Whoosh!
Thin, see-through needles flew everywhere, filled with power. They covered the sky. Baek Cheon’s eyes widened, his pupils practically trembling.
“Block them!”
The disciples of Mount Hua, terrified, quickly drew their swords.
They unleashed their sword energy, creating a strong defensive wall.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out. The flying needles that struck the swords scattered in all directions.
Their sword energy was strong enough to stop rain! But the Dang Family’s needles were sharper and stronger than raindrops.
“Ugh!”
“Ah, Senior Brother!”
Screams echoed from everywhere.
If they had prepared, they could have made a stronger sword wall. But because they used their sword energy so quickly, there were small gaps in their defense. The Dang Family’s needles found every gap.
Luckily, the needles lost most of their power after hitting the swords. They only scratched the skin instead of going deep.
“Are these bastards launching a cowardly sneak attack?” Sparks flew from Jo Gul’s eyes.
This was funny because of what they did yesterday. But Jo Gul didn’t care about that.
“Kill! Wipe them out!”
The bandits’ strength was judged by the size of their mountain. The bandits of Mount Hua, who lived on the famous Mount Hua, charged towards the Dang Family.
Or, they tried to charge.
“Smash them all… Glu, glug, glug…”
“Ugh!”
“Gack!”
“Wh-what is it?”
Startled by the screams, Baek Cheon turned around. His fellow disciples were foaming at the mouth and falling backward.
Seeing their faces turning black, Baek Cheon was shocked.
“P-poison?!”
What is this? Are they seriously using poison in a fight? Are they crazy?
Baek Cheon shouted, trying to understand what was happening.
“Use your inner energy to fight the poison! They’re using poison!”
After shouting, Baek Cheon looked at the Dang Family. His eyes were red. He raised his voice to protest. Or, he tried to protest.
But someone else was already yelling.
“Using poison in a fight, you cowardly bastards! What kind of dirty poisoning is this! You dirty poison users! You’re cheating! That’s not fair!”
Huh… Heh heh…
Ah, right. That’s a good point. Yes, that’s what I wanted to say.
But… isn’t it strange that you’re saying that, Soso?
I’m happy that you seem like a Mount Hua disciple. But… isn’t your brother over there? Are you being too loyal?
“That’s right! Using poison in a fight!”
“Cowardly!”
“When did the Dang Family become so dishonorable!”
The Dang Family answered the praise with their best effort.
“Get down!”
The Mount Hua disciples were scared. They flattened themselves on the ground as throwing stars flew past. They looked shiny; they must have used a lot of poison.
“Brother. What’s that noise I hear?”
“Sounds like dogs barking.”
The Mount Hua disciples’ eyes turned red when they heard that.
“Are those bastards…!”
As they got angry, the Dang Family members laughed.
“Oh dear. Someone’s very upset.”
“The same people who said fights should be like real battles are now angry because we used a little poison.”
“Okay, okay, we’re cowards then! So what?”
“Since we’re cowards, let’s be really cowardly. Spread it!”
The Dang Family members at the front waved their sleeves. A thick mist poured out, smelling like burnt almonds and stinging their eyes. It was cold and gray, like death itself. The mist quickly covered the Mount Hua Sect.
“What is this?”
“It’s San Gong poison (energy scattering poison)!”
“Don’t breathe! Our inner energy will scatter!”
San Gong poison made it hard to use inner energy even if you breathed in a little. It rose like a cloud and covered Mount Hua.
Baek Cheon wanted to call them ‘dirty and despicable,’ but he knew he couldn’t say that now.
Swaaaaaaek!
Daggers flew through the poisonous smoke. The Mount Hua disciples rolled on the ground to avoid the attacks.
“Ugh! You sons of bitches!”
“Kill them!”
The Five Swords rushed to the front, yelling and waving their swords. Their Plum Blossom Sword Energy quickly blocked the daggers.
The poison the Dang Family used wasn’t deadly.
Also, the Mount Hua Sect disciples had strong inner energy and could resist poison because of the Violet Elixir. If they were ready, they wouldn’t have foamed at the mouth from a needle or two.
The ones who fell were those who didn’t think about the poison and used their inner energy all at once.
But that was it!
“These bastards are fighting dirty!”
“So, you want to try us?”
“Those rotten poison sellers, I never liked the way they looked down on people, acting like they were some fancy family! From the sticks of Sichuan!”
The Dang Family also rolled their eyes at those words.
“Are those bastards running their mouths?”
“Asking a sect that uses poison to fight without poison is dirty! How is that different from playing chess without the chariot and the cannon?”
“Then you shouldn’t use swords! Who are you to talk about being cowardly!”
