Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1507. There are some people who can be solved with words (2)
Editor: Hoamz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
A rough energy swept threateningly through the great hall.
The atmosphere inside the hall, which had been feigning ‘peace’ despite the underlying tension, instantly turned as hostile as a battlefield.
"W- Wait! Stop, Elder!"
Ugly-Faced Beggar shouted with a pale face.
"What are you saying? Beheading! That person is…!”
"Silence!"
Before Ugly-Faced Beggar could even finish speaking, Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's thunderous roar struck his eardrums.
“How frustrating you are! Do you still not understand the situation? Do you truly not realize that if we back down here, Beggar Union will become a laughingstock to the world?”
“Tha- That…”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar’s sheer momentum instantly clamped Ugly-Faced Beggar's mouth.
“I won’t ask you to help! But at least do not interfere! Those who won’t watch, turn their heads. Those who won’t assist, leave this place! Now!”
With momentum like that of an enraged tiger, Ugly-Faced Beggar faltered and stepped back.
He could have resisted if he steeled himself, but when he thought about what Lone Tiger Divine Beggar meant, he couldn't bring himself to speak.
"Ugh..."
Ugly-Faced Beggar, who had been biting his lips and lost in contemplation, finally let out a groan mixed with lament.
“Elder. Mount Hua is…”
“I am aware. And you, do not forget that I am Lone Tiger Divine Beggar.”
Completely crushed in this battle of wills, Ugly-Faced Beggar still seemed reluctant, stealing a sidelong glance at Lone Tiger Divine Beggar as if still holding onto some lingering attachment. Their eyes met for a moment. Ugly-Faced Beggar made a bitter expression, then turned his body and left the great hall.
“Mmm.”
“...Huuu.”
The elders, who had been holding their breath as they watched the confrontation, let out strained groans. This effectively decided their course of action.
Unable to oppose the true sect leader yet lacking the courage to resist those radiating such intimidating energy, the elders filed out of the hall with deeply bowed heads.
Some of them looked at the Wind Shadow Divine Beggar furtively, either out of lingering feelings or guilt. However, their number was not large.
“Tsk.”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar clicked his tongue briefly while glaring at the elders as they awkwardly left.
Those who had neither the courage to bear disgrace nor the resolve to be thoroughly cowardly. They were precisely what was eating away at the current Beggar Union.
But Lone Tiger Divine Beggar did not hate them. There was someone else he had to hate. He looked at Wind Shadow Divine Beggar for a moment before shifting his gaze to Baek Cheon.
“I’ll give you a chance.”
“...”
“If you leave this place and vow to remain silent about everything, Beggar Union will be your friend. But if not, you will die here.”
He allowed not even the slightest leeway. Considering this was Beggar Union's main headquarters and he was the one leading its elders, it was truly a threat that should make one's legs go numb.
"What will you do?"
But Baek Cheon, who actually received the threat, remained only calm.
"Die, you say....”
After mulling over the word for a moment, Baek Cheon shrugged his shoulders.
“Are you confident you can handle the consequences?”
“You seem to trust in Mount Hua, but unfortunately, Mount Hua won’t even get the chance to step in. Instead, they’ll end up mourning their disciples who sadly lost their lives while eliminating the wicked remnants of Magyo that infiltrated Beggar Union.”
A soft chuckle escaped Baek Cheon's mouth.
So they planned to kill them quietly here and pin the blame on Magyo.
"Judging by your words, this doesn't seem to be your first time doing something like this. Just how many people have you disposed of in this manner?"
“...”
"Those who handle information are certainly frightening. They can make even what isn't truth into truth. But... for all that, you seem to be quite ignorant of many things.”
“What does that mean?”
Seureureureung.
Baek Cheon slowly drew his sword.
The intention of this act was obvious. Lone Tiger Divine Beggar’s face hardened. Baek Cheon, with his sword drawn, stared at Lone Tiger Divine Beggar with calmly sunken eyes.
“Regrettably, threats are not the way to deal with Mount Hua Sect. It is the most wrong way to deal with Mount Hua Sect. What Shaolin and Evil Tyrant Alliance know, Beggar Union does not know.”
