Episode 1345. I’m going to save you. (5)
It was nearing the end of the year, and on a moonless night, Hundred Thousand Mountains was immersed in darkness to the extent that it was difficult to distinguish even an inch ahead.
In that rugged mountain range, countless phantom-like eyes shone brightly.
Jerk.
The Maninbangdo holding the Tao guard their surroundings with eyes overflowing with murder and venom.
Rustle.
“Who are you?”
As soon as a faint sound came from the side, the sword of the Maninbangdao was swung without the slightest hesitation. Dogi rushed to the place where the sound came from and locked himself in.
Kwagak!
The person who threw the pottery ran at once, but all he could see was a convulsing rabbit with its head cut off. His face distorted.
“⋯⋯Shit.”
“Tsk tsk. “You turned out to be a great hunter.”
The man reacted harshly to the sarcastic sound behind his back.
“Be careful with your snout.”
“Don’t lose your energy and pay close attention to your surroundings.”
He kicked the rabbit’s still warm body in anger and put the sword on his waist. And then I glanced at the mountain that looked like a sword revealed in the darkness. It is a sight that makes people say that it is a land of reverse heaven, with mountains that seem to pierce the sky.
‘Ominously.’
The man looked around with anxious eyes.
The darkness is so thick that it is extremely quiet. It may have seemed extremely peaceful to some, but to those here, it just felt gloomy.
I was careful to even say anything out of my mouth. Especially for those who know the past of this country.
It was when the man took a step forward with an annoyed look on his face.
“Ugh.”
Suddenly, a dull pain arose in my foot. When I looked down, I saw a spear blade sticking out from under my feet. It had been so old that it was almost rusty.
If you look at the dirt around the blade of that spear, the owner of that spear will also be buried with his bones turned white.
“damn.”
The shape of the spear was more similar to that used by the Safa people than to the one used by the political faction. The man frowned slightly. I couldn’t help but feel bad for Safain, who died a hundred years ago and whose face I didn’t even know.
“Are you hurt?”
“no. “Are you afraid of getting cut by this rusty window?”
Uduk.
The man who broke the protruding spear by stepping on it kicked up the thick bushes next to it.
Sure enough, the swords mainly used by political faction members were also lying around.
If this place had been an ordinary battlefield, people living nearby would have already picked it up a long time ago. They would have sold it for a reasonable amount or melted it down to make farming tools.
But this place is Hundred Thousand Mountains. A land of death that even civilians who have nothing to do with Gangho are reluctant to approach.
As a result, traces of the past war were bound to remain intact.
“I feel dirty.”
“Don’t think about unnecessary things and pay attention to your surroundings. And if you even miss them, your head will be blown off.”
The man glared at the person who was speaking correctly, spat on the ground, and started walking again.
“I can’t even fucking rest.”
“Don’t even say those words out of your mouth. Is it because you don’t know the atmosphere?”
“damn.”
This time, it wasn’t wrong, and the man ended up cursing.
“How many people have died?”
“Can you fucking count…? The Blood Sword Order was wiped out, and countless non-Blood Sword Order members also died. “If you include the bastards blocking the way, you could build a mountain of corpses.”
“…It turned out well.”
It is clear that this is the first time in the history of the Maninbang that so much sacrifice has been made to catch a man who is only two hundred people. Even after making so many sacrifices, the enemy could not be completely annihilated, so it is understandable that the calm soldier’s eyes rolled over.
In this situation, if you miss them, it won’t just end with one or two people losing their lives. So, I had to do whatever it took to find their whereabouts.
“Couldn’t they have already escaped Daesan?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. “At most, I probably hid in a cave, but I’ve never even heard of a cave over several hundred miles long.”
“I guess so?”
If so, it means that they are hiding somewhere here.
Maybe it’s at his feet now. This is the Hwasan Sword Association that annihilated that monster and the Blood Swordsman.
“⋯⋯So you’re saying that the Volcanic Swordsman Association could pop out in front of here?”
“Fuck you! “You sound ominous!”
The eyes of his colleague, who had calmly accepted his words, were cruelly distorted.
For a moment, the person who was oppressed by the force kept his mouth shut.
If you think about it, it’s funny. Now they are working hard to somehow find the traces of the Hwasan Sword Association. But at the same time, they hope that the Hwasan Sword Association will never appear in front of them.
Because I’m afraid.
Everyone clearly watched him fight. That’s why no one wants to cross swords with a demon who is even more evil than that evil spirit.
“⋯⋯And isn’t the Plum Blossom Demon Demon also human? “How can you get up already when you’re so injured?”
“I guess so?”
“It wouldn’t be strange if he died. No, no. “I’m sure he’s dead.”
The voice had no strength or confidence.
I hoped that Hwasan Sword Hyeop would die, but at the same time, I was strangely convinced that he would never die, which gave me fear.
“But what about Plum Sword Demon? “What is that again?”
“I don’t know? “That’s what they call the Hwasan Sword Association.”
“⋯⋯What⋯⋯.”
“In other words, do nicknames such as Geomhyeop or Nabal really suit that crazy guy? “It looks like it’s already spread throughout the room.”
The man nodded.
