Return Of The Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1318

They were in terrible danger.

Just as it felt like they couldn’t breathe, Hye-yeon punched hard behind Dang Pae.

*Wham!*

It was like an explosion of fists. Many fast punches flew out.

Usually, Hye-yeon punched slowly and with great force. But now, his fists were like lightning. They hit the Maninbang warriors who were running at them, one after another.

*Crack!*

One warrior’s jaw broke with a loud snap. Blood and broken teeth flew from his mouth as he was thrown backwards.

Hye-yeon clenched his teeth.

He was in a hurry to punch, and he didn’t think about the lives of his enemies. He knew they would die from the poison anyway.

But even knowing this, Hye-yeon still ended their lives.

Before he could even feel sorry for them, the enemies attacked again, rushing forward fiercely.

Kuh!

Dang Pae, who had quickly recovered, threw poison bombs with a flick of his wrist.

Bang! Bang!

Black poisonous smoke quickly spread, but the poison bombs alone were not strong enough to cover the entire ravine.

Like hungry wolves, the Maninbang warriors charged through the poisonous smoke.

And there was more.

Scrape! Scrape! Scrape!

The sound of metal scratching against rock echoed without stopping.

Some warriors had climbed the cliffs and were now stabbing their swords into the rock to pull themselves up. They were ready to jump down on Dang Pae and Hye-yeon.

Above!

Yes!

Hye-yeon quickly punched at the warriors charging from the front. At the same time, Dang Pae shot out tiny needles from his sleeve, like rain, at the warriors climbing down.

Wham! Thwack!

Hye-yeon’s punches sent the front warriors flying back in a bloody mess. But the warriors climbing down kept attacking even after being hit by the needles.

Kraaah!

The countless tiny needles caused terrible pain. But the Maninbang warriors were crazy people who would fight even with a sword in their hearts. The Dang family’s martial arts didn’t have enough power to stop them.

Dang Pae was worried and reached into his sleeve. But a Maninbang warrior’s sword came down towards his head faster than he could move his hand.

Just as Dang Pae’s eyes widened—

Shimmer!

Then, something strange happened. A glowing, curved shape floated down slowly, even though everything around was fast and dangerous. It was like a gentle butterfly landing on a bright flower in the middle of a storm.

The glowing shape touched the wrist of the Maninbang warrior who was attacking Dang Pae. The warrior’s wrist broke open instantly.

This was only the beginning.

The curved energy continued to fall on the Maninbang warriors surrounding Dang Pae.

Slice! Slice! Slice!

The movement was as light as a butterfly’s wings, but the result was not light at all. Black, poisoned blood poured from the bodies that were cut apart.

Thud!

A Maninbang warrior fell to the side, unable to breathe. Dang Pae saw this and tried to turn his head, but a loud shout filled his ears.

Get a grip!

N-Nokrim King!

Don’t waste your energy trying to stop what you can’t! Focus on what you can do! Others will help you!

Dang Pae quickly nodded at these words.

He couldn’t completely stop them with his poison anyway. So, he would at least try to make it easier for the others.

Clang! Clang!

He broke the poison bottles one after another and used all his energy at once. The poisonous palm technique, filled with the Dang family’s deadly poison, spread far and wide to the back of the ravine.

He stopped trying to create a wall of poison to block the enemy. Instead, he wanted to poison everyone, even those coming from behind.

The thin poison covered the enemies.

The Maninbang warriors clenched their teeth when they saw the poison coming.

It wasn’t as thick as before, not enough to block their view. But it was still the Dang family’s poison. If they charged in, the result was clear.

Knowing this, the Maninbang warriors didn’t stop. Instead, they ran even faster.

The outcome would be the same anyway. Once they were ordered to charge, Ho Gamyeong wouldn’t change his command. If they hesitated, they would be killed by the swords from behind, not the poison.

So, their only chance was to keep going!

The Maninbang warriors’ eyes gleamed with madness. They screamed together and ran into the poisonous fog.

Those crazy bastards!

Im So-byeong spat out the words harshly.

He, too, could make his men stronger.

If he had enough time, if he could control the Nokrim group as he wanted, he could train strong fighters who would be as good as the Maninbang warriors, at least within ten years.

But that didn’t mean Nokrim could be as good as Maninbang.

Maninbang was special. They were the best, even in the Demonic Faction.

The Maninbang didn’t become one of the Five Great Clans of the Divine Land and take over the Demonic Martial Alliance just because they were strong.

They were the craziest people in the Demonic Faction.

The Demonic Faction always had weak loyalty and trouble controlling its members. That’s why they kept losing to the Orthodox Faction, even though they had more people, right?

