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< To the Murim Alliance (2) >
Kwak Du-pal, startled, lifted his axe.
The sword that was aimed at his chest by surprise hit the axe blade and bounced to the side.
-Kkaang!
The moment the sword and axe clashed, the man withdrew his strength from his hands. He turned his body around without resisting the force that was thrown to the side, and lowered his posture.
The sword, which had rotated 360 degrees and was now lower in position, was about to cut Kwak Du-pal’s thigh.
“You little bastard!”
Kwak Du-pal shouted and stepped back. The man ran towards his retreating opponent.
‘You have to seize the opportunity early and see it through to the end.’
However, a technique that did not utilize internal energy was too slow for fighting against first-class masters.
Kwak Du-pal, who had gained enough distance, straightened his posture and began to counterattack.
Phew!
The axe tore through the air like a ferocious beast. It flew as if it would tear the man’s body in two.
The man hurriedly lowered his head to avoid the axe blade. At the same time, he stepped on his opponent’s foot with a sword technique and stabbed him.
An exquisite technique of first blocking the opponent’s movement by stepping on their foot and then attacking.
However, Kwak Du-pal pushed away the man’s feet with his natural strength and internal energy. Instead, the man lost his balance and was put in danger.
“Get out!”
At that moment, the man threw his sword to block the axe, and flew to the side with all his might. Rolling on the ground, he braced himself for the attack that would follow.
Kwajik! Kwajik! Kwajik!
The axe followed the man like a guillotine blade, striking the floor.
“You little rat!”
The man, who narrowly avoided the attack, pushed the ground with his palm and bounced up.
At the same time, he raised his foot and kicked Kwak Du-pal’s chin.
“Ugh···!”
Kwak Du-pal’s neck snapped back and Shin-hyeong staggered. However, it was only a momentary shake to his skull, and it was not a major blow. Dae-in immediately continued his next attack.
Thud!
He reached out and grabbed the head of the giant man, Kwak Du-pal, with both hands. Then he pulled it down hard.
At the same time, he lifted his body into the air and hit Kwak Du-pal’s face with his knee.
Bam!
A bloody nose burst out from Kwak Du-pal’s face. Kwak Du-pal, in excitement, swung his axe wildly and screamed.
“f*ck! If I catch you, I’ll kill you!”
However, the man had already stepped back and picked up the sword that had fallen to the floor.
“Phew···. Phew···.”
A quick exchange of attacks and defenses passed by. The man took a deep breath.
On the other hand, Kwak Du-pal was furious to the point of hair loss.
“I will tear you to pieces and kill you!”
Kwak Du-pal injected a lot of energy into the axe. A faint energy was formed over the axe blade.
Woohoo!
As if to prove its impure history, its aura was murky and dull. However, its power to shatter a human body with just a touch was no different.
The man raised his sword nervously. He licked his lips in regret.
‘I should have finished it with the first attack earlier.’
It seemed like he had the upper hand, but it wasn’t like that at all. Rather, it only heightened the enemy’s sense of alarm that he was a formidable opponent.
‘In my current state, if I get hit by a sword attack, even a simple brush with it will cause serious injury.’
I couldn’t stop that axe. The cheap iron sword I was holding would break the moment it hit the axe.
The tension in my body has increased even more.
“Hyun-ah. Can you help me out?”
Daein asked for help from Namgung Hyeon, who was fighting the bandits from behind.
“I want to do that too···.”
[Click, click. You rascal. You have to deal with the boss alone.]
The sound of Manbaknogoe, who was hiding somewhere and watching, was heard. It seemed that Namgung Hyeon also received the same sound.
“The teacher said no.”
“Tch.”
The man licked his lips and stepped forward again. Kwak Du-pal came running at him like an angry boar.
The fight that followed was a repetition of a similar pattern.
Kwak Du-pal swung his axe like crazy, but he could not hit the man.
The man managed to avoid his opponent’s reckless attacks and land small strikes, but as expected, he was unable to land any proper blows.
But there was a crucial difference between the two.
“Ahhh! This little rat is really!”
Phew! Phew!
While Kwak Du-pal was swinging his axe, wasting his stamina without any purpose, Dae-in was receiving teachings from Man-bak-no-gwae through Jeon-eum.
