Ice Dragon of Namgung - Chapter 95

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Chapter 95
After leaving the Namgung Clan, Namgung Geom made straight for Cheon-ju Mountain.
To save every moment of time, he went without sleep and sustained himself on dried meat and hardtack.
As a result, he covered a four-day journey in a single day.
Even then, if not for the Black Shadow Three Swordsmen slowing him, he could have shaved more time from the road.
The Black Shadow Three Swordsmen had endured brutal training at the Heuk-sal Gate.
So sleep and food posed no hardship for them.
The problem was keeping pace with Namgung Geom’s speed.
They had to run themselves ragged just to follow in his wake.
Even so, Namgung Geom had deliberately slowed to match their stride.
As they pressed forward with their Movement Technique, they felt anew the magnitude of his gifts.
As they raced toward Cheon-ju Mountain, the sound of combat reached them from not far off.
Namgung Geom hurled himself toward the source of the fighting.
What greeted him upon arrival was Namgung Hwan reeling backward, blood streaming from his mouth, driven back by a man wielding an axe.
The man then threw himself forward and brought the axe crashing down at Namgung Hwan’s head.
Namgung Geom deployed the Cheon-poong Spirit Art without hesitation.
His form became a streak of wind, hurtling toward the man.
At the same instant, the Ice Dragon Sword unleashed a Frost-Cold Sword Wind.
Crash!
The axe that had been aimed to cleave Namgung Hwan’s skull was knocked aside by the Frost-Cold Sword Wind and sent spinning away.
Namgung Geom descended between the man and Namgung Hwan.
“Your Grace!”
Namgung Hwan recognized Namgung Geom at once.
“Are you hurt?”
“I am unharmed. Thanks to Your Grace, I have survived.”
Namgung Hwan spoke with genuine emotion.
“I will face this man. Step back for now.”
After setting Namgung Hwan behind him, Namgung Geom regarded the man wielding the Double Axes.
“So you are the eldest grandson of the Namgung Clan, it seems.”
From observing how Namgung Hwan addressed Namgung Geom as “Your Grace,” the double-axe wielder had deduced his identity.
“And you, I take it, are a woodcutter.”
At Namgung Geom’s words, the man’s face twisted with disbelief.
“How dare you speak such nonsense before me! Do you have a death wish?”
“To hear you speak, one would think you quite a formidable figure. So then—who are you?”
Namgung Geom posed the question with deliberate ease.
“I am Wi Tae-gang, Lord of the Hwang-cheon Bang.”
The man—Wi Tae-gang—offered his name without reservation.
“The Hwang-cheon Bang? That’s the sect that suffered total destruction from the main branch long ago, is it not? And I recall now—the Lord’s son went missing back then, did he not?”
Namgung Geom now understood that Wi Tae-gang was the missing son of the old Hwang-cheon Bang Lord.
“All the more reason. Slaying you won’t be enough—but the eldest grandson of the Namgung Clan would make a fitting first sacrifice for our revenge.”
Wi Tae-gang fixed his gaze on Namgung Hwan as he spoke.
“So your appearance here is for the Hwang-cheon Bang’s vengeance, then? And of all times, now?”
Namgung Geom let out a dry chuckle.
“What is that supposed to mean?”
“I suspect you’re moving under orders from the Doctrine.”
“The Doctrine? What kind of drivel is this?”
Wi Tae-gang’s expression hardened into bewilderment.
Observing this, Namgung Geom’s eyes flickered with doubt.
‘He truly seems not to know.’
After mentioning the Doctrine, Namgung Geom studied Wi Tae-gang’s reaction with careful attention.
Yet Wi Tae-gang’s expression and eyes appeared wholly genuine in their ignorance of the Doctrine.
Too natural to be mere performance.
“You truly know nothing of the Doctrine?”
Namgung Geom pressed the question once more.
“Whether it’s a Doctrine or horse piss, I know nothing of it. Stop your prattling and draw your sword.”
From Wi Tae-gang’s reaction, it appeared he was genuinely unconnected to the Doctrine.
