Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1328

Those outside the canyon stared ahead, confused by what they were seeing.

The enemies had willingly entered the canyon, thinking it was a trap for Mount Hua, but now they were desperately trying to escape that dangerous place.

Many soldiers were sent into the canyon to stop them. But these enemies were too strong and defeated everyone inside. Now they were escaping.

“Sto-stop them, raaaah!” someone screamed in desperation.

But even the one shouting knew it was pointless. If they couldn’t stop the enemies before, what chance did they have now?

Then, Jo Gul charged forward, proving that thought true.

“Eura-chaaaah!” Jo Gul shouted, leaping like a whirlwind. He created dozens of sword shadows, instantly striking down those who were desperately scrambling out.

Jo Gul jumped out of the canyon and stopped. He looked around. The forest was wide and open in front of him. He felt like he could finally breathe again.

“We’re here! Bloody hell! We broke through!” Joy surged through him.

Those who followed him also burst out of the canyon one after another.

“Aaaaargh!”

“Bloody hell!”

“We’re alive! We survived!”

The Hainan disciples cheered and jumped up and down. “We did it!” one shouted, punching the air. “We’re free!”

The narrow canyon, the enemies blocking their path, and the Maninbang chasing them felt like a hopeless situation. More than half of them thought this canyon would be their grave. But they had survived and were once again stepping onto the vast land, their emotions beyond description.

They ran outwards, soaked in joy.

“Strategist,” the adjutants said, looking at Ho Gamyeong with mixed emotions.

“Hmm.” Ho Gamyeong bit his lip, a low groan escaping him as he watched the situation unfold from inside the canyon. *How could they break through?* he thought angrily. *My plan was perfect!*

“They broke through,” he muttered.

His plan to destroy the enemy by blockading the canyon had completely failed. Ho Gamyeong watched them escape. He didn’t know if he should be impressed by the enemy or angry at himself for failing.

“Don’t stop, keep going! The enemy is still behind us!” Baek Cheon shouted.

“Yes, Martial Uncle!” Jo Gul answered loudly and quickly ran forward.

‘He’s amazing, no matter what!’ Jo Gul thought. He had momentarily forgotten the situation in his excitement, but Baek Cheon was still calmly observing everything. With someone like that in command, even the Four Evil Sects couldn’t stop the Mount Hua disciples.

Perhaps even escaping this Gangnam wouldn’t be as difficult as they thought.

“Where! Where are we going, Senior Brother!”

“Is that even a question? Run north!”

“North is where!”

“Damn it! Just come where I’m going!”

“Yes!”

Jo Gul quickly followed behind Yoon Jong, who was running ahead, and looked back. He had to tell the Hainan disciples the direction.

“Everyone, this way…”

But then, something strange happened.

In contrast to the dreadful canyon, something stirred in the vast forest ahead.

‘What…?’ Jo Gul wondered.

An ambush, perhaps?

Even in his confusion, he quickly analyzed the situation. Wasn’t this an ambush targeting the moment when people were most relaxed? It was a chilling move, but upon calm reflection, it was something they could handle.

Besides, those guys had revealed themselves too early and their positions were already exposed, so they could prepare accordingly.

Jo Gul was about to warn them about the ambush ahead. But then, something caught his eye: horn bows in the hands of those who had revealed themselves from various parts of the forest.

In that instant, a scream-like voice erupted from Jo Gul’s mouth like thunder.

“Get down, everyone!”

But the powerful arrows flew faster than his voice.

Crack!

The powerful arrows, flying with tremendous speed, hit the Hainan disciples who were cheering in joy.

“Ugh…”

“Aaaaargh!”

One whose face was pierced collapsed with a groan, while another with an arrow in his body let out a desperate scream.

“Bloody hell!” Jo Gul cursed, unable to contain his anger.

Those who had broken through that hellish canyon, dying so uselessly!

“Senior Brother!”

“It’s still okay! There can’t be that many of them!”

A bow is inherently a difficult weapon for a martial artist to use.

The Four Evil Sects might have many people, but shooting arrows like this is hard. Not many people can shoot arrows so fast and with such power that even trained fighters can’t dodge them.

Especially considering they were suddenly mobilized. There probably wouldn’t be more than ten of them at most. Jo Gul thought, ‘There can’t be many archers. If we are careful and attack quickly, we can stop them.’

Then, Yoon Jong’s eyes widened. He looked at the sky.

They had escaped the canyon and looked up at the sky. Suddenly, the sky turned black.

It wasn’t dark clouds. It was hundreds, thousands of arrows flying from the forest.

A desperate scream erupted from Yoon Jong’s mouth.

“Do-dodge! Now!”

But they couldn’t.

The Hainan disciples were halfway out of the canyon exit, unable to fully escape. Those still trapped in the narrow canyon couldn’t move their bodies even if they tried. And that rain of arrows was relentlessly targeting them.

Baek Cheon and Namgung Dowi jumped into the air and desperately swung their swords, deflecting the arrows.

