Chapter 104

“Y-you b*st*rd…”

“If you touch my prey, you’ll all die too.”

Though it was a quiet voice, those words reached the ears of Chu Hyo and the sect leaders with bone-chilling clarity.

Gulp.

Chu Hyo and the sect leaders swallowed dry saliva.

The eyes of madness that only an Asura who had crawled up from pools of blood spilled by hundreds and thousands could possess.

Jin Ja-gang glared at Chu Hyo and the sect leaders with eyes gleaming with madness.

“Such, such vicious eyes…”

Hesitate.

The sect leaders unconsciously stepped back half a step.

Chu Hyo also tried to retreat but realized what he was doing and was startled.

‘This can’t be… I, I was overwhelmed by a limping man?’

But what was even more infuriating was that he had trembled in front of the one who killed his son.

Chu Hyo gritted his teeth. But he simply couldn’t break free.

Only when Jin Ja-gang turned his head and went back up to the main hall did the blood vessels that had been strangling them disappear.

“C-Chu sect leader. That b*st*rd…”

“I know.”

Chu Hyo suddenly thought.

That limping man wasn’t just a lackey.

The annihilation of the Three Great Poison Sects.

Perhaps that wasn’t done by others, but by that limping man alone.

Chu Hyo looked back.

Even in the midst of the fierce battle between the righteous faction and Poison Valley warriors, there was someone standing still with arms crossed. He wore a large bamboo hat covering his face and a long robe that covered his entire body down to his feet.

Looking at him, Chu Hyo’s face hardened.

Plop, pitter-patter.

More and more raindrops were falling.

* * *

Jin Ja-gang stepped onto the main hall.

Then he took out a needle from his sleeve and rubbed it on his clothes to clean off the poison. With the cleaned needle tip, he pierced his swollen eyelid. Blood flowed and the swelling subsided, clearing his vision.

He could see the poison sect members looking at him.

Jin Ja-gang spoke to them with lips dried and cracked from the Bright Adversity Poison.

“Those who don’t want to die, please leave the main hall.”

It was a very calm yet unexpected statement.

The poison sect members were somewhat incredulous but naturally didn’t move.

“What bullshit are you spouting, you b*st*rd!”

Despite the poison sect members’ curses, Jin Ja-gang spoke again.

“I don’t know who you people are. I have no intention of distinguishing. So if you stay here… I’ll have no choice but to kill you all.”

The emotions visible on their faces were truly varied.

Curiosity, bewilderment, fear…

“Crazy b*st*rd.”

Someone cursed.

But still no one moved.

“I understand clearly.”

Jin Ja-gang’s gaze swept over the poison sect members and passed to the opposite side.

At the far end of the main hall, Wei Zong was hastily treating himself. He was applying external medicine to his face.

Behold! He had finally reached this place.

The sky that had been so cruel finally granted Jin Ja-gang the time for revenge. He had even deliberately let himself be captured and beaten to conserve his strength for this moment.

As a result of waiting and waiting again.

Though not perfect, everything was prepared.

Now was the moment to make them pay for their crimes.

Something hot surged up from deep within Jin Ja-gang’s chest.

“Ugh… uuuaaahhh!”

Jin Ja-gang roared toward Wei Zong, and loud enough for all the poison sect members in the main hall to hear, pulling out all the resentment he had suppressed for eight years and hurling it with all his might.

“I am Jin Ja-gang, descendant of Hundred Flower Valley! I have come to repay the grudge against Poison Valley on behalf of Hundred Flower Valley and all the Medicine Sects of Yunnan!”

Jin Ja-gang ground his teeth as if they would break.

Grrrrrr!

Wei Zong and all the poison sect members looked at Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang spat out his words as if chewing them toward them.

“Not one person, not a single person will be left alive. I will kill them all.”

The raindrops that had been falling one or two at a time had now become thick torrential rain pouring down.

Clang, clatter!

“Die!”

“Kraaak!”

Outside the main hall, screams rang out continuously during the fight between the righteous faction warriors and Poison Valley warriors.

The screams came almost entirely from the Poison Valley warriors.