“…You brat.”
“I am merely trying to uphold the words you yourself spoke, Elder. Those words where you said if that claim is false, Elder would take all responsibility."
Baek Cheon smiled faintly and took his stance.
"Mount Hua is sensitive to the word 'responsibility,' you see. So...... I don't think we need any more long words. What do you say?"
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar couldn't help but let out a snicker.
“...Mount Hua is Mount Hua, is that what you're saying?"
He knew it too.
Mount Hua had forced a life-threatening journey all the way to Hainan, which was controlled by Evil Tyrant Alliance, simply because their pride was bruised. There was no way people like that would bend their will and surrender just because the situation was difficult.
Yet the reason he couldn't help but see these people anew at this moment was because of the infinitely dignified attitude of those who had chosen that dangerous path.
But precisely because he saw them, Lone Tiger Divine Beggar couldn't back down either.
If it weren't for that Wind Shadow Divine Beggar... couldn't Beggar Union have also raised such young martial artists?
"...Very well."
Kuung!
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar stomped hard on the floor of the great hall. At the same time, an overwhelming force erupted from his body.
“Don’t blame me. This is the path you chose!”
Jo-Gol and Yoon Jong, who sensed that there was no more room for conversation, drew their swords and charged forward. A pained groan escaped the lips of Jo-Gol, who stood to Baek Cheon’s left.
“I knew it would come to this!”
“No, if it was going to be like this, why waste time talking? Should’ve just started swinging swords.”
“…Both of you, be quiet.”
“Amitabha. This is nothing new. It’s always like this when Acting Sect Leader takes the lead.”
“That’s just how Sasuk is.”
“Incompetent.”
Hye Yeon, Tang Soso, and Yoo Iseol also stepped forward with indifferent faces and stood as if they were guarding Baek-cheon. Suddenly realizing something was missing, they exchanged puzzled glances before simultaneously turning to look behind them.
The face of the one receiving all their gazes in the silence changed several times.
However...
"Huuuu!"
The man, Isong Baek, steadied his breathing briefly before stepping forward and drawing his sword. A pure blue sword energy flowed out from the tip of his sword.
Jo-Gol smirked.
“You were so bold earlier, but now that it comes to fighting, it seems you've gotten scared?"
“Not at all.”
Isong Baek smiled bitterly. Then he glanced sidelong toward Chung Myung at the back.
"If this is the right path... even if I break along the way, I won't hesitate to walk it."
"Yet you seemed to hesitate just now?"
“That’s not it...”
"What?"
Isong Baek, who had been wearing a resolute expression, suddenly sighed as if the ground had given way beneath him.
“If I were to survive and get out, how would I explain this whole situation to Daesahyung...”
"Wow..."
"Chills."
“If it were me, I’d leave the sect.”
“Sasuk already did.”
“Shut up!”
While maintaining their guard, Five Swords offered their sincere condolences to Isong Baek. Just imagining Jin Geumryong with his face distorted like an evil spirit made even those present here shiver.
“Amitabha. Think of it as retribution for all your karma.”
“…Are you really a monk?”
Isong Baek shook his head and gripped his sword again.
"Still, I never thought I would end up fighting a righteous sect..."
Right at that moment.
"Ooooooh!"
Kwaaaaaaaaaaa!
A fearsome blue light of momentum burst from Lone Tiger Divine Beggar and flew toward Wind Shadow Divine Beggar. Wind Shadow Divine Beggar's expression changed.
“Hah, such an impatient temper.”
Paaaaaaaat!
A flash of light that seemed to split the great hall in two cleaved the incoming palm energy.
Tak.
Chung Myung, who had instantly rushed forward and cut through the fist force aimed at Wind Shadow Divine Beggar, looked at Lone Tiger Divine Beggar with a snicker.
“If you just look at his personality, the bastards from Evil Sects would call him their big brother.”
“Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword!”
"If you want to kill Sect Leader, try killing me first."
Chung Myung flicked the Dark Fragrant Plum Blossom Sword in his hand and pointed to Lone Tiger Divine Beggar.
