Chapter seven
The grass that had grown so thick up to the ankles was trampled..
Grass that has lost its color of life turns gray and scatters..
“haha!”
Drops of blood are flowing down the cracked skin..
Instead of pain, I felt itchiness..
My body started to feel chilly too..
Luo Xiaoyue took a deep breath and relied on her senses..
Whirling!
Although I couldn't see it, I could guess the view from the side..
The edge with the sharp edge spins round and round..
Ryun drew a curve along the way and turned to aim at the side..
“lower pressure!”
Luo Xiaoyue pointed upward and bent his sword at a right angle..
Jjaeaeng!
The sword that flew overhead was hit by the sword and bounced off..
“Plum blossom peak!”
A top assassin in a secret room called her by her nickname..
Nak So-wol reflexively pretended to turn to the place where the voice was heard and then held the sword in reverse..
“Don't Rely on Your Hearing Alone!”
Nak So-wol warned those around him and passed the sword he held backwards between his sides..
When viewed from the side, it looked as if a sword had penetrated the back, but the person who created the hole was an assassin aiming for the back..
“Heheheok!”
The assassin's eyes widened in disbelief..
My hands lost their strength and the wheel I was holding fell off..
Soon his body also covered the weapon and kissed the ground..
“If you rely on hearing as being easier to understand after sight, other gaps will be exploited..
You must keep in mind that assassination is aiming to kill the other person without them noticing.!”
Jamyeongbang’s body trembled at Naksowol’s shout..
‘How did know?’
‘I am well aware of the method of assassination..’
‘No matter how genius you are, it is impossible to read movement in this darkness..’
‘Was Maehwageombong used to sneak attacks??’
‘It's an experience that makes you question whether it's really a contract or not..’
It felt like I could read not only my movements but also my heart..
Nak So-wol’s advice was effective..
Even though they cannot see in front of them, they are able to communicate through their voices, thus increasing the survival rate of the Northern Sanggun..
Even in the dark, where nothing was visible, I was able to withstand the attack of the Jamyeongbang without being easily attacked..
For a response to this level to be certain, it would require either an assassin who knows the methods of assassination or a seasoned expert with extensive experience..
However, although Luo Sowol may be an expert, he was not a seasoned expert..
Rather than saying goodbye, it was now a contract..
However, there is no way that she, who was taken in by Elder Hwasan when she was young and trained as the next Plum Swordsman, was an assassin..
Jamyeongbang’s thoughts were not wrong..
Luo Sowol may not know the front, but he is not used to sneak attacks..
Not only ambushes are possible, but assassins are the enemy..
Of course, he wasn't even an assassin..
However, around her there were assassins of a higher level than the sleeping room..
“where did you learn it?”
Danghye asked, looking at the source of the voice..
“Ah, my brother-in-law taught me.”
The assassin was definitely Ju Seo-cheon, the owner of Ghost Valley..
Since becoming the target of the Amcheonhoe, Joo Seocheon has been concerned that people around him will be assassinated..
Since Cheongunsa, Mosamifeng, and the Zhuge siblings were protected by the surroundings and were in the center, the minimum level of safety was guaranteed..
It was okay for Yi Uichae and Zhuge Succession to have Jinui Sword Gate, dance, and other ghost songs..
In the case of these four, they are not combat personnel anyway, so there is little contact with them..
But Naksowol was different..
As I go to war, I am exposed to direct danger..
Joo Seo-cheon, worried about this, taught Nak So-wol about ghost song tactics and basic common sense..
It was perfect as I had just recently embarked on a trip to the North Sea and had plenty of time to teach..
I received it with sincerity..
The major also helped out, which was helpful..
“I don't think it would be surprising if the secret of your brother's birth was revealed. What do you think??”
Danghye asked as if she was dumbfounded..
Luo Xiaoyue couldn't answer and just smiled bitterly..
“by the way……”
Danghye gathered a haze of poison over her hands..
“It's time to step away.”
The time for the medicine to take effect is over..
No matter how well you are holding on, you must not forget that you are fighting alone..
Experts can somehow survive even after the effect wears off, but other unit members cannot..
In addition, even if you were an expert, you had to constantly detoxify, which drained your energy greatly..
“all right.”
Nak So-wol stood close to Dang-hye..
“whole army!”
Tang Hye's sharp voice rang out in the smoke..
“Retirement!”
“I'm retired!”
A group of Tang family guard warriors shouted at the top of their lungs..
“Retirement?”
