novelraw Chapter 79 : Chapter 79
Chapter 79 : Chapter 79
Chapter 79 - The Performance is Guaranteed
“That's right!”
O Geodon clapped his thick palms together and greeted the escort team.
He had been inwardly anxious because there was no one outside to restrain Biyoung's actions.
But as soon as the butler made the call, the escort team gathered as usual.
Led by Nangsu, whom he trusted the most…….
“Uh……?”
O Geodon's eyelids shot up to the sky.
Because Nangsu, who should have been there, was nowhere to be seen.
“Where is the escort captain!”
“That is……”
The man at the very front hesitated, looking around.
‘Come to think of it…….’
That wasn't the only strange thing.
Since when did the O Family Manor's escort team have so few members?
He didn't realize when they were running from afar, but the gathered escort team seemed to be less than half of its usual size.
“Why is there no answer!”
When O Geodon roared, the man at the very front squeezed his eyes shut.
“We were attacked.”
“Attacked? By what? By whom?”
His trembling finger pointed in one direction.
“Th-That person. That person annihilated the escort captain and dozens of escort team members at the Treasure Vault.”
“!”
In the direction his finger was pointing, there was a man.
The very man who had been turning his insides upside down for a while now!
“Are you saying that the escort captain and dozens of escort team members were defeated by that one fellow?”
“……That is correct.”
“!”
O Geodon felt like he was dreaming.
If he could, he wanted to slap his own sagging cheeks without mercy and return to reality.
Just one person.
Are you saying that the escort team was shattered by a single man who didn't even look to be twenty years old?
Putting the other guys aside, he couldn't believe that Nangsu had been defeated.
Because there had been more than one or two cases where some swordsmen from the orthodox sects had picked a fight with him over his gloomy impression and had been thoroughly beaten.
Even the second-generation disciples of the True Dragon Sect, an orthodox sect that had recently joined the Nine Sects One Union, were no match for Nangsu.
And yet.
Who in the world was that fellow, to have subdued such a man as Nangsu?
“Ahem!”
Seeing the way his nose was ascending to the sky, it seemed that it was indeed that fellow's doing.
At that arrogance, O Geodon felt his blood boil in reverse.
“What are you all doing! Strike!”
“Y-Yes!”
The escort warriors blocked Biyoung's path with very reluctant faces.
If he had subdued Nangsu, it wouldn't be easy even if everyone here rushed him.
But most of those who had faced Biyoung in front of the Treasure Vault were lying down with bumps on their heads.
In other words, only a very few had directly witnessed Biyoung's demonic swordsmanship.
‘Damn it. I can't back out in front of the Family Head.’
‘There must have been some kind of fluke. Otherwise, how could the captain be defeated by such a greenhorn?’
‘No matter how great he is, there's no master against numbers.’
As the escort team slowly approached, Sedong asked with a frightened face.
“B-Biyoung. What should we do?”
“What do you mean, what should we do?”
“It's my fault. I really didn't know the Family Head would react this way.”
“Hahahaha.”
Biyoung suddenly burst into a clear laugh.
“Hey, friend. The world is just this dirty.”
At his words, Sedong's eyes widened.
At this moment, for some reason, he felt like he was dealing with an older elder, not Biyoung.
“To lead the Yi Family Clan, you need to get a little dirty. But you just can't seem to get tainted, can you?”
“Biyoung. I don't really understand what you're saying. And right now……”
Isn't this not the time for such leisurely talk?
Looking at the escort team that had approached to a close distance, Sedong swallowed hard.
“There's nothing to be afraid of. How well can the escort warriors of a merchant family use a sword? If you fought them one-on-one, you could probably beat them all with the fist and foot techniques you've learned.”
“No way……”
“Besides, I'm not the one fighting now. Let's just sit back and enjoy the show.”
“You're not fighting? Then?”
Biyoung's gaze turned to one side.
There, a female swordsman was already holding a sword.
“Older sister?”
“Right. Even though her body is so frail, her swordsmanship is better than the Senior Brothers'.”
Sedong stared at Jeong-i with anxious eyes.
Sedong also knew well that she had talent.
