The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 34

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 34

But the confusion was only momentary.

Ma Song, like an experienced warrior, realized that they had fallen into a trap.

And that they had lost their mobility by being trapped in the narrow passage.

However, he couldn’t just give up without a fight. He drew his sword and shouted.

“Damn it! Block them!”

Were they quite well-trained for a bandit group?

Ma Song’s subordinates came to their senses at his command.

They each drew their swords and tried to block the charging warriors. Although they had lost mobility, they tried to resist by using the difference in height.

Of course, it didn’t help much.

“Don’t try too hard to kill the bandits, surround them and target their horses first. Once they fall off their horses, it’ll be enough to kill them then.”

This was because Namgung Hyeok, who was cutting down the Red Wolf Gang members with terrifying momentum, had given the order.

Then the tide of battle changed one-sidedly.

The horses the bandits were riding had almost completely lost their mobility, making them nothing more than large targets.

“Cut them all down!”

“Don’t leave a single one!”

The Pungwoon Unit and Gwangpung Unit pressed the bandits with fierce momentum.

A one-sided massacre unfolded, and in an instant, nearly half of the bandits lost their lives.

Ma Song gritted his teeth and made a decision.

“Everyone retreat! Break through the encirclement!”

This was his will to escape from this place, even if it meant accepting casualties.

At his command, the bandits moved their horses.

It was difficult to advance because enemies were blocking the narrow path, but they attempted to break through by force.

“Urgh!”

“Guhk!”

In the process, a considerable number of bandits were sacrificed again.

Those who hesitated because their horses wouldn’t move as intended all fell under attacks pouring from all directions.

Only slightly less than half were able to break through the formation, even by force.

However.

“Now!”

More troops that had been hiding suddenly emerged from where they were trying to escape.

Although they couldn’t easily approach due to the momentum of the charging bandit group, several brave ones stepped forward and cut down the bandits.

“Aaaaah!”

Several more bandits screamed and fell to the ground.

Ma Song gritted his teeth and ignored them.

If he stopped to rescue them, he would surely be caught in their encirclement again.

‘Damn it! I’ll definitely repay this debt!’

They gritted their teeth and spurred their horses.

The wooden palisade of the village could be seen in the distance.

If they could just get past there, they would be able to escape safely.

Yes.

That should have been the case…

Whoosh!

“Ugh!”

A bandit clutched his chest and fell as an arrow flew through the air.

The fallen bandit obstructed the advance of the other bandits.

The arrows didn’t stop and poured down like rain.

Swish swish swish!

“Aaaaaaaah!”

“Everyone scatter!”

“There are archers over there!”

Several more bandits fell in an instant.

They looked in terror at the woman blocking the entrance.

The identity of the woman who was smiling and drawing her bowstring was So Yeon.

With each arrow she shot, she steadily took the life of one bandit.

“This damn…

Ma Song felt like screaming.

Just when he thought they had barely broken through the encirclement, such a skilled archer was waiting?

Moreover, his troops were now terrified and their morale had hit rock bottom.

At this rate, they wouldn’t be able to avoid total annihilation.

“Charge somehow! If not, we’ll all die!”

So he decided to take a gamble.

Since she couldn’t kill all of them at once, he started running.

Encouraged by his action, his flustered subordinates began running together.

But So Yeon only smiled and didn’t move from her position.

Creak!

The arrow was drawn back forcefully.

Thwang!

Then came the sound of something powerfully striking the air. The arrow that flew created a powerful shockwave and sent three subordinates on Ma Song’s left flank flying.

“What!”

Ma Song’s eyes widened.

Attacking three people with one arrow?

If he wasn’t seeing things, what was contained in the arrow was definitely Gang Qi.

In other words, the opponent was a warrior who had reached the pinnacle realm.

“Aaaaah! Don’t stop!”

But he couldn’t stop here.

Ma Song shouted and charged forward fiercely. Soon an arrow flew toward him too, but he unleashed his sword qi and struck the arrow with all his might.

Bang!

“Cough!”

Just blocking a single arrow made him feel like his internal organs were twisting and his muscles were tearing.

But Ma Song couldn’t help but feel elated.

After all, he had blocked an attack from a pinnacle master. So if he just kept going forward…

Thud thud thud!

At that moment, Ma Song’s consciousness was cut off.

Three arrows shot in rapid fire had pierced through his forehead, heart, and lower abdomen.

Thump!

“The, the boss has been taken down!”

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

The subordinates who confirmed Ma Song’s death screamed.

Terrified, they crouched as low as possible and ran forward.

A few more fell in the process, but they had no capacity to check on them or help.

In the end, only about thirty bandits remained.

Considering there had originally been about two hundred, it was practically total annihilation.

The joint operation between the Namgung Family and Shandong Ak Family had ended much more successfully than expected.

* * *

Witnessing and hearing about these results, the allied forces let out cries of joy.

“Waaaaaaaah!”

“We won!”

“We defeated the bandit group!”

They roared with excitement, raising their weapons high.

Namgung Hyeok didn’t stop their actions. Such displays were necessary to boost the morale of his allies.

“Well done, So Yeon. Your contribution was great.”

“Hehe. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be.”

Namgung Hyeok praised So Yeon, who had single-handedly blocked the retreat route with only minimal escort.

