Swordless Demonic Path

Chapter 34 : A Dog That Eats a Wolf (1)

Sang Yu-rim, who was being carried like a piece of luggage, already had her clothes half torn.

The warriors standing around her were turning into skewers at the hands of numerous bandits.

"Kraak!"

"Let go! Let go!"

Another woman was also seen struggling, caught by the bandits. There were no subjugation team warriors standing around her.

It was a sudden night raid, and the warriors of the subjugation team were half drunk from the wine they had drunk in the evening.

On top of that, the number of bandits seemed to be well over three hundred.

No matter how much they were people who had not properly learned martial arts, they were warriors when they held weapons in their hands.

On top of that, since they were in the absolute majority in terms of numbers, the subjugation team collapsed in an instant.

"Save me! Please! Kraak!"

"Die!"

"Please save me!"

"Run away! Jump into the water!"

Amidst the shouts and screams from all over, Woo Jeong-bong only chased after Sang Yu-rim.

"Sa-wol! We have to save Miss Sang, right?"

Woo Jeong-bong shouted at Jin Sa-wol.

But when he turned his head, Jin Sa-wol was not in sight. Woo Jeong-bong's eyes widened, and he looked left and right, but Jin Sa-wol's figure was nowhere to be found.

"That damn bastard! He ran away!"

Woo Jeong-bong shouted loudly and swung his sword at the rushing bandits. Then he threw his body in the direction Sang Yu-rim had been dragged.

"Aack! Let go! I said let go!"

Sang Yu-rim, whose limbs were caught by the bandits, struggled and shouted. As she moved violently, the bandit who was holding her arm stumbled.

"This bitch!"

In the meantime, Sang Yu-rim quickly pushed away the bandits who were holding her legs.

"Let go! You sons of bitches! Don't touch me! Where are you touching! You dirty maggot-like bastards!"

The bandits who had each been holding a leg faltered. Just then, the bandit who had fallen stood up and kicked Sang Yu-rim's abdomen.

"Shut up!"

Thwack!

"Aack!"

Sang Yu-rim, who was hit in the stomach, vomited bitter water with a scream. And after feeling a strong impact on the back of her head, she lost consciousness.

The bandits tied her with a rope.

"Crazy bitch."

"Perhaps because she trained in martial arts, her body is good. Hehehe!"

As Sang Yu-rim's cleavage and flesh were visible through her half-torn top, the bandits drooled.

The bandit who had hit Sang Yu-rim slung her over his shoulder and said.

"The woman has to go to the leader. If you dare to pounce on her without waiting for your turn, you'll lose your head."

"Of course."

"Of course, team leader."

The bandits laughed lewdly, left the forest, and approached the twenty or so bandits who were waiting.

A man with the build of a bear and holding an axe lifted Sang Yu-rim's face and then nodded.

It was Heo Dong, one of the leaders of the Black Curtain Fortress.

Jang Wi and the other two leaders were in the process of dealing with the subjugation team with their subordinates. He had remained as a support unit and was in charge of kidnapping the women.

"As Brother Jang said, she's pretty."

Heo Dong, who turned his head, raised his hand towards Jang Oh, who was standing a little away.

Jang Oh grinned, approached Heo Dong, and said.

"Can't we play with her a little before taking her to the fortress?"

"That's not allowed. The fortress master comes first."

"That's a shame. She's a woman I had my eye on."

Jang Oh smacked his lips and looked at the face of Sang Yu-rim, who was lying on the ground. Just then, other bandits appeared from the bushes, bringing women with them.

Heo Dong had his subordinates tie the women even more tightly with ropes. As they even gagged them, Jang Oh asked.

"What happens to these women after they enter the fortress?"

"The fortress master will favor them. But if they fall out of the fortress master's favor, it's the end after that. They'll be treated as prostitutes and then die."

Heo Dong answered as if it were no big deal.

Papapat!

In that instant, a huge beast jumped high into the sky from the forest. The beast, with nimble movements, picked up Sang Yu-rim and then immediately flew back into the forest and disappeared.

"Hmph!"

"What?"

"What on earth happened?"

The bandits were startled and flustered. Heo Dong came to his senses and shouted.

