The Unbreakable Blade
“Dang Bilyeong. I'd prefer you not do something you'll regret. Didn't you hear what I said about the Family Head coming?”
Paeng Dae-hyeok’s expression cooled, his gaze turning cold as he threatened me.
Even in a situation where my life hung by a thread, he could only bark without biting.
“Don’t try to toy with me using your three-inch tongue.”
“...Tsk. Annoying. It seems I have to draw blood after all. Good.”
His eyes changed, and he moved his hand to the massive sword on his back.
Swish—
“Yeah. It wouldn’t be bad to determine the winner and loser at this point. The world has been weighing the Dang family and the Paeng family, calling them the Sichuan Poison Dragon and the Hebei Wild Tiger. Hah! Calling a snake a dragon is ridiculous.”
“Follow me. This is the Dang family’s garden. I don’t want to soil this sacred place with the blood of these filthy villains.”
“Understood.”
Without hesitation, I turned and walked toward the training ground.
Then came Paeng Dae-hyeok’s rough footsteps and Dang So following.
The panicked breathing of the chief administrator Dang Ji-hyeok spread.
The hot sunlight of Sichuan beat down on the grand training ground of the Sacheon Dang Family.
Hot wind swept across the wide-open floor.
In the center of the training ground, I pulled out the sword handed to me by Seo Sohyeop.
Paeng Dae-hyeok also pulled out the heavy great sword he had on his back from about ten steps away.
The dark blade body resonated with a majestic qi, vibrating.
“You dare to face me with a weapon forged by a blacksmith I have never heard of. Foolish. This sword is the famous sword of the Paeng family, the next after the Young Master who forged it with one iron. The Red Flame Tiger Fang Blade. Can you face it?”
“Your words are long. Do the Hebei bastards only have mouths?”
Without listening to the long explanation, he cut it off, and it seemed his pride was hurt, so he gathered his qi.
“I won’t show mercy in my hands. Even if I die here, it won’t be lonely. Your mother will be waiting for you!”
Ku wang-!
Paeng Dae-hyeok’s foot was crushed by the explosion of heavy qi.
Paedo Sword Technique, a domineering sword technique that presses down the opponent with overwhelming external energy and momentum.
If I took a direct hit from that sword, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to avoid death.
Kwa ang-!
With a deafening sound, a tremendous shockwave covered the training ground.
“Are you only going to run away! Snake from Sichuan!”
Fast...!
Chae eng-!
I hadn’t considered that his footwork was at this level, so I ended up clashing swords with him.
No matter how excellent Seo Sohyeop’s sword was, it couldn’t compare to one forged with one iron...
“What is this sword...?”
Can I hold on...?
The light sword that seemed like it would break easily didn’t show any signs of breaking even when facing the great sword filled with Paeng family qi.
Seo Sohyeop was a much greater blacksmith than I thought.
This match will definitely not be lost.
Ch a ng-!
“Trivial...!”
I deflected Paeng Dae-hyeok’s sword and sent the qi of the Heavenly Poison Mind Method along the sword edge.
Even though the sword was definitely dripping with extreme poison, it didn’t corrode at all.
Instead, it was filled with green qi and shone even more brilliantly as if wearing clothes.
Seu geok-!
“Kueuk...!”
I quickly slashed and cut off his arm.
Although the wound wasn’t deep, the poison of the Dang family dug into the small wound stubbornly.
“Kuaaaaa-!”
Paeng Dae-hyeok gritted his teeth and swung his sword fiercely.
The time I sent was not light against the sword swung only with brute qi.
Seu geok- seu geok-
Again, slashing, this time cutting his waist and thighs.
“Did you only train external energy? It’s quite tough.”
“Kueu... this damned woman...”
The wounds weren’t deep.
Because the Paeng family’s unique tough external energy protected his body like armor, it didn’t cause fatal damage.
However, the poison that penetrated his body pierced even that thick armor.
Soon, he will kneel...
This...!
Kwa a a ang-!
Ch a ng ch a ng—- pa gak-!
“Kk k... haha! That fancy weapon ended up breaking after all. Did you think this body, the young master of the Paeng family, would kneel to such trivial poison?!”
He pretended to kneel, then quickly gathered all his qi into his legs and charged at me.
Even when I barely reacted to the heavy strike filled with all the qi and blocked it with my sword, my sword broke helplessly.
“I said it with your mouth. I won’t blame you if my hand is excessive.”
With the confidence of victory, he approached me step by step, resting the great sword on his shoulder.
Foolish...
“Then... k u ruck! What is this...”
Blackish-red dirty blood poured from Paeng Dae-hyeok’s mouth, and he knelt with the great sword stuck in the ground.
“Did you think you could survive even after receiving the Dang family’s sword? Foolish boy...”
The man dying in front of my eyes was too arrogant and too pampered.
From a young age, he supplemented with precious elixirs.
Even though he had precious weapons in hand, he only swung them while holding the intent to bet.
Without refining his internal energy, despite taking so many elixirs, he couldn’t reach the level of Thousand Poison Immunity.
If his nature was sincere, I would have definitely lost. But.
With a sword that couldn’t even properly use the martial arts of his own family, it was no different from a bastard.
