Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 38

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Chapter 38

Han Jang-kwang was walking while suppressing his burning rage as much as possible.

His disheveled hair and beard, along with his tattered clothing, were no different from when he had emerged from seclusion.

It had been sasi (9-11 AM) when he broke out of seclusion, and now it was yusi (5-7 PM).

Though he had spoken as if he would rush over immediately, he wasn’t quite that thoughtless.

During that time, he had made ‘preparations.’

Preparations that would ensure no problems arose even if he turned Seol-ap into a sea of blood and tore Seol Woon-hwi’s head off while he was still alive.

Such preparations.

“Sect Master, you don’t need to worry about the aftermath. Han Bing Gate said they would take care of aligning the story properly…”

Han Jang-kwang raised his hand to cut off the words.

“I’ll think about the aftermath later. Today I will honor So Cheon’s spirit, and also honor the spirits of the three sect masters.”

He was resolute.

Now all that remained was to go and execute the plan.

The number of warriors Han Jang-kwang was leading was currently exactly 484.

Not only the elites of the Four Major Sects, but most of those who seemed promising had been brought along.

There were even porters.

They were all of one mind.

Rage toward Seol Woon-hwi.

It didn’t matter who had started this fight.

They had lost their own people, lost the sect masters they had respected without reservation, and lost sons.

That was everything.

Those who had entered Seolhan Gorge in this manner.

Stopped in their tracks when they reached about halfway through.

“…Arrogant bastard…”

Han Jang-kwang’s gaze turned upward as he muttered in a low voice.

Seolhan Gorge had exactly two cliffs. Seol Woon-hwi was positioned on the middle section of one of those cliffs.

From what was visible on the surface, that bastard was alone.

“You’ve brought quite a lot with you.”

“Since I plan to erase not just you but the entire city of Seol-ap from this world, naturally I had to bring them, didn’t I?”

“I see. But couldn’t you have washed up before coming?”

“…”

“First, let me give you a gift…”

“Why did you do it?”

Woon-hwi tilted his head.

“What do you mean?”

“Why! I’m asking why you killed my son!”

At his appearance of trying to suppress his rage as much as possible, Woon-hwi could only show a puzzled expression instead.

“Do you really not know why I killed him?”

“I don’t know.”

“Others might not know, but Sect Master Han should know. As I wrote in my letter, you’ve been toying with me all this time.”

“…Just because of something like that?”

“It’s not ‘something like that.’ Sect Master Han, there’s a saying: if you can’t bite, don’t bark. Just where do you think this place is?”

“…”

“This is Murim. Did you dare touch me without being prepared for sect annihilation? How dare you?”

“…How dare you… It seems a few nighttime assassinations have made you lose sight of everything.”

“Sect Master Han seems to know. That I carried it out personally.”

“Yes, I didn’t know until just now. I thought you either hired assassins or used the power of Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace… but it wasn’t either.”

Woon-hwi’s expression changed strangely.

“…I think I roughly understand. What’s happening here.”

Then a smile formed on Woon-hwi’s lips. It was truly a smile filled with dense killing intent.

“I warned that interfering would result in paying a price one way or another… This is really difficult. There are countless bastards in this world who can’t understand words like this.”

“So, the fact that a worthless bastard who only does assassinations called us here means you want to negotiate.”

“Negotiate?”

“From the beginning, that unrealistic amount of two million nyang or five million nyang in gold coins was left as room for bargaining, but unfortunately, I have no intention of negotiating with you. Today you will die, and Seol-ap will be submerged in a sea of blood.”

Woon-hwi chuckled.

“You seem to be under a very big misunderstanding.”

“…What?”

“I didn’t just randomly write two million nyang in gold coins.”

“…Look at this crazy bastard. Do you even know what kind of amount that is…”

“I know. But if you intended to use me as a clown, naturally you should pay that much. I really intended to receive that amount.”

“…Huh…”

“And one more thing. Right now, Sect Master Han seems to have established a wrong understanding of conflicts between factions.”

“Am I the one who’s wrong?”

“Yes. Conflicts between factions are about who takes the opposing leader’s head first and how. That’s why skilled assassins are dangerous, and it’s not for nothing that they live in the shadows. Since they’re blades that everyone covets, it’s right to hide, isn’t it? I’m the leader of Seol-ap, and the leaders of the Four Major Sects are all dead.”

“Can’t you see me standing here alive?”

“Since you’ll die soon, I was rude. I apologize for that. More importantly, this humble junior has prepared a gift for his senior.”

In front of Woon-hwi, a total of four boxes were placed.

He casually kicked each of those four boxes with his foot.

With time intervals, the four boxes fell to the ground.

Thud, thud.

Even though it was half a cliff, it was over a hundred jang high, so the things that hit the ground were instantly shattered to pieces.

Nevertheless, everyone knew.

That those were the heads of the four people killed last night.

“You… fucking bastard…!”

“Now let’s begin.”

Woon-hwi drew the Cold Ice Flying Dagger that had been tucked behind his waist with leisurely movements.

Though he had used it well until now, this dagger’s role would end today.

He threw it silently.

Strangely, Han Jang-kwang, who was watching it, furrowed his brow deeply.

“…Crazy bastard, where are you throwing that?”

Such words made sense.

