Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1327. Nothing out of the question (2)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
Those who had set up positions outside the gorge watched ahead with bewildered expressions.
Enemies who had been like rats jumping into poison by entering the gorge of their own accord were now stubbornly crawling up that slippery poison to escape.
How many had been positioned within the gorge to stop them? Yet those bastards turned every last one of them into a wandering ghost and finally reached this point.
"St- Stop them!"
Someone shouted in a panic.
But even the one shouting knew it was meaningless. If they couldn’t stop them before they reached this far, what chance did they have now?
Then the first person to charge forward drove home that thought.
“Eurachaaaaaaa!”
Leaping up like a frenzied ferret, Jo-Gol created dozens of sword shadows and pierced through the charging enemies in an instant.
Tak!
As Jo-Gol landed, his eyes took in the vast open world spreading out before him.
“We made it! Damn it! We broke through!"
Elation surged through his entire body. Those who followed closely behind him also burst out of the gorge one by one.
"Aaaaaaaah!"
"Damn it all!"
"We lived! We lived!"
Hainan Sect disciples were particularly excited.
The narrow gorge, the unending enemies blocking their path no matter how much they fought, and even Myriad Man Manor pressing down on their tails on their tail on top of that.
It had seemed utterly hopeless. More than half of them had resigned themselves to the idea that this gorge would become their grave. But when they finally came back alive and set foot on the open ground again, the emotion was indescribable.
Outward, and further outward.
Those who reclaimed the light ran, overwhelmed by euphoria.
"Advisor."
The adjutants looked at Ho Gamyeong standing beside them with eyes carrying various meanings.
"Hm."
A low hum escaped Ho Gamyeong’s lips as he surveyed the situation unfolding ahead in the canyon.
"They broke through."
There was no room for interpretation. His plan to blockade the gorge and annihilate the enemy had completely fallen apart.
He doesn't know whether to praise the enemy or criticize his shortcomings.
And Ho Gamyeong's decision was neither.
“Don’t stop. Keep moving! The enemy is still behind!”
“Yes, Sasuk!”
When Baek Cheon shouted from behind him, Jo-Gol shouted back at the top of his lungs and ran forward.
'Seriously, he’s something else!'
Though he momentarily forgot the situation in his excitement, Baek Cheon was still coolly observing all of this. With someone like him leading, it was no wonder even Evil Tyrant Alliance couldn’t stop Mount Hua group.
Perhaps even fleeing Gangnam wouldn't be as difficult as they thought.
"Where! Where are we going, Sahyung?"
"Are you seriously asking? Run north!"
"Which way is north?"
"Dammit! Just follow me!"
"Understood!"
Jo-Gol quickly caught up behind the leading Yoon Jong while looking back. He needed to direct Hainan Sect disciples.
"Everyone this way..."
But it was then.
A strange sight unfolded before his eyes.
In contrast to that terrible gorge, something stirred and revealed itself throughout the vast forest spread out ahead.
'What...'
Could it be an ambush?
Even amid his bewilderment, Jo-Gol's mind raced to analyze the situation.
Was it an ambush targeting the moment when people would be most at ease? It was a chillingly calculated move, but rationally, this much they could handle.
Besides, since the enemy had revealed their positions prematurely, they could easily prepare for countermeasures.
Jo-Gol opened his mouth to warn everyone of the ambush. But his eyes caught something.
The composite bows held in the hands of those revealing themselves throughout the forest.
A voice like thunder burst from Jo-Gol's mouth.
"GET DOOOOWN!"
But the enhanced arrows (강전(强箭)) loaded with internal strength flew indiscriminately, faster than the voice.
Kwadeudeudeuk!
The enhanced arrows, flying at tremendous speed, mercilessly pierced through the bodies of Hainan Sect disciples who had been shouting in joy.
"Keuuk….”
"Aaaaaagh!"
One whose face was pierced fell with a muffled groan, while another with arrows in his body screamed in agony.
“Fuck!”
Jo-Gol cursed in helpless fury.
After all that struggle through the hellish gorge, for them to fall like this!
"Sahyung!"
"It's still fine! There can't be many of them!"
Bows are inherently difficult for martial artists to wield.
Even Evil Tyrant Alliance with their overwhelming numbers couldn't have many who could shoot internal strength-imbued arrows at speeds martial artists couldn't even react to.
Especially considering they were hastily mobilized. There probably wouldn't be more than ten. If they responded without panicking...
Just then, Yoon Jong opened his eyes wide. His gaze snapped upward.
The vast sky they had finally reached after breaking through the gorge… was now turning dark.
It wasn’t storm clouds. It was hundreds, thousands of arrows flying from the forest.
A despair-filled shout burst from Yoon Jong's lips.
"Do- Dodge! Now!”
But it was impossible.
Hainan Sect disciples hadn't all emerged yet, still half-caught in the gorge's exit. Those still trapped in the narrow gorge could not dodge even if they tried, and the rain of arrows was aimed squarely at them.
Baek Cheon and Namgung Dowi instinctively launched their bodies upward. They frantically swung their swords to deflect the incoming arrows.
