Monochrome Sovereign (Novel) - Chapter 179 - Destiny (4)
Chapter 179 – Destiny (4)
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Translated by Heavenly Cat
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The bandit’s eyes widened.
‘An arrow?’
He didn’t know if it was an arrow or what.
The important thing was that his forearm flew off, and that the something that blew off his forearm pierced straight through to his thigh.
“Kuaaak!”
The bandit fell while screaming in pain.
Pa Sa-reuk’s eyes wavered.
“What is this!”
At that time, as many as a dozen flashes of light flashed.
Pow-pow-pow-pow!
The fired streaks of light accurately pierced the glabella of the bandits standing around the hostages.
Pa Sa-reuk, who snapped his head around, had flashing eyes.
‘Over there!’
It was a low mountain that was one hundred and fifty zhang away from here just by straight-line distance. The arrows shot from there had accurately aimed at his subordinates.
“What kind of dog trick is this again…!”
Flash!
Another stream of flash flashed.
The target of that flash was none other than Pa Sa-reuk. It was a much faster and sharper strike than before.
Pa Sa-reuk instinctively raised and struck his palm.
Pow!
The arrow hit by the bursting palm force brushed past Pa Sa-reuk’s cheek.
Trickle.
Blood flowed from Pa Sa-reuk’s cheek. The direction was deflected, but its power had not died.
‘Strong!’
A heavy shock remained on the hand that struck away the arrow.
To be able to load this much internal energy into an arrow, it was an unimaginable feat. It was a skill that did not fall short at all even compared to himself.
Pa Sa-reuk shouted.
“Kill all the hostages!”
Murong Yu shouted.
“Charge!”
Rumble!
The two hundred warhorses standing at the front began to charge.
The remaining two hundred warhorses lined up behind them didn’t even budge. Instead, the Demon-Sweeping soldiers riding on them rushed in with nimble movement techniques.
It was an offensive that added infantry capable of flexible combat centered around the cavalry at the front. It was the tactic of a combat unit composed of outstanding Murim warriors capable of swift combat based on excellent martial arts.
“Uwaaaaagh!”
Behind the dead bandits, other bandits approached and swung their swords towards the hostages.
Pow-pow-pow-pow!
Even before the swords touched the hostages’ bodies, the bandits spurted blood and fell.
It was truly a divine skill of continuous rapid-fire. It was merely astonishing how the situation here could be seen accurately from that far distance, and even if it could be seen, how archery with a hundred percent accuracy could be used.
‘This damn it!’
He hadn’t expected that the hidden card would be such a high-level archer.
‘So it wasn’t a diversionary tactic, but he showed guts trusting that archer?!’
It was the first time. Not properly reading the opponent’s cards.
Pa Sa-reuk shouted.
“Leave the hostages! Fall back to the rear!”
Neeeigh!
At that moment, a warhorse let out a roar like a dragon’s cry.
The one who rushed out ahead of any cavalry or infantry was Murong Yu. Murong Yu had charged straight towards Pa Sa-reuk’s front.
Pa Sa-reuk’s blue eye light spewed flames. Distinct bewilderment was contained in that gaze.
Murong Yu said coldly.
“I said I would definitely kill you at least.”
Demon-Sweeping.
Words spat out directly by the commander of the army that sweeps away demons. That brutal voice chilled Pa Sa-reuk’s spine.
“Don’t think you will die comfortably.”
Flash!
The sword force rushing in like a wave was fierce as if it would split Pa Sa-reuk in a single breath.
A red radiance lingered on Pa Sa-reuk’s fist.
Bang!
Surprise arose on Murong Yu’s face.
“Didn’t you underestimate me too much just for being a bandit boss?”
Pa Sa-reuk, who extended an arm like a log along with a strong stomp.
The dark red energy creeping up from his entire body looked terribly sinister.
The energy was sinister, but the power loaded in a single fist was tremendous. It was to the extent of pushing back not only Murong Yu but also the warhorse Murong Yu was riding.
“Consider yourself lucky, kid.”
Paaak!
Pa Sa-reuk threw his body.
It was a very nimble movement technique unbefitting of his huge build. He crossed the merchant group’s Outer Courtyard in a single breath, making it seem as if he was flying.
Pa Sa-reuk shouted.
“What are you doing! Tear down the northern wall! We go to the mountain path!”
It was then.
Paaaak!
Pa Sa-reuk felt his surroundings darken. A streak of shadow had followed up to his back.
“I must have clearly said it.”
