Chapter 4 – Where is the Sword Saint (4)

Chapter 4 – Where is the Sword Saint (4)

So-mu was trudging along the main street of Baiyang County, which was crowded with shops.

The looting seemed to have reached its peak, and most of the stores were either on fire or completely trashed, with furniture spilling out. That's not all. Horrible corpses rolling around on the streets. And there were a lot of people who lost everything and were sobbing. Occasionally, you can see images of women being dragged around by their hair.

“Put this down!”

“Keuheuheu…….”

“Please save me…”

The streets were completely engulfed in chaos.

This was the village where Yoo-hwa lived. So-mu just wanted to leave Baiyang County’s image on the child’s final journey. However, the view of the street that he saw now was not what he wanted. And it was gradually making him angrier.

At this moment, the only person calmly passing through the miserable streets of Baiyang County was Su Mu. That was, except for the soldiers of the State of Hui who patrol and plunder. Naturally, So-mu's actions were bound to be noticed by the soldiers.

Someone shouted in frustration next to him.

“Hey! Stand right there!”

So-mu, walking down the main street, did not stop walking. He simply turned his head slightly.

“Hi!”

The soldier was shocked and closed his mouth. His bloodshot, burning eyes. This was because I felt the fear of death in the eyes there.

The sight of So-mu muttering something with her pupils half-closed was so creepy that it gave me goosebumps.

“It’s interesting. Were all the people living during the war living like this? I didn’t like the dirty inner life of Jianghu hidden under the name of Hyeop , so I came out, but the world here is even dirtier.”

Sensing that the atmosphere was becoming strange, the soldiers began to gather around So-mu one by one. The number quickly reached dozens, but So-mu did not stop walking even for a moment. He moved Yoo-hwa's body to his left shoulder and hugged it, speaking in a low voice.

“From now on, anyone who stands in my way… everyone will die.”

The soldiers who heard So-mu's words were furious.

Overly confident. There was not the slightest trace of martial arts training in it. No matter how I looked at the man in front of me, he was no different from the corpses lying on the street.

A soldier huffed and blocked So-mu’s path.

“Did this guy run away!”

A sharp blade flying towards So-mu. However, his eyes were not even looking at the soldier.

After a while, something surprising happened. The tip of the soldier's sword stopped one inch in front of So-mu's chest.

“Off….”

The soldier's expression was changing every moment. This was because his body did not move at all, regardless of his will. It was as if my body was fixed on something invisible, and I could only close my eyes.

Suddenly, So-mu's palm was grasping the soldier's helmet, but no one could see the movement.

It was then.

Kwasik-!

It was the sound of the helmet being crushed like a sheet of paper. It was a sight I couldn't believe even when I saw it with my own eyes.

“W-what now?”

“This is crazy!”

Only then did the soldiers realize that the situation was serious and began blowing their whistles like crazy to request support. The number of soldiers gathering one by one due to the commotion soon reached hundreds. And that number continued to grow.

The soldiers who witnessed So-mu's death stepped back without realizing it, but the soldiers who had just arrived had no idea what was going on. One of the soldiers standing back shouted in fear.

“Kill him!”

One soldier confidently stepped forward and began to block So-mu’s path. A creepy smile appeared on So-mu's face as he looked at the approaching soldier. It looked like an evil spirit incarnate.

When So-mu's right hand was wide open, a red air current appeared there, emitting a dazzling light. And without hesitation, his palm struck the soldier's front chest brutally.

Whoa!

It was a blow that contained all of So-mu's ten-star power in anger. The soldier died instantly and rose into the air without even being able to scream. And everyone who was watching this could not help but gape. This was because he flew as many as twenty feet and landed on the wall of the palace.

Quaaaaang-!

The wall of the palace collapsed, completely covering the soldier's body. The soldiers who witnessed the terrifying scene did not dare to block his path.

One step. And one more step. Every time So-mu took a step, the soldiers surrounding him simultaneously took a step back.

Meanwhile, the number of soldiers surrounding So-mu continued to increase, and had already exceeded a thousand. However, the soldiers who showed up late unfortunately did not witness the incident that had occurred moments before. In their eyes, all they could see was that their fellow soldiers were scared by one man.

And curious people exist everywhere.

“What are you doing, you idiots!”

A dark red insignia decorated on the helmet. He was an officer-level soldier. A glimmer of anticipation appeared on the faces of the junior soldiers who were looking at him.

The officer, who had learned a considerable level of martial arts, was convinced at a glance that So-mu was not a martial artist. This was because he could not feel any energy in his whole body. Moreover, it was full of defenseless gaps. Then there was nothing to think about.

Swift movements that cannot even be compared to those of soldiers up to now. The officer's quick sword, which advanced more than a dozen steps in one breath, shone in front of So-mu's nose.

However, as he was wielding his sword, he sensed something was wrong. From the moment the attack began, the opponent's gaps disappeared and everything felt like an iron wall. However, it was impossible to turn back.

At the point when he regretted it, he could barely see the back of So-mu's hand, which was right in front of him. It was the last scene he would see in his life.

Quaaaaang-!