When he demonstrated the Flying Eagle Steps at the Diancang Sect, there were two people who surpassed Sedong first.
One was the Absolute Protector.
And the remaining one was none other than Jeong-i.
In the case of the Absolute Protector, since he was in a state of a blank slate, there was no problem in learning the Flying Eagle Steps anew.
But in the case of the other Senior Brothers, their bad habits remained, and they had a hard time with the correction.
Among the swordsmen who came from Simao, only one.
Only Jeong-i was able to digest the proper Flying Eagle Steps without difficulty.
‘But…….’
That was training.
Isn't this a real battle now?
The sight of the slender woman who had taken such good care of him at the Diancang Sect, facing dozens of escort team members alone, looked precarious just by watching.
But the question that came out of her mouth was, contrary to her appearance, quite murderous.
“Is there a need to kill?”
“No.”
These people were different from bandits, so there was no need to kill them.
That was the reason why Biyoung had swung his sword with its scabbard in front of the Treasure Vault in the first place.
Jeong-i also did not bother to draw her blade.
Of course, it goes without saying that the anger of the escort team who had watched the entire conversation was immense.
“This wench is looking down on us as pushovers.”
“We'll make you pay the price for your arrogance.”
“Don't expect mercy in my hands just because you have a pretty face!”
They were already heated up by the remark that they would lose even if they fought Sedong.
But this time, a single woman was facing dozens of escort team members?
The escort team, which had hesitated while looking at Biyoung, now drew their swords and rushed forward without waiting for anyone to go first.
“Heok!”
As if using Sedong's voice as a starting signal, Jeong-i took a step.
The sword strike that began from her slender wrist shot out like a ray of light.
KWANG!!!!!
“!”
The chest of the escort team member, who had raised his sword high in the air and was just about to strike down, was mercilessly crushed.
The escort team swordsman was sent flying beyond the group without even being able to scream.
“Heok!”
Sedong made the same sound again.
But the meaning contained within it was the difference between heaven and earth.
The speed of the sword was one thing, but what in the world was this destructive power?
A man with a sturdy build was sent flying over five zhang by her single sword strike.
It was an internal energy that did not match at all with the slender woman whose waist seemed to be barely a handful.
“Whew.”
At that formidable power, Biyoung whistled.
“As expected of the Profound Heaven's True Energy Unification Art. The performance is guaranteed.”
She was already the one with the strongest internal energy among the disciples of the younger generation of the Diancang Sect.
If the other Senior Brothers had absorbed the Six-Flower Pill like rain in a drought, several spirit pills equivalent to it remained in her body.
While circulating the Profound Heaven's True Energy Unification Art, she was gradually making the spirit pills in her body her own.
Even Biyoung, who had occasionally stolen(?) the spirit pill's energy, had his internal energy greatly increased, so it goes without saying that the development of Jeong-i herself was immense.
‘If she could do that much after using the Vacuum Sword, then that says it all.’
The Treasure Vault, firmly locked with Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Iron.
The key was with O Geodon, so by what method did he open that door?
There was only one way.
Only the Vacuum Sword.
For the first time since opening the vault hidden in the Tiger-Bear Stronghold, Biyoung had tried using the Vacuum Sword.
Jjirit.
It couldn't be said that there were no side effects, but compared to that time, it was a world of difference.
Then what about Jeong-i?
Even before she had absorbed the spirit pill, she would have had no problem facing the escort team.
She swung her sword towards the escort team like a fish in water.
Kwang!
Paaaaak!
Kung!
The Eagle Talon Twelve Swords is the basic swordsmanship of the Diancang Sect.
At best, there are only twelve techniques.
Because it is simple, the swordsmanship itself does not have its own character.
Thus, the characteristics of the person holding the sword are revealed as they are.
‘Beautiful…….’
Belying the fact that it was a process of beating people up, Sedong was overcome with such an impression.
Cutting, swinging, and stabbing.
The feet moved forward, then to the side, then retreated.
The whole body drew a semicircle, rotated, then bent like a reed.
Could this really be called the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords, no, could it be called swordsmanship?
“Heh, indeed……”
It wasn't just Sedong who was impressed by her movements.
