54 Confucian Scholar 1 (1/2)
Seuk!
A hideous sound arose, followed by a scholar beside Changgweon falling, with blood gus.h.i.+ng like a fountain from his neck.
”Fight!”
Changgweon brandished his short sword while shouting out loud. Although his skills were not good, his spirit could overwhelm the enemy. Even the j.a.panese bandit who killed the scholar flinched in face of his fierce spirit.
”Huck!”
However, the other places were different, with screams everywhere. The scholars tried to stab with their bamboo spade, in vain.
On the other hand, whenever the j.a.panese bandit's sword danced, one or two men fell.
”Be careful!” Yeoni shouted while pus.h.i.+ng Ganghyuk away.
Chang!
At that moment, a j.a.panese with buck teeth attacked him. He was not really a match for Yeoni, but her injured leg bothered her nevertheless. Hence, she could not defeat him at a blow. Rather, she just managed to defend against his attack.
”Son of a b*tch.” Ganghyuk exclaimed while swaying his bag.
”Eok!”
The sword of the bandit was broken while he fell. It was made of good leather, and seemed to have some mysterious spirit considering how it was performing.
'It is quite good actually.'
He felt that it would be better than the sword, which he could not use very well. It might be used as a s.h.i.+eld as well.
…Just like now.
Kang!
With a dull sound, the other j.a.panese bounced back as well. Even though swords b.u.mped on it, the bag was not damaged at all.
At this moment, Yeoni capitalized on the opportunity and stabbed out.
”Sir...”
”Yes?”
”You had better leave your sword down.”
”Yes, I was thinking that too.” Ganghyuk then threw his sword toward the j.a.panese who was approaching him. Accidentally, it hit the forehead of the man directly, causing Yeoni to misunderstand his skills.
”You are really good at stone throwing, sir.”
”Well…” He could not help laughing on hearing her comment. However, he could not keep laughing; they were in a battlefield after all.
”Eok.”
Another scholar beside him fell; it was even worse in the back side. He did not know why, but the scholars were better than the farmers in sword fighting.
'If I were in the backside, I may have already been dead.'
Ganghyuk looked at the dead people on the ground and shuddered. He could see some j.a.panese, but there were far more famers on the ground.
When he was wondering if he should run away, Changgweon shouted while managing to beat a j.a.panese with difficulty. ”It is almost over! Fight to the end!”
His arms and legs were full of scratches and bruises, but he looked vibrant. In fact, he even looked manlier than s.h.i.+n Rip.
With his encouragement, the villagers' morale was uplifted while the j.a.panese became demoralized.
”Waaa!”
'The small man shows great spirit.'
His spirit was formidable, which encouraged the villagers. It was the real virtue of a scholar indeed; he showed consistency in speech and action.
”Euk!”
The villagers and scholars swayed their weapons with a high morale while j.a.panese bandits fell here and there. Some were cut by the sword, and some were stabbed by the spades.
The number of j.a.panese bandits was smaller than that of villagers from the beginning, so the G.o.ddess of victory showed her smile on the village soon.
At that moment, Yeoni screamed while pointing toward someone with her sword.
”Sir!”
”The guy!”
A j.a.panese bandit had arrived on the front line, holding a longer sword and wearing a black mask. He could not be the one that they met the day before, but he must be similar to that one for sure.
He swayed his sword without saying anything, slicing the neck of a j.a.panese bandit who was retreating and causing blood to gush out of the latter's neck.
However, the masked man did not show any emotion.
”Euk!”
Changgweon's face became pale on seeing all this happen, not to mention the others. The man with the mask had changed the mood of the battlefield without even fighting. Considering the cruelty of killing his own man and the extraordinariness of his blow, he must definitely not be an ordinary one.
”Bakayaro! (1)” He kept walking forward after slamming the corpse on the ground.
”Euk!”
Seeing this, all of the villagers retreated back while matching his steps. Changgweon recovered his consciousness just as he was retreating with the villagers.
His spirit as a scholar awoke him, and then he moved forward instead of retreating with the others.
”Do not go backward!”
His hand holding the sword trembled, but he did not stop walking.
”Sir!”
Some scholars moved by Changgweon ran to him. With this incident, the mood was a little reversed, but the masked man just laughed in response. ”Keul keul.”
His strange laughter added to the villagers' fear.
Ganghyuk knew the strength of the masked man. Moreover, this one looked stronger than the other one he had met the day before.
He was bigger, and had a longer sword.
”Shall we run away?” Ganghyuk looked back with tensed eyes.
As the farmers had fought with all their might, there were some gaps in the j.a.panese camp. If he tried to run away with all his might, he might actually be able to escape.
”Run away?” Yeoni shook her head with placidity. ”We have more people. We can win if we protect the village.”
”But, they are stronger. You know their skills.”
”Yesterday, I was alone. But today, we have more people here.”
He had actually thought of running away alone while leaving Yeoni there without even realizing it. But suddenly, the masked man came forward near him.
He was so fast that he arrived on the front line before they realized.
Hiss!
With a hideous sound, a scholar collapsed. Blood gushed furiously, but they could not see where he was cut. All of this seemed beyond human capabilities.
With his signal, the other bandits rushed to the villagers, and the second fight made the situation worse for the defending side.
Five people were fighting with the masked man. Without the combination of Ganghyuk and Yeoni, the camp might have actually collapsed by now.
”Go away b*.stards!”