“Don’t fall behind!”
“yes!”
“You too, you bastard!”
“Oooooh.”
A sound like a sick person naturally came out of Lim So-byeong’s lips. No, since he was sick to begin with, it might be correct to say he was just complaining.
“no… … !”
“what?”
“… … no.”
Lim So-byeong, who was about to complain, quietly closed his mouth.
As a temperamental person, I want to fire back by saying, ‘Why do I have to go through all this trouble because of those shamans who don’t even know one thing?’, but if I do that, those sinewy fists will be thrown at me in a question-and-answer dance.
‘Even bandits wouldn’t be this ignorant. ‘You damn Taoist bastard!’
Actually, if you think about it, what is the difference between a bandit and a guru? Aren’t they similar in that they both leave the secular world and live their own lives deep in the mountains?
However, there is only a slight(?) difference in that a bandit receives help from a passerby, and a Taoist monk receives help from a visitor.
“It’s sagging over there!”
“Oh, I’m on my way!”
Lim So-byeong rushed forward and suddenly kicked the butt of Maeng-do, who was falling behind.
“Ahh!”
“Hey, you bastard! “Even people who are sick like this are running, so don’t be too harsh and run!”
Lim So-byeong kicked the tooth that was about to droop while panting in anger and gritted it hard. Still, looking at it like this, everyone is running without a single person being left behind.
‘But how…? … .’
Should I say I was lucky or had a good strategy?
The Green Forest Islands, which would have already been lying down to do whatever they wanted, whether to kill or live, were somehow running.
Regardless of affiliation, everyone glances at the people running next to them and grits their teeth. Then, he summons up all the strength he had from breastfeeding and spurs his legs.
‘It had this effect.’
There is no way that the existing sense of belonging will disappear simply by creating a party and dividing people. It will be a long time before the sense of belonging to a party surpasses the sense of belonging to a faction.
However, to put it conversely, this also means that they still have a competitive spirit for other teams.
If you can’t hold on and fall behind, many eyes will be on you. If the people around you were executioners or adult recluses, it would be your fault, but you can’t expect such a good ending now. Because it is clear that one’s shortcomings will naturally lead to ridicule of the monk.
‘So even if I have to die, I won’t be able to fall behind.’
Lim So-byeong shook his head when he saw the people running and shouting.
“I run with the honor of a monk on my shoulders… … .”
In the meantime, the young volcanoes running in the lead are still fresh, so there will be no room for them to be harsh.
“What is fame, everyone is so pathetic… … .”
At that moment, something caught his eye. Lim So-byeong opened his eyes wide.
“Why are you falling behind, you damn bandits? Should I just take off the skin?”
“Hee hee hee hee!”
“I will cut all the ankle tendons of the poor green cubs and transfer them to open jobs, so just see what happens!”
Lim So-byeong almost spewed fire from his mouth and encouraged Noklim-do, who was very tired, by kicking him on the back. Cheongmyeong clicked his tongue when he saw this.
“They said it was pathetic.”
“Ah, green forest is different, green forest! How embarrassing. “Tsk, tsk.”
… … Cheongmyeong looked at him with a sullen expression, but Lim So-byeong quietly avoided his gaze. And his mouth pouted.
“Well, that… … I’m not obsessed with things like fame that aren’t worth a penny. If Greenlim is looked down upon, it should close its business. “You don’t even know.”
“Yes, yes. I guess so. “It all must have a deep meaning.”
Lim So-byeong spread out his fan for no reason and touched his face. No, it’s not for nothing. Since sweat is flowing, there is nothing strange about fanning.
Lim So-byeong took a long breath and spoke softly in a more serious voice than before.
“But surprisingly… … .”
“There was no attack.”
“Yes?”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes were also sunken.
“That could mean that they are really targeting shamans.”
“It hasn’t arrived yet.”
“Of course, but.”
Lim So-byeong’s eyes, half-covered by a fan, shed a sad blue light.
You can’t jump to conclusions about anything until you reach Mt. Wudang. We must consider that anything can happen.
However, the fact that no traps had been confirmed up to this point clearly meant that this was not the target of the SPA.
Lim So-byeong lowered his voice so that those around him could not hear and whispered in a heavy voice.
“Wouldn’t it be better to speed things up a bit?”
“no. “If you try too hard, you will fail.”
“I know that, but if they were really targeting shamans, they would have probably launched an all-out offensive by now.”
“… … .”
“A shaman cannot survive.”
Cheongmyeong’s face hardened slightly. But after a moment of silence, she shook her head.
“Still, I’m a shaman.”
“I know. I know. But at any rate, she is a shaman. You know, right? War is not something that each individual can say is strong. “There is no one among shamans who can handle Jang Il-so or household names.”
For a moment, the image of Heo Do-jin came to mind, but Lim So-byeong quickly shook his head.
It is not possible to be a Heo Do-jin person.
It’s not because he’s a poor person. Heo Do-jin-in has already exposed his weakness to the enemy. It is clear that Jang Il-so and Ho Ga-myeong will dig deep into Heo Do-jin’s weaknesses and force him to make difficult choices.
If it were a war with similar power, we might be able to withstand it somehow, but isn’t even that now a situation where the League of Fighters is overwhelming?
It is not time to consider whether you can fight, but rather how long you can endure.
“But that doesn’t work.”
Even after knowing everything, Cheongmyeong was still adamant. A faint spark of life flowed from his eyes.
