The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 400
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Chapter 400. So Don’t Be Scared of Poison
“Kugh.”
A groan escaped.
The speed of blocking with the shield was slightly too slow.
That small mistake brought fatal consequences.
The Poison Jiangshi’s claws had grazed his arm below the shoulder.
His clothes tore and red scratches appeared on his skin.
And the area around it quickly began to turn black.
It was the Poison Jiangshi’s poison.
With one person affected by poison, his movements slowed, and the formation began to creak.
To fill the gap left by one person’s disruption, the other four had to move even more frantically.
They gritted their teeth and held on desperately.
Half was willpower, and half was their bodies moving on their own.
The more they experienced real combat with jiangshi, the more they realized.
The training of Instructor Ji Gun-wi and Instructor Ha Mu-baek, which they had cursed so much.
They were reaping the full benefits of it now.
Without that training, would their bodies have reacted automatically like this?
That thought occurred to them.
They couldn’t tell how much time had passed.
Clang!
Just now.
The sword that struck the jiangshi’s neck bounced off.
Only a small wound appeared on its neck.
Just how many times would they have to strike for the sword to penetrate?
The moment that question arose.
“Stop!”
Instructor Ha Mu-baek’s voice rang out.
The jiangshi stopped moving.
“Huk. Huk. Huk.”
“Kheueok.”
“Hak. Hak. Hak.”
Each was breathing heavily.
It had been barely half of a half-quarter’s worth of combat.
Yet their breath had risen to their throats.
They seemed to have trained more strenuously, yet with just this much.
“Uuugh.”
Then.
The cadet who had been wounded by the Poison Jiangshi’s claws let out a groan he had been holding back and trembled all over.
The black poison energy around the wound had spread a bit wider, and he was dripping with cold sweat.
“Tsk.”
Ha Mu-baek, who had approached in an instant, clicked his tongue.
Then he seemed to grasp the poisoned cadet’s pulse point.
The cadet’s breathing gradually became more comfortable.
It didn’t even take a few breaths for the poison energy in the wounded area to disappear.
The cadets watched this scene with surprised faces.
“I’ll detoxify any poison for you. So don’t be scared of poison. Like this guy.”
At Ha Mu-baek’s words, the cadet who had been poisoned hung his head low.
The reason his movements had been slow.
It was because he had been terrified of the Poison Jiangshi’s glistening poisonous claws flying toward his eyes.
Though Ha Mu-baek said he would detoxify it.
How could he completely trust those words?
The moment a small seed of distrust sprouted in his heart, the Poison Jiangshi’s poison claws became terrifyingly fearsome.
“Next, prepare.”
Having finished the detoxification, Ha Mu-baek left a brief word and returned to the platform.
The second-year Second Squad took position opposite the Poison Jiangshi.
“Begin.”
With that shout, the Poison Jiangshi began moving again.
Perhaps because they had seen Ha Mu-baek detoxify, the fear of the Poison Jiangshi’s poison disappeared.
They began actively attacking the Poison Jiangshi.
Even so, there was no squad that could defeat the Poison Jiangshi.
They couldn’t easily cut through that hard body.
It was unavoidable.
With their level of internal energy.
They couldn’t imbue their swords with enough internal energy to cut the Poison Jiangshi.
The situation was different from Maengryong Corps Seventh Group, who had taken the Infinite Pill.
Ha Mu-baek quietly watched this scene.
After all the second-years and even the first-years had faced the Poison Jiangshi.
Three more coffins flew out from the storage car.
Poison Jiangshi revealed themselves from within.
“Now four squads will face them at once.”
At Ha Mu-baek’s words, the cadets gulped down dry saliva.
Four squads at once meant.
Their rest time would be reduced accordingly.
Nevertheless, they began fighting the jiangshi four squads at a time.
That training also came to an end.
“First Squad, step forward.”
Again, only one squad went to the center of the training ground.
“This time it’s two of them.”
At Ha Mu-baek’s words, the cadets’ faces turned pale.
Ha Mu-baek chuckled at their reaction.
“There’s no law saying you’ll only meet one in Sanwol Demon Forest.”
As soon as those words ended, two Poison Jiangshi began moving.
The First Squad cadets hastily formed their formation and began blocking the jiangshi’s attacks.
“Whew. Harsh, so harsh.”
Watching this scene, Dang Jin-san shook his head and muttered.
“What’s harsh?”
At the voice suddenly heard from behind, he glanced back to see Namgung Hu had approached at some point.
“Hm? I thought you were up in that tree over there?”
Dang Jin-san had already confirmed when the Namgung siblings had appeared at the Great Training Ground.
“We thought you might know well about Sanwol Demon Forest.”
Namgung Yu answered instead.
At those words, Dang Jin-san chuckled and nodded.
At least among the cadets, they would know it best.
“Encountering even one Poison Jiangshi is extremely rare. But meeting two at the same time? It must be the unluckiest day of your life.”
At Dang Jin-san’s words, Baek Ri-pyeong and Dan Mok Un-rae unconsciously nodded their heads.
