◈ Episode 75. Dangcheon’s Promise
“Kwaaak!”
The terrible screams of those abandoned by the heavens of Jeoksagok rise.
This was the horrific battlefield of Abigyuhwan, with corpses piled up like mountains and red blood flowing like rivers.
The number of flame spheres placed on the four sides of the fence quickly decreased.
This was because in front, the Sacheon Alliance’s unmanned troops were guarding the entrance like an iron wall, and behind them, the bloodthirsty madmen faithfully carrying out their killing instincts were running wild.
The Hwanyeondae, who had poured all their strength into dealing with the Bloody Night Man, were ultimately unable to withstand the counterattack of the Sacheonmaeng warriors.
When Jin Mu-rip, who had gathered up his wild past, stood up from his seat, the fierce battle came to an end when the head of the Hwan-Yeom-Dae-Ju servant fell with the sword of Dan-Ryeo-Hwa.
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A forest where suffocating silence lingers.
The bitter wind blowing creates an eerie atmosphere.
Cheon Tae-mu, who had lowered his posture so that he could react at any time, looked around with sharp eyes.
‘think.’
When he discovered the bloodstains that Dangcheon had shed, he grabbed the sword and secretly advanced.
‘Heh heh heh. Even if I hide, it’s useless.’
He had been running around trying to lure himself to this place, but that was the end.
Because the wind direction changes frequently and passes by in an instant, the poison has little effect.
He left a deep wound on his side that exposed his internal organs, so it was only a matter of time before he was caught.
‘You just have to be careful about memorizing it.’
On a tree ten steps away from Cheon Tae-mu’s position.
Tangcheon, leaning back against a tree with a pale face, sprinkled some ointment on his split side.
‘Ugh!’
His face was distorted in pain as if he was being burned, but the physical pain was nothing.
‘If I lose again, I will become worthless.’
A talent who can surpass his father, who is the best in Sacheon and one of the top ten masters in the world.
It is a reputation that was barely regained after overcoming defeat, erasing friends from one’s mind, and abandoning affection.
‘I will definitely win.’
One loss may be a mistake, but two losses are a skill.
He must remain the genius who lives up to everyone’s expectations as he always has.
That’s the price of the Dangga Sogaju.
The bastard’s presence is getting closer.
Dangcheon, who had healed his wounds, got up.
A tearing pain surges from my side.
Dangcheon, who had struggled to get up, was drenched in cold sweat.
‘There are five remaining memorizations.’
It was painful to lose one of my sacs while allowing an attack.
After finishing the calculation in his head, Dangcheon put his hand into the black poison bag on his waist.
‘It’s not like we can’t fight just because the wind blows a little.’
As Dangcheon jumped down and landed on the ground, a fiery scream erupted from behind him.
“There you are!”
The distance is five meters.
Tangcheon, who had developed a new method, ran at full speed through the dry bushes.
“Hahahaha! What a waste of the name of the family!”
Cheon Tae-mu, who had unleashed the light, also increased his speed.
There is no need to hesitate as long as the wind is blowing from the right.
Dangcheon, who was walking ahead, glanced behind him.
Even though the distance between them was equal, it was clear that he had slowed down as he quickly closed the gap.
‘I’m betting.’
Dangcheon, his eyes shining, turned around the large tree and disappeared.
“I’m afraid I’ll miss it!”
As the blade that came out like a comb was cut horizontally, the heavy tree was split in two.
A flash of light came through the crack in the trees.
Kang!
Cheon Tae-mu, who was lightly blocking the dark energy and turning to the right, discovered a piece of iron lying on the floor.
“joy!”
As I snort and jump over the trap, the dark spirit flies in again.
Cheon Tae-mu, who had deflected the roadblock that had struck him, flew straight through the dry bushes.
The branches and sharp bushes began to wear away at my clothes and scratch me, but I didn’t care.
Cheon Tae-mu, who had quickly closed the distance to one jang, raised his sword and kicked the ground.
“Hahahaha!”
Cheon Tae-mu, who had closed the distance in an instant with a single leap, grabbed the dopa and struck it down hard.
Tangcheon rolled over on the floor, dodging the blow and shooting two dark arrows.
Cheon Tae-mu immediately swung his sword.
Kakang!
The moment the two dark weapons bounced off, Dangcheon, who was holding the last dark weapon, ran into his arms.
“Is this your last struggle?”
Cheon Tae-mu, with a bitter smile, kept his distance and raised his internal energy.