Had he been involved with them, he would not dare speak of the Doctrine with such contempt.
‘Is this truly mere chance?’
It could not be.
Wi Tae-gang himself might have no direct connection to the Doctrine.
But his appearance here was no accident.
Someone connected to the Sect had clearly sent Wi Tae-gang to this place.
That someone was likely a spy for the Sect.
Which meant the Sect’s spy had been plotting this for a long time.
Namgung Geom couldn’t help but admire the man’s thoroughness.
In any case, subduing Wi Tae-gang took priority now.
If he interrogated Wi Tae-gang, he could extract something useful.
“I can’t afford to wait any longer.”
Wi Tae-gang hurled himself forward at Namgung Geom, who stood lost in thought, and swung his axe.
Whoosh!
The Axe Energy erupting from his weapon tore through the air and came crashing down.
“So impatient.”
Namgung Geom summoned a Frost-Cold Sword Wind to meet Wi Tae-gang’s axe.
Boom!
The deafening impact sent Wi Tae-gang’s axe plunging through the Frost-Cold Sword Wind.
Crack!
But only for a moment—Wi Tae-gang’s axe began to freeze solid.
“What—”
Wi Tae-gang’s eyes widened in alarm, and he swung his second axe.
Boom!
The Frost-Cold Sword Wind that had been freezing the axe shattered and dispersed under the impact of the fresh Axe Energy.
Without losing momentum, Wi Tae-gang spun both axes like a windmill and pressed his assault against Namgung Geom.
Namgung Geom slid backward fluidly, raising another Frost-Cold Sword Wind.
Crash-crash-boom!
Wi Tae-gang’s double axes tore through the Frost-Cold Sword Wind, and a thunderous sound erupted.
The Frost-Cold Sword Wind tried to freeze the double axes, but the force contained within them was so overwhelming that they shattered before the frost could take hold.
‘This is no ordinary Axe Method.’
Namgung Geom found himself impressed by Wi Tae-gang’s technique.
The destructive power contained in his Axe Method was extraordinary.
Yet it was not so overwhelming that Namgung Geom could not overcome it.
He added the power of the Ice Dragon Sword to unleash a torrent of Frost-Cold Sword Wind.
Crack!
A Frost-Cold Sword Wind incomparably more powerful than before crashed down upon Wi Tae-gang.
Wi Tae-gang’s expression hardened, and he flailed his double axes in desperation.
Crash-crash-boom!
The two forces collided repeatedly, each impact shaking the air with sound.
With each clash, Wi Tae-gang was pushed backward.
Wi Tae-gang’s face twisted in frustration.
‘A mere sword!’
That his double axes were being overpowered wounded his pride.
Crack!
The Frost-Cold energy burrowed into the double axes, freezing their blades solid.
Wi Tae-gang unleashed a surge of Inner Power, shattering the Frost-Cold energy that was freezing the axe blades in one violent burst.
Crash-boom!
The Frost-Cold Sword Wind, unable to withstand the Axe Force, shattered.
As the Frost-Cold Sword Wind cleared, Wi Tae-gang prepared to mount a counterattack.
Flash!
But then, Ice-thunder Sword Qi came streaking through like lightning.
Wi Tae-gang, his mind still fixed on the Frost-Cold Sword Wind, was startled by the speed of the Ice-thunder Sword Qi and hastily raised his axes.
Boom!
The Ice-thunder Sword Qi struck the axe with tremendous force, sending a shock wave through his body.
“Ungh.”
For the first time, a groan escaped Wi Tae-gang’s lips.
‘What kind of monster is this man?’
Wi Tae-gang could not comprehend Namgung Geom’s strength.
At such a young age, the man wielded martial power that overwhelmed even Wi Tae-gang, who had reached the late stages of the True Martial Realm.
Even for a martial genius, there had to be limits.
‘He must have consumed every Spirit Pill the Prestigious Clan had, both common and rare.’
Wi Tae-gang attributed Namgung Geom’s superhuman strength to Spirit Pills.
There was no other way to account for it.
In any case, Namgung Geom was not someone one could face alone.
