Chapter 33: Into The Summer (4) (2/2)

I stared coldly at Seo Ryang and said, “Hey, you worthless piece of dog s.h.i.+t. Do you really think that we’ll leave just because you said to leave, or come just because you said to come?”

How could someone like me, who was once the Mengju, say these words you ask? Well, who were my opponents? If I think about all the curses that I’ve received from the Demonic Alliance …it’s enough to make anyone vomit blood.

Seo Ryang proceeded to ask one of his men, “What’s that little punk saying?”

“I think that he wants to fight us.”

“Is there something wrong with his eyes?”

Everyone around him burst into laughter.

“However, if that’s his wish, then it’s our obligation to grant it.”

When Seo Ryang drew his weapon, everyone around him else readied their weapons. He trusted the three hundred men he was leading.

I quickly gave Kwan He an order. “Make a half circle using the carriage as a wall around Mister Baek and protect him.”

“Yes.”

“Look carefully at how I deal with these punks. I’ll show you the difference in cla.s.s between a Murim-In and these pieces of trash.”

s.h.i.+ng.

I pulled out my sword and casually walked towards them. They got a bit nervous when they saw me approach them so casually.

What was the way to fight in this situation? Easy.

Step step step step.

I quickly rushed towards Seo Ryang. Just like in every other group fight, getting rid of the enemy leader is key.

The enemies rushed towards me in waves, but I cut them down easily.

Slas.h.!.+ Slas.h.!.+

Several men quickly lost their heads. I quickly swung my sword and cut down the next wave of men. They were intimidated when they saw me easily cut down their comrades.

The ones with spears started swinging their spears around wildly. However, I was as fluid as water as I dodged their spears. My movement was repet.i.tive, yet extremely elaborate.

Dodge, slash, block. Dodge, slash, block.

With every slash, another man fell. It only took an instant for more than ten corpses to appear. Everyone was shocked. All I’d done was dodge when needed and swing my sword when needed. It was much easier than dealing with a single person. Every time I swung my sword somebody had died; ten more bodies now laid on the ground.

Seo Ryang became fl.u.s.tered and quickly yelled, “Stop him! Kill that b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”

His fl.u.s.tered voice lowered his subordinates’ morale.

He should’ve told his men to kill Byeok Yeo. If he’d done that, he would have diverted my attention. Either way, the result would’ve been the same considering the fact that Seo Ryung wasn’t someone capable of something as complex as that. As of now, he’d most likely lost his reasoning.

They all charged at me, but the ones dying were them. It didn’t matter how many of them there were, they were still just a rag tag group of bandits. Even if they had learned some form of martial arts, they still weren’t better than the members of the Lesser Sword Sect. However, I didn’t plan to kill all of them.

I stepped off of one of the corpses around me and leapt forward. I easily pa.s.sed twenty man, and neared Seo Ryang, who was only about ten paces in front of me. When he saw how close I was to him, he screamed, “Stop him! Block him!”

There were only ten people between him and I. How could just ten men stop me if that many hadn’t been able to previously?

s.h.i.+ng!

Splas.h.!.+

Another five fell to my sword, causing the rest to turn tail and run away.

“Stop him! Stop that b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”

However, no one made a single step to help him. Their faces were frozen in fear.

I hadn’t even lost my breath yet.

Seo Ryan stepped away from me in fear. “We’ll withdraw. So…”

Ignoring what he was saying, I launched myself towards him. If I wanted to beat them, I couldn’t let him live.

He drew his weapon and wildly swung it. It might have worked against one of his subordinates, but against me? Ha, don’t even think about it.

Swis.h.!.+

Slice!

When I landed behind him, Seo Ryang’s movements stopped. A red line slowly appeared on his neck.

The next moment...

Thump!

The next moment his head fell off of his neck.

Spla.s.shhh!

A fountain of blood proceeded to shoot out of his neck. Everyone was shocked stiff when they saw Seo Ryang’s head hit the ground.

Whip!

I whipped my sword in the air and said, “Drop whatever’s in your hands and get down on your knees.”

Since my voice was infused with internal energy, it was loud and clear enough for everyone to hear it.

They all looked at each other for a few moments, not knowing what to do. Afterwards, the one closest to me threw down his weapon and dropped to his knees. “Please, spare me!”

This caused everyone else to throw down their weapons and drop down onto their knees.

“Please spare us!”

“Please spare us!”

There was no way three hundred rabbits could take down a tiger. Moreover, they were busy trying to keep themselves alive.

When I saw this, I yelled at the lesser sword sect, “Cut down anyone that opens their eyes and looks up!”

“Yes!”

The Lesser Sword Sect members replied in unison.

Hearing this, the members of the dark guild quickly closed their eyes and lowered their heads. Seeing three hundred people bowed down with their eyes closed was quite a sight.

As I approached my subordinates, I said, “This is what Murim-In is. In fact we’re called Murim-In because of things like this. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

The members of the Lesser Sword Sect’s had faces br.i.m.m.i.n.g with pride and a desire for strength.

Especially Kw.a.n.g Du and Kwan He; they looked like they were dreaming.

This was what I wanted. I wanted them to be influenced by this. Even if you’re facing three-thousand enemies, you should never show your back to them. I’m sure that, someday, they will display this sort of thing. That’s something that I’m truly looking forward to.

Baek Yeo stared blankly at me with his mouth wide open. He was so stunned that he didn’t know what to say.

I smiled and said, “Lets go. You still need to finish your contract.”

Seo Ryong, as well as his two vice-leaders who were protecting Seo Ryong to the end, had all been slain by me; the Seo Jong Guild was no more.

Since the rest of them were just subordinates, I let them go after scaring them a bit. I threatened them by saying that, if I ever heard that they were up to no good again, then I’d come back to eliminate them. Even if they go back to their old ways, they’ll at least stay hidden for a while.

The deal that day ended without a hitch, and Baek Yeo gave us the money he owed us.

“I added some extra just for you.”

“You didn’t have to.”

However, since he most likely has a decent amount of money, I didn’t decline. When I opened up the envelope he’d handed me, I saw five one-thousand nyang notes. He’d added three thousand more to our original deal.

“Thank you. We’ll be on our way now.”

“I’ll call you again when I need you.”

“Please do.”

But by that time, you won’t be able to hire us with this much money. Our value will have increase by tenfold.

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