military uniform and old iron sword.
However, there was a charming smile lingering on his lips that couldn't be hidden by just that..
Finally, the two men face each other unarmed..
The dance hasn't started yet.
One, the atmosphere of demilitarization was at its hottest today..
Among them, Mokriwon said.
“I'm sorry about the past.”
“what?”
“I told Geomryong that the black sword is the same. My thoughts were short..”
Mok Ri-won said this and looked at Namgung Jincheon’s reaction..
An apology given without forgetting the words of Danghwaseo.
The answer that finally came back was truly Namgung Jincheon-like, and as such, it was not a satisfactory answer for Mok Riwon..
“do not care.”
Mok Riwon laughed bitterly..
‘It's so dry.’
Isn’t he really a man who doesn’t know emotions?.
It was to the point where I even thought like that..
The feeling that comes to mind is of course regret..
It was a pity that it seemed so heartless to a subject born with such an environment and destiny..
Just like that, while Mok Ri-won was taking a deep breath to soothe his bitter heart, Namgung Jincheon opened his mouth..
“three seconds.”
“hmm?”
“It means holding on for three seconds. As I said.”
Namgung Jincheon looked down at Mokriwon and added,.
“It was definitely that early. It won't be an easy match.”
“exactly.”
“Prove it.”
Mok Riwon’s eyes got bigger..
Soon he folded it neatly and smiled..
“You will regret it. It won't hurt my face if I'm treated miserably.?”
“Provocation has no meaning to me. Didn’t the poisonous bead teach you??”
“Aside from that, you're good at provocation..”
The conversation lasted longer than expected.
The audience tried to eavesdrop on their conversation, but it was in vain..
Because the unarmed stomach was blocked by a trick launched by Namgung-hyuk himself,.
However, only the host, who was unarmed like them, was left drooling over the bloody content..
“You can start now.”
“Oh, I understand.!”
The host took a step back at Mok Ri-won’s words..
Then he raised his hands high and shouted.
[Then let's begin!］
Mokriwon and Namgung Jincheon held a flag-raising ceremony..
Immediately after, the host's hand slowly dropped and the dance began..
Chaae Aeng!
The leader was Namgung Jincheon..
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There was no fancy technique..
It was a vertical cut that was so honest that it could even be said to be crude..
Geek.
Still, it was heavy..
That was Namgung Jincheon's sword, and it was the only sword of the family that called Heaven in this land of central plains..
Changgung Muae Sword Technique (？？無？？？）.
It will be a sword that leads to the endless blue sky..
It is also a sword that shows that there is nowhere to reach beyond the end of the sky..
It was an arrogant sword, but it was still a sword that had no choice but to be acknowledged..
The sword of the Namgung family was a very heavy sword..
“one second.”
Namgung Jincheon made his sentence indifferently..
Mo Liwon summoned all the strength of his whole body to hold on to his sword..
However, if he could barely endure that much, Namgung Jincheon would not have been given the title of ‘the next best person in the world’..
“And this second.”
Wow!!
Blue energy waves cover the unarmed stomach..
Namgung Jincheon began to press down on Mok Riwon by putting pressure on the entire space, as if he was going to cut Mo Ri Won apart with his sword..
Suddenly.
The unarmored floor that could not withstand the waves is torn apart..
The air is crushed by the blue so deep.
Mo Riwon felt like he was suffocating at that..
‘barely….’
It was a phenomenon that occurred just by emitting a wave of energy..
“Can you hold on?.”
Namgung Jincheon asked.
Mok Ri-won opened his eyes wide and answered by emitting energy waves..
Saaaa.
A faint, muted light comes to mind..
It was a cold light reminiscent of a pitch-black night sky, but it was still a light with beauty..
The flowing energy waves converge and grow in size..
So I start stretching out against the sky..
Wow!!
There was such a stark contrast in color and nature that it felt like watching a day and night fight..
The blue energy waves of Namgung Jincheon were infinitely oppressive..
On the other hand, Mokriwon's silent-colored flag had a softness that was different from its gloomy color..
Are there swords that are so different from each other?.
Is it possible that they are so different from each other again?.
The swaying of the energy waves that were being grabbed had something reminiscent of a painting..
Of course, it wasn't a romantic situation for either party..
“Shut up…!”
Mo Liwon gritted his teeth and worked hard to remove Namgung Jincheon's sword..
One was also heavy.
The difference in aerodynamic force is twice that of.
Even if martial arts was not a match decided by internal strength, it was inevitable that there would be a gap if there was such a stark difference in weight class..
“It's still two seconds.”
Namgung Jincheon continued to push Mok Riwon..
Even though I wasn't the one to urge this, I couldn't help it today..
Why not?.
Didn't Mok Ri-won's existence, and the declarations he made and the spirit he showed, come across as something that could be said to be a stimulus to Namgung Jincheon in itself?.
That is what Namgung Jincheon hopes for..
I hope he is not just a chaff who is ahead of his words, I hope he is someone who has the skills to spit out such words, and I hope he is someone who can stimulate me..
Clutter!
The unarmed floor that had been swept away floated into the air..
As such, the pressure on Namgung Jincheon has intensified..
“yet…!”
Mok Riwon’s eyes lit up..
“didn't show anything!”
Geek!
Mok Riwon relaxed his wrists..
