Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1510. There are some people who can be solved with words (5)
Editor: Hoamz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
Isong Baek gritted his teeth and took a deep breath.
“Ugh!”
“Be careful!”
At that moment, Tang Soso's sword struck down the short staff of Beggar Union elder who was pressing down his sword. While maintaining a guarded stance, Tang Soso asked.
"Are you okay?"
"Thank you, Young Lady!"
After expressing his gratitude, Isong Baek bit his lip hard.
‘Their internal strength is immense.’
The energy felt from the staff was murderous. It was true that the martial skills of the Beggar Union elders weren’t particularly high, but martial skill and internal strength were two different matters.
Time flows equally for everyone. Just because they were elders of Beggar Union didn’t mean time passed faster for them. Their application might be lacking, but the internal strength they had accumulated over those long years was fully embedded in their weapons and in every single attack.
Isong Baek was also a talent who had grown up receiving the essence of Southern Edge Sect, but he had not yet accumulated enough pure internal strength to withstand all of their power.
Moreover, Isong Baek’s sword style specialized in direct confrontations. It was a poor match against an opponent who crushed with sheer force and internal strength.
Given more time, he could become a deeply rooted great tree, but his sword hasn't yet reached perfection.
"Haap!"
Whoosh!
Even so, Isong Baek did not miss a single short staff flying at him from all directions and blocked every one of them.
Tang Soso, who was fighting and aiding him, couldn't help but feel admiration in her eyes. This must be what they call an ‘iron wall’. Unlike Mount Hua's swords, his heavy yet precise sword perfectly blocked even attacks that would have poured onto Tang Soso, going beyond just defending himself.
'He's amazing.'
Objectively speaking, Mount Hua's sword warriors have been given many opportunities. They had obtained remarkable elixirs that other sects couldn't imitate, experienced countless real battles. And above all, Mount Hua had Chung Myung.
Yet Isong Baek, without such privileges and having honed only his sword in silence, was demonstrating swordsmanship worthy of Tang Soso's admiration.
How desperately must he have trained? He must have come this far by endlessly steadying himself whenever he wavered.
‘People like this are the ones who stand at the peak of Kangho.’
Yes, originally it should be people like this...
"Hyaaaaah! Dieeeee!"
At that moment, Jo-Gol could be seen leaping among the elders and wildly swinging his sword in every direction. Though frivolous and pathetic, this sahyung's sword energy was ridiculously impressive.
The current state of Kangho was truly bizarre. Come to think of it, that pathetic human was occupying the position that Isong Baek should have.
"...Something's wrong."
"What?"
“N- No! Nothing.”
Putting her guilt and sadness behind her, Tang Soso gripped her sword again.
Meanwhile, Wind Shadow Divine Beggar, who had been guarding their backs, surged forward and swung his striking staff with all his might.
Kwaaaaang!
The elders who blocked the incoming jade-colored energy glared at Wind Shadow Divine Beggar with hardened faces.
"Sect Leader!"
“You still call me sect leader?”
“…Give it up. Then you can at least save your life. It’s not like you ever possessed some grand martial power. If only you surrender, everyone can be spared.”
Wind Shadow Divine Beggar sighed with a heavy expression.
"That's wrong. Even if I surrender, they won't stop. That person has never once given up, from the past until now."
“Who are you talking about?”
Wind Shadow Divine Beggar shook his head.
“Words are not necessary. Come. I will deliver a just punishment to you who have ignored the authority of the sect leader.”
"If you have the ability, then do try!"
Kwang!
Wind Shadow Divine Beggar’s dog beating staff and the elders’ short staff met in mid-air. With each clash came impacts that seemed to twist his insides, but what truly tormented Wind Shadow Divine Beggar wasn't physical pain, but the anguish in his heart.
'Where did it all go wrong?'
These people knew he was their sect leader. Yet, they were trying to kill him now. How could he not understand the meaning of the killing intent imbued in those staff?
The words Chung Myung had said kept hurting like an awl stuck in his chest.
'Master-nim. We were wrong.'
Beggar Union has become corrupted. It no longer pursues Righteousness. It has become a place where the wicked seek only their own gain and safety.
It was none other than he who had made Beggar Union into this.
Just as he was about to swing his staff with a heart shedding tears of blood, a grimy staff flying in from the side struck Wind Shadow Divine Beggar's ribs in one blow.
