Chapter 471: Chapter 471

Miho, who had stayed behind in the manor, was getting a strange feeling. A premonition that something bad was about to happen. Even the blowing wind felt desolate.

She swung her sword in an attempt to shake off her thoughts, but it wasn’t easy, and she simply held her breath while pondering why she felt this way.

‘What is it…?’

Miho opened her eyes halfway.

A feeling of anxiety took over her body and the air itself seemed to sink.

However, perhaps she was the only one feeling it, as the others were perfectly fine, training, laughing, and chatting.

“Do you have some kind of worry?”

Just then, Namgung So-hye approached.

As if noticing Miho’s strange behavior, she tilted her head. She seemed completely different from other days. She was instructing the training, but she couldn’t seem to focus.

A sense of nervousness could even be felt from her.

Namgung So-hye took a seat next to such Miho.

“Is something not fun? Young Master Dan is not here and the others have all gone out…”

“No, it’s not like that.”

Miho gave a bitter smile.

Staying here was solely Miho’s own will in the first place.

She wasn’t here simply because she wanted to help, but because of Dan Woo-hyun’s heart that would crumble if this place was destroyed.

Thinking about that, Miho looked at Namgung So-hye.

She saw that she was making an awkward expression.

Although she didn’t show it, Miho and Namgung So-hye had never really talked properly, and it was certain that they had an awkward relationship, not a close one.

Eventually, to get rid of that awkwardness, Namgung So-hye broke the silence to Miho.

“By the way, where did the children go?”

“Umm… They said they were going to Yueyang, so shouldn’t they be there?”

“Yueyang…”

Miho repeated the word Yueyang several times.

Every time she did, an unknown anxiety shook her heart.

Just then.

“Roar!”

A loud roar was heard from somewhere.

It was undoubtedly the roar of an animal.

The tiger’s cry echoed loudly, making the listeners feel a chill down their spines even though it was far away.

Not only Ma Jang-gang and Gwon Mu-jin who were training, but even Namgung So-hye got goosebumps all over her body.

“Could it be?!”

In an instant, Miho jumped up from her seat.

That cry just now was definitely Baek-ho.

That child’s howl was very different from normal. The moment she heard the sound warning of a life-threatening danger, Miho’s face turned pale.

“I have to go right now…!”

Sasasak!

At the same time she jumped up, a bizarre sound was heard.

At the sound of stepping on grass that stimulated her ears, Miho suddenly stopped and began to look around with a tense gaze.

This was the same for Namgung So-hye next to her.

Someone was coming.

There were people approaching, giving off a strange atmosphere.

An ominous wind blew, and perhaps because of that, her heart beat even more violently.

Sasak!

Soon, something jumped over the wall and entered.

It was dozens of people.

People wearing various colors of clothes and covering their faces.

Their auras were extraordinary, as if they were not ordinary.

“Haha, you were here after all!”

At the same time, with a thudding sound, someone jumped over the wall and entered, and the moment he stepped on the ground, the earth shook greatly as if an earthquake had occurred.

A person holding a giant staff.

He was short but had a huge build, and the staff he was holding was made of iron.

Even at a glance, it would boast a considerable weight, but he held and moved it easily like Sun Wukong wielding the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

“Iron White Staff!”

The moment he heard Miho’s shout, Iron White Staff smirked.

A person who was once one of the Eight Immortals.

However, having thrown away that position to follow the Heavenly Martial Emperor, he was now a subordinate of the Heavenly Martial Emperor.

His strength was beyond words, and his spirit was also great, so he was not someone who could be easily dealt with.

“You amazingly remember my face. It’s always a pleasant thing to be remembered by a beauty.”

Iron White Staff licked his lips and smiled coldly.

Just that series of actions made her whole body feel intimidated.

Drip.

Cold sweat ran down Miho’s forehead.

“Fox bitch… Don’t think about running away today.”

“…”

Miho felt threatened.

Because she knew Iron White Staff’s power best, she thought this whole situation wouldn’t be easy.

Thus, she let out a sigh with a ‘huu’.

She calmed her mind as much as possible and narrowed her eyes.

“The atmosphere was strange… Was it because of you?”

“Well… I wonder?”

Iron White Staff smiled.

Watching that, Miho noticed something and emitted killing intent.

“You guys… Don’t tell me?”

“Puhahaha! Don’t worry about that side. First, you bitch… You should think about surviving.”

Iron White Staff spat out those words and swung his staff widely.

Kwakwakwakwang!

Namgung So-hye was flustered.

All those things happening the moment the one called Iron White Staff swung his staff. Pavilions flew away and walls collapsed right before her eyes.

As if the memories she had shared with Dan Woo-hyun were shattered to pieces, they broke, collapsed, and scattered into fragments.

The fiercely blowing wind blew them away as if rejecting her, and the inside of the manor enveloped by the storm instantly turned into chaos.

Still, she couldn’t just stand still.

Kakakang!

Miho and Iron White Staff were moving their bodies fiercely.

At the same time, the masked men who had flown in from all directions rushed towards where Namgung So-hye was.

“Be careful!”

