Bachelor Swordsmanship Remastered [EN]: Chapter 449

449. Who Said That?

Red eyes flickered in the deep darkness.

The dozens of eyes surrounding them were terrifying to behold.

Among them, the most intensely glowing were the eyes of the Hellblood Dragon.

“Heh heh heh. And you, Ryung Se-young.”

The Hellblood Dragon said with a sneer.

“You can look forward to it. I’ll make sure you’re neither dead nor alive.”

How many times had he gritted his teeth watching the young and beautiful Ryung Se-young mercilessly cut down the Blood Fiends in the past?

That’s why the Hellblood Dragon couldn’t stop his bitter laughter.

Her stiff expression alone sent shivers of pleasure throughout the Hellblood Dragon’s body.

“Elder Ryung.”

Yun-hyun asked quietly.

“What must we do to defeat him?”

It was a question that acknowledged the ‘authority of the Blood Demon’.

“We must deal with the Blood Fiends first.”

Ryung Se-young said with a stern expression.

“The Blood Fiends are like his limbs, so fighting them and him at the same time is extremely difficult. In my case, I chased them down and took advantage of openings to cut them down one by one.”

Ryung Se-young smiled faintly as she spoke.

“He was driven mad with rage. Blood Fiends that he can use as limbs are not easily obtained. Heh heh heh.”

The Blood Demon has the ability to turn people into Blood Fiends.

However, most people cannot withstand the transformation and either turn into a puddle of blood on the spot or become beings worse than beasts and soon self-destruct.

Moreover, turning someone into a Blood Fiend consumes a great deal of power, so the Hellblood Dragon’s anger at losing Blood Fiends to Ryung Se-young was sky-high.

Geum Hwa-young blurted out.

“So, we just need to deal with the Blood Fiends? Grandma.”

“No.”

Ryung Se-young shook her head.

“Blood Fiends are only a part of the Blood Demon’s power. The Blood Demon’s true authority lies in abilities that use blood as a medium. The Blood Sword he created with his own blood could not be dealt with even by my sword energy.”

Geum Hwa-young’s face hardened.

“Then those nail-like weapons of theirs…”

“Probably.”

Ryung Se-young looked at the Hellblood Dragon.

The Hellblood Dragon’s bitter sneer remained unchanged.

“It seems his abilities have become even stronger. Oh, and.”

Ryung Se-young said to Geum Hwa-young, Yun-hyun, and Gae-ong.

“Never spill blood in front of him. The Blood Demon has the ability to control blood. Even a very small wound can be fatal.”

Gae-ong’s eyebrows twitched.

“Even the opponent’s blood?”

“Yes. Even other people’s blood.”

Ryung Se-young nodded.

“Even a very small wound on my side instantly tore through my insides, at the same time as I blew off his head.”

“Then we can just blow off his head again.”

At Gae-ong’s words, Ryung Se-young sighed quietly.

“I wonder? Will it really work…”

Ryung Se-young looked at the surrounding Blood Fiends.

“In the past, he only had nine Blood Fiends. But now…”

There was no need to count.

The red eyes glaring at the group now numbered in the dozens.

“So, there’s no guarantee that he’ll die just because we cut off his head like before. Well, if we mess up, we’ll be the ones who die, so we have to do something.”

“If it’s a problem we have to solve somehow.”

Gae-ong said, turning to Yun-hyun.

“Hyun is the expert.”

Ryung Se-young and Geum Hwa-young also turned to Yun-hyun.

Suddenly receiving attention, Yun-hyun smiled gently without panicking.

Ryung Se-young frowned.

“I know you’re a remarkable person, but…”

“He can do it.”

Geum Hwa-young interjected abruptly.

“If it’s Young Master Yun, he will definitely do something. Didn’t he save Lady Geum too?”

Geum Hwa-young’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Yun-hyun.

Watching her, Ryung Se-young sighed.

Her disciple’s blind faith made her feel like she was losing a daughter.

“Still…”

“Then first.”

Step.

Gae-ong said, stepping forward.

“We need to deal with the Blood Fiends.”

Gae-ong looked back and forth between the Blood Fiends and the Hellblood Dragon.

And lightly raised one hand.

Whoosh.

Crack.

In an instant, the surrounding earth began to rise.

The change, which began in front of the door where Gae-ong stood, looked as if someone was peeling off a layer of earth.

“Ugh!”

The Hellblood Dragon’s face changed instantly.

Even at that moment, walls made of earth and stone were rushing towards the Blood Fiends with tremendous force.

Crack.

However, the Blood Fiends did not move.

