Return of the Mount Hua Sect

Something popped up like a firecracker in the colorful smoke.

“Aaaaaaaargh!”

One, then another, soared higher and higher.

The rising object created a rainbow in the sky, drawing circular rainbows in the sky.

It is a truly rare and splendid sight. If one looks at it without knowing that the colorful smoke is the poison of Tang Family and that the things jumping out now are people.

Of course, whether they knew the circumstances or not, it would be quite a comical sight to those watching from the outside… but to those inside that smoke, there was no greater tragedy than this.

“Eeeek!”

Another person was hit by Chung Myung’s fist and sent flying far away.

“Run away!”

“H- He’s coming!”

The terrified onlookers turned their heads, only to witness a horrifying scene. It was the sight of Chung Myung rushing forward, piercing through the black smoke, with red rays streaming from both eyes.

‘Mom.’

It was frightening enough to haunt their dream. No matter how scary Heavenly Demon or whatever he was, it couldn’t be more terrifying than this.

Chung Myung, who rushed like a tiger hit by an arrow and possessed by evil, kicked one of the running Mount Hua disciples from behind.

“I! You little shits, I’m so angry!”

“Eeeek!”

With a loud bang, the disciple hit spun in the air, and was flung forward. Everyone’s mouths dropped open in shock at the situation that was completely incomprehensible to common sense.

“Die! You little shits! Die!”

Chung Myung grabbed another victim and threw them to the ground, and began pummeling them with his fists.

“Sa- Sago!”

Tang Soso, witnessing this, tugged on Yoo Iseol’s sleeve, her last hope.

“P- Please do something about it. Sahyung has completely lost it.”

“How?”

“Sa- Sahyung listens to you. Try to stop him!”

Yoo Iseol tilted her head slightly.

“That?”

“….”

“Stop him?”

Um…. I guess I was expecting a bit too much. Yes, Sago.

“Soso.”

“Yes?”

“Run.”

With those expressionless words, Yoo Iseol quickly ran away. There was no change in her expression, but her legs moved with urgency.

“…There’s no hope.”

Tang Soso muttered powerlessly and quickly followed her.

Meanwhile, the ones who had the least understanding of this confusing situation were Beast Palace.

“What kind of ridiculous situation is this?”

“I don’t understand why everyone is making such a fuss. It’s just one person. Even if it’s Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword.”

The reason was simple. To them, Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword was a descendant of Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign, and was simply a friend of Beast Palace who had been recognized by Beast Palace Gungju.

Of course, since they had confirmed the power of Mount Hua at the founding ceremony of Heavenly Comrade Alliance, they had no intention of ignoring Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword which could be called the center of Mount Hua. However, there was no reason to fear that one person either.

Thus, to them, this entire scene seemed nothing short of ridiculous, like watching a well-choreographed Peking opera.

“Maybe