Episode 1384 Of course, that won’t happen. (4)
“Damn it, it’s going to come in my dreams now! “That damn bastard!”
Jo Geol poured out harsh words. Now, just looking at Hu Jiaming’s face made my stomach tingle. If I were to choose the person I hate the most in the world, I would say Jang Il-so without a moment of hesitation… or court? Uh…
Anyway, if someone asked me, I would choose Jang Il-soo or the court, but if I were to name the scariest person in the world, I was confident that I would shout out Hu Ji-myeong’s name without hesitation.
Cheongmyeong, the guy whose eyes are rolling in the middle of the night and who comes kicking in the door of his quarters, is not as disgusting as that person.
And although he cried with his mouth, the situation was so serious that it could not even be compared to the voice he made. The real enemy, who cannot be compared to the idiots blocking our path, has appeared again.
‘already?’
Baekcheon’s situation was also the same.
I expected them to catch up eventually, but I didn’t expect it to be this fast. I thought it would be at least after we almost arrived in Nanjing.
But now there was no time to look back and consider where his prediction had gone wrong.
“Break through at full speed!”
“yes!”
This is a wide plain area adjacent to the Yangtze River. There is no risk of being driven into unfavorable terrain according to the enemy’s target like before, but on the other hand, it means that there is no place to hide.
In that case, all that’s left is to break through with force versus strength.
“Hye…”
Baekcheon urgently tried to call Hyeyeon and Namgung Dowi, but they were already running backwards. He seemed to know what to do without being told to do it.
Baekcheon felt a little relieved and decided to do what he had to do.
Quang!
With a force that almost crushed the ground, Park Chan Baek-cheon rushed forward past Kwak Hwan-so in one go.
“Iseol Jogeol Soso! “Hold your back!”
“yes!”
“Language manager! “We will help too!”
“Catch up!”
Baek-cheon scolded Guo Hwan-so without even looking back, and a stream of red sword energy spewed out from his sword.
“Taaaaaap!”
The plum blossoms that spewed out violently rushed toward the Safa people at the front like water from a valley swollen by heavy rain. The Safa people’s complexions turned pale.
“Bloody damage…”
The Safaans, who could not even finish their screams, were helplessly swept away by the surging sword. Baekcheon shouted.
“It’s just a short walk to the Yangtze River. Let’s go at once!”
“yes!”
The corner of Hu Jiaming’s mouth, who was watching, twitched slightly.
“It’s not too late.”
Common sense dictates that it should be impossible for a majority with a lower level of inaction to catch up with a minority with a higher level of inaction. Nevertheless, the reason the impossible was possible was because of the stupid choices they made.
Hu Jiaming narrowed his eyes. I could clearly see the wounded people they were carrying around.
‘If you take the injured with you, no matter how much they can fly and crawl, they won’t be able to speed up.’
In the meantime, they had to hide themselves from time to time to avoid being noticed by the enemy, so they would not have been able to achieve even half of the speed they could achieve in normal times. It wasn’t that difficult to catch up with them.
“You idiots.”
If it were him, he would have thrown away the injured without mercy. Even if there are people who can become useful if they are saved, there is no need to risk annihilation for the sake of those who will not be useful right away.
But I know the nickname, and they know it too. They could never have made that choice. Because the two words ‘humanity and righteousness’ that have been shouted out countless times have become the shackles that bind them. No matter how hard you struggle, these are shackles that you can never throw off.
“Every choice comes with a price. Kill them. “Without leaving a single one behind.”
The Maninbangdos ran forward without answering.
Their eyes are filled with extreme malice.
It was definitely not Ho Ga-myeong who had a grudge against those political faction bastards. No matter how little sense of camaraderie there may be among the Sapa, if one does not hold a grudge even after being toyed with by those who are much less numerous and weaker, isn’t he considered a warrior before the Sapa?
Moreover, they are omnipotent. Those who forget grace but never forget resentment. The Maninbando devoted themselves to their lives like wild beasts that have rediscovered their prey that ran away after biting them.
“Kahaaaaaaaat!”
Naturally, it was the gatekeepers of Cheonwoomaeng who blocked their way, rushing in like a red wave.
“monk!”
“I know, Lord!”
Hyeyeon and Namgung Dowi, standing in front of those running, exchanged glances.
One person is the number one member of the Millennium Shaolin, who was certain to represent Shaolin, the head of the Nine-Fail-Il-Bang faction. And the other person is the head of the So family, the best in the world, who was thought to take on the name Namgung and walk only a glorious path.
The place where those who should have walked the most blessed path in the world stand side by side is the most dangerous and heaviest place in the current river.
However, there was no hesitation in the eyes of the two people. Because it was their will, not anyone else’s, that made them stand here.
“Oooooh!”
“Taaaaaaaap!”
The power and sword energy radiated by the two people was fired fiercely at the charging enemies.
Kwaaaaaaaa!
Shaolin’s Buddhist light and Nangung’s sword energy exploded like a bomb, instantly lighting up the world. It was truly a powerful blow. The rushing Maninbando were literally crushed in one blow.
‘That’s terrible.’
Hu Jiaming looked at the scene without blinking an eye and unconsciously bit his lip.
