Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 176

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Chapter 176

“Oho, you’ve got quite the guts. Good! Don’t resent me for being ruthless!”

At Blood Tiger’s signal, five skilled martial artists moved simultaneously.

Pat! Pa-pa-pat!

Their movement as they surrounded Song In in an instant was organic.

Blood Tiger striking down with his great blade from the front.

Bi Ho and Yeol Ho piercing in with swift swords from left and right.

Even those blocking the retreat from behind while throwing hidden weapons.

The Five Soul Gate Formation was properly deployed.

“Die!”

They didn’t even hide their killing intent.

Ta-hat- Tu-ang!

With Blood Tiger’s roar, five blades rushed toward Song In.

There was absolutely no gap.

An ordinary skilled martial artist would be butchered in an instant, not knowing where to block first.

However, the eyes of the surrounded Song In were calm to the point of being serene.

‘They’re fast. But… they’re merely fast.’

Memories of the sparring sessions he had with Jung Myeong every dawn flashed through Song In’s mind.

‘Defense Leader Song, your sword is too honest. Swift Strike and Illusion. You must read that flow. Don’t watch with your eyes where my sword will come from, but feel it through the flow of energy.’

‘It’s too fast, Physician!’

‘It’s not just fast. Defense Leader Song’s eyes are slow. The opponent’s breathing, muscle movements, the end of their gaze. All of that is a signal. You must read and absorb those signals.’

‘Hah…!’

‘Oh. Good! Come at me just like that!’

‘It was luck.’

‘Wouldn’t it be fine to keep moving until that luck becomes skill?’

‘Kugh…’

Jung Myeong’s sword that had pushed Song In to excess.

That sword was irregular, lethal, and above all, fast.

Those hellish days of rolling around with his whole body while receiving that monster-like sword were layered within him.

Compared to that, the combined formation unfolding before his eyes now was easy.

‘I can see it. So very clearly.’

Song In’s eyes flashed as he read through the Five Soul Gate Formation.

“Ta-aah!”

The moment Blood Tiger’s great blade fell toward his head, Song In stepped half a pace forward instead of blocking.

An advance beyond common sense!

Thus he drew out a superior move.

Ka-ang-!

Song In’s sword traced a strange trajectory and struck away Blood Tiger’s great blade.

This wasn’t simple defense.

It contained an exquisite deflection that collapsed the center of force.

“Ugh…”

In an instant, Blood Tiger’s body swayed and a gap appeared.

“You bastard! Where do you think you’re going!”

Seeing this, Bi Ho and Yeol Ho.

They rushed in from left and right.

Twin swords and a swift sword pierced in, aiming for Song In’s ribs and thigh.

It was the best move to save Blood Tiger.

Once again, it was a moment of mortal crisis with seemingly nowhere to escape.

“…”

“!!!”

Swish-

Song In’s form seemed to flow like liquid, then slipped between the blades like a lie.

It was a variation of the footwork technique he learned from Jung Myeong, the Three Origin Step.

“What, what is this!”

While Bi Ho was flustered after cutting through empty air, Song In’s sword pierced in like a snake.

Chaeng! Chaeng!

Song In didn’t swing his sword but flicked his wrist to vibrate the sword tip.

The sword tip penetrated through Bi Ho’s sword screen.

Tseuk-

It touched the pressure point inside his wrist while simultaneously tearing it.

“Aah!”

Bi Ho screamed and dropped his sword.

Even that gap, they saw as an opportunity.

Yeol Ho attempted a thrust aiming for Song In’s back.

“You bastard! Die!”

Swish!

There wasn’t even time to look back.

But Song In felt it without looking.

The killing intent felt from behind, the flow of air, and even the opponent’s breathing.

‘The Physician was quieter and faster than this. Compared to that, this is too rough and slow.’

Song In rotated his body half a turn and brought his sword behind his back.

Ka-ga-ga-gak!

Yeol Ho’s sword slid along Song In’s blade, scattering sparks.

Song In used that rotational force to strike Yeol Ho’s chest with his elbow.

Thwack! Thud!

Continuous strikes that followed in an instant.

“Kugh!”

Yeol Ho gasped for breath as he tumbled backward.

At Song In’s overwhelming presence as he neutralized three in an instant, those who had been about to throw hidden weapons from behind hesitated.

“Wh-what is this…?”

“Impossible! How could the Five Souls Formation be broken so easily!”

They wore expressions of disbelief.

The combined formation that Gangnam Oho took pride in was a technique that could bind even peak-level skilled martial artists.

Yet here was just one defense leader from a medical clinic.

That single defense leader was toying with them using nothing but a sword.

Blood Tiger staggered to his feet.

Growing desperate, he snarled with a reddened face.

“Again! Form ranks again! He must be tired!”

Song In readjusted his grip on his sword without the slightest disturbance.

In fact, even his breathing hadn’t grown rough.

“Tired, you say…”

Song In wore a bitter smile.

