Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1552. Well, which one? (2)
Editor: Hoamz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
“Get out of the way!”
Paaaaat!
Jang Han, holding a hideous serrated blade, was split in two by a single strike and sent flying to the left and right. The attacker didn't even bother to avoid the gushing blood, instead accelerating forward with even greater speed.
“Hi- Hiiik!”
It was truly a demonic aura. Overwhelmed by this, one person of Evil Sects froze in place.
Namgung Dowi once again swung his sword without the slightest hesitation, intending to tear apart the person before his eyes.
Kwang!
But the one who should have been cut down by his sword was struck by a fist flying in from somewhere and was sent flying. As a result, Namgung Dowi's sword only sliced through the air.
The corner of Namgung Dowi's eye twitched with displeasure. A low chant of a Buddhist mantra reached his ear.
“Amitabha.”
Hye Yeon was looking at Namgung Dowi with calm eyes.
“I understand that your heart is impatient, but excessive killing intent will bring harm to you, Siju.”
“...Yes, Monk.”
Though he answered obediently, Namgung Dowi’s face was hardly satisfied. Hye Yeon once again softly chanted.
How could he not understand that heart? He too, upon hearing that Mount Song was burning, would become so impatient that he couldn't care for other things. How much more so for Namgung Dowi, who leads Namgung Family?
“Sogaju-nim! There’s smoke over there…!”
At someone's shout, Namgung Dowi was instantly conflicted.
The place where smoke was rising was far off from the path they were supposed to take. If they went there and engaged in battle, they would inevitably lose time.
“What should we do?”
And at that moment, Namgung Dowi was overcome with indescribable self-loathing.
'What am I thinking right now?'
It's about saving people. So why hesitate?
This was about saving people. They are also people.
"Let's go!"
"Yes!"
But before they could even take a step, Hye Yeon opened his mouth.
“No, Siju. I will go that way, so Siju should hurry on his way.”
“Monk?”
When Namgung Dowi turned back, Hye Yeon nodded with a stern face.
"Are you not pressed for time?"
Namgung Dowi's face flushed slightly for a moment.
“I am not so foolish as to be unable to distinguish what is more urgent.”
"There's no order of priority when it comes to saving lives. There is no such thing as more urgent or more important. It is only that if one of us must go first, I thought it proper for sogaju of Namgung to go.”
“...Monk.”
"Surely it’s not that Siju doesn't distrust us?"
Hye Yeon smiled broadly. Namgung Dowi looked around as if bewildered. Then Mount Hua swordsmen flexed their arms to show their muscles.
It meant to trust them.
“Go.”
Namgung Dowi immediately nodded.
“Then… I leave it to you."
“Amitabha.”
"Let's go!"
Namgung Dowi led his men forward. Hye Yeon's eyes sank deeply as he watched his back.
‘I wish everyone’s hearts would not become too impatient.’
“Let us go, Siju. We must hurry.”
“Yes, Monk!”
Hye Yeon ran toward the place where the smoke was soaring.
‘But of course there’s no way not to be impatient.’
Now that they had seen the massacre with their own eyes, how could they not feel impatient? When it was obvious that the slower their steps, the more casualties would increase.
‘I can only pray that the Buddha watches over them.’
“Amitabha.”
A chant filled with earnest desire flowed out.
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"Sahyung."
Baek Cheon glanced at the sound calling from behind. A look of displeasure was evident on his face.
“Why do you keep looking at me like that? I'm telling you I'm not that kind of person."
“Tsk.”
Baek Cheon clicked his tongue openly, but Baek Sang remained calm and composed.
“To be at least a unit leader, shouldn’t you have some decent martial power to back it up? Who would want to follow a unit leader who’s useless in a crisis?”
“It's not as if you’re particularly weak.”
“What kind of ancient nonsense are you talking about? Not only the saje but even the sajil bastards surpassed me long ago."
Baek Sang spoke indifferently. They were words that would make anyone’s stomach churn to say out loud, but this guy didn’t seem particularly bothered.
"Does it make sense for someone at the level of a vice hall master to become a mere unit member?"
“Everyone has their own place that suits them. And don’t act like you don’t know. A unit member under the acting sect leader would carry more weight than most squad leaders anyway.”
“Haa.”
Baek Cheon sighed as if admitting defeat. Of course, his legs were still kicking off the ground and moving forward quickly.
“So, why? There must be a reason you called me.”
“…Will the people we left behind be okay?”
Baek Cheon silently glanced back.
Though they were moving while slaughtering every Evil Sects bastard they encountered, they couldn't tend to those who had been oppressed by them. Baek Sang seemed troubled by this fact.
“I don’t mean to say your judgment was wrong, Sahyung. It’s just…”
“Your heart is troubled, is it.”
"…Yes."
Baek Cheon nodded.
"I feel the same. But right now, we don't have the luxury to care for them. There are others at greater risk even at this very moment. For now, saving as many lives as possible comes first.”
“I understand, Sahyung.”
“If you’re really worried, then run faster. Once we’ve cut down all Evil Sects bastard that have infiltrated Gangbuk, we’ll have a little more breathing room then. Until then, we can only hope that everyone holds on well.”
"...Yes."
“More than that, focus!”
"Yes?"
At some point, Baek Cheon’s face had gone cold as he stared forward.
A moment later, a group of martial artists came into sight.
Evil Sect's characteristic daos gripped in their hands had dried blood crusted on them.
A fire blazed in Baek Cheon's eyes.
“Smash them to pieces!”
"Yes!"
The command fell, and just as Baek Sang was about to leap out in one bound.
Whiii!
The sound of something cutting through the wind came from somewhere. And someone in white martial robes with a blue emblem embroidered on them jumped into the middle of Evil Sects group.
