Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1379. I have to make it like that (4)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
The riverside where darkness has fallen.
Several strong men in shabby, worn-out clothes were stomping their feet anxiously.
"Did we miss them?"
"That’s impossible! This information came directly from the main headquarters!"
"N- No, didn't Sorim leave quite a while ago? No matter how fast they are, there shouldn't be this much of a gap......"
"There must be some circumstance."
"But isn’t this about rescuing Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword? What could Maengju-nim consider more important than this? Even if Mount Hua’s temple were burning down, he wouldn't care and would rush to save Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword first, but to be this leisurely......"
“Just wait a little longer, alright!”
"Ngh."
It was at that time that the beggars were craning their necks and staring upstream.
"Th- There they come, Heavenly Comrade Alliance!"
“Damn it, why are they so late!”
The beggars, having spotted the group running from afar, quickly rushed toward them.
"Where are they?"
"Probably not in front.... Th- There! Buntaju!"
As soon as they spotted Hong Dae-gwang among the crowd, the beggars began shouting loudly.
"Huayin Buntaju! Here! Over here!"
Hong Dae-gwang looked around at the loud noise.
"What is it!"
He saw a group of beggars waving their arms frantically by the riverside. What they shouted in unison to Hong Dae-gwang was this,
“Buntaju, we have a report..."
"We don’t have time to stop and listen, so you come here, you damn bastards!"
Hong Dae-gwang cut them off impatiently before they could even finish. The beggars flinched and hurried over to him.
“Buntaju! We have a situation report!”
“I get it, so hurry up and speak!”
"...H- Here? But here......"
The beggars showed their reluctance, their gazes darting nervously around. The area was packed with Heavenly Comrade Alliance martial artists who had come with Hong Dae-gwang. If they didn't move elsewhere, they would have no choice but to give the information here.
Hong Dae-gwang wasn't ignorant of their concern, but he showed no sympathy and instead grew even more annoyed.
"What, you beggars are being this relaxed! You good-for-nothings who can't even beg properly and would starve to death! Would you speak or not?"
"Th- There are listeners......"
"If you’re not gonna talk, then piss off! Don’t waste my time!"
“Ugh… I’ll speak!”
In the end, the beggars had no choice but to groan and open their mouths.
It would normally be impossible for a buntaju of a place as small as Huayin to speak so harshly to personnel from headquarters.
But Hong Dae-gwang isn’t an ordinary buntaju. He was a key figure mentioned as the next potential leader of Beggar Union, and simultaneously, the only beggar who could communicate with Mount Hua Sect, currently the martial sect drawing the most attention in the world.
Therefore, even those from headquarters had no choice but to yield one step... no, several steps.
“First, the order from Sect Leader is to not act together with Heavenly Comrade Alliance…”
The beggar, unsure of what to do, rolled his eyes around before finally squeezing them shut and speaking.
"That... we should move toward Ten Great Sects..."
Even though he tried his best to speak quietly so others wouldn’t hear, his efforts were completely in vain.
“What? Ten Great Sects? They’re telling me to side with Ten Great Sects?"
“Bu- Buntaju, that’s, lower your voice…”
"Has that old man really gone senile? What kind of nonsense is he spouting, even sending people to deliver this? Forget it, next!"
"But, but this is Sect Leader's order......"
"I said forget it, next!"
A soft sigh escaped the beggar who was delivering the report.
Hong Dae-gwang was never an ordinary Beggar Union member to begin with, but ever since he started associating with that Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword, he’s become completely unpredictable.
"...Th- The water fortress is currently heading toward Nanjing......"
"Hey, you beggar bastard!"
Hong Dae-gwang suddenly reached out and struck the back of the reporter's head with all his might.
Thwack!
"Aaaagh! Why, why did you hit......"
"Are there multiple branches to this Yangtze River? Are there other directions? Is there another path those ships could take?"
“....”
“Stop wasting time with useless talk and just give me the important information! Before I kick you.”
"Yes! Um... we’ve received intelligence that the Black Ghost Fortress remnants stationed in eastern Gangnam are also moving toward Nanjing!"
“...Black Ghost Fortress?”
"Yes."
Hong Dae-gwang's face instantly distorted.
Black Ghost Fortress, once one of Five Great Evil Sects, was now a loyal servant of Jang Ilso.
'The water fortress and Black Ghost Fortress, plus Jang Ilso himself leading Myriad Man Manor directly toward Nanjing?'
Add to that the forces of Myriad Man Manor that had been heading toward Hainan, and it meant that at least 60% of Evil Tyrant Alliance’s total strength was converging on Nanjing.
In terms of scale, it far surpassed the number of people gathered at Black Dragon Water Fortress during the past Yangtze Incident. In the past hundred years, there has never been a gathering of such a large force in one place.
"That madman... Is he really serious about this?”
At this point, this was no longer just a matter of rescuing Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword.
Righteous Sects based on Gangbuk and Evil Tyrant Alliance based on Gangnam could clash head-on over the massive city of Nanjing.
War.
These were the words that came to Hong Dae-gwang’s mind.
Two forces clashing with the massive city of Nanjing at the center?
‘This won’t end with just a short clash!’
Starting a fire is usually the hardest part. But once lit, spreading is effortless. During the past Yangtze Incident, Gangnam Non-Aggression Pact had acted like water dousing the flames, but this time, no sect would accept such humiliation.
In the end, the only path left would be fighting until one side was reduced to ashes.
'This... Was this meant to grow this big?'