The Poison Valley warriors had been using poison on their swords and spears, but with the sudden rain, the poison was being washed away. Moreover, the righteous faction warriors were even holding Poison Avoidance Pills in their mouths, so even the remaining poison had little effect.

The masters of Poison Valley were fighting desperately, but they were greatly outnumbered by the righteous faction.

Whoooosh!

Even during the fighting, the rain grew heavier. Soon puddles formed on the ground, splashing with every step.

While fighting, water splashed making it hard to even keep their eyes open.

The righteous faction warriors pressed harder to subdue the Poison Valley warriors. Even the masters of Poison Valley who had made quite a name for themselves in Yunnan couldn’t hold out any longer and fell one by one.

“We’re gaining the upper hand here!”

Mi Yeomgong, master of Blue Cloud Sword Sect, shouted as he brought down a Poison Valley warrior.

The important thing was the main hall.

The poison sect members gathered under the roof of the main hall.

Only by subduing them too could today’s work be considered smoothly completed.

Mi Yeomgong wiped the rainwater flowing into his eyes and looked toward the main hall.

But the righteous faction warriors assigned to the main hall weren’t climbing up and were just waiting outside.

“What are you all doing?”

Mi Yeomgong wiped the rainwater from his face with a displeased expression.

There was something else that displeased him.

The bamboo hat wearer standing in the middle of the battle doing nothing.

The bamboo hat wearer who just stood with arms crossed looking only toward the main hall also displeased him.

“Hundred Flower Valley…”

The bamboo hat wearer muttered.

* * *

Whoooosh!

The rain falling outside the main hall grew fierce.

The sound of raindrops hitting the roof tiles rang like musical instruments.

Rata-tat-tak!

Jin Ja-gang slowly climbed the entrance to the main hall.

Limp, limp.

The poison sect members inside became unsettled after hearing Jin Ja-gang’s words.

“So the one who attacked our poison sects all this time was…”

“That b*st*rd?”

It was hard to believe.

A descendant of the Medicine Sect.

A descendant of the Medicine Sect they thought they had completely annihilated had appeared and declared revenge.

However, despite Jin Ja-gang’s declaration, the poison sect members didn’t think much of Jin Ja-gang. He was vicious enough to hold poison in his mouth and spray it at Wei Zong’s face, but that rather proved he had to be vicious because he was weak.

They couldn’t think how that limping Jin Ja-gang could do anything against nearly a hundred of them. Rather, fighting the righteous faction warriors outside the main hall was more worrying.

Cheon Gwon, leader of Iron Bamboo Gang, cracked his neck and stepped forward.

“Well, well, this b*st*rd, this time I’ll have to tear your mouth apart so you can’t talk nonsense?”

Cheon Gwon had easily subdued Jin Ja-gang just moments ago. Therefore, Cheon Gwon had no fear of Jin Ja-gang at all.

Cheon Gwon held poison chopsticks between his fingers and spun them.

Whirrrr.

Holding the poison chopsticks, he leisurely approached Jin Ja-gang, while Jin Ja-gang just stood still watching.

Cheon Gwon sneered and mocked Jin Ja-gang.

“Scared? You just said something about Hundred Flower whatever and killing us all?”

Wei Zong, who had been applying medicine to his face, ground his teeth and shouted.

“Tear off all his limbs and bring them before me!”

Cheon Gwon looked back at Wei Zong and was slightly shocked. Wei Zong’s face was melted and stuck together from the Bright Adversity Poison, making it a mess. His eyes were half-covered by melted flesh so they couldn’t be seen, and his nose was crushed by Jin Ja-gang’s blow and stuck that way. His lips had also melted, exposing his teeth.

At the horrible sight, Cheon Gwon quickly turned his head away.

“You won’t die peacefully now… Huh?”

Jin Ja-gang was picking up lumps of Bright Adversity Poison rolling on the floor and throwing them at Cheon Gwon. Cheon Gwon quickly dodged his head and they flew behind him and burst.

“Eek!”

The poison sect members behind Cheon Gwon dodged and caused a commotion.

“How can you dodge that!”

