Chapter 310: Chapter 310

In the damp darkness, there were those looking at the Yueyang magistrate’s office.

The sight of dozens of people hiding themselves between the bushes and buildings made them look like wild beasts eyeing their prey.

“Aaagh!”

From inside, the painful screams of men echoed, as if someone were torturing them.

Every time that happened, the men who were hiding flinched as if they would rush in right away, but because Yu Deok-cheon at the very front did not give the signal, they could only remain restless.

“I will kill him…….”

Yu Deok-cheon ground his teeth as he stared at the magistrate’s office.

He had no idea who was inside the Yueyang magistrate’s office.

However, they surely did not think they could get away with it easily after touching the Green Forest of the world.

Yu Deok-cheon’s gaze turned cold.

Lightly raising his saber, he finally gave the signal.

In that instant, numerous Green Forest bandits scaled the wall all at once and launched the attack.

Chwachwak!

“A-an…… raid!”

The moment he saw his colleague collapse, a soldier shouted loudly.

He tried to thrust and swing the spear in his hand, but the shaft, which absurdly cut through empty air, was blocked by the blade and snapped in two, and the soldier’s head was split open.

Chwaaaak!

Blood splurted.

No one in this place could block Yu Deok-cheon’s strike.

The blade he swung swept through the surroundings like a storm. As the blood-stained saber danced gracefully, it was like looking at a god of calamity.

“Kill all those who resist!”

At Yu Deok-cheon’s shouting, his subordinates burst into wild laughter and replied.

As if to make them realize to their bones what it meant to touch the Green Forest bandits, their eyes gleamed with a sinister light.

* * *

Boom!

At the echoing shouts and screams, Jang Sam-tae hurriedly rose from his seat.

Soon, the door burst open and Mae-hyang was seen rushing inside.

“It is a disaster!”

“What is with the commotion?”

“The bandits are raiding the magistrate’s office!”

Jang Sam-tae looked out the window in horror and saw the soldiers barely holding out against the bandits.

Some were already dying, and others were collapsed unconscious.

There was no mercy for the bandits, and they even showed the cruelty of completely ending the lives of those who fell.

“What are you doing! We have to run away quickly!”

“W-wait…… a moment!”

Mae-hyang took Jang Sam-tae’s hand and hurriedly tried to leave the place. She judged that if they did not run away now, there would be no more opportunities.

“You rascals!”

Ringing!

Just then, a familiar voice was heard.

The one who appeared, parting the fallen soldiers, was none other than Hong Won-chang.

Holding a sword in one hand, he did not think of his own helplessness at all.

He seemed to have only the single-minded determination that he could no longer leave his dying subordinates unattended.

“That idiot……!”

Jang Sam-tae could not contain his embarrassment.

It was none other than Hong Won-chang.

If not for Dan Woo-hyun, he was nothing more than a county magistrate who could do nothing and could not even live up to his title. With what confidence was such a guy running amok with a sword.

“Are you the county magistrate?”

Yu Deok-cheon stood towering in front of Hong Won-chang.

An imposing man with a height of eight feet, a bear-like build, sharp eyes, and a shaggy beard, he made even the saber he held look like a toothpick.

At his appearance, which seemed to crush a person’s spirit just by looking, Hong Won-chang flinched and grew frightened.

He had met many people, and there were scary ones among them, but none of them emitted a momentum as powerful as Yu Deok-cheon before him now.

Therefore, his body shrank without him realizing.

“T-that…… is right! Do you bastards know where this place is to run amok like this!”

“Hmph! Do I look like someone who came here without knowing that?”

Snorting, Yu Deok-cheon swung his saber.

The lightly thrust blade flashed and sliced Hong Won-chang’s chest in an instant.

Chwaak!

“Keuk!”

“Father!”

“Honey!”

The moment the sight of blood spurting from his chest entered their eyes, the desperate voices of the two rang out.

Flinching heavily once, Hong Won-chang ground his teeth and held his ground, preventing the two from approaching.

Rustle!

Soon, a sound was heard.

It was also at that moment that Yu Deok-cheon turned his head.

Because he was distracted by the people in front of him, he had not yet realized that someone else was hiding.

His blade swung fiercely toward the side.

Boong!

The fierce saber cutting the wind was swung, harboring a storm. The robust momentum stretching out showed no signs of stopping, and its power was also strong enough to transcend imagination.

Crash!

Soon, one of the detached buildings collapsed with a thud, and its debris scattered in all directions.

Despite that, Yu Deok-cheon did not stop.

He suddenly dashed forward and swung his saber once more.

Crash!

“Keuk!?”

“…….”

Although the tremendous internal energy was unbearable, Jang Sam-tae, who narrowly dodged, extended his leg and changed the trajectory of the swung saber.

Otherwise, Mae-hyang would have never been safe.

Jang Sam-tae, holding Mae-hyang in his arms, glared at Yu Deok-cheon while grinding his teeth.

Yu Deok-cheon also thrust his saber, targeting Jang Sam-tae’s head once again.

Chwaak!

The incoming saber was extremely fast.

If he had not been looking straight at it, Jang Sam-tae would have been skewered on the spot.

“You son of a bitch!”

“……!”

Although Yu Deok-cheon frowned at the sudden curse, he soon wore a smile as if it were amusing and swung his saber horizontally in a wide arc once more.

