Episode 1396 To where you need to be. (1)
Hu Jiaming’s face gradually darkened as he hit the ground.
He rarely showed his emotions on his face, but he couldn’t help it in the face of the tragedy before his eyes.
All you see is dead bodies.
It was a sight that could not be explained other than by saying that it was a bloody road, with corpses strewn about horribly and dark red blood soaking the ground.
‘The person who really did this…’
Awe came before anger. This is by no means a scene that can be created through the strength of force alone.
Is there anyone else in the world today who can create such a scene other than that Plum Blossom Sword Demon? Even against all people.
After seeing this scene, I could clearly understand why the killing of just one person was taking place so slowly.
Even if there is no particular alias, everyone will come to the same conclusion in a situation like this. That’s how shocking the scenes he just witnessed were.
How many people did one person cut down to create this tragedy? How many times did you swing your sword?
‘But in return, he will never be safe either.’
As long as he is a human… No, even if he were a monster and not a person, he couldn’t do something like this and get away with it.
“Hurry.”
“yes!”
Hu Ga-myeong increased the speed of Gyeongshin. He too must be at the crossroads of life and death. This time, we must cut off that breath.
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“It was driven in! “Don’t miss it!”
Suddenly!
I’ve never felt any regrets.
A sense of loss over lost power? Compared to all the things I had no choice but to lose even though I didn’t want to lose them, what I had accumulated in that body was insignificant.
“Surround yourself! “Don’t give me a chance to escape!”
Suddenly!
However, if I had that force, I would have been able to stop the knife that just cut my shoulder. He would have been able to avoid this sword digging into his side. It would have been possible to laugh calmly while dealing with these many people.
If only he had focused on regaining his strength since his return… Or at least, if he had cared for himself just a little more, he could have still been a Geomzon here. He would have been able to stand as a noble and strong warrior.
So do you feel regretful again?
Well…
Paaaaaa!
The sword stretched out like a flash of lightning and pierced the enemy’s neck without any chance. An indescribable expression passes over the face of the enemy, who cannot believe the moment of death. Soon, red blood leaked out of his mouth.
“Cough…”
A heavy weight was placed on the tip of the pierced sword. It is the weight of one complete person. Normally, it would be so light that I wouldn’t even feel it, but at this moment, the weight felt heavy.
Is it because I’m tired? Or is it that the weight of life he feels is no longer the same?
“This terrible…”
As Cheongmyeong didn’t collapse, I felt the enemy, who was exhausted, hesitate for a moment. Thanks to this, Cheongmyeong finally got some time to catch his breath and forced his head up.
The world became blurry and then became clear again.
How many people were there? I don’t know. It’s been a while since I gave up on counting.
‘It’s hot…’
My body is like a ball of fire. No, it felt like infinitely cold ice. Maybe both.
My internal strength was exhausted a long time ago, and the crushed wounds are eating away at my body without permission.
The price of killing so many people can never be said to be high… but the aftermath is now driving Cheongmyeong into one clear outcome.
My eyelids felt infinitely heavy. I looked around with half-closed eyes. No matter where you look, all you see are enemies dressed in red.
At one time, this sight was very familiar. Breathing in this felt natural. But is it because Cheongmyeong has become weak that this scene feels unfamiliar now? Or…
Slurp.
The enemy’s lifeless body fell from the sword and flowed down. The weight was gone, but the sword was still heavy. So difficult to lift.
The world continues to lose its boundaries.
Now it seems like there is nothing left in the world but hostility. But why can’t I turn my eyes away, why can’t I let go of what I’m holding on to and feel comfortable?
Do you have any regrets left?
People who have never been properly understood by others have no choice but to laugh at everything. Even yourself. It’s like a habit. Because it is better to receive the childish gaze of an enemy than to look at something strange and distant. Because that would be a different understanding.
This time, I tried to twist the corners of my mouth upward, but my face didn’t even move. The corners of his mouth could no longer contain either composure or intimidation.
‘Even the bravado is over…’
Laughter leaked out. It is not a laugh meant to threaten the enemy, but a laugh mixed with self-deprecation.
