My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 117

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117.

Seol Mujin could have crossed Seojin Plain alone to kill Ju Hyeongwang.

With the speed of Traceless Ten Thousand Li Wind, it wasn’t impossible to eliminate Ju Hyeongwang and escape before being surrounded by enemies.

But this wasn’t a fight for Seol Mujin alone.

The army had to be mobilized to kill the rebel leader, so that the mobilized people would scatter in all directions.

Since it had to be revealed to the world, Seol Mujin spent half a hour observing the enemy’s movements before returning.

The rebel forces hadn’t noticed that the Five Hundred Elite Corps had approached so close.

He didn’t think the operation would fail.

What Seol Mujin needed to be careful about was minimizing casualties for both allies and rebels.

This operation was planned to rescue the people dragged away by the rebels.

When Seol Mujin returned, Jeong Cheonho asked.

“Aren’t you tired?”

After three days of riding, both men and horses were exhausted.

But this level of journey wasn’t particularly difficult for Seol Mujin.

“We’ll depart in half an hour.”

Seol Mujin gave the Five Hundred Elite Corps as much rest as possible.

While they satisfied their hunger with the jerky they carried, night gradually crept in.

When the appointed time came, Jeong Cheonho announced departure.

Though their bodies were tired, the spirits of the Five Hundred Elite Corps were sharp as well-honed blades.

Now was the time for the decisive battle.

If today’s battle ended in victory, they could become legends in battlefield history.

Had there ever been a battle where just five hundred cavalry broke through ten thousand enemies and beheaded the enemy commander?

This was an operation only Seol Mujin, who wasn’t a soldier, could conceive.

The Five Hundred Elite Corps moved quietly at this pace.

Meanwhile, darkness completely covered the surroundings.

Seol Mujin extended his hand toward the rear.

“Give me the most visible banner.”

One banner bearer handed him a red banner.

Seol Mujin planted the banner on his horse and said.

“From now on, tell the Five Hundred Elite Corps to follow only the red banner.”

Seol Mujin’s words quietly spread through the Five Hundred Elite Corps.

Jeong Cheonho spurred his horse and came to Seol Mujin’s side.

“I should take the vanguard.”

“No, you go to the very rear.”

“But…”

“Don’t you know how important the rear is? We said we’d return without losing a single man. Of course it’s impossible, but we must save and bring back as many soldiers as possible. Including you.”

“Understood.”

Seol Mujin assembled two spears and said.

“From now on, we’ll charge toward the enemy camp at full speed. The time that separates life and death is this moment. Absolutely don’t fall behind.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Jeong Cheonho passed through the long line of the Five Hundred Elite Corps, conveying Seol Mujin’s words.

After taking several deep breaths, Seol Mujin shouted to the Five Hundred Elite Corps.

“Only engage attacking enemies and follow only me!”

“Waaa—!”

Seol Mujin listened to the war cry of the Five Hundred Elite Corps and struck his horse’s rump with his whip.

Neigh—!

The horse let out a powerful cry and shot forward.

Thud thud thud thud—!

The sound of five hundred horses kicking the ground thundered like lightning.

There was no longer any reason to hide their presence.

Enemy sentries were positioned from this area onward.

Tweet—!

Only after Seol Mujin had passed did the startled sentries blow their whistles.

Gwando, situated between mountains, curved gently toward the right mountain.

Seol Mujin raced down Gwando at full speed.

As he rounded the gently curved Gwando, Seojin Plain suddenly appeared in front.

Seojin Plain, with campfires lit everywhere, was bright as daylight.

Ju Hyeongwang’s rebel forces were in the middle of their evening meal.

In the midst of this, whistles sounded warning of enemy appearance, and before they could respond to that warning, the Five Hundred Elite Corps led by Seol Mujin arrived.

“Enemy!”

“Cavalry!”

“Spear unit! Spear unit assemble!”

Though spear units were effective against cavalry, there wasn’t enough time to block the Five Hundred Elite Corps.

Seol Mujin swung his spear at the spear unit that charged without properly forming ranks.