These new arrows were not as strong as the first ones, but there were so many! It was like a storm of arrows falling from the sky. Baek Cheon and Namgung Dowi could not block them all.

Almost half of the incoming arrows fell upon the heads of the Hainan disciples.

“Ugh!”

“Aaaaargh!”

The arrows with poison on the tips hit them.

Desperate screams erupted from everywhere. The attack was so sudden after they had let their guard down, making the damage even more severe.

Fear quickly spread in the eyes of the other Hainan disciples as they watched those pierced by arrows fall.

“Se-Senior Brother! Are you alrigh…”

Crack!

“…Ugh.”

An arrow flew horizontally and pierced the temple of one who was panicking and looking around. It was a powerful arrow, different from the ordinary arrows falling from above. The Hainan disciples were helpless.

In an instant, more than ten people collapsed.

Those who had endured all sorts of enemy attacks without taking significant damage had suffered more than a dozen casualties in a single attack.

They had barely broken through the hellish canyon!

Unspeakable despair bloomed in everyone’s hearts.

“We-we have to get out!”

“What are you doing, up front! Keep running!”

“Don’t stop! The Maninbang is coming from behind! Go quickly!”

The Hainan disciples began to tangle with each other at the canyon exit.

Those who couldn’t run because the front was blocked or because they didn’t know when a powerful arrow would fly, and those who had to escape the canyon no matter what, none of them could yield to each other.

Eventually, a chaos of Hainan disciples pushing and pulling each other broke out.

“What are you doing, you bastards!” Hainan’s chief disciple, Gwak Hwan-so, shouted.

“Don’t panic! It’s just arrows! If you calmly deflect them, there’s nothing you can’t deflect! You are disciples of Hainan!”

Another rain of arrows soared into the sky.

Gwak Hwan-so gritted his teeth and leaped upwards. He wasn’t comparable to Baek Cheon or Namgung Dowi, but he thought he should step forward and somehow manage this situation.

Just as Baek Cheon and Namgung Dowi were about to raise their bodies again following him, someone jumped over his head.

“Sect Leader!”

Geum Yang-baek and the elders, who had rushed forward, were now blocking the rain of arrows to protect the disciples, leading their injured bodies.

Tap tap! Tap tap tap tap!

The sound of arrows and swords colliding rang loudly. Arrows that were missed due to their injured bodies were embedded everywhere, but the Hainan elders didn’t let out a single groan.

The Hainan disciples also gritted their teeth this time and deflected the falling arrows. They hadn’t completely blocked them, but the damage was significantly reduced compared to before.

Phee-eeeeng!

Geum Yang-baek vigorously swung his sword to deflect a flying powerful arrow. A shock strong enough to make his wrist throb surged through him. This arrow was definitely different from the previous ones.

“Sect Leader!”

“Acting Sect Leader! Leave this to us!”

“Yes!”

Baek Cheon rushed forward without even having time to nod.

To resolve this situation, they had to quickly deal with those who were shooting the powerful arrows. If they couldn’t kill those guys, they couldn’t advance any further from here.

“Yoon Jong! Jo Gul! Scatter and catch the guys shooting arrows!”

“Yes, Martial Uncle!” Jo Gul and Yoon Jong answered immediately as if they had expected it. The two of them threw their bodies towards the place where the powerful arrows were being shot.

No, they were about to throw themselves.

Kuaaaaang!

An explosion like thunder erupted. At the same time, something black flew towards the Hainan disciples.

‘Cannonballs?’

One of the Hainan elders struck the flying cannonball with his sword. But if a cannonball could be blocked with a sword, would there be any reason for the weapon called a cannon to exist in the world?

Boom!

The sword broke in two, and the black cannonball struck the elder’s body violently. He died right away. The cannonball threw his body back, and blood came from his mouth and nose.

Kuaaaaang! Kuaaaaang!

Explosions rang out one after another.

Of course, there weren’t many of them. The Four Evil Sects were powerful in this area, Guangdong. But even they shouldn’t have many cannons. Cannons were not allowed by the government. So, there were only a few cannons spewing fire.

But those few cannons, combined with the simultaneous rain of arrows, and the powerful arrows flying as if to snipe the key figures giving instructions, were no different from hell.

The arrows fly over Jo Gul’s head and towards the Hainan disciples.

It’s not difficult for him to run forward and defeat the enemy. But in the meantime, those behind him could suffer near annihilation.

To win, he has to attack. But to attack, he has to risk the lives of his comrades. What is he supposed to do in this situation?

“Jo Gul!” Baek Cheon’s roar snapped him out of his thoughts.

“Don’t hesitate!”

“Bu-but…!”

“I’m behind you!”

No more words were needed.

Baek Cheon’s eyes were full of unwavering conviction. The moment he saw this, Jo Gul’s feet were already kicking off the ground with all his might.

Conviction settled in Jo Gul’s eyes as well.

He is the assault captain of Mount Hua. Defending doesn’t suit him. The way he can help them is to defeat them as quickly as possible.

“You sons of bitches!” Jo Gul shouted with anger, shooting forward like a ray of light.