“What are they doing! Kill it! “He is at his limit!”
“Yeaaaaaaaap!”
Someone came hysterically stabbing at the window. The sword swung instinctively blocked the flying spear.
Quack!
The sharp sound of metal and the sound of a blade cutting into flesh rang out almost simultaneously. The sound made when a sharply sharpened blade penetrates the body, transmitted to the head through the flesh rather than through the air.
The one that bounced away the moment they collided was the soul of Tang Ga, who had cut down countless people, and the sword that had never once betrayed the will of Cheongmyeong.
In fact, the spear strike itself was not that great, but his sword, which had lost its power, could not block even ordinary attacks.
“Oh…”
Paaaaaa!
Cheongmyeong gritted his teeth and swung his sword like a thunderbolt again. Maninbando’s head fell off his body as he hesitated, embarrassed by his accomplishments.
Cheongmyeong’s knees buckled.
The sword is infinitely helpless and reactions become increasingly slower. It feels like everything that has accumulated inside me is regurgitating and flowing out of my body.
“Cough…”
Every time I coughed, blood came out. However, his body, which was shaking as if it was going to fall, soon regained its balance.
“Cough! Cough!”
The eyes of the enemies, unable to get closer and staring at Cheongmyeong, began to glow with a strange heat.
The Plum Blossom Sword Demon, who had no end in sight, has now reached the bottom before their eyes. Maybe… maybe they could achieve the feat of cutting off that beast’s head with their own hands.
It was extremely dangerous, but it was also a fatal temptation. At least there was no one here who could not be shaken by it.
Those who swallowed their dry saliva carefully stretched out their feet towards Cheongmyeong. The circle surrounding Cheongmyeong began to narrow little by little.
Wow.
Cheongmyeong grabbed the spear stuck above his heart with his left hand. I pulled the spear with force, but the hook-like blade of the spear was stuck in the flesh, so it was not easy to pull it out.
Crack.
In the end, he broke the spear without any hesitation and spat out the blood that had accumulated in his mouth.
In the narrowed field of vision, there are only enemies. The whole world is full of his enemies. Enemy, enemy, enemy and more enemies.
‘⋯⋯Just cut it down and throw it away.’
Cut and knock down. And opens the way. As has been repeated countless times. Just like we have done so far. Then you can open the way.
‘After that?’
There must be another enemy. Even if you defeat them, a new enemy will appear afterwards.
Cut and cut and cut again. Cut again…
What was left at the end?
“Huh…”
A new sound, whether it was laughter, moaning, or crying, flowed from my lips. Nothing will change. Because it’s always been like this.
I have never been overconfident in my own strength. I wasn’t recklessly confident that I would come back alive from any fight. Even though he fought one battle after another where he could die at any time, he just managed to survive. Even though I didn’t particularly want to survive.
It wouldn’t be surprising if that luck ran out here.
The ending that everyone faced. The ending that Cheongmyeong should have faced also came to him. Extremely slow and extremely clear.
Supporting himself with difficulty with his sword, Cheongmyeong forced his body, which was constantly falling apart, to stand up.
“Die Lord!”
Before the opponent could even extend his sword, his sword moved one step faster. The sword energy ejected from the tip of the sword was undoubtedly lodged in the opponent’s chest.
“Kruk…”
The enemy who was injured by the sword hesitated for a moment, but that was all. He held on to his wounds and held on to the spot without collapsing.
Even sword energy is no longer at its full power. Even the soft human body cannot be completely penetrated.
Do you regret it?
no. There is nothing to regret.
In the past, he saved the world, but lost everything he shouldn’t have lost.
But this time is different.
‘⋯⋯I protected it.’
Long ago… Yes, it should have been like this a long time ago.
Because I never want to experience something like surviving alone and looking at everyone who died. Because I never want to experience the pain of being destroyed alone in a world where there is nothing left again.
Even though everyone pointed out that it was a stupid and foolish thing to do, this was the only path he could choose from the beginning.