These arrows weren’t as devastating as the enhanced ones fired earlier, but even so, it was unthinkable for just two people to strike away all the arrows pouring down like rain.
At least half of the arrows rained mercilessly upon the heads of Hainan Sect disciples without losing any speed.
"Uheok!"
“Aaaargh!”
The poison-coated arrows pierced their bodies mercilessly.
Agonized screams echoed from all around. The damage was even more severe as the attack came suddenly when they had just let their guard down.
As they watched their comrades skewered by the relentless arrows, fear quickly spread among the remaining disciples.
"Sa- Sahyung! Are you alr…. “
Kwadeudeudeuk.
"...Keuuk."
An arrow flew horizontally and struck the temple of the panicked disciple. It was an enhanced arrow of a different caliber from the ordinary arrows pouring from above. Hainan Sect disciples were helpless and could do nothing but suffer.
In the blink of an eye, over ten people collapsed.
Those who had blocked all manner of enemy attacks without suffering massive casualties had now lost over ten people to a single moment's attack.
They barely made it through the hellish gorge!
Desperate despair rose in everyone's hearts.
"We- We need to get out!"
"What are you doing up front? Keep moving forward!"
"Don't stop! Myriad Man Manor is coming from behind! Move quickly!"
Hainan Sect disciples began tangling with each other at the gorge's exit.
Those who couldn't run forward because the path was blocked or enhanced arrows might fly in at any moment, and those who had to escape the gorge somehow—neither could yield to the other.
Eventually, chaos erupted as Hainan Sect disciples pushed and pulled at each other.
"What the hell are you doing, you idiots!"
Hainan Sect senior disciple Gwak Hwanso shouted.
"Don't panic! They're just arrows! If we strike them down calmly, there's nothing we can't deflect! You are disciples of Hainan Sect!"
Another wave of arrows surged into the sky.
Gwak Hwanso gritted his teeth and leaped upward. Though he could not match Baek Cheon or Namgung Dowi, he thought he had to step forward and somehow resolve the situation.
Just as Baek Cheon and Namgung Dowi were about to launch their bodies up again following him, someone lightly jumped over his head.
“Sect Leader!”
Somehow, Geum Yangbaek and the elders rushed forward, leading their ailing bodies to protect the disciples by blocking the rain of arrows.
Tatang! Tatatatatang!
The clash of arrows and swords echoed loudly. Though their injuries caused them to miss some of the arrows, allowing them to pierce into their bodies, not a single groan of pain escaped their lips.
Hainan Sect disciples gritted their teeth and struck back at the falling arrows. While not every arrow was stopped, the damage was significantly reduced compared to before.
Piiiing!
Geumyangbaek swung his sword fiercely to deflect the falling arrows. The impact was so intense that his wrist throbbed from the force. This arrow was clearly different from the previous ones.
"Sect Leader!"
"Acting Sect Leader! Leave this to us!"
"Understood!"
Baek Cheon ran forward without even nodding his head.
The only way to resolve this situation was to eliminate the ones firing the enhanced arrows. If they weren’t taken down, advancing any further would be impossible.
“Yoon Jong! Jo-Gol! Scatter and take down those archers!”
“Yes, Sasuk!”
Jo-Gol and Yoon Jong responded immediately as if anticipating it. The two launched themselves towards the enhanced arrows that had been fired. No, they tried to.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
A thunderous explosion roared. Simultaneously, something black flew toward Hainan Sect disciples.
‘Cannonballs?’
One of the elders instinctively swung his sword at the cannonball. But if swords could block cannonballs, what reason would there be for firearms to exist in this world?
Kuung!
The sword shattered in two as the black cannonball slammed viciously into the elder's body with great force. There wasn't even time to scream. The deceased elder was thrown back, blood spurting from his seven orifices.
Kwaaaaang! Kwaaaaang!
Explosions continued to ring out.
Of course, there weren't man. Even if it were Evil Tyrant Alliance, even if this were the land of Guangdong, they wouldn’t have been able to mobilize dozens of cannons, especially since such weapons were forbidden by the empire. So there were only a few cannons.
But those few cannons, combined with the simultaneous rain of arrows, and enhanced arrows flying in as if sniping at key figures giving orders, made it a little different from hell itself.
Arrows continuously flew over Jo-Gol's head toward Hainan Sect disciples.
Charging forward to strike down the enemy was not difficult, but in the meantime, those behind might suffer near-annihilating casualties.
To win, they must attack. But striking meant carving into their own flesh. What was he supposed to do in a situation like this?
“Jo-Gol!”
Baek Cheon's thunderous voice pierced through Jo-Gol’s disoriented thoughts.
“Don’t hesitate!”
“B- But…!”
“I am behind you!”
No more words were needed.
Baek Cheon's eyes were filled with firm conviction. The moment Jo-Gol recognized it, his feet were already slamming into the ground with all their might.
Conviction gradually settled in Jo-Gol's eyes as well.
He was the head of Mount Hua’s vanguard. Defense doesn't suit him. His way of helping them was to strike down the enemy as quickly as possible.
"You bastards!"
Jo-Gol, shouting with all his fury, shot forward like a beam of light.
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