Chapter 199: Go Ahead, Do As You Please (2)
So-mu was holding his back and staring at the enemy lines.
The number of troops stationed at the gate was 4,000, but at first glance, the enemy force was about 20 times that number.
The defenders were nervous and sweating at the overwhelming number of people.
Thud-! Thud-! Thud-! Thud-!
With the sound of drums announcing the advance, the Hui Dynasty’s camp stirred.
About a hundred carts appear at the same time. It was loaded with shredded graphite wood.
Ten people clung to each cart and rushed from the front without hesitation. The ground shook and thick dust rose up.
Doo doo doo doo-!!!
Behind the cart, infantrymen clutching ladders were following like a swarm of bees.
The commander of the trigger crossbow’s unit rushed to So-mu’s side and spoke.
“The cart can be destroyed with a steel paddle. Please give me orders, General.”
“There’s no need for that, so just wait.”
“However, if those carts arrive under the gate….”
So-mu glanced behind him. There was a large pile of dry grass and twigs bundled up in bunches.
“No matter how excellent a tactic is, if it is detected by the opponent, it becomes poisonous. There is no need to worry because we are already prepared.”
There was no check on the approaching enemies above the gate. All the arrows of the archers except Kang No-yong were used up, so they had no choice but to watch.
After a while, the carts hit the wall of the gateway and settled into place one by one.
Thud-! Kuk-kung-!!!
Next, a fiery arrow flew from the Hui Dynasty’s camp.
Deep! Puppuppuk-!!!
As the cart caught fire, thick smoke rose like fog. It rose with the wind and spread like a cloud.
After a while, the defenders above the gate reached a point where their view was blocked and it was difficult to see below.
The enemy’s shouted vibrated from the ground as if they had been waiting.
“Waaah!!!”
“Charge!!!”
The sound of ladders being lifted could be heard everywhere. It seemed like there were hundreds of them in an instant.
You had to knock down the ladder before the enemies could climb up, but you couldn’t see it because the view was blocked.
The defenders were confused and muttered at the unexpected situation.
“Fuck, what should I do?”
“How can we fight like this?”
“You cowardly bastards….”
The helpless soldiers looked at So-mu in Jeoknu. The general, who was behind him, looked very calm, as if the current situation was not a big deal.
After a while, he quietly said one word.
“What you can’t see is the same for your enemies, so there’s no need to panic.”
The voice was like a whisper, but it was heard clearly in everyone’s ears. And after some more time had passed, he gave his first command.
“From now on, show your enemies what happens if they play with fire carelessly.”
The soldiers, who did not understand what he meant, looked around in confusion.
At that moment, the sound of a horse echoing from the edge of the gate.
Heeeeeeeee-!!!
The gaze of the defenders turned towards that place.
It was a war horse that had been placed above the gate at dawn. Above him, Yang Gang, holding the reins, began to gallop, holding a torch in his left hand.
The sound of clattering horses’ hooves gave off a loud roar.
He set fire to the piles lined up behind him and ran with all his might over the gate.
“Don’t hesitate and throw!!!”
The soldiers came to their senses, grabbed the burning pile and threw it down the gate.
“Hurry!!!”
It was a pile of twigs tied together with dry grass. After just a moment, it was immediately engulfed in flames, so the soldiers moved around like crazy and threw it.
By the time all the prepared piles had been thrown, the enemies appeared one by one through the haze.
The sound of weapons clashing rang out everywhere. It seemed like close combat had begun in earnest, but it did not last long. This was because the pale haze that had risen like fog suddenly transformed into black smoke.
“Cough! Cough!”
“Keuuk!”
It was the groaned of soldiers climbing the ladder. It was no longer a smokescreen blocking the view. The black smoke penetrated the soldiers’ lungs and shook their spirits.
Soon, the sound of enemy soldiers climbing the ladder falling down one by one was heard. It gradually became faster, like hail falling.
The situation above the gate seemed to be resolved in an instant.
Baekyak ran and shouted with a joyous expression.
“Success, General!”
So-mu shook his head once.
“Not yet. We just stopped the enemy’s advance, so how much damage can we do with this?”
“If you come…”
Baekyak opened his mouth without speaking.
This was because So-mu pulled out his sword and threw himself into the smoke. He jumped down the gate.
“……warlord?”
By the time he was closing her eyes, So-mu had landed on the ground.
There was thick smoke below, but it was no obstacle to him.
So-mu silently looked around. The panicked soldiers of the State of Hui were struggling to catch their breath. Your vision was blocked and you lose direction.
‘Half width.’
There was still time left until the smoke cleared. That was enough.
So-mu’s body became a beam of light and began to penetrate the soldiers.
Papat-! Papapapot-!
The sound of the sword swinging echoed like a storm. At the same time, desperate screamed rang out everywhere.
“Kaaak!”
“Ugh!”
There was no need to kill the enemies. It was just a part of the body cut off. Because it was more effective.
With each passing breath, the number of soldiers attacked increased to a dozen.
Being attacked by someone in a smoke where you can’t even see an inch in front of you was accompanied by tremendous fear.
At this point, the soldiers were unable to think rationally.
“The enemy, the enemy has invaded!”
“Da, don’t come closer!”
“Ugh!”
In the end, some soldiers panicked and waved their weapons in all directions. And such behavior gradually spread.
In ordered to survive, you must cut down someone who approaches you. There was a series of incidents of each other stabbing their allies in the back, and a fight between father and son was unfolding.
