Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1264

“Aaaaargh!”

Kwak Hwan-so, a warrior with a strong sword, attacked with all his might.

The enemy soldier’s face showed panic.

Suddenly, Kwak Hwan-so’s sword sent out a powerful wave of energy. It looked like a wave and rushed towards the enemy soldier.

“Aaaaargh!”

The enemy soldier screamed and stumbled backward, covered in cuts. It was hard to believe he was as strong as the one who had easily blocked Kwak Hwan-so’s sword before. He now looked incredibly weak.

‘This is…!’ Kwak Hwan-so thought, gripping his sword tightly.

‘This power… it’s different!’ Kwak Hwan-so thought, his eyes widening. ‘This isn’t just any soldier. This is Baek Cheon, the famous acting leader of Mount Hua!’

Baek Cheon’s sword was faster, stronger, and more skillful than the others. Kwak Hwan-so could feel the difference immediately.

Lee Ja-yang, fighting beside him, swung his sword almost without thinking. The others following Kwak Hwan-so seemed to be doing the same.

‘No, that’s not it!’

Actually, they weren’t just ‘following Kwak Hwan-so’ anymore. They were chasing Baek Cheon!

Kwak Hwan-so shouted loudly, “Push them back!”

“Yes!”

The Changui squad members gritted their teeth, watching the Hainan disciples attack with growing strength.

“You goddamn island bumpkins!”

Their eyes were full of anger. But it didn’t last long.

“Aaaaargh!”

Before they could turn their anger into action, a scream came from behind. They turned to see a shower of red sword energy flying towards them.

Even though they were tough soldiers from the Changui squad, known for their harsh training, they couldn’t stay calm while being attacked from both sides.

The biggest problem was Baek Cheon’s swordsmanship.

“Aaaaargh!”

“Darn it!”

If Baek Cheon’s sword had been a simple, powerful attack like those of other groups, they would have ignored the Hainan disciples for a moment and focused on the attack from behind.

They could have used the soldiers behind them as shields to buy time.

But Baek Cheon’s sword was different. It was impossible to block all the scattered sword energy. Even using shields wouldn’t completely protect them.

Therefore…

“Kraaah!”

“Ugh! My back! I’m hit!”

The sword energy, like flower petals, went through the Changui squad’s formation and cut their bodies. The cuts were small, but if a petal hit the wrong place, it could cause a serious wound and a lot of blood loss.

It was incredibly frustrating. How could they focus on the enemies in front when attacks were coming from behind?

So, they had to fight hard even against the younger soldiers who they would normally beat easily. The Hainan soldiers only had to worry about the Changui squad in front, but the Changui squad had to defend against attacks from both sides.

“Damn it!”

Finally, someone lost their temper. One of the Changui squad members shouted, “Damn it! Why can’t you handle just one guy! You useless bastards!”

“What?”

“Just grab his ankle and hold on! Don’t act like idiots trying to save your worthless lives!”

“You son of a bitch!”

They were taking their anger out on each other instead of the enemy. They couldn’t argue properly in the middle of the fight, but normally, they would have been fighting each other with swords.

They weren’t united by friendship, but by force. Now that their lives were in danger, they didn’t care about anyone else.

These emotional cracks broke the Changui squad’s momentum.

“Ooooooh!”

As the enemy weakened, the Hainan disciples pushed forward even harder.

A powerful voice boomed from behind the Hainan lines: “Remember who you are! Fight for Hainan!”

The moment Geum Yang-baek, the leader of Hainan, shouted, the Hainan swords became even sharper.

Heo Maeng, another leader of the Changui squad, watched in horror. His face turned pale.

‘Oh, no!’

He had to fix the situation quickly.

The Changui squad was lined up near the beach. If the center broke, they would be split in two.

If that happened, the remaining soldiers would be surrounded. Their numbers were already small, and their morale was low.

Even the Changui squad’s best fighter couldn’t handle that. The best way for a large group of weaker soldiers to fight a small group of stronger soldiers was to surround them and stop them from using their power.

So, he had to protect the center at all costs. But…

Clang!

“Ugh…”

“This bastard is looking away with me in front of him?”

The young Mount Hua fighter with messy hair blocked his way. In fact, Heo Maeng’s neck was about to be cut by this guy’s sword.

Then, the Mount Hua fighter narrowed his eyes and asked, “Why? Do you want to go over there? Ah, it’s possible.”

Jo Gul smiled cruelly. “If you kill me, that is. But will that happen?”

“Geol, focus on the fight, stop talking.”