The response was faster as we focused on senses other than sight..
“An order to retreat was issued.!”
“Retreat! It's time!”
Northern Shanggun shouted as if he was deliberately trying to make people listen..
In order to avoid any unnecessary suspicion, I shouted as if to hear that the effect of the medicine had expired..
I didn't mention it too explicitly as if I was asking people to listen..
If there was too much acting, it would look suspicious..
Everyone was careful as they knew the importance of the operation..
“Indeed, the time for the antidote is up.!”
A smile spread beneath the mask of the sleeping ark..
“Don't miss this opportunity! You have to aim for escape.!”
Assassins generally have a high tolerance to poison.
Although it is not at the level of the Dangan or Sadogmun, due to the nature of the assassination, poison was also dealt with, so the tolerance was also quite high..
The party leader did not put up a sleep room for nothing..
Not only was he used to fighting in the dark, but he also endured the poisonous smoke for a long time..
“Wow!!”
“Where are you running away! Hahaha!”
“Leave this!”
“Ughhh!”
There was no fighting.
It wasn't that easy to back out in a situation where you couldn't see what was ahead..
Above all, there was a lot of pressure that if there was a delay, it would not be possible to break away from tyranny..
“Please hold on a little longer!”
Suddenly!
“Hehehe!”
Luo Sowol never lost his composure throughout..
Every time I swung my sword, the scent of plum spread softly and gave me strength..
“There's not much left!”
“It'll be soon!”
I don't know if it's true or false.
Still, I was told that there wasn't much left, so I forced myself to do my best..
“If anyone is addicted, come here!”
“I will help you decipher it.!”
The party was a guide, a walking antidote, and a lawmaker at the same time..
If there was an injured person, he helped them, and if they were addicted to the weapons in the dormitory and couldn't come to their senses, they detoxified them instead..
Even though it was emergency treatment, its ability to help with detoxification while on the move was quite amazing..
It wasn't famous for poison for nothing..
“Arrived!”
The hectic retreat ended in a flash..
‘From now on.’
Tang Hui reviewed the operation even while the Northern Shang Army was being delivered..
‘Power consumption is not as large as expected.’
Nak So-wol’s advice and performance were greater than expected..
‘So, if you direct it to the destination,……’
The curtain is lifted..
The first people to overcome the poisonous smoke were Dangga and Geumuigeommun, who were in charge of guidance and guidance..
The darkness that felt unusually long is over.
It was not easy to lift the eyelids as if waking up.
However, as a martial artist, his physical ability was excellent..
It was a light I hadn't received for a while, but I was able to quickly get used to it..
“what……?”
The moment Tang Hye secured the front sight, she stopped walking..
It wasn't just her.
The troops ahead also stopped..
“Wow!”
“What, what's going on??”
The volcanic waves surrounding Tangga and Geumuigeommun also stopped..
I was watching backwards instead of forwards, but the leader suddenly stopped and looked confused..
Nak So-wol was also guarding him closely behind his back, so he stopped when his path was blocked..
“Why suddenly stop... … god……”
Luo Sowol was speechless..
The moment I looked forward instead of behind, my body became frozen like ice..
The same was true for the Northern Sanggun who arrived one after another..
I wondered why they didn't retreat as planned..
But the question was soon resolved in a negative way..
“We know for sure that we will retreat as time goes by, so what idiot wouldn't surround us?.”
A dry voice was heard from the front..
The person who stood behind the Northern Shang Army was the enemy commander, a traitor to the political faction, and the leader of Amcheon, Tang Myeong-in..
“The head of the family must be taking care of you.?”
Grandmaster Eunha asked as if he did not understand..
“Yeah, it was like that at first..”
The party leader spoke in a dry tone..
“But no matter how much I am, there is no way I can fight fair and square with that Pengjaho. You must be going toe-to-toe with dozens of people right now..”
“No, that guy!”
“You coward! Aren’t you embarrassed?!”
The warriors of the Paeng family vented their anger..
“Party name..…!”
Danghye gritted his teeth..
* * *
“Heo-eok, heo-eok!”
Shin Do-gyun ran until he was out of breath..
The same was true for some of the other Bokha troops..
I don't know how much time has passed.
But I really ran without stopping at all..
There were people who left along the way, but I didn't care..
I couldn't even afford it.
‘You can't turn a long-awaited sacrifice into a dog's death.!’
Now it's too late to ask for help.