The Hellblood Dragon, who should have been giving them orders, was glaring at Gae-ong.

His gaze was fixed on Gae-ong’s palm.

Hoo-oong.

A small butterfly floated above Gae-ong’s hand.

The butterfly, shimmering with iridescent light, was breathtakingly beautiful.

Not only Geum Hwa-young but even Ryung Se-young could not take their eyes off the butterfly.

But at the same time, both of them could clearly sense it.

The tremendous energy contained within that small butterfly.

“It’s too good for someone like you, but.”

Gae-ong said, looking at the Hellblood Dragon.

Even in the midst of the surrounding upheaval, his voice was clearly audible to the Hellblood Dragon.

“This is my Heavenly Fragrance Butterfly.”

The Hellblood Dragon’s face contorted.

“Stop it!”

He shouted frantically.

Pa-ba-bak.

The Blood Fiends all lunged at Gae-ong.

However, the rising mounds of earth hindered the Blood Fiends’ movements.

Sarak.

There was no tremendous force or loud noise.

The small, beautiful butterfly lightly fluttered from Gae-ong’s palm.

Nothing could stop its gently fluttering wings, as beautiful as a dream.

Gritting his teeth.

The Hellblood Dragon immediately slashed his chest with his hand.

Chwaaaak.

His clothes tore, his chest split open, and blood gushed out.

And the next moment, the small butterfly that Gae-ong had sent flying was right next to the Hellblood Dragon.

Flash.

Kwaaaaang.

A tremendous light illuminated the surroundings, and an explosion erupted.

“Ugh.”

Ryung Se-young and Geum Hwa-young, who were watching, turned their heads and raised their sleeves to cover their faces.

Earth and stones flew in all directions, and a storm-like force swept around them.

Puh-buk, puk.

Something flew and collided around the door.

After a while, the force subsided, and Ryung Se-young and Geum Hwa-young raised their heads.

A small hill-like object could be seen in the ruined area.

It was the charred remains of the Blood Fiends.

Hoo-doo-duk.

The Blood Fiends crumbled and fell down.

And red eyes revealed themselves.

“Heh heh heh.”

The Hellblood Dragon sneered.

In that fleeting moment, the Hellblood Dragon had the Blood Fiends block the Heavenly Fragrance Butterfly.

But the price was high.

The dozens of Blood Fiends had all been burned to a crisp without a single one remaining.

“Amazing. To take out my Blood Fiends in one go…”

The Hellblood Dragon said with a groan.

In front of him, there was something like a blood-red banner wrapped around him.

It was not even properly formed, but if it weren’t for that blood banner, the Hellblood Dragon would not have been unscathed.

The small butterfly that Gae-ong had sent flying was that threatening.

“It has to be amazing.”

Whoosh.

Gae-ong said, reaching out his hand.

“I have to be this good to be able to travel with Hyun.”

Hoo-oong.

“Gasp!”

The Hellblood Dragon’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

Above Gae-ong’s hand, another small butterfly was floating.

Gae-ong said with a faint smile.

“It’s easy to go down a path once you’ve been there before.”

Sarak.

The small butterfly soared into the air, emitting an iridescent light.

There was no way to avoid it, no way to escape.

The Hellblood Dragon could instinctively sense that there was no way to avoid that small butterfly, no matter where he went.

Chwaaaak.

The Hellblood Dragon immediately raised his hand and slashed his chest.

New wounds appeared on top of old ones, but he didn’t care.

He had to wrap himself in a blood banner before that small butterfly touched him.

Chwa-jwa-ja-ja-jak.

The flowing blood immediately wrapped around him according to the Hellblood Dragon’s will.

And the next moment, the small butterfly spread its wings and landed on him.

Flash.

Kwaaaaang.

Light and explosions echoed once again in the Gilyeon Mountain Range.

“Ugh.”

Geum Hwa-young and Ryung Se-young once again raised their sleeves to cover their faces.

This time, they only closed their eyes slightly and did not turn their heads.

Hoo-oook.

The storm-like force passed.

However, Gae-ong did not budge.

Ryung Se-young inwardly clicked her tongue at the sight.

‘I cut down the Blood Demon and thought I was not inferior to the Hwanwoo Five Heavens…’

The Blood Demon is the guardian and strongest force of the Blood Cult.

Excluding the legendary Blood Demon, the Hellblood Dragon is virtually the core and everything of the Blood Cult.

And the Hellblood Dragon was the only Blood Demon that the Blood Cult of the Great Righteous War had completed by pouring all its capabilities into it.

