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123. The Setting Star.

“I tried to delay it as much as possible, but if it’s already here, there’s no reason to stop it any longer.”

His gaze was fixed on the outer wall of the Tang family. There, warriors were panicking thanks to the suddenly withdrawn barrier of fire.

The wall of fire that had been erected to cut off contact with the outside world. It was no longer needed.

Johann glared fiercely.

“I would have found you one by one even if you had stayed still. You’re just hastening your demise.”

The eyebrows of the two old men twitched. They didn’t know what that foreigner was doing, but it was extremely annoying.

More annoying than anything else was the way he spoke. The young brat had no manners.

“Insolent!”

The two old men each took the left and right sides and struck down with their swords.

Johann was a martial artist of a humble level. He couldn’t even see the two warriors’ profound swordsmanship properly.

But it was different from a wizard’s perspective. The swords were just falling, and he just had to do what a wizard should do.

To give an example, like this.

Shield.

Clang!

A faint barrier was created. The two old men’s expressions were distorted beyond recognition.

The strength has increased. It wasn’t like this before? Johann smiled coldly.

“Didn’t I say? There’s no reason to stop them anymore.”

He had been pouring magic power continuously to prevent the Tang family warriors from escaping. It wasn’t a large amount, but it was definitely a significant amount.

Now that there were no such restrictions, it was time to show Johann’s full power.

Johann’s magic power twisted here and there like threads, assembling a single shape.

Before he knew it, the wizard was holding a harpoon in each hand.

“Fire Harpoon.”

Whoosh-!

The speed and amount of magic power were on a different level than before. Although it was split into two branches, it was an attack that could not be ignored.

The two leaders twisted their shoulders and unfolded the unique swordsmanship of their respective sects.

Kwaaaaaang!

Johann’s spell was easily smashed. The two old men were no ordinary warriors.

As warriors representing their sects, they could never win by fighting half-heartedly.

Currently, Johann was fighting two of them alone. He guaranteed that this was clearly arrogance and pride.

The leader of the Emei Sect shouted.

“Young man! I wonder how long you can hold out!”

Kwang! Kwang! Kwaaang!

Crack, a crack appeared on the surface of the shield. It would break after a few more swings. And that time would come soon.

But even so, Johann’s expression was calm. Rather, his complexion became more stable than before. The leader of the Qingcheng Sect noticed this fact and tilted his head.

‘What is that composure…?’

Johann smirked.

“You wondered how long I could hold out? Now that’s over.”

O-ssaak!

The two old men had a bad feeling. And that feeling could never be ignored. It was a milestone and intuition that had saved their lives so far.

The old masters’ senses expanded vastly. Among the warriors around them, were there any suspicious people, any masters of the Black Path─

‘In what gap!’

The Qingcheng Sect leader was startled and rolled on the ground.

Lazy Donkey Roll.

Like a wretched donkey rolling clumsily on the ground. For the leader of a sect to perform a Lazy Donkey Roll, it was something that even a beggar begging would laugh at.

But the leader was not ashamed at all. The feeling of reaching death had devoured the feeling of shame.

Sarak-

A faint line seemed to appear on the hem of the Qingcheng Sect leader’s clothes, and soon a small piece of fabric fluttered and fell off.

The moment the blue fabric touched the ground and the leader drew his sword were almost simultaneous.

“Huuuup!”

Kaaaang!

The clear sound that started from the Cloud Mist Sword echoed around. The leader pushed his sword forward and shouted.

“Cowardly! As expected of a wicked demon from the Black Path!”

“……”

Whether the leader shouted or not, the woman in front of him repeatedly unleashed sword strikes with an expression that seemed to ask where a dog was barking.

The woman in charge of the Black King Castle Sword Squad. It was Sarah.

Johann watched the scene from afar and smiled brightly. On the other hand, the face of the leader of the Emei Sect was severely distorted.

“Now the numbers are a bit more even. Until just now, it was 2 versus 3.”

Pududuk, the old woman’s face turned red. Still, she tried to maintain her composure. That was the teaching of Emei.

“Young man. Do you think this situation will be overturned with just one young woman?”

“Well.”

Countless magic missiles floated above Johann’s head.

“At least the fight between the two of us seems to be overturned. Don’t you think so.”

