Episode 964. I said I won’t disappoint. (4)
“Knock them all down and kill them!”
The Black Dragon King filled up his inner energy and vomited out Lion’s Roar. His face was cruelly distorted as he saw the swordsmen of the Namgung family fighting, seemingly having regained their fighting spirit.
‘Damn it.’
I am just as exhausted as before. In fact, it will be worse than before.
However, his eyes were completely different. Unlike then, when they were completely consumed by the fear of death, their eyes are now full of venom.
Of course, even if that were the case, it would not be difficult to exterminate them, but the damage would inevitably increase. Those who are prepared to die are bound to suffer that much.
“Stupid…”
The Black Dragon King gritted his teeth.
Why was I wasting so much time when it was going to end up like this anyway? Didn’t you come forward and make a big fuss and end up losing money?
The Black Dragon King looked over the Yangtze River with shining eyes.
In his eyes, he saw a small boat slowly moving through the waves of the Yangtze River. A ship that looks so relaxed, as if it has nothing to do with the gruesome slaughter taking place in front of its eyes.
“…Damn it!”
What angered him the most was not Jang Il-so, who had twisted things around. Even though the damage to Surochae had increased due to what Jang Il-so had done, he did not dare to ask about this.
Crash.
Obviously, their relationship wasn’t like this when he arrived at Yangtze River, so where did things start to go astray?
There was a fierce anger in the eyes of the Black Dragon King.
The anger that has risen must be released somehow.
“Tear them all apart and kill them! all! Don’t kill easily! “Let me die feeling the bitter price of how dare I fight against Surochae!”
His anger poured out wildly towards the unfortunate Namgung family.
Quack!
The harpoon, which had a sharp blade and was loaded with internal power, pierced the trained human body too easily.
“Ugh…”
A low sense of pleasure filled the enemy’s eyes as he saw that his clothes, which had already been soaked in blood and turned dark red, were again soaked in new blood.
The enemy completely twisted the harpoon he had pierced. No matter how great they are, the moment a harpoon stuck in their stomach rips through their intestines, they all writhe in pain and collapse on the spot.
one.
“Huh…”
The swordsman of the Namgung family who was pierced by the harpoon suddenly laughed. The moment his blood-soaked teeth were revealed, the iron sword held in his hand split the air like a beam of light.
Paaaaat!
Kwagak!
The dull sound of the sword cutting through bone resounded, and the head of the enemy, torn from his neck, rose into the air.
The swordsman, who had stumbled forward as if he would fall, placed his blood-stained sword on the ground and forcibly lifted his trembling head.
“Cough!”
The person who pierced the harpoon is now a headless corpse, but the harpoon is still stuck in his body. Namgung’s swordsman swung his sword without hesitation and cut off the harpoon’s stem.
Kagang!
Cutting the stem short is like a double-edged sword.
It’s better for moving his body right now, but the remaining harpoon point will dig deeper every time he moves his body.
But who cares?
The only thing that awaits him is death anyway, so what difference does having a few of those nibs stuck in a corpse make?
Two harpoons were already stuck in the boat. All of the left hand’s fingers were cut off, and no pain was felt from the deeply cut shoulder. The deepest wound is the thigh. Blood is flowing like a stream from the cut blood vessel.
But that also doesn’t matter.
‘This is not enough.’
There was venom in his eyes.
‘The head of the family died much more gruesomely!’
At least it won’t fall until ten harpoons are driven into its body. If the only life left to him is death anyway, he must take at least one more attack aimed at the person standing next to him or behind him.
Love love!
Through my blurred vision, I caught a glimpse of a flying harpoon. Not one, but two… or five?
Even if you knew, it would be of no use. No matter how many harpoons there are, it is impossible to block them anyway.
This swordsman of Namgung, named Namgungpyo (南宮彪), simply stepped on the edge and swung his sword. An attack that ignores defense. It is an attack with the determination to drag to hell the enemies that pierce the harpoon, no matter how many harpoons pierce its body.
Quad deuk! Quack! Suddenly!
The sound of the harpoon piercing the body and the sound of the sword cutting through the flesh rang out at the same time.
“….”
Namgungpyo’s body slowly collapsed as he felt the cold metal digging into his neck.
The world becomes dark and death approaches.
For a moment, he felt fortunate that his throat had been pierced. Because I can no longer let out ugly screams.
dump.
The sensation of the floor touching the ground was dull and vague. He stretched his body as he felt the world gradually becoming covered in darkness.
It is comfortable.
It’s so comfortable that I just want to rest like this. Just like this…
But at that moment, Namgoongpyo opened his eyes wide. And then I grabbed the sword that I had half lost. The enemies, who thought he was already dead, trampled on him and advanced.