Kwang!
“Keuh!”
“Sect leader!”
"This...!"
As Wind Shadow Divine Beggar staggered, the elders pounced on him like wolves and poured down attacks. Isong Baek, gritting his teeth, threw himself in the way at the risk of his life to block those staff.
Kwaang! Kwaaang!
The internal strength transmitted through his sword churned his insides.
“Cough!”
Bright red blood gushed from Isong Baek's mouth.
“Sohyeop!”
The horrified Tang Soso thrust her sword like lightning and pushed back the elders for a moment, but Isong Baek had already suffered a major internal injury.
"Now's the time!"
"Don't give them an opening! Finish them!"
Riding the momentum, the elders shouted and charged in. If they had to produce results anyway, the sooner the better.
"Eek!"
Tang Soso gritted her teeth and stood up to protect Wind Shadow Divine Beggar and Isong Baek. Her sword had also matured enough to be able to say it proudly represented Mount Hua. But against this many people, there was bound to be a limit.
"Lady Tang!"
Recognizing this crisis, Hye Yeon immediately unleashed his fist force.
Kwaaaaaa!
The golden energy rushed forward fiercely, knocking back several elders. But their numbers were too great to be held back by a palm force launched from a distance.
"You shall not pass! Get back..."
Tang Soso, desperately swinging her sword to knock away the staffs, suddenly froze. Fighting while protecting others, she belatedly noticed a staff that had flown right up to her face.
'Ah...?'
Couldn't block it.
Sensing the impending impact, Tang Soso didn't close her eyes but instead stared straight at the incoming staff. But just then, a sword suddenly flew in front of her and blocked the staff.
"Sag... No... Huh?"
"Do you not know the word 'Sahyung' at all?"
"Why are you here? The other side is collapsing!"
"Like I give a damn! Dammit!"
Jo-Gol, who had rushed over at the sight of Tang Soso in danger, burst out angrily and swung his sword. Following close behind, Yoon Jong shouted.
"Stay calm, Soso!"
“Yes, Sahyung!”
Tang Soso nodded and gripped her sword tightly again.
‘But still…’
They shouldn’t be here. The formation has broken. In a situation where they’re already at a disadvantage, if they bunch together in one place, they won’t be able to avoid being surrounded.
“Keuk!”
“Amitabha!”
Sure enough, those who had been holding their positions gradually couldn't withstand the pressure from behind and began hesitantly gathering together.
"Eek!"
Unable to contain his anger, Jo-Gol's sword momentarily took on a great killing intent. But at that moment.
“Gol!”
“…Damn it.”
Yoon Jong’s shout barely suppressed the killing intent infused into Jo-Gol’s sword. Jo-Gol, spitting out curses, glared at the approaching elders. He looked exactly like an enraged wildcat with full of malice.
Yoon Jong bit his lips and surveyed the surroundings. The situation was not good.
Of course, they could fight much better if they used killing techniques as they would against Evil Sects. But that was something they must not do.
'Sasuk….'
What’s worse, Baek Cheon’s condition didn’t look good.
A suffocating pressure weighed down on Yoon Jong and everyone else.
“Ugh...”
Another elder clutched his chest and collapsed.
Chung Myung steadied his breathing and glanced at his encircled group. The moment his expression hardened, a sneering voice reached his ears.
"Certainly impressive. But while you may be something, your comrades don't seem as remarkable as the rumors suggest."
Chung Myung silently turned his gaze back. The leisurely appearance of Lone Tiger Divine Beggar came into view.
“…You seem to be mistaken about something. Those guys only start getting great from now on.”
“Ah, perhaps.”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar nodded, readily acknowledging Chung Myung’s words.
“But even that greatness can change depending on the situation, can it not?”
“...”
“I’m sure you’d like to kill everyone who stands in your way. But you know better than anyone that you mustn't do that."
Chung Myung’s eyes narrowed.
A painful truth. Trying to make Beggar Union’s sect leader their ally by killing all the elders? Then Beggar Union would never side with Heavenly Comrade Alliance. No, it might even become their mortal enemy.
Besides, Wind Shadow Divine Beggar already had a weak position. There would be no way to restore the Beggars’ Union afterward.
No, there was no need to go that far in the calculation.
