Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1318. Have you ever seen hell? (3)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
“Heuaaaakkk!”
Piercing screams and shouts that seemed to rise from hell itself soared to the heavens.
This was nonsense.
Jackals are still just jackals.
It cannot venture down a path guarded by tigers.
Considering the disparity between the elders of Hainan Sect and Myriad Man Manor martial artists, even calling this a fight between tiger and jackals would be an overstatement.
By all logic and reason, the jackals should have already halted and retreated.
But the pack of jackals consumed by madness wouldn't stop their charge even with tigers' fangs buried in their napes.
Kwadeuddeuk!
The body of a charging Myriad Man Manor martial artist was sliced horizontally in an instant.
Yet those following right behind him only accelerated through the rain of blood and entrails, undeterred by their comrade's gruesome fate.
“Kahaaaatt!”
The Myriad Man Manor martial artists, who rolled their eyes and let out a roar that was hard to believe came from a person's throat, swung their blades with every last bit of their internal strength.
Kaaaaang!
Swords and daos fully imbued with internal strength collided.
Hainan Sect elder's face distorted involuntarily.
Blocking the dao was not that difficult.
The elder’s internal strength was incomparable to that of the Myriad Man Manor martial artist.
But since all the power was channeled into the dao, there was nothing to be done about the heavy blow to the wrist.
"You…!"
With eyes blazing with fury, the elder of Hainan Sect shoved the dao aside and thrust his sword into the chest of Myriad Man Manor martial artists.
Kwadeuk!
"You worm-like... Keuk!"
The sword that had pierced the Myriad Man Manor martial artists' chest suddenly pierced through his abdomen and ruthlessly plunged into the elder’s lower abdomen.
“Keueu… euk….”
His body trembled uncontrollably. His Dantian had been destroyed.
"Elder Gwan!"
"N- No!"
Gwan Joyeong's (관조영(管照影)) eyes flared with shock and anger.
‘My comrade…’
Paaaat!
Finally, other daos flew in and severed Gwan Joyeong's neck in an instant.
"You dog-like bastards! Aaaahhh!”
The elders of Hainan Sect shouted as if they were having a seizure and unleashed their blades in fury.
Their momentum was like a tsunami rising in a storm-swept sea.
The ocean-blue sword energy descended all at once upon the charging Myriad Man Manor martial artists.
Kwagagagak!
Consumed by madness, Myriad Man Manor martial artist swung their dao recklessly at the approaching sword energy, but swords could not block waves.
The body swept by the sword energy was instantly shredded into minced flesh.
It was a horrific sight too gruesome to watch with open eyes.
Yet Myriad Man Manor martial artists facing this scene before them didn't reduce their momentum even slightly.
No, they rather accelerated faster, instantly unleashing attacks upon Hainan Sect's elders.
Jackals cannot hunt tigers.
But a human weaker than a jackal can hunt a human stronger than a tiger.
Because of one unique trait humans possess.
For humans alone can discard their lives like worn-out shoes.
Puk!
Even with a sword lodged in their heart, they swing their daos with stubborn determination.
Sogok!
Even while spilling their entrails from a split belly, far from clutching their stomach, they grab and bite at the legs of the elders.
"Aaak!"
Kwadeudeudeuk!
Ecstasy filled the eyes of one who finally drove their blade into the elder's chest.
A truly chilling smile spread across their entire face.
He twisted the saber, widening the wound further.
“Kuaaaaghh!”
A scream burst from the elder's mouth at this pain never experienced in life.
In the face of such unimaginable agony, a lifetime of training and discipline became meaningless.
The elder was momentarily overcome by agony and swung his sword.
His sword plunged into the smugly smiling face.
It wasn’t martial arts or anything.
Just a stab bordering on desperation.
Soon the one with the pierced face collapsed.
But what difference does it make when the elder’s heart was already pierced?
Daos flew one after another towards the back of the collapsing elder.
The sight of them falling with their back shredded was truly miserable.
“These, these crazy bastards….”
Fear flashed in the elders' eyes.
This was neither duel nor sparring.
This was war, where any means was valid as long as it could end the opponent's life.
The madness of war mocked, ridiculed, and trampled the martial arts they had built up over their lifetimes.
An elder who barely managed to catch his breath looked up with despair.
The narrow gorge was now flooded with Myriad Man Manor martial artist.
It looked as though a black river was flowing through the gorge.
Of course, Myriad Man Manor martial artist couldn't block the tsunami-like sword energy of Hainan Sect elders.
But neither could the elders stop the flood of death pouring into the gorge.
One neck, then another. Dozens of heads fell, only for dozens more martial artists to charge forward again.
The fiery determination that once blazed in the elder's eyes now flickered weakly, as if being extinguished by the relentless torrent and drained away beneath their feet
"Ugh..."
They were confident they could stand firm like a wall no matter how many came.
No matter how many enemies there were, only three could charge in at once anyway.
Even counting those above, it wouldn't exceed ten.
And they weren’t fighting alone.
They believed that if the elders who had matched breath stood together, they would be able to block the attack of not just thousands but tens of thousands until their strength ran out, like Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge.
(H: It refers to a famous scene where the warrior Zhang Fei single-handedly defended the Changban Bridge, holding off Cao Cao's entire army through sheer force of will and martial prowess.)
But… fear soon flooded the eyes of the elder standing at the front.
As the boiling blood and anger subsided, harsh reality began to appear.
Countless corpses lay strewn before him. The enemies advance forward and trampled over those corpses without hesitation.
Among the fallen bodies were the remains of other elders who had already perished.