Murong Yu, who leaped off the warhorse and instantly caught up to Pa Sa-reuk, raised his greatsword high.
“You will die here.”
“This kid!”
Flash! Bang!
The two people bounced off in different directions.
The bandits who bumped into Pa Sa-reuk’s body fell in droves. Murong Yu, who was buried in the building wall, quickly got out and charged.
For a moment, he saw the hostages. The faces of the women shivering naked had turned extremely pale.
‘They will be protected.’
Clank! Clank!
Murong Yu took off his pauldrons and arm guards, took off his long robe, and threw it to the women. The long robe fully loaded with true qi fluttered and fell in front of the women.
‘Vice Commander Muk will protect them.’
He had told her to absolutely not fire arrows until he gave the signal. So to speak, Muk Bi had disobeyed a superior’s order.
But Murong Yu had no intention of faulting her.
It was a truly precarious situation. A chaotic battle had broken out by stepping forward without a plan, but thanks to that, the hostages lived, so it was rather something he should express gratitude for.
Now all that remained was fighting.
Bang!
Murong Yu, who stomped strongly, vigorously fired palm force.
Pa Sa-reuk’s eyes flashed.
Pow!
A bandit spat blood and fell at the powerful palm force. Pa Sa-reuk had thrown his subordinate to use as a meat shield.
It was an absurd act, but Murong Yu wasn’t surprised. He was a crazy bastard who killed an innocent woman by pulling out her neck alive. He wouldn’t be surprised no matter what atrocity he committed.
Pabababak!
Pa Sa-reuk ground his teeth.
Murong Yu’s movements, narrowing the distance with a god-like footwork, were not exactly practical but terribly exquisite. It was a divine movement that perfectly blocked any room to escape to the rear, left, or right.
He had no choice but to clash now. And since it had come to this, it was right to end it with a quick battle.
Rumble.
The dark red energy soared again from Pa Sa-reuk’s body. He had drawn up the Sumeru Reverse Buddha Art, the supreme technique of the Small Thunder Sound Temple in Tibet.
And facing that.
Murong Yu also unleashed the flowing sword force of his strongest sword technique, the Heaven and Earth One Hundred and Eight Sword Interpretation.
The sword and fist of the two people collided head-on.
Clang-clang-clang!
When the rough contest between the leaders began, the entire Demon-Sweeping Army tore down the Outer Courtyard and entered.
Pow! Pow!
The bandits spat blood and fell one by one.
It was a chaotic melee situation. It would be different if they were tightly united as one, but in this situation, the Demon-Sweeping Army, whose individual martial prowess was high, couldn’t help but have the advantage.
However, the Gray Wolf Squad was also not to be underestimated.
Pow!
“Keugh!”
A soldier spat blood and fell. His chest was pierced by a short spear thrown exquisitely.
It was the Demon-Sweeping Army’s first casualty. It couldn’t be helped that casualties occurred while doing a mission, but the timing was too fast.
A bandit shouted.
“Unite as one! These guys are a rabble!”
“Uwaaaagh!”
Bandits are simple. Although they are warriors matching a hundred each who have gained experience crossing all kinds of life-and-death situations, their essence is ultimately just bandits.
That’s why they are more terrifying.
At the words that the opponent was a rabble, the momentum of the Gray Wolf Squad completely changed. Their simplicity became an advantage on par with peak martial arts in this situation.
Bang!
It was a surprising sight.
The bulky bandits who charged while smashing the outer wall of the merchant group pushed the cavalry with body slams.
Their strength, which added martial arts from beyond the borders to innate divine strength, was truly a spirit to pull up mountains and cover the world. It was commonly said that the strength of a cavalry was ten times that of infantry, but in front of them, such numerical play was meaningless.
“Kill! Kill them!”
“Kuaaaak!”
The Gray Wolf Squad, which was pushed back at first, gradually began to confront the Demon-Sweeping Army plausibly now.
No, rather, they were slowly overpowering them.
Pow! Pow! Crack!
About a dozen cavalrymen of the Demon-Sweeping Army fell on the spot.
Slice! Stab! Stab!
They cut off the necks of the fallen cavalry and drove spears into the torsos of the soldiers riding on them.
Even if they wanted to move, they couldn’t move properly. Although all the Demon-Sweeping soldiers were those who made quite a name for themselves in the Jianghu, they had never experienced a group-versus-group fight like this.
Without training and experience, they couldn’t utilize even half of their outstanding individual martial arts.
