Episode 874 How do you want to die? (3)
Whieeeee!
The spear of the Hoseonchanggui flew in with a howling wind noise and penetrated the upper chest. Blood poured out from the torn flesh.
Hong Dae-gwang hit the spear with the baton in his hand, but the force used was not as strong as that of a child playing with his hands. The light in my eyes is almost gone now. It was clearly visible how extreme the situation was.
“Tsk tsk.”
Hoeseon Changgui took back the spear with a low sneer.
“You stupid beggar!”
It is praiseworthy that he is still standing on his own two feet even after receiving such injuries. The fact that he’s so close to death and yet he’s still willing to fight while swinging that short baton is worthy of applause.
But even so, it is a meaningless struggle.
“hot!”
Hoeseon Changgwi’s spear created a dozen spears and struck Hong Dae-gwang’s chest as if toying with them. Hong Dae-gwang lost energy and was unable to resist properly, struggling as if he were dancing and retreating.
“It’s over!”
Tired of playing with it anymore, Hoeseonchangwi struck the final blow. His spear, imbued with a strong game, rushed straight towards Hong Dae-gwang’s neck.
Hong Dae-gwang, who had reached his limit even as he watched the spear fly in to take his breath away, was unable to react at all. Without any doubt that his spear would pierce Hong Dae-gwang’s neck, Hoeseon Chang-gwi turned his gaze to look for his next prey.
‘Next time…’
It was that moment.
Kaang!
An enormous pain came over me from the hand holding the spear, and my body was thrown back helplessly.
‘what?’
thud!
Hoeseon Changgui, who barely managed to maintain his balance by smashing the pole of his spear into the floor, quickly looked ahead in astonishment.
A man suddenly appeared and stood between him and Hong Dae-gwang.
‘when?’
I didn’t even feel a presence?
He was convinced that Hong Dae-gwang was dead and looked away for just a moment, when he jumped in and blocked his spear?
That young guy?
Hoeseon Changgui glanced at the opponent with cold eyes. The survival instinct developed through countless battlefields first tries to understand the opponent’s capabilities.
black uniform.
A rather thin sword held in one hand.
A face worthy of being called young.
But what caught my eye before everything else was the hand holding the sword and the numerous scars carved on the forearm revealed between the sleeves.
Scars drawn horizontally and vertically, as if they had been carved on purpose, covered his hands and arms like spiderwebs.
For a moment, goosebumps ran down Hoeseon Changgui’s back.
‘That…’
I’ve seen it a few times before.
Ronin roam the world looking for battlefields. Among them, there are those who survive for an uncanny amount of time, and their hands are just like that.
Those hands resemble those of those who have experienced countless battles and crossed the line of fire many times.
At that time, the man who intervened slowly opened his mouth without taking his eyes off Hoeseon Changgui.
“Are you okay?”
Hong Dae-gwang, who barely came back alive after being on the brink of death, was mesmerized as he looked at the back of the person standing in front of him, as if he had already forgotten all about it. It looked like it was a dream.
“…girl.”
He couldn’t open his dry mouth, so he tried to soothe it several times.
A trustworthy back that is both familiar and unfamiliar. Hong Dae-kwang recalled the name of a person he knew.
“…Jogeul seal?”
Then, Jo Geol turned his head slightly, looked at Hong Dae-gwang, and smiled.
“Long time no see.”
“Ah…”
Hong Dae-gwang blinked several times as if he couldn’t believe it, but finally lost his strength and collapsed on the spot.
dump.
His complexion, which had become very depressed, changed completely several times. Hong Dae-kwang bit his lip as if he was about to get angry, then sighed as if he was relieved…
Hong Dae-gwang, who was showing such complex emotions, ended up expressing resentment.
“Damn… he’ll come quickly…”
“sorry. “I came running as soon as I heard the news.”
“No… I’m glad you came now. Even now. “Oh my…”
Hoeseonchanggui’s face, which was staring at the sheep, distorted.
‘These guys?’
They were now conversing, clearly ignoring him. As a military officer, how could he endure such humiliation?
“Are they ignoring me?”
Just as he was about to say another word, Jo Geol’s eyes fell on him.
I flinch.
The moment he saw those emotionless eyes staring at him, Hoeseon Changgui’s mouth suddenly closed against his will.
In the face of those eerie eyes, his instincts warned him that he should not open his mouth anymore.
‘Are you saying I was scared by this young guy?’
It was a time when Hoeseon Changgui felt confused by the sudden and incomprehensible situation.
“You son of a bitch!”
Hearing the animal-like howl that came from the side, Hoeseonchanggui turned his gaze without realizing it.
“Are you okay?”
“…Yu Yunjong Dojo.”
Someone was supporting Hwayeongmunju, who was dealing with Cheolgwi just a moment ago. And what happened was that Cheolgwi stayed away from him and growled, unable to rush at him.
‘What the hell is this…’
Only then did Hoeseon Changgui feel the strange current flowing through this battlefield.
The atmosphere has changed. It’s strange, but the current atmosphere of the battlefield is clearly different from before.
What is unique is that there are two people. No, only three people joined.
