Episode 759 If you die, you’re dead! (4)
Just looking at the black-painted ship was intimidating, as if it was weighing down people. It was even more so after seeing the image of a vicious whale visible on the front crown of the ship.
‘ship chartering.’
A boat that symbolizes the sluices that are only allowed to the owners of the 18 shoals on the Yangtze River.
In other words, it means that Chaeju is on that ship right now.
“…It’s not just one or two ships.”
“It looks like all of the Suchae’s numbers have gathered.”
Tension also began to appear on the faces of the volcano disciples.
‘Were there so many people in one tank?’
Of course, that ship won’t be full of enemies like the speedboat they faced a while ago.
However, even if we assume it is only half full, the number of enemies will exceed several hundred.
“Captain!”
Baekcheon turned his head and looked at the captain.
“Can we go to the water?”
“There are so many radishes.”
The captain shook his head with a tired face.
“A ship is inherently faster than a normal ship. Even if it is the same boat, its speed varies depending on whether it is loaded or not…. This boat with a lot of luggage cannot reach that speed.”
“hmm.”
“Moreover, there is a hole in my stomach due to the attack I received a while ago. Everyone is working hard to scoop it out, but if they go at a clumsy pace, the water will come in faster and the boat will sink. Then we will all really die.”
Baekcheon’s gaze instinctively turned towards the water.
The land is so far away that it feels dizzying.
‘It’s at least five miles from the water’s edge.’
The Yangtze River is originally an incredibly wide river, reaching five miles in width. However, this is where a tributary of the Yangtze River flows into Dongdong Lake. Because the current was slow and it was adjacent to a lake, the width of the river was three times that of the normal Yangtze River.
The river is only fifteen miles wide, and you have to swim at least five miles from the center to the river’s edge. It wouldn’t be that difficult if only Hwasan’s disciples were there, but it was close to impossible for the civilians on this ship to swim that distance.
‘Besides, even if it were possible, there would be no way to stop it if enemy forces familiar with hand-to-hand combat attacked from the water.’
I don’t know if there would be a way to abandon the civilians, but… that’s not a path a disciple of Hwasan would consider.
Baekcheon bit his lip.
‘Was I too hasty?’
I thought it was too easy to deal with the enemy on the river. I thought I would only have to deal with one ship at most, but who would have imagined that an entire group of people would come out on a ship?
“Sasuk.”
It is a call to do something. Baekcheon chewed his lips for a moment and rolled his head. His eyes began to calm down.
‘What would he have done?’
There is nothing to think about.
– No, it doesn’t matter whether there are a lot of pages or not! Those bastards can’t do anything if they rip their heads off. Don’t worry about the others, run in a straight line and take care of the boss first!
‘OK! I get it!’
Baekcheon said firmly.
“Listen to me carefully.”
“Yes, Sasuk.”
“When the dragon boat approaches, we cross. “Baeksang and Soso stay here to protect the civilians, while the rest storm the Yongseon all at once and capture the borrowers.”
“Yes, I understand.”
The faces of the Hwasan disciples, who had been unable to erase their expressions of embarrassment until now, took on a solemn aura as if they had never done so before.
As the size of the dragon boat is huge, the number of enemies aboard it must be large. No one can imagine how difficult it would be to jump on such a chartered ship and aim for debt.
But once the order has been given, there is no hesitation.
“Then get ready… huh?”
At that time, Jo Geol tilted her head.
“Sasuk.”
“huh?”
“Those bastards suddenly slowing down?”
“….”
“Are you going to stand like that?”
Hwasan’s disciples looked at the ships stopping at a distance with puzzled faces.
“Puaaaat!”
Bugs rising from the water grabbed the rope ladder that came down from the dragon boat.
“Okay. “What is this?”
As he gritted his teeth and climbed the rope ladder, his subordinates followed him one after another.
“Hmm.”
