Side Story Episode 148. Rising embers (6)
“… … .”
As soon as the sword broke, Hong San’s face, who took a step back, was clearly frozen.
Patter.
Knife fragments fall to the ground.
Sigh!
Blood burst from Hong San’s forehead.
In an instant, my vision turned red. Hongsan did not close his eyes or look away.
If you look away, you die. He wasn’t the type of person to miss that slight gap.
‘Damn it.’
My heart ached.
The left pectoral muscle was also cut. To be precise, the wound on his forehead was caused by the skin bursting as he was unable to withstand the pressure of the sword, and the sword that struck him like a thunderbolt while he was running away with his head pulled back caused a wound on his chest.
‘I almost died.’
If he had been just a little bit late, even his skull would have been crushed by the pressure of the heavy sword. Furthermore, it would have been cut in a straight line from the left clavicle to the ribs and even the thigh muscles.
It was truly a merciless blow. It is more frightening because it is not a blow struck solely to kill, but a blow with no interest in the opponent’s life or death.
Whether you live or die, all you have to do is destroy it. The indifference felt from the opponent’s sword elicited a much more primal fear than the vicious killing.
Tuk.
Hongsan put down the two broken swords and grabbed the end of the belt.
Chiri ririn!
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes shone.
I thought it was a bit thick for a waist belt, and there was a soft sword hidden inside it.
‘That was it.’
From the first time he saw Hongsan, he felt a faint sense of discomfort at the sound of footsteps.
Even though I was wearing two sharp swords, a clear sense of anticipation was coming out of me. At first, I thought it was the unique force of someone skilled in Taoism.
But no matter how much I thought about it, it was different from the thief’s momentum. So I kept an eye on it, and was able to come to the conclusion that the opponent had another weapon.
I thought it was something like memorization or a sword, but I didn’t know it was a soft sword.
‘But it’s okay.’
Rather than just looking, I realized that the other person was hiding another weapon based on my senses. Lee Cheon-sang felt that his senses had become more sensitive than just a few days ago.
It was a mysterious feeling. Especially these days, the expression ‘feeling’ comes to mind a lot without me realizing it, and even in this situation, I found it strangely fun.
And I was once again taken aback by the fact that I was having fun.
It was like that. For Lee Cheon-sang, the present was very different from the past. Just as a three-year-old child is amazed at everything in the world, the current world was a tremendous stimulus to Lee Cheon-sang every day.
“You’re strong.”
Cheering!
The soft sword that was fluttering in the air suddenly stood stiffly. As his inner energy was injected, he suddenly became a Samcheok long sword.
“It’s different from the strength I feel in terms of temperament. I feel much stronger than my abilities. “It probably means that your overall skills are high.”
Hong San grinned.
“That’s interesting.”
Faaagh!
This time, Hongsan struck first.
The method of kicking the ground itself was different from before. The person who used a firm and light sword technique moved nimbly and smoothly like a swordsman using a small sword.
Paralarak!
The stiff soft sword loosened again, creating an explosive explosion.
It seemed like hundreds of flowers were blooming simultaneously before my eyes. She didn’t know where or how to aim. The master of quick swords was even exploring the realm of illusionary swords.
But Lee Cheon-sang did not back down.
There was no need to back down.
Flash!
Three-tenths of the sword’s splendid sword body was cut off by a slash drawn diagonally from the bottom left to the top right.
puck!
Before he could even draw his sword, the short strike hit Hongsan’s hand.
Hong San’s eyes wavered.
It was a huge task just to throw each sword into a sword that was thrown in all directions. One leg could have been chopped off.
But the opponent made no mistakes. The back of his hand was broken by a sharp attack aimed precisely at the gap, and the kite sword he was holding flew high into the sky.
Lee Cheon-sang’s posture lowered.
thud!
Hongsan stumbled and was pushed away. His chest was hit by Lee Cheon-sang’s fist that came into his arms.
It felt like everything inside was being crushed. Is there a crack in my sternum? I felt sick and my breathing became difficult.
When Hongsan, gritting his teeth, took his stance and tried to rush again.
The white sword was already placed on his shoulder.
“… … .”
Hongsan glares at Lee Cheon-sang with a pale face and bloodshot eyes.
It was a complete defeat, but Lee Cheon-sang’s face showed no trace of the composure of a winner. It didn’t seem like he even considered Hongsan an opponent in the first place.
“Who did you come here on orders from?”
Lee Cheon-sang was just curious about that.
Hongsan raised one corner of his mouth. It looked like he was going to vomit from the extreme pain, but he managed to make that expression.
“I’m sorry, but I’m so proud that I’ve never crawled under someone before.”
It’s nonsense. It was not a martial art you could learn unless you worked under someone.
The important thing is that Hong San has no intention of saying who is behind it.
Lee Cheon-sang nodded.
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“Goodbye.”
Hongsan closed his eyes. Death was accepted obediently.
It was then.
Whoosh!
A strange sound rang in the ears of Lee Cheon-sang and Hong San.
Faaagh!
At the same time that Hongsan tilted his head to the right, Lee Cheon-sang’s white bone sword moved.
Taaang!
A piece of metal the size of a thumb bounced off the white sword.
He tried to blow off Hong San’s head and throw it away at the same time, but Hong San, who read the moment, pulled out of his stance and failed to kill him.
It is not that Lee Cheon-sang was careless, but that Hong San’s reaction was excellent. It seemed like he knew what this sound meant in the first place.
Grumbling.
Hongsan frowned. I avoided having my head blown off, but the stab wound on the nape of my neck was quite deep.
But now was not the time to discuss such things.
“you!”
On top of a large tree, in a place hidden by bushes, there was a monster.