Namgungpyo lay face down, baring his blood-soaked teeth and swinging his sword.
“Aaaahhh!”
“You son of a bitch!”
The enemy fell, clutching their legs, from the unexpected attack coming from the ground. Looking at that, Namgungpyo chuckled. No, I was trying to laugh.
Quack! Quack! Quack!
But I couldn’t. After being pierced by dozens of harpoons and turned into a hedgehog, there was no way to laugh anymore.
‘Sogaju…. take care of your body….’
He shook his head.
Another life seeped into the Yangtze River.
“Aaaahhh!”
The inspectors of the Namgung family were like ghosts.
Inaction is not something that is good enough to be changed by motivation alone. What advances martial arts is not motivation but effort.
But now, the inspectors of the Namgung family were shaking up the common sense of such a powerhouse.
He swings his sword even when the harpoon penetrates his eye. Even when a harpoon pierces its stomach and protrudes from its back, it does not scream even once.
All that came out of their mouths was evil yelling.
“die! “Dogs of Sapa!”
“I’ll show you how Namgung’s sword dies!”
The enemy also boasted that their poison was second to none. Didn’t they definitely push Namgung around like they would a frightened dog in the last battle?
But at this moment, they were clearly being overwhelmed by the relatively small number of Nangong swordsmen.
Is there any other scene so fitting for the saying of rushing towards death without regard for it?
There are those who swing their swords while holding the intestines flowing out of their stomachs with one hand, and those who grab the broken sword with their bare hands and swing it like crazy, even cutting off the ankles of their opponents even when they fall.
It was clear that the words ‘hell’ were words prepared for this moment.
And in the middle of that hell, Namgungmyeong was swinging his sword like a madman.
Quack!
The harpoon hit my shoulder with a terrible sound. However, Namgungmyeong cut out the heart of the enemy in front of him with his iron sword without even blinking.
“come!”
Contrary to his energetic cry, his heart was full of sorrow.
There is nothing wrong with sacrificing one’s life. Because he already had to die. When Emperor Nangong gave up his life in the Yangtze River, he was the one who opened the way in front of him and should have died first.
It was only because of Emperor Nangong’s orders that he continued to live this harsh life.
But….
“Kruk!”
Every time I heard each suppressed moan that penetrated my ears, it felt like a piece of my heart was being ripped out. The moans of those dying who bit their tongues to avoid showing weakness to the enemy were more painful than screams and sadder than crying.
“Aaaahhh!”
An angry shout came out from Namgungmyeong’s mouth. His sword now broke away from the Namgung family’s sword and began to follow a convulsive trajectory.
One day, a warrior will hold a sword and die. Is there anyone here who doesn’t have that determination?
But…
‘It’s sad.’
Before I knew it, tears were pouring from Namgoongmyeong’s eyes.
I was so sad and saddened by the people dying without even being able to scream in this lonely place where no one reached out to them that even though I tried to hold back, tears kept flowing.
Will the world recognize their sadness?
Will the world remember their deaths?
“Hehe…”
A voice that sounded like a moan or a cry came out of Namgoongmyeong’s mouth.
“Ugh…Ugh….”
A moan escaping from the mouth of a Namgung swordsman with a large sword stuck in his chest passes through my ears. Another person had his arm pierced and was no longer able to hold the sword, so he threw away the sword he had been holding for his entire life and flew away, grabbing the enemies in front of him and hanging down.
To save even just one more moment of the person standing behind him.
Namgungmyeong laughed like a madman.
“Huh….”
Heavy duty talisman.
The situation is already under siege on all sides. Even if you swing the sword again and again, the number of enemies does not decrease. More people are coming in violently than they are killing.
No matter how hard they try and how determined they are, they cannot do it alone.
‘Are you watching?’
Namgungmyeong turned his head blankly towards the riverside. Towards Shaolin and Gupa, who will be clearly watching their final moments from beyond.
“Still… I mean, are you still watching! You bastards!”
Quack! Quack!
The moment the sword he swung convulsively sliced through the enemy’s body, several harpoons flew towards him.
“Daejuuuuu!”
The harpoons flew towards his face at incredible speed.
“Protect!”
“Protect the great lord!”
The members of the Changgung Corps defended the name of Namgung by throwing their bodies into the air. He desperately flies his sword, deflects the harpoon, and injures Namgung-myeong instead with his urgently extended arm.
Namgungmyeong screamed.
“What are you doing! “You stupid bastards!”
They shouldn’t die like this. These are people who should not die like this. They were not the ones to die so miserably in a place like this.
