Chapter 61
Chapter 61
Ch. 61🔒 .｡.:✧ Cut Down ✧:.｡.
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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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In the end, I had dragged the Sichuan Tang Clan into this mess.
There were various reasons, but it was undeniable that the duel with Tang Hyeon-cheol a few days ago had been the catalyst.
Moreover, the guards Tang Hyeon-cheol had brought with him were all elites, at least at the First-Rate level.
“Hah…! Do you really think you can overturn a losing game with such a petty trick…!”
“……”
As soon as I declared the purge, I saw ronin everywhere, their auras changing in an instant, rushing towards me.
I had somewhat expected that there would be masters from the Divine Cult among the family’s retainers.
But even so, including the branch heads and family members who had been maintaining a neutral stance and whom I had painstakingly won over, our numbers were not lacking compared to the enemy.
‘I must become the vanguard and lead them.’
I gripped my sword tightly.
There was no need to classify or root out the traitors lurking within the family.
Anyone who had heard the rumors circulating in the family and had not yet chosen a side would have had such weak influence that they wouldn’t have even been able to set foot in the family head’s residence today.
Those who attended the family council had no choice but to choose.
‘Either side with me, or with those minions of the Divine Cult.’
My blazing gaze quickly turned eerie.
If they had benefited from the family’s prestige while clinging to the Silver River Trading Company, it was only right to side with us.
But, frustratingly, the world did not always go as one wished.
Before I could even take a single step from the head seat of the family head’s residence, I was immediately attacked by the ronin who were positioned just below it.
“……!”
Hwoong—!
At the formidable momentum of the Black Serpent swinging his greatsword, my figure was momentarily buried in the flying wood splinters.
But the sword qi that the Black Serpent had raised in the previous chaotic situation was lightly deflected by the protective qi I had deployed.
Paat—
At some point, I had leaped onto the ceiling and used my lightness skill to reach a corner of the family head’s residence, and I looked at the opponent who was still standing with a furious aura.
At that, the Black Serpent gritted his teeth and shouted.
“My younger brother was greatly indebted to you a few days ago…!”
“…Younger brother?”
At the Black Serpent’s words, I tilted my head.
The opponent bit his lower lip and rushed towards me, shouting.
Kugugung…!
“You don’t even remember the First-Rate warrior you subdued at the entrance a few days ago…! Thanks to you, my younger brother still has to be cared for by a physician…!”
“……”
The momentum of the Black Serpent, who was rushing towards me while drawing his greatsword, was not to be taken lightly.
He was exuding an aura reminiscent of a fierce tiger, so no one dared to approach or block his path recklessly.
But in that moment, there was a qi wave that shot out from the Black Serpent’s blind spot, aiming for his vital point.
“……!”
Peeong—!
With a formidable roar, the Black Serpent’s figure was sent flying into a corner wall.
Watching this from the opposite corner, I smiled.
“You’ve arrived, Elder.”
“Hmm…! I’ve joined as you wished.”
“…I will never forget this debt.”
As I expressed my gratitude with a slight nod, the opponent nodded his head.
Tang Hyeon-cheol, who had shot the sword qi at the side of the recklessly charging Black Serpent, had appeared, descending from the roof of the family head’s residence, which had been breached by the appearance of the guards.
As he lightly landed on the floor, he surveyed the chaotic situation and then said to me.
“I will take care of the one who uses that ridiculously large sword. You take care of their leader.”
“Understood.”
At the appearance of a reliable reinforcement, I, feeling the tide of victory, gripped Falling Star tightly to steady my slightly disheveled aura.
At the entrance of the family head’s residence, Byeok Ri-seol was about to step forward to reverse this sudden development, and I, with Falling Star drawn, slowly walked towards her.
‘Then… it’s time to capture the enemy commander.’
I took a deep breath and immediately glared at Byeok Ri-seol with fierce eyes.
A peak master worthy of the moniker Silent Demon, who was said to not even leave her enemies a dying scream.
Having heard of her martial prowess indirectly, I lightly swung my sword and shot out a sharp sword qi.
“……!”
Before the Silent Demon, Byeok Ri-seol, could be surprised, the sword qi that shot out from Falling Star, which was flying at high speed, quickly cut through the air and pierced the Silent Demon’s shoulder.
Seogeok—!
…No, it was about to pierce.
In that fleeting moment, Byeok Ri-seol had dodged the sword qi.
“…Indeed, though her actions are despicable, she is still a cadre of the Divine Cult.”
“Keueut…! How can a mere delinquent of a large trading company…!”
Byeok Ri-seol muttered in lament.
She had barely avoided having her shoulder pierced, but the Silent Demon, Byeok Ri-seol, had to give up a few strands of her fine hair to the sharp sword qi I had shot out.
At that, she was so enraged that her face began to contort like a demon.
“You bastard…! How dare you…!”
“……”
I remained calm despite the opponent’s strong anger and prepared for the next attack.
If the opponent and strong enemy, the Silent Demon, became greatly enraged and lost her composure, it would be a good thing for me.
‘Now… I’m finally facing the culprit behind this incident.’
