Monochrome Sovereign (Novel) - Chapter 93 - Same Bed, Different Dreams (5)
Chapter 93 – Same Bed, Different Dreams (5)
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Translated by Heavenly Cat
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Divine Archer Muk Bi.
He was the person called the practical second-in-command of Dark Emperor Castle, thanks to outstanding combat abilities backed by monster-like archery.
That man, no, woman was right there.
“…….”
However, she was also not the Muk Bi that Yeon Ho-jeong knew.
She was just like Baek Jung-cheon. Honest emotions were revealed over her blunt face. That was…….
‘Despair.’
Boom!
The iron arrow, fired while cutting through the atmosphere, created a long furrow in the ground and then split the rock as it was.
It was a trace reaching half a zhang in width. It was unbelievable that it was a sight made with a single arrow.
“Baek So-gyeong!”
Pababa-bak!
Baek Jung-cheon’s body created countless afterimages.
He narrowed the distance by moving in all directions, such as the ground, trees, branches, and rocks. Even in the midst of such anger, he was pressing the opponent step by step using the highest level of lightness arts.
The martial arts he had learned and mastered throughout his life were like that. He did not rush violently just because he was angry. Even amidst the burning killing intent, the unique composure of an archer stood out.
“Hmph!”
The middle-aged woman gave a short snort and pulled the string.
Peu-peu-peu-peu-pung!
Flames with a radius of three zhangs rose in front of the approaching Baek Jung-cheon.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes wavered.
‘Firecrackers?!’
She fired several arrows with firecrackers attached, creating a huge circular flame between herself and the enemy.
It was a wall of firecrackers that could not cause any damage to a master of Baek Jung-cheon’s caliber. However, it was perfect for panicking the opponent and temporarily blocking their vision at the same time.
Tung!
Baek Jung-cheon instinctively stepped back.
Pung! Swaaaaek!
The iron arrow, fired while splitting the firecracker shield that had not gone out, passed by Baek Jung-cheon’s shoulder.
Because it was rapid fire, the power was not strong. However, it was enough to tear out a handful of flesh. If it had contained internal power at the level of the Dragon Fang Cannon, his entire left arm would have been blown away.
“To use such treacherous tricks!”
“I thought you were dead since you didn’t come even after I waited for a long time, but are you still alive?”
Baek Jung-cheon’s face turned completely red.
He had intended to go snaring Baek So-gyeong while holding the box given by Go Pyeong. But looking at it now, it seemed Baek So-gyeong also knew that.
Rushing at an opponent who knew all of one’s operations? One would surely die. Even if there was a considerable difference in skill, the opponent was also a Ghost Archer. Her sniping skills were first-rate.
“You have stained the Battle of the Archer Gods with a mundane struggle full of petty schemes. There was no one like you in the history of the Valley of Piercing the Sun!”
“Don’t make me laugh! For someone who hates the Valley of Piercing the Sun more than anyone!”
“Why didn’t you just poison me instead!”
“Ha! My ability wouldn’t be proven unless I lodged an arrow in the head of the strongest Ghost Archer, would it?”
“You……! I will surely kill you alone!”
Tiririring! Peu-peu-peok!
Dozens of arrows sliced through the air, turning the area into a zone of death.
A match that was entering its climax. It was a chaotic battle that no one could intervene in.
However, Yeon Ho-jeong had no interest in their fight.
Step.
“Gasp!”
The startled woman, Baek Hyang, stood up and pulled the string of her horn bow.
It was an incredible speed. It was a shooting preparation posture comparable to Baek Jung-cheon’s.
Panic settled on Baek Hyang’s face.
“Wh-who?!”
Yeon Ho-jeong almost called out the name Muk Bi without realizing it.
‘She’s the same.’
Even at an age over fifty, Muk Bi had a youthful face that made her look like she was in her early thirties. It was partly thanks to the deep realm of her internal power, and also because she naturally looked young.
‘It’s the same, that posture.’
Yeon Ho-jeong, who had returned to the past, felt as if he was summoned back to the days of the Dark Emperor, when he ruled with madness and violence at this very moment. Muk Bi’s unchanging face and posture made him the Dark Emperor again.
At the same time, he was able to completely separate his identity as the Dark Emperor.
It was because of Muk Bi’s gaze.
‘She’s afraid.’
It was a gaze full of fear. Those honest emotions were being conveyed unfiltered from her two eyes.
Baek Hyang shouted at Yeon Ho-jeong, who was looking at her silently.