After getting down on the deck, Bangchung wiped the moisture from his face and took a deep breath. I could see pirates lined up left and right and a huge wooden chair installed in the center of the deck. Without a second thought, he ran to the chair and fell flat on the spot.
“Please kill me Lord Chaeju!”
“Do you want me to kill you?”
A middle-aged man, fully covered in a blue robe, let out a faint sneer as he looked at Bangchung, who was lying face down with his forehead on the deck.
“That’s right. “The hero of the Yangtze River lost his ship and ran away without any pride, so of course he should die.”
“Chae Chae-ju….”
“Jo Seung (曺昇).”
“yes! Chaeju!”
“Cut it into pieces and throw it to the fish as food.”
The blood drained from Bangchung’s face.
“Chaeju!”
“Open that spout one more time and I will tear it apart for you.”
Bangchung couldn’t even think of making excuses due to the brutal momentum, and he just broke into a cold sweat with a tired face.
“Chaeju.”
At that time, the person called Jo Seung opens his mouth softly.
“It is true that Manager Bang showed his ugly side. However, considering the situation, I don’t think it’s just the room manager who is to blame.”
“The reason is?”
“There is someone who can sink a speedboat that size in one blow. “No matter what we did, it would have been difficult to avoid the same result.”
“Hmm.”
Yeo Gwang-gye, the main fish of Daegyeongchae, the black fish of Janpo, nodded as if it made sense.
“It’s force majeure.”
However, the black fish quickly clicked its tongue with a disapproving look on its face.
“Even so, it is a great sin to return after losing the ship. Degrade him to a member of the group and tie him up and lock him up for 15 days. “Don’t give me a sip of water.”
“yes!”
“Thank you, Chaeju!”
Bangchung repeatedly bowed his head as if he was glad that his life had been saved.
“… They have enough power to sink a speedboat in one blow… Are you saying these guys came to the Yangtze River to find something to eat?”
“It was called a fire volcano.”
At Bangchung’s answer, the black fish’s eyes lit up.
“volcano?”
“yes! “It was some middle-class guy who threw the fist, but I said it came from a volcano.”
“It’s a volcano…”
The black fish slowly turned its head and looked at Jo Seung.
“I think it’s because of the special marks. “It is a well-known fact that volcanoes are behind galactic drift.”
“Hmm. okay?”
Jo Seung looked at Bangchung and asked.
“Were they young guys?”
“yes! They were still young. The number is seven.”
Zanpo Blackfish’s face suddenly distorted at the startling answer.
“You mean you only lost your ship to seven guys and ran away? “You little minnow!”
“Hey!”
This time, Jo Seung quickly stepped forward and calmed down the black fish.
“If they are young guys from a volcano, there is a high probability that they are a volcano ogeom.”
“…Volcano Five Swords?”
“yes. The Hwasan Ogeom, who defeated the shaman’s first disciples in a fight with a shaman, is not an easy person to deal with. Moreover, if the volcano god dragon that defeated the shaman elder was on that ship, there is no way Captain Bang could have dealt with it.”
“Okay.”
The Zanpo Blackfish glared at Bangchong with disapproval and then looked at the merchant ship floating on the other side.
“If it’s the Volcano Five Swords, they’re probably the ones we’re hearing so much about these days, right?”
“Yes, Chaeju.”
“Hmm.”
The black fish’s eyes twinkled.
“There are some people with quite a reputation. And he will have the skills to earn that reputation, and seeing that he boarded the ship and tried to deal with us, he will be full of confidence.”
A cruel smile appeared on his lips.
“But life in this world doesn’t always go the way you want it to. I dare make you pay for dealing with us on the river. “Let’s drag it.”
“yes! “As instructed!”
The pirates on the deck began to move in unison.
Jeonpo Blackfish quietly grabbed the handle of the chair and muttered.
“It’s a volcano…”
A mysterious smile spread across his face.
“He’s not coming?”
“What are you doing?”