“Wha- What!”
“Who the hell is this!”
And.
Whiiiiiiiiing!
Sword energy burst forth like a pure white blizzard sweeping through all at once. Evil Sects group, who had been raising their blades, didn’t even have time to scream before they were swallowed whole.
Whiiiiiiiiing!
After the fierce blizzard subsided, what remained were a dozen or so fallen Evil Sects members and a single man standing alone among them.
The moment their eyes met with that man who wore a strange smile as if mocking, Baek Cheon ground his teeth.
“What are you doing!”
The man responded with a smile full of composure.
"That's a question I don't understand. Is there even a need for a reason when cutting down Evil Sects?”
“No, why are you here!”
"That too is a foolish question. You don't think there are that many paths to other castles, do you? It's only natural for paths to overlap. You're just slow."
"Ugh...."
Baek Cheon clenched his teeth.
Southern Edge Sect's swordsmen who had instantly gathered around Jin Geumryong lined up as if escorting him.
Seeing that sight, a thousand fires blazed in Baek Cheon's chest. Jin Geumryong gazed at such Baek Cheon and chuckled.
“There’s no need to try so hard.”
"What?"
“I’ll do the dirty work for you. Isn’t that what an older brother should do?”
“Who’s the olde…!”
"No."
Jin Geumryong smiled brightly and corrected his words.
"Should I say it's the duty of the stronger sect?"
“....”
“So just follow along while keeping yourself safe. There won’t be much left for you to do.”
Jin Geumryong gave instructions to Southern Edge Sect's swordsmen without even listening to Baek Cheon's answer.
“Let’s go. We’ll have to hurry a bit.”
"Yes!"
Southern Edge Sect's swordsmen looked at Baek Cheon and Mount Hua's swordsmen with cold eyes, then quickly charged forward.
“Huu.”
Baek Sang, blankly watching the scene, let out a long sigh as if lamenting.
“...They were terrifying when enemies, but now that they’re on our side, I can’t deny it does feel reassuring…”
But he snapped his mouth shut before finishing the sentence.
It was because Baek Cheon’s face was contorting in a way that couldn’t be described.
“Baek Sang.”
“Yes? Ah… Yes, Sahyung! Give your order!”
“Run.”
"Huh?"
“…If we fall behind Southern Edge Sect bastards, I will make you think that it would have been better to have followed that bastard Chung Myung.”
…Having watched BaekCheon for a long time, Baek Sang knew this for certain. These were absolutely not empty words. Absolutely not.
"Bu- But, Sahyung! As you know, we're currently waiting for Beggar Union to join..."
"So?"
“....”
“What are you doing?”
"...What?"
Baek Cheon stared at him with emotionless eyes.
“Run.”
“Yes! Yes! Sahyung!”
The terrified Baek Sang and the first-class disciples of Mount Hua began to run with all their might. There was no way human words would work on that man right now.
'Damn it! I don't know. They'll find their way somehow!'
He offered a silent prayer in his heart to the unknown Beggar Union member who would be desperately chasing after them.
Grinding his teeth so hard it creaked, Baek Cheon too soon dashed after them. His insides were boiling over.
“Damn bastard....”
He could accept being told he was inferior than Jin Geumryong. He wasn’t such a child that he would get angry over something that trivial.
But he would rather die than hear that Mount Hua was worse than Southern Edge Sect. No, he wouldn’t want to hear it even buried in his grave.
"As soon as Beggar Union members arrive, contact each unit leader and tell them to increase their advance speed! Tell them I won't let anyone who falls behind off easy!"
“Yes, Sahyung!”
“Run in the time you have to answer!”
“....”
At that moment.
Even without Baek Cheon's urging, the strike teams of Heavenly Comrade Alliance, spread out in all directions, were expanding across the entire Gangbuk at a speed far exceeding Im Sobyeong's expectations.
"H- How are they this fast?"
Hong Dae-gwang's face turned pale.
Countless black lines appeared on the large map of Gangbuk that was hung up. The thick lines branched out in the middle, spreading like branches across the vast land of Gangbuk.
And that's not all.
“Engagement near Jinseong (진성(晋城))!”
“Reports say the ones dispatched from the alliance slaughtered a group of Evil Sects near Zhangzi County!"
“There is also news of an engagement from the Hefei side!”
“A- Already?”
Reports poured in continuously from all directions. The personnel on standby quickly marked the engagement locations on the map.
Each time the brush dipped in red pigment mixed with water moved across the map, red dots appeared everywhere along the black lines.
“…Good heavens, they’re moving at this speed even while fighting?”
Even if they weren't proper martial artists, just ragtag at best from Evil Sects, fighting and reorganizing still required a minimum amount of effort.
Even as Hong Dae-gwang stared blankly at the map, the lines extended more finely and the red dots increased further.
“...It looks like a plum blossom.”
It was as if a giant plum tree was blooming across the vast land of Gangbuk. Suddenly snapping to his senses, Hong Dae-gwang shouted.
"Thi- This isn't the time! What happened to our guys?"
“They’ve all departed. But since those over there are moving so quickly, it’s taking time to rendezvous….”
“You stupid bastards! s! We're the renowned Beggar Union, so how does it make sense that we can't catch up because the other side is fast! Why don't you just say you forgot how to beg instead!"
Hong Dae-gwang roared and bellowed.
“Tell any bastard who can’t join up by today that I’ll chop off those useless ankles! Hurry!”
“Yes, Sect Leader!”
Hong Dae-gwang bit his lower lip.
“...This, was I also underestimating Heavenly Comrade Alliance too lightly?"
Even at this moment, the branches continued extending and the red dots grew increasingly dense. Hong Dae-gwang shook his head with a slightly daunted expression.
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