The officer who was struck by the back of So-mu's hand was thrown headfirst to the floor. His neck was broken and he died instantly, but the attack did not end there. A wave of energy erupted from under So-mu's feet, throwing the officer's new form back into the air. At that moment, So-mu's right hand grabbed the neck of the officer who died instantly, like a snake biting its prey.

Wow-!

So-mu continued walking while holding the officer with a miserable appearance. The soldiers looking at him began to feel extreme fear.

“S-It’s not a person….”

“W-stand back!”

The officer's body, which escaped So-mu's grasp, flew about thirty pieces and fell to the ground.

The number of soldiers around them continued to increase, but there was no longer anyone blocking their path. Before I knew it, a general-level officer appeared from behind and was making loud noises.

“Hurry up and attack! It’s only one guy! Hurry up and attack!”

The adjutant general was shouting at the top of his lungs, but the soldiers looked as if they were telling you to go out and fight yourself.

If he continued like this for fifty more, he will be out of Baiyang County. If he was sent back like this, it was clear that Hui army's honor and morale would fall to the ground. I could never let him live like this.

The general's face, which had been stamping his feet, suddenly turned bright red. Because I discovered something.

“Everyone stand back! Shadow Guard is here!”

Shadow Guard. They were one of the elite units of the Hui Dynasty and had a myth of invincibility, having never been defeated before. There was no one who did not practice martial arts, and all of them were warriors with a hundred thousand weapons per day. Those wearing blood-red armor and holding long spears seemed to have no emotions.

Invincible elite soldiers who were not afraid of death. They were beings that could not have been created except through hellish training that would crush the soul.

And the one who commanded them. Temur, the leader of the Shadow Guard, wearing a helmet decorated with black insignia. He was known in the martial arts world as a fearsome master who had reached the so-called state of hwagyeong .

“Surround!”

As Temur shouted, over a thousand soldiers quickly moved and took position as if they were one body. One layer. Two layers. And three layers. The movements of those who formed a layered siege network could not even be compared to that of ordinary soldiers. The tips of over a thousand spears aimed at So-mu even had a subtle shine.

Even as he took steps, no one backed down. It was a siege so terrifying that even martial arts experts had to be nervous. The current situation seemed similar to fishermen on the river waiting with their nets spread out to catch fish.

However, if the fish was a huge great white shark, the story was different.

“I gave you a chance, but you are bringing death upon yourself.”

So-mu’s right hand was wide open. Then, a sword that had been lying on the floor flew through the air and was caught in his grasp. At the very least, it was a method of attacking and attacking things that was only possible when martial arts reached its peak level.

Temur, who watched this, was quite surprised. It was not because he used internal energy to move objects. The problem was the distance. It was known that the distance at which this technique was possible was only one sheet. It was the same for me too.

However, the man in front of me moved an object that was three pages away. And from the moment he grabbed the sword, his momentum completely changed.

‘Hwagyeong… … . ‘Maybe it’s more than that.’

The huge Mount Tai . Temur thought there was no other word to express it other than this. The anxiety that the invincible Shadow Guard might be defeated for the first time today was slowly encroaching on his mind.

If he moved just five more steps, a full-scale clash will begin. It was an imminent situation. As So-mu walked two more steps, the sword he was holding vibrated and he let out a cry. At that moment, a word passed through Temur's mind like lightning.

‘Could it be that this person was a sword saint?’

Just two steps forward. Even Shadow Guard's elite soldiers, who had cut out their emotions, looked nervous.

Temur had to make a hasty decision. Who else but the Sword Saint would dare to be so arrogant in front of himself? It was clear that if he, holding the sword, started to leave, an irreversible situation would arise.

Long disheveled hair and unkempt beard. Although his appearance was quite different from that of the Sword Saint he had come in with, he had no intention of going ahead with the adventure.

The best martial arts expert in the world who led the Battle of Jeongma to victory. If the man in front of him was who he thought he was, he would have to worry about Shadow Guard's annihilation, not its defeat.

“Everyone step back!”

That was the signal. The soldiers scattered at the same time, like fish fleeing from a shark. The siege collapsed at once.

“Why are you just letting me go? Shadow Guard’s honor is at stake.”

The commander of the Shadow Guard unit urgently asked. Then Temur shook his head and spoke softly, as if his tension had not gone away.

“This is not someone we can deal with alone. At the very least, General Wan Anhui or General Simiao Ari can stop the author.”

There was no one who blocked So-mu’s path anymore. Thousands of Hui army could only stare at his retreating figure with their eyes wide open.

After a while, it was the moment when he left Baiyang County. Everyone on the street could clearly hear his creepy voice.

“We will see for ourselves what caused Yoo-hwa’s death.”

The voice was like a whisper, but it rang like a giant bell in the soldiers' ears. It was an impossible method to even attempt unless it contained profound history.

His voice did not end there and continued.

“I will see for myself why you are tainted by madness.”

And the last words he spoke seemed as if there was murder in his voice.

“Afterwards, we will decide whether you are worth living.”

No one spoke until he was completely out of sight.

After Geomsung disappeared. The Hwi army's plunder towards Baiyang County stopped.