But Maninbang was different. Their loyalty was much stronger than the Orthodox Faction.

No matter how hard Im So-byeong tried, he couldn’t get that kind of loyalty. That crazy loyalty was beyond the Demonic Faction… It was beyond warriors altogether.

Fall back…

At that moment, a group of people suddenly flew in from behind Im So-byeong and rushed forward.

Hae Nam?

Im So-byeong’s eyes widened.

The Hae Nam elders, who had been running from behind, had passed Im So-byeong, Hye-yeon, and Dang Pae. Now, they were fighting the front line of the Maninbang.

Come on! You evil villains!

This is Hae Nam’s fight! You can’t go back even one step without passing me!

Die, you dirty Maninbang bastards!

Whoosh!

The Hae Nam elders released sword energy like a huge wave, sweeping away the Maninbang warriors in an instant.

…Huh.

Im So-byeong was surprised.

These were the ones who hadn’t been helpful on the way here. They were only focused on protecting their students and slowing everyone down.

But now, they didn’t have to worry about their students. They were showing why Hae Nam was one of the Nine Great Sects, and what the elders of Hae Nam were like.

They had never thought they would have to escape like this. The swords of the elders, which had been held back by that pressure, were now releasing all their anger.

Swish!

Blue sword energy, like the sea, was shot out in layers. It carried the strong energy that the masters of the Orthodox Faction had built up over many years.

The Maninbang warriors were strong, but ordinary warriors couldn’t stand against the energy in the sword energy of the Nine Great Sects’ elders.

Clang!

Aaaaargh!

Kuaaaah!

The Maninbang warriors couldn’t stop the oncoming wave. Their fate was clear.

If they tried to block the sword energy, their swords would break. If they tried to stop it with force, they would be swept away.

Cut off their breath, all of them!

Geum Yang-baek shouted loudly and swung his sword.

The blue sword energy on his sword flew through the air and hit the warriors behind. The Maninbang warriors, who were waiting to attack from behind, were quickly swept away and cut down by the sword energy.

Aaaaargh!

My arm! My arm!

Soldiers and warriors risk their lives for one reason: they are half out of their minds.

But that also meant that those who hadn’t reached the front lines weren’t completely crazy.

The Maninbang warriors who saw the killing in front of them were afraid.

Don’t let a single one through!

Geum Yang-baek shouted.

The Hae Nam elders shouted back, their veins popping out of their necks.

Breaking through Gwangdong was like hell. The Hae Nam students weren’t the only ones who had become stronger on that journey. The swords of the Hae Nam elders, who had only trained peacefully on an island, now had a murderous feeling they never had before.

Crack!

Every time the Hae Nam elders swung their swords, the Maninbang warriors were cut down. Black, poisoned blood poured from the mouth of a warrior whose neck had been cut.

Wham!

The elders didn’t stay in place but took another step forward.

Even though they were supposed to defend, their hatred for the enemy made them move forward.

Come on! You dog-like Maninbang bastards!

Their eyes were full of anger.

Haaah!

The difference in skill was clear. The Hae Nam elders were like a strong wall that the Maninbang warriors couldn’t break through.

But the Maninbang warriors ran into that wall without stopping. Like a bird trying to break a bell with its head, they threw their lives at the elders.

Slice! Slice!

The sword energy cut through their bodies.

The Maninbang warriors fought even as their hearts were being cut. Even after they fell to the ground, they swung their swords at the elders’ legs. They were like demons, wanting to hurt their enemies even as they were dying!

But the Hae Nam elders were just as cruel.

Thunk!

A sword was stabbed into the neck of a warrior who was trying to swing his sword for the last time.

A sword that pierced the heart also cut off the head of a warrior who still had strength left.

Crack!

Terrible sounds echoed.

It was the sound of a sword stabbing into a Maninbang warrior’s chest, hitting his ribs. The pain would be terrible, but the Maninbang warrior didn’t seem to feel it. He grabbed the sword with both hands.

Uh…?

Other warriors attacked from the left and right, trying to take advantage of the elder’s stuck sword.

He had to let go of the sword and move back.

But he remembered the teaching that a swordsman should never let go of his sword. He held onto the sword.

Slice! Slice!

The flying swords cut through the Hae Nam elder’s body.

Blood poured from the cuts.

Y-you sons of bitches!

The life of someone who had been together for many years was ending. The other elders were filled with anger and hatred.

Cut, stab, kill, curse.

This scene had been repeated endlessly since the beginning of the Jianghu.

The same scene always happened on the path where the Orthodox and Demonic factions met.