Mu-ho blocked them while emitting internal energy. However, perhaps the opponent was at a higher realm, he lightly blocked it and closed the distance even more.

She didn’t miss that moment.

Namgung So-hye thrust her sword.

Chwarak!

Everything she had learned dwelled within the swung sword.

The Sword Emperor’s teachings, Dan Woo-hyun’s teachings, and even Miho’s teachings.

The power containing that momentum one by one transformed the sword even more sharply and carried enough power to completely suppress the opponent.

Kang!

However, it was blocked.

They were not beings who could be blocked by such a thing in the first place.

Namgung So-hye quickly dodged her body.

Kwang!

At the same time, the earth shook.

The staff swung by Iron White Staff had struck the ground.

It was an action as if he was reading the situation here while having a fierce fight with Miho.

She staggered greatly and lost her balance.

The men didn’t miss that gap.

Chwarak!

“Ugh?!”

Namgung So-hye realized her waist was cut. But the thought that she had to block the next incoming move dominated her mind rather than the pain.

While lying face down on the ground, she threw her body backwards.

In an instant, Ma Jang-gang intervened.

“You bastards!”

He swung his giant saber.

Buung!

The swing that heavily cut through the wind carried tremendous power. Even if there was a huge rock in front of him, it felt like power that would instantly cut and split it.

However.

Seogeok!

He couldn’t withstand the men’s power.

“Great Hero Ma!?”

His body was cut.

From his chest to his waist.

She couldn’t confirm if it was a deep cut or not, but Ma Jang-gang with that huge body fell down absurdly.

The sound of his fall was also loud.

Fortunately, perhaps he didn’t die, as he was breathing faintly.

It was a situation that required immediate treatment, but these people, not even giving such time, poured in and strictly unleashed killer moves solely to kill their opponents.

Perhaps the only thought left in their minds was to kill the opponent, there was no such thing as hesitation in their moves.

Kwakwang!

Namgung So-hye bit her lip and thrust her sword.

She tried to threaten the incoming enemies by extending sword wind, but only the sound was loud and it didn’t even have any effect.

Weakness.

Was she this weak?

Her breathing became increasingly rough and her internal energy gradually depleted.

She was drenched in sweat and strength drained from her body.

The opponents numbered in the dozens.

In a situation where she couldn’t even defeat a mere single person, she had no confidence to endure this situation.

Namgung So-hye bit her lip tightly.

Etching into her eyes the images of those who were narrowing the distance and starting to pressure her, she seemed to be preparing a move of mutual destruction.

This was the same for Gwon Mu-jin as well.

There was a will to kill at least one bastard no matter what before going.

Just then.

Kwang!

Suddenly, an explosion erupted.

Following that, an intense power pushing in swept through the surroundings.

The power that brushed past the tips of Namgung So-hye, Gwon Mu-jin, and Mu-ho’s noses, who were barely standing, swept away those who had rushed towards them.

Saaaak!

They disappeared.

The traces of the men who had been in front of their eyes disappeared and couldn’t be seen.

What happened?

The moment she raised her eyes in bewilderment, unable to understand the situation.

“Damn bastards… Playing well while I was away.”

Sa Do-hak’s voice was heard.

Beside him was Cheon Mu-gwang, who was smiling leisurely, and quite contrary to Sa Do-hak, he began to move slowly towards where Miho was.

“S-Senior…”

“Right, are you okay?”

Namgung So-hye nodded.

Sa Do-hak’s appearance that appeared at the moment she had prepared for death seemed so great that she thought this was indeed a miracle.

Sa Do-hak slowly walked and approached the fallen Ma Jang-gang.

Then, looking at him who wasn’t moving an inch while lying down, he clicked his tongue ‘tsk’.

Soon, he unleashed his momentum.

Murderous intent thickly oozed out from his glaring eyes.

The gaze looking at the dozens of men in front of him was just like a beast aiming for its prey.

“Abandon any thought of living!”

Echoingly.

Sa Do-hak’s shout spread out.

“Cheon Mu-gwang…!”

Cheon Mu-gwang, who was walking slowly in contrast, stood in front of Iron White Staff. And standing blankly while giving a crooked gaze, he hung a streak of a smile on his lips.

“It’s been a while?”

His tone was also leisurely.

That one sentence stimulated Iron White Staff’s nerves, and he, who had been next to Miho, quickly moved and thrust his staff towards Cheon Mu-gwang.

Kwang!

A fierce power erupted.

But the ground didn’t shake like a little while ago. The staff struck the floor, and at the same time, Cheon Mu-gwang’s foot pressed down on that staff.

Furthermore, Cheon Mu-gwang’s spreading momentum collided with Iron White Staff’s power and cancelled it out.

“With what face did you, a bastard who dared to betray us, come here!”

Iron White Staff’s loud voice could be heard loudly.

This was a rebuke directed at him who had betrayed the Heavenly Martial Emperor, and it was an intense voice trying to shake off the knot in his heart.

Cheon Mu-gwang smiled while listening to it.

It was an expression asking why he was asking the obvious.

“Still stupid… Obviously, I came to kill you, right?”

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