“The moment we overdo it, we never know when or how they will attack us.”
Lim So-byeong glanced ahead.
Certainly, as Cheongmyeong said, it is a limit. In fact, Lim So-byeong is moving at a much faster rate than previously thought.
If you increase the speed beyond this, not only will there be stragglers, but the formation itself will inevitably collapse. Then, the meaning of creating a party completely disappears. It goes without saying that there are weaknesses.
Even so, while distrust in the party remains, it is impossible to leave such memories to them from their first outing.
“Then the shaman… … .”
“I will endure.”
Cheongmyeong answered as if there was nothing more to think about.
However, that did not provide a sufficient answer to Lim So-byeong. Hold on? That shaman? Against that scammer?
It’s still clear in my memory. In the Yangtze River, the shaman was fooled by the tricks of the Sapaeryeon and was destroyed without even being able to do anything.
Even if the shaman had not hastily declared defeat at that time, the current structure of the powerhouse might have been different.
But a shaman who was powerless enough to commit such a thing could stand against the Sapaeryeon alone?
“Do you believe Heo Do-jin?”
“no.”
Cheongmyeong was resolute this time too. Instead, I cast my gaze towards Mt. Wudang in the distance, which I can’t see yet but will definitely be in that direction.
“Children grow naturally even without adults trying to raise them. And even if you try to stop it, one day it will become much bigger than the adult watching.”
“… … .”
“It’s even more so if you have a wound.”
“What does that mean?”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes darkened.
“There too… … Because there will be a future.”
* * *
Paaaaaa!
Once again, the cut rock falls as if it is being pushed into the cliff.
Rumbling!
There was a roar that felt like the sky was shattering.
“Pour it out!”
“yes!”
Debris created by digging out the rock and breaking the surrounding rocks tumbles down the cliff face. Now, they are blocks of stone that are difficult to exert power on their own, but it is different when they are together with a huge rock.
“Avoid!”
A rain of stones pours down on the Sapae-ryeondoers who were mesmerized by the sight of a huge rock falling from the center. Those who had already launched themselves into the air were unable to react resolutely to the falling rocks like before.
Pow! Pow!
The rock falls with incredible speed, crushing the bodies of the Sapae reapers in the air. Even those who managed to block it had no choice but to be pushed backwards and downwards.
“Aaaahhh!”
Falling or sliding down. What could be more deadly than that on a smooth cliff like the face of Tokyo?
“Those damn bastards!”
The Sapae students, who were very intoxicated, stared at the top of the cliff as if they were going to chew it alive and eat it. The person who looked up from the Yangtze River with those eyes was a shaman. At that time, those on the cliff ultimately won.
So will it be the same this time too?
“Gu, military!”
With just one attack, dozens of Sapphire cadets fell down the cliff. More than half of them would have died instantly, and most of them would not have left behind a proper body.
An even bigger problem was that the further up the cliff you climbed, and the more people climbed the cliff, the more damage you would take from a single attack.
“That’s a good sword strike.”
However, Hu Jiaming was calm, as if he was watching other people’s business.
“What are you doing? Keep encouraging the trainees. “I promise eternal wealth and fame to whoever climbs the cliff first.”
“Ah, I understand, soldier!”
The deputies nodded with pale faces.
Hu Jiaming looked calmly at the top of the cliff. His face was so emotionless that I couldn’t even feel any sentiment.
“There was someone like that in the shaman. but… … “Stupid.”
“Whoop!” Whoop!”
Large drops of sweat continued to flow from my forehead in the air.
Spelling out sword energy that is enough to cut off a cliff is not something that normally requires strength, even in the air. It felt like my heart was being torn away with each blow.
But we must not stop now. You have to do it.
Giiiiiiing!
The sword once again radiated white light.
Paaaaaa!
The sword strike with all its might once again splits the cliff face. The cut rock began to fall again with a loud noise.
The sword strikes that would change the topography of the mountain called Shaman were not just one, but continued over and over again.
“Sa, Sa-suk!”
“Are you okay, priest?”
The shaman inspectors also know this. How amazing is the sword energy flying in the air right now? And how much internal strength and mental power is expended in the air to fly that amazing thing.
“Priests. It’s not like this, first of all… … .”
“I will defend this place!”
Those who were trying to hold back the air flinched at the force and kept their mouths shut.
“never! “I won’t let even one climb up this cliff.”
Feeling an eerie spirit with their whole body, they could no longer hold back the air and just nodded.
“I believe it, Sasuk!”
There was no one here who could object to the empty words.
Regardless of distribution and position, the empty space at this moment was clearly the center of the shaman. Even though Heo San-ja is in this position as temporary chief minister.
With such a thing coming out of thin air, the meaning of that action was conveyed to the disciples of other shamans.
“Elder!”
“okay!”
Those who were trying to hold back the air quickly turned their bodies so that their clothes were fluttering. Looking down, I noticed a procession of people trying to occupy this place by taking a detour through a steep mountain path instead of Baekanam.
visor.
They drew their swords without hesitation.
“We can’t just leave it to the priest.”
The power that each sword can produce may be different, but the meaning it contains will not be different.
“Help the sky! “Not a single enemy should approach behind the priest’s back!”
“yes!”
The shaman’s disciples, with their swords drawn, rushed forward and aimed at the enemies.
The sun had already set to the west and the sunset was coloring Baekan Rock red. The color was vivid, as if it showed the future of this mountain.