His body size was small. It looked even smaller as it squatted on a tree branch.
He was wearing a tight-fitting black robe, and unidentifiable objects were hanging from the belt.
The most unique thing was the face.
To be exact, it is a mask. Instead of revealing his bare face, he wore a mask, which gave him a rather comical monkey shape.
Round and curved eyes and mouth. There was red fur on top of the mask, and it had the same texture as actual monkey fur.
Hong San gritted his teeth and shouted.
“Where is this damn monkey coming from?”
“That’s funny.”
In contrast to his sharp tone, his voice sounded strangely depressed.
“I should say thank you for saving my life and then sink my head in.”
“You crazy bastard! “Who told you to save me!”
“I didn’t save you.”
The monkey mask man pointed at Lee Cheon-sang with his chin.
“I was trying to catch you off guard.”
Hong San smiled coldly.
“You said you don’t let your guard down? Well, your eyes are like that. Isn’t that right, half-hearted?”
“It’s better to be careful with your words. “Right now you can’t even tell me for ten seconds.”
“Aren’t you overly confident? You have to speak straight. Since it’s gotten to this point now, it’s like a fight with you. “Where is this bastard who doesn’t even dare to make eye contact on a regular basis?”
It was quite an insulting remark.
Lee Cheon-sang saw the eyes inside the monkey mask glowing red. I felt a gentle life.
But even for a moment.
“Stop being useless and step away.”
“What does it matter to you?”
“I received an order from the tiger-faced ghost. “Bring you here.”
“… … !”
Hong San’s face hardened.
It was a surprising reaction, but my mouth didn’t rest.
“You said you weren’t trying to save me, but that was your purpose after all.”
“You are not someone I want to save.”
“Damn it.”
Hong San looked back at Li Cheon-sang.
Lee Cheon-sang continued to look at the monkey mask. He didn’t even look towards Hongsan.
Hongsan’s eyes deepened. The idea is to gauge whether an attack now can succeed.
Then, the monkey mask spoke.
“Winning like that doesn’t mean your skills are great.”
“… … “If you somehow win, you’ll be outstanding.”
“do whatever you want. “I’ve done enough.”
Monkey Mask turned around.
It was then.
puck!
Hongsan couldn’t even scream as Lee Cheon-sang suddenly swung his fist and fell down.
The moment the surprised monkey mask turns around.
Lee Cheon-sang was no longer there.
Creepy!
Monkey Mask, reading the unusual atmosphere, took out a green pouch from his waistband and opened it.
pop!
In an instant, green mist spread in all directions. It was a cloud that looked dangerous to anyone.
It was a tactic used when the opponent’s reaction speed was so fast that running away was meaningless. The goal is to stimulate the opponent’s psychology and gain time to escape.
When the monkey mask tries to kick the tree branch.
Slurp.
Tree branches were cut off.
Although it is said that the weight is distributed through internal strength to endure, in order to gain speed, you must have the power to push forward. However, at that exquisite moment, the spot disappeared, so it was inevitable that the monkey mask would fall to the ground.
Paralock!
Even in falling situations, the response was very good. The monkey mask took out small, sharp metal pieces from its arms and flew them in all directions.
Ta-da-dan!
The response was good, but the selection was not good.
Lee Cheon-sang, who threw out all the memorized words, swung the White Bone Sword towards the monkey mask.
Sigh!
There was a diagonal cut on the chest.
It was a fairly deep blow. The monkey mask stepped back without even moaning. The way he placed his hand on the waist belt while retreating was truly reminiscent of a properly trained assassin.
hook!
At the same time as Monkey Mask took out a black pouch from his belt, Lee Cheon-sang, who had approached Bukcheon Demon Hyebo, struck his hand with the Diamond Demon Fist.
Quack! pop!
The back of my hand broke and the poisonous dance in my pocket exploded.
‘What a fool.’
The monkey mask was certain of Lee Cheon-sang’s death.
Even though he has this level of skill, he lacks caution. He seemed to have too much faith in his own skills.
No matter how talented these people are, most of them die without being able to overcome the misfortune.
‘In the end, you are no different from other guys.’
It was then.
Hahaha!
A black poisonous dance soared high into the sky.
It was soft yet had strong pressure. It was amazing to learn how to remove all poisonous matter without missing a single particle.
And Lee Cheon-sang’s face is revealed.
‘… … !!’
The eyes of the monkey mask shook as if there had been an earthquake.
The other person’s expression was no different from before. I was indifferent and indifferent.
‘Unbelievable.’
Pow!
He was hit in the abdomen with the hilt of a sword.
The sight before my eyes became yellow. I felt pain as if all five organs and six parts had been torn apart by that single blow.
Even in the terrible pain, Monkey Mask thought.
‘How can you be fine even after inhaling black brown poison?!’
Bye!
The thought ended there.
When I was hit in the chin with a knee, all five senses were disrupted. Although his mind was not lost, his limbs were weak and his thoughts were interrupted by dizziness.
Whoa!
The monkey mask flew away with the last kick and fell down next to Hongsan.
“Cough!”
Hongsan, who had coughed up blood, woke up shaking. Monkey Mask couldn’t come to his senses and waved his hands in the air.
Lee Cheon-sang said, wearing the white sword on his shoulder as if showing off.
“They say I can’t help it because I came here on my own, but I can’t let them go on their own.”
Hong San’s eyes fluttered.
I had to correct it. Lee Cheon-sang’s skills.
Talent aside, this guy was a demon with ridiculous combat power who could respond to any situation. I never thought he would be impervious to Hongmohu’s deadly poison!
“From now on, I will do as I please.”
“… … .”
“What are you?”
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