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He is a creepy person.
My arms and legs, which move of my own free will, are suddenly bound by strings controlled by him when I come to my senses.
I’m not the only one.
Everyone around me is playing into his hands.
The more he struggles to escape, the more he gets entangled in the spiderwebs he has spread, rendering him unable to move an inch.
Those who have figured out his true identity fear him, while those who have not try to avoid him.
The survival instinct sends a signal.
It’s a dangerous natural enemy.
You have to avoid it.
When I looked straight ahead, he was running toward me with a face flushed bright red.
In the meantime, Eunho blocks my path.
I placed my hand on Eunho’s shoulder and spoke.
Step back.
“but…….”
Eunho, meeting my gaze, nods after realizing something.
“Then…… please give me the flag.”
“The flag?”
He says as if it is the most natural thing in the world.
“Head Brother, won’t you win?”
A chuckle escapes me without me realizing it.
“……
okay.”
Eunho, who was directing the examination, takes the flag and steps back.
The White Tiger Sword Formation has already collapsed, and with the surroundings in chaos, the formation is now meaningless.
I quietly stared at the culprit who caused this situation.
“In a situation like this, there’s no time for that eloquent tongue to show its power, is there?”
He takes steps toward Cheol-sun-jik.
Little by little, faster.
And soon, when it reached its peak speed.
wedge
– He brings down the Black Dragon Sword, adding to the speed of his run.
Ddang
Two swords clash against each other, creating a resonant sound.
As they rushed here in a hurry, the shock spreading to each other is immense.
Cheol-sun-jik steps back five steps so he doesn’t fall, and I also step back three steps.
“Jin So-un…….”
“Now they don’t even use the name Representative Jin.”
The venomous gaze and the murderous aura are so delightful.
Because I wanted to stand up like this at least once someday.
I really like it.
However, he does not seem pleased at all.
“Haaap!”
In an instant, Jukhyeonbang’s Blue Bamboo Sword Technique unfolds.
Rooted in the Thirty-Six Swords of the World, the Blue Bamboo Swordsmanship possesses the finesse of a heavy sword.
Although I wasn’t using internal energy, it felt as if the inside of a bell was fully absorbing the impact sound every time the sword struck.
– Wrong
Instead of using internal energy, he swings his sword by putting his body weight into it.
His quick wit puts even the most seasoned ronin to shame.
Before I knew it, I ended up purely marveling at it inside.
Is that so? Are you this skilled at fighting?
I could not contain my surprise, as I had never once seen his skills in my previous life.
How could you be so tyrannical, yet never have displayed this skill in your previous life?
Why never once.
“Why, not even once, have you never shown the true face of a comrade amidst the constant crossing of the line between life and death?” Cheol Sun-jik swiftly turns his body sideways twice in the air and brings his sword down.
I also grabbed the Black Dragon Sword with both hands and parried his attack.
Tteeeee
My hand trembles, and the trembling spreads to my entire forearm and shoulder.
After thrusting the sword into the ground to stop the vibration, immediately unleash the Socheon Sword Technique.
Snail extract
– The black moves in the exact direction I predicted.
“Gasp!”
Cheol-sun-jik, with his eyes wide open, quickly raised his sword and blocked the way.
Chaechachaechaechang
Once again, the cry of the sword spreads across the entire mountain.
Two swords standing firm.
In a duel between a heavy sword and a fast sword, the important thing is who brings the breath.
The swift sword pushed by the heavy sword breaks, and the heavy sword caught by the swift sword falls.
“Hmph……!”
They do not back down even a single step to catch up to each other’s breath.
Chaechaechaechang
In an instant, Cheol-sun-jik’s vital point opens.
Even as he predicted his end, he did not show any sign of fear.
On the contrary, he was merely making a face of deep resentment.
“I won in this life.”
“Sunday death!”
An uninvited guest interrupted.
Pow pow pow!
While Cheolhyeonjik writhed in pain and rolled on the floor.
Cheol Sun-jik’s hand, which had been looking down at him for a moment, moved swiftly. ‘Damn it!’ Just as I was about to step back to escape the influence of the greatsword.
“……!”
Cheol-hyeon-jik, who was rolling on the floor, desperately grabs my leg.
“Sunjik! Now is the time!”
With Cheol Hyeon-jik’s shout, Cheol Sun-jik spins around, putting all his strength into his sword, and swings it as if to slash at the waist.