‘Death penalty…’
You don’t know. How far has the mission you entrusted to me pushed me to?
You won’t understand. Because a dead person cannot know anything.
You will never know what it felt like to be left alone after everyone else died.
I’m telling you now… I wasn’t as great or strong as you thought.
Paaaaat!
Dozens of pottery flew towards him.
Before my consciousness could react, the sword of Cheongmyeong split the air. The instinct engraved in his body did not turn away from him until the very end.
Kaang!
The pottery shatters to pieces. Fragments of the crushed pottery pierced the enemy and became embedded in various parts of Cheongmyeong’s exhausted body.
“Cough!”
The fishy blood kept leaking out. It felt like all the blood in my body had already dried up, which was truly strange.
When I lifted my head with difficulty, the day was dawning. The red sky of dawn looked down upon him. Just like the sky of that unforgettable day.
Like the last time he remembers the volcano.
If what he wanted most as his executioners died that day was for the volcano to bloom plum blossoms again, what he wanted most at that time was to save at least one more person through his death…
Hasn’t Cheongmyeong now fulfilled its role?
Because I achieved what I wanted to achieve. Because what the death penalty criminals wanted came true. Of course, they are unreliable, pathetic, and stupid people… but they are good people.
So wouldn’t that be enough?
We will overcome this. Even if he isn’t there.
No matter how cold the wind blows, I will endure and carry on. Those who passed away in the past will continue what they tried so hard to protect and increase their will.
‘Do you blame me?’
It will happen. Because they are like that. Getting angry and swearing again… You’ll cry again.
But it will soon be forgotten.
Just as he forgot about hearing and started life with new people. Just as we laughed and chatted at the new volcano instead of the old one.
His absence will make everyone sad for a while, but it will eventually be forgotten. Just as new skin grows on a wound and grass grows again on dry ground.
I feel a little… just a little… resentful.
“What are you doing! Kill it! Kill me now! “He is at his limit!”
Enemies rush in.
My vision was blurry and I could no longer move my arms. My senses also became dull. He was too shabby and small now to defeat anyone.
Suddenly!
The blood that flowed down from the dark plum sword seeped onto my fingertips.
I think I cut somewhere on the enemy, but I can’t tell. My legs didn’t listen.
But at least one more thing needs to be cut.
The life he took will make those who survive a little safer. So at least one more! Just one more person…
Suddenly.
‘Long sentence of death.’
Should I smile? Should Cheongmyeong come back and praise him for what he did?
Maybe it’s a reprimand. Because it’s always been like that. You might be angry that there was no need to push yourself that hard.
I hope so.
‘I did my best. Jangmun death penalty.’
So… So, just give me a little… Please feel a little sorry for me.
Finally, my knees buckle. The ground seemed to rise. The world was spinning dizzyingly and I couldn’t tell where I was.
Another death, different from the one before, was coming to him.
Okay. Because I left it behind.
Somewhere in Shaanxi, somewhere in a volcano where plum blossoms are blooming, there is enough left to be left at the tip of a sword that has not yet ripened in the hearts of those who will cry.
So even if this is the last time, I have no regrets anymore. But…
“Hold your breath!”
“He’s out of strength! Cut off his head!”
But still… Nevertheless…
Kaaaaang!
The sword that flew in suddenly collided with the rising sword.
Cheongmyeong hit the ground and jumped into the middle of the enemies. The sword energy poured out in a cruel manner, cutting the enemies in two at once.
“Ah…”
Cheongmyeong’s mouth opens and a beast-like scream comes out.
“Ah… ahhh!”
I wanted to live.
The squeezed sword energy separates those who have nothing but malice. My muscles were bursting and my bones were breaking, but I swung my sword again and again.
I want to live.
“Aaaaaaa!”
I want to live and smile again. I want to return to the volcano alive.
The place he left. The place he must return to.
Where everyone will be waiting for him.
“Aaaaaaa!”
The howl of Cheongmyeong, leaping through the rising blades of the enemy, resounded through the forest.
I want to live.
