Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 109

Nangseon Gi Hwan Dam – 108

A small, nameless island in the East Sea.

“He’s here! That bastard is here!”

The Sea Folk, who had been combing the area like lice, scattered, their dull blades glinting.

KWA-AAAAANG!!

A mountain peak shattered, and dozens of Sea Folk were sent flying in all directions.

Through the debris,

a streak of blue light darted away like an arrow.

“Chase him!”

“There! That’s him!!”

The man inside the blue streak of light, flying like a shooting star, was Sanguine.

Three months had passed, but they were still chasing him. At first, he maintained a distance that seemed almost within their grasp, but now he was starting to feel the strain.

There were hundreds of them, the Sea Folk.

Moreover, it seemed they had requested reinforcements, as other bizarre Sea Folk were gathering as well.

Thanks to this, the number of Sea Folk chasing him exceeded four digits, and the situation became dire.

Tch.

He clicked his tongue as he looked at those chasing him. Then, Gyuyul appeared beside him and threw the Gagagyeong [a disc-shaped weapon].

Whirrrrr!!

The Gagagyeong, accompanied by an eerie noise, flew and tore apart three streaks of light that were chasing them.

Clang!

Gyuyul, catching the Gagagyeong as it returned like a boomerang, gasped for breath.

Like Sanguine, Gyuyul was a mess due to the frequent battles.

His hair was disheveled, and his entire body was covered in wounds.

‘There’s no matching numbers, they say.’

That saying was spot on.

They had been engaged in a long-term chase without a proper rest for a single day. They had stained the sea with the blood of their enemies, but there were simply too many.

Sanguine’s spirit energy was not infinite either.

Nor was his mental strength.

He had been running for three months without a wink of sleep, leaving him mentally exhausted.

Thanks to the Wiju Hoyeon Armor [a protective suit], his body was without a single wound, but his spirit energy was running dry.

Sanguine reached into his inner pocket and pulled out several wild ginseng roots and spirit herbs, chewing them voraciously.

It was then.

Suddenly, a massive trident flew in from the side, glinting with a grey light.

At the same time, dozens of flying swords fell like dragons from behind, and a red greatsword fell like lightning from above!

“Yul!”

With Sanguine’s shout, the Gagagyeong flew once more. Simultaneously, a dark blue carapace sprung from his chest.

Kwa-ga-ga-ga-gak!!

KWA-AAAAANG!!

The Jugwi Tongchun [a defensive technique] vibrated violently.

Due to this, a gust of wind swept through, blowing away the clouds that had gathered around.

The trident was also blocked, but Gyuyul’s condition was not good.

Sanguine, retracting the Jugwi Tongchun, scanned his surroundings and called Gyuyul back.

“Rest for a moment.”

Grrr!

He growled, but it was clear that he was much weaker compared to before.

It was like the cry of a wounded beast.

In this situation, Gyuyul’s absence was a significant blow, but it couldn’t be helped. Any more, and he might lose Gyuyul completely.

Sanguine took a deep breath as he surveyed the Sea Folk surrounding him.

‘This isn’t going to be easy.’

Even using Shukuchi [a speed-enhancing technique] to play with them had reached its limit. A massive formation had been activated throughout the East Sea, blocking Shukuchi, making it impossible to use now.

‘I need to conserve my spirit energy too….’

With the Gagagyeong in one hand and the Guhwan Blade [a sword] in the other, Sanguine steeled himself and emitted a dense killing intent.

“Charge!!”

Hundreds of Sea Folk hurled harpoons.

Hundreds of harpoons rained down from the sky. At the same time, the trident and the red greatsword flew once more.

“HAAAAAAT!!”

He roared and stomped his foot.

In an instant, Sanguine knocked the greatsword upwards with the Guhwan Blade and deflected the trident with the Gagagyeong.

He blocked the falling harpoons with his armor and charged into their ranks.

“Hmph!”

The worst!

The Sea Folk’s heads soared into the air, and fountains of blood erupted. The transformation was undone, and massive sea creatures, their true forms revealed, fell.

“Now’s our chance!”

As he was cutting down the enemies, a dense net and dozens of chains rained down from above.

Tzzzzzzzz!

He cut the net with the Gagagyeong.

Chwa-ra-ra-ra-rak!

The chains wrapped around his body, binding him.

“Drag him away!”

The Sea Folk, who had transformed into giant Kyoryong [sea dragons], poured down with their bare bodies.

With them, he fell into the sea.

Splash!!

The seawater soared high into the sky.

As he sank into the sea with the bubbles, the waiting sea creatures surrounded him.

All sorts of creatures had gathered.

Kyoryong of the Sea Dragon Tribe.

Gyoin Tribe [fish-human hybrid], Dogyeong Tribe [sea dog-human hybrid].

‘Merfolk… and Orcas, huh.’

Besides them, everything from octopuses to all sorts of sea creatures had gathered.

