Chapter 62: Sima Young (2)

The Tiger Tooth Sword technique was one of the forms within the Xing Ming Swordsmanship.

It was a technique used to subdue the opponent by moving with the force of a fierce tiger.

The middle-aged man with a beard, who was thrown into confusion thanks to my plan, responded quickly, as expected of the leader.

Chang!

“Uh?”

As the swords collided, the eyes of the man changed. It was natural to be surprised.

Now I am using that technique, one of the most coveted techniques. This version was not the incomplete one that the world knew the South Heavenly Swordsman used.

Chang!

The middle-aged man was shocked at this. There was no reason for me to hide this technique in the absence of Hae Ack-chun.

‘Faster!’

The power of Tiger Tooth Sword lies in the speed it moves in and it constantly gets stronger. The middle-aged man might have been distracted by this nonstop technique and made a mistake.

‘A gap!’

When he brushed the sword to the upper right corner, I found a gap.

The middle-aged man couldn’t even block it and got stabbed at the right clavicle.

Puak!

In a sword-to-sword battle, even the slightest bit of carelessness could lead to a fatal wound. The balance of the middle-aged man got interrupted, and he got stabbed above the collarbone.

“Kuak.”

The man tried to broaden the gap between us by moving back, and as I was about to catch up to him, I came up with a good idea.

Holding Iron Sword, I reached out to the leg he was moving back with.

Shh!

Then, the silver thread in my hand was wrapped around the leg of the middle-aged man. And then I pulled.

“Kuak!”

One leg was pulled toward me, and the bearded man fell. When the innate qi was infused into the silver thread, his body was pulled into mine.

“Y-You, coward!”

The middle-aged man shouted at me. We weren’t even fighting now. What was so cowardly about this?

Tang!

He swung the sword at the silver thread in the leg, but the sword bounced back easily.

Even if it was rusted, the silver wire managed to bounce off an iron sword, which meant an ordinary sword couldn’t cut it.

“Eh!”

The middle-aged man, with his anxiety rising, swung his sword to prevent me from getting close to him. However, there was no way a sword he was simply swinging could do anything.

Chang!

I slashed the sword and pierced his heart. The middle-aged man, who was groaning in pain, stopped as if he had died right away.

-I think it’s better to handle the silver thread with the left hand.

‘Yes.’

I agreed with Iron Sword. If I had to use it from my right hand constantly, it would create gaps in my form.

In the first place, any form of sword throwing was done with the left hand, and it seemed like the silver thread had to be done with the left hand.

Now that the toughest person was dealt with, the other...

‘Huh!’

I tried to help the young man in yellow, but there were only two left.

Although it was said that they fought amongst themselves in a short span of time, 6 out of 8 people were dealt with.

If it wasn’t for that, he looked like a competent person to handle them alone.

Pat!

Still, it is better to deal with them quickly, so I intervened.

After moving to him, I aimed after one of those who was aiming for the guy.

“Be careful!”

One of the enemy men shouted, but it was too late. Even if they competed head-on, the difference in skills was something that couldn’t be overcome.

I stabbed the swordsman, who had turned around in a hurry.

Puak!

“Kuak!”

When I killed one man, the young man in yellow didn’t miss the chance and killed the other one. But his hands were crueler than I thought.

After poking one of his opponent’s eyes, he cut off the head.

-...this sword is cruel and vicious.

Even Iron sword stuck his tongue.

Even looking at the bodies of the people he killed till now, he was always aiming for the eyes, nose, or any other sensitive areas.

-The person who made such a sword technique had to be killer minded.

I thought so, too; in the first place, a technique is used to kill the opponent efficiently, but this was too far.

“Great Guardian! Thank you for the help.”

The young man bowed to me. How can someone with such cruel hands smile this innocently?

It didn’t fit with his face.

Shhh!

I aimed my sword at him. and now that one problem was solved, it was time to know about him.

“Uh?”

The guy seemed puzzled.

“Who are you?”

[I am afraid running won’t work. Let’s work together now.]

[Yes!]

The young man in yellow also nodded as he thought of the same thing. It felt like there was no use hiding the true voice.

After stopping, both he and I hid behind the large tree and tried to hide our presence.

It was to aim for the moment when the enemy appeared.

And this person got closer. I signaled.

[Three]

[Two]

[One!]

As soon as ‘one’ was uttered, the young man and I moved, and, at the same time, we pulled out our swords and rushed for the ones coming from the bushes.

The ones jumping out of the bushes also pulled out their swords and blocked our attacks.

Chang!

Only three hits were exchanged with this person, but I felt my palms hurting. The power of their sword was too much.

But along the way, I had to stop attacking.

Pak

I didn’t use any technique and spread out my footwork and shouted to the young man.

“Stop!”

“Uh?”

At my cry, the man fell back suddenly. In the meantime, I quickly took off the mask which was covering my face.

When I did that, the man who jumped out of the bushes opened his mouth with a surprised voice.

“Kid?”

“Elder!”

The man pursuing us was none other than Second Elder, Seo Kalma.

I didn’t recognize him right away because he was wearing a gray uniform, and his hair was neatly tied up!

“Why is Elder here?”

Hearing my words, Seo Kalma spoke with a bright face!

“Ha! You are alive!”

I, too, smiled. How nice it was to meet someone I knew.

On the other hand, the young man looked at me with shocked eyes.

[Great guardian... no, you aren’t one of the four?]

At his disappointed voice, I gently raised my hands up and said,

“When did I ever tell you I was one?”

When I said that, the person seemed shocked.

“To say that now...”

Shh!

Then Seo Kalma pointed his sword to the young woman dressed as a man and said,

“Your face looks young, and your voice is that of a woman. It looks like you have a human skin mask on; who are you?”

When a warrior as great as Seo Kalma was here, even he seemed to step back.

The slightest movement from Seo Kalma made the person feel scared, and she looked at me to explain something,

To which I said,

“This person helped me when enemies were around. This person wants to join the sect, but I don’t have any idea where he/she is from.”

I briefly explained. I didn’t know anything more than this.

I informed the person, who looked shocked.

[This person is the real deal.]

The young person who realized what I meant knelt down and then bowed.

“Respected elder. I have always envied the sect. I came here because I thought there might be traces of the sect, so I came hoping the sect would accept me.”

Seo Kalma frowned at the young man’s words. I had the same reaction.

When someone we didn’t know wanted to join the sect out of the blue, anyone is bound to be a bit shocked.

But the response was different.

Sh!

Seo Kalma asked the person to get up.

“How do I believe that this young person isn’t a spy?”

It meant that he would consider the request if the true identity was revealed. He pointed the sword at the person.

The shocked person said,

“... my family name is Sima! And name on Young! I come from Sichuan Province.”

‘...!’

Upon hearing those words, Seo Kalma and I both became stunned.

-What is it?

Short Sword asked me.

-Talk to me! Waiting is frustrating!

There were many people who used the name Sima in the lands, but only one family used that in Sichuan.

‘... Sima Chak.’

Wicked Moon Sword, Sima Chak.

One of the Four Great Evils.