“You wouldn’t know what true hell is.”

Every night, sparring with that monster physician who possessed 60 years of internal energy.

Compared to that training where he was pushed until his breath reached his chin and every bone in his body screamed in agony.

This level was nothing more than a warm-up.

“Let’s finish this.”

Song In kicked off the ground and charged forward.

It was no longer defense but offense.

Swoosh-! Thud! Crash!

“Kragh!”

“Urk!”

Song In’s sword pommel struck Bi Ho’s wrist hard, making him drop his dagger.

The following kick pierced through Yeol Ho’s solar plexus.

“Impossible! To break the combined formation in an instant…!”

Blood Tiger swung his great blade in a final desperate struggle.

But Song In lightly deflected it and pressed his sword tip against his throat.

Thunk.

At the cold touch of steel, Blood Tiger froze.

He had no choice.

Song In’s cold eyes looking down at him prevented him from moving any further.

“…Stop.”

Song In’s calm voice echoed through the inn.

On the floor, all of Gangnam Oho were groaning and writhing.

It was an overwhelming complete victory.

* * *

“…L-let’s run.”

“Damn it.”

At Song In’s chilling rebuke, Gangnam Oho fled with their tails between their legs.

They didn’t even dare to say they’d remember this, fearing Song In’s sword might be aimed at them again.

“Th-thank you!”

“The medical clinic will take responsibility for the repair costs.”

“When those bastards caused the trouble, how can the medical clinic take care of this?”

“Didn’t this happen in Hangzhou? Don’t worry and accept it.”

“…If you insist that much, I’ll gratefully accept.”

The inn owner repeatedly bowed his head to Song In.

Song In handled even the aftermath accordingly.

It might seem somewhat excessive.

But Song In did this without hesitation.

‘It’s the physician’s will.’

Jung Myeong encompassed all of Hangzhou.

To bring it under his control, he knew he had to take care of it accordingly.

Taking care of even this small inn was part of such work.

* * *

The countless people in this place watched Song In’s cleanup without exception.

-The Defense Leader was that strong?

-Wow… He’s stronger than what we heard.

-If he can subdue rather than kill those who even peak-level masters couldn’t handle, then just how…

-Whoa…

They had merely thought of Defense Leader Song In as a gatekeeper.

Yet he had displayed overwhelming martial prowess.

This became an opportunity to spread Jeongjin Medical Clinic’s prestige throughout Hangzhou once again.

That opportunity naturally planted one question in people’s minds.

-If the Defense Leader is at that level….

-Just how powerful is the Poison Demon Physician, the owner of the medical clinic?

-This is amazing. Amazing!

It was a question about just how powerful Jung Myeong, called Hangzhou’s number one, truly was.

He had eliminated the Geumho Guild Leader.

But since then, hadn’t he never shown his martial power again?

As time passed, there were quite a few who secretly underestimated him.

But look at this.

Even that Defense Leader was displaying such power.

New questions couldn’t help but arise.

It was one of the natural flows.

* * *

That night when attention naturally focused on Jung Myeong.

In the back alleys of Hangzhou shrouded in thick darkness.

The infiltration team sent by the Guild Master, those called rats by the Mad Halberd wielder, were secretly crossing over rooftops.

Among them, the presence of the one leading was particularly sharp and sinister.

“Hmm….”

He was an assassin who had made quite a name for himself in Black Point in the past, Hyeolgwang Ma-yuk.

It had been about twenty years since Hyeolgwang Ma-yuk left Black Point.

‘It’s been a long time.’

As he took charge of the vanguard for this Hangzhou infiltration, he was newly moved with emotion.

The Guild Master had given him only one objective.

Infiltrate all of Hangzhou and cause chaos!

The method itself was different from previous secret infiltrations to gather information.

They would infiltrate secretly.

But openly cause incidents and create disturbances to plunge Hangzhou back into chaos – that was this man’s purpose.

For that, even while infiltrating, he reduced his stealth.

There was someone he wanted to lure out.

“The Shadow Squad could come soon.”

“Hehe. Shadow Squad? Isn’t that just a fancy name created by the dregs of Black Point gathering together?”

“Quite many comrades have died at their hands.”

“Those were just informants, weren’t they?”

“….”

“Don’t worry.”

Ma Yuk let out a fishy smile.

When he was in Black Point in the past, he was always second-in-command.

The number one at that time was the previous Black Spot Master.

There was only one person expected to take the number one position next.

The madman who always wielded a giant halberd, the Mad Halberd wielder On Yang-ja.

It was twenty years ago that he felt his limits and fled Black Point as if escaping.

‘Now it’s different.’

He truly believed it was different.

With the secret manual and spirit medicine he received from the Guild Master, he had become much stronger than before.

With his current power.

He was confident he could face not just the Mad Halberd wielder, but even the previous Black Spot Master.

It was just as Ma Yuk, filled with such confidence, was about to cross over a wall.

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