Piiiiing- Kwakwakwakwakwakwang!!!

Blue drizzle invaded the ground.

***

Before long, the direction of victory or defeat leaned sharply. The side standing on the upper slope was Johann and his party.

The Emei Sect leader, bleeding from all over his body, spat out as if chewing.

“Heok, heok…… Why, why do you act like a demon even with such power, why!

At those words, Johann’s face hardened slightly. Fortunately, the leader did not see this because she was looking down.

She continued.

“War devastates everything. Stop it now. And join the Murim Alliance. If you have any conscience.”

“……Ridiculous.”

At Johann’s words, she glared fiercely.

“What’s so ridiculous?”

“Wasn’t it you who started the fight first? Now you’re acting like a victim. It’s utterly disgusting.”

I’ll admit it. Frankly, Johann didn’t like the Black Path’s behavior. But where in the world is there right and wrong?

Everyone lives to achieve their own goals. And those goals are values ​​that can conflict with each other, and Johann will never back down. Even if it means destroying the opponent.

“There are no victims or perpetrators here now. There are only martial artists. Draw your sword.”

“……”

She closed her mouth. Then, she stuck her sword into the ground and struggled to regain her posture.

Surprisingly, her eyes did not have any light of despair. Rather, she was cultivating a more brilliant desire than before.

A strange incantation flowed from her mouth. She was clearly speaking powerfully, but for some reason, it was hard to hear.

Johann narrowed his eyes and ‘remembered’ her lip movements. And interprets.

[Demons are rampant in the world, and the people are staggering in chaos.]

[How can my small heart comfort the people, I am just, becoming a gust of wind.]

[If I can cool even one drop of the people’s sweat, I will dedicate this one body.]

Sssessss-

The wind blows.

The wind clearly has no will, but that’s different. It has a clear will and envelops her sword.

A chilling banshee sound is heard. Whose doing is it, who is crying so sadly?

Drip, a stream of sweat flowed from Johann’s ear.

Emei’s spokeswoman quietly chanted, gathering the banshee sounds.

“Chaotic Wind Sword”

Hwiooooooooooo-!

Immediately after, Johann felt his sweat evaporate in an instant. And in the place where the sweat passed, a blood vessel spurted with a “phew”.

Johann grabbed his neck and knelt down.

“Heueu, heok…… Keheueuk!”

Is this what it feels like to have phlegm made of awls stuck in your throat? Johann forcibly inhaled and looked ahead.

The shield was fine. To be precise, it looked fine. There was a faint diagonal line in the center of the shield. You wouldn’t have found it if you hadn’t looked closely.

‘To cut it so cleanly.’

It was as if not a sword had passed, but a gust of wind had passed.

The strength in my body is gradually draining away. Am I going to die like this?

‘No way!’

How did I get this far. Johann gritted his teeth and raised his durability stat with the karma he had just obtained.

His skin became tougher, and the beat of his heart became more intense.

Glancing, Johann looked ahead. There, the leader of the Emei Sect with her head smashed was lying down. Spiritual perception struck down the Heavenly Spirit Cover.

Mutually assured destruction. It was truly a sharp move.

‘I’m tired.’

Johann closed his eyes. And slowly laid his body on the ground.

Consciousness gradually sinks into some place within. A hearty voice penetrated his ear.

It was a voice that I usually hated so much, but right now it was so welcome.

“You’ve done well. You bastard. If I had the fan, I would have won long ago.”

Johann smiled only at the corner of his mouth. It wasn’t a bad feeling.

***

Is this what it feels like to drift through space? Johann gradually surfaced his consciousness.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a back. A slender woman’s back.

Who could it be. He didn’t have any questions. It was obvious whose back it would be in the current situation.

A dry voice popped out from Johann’s mouth.

“……Please put me down. I’m okay now.”

Sama Han immediately interrupted.

“You bastard. You’re showing off in front of my woman. Shut up and lie down. You’re blessed. What woman in the world would give you a piggyback ride?”

“……”

Sarah said nothing.

‘She doesn’t even want to reply.’

Johann gave strength to his body, thinking nonsense. It was a kind of signal. A signal to her to put him down.

But strangely, her arms held Johann like iron.

“……Please put me down.”

“No.”