Chapter 420: Chapter 420

“Kuaaagh!”

No matter how weakened he became, it was the blade of one of the Five Emperors.

Since there was no one who could avoid it, this was truly a one-sided slaughter. Swinging his sword, he killed everyone in front of him.

As if harboring something or releasing a vicious heart.

The Blood Emperor’s blade ruthlessly pierced the opponents.

*Stab!*

“Kuaaaak!”

They ran away, let out bizarre screams, and fell over.

Even if they struggled in fear and let out despair-mixed screams, that blade mercilessly trampled and slaughtered the opponents.

Bi Cheon-ung grabbed the collar of someone who seemed about to breathe his last.

His bleak eyes shone as if they would swallow everything of the opponent.

“Where is… the sword?”

“Keu-eo-eok… Kkeuk… Keo-eok.”

“Where is it?”

The man couldn’t even give a proper answer.

The fearsomely emitted murderous intent made his whole body shudder. It seemed his fear of Bi Cheon-ung in front of him was even greater than the fear of death surging right away.

The man stretched out one hand while trembling uncontrollably.

A large building seen in the distance.

His finger pointing as if to say the person there took it.

Bi Cheon-ung lightly thrust his hand and looked at that place.

*Slaaash!*

The man’s face was split in half and fell over.

A fountain of blood surged fiercely.

Bi Cheon-ung flicked the blood off his sword and looked around. The number of people who attacked the blacksmith shop was in the dozens. All of them without exception fell over and became corpses.

‘Kill them all.’

Someone was whispering that in Bi Cheon-ung’s mind.

Kill them all without leaving a single one.

Annihilate everyone in this village.

The moment the eyes of the dying, nameless child were vividly drawn in his mind, his boiling murderous intent soared indescribably.

Bi Cheon-ung threw his body.

His body scattered and moved like mist.

No one could see him. Even if they saw him, they wouldn’t recognize him.

“What the hell? Why is it so noisy?”

“They must have finished the job and are drinking among themselves.”

Two men frowned and walked toward the blacksmith shop. Since the noisy sounds kept being heard, they were going to check it out.

They even harbored thoughts of perhaps finding something better.

The moment they were walking toward the blacksmith shop like that.

*Slash!*

The heads of the two men flew into the air.

Bi Cheon-ung’s blade did not discriminate against opponents. As if declaring he would not leave anyone in this village alive, he killed everyone in sight and scattered blood.

The village streets were truly drenched in blood.

Even the passing constables could not avoid death.

Murderous Ghost.

Was this what Dan Wu-hyun, who had immersed himself only in killing people due to the energy of the Heavenly Murder Star long ago, was like?

If not, was this what the Murderous Ghosts who left countless names in this Central Plains were like?

There was nothing but blood on the path he walked, and there was not even a living person present.

His destination was the county office of this village.

Killing everyone on the way.

Harboring murderous intent, Bi Cheon-ung had no hesitation at all, and he definitely carried out what he made up his mind to do. Killing everyone in sight, he moved forward.

He seemed like someone trying to annihilate this entire Hochon.

Holding a worn sword full of bloodstains, he turned his gaze toward one place as if led by something.

There was a place giving off a bizarre feeling.

The sensation as if he absolutely had to enter that place.

Something was naturally leading Bi Cheon-ung.

Bi Cheon-ung’s eyes sparked anew as he slowly moved.

Although there was a door preventing people from entering, it was of no use in front of this Bi Cheon-ung. He didn’t even care whether the people staying here were Hochon people or sinners.

He would kill everyone breathing.

In front of Bi Cheon-ung, who made up his mind like that, the people were nothing more than prey.

*Swish, swish* he moved forward.

Counting the presences of sleeping people one by one, he grasped how many people were staying and put that number in his head.

As if he wouldn’t miss a single one.

Like that, he opened a room door and stepped inside.

A pleasant, quiet breathing sound was heard. The sound seemed to be a child, not an adult. But for Bi Cheon-ung, who had nothing else in his eyes, it was nothing more than a target to kill.

Then, the moment he stood in front of that child.

Bi Cheon-ung could not bring himself to strike down his sword and trembled uncontrollably.

“How…”

A child was in front of his eyes.

The child, breathing softly in sleep, was letting out pleasant breathing sounds, completely unaware that their life was in imminent danger.

It was Dan So-mi.

That child he saved for the first time.

That child who had now become a target.

As if bound by the string of fate, why was this child in this Hochon and also in front of him right now?

Bi Cheon-ung’s eyes shook greatly.

He had to strike down.

He had to kill.

Since there was a target, he had to do the job of an assassin.

-Kill.

It felt like someone’s voice was heard.

Even in this ridiculous situation, it was a voice that greatly shook his heart and gnawed at his mind.

A word he could never refuse shook his mind.

The moment Bi Cheon-ung ground his teeth and gripped the blade anew.

“It was noisy outside, so it was your doing.”

Out of nowhere, a familiar voice was heard.

Startled, Bi Cheon-ung turned his head.

There, the figure of Sa Do-hak holding a sword was seen.

The moment his eyes widened, the dark red demonic energy fiercely surged on the sword in Sa Do-hak’s hand.

“Don’t move. You will die.”

Sa Do-hak spat out a voice mixed with a warning.

This was by no means a threat.

The moment Bi Cheon-ung showed the action of trying to strike down his sword, he would not hesitate to cut off his head.

The opponent was the Sa Do-hak of the world.

It would definitely not be empty words.

“You’ve killed quite a lot. Although they were guys meant to die, it was a little harsh.”

“…….”

Sa Do-hak quietly looked at Bi Cheon-ung’s eyes.

