Chapter 66 (1/2)

The number of pirates were quite large.

The expressions of the people seeing that were stiff.

“Somehow… Don’t they seem a little weird?”

It was Jung Il-Gon who said that.

He was the second son of the Jung Household’s leader, who controlled part of the logistics and distribution of the Yangtze River and has had a lot of entanglement with the pirates.

“What’s weird about it?”

Asked Yeon Ha-rin.

Jung Il-gon replied quickly.

“I think the atmosphere is a little different from the normal pirates. Because they are too orderly to be pirates.”

“Too orderly?”

Yeon Ha-rin once again looked closely at the pirates.

After listening to Jung Il-gon’s story, it certainly seemed that way.

The pirates gathered on the ship’s deck were all holding the same weapon and stood at precise intervals.

Even the posture of standing still was the same.

Suddenly, she felt goosebumps.

“Is it the… half Kang-shi?”

Even before she left she was told twice about the characteristics of the half Kang-shi before leaving.

“I think so.”

“If they are all half Kang-shi, it will be a difficult fight.”

Several of the prospects approached and gave their opinions.

Suddenly, people gathered around Yeonharin.

Among them were the Homuryeon warriors, and some of the masters from each family that escorted the prospects.

“Everyone recalls the weaknesses of half Kang-shi. If you fight without being cautious, we’ll be done in without being able to resist.”

Half Kang-shi did not get tired, so if they fought randomly, their side will fall first.

To avoid that, they had to fight efficiently.

“By the way… their number is quite amazing.”

Everyone nodded at someone’s words.

Aboard each of the ships were a bunch of half Kang-shi dressed as pirates.

As the ships approached, it stopped at a certain distance.

Someone suddenly appeared at the tip of the ship which was the closest.

He was a person who had a completely different outfit on and had a different atmosphere compared to the half Kang-shi.

He was a muscular giant, with a large sword on his shoulder.

“Hey! You kids!”

The expressions of the prospects were cold.

“Looking at your expressions, it seems that you know these guys pretty well, so let’s do this the easy way. Just surrender!”

The giant stabbed his cleaver on the tip of the ship.

“We don’t mean to kill you all. I’m thinking of just holding you guys for a while and then return you intact later.”

The giant treated the prospects like objects. With his beaked eyes, he looked around the ships of the prospects.

“So just surrender quietly. Don’t let your limbs get cut off and shed tears, get a runny nose, and pee yourself.”

While the giant stepped forward and settled the atmosphere, Yeon Ha-rin quickly identified those around her who seemed to have a lot of experience and had high martial arts skills.

She approached an old man who stood out the most.

“Is there any chance we have the best way to escape to land?”

The old man turned around with gleaming eyes and looked at Yeon Ha-rin.

“In the current situation, it seems like the best way to go through is that way. You see two ships over there? We need to go through that gap.”

“Wouldn’t those two ships block the path?”

“That is why we need someone to go over and stop those two boats from doing that.”

Yeon Ha-rin nodded.

“I will go to the boat on the right.”

“I will take the left ship. But… Will you be okay alone?”

“I’ll do as much as I can. But it would be much easier if someone went with me.”

“You have to change boats just before all of our boats are through. It won’t be as easy as you think. Will you really be okay?”

“Isn’t it not a problem of being okay or not? Someone has to do it. I just happen to be that someone.”

The old man smiled tenderly at Yeon Ha-rin’s determined tone and looked around.

“Who else will go?”

It was a situation where Yeon-Ha-rin first said she would go, so if they hesitated, it wouldn’t make them look good.

Hands went up here and there.

However, it was Jung Il-gon who stepped forward before anyone else.

“I am used to fighting on a boat, so I think it would be best if I go. You should just stay here as well Lady Yeon. Me alone is more than enough.”

The old man laughed at Jung Il-gon’s proud words.

“Okay. Then you go as well.”

After that, the old man pointed to some warriors with his fingers. Among the warriors belonging to Homuryeon and those who followed each family, only the masters were selected.

“The rest of the ships will probably fight fiercely. So don’t overdo it and come back right away if things start looking grim.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Jeong Il-gon replied to the old man’s words and looked at Yeon Ha-rin.

Yeonharin also nodded.

“I will do as you say.”

However, Yeon Ha-rin’s eyes were already burning with a fighting spirit.

The old man looked at her with a strange eye.

“Now, then, let’s hurry up. They seem to have run out of patience.”

The ships of the pirates began to move in unison.

And the twelve ships also moved in unison.

The giant, commanding the pirates, immediately grasped why the twelve ships were moving like that and shouted.

“Block them! We can’t let them escape! Block the pathway!”

Then, at that moment, Yeon Ha-rin jumped, flew in the air, and landed lightly on the target ship.

Clang Clang Clang Clang Clang!

Slice Slice Slice Slice!

At the same time, as she landed, she swung her sword and cut through countless bodies of half Kang-shi around her.

Some of the attacks were blocked, but most of the attacks went straight through the bodies. However, half-Kangshi were not hurt by that much.

The moment the half Kang-shi were about to rush toward Yeon Ha-rin, Jung Il-gon jumped in, holding a slightly short sword in both hands and swung it wildly.

Clang! Slice! Slice!

Again, some attacks were blocked and some worked.

Even though the half Kang-shi were deeply wounded, they did not bleed at all.

There was no time to be surprised. The half Kang-shi rushed in and swung their swords.

Then, the Homuryeon warriors appeared.

A fierce fight began.

Among them, the most outstanding was by far Yeon Ha-rin.

Yeon Ha-rin fought very fiercely. Other people nearby were amazed at the way of fighting that didn’t match her appearance at all.

She poured out her fighting spirit and moved toward the steering wheel that moved the ship.

There were real pirates there, but when Yeon Ha-rin rushed in, everyone was amazed and hurriedly swung their sword.

Clang Clang Clang!

Slice Slice!

The pirates fell so easily that it was in vain. Yeon Harin turned the steering wheel to make the ship move to the other side.

The ship carrying the prospects quickly passed through the widened gap that was made between the ships.

After Yeon Ha-rin saw that she ran back to help her companions fighting with the half Kang-shi.

Now was the time to jump ships.

But, as always, everything doesn’t always go as planned.

“These bitches!”

A huge figure fell from above.

Crash!

The floor crumbled and wood chips splattered in all directions.

He was the muscular giant from earlier.

The giant swung the giant cleaver with tremendous speed.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The expressions of the warriors blocking the way of the giant distorted. The attack was so strong that if they blocked it directly, the shock was not all resolved.

“Let’s go!”

Homuryeon warriors kept the giant in check at someone’s cry. First, Jung Il-gon jumped ships.

He jumped on the passing ship.

There were only a few boats left. They had to hurry.

“Come on! hurry!”

Yeon Ha-rin moved at the cry of a Homuryeon warrior. At that moment, however, the giant ran to Yeonharin even allowing an attack to hit him.

Whoosh!

An intense attack swung towards Yeon Harin.

Yeon Ha-rin calmly dodged it.