The Hongjin Island, the West Gate, the Jin Island, and the Shaolin Temple and the West Gate family will be annihilated..
Shin Do-gyun did not believe in false hopes..
I know reality better than anyone else..
So I did my best not to make this sacrifice in vain..
“face!”
Someone shouted at the top of their lungs.
“Also, have you arrived? Is it Buksang-gun??”
There was anticipation in Shin Do-gyun's yellow complexion..
“no! There is only one person!”
“what……”
Shin Do-gyun was surprised and looked at someone in front of him..
“you are……!”
“Host, I have good news and bad news..”
Seomun Lee Jin spoke quietly so that only Hong Jin could hear..
“The enemy army retreated at the same time. I don't know what happened, but it's good news.”
“what is the bad news?”
Hongjin asked with a trembling voice..
It seemed like the pain of losing my eyes still lingered..
“Amcheonhoeju, that monster remains..”
Seomun Lee Jin laughed as if it was absurd..
“I knew that martial arts skills were great, but I never thought I would be ignored so blatantly.……”
Unlike the enemy, there were more than 300 friendly troops left..
About half of them were hit, but it was still a lot of talk..
No matter how high I am, I can't believe I'm going to fight three hundred warriors by myself..
Before discussing arrogance, go crazy..
“then… … no way.”
Hongjin asks in a shocked voice..
“Is it just one person creating this hell??”
“okay.”
“Ahhhhh!”
“help me!”
I couldn't see ahead.
But I definitely heard the sound.
It was a call to a family member by name or a request for help..
Other than that, it was a scream filled with pain and fear..
“Even though I burned my life, it's still worth watching..”
The Shaolin Temple and the Seomun Family have fought by appropriately utilizing the terrain of dense trees and hills..
Although it was uncomfortable for them, it was still usable because the tree acted as a shield and blocked their view..
So it didn't work for Amcheonhoeju..
Nothing could block the path of the master of the dark heaven..
It's good.
A tree that had grown well after receiving sunlight fell sideways and let out a loud noise..
As the vegetation crumbled, dust rose and dispersed like fog..
The front was blurry and distorted for a moment due to yellow dust, but the outline soon became clear..
At first I thought they were warriors who survived by using trees as shields, but it was different..
The body was divided into two with a blood line drawn on the waist in Korean and Japanese characters..
It wasn't just one or two people.
Dozens of warriors lost their lives due to Amcheonhoeju’s single sword..
“change the strategy.”
Seomun Lee Jin spoke while looking straight ahead..
“If you change your strategy……?”
“With only Amcheonhoeju left, there is no need to remain here..”
“ah……”
The reason the Shaolin Temple and the Seomun Family survived until their deaths was so that the nearby village would not be discovered..
“Although I was nervous about returning to Hapbi in such a hurry, the goal was achieved as the possibility of discovering a nearby village disappeared..
Any further fighting is really pointless, so I'm not going to be stubborn.?”
“All right.”
Hong Jin also agreed with Seo Moon Yi Jin..
“Let me back off..”
“However, it moves in two parts..”
Seomun Lee Jin tightly gripped the hilt of the sword..
“If we take care of each other's wounded, the speed will slow down, and the fact that we cannot win anyway even if we stick together and work together does not change the fact. So if they split into two and run away in different directions, at least one of them will survive..”
“……All right.”
Hong Jin also did not object..
“good.”
Seomun Ijin raised the sword high above his head..
“listen!”
The audience's attention was focused on him..
“As of this time, the strategy has changed! The Shaolin Temple retreats to the northwest, and the Ximen Temple retreats to the northeast.!
Also, since Gyeyulwonju's eyes are not satisfied with the head of the room, please support him and retreat.!”
“Hoo.”
Amcheonhoeju brightened his eyes as if he was having fun..
Where the gaze reached was Seomun Lee Jin..
“for a moment……”
Hyejeong hesitated when she saw Seomun Lee Jin..
“Gyeyulwonju, no disagreement is accepted.!
Please refrain from saying nonsense such as saying that Taishan Bukdu cannot look behind you.!
Are you willing to give up your life for the reputation of your political faction?!
How long are you going to ruin your work because of your pride?!”
Seomun Lee Jin shouted at Hyejeong..
“For now, live! It means to live.!”
“No, but……”
“Hyejeong Sasuk!”
Hong Jin shouted after hearing Seomun Yijin’s words..
Since I couldn't see, I turned my head towards the sound..
