Yellow Dragon Lord, Genius Swordsman
Episode 33
“Abandon this place… … .”
“Run away?”
The resentment felt even in brief responses.
Samaran could fully understand the feelings of the two people, but he still had to face reality.
“If the villain who murdered the General is really Dang-Hwan, we cannot handle it with just the forces here. If we do not want to leave behind fifty corpses, we must make a decision.”
“If we run away, what will happen to this place? What about the Gansu Province branch of the Murim Alliance?”
“Nam So-hyeop and Moorim Alliance have disappeared.”
Samaran said, staring at Nam Jae-il.
“Are you willing to give up your life to catch a goblin?”
“… … .”
“Yes, will you also object, young lady?”
“I don’t know.”
Yehong answered like that, thought for a moment, and then said.
“I’m against it, but for a different reason than Nam Jae-il. Wouldn’t it be better to abandon the fortress and run away, just like that, just like that assassin wants?”
“That’s not true. As you two have already felt, the existence of the fortress means nothing to Dang-Hwan.”
That was indeed the case.
Even though he had already set up a night watch, he leisurely infiltrated the fortress and assassinated Bukseoung.
Relying on the fortress’ defenses against Tang-Hwan was like trying to block a falling rock with a reed.
“It makes no difference whether I die this way or that way, so it’s better to run away.”
“To be honest… … yes.”
Samaran, whose tail was tangled, nodded with a deadpan expression.
Nevertheless, Nam Jae-il shook his head firmly and persisted.
“I don’t want to. If I’m going to die anyway, as you said, I’d rather die here, resisting that bastard.”
“Nam So-hyeop.”
“As Yehong pointed out, even if we run away, there’s no way we’ll be able to recover. That bastard’s lightness will be far ahead of us anyway.”
“Even so, if we disperse and escape, at least some of us might survive.”
“Miss Sima.”
Yehong said with a bitter face.
“Even if we run away from here, we have nowhere to return to.”
“Yes, ma’am… … ?”
“If we simply wanted to survive, we would have all deserted long ago. But we couldn’t do that because this place has become our home and our hometown.”
“… … .”
“Of course, Miss Sima, your situation is different from ours. So if you run away, I will help you as much as I can. So… … .”
“I report!”
Suddenly, a warrior ran into where the three people were.
To those who were nervous, wondering if the Tang-Hwan had finally appeared, the report that Musa brought out was unexpected.
“Five warriors from the Seolhondae, including Wooin Kang, left the border a little while ago!”
“Defection? Are you saying you deserted?”
“I think so.”
“They will do it!”
Nam Jae-il, who explodes with anger.
As the warrior who had finished his report hurriedly retreated, Ye Hong quietly whispered something to Sima Ran.
“These are the guys who tried to kick me out yesterday but were stopped.”
“okay.”
“Normally I would just run after him, grab him by the collar, and come back, but now maybe… … .”
“Are you trying to use me as bait, Yehong?”
Yehong nodded with a cold face in response to Nam Jaeil’s question.
“Desert is a serious crime. Now that the blind are gone, it’s pointless to talk about it, but in other words, it doesn’t matter if you treat them like bait.”
“Honestly, I agree with that idea. I didn’t like those guys from the beginning.”
“Well, of all the people I met here, the only one who gave me a good first impression was the General.”
“I am?”
“Of course you were the worst.”
“Tch. You’re really going too far.”
Nam Jae-il grumbles in an exaggerated manner, perhaps trying to relieve tension.
Then Samaran asked in passing.
“How was the Dan Sa Hyeok Dae Hyeop?”
“Huh? Are you talking about Brother Sa-hyeok?”
“Yes.”
“My brother Sa-hyeok… … .”
Yehong’s face immediately turns red.
There seemed to be no need to ask any further questions.
“We’ve been talking about this place so far, but the only exception is the large one.”
“What does that mean, Nam So-hyeop?”
“If you investigated, you would know how long the Lord has kept the enemy here.”
“It’s been a little over half a year.”
“That’s right. It’s only been half a year.”
Nam Jae-il said with the aforementioned face.
“The man who has truly impressed us all in such a short period of time is none other than Dan Sa-hyeok Dae-hyung.”
“I heard from the General that you saved the lives of everyone here at least once.”
“But you don’t know this. The Blood Heavenly Cult’s offensives over the past six months have been much more intense than the offensives they’ve been under for the past dozen years.”
Samaran’s eyes shook slightly.
“Until that point… I didn’t know.”
“That’s right. The branch manager said that every time you report, your superiors tend to ignore you.”
“… … .”
“It was entirely thanks to the presence of the large group that we were able to withstand the fierce attacks of the Blood Heavenly Sect.”
“If it weren’t for Brother Sa-hyeok, we would have been wiped out half a year ago.”
“that……!”
“That’s why, even if I die here today, I have no regrets. My life would have died a long time ago anyway, but thanks to you, I was able to survive for a little while.”
“… … I think that’s a wrong idea, Nam So-hyeop.”
Nam Jae-il turned his gaze and smiled bitterly.
Samaran looked at that and said with a serious expression.
“Could it be that the Great Swordsman saved you from being sent to die in a place like this today?”
“… … .”
“Of course, I may be presumptuous. But still… … I don’t think someone like Dan Sa-hyeok Dae-hyeop would have saved you with such thoughts.”
“That may be true. But that’s the reality. The big boss and we are more than a thousand miles apart, and that crazy bastard who assassinated the General could come attacking at any moment.”
“So, somehow, we need to come up with a solution… … .”
