Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 767

“Kugh, too many!”

Jo Gul, his face twisted in pain, bit down hard on his lip.

The skilled fighters of the Water Faction, who had been around Chaeju, surrounded Chung Myung, and now the rest of the bandits were rushing towards them.

“Senior Brother!” Yoon Jong shouted, his voice shaking. “Too many enemies! This is crazy!”

“We’re surrounded!” Baek Cheon yelled back. “You fool!”

Yoon Jong’s face was red with anger and worry. He was starting to look tired.

*Too many,* Baek Cheon thought grimly.

These Water Bandits and the Green Forest bandits were known to be very strong. One Water Bandit group was as powerful as many mountain fortresses.

Of course, they were strong because they usually stayed near the Janggang River, which gave them an advantage. But still, one Water Faction was equal to at least three good mountain fortresses.

Hwasan had sent almost all of its disciples to defeat the Daebyeolchae. Even without the experts, it was impossible for the Five Swords to fight a Water Faction that was as strong as the Daebyeolchae, with so many bandits.

*But there’s no use in complaining!*

Just then, as Yoon Jong gritted his teeth, someone shouted.

“Hey, Monk! Use your power! Now!”

“I-I can’t……”

Hae Yeon’s face was red, and he looked upset.

“My energy isn’t endless! I can’t keep using powerful strikes forever!”

“But you’re a Shaolin monk! You should have energy!”

Tears filled Hae Yeon’s eyes.

*Damn it……*

They acted like he could make energy drinks forever.

No matter how much Shaolin helped Hae Yeon, they couldn’t give him lots of special medicine to boost his energy. He had only received one special medicine.

Shaolin had given him the precious medicine, which they had been saving because they didn’t have much. So, when he got it, he was grateful to the sect. But now, seeing the Hwasan people teasing him, he felt angry at Mount Song.

*If only they had given me one more……!*

Then he wouldn’t have to listen to that annoying person.

“That’s why if you had given me just one elixir earlier, it would have been fine!”

“Ahem! Wanting medicine from another sect! I didn’t expect that from you!”

“True.”

“You’re so greedy.”

…Those Hwasan people were terrible.

The Hwasan people were united in teasing him, even now. Hae Yeon felt like running away from everyone, bandits and Hwasan alike.

“Hurry up and strike!”

“Uwaaaaah!”

Hae Yeon gritted his teeth and used his energy.

“Taaah!”

Kwaaaaaaaah!

A burst of power came out, but it felt weaker than before. The Hwasan disciples, who had been watching the fist strike that rose like a dragon and then faded away, looked at Hae Yeon with blank faces.

“……N-No……”

Then they quickly looked back to where they were before.

In the end, tears fell from Hae Yeon’s eyes.

*Go to hell, you damned Hwasan lot!*

“Shut up and focus!”

At that moment, Baek Cheon swung his sword and went into the gap that Hae Yeon had made. He bit down on his lip.

*Damn it!*

Baek Cheon knew that they weren’t talking because they weren’t focused. The situation was getting worse, so they were pretending to be cheerful and saying whatever came to mind to give themselves strength. They were trying to act like everything was fine.

Even if they were all in perfect condition, it would be impossible to fight all of them. Now that they were poisoned, it would be even harder.

He still had some strength left, but he felt worried as he looked at the bandits coming closer.

“Be careful, Senior Brother!”

“Huh?”

Yoo Iseol’s voice made Baek Cheon turn his head quickly.

Five sharp harpoons were flying towards him.

“Kugh!”

Baek Cheon gritted his teeth and swung his sword. He couldn’t dodge all of them, but he had to block at least two or three…….

Just then……

“Noooooooo!”

A voice that was both welcome and terrible came from the front.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

At the same time, the bandits who had been rushing towards Baek Cheon were sent flying like dry leaves.

“Chung Myung-ah!”

Chung Myung’s words were like daggers to Baek Cheon’s ears, even though he was happy to hear them.

“Are you all weak from hunger? Did your leader starve you? Swordsmen should be stronger! Do you want to disappoint the great swordsmen of the past?”

Ah……. I think I’m going crazy…….

Instead of Baek Cheon, who was stunned by the nagging, Jo Gul shouted back.

“There are too many, you bastard!”

“They’re just bandits, no matter how many there are. Have you ever seen a tiger unable to handle a lot of rabbits?”

Chung Myung clicked his tongue and swung his sword, turning his body.

“Now, I’ll show…….”

Then, he saw bandits in blue uniforms endlessly coming in.

“…….”

Oh……. There are quite a few.

Oh…….

No, seriously. There are too many, not just a few?

Chung Myung turned around again.

“Is the government doing nothing about these bandits?”

“What nonsense are you spouting, you bastard!”

“Uwaaaah! Cover your ears, cover your ears! I didn’t hear anything.”

Chung Myung tilted his head, looking puzzled.

“No, even so, they’re just bandits. How can there be so many? It’s like raising baby fish in a net.”

“It’s a Water Faction! Of course, there are many!”

“……Heh heh, it’s the end of the world.”

Bandits are everywhere. What is the world coming to!

At that moment, sharp harpoons flew towards Chung Myung’s face.

“But this bastard!”

Chung Myung knocked away the harpoons with the back of his hand, kicked the attacker, glanced at the bandit collapsing without even screaming, and then became angry.

“Come on! What are you going to do even if there are many of you! I’ll send you all to the afterlife!”

“Ch-Chung Myung-ah!”