Some people will become the heroes of Namgung and others will become the world’s charlatans. At the very least, they are people who can become someone’s father and someone’s close friend.
But why do I have to die in vain like this?
“Ugh….”
He tried to run away, but his leg, which had been pierced by the harpoon, could no longer move. He was one of the most exhausted people here, having poured all his energy into helping the injured over the past few days.
I could see it clearly in his eyes as he collapsed on the spot. The sight of dozens of harpoons piercing the backs of those blocking the way.
“Uh…”
The blood spurted from being pushed by the harpoon covered his face.
The moment warm blood poured down his face, he thought he was going to get burned. But maybe what’s really hot is….
“Huh….”
Namgoong-myeong’s head, who was laughing as if he was mocking himself, sobbing as if in despair, and then pulling out his hair, suddenly fell forward. As if a criminal was decapitating before being beheaded.
I tried to be confident. I wanted to be confident until the last moment.
But… it was now impossible for Nam Gung-myeong.
‘house owner. I…’
Tears no longer flowed from my eyes.
‘…I failed to protect Namgung.’
All people are the same.
When there is something you desperately want that you cannot achieve on your own, you just wish for it.
Close your eyes, lower your head, hold your non-sword hand together, and just pray earnestly.
‘Please, someone…’
A deep sob escaped Namgoongmyeong’s mouth.
“who… Someone please help me…”
In a cracked voice, as if scraping metal.
“Please…”
I cried out more desperately than any other scream.
But there was no way that feeling could be conveyed to the enemy. A number of men approached Namgung-myeong, who was lying there as if he was pleading for a crime, with a sneer on his face.
“You idiot.”
visor!
The harpoon in his hand let out a short cry.
“You want help? The name Namgung must make you cry. Since even Shaolin has abandoned you, do you think there will be anyone here on the Yangtze River to help you?”
As he began to walk slowly, perhaps because he had a certain position among the bandits, the other bandits also kept pace with him.
“No matter how much you talk about convention and justice, this is your nature.”
The moment he heard those words, Namgoongmyeong’s shoulders trembled.
“No need to worry. “Everyone here will die, so the journey to the afterlife won’t be lonely.”
With a deep mockery, the enemy pulled back the harpoon in his hand. It seemed as if he was going to pierce Namgoongmyeong’s head with one blow.
“Stop dying!”
It was the exact moment when the tautly pulled harpoon was fired at Namgoongmyeong’s head.
Paaaaaaaaaa!
There was a tremendous sound that felt like my eardrums were going to burst. The person throwing the harpoon was scared and turned his gaze to the side.
‘What?’
What he saw was a huge disk.
no!
It spins fiercely like a disc and flies towards him…
‘Sword?’
Kwaaaaaaaa!
The accident stops.
I could clearly see the sword stuck in the sandbank of Maehwa Island, creating a huge hole.
“….”
I was just about to distort my face at this absurd sight. A line appeared from the tip of his head to his groin.
Everyone looked at the scene with blank faces.
“Uh…”
Sensing the change in his body, Sujeok traced his face with a trembling hand.
‘blood?’
I felt my palms were wet and dotted with red blood. Sujeok’s eyes began to tremble. More and more blood wetted my hands. And soon blood started flowing down his chin.
“No way… no…”
Shock and disbelief.
But that’s it.
The two wide-open eyes began to shift up and down, and soon the corpse’s body was split in two and each fell to the floor.
dump.
For a moment, a cold silence fell on Maehwa Island.
It was such a shocking sight that the air, heated by the madness of battle, cooled down in an instant. Those who were staring blankly at the scene turned their gaze towards one place as if they were fascinated, as if they had made a promise.
Towards the place where the sword that struck this wide Yangtze River and saved Namgung-myeong flew.
And they saw.
The image of a man standing on the riverside where the blue waters of the Yangtze River roll in like waves.
An unbearable moan flows from Namgungmyeong’s mouth.
“Ah…ah….”
How can you not know?
That black military uniform.
That red pattern engraved on the left chest, like a stream of blood flowing from the heart.
Even at this distance and with this blurry vision, the image was eerily clear.
“Hwasan….”
The name finally came out completely from Nangungmyeong’s mouth.
“Huashan Sword Association…”
Cheongmyeong glared at the boats floating on the Yangtze River and Maehwa Island with dark eyes.
While everyone remains silent about this situation.
A man watching from a large boat a short distance from Maehwado Island curled his blood-red lips like the moon at the end of the year.
“As expected…”
Jang Il-so smiled happily.
“I said I won’t disappoint.”