That was exactly group combat, a war.
Bang!
He raised the blade of the greatsword to block, but Pa Sa-reuk’s fist was perfectly fine.
It was a fist technique boasting the purity of steel. The hardness of the fist itself was also surprising, but the destructive power produced by the sinister energy wrapping that fist was also great.
‘This shouldn’t be like this.’
Chiring! Pow!
Pa Sa-reuk staggered and retreated three steps backwards.
Although full power wasn’t loaded, hitting the abdomen with a kicking technique only made him retreat three steps. His defense was tremendous, as if he had learned peak external martial arts.
‘This shouldn’t proceed like this.’
Clang!
The greatsword struck down just like that sliced Pa Sa-reuk’s forearm.
It was sliced, but it was just flesh and skin. At the same time the sword blade touched, he twisted his arm to avoid amputation.
It was a practical close-combat technique trained to the realm of instinct, not the head. It was amazing enough that it was hard to believe it was merely the skill of a bandit boss.
‘We’ve sufficiently gained the advantage of a surprise attack. Now is the time to retreat.’
While competing with an opponent who cannot be ignored, he accurately grasped the situation of the battlefield.
However, he was a little late. If he had seen it in time, he could have minimized the Demon-Sweeping Army’s damage.
He couldn’t make god-like judgments on his first expedition, but even with this much, it was clear that Murong Yu’s talent was unmatched.
Murong Yu shouted.
“Unit Leader Jin! Pull the troops back to the rear!”
Jin Pae, who had been slaughtering bandits for a while, shone his eyes.
He didn’t want to retreat. He wanted to completely sweep away these crazy bastards.
But it was the Commander’s order. He couldn’t help but follow it.
Giving that order only to him and not all Unit Leaders was probably because of the belief that he would definitely follow the order.
“All Demon-Sweeping Army, retreat!”
Chiring!
The soldiers who had been forcefully pushing the bandits looked at Jin Pae with eyes full of heat.
“But Unit Leader!”
“It is the Commander’s order! Fall back right now!”
Gyu Byeok clenched his teeth.
“All 2nd Unit, retreat!”
The soldiers hesitated.
It was late this time too. While Murong Yu’s judgment was somewhat late but certain, the soldiers failed to react immediately to their superior’s order.
The reason was simple.
Because they were heated up. It wasn’t that they didn’t know their superior’s order was absolute or that they were ignoring it, but the pride unique to Murim warriors delayed their reaction by a beat.
And the result was quite terrible.
Pow-pow-pow-pow!
The arrows of the bandits, who had been aiming for the perfect timing, poured down on the cavalrymen of the 2nd Unit of the Demon-Sweeping Army.
Pow-pow-pow! Neeeigh!
They blocked more than half the arrows, but couldn’t block the rest. About thirty cavalrymen fell on the spot.
“No!”
“Retreat! Retreat!”
Only then did the speed of pulling out increase.
But the Gray Wolf Squad was persistent. They knew from experience that an unintentional retreat drastically chipped away at the enemy’s morale.
Kagagagagang!
Pa Sa-reuk grabbed Murong Yu’s greatsword.
His palm was sliced and blood flowed, but thanks to the powerful strength of the Sumeru Reverse Buddha Art, it wasn’t sliced to the bone.
“How is it, kid.”
Pa Sa-reuk smiled whitely.
“Who is going to kill who?”
“…It really doesn’t go as I intended.”
“Kuhahaha! Did you just realize that?”
Hwoook!
A powerful strength pushed Murong Yu back even more. In terms of strength, Pa Sa-reuk was clearly a step above.
“It was fun after a long time. Have a good trip, kid captain.”
It was then.
Crack!
“Keugh!”
Pa Sa-reuk staggered while grabbing his nose.
“T-this son of a bitch, what are you doing right now…?!”
“We’re going all out.”
Murong Yu wiped his forehead. He had broken Pa Sa-reuk’s nose bridge with a headbutt.
“Now that I don’t seem to need to worry about my subordinates, it will be different from the me up to now.”
“What is this son of a bitch saying!”
It was then.
Rumble!
The trees on the southern hill all burst apart. A group was seen running while indiscriminately knocking down rocks and trees.
Pa Sa-reuk’s eyes went wide.
Murong Yu’s eyes gleamed with killing intent.
“We catch you here today.”
Roar!!
Along with an angry roar, a white storm smashed the southern wall of the Outer Courtyard and pushed in.
It was the Evil-Annihilating Army.