“it's okay! I also agree with this! It’s okay to wait until later! Even if Shaolin's reputation is tarnished, survival is the priority now.!”
“……”
Hyejeong kept her mouth shut at Hongjin’s words..
Then, as if he had decided on something, he put his hands together towards him..
“I will do as I wish.!”
“retreat! retreat!”
Seomun Sega shouted at the top of his voice..
The shout that started from the mountain rang loudly through the valley and the wind..
After that, a massive retreat began..
Hyejeong jumped up the hill..
The sleeves of the blood-stained robes fluttered in the wind..
“The head of the room, I will support you..”
No matter how much of a hwagyeong expert he was, he couldn't run alone without being able to see when there were so many trees..
I don't know if he was blind from the start, or if he trained after losing his eyes, but it was impossible in the current situation..
“then……”
Hye-jeong gave a greeting to Seo-moon Lee-jin..
“I wish you luck.”
The greetings between each other were brief..
I ran without looking back.
The Shaolin Temple began retreating towards the northwest..
‘It was nice to meet you, Seomun Lee Jin.’
Hong Jin thought as he left the table with Hejeong..
‘I won't forget that you stayed with me.
If the Lord of Amcheon comes after us, we will risk our lives to stop him..’
Preface: I will respond to Jin’s grace..
That's what I thought.
“because.”
Seomun Lee Jin asked.
“Why did you stay still??”
“Because I'm curious.”
The head of Amcheonhoe looked at Seomun Yijin curiously..
“Rather than understanding, I wonder what kind of wind blew these people who have hated them all their lives to do something like this..”
Seomun Lee Jin was sitting.
I was sitting with the sword in my hand planted on the ground..
I wasn't sitting down just now..
From the moment he attracted the attention of those around him, he sat in his place and did not move..
That wasn't all.
The same was true for the warriors of the Seomun family, numbering about 150..
It stood in place of the cut down tree..
No one spoke during the retreat..
We didn't wonder why we didn't back down, and we didn't run away saying we didn't want to die..
As soon as I saw Seomun Lee Jin sitting down, I stayed as if it was natural..
It stayed in place until the Shaolin Temple disappeared..
“Because it is more profitable.”
Seomun Lee Jin slowly got up from his seat..
“Shaolin Temple, Seomun Family, Shaolin Bangjang and Noiseungdo.
If you weigh these two, it is decided which one will survive..”
Reach out and grab the hilt of the sword.
The sword that was stuck in the ground slipped away..
“Shaolin Temple is the pillar of righteousness and hope..
And the same is true for the Safa faction that has joined hands with the political faction..”
A mockery flowed from the corner of Seomun Lee Jin’s mouth..
“Because they are so stupid and crazy that you wonder if they have a brain..
They give up their lives for people who are not brothers, friends, neighbors, or even acquaintances..
Are you sane to use the martial arts you have practiced your whole life for the benefit of others??”
I can't understand even if my back is turned.
Safa doesn’t understand political factions..
I fought because I couldn't understand.
I could tell just a moment ago.
I don't know what the Shaolin leader was thinking, but he tried to protect himself first..
didn't like it.
I felt irritated for some reason..
“These guys make my heart swell just by looking at them..
But that's why you can trust it.”
Seomun Lee Jin slowly lifted the dangling sword..
“Throughout its long history, it has not abandoned its belief in giving up its life for others, but has uprightly maintained it..
Even if the war continues for decades to come, they will endlessly repeat the words of that proud Buddha and burn themselves..
I don't know if it's anyone else, but if Hongjin is the host, he'll definitely do it..
So it's hope. In addition, it also provides a lot of force..”
He who walks the apostle does not believe in hope without possibility..
We judge and measure profits more objectively than anyone else..
And I just moved according to that way of thinking..
“Is Shaolin that trustworthy??”
“no.”
Seomun Lee Jin’s eyes lit up..
“I just believe in the possibilities I believe in.”
Seomun Yijin raised the sword in his hand high above his head..
“listen!”
Noiseungdo’s cries rang loudly..
“no one will remember us!”
I shout at the top of my lungs.
“There was no hero by his side, much less could he inflict fatal harm on the enemy.!”
Cooung!
Seomun Lee Jin stamped his feet vigorously..
“The reality before our eyes is that future generations will be left behind as 'those who ran away from Amcheonhoeju and were killed.'!”
Safa people are not dreamers.
shows reality.
give up before trying.
Instead, look for another solution.
I can't achieve my ideal, but I still try to survive somehow..