If that were the case, a Combined Attack would suffice.
“Hwang-cheon Swordmasters!”
Wi Tae-gang called upon the masters of the Hwang-cheon Bang.
Like Wi Tae-gang himself, they were descendants of the former Hwang-cheon Bang.
Together with them, Wi Tae-gang had endured hardship and cultivated strength, rebuilding the Hwang-cheon Bang anew.
They were the finest masters of the Hwang-cheon Bang, standing in the middle to late Peak Realm.
Compared to the Hwang-cheon Bang’s renown, their level was truly exceptional.
With them executing a Combined Attack, they could surely bring down Namgung Geom.
At Wi Tae-gang’s call, the Hwang-cheon Swordmasters moved swiftly to surround Namgung Geom from all sides.
Namgung Geom’s expression remained composed as he watched them approach.
“So you can’t manage alone and resort to a Combined Attack right away—truly the way of a heretical sect.”
“You’re still young and don’t understand: if you win, that’s all that matters. How you won is irrelevant.”
What mattered was the result.
The path to it was insignificant.
Fighting with honor and integrity?
It sounds fine in theory.
But what good is honor if you lose?
At Wi Tae-gang’s confident words, Namgung Geom let out a soft laugh.
“Then I won’t hold back either.”
“Hold back? What do you mean you won’t hold back?”
Wi Tae-gang didn’t understand what Namgung Geom meant.
“Heuk-sal Triple Swordmasters—eliminate them.”
The moment Namgung Geom’s words fell, the space behind the Hwang-cheon Swordmasters rippled, and three silhouettes burst forth.
They were the Heuk-sal Triple Swordmasters, who had been maintaining a Concealment Art.
They had arrived at this place following Namgung Geom and had been observing the situation in concealment the entire time.
Yet no one among those gathered here had sensed their presence.
They immediately extended their blades toward the Hwang-cheon Swordmasters.
The Hwang-cheon Swordmasters startled at their sudden appearance and attempted to mount a defense.
But the Heuk-sal Triple Swordmasters’ blades were faster.
Flash!
The Shadowless Sword Qi erupting from their swords pierced through the Hwang-cheon Swordmasters’ shoulders.
“Gack!”
All three of the Hwang-cheon Swordmasters collapsed, clutching their wounded shoulders.
Wi Tae-gang’s eyes widened as he witnessed this.
He had detected nothing of the Heuk-sal Triple Swordmasters’ concealment.
‘Assassins?!’
Such a Concealment Art could only be wielded by assassins.
“The firstborn of the Namgung Clan employs assassins—and you still dare call yourself righteous?”
Wi Tae-gang denounced Namgung Geom.
“They are not assassins, but my Dark Shadow Guard.”
At Namgung Geom’s calm reply, Wi Tae-gang’s words caught in his throat.
Assassins and guards were two sides of the same coin.
The difference lay only in whether the Concealment Art was used to kill or to protect.
Wi Tae-gang, unaware that the Heuk-sal Triple Swordmasters were the Heuk-sal Triple Swordmasters of the Heuk-sal Gate, had no choice but to accept Namgung Geom’s explanation.
“Fine. Since it’s come to this, let’s fight one-on-one, honorably.”
Wi Tae-gang changed his expression and spoke.
At the sight of Wi Tae-gang seeking fairness only when he found himself at a disadvantage, Namgung Geom laughed in disbelief.
“Now, of all times?”
“Surely the firstborn of the Namgung Clan isn’t suggesting we fight a dishonorable Combined Attack?”
Wi Tae-gang’s face remained unmoved, and he spoke with shameless boldness.
“Didn’t you say earlier that if you win, that’s all that matters?”
Namgung Geom threw Wi Tae-gang’s own words back at him.
“So you’re determined to fight a Combined Attack after all?”
“The firstborn of the Namgung Clan cannot act like a heretical sect.”
“Of course not.”
Wi Tae-gang brightened at this.
Namgung Geom smiled faintly and spoke.
“The outcome will be the same either way, won’t it?”
Namgung Bing-yong
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