"Chase them! That's a woman to be offered to the fortress master! You must catch her!"

As Heo Dong screamed, the bandits jumped into the forest.

There was an eye watching Heo Dong and Jang Oh, standing on top of a tree.

It was Jin Sa-wol.

As the bandits rushed in, Jin Sa-wol left the spot. Immediately after, he discovered where Heo Dong was, climbed a tree not far away, and observed the situation.

"Uwaaak!"

The scream from afar echoed like a an echo.

Jin Sa-wol frowned when he saw Jang Oh with the bandits, but that was all.

The dirty things of the world were similar everywhere.

Pucheucheu!

Just then, the bushes shook, and from within, Woo Jeong-bong poked his head out.

'He got out, so why is he over there?'

If the bandits had charged like that, he should have run away, but Woo Jeong-bong did not.

Jin Sa-wol, thinking 'no way', watched as he flew through the air like an eagle, snatched Sang Yu-rim, and quickly disappeared.

Just by looking at his lightness skill, a master was a master. It was said that the disciples of the Wudang Sect were all masters, and it was not a lie.

Jin Sa-wol looked in the direction Woo Jeong-bong had disappeared, but he did not follow to help.

"Chase them!"

As the bandits shouted and chased Woo Jeong-bong, Jin Sa-wol turned and went deep into the forest.

* * *

The Black Curtain Fortress, submerged in deep night, had fewer guards on duty than usual.

There were always five in a team at the main gate, but today there were only two. Since many had gone out to raid the subjugation team, the security was bound to be lax.

Although pine torches were burning around the building where the fortress master of the Black Curtain Fortress resided, there were no bandits on guard.

Most of them were sitting here and there around the wooden fence or were half-lying down and dozing.

Whoosh!

Although there was a black shadow that jumped over the wooden fence with the sound of wind, no one noticed.

Finding Mak Gu-dong's room was easy. It was the only one with a lamp lit, and the door was half open.

On the large bed, the naked Mak Gu-dong was lying spread-eagled and sleeping. At his bedside, two hwando were placed.

"Krr-eup! Krr-ong!"

Jin Sa-woon appeared in front of Mak Gu-dong, who was sleeping with a snore like a fierce beast.

Jin Sa-wol, who had appeared without a sound, looked around the messy room and then discovered a half-naked woman who had collapsed in a corner.

The woman, who seemed to be sleeping in a curled-up state, had shackles on her arms and legs.

'...A corpse.'

But the woman was not breathing.

Jin Sa-wol looked at Mak Gu-dong, who was sleeping next to the dead body.

Swish!

Jin Sa-wol, who had approached Mak Gu-dong's head without a sound, raised his sword and lightly cut.

Pfft!

With a sharp flash, a few drops of blood splattered.

A blood line appeared on Mak Gu-dong's neck, and from there, a huge amount of blood began to pour out endlessly.

Jin Sa-wol looked for a box to put Mak Gu-dong's head in.

Rattle! Rattle!

Jin Sa-wol, who had found a suitable box and put Mak Gu-dong's head in it, wrapped the box in a cloth.

Perhaps because he had heard the rattling sound, a human shadow flickered outside the door.

"Fortress Master. Are you awake?"

Creak!

Cha Shim, who had opened the door and entered, discovered the box on the table and approached. As the thick smell of blood stimulated his nose, he frowned.

"Did you kill the woman?"

Mak Gu-dong sometimes killed a woman if she resisted or he got tired of her. Today, seeing that the smell of blood was vibrating, it seemed he had killed her with a sword.

Cha Shim shook his head, checked the box on the table, and his eyes widened.

"Fortress Master?"

Inside the box, a familiar face was placed nonchalantly.

Swish!

In that instant, a sharp silver light pierced through his Adam's apple and filled Cha Shim's eyes.

"Keok!"

In an instant, his whole body heated up as if it were on fire.

His voice should have come out, but it didn't. It was because a black hand was covering his mouth and nose.

The sword that had pierced his Adam's apple disappeared again without a sound, and Cha Shim's body was seated in a chair.

If the bandits who were sleeping woke up because of the loud noise, it could become troublesome.

