Chapter 145: Get Out Of The Way, You Bastards! (2)
Chapter 144 – Get Out Of The Way, You Bastards!(2)
“Captain! We brought the suspicious fellow!”
A Righteous Sword Squad member dragged over a man who was covered in wounds.
As Gye Du-sik frowned and looked, it was the very man who had scolded the children at first.
The man whom Namgung Cheon had suspected first.
And the man whose wrist had been grabbed by Namgung Cheon while attempting a surprise attack on him.
Grit.
Gritting his teeth, Gye Du-sik walked over to the man.
“What is your identity?”
“Heh. Do I look like a retard who would tell you just because you ask?”
At the provocative attitude, the expressions of Gye Du-sik and the Righteous Sword Squad member crumpled fiercely.
Indeed, was it not a face completely different from the appearance of the commoner scolding the children?
A Righteous Sword Squad member struck down on the back of the neck.
“Answer as you are asked!”
Thud!
“Urgh!”
Even as the man fell forward, he did not erase his characteristic fishy smile.
“Oops, the incompetent Martial Alliance is picking on an innocent man!”
“Shut up!”
“Save me! Save…”
While the man screamed at the top of his lungs, a calm voice suddenly cut in.
“Martial World Public Enemy No. 118, Wi So-gong, the Lord of False Smile. He is a scoundrel among scoundrels who mainly cheats and exploits others, and does not hesitate to commit murder and rape.”
As Bi Ryang, who had approached unnoticed, recited the man’s identity, the expression of the one called Wi So-gong stiffened noticeably.
Gye Du-sik pointed with his chin at the two children standing behind Wi So-gong.
“Then what about those kids?”
“They are probably children Wi So-gong uses like slaves. They must have been kidnapped from somewhere. He likely fed them drugs periodically and brainwashed them constantly to make them follow him.”
Sure enough, the two children who had jumped into the escort convoy looked somewhat out of their minds and blank.
‘Now that I see, he was absolute wicked trash!’
Gye Du-sik gritted his teeth hard.
“Did Instructor Bi Ryang recognize him right away as well?”
“No. I did not recognize him in time. I only noticed it later.”
“And yet, Namgung Cheon recognized him first?”
How on earth did Namgung Cheon know this guy’s identity?
Gye Du-sik walked over to Wi So-gong and slapped him across the face without ceremony.
Slap!
“You didn’t do this alone. What is your affiliation?”
“Hehehe. Hahaha!”
Wi So-gong suddenly burst into mad laughter, and only after a long time did he look blankly at Gye Du-sik.
“My affiliation? Heh. I am an unorthodox martial artist scattered all over the Central Plains.”
“…”
“Hey, high and mighty lords of the Martial Alliance. Do you think there are only one or two people who want the Thieving Ghost? Any unorthodox martial artist in the Central Plains would target the Thieving Ghost.”
“Then you should have only targeted the Thieving Ghost, so why did you drag the cadets away?”
“Huh? What does that mean?”
Wi So-gong frowned deeply and asked back.
Looking at his expression, he really did not seem to know.
Even so, they could not just let it pass.
“Do you think we do not know that you guys even kidnapped the cadets?”
“Hmph, what kind of bullshit is that? More than that, who was that cadet who struck the back of my head? How does a mere cadet know my identity?”
Gye Du-sik flinched.
‘This guy doesn’t know Namgung Cheon either? Yet Namgung Cheon recognized him right away.’
How on earth did this happen?
Gye Du-sik exchanged glances with Bi Ryang with a somewhat complicated expression. Bi Ryang also did not seem to know anything.
Wi So-gong twisted his lips.
“Anyway, consider the Thieving Ghost lost. Even if you die and are reborn, you will never find the Thieving Ghost…!”
Bam!
Gye Du-sik, who planted a fist squarely in Wi So-gong’s face, shook his hands and ordered.
“Take this guy and lock him up.”
The Righteous Sword Squad members came over and dragged the unconscious Wi So-gong away.
Gye Du-sik watched that scene and muttered.
“If the cadets were not kidnapped, then could it be…”
“Do not worry too much. They are stronger than you think.”
Bi Ryang offered comfort that was not quite comfort from the side.
Gye Du-sik looked at Bi Ryang with a somewhat absurd expression.
‘Why is this man so relaxed, trusting whatever, even though the cadets have disappeared?’
* * *
Swish! Taat!
Every time the tips of their feet kicked a tree branch, they flew straight ahead like arrows being shot.