Hundreds of species of sea creatures were risking their lives to capture Sanguine alone.

When would this end?

The seawater was salty.

And his breath was growing short.

The three great Sea Folk tribes of the East Sea.

And all the sea creatures of the East Sea were his enemies.

It felt like the whole world was chasing him.

It was a battle with no end in sight.

[[AAAAAAHHHH!]]

The Gyoin Tribe, with the lower body of a fish and the upper body resembling a human, opened its mouth and created a sonic attack.

It spread out as if resonating in the water.

It soon wrapped around Sanguine’s body and froze his spirit energy.

At the same time, a giant clam opened its mouth wide from below.

The inside of the clam’s mouth was filled with sharp thorns.

Thud!

The clam’s mouth closed.

[Don’t let your guard down! The number of Sea Folk slaughtered by that bastard exceeds hundreds!]

[Even that monster won’t be able to do anything this time. He’s trapped by the Dongpyeon chains [special binding chains] and the Gyoin Tribe’s sonic attack, and he’s entered the mouth of the Sinhyehap [a giant clam], which is unmatched at trapping things!]

Unlike the confident Gyoin Tribe maiden, the faces of the Sea Dragon Tribe, Jido, were filled with tension.

Jirae and Jipa, who were beside him, were no different. How many times had they been tricked while chasing that bastard for three months?

They couldn’t afford to relax.

[Just in case! Set up Hwanjin [a sealing formation] and Geumje [a restriction spell] to completely bind him!]

[Along with the Sinhyehap?]

[It can’t be helped. Together…. ]

It was then.

Thud.

Tu-duduk!!

Cracks began to appear on the shell of the giant clam, Sinhyehap.

[Block it! Block it now!!]

The man’s face was filled with fear.

It spread like a contagion, appearing on the faces of the sea creatures gathered around.

The monster was resisting even against the Sinhyehap raised by the Gyoin Tribe, the sonic attack, and the Dongpyeon of the Dogyeong Tribe!

‘Is he really just a Sixth Level Earth Realm?’

It was an incomprehensible sight.

Kwa-ang!

The clam shell burst open.

The figure of the man emerged from among the Sinhyehap, which was shattered into pieces and scattered.

The Sea Folk’s Adam’s apples bobbed up and down.

The Dongpyeon, along with the Sinhyehap, had disappeared without a trace.

[T, try again….!]

Before the Gyoin Tribe woman could finish her words,

a black liquid exploded from Sanguine’s body.

A liquid that resembled an octopus’s ink.

It was Hahumino’s bile [a poisonous substance].

The bile, which burst out in the sea, spread throughout the area in an instant.

[KYAAAAAAK!!]

The Sea Folk breathe in the sea.

It didn’t need to be said what would happen if they drank seawater containing bile.

The hundreds of Sea Folk who had gathered twisted their bodies as they fled, floating to the surface.

In an instant, hundreds of sea creatures died or melted away.

It was a fleeting moment.

[Damn it!]

Jido immediately swung his arm.

Consequently, the seawater stirred into a vortex.

The bile was slowly sucked into the vortex, but only after many Sea Folk had already died!

[Heh heh heh.]

Sanguine, chuckling eerily, instantly transformed into a streak of blue light and soared upwards.

[Damn it! Jirae! Jipa! Unite!]

[Understood!]

[Understood!]

The three Sea Dragon Tribe brothers moved their lips, chanting spells and making hand seals without pause.

They transformed into their true forms as Gyoryong [sea dragons], coiling and unfurling a massive protective barrier.

Meanwhile.

The face of the flying Sanguine darkened.

The reason was the Wiju Hoyeon Armor.

It was due to Tamhwa Ogong [spiritual insect’s energy depletion].

He thought he had been managing Tamhwa’s energy diligently, but its condition was not good.

Just maintaining the form of the armor was a waste of mental and spiritual energy.

It was already straining, and he had used it all up with the previous bile attack.

[The situation isn’t looking good, is it? Heh heh!]

He spoke as if it were someone else’s problem.

“Are we far?”

[Just a little further from here. Cheer up.]

Three months heading only east.

He didn’t come for no reason.

“I have no choice.”

Sanguine deactivated the Wiju Hoyeon Armor.

A giant centipede, three hundred yards long, revealed itself. He stroked Tamhwa once, then chanted a spell and spread his hand.

Then, Tamhwa’s body shimmered and turned into a dark mist, gathering into his grasp.

The mist soon turned into a small bead.

‘It’s inconvenient not having what I used to use.’

He couldn’t put it into the current Gongjeonggang [a storage space].

So, he was making it into a bead.

Originally, those who controlled spiritual beasts or insects managed them in this way.

[There he is!!]

Dozens of streaks of light flew towards Sanguine. Sanguine briefly sized them up and twisted the corners of his lips.

‘They’ve reached the level of Yeongyeol [a cultivation stage], how impressive….’