However, the battle that was so intense suddenly stopped, and those who had been scratching and biting mercilessly at the surroundings just a moment ago only widened their distance and growled lowly.
It seemed as if the wolves, who were fighting over territory, had suddenly spotted the approaching tiger.
On the contrary, the faces of the Xian warriors who confirmed the existence of the three were filled with overwhelming joy and relief. Some people were sobbing as if they were about to shed tears at any moment.
Hoeseon Changgui was dumbfounded.
There are only three people. How on earth should we accept the fact that the battlefield, which was boiling like a furnace, came to a halt with the appearance of those three?
‘Who on earth are these guys?’
“hey.”
At that moment, the sword of the person standing in front of him flew like a flash of lightning.
‘What?’
When he realized the fact, the sword was already lodged in his shoulder.
“Bwak!”
The sharp pain felt in his shoulder caused Hoeseonchanggui to lean backwards without hesitation. He took a step back more than a page at once, and cold sweat began to pour down from his forehead like rain.
When I glanced down at my shoulder, I saw blood gushing out through my torn clothes. What he experienced just moments ago was not an illusion.
‘…I couldn’t even see it.’
How can a sword wielded by a person be this fast?
Hoeseon Changgui was thrilled by the speed of a sword he had seen for the first time in his life. Goosebumps ran from my toes to the top of my head.
I was surprised that the person who showed off that sharp sword was a young warrior who must have lived less than half his life, and I felt an indescribable pressure at the fact that he would have to deal with him from now on.
Jerk. Jerk.
Jo Geol, who had blown a hole in his shoulder, and Yoon Jong, who had saved Wiripsan, slowly stepped forward.
With a force that was oppressing his breathing, Hoeseon Changgui desperately tried to stop his body from retreating without even realizing it.
Even Safa, who seemed like no one could stop them, and those who risked their lives to fight, all stopped their hands and just stared blankly at those who came forward.
‘What are these guys…’
At that moment, something caught Hoeseon Changgui’s gaze. His eyes widened in shock.
He belatedly discovered that the person approaching him had a plum blossom pattern engraved on his chest.
“Fire volcano…?”
This is the volcano that the people here have been talking about. For a moment, Hoeseonchang-gwi, whose hair was sore, let out a sigh as if he was in pain.
“Volcanic wave?”
The red plum blossom pattern engraved on the black uniform and chest is a very famous symbol of Hwasan.
Nevertheless, the reason I couldn’t immediately think of the name Volcano when I saw them was because the energy they gave off was so scary.
A very different and heterogeneous momentum from the political factions they had faced so far. Moreover, what about that breath-taking life?
So, as soon as I saw them, I couldn’t possibly think they were volcanoes. Because I could never have imagined that a Taoist radiates a more deadly force than a Sapa.
‘A volcano? Then the interest could be…?’
It was then.
“Stay back. “It hurts.”
“Dojang-nim. “I…”
“Let’s finish the story a little later.”
One person’s voice rang calmly and comfortably throughout the battlefield.
It was a slow voice that did not suit a battlefield filled with blood and death.
Jerk.
The owner of the voice slowly walked forward.
Hair swept into a high ponytail.
Slightly short height.
A black coat that flutters in time with your steps.
It didn’t look very impressive.
Compared to Jo Geol, who exudes a force that is no different from a blade, or Yoon Jong, who exudes a sense of intimidation that overpowers his son-in-law, Lee Ja’s momentum was very ordinary.
but.
From the moment she heard his voice, Hoeseon Changgui could not take her eyes off him.
That was a warning given by instinct. Those who have lived their entire lives in a world where the might of the fittest instinctively understand who the most dangerous person is on the battlefield.
And now his instincts are speaking.
The author is the most dangerous person here right now.
Jerk. Jerk.
He walked out slowly and stopped at some point.
Sigh.
And then I slowly looked at the dead people. The gaze did not move for a while, as if it was being engraved in his eyes.
None of those watching this scene dared to take their eyes off him.
Sigh.
The man’s gaze shifted again. This time it was for those who were injured and groaning.
The time that passed while he was silent and only moved his gaze felt long, as if the world had stopped. It felt like eons had passed.
When I say I can’t breathe, I guess it refers to situations like this.
gulp.
The small sound of someone swallowing dry saliva sounded as loud as thunder. A frightening silence oppressed the entire upper level.
And finally.
The man’s gaze slowly returned.
Nothing really changed. His expression wasn’t that different from the first time, and his eyes didn’t change either.
However, the sense of intimidation felt by the Safa people receiving those gazes was never the same as the first time.
The person who saw with his own eyes the carnage, death, and pain that occurred here slowly opened his mouth.
“Very…”
Everyone held their breath and waited for the next words. It was as if it had been decided that it had to be that way.
“…You did it well.”
The corner of the man’s mouth slowly curled up.
At that eerie smile, the hearts of the whirling spear and the iron monster sank.
“So you guys…”
The man looked from left to right at all the Safaans in front of him, as if to say that he had looked at each and every face.
“How do you want to die?”
The moment those words ended, the air on the battlefield became as cold as ice, as if the heat until now had been a lie.