Hwasan’s disciples looked at Yongseon with slightly helpless faces.
It came running at me with such fierce force that it seemed like it was going to hit me at any moment, but it actually stopped at a distance and didn’t move, so it was understandable.
“Maybe you’re scared?”
“cowardice?”
“yes. Now we have a reputation of our own, right? They are outnumbered, so how dare they face the Hwasan Five Swords! Hahaha!”
“Walk.”
“yes?”
“Why don’t you tell me to close my mouth?”
“….”
Yunjong, who calmly glared at Jo Geol with irritated eyes, shifted his gaze back to Yongseon.
It was then.
“It’s moving!”
“…But it doesn’t look like it’s coming this way?”
The dragon ship began to slowly rotate in place.
“Is that possible?”
“You have a paddle, right? This is possible if both sides row in opposite directions.”
The dragon boat slowly rotated and turned in the completely opposite direction. Hwasan’s disciples all tilted their heads.
“Are you just going to go?”
“Iknow, right. “Why are you turning around…”
That was then.
Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The door installed at the back of the dragon boat opened and something black came out.
“Is that the one you shot earlier?”
“no!”
Hwasan’s disciples, who thought the same attack would be repeated again, suddenly widen their eyes.
It is true that it was a harpoon this time, but its size was enormous.
It was twice the size of the harpoon fired by the speedboat, and its speed was incredible.
“chain?”
And there was a long chain attached to the harpoon.
Kwakagagak!
Quagwang!
The two harpoons fired stuck in the ship. The impact caused the ship to stumble as if it had encountered a huge wave.
Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The chain connected to the harpoon was pulled taut.
“You bastards!”
“What are you doing?”
“No way…”
And at that moment, the dragon boat that had stopped began to move.
Geeeeee!
The sound of the chains rubbing against each other sounded like a huge whale roaring. As the dragon ship picked up speed, the merchant ship they were on also forcibly tilted in the direction of the dragon ship.
“What the hell!”
“I’m being fucking dragged away!”
There was bewilderment in the eyes of the five swords.
I couldn’t even imagine something like this.
To make matters worse, the speed boats around the dragon ship slowly approached this side and began to surround the merchant ship as if they were escorting it. It looked like he wouldn’t miss a single ant baby.
Even during this time, seeing the speedboats strictly maintaining a distance that cannot be surpassed by light aircraft, the word ‘caution-driven’ came to mind.
“Where are they taking me?”
“Where are you?” Of course it’s their lair!”
Jo Geol gritted his teeth.
Dealing with them on a ship is difficult. But if you think about it the other way around, it has its own advantages. Because the number of people who can board one boat is limited.
However, if we are dragged to land like this, only seven people will have to deal with such a large number of enemies.
‘If that were the case, I wouldn’t have had to go through all this trouble!’
“If you get dragged away, it’s the end!”
“What should I do?”
“What should I do?”
Jo Geol suddenly screamed.
“Nothing has changed from the original plan! They kindly pave the way for us to come, but I have to cut off their heads! “I go first!”
“Walk!”
“Hey you bastard! stop!”
Jo Geol jumped up onto the railing as if there was nothing to wait for.
widely!
Then, he stepped on the chain connecting the boat and began to run at incredible speed.
“It was already frustrating, but you even let go of my legs! “Be kind too!”
It was at that time that Jo Geol, holding a plum sword in one hand, was running like a sword with shining eyes.
A person stuck his head out of the dragon boat and lightly gestured. Then, the archers who had been protesting appeared on the dragon boat and the surrounding speed boats all at once.
Jo Geol’s mouth opened blankly.
“uh?”
…I didn’t expect this?
“Shoot!”
Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!
The arrows that left the demonstration rose all at once, staining the sky black.
“Wow…it’s spectacular.”
And then it started pouring down on Jo Geol like black rain.
“…don’t show me off.”
No matter how quickly you regret, it is always too late.