"If that's possible with your skill."
“You arrogant…!”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar ground his teeth.
“Fine! Today, I’ll show you just how high the heavens are!”
“Ah. I probably know that better than you.”
"Bastard!"
"Tell you the truth and you still get mad. As expected of beggar bastards.”
As Chung Myung clicked his tongue, Wind Shadow Divine Beggar spoke up with a tense expression.
“Be careful, Chivalrous Sword. Sahyung is strong.”
"Don't tell me you're saying that to me right now?"
“...I apologize. I was presumptuous."
"Can't even joke.”
Chung Myung chuckled. It seemed he was never going to get along with this guy.
In the past, this kind of reaction was only natural, but now it felt unfamiliar. Maybe because there were too many guys around him always nagging.
“Chung Myung-ah! Here they comes!”
"I know!"
The elders of Beggar Union rushed toward them all at once. Beggar Union was the sect that best utilized the advantage of numbers. The elders, wielding this numerical superiority, were far from easy opponents.
“They’re still just a bunch of beggars!”
A thunderous roar burst from Chung Myung's mouth.
“Wipe them out!”
“Eurachaaaaaaa!”
No sooner had Chung Myung's words fallen than Jo-Gol became a single ray of light first and burrowed into the elders. Following right after, the others jumped in without the slightest hesitation toward the elders.
“Huh?”
"Th- These bastards!"
A look of bewilderment flickered across the faces of Beggar Union elders. They never imagined that those few would attack by diving in first like this instead of bunching together to defend.
“Kuaaaah!”
Jo-Gol's swift sword, so fast it couldn't even be seen, pierced through a Beggar Union elder's shoulder blade in one stroke. The elder’s desperate scream instantly changed the atmosphere of the great hall.
“This brat!”
Elders quickly closed in on Jo-Gol from both sides and threw twin palm strikes at his flanks. But their palm energy was mercilessly blocked by two swords that flew in right after.
One was Yoon Jong’s sword, and the other was none other than Isong Baek’s.
Isong Baek parried the incoming elder’s palm strike in one move and hardened his expression. The internal strength contained in the strike was incredibly strong.
"Be caref..."
But before Isong Baek could finish his warning, Jo-Gol rushed forward again, unleashing over a dozen sword shadows.
"Aaaaaaak!"
"Be careful! It's not a youngster's sword!"
As the elders hesitated at the sharp and swift sword energy, the disciples of Mount Hua took advantage of the gap and drove their opponents like wolves.
"Drive them in one go!"
Red sword energy fell above the flustered elders' heads. Faced with this murderous sword intent, the elders turned deathly pale as if all blood had drained from their bodies in an instant.
“Dodge!”
Kwaaaaang!
An earsplitting explosion rang out. Blood from Beggar Union elders was scattered along the trajectory carved by Five Swords’ blades.
"...No wonder people mistake us for Evil Sects."
Chung Myung shook his head disapprovingly. At a glance, didn't they really look like Evil Sects bastard who had attacked the Beggar Union headquarters? Their swords were so filled with killing intent that such a misunderstanding wouldn’t be strange.
"Then again... that's Mount Hua for you."
With a smirk, Chung Myung stared at the one person who had not yet fully joined the battle.
“You’re probably thinking it’ll all end once Sect Leader is taken down, right?”
“...”
"But what to do about this? We're thinking the same. Wouldn't it all end if just you croak? With your personality, you probably haven't even decided on the successor, have you?"
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's face turned distorted.
“...This brat...”
“Just need to get the head, yeah?”
Chung Myung flipped his sword into a reverse grip.
"Don't worry. Even if you're a beggar, a Righteous Sect is still a Righteous Sect, so I’ll cut you down cleanly. I may look like this, but I’m a man of equal treatment.”
Chung Myung smiled, baring his teeth.
“So let’s just end this quickly.”
Paaaat!
Chung Myung instantly closed the distance and charged. Sunset-hued enhanced energy wrapped around the Dark Fragrant Plum Blossom Sword in his hand.
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