[Just now, you should have moved with the mindset of taking half a step less. You have longer legs than Geomhwang, and your body type is different. Even with the same technique, it should be used differently depending on the person.]
[Hold the sword lightly, and tread carefully on the sword. You waste too much on movement.]
[You punk! Didn’t I tell you a hundred times not to swing it around like that!]
Manbaknogoe sometimes taught the great man gently, and sometimes by shouting.
Movement using the first move, utilizing the footwork, how to read the opponent’s moves, etc.
As time passed, the man’s movements became better and better. Manbaknogoe said with a big smile.
[There is no one in the world of martial arts who is as blessed as you. Learning the martial arts skills left behind by the Sword Emperor and receiving instruction from me is unimaginable!]
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The essence of martial arts that Manbaknogoe had accumulated for over 100 years had been accumulating in the great man’s body over the past month.
But I was actually suffering so much that I thought I would die.
‘What about fortune? If it’s not a real coin purse…’
[This guy! Can’t he concentrate!]
‘I know like a ghost when you’re thinking of something else.’
The man sighed and dodged the axe that was coming at him.
Phew!
It was an attack I had dodged hundreds of times already, so now I could easily dodge it.
At that moment, the opponent’s attack suddenly seemed slow.
‘What? Why is it so slow?’
The great man did not miss the opportunity and dove into Kwak Du-pal’s arms. He stepped on the law almost unconsciously.
[Click click. Now the law has finally reached a level where it can be tolerated.]
And then the lightning-like sword strike that followed.
-Whoaaaaah!
“Ugh!”
Kwak Du-pal stepped back, blood spurting from his chest.
“······.”
It was a good opportunity to chase after him and finish him off, but the man stopped for a moment and stared blankly down at his sword.
“···I just did that?”
It was a sword that I swung almost unconsciously. The thrilling sensation I felt at that moment. The aftertaste still lingered in my hand.
In his ears, Manbaknogoe was unable to contain his joy and burst into laughter.
[Poo-heul-heul! Your swordsmanship has become quite useful! You idiot! Didn’t I tell you! I told you that you have talent!]
The man laughed in vain. He couldn’t send a message, so he could only laugh.
‘I have talent?’
I’ve never heard such a story before.
I thought I was far from talented.
But was that really the case?
When he first awakened as a superhuman, he fell and injured his knee. The broken knee would torment him for 20 years. It was a time when there were no potions or magic, and by the time it was too late.
-What if you woke up with your knees still intact?
-What if you first joined a good guild and received proper support and grew?
-If you had learned martial arts from the basics from a great teacher, rather than learning from some random person who came over from the martial arts world…
In a past life, the man had missed all of that possibility.
‘And now I have it all.’
Maybe it’s not talent that’s changed, but just the environment.
And as the environment changed, the person’s thoughts also changed little by little.
‘It’s fun. Learning martial arts.’
It’s still hard though.
The man walked forward with a sly smile. In front of him, Kwak Du-pal, who was seriously injured, stood with a pale face.
“Brother. This is boring. Should we end it now?”
Kwak Du-pal was gripped by fear and took a step back at the sight of the great man whose demeanor had changed in an instant.
“Yes, you. What the hell are you···.”
This could never have happened.
The opponent was a guy with less than third-rate skills. How could I, a first-rate master, a master who could even charge his weapon with energy, lose!
“Who am I?”
The man stopped for a moment. Then he spoke in a serious voice.
“He is a talented person.”
Then he rushed at Kwak Du-pal and swung his sword.
“···What the hell.”
That was Kwak Du-pal’s will.
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“Thank you. Thank you so much.”
The women who had been caught in the mountain and were released bowed repeatedly to the two men.
As they had almost suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of the bandits, they considered Daein and Namgung Hyeon to be more than just saviors.
“How can I repay this favor···.”
A beautiful middle-aged woman shed tears.
After the situation was sorted out, the old man came up and handed her a handkerchief.
“Stop crying and wipe it with this.”
“Sigh. Thank you, Daehyeop.”
“Ahem. What about the Great Swordsman···”
The old man turned his head away, unable to make direct eye contact with the middle-aged woman.
A middle-aged woman said, wiping away her tears.
“I was on my way to my hometown of Gaebong with my husband after settling the family fortune. But I never thought I would end up like this…”
From what I heard, it seemed like the carriage had been attacked and the husband had been killed by bandits, leaving only his wife and daughters behind.