A movement filled with pure sincerity.
I let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.
You lunatic, did you just forget what evaluation is?… …
But somehow I understand.
Because I, too, had forgotten the fact that the current evaluation is nothing more than a score.
Yunsingong Lotus
It spreads intensely.
My joints screamed in pain as Cheol-sun-jik’s heavy sword struck the blade, but I gritted my teeth until I bled and endured.
“Aaaargh!”
visor!
He barely managed to deflect Cheol-sun-jik’s sword and immediately peeled off Cheol-hyeon-jik stuck to his foot.
“Sunjik… now….”
Fuck, why do you keep saying “now”?
puck.
Cheolhyeonjik, who had been clinging on like a leech, squeaked
As he fainted with a sound, Cheol-sun-jik looked at his brother once with an indifferent gaze and straightened his posture.
You’re lucky. Jin So-un.
So, have you thrown away that wretched honorifics now?
That’s strange. Everyone seems to like being treated with respect.
I let out a sarcastic chuckle.
Only those who cannot see the insidious heart within would do so.
Is that so?
“okay.”
One might expect him to show resentment at the sight of his brother collapsing, but he shows absolutely no such reaction.
He just keeps swinging his sword.
Soon, the guy’s dry voice follows.
“You must have thought saving just two people, Seong Mo-ran and Lee Geum-pyo. You ruined my plan and thought that was enough.”
“…….”
As Cheol-sun-jik leaned further forward with a flash of light in his eyes, the sword grew heavier.
“Did you not think from the start that I would have predicted even that?”
As if speaking on his behalf.
“Jin So-un, things will not go the way you wish.”
– Tteooong
Even knowing it was Diamond Iron, I was worried the sword might break.
“Now that you have ruined my plan, you will not achieve what you want either!”
Cheol-sun-jik shouted more emotionally than ever before. #In my past life, I despised Cheol-sun-jik.
Because I found that selfishness disgusting, as he cared only about his own safety and the safety of his clan rather than the victory of the entire unit.
Their failure to always do their best was a target of criticism not only for our Sojeongdae but for all the warriors.
However, there was actually nothing that could be done.
Because I lacked the skill to subdue him by force, and he was too cunning to go head-to-head with my brains.
Because even Zhuge Tianqi fell for his schemes every time, except for just one time.
That is why I hated and despised him to the point of sickness.
But… ‘Actually, I was envious.’ of those who continued their lives to the very end.
He who saves his people by any means necessary.
Yes, I was envious.
He and his sect members, who survive every time despite being criticized and cursed.
Because I couldn’t.
So, because I no longer have anyone left to protect.
“Ugh……!”
I didn’t know if my contempt for him to the bone stemmed from my own hatred for failing to protect those I cherished.
That is why I cannot lose.
No, I must not lose.
I will not repeat the mistakes of my past life again.
I am sick and tired of just hiding and cursing at the other person while looking at the traces of colleagues who have died or fallen behind.
“So, I can’t stop here!”
It cannot inflict a major blow, but it is enough to briefly obstruct the view.
“Heh!”
The moment Cheol-sun-jik’s gaze, which had been squinted for a moment, returned.
He thrust the Black Dragon Sword without hesitation.
Knowing his abilities, I knew he wouldn’t die easily from an attack like this.
I wounded his ear by a hair’s breadth, and with his head bent, he immediately stabs me in the side with his sword.
If I make a mistake, I’m in danger of losing a rib.
He struck the jaw with his elbow at the same time he retrieved the Black Dragon Sword.
puck!
He staggers from the shock and takes a couple of steps back.
His face is a mixture of anger and resentment.
“Why… why do you always interrupt, Jin So-woon…?”
Cheol-sun-jik, with his head bowed and disheveled hair instead of his usual neat appearance, spat out a remark as if chewing on something.
“I must bring down the heavens. But, but why on earth would someone like you…! Stand in the way of my cause!!”
I hear words I cannot understand, but I have no doubts.
Because I thought I roughly knew what he was talking about.
He cries out desperately once again.
“Why… do you always block my path?”
“Why… why!”
-“Every time……!”
Cheol-sun-jik’s sword and the Black Dragon Sword clash, but they no longer possess the same weight as before.
There is also no speed to exploit weaknesses.
Only a desperate struggle remains.
“Are you blocking my path?!”
I did not back down any further despite the shock.
No, rather, Cheol-sun-jik takes a couple of steps back after clashing with my sword.
