Chapter 313: Chapter 313

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“Huff… huff…”

Jang Sam-tae, who was miserably battered, panted heavily. His hair was severely disheveled, and his entire body was covered in blood.

It was clear at a glance just how badly he had been beaten.

Even breathing seemed to be a struggle for him.

“Kahahahah!”

Watching that scene, Yu Deok-cheon burst into a loud laugh.

Unlike his expectation that the guy would have some skills, he was captured while covered in blood, so how could his appearance not be hilarious?

Ga Dok-gun also wore a smirk.

His sharp gaze swept over Jang Sam-tae.

“Is that guy really the one they call Lightning Kick?”

“Without a doubt. But this situation is too different from what I expected…?”

Yu Deok-cheon approached Jang Sam-tae, who was trickling blood from his mouth.

As he roughly reached out and pulled up Jang Sam-tae’s hair, a defiant expression was clearly visible.

“His eyes are still the same.”

“Pui! You son of a bitch…!”

Jang Sam-tae spat and glared at Yu Deok-cheon.

Yu Deok-cheon lightly dodged it, mocking him.

Jang Sam-tae’s eyes flashed with a murderous light.

He had predicted to some extent that they would unleash their subordinates.

However, he had only thought he would be able to escape easily because their level would not be that high.

But the reality was different.

Countless people, too many to count, were scattered everywhere.

Like hunters cornering and catching prey, they had laid all kinds of traps targeting Jang Sam-tae, and they did not even hesitate to spray poison.

Furthermore, facing those who rushed forward regardless of death or injury, no matter how fast Jang Sam-tae’s legs were and how skilled he was at fleeing, he could not avoid being captured.

He resisted fiercely, but even that was impossible.

Jang Sam-tae’s skills were lacking to deal with the countless rushing enemies one by one in a confined space.

His eyes, so swollen that they could barely open, were filled with murderous intent, looking as if he would bite them to pieces with his teeth.

“Having neither skill, background, nor power… did you dare touch the Green Forest and think you would be safe?”

Yu Deok-cheon ground his teeth, pulling Jang Sam-tae’s hair hard.

Thinking of his comrades who had been caught by a guy like this, dragged to the government office, and decapitated, he felt that even cutting off his limbs right now and throwing them to the dogs would not be enough to satisfy his anger.

“Hehe, you… crazy bastards… do you think you guys will be safe after touching us?”

At those words, Yu Deok-cheon and Ga Dok-gun widened their eyes.

It was because it was ridiculous for someone from the Hunan Dan Family, though they were making a name for themselves, to utter such words.

“Buhahahah!”

“What a truly amusing fellow.”

The two of them burst into wild laughter.

After laughing like that for a long while, Yu Deok-cheon suddenly hardened his expression and punched hard.

Thwack!

“Ugh…!”

The moment he was hit in the abdomen, Jang Sam-tae felt his breath hitch.

As it was the punch of none other than the man called the King of the Green Forest, it could never be considered light.

Since he was already exhausted of mental and physical strength, making it difficult even to hold onto consciousness, Jang Sam-tae went completely limp.

“Hmph, he was just all talk. Lock him up. Once he regains consciousness, I will finish him then.”

The subordinates dragged the limp Jang Sam-tae and headed toward the jail.

“Right, did you say the Hunan Dan Family? I heard it is a place that is making quite a name for itself. Didn’t they say it is near Lake Dongting?”

“I wouldn’t know since I haven’t been there, but they are going to disappear soon anyway, so why bother worrying about them?”

Ga Dok-gun nodded toward Yu Deok-cheon, who gave a smirk.

No one had ever touched the Green Forest and survived. Even if it were the Nine Sects and One Gang, or the Eight Great Families.

Soon, the name of the Hunan Dan Family would disappear from everyone’s memory.

“Um… by the way, sirs.”

At that moment, a subordinate standing nearby spoke up after hesitating.

The two men, who were pleasantly drinking alcohol and thinking about how to wipe out Jang Sam-tae and the Hunan Dan Family, naturally looked at him.

“What is it?”

“According to the rumors, I heard there are masters in the Hunan Dan Family comparable to the Five Emperors and Seven Stars… is it really going to be alright?”

At the words from the subordinate’s mouth, the two men stared at each other for a long moment and then burst into roaring laughter.

“Kahahahah! Are the Five Emperors and Seven Stars some dog’s name? If such a person existed, we would already be dead.”

“You put too much blind faith in rumors. I have told you time and again not to listen to such things…”

Perhaps embarrassed by the subordinate who failed to grasp the situation, Ga Dok-gun frowned.

What do you mean, the Five Emperors and Seven Stars?

If such a person actually existed in the Hunan Dan Family, a massive uproar would have already broken out.

The two dismissed it as a false rumor and simply laughed it off.

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“Groan…”

“Young Hero Jang! Young Hero Jang!”

“Are you regaining consciousness?”

Hearing the voices, Jang Sam-tae opened his eyes with difficulty.

Although he was trying his absolute best to hold onto his consciousness, his vision was still blurry and his mind was blank.

But the voices, at least, were heard clearly.

“Are… are you guys okay?”

“Rather than us, are you really okay, Young Hero Jang?”

Mae-hyang asked in a worried tone.

Although Jang Sam-tae got beaten up almost daily, he had never been beaten as severely as today.