“I-I don’t know who you are, but run away quickly! You might die if you make a mistake!”
It was a voice full of emotion.
‘Were you a person who could shout like that.’
Yeon Ho-jeong shook his head.
“Put down the bow.”
“Can’t you hear me? Run away immediately!”
“I get it, so put down the bow. I am not an enemy.”
“Ah…….”
Only then did she seem to realize the fact that she was aiming an arrow. Baek Hyang lowered her bow.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes deepened. Now that he had met her like this, he had nothing to say.
However, there was one certain thing.
“You shouldn’t be here. Avoid it.”
“Wh-what did you say?”
“Avoid it.”
A look of determination appeared on Baek Hyang’s face, which had been stained with fear and panic.
“I will escort you to the bottom of the mountain. Move quickly!”
It was then.
Peu-eok!
A round hole was pierced in the tree above Baek Hyang’s head.
It was a precarious moment. She lowered her posture.
Pung!
The iron arrow that pierced the tree was lodged in front of Yeon Ho-jeong’s feet.
It was not Baek Jung-cheon’s, but Baek So-gyeong’s arrow. She had fired an arrow to kill Baek Hyang even while facing an enemy.
It was a battle of life and death and a competition where one could live only if everyone was killed. It was a close combat overflowing with killing intent, making the word ‘contest’ pale in comparison.
Pa-ak!
Baek Hyang jumped toward Yeon Ho-jeong.
‘As expected.’
It could not be compared to when she was one of the Five Great Divine Generals of Dark Emperor Castle.
But as expected, she was fast. With thoroughly refined basics, she was ready to discuss being the best under heaven not only in archery but also in movement techniques.
“Sorry!”
Flash!
Baek Hyang’s body appeared behind Yeon Ho-jeong.
Even though she had run to the front, she suddenly appeared in the rear. It was an amazing movement technique.
Baek Hyang’s hand headed for Yeon Ho-jeong’s nape. She had intended to knock him unconscious and then carry him down.
At that time, Yeon Ho-jeong’s hand wriggled and moved like a snake. it was the technique that had neutralized Namgung Sang-hwa in the first actual combat after his return.
Teu-eok!
“Argh!”
Surprise settled in Baek Hyang’s eyes. Her pulse point was caught.
“Hup!”
Yeon Ho-jeong, who took a short breath, turned his body at a tremendous speed. Then, Baek Hyang’s body also sliced through the air at a high speed.
Boom!
Baek Hyang’s body was slammed into the ground.
Even though quite a loud noise occurred, there was no impact received by Baek Hyang at all. It was because the Jade Gauze True Qi was perfectly protecting her body.
Baek Hyang looked up at Yeon Ho-jeong with bewildered eyes. Because it was so sudden, she didn’t understand what had happened.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s hand moved.
Pa-ba-bak!
“Gasp!”
Baek Hyang’s body stiffened as it was. She had been struck in three paralysis points.
Yeon Ho-jeong looked at his fingers. His fingertips were trembling slightly.
‘It’s a tremendous internal energy.’
The amount of internal energy was terrifying. He thought his fingers were going to break because of the massive counter-shaking force. Excluding Myeong Cheon, it was internal energy of better quality and more abundant than any of the masters dispatched from the Myeong Clan.
If there had been no infiltration force applying the Black Tortoise Qi, he wouldn’t have been able to strike correctly.
Yeon Ho-jeong draped Baek Hyang’s body over his shoulder.
“Wh-what kind of behavior is this?!”
“A soldier who has no intention of engaging the enemy is not needed on the battlefield.”
Baek Hyang’s eyes wavered.
Just as Yeon Ho-jeong said, she had not been able to aim her bow at Baek Jung-cheon and Baek So-gyeong.
The reason was simple yet clear. Because to her, those two were family, friends, and masters.
It was not just those two. Every Ghost Archer who participated in this contest was like that.
“Let me down! Release the paralysis points quickly!”
“You’ll die if I do, you.”
Kwaaaang!
Yeon Ho-jeong’s body flew into the sky. A large pit was pierced where he had been standing.
“What is that again?”
Pa-ra-ra-rak!
Baek So-gyeong approached at a frightening speed. Baek Jung-cheon was chasing after her. His blood-soaked body and staggering movement technique looked extremely precarious.
Kaa-deu-deu-deuk!
While performing that fast movement technique, there was no shaking in his posture of pulling the string. It was a martial art of an archer completed through strenuous efforts.