Sanguine, with his robe fluttering, used his dull technique to lure them.

One blue streak of light was followed by dozens of others.

It was like watching a living meteor.

It was then.

Sanguine, who had been playing tag with the Yeongyeols, stared into the sea.

An ominous energy was overflowing.

Suddenly, dark clouds loomed in the sky, and the seawater swirled.

A storm raged, and whirlpools swept over the sea, creating a whirlwind.

Sanguine, who had been knocking down the Yeongyeol Sea Folk with his bare fists, took out the Gagagyeong [a treasure item].

Swaaack!!

As he instantly killed the Yeongyeols, the seawater soared like a waterspout.

Boom!

From within, a Gyoryong with three heads appeared, its mouth wide open.

[The Sea Dragon Tribe’s secret technique, the Three-Headed Sea Dragon Condensation (三頭海龍凝)!!]

Three dragons as one.

Its power was no different from that of an eon [an extremely long time; here, a measure of immense power].

The timing was bad.

Just when he had put Tamhwa away.

But who could he blame?

The fact that he was showing such a combined technique now meant that the guy had been conserving his strength until now.

As if it wasn’t just about having three heads, the Three-Headed Sea Dragon emitted tremendous spiritual power, causing the atmosphere to tremble.

At that moment.

The seawater surged and instantly transformed into sea dragons, rushing in.

There were as many as thirty!

Each sea dragon transformed from seawater was not only enormous in size, but the spiritual power contained within was also exceptionally pure.

“Tsk!”

Sanguine clicked his tongue roughly and threw the Gagagyeong away.

Whiririk!

The Gagagyeong, accompanied by a whirlwind, flew and collided with the sea dragons. Sanguine, who was about to raise the corners of his lips, paused and sighed.

“It’s not a time to underestimate them.”

[Don’t use what’s not yours so carelessly!]

He ignored the admonishment of Lord Chongman, but the situation was not good.

The Gagagyeong, which he had thrown at the sea dragons, had already turned into a small water droplet and was sealed.

He didn’t know how they did it, but if he stayed like this, he would lose his treasures one by one.

[Now you’re finished! Did you think we’d let the blood of our brethren flow in vain all this time!]

The Three-Headed Sea Dragon said with a maniacal laugh.

[Your pride, the Wiju Hoyeon Armor, is also gone now, so it seems the spiritual power of your spiritual insect is exhausted? Not only is the energy of the Jiangshi [undead being] not felt, but your spiritual power is like a handful of sand!!]

What he said was true.

It was an undeniable insight.

Gwiyul and Tamhwa had exhausted their strength.

That was the same for Sanguine.

Moreover, the Gagagyeong was sealed.

In the first place, it was a treasure of a different attribute, and it was an object that could not exert its proper power because it had not been completely refined.

All that remained were the shell of Jugwitongchun and the Nine Rings Sword.

But even these would not work.

His energy was similar to that of an eon.

‘He’s full of spirit.’

Not only the Three-Headed Sea Dragon.

The hundreds of Sea Folk gathered beside him and the Sea Folk who had risen into the sky.

All of them wished for Sanguine’s death.

Sanguine stared at them for a long time, then asked the Three-Headed Sea Dragon.

“Why haven’t the Sea Kings shown themselves? If they had, they could have caught me a long time ago.”

That was what he had been wondering.

Why didn’t the Six Greats of the Eon chase him?

Why didn’t the Sea Kings show themselves?

If they had shown themselves, Sanguine would not have been able to continue the chase for so long.

[Hmph! The Three Kings of the East Sea have gone to find rare objects to deal with foreign enemies!

Besides, we don’t need to borrow their hands for the likes of you! Isn’t that so!]

I see.

Sanguine twisted the corners of his lips.

“That’s a good answer.”

With those words, he took out a scabbard from his chest.

Thud.

The surrounding atmosphere changed.

Powerful spiritual power erupted from Sanguine’s body, causing a heat haze to rise.

He had activated the Yungjeonga Dan [a powerful energy source].

The pressure of the explosively soaring spiritual energy compressed the atmosphere as if it were being crushed.

[What… Even so, it’s the same! What will change even if you fill up your spiritual power now!]

He poured the immense spiritual power into the scabbard and said.

“If there are no Sea Kings, there’s nothing to worry about.”

Fierce spiritual power spread through the Hyeonhoe Sword.

It was a mysterious energy.

Both warm and eerie.

Along with a dazzling light.

The hilt of the Hyeonhoe Sword appeared.

“Turn the imprisoned karma into ashes.”

The hilt that had never been there before.

As he drew it, a subtle sword cry constricted his limbs as if binding them.

“The sky splits,”

He held the sword high.

“The sea splits.”

Swoosh.

He drew the sword downwards.

In an instant, as if sound had been devoured, nothing could be heard.

In that silence.

The man’s voice spread out.

“That is the Hyeonhoe Sword.”

Immediately afterwards, the East Sea split open.