Then, Namgung Jincheon’s sword quickly moved down..
Mok Ri-won's body rotated faster than that and escaped the sword road..
It was a gentle trick of increasing speed by using the opponent's strength as fuel..
“fairly….”
Namgung Jincheon was happy..
And this time, I drew my sword horizontally..
This was also a crude move, and the results were terrible..
Kwaaang!
Even though Mok Ri-won escaped the sword road, he fell victim to his sword..
The energy wave wrapped around the sword struck Mok Riwon..
Mok Ri-won's body was lifted for a moment, but fortunately, Mok Ri-won was able to land properly..
However, the body was already in shambles..
The shabby gray military uniform was torn here and there, exposing red-stained flesh, and the fingertips holding the sword were trembling..
The eyes also seemed to be out of focus somewhere..
Anyone can see that it looks like it's about to collapse.
Namgung Jincheon looked at the situation for a moment with his eyes filled with emotion, then quickly looked away and said..
“Three seconds with this. It was great. It was pretty interesting..”
Just three seconds.
He destroyed Mokriwon that many times and saved his energy without any regrets..
It's still standing, but that's it..
Since you have already been hit hard by internal forces, there will be no need to continue fighting any longer..
It was an action based on that judgment..
Namgung Jincheon turned and looked at the host..
And then he kissed his lips to tell him to finish the dance..
…It was just sweet.
creepy.
I had no choice but to do so due to the creepy feeling I felt one step ahead of my words..
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Mok Ri-won was confident of victory before the start of the dance, but he also knew something..
‘not enough.’
Compared to Namgung Jincheon, I am lacking in everything..
That was it..
It was natural.
Compared to Namgung Jincheon, who ate all kinds of rare elixirs like a meal, Mokriwon was the last of the elixirs that Inmyeonjiju Naedan had ever consumed..
But was that all there was to it? The supply and demand of inner holes through deep holes has also been thoroughly suppressed..
This is why Seongryeon Shin Gong avoids a hasty increase in internal power..
However, I wasn't experienced enough to make up for it..
Unlike Namgung Jincheon, who grew up by inviting all kinds of masters to spar, Mok Ri-won was a man whose teaching sparring with Mok Seon-oh was the end of all the sparring he had done during his lifetime..
No matter where you look, it's a game you're sure to lose.
However, there was one point where Mokriwon was superior to Namgung Jincheon..
‘no material.’
martial arts talent.
An overwhelming talent who deserves to be number one in this midfield land..
And intuition.
A thousand-year-old is immortal..
The ultimate body is a body built for murder..
The man named Mok Ri-won, formed by all these things, was a man who could wield a sword with more perfect technique than anyone else in the world..
So, relying on that, they use a move that could easily be seen as a gamble..
‘It's okay to lack skill.’
Just fill it with experience.
‘It’s okay to lack that experience..’
You can stack it while you're at it..
‘…I am.’
hasn't shown anything yet.
Sooooo.
Mok Ri-won got up and stood upright, staggering..
And I looked at Namgung Jincheon..
Emotions appeared on his face for the first time since the beginning of this meeting..
It was a surprise.
Now you look like a human.
Mok Riwon laughed at that thought..
“Are you running away??”
“….”
“I told you. Haven't shown anything yet.”
“The will is commendable. One, you have nothing more to show than that..”
“There is.”
“Even if there is, it is not possible with that body..”
What doesn't work?.
What on earth made him make that decision?.
“Are you scared??”
Namgung Jincheon’s eyebrows narrowed..
“…You have a knack for making people uncomfortable..”
“They say provocation doesn't work, but it seems to work quite well..”
“If your wish is to lie down so sick.”
Wow!!
Namgung Jincheon exploded again..
Mo Ri-won felt that his breathing, which had been on the right track, was once again broken..
However, I was still able to laugh.
‘good night.’
I needed this pressure..
I needed to live like this.
I needed a life that was so sweet that I just wanted to get lost in it and close my eyes..
widely.
Mokriwon has taken a step forward..
I savored the pressure pressing down on my shoulders..
Then he silently apologized to his teacher..
‘sorry. Master.’
Won, suppress it and suppress it again. So erase all your life. Only then will you be able to avoid harming people..
It was an apology for directly disobeying the words he had told me with such a sad face out of concern for me..
‘But master.’
Nevertheless.
‘I don't want to lose.’
I wanted to win.
No, more than that, if I was going to lose, I wanted to lose to a sword that knows the tricks..
However, I didn't want to fall under the sword reaching towards my ambition..
Of course, Mok Ri-won did not turn his eyes to nature just out of such forced feelings..
‘I did my best.’
Maybe he couldn't control his life and harmed Namgung Jincheon, so he turned his body into a wreck..
Even though I struggled more and more, I ultimately relaxed all my strength so that I could not reach his neck with my sword..
Also, not all restrictions would be lifted..
Mo Riwon let out a breath..
And I looked at the pain in my heart that I had suppressed all this time..
It was a core that would ruin his life, and it was a core that he couldn't shake off and so he blindly ignored it..
It was such a core that I could barely suppress by limiting my thinking, my martial arts skills, and my emotions..
Assassin's Star.
Mokriwon faced it and reflected on it..
‘Just for today.’
In that way, I was able to shed just one layer of the true nature that I had suppressed all my life..
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