Certainly, Plum Sword Demon suits Cheongmyeong much better than the elegant name of Hwasan Sword Association. No, in fact, even the nickname Plum Sword Demon is not enough.
“The Plum Sword Demon is rotten. “The Blood Flower Demon Sword would be better.”
“⋯⋯Still, he’s a political faction bastard.”
“The political faction is frozen. Does that guy have a political faction? Even those demonic cultists won’t be that vicious.”
“That’s right.”
“No, the Demonic Cult is much more vicious.”
“What are you talking about? Even those demonic cults…”
The person who was about to immediately refute suddenly closed his mouth. Because I realized that the voice was coming from behind me.
Again. Again.
As his whole body froze, the sound of something with a high viscosity liquid dripping was heard in his ears. At the same time, a smell that was so familiar but that I never wanted to smell at this moment rushed to the tip of my nose.
The smell of blood.
The man’s shoulders began to twitch slightly. I want to turn away. I don’t want to turn my head. I didn’t want to turn my head and see if the terrible situation that appeared in my mind was real.
However, in more urgent situations, humans ignore the instructions of their heads and follow their instincts. His body was already turning around to check the person standing behind him.
The other person, dressed in black, seemed to melt into this pitch-black night. The only thing clearly visible was a sword stained red with someone’s blood and two eyes shining with bright blue light.
But even so, the man knew very well who the person who suddenly appeared was.
“Fire volcano sword…”
Suddenly.
Before I could finish those words, a burning pain spread from my neck. The cool sensation that instantly severed his cervical spine and vocal cords quickly left his throat.
Shhh.
A sound of wind coming out of my throat. The man, unable to even scream, fell backwards. Before I could breathe, I saw my colleague’s head rising into the air.
The red blood soaring in the air was like a red flower. Looking at the cold glare between them, the man thought of one thing.
‘As expected… The nickname is wrong…’
Leaving behind his unfinished thoughts, the man’s body cooled down.
Suddenly.
Cheongmyeong, who disposed of another Maninbangdo, plunged the sword into the corpse’s chest.
Phew!
The heart was pierced and red blood soaked the sword. Cheongmyeong, who hid the light of the sword with blood instead of ash, seeped back into the darkness. It was a secret but extremely rapid movement that did not even make a sound.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon
Cheongmyeong, moving like black water in the darkness, burrowed into the backs of the Maninbangdos moving while guarding the front.
“What…”
Suddenly!
Blood poured out one after another from the half-cracked neck. There wasn’t even time to scream. It just twitches and falls forward.
“Kruk…”
They probably won’t know how they died until the moment they die.
Cheongmyeong’s eyes were extremely cold.
‘Not yet?’
It’s time to find out…
“Who are you?”
The corner of Cheongmyeong’s mouth went up at the voice that just happened to be heard. From afar, the Ten Thousand Islands were looking at him with puzzled faces.
Cheongmyeong immediately hit the ground and ran, narrowing the distance in one go. And he hit the head of the person standing in front.
Kwagak!
With a sound like bones crunching, Maninbando’s head rose into the air. The face of the person who had not yet closed his eyes was revealed in the faint, pale moonlight and then fell.
“omg!”
Suddenly!
The sword of Cheongmyeong, which cut off the heads of the enemies one after another, reached the neck of the last remaining one.
chin!
The person with the signaling whistle in his mouth froze. My frightened eyes were shaking as if there had been an earthquake. If he tries to blow his whistle by squeezing his stomach, that sharp sword will cut his throat without any hesitation.
Sharp eyes in the darkness were glaring at him as if they were watching him.
The man’s entire body was wet from the sweat that poured out in an instant. At that time, the Hwasan Sword Association spoke briefly.
“French.”
It was something I couldn’t understand. But there was no need to rack your brains. As he hesitated, the sword of Cheongmyeong began to penetrate his skin.
“Can’t you hear?”
Ssyuk.
The man’s legs gave out as he felt the terrible sensation of the sword blade cutting through his thin skin and cutting his throat.
“French.”
I couldn’t think any more. There was no room for that. The man trembled, tightened his grip on the whistle, and blew air as hard as he could.
Bleep!
A high, sharp whistle echoed in the dark night sky. At that moment, one corner of Cheongmyeong’s mouth quirks up.
“That’s right.”
Suddenly!
The man’s body collapsed. However, the sound of the whistle clearly announced to everyone here the person’s whereabouts.
“This way!”
There was a lot of noise everywhere and shouting was heard. The corners of Cheongmyeong’s mouth twisted eerily.
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“The whistle sounded!”
“run! “It’s over there!”
“yes!”
Everyone reacted to the sound and ran at full speed.
“Hurry!”
After a while, the body that had been lying down for a long time slowly rose again from the bushes that the evil-minded people had trampled on. By the time the loud noise passed and quieted down, my son-in-law was filled with silence again.
A group cautiously emerged from under a large tree trunk on one side.
Baekcheon, who was the first to get out, looked around with nervous eyes and then nodded and signaled.
“let’s go.”
The group that showed up numbered one hundred. They held their breath as if they were one body and started running toward the north, where the Maninbando Islands had left empty.