Clang!

The enemy spears thrust out carelessly broke like corn stalks.

“Argh—!”

The rebel soldiers knocked back by the impact rolled around screaming dramatically.

Seol Mujin quickly crossed between the rebel forces and grabbed several pieces of firewood from campfires.

Then he threw the burning firewood at barracks he passed.

The barracks touched by fire were quickly engulfed in flames.

“Fire! Put out the fire!”

Seol Mujin continuously grabbed firewood from campfires he passed and set barracks ablaze.

The untrained rebel forces were thrown into confusion and didn’t know what to do.

With horse hooves thundering across heaven and earth and barracks burning, losing their minds was natural.

“Don’t panic and block the enemy!”

“Center! Gather at the center!”

Several commanders encouraged the rebel forces, and some charged toward the Five Hundred Elite Corps.

Most of them were regular troops wearing military uniforms.

Seol Mujin swung his spear at those blocking his path.

Those with weapons like spears and swords tried somehow to stop Seol Mujin, but he was too strong for them to handle.

The weapons in the rebels’ hands broke or flew away, and the unlucky ones had their chests pierced by spears.

The people Seol Mujin didn’t want to kill were the civilians who had no choice but to join the rebels.

But if they were rebels wearing military uniforms, they were definitely Ju Hyeongwang’s forces from the start.

So there was no need to show mercy to soldiers of Ju Hyeongwang’s Forces.

Whoosh—!

The spear spinning at terrifying speed swept away those in military uniforms without hesitation.

The rebels who weren’t regular troops didn’t dare block Seol Mujin’s path and scattered in all directions.

Clang!

A campfire struck by Seol Mujin’s spear set another barracks ablaze.

“We’ll block those bastards! The rest surround them from all sides!”

The rebel forces weren’t complete pushovers either, as about thirty cavalry blocked Seol Mujin’s path.

But Seol Mujin didn’t slow his horse’s speed.

“Don’t look around and follow only the red banner!”

Seol Mujin shouted to the Five Hundred Elite Corps and kicked off his horse’s back, flying toward the cavalry positioned twenty zhang away.

“Uh…”

The cavalry just stared at Seol Mujin with surprised faces.

Seol Mujin flying through the air and descending didn’t even look human to them.

It was a performance that could only be shown with Traceless Ten Thousand Li Wind, the most outstanding light body technique in Murim history.

Seol Mujin, who had leaped over the spear above his head, struck down toward the crown of the one standing at the very front.

He didn’t know who this person was, wearing a helmet and full battlefield armor, but it was clear he was a commander-level figure.

The sword-wielding man instinctively blocked Seol Mujin’s spear.

Crash—!

The 150-geun spear not only shattered the sword but completely destroyed the commander’s head and torso.

Blood and flesh scattered in all directions, covering the enemy cavalry.

“Hueok!”

“Uaak—!”

As the startled cavalry spread left and right, Seol Mujin pierced through their midst.

Wooong—!

The spear rotating in a circle sent flying or tore apart everything it touched.

The mounted soldiers couldn’t even put up proper resistance.

It wasn’t that there were no skilled martial artists among them, but Seol Mujin’s spear rendered even their strong martial arts useless.

When the fifteen men occupying the center of the cavalry vanished in an instant, the remaining fifteen scattered left and right.

It was truly something that happened in the blink of an eye.

The plan to surround the Five Hundred Elite Corps while they were blocking became nothing more than a pipe dream.

Seol Mujin mounted his horse that had charged at full speed and rode forward.

The occasional screams from behind could have been from enemies or allies—he couldn’t tell.

It was only fortunate that their numbers weren’t many.

Though shouts to block the enemy could be heard from all directions, there were extremely few soldiers willing to put that into practice.

Everyone had clearly seen what happened to those who stood in Seol Mujin’s way.

Reckless people like a mantis trying to stop a cart wheel aren’t that common in this world.

Even those giving the orders were just hoarsely shouting in vain.

Meanwhile, the large central tent that was Seol Mujin’s target was rapidly approaching.

