Chapter 767

Chapter 767

“W-what is that?”

“How...!”

People dressed in green clothing began to descend from ropes lowered from the cliff.

From the way they skillfully walked down, it was clear they had done this more than once.

“W-what about the clothes?”

“Green Forest! Green Forest!”

“Green Forest and the 72 bandits?”

All the pirates were shocked and confused. It was understandable.

Bandits.

Typically, the 18 River families and the 72 bandits were mentioned together under one name. However, the 18 River families of the Yangtze River, who operated on the river, and the 72 bandits of the Green Forest, who operated in the mountains, didn’t usually cross paths.

They knew of each other’s existence, but there was no reason for them to be hostile or friendly toward each other.

So why had the Green Forest suddenly appeared here?

“Kuahahaha! You water demons!”

“You came to the land! I will cut you all down!”

The bandits who had climbed down the cliff shouted and began to chase after the pirates.

“D-Don’t panic! Just kill the ones coming down one by one!”

“What are you doing! Shoot the bow, shoot!”

The archers cursed and hurriedly grabbed their arrows. Those who climbed down the cliff on the ropes were defenseless against the arrows. It went without saying that if they were attacked at such a time, the pirates would have a great advantage!

But unfortunately, what they had to deal with wasn’t just any Green Forest bandits, but Im So-Byeong.

“Ah, arrows? We have those, too.”

Im So-Byeong said, pointing down at his fan.

“Fire at them!”

“Yes!”

The archers waiting behind him appeared at once and began to shoot arrows they had already nocked on their bows.

Shhh!

A continuous stream of arrows flew.

The archers fired their arrows so fast that no one could even see them moving. The rain of black-painted arrows looked like a black downpour.

“Ahhh!”

“S-Shoot the arrows!”

“What are you doing! Damn it! Fight back!”

The pirates below tried to shoot, but the arrows fired from the bottom couldn’t have the same strength as those shot from above.

No matter how much force it had, by the time the arrow shot from below reached the cliff, its power had dissipated.

“Tsk tsk. No fun.”

Im So-Byeong chuckled and gestured with his chin.

“Pour down the arrows until the baskets are empty. If we get outnumbered, we will have to pay a price for her lacking.”

“Yes!”

A cruel smile appeared on the lips of Im So-Byeong.

“... Green Forest?”

Baek Cheon still couldn’t believe his eyes.

“W-why is the Green Forest here? Aren’t those the people of the Evil Faction?”

“Right.”

“Then why are they fighting each other?”

“What? Then why are the Green Forest and Ten Thousand People clans at war?”

“Uh...?”

“And why do we fight the Southern Edge?”

“That....”

Baek Cheon, speechless, turned mute and then blinked.

“If you are going to be friendly with the Evil Faction, does that mean they are family? It is common for the Justice faction sects to fight one another based on their interests, but it is obvious even if we don’t say it with us.”

Chung Myung giggled.

“This is called ‘Use barbarians to defeat barbarians’! Use evil to destroy evil!”

Yah...

Calling them barbarians when he was also one was a bit...

No, of course, it was true that they were bandits, but it was a bit of a problem with the person who was referring to them as that...

“Heheheheh! Nice! You did good! Fight! Kill them!”

Seeing the bandits and pirates tangling and fighting, Chung Myung laughed and clapped like this was amazing. A despair that couldn’t be hidden bloomed in the eyes of Mount Hua’s disciples.

Baek Sang mumbled helplessly.

“Oh my... there are a bunch of bandits and pirates here, but this guy seems like the worst one to exist.”

“That is the truth, which is why we feel like it. That bastard is the worst, sasuk.”

“... right. That is true.”

‘Green Forest King.’

This wasn’t just an ordinary bandit troop, but one led by the Green Forest King himself. For some reason, the way they climbed down the cliff also felt odd.

“But why is the Green Forest King attacking us?”

“I-I don’t know about that...”

Jo Seung, who rarely showed any emotion, turned pale as he stuttered. It was something that defied common sense. It was impossible for him, a normal strategist, to understand the situation.

“Eik! Get out of my way!”

Chan Bo-Heuk pushed ahead and shouted to the cliff.

“GREEN FOREST KINGGGG!”

Im So-Byeong, who was on the cliff, turned his head without any expression and looked at him.

“You have such a nice voice. I envy you for that.”

“Why! Why is the Green Forest attacking the pirates? Why is the Green Forest turning us Yangtze River families into its enemies?”

“We were never friends in the first place, so what’s so shocking about this?”

Im So-Byeong sneered at this. Then his face changed as he shouted.

“The Green Forest is not a place you can proudly say is on the right path! At least we have tried to live without causing harm to helpless civilians! But since you are trafficking humans and selling them to other nations, I can no longer tolerate this outrageous behavior of yours!”

“W-what are you talking about...”

“In the name of the Green Forest, I condemn you and will rescue the captured civilians by freeing them! Nothing more will be said! Bring me that damn bastard!”

“Yes!”

The bandits cheered at the top of their lungs and moved faster, cutting down the pirates.

“Hahah! Those little bastards!”

“Maybe it is because they only eat fish that they are this weak! Come here; I will give you two punches!”

“Knock them to death!”

Ordinary bandits cannot gain such an advantage over pirates. But, the ones around weren’t just normal bandits; they were the elite ones that Im So-Byeong carefully selected.

They were better than the rebellious forces of Green Forest and recognized by all, so they were in a situation where they were the best of Green Forest.

“Umahahahahah! These insignificant bastards! I am the hyung to you all! I am here!”

The Iron God Palm, Beon Chung, who was in the lead, shouted and swung his fist like moving a lid, sending the pirates flying.

After that, Kwak Min followed with a swift attack from his blade.

“Ack!”

“S-Stand back!”

Some of the pirates were destroyed entirely. But behind their backs, the angry Mount Hua people, scarier than Green Forest, were rushing at them.

“Where are you running to, you bastards!”

“It must have been nice since the mood was good! Cut them all down!”

Under attack from both sides, the pirate forces began to collapse helplessly.

“This...”

After realizing the situation, Chan Bo-Heuk stepped back without realizing it.

‘This is wrong.’

There was nothing to do.

From the start, handling such a force was difficult. If they had only attacked, they could have acted swiftly, but they had fewer people and could only flee.

No matter which side had the bigger force, there was no one big enough to chase them into the water.

But not now. Thanks to being distracted by the Mount Hua sect, they got caught off guard, and the river they had to run to was blocked by Mount Hua’s disciples.

If he gave them orders to jump into the water, around half of them would survive, but their entire fleet would be lost. That would spell the end of the pirates.

“Jo Seung.”

“G-Great captain!”

“Get out of here first.”

“Uh? B-but...”

“First of all, the troops need to survive for the plan to grow in the future. Or are you going to stay here?”

Jo Seung’s face was conflicted, unsure of what to do. But the conflict soon became meaningless.

“Oye.”

Chan Bo-Heuk turned at the voice coming from behind.

“Who said he can leave?”

“...”

Chung Myung, Mount Hua’s Divine Dragon, had appeared behind him, smiling eerily.

“Ah, of course, you can leave. I mean the head. Instead, give me...”

Chung Myung gently raised his sword and aimed it at Chan Bo-Heuk’s head.

“Please leave the body behind.”

“... you bastard.”

Hatred and killing intent shone in Chan Bo-Heuk’s eyes.

“I will kill you! You fucking piece of shit!”

“Haha!”

Chung Myung laughed as he watched his opponent rush at him like a madman, then jumped right in front of Chan Bo-Heuk with a bizarre smile.