The old man asked, feeling sorry as if it were his own business.
“Oh my… If I go to Gaebong, will there be a place where I can rest my body?”
“Yes. There is a family I used to work for. I am going to go there for now, shamelessly.”
“It’s fortunate that I have a place to go.”
“Um···.”
The middle-aged woman continued speaking, watching the expressions of the three people.
“The owner of that place is such a kind person that she will never let down our benefactors. If it’s okay with you, you can come with us…”
The man shook his head.
“I’m sorry, but we still have work to do.”
On the way to the Murim Alliance, there were still a few remaining mountain vegetables.
[Click, click. If you want, you can follow me. As promised, since you defeated a first-class master, I will exempt you from three days of training. You don’t have to fight bandits anymore.]
The sound of the Manbaknogoe was heard. He did not reveal himself because he was in front of other people.
The man muttered very quietly so that only Manbaknogoe could hear.
‘It’d be awkward to give up when you’re almost done. Since I’ve already started, I’ll finish the rest before I go.’
[Click, click. Do whatever you want.]
“Oh, I see···.”
The middle-aged woman looked disappointed, but soon nodded. The man took them to a nearby village.
“Then, be careful on your way. You won’t encounter any more bandits… I don’t think so.”
“Yes. I will send a letter to Sega and wait here. Thank you very much.”
The group parted ways with them and set off again.
On their way to the Murim Alliance, they subdued bandits as they saw them, practiced martial arts, and rescued and released captured people.
The nickname ‘Double Sword of Justice’ began to be used more and more often by people.
And after a few days, the group was able to reach their destination.
The man muttered as he looked at the tall skyscrapers in the distance.
“That place···.”
It was the center of the martial arts world, the martial arts alliance.
***
Lily glared at Abraxas, who was standing in front of the gate.
“I’m going to the martial arts world too!”
Abraxas shook his head and said.
“Even if you pass the gate, there’s no guarantee that you’ll land next to the landlord. There’s a chance that the magnetic effect will occur and you’ll land nearby, but you could also land in a completely different place.”
Lily nodded with a dull expression.
“I know. I told you last time.”
What good will it do if I tell you? I can’t convince you at all. Abraxas sighed lightly.
“We might be far apart. Will you still go find me?”
“Even if it’s far away, you can find it!”
Lily held out the
The Guardian’s Bracelets, which came in pairs, allowed those who wore them to know each other’s location.
“···Are you going to believe that one thing and go?”
“Are you ready to travel?”
Lily turned halfway to show me the teddy bear bag on her back. It was full to the point of bursting.
“I packed a lunch box, a dinner box, a snack, a late-night snack, and a pillow.”
Kyaaaa!
Malrang stuck his face out through the gap in the bag, telling me not to leave him out either.
“······.”
In the midst of this total chaos, Abraxas maintained his dragon-like composure and spoke.
“How about waiting a little longer? He might come back soon.”
“joy!”
Lily snorted. She’d heard that a week ago, and a week ago.
I’ve been waiting for this for a month already!
Lily could guess what her uncle was doing by now.
“Sir, you must be helping out some poor people right now. If I don’t go looking for you, you’ll be back really late.”
Abraxas nodded, as if he sympathized with that.
“Yeah. He’s a human being who can do that and still have others.”
Kiri, who had been waiting restlessly next to the dimensional terminal, nodded. The Great One was also the benefactor of the Loro race.
“That’s right. You are the best person in the world.”
There was a brief moment of warm gossip in the absence of the parties involved.
“Anyway, I’m going too! So get out of my way!”
Lily’s eyes lit up as if she wouldn’t forgive him if he didn’t move.
“hmm···.”
Abraxas, who had been looking at Lily for a moment, turned his head and spoke to Kiri.
“You see? I stopped you as much as I could.”
“Yes? Oh, yes···.”
Abraxas turned his head again and looked at Lily. Her eyes were shining brightly.
“Okay. Instead, I’ll go with you.”
“Ask Asdo?”
Abraxas smiled and nodded.
To be honest, she was also curious about the world of Murim.
Besides, there was plenty of reason to go with Lily.
“I can’t let you go alone. You might burn down that world because you’re hungry.”
After a while, the fire witch and the dragon passed through the gate together.
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