“Ouch, this is a big problem!”
The warrior who had reported earlier came running out of breath again and shouted.
“Wooin River, deserters… …!”
“Speak calmly and quietly!”
“Oh, I came back looking miserable.”
The three people exchanged glances hurriedly at Musa’s report.
When they came outside, they saw that one side of the fortress’s fence was covered in red blood.
“Huh!”
“Such cruel acts… …!”
Those who fled from the fortress, including the Uin River.
Their bodies were torn into dozens of pieces and thrown about carelessly.
“Ah, all of a sudden there was a loud noise and they looked like this… … .”
“I, I saw it. A lump of corpses, round like dough, suddenly falling from the sky!”
Another warrior’s report sent chills down the spines of the three men.
Either by carrying the dismembered corpse and flying into the air, or by lifting it into the air.
It was definitely not something a normal person would do.
“You fucking son of a bitch! Where are you? Show yourself now!”
Nam Jae-il roughly drew his sword and shouted into the air.
I didn’t like the dead, but they didn’t have to die so cruelly.
Moreover, it is only natural that one would feel a surge of murderous intent when one is the one who killed not only these people but also General Buk Seo-eung.
There was also a bit of calculation that Nam Jae-il would act as bait there.
[If that bastard shows up and attacks me, I’ll try to catch him somehow.]
At Nam Jae-il’s words, Ye-hong’s eyes lit up quietly.
Although they were always bickering, they developed a certain level of trust as they developed a sense of animosity towards each other.
[Just leave it to me.]
[Okay. Don’t make a mistake.]
[Don’t worry. And it’s okay for you to make mistakes, just live.]
[Huh. That doesn’t sound right.]
A rapid transmission of sound between the two.
Although he could not overhear the conversation, Samaran sensed that the two had agreed on something.
“Come out, you damned murderer. Why, am I too scared to come at you?”
Nam Jae-il’s voice echoes beyond the fence.
Still, when there was no response, he made a bold move.
“Ha! Now that I look at it, that guy Gwang-an Sal-su Dang-hwan wasn’t that great! He only deals with weaklings, so when a real expert calls him, he can’t even move?”
“… …Congratulations, Inseok.”
At that moment, a voice flowed out from behind Nam Jae-il’s back as if it were a lie.
A man with a plump body was grinning behind him.
As if it had been there from the beginning.
“You came, you little bastard!”
Nam Jae-il, who feels a creepy fear but is not suppressed by it, but instead bursts out in excitement.
The combat experience he gained from fighting in countless battlefields moved his body.
“Haaaah!”
A sword strike that rotates half a turn around the left foot as the axis.
It was a technique called ‘Jeolhongyeok (切魂擊)’.
A simple yet powerful sword, it has enough destructive power to cut a beautiful tree in half with just a dull blade and a little bit of force… … .
“Slow and dull.”
“Ugh!”
Even though it was a blow that he had put all his effort into, it was blocked by Dang-Hwan’s palm, which wasn’t even a weapon.
At that moment, Nam Jae-il’s mouth opened reflexively.
“don’t do it!”
“Don’t do what? Don’t kill me?”
Although he was a calm person, Nam Jae-il’s shout was not directed at him.
And Yehong had no intention of following those words from the beginning.
“Ugh!”
Instead of holding back her breathing, she takes short, paused breaths.
The sharpness of the blow far surpassed even Nam Jae-il’s best blow, but it struck Dang-hwan’s crown…
“As expected, it doesn’t work.”
“… … !”
Dang-Hwan, who had slipped the new model in one breath and disappeared from Ye-Hong’s sight, was now behind her.
This is truly a different level of magic.
If he had wanted to, would the two of them have been breathing?
That would never be the case.
“So, is it my turn to attack now?”
‘no!’
There was a new type who only responded in his mind and aimed for Dang-Hwan’s side.
The owner was, of course, Samaran, and her physique was on a level that even surpassed Nam Jae-il and Ye Hong.
But this also did not reach Dang Hwan.
Papat!
This time, the difference is literally a sheet of paper.
The hem of Dang-Hwan’s clothes was cut off just a little bit as he suddenly pulled his body back.
‘this!’
While Samaran bit his lip, Tang Huan let out a sigh.
“Wow! These are pretty good. I wouldn’t say they were close, but if I had stayed still, it might have stung a little.”
“Then why don’t you try it? I can make it as painful as you want.”
Tang Huan burst into laughter at Samaran’s words.
“You’re more reckless than I thought. You said you were the daughter of a Murim Alliance soldier, right? Maybe it’s because of your origins, but you seem to be fearless in the world.”
As expected, it seems he knows her true identity.
Samaran tried to calm his pounding heart as he spoke.
“Did you receive the blessings of the Blood Heavenly Church?”
“Hmm! Asking such an obvious question that I should know the answer to with just a little thought is just a waste of time, isn’t it?”
Samaran bites his lip at Dang-Hwan’s mocking words.
When Dang-Hwan saw that, his mouth became even more distorted.
“Don’t worry too much. It wouldn’t be a big deal to kill all of you, but I won’t be finishing it all off in an instant. Like… … that old man.”
“이 개새끼가!”
Nam Jae-il, enraged, flew up and struck with his sword like lightning, but Dang-hwan easily turned his body and dodged the attack.
At the same time, a flash of lightning digs into Nam Jae-il’s side.
Phew!
“Ugh!”
He was pierced through the side and flew several meters and fell to the ground.
In the right hand of the Dang-Hwan who had blown him away, he was holding a sword that was curved like a hook.
