Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1315

Being higher up in a fight is always a huge advantage.

Especially when you are in the air, with nothing to stand on, it’s even more useful.

“Th-there! Over there!” someone yelled.

The cliff was quite high, about the height of a tall building, and they were falling fast.

Even though it was only a few seconds, for warriors who trained to react in a heartbeat, it felt like forever. Looking up in panic, they saw their friends falling too, their black robes flapping in the wind. And above them, a storm of red light was coming down.

*Crack! Crunch! Crack!*

Countless streaks of crimson energy, like drops of blood stretched into lines, slammed into the men in black. Each one hit with terrible power.

“Keee-ahhhhhh!”

The red streaks kept coming, one after another. They ripped through flesh, again and again. It felt like being stabbed by dozens of hot, thick needles all over their bodies. All they could do was scream in agony.

Some frantically swung their swords, trying to block the streaks of energy, but it was impossible to block them all while falling with nothing to stand on.

*Crack!*

The sword energy tore through the protective energy around their bodies, embedding itself in their vulnerable flesh. It pierced through muscles, crushed bones, and even tore apart internal organs before piercing through the body and hitting another person.

Shwaaaaa!

Blood gushed from the holes.

As the blood poured from real human bodies mixed, the sword energy that had looked like blood became an even thicker rain of blood.

“Aaaaargh!”

But humans, at any time, in any place, try to survive.

Those who realized that they could not avoid the sword energy in the air looked for the nearby cliff. A sudden, fierce look flashed in the eyes of the men in black, and they gritted their teeth.

Those who could not step on the air to move chose the bodies of their comrades as stepping stones. They had trained together and faced death together, but to survive, friendship was worth less than trash.

Bang!

The men in black kicked those next to them without mercy and threw themselves toward the cliff face, using the force to push themselves.

“Whoa!”

Those who were trying to block the sword energy with their swords could not handle the unexpected impact from behind and lost their balance. They were pushed away by the pouring sword energy.

What would happen next was obvious.

“Keee-ahhhhhhh!”

A desperate scream echoed. The men in black, leaving this behind, grabbed the cliff. Of course, just because they grabbed the cliff did not mean that the sword energy would not hit them, but blocking with their whole bodies in the air was very different from blocking the sword energy while holding onto something.

But they soon faced another problem.

Clang! Clang!

The eyes of the man in black, who was frantically swinging his sword to block the raindrop-like sword energies, were bloodshot.

‘I can block it!’

The power of each sword energy was not strong. If he wasn’t in the air, he could block it somehow. So, he had to let the others know.

He was about to shout as loud as he could, putting all his power into his voice.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a burning pain, like being burned with fire, spread from his back.

“Krrrk…”

Feeling his spine being cut, he turned his head.

Tap.

Someone stepped on his waist and shoulders, jumping upward. He was pushed down and saw a man climbing the cliff like a bird.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was looking up, a swordsman wearing the black Mount Hua uniform was quickly moving along the cliff, killing them one by one.

“Y-you son of a bitch!”

Only then did the men in black realize someone was attacking them from below. They quickly defended themselves and swung their swords.

Paaah!

Yoo Iseol calmly kicked off the cliff and jumped into the air.

It was a dangerous situation, but her movement was graceful. She extended her sword smoothly, like flowing water.

Swaeeeeee!

Then, Chung Myung, who had been falling like a hawk chasing its prey, extended his sword.

Chung Myung’s Dark Plum Blossom Sword and Yoo Iseol’s Plum Blossom Sword met softly in the air.

Whirl.

They used each other’s strength to rotate their bodies.

Clang!

The two swords pushed each other away. Using the force, the two flew to different parts of the cliff.

Bang!

As soon as their feet touched the cliff, they moved like lightning. The sunlight made their swords look even whiter.

There was no time to look around. But at this moment, not only the disciples of Hainan but even the disciples of Mount Hua were stunned.

“…Sasuk.”

Jo Gul said, amazed.

“Can Sasuk do something like that?”

Baek Cheon glanced up.

The two were moving on the cliff as if it were flat ground, constantly swinging their swords and killing the men in black.

Baek Cheon laughed.

“…I can’t even try to do that.”

Baek Cheon did not think he was weaker than Yoo Iseol. She was strong, but he was confident in his own skills.

But that was only on flat ground. If they fought on that cliff, Baek Cheon was sure he would give up and beg for his life before Yoo Iseol even swung her sword.

At least when it came to moving lightly, no one in Mount Hua could beat Yoo Iseol. Chung Myung was not even worth comparing, and even if Baek Cheon tried his whole life, he could not move like Yoo Iseol.

“Still, I’m better in the water.”

“This is ugly, Martial Uncle.”

