Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1234. Is that so? (4)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
The sea with crashing waves.
Soft sunlight draped over the scene, and seagulls cried lazily above. It was the very picture of peace…
"Puhaaaaah!"
Faces looking like they had just escaped hell itself burst from the water’s surface, shattering that peace.
“Kah! Kuack! Keuhuk!”
Tang Pae, choking and spitting seawater from his nose and mouth, glared around furiously.
“No, why did you suddenly push people underwater out of nowhere! Why!"
“Hyu- Hyung-nim. Calm down for a moment....”
"How can I calm down? How? I almost died!"
It was shocking enough trying to swim for dear life, only to have someone suddenly shove you under.
However, unlike Tang Pae, who had seen Chung Myung's atrocities with his own eyes but had never really experienced them, Five Swords was cheerful despite being forced underwater.
“Sahyung! Sahyung! Did you see that big fish just now?”
"I saw it! It was as big as a person?"
"Could that have been a whale or something? Wow! This is my first time seeing something like that!"
"Should we go look again?"
"I want to touch it…"
Listening to their innocent conversation, Baek Cheon couldn’t help but smile warmly.
'That's a shark, you crazy bastards.'
Try touching it, and you’ll lose a hand.
Baek Cheon briefly considered enlightening these blissfully ignorant disciples to the harsh realities of the world but shook his head. No need to inform them that there was a shark circling below.
And even if it did attack, these guys weren’t the type to die from something like that…
"Wow! It's coming this way! Something's sticking out! Should we pet it?"
“Don’t go there, you idiot!”
When Baek Cheon shouted, Jo-Gol and Yoon Jong drooped, looking crestfallen.
"Why is Sasuk getting angry?"
"Isn’t it because Sasuk doesn’t really like animals?"
"Ah, really?"
"He doesn't like Baek-ah either."
"…Isn’t that because he just feels weirdly competitive with Baek-ah? Both of them are named Baek, after all."
“I think it’s just because he hates getting fur on his clothes. He's a neat freak, after all."
No! You’re all completely wrong, you crazy bastards!
When Baek Cheon was internally suffering from these false accusations, those who couldn't care less about his feelings spoke nonchalantly.
"We’ve come a bit farther than expected, Sago.”
“Un. Further than I thought.”
"At this rate, we'll get there really soon, right?"
Yoo Iseol nodded slightly.
They couldn’t say for other sects, but Mount Hua disciples were naturally accustomed to swimming underwater. Chung Myung's principle was that a swordsman should be able to wield their sword in the air, underwater, and even in fire. As a result, Mount Hua’s disciples had trained with their swords under every imaginable condition.
Of course, Chung Myung's attempt to make them swing their swords in fire was thwarted by Hyun Jong’s furious roundhouse kick.
But even then, Chung Myung couldn't let go of his obsession, muttering, ‘They might face fire attacks later, they need to get some heat training in advance’, but thanks to those harsh times, Mount Hua’s disciples could swim any distance like this with ease.
The waves were slightly higher than expected and a bit annoying, but they had experienced worse in the Yangtze River, so this was nothing...
"Let's not waste time and move quickly."
"At this speed, we could arrive before sunset, right?"
When Namgung Dowi showed enthusiasm, Tang Pae snickered.
"Sunset? The sun’s already halfway down, you’re just saying nonsense.”
“Huh? What do you mean? The sun's setting? Does the Southern Sea have shorter days?"
"Huh? No. As far as I know, the days are actually slightly longer here."
"Then why is the sun setting already? If we’re going by the time, it should be just past noon.”
"R- Really? Then why is it so dark?"
"Dark? It's so brigh..."
Namgung Dowi immediately shut his mouth.
“...Huh?”
Just a moment ago, it was clearly a summer day with scorching sunlight, but now it had truly become dark as Tang Pae said.
“No, why is it suddenly so dark…?"
At that moment.
Kureureureung!
At the sound of an ominous rumble from somewhere far off, everyone slowly turned their heads.
Only then did they see the enormous black clouds gathering and creeping toward them.
"...It's pitch black."
"In the Northern Sea, it was surprise blizzards, and here we have clouds advancing like someone drew a straight line."
"Still quite impressive in its own way, isn’t it?"
"Haha. That’s..."
Kureureureureureung!
At that moment, they all witnessed it.
A streak of blinding white lightning slashed through the dark clouds hanging over the sea.
Everyone fell silent almost instantly.
Staring blankly at the scene, Namgung Dowi unconsciously muttered.
“Wow… this is breathtaking.”
It was a breathtaking sight in many ways. (Literally means killing sight. A slang for a spectacular sight.)
"Looks like a typhoon?"
“Looks like a storm to me.”
“What’s the difference?”
"Basically the same thing."
Kwaaaaaa!
At that moment, a fierce wave swept past them along with the violent wind. In that instant, everyone there returned to their three-year-old selves. Everyone laughed awkwardly, like toddlers riding on their father’s shoulders.
Kwareureureung!
Thunder and wind roared overhead and a wave as massive as a house rose high above them. Jo-Gol smiled contentedly and said,
"We're screwed."
And quite thoroughly at that.
Kwaaaaaaaa!
“Euaaaaaa!”
The incoming tidal wave tossed them around like sheets of paper. Those who had shot up several meters high were instantly plunged down below.
"I'm, I'm dying! I'm dyiiiiing!"
Jo-Geol screamed with his eyes rolling back.