Common sense tells us that they should have been exhausted already. So, it is normal for the fist to become weak and the sword to become dull.
However, what they are showing now is even sharper than what they showed before. It was clearly visible even in the eyes of Hu Jiaming, who was not very martial.
‘Are we still growing during this?’
I understand it with my head.
Because they are the most promising technicians in Gangho and have had experiences that cannot be had anywhere else in the world.
I can assure you that no matter where you look in the martial arts faction, you will not find anyone who has experienced as harsh a battle as them.
However, knowing it in my head and experiencing it as I watched such equipment grow before my eyes were completely different feelings.
Perhaps what Hu Jiaming is feeling right now is fear. It is the fear of someone who watches a wild beast growing day by day in the immediate vicinity that he cannot directly control.
Hu Jiaming lightly clenched and unclenched his fist. But now he has a chance to kill the immature beast.
By taking their lives?
no.
Hu Jiaming’s gaze turned to one side. The true lifeline of a wild beast called Cheonwoomaeng. And these are the growing sources.
‘Hwasan Sword Association. No… Plum Sword Demon.’
He made eye contact with Cheongmyeong, who was glaring at him with cold eyes in the center of the group. Hu Jiaming’s eyes were full of life.
“Listen. This is not my name. “This is an order given by the Lord, so risk your life to carry it out!”
“yes!”
“No matter what sacrifice I have to make.”
The moment those words came out, the faces of the lieutenants became so hard that they could not be more serious.
“Only the Hwasan Swordsman Association will not be sent alive. Be sure to kill them! Even if it means losing out on everyone else!”
“debriefing!”
Hu Jiaming slowly nodded as he heard the answer coming out.
He suffered a crushing defeat. He probably won’t be able to make up for the mistakes he made even in his lifetime.
But I can say this with confidence. It wasn’t a worthless defeat.
Because of that defeat, Ryeonju decided to cut off the head of the Plum Sword Demon, so it would definitely not be meaningless.
“You can never survive, Plum Sword Demon.”
Hu Ga-myeong muttered as if he was making a promise to himself.
* * *
“It’s coming from left and right!”
“You’ve experienced it before, so respond!”
Haenam is no longer the Haenam of the past. Even though I didn’t specifically hear someone’s command, I responded by moving on my own. It was quick and accurate. So much so that I don’t even need to open my mouth.
But…
“It’s not good.”
In Lim So-byeong’s eyes, it seemed like it wasn’t very visible. He glanced back at Cheongmyeong next to him and asked.
“Wasn’t it earlier than you thought?”
“….”
“Then there was an unexpected variable… I usually think of one thing first in cases like this.”
“That won’t happen.”
“You’re saying it’s not betrayal.”
“No, that won’t happen.”
A strange glow appeared on Lim So-byeong’s face. Because I just noticed that the answer contains a lot of things.
Qingming did not say that there would be no traitors. However, it does not take into account the fact that there will be a traitor.
Because it is meaningless to hunt down traitors in this situation.
Rather, they decided that it would be better to trust each other and move forward. Even if it means pushing them into the abyss.
“I heard you’re still radical.”
Lim So-byeong nodded with a slightly detached face.
“But what are you going to do? We’ve already exhausted all possible moves and the enemy has caught up to us. “They say the Yangtze River is close by, but when we engage them and arrive at the Yangtze River, there will only be about a dozen people left.”
A dozen people.
Cheongmyeong knows why Lim So-byeong mentioned the number. Now he is secretly urging us to abandon Haenam.
“Wasn’t it decided from the beginning?”
It has been said. Cheongmyeong himself.
If I were to face a truly uncontrollable crisis, I would abandon Haenam. Because the members of the Cheonwoo Alliance are several times more important than them.
If those who came from Cheonwoo-maeng lose their lives while trying to save them, none other than Cheongmyeong himself will not be able to forgive himself.
“Or was it really that you were a greater counselor than I thought?”
Cheongmyeong sneered, raising the corners of his mouth crookedly.
“I’ve said this every time… I never once thought of myself as a charlatan. “I don’t want to be like that.”
It was a voice that gave me a strange feeling. Lim So-byeong looked at Cheongmyeong for a moment, his eyes bright, and then nodded.
There is one reason why he was able to regain his composure after leaving the canyon. No matter what failure we experienced, as long as the enemy did not block our path, there was always the option to separate Haenam and survive alone.
“That’s a good answer. “Then isn’t the conclusion decided?”
“Of course I will. But…”
“…Yes?”
A cold voice came to Lim So-byeong’s ears.
“This isn’t a crisis.”
“…stamp?”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes were boiling.
It was unusual for him to show only dark, calm eyes recently. Lim So-byeong’s heart sank. I had a hunch. Cheongmyeong has finally let go of something he has been repressing for a long time.
“Are you going to come out like this?”
Cheongmyeong muttered, turned and walked forward.
Lim So-byeong, who realized what he was trying to do, hurriedly stretched out his hand. I tried to grab the hem of my clothes, but all I caught was empty air. Cheongmyeong was already running.
“stamp! Dojaaaaaang!”
Lim So-byeong screamed at the top of his lungs. My eyes widened. I didn’t know why I was going so crazy, but I felt like my insides were going to explode.
