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The path was clear.

But it was precisely blocked by the seven Inyeong.

There was no time to hesitate.

They had to break through in one go.

Eun Hwayoung pushed her Hanhyulma forward even more aggressively.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The Hanhyulma ran with a momentum that seemed to trample everything in its path.

But two Inyeong stood in its way.

A tall woman and a small woman.

Joo Okyoung and Im Somin.

Danwoldo and Naenggeom.

The two top-notch experts, each holding a sword and a dagger, had their eyes fixed on different targets.

The left leg and the right leg of the horse.

Eun Hwayoung instinctively felt that she needed to first eliminate the Hanhyulma to remove her mobility.

“Tsk.”

Eun Hwayoung twisted her lips.

There was no space to evade.

Turning back would allow her to avoid it, but that would mean going back.

“Sorry. Don’t forgive me.”

Eun Hwayoung muttered words of mourning.

The distance narrowed.

In an instant, her body leaped higher.

At the same time.

Pfft! Swish!

Her hand swiftly released two daggers.

The daggers flew like shooting stars.

They were aimed directly at Joo Okyoung and Im Somin’s hearts.

“….!”

If they dodged, they could avoid it.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

But then they wouldn’t be able to avoid the horse charging madly from the front.

Failure of the objective.

In the end.

Swish!

Swoosh!

The sword and dagger flashed.

Crack!

Thud!

The horrifying sound of two legs being severed.

Heeeyyy!

The Hanhyulma let out a pitiful cry.

Thud!

The Hanhyulma fell.

However.

Thud!

Thud!

“Ugh!”

“Argh!”

The daggers pierced through Joo Okyoung and Im Somin’s backs.

They twisted their bodies to avoid their hearts being pierced, but it was clear they were seriously injured.

They could no longer move and stood still with pained expressions.

Clang.

Meanwhile, Eun Hwayoung landed after spinning in the air.

Without looking back, she ran forward.

The horse was sacrificed, but now only five remained.

“This, this is insane! Stop her!”

The urgent voice of a young man.

It was a voice she hadn’t heard before, but she quickly realized who it was.

A man who could give orders to these high-level experts without hesitation, there was only one in the Golden Dragon Field, Bang Sooun.

“Did he come in person?”

For a moment, Eun Hwayoung felt conflicted.

Bang Sooun was a man with mediocre martial arts skills from a third-rate country.

Yet he boldly came here in person.

Probably to oversee all of this strategy.

Whatever, it’s fine.

The important thing is that she now has the opportunity to directly target the enemy’s leader.

If she captures Bang Sooun, this fight will be over.

“The possibility is…”

It’s more than enough.

Eun Hwayoung quickly finished her calculations in her head.

At the same time, her body swiftly changed direction.

Towards Bang Sooun.

Whoosh!

With each step, her new shoes extended further.

It was clear that Eun Hwayoung possessed an amazing lightness in her steps.

Bang Sooun’s expression turned to one of surprise.

It was inevitable.

The enemy’s ace, Eun Hwayoung.

Her martial arts skills were never properly known to the public.

Even her close friend Chinwoo didn’t know her true martial arts skills.

She had never displayed them, and no one had bothered to ask.

This became an unexpected flaw for Bang Sooun.

“Y-Your Excellency. This is no joke, right?”

Jang Il’s eyes widened in surprise.

“I-I saw it too.”

Earlier, he was riding a horse, so he didn’t know.

That she possessed such extraordinary lightness.

And on top of that, her sharp dagger skills.

A woman with such lightness and deadly dagger skills in her martial arts was beyond ordinary.

“Y-Your Excellency… Let’s retreat for now!”

Jangil tried to push Bang So-un back.

It was out of caution.

“No, let’s go that way.”

Bang So-un calmly settled his mind and began to move inward, away from the exit.

He had realized that the fox was moving not to escape, but with him as the target.

It was actually a good thing.

He had lured Eun Hwayoung in as bait.

It was like a trap that had worked.

He still had three cards up his sleeve.

If he could hold out with those three, it would be his victory.

And one of them was Eun Hwayoung’s decisive secret weapon.

As long as he had that ace up his sleeve, this fight was his victory.

“Look, you fox!”

Bang So-un, moving inward, raised his spirits and shouted.

At the same time, the two Jeolhwa warriors blocked Eun Hwayoung’s path.

They were two experts with almost unmatched skill, wielding a combination of sword and spear.

But.

Finally, Eun Hwayoung drew his weapon.

Pick.

A sword drawn boldly from his waist.

Just by the sound of it being drawn, one could tell it was different from a regular longsword.

“Yeon-geom!”

Bang So-un exclaimed.

A blue-hued Yeon-geom.

Yeon-geom was not particularly strong, but it was a weapon mainly used by martial artists for its flexibility and ability to deliver unconventional attacks.

However, it was not a widely favored weapon due to its difficult handling.

And now, Eun Hwayoung held a Yeon-geom in his hand.

Squelch!

The spear blade extended.

Swoosh!

At the same time, the sword sliced sharply through the air.

It was a powerful combination attack by the two Jeolhwa masters.

In that fleeting moment.

Eun Hwayoung’s left and right hands moved simultaneously.

Swoosh.

Clang!

In an instant, the loose Yeon-geom’s blade caught the opponent’s sword, locking it in place.

While doing so, he deflected the spear blade with the Yeon-geom.