“Then, why! If you know, why do you stay?!”
There was no answer.
But everyone knew.
“Just because I want to.”
Seomun Lee Jin bent his knees and prepared to leave..
“Even if you give up your life for others, if it is a form of self-satisfaction, that is enough..”
It was literally like a thunderbolt..
“Give up your life for Shaolin, Seo Mun-se.”
Kuaang!
Seomun Lee Jin became a thunderbolt.
A blue flash of light flashed from the ground where the footprints remained..
As he was famous for being aggressive and fast, his speed was not normal..
The speed was increased by taking advantage of the terrain heading down the hill..
When viewed from the side, it looked like thunder was striking..
‘thunderstorm!’
raised his right arm.
The feeling of being torn apart seemed to have strained my muscles, hitting my senses harshly..
Seomun Lee Jin’s bottom battle has been overheated for a long time..
Even the remnants accumulated in the air vein were pulled together and exploded in an instant..
His speed and strength were so high that he risked his life..
It moved as if folding between spaces..
Rumbling!
There was a sound of thunder later..
Preface Lee Jin became a light in an instant.
Broken bones, torn muscles, but I didn't care.
My skin peeled off and my skin was exposed, but it didn't matter..
With the sole intention of cutting down the enemy, he performed the electroencephalography technique, the best martial art of the Seomun family..
Blue sparks fly.
Thunder, which traced a meteor-like trajectory, was carried by the sword and spewed out like an explosion..
And the moment the work that burned my soul was about to reach Amcheonhoeju's neck, it was cut off..
Seomun Lee Jin’s right hand man.
‘Still, I just lost my right arm..’
Seomun Lee Jin rolled his pupils to the side..
I could see the right arm holding the sword spinning in the air..
I quickly stretched out my left hand and tried to quickly retrieve it..
“It's insignificant.”
Powwow!
“Heheheok!”
Seomun Lee Jin coughed up blood..
What was reflected in my wide eyes was a body that looked like a rag..
I don't know what they did, but there was a hole halfway through my lower back just below my ribs..
“This can't be happening……”
“there is.”
Amcheonhoeju waved his palm as if shooing away flies..
That palm hit Seomun Yi-jin's body intact..
Kwaang!
The endless air force was transmitted to the contact area of the palm, then became a wave and passed through the entire body..
Bones were broken into small pieces and internal organs were torn and burst..
Blood spurted from his features like mist, and his body flew far away and landed in a nearby tree..
“Die, Amcheonhoeju!”
“Wow!”
“Let's go!”
After that, about a hundred people followed Seomun Ijin, but the results were disastrous..
Reality is cruel and no different.
The master of flower painting also became completely ruined in an instant..
Whether it was the climax or the super climax, the result was no different..
Moreover, Amcheonhoeju is an absolute expert in quick swords..
Of course, it didn't take long to kill the enemy as well as take it back..
Even if sword strikes rain down from all directions like arrows, all you have to do is avoid them..
If you can't do it, there's no problem if you use self-defense techniques..
In the end, what unfolded afterwards was a one-sided massacre..
“Hoeun.”
About a moment has passed.
Amcheonhoeju's feet came up in a pool of blood..
“Is it the end?.”
It was vain.
Nothing changed even if I decided to commit suicide..
Even if I held out for a long time, it didn't even work out..
It didn't even hurt me.
It was no different from a person ruthlessly trampling on an insect..
Amcheonhoeju glanced around and tried to turn around because he couldn't hear any breathing sounds anywhere..
chuck.
Suddenly, I felt a presence behind my back..
“pond… … paper… … my……”
“Hoo.”
Amcheonhoeju let out an exclamation..
“It was a mistake.”
The person who stood behind Amcheonhoeju was Seomun Lee Jin..
The sword he was holding in his left hand was broken in half and his face was half crushed..
The area just below the heart is not torn..
His clothes had long since become rags, and his unfocused eyes could be seen beneath his bulging eyelids..
Blood dripped down from the area where the arm was lost..
There was no light in the eyes.
I couldn't breathe anymore.
But strangely enough, it stood firm..
“I have never found a warrior as good as you..”
Amcheonhoeju was truly sorry..
Of the eight apostles, the Seomun family should have been included first..
He was such a wasteful man..
“Goodbye, Seomun Lee Jin..”
Amcheonhoeju's sword has become blurred again..
Jjaeng!
The sword didn't cut the flesh..
It was the sound of metal hitting metal..
“……”
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