Baek So-gyeong shouted fiercely.
“Give that bitch to me!”
In an instant, Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes emitted fire.
Tiiiiiiing! Bang!
The tree that was behind Yeon Ho-jeong exploded.
Baek So-gyeong’s eyes widened.
‘What?!’
She thought she had caught him for sure, but the figure of the man carrying Baek Hyang was not visible.
But she couldn’t tell where he had gone. He had literally disappeared like a ghost.
‘Where to?’
It was then.
‘……?!’
Her body became heavy.
It was as if a pitch-black fog was digging into her limbs and binding her joints. The air was becoming stuffy, and her movements were slowing down.
‘This?’
It was killing intent. A massive killing intent was pouring down like a rain shower from above the sky.
Pa-pa-pang!
Baek So-gyeong, who slowed down, looked up.
Shock appeared on her face.
Pa-ra-ra-ra-rak!
A leg that rose flexibly was falling down from the heel.
It was a merciless leg technique that struck down like an axe. It was as if an actual axe was being swung, not a leg. A massive killing intent and internal power were felt.
If she stayed still, her face would be smashed as it was. Baek So-gyeong quickly threw her body to the rear.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s foot stepped on the ground.
Kwaaaang!
The fragments of wood, branches, and leaves scattered on the floor all rose into the sky. It was a width reaching a radius of nearly five zhangs.
Baek So-gyeong’s face turned pale.
‘What a monster!’
She didn’t know who he was, but he was a tremendous master. He seemed not lacking even when compared to Baek Jung-cheon, who was said to be the strongest among the Ghost Archers.
That was not all.
Huk!
She pulled the string at the same time as she retreated, but Yeon Ho-jeong had already reached right in front of her nose before she knew it.
It was a speed that made no sense. He closed the distance of three zhangs in the blink of an eye. Even Baek Hyang, who had mastered the Dragon Flying Divine Walk most deeply among the Ghost Archers, could not produce such speed.
Baek So-gyeong released the string.
At the same time, Yeon Ho-jeong’s hand moved like a thunderbolt.
Ka-deu-deu-deuk!
The arrow could not leave the string. It hummed continuously while caught in the middle of the bow-stave.
It was because Yeon Ho-jeong’s hand had caught the fletching of the arrow before the arrow could properly receive force.
That was not all. Yeon Ho-jeong, who blocked the attack by catching the arrow, folded his arm as it was and struck Baek So-gyeong’s collarbone.
Thump! Boom!
“Keu-heok!”
The giant tree was dented. Baek So-gyeong stood up while staggering.
At that time, a voice filled with spite burst out like thunder.
“Don’t kill her! Cough! She is my share!”
Pa-ak!
It was unknown where such strength came from. Baek Jung-cheon, who rushed over while pushing Yeon Ho-jeong’s shoulder, kicked Baek So-gyeong’s abdomen as it was.
Thump!
“Keok!”
Baek So-gyeong, who vomited a mouthful of blood, hit the tree once more and collapsed.
Baek Jung-cheon’s left arm pressed down on Baek So-gyeong’s shoulder, and his right knee pressed down on Baek So-gyeong’s abdomen.
“Keu-heo……!”
In an instant, she became incapable of combat.
The moment Yeon Ho-jeong caught the arrow, the bowstring snapped and her hand bones were all crushed. Her collarbone broke at the simple strike of his forearm being swung.
Decisively, Baek Jung-cheon’s powerful leg technique turned her internal organs into a mess. It was a fatal injury that wouldn’t be strange even if she died right away.
Ka-deu-deu-deuk!
Baek Jung-cheon, who aimed an arrow right in front of Baek So-gyeong’s nose, panted and gnashed his teeth.
“You damn bitch. I will kill you!”
“Cough! Ka-ak!”
Baek So-gyeong grinned. Even though blood foam was in her mouth, she wore a vicious smile.
“If it wasn’t for that bastard, I would have won.”
“Shut up! In the first place, you……!”
“Well? I did use my head excessively, but thinking about it, even if we fought in a normal state, I don’t think I would have lost to an idiot who couldn’t even recognize his own flesh and blood.”
“……What?”
Baek So-gyeong burst into a fit of laughter.
“Who knows if that girl is your daughter or not?”
Baek Jung-cheon’s two eyes turned bloodshot.
Tears settled in his bloodshot eyes.
“Uwaaaaah!”
Peu-eok!
Baek So-gyeong’s head was shattered into pieces.