“Unless someone intentionally drove the Poison Jiangshi here.”
Yeon Ha-min, who had been watching the training ground, suddenly added her comment.
As soon as those words fell, all the cadets nodded their heads.
Because they had actually experienced it themselves.
From that instructor who was casually looking down from the platform.
“Usually when two or three of them move together, they’re Death Jiangshi. Like the ones we faced first.”
Dang Jin-san said with a slight smile.
Yeon Ha-min glanced at Ha Mu-baek on the platform before speaking.
“The instructor probably didn’t expect it either. That we’d defeat all four Death Jiangshi.”
“Even a monkey can fall from a tree. Hehe.”
The moment Dang Jin-san let out a small laugh.
“Who’s chattering over there?”
Ha Mu-baek’s icy voice directed toward them.
They immediately shut their mouths.
But mischievous smiles appeared on their lips.
On Namgung Hu and Namgung Yu’s lips as well.
In the battle against the two Poison Jiangshi.
Quite a few injuries occurred.
Though Ha Mu-baek had detoxified all the poison, he couldn’t heal the wounds.
So today’s training ended here.
“Then we’ll continue fighting jiangshi tomorrow.”
The four Poison Jiangshi were now standing in one corner of the Great Training Ground.
When Ha Mu-baek looked at Han Seol-bing.
She sighed.
Then scattered several iron rods around the Poison Jiangshi.
Mist quickly rose up, enveloping the Poison Jiangshi and hiding them from view.
She had isolated the jiangshi with a formation.
The reason for this measure was simple.
Word had somehow spread, and around the Great Training Ground, not only cadets from Jamryong Corps and Waryong Corps but even instructors had gathered in small groups.
Even Peng Do-yul, who had been watching from the Academy Director’s pavilion, had come out to the Great Training Ground.
At Ha Mu-baek’s words, the cadets collapsed right where they stood.
Some wrapped their wounds with bandages, while others just lay down and stared at the sky.
Today, Seventh Group’s role ended with quietly observing the training.
That made sense, since this training held little meaning for them.
“Training isn’t over yet.”
Seeing the cadets’ state, Ha Mu-baek spoke in a stern voice.
Those who had been lying down hurriedly straightened their posture.
Ha Mu-baek’s gaze turned toward Seventh Group.
“Those who sat comfortably chatting all day should train too, right?”
The Maengryong Corps cadets’ eyes followed Ha Mu-baek’s gaze.
As did the eyes of those surrounding the Great Training Ground.
Under all those gazes, the faces of the Seventh Group cadets momentarily showed confusion.
“Come out.”
At Ha Mu-baek’s brief command.
They came to the center of the training ground.
Since the Poison Jiangshi had been moved to a corner.
The center was spaciously empty.
“Get ready.”
As soon as Ha Mu-baek’s words fell, the seven people immediately formed their formation.
Because they never knew when that man might charge at them.
Bang!
As expected.
Ha Mu-baek instantly rushed forward and struck the shield.
The Seventh Group cadets gritted their teeth and swung their swords and shields.
But they were no match for Ha Mu-baek.
Above all.
The aura Ha Mu-baek was emitting was tremendous.
Though they didn’t know it.
He was emitting double the aura that a Dark Blood Jiangshi would emit.
‘So he could emit it even stronger…’
Han Seol-bing was surprised.
During the Hotian Dan days, Ha Mu-baek had only emitted about the same level of aura as a Dark Blood Jiangshi.
Knowing well what that aura was like.
She could imagine what the Seventh Group cadets were feeling right now.
‘Even just Dark Blood Jiangshi level feels really disgusting, but double that…’
They were receiving the most grueling training among all the cadets who trained today.
Of course, people didn’t know this fact.
Because Ha Mu-baek was concentrating his aura only on Seventh Group.
It was because she was Han Seol-bing that she felt that aura.
Of course, Wi Ji-gun disguised as Ji Gun-wi, who was beside Han Seol-bing, also felt that aura.
“Ugh.”
A pained groan flowed from Dang Jin-san’s mouth.
Ha Mu-baek’s fist was buried in his abdomen.
The other cadets aimed for Ha Mu-baek’s back.
They showed not an ounce of concern for Dang Jin-san.
“Grab him!”
Instead.
They even shouted to grab the arm buried in his abdomen so Ha Mu-baek couldn’t escape.
“Damn it.”
At his comrades’ concerned words, Dang Jin-san cursed and quickly moved both arms to grab Ha Mu-baek’s arm.
The moment he thought he had grabbed it.
“Guh.”
Another heavy impact struck his abdomen, and Dang Jin-san flew backward.
The two swords that had been falling toward Ha Mu-baek’s back were deflected by Ha Mu-baek’s fist as he turned around.
Ha Mu-baek’s fists also blazed into the faces of Ju U-myeong and Baek Ri-pyeong who had been swinging their swords.
The two people flew back from the impact.
Just as Ha Mu-baek was about to chase after them and throw another punch.