If they were to kill everyone who hadn’t committed any great sin simply because their opinions differed, what would make them different from Evil Sects?
That's why neither Chung Myung nor Five Swords could kill the elders. Even if they were prepared to inflict injuries, they had to aim for 'suppression' rather than 'killing.'
That was what was holding everyone back and dragging them down now.
"It may not be appropriate for someone who deals in information to say this, but rumors truly can't be trusted. To think you’d jump into a battle you can’t win on your own. Your martial skill is greater than the rumors, but your cleverness was greatly exaggerated. You should not have set foot here.”
“Shut your damn...”
“Agh!”
Chung Myung, who had been about to smirk, suddenly stiffened and whipped his head around. It was someone's voice from among his comrades who were defending while surrounded. He had no choice but to look back as if his nerves had been roughly seized.
He knew it. That they would never be easily defeated.
But he couldn't completely cut off his attention and focus only on his fight, because Chung Myung could no longer be the Chung Myung of the past.
He bit down hard on the inside of his cheek.
He couldn't even afford to waste time like this. This was different from the battles they had fought so far. In a breakthrough battle, even if one side collapsed, it was enough if someone opened a path, but in a battle of defense and suppression, a chain reaction would occur in an instant if even one side crumbled.
The opponent was also defending tenaciously, so Chung Myung's sword had no opening to reach Lone Tiger Divine Beggar. This combat style of thoroughly extracting oneself while using allies as walls whether they lived or died was something even Magyo bastards rarely displayed.
Chung Myung gritted his teeth.
“You shameless bastard.”
“Shame, you say.”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar sneered.
“I lost the seat of sect leader to my saje and spent decades bowing and scraping to live. What difference does adding one more shame to the countless others make?"
Another groan pierced Chung Myung's ears.
"Guhk!"
Hye Yeon's fist force surged up instantaneously. It was a blow powerful enough to send the elders flying at once, but conversely, that meant the situation had become that much more desperate.
“Sasuk!”
“Don’t come! Hold your position!”
He didn’t even need to look. He could feel that they were being pushed into a dead end.
“Anxious?”
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar grinned. Killing intent flashed through Chung Myung's eyes.
"No need to despair so much already. Real despair is just now..."
Paaaat!
Before Lone Tiger Divine Beggar could finish speaking, Chung Myung's body stretched out like lightning and charged. His sword fiercely plunged through the dog beating staffs that were reflexively thrust out to protect Lone Tiger Divine Beggar.
Kagagagagang!
The sword darted between staffs and shoved aside everything in its path to open a way. Chung Myung jumped in without hesitation.
“You bastard!”
Once again, staff came flying from all directions.
He could block them if he tried to, but then he would be held back and waste time again. Chung Myung, making a quick decision, threw his body forward even faster instead of blocking.
Kwang!
Kwaaang!
Staffs loaded with tremendous internal power crashed down mercilessly on Chung Myung's back and shoulders. Blood welled up between his clenched teeth.
Yet even then, Chung Myung's eyes remained locked on only one target, Lone Tiger Divine Beggar.
Paaaat!
His sword shot forth like lightning.
Kagagang!
It was blocked, but it didn't matter.
“Haaap!”
Chung Myung, for once, let out a roar. His internal strength exploded as he swept away the incoming staff. Dark Fragrant Plum Blossom Sword, carrying all that momentum, rushed toward Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's neck.
“Yaaaaap!”
Even in his panic, Lone Tiger Divine Beggar knew he couldn’t dodge the strike and instead released all his energy from his entire body.
Uuuuuuung!
Jade-colored energy rose like clouds from his fingertips.
The jade-colored palm force that whirled like a storm and Chung Myung's sword imbued with crimson energy collided head-on.
Kagagagak!
The twisted and rotating Dark Fragrant Plum Blossom Sword gnawed through Lone Tiger Divine Beggar’s palm energy and broke through.
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar’s eyes flew wide open.
“Haaaaaaaaat!”
He desperately poured all his remaining internal strength into his fist force.
Kwagak!
But Chung Myung's sword finally pierced through the cloud-like palm force and stabbed Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's neck.
Kwadeuk!
Lone Tiger Divine Beggar's body was flung backward.
The blood that spurted from his neck drew a red arc in the air.
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