‘uh?’
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At that moment, Cheon Tae-mu’s expression hardened.
The flow of history that should flow leisurely is cut off as if it were blocked by a dam.
Dangcheon, who was running towards me, said.
“Your clothes are really torn.”
Both of them had torn clothes.
Only then did Cheon Tae-mu realize how he had become addicted.
They ran into an area with thick branches and bushes and applied poison on it on purpose.
Dangcheon did not miss the slight shaking of the sword falling to his shoulder.
‘I’ll give you my life.’
Cheon Tae-mu’s sword brushed Tang Cheon’s shoulder, who was twisting his body, and fell.
bang!
The moment when the ground shakes and dust flies up.
Tangcheon, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, drew a dark sword towards the bastard’s neck.
Cheon Tae-mu bit his lips tightly and raised his head as he stepped back hastily.
Shhh!
The weapon held in the left hand misses by a hair.
Dangcheon’s superior took out the dagger from his waist and held it.
He poured his energy into Yongcheonhyeol and ran towards Cheon Taemu, who was moving away, and drew his dagger.
Crunch!
Red blood spurted from Cheon Tae-mu’s left eye.
“Kwaaak!”
Cheon Tae-mu let out a scream that was as if he was going crazy and swung his sword around.
Dangcheon swung his dagger at the arrow flying from the left.
bang!
Tangcheon’s body is thrown away like an arrow by a force that seems to break his wrist.
“Huh!”
Tangcheon’s back was roughly hit against the large tree as he let out a suppressed groan.
Dark red blood poured out of his open mouth.
“Coolook!”
For a moment, the focus of the eyes wavers and objects appear to overlap.
It was because too much blood was lost.
“My eyes… … . My eyes! Kyaaaa!”
Cheon Tae-mu, who was yelling at him, glared at Dang-cheon as if he was going to kill him.
“How dare you! How dare you!”
A vicious murderous aura surged from Cheon Tae-mu’s entire body, making his skin tingle.
His one remaining eye gleams with bloodshot eyes.
“I will kill you!”
Dangcheon unleashed his last secret weapon at Cheon Taemu, who was rushing at him with the intent to kill him.
Wedge!
Because of the wavering focus, memorization misses the target by a long way.
But there was not a hint of regret on Dangcheon’s face.
Because the dagger that tore out the bastard’s eye was also coated with the same kinetic toxin that was applied to the tree branches and bushes.
Cheon Tae-mu’s eyes widened as he struck down the sword.
‘Hey, what is this?’
The sword that should have cut off the bastard’s head right away feels infinitely slow.
The moment a look of bewilderment appeared in Cheon Tae-mu’s eyes, Tang Cheon’s eyes, which were watching the Tao, shone eerily.
If it were anywhere else, it might not have mattered, but the poison that had penetrated through the eyes had seeped into the head without any room for resistance.
Tangcheon rolled over to avoid the falling sword and cut the bastard’s ankle with a dagger.
Crunch!
“Ugh!”
The Tao of the swaying Cheon Tae-mu loses its target and gets stuck in a tree.
“Haat!”
The new form of Dangcheon, which had poured out all its strength, jumped up like a dragon.
Papapapat!
The daggers held in reverse rain poured down like a shower, stabbing the bastard’s knees, thighs, abdomen, and chest points in succession.
Cheon Tae-mu, whose movements had become dull due to addiction, was unable to even think of resisting and allowed the attack to continue.
“Coolook!”
Cheon Tae-mu, who was spitting out crimson blood, staggers as if he might collapse.
“Cheon Tae-mu.”
Dangcheon, his eyes shining coldly, climbed on top of the guy and raised his dagger.
“The one who defeated you is the head of the Tang family, Dangcheon.”
A feeling of emptiness appeared in Cheon Tae-mu’s wide-open eyes.
I never imagined that after only a year of joining the Blood Guardians, I would meet my end in a place like this.
“Haha. To a kid like this… … .”
As a bitter smile spread across his lips, Tangcheon’s dagger fell and landed squarely between his eyebrows.
Kwajik!
The light in the one remaining eye is losing its luster.
Soon, Cheon Tae-mu’s body, which had stopped breathing, fell down like a dry bundle of straw.
Tangcheon, who was lying on the floor with him, was out of breath.
“Hoo, hoo.”
At the end of the breathtaking battle, the winner was Dangcheon.