What had triggered all of this?
The attack on the ships in Kugang? Or Jang Ilso personally making a move?
'No... It was before that.'
In the end, all of this was undoubtedly triggered by Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword’s journey to Gangnam. If he hadn't headed to Hainan Island, while Hainan Sect might have been reduced to ashes, it would have taken much longer for a war of this scale to break out.
It was not uncommon for a small act to snowball into something much larger, but this had far transcended such a level.
"What about us? What are the beggars from the headquarters doing?”
"Headquarters has also dispatched emergency reinforcements to Nanjing!"
"W- Wait. There are already beggars at the Yangtze right now."
"They say that's insufficient, so they're additionally sending both the Red Robe Squad and Blue Robe Squad."
“...This is insane....”
Hong Dae-gwang's face grew even paler.
The information held by the headquarter of Beggar Union is far more extensive than what a single buntaju could ever grasp. The Union relied on this knowledge to read the world’s movements.
But the fact that such headquarters was sending reinforcements meant they had judged the probability of a clash between Evil Tyrant Alliance and Ten Great Sects in Nanjing to be extremely high.
“Urgent messages have been sent to all the other Ten Great Sects as well. They’re calling for a full mobilization. At the same time, smaller sects around Nanjing are also being gathered."
"Damn it, you think they'll come just because you sent them a message!"
If they could easily arrive just by receiving a message, there wouldn’t have been any need for all this effort in the first place.
Those who had always been kept from Kangho's center due to distance were probably watching the current situation with sneers. They’re likely mocking the so-called center of Kangho, telling them to handle it themselves.
"So? Are they actually sending support?"
"The summons probably haven't even arrived yet. At least a day or more..."
“Hey, you damn fool! Then what's the use of coming after everyone's dead! What good is that! They should have sent them earlier!"
“W- We couldn’t help it! Paegun moved too suddenly…”
"And isn’t it headquarters’ job to plan for that? What the hell are those beggars doing, just begging for scraps!”
At Hong Dae-gwang's fierce scolding, one beggar distorted his face and made excuses.
"That... while we have our own reason, this was truly unavoidable."
"Go look for reason at a Confucian school! Why are you looking for reason at a time like this, reason!"
"No, that's not it. In situations like this, wouldn't Wudang Sect and Southern Edge Sect usually buy time centered around Shaolin until other sects arrive?"
“...Huh?”
“Wudang Sect and Southern Edge Sect. Wudang Sect and Southern Edge Sect! No matter how hard we try, how are we supposed to fill the void left by those two sects! Do you know how significant their standing is among Ten Great Sects!"
Hong Dae-gwang shut his mouth tight.
No matter what anyone says, Shaolin is the center of Ten Great Sects, but the sects that perfectly supported Shaolin were Wudang Sect and Southern Edge Sect. Yet of all times, both these sects had now simultaneously entered seclusion.
"That's, that's true but..."
Hong Dae-gwang trailed off awkwardly.
Under normal circumstances, he would’ve spent the whole day cursing those damn sects for going into seclusion and causing this mess, but in his current position, he couldn’t say that.
Because there was no denying that Mount Hua had played a significant role in forcing those two sects into seclusion.
'Damn it! Everything’s going wrong!’
Hong Dae-gwang raised his voice needlessly.
“No, but that doesn’t mean we should just sit back and do nothing! We should at least send someone to tell them to come out of seclusion! Are those crazy bastards going to just watch others die while they keep their doors locked?"
"It seems headquarters has already sent people."
"And?"
"They weren’t even allowed inside, let alone given a chance to deliver the message. They were apparently driven out without even a chance to speak.”
“...I’m going to lose my mind, really.”
Even seclusion should consider circumstances! What on earth are they thinking, being so stubborn even in a situation like this? Those damn Ten Great Sects always ruin things because of their pride. Because of their petty pride.
"That concludes the report. For the reasons I mentioned earlier, Sect Leader ordered Buntaju to join Ten Great Sect....”
"I'll handle that myself! Enough!"
Hong Dae-gwang clenched his teeth.
Even if the King of Beggars himself led an elite force to join Ten Great Sects, Hong Dae-gwang had no intention of falling under their command. After all, his actual allegiance was not to Ten Great Sects but to Heavenly Comrade Alliance.
“As you’ve all heard, the situation is…”
"So Black Ghost Fortress is coming to Nanjing from the east?"
But at that moment, Tang Gun-ak, who had been silently listening to the conversation, suddenly interjected.
"That... that's correct."
The beggar glanced at Hong Dae-gwang’s expression before nodding.
“Half of Myriad Man Manor led by Jang Ilso is moving from the west toward Nanjing.”
"Why state such obvious......"
“And the remaining half is moving north.”
Hong Dae-gwang's face gradually hardened.
“And the Yangtze River is being blocked by none other than the water fortress?”
He understood. He knew what words would come next.
Tang Gun-ak muttered in a chilling voice.
“Our children are heading toward that Nanjing. The place where the three sects of Evil Tyrant Alliance are converging from all directions, right into the center of it all.”
They cannot survive.
Hong Dae-gwang's face turned pale.
Until now, Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword had repeatedly accomplished what everyone thought was impossible. Common sense does not apply to him.
But even for someone like Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword… there’s no way he can survive heading into Nanjing.
"N- No..."
Hong Dae-gwang's gaze frantically turned toward the other side of the river.
The world beyond the river merely remained silently dyed in darkness.
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