Yeon Ha-min and Ha Seol-ran’s shields blocked Ha Mu-baek’s fist.
Bang! Crash!
A loud sound rang out, and the two were pushed back.
As Ha Mu-baek continued to attack Yeon Ha-min and Ha Seol-ran, Dan Mok Un-rae’s sword flew toward his back.
But with one kick from Ha Mu-baek, Dan Mok Un-rae flew backward.
Crack! Crack!
And with the following punches, Yeon Ha-min and Ha Seol-ran’s shields shattered.
They too took a punch each to the abdomen and flew backward.
At that moment.
A sword thrust toward Ha Mu-baek’s ankle.
It was Nak U-jin.
With just a light movement of Ha Mu-baek’s foot, Nak U-jin was kicked in the face and sent flying backward.
All seven people were sprawled on the ground.
“It’s not over yet.”
At Ha Mu-baek’s words, the seven people shakily got up.
After everyone had properly risen.
Ha Mu-baek’s figure seemed to disappear again.
Bang! Crash!
Crack!
He began launching indiscriminate attacks at the Seventh Group cadets.
One moment.
It was training for exactly one moment.
But the fact that those who had the harshest training today were Maengryong Corps second-year Seventh Group.
Not a single cadet in Maengryong Corps disagreed with this.
Ha Mu-baek’s attacks were that brutal and merciless.
They naturally thought it would have been a hundred, a thousand times better to face jiangshi instead.
After the training ended.
After Ha Mu-baek left.
The Jamryong Corps and Waryong Corps cadets left the Great Training Ground with slightly pale faces.
“Crazy. What the hell was that… Those were jiangshi? You’re saying we have to fight things like that if we go to Sanwol Demon Forest?”
Someone from Waryong Corps spoke with a pale face.
“That’s right. Bongma Corps told us to avoid them at all costs… there was a reason.”
Another Waryong Corps cadet nodded and spoke, responding to his colleague’s words.
The faces of the two speaking still had some composure.
Those assigned to Bongma Corps were significantly more likely to be from Jamryong Corps than Waryong Corps.
The reason was obvious.
Gongdong Sect.
It was because the Bongma Corps Leader was from Gongdong Sect, one of the Nine Sects and One Alliance.
“But could you fight as well as those Maengryong Corps guys?”
Someone from Jamryong Corps glanced at a colleague walking beside him and asked.
The one questioned chuckled.
“Comparing me to guys who can’t even use sword qi and couldn’t properly wound the jiangshi in the end?”
“Still, the Maengryong Corps guys held out without much damage. Do you think you could do that?”
“…Well. I mean, Maengryong Corps. They did seem pretty decent…”
“Just facing those terrifying things like that is impressive enough. At that level.”
The Jamryong Corps and Waryong Corps cadets returned to their respective places, discussing what they had witnessed.
Not only the cadets who trained with Ha Mu-baek, but also the training of the five cadets who faced two poison jiangshi.
That alone far exceeded the training of Jamryong Corps and Waryong Corps.
None of the Jamryong Corps and Waryong Corps cadets had experience in actual combat against jiangshi.
Among those who watched this were Jamryong Corps Leader Neung U-dam and Waryong Corps Leader Sang Gyeong-mun.
The two exchanged glances, nodded to each other.
Then headed toward Gyoryong Hall Master Peng Do-yul, who was also present.
“What’s the matter?”
Since both corps leaders came together, he naturally had to ask.
“It’s about the field training I mentioned last time.”
“Hmm.”
The situation where Yeon Ja-gyeong’s scheme hadn’t been figured out yet.
“When Maengryong Corps is doing such training, it doesn’t make sense for Jamryong Corps and Waryong Corps to be ignorant of the field. I think it would be good to start field training as soon as possible.”
It wasn’t wrong.
“You mean facing jiangshi?”
The two nodded at Peng Do-yul’s question.
“That’s because Maengryong Corps is being deployed to Sanwol Demon Forest, so Instructor Ha personally went to Sanwol Demon Forest to procure jiangshi.”
“There are also those from Jamryong Corps and Waryong Corps being deployed to Sanwol Demon Forest with Bongma Corps.”
These were Waryong Corps Leader Sang Gyeong-mun’s words.
“Then how about you also go to Sanwol Demon Forest and procure jiangshi?”
At Peng Do-yul’s question.
“I’m ashamed to say, I don’t have such ability. So I have no choice but to send cadets.”
Jamryong Corps Leader Neung U-dam.
He honestly admitted his abilities were lacking compared to Ha Mu-baek.
With this response, it was Peng Do-yul who was in a difficult position.
When a corps leader admits his own abilities are insufficient.
And requests field training for cadets to compensate for it.
What should be done?
“Sigh.”
Peng Do-yul let out a deep sigh.
“I understand. I’ll move up the Winter Campaign.”
Peng Do-yul left those words and headed to the Director’s Pavilion.
Neung U-dam and Sang Gyeong-mun clasped their hands toward Peng Do-yul’s retreating figure.
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