51 Guard 1 (1/2)
Yeoni had not experienced a war really. But, she still felt that it was strange to have no torches lighted up on the battlefield.
She could not see any guards beside the big torch.
”Sir, Sir!”
She woke up Ganghyuk with a desperate voice. He was accustomed of being awakened suddenly from the days of his residency. He could get up easily early in the morning, or at any time during the night as if he had never fallen asleep.
”What? What is the matter?”
”Something is strange.” Yoeni said while giving the sword to him.
”Do you think I will need this?”
”Yes, sir. I will investigate outside.”
Yeoni then went on to open the door very carefully, so that the old door did not make any sound. Ganghyuk felt a great tension because of her careful movements.
His heart raced so loudly that it might be heard from outside.
'Oh my goodness! I should not have come here.'
When he looked around the room, he saw n.o.body come back. All he could do was feel the cold floor beneath him.
While Ganghyuk sat down at a loss, Yeoni observed the yard. The soldiers in the yard had all fallen asleep.
'Did I run wild in vain?'
Yeoni went to the wall after looking back at the room where Ganghyuk was resting.
”You!” At that moment, she suddenly saw a j.a.panese bandit standing there whilie holding a b.l.o.o.d.y sword. It was very short sword, and it seemed that he had killed the guards with it.
He swiftly flourished a sword, which was evaded by Yeoni easily as she yelled.
”Enemy! Attack!”
At the same time, fights and screams arose across the camp.
”Akkkk”
”This son of …”
It seemed that the j.a.panese bandits had surrounded the group.
Huik!
Yeoni dodged the second attack and stabbed her sword toward the attacker's neck, then called Ganghyuk.
”Sir!”
”Yes.”
He wore his shoes and followed Yeoni closely. He could not move quickly because he had a sword in one hand and the home visitation bag in the other.
Yeoni lowered her body and tried to look outside the wall.
The fights were almost finished. Some of the houses were burning as the bandits lighted up more of them.
Chang Chang!
A metallic sound was heard from nearby. Ganghyuk looked in the direction of the sound and found Makbong fighting, with Dolseok and Yeoju close to him.
”There is Makbong.”
”Where?”
”Oh, sir!” Makbong shouted with gladness on seeing the two. He tried to defeat the enemies with a blow and to come near him, but it was not easy. There were too many j.a.panese bandits, and the soldiers were too few.
Some of the soldiers who sensed the situation had already run away.
”Ahhhh!”
There were screams coming from all directions. Although s.h.i.+n Rip and his officers fought back, it was just not enough; the j.a.panese bandits were too many to count.
”My goodness!”
Yeoni tried to go to Makbong in vain and groaned. Ganhyuk brandished the sword, but he was more of a burden than a help. He might have been dead if he were not strong enough.
Makbong did not look good, as Yeoju and Dolseok were even worse than Ganghyuk.
”It is better for us to run away.” Yeoni shouted while cutting a bandit off. Ganghyuk answered while avoiding the fallen body. ”Then those guys?”
”They will be fine because Makbong is with them. We will be killed if we stay here longer.”
”Goodness!”
It was only because they were separated from the main corps that they managed to survive; most of the soldiers in the yard had been killed. The ones who survived helped Yeoni, but it seemed that they would be all killed if this continued for some more time.
Ganghyuk had to decide quickly.
”OK, let's go.”
”Yes, I will make the way. Please follow me closely.”
”Okay”
Yeoni turned her head in the direction where the j.a.panese bandits came from; there were fewer bandits nearby, as most of them went to the place where the main corps were resting.
Only some of them watched the combat while holding their swords, cutting off the soldiers who tried to run away from the battlefield.
Sheek!
Yeoni determined the course of action and jumped amidst the group, moving quickly and showing her splendid martial arts, leaving the bandits dead in her wake
She stabbed her sword into their neck precisely as if she had practiced with mannequins.
”B*stards!” The soldiers following Yeoni helped her with their spades as well. However, most of them were soon killed.
”Heok!”
Yeoni was busy protecting Ganghyuk, who was closely following her. The latter was tall, so there was big s.p.a.ce required to be created.
”Follow me tightly.”
”Yes.” Ganghyuk nodded his head and followed her closely. Although he had learned Taekyeon, he could not make a move in a real combat. It would be the best if he did not cut himself or Yeoni with his sword.
'But I cannot keep it in the sheath.'
He would rather hold it for the peace of mind.
”We are almost there now.” Yeoni cut another one and shouted, red blood splas.h.i.+ng onto the gra.s.s beneath her.
Hududuk!
As she mentioned, they were almost near the forest. Once they were inside, they would be safe.
But that was only if they could enter the forest…
”Son of a b*tch!” Somebody shouted while rus.h.i.+ng toward them; he seemed to be a trained soldier. The man wore a black mask and held a sword which was a lot longer than ordinary swords.
'He is fierce even though he has small body.'
The man could not be ignored despite his small body. He showed a fierce spirit and looked very strong even in Ganghyuk's eyes.
Sheeek! Kang!