The surrounding bushes and branches brushed past in a blur.
While facing the headwind, Yun Jong-seung asked Paeng Su-hyeok.
“Pant, pant! Are we really allowed to do this?”
“If you’re scared, go ahead and die.”
As Paeng Su-hyeok, who was running side-by-side, replied coldly, Yun Jong-seung replied in a somewhat intimidated voice.
“No, I don’t want to die. I just want to go back…”
“Then go back. No one told you to follow.”
“Then why are you going?”
“Because those guys are going.”
Paeng Su-hyeok pointed with his chin at Namgung Cheon and Yu Hyeon, who were running a bit further ahead.
About a quarter of an hour ago.
After the smoke bomb exploded, the cadets, who had moved the injured to a safe place, kept their guard up and did not let go of their tension.
However, Namgung Cheon had suddenly started running at full speed. Yu Hyeon was the one who chased after him, and Paeng Su-hyeok ran after seeing the two.
Left alone, Yun Jong-seung had followed because he was scared…
‘This is even more terrifying, damn it…’
But they had come too far to even think of going back.
Moreover, why was everyone so fast?
Yun Jong-seung squeezed out every ounce of his strength to catch up with Namgung Cheon and Yu Hyeon.
“Pant, pant…! What on earth are you planning to do?”
“What else? We have to catch him.”
At Namgung Cheon’s answer, Paeng Su-hyeok, who was following behind, tilted his head and asked.
“What?”
“The escaped prisoner.”
In an instant, Paeng Su-hyeok and Yun Jong-seung were startled and looked back at each other.
Paeng Su-hyeok raised his voice.
“The prisoner escaped?”
Then, this time, Yu Hyeon asked back in surprise instead.
“Uh… then did you two come without knowing that?”
What? Did this guy know too?
Paeng Su-hyeok, feeling inwardly guilty, suddenly burst into a loud laugh.
“Hahaha! Wh-What a joke! Of course I knew! I just didn’t know Namgung Cheon also knew.”
“Wait a minute! Then are we chasing the prisoner and the accomplices right now?”
As Yun Jong-seung asked in a panic, Yu Hyeon nodded his head.
“Yes.”
“Oh my god. Just by ourselves? What about the other members?”
“They are probably in the middle of a fierce fight, so they might not have noticed. Since we were slightly left out of the combat, we could notice it.”
“Pant, pant… But if we slow down the speed just a bit…”
“No. Then we will lose them.”
After finishing his words, Yu Hyeon kicked the ground even harder and flew forward.
Yun Jong-seung spat out his breath that had risen to the tip of his chin and squeezed out all his power.
Even so, it was not enough to catch up with Namgung Cheon and Yu Hyeon.
Yun Jong-seung, who was falling behind bit by bit, soon had to watch the backs of the cadets running far ahead.
‘Damn it… Why on earth are those monsters so fast? Paeng Su-hyeok wasn’t originally this fast!’
Once he started falling behind, the distance gradually widened.
Meanwhile, Paeng Su-hyeok, who was running in third place, was also struggling.
Thanks to Namgung Cheon’s advice, his lightfoot technique had improved dramatically, but it was still not enough to catch up with Namgung Cheon and Yu Hyeon.
Glancing back, Yun Jong-seung was almost out of sight.
‘Damn it! Did those guys capture and eat a Golden Blood Rat or something? Why are they so fast!’
Ah, Namgung Cheon did indeed eat the Golden Blood Rat. Damn it, eating all the good stuff by himself.
He endured with sheer spite, but now it was really impossible.
In the end, Paeng Su-hyeok shouted at the two.
“Pant, pant…! You guys go ahead first! I will bring this slow-poke Yun Jong-seung with me! Pant, pant… Do not misunderstand, it is absolutely not because I am tired or my lightfoot technique is slow! Got it? You bastards, why aren’t you answering!”
Only then did Yu Hyeon glance back and smile gently.
“Understood. Then we leave it to you.”
“Tch!”
Paeng Su-hyeok, feeling somewhat displeased, clicked his tongue and slowly stopped running.
Soon, when the two had gone so far that they were no longer visible, he fell flat on his back and caught his breath.
“Pant, pant, pant… Monster-like bastards! Cruel bastards!”
* * *
A group of people ran quickly across the forest.
However, their composition was somewhat peculiar.
If anyone who belonged to the Jianghu saw them, they would have tilted their heads.
First, the group of about thirty people dressed in black martial robes was the Black Blood Squad of the Red Xiang Gang.