Indeed, he was in such a wretched state that it was surprising he was still alive.

Tears dripped from Mae-hyang’s eyes.

As a single drop fell onto Jang Sam-tae’s hand, Jang Sam-tae flinched and forced himself to focus, catching his breath.

“It’s fine. Don’t cry. Did you forget who I am? I’m Jang Sam-tae, Jang Sam-tae.”

“I know! But your current state is…”

“Don’t worry… I’m not dead yet.”

Jang Sam-tae wiped away Mae-hyang’s flowing tears with his trembling hand.

Feeling the warm warmth, he smiled despite himself.

He looked at Mae-hyang with blurry vision and spoke.

“Damn it, since I can’t see well, you look incredibly pretty today.”

“…Is that supposed to be a compliment? Do you really want to die?”

Mae-hyang scowled deeply and pushed Jang Sam-tae. She knew he was joking, but did he really have to joke even in this kind of situation?

Even the tears that had been flowing unconsciously stopped.

“Ahem! Stop joking, both of you. This is not the time to be doing that.”

“I know, so don’t worry. I have a plan of my own.”

Jang Sam-tae gave a smirk.

His blurry vision slowly began to return.

Although the pain throughout his body showed no signs of fading yet, looking at Mae-hyang brought his senses back bit by bit.

“What do you mean, you have a plan? You didn’t bring the Lord, and you got battered like this, so what plan…”

“Ah, damn it! Just shut up. I said I’ll take care of it, okay? Even if I die, I’ll make sure to take at least one of them down with me.”

Spitting the blood that had pooled in his mouth, Jang Sam-tae took a deep, sharp breath. He had not come all the way here just blindly taking a beating.

He searched his robes.

The things he had hidden to avoid detection began to reveal themselves one by one.

“W-what are these?”

“Can’t you tell by looking? They’re the hidden weapons and poison those bastards had.”

“And where on earth did you get those?”

Hong Won-chang looked at Jang Sam-tae with a startled expression. He had been beaten to this extent, and it wouldn’t be strange if he died right now, so where on earth did he get such things?

“Hehe, isn’t it obvious? I stole them.”

Jang Sam-tae wiped away his cold sweat and laughed.

His hand movements, which he thought would have rusted by now, were even sharper than before, to the point that the opponent did not notice at all. He wondered if this was all thanks to practicing martial arts.

“Wow… instead of practicing the martial arts you were supposed to, you only did this kind of thing…”

“Ah, damn it! It’s not like that!”

When Mae-hyang spoke with a somewhat fed-up look, Jang Sam-tae raised his voice.

At the same time, the jailer guarding the prison from afar slowly approached.

His expression was filled with suspicion, wondering if Jang Sam-tae, who had been unconscious, had opened his eyes due to the sudden loud voice.

Jang Sam-tae held a hidden weapon in his hand.

As he glanced at the officers, they nodded one by one and surrounded Jang Sam-tae.

In order to prevent the jailer from seeing the hidden weapon he held, and to create an opportunity to target the jailer’s opening.

“What’s this? Are you awake?”

Thump, thump!

The jailer, who had approached before they knew it, kicked the bars and asked.

Jang Sam-tae concentrated his mind.

Although it was the worst situation, he must not make a mistake.

If he made a mistake here, everything would end.

Therefore, he had to move quickly.

Waiting for the jailer to get as close as possible, Jang Sam-tae reached out directly.

His grappling art, which shot out like a venomous snake, snatched the jailer’s collar at once and pulled it forward forcefully.

Stab!

“Ack!”

Soon, he plunged the hidden weapon into the neck.

As a short groan burst from the jailer’s mouth and he began to struggle to survive, the officers firmly held down his mouth and legs.

Soon after, while they lightly caught the limp body of the man, Jang Sam-tae panted.

“Huff… huff…”

It was only a single move, but he had poured an immense amount of mental energy into it. It seemed even more exhausting because of his body, which couldn’t even move properly.

But he couldn’t stop here.

‘There’s still a long way to go. Damn it…!’

Jang Sam-tae ground his teeth and looked at the officers.

“If there’s a key, open the door. When I came in, I checked and there seemed to be one more guy, so we have to do this as quickly as possible.”

“A-alright.”

The officers nodded and began searching the corpse. However, no matter how much they searched the clothes, nothing resembling a key could be found.

“It’s not here… W-what do we do now?”

“Damn it…”

Jang Sam-tae scowled and caught his breath.

At the moment he forced his complicated mind to spin, wondering if they would be unable to get out like this, he saw a small needle stuck in the hem of Mae-hyang’s clothes.

“Give me that!”

Whether she had forgotten it while sewing clothes, the reason was unknown, but to Jang Sam-tae right now, it was a more useful item than anything else.

Receiving the needle, Jang Sam-tae slowly approached the prison door.

‘It’s been a really long time since I did this.’

Although his skills must have rusted, he could easily open a lock of this size.

Click!

Soon, under his hand movements, the locked padlock opened.

The expressions of everyone inside the prison turned bright.

However, Jang Sam-tae calmed them down and spoke.

“We stand no chance in a frontal clash. You know that, right? If we don’t move properly, we all die here.”

Jang Sam-tae’s low warning calmed everyone down while bringing a sense of tension.

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