It was clear they hated each other. All the anger from before was now exploding.
Then there was only one thing left.
“Beat them to death!”
“Smash them to death!”
Mount Hua, with angry eyes, charged towards the Dang Family. The Dang Family threw hidden weapons and poisonous smoke everywhere.
“The wild boars are coming!”
“Trample them all!”
“Raaah!”
Shouts, screams, and the sound of weapons filled the training ground.
“Die!”
Jo Gul’s sword hit the side of a Dang Family warrior who was running away.
Crack!
He hit with the flat of the blade, but with inner energy, even a thin sword was harder than an iron club.
The person who was hit couldn’t scream and was sent flying.
“You can’t do anything if you get close!”
Jo Gul quickly looked for the next target.
As he charged, the Dang Family member threw himself backward and scattered throwing knives.
“It’s no use, you fool!”
Jo Gul’s sword moved quickly, hitting the throwing knives. The Dang Family’s knives were nothing compared to Chung Myung’s sword…
Swaaaaek!
But then, poison throwing stars covered Jo Gul’s body.
“I said it’s no use!”
Behind that were cow hair needles, thinner than hair.
“It’s no us…”
After blocking that, there was poisonous sand and powder.
“Usel, useless…”
After barely avoiding that, poisonous caltrops were scattered on the ground, and black iron beads flew like rain.
“Aaaargh! You son of a bitch!”
Jo Gul’s eyes rolled back.
These bastards really fight dirty. He didn’t realize it when they were on the same side, but as enemies, they were the dirtiest.
The masters of poison and hidden weapons were now running away, throwing needles and scattering poison!
“Fight properly! Properly!”
The Dang Family Coin – it was a hidden weapon shaped like a coin that the Dang Family used – flew towards his open mouth.
Jo Gul rolled to avoid the coin. He looked up and saw a Dang Family warrior grinning.
Dang Zhan sneered, making Jo Gul angry.
“You look like a wild boar who got hit.”
“Dang Zhan!”
Jo Gul gritted his teeth and held his sword tightly.
“You bastard… I didn’t like you from the start.”
“Did you really think I liked you? Please. In Sichuan, you’d be nothing.”
“Oh, that’s right. Of course, I would have.”
“Huh?”
Jo Gul grinned.
“So, I’m very glad I left Sichuan. Now I can beat you up. I wonder what it will feel like when I smash your head with my sword and you’re crying on the ground?”
“Why, you little!”
“What! What are you going to do if I glare at you, you bastard!”
Jo Gul raised his sword and charged towards Dang Zhan. Dozens of hidden weapons flew from Dang Zhan’s sleeves.
Kaga-ga-gang!
Jo Gul chased Dang Zhan, who was running away. But Dang Zhan just ran, scattering hidden weapons.
Jo Gul watched Dang Zhan and shouted angrily.
“Aaaargh! You’re really fighting dirty! Fight properly, you cowardly bastard!”
“Thanks for the compliment!”
“I will definitely kill you!”
Jo Gul, with his eyes rolled back, lost his mind and charged towards Dang Zhan.
The situation was the same for the others. Curses and shouts were everywhere. They fought like they were enemies for life. Everyone was angry and out of control.
Chung Myung watched the chaos and smiled.
‘It’s a complete mess.’
He saw Baek Cheon fighting and Tang Soso grabbing someone and twisting their jaw.
You guys… I wanted you to fight hard… Honestly…
‘I didn’t think you’d go this far.’
Even so, there’s a limit, you bastards…
I thought they would be a little careful! But they are fighting like crazy people, yelling and cursing!
“That…”
Chung Myung looked at Tang Gunak.
“Is it… alright?”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“It seems a bit overheated…”
Tang Gunak smiled.
“I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. Aren’t children supposed to grow up fighting?”
“……”
Excuse me? They’re not growing up fighting, they’re dying fighting?
“What if they get hurt…”
“So, what do you want to do?”
“We should stop them…”
“Hmm?”
Tang Gunak’s eyes flashed.
“Wait, are you saying you want to stop now? Are you going to win and then just… leave?”
“……”
“Maybe that’s how you do things in Shaanxi, but not in Sichuan. Do you understand? If you win and then run away, you should be ready to get stabbed in the neck while you sleep.”
Chung Myung was speechless.
‘This person isn’t normal either.’
Chung Myung often said that people who were good at martial arts weren’t normal. But Tang Gunak was still better than most. He was also related to that crazy bastard.
“Uh…”
Chung Myung saw Yoo Iseol kicking Dang-pae in the face. He smiled.
‘I don’t know anymore.’
Yeah. Children grow up fighting, right?
Heh heh. Heh heh heh. Heh heh heh!