But he screamed at the top of his lungs.
“I can never back down!”
I look at him as he staggers.
I am the same way.
I stare at those eyes that are left with nothing but anger and malice.
An expression I might have made in a past life.
“I, too, absolutely cannot back down.”
He, who had been staring at me blankly, reveals a faint, twisted smile.
Is that so? Jin So-un, do you also desire the same thing as me?
“Then why can’t I? What on earth is the reason you can do it but I can’t!”
The question I also asked myself countless times in my past life while looking at Cheol-sun-jik.
Now he shouts at me.
“Why do I have to just stand there staring blankly!”
Although I certainly couldn’t even fathom the answer in my previous life, before I knew it, I found the answer to that complex question.
And the answer was unexpectedly simple.
Because I am more desperate.
The reason I couldn’t answer the question was simply that I lacked the courage to face the truth.
The answer is, from the very beginning, simpler and clearer than anything else.
“More than you, Cheol-sun-jik!”
And it pierces deep into the lungs.
It is because I am more desperate.
It makes one feel a great sense of despair.
That is all.
Cheol-sun-jik shakes his head.
As if absolutely unable to accept it, “That can’t be true. More than anyone… more than anyone…”
Cheol-sun-jik’s empty gaze looks at me and the members of Taeeulmun.
Geumpyo, who is holding out to the very end while blocking the swords of five men…
“More desperately than anyone…”
Saren, with his disheveled hair, never once letting go of his trembling sword… …
Then, he soon closes his mouth tightly.
I can feel his chin bulging out.
Crunch.
Soon, red blood flows from the corner of the mouth.
He, who had been trembling with his head bowed, stares at me with a flash of his eyes.
“then…….”
Cheol-sun-jik’s face is stiff.
“If that is really the case, prove it. See how desperate you are…….”
Veins bulge out again on his limp arms as if about to burst.
This time, I will become your Mount Tai.
I also put all my strength into my trembling arm.
“Even without you, the whole world is teeming with guys trying to block my path!”
As the Black Dragon Sword is fired, Cheol Sun-jik blocks it with the blade.
Chaechaechaeng.
Cheol-sun-jik, fully focused on defense without moving an inch.
Cheol Sun-jik, who decided to become a wall instead of wielding a sword, became a mountain just as he had said.
Whoaah
“Bring it on, all you want!”
The speed of a swift sword without internal energy has its limits, and a simple sword trajectory was ineffective against Cheol Sun-jik, who was familiar with the Socheon Sword Technique.
“It will not be easy to cross. Jin So-un.”
Is that so?
“Fine… you too, feel it—how disgusting the presence blocking your path is….”
But I am not afraid of that mountain at all.
Why?
If you can’t cross it, just break it down, isn’t that enough?
“what?”
I grabbed the Black Dragon Sword with both hands instead of the Socheon Sword Technique.
“Cheol-sun-jik, just as you intended.”
And he wields the Blue Bamboo Sword Technique that Cheol-sun-jik used to wield.
An honest, upright, and incomparably solid greatsword that stays true to the basics.
It is a sword strong enough to break through a solid wall.
Deeeeng
He unfolds exactly as he did.
Cheol-sun-jik’s eyes widen in surprise.
“What the….”
Using another person’s martial arts when you are unable to manage your own internal energy is madness.
Since most martial arts are created based on the operation of internal energy.
Unless one spends a lifetime training and researching that martial art, one cannot use it efficiently without internal energy.
But I don’t need to worry.
Cheol-sun-jik has shown the time he has built up so far.
The ultimate Blue Bamboo Sword Technique performed without internal energy.
“That’s ridiculous!!!”
I just need to faithfully follow the Blue Bamboo Sword Technique he demonstrated.
Then that would be the best Blue Bamboo Sword Technique to use in this situation.
-As if he had struck the wall that is me, as if to smash it.
This time, I strike as if to break down the wall called Cheol-sun-jik.
– Add weight instead of internal energy, and add rotation instead of speed.
-Crack.
For the first time, a small crack appears in Cheol-sun-jik’s sword.
“What, what the heck!!!”
Cheol-sun-jik, trying to back away in confusion.
Without hesitation, I spun three times in place and swung the Blue Bamboo Sword Technique.
Pow!
-yet.
Jjeong
-Jjaenggang
With a sound that seemed to tear the eardrums, Cheol Sun-jik’s sword broke.
