Chapter 108 : Chapter 108

Chapter 108. Hoyeon Clan (3)

Just as I was about to get impatient.

For some reason, my Junior Sister said, looking at Nam Geon.

“Speaking of a hegemonic sword art, it seems like it would suit Senior Brother Nam Geon very well if he were to learn it.”

I found myself nodding.

Although I had taught Nam Geon the Mighty Sword Art, it was not a sword art that could be called a superior martial art.

It was just a sword art I had created by setting a framework based on the Nine Palace Chain Sword I had learned, and what I had seen, experienced, and trained in, with the help of my eyes.

Although it was a sword art tailored to Nam Geon, it left much to be desired in many ways.

What if Nam Geon were to learn the Hoyeon Clan’s hegemonic sword art?

If he were to learn the superior martial art that had been the driving force for the Hoyeon Clan to unify Chongqing in the past life.

A chaotic battlefield.

Nam Geon, who has achieved the Diamond Indestructible Body and has even learned Dynamic Cultivation, allowing him to continuously recover his internal energy during battle, advances like a chariot and unleashes a hegemonic sword art.

It was a scene of utter disaster.

As I imagined that chilling scene, I heard my Junior Sister’s voice again.

“I’d rather that person named Hyeok Ilso had that martial arts manual, as you deduced, Senior Brother. If we succeed in chasing him, we’ll be able to get that martial arts manual too.”

“T-Then do I have to learn that sword art?”

“Of course, big brother.”

“I-I still can’t even do D-Dynamic Cultivation well. If I learn a new sword art, m-my head will explode.”

“It’s okay, big brother. I’ll help you.”

Listening quietly, I found myself chuckling.

“You speak as if you’ve already gotten it. You could die fighting that Hyeok Ilso.”

The sight of my Junior Sister acting as if Hyeok Ilso was nothing.

That sight did not seem like a child’s vain delusion.

Rather, I felt my heart become much more at ease.

“If it’s you, Senior Brother, you’ll definitely win! You almost caught him last time, didn’t you? If the Golden Guardian Unit hadn’t appeared……. no, if we hadn’t been a hindrance, you would have definitely caught him.”

“R-Right! Last time was b-because of us. N-Now we won’t be a hindrance! Y-You can catch Hyeok Ilso!”

I shook my head at the words of my Junior Sister and Nam Geon.

“I never thought of you as a hindrance.”

My heart, which was about to become impatient because of Hyeok Ilso’s growth, became calm again.

“As you all said, to catch that bastard, we must first visit the Yun Clan of Chongqing.”

Nam Geon and my Junior Sister nodded their heads.

At that moment, Hoyeon Myeong’s cautious voice was heard from behind.

“That……. the sword art that Hyeok Ilso took is, uh, our Hoyeon Clan’s sword art……”

***

A few days of traveling with Hoyeon Myeong.

We finally arrived at a back mountain near Chongqing.

“Let’s rest here for a while and move at night.”

There was no reason to fight fair and square.

From what I heard, they were no different, having raided the Hoyeon Clan at night.

Also, since Hoyeon Myeong knew the exact location of the Yun Clan anyway, there was no reason to wander around Chongqing.

We hunted rabbits and the like in the mountains, prepared a meal, and spent time either circulating our energy or taking a nap.

And around the time the sky was completely shrouded in darkness, I got up.

“Let’s go.”

We headed for Chongqing under Hoyeon Myeong’s guidance.

A rather bustling city.

Even though darkness had fallen, one area was brightly lit.

I thought it was probably a place where inns and brothels were gathered.

But apart from that place, most areas were quiet.

For a moment, as we crossed Chongqing under the cover of darkness.

A huge manor appeared before our eyes.

Beyond the faint moonlight, a plaque with [Chongqing Yun Clan] written on it could be seen.

“I’ll go in first and take care of a few guys. When it gets noisy inside, you come in then.”

After saying that to my comrades, I surveyed the area around the wall.

Then I cautiously approached the place where the shadows were deepest.

I jumped over the wall, killing my presence as much as possible.

Perhaps because my Eight Trigrams Flying Stream Steps had improved quite a bit, I was able to land on the ground with almost no noise.

A strange sight caught my eye.

Despite it being a rather large manor and a clan of some renown, there were few people on watch.

Even the ones on watch were all dozing off.

As I was holding back a scoff, the story the middle-aged Hoyeon Myeong had told me came to mind.

After driving out the Yun Clan, the warriors of the Hoyeon Clan had become dissolute, he had said.

Indeed.

Now that the formidable rival that had divided Chongqing was gone, Chongqing was no different from their own living room.

Everyone tends to let their guard down in their own living room.

Taking advantage of their carelessness, I moved my feet.

After stealthily approaching the dozing guys so as not to wake them, I covered their mouths and thrust my sword.

Crack.

After taking care of a few guys like that, there were no more guys left around the main gate.