Ryung Se-young cut down that Hellblood Dragon.

It was not unreasonable for her to compare herself to the Hwanwoo Five Heavens.

But the martial prowess of Gae-ong, which she was seeing before her eyes, was astonishing even to her.

“Heo-eo.”

Ryung Se-young let out a quiet sigh.

Meanwhile, the storm-like force that had been sweeping around subsided.

Hoo-doo-duk.

Earth and charred fragments fell down.

The figure of the Hellblood Dragon could be seen through them.

He was still standing in the same place.

But his appearance was miserable.

The blood barrier he had wrapped around himself could not even be found, and his right hand, which he was holding out, was completely shattered up to the elbow.

His neat hair was disheveled, and his clothes were charred black in places as if they had been burned.

“Heh heh heh.”

The Hellblood Dragon laughed.

“Is that all you’ve got? Dogseon [likely a title or name].”

Ryung Se-young frowned.

Anyone could see that the Hellblood Dragon was clearly losing, so she wondered what he was talking about.

Whoosh.

The Hellblood Dragon looked down at his shattered right arm.

He raised his left hand like a blade and unhesitatingly cut off his right shoulder.

Seo-geok.

Ryung Se-young frowned without realizing it.

But what happened next was even more shocking.

“Eueueum.”

The Hellblood Dragon frowned.

And the next moment.

Poo-ook.

An arm covered in blood suddenly popped out of the Hellblood Dragon’s shoulder.

Ryung Se-young, Geum Hwa-young, and Yun-hyun all distorted their faces at the gruesome sight.

The only person who looked on with a calm expression was Gae-ong.

“Heh heh heh.”

The Hellblood Dragon gave Gae-ong a bitter smile.

“Why? Don’t you want to send that butterfly flying again?”

Gae-ong did not answer.

The Hellblood Dragon let out an open sneer.

“I guess not. No matter how great Dogseon is, he can’t use such a technique many times. But I…”

Whoosh.

Gae-ong raised his hand.

“I can’t do it a third time.”

Gae-ong said with a calm expression.

His large palm stood out particularly white.

“…Who said that?”

The Hellblood Dragon’s face hardened instantly.

Ryung Se-young, Geum Hwa-young, and Yun-hyun also turned to Gae-ong with surprised faces.

It was at that very moment.

Pat.

The Hellblood Dragon immediately kicked off the ground and fled.

Ryung Se-young was startled.

“Heot!”

Even she had never imagined that the Blood Demon would run away.

But when you think about it, the Hellblood Dragon’s decision was extremely simple and rational.

Regeneration is by no means a simple task.

If he were to be hit directly by the Heavenly Fragrance Butterfly again, even the Hellblood Dragon would not be safe.

Pa-bat, pat.

The Hellblood Dragon quickly disappeared into the darkness of the Gilyeon Mountain Range.

“…Heo-eo.”

Ryung Se-young let out a sigh.

“The Hellblood Dragon is fleeing…”

For the Blood Demon to tuck his tail and run away, she couldn’t believe it even after seeing it with her own eyes.

But it was true that the Hellblood Dragon had fled.

All that remained was the shattered right arm and fragments of the destroyed Blood Fiends lying in the place where he had been standing.

Ryung Se-young said to Gae-ong with a newly surprised expression.

“It’s a pity. It was a chance to deal with the Blood Demon.”

“There’s nothing to regret.”

Whoosh.

Dogseon said, lowering his hand.

“It’s still too much for me to do it three times.”

“What?”

Ryung Se-young opened her mouth in disbelief.

When you think about it, it was only natural.

No matter how great Gae-ong is, there is no way he could use such a formidable technique three times in a row.

“Th-then, was that a lie?”

“I didn’t lie.”

Gae-ong said with unwavering eyes.

“I just asked who said that.”

“No, but…”

“Let’s go inside.”

Gae-ong interrupted Ryung Se-young.

“The night air is not good for the patient.”

Leaving behind the surprised Ryung Se-young, Gae-ong turned around.

Step, step.

Gae-ong walked into the house with an indifferent expression.

Yun-hyun breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike Ryung Se-young and Geum Hwa-young, who were surprised by Gae-ong’s martial prowess, Yun-hyun was worried that Gae-ong would really overdo it.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Yun-hyun said politely.

“There’s nothing to thank me for.”

Gae-ong’s voice was indifferent.

“You would have done something anyway.”

Yun-hyun smiled gently.

It was a casual tone, but he could clearly see the smile lingering on Gae-ong’s lips.

It was a triumphant smile that he had not seen in a long time.