Originally, Jeong-i's specialty was a swordsmanship called ‘Flowery Chaotic Dance Sword.’
As can be seen from the characters, it confronts the enemy based on a sword dance.
But following Biyoung's instructions, Jeong-i was only using the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords.
Because it was more important to properly master the basic Eagle Talon Twelve Swords than to use the Flowery Chaotic Dance Sword in the wrong way.
However,
Peobeobeok!
“Keuaaaak!”
Her swordsmanship was definitely the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords.
But because the movements flowed smoothly into each other, it felt as if a single sword dance was being completed with just the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords.
Her upper body rotated with a horizontal cut, and when she dodged the opponent's attack, her back bent like a bow.
If someone unfamiliar with the Diancang Sect's swords saw it, they would question, ‘How is that a basic swordsmanship?’ The Eagle Talon Twelve Swords used by Jeong-i was filled with her own character.
‘Her application ability is amazing.’
Indeed.
She was a swordsman who had originally fixed the shortcomings of the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords on her own.
He had never thought she would lose from the beginning, but even Biyoung had not expected her to be able to use this much martial power.
If such a brilliant sword line was possible with just the basic swordsmanship of the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords, what would it look like if she used the Flowery Chaotic Dance Sword she had originally learned?
His resolve to only teach the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords for the time being was shaken; Jeong-i's swordsmanship had a beautiful flavor.
The problem was that, to some, that beauty was considered a more terrible tragedy than a depiction of hell.
Kwang!
“Eok!!!”
At her Eagle Talon Twelve Swords, the group of escort team members fell helplessly.
Could it be that they would be annihilated, unable to defeat a single female swordsman?
‘What in the world are these people, both of them……!’
‘How can a female swordsman of this age have such destructive internal energy!’
‘I made a mistake. I shouldn't have confronted them from the beginning……!’
Watching the warriors flying in all directions, regret slowly began to set in, but it was far too late.
Although it was embellished with brilliance, the Eagle Talon Twelve Swords was the basic swordsmanship of the Diancang Sect.
And all the swordsmanship of the Diancang Sect followed a single direction.
Quick sword.
In the face of those two characters, the two characters for escape were not allowed.
“Keuk!”
Finally, warriors who threw away their swords and fled appeared, but they had to feel a lightning-like shock in their backs before they could take a few steps.
“Huu……”
When she stopped her sword, the bodies of the fainted escort team members were spread wide here and there on the ground.
‘They look just like flower petals scattered in the wind.’
From a distance, it would have surely looked that way.
Biyoung looked at Jeong-i, who was tidying up her scabbard, and smiled a satisfied smile.
And…….
Ttubeok ttubeok.
He slowly walked over and approached someone.
Where his gaze was directed, there was a man whose jaw had dropped far down and showed no sign of coming back up.
“How about it. If you have anyone else to call, go ahead and call them.”
Call more.
They're all beaten and gone.
You son of a bitch……!!
O Geodon, who was shrewd in his calculations, had to admit that he had no more moves left.
He was in a situation where he had no choice but to give up the money he had thought was free.
And with immense interest at that!
“You should have returned it on time, on the maturity date. I looked at the contract, and it was before the Diancang Sect was attacked.”
Was it because he had been helplessly beaten?
While Biyoung was packing the ledger and tucking the chests under his arm again, O Geodon remained still like a dazed person.
After all the escort team members had been defeated, there was nothing more he could do.
“I'll give you the certificate that the payment has been made as soon as the Diancang Treasure Red Seal arrives. Why did you make us go through all this trouble by saying you didn't have the money when you did?”
“…………!!”
O Geodon cried out in his heart.
That money was not prepared to repay you bastards.
It was money prepared because I have to buy a large amount of tea leaves soon.
What I said to the female sword demon next to me wasn't all a lie!
“We got the money, so let's go!”
At Biyoung's words, Sedong and Jeong-i nodded their heads.
The three of them, laughing and chatting, left the pavilion.
“Demons…… those bastards are demons……”
O Geodon, who had lost not only his principal and interest, but also his soul, could only watch their backs with a dazed face.