"Ugh..."
His two feet, which had been firmly planted on the ground, faltering backward step by step.
He knew. He knew what needed to be done. He knew why they had to hold the line here.
But just because the mind knows doesn't make it easy to throw away one's life doing it.
Moreover, the madness of those rushed forward without caring about their lives was enough to create cracks in the elders' firm resolve.
“Do not retreat!”
Geum Yangbaek noticed the situation and shouted quickly.
However, restoring lost momentum is no different from trying to rebuild a collapsed sandcastle.
The consequences were immediate.
“Aaaaaagh!”
A swung dao buried itself into the thigh of a retreating elder.
Fighting the enemy head-on with full force and defensively pulling back with a hunched posture were two entirely different things.
The injury was one that could have been avoided if he had fought with all his strength.
But now Hainan Sect elders were not in a situation where they could showcase their full strength.
"Move aside!"
Geum Yangbaek leaped over the heads of the elders in an instant.
Yelling alone would not reverse the situation.
Then it was better for him to act directly.
His thoughts were short, and his response was quick.
As he charged forward, Geum Yangbaek drove his sword cleanly through the throats of Myriad Man Manor martial artists charging with rolled-back eyes.
It was a display of swift swordsmanship like a beam of light.
This single attack alone was enough to demonstrate the prowess of Hainan Sect's sect leader.
The Myriad Man Manor martial artists who had their necks impaled collapsed on the spot like rotten straw.
'Next...'
Sogok!
But Geum Yangbaek flinched. His gaze turned to the wrist of his sword-wielding hand.
Even as the enemy was dying with a hole in his neck and collapsing, he tenaciously swung his sword, leaving a deep gash on Geum Yangbaek’s arm.
Geum Yangbaek's eyes shook faintly.
'So tenacious….'
Of course, it was merely last struggle.
After all, having one's throat pierced doesn't result in immediate death.
But at least for this moment… it felt as though the dead were wielding swords against him.
"Hiik!"
Paaaaaaat!
As if to shake off the lingering unease, Geum Yangbaek violently split the air with his sword.
Once again, his lightning-fast strike cut down not only the enemy at the front but also those trailing behind in one clean motion.
“Kuaaaack!”
“Argh!”
The Myriad Man Manor martial artists screamed as the black energy suddenly penetrated their bodies through the backs of their comrades.
The unexpected attack made the damage even greater.
The sudden attack caused the advancing warriors to hesitate momentarily, and that hesitation brought about even greater carnage.
“Move aside! You bastaaaaard!”
Puuk!
Their comrade’s dao pierced the backs of those who had stopped abruptly in surprise.
Those whose spines were severed collapsed forward while foaming blood.
The ones behind them yanked their swords free from the fallen and trampled over the bodies to charge ahead.
Guilt? There was no such thing.
Once a charge has begun, nothing can stop the momentum.
If they hadn't trampled their comrades, they would have been trampled by those behind.
“Aaaaaaah!”
Over ten sword energies poured down at once upon him as he charged forward screaming.
He kicked off the ground while covering his neck and heart with the flat of his blade, and leaped into the blade energy.
Puuk! Puuk! Puuk!
The sharp sword energies pierced through his upper body again and again.
Though red blood gushed forth, the Myriad Man Manor martial artist who had managed to protect at least his head swung his dao fiercely.
Chwaaaaak!
The blood sprayed from the blade splattered onto Geum Yangbaek’s upper body.
But the blade never reached Geum Yangbaek.
It had only cut the space an inch before his body.
But the searing heat of the blood undeniably washed over Geum Yangbaek.
“Krrrk...”
The Myriad Man Manor martial artist who had used his last strength collapsed forward.
As he watched the man scraping the ground viciously until his last breath, Geum Yangbaek felt a cold chill run down his back.
Paaaaat!
At that moment, something black flew towards Geum Yangbaek.
He reflexively raised his sword to block it.
The flying object twisted mid-air, coiling tightly around Geum Yangbaek’s blade in an instant.
'Chain sickles?'
Geum Yangbaek's eyes widened.
Seizing the opportunity, the martial artists of Myriad Man Manor let out deafening roars and charged with renewed ferocity.
“Kill him!”
“Drag him down!”
Geum Yangbaek tried to yank his sword free with all his might, but his sword entangled in over ten chain sickles wouldn't budge.
“Don’t make me laugh, you sons of a dog!”
The one who responded instead of Geum Yangbaek was none other than Tang Pae.
Tang Pae jumped over Geum Yangbaek's head and smashed the poison bottle while unleashing Poison Palm Technique with all his might.
Perhaps because he gained some breathing room thanks to the elders' efforts, the poisonous smoke he created quickly enveloped the enemies like smoke rising above a massive flame.
“You’ll all die….”
Tang Pae was about to shout until his throat burst when he suddenly lost his words as if his throat had been blocked.
'That...'
His bloodshot eyes fixed beyond the poisonous smoke.
A sphere the size of a child’s head was flying directly into the smoke.
Tang Pae realized.
What was that object? And what catastrophe would it bring?
“Mo- Move awaaaaaaayyyyy!”
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnggggg!!!!
A thunderous explosion erupted at the center of the canyon, its deafening roar akin to the heavens themselves collapsing.
Kureureureureung!
The narrow gorge and adjacent cliffs shook as if they might collapse at any moment.
And.
Hwiiiiiiing!
The immense wind pressure from the explosion swept away the toxic mist Tang Pae had created in an instant.
The poisonous smoke capable of dissolving anything swept toward Hainan Sect rather than Myriad Man Manor.
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