Creeak.

I opened the door as if it were my own house and called my comrades in.

- Move as quietly as possible.

I also tried using Sound Transmission for the first time in a real battle.

During the fight with the hunting dogs of the Sichuan Sword Clan at Heavenly Peak Ridge.

I had witnessed with my own eyes the guy called the Sword Shadow Unit Leader sending a Sound Transmission to the First Killing of Sichuan.

Others might not have been able to see it, but at that time, my second eye was open, so I could.

The sight of a small thread of qi coming out of the Sword Shadow Unit Leader’s mouth and flying towards Jang Ik’s ear.

But since all I had was hearsay about the technique called Sound Transmission, I couldn’t tell if that was it.

After the urgent battle ended and I was reviewing it, I belatedly realized that it was Sound Transmission.

So, on the way from Heavenly Peak Ridge to Chongqing, I occasionally imitated that technique and trained.

Using it like this, it certainly seemed to be a very useful technique in many ways.

It was a very good technique for secretly conveying words only to comrades during a chaotic battle, or for moving stealthily like this.

After calling my comrades into the Yun Clan.

- This way.

I continued to give instructions to my comrades with Sound Transmission and slowly penetrated deeper inside.

I also killed the guys who were dozing off on watch from time to time.

Crack.

After stealthily entering a dark room, I also took care of a guy who was deep in sleep.

Absurdly, there were also some rooms that reeked of alcohol.

But I did not bother with the maids, kitchen maids, or servants who had not learned martial arts.

For a moment, as I roamed the Yun Clan manor as if it were my own house.

Creeak.

As soon as I stealthily opened the door, I felt a presence from inside.

“Who’s there!?”

It seemed not all of them were off their guard like idiots.

There was no particular disappointment.

Since it was a matter of facing a rather large clan, I hadn’t expected it to go so easily.

Phat!

I closed in on the guy who was hurriedly getting up from the bed.

The guy hurriedly grabbed a spear next to the bed and tried to respond.

But the reaction of a guy who had just woken up was a bit dull.

Slice!

After easily taking care of one more guy.

I felt a series of presences from the surroundings.

When I came out of the building, a few guys who had rushed out found us and shouted.

“I-Intruders!”

I rushed at the guy and cut his neck.

Slice!

But the commotion had already spread like wildfire.

The number of new people appearing from all over the manor was greater than the number of people we were killing.

Torches were lit all over the manor, driving away the darkness of the night.

Before we knew it, dozens of people were surrounding us.

“Attack!!”

“How dare you come here!!”

Some of the guys recognized Hoyeon Myeong and shouted.

“That guy over there!! He’s a remnant of the Hoyeon Clan!!”

“They must be from the underworld who colluded with the Hoyeon Clan!!”

It was absurd that the guys who had dealt with Hyeok Ilso were treating us as the underworld.

The warriors of the Yun Clan formed a formation and closed the distance.

Observing this, I said to my comrades.

“Leave a few of the skilled ones alive.”

Apart from the Yun Clan being despicable hypocrites, to chase Hyeok Ilso, I had to get information from them alive.

As the guys surrounding us thrust their spears all at once, countless trajectories were embroidered in the air.

Densely flying spear blades.

I dodged some of them by stepping on my footwork, and threw myself while deflecting some with the Restoring Name Sword.

After approaching the closest warrior in an instant, I slit his throat.

Slice.

A chaotic battle involving dozens of people.

I threw myself, observing the trajectories that filled my vision from all sides.

Slice!

While slaughtering the warriors one by one, I occasionally checked on my comrades’ movements.

Clang!

The guys who had swung their spears at Nam Geon all made similar expressions.

“A-Are you crazy?!”

Among them, there was even a master who had reached the peak, but.

Clang!!

It was naturally ineffective against Nam Geon, who had achieved the Diamond Indestructible Body.

“I-It tickles!!”

Whether others attacked him or not, Nam Geon was taking care of the spearmen by unfolding an attack-oriented sword art.

Because of Nam Geon’s huge build, it looked as if a ferocious bear had raided a peaceful country village.

Next to that huge bear, a small, out-of-place butterfly was dancing.

Half a month after absorbing the energy of the poison pill.

Perhaps because she had now adapted to the drastically increased energy to some extent, my Junior Sister was moving gracefully as if performing a sword dance.

Clang!

With minimal movement, she dodged the flying spears or deflected them by swinging her sword.

After taking care of a few guys like that, a spear blade coated with spear qi flew towards my Junior Sister.

“How dare a young wench!”

My Junior Sister’s response to this was surprising.

She gracefully moved her body and hid behind Nam Geon.

Naturally, that spear blade bounced off Nam Geon’s body.

Clang!!

And aiming for the opportunity when the spearman’s posture was slightly off, my Junior Sister thrust her sword in a surprise attack.

Swish.

