Chapter 772

Chapter 772

Paaat!

Shells flew through the air, and a human cannonball flew in from the other side.

Chung Myung, who closed a few meters in one leap, soared above the water again.

“What? What is that thing?”

“How can a human fly?”

The pirates who were shooting opened their mouths in confusion. But there seemed to be some who remained calm among them.

“What are you doing! Shoot! Shoot him down!”

“Shoot!”

The guns targeting the ship simultaneously turned their cannons toward Chung Myung.

“Shoot!”

Kwaang!

The White Thunder Cannon began to fire again.

Black shells rained down on Chung Myung, who was now running on water.

“Uh?”

Chung Myung looked up at the scene and twisted his lips into a smile.

Swish!

His body moved on the water, shifting irregularly here and there like falling flower petals.

Puak! Puak!

The cannonballs fell on the water he passed through, and more than a dozen huge water columns rose up. The sight of water rising like pillars in an instant on the Yangtze River was a spectacle.

“Shoot! Continue shooting!”

Even though they had never seen Chung Myung before, it wasn’t difficult to guess what would happen if this guy running on water reached them safely. So, the pirates desperately fired the cannons.

“What! Why did those bastards pack so much gunpowder? Do all the officials sleep?”

Chung Myung didn’t particularly agree with the government’s position. Since he was the one dealing with the cannons now, he was upset with them.

But he had no time to curse the officials at the moment. The cannons continued to fly.

Chung Myung’s face contorted as he sped up and rushed ahead.

“Ughh.”

But even for him, running constantly on the water was not an easy task.

And at that moment.

“Chung Myung!”

Baek Cheon’s voice rang loudly behind him. Chung Myung rose from the surface without a second thought.

Tak! Tak!

Eventually, he stepped onto the wooden planks, which flew in from behind and moved ahead. The eyes of Chung Myung shone as the shells continued to come.

“Ahhh!”

His body, spinning in the air, shot forward.

Tatak!

Kicking the cannon balls away, he moved at the speed of a flash.

“W-what is that?”

“Fuck!”

The attacking pirates were all shocked.

Running on the water was amazing in itself, but jumping between shells was even more shocking.

They couldn’t believe it when they saw it with their own eyes.

“Ughhh!”

Chung Myung flew right in front of the leading ship and pulled out his sword in the air.

Soon, his sword cut through the air with a terrifying roar, and a stream of red sword qi spewed out.

Paaang!

Half-moon-shaped red sword Qi flew to the bottom of the ship, which was in the water.

Slash!

The deck, made of hardwood, was cut down like paper.

“T-that...”

Kwaaang!

As soon as the wood turned into pieces, the cold water of the Yangtze River began to rush into the ship.

“I-it is sinking!”

“Damn it, jump in!”

If they jumped in with their bare bodies, they might kill themselves, but if they sank along with the ship, their lives couldn’t be guaranteed.

The pirates threw themselves into the Yangtze River without even looking back.

“Tsk!”

Chung Myung got off the bow of the lead ship and, without delay, kicked the ship and jumped towards the next one.

“Shoot at me again, you bastards!”

Paat!

His long sword qi, which erupted from the swing, dug into the deck. The ship was completely pierced.

“W-wait a moment. Getting closer now might not be a good chance.... Uh?”

At that time, Jo Seung, who was holding on to the railing, tilted his head.

“Why?”

“No, wait a minute...”

He looked closely at the scene ahead and spoke to Im So-Byeong.

“I think we can move.”

“Why are you saying one thing at a time? Speak up! This or that!”

“...normally, one shouldn’t approach pirates carelessly when they are in the water. Water pirates tend to feel more comfortable in the water than outside, so falling into the water doesn’t mean they are weak. If you get too close, they might make a hole under your ship.”

“Hmm?”

Im So-Byeong, who hadn’t thought of that, flinched for a moment.

“But then you are saying I can go? Aren’t you committing treason against your own?”

“Well, it isn’t like that. Look there. Aren’t they bad at controlling themselves?”

Im So-Byeong looked at the pirates who jumped off the sinking ship. There was something awkward about their splashing around.

“They haven’t learned water arts yet?”

“I think so.”

“I cannot believe that they haven’t learned it yet. Does that make sense?”

“T-that, in a way, it is expected...”

“What do you mean?”

Jo Seung gulped as he answered.

“Who is a born pirate? Usually, one either learns martial arts and then joins the pirates, or having no way to make a living, they join the pirates. And then they learn the martial arts.”

“Then, if the pirates were brought in recently, it isn’t strange for them to not swim right?”

“Yes! They probably aren’t pirates who moved here originally. There is a high chance they are newly brought in.”

Jo Seung’s face was quite desperate.

He didn’t know if the intention was to deny ties with those people or prevent the ties between Mount Hua and the pirates from worsening further.

“Hmm...”

Im So-Byeong nodded.

“Well, it isn’t something I care about, and anyway, it means there is no problem getting close, right? That is enough, then. Everyone, move on at full speed!”

The ship carrying the Mount Hua disciples and the bandit moved ahead swiftly.

The pirates’ ship, thrown into confusion by a single man, wasn’t aware of the ships approaching them, only realizing it later when they reached close to one another.

“A-avoid the ship!”

“It is crashing in!”

The large crash horn attached to the front of the ship hit the side of the pirate ship.

Kwaaang!

The ship hit on the side, tilted as if it was going to turn over, and got pushed away. However, the arrowhead-shaped horn, which pierced the side, held the hull tightly and didn’t let go.

“Walk over!”

The bandits threw the hook chains they had captured from the pirate base and tied them tightly together.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Mount Hua disciples drew their swords and rushed at once.

“Let’s go! Let us handle the pirates first!”

“Ohhh!”

The disciples of the famous sect, the Mount Hua sect, took the lead, followed by the bandits of Green Forest. If one looked at this combination, they would find it strange but strong at the same time.

Mount Hua’s disciples jumped between the ships and moved to the pirates’ ship, swinging their sharp swords to cut down the pirates in an instant.

“Kuaak!”

“T-these people!”

Baek Cheon struck down a pirate who was confused and counterattacked with a single blow to the chest. And he let out this roar filled with strength. No, he wanted to scream.

“Rush...!”

“Ohh, it is because of you that we almost died!”

“Do you know what happened because of you?”

“We almost died! You fucking pirates!”

“Die now!”

“....”

Guys? Their purpose in fighting seemed a bit strange now?

“Skin them and throw them in!”

“Yes!”

Baek Cheon looked at the Mount Hua disciples with blank looks, who were leading the bandits and rushing ahead.

Uh....

Hahah. Right, who cared even?

Just fight well; that should do.

“Throw them all down!”

Baek Cheon also joined in the strange sight without any regrets.