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‘I never thought the lightning sword would be here.’

Although he didn’t show it, the Young Demon clicked his tongue internally.

Namgung So-yeon, the sword of the brain.

She was a heroine who was considered one of the greatest martial artists of her time, having reached her peak at the age of twenty-two.

‘Did he deliberately show his presence in Yunnan to catch us off guard?’

We confirmed the appearance of Nangong So-yeon on the Yunnan front, where we were facing off not long ago.

How could she be in Sacheon?

‘…that guy.’

The Young Demon’s eyes turned to the man lying under the shade of the tree.

Did you read that sign? Namgung So-yeon, who drew her sword, moved between them and blocked her view.

“Are you a close friend of Noegeom?”

“Youngma, I didn’t know you would say that. This is the person you captured.”

‘???’

I didn’t know what he was talking about, but the spirit demon remained silent.

“You imprison Prince Kang, make him suffer, and even come to catch him like this! You are truly unjust people.”

Namgung So-yeon, who used her imagination to add things that In-ho had not experienced, seemed to get heated while talking and swung her sword once.

That action caused dust to bounce up on the dirt floor.

“This person is the person who disturbed the most precious place of our school and ran away.”

“So what should we do?”

“Leave it here and go on your way.”

“What if you don’t like it?”

“This is not a request. Brain sword.”

When Youngma took out the dagger hanging from his waist, Namgung So-yeon’s mouth quirked up.

“Young Demon, do you think you can beat me?”

As Namgung So-yeon raises the stakes, the sword she is holding begins to glow with golden energy.

Her sword, which brightens from pale yellow to deep golden, emits brain energy to the surroundings with a crackling sound.

‘Immense energy.’

Youngma frowned at Namgung So-yeon’s speculation.

If they face each other head on, will they be able to compete with each other? She bit her lip, blaming herself for being weak.

“I don’t care if you win or lose.”

Lowering her posture, she laid the dagger aside.

“Everything goes according to the will of the Heavenly Demon.”

***

Looking at the young horse running in an honest straight line, Namgung So-yeon took her stance.

‘You have to cut it down in one go.’

The longer it takes, the worse it is. As darkness approaches, the Young Demon’s tactics become more diverse.

Moreover, Inho’s condition is getting worse by the minute.

Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and expanded her senses.

There was a high probability that the spirit horse coming from the front was an illusion. He must be surprised somewhere, so where?

– Kang!

The sound of metal hitting metal.

Raise your sword to block the feet of a spirit demon falling on your head.

The young horse’s shoes were studded with iron thorns.

“ugh.”

It carries away the heavy weight that weighs down the body.

The spirit horse does not resist it, does a somersault and lands on the ground.

This sums it up.

“You’ve become heavier than before. I guess you trained hard?”

Than when we faced each other before. Namgung So-yeon stuck out her tongue in response to Youngma’s attack becoming more difficult.

“……”

Despite her words, the Young Demon just keeps his eyes on her without replying.

“Then, am I going this time?”

Namgung So-yeon, who instantly exploded the anger flowing through her veins, ran forward and cut horizontally with her sword.

Like a comet with a golden tail, a halo of golden light was left along her path.

However, her attack cut through the air, and only a few trees in the forest fell over.

‘Tch, did you hide?’

A spirit horse that cannot be seen. Namgung So-yeon looks around.

– sparkle.

Something silver sparkling in the air.

Countless sparkling silver threads surround her, as if a spider had built a house with great care.

“This is… wire?!”

As the very thin wires sparkle all at once, the trees collapse with a crashing sound.

“Pfft!”

She quickly gets into position to avoid the trees that are trying to hit her.

‘The place isn’t very nice.’

If it had been an open field, the Young Demon would not have been a match for her.

No matter what kind of weapon he brought, Youngma would have been pushed back by the overwhelming force.

“Good. If you use the environment… you can destroy that environment, right?”

After answering to himself, Namgung So-yeon stamped his foot loudly and swung his sword.

– Pukwakwakwakwa

Dozens of trees fell from a swing of a sword.

Between the bouncing pieces of wood, I could see the image of a spirit horse quickly pulling away.

Namgung Soyeon ran straight ahead and grabbed Youngma by the collar in the air.

“Ugh!”

Youngma frowned at the grip he couldn’t escape from, and eventually fell to the floor and had to take the impact on his back.

The Young Demon rolled to the side to avoid the sword falling towards him, and threw the memorization weapon in his arms to increase the distance.

However, Namgung So-yeon chased down the young horse persistently, striking away the memorized cards with her hands.

“You ignorant monster!”

Youngma, who had maintained a quiet demeanor the whole time, spoke as if she was fed up.

The wire extending from Youngma’s hand wrapped around Namgung Soyeon’s right hand, but when Namgung Soyeon pulled her hand, it was Youngma herself who was pulled back.

“Keuak!!”

She was hit by the reaction and Namgung So-yeon’s left hand regime, and she flew away, shattering the few trees that still remained.

“……”

Namgung So-yeon looked at the direction the spirit horse flew. Since I hit it with all my might, it must have been a mess inside.

If you want to end it like this, you can, but if the spirit demon starts resisting, it will be too late.

It was a shame to miss the opportunity to put an end to the Demonic Cult’s executives, but for her, saving one life came first.

“Young Demon, don’t follow me anymore.”

Namgung So-yeon, who spoke about where Yeong-ma might be hiding, carried In-ho on her back and set out again.

***

Cheonma, who was at Cheonmagung Palace, saw a crow that suddenly flew by and realized that things were going wrong.

The Heavenly Demon’s anger spread outside the palace after seeing the words written on the note.

– The person written in the calligraphy and painting was correct. We tried to secure it, but failed due to interference from the thunder sword. We’ll keep track, and we’ll come back and punish you for failure.

“Like damn Namgung bastards.”

The Heavenly Demon gritted his teeth.

Still, I felt happy. The worries about what might or might not have disappeared like melting snow on a spring day with Youngma’s confirmation.

“I guess I should go there myself.”

Let’s go, to find Namgung, who wouldn’t mind even if I splattered his beloved disciple and tore him to death.