The dagger Woon-hwi had thrown was embedded in the opposite cliff.

That’s when it happened.

Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack!

A chilling sound echoed, and enormous cracks began to form centered around where the dagger was embedded.

Logically, this didn’t make sense, but Woon-hwi could do it.

Because he used Heo Hyeon Energy.

And this place was already scheduled for a massive avalanche in his previous life.

He hadn’t called them here for no reason.

Soon the cliff began to rumble.

Rumble!!

Cracks that had formed over decades, perhaps centuries, burst open as the massive cliff collapsed entirely.

“Run… run…!”

Before Han Jang-kwang’s shout could even echo, the Seol-ap branch members and Yang So’s Iron Mountain Sword Gate warriors who had been hiding behind Woon-hwi revealed themselves and began shooting arrows downward like mad.

Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh-swoosh-swoosh.

The warriors of Yang Ryeong’s Four Major Sects fell helplessly in the gorge where there was nowhere to flee or hide.

Skin was crushed, bones were shattered, and flesh was torn to shreds by stone fragments, ice chunks, and snow piles.

This place was a living hell.

About half of those on Woon-hwi’s side hastily lowered the arrows they had been shooting and began retching.

Among them were also Seol Ap Branch Leaders.

Three people excluding Cheon Pung and Won Yang.

Han Mu-rin, Jin So-hyeop, Baek Myeong-gaek.

These three weren’t retching, but they had stopped shooting arrows.

Jin So-hyeop and Baek Myeong-gaek clearly showed signs of hesitation, but Han Mu-rin’s case was a bit different.

As if excited.

He was smiling as if he found this situation enjoyable.

Woon-hwi, who had been quietly watching those three, spoke briefly.

“Shoot. Don’t stop.”

Even so, there were those who wouldn’t draw their bowstrings.

He warned once more.

“I clearly said it. That it was fine to go back. But you chose. To be here with me.”

“….”

“Then don’t hesitate. In living life, if you are at least warriors, once you start something, you must see it through to the end somehow.”

Woon-hwi’s eyes began to emanate killing intent.

“Shoot.”

Eventually, everyone who had stopped began drawing their bowstrings again.

Even though they had come down to about halfway from a height of 330 zhang, it was still about 150 zhang distance.

But it would be stranger if they couldn’t hit their targets.

Because those trying to avoid the collapsing cliff had nowhere else to come but here.

When the targets were closing the distance themselves, if they couldn’t hit them, they wouldn’t be able to call themselves warriors anywhere.

Until the arrow quivers were completely empty.

And until the bow frames tore and had to be replaced with spare bows.

They poured arrows like madmen.

At some point, the avalanche stopped and the roaring ceased.

“Seol… Woon-hwi!!”

A man’s voice, almost like a howl, echoed through the air.

There was nothing else besides that.

Han Jang-kwang.

During this brief time that didn’t even amount to a single moment, he alone had survived.

His Han Gi froze the surrounding blizzard solid, and Woon-hwi also drew his sword.

Then, as if to help such Woon-hwi, Won Yang and Cheon Pung drew their swords.

Woon-hwi shook his head.

“That’s enough. Put them away.”

“…But… Han Jang-kwang is a master of Five Energy Harmonizing Origin.”

“So what?”

“….”

“Watch and see. Why enemies don’t exist for those who walk with me. You will see it with your own eyes.”

Toward Han Jang-kwang who was flying over emanating killing intent, Woon-hwi also kicked off from his position.

“I’ll kill you!! You damn demon bastard!!”

Kwaaaaang-!

* * *

Perhaps because his closed door training had been somewhat beneficial, Han Jang-kwang’s Jin Danjeon had stabilized and the internal energy spreading from there was extremely solid.

Kwaaaaang-!

The internal energy contained in Woon-hwi’s sword was torn apart, and his arm holding the sword was thrown back greatly.

Through that gap, Han Jang-kwang’s eyes flashed and Woon-hwi’s brow furrowed.

The mutual judgments made in that instant moment created somewhat meaningful results for each other.

Swish-!

Han Jang-kwang’s extended sword grazed past Woon-hwi’s shoulder.

If he hadn’t twisted his body to the side, his arm probably would have fallen off completely.

Han Jang-kwang, who landed lightly on the snow, kicked off from his position and pushed Woon-hwi with his shoulder.

Kwang, from the considerably strong impact, Woon-hwi was pushed back smoothly, and a shadow fell across his face.

He turned his head to the side.

Slash-!

Han Jang-kwang’s sword cut past the side of Woon-hwi’s face.

At this moment, Han Jang-kwang thought.

This bastard is a very cunning rat-like bastard.

That’s when it happened.

He felt a strange sensation from the side of his head. It was the instinct of a master who had reached Five Energy Harmonizing Origin, and it was a warning sent by all the experiences Han Jang-kwang had accumulated throughout his lifetime. He concentrated his internal energy and turned his head to the side, but.

Thwack-!

Woon-hwi’s heel, extending from an unexpected angle, struck his head hard.

Han Jang-kwang, who stepped back a couple of steps from that impact, swung his sword at lightning speed.

Clang-!

Woon-hwi’s extending sword was deflected. Then Woon-hwi, who drew a hidden dagger from his waist, thrust it forward.

Clang-!

That too was blocked.

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