It was the commanders who became urgent.
“The smoke will disappear soon, so don’t panic!”
“Everyone around you is our friend! Don’t attack, everyone stay still!”
A few generals rushed into the smoke and tried to stop him, but there was no way.
“Everyone get down! There’s no way there’s an enemy here! This disease… Ugh!”
“W-what… ugh!”
Thankfully, the generals were informing us of their location. They were just good prey for So-mu.
So-mu, who killed as many as five generals, escaped through the smoke to the other side. Many soldiers who had not yet joined the attack were waiting in rapt attention.
Now that the enemy army was in confusion, it was an opportunity to cut off the enemy’s head.
So-mu jumped off the ground and looked across the enemy lines in the air. Tens of thousands of soldiers hesitating. They were able to find a person who appeared to be a commander in their center.
Taaa-!
Once I had set my goal, there was no reason to hesitate. So-mu advanced quickly, trampling on the soldiers’ headed.
It was a formidable movement, moving forward thirty pages in one breath. There was no soldier who could stop him.
The center of the enemy camp. The target was the person holding the baton between the elite soldiers wearing blue armor.
‘Legion Commander Dark Blood.’
He was a cunning tactician who must be killed when the opportunity presented itself.
His toes stepped on a soldier’s shoulder and flew up like a bird.
The moment the sword was pulled over the shoulder, the guarded’ pupils widened. They were soldiers so disciplined that they could feel their own movements.
However, by the time they were grabbing their weapons, So-mu’s sword had already finished its attack.
In a split second, a red river that changed into the shape of an arrow passed through a dozen soldiers.
Kwakwang-! Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
Before they could fall, So-mu was spinning like a storm at the enemy’s side.
Sigh-!
The tip of the sword, filled with sword steel, pointed towards the sky. At the same time, the severed heads of Dark Blood soared sky high.
Although he achieved his goal, his expression was not bright. It’s so easy to solve. Something was strange. Looking at the soldiers’ faces, there was no doubt about it.
“You’re a stand-in.”
It was amazing. Not only did he set up a stand-in, but he also laid a trap.
The formation unfolded around them as if they had been waiting. It wasn’t as cunning an opponent as I expected.
About a hundred soldiers in blue armor took a stance, clutching long spears.
I had heard of them.
Crimson Guard, Dark Blood’s personal guard unit. Their leader stepped forward with a wry smile. It was a person wearing a helmet decorated with black tassels.
“The more conceited one is in one’s own cunning, the more likely one is to fall into a trap.”
The person who appeared to be the leader and unit commander of the Crimson Guard was Hwa-kyung. The soldiers under his command were also unusual. Their movements became one, as if they had expertly practiced fighting techniques against superhumans.
I searched for Dark Blood’s location, but I couldn’t even guess where he was disguised somewhere.
“You mean you predicted and prepared for this situation?”
“At first, I thought his concerns were excessive. But now I understand. To catch a big fish, you need patience and waiting.”
A radiance shone from the tips of over a hundred spears. They surrounded So-mu in all directions and slowly circled around.
“Then did you predict what would happen next?”
“Of course. Even if you were a god, you wouldn’t be able to escape from here.”
So-mu, who was looking around silently, chuckled without saying a word.
“What’s funny?”
“But what do you mean? I came alone into the middle of enemy territory and never once considered this situation?”
The leader of the Crimson Guard felt something unnatural in So-mu’s leisurely manner.
“What do you mean?”
“Whatever you were planning, it had nothing to do with it from the beginning.”
“How arrogant!”
So-mu twisted his sword. Then, the tip of the sword imbued with the light of the sun vibrated and let out a clear and magnificent sound.
Jjiiiiing-!
“Test it, see if it’s arrogance or not.”
Conversation was meaningless anymore. The moment the leader of the Crimson Guard grabbed his spear, the formation began in earnest.
More than a hundred spear blades filled with deadly energy came from all directions, narrowing the siege.
In the past, I might have been a little embarrassed, but the situation was different now that I had completed half a year of closed training.
“Hit!”
With a single shout, ten members of the assassination squad stepped forward.
Dozens of lances flew from all directions and passed through So-mu’s whole body.
Deep! Puff poop!
The swirling tip of the spear only cut through the thin air.
So-mu was not even moving from his seat. The movements were so fast that even the appearance of dodging was not visible.
Another dozen lances rushed in through the gap in the first row of people retreating. However, they were also prone to making mistakes.
Deep! Puppuppuk-!
Sharp attacked poured down like a storm from the all-round siege, but they could not even graze So-mu’s armor.
The Crimson Guard, who were attacking in an unbelievable situation, were rather embarrassed.
A chill ran down their leader’s spine as he felt something was wrong.
‘Moving the enemy soldiers was actually poisonous. ‘I should have been here with them to confront the author.’
Even if he did that, he was such a formidable expert that victory could not be guaranteed. And now it had reached a point of no return.
At one point, a golden aura erupted from So-mu’s entire body in a circular shape.
Quaaaaang-!
It was Banya Qigong, known as a higher-ranking martial arts technique than Bantan Ganggi. It was the first time I had used Somudo in actual combat.
“Tsk!”
“Kaaak!”
About a hundred members of the assassination team staggered and took a step back.
The momentary gap that appeared in the formation seemed so huge to So-mu.
As he stepped on his foot, his body glided like running water and disappeared into the gap between the enemy soldiers.
Soon, the sound of something being cut began to emanate without stopping.