A gaze as if harboring something.

Because of that, he wore a smile as if he found it even more amusing.

“Consider yourself lucky, you bastard. If it were that guy Dan Wu-hyun instead of me, you wouldn’t even have salvaged your bones.”

*Crack, crack-*

Sa Do-hak loosened his body and took a step closer.

As he lightly thrust his hand, the extended finger technique struck Dan So-mi’s sleeping acupoint.

At the same time, she floated into the air and was instantly held in Sa Do-hak’s arms.

A formidable internal energy.

Bi Cheon-ung narrowed his eyes and swallowed a groan.

He had never actually experienced the skills of Sa Do-hak, who was called the best among the Five Emperors.

If they were to fight, he thought he could easily win, but he wondered if that would be possible with his body in this state.

The moment he had such worries.

Suddenly, Sa Do-hak’s sword was swung.

*Kaaabang-!*

The momentum gathered in the sword burst out in an instant.

That force swept not only Bi Cheon-ung in front of him but also the room where Dan So-mi was sleeping. The wall exploded, and Bi Cheon-ung’s body flew away, unable to withstand the aftermath.

“W… What’s happening!?”

Startled, Mae-hyang hastily ran out.

Soon, looking at the room that had become a mess, she went deadly pale.

The only fortunate thing was that Sa Do-hak was holding Dan So-mi, perhaps? Mae-hyang slumped to the ground as if her legs gave way.

“Keep her with you. That Dan bastard will be here soon, so protect her even if you have to sacrifice your life until then.”

“Pardon?”

Although it was a situation she couldn’t understand, seeing Sa Do-hak’s serious expression, she couldn’t even ask any questions. The moment she carefully held Dan So-mi.

Sa Do-hak’s figure suddenly blurred and eventually disappeared.

Mae-hyang just had to stand there with a dumbfounded expression.

* * *

Bi Cheon-ung staggered and got on top of the roof.

As if following him, Sa Do-hak also stood still on the roof.

The two faced each other and sent relaxed or tense gazes.

“I thought something was strange… It seems your physical condition is not good at all?”

“…….”

“You managed to cause a fuss in that state. Or did you have a reason you had to do so?”

Sa Do-hak acted quite relaxed.

He too didn’t perfectly grasp Bi Cheon-ung’s abilities. Since they had almost never fought, he just guessed what level he would be at.

But looking at the situation right in front of him, he appeared to be suffering from severe internal injuries.

This meant Sa Do-hak had the upper hand, and even if he didn’t, he still had the confidence that he wouldn’t lose to Bi Cheon-ung.

In Sa Do-hak’s expression and actions, a relaxed attitude of looking down on the opponent was felt rather than manners toward him.

“I might not be able to ask when that Dan bastard comes, so I’ll ask in advance…”

‘Dan Wu-hyun!’

A figure was drawn in Bi Cheon-ung’s mind. He hadn’t seen him, but he knew he was a person the Heavenly Martial Emperor was extremely wary of.

The moment his name came up, an alarm rang in his mind.

“Why did you target So-mi?”

“…….”

“Your expression when you pointed your sword at So-mi, I mean. It was different from the mindset of the guys you killed earlier. I want to know about that.”

“Do you think I’ll tell you?”

“Haha, of course not.”

Sa Do-hak’s sword spewed dark red demonic energy once again.

If he didn’t open his mouth easily, he would force it open. Even if he didn’t speak, the crime of targeting Dan So-mi had to be atoned for with death.

Sa Do-hak moved.

At the same time, only that faint afterimage remained, and even that soon disappeared.

Bi Cheon-ung’s eyes darted rapidly, and he twisted his body and swung his sword toward the left.

*Clang!*

*Clang, clang, clang-!*

Sa Do-hak’s sword, which appeared before he knew it, poured down like heavy rain.

Just blocking it, Bi Cheon-ung was at the point where he had to put in all his strength.

Cold sweat instantly formed and trickled down, and every time he blocked an attack, he was pushed back step by step.

The moment he showed an opening, Sa Do-hak’s sword dug into it.

*Slash!*

He cut definitely.

Sa Do-hak’s blade completely pierced Bi Cheon-ung’s body. However, no blood splattered, and it soon scattered and disappeared like an afterimage.

The moment the startled Sa Do-hak turned his gaze.

*Slash, slash, slash, slash!*

Blood spurted from his entire body.

Cuts that weren’t deep but were slashes.

A move that showed he was the Blood Emperor Bi Cheon-ung no matter how injured he was.

However, Sa Do-hak, as if he didn’t even feel pain, smiled instead and spun his body.

The blade extending in an instant aimed at Bi Cheon-ung, who had revealed himself at some point.

*Kaaang-!*

It flies.

Bi Cheon-ung’s sword flew away helplessly. Also, Sa Do-hak’s sword left a long mark on his chest.

*Slaaash!*

The spurting blood brought intense pain.

It was a sensation of losing consciousness for a moment, but Bi Cheon-ung clenched his teeth and endured it.

He had to run away.

He couldn’t be caught like this.

Stepping back, he unfolded his lightness art with all his might.

In an instant, his figure moved further away. He could easily chase if he tried to, but Sa Do-hak stood blankly in his spot and didn’t move.

“Keugh!”

Soon, Sa Do-hak clutched his abdomen and sank down.

A short time.

A moment that wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call an instant.

Bi Cheon-ung shot the broken blade like a hidden weapon and attacked the off-guard Sa Do-hak.

“Damn bastard…”

Sa Do-hak frowned.

Did this mean he was indeed Bi Cheon-ung even if he was injured?

Sa Do-hak unconsciously laughed while looking at the blood on his hands.

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