Cheon Gwon got angry.

“Then should I just get hit?”

Meanwhile, Jin Ja-gang picked up all the remaining lumps of Bright Adversity Poison and threw them. Since there were nearly a hundred people in the main hall, it was rather cramped for maneuvering inside.

Each person caused a commotion trying to dodge the lumps.

Hissss!

The Bright Adversity Poison that fell and burst on the main hall floor gave off acrid smoke and smell.

“Stop it, you crazy little b*st*rd.”

Cheon Gwon frowned and charged at Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang took out all kinds of poisons from his sleeve.

But instead of spraying them at Cheon Gwon, he sprayed them on his own body. One tube of Abundant Sediment and poison that causes diarrhea – regardless of whether they were lethal or not, he sprayed everything he had.

Powder poison and liquid poison stuck thickly to Jin Ja-gang’s hair and clothes.

“What, what are you doing?”

Jin Ja-gang created internal energy with one breath. Using half a breath of internal energy for footwork, he avoided Cheon Gwon and burrowed into the gaps between other poison sect members.

Because Jin Ja-gang had sprayed poison all over his body, the poison sect members had no choice but to be startled and dodge. The poison sect members hastily put on leather gloves.

“Th-this b*st*rd?”

He had been nearly dying just moments ago, so they hadn’t expected him to suddenly use footwork and charge at them.

Of course, Jin Ja-gang hadn’t been dying. He had been conserving his strength for this very moment. Even being caught by Cheon Gwon earlier was actually deliberate because he didn’t want to waste more energy.

As Jin Ja-gang charged quickly, the sect leader of Poison Snake Sect took out long steel claws coated with poison. But someone beside him cried out in alarm.

“Be careful!”

The Poison Snake Sect leader couldn’t swing his steel claws. He was afraid of hitting others instead of Jin Ja-gang. Since they were coated with poison, even a slight scratch could be fatal.

“Damn it!”

The Poison Snake Sect leader had no choice but to wrap the steel claws back in leather. Meanwhile, Jin Ja-gang rolled on the floor and pulled out needles from the leather band on his forearm to throw them.

Flying Thread Twelve Branches technique!

“Aah!”

The Poison Snake Sect leader, who was putting away his steel claws, was hit in the neck by a needle. Abandoning the steel claws and everything else, the Poison Snake Sect leader pressed the acupoint on his neck and dodged.

But Jin Ja-gang charged at him. Jin Ja-gang knocked down the Poison Snake Sect leader and climbed on top of him. Poison powder and liquid drops fell from Jin Ja-gang’s body onto the Poison Snake Sect leader’s face.

“Gasp, gasp!”

The Poison Snake Sect leader was terrified and closed his mouth, shut one eye, and turned his face away. He didn’t know what kind of poison it was, but since Jin Ja-gang had doused himself with it and charged, it certainly wasn’t good poison.

Jin Ja-gang picked up the steel claws the Poison Snake Sect leader had dropped and tried to stab them into the leader’s chest. At that moment, another poison sect leader nearby attacked Jin Ja-gang. He gathered poison energy in his palm and struck like pushing.

“You b*st*rd!”

The black poison palm hit Jin Ja-gang’s back. Jin Ja-gang twisted his body, offering his left shoulder while scratching the attacking leader with the steel claws.

From the attacking leader’s perspective, hitting Jin Ja-gang’s shoulder would certainly poison him, but he would also get his leg scratched. Since the steel claws were coated with poison, even a slight scratch would cause poisoning – that was an obvious fact.

The leader who had been striking with poison palm didn’t want to die trying to save someone else. He gave up the attack and withdrew his poison palm.

The Poison Snake Sect leader pinned under Jin Ja-gang tried to grab Jin Ja-gang’s neck with his hands. Jin Ja-gang bit the leader’s fingers.

“Kraaah!”

As the leader whose fingers were bitten screamed, Jin Ja-gang grabbed the leader’s forearm and scratched it with the steel claws.

Slash!

The scratched flesh tore and blood poured all over the leader’s own face.

“What a cruel b*st*rd!”