A chilling killing intent, beyond just clinging to the blade, wrapped around my entire body.
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Strong.
Unbelievably strong.
That was the thought that flashed through the Silent Demon, Byeok Ri-seol’s mind as she first clashed with Eun Ha-seong.
Kwagwang—!
The moment the sharp tip of the Silent Demon’s whip collided with Eun Ha-seong’s blade, the sound of tearing air rang out in the air.
“K-Keut…!”
“……”
But without even a moment to hide her surprise, Eun Ha-seong, who had maintained a cold and somber gaze, immediately cut diagonally with the tip of his sword.
Seogeok—!
“……!”
At first, Byeok Ri-seol had confidently rushed at Eun Ha-seong, but the opponent’s skilled swordsmanship, which continuously swirled like the wind as if not allowing even the slightest opening, made her heart sink.
‘The problem is not just that…! The demonic sword with that terrifying aura that that delinquent has made his beloved weapon… the purple-colored energy that occasionally shoots out from the tip of that sword is the biggest problem…!’
Byeok Ri-seol unconsciously bit her lower lip so hard that blood began to well up.
In fact, the level of Eun Ha-seong’s martial prowess that Byeok Ri-seol had imagined was not this high.
She had thought he was at best a high-level First-Rate master, but after confirming that the Black Serpent’s younger brother had been subdued in one move at the entrance of the Silver River Trading Company, she had judged Eun Ha-seong to be a low-level peak master, feeling that his fame in Mount Hua was not for nothing.
In fact, this was a very generous assessment.
At least, that’s what Byeok Ri-seol thought.
‘A wet-behind-the-ears upstart who hasn’t even been at Mount Hua for two years…! Not only does he dare to stand before me alone, but he’s strong enough to push me into a defensive position? Unbelievable…!’
The Silent Demon, Byeok Ri-seol, was quickly cornered.
As the opponent was pushed into a disadvantageous position, Eun Ha-seong mercilessly brandished his sword to continue the pressure.
A sword light shot out from the blade of Falling Star.
Even in that situation, Byeok Ri-seol opened her blood-stained lips to provoke her opponent.
“Hoo, hoohoo… Indeed, you are worthy of the moniker Plum Blossom Sword Demon of Mount Hua. For the incompetent delinquent of the Silver River Trading Company to put me in a crisis…!”
“……”
“Do you think you can inherit the position of heir, no, the family head of the Silver River Trading Company by doing so? Not a chance…! No matter how hard you fight for the family, in the end, the position of family head will go to your brother…!”
Byeok Ri-seol was running her mouth wildly in her desperation.
At her words, the momentum of Eun Ha-seong, who had been pushing her into a defensive position and continuously swinging his sword, momentarily flinched, showing an opening.
Catching that fleeting moment, Byeok Ri-seol finally rejoiced.
‘I got him! Yes, no matter how powerful his martial prowess is, what can a greenhorn who can’t maintain his composure for long do…!’
Swoosh—!
Catching the opening in Eun Ha-seong’s momentarily halted momentum, the Silent Demon’s red whip, maintaining its fierce momentum, straightened its unique curve.
The blade of the sword fragment, attached to the tip of the whip, which was stained with the scent of blood.
In the Silent Demon’s eyes, she saw the sword whip piercing through Eun Ha-seong’s neck.
‘Yes…! I finally got him good!’
In an instant, the Silent Demon, Byeok Ri-seol’s eyes split vertically, as if feeling a thrill.
The probability of a rookie who had just reached the level of a peak master receiving a blow using a sword fragment that boasted formidable destructive power was close to zero.
…But,
“…Hmm, is it because this is the first time I’m seeing a master who uses a sword whip? My adaptation is slower than I thought.”
“……!”
Eun Ha-seong, who had quickly escaped the kill zone, leaving a strong afterimage in Byeok Ri-seol’s vision, uttered words of admiration.
In that fleeting moment, Eun Ha-seong had cut off a part of the whip that was trying to bind his blade.
After that, Byeok Ri-seol’s eyes widened at the opponent’s swift movement, who had immediately moved his body to a safe place.
In that situation, Eun Ha-seong glanced at the bewildered Byeok Ri-seol and immediately sneered.
“The provocation itself is not bad. It seems your talent for running your mouth is at least decent…”
“Keuk…!”
“But I didn’t return to the family with the intention of aiming for the position of family head in the first place, nor do I have any resentment towards my brother…”
Hwoong—!
As his words were momentarily cut off, Falling Star once again cut Byeok Ri-seol’s shoulder area.
Seogeok—!
Immediately, the Silent Demon, Byeok Ri-seol’s left arm was separated from her body and soared into the air.
“Uh…?”
“Anyway, it means that the provocation you just spouted is not valid in the first place.”
Just as Eun Ha-seong’s words echoed in her ears,
Tuduk—
A drop of blood spurted from Byeok Ri-seol’s severed shoulder.
“H-Hk, kyaaaaaak—!”
“……”
At Byeok Ri-seol’s ear-splitting scream,
Eun Ha-seong thought that the scream itself was no different from the cry of a beast.
It was just a vulgar noise, spat out in a state of intense rage.
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