Swoosh!

The blade of the Yeon-geom rotated along the spear blade in a strange motion.

A smooth movement.

But strangely, the force behind the spear seemed to diminish.

Seizing the opportunity, Eun Hwayoung released the Yeon-geom and thrust forward.

The Jeolhwa warrior holding the spear stepped back to avoid the attack.

The Yeon-geom seemed to cut through the air.

But.

A blue energy suddenly surged forward.

Splurt!

Blood spurted high.

His neck had been cut.

“G-Geomgi!”

Bang So-un’s eyes widened in shock.

Geomgi.

That blue energy was undoubtedly Geomgi.

It was the symbol of a supreme master, nothing less.

In other words…

This crazy!

Supreme level?!

With that thought, one of the Jeolhwa warriors fell for the first time.

Thud!

The fox warrior fell forward, bleeding, after being struck by Geomgi in the vital spot.

“Ma-Master…!”

Jangil, who had been overflowing with confidence just moments ago, trembled uncontrollably.

He now truly felt the weight of the battlefield.

This was the martial world.

This was the battlefield.

If you dared to grasp what you wanted, you had to be willing to risk everything in this world where everything was at stake.

There were no exceptions for Bang So-un or Jangil.

If you dared to seize this ruthless world, you also had to be prepared to lose everything.

To live or die.

To gain or lose.

“It’s my fault. It’s all my fault.”

Bang So-un blamed himself with a distorted face.

If only he had more information, if only he had devised a better plan, could he have obtained Eun Hwayoung without shedding any blood?

He didn’t know.

It was unknowable.

But he felt guilty.

Because he felt the weight of the bloodshed.

Crack!

“Cough….”

In the meantime, another Jeolhwa warrior was struck by Geomgi, spewing blood as he fell.

No fool would just stand still with a sword held to his throat.

And especially not Eun Hwayoung, the ruthless fox who had climbed over everything in his path, soaked in blood.

Without anything blocking his path, Eun Hwayoung, dripping with blood, wasted no time in launching another attack at Bang So-un.

“Master, please hurry and dodge!”

Jang Il shouted urgently.

At the same time, he blocked the path in front of Bang So-woon.

When Sa Gong-hye-mi saved his life.

This time, it was his turn to save Bang So-woon’s life.

“…No, there’s still one left.”

Bang So-woon gritted his teeth.

“H-How can we handle that monster with just one person!”

Both of them were quickly overwhelmed.

But just one?

It was impossible unless it was Yeon Soo-rin at her peak.

But Yeon Soo-rin was behind them.

What on earth was she thinking?

“Enemy alert! I’m here!”

Bang So-woon shouted, holding his sword.

But Eun Hwa-young didn’t miss the fact that his foot was trembling with tension.

“Showing off isn’t beautiful.”

Eun Hwa-young muttered coldly and threw her dagger.

Thud!

Now within reach with just two steps.

For a master like Eun Hwa-young, it was a matter of moments.

At that moment.

“Stop.”

Bang So-woon ordered with his final words.

Thwack!

The dagger of the reckless woman flying towards him.

Eun Hwa-young calmly caught and deflected the dagger swung by the woman with her sword.

Swish!

As she pushed the sword down, the woman’s dagger shook.

Crack!

Not missing the opportunity, Eun Hwa-young attempted an attack to cut off her airway while releasing her sword.

At that moment.

Eun Hwa-young’s drawn sword stopped in mid-air for the first time.

Eun Hwa-young froze with a shocked expression.

“Y-Yeon…?!”

Yi Yeon.

The appearance of her close friend, the only one she had opened her heart to, was right in front of her.

…Why?

It couldn’t be happening.

It absolutely couldn’t be happening.

She wouldn’t betray her.

She absolutely wouldn’t betray her.

Especially not by raising a sword against her.

But…

But why…

With that expression…

Yi Yeon’s face covered in sticky white liquid.

It was unmistakably male semen.

Her kind and pure image was completely tainted by that disgusting lump of semen.

Her chest felt tight as if it was blocked.

Tears of blood seemed to flow.

“Yeon!”

She shouted with a trembling voice, but the response she received was a sword.

Slash!

The sharp sword fell.

Eun Hwa-young belatedly dodged, but the blade grazed her shoulder.

Splat.

Blood spurted from Eun Hwa-young’s body.

A very light wound.

But that wound tore Eun Hwa-young’s heart apart as if it were a fatal wound.

“Aaaah!”

The wounded fox screamed.

Blood tears flowed from her eyes, staining her face with blood.

“I’ll kill you! The one who made Yi Yeon like that! I’ll definitely kill you!”

Eun Hwa-young’s red eyes glowed with a fierce madness.

…Thud, thud, thud!

“W-Where are you suddenly going!”

“Run.”

“What?”

“No, those eyes are really crazy. Crazy eyes, crazy eyes.”

Bang So-woon ran back without hesitation.

When he was young, there was a crazy dog in the neighborhood that used to jump around.

Two guys who foolishly tried to hit it with rocks ended up being bitten by the crazy dog and died.

The ones who ran away survived unscathed.

Bang So-woon was, of course, one of those who ran away.

He learned a valuable lesson back then.

When you encounter a crazy dog, it’s best to just run away.

But now, is he dealing with two crazy bastards who have already killed two people?

He has to run.

He has to run twice.

“Uwaaa, let’s go together, let’s go together!”