“Ah, don’t worry! I’m telling you I’ll take care of it! I can fight all day long!”

“That’s not it, you bastard!”

“Huh?”

“Behind you! The ship!”

“Eung?”

Chung Myung looked at the place Baek Cheon was pointing with a blank expression. The bandits behind them were going around the Hwasan disciples and running towards the merchant ship.

“Why are they going to that ship? They’re not idiots. We’re not going to run away anyway.”

“There are civilians on that ship!”

“Civilians?”

“Yes! The people on the ship!”

“Ah, civilians? And I thought…….”

Chung Myung smiled and then rolled his eyes back.

“What are you waiting for! Stop them, Raaah!”

“Aish, Damn it!”

“Just do one thing! You bastard!”

Jo Gul and Yoon Jong ran towards the merchant ship, blocking the bandits’ path. Tang Soso shouted.

“Senior Brother! There are too many of them! Can we really do this with just us?”

“Hmm.”

Chung Myung stroked his chin and said.

“Shall I tell you honestly?”

“Yes!”

“There’s no way we can.”

“……Shouldn’t have asked you to be honest, you fancy man.”

“You told me to be honest.”

Chung Myung smiled. Tang Soso wanted to stab his face with her hairpin instead of fighting the bandits.

“To be honest, a Water Faction is stronger than most of the Nine Great Sects. One Water Faction is at least as strong as one of the Nine Great Sects’ martial forces.”

“That’s right.”

“But how can seven people win against that without getting hurt? You need to be realistic!”

“……Sasuk. Can I really only use poison just once?”

“No.”

Baek Cheon sighed, pointed his sword forward, threatened the bandits, and said.

“Chung Myung-ah. Does that mean we can win if we’re willing to get hurt?”

“Yeah. That’s what I thought before I knew there were civilians on that merchant ship. But can we just let those people die?”

“……No, we can’t. Absolutely not!”

“That’s why the Orthodox Sect is so tiring.”

Chung Myung shrugged.

From a practical point of view, we need to think more, but now that they’re targeting the civilians, the chances of winning are less than half.

It would be different if Chung Myung was in perfect condition, without being poisoned.

“So, there’s no way?”

“Ha. Me again…….”

“Yeah, well, you’re not a god. If there’s no way, there’s no way.”

“That’s not what I meant.”

“That’s it! We have no choice but to fight hard.”

“No, listen to me!”

Chung Myung shouted as if he was getting impatient. Everyone admired him.

*Isn’t he a tamer by now?*

*I want to learn.*

Chung Myung gritted his teeth and snorted.

“There’s no way I can’t solve this. I’ve come fully prepared!”

“Prepared?”

“That’s why it took so long.”

“……You’re saying you did something else while running here?”

Is he human?

Everyone stared at Chung Myung with blank faces. Chung Myung cleared his throat and puffed out his chest.

Yes, this is the look! This is how you should look at me!

“If we can’t do it ourselves, we can just bring more people!”

“S-Surely……!”

Baek Cheon’s eyes widened.

“Have the junior disciples come? With the Sasuk?”

“What are you talking about.”

“……Huh?”

Chung Myung frowned and said.

“If those old guys could get here now, why would I be struggling like this! I’d be building a hut in Hwasan and living like a hermit!”

Ah……. You’re planning to do that later…….

No, that’s not it!

“Then?”

“Hwasan isn’t the only place with useful people. It’s about time they came, isn’t it?”

Chung Myung grinned and looked up at the cliff.

He had used his sword energy all the way to the top of the cliff earlier, so that guy should have noticed and found his way here.

“Hey, you! What are you doing? Are you going to come out after we’re all dead?”

Chung Myung shouted towards the cliff. Everyone looked at the cliff with him, waiting. Even the bandits turned their heads.

*On the cliff?*

*Who is coming?*

A sense of tension filled the air.

“…….”

“…….”

A strange silence fell…….

“There’s no one there?”

“What?”

The bandits looked at Chung Myung with blank faces. Even the Hwasan disciples asked Chung Myung with blank faces.

“Did you dream it?”

“That’s just like him.”

“Th-That can’t be.”

Chung Myung’s eyes shook in embarrassment.

“Hey! You! Aren’t you coming out? Are you coming out now?”

“……Stop it, Chung Myung-ah. It’s embarrassing.”

“Even if we die, we should die with honor. What is *that* embarrassing shouting?”

“Who’s dying!”

Chung Myung became angry.

“Hey! Do you want your illness to come back so you can wake up? Aren’t you coming out now?”

“I’m coming!”

At the voice, everyone looked at the cliff. The shout had come from there.

*S-Surely?*

Far away on the cliff, a person ran, grabbed a rope, and bent over.

“Hee! Hee! Hee! Seriously! How can a ship be faster than a person running?”

A ship is usually faster than a person, but it depends on the person.

Baek Cheon opened his mouth wide.

“G-Green Forest…….”

No, why are you coming from here?

“Green Forest King?”

Im Sobyung straightened his back and opened his fan.

“It’s not good to fight water bandits in the water, but…”

He fanned his face. He looked better than before, but his face was still pale and he had a smile.

“The waterfront might be okay? Isn’t that right, kids?”

“Yes!”

“Go. Let’s show those bandits what it’s like to face us before that fancy man gets even angrier.”

Im Sobyung pointed forward with his fan, smiling. At the same time, many ropes came down the cliff like ropes used for festival decorations.