He was a swordsman trained on the infamous Mount Hua. Even if thousands of enemies charged him, he wouldn’t bat an eye and would rush into the fray with his sword—a mad… no, courageous soul.
But that's only when facing enemies.
“Aaaargh! Sasuuuuk! I’m gonna die… Gaaaah!"
With waves towering over them, enough to blanket several meters in one go, what on earth could a sword even do? Even if their martial prowess had reached mythical heights and they could slice through dozens of towering waves in one stroke, the sea would just sneer, saying, 'Alright, here comes the next wave.'
"Shut up and swim! Stop running your mouths!"
"How can we swim with waves like this!"
At that moment, Baek Cheon’s eyes bulged.
"Waves or whatever, we're Mount Hua's disciples! We just have to overcome it!"
“Aren’t we Taoists!”
"So what?"
"Taoists are supposed to follow nature! Which Taoist sect teaches you to fight nature!"
"Then just die already!"
"That’s a bit much to....”
Suddenly, a blinding streak of lightning struck down not far from them.
Kureureureureureng! Boom, boom!
A beat later, a thunderclap exploded in their ears and left everyone staring agape.
"Wow… That was ridiculously fast."
"If anyone ever mentions 'lightning-fast sword' in front of me again’, I’m gonna rip their damn mouth off.”
“…Nature is truly magnificent, embodying the cycles of all things…”
"Is this really the time for that talk? Hah?"
Everyone felt a tingling sensation throughout their bodies.
Seeing the lightning up close, they understood. If something like that hit them directly, it wouldn’t matter if they were the greatest swordsman or a peerless demon—they’d all be on a one-way trip to the afterlife.
"L- Let's go back, Sasuk!"
“...No.”
“If we continue like this, what else will we be but dying? We need to hurry back to shore, and wait for the storm to pass before trying again!”
"I get it, but…"
“Hainan or whatever it is! We need to be alive for them to be alive too! Even if Evil Tyrant Alliance or Jang Ilso himself were here, they would see this storm and go, ‘Hmm. Let’s just drink until the storm passes!’ So we can come back later, too."
"No! That's not the problem! You rascal!"
"Then what is?"
"...Going back isn’t any easier anymore either, that's the problem."
“Huh?”
For a moment, Jo-Gol bewildered, looked back with trembling eyes toward where they came from. Far, very far away, land was visible.
“....”
"Whether we push forward or turn back, death awaits us either way."
"...What a bitter life."
If we're going to die, might as well die spectacularly.
"So forward it is!"
A glint of madness flashed across Baek Cheon's eyes. But just as he was about to let it blaze fully, a wave came crashing right into his face.
"Bluhhh!"
“…Well done.”
Kwareureureung!
Kwareureureureureureung!
Blinding white lightning struck one after another.
At this point, there was no room to argue about whether this was exaggerated or not. The raging torrents that tossed them around at terrifying speeds, the waves as big as houses crashing down on them—it was all frightening.
Even if they could somehow handle all that, there's absolutely nothing human power can do about the lightning that strikes repeatedly in the blink of an eye.
'We're really going to die!'
Pale-faced, everyone instinctively turned their heads.
“Chung Myung-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!”
“Hey, you damn puuuuuuuuuunk!”
"Do something about this!"
Chung Myung looked at everyone as if they were pathetic.
“No… Do these shitheads think I'm some kind of magic pocket? What do you expect me to do about a storm?"
"You’re the one who said we should set out!"
"You're the one who said we should swim!"
“You said we would get there in half a day, you moron! Sure, we’ll get somewhere—right to underworld!”
“Aigoo, Sect Leader… this disciple bids farewell here!”
“...Dad.”
"Sago, don’t cry!"
Chung Myung stared blankly at these half-crazed people and clicked his tongue.
"Disciples of the Great Mount Hua... no, the Great Heavenly Comrade Alliance, every single one of you is such a coward. And you call yourselves sect leaders and acting sect leaders..."
Kwareureureng!
“Ah, hot!”
Chung Myung's body trembled at the sight of the lightning that struck barely thirty meters away.
“Look, you damn moroon!”
“What’re you gonna do about this?”
"These damned cubs. Are their heads just hat racks?"
Just as Chung Myung was about to open his mouth with a smirk—
“Everyone dive!”
"...What?"
Chung Myung turned his head with a slightly dumbfounded expression. Im Sobyeong, looking like a drowned rat, spoke again with blue lips.
"Dive! Just a dozen meters below, it's just a calm sea. Even if lightning strikes, it won't be a problem that deep."
"Ih!"
“As expected of Heavenly Comrade Alliance’s strategist!”
"Wow... He actually looks cool sometimes. Your face is so pale... are you okay?"
Im Sobyeong, who had taken a direct hit from the rough waters, smiled weakly.
“Haha. I’m fin…. Cough! Cough! I’m f…. Cough! Blargh!”
"...Wow, blood's gushing from his mouth like a spring."
"At this rate, it’s a miracle he’s not dead already?”
"I think I see something whitish floating up there."
"Sahyung! Sahyung! Say some funeral rites! What do we do…"
Kwareureureureung!
Just then, the sky rumbled again, even louder than before. Everyone hurriedly exchanged glances and shouted.
“Dive down!”
“Dive!”
"Uwaaaah!"
"I- I have a bit of a fear of deep water…"
"This guy also has a fear of heights! Shut up and get in!"
Heavenly Comrade Alliance’s group took a deep breath and dove deeper and deeper.
Kwaaaaa!
A house-sized wave violently swept across the surface where they had disappeared.
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