Unfortunately, my Junior Sister’s sword did not pierce the spearman’s vital point at once.

Because she was controlling her strength and not swinging with all her might.

Blood spurted from the spearman’s forearm.

Slice!

As the spearman, who gritted his teeth as if enduring the pain, thrust his spear again, my Junior Sister dodged it precariously as if dancing.

It was a strange sight.

My Junior Sister’s strength and speed seemed to be what one would call first-rate.

But the subtlety contained in her movements was already that of a peak master.

Furthermore, she was dealing with it very leisurely as if she could see the movements of a peak master clearly.

She looked as if she was somewhere between first-rate and peak, not either.

“Should I call it super first-rate.”

As I was having such an impression.

Once again, the spearman’s spear blade flew towards my Junior Sister, and my Junior Sister twisted her upper body and dodged the blow by a hair's breadth.

Absurdly, that spear blade that grazed past my Junior Sister touched Nam Geon’s body.

Clang!

No.

From what I saw, it seemed my Junior Sister had guided the movement that way.

And aiming for the moment when the guy’s spear was blocked by Nam Geon’s body, my Junior Sister closed in on him.

Thrust!

My Junior Sister’s sword accurately stabbed the guy’s paralysis point.

“Keuk……”

As my Junior Sister swung her sword in succession as if playing with the guy whose one arm was paralyzed, the guy, whose whole body was soon paralyzed, collapsed.

I found myself nodding.

It was not just because she was accurately following my instructions even in the midst of a chaotic battle.

“What a fantastic pair.”

My Junior Sister was covering her own weaknesses by using Nam Geon at the right time and place.

This was the same for Nam Geon.

“Haaat!”

Although Nam Geon had both the Diamond Indestructible Body and monstrous strength, his fighting style was simple.

The moment the guys who had somewhat adapted tried to throw their bodies to dodge Nam Geon’s blow, my Junior Sister would often thrust her sword in a surprise attack.

“Keuk.”

While they were blocking my Junior Sister’s sword, Nam Geon’s Mother's Affection Sword, which would kill even if blocked, flew towards them.

Crack!

While my Junior Sister and Nam Geon were showing fantastic teamwork and taking care of the Yun Clan warriors.

Thwack.

In between, the iron needles thrown by the Dang Clan fellow would also dig into the bodies of the Yun Clan warriors.

As expected, he was a guy who did his part.

And on one side, Hoyeon Myeong was earnestly shouting and swinging his broadsword.

“Aren’t you the ones who colluded with the underworld!!”

“How dare you frame our Hoyeon Clan!!”

Since I was not just playing around either, by now, nearly half of the guys who had been surrounding us were sprawled on the floor.

At that moment, a presence was felt from deep within the manor, and a group of about a dozen people newly appeared.

A middle-aged man in the center of them shouted.

“Everyone, fall back!!”

At that, the guys who had been surrounding us retreated in an orderly fashion.

Only then did the warriors show a semblance of what could be called a prestigious clan.

A middle-aged man stepped forward, cutting through the warriors who had stepped back.

“How dare you attack the number one clan of Chongqing. You must be dying to die.”

Was it because the distance was much closer?

Even though he didn’t shout, I felt my hair stand on end.

A stern aura was flowing from the guy.

From behind, Hoyeon Myeong shouted, gritting his teeth.

“Since when was the Yun Clan number one in Chongqing, Clan Head!!”

The Yun Clan Head’s gaze turned towards Hoyeon Myeong.

Although the guy’s gaze was on Hoyeon Myeong, no opening could be seen.

The words I had heard from the Dang Clan fellow automatically came to mind.

Hadn’t he said that the clan heads of the Hoyeon Clan and the Yun Clan were masters no less than the elders of the Sichuan Sword Clan?

“Who are you?”

At the Clan Head’s question, someone from behind shouted.

“He is a remnant of the Hoyeon Clan, Clan Head! It seems that remnant has brought in underworld bastards for revenge!”

At this, the Yun Clan Head snorted with an arrogant expression.

“Hah. To think of attacking the main clan, trusting a mere underworld riffraff. You must be dying to die.”

Having said that, the Clan Head drew his spear with a natural motion.

The eyes of the Clan Head, who aimed his spear at us, were overflowing with killing intent.

“In the name of this Yun Geunpyeong, the number one person in Chongqing, I promise. Not a single one of you will be able to leave the main clan.”

Was it because of the guy’s stern aura?

Thanks to my two eyes which had opened wide before I knew it, I could see the wave of energy flowing from the guy’s body.

I raised my energy to counter that aura and took a step forward.

“You guys handle the rest of the riffraff.”

Now there was no need to worry about the rear.

Apart from Yun Geunpyeong in front of me, there seemed to be no one skilled enough to harm my comrades anyway.

“I’ll take care of this Clan Head.”

So the number one person in Chongqing was my share.

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