Baek Cheon’s face moved slightly.

Then, he silently gazed up at the cliff.

Even though Chung Myung and Yui Seol quickly killed many enemies in black, more were still coming from above.

But the important thing was that the enemies coming down were now stuck on the cliff. They had lost their chance to attack quickly.

Everyone knew timing was very important in fighting. The enemies who saw that the red sword energy from above was weaker tried to come down again, but the people below were smart.

“Attack!”

Hainan Sect Leader Geum Yang-baek shouted like thunder. The Hainan disciples then sent all their sword energy towards the cliff.

Usually, they couldn’t quickly use sword energy to hurt enemies right when swords met. But now, they had time to get ready, and that changed everything.

Bright blue sword energy, like the deep, cold sea, rushed towards the enemies in black like a strong wave.

Scritch! Scritch! Scritch!

The sword energy from below cut down the enemies trying to jump off the cliff, one after another. The daggers they threw didn’t hurt Chung Myung, but the sword energy Hainan used was definitely cutting them down.

“Kraaah!”

Geum Yang-baek clenched his fist as he watched those who had lost their lives fall.

Using risky plans always has good and bad sides. If it worked well, they would get great rewards. But if it failed, it would be worse than just fighting them in a normal way.

It was easy to see the difference. It was much better to shoot sword energy at enemies coming down slowly than to be suddenly attacked by enemies who had already reached them.

The two people who had jumped up into the air had changed everything.

How could they do that?

When they were surrounded and enemies were attacking from above, even experienced fighters would be confused and scared. The best they could do was try to protect themselves.

How did they even think of attacking *upwards* in that situation, stopping the enemies from coming down? And how did they do it so quickly?

Could Geum Yang-baek have handled this if he was in charge?

‘No, definitely not,’ he thought.

If those two weren’t there, the enemies would have already broken through their lines and killed the Hainan disciples.

No, maybe the enemies would have won even before reaching the canyon. If he had been stubborn and proud, Hainan would have been destroyed.

“Sect Leader!”

Baek Cheon shouted loudly, making Geum Yang-baek snap out of his thoughts.

Waking up from his thoughts, Geum Yang-baek saw the enemies in black falling down, bleeding from the sword cuts. But some of them had dodged the sword energy well.

“Block them!”

“Yes!”

As Geum Yang-baek shouted, the Hainan elders quickly jumped upwards. The elders were fighting hard because they were desperate. Their swords, full of strong energy, fiercely cut down the enemies in black who were now weaker.

Baek Cheon looked quickly at what was happening above, then turned his head.

There was nothing more to see up there. Many enemies would still be alive when they hit the ground. But they had lost their speed and were hurt. They wouldn’t be able to fight back against Hainan for long.

What would happen next?

Boom!

Hye-yeon punched an enemy back with one hit.

It was still amazing to watch. But Baek Cheon also saw the enemy Hye-yeon punched. He was still moving on the ground, not unconscious even after being hit so hard.

“Die!”

Quickly, the desperate enemies all attacked Hye-yeon at once with their spears.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Hye-yeon moved his hand in a big circle, hitting away all three spears. But one spear that was pushed away stopped in the air, then came back towards Hye-yeon, even faster than before.

Whoosh!

The sharp point of the spear came right to Hye-yeon’s chest. Hye-yeon knew he couldn’t stop it. He tightened his jaw and focused his energy in his chest.

Clang!

A sword came from behind and quickly hit away the spear just before it reached Hye-yeon’s chest.

Scritch!

Sword energy from the same sword then cut the spearman’s neck. Hye-yeon was surprised for a moment, watching the spearman fall down, blood coming out.

“Now it’s my turn.”

“Leader!”

Hye-yeon called out as he saw Baek Cheon step in front of him.

“I’m not finished yet…!”

“I know. But you can’t use up all your energy here. Go help the others in the back! Sect Leader Dang can’t manage by himself.”

Hye-yeon looked back at the others when he heard this.

“Go now!”

“…Yes!”

Hye-yeon nodded and moved back. Then, Jo Gul and Yoon Jong came to stand beside Baek Cheon, one on his left and one on his right.

Baek Cheon stood in the middle, raised his sword, and said, “We’ve taken too long already, don’t you think?”

“Yes, we have.”

“Let’s finish this quickly.”

Baek Cheon smiled.

Hye-yeon was strong. Namgung Dowi was incredible.

But for Baek Cheon, these two beside him were the ones he trusted most in the world.

“Let’s finish this all at once. Let’s go to the end of this canyon!”

“Yes!”

“Yes, Martial Uncle!”

Baek Cheon, Jo Gul, and Yoon Jong.

The three best swordsmen from Mount Hua ran forward together towards the enemies.