While the initial surprise attack had dealt tremendous damage to the enemies, she was the one who truly delivered the fatal blow.

She was even the one who finished off the enemy leader. She had truly played a decisive role.

“As expected of Sister So Yeon.”

“Truly, truly amazing.”

Ak Yeonhu and Ak Hyo offered their praise with admiration.

So Yeon smiled bashfully as if embarrassed.

“I barely got to swing my blade properly.”

In contrast, Ho Young, who had been waiting in a deeper position, clicked his tongue in disappointment.

Namgung Hyeok smiled and patted his shoulder.

“You get plenty of action normally. There will be opportunities for you to shine next time.”

“Hahaha. That’s true. But Captain, didn’t this flow completely differently than expected?”

“Flow differently than expected?”

“We were originally supposed to attack their main base. But since we caught and killed all of them here…”

“There’s no real need for all of us to go to their main base together.”

Namgung Hyeok nodded in agreement.

It might be different if the leader had escaped.

But having captured the bandit leader who commanded the enemies, the bandit group was now destined to naturally collapse.

There was no need to chase them down and finish them off.

“Will they return to their main base?”

“Probably so. If that happens…”

“Haha. We can just stay put. Jeon Wook will handle it.”

“Brother Jeon Wook is reliable.”

“I agree. However, someone should handle the cleanup and confirmation.”

Namgung Hyeok said as he sheathed his sword.

He looked at Jang Huiwon, whom he had kept as reserves without participating in the battle.

“Huiwon. Send messenger pigeons to the Namgung Family and Shandong Ak Family. Tell them we’ve completed the Red Wolf Gang subjugation.”

“Yes!”

“And Ho Young, take the allies who participated in battle and wait in a nearby city. So Yeon, you do the same.”

“Elder Brother, what about me?”

“Do as you see fit. You’re no longer a subordinate who takes orders from me, are you?”

“Hey, why are you saying such hurtful things!”

Ak Yeonhu grumbled.

But Namgung Hyeok just chuckled and continued.

“Don’t misunderstand. Just because you’re not a subordinate doesn’t mean I don’t still consider you a comrade. It’s just that you’re not in a position where I can give you direct orders now. Think of it as respecting that.”

“If Elder Brother puts it that way…”

“If you’re really at a loss, wait for me to return. We have to wait for Great Hero Ak who was supposed to join us later anyway, don’t we?”

Great Hero Ak naturally referred to Ak Biho, who was secretly following them.

He was moving separately due to the possible existence of spies.

Ak Yeonhu tilted his head and asked.

“Waiting is fine, but… where are you going?”

“I plan to track down Jeon Wook with those who didn’t participate in battle.”

Namgung Hyeok said with a grin.

“Going out to meet a subordinate who has completed his mission is also a superior’s duty.”

* * *

Meanwhile, half a day later.

Jeon Wook had infiltrated the Red Wolf Gang’s main base.

‘The forces guarding this place are few. At most between twenty and thirty.’

Considering the overall scale of the Red Wolf Gang, it wasn’t much.

They probably operated by having most members go out and return each time they moved.

These guards couldn’t even imagine that an enemy had infiltrated their main base, and were quite relaxed in their vigilance.

‘At this rate, I can finish them off easily.’

Just as Jeon Wook was thinking this.

Thud thud thud thud!

A small tremor occurred and about thirty additional troops arrived from the distance.

“What? Why are only you guys here? Where’s the boss?”

A bandit on guard asked in confusion.

But the returning bandits didn’t pay them any attention and headed somewhere.

“Hey! Where are you going! You should explain before leaving!”

“No time for that! The Red Wolf Gang is finished! Everyone except us is dead!”

‘Hmm?’

Jeon Wook, who was secretly following and listening to their conversation, showed an interested expression.

Meanwhile, those inside were shocked and asked in horrified voices.

“What do you mean?! Everyone’s dead?”

“We went to attack some village as usual. But there was an ambush there. Enemies led by a man with a flaming sword surrounded us and…”

A voice filled with terror echoed, as if he didn’t want to think about it.

When the story came out about how a woman with a bow had killed Ma Song, the bandit leader, everyone was shocked.

“Is, is that really true?”

“What is this…”

On the other hand, Jeon Wook chuckled.

‘It seems my lord and comrades succeeded.’

The original plan would have been to attack the enemy main base he had discovered, but it seemed they had encountered the Red Wolf Gang first.

But it didn’t matter. The objective had been achieved anyway.

Jeon Wook thought this as he carefully observed the remaining bandits.

“We need to run away quickly! We don’t know when they might attack!”

“Right! Hurry and open the warehouse. Let’s take what’s inside and leave!”

“But, but that’s money to be offered to the Evil Path Alliance…”

“You idiot! Didn’t you hear me? The Red Wolf Gang is finished! Evil Path Alliance or whatever, if we take this and run, no one can catch us!”

“Right. When was the Evil Path Alliance messenger supposed to come? Let’s quickly grab everything and run before then!”

The bandits who had been waiting at the main base looked at each other helplessly, then opened the warehouse door.

Inside was a considerable amount of treasures stored.

The bandits who confirmed the contents began frantically gathering the items inside.

And Jeon Wook.

‘The tribute goods to offer to my lord are right there.’

He looked at that scene and grinned.

Shing.

The deadly sound of a sword being drawn echoed.

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