It couldn’t break the Dang family’s flag.
“K k... k k... Kill me. Even if I die, your family’s...”
P u p- p u p- p u p-
“K k... k u k...”
I touched his blood and blocked the flow of poison.
“Dang So. Take this man for treatment. And interrogate him thoroughly. Starting with how many soldiers the Paeng family has, everything about them.”
“Yes, sir.”
Dang So, who had been watching our duel, approached the training ground with a relieved expression, clutching Dang Ji-hyeok’s hair in one hand.
“You... damned... in a life-and-death duel, you humiliate the loser like this?! A person who does such filthy things talks about righteousness and chivalry!”
“Didn’t I tell you with your trivial mouth. In the world, the winner’s words are righteousness and chivalry.”
“...Wild Tiger Unit! What are you doing! Attack them!”
Before Paeng Dae-hyeok’s words could finish, the elite soldiers of the Paeng family, the Wild Tiger Unit, who had accompanied him, drew their swords and ran onto the training ground.
“You are taking unnecessary risks.”
At the moment I sighed softly, Dang So’s eyes beside me twisted eerily.
Swa a a a—!
From Dang So’s hand holding the chief administrator Dang Ji-hyeok’s hair, pitch-black dark poison spurted out like a waterfall.
Just as his title of Poison Dragon Commander proved it was no empty title, the poison rising from his whole body pressed down heavily on the entire training ground.
“Why are you drawing your sword?”
Dang So’s firm and cold voice rang without trembling.
The eyes of the ten elite warriors running towards him instantly filled with shock and fear.
Their level was at best the beginning of first rate.
On the other hand, Dang So was a super expert who had crossed the peak wall.
It was impossible to face him.
Kwa rururur-!
The poison qi that spread became wind and swept across the entire body of the Wild Tiger Unit.
“Kuaak!”
“This... this is... poison...!”
As the qi of ten thousand poisons that Dang So scattered dug in, the Paeng family’s elite warriors who boasted of being elite couldn’t advance even one step, screaming as they melted on the spot.
With just one wave of his hand, the Paeng family’s elite Wild Tiger Unit was neutralized instantly like a candle in the wind.
“The arrogance of beings not even worthy of being beasts pierces the sky.”
Dang So was about to spit out terrifying qi and kill the remaining Wild Tiger Unit, but I stopped him.
“That’s enough. There might be someone among them who knows something.”
“Yes, sir. Poison Dragon Unit, listen. Capture all the rats of the Paeng family and imprison them. Monitor them thoroughly so that none can commit suicide.”
Before Dang So’s command could finish, the Poison Dragon Unit hiding in the darkness appeared and dragged them all away.
In the center of the training ground filled with the smell of blood and poison, Paeng Dae-hyeok could only look up at the sky with despairing eyes.
Now, the only one left is the Head of the Haebuk Paeng Family in a week. Just that one.
Before facing that one, I also have to do my own work.
I have to hand over the remaining xuan iron and one iron to Seo Sohyeop, and revive my father.
Paeng Dae-hyeok... in the confrontation with that one, Seo Sohyeop’s weapon definitely shone.
Only Seo Sohyeop can create a sword that can withstand the Paeng family’s attack head-on with just that much resource.
If I revive my father and combine with Seo Sohyeop’s weapon, I will definitely be able to bring down the Head of the Paeng family, Paeng Ho-seong, to the ground.
“Haa~ I’m going to die~ I’m going to die~”
The swords I have made so far are nine.
While making them, I got used to it and the speed increased, reducing the time to make one sword to 40 minutes.
And now, just inserting the handle here is the long-awaited tenth.
Counting the ones I made before, I have made twenty swords.
Wow... Is there anyone in Korea who has made more swords than me? Wait, my father has one.
I clicked my tongue again and inserted the handle into the sword edge.
“Okay~ Now that I’ve made ten, I should take a break... huh?”
During the making of the ten, I hadn’t rested at all and was hammering, so I was about to light a cigarette and eat and rest...
Blue letters appeared in front of my eyes, forming a sentence.
Titanium Sword
Grade: Normal Grade (Item)
Creator: Seo Hwan
Traits: Poison immunity, lightweight, weight balance
Comment: Titanium sword completed without any assistance. The excellent weight balance is impressive.
Effect: When crafting equipment with high crafting mastery, the crafting speed increases proportionally to the mastery level. (Current effect: 20% reduction in crafting time)
“Wow... what is this?”
Now the crafting time has been reduced to 40 minutes, and with 20% more here, one sword takes 30 minutes...
And that trait is a trait that gradually increases crafting speed in proportion to mastery.
Looking at it in ratio, one sword gives 1%.
So making 50 swords reduces 50%...
Making 100 swords reduces 100%...?
What kind of trait is that?
I have to check this right away.
I threw away the cigarette pack I was about to light and picked up the hammer.
“Damn it... no time to rest.”
While muttering, the corner of my mouth couldn’t help but curl up.
I gripped the 11th titanium lump tightly with tongs and put it back into the furnace.
“Does eating or resting matter? When water comes in, I have to row the furnace hard!”
Alright. Let’s make this sword really good today.