Though he had never met Ju Hyeongwang, he knew his appearance through portraits.

Besides that, he had also memorized the faces of Ju Hyeongwang’s three trusted subordinates.

The primary objective was to kill those four, and killing more commanders would be icing on the cake.

Seol Mujin quickly surveyed his surroundings while charging on horseback.

Ju Hyeongwang might come out of the command tent and flee.

Finding someone he didn’t know well, identified only through portraits, wasn’t an easy task.

But he found one.

It wasn’t Ju Hyeongwang, but one of his trusted subordinates named Jeong Hanok.

Jeong Hanok, wearing armor inlaid with silver metal, was a warrior in his early forties with a rough appearance like a thug.

Being near the central tent, he seemed to have come out to assess the situation.

To such a Jeong Hanok, the Five Hundred Elite Corps approaching like a gale was terror itself.

Jeong Hanok’s face turned pale as he turned and began to flee.

“Block the enemy! Hurry and block the enemy—!”

He shouted at the surrounding soldiers while fleeing, but no one dared to stand in front of the Five Hundred Elite Corps to save Jeong Hanok.

Meanwhile, Seol Mujin rapidly closed the distance with Jeong Hanok.

Jeong Hanok, who had been running toward the central tent, suddenly changed direction.

Was it simply a desperate struggle to survive, or a trick to lead the Five Hundred Elite Corps away from Ju Hyeongwang?

He could just capture him and ask.

Seol Mujin struck his horse’s rump and then launched himself toward Jeong Hanok.

The horse galloped toward the central tent while Seol Mujin pursued Jeong Hanok who had turned right.

“Ch’ŏmsa Seol!”

Bu Cheon-ho, who had been following Seol Mujin, called out to him.

Seol Mujin shouted back at Bu Cheon-ho.

“Keep following my horse as you are!”

Seol Mujin could grab Jeong Hanok’s nape with just two kicks off the ground.

“Hueok—!”

The startled Jeong Hanok swung his sword, but Seol Mujin easily caught his wrist.

Crack!

“Uaaak!”

The sound of wrist bones breaking and a scream rang out simultaneously.

Seol Mujin grabbed Jeong Hanok’s throat with the hand that had broken his wrist.

“Where is Ju Hyeongwang?”

Jeong Hanok’s gaze, distorted with pain, momentarily turned toward the central tent.

While his mouth said “I don’t know!”

There was no need to hear an answer from Jeong Hanok.

He had already discovered the truth with his eyes.

Crack!

Jeong Hanok’s neck broke and he went limp without even a scream.

Seol Mujin threw Jeong Hanok’s corpse aside and launched himself toward the central tent.

Meanwhile, Seol Mujin’s horse at the front had drawn significantly closer to within thirty jang of the central tent.

Seol Mujin, using Traceless Ten Thousand Li Wind, was much faster than his horse.

In Seol Mujin’s vision as he overtook his own horse, he caught sight of figures emerging from the tent.

They seemed to have rushed out in alarm at the tremors created by the Five Hundred Elite Corps.

And among them was Ju Hyeongwang.

A person with such small eyes, a flat nose, thick lips, and a square jaw couldn’t be easily found.

“Ju Hyeongwang!”

When Seol Mujin shouted thunderously, Ju Hyeongwang and five other startled men turned their heads.

Each time Seol Mujin kicked off the ground, a distance of fifteen jang disappeared in an instant.

“St-stop that bastard!”

The one pointing at Seol Mujin from beside Ju Hyeongwang was Wang Pilchong, one of the enemies who needed to be killed.

Twelve soldiers positioned around them formed a wall between Seol Mujin and the six men.

Whether well-trained or not, their stance holding swords and spears with both hands was stable.

“Get out of the way—!”

Seol Mujin, who had instantly closed the distance with them, swept his spear horizontally.

Even before the spear could reach them, the wind swept over the twelve men who had formed the wall.

“What the hell…!”

They hastily retreated or raised their weapons to block.

But neither those who dodged nor those who blocked could escape the curse of the spear Seol Mujin wielded.

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