“Fine, fine!”

Jo Gul frowned and quickly slashed his sword at Heo Maeng.

Whoosh!

The sword flashed like lightning, barely missing Heo Maeng’s cheek as he moved his head. He felt his skin tear and blood flow.

Cold sweat dripped down Heo Maeng’s face.

‘What the hell are these guys?’

Everyone in the Myriad Man was surprised by Mount Hua’s strength.

The Myriad Man knew that Mount Hua was strong. They were a demonic sect, and they wouldn’t have survived if they couldn’t judge their enemies’ strength.

But these fighters were different. Even though they were spread out on the battlefield and couldn’t see each other, they moved together as if they were talking to each other.

As soon as the pale-faced fighter started leading the Hainan disciples, the others blocked anyone from helping in that direction.

‘How can they do this?’

Strategic movement wasn’t about individual skill. Even a tactical genius couldn’t use their skills in a real fight.

There was a big difference between planning on paper and fighting on a battlefield. Only someone with a lot of experience could understand the situation, so how could these young fighters move so well together?

“Ahem!”

Whoosh!

A sword flew and cut Heo Maeng’s shoulder.

“Ugh!”

Heo Maeng jumped back. Blood poured from his shoulder.

“You shouldn’t be thinking about other things with me in front of you! You weak demonic sect bastard!”

“Damn it!”

“If you’re upset, then win!”

Jo Gul spoke lightly, but his eyes were cold and full of deadly intent.

Meanwhile, similar things were happening elsewhere.

“Ooooooh!”

Boom!

“Haaaah!”

Wham!

The Changui squad was a strong military force. They knew they had to stop the main Hainan force from breaking through the center.

“Aaaaargh!”

But Hye-yeon, a Shaolin monk, sent out waves of golden light. Namgung Dowi’s sword strikes were like cannonballs of white energy. And Dang Pae released clouds of pink poison powder.

“T-this is…”

No matter how brave they were, they couldn’t fight against the power of Shaolin, the sword energy of Namgung, and the poison of the Dang family. It was suicide.

Because of this, they couldn’t stop the formation from collapsing.

As they hesitated, the Hainan soldiers broke through the center of the Changui squad’s formation!

‘T-this is…’

Heo Maeng’s face turned blue.

‘Damn leader!’

The leader was dead. He was the only one left to give orders.

“R-retreat! We’re being surrounded. Change the formation…”

Whoosh!

Heo Maeng quickly moved his body. Jo Gul’s sword cut his face, leaving a long cut.

“You keep looking elsewhere?”

“You son of a bitch!”

Heo Maeng felt despair. If things continued like this, they were doomed. The Hainan and Cheonwoo Alliance soldiers only had to turn around and surround them…

But then…

“Run! Board the ships!”

“Yes!”

Instead of turning around, the soldiers ran straight to the coast and jumped onto the ships.

“There will be enemies inside the ships! Don’t let your guard down and take control!”

“Yes!”

Geum Yang-baek gave the order, and the Hainan disciples quickly occupied the ships.

‘What?’

Heo Maeng was shocked.

What were they doing? They weren’t destroying the ships, but boarding them?

Did they fight the Changui squad just to get on those ships?

‘Why?’

This was Hainan Island. Ships were everywhere. Why would they do this?

And why didn’t they surround them when they had the chance?

If their main force boarded the ships, the Changui squad would have time to regroup. It didn’t make sense.

“W-what are you doing?”

The young Mount Hua fighter wasn’t in his right mind either.

“Your ships are ours now.”

“…Ships?”

“Yeah. Mad, aren’t you?”

“…”

Heo Maeng’s mind went blank. They shouldn’t be talking to each other anyway.

He didn’t know why they wanted the ships. But he knew why they hadn’t surrounded them.

“They’re coming!”

“Huh?”

Heo Maeng looked up.

The forest was shaking!

“T-the…”

Heo Maeng felt relief and fear.

“The strategist! It’s the main force! The main force has come!”

Rumble!

The trees exploded, and a huge number of Myriad Man soldiers appeared. Ho Gamyeong, the strategist of the Myriad Man, walked out and looked at the coast.

He stopped at one person standing there.

Ho Gamyeong said, “I didn’t expect to meet you here. What brings you to this island, Sword Demon of Mount Hua?”

Chung Myung stared at Ho Gamyeong and tilted his head.

“Oh… Sorry.”

“Hmm?”

“Who are you?”

Ho Gamyeong’s eyebrows twitched.