Jin Sa-wol, after confirming Cha Shim's death, slung the box containing Mak Gu-dong's head on his back and left the room.

* * *

"Heok! Heok!"

Woo Jeong-bong, with a tired face, stood in front of Sang Yu-rim and cut the waist of the rushing bandit.

Sang Yu-rim just looked at Woo Jeong-bong with a dazed face and showed no movement. She seemed to be in a state of panic.

The sky was passing through dawn and greeting the morning. It was a time when darkness and day coexisted.

Woo Jeong-bong and Sang Yu-rim jumped across the stream.

Splash! Splash!

"Chase them! Go and kill them!"

Already, twenty or so of his subordinates had died by Woo Jeong-bong's sword. But Heo Dong did not give up and chased Woo Jeong-bong.

Jang Oh followed from a distance but did not step forward.

"Leave me and go. I can't go."

As soon as she crossed the stream, Sang Yu-rim collapsed on the gravel field, then cried and shook her head.

Woo Jeong-bong ignored her words and fought with the approaching bandits.

"Kraak!"

"Ack!"

Woo Jeong-bong's sword cut and pierced the chests and waists of the bandits.

As the screams echoed, one of the bandits who was attacking Woo Jeong-bong raised his saber towards Sang Yu-rim.

Since Sang Yu-rim had no weapon, she threw the gravel she had grabbed in her hand.

Thwack!

"Ack! This crazy bitch!"

The bandit shouted and raised his saber above his head. At that moment, Woo Jeong-bong's sword cut the bandit's neck and passed.

"Keok!"

The bandit vomited blood and fell back. Woo Jeong-bong, who stood in front of him, turned his head to Sang Yu-rim.

"There are only a few left."

Woo Jeong-bong said as if to say not to worry and then wiped his sweat.

Seeing that, Sang Yu-rim bit her molars, stood up, and picked up the sword that the bandit had dropped.

"Even if I die, I have to kill a few bastards before I die."

It was Sang Yu-rim, who smiled faintly with a tired expression. It was amazing that she could laugh like that in this situation.

'She's not in her right mind.'

Woo Jeong-bong felt a momentary chill and trembled his shoulders.

In the meantime, a dozen or so bandits and Heo Dong had crossed the stream. Behind them, Jang Oh and four branch members were also visible.

Woo Jeong-bong shouted at Jang Oh.

"Team Leader Jang! Help me! These are the bandits of the Black Curtain Fortress!"

Although Woo Jeong-bong shouted, Jang Oh just shrugged his shoulders from a distance.

Sang Yu-rim gnashed her teeth from behind and said.

"They're on the same side."

"I know. I just asked because I wanted to confirm."

Woo Jeong-bong, who had spoken to the back, faced Heo Dong as he swung his saber and rushed in.

Clatter-clatter!

Woo Jeong-bong, who had blocked Heo Dong's saber, was surprised by its power and faltered. In the meantime, other bandits attacked Woo Jeong-bong from the left and right.

Woo Jeong-bong pushed Heo Dong away and blocked the weapons of the other bandits.

Clang! Clatter-clatter!

Woo Jeong-bong, who had parried the saber and axe, made a mistake. It was because he had separated from Sang Yu-rim.

"Ack!"

At the scream, Woo Jeong-bong turned his head, and in his eyes, he saw a bandit grabbing Sang Yu-rim from behind and choking her.

"Ugh!"

Sang Yu-rim hit the head of the bandit who was choking her with the sword in her hand.

Thwack! With the sound, blood splattered.

"Aack! This damn bitch!"

As the bandit who was clutching his head stepped back, another bandit descended upon Sang Yu-rim.

It was then. A sharp flash drew a circle and wrapped around Sang Yu-rim.

Thwack-thwack-thwack!

In an instant, the three bandits who were standing around Sang Yu-rim collapsed with their waists cut.

"Keok!"

Heo Dong instinctively grabbed his neck and trembled his whole body.

A moment ago, he had struck Woo Jeong-bong with his saber. But Woo Jeong-bong had retreated back as if by magic.

Immediately after, he felt a strange feeling. He felt as if the saber in his hand had been cut and something was caught in his neck.

That was the end.

Thud

(End of Chapter)