And running alongside them were three unorthodox martial artists called the Three Killers of Guizhou and twin martial artists called the Giant-Bodied Twin Blades.
The unusual thing here was that the Three Killers of Guizhou and the Giant-Bodied Twin Blades had almost no contact with other unorthodox martial artists.
Yet, seeing them running side-by-side was certainly a bizarre sight.
Jo Wi, the Captain of the Black Blood Squad, shouted to the Vice Leader who was running beside him with the Thieving Ghost on his back.
“Hand the Thieving Ghost over to me.”
As soon as Jo Wi’s words fell, the Vice Leader threw the limp Thieving Ghost.
Swish!
Jo Wi quickly reached out, tucked the Thieving Ghost under his arm, and began running.
At that time, First Twin Blade of the Giant-Bodied Twin Blades, who was running closely beside him, glanced back and frowned.
“Hmm. What is this? There are still about two guys clinging to us.”
“Not only are they clinging, but the distance is also narrowing.”
The First Killer of Guizhou, the eldest brother of the Three Killers of Guizhou, replied.
Surely, the presence of the pursuing enemy behind them was getting closer.
Jo Wi turned to look at them and said.
“Seniors, please block those two.”
“Don’t bullshit. For whose benefit? Do you think we don’t know you guys want to eat the delicious things among yourselves while we perform our tricks?”
When the First Killer of Guizhou replied grumpily, Jo Wi frowned and continued his words.
“I will leave our boys behind as well. Out of the five of you, two of you follow me, and three of you stay behind, wouldn’t that work?”
Then the Three Killers of Guizhou and the Giant-Bodied Twin Blades glanced at each other and exchanged opinions.
Soon, the First Killer of Guizhou nodded.
“We can’t drag a tail forever. Fine. I will follow, so the Second Killer and the Third Killer block those guys.”
“Understood, brother.”
The Giant-Bodied Twin Blades made the same decision.
“I will follow the Captain, so you stay behind and handle it.”
“Yes, brother!”
Whoosh!
As the Second Twin Blade, the Second Killer, and the Third Killer stopped, the Black Blood Squad members running with them also withdrew their lightfoot technique and turned around.
Swoosh!
As a group of martial artists stopped at the same time, a cloud of thick dust rose up.
The Second Killer shouted in a sharp voice.
“Then shall we play a bit?”
“If they followed us all this way, they must be quite the experts, right, brother?”
The Third Killer grinned and drew his saber.
The Vice Leader of the Black Blood Squad also drew his dark ink sword and shouted.
“Unfold the Black Snake Formation! We must block the pursuers no matter what!”
“Yes, sir!”
Along with the answer, the Black Blood Squad members moved in perfect order.
In an instant, a terrifying battle spirit emanated from the bodies of the Black Blood Squad members who had assumed the formation.
“Oh, not bad. At that level, there won’t even be a need for us to step forward.”
“Indeed.”
At the Second Killer’s admiration, the Second Twin Blade nodded.
However, complacency was forbidden.
They were Martial Alliance members who had chased them all the way to a place quite far from the village where they launched the surprise attack.
They would probably be the Righteous Sword Squad Captain or someone with equivalent skills.
Far from being exhausted, they had actually narrowed the distance, so they must be formidable experts.
“Prepare!”
Clank!
At the Vice Leader’s command, the Black Blood Squad members corrected their grip on their swords at once and assumed an attacking posture.
But…
“Huh? What is that?”
“Isn’t it just a green kid?”
The Second Killer and the Third Killer frowned deeply and muttered.
The Vice Leader narrowed his eyes and said.
“According to our gang’s investigation, I heard that apprentice cadets participated in this Righteous Sword Squad escort.”
“Then the ones who have been chasing us this whole time were cadets?”
“Heh. Brother, the Martial Alliance seems to have reached its limit too. To think they would drive kids into a place of death. What should we do?”
“What else? We should slice them up neatly and send them back to the Alliance.”
“Heh. That would be the best gift.”
The Third Killer let out a fishy laugh and licked the hilt of his saber with his tongue.
The Vice Leader shouted to the Black Blood Squad members.
“They’re coming! We will definitely smash the guy coming at the lead first!”
“Yes!”
A loud answer burst out.
But… why is he a bit fast?
Surely, the speed of the running cadet was out of the ordinary.
Finally, Namgung Cheon reached right before them.
Stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp!
Namgung Cheon, running like the wind while bringing up dust, shouted with a lion’s roar:
“Out of the way, you bastards!”