“Heh heh heh.”
A smile escaped his twisted lips.
“I… … won.”
I kept my promise to myself that I would never give up again.
Dangcheon raised his bloody hands toward the sky.
A young man’s face appears between his outstretched fingers.
“Danjaryong. Wait. I will definitely go up to where you are.”
The quiet conversation was a promise to myself.
As the world grew darker, a faint smile appeared on Dangcheon’s lips.
“Dangcheon!”
The memories of Dangcheon became hazy as the screams pierced his ears.
Jin Mu-rip, who arrived at the scene, immediately checked Dangcheon’s pulse.
‘I guess I won’t die.’
Jinmu Rip checked Dangcheon’s wounds and examined his entire body.
The tattered uniform that made one doubt its original form, the large wounds on its shoulder and side, and the small scars all over its body gave one a glimpse of how fiercely Tangcheon had fought.
Next to him, you can see Cheon Tae-moo cooling down.
As they were formidable opponents, I just wanted them to buy me some time, but I ended up winning anyway.
‘It’s pretty good.’
Jinmu-rip smiled broadly and flew away, holding Dangcheon in his arms.
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The darkness of midnight fell upon the valley where the heat of battle had disappeared.
Jinmu Rip and his party stayed overnight in the cave that the Hwanyeomdae used as a lodging facility.
In front of a cozy campfire in a small communal area.
While the party, exhausted from the fierce battle, fell asleep, Danryehwa and Yakgumyeong sat across from each other.
When Jin Seol-ran returned from examining the injured, Dan Ryeo-hwa asked.
“How is the condition?”
Her expression wasn’t bad.
“Your wounds will heal in a little while. The other three people also lost a lot of blood, but they weren’t seriously injured to the point where their lives were in danger. I think it was just a stroke of luck.”
Danryehwa sighed in relief and cleared her chest.
“Luck is also a skill. If I didn’t have any skill, it would have been a difficult fight to survive.”
Jinseolran smiled brightly.
“That’s right. Where is the Archbishop?”
“I’m standing at the entrance.”
“You are a man with a strong sense of responsibility.”
He too has fought fiercely.
Still, I couldn’t help but admire him for volunteering to take on the role of a responsible person.
Jin Seol-ran, hugging her knees, stared at the blazing bonfire and recalled the battle during the day.
‘Draw the opponent out and take them as an ally who is clearly at a disadvantage… … Wait, you were at a disadvantage?’
When you’re fighting without thinking, things you hadn’t thought of come to mind.
When I think about it, it’s really an incredible major.
Among the ten most powerful Blood Guardians in the Blood Sect, two were defeated and one died.
Not only did they burn down the original purpose of the Bloody Night Maniac’s experiment, but they also didn’t have a single death against over two hundred people.
Suddenly, my hair stood on end and a shiver ran through my whole body.
Jin Seol-ran’s eyes widened as she looked at Danryehwa and the army name.
The army commander tilted his head.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“We won, right?”
“I won, so I’ll be alive.”
“Don’t say that so casually. Do you know what we accomplished today?”
As I listen, memories of the day slowly come to mind.
The army chief’s mouth opened slowly.
“Wow. Now that I think about it, it really is… … .”
Although both the Geumho and Cheolgeom units had experience fighting villains who had committed evil deeds and escaped, this was their first battle like this.
If I go back to Sacheon and tell them about it, it is such an incredible victory that I wonder if there will be anyone who believes it.
A strange excitement appeared in Jinseolran’s eyes.
“We have accomplished something truly extraordinary, something that no one else could have accomplished.”
The achievements of Army Myeong, who defeated Jo Wi-seong, and Dangcheon, who killed Cheon Tae-mu, are also great.
But the one who planned all this was none other than Jin Mu-rip.
No one could deny the fact that if it weren’t for him, they wouldn’t have even thought of fighting.
Jinseolran asked Danryehwa.
“That guy, does he really have the same review index as us?”
I heard that he lived as a hunter’s son and entered Madorim not long ago.
However, the great martial arts skills that Jinmu Rip displayed, which turned the battle situation around in an instant, made him feel like a veteran who had been on the battlefield for decades.
Danryehwa, who had been thinking for a moment, opened her mouth.
“Can I say that this is a slightly special review index?”
A pleasant smile appears on her lips as she answers.
That’s why I felt so happy that Jinmu Rip was recognized, as if it were my own work.
‘Wait a minute, why am I happy?’