Boong!

The blade, condensing a powerful momentum, was heavy.

That attack, laden with saber energy, was not something Jang Sam-tae could block.

Lowering his head, Jang Sam-tae extended his leg.

He kicked the side of the diagonally swinging blade.

Kwadadang!

However, perhaps due to the difference in internal energy, Jang Sam-tae was instead thrown backward helplessly.

Mae-hyang, whom he had been holding in his arms, was already thrown into the air, and Jang Sam-tae’s body slammed against the wall, vomiting blood.

“Keuk!”

Yu Deok-cheon lightly caught Mae-hyang’s falling body.

Soon, after checking her face, he smirked.

“Quite a pretty wench.”

“Hiccup!?”

“You…… this son of a bitch……!”

“Haha! Do you still have the strength to speak after being beaten like that?”

Yu Deok-cheon looked at Jang Sam-tae with quite an interested expression.

If it were an ordinary person, their entire body would have been torn to shreds like a piece of paper.

To receive such an attack with a bare body and still move?

That meant the opponent had either deflected the energy or possessed internal energy not inferior to Yu Deok-cheon’s.

Yu Deok-cheon thought it was the former.

It was because that fellow possessed such outstanding movement.

Just then, Jang Sam-tae reached out.

Chwarak!

Although he could not tell what had flown out, Yu Deok-cheon stepped back and swung his saber.

Chwachwachwak!

The steel thread, which he thought no one could easily sever, snapped absurdly.

Since the strength of the steel thread was affected by internal energy, this happened because Jang Sam-tae’s internal energy was terribly inferior.

“Stronghold Leader, that is him! That guy is indeed Lightning Feet Jang Sam-tae!”

Just then, Gyun-ung, who had been released from the dungeon, shouted loudly and pointed at Jang Sam-tae.

Had it not been for his miserably battered state, he ground his teeth as if he would run over and swing his fist right away.

“As expected.”

Yu Deok-cheon thought.

Who else but him would possess such leg strength?

Although he did not take a direct hit, if he could alter the path of an attack shrouded in saber energy with his leg techniques, there could be no one else but Lightning Feet.

Having finished his thoughts, Yu Deok-cheon raised his saber.

He intended to split the fellow’s head open in a single stroke.

Just then, he suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder.

“Ugh?!”

It was not that painful, but it was surprising.

Turning his head to look, Mae-hyang, who was held in his arms, was biting Yu Deok-cheon’s arm.

“This bitch?!”

Yu Deok-cheon shouted roughly and swung his hand.

Slap!

Slapped on the cheek, Mae-hyang’s body flew like a sheet of paper.

Falling to the ground, she glared sharply up at Yu Deok-cheon, yet spoke toward Jang Sam-tae.

“Run away!”

“What?”

“I told you to run away right now!”

At Mae-hyang’s words, Jang Sam-tae wore a dazed expression. Who was in the greatest danger right now, and who was she telling to run away?

“Do you think you can run away!”

Yu Deok-cheon let out a shout and approached Jang Sam-tae. A terrifying killing intent surged from him as he slowly walked over.

It was just then that Mae-hyang’s sharp voice was heard.

“If you die like this, nothing will come of it!”

At her strong outcry, Jang Sam-tae trembled.

Turning his gaze to look the other way, Hong Won-chang also nodded in agreement.

Pressuring Jang Sam-tae strongly even while dripping blood, he seemed to think that at least one person had to survive to do anything.

Jang Sam-tae hesitated.

Did he really have to run away?

He knew he could not break through this situation alone, but the moment he fled, who would take responsibility for the aftermath? Hong Won-chang or Mae-hyang could die, and it might even cause a greater disaster.

Rather, if he fought risking his life here……!

Thinking up to that point, Jang Sam-tae looked at Mae-hyang.

Looking as if she would burst into tears at any moment, she shook her head.

If he stepped forward, he would surely die.

There was no guarantee that others would be safe even if Jang Sam-tae died.

If everything was a gamble, it was right for at least one person to survive and think of a fallback plan. At the very least, if he could bring Namgung Cheon, Sa Do-hak, or Dan Woo-hyun!

Thinking up to that point, Jang Sam-tae leaped up.

Crash!

Simultaneously, Yu Deok-cheon’s saber struck the ground.

The heavy fragments raining down created a scene of devastation.

“Tsk…… a fellow with fast legs indeed.”

Yu Deok-cheon raised his head.

Before long, Jang Sam-tae was seen standing on the roof. An empty wind blew between the two as their eyes met.

Jang Sam-tae’s fierce gaze contained countless emotions.

Soon, he turned his back and quickly left the place.

“Was Lightning Feet only of this level?”

Remembering Jang Sam-tae, who had vanished, Yu Deok-cheon muttered. The fact that the Noksu Stronghold was smashed by such a fellow was laughable in itself.

Although it was a regret not having taken his head, since this man and woman seemed to have quite a deep relationship, if he took her hostage, he would surely show himself again.

The moment Yu Deok-cheon smirked with those thoughts.

Mae-hyang’s sharp voice was heard.

“Next time, you won’t even have the time to be so relaxed, you know?”

“What?”

“Fufu…….”

Mae-hyang sneered at Yu Deok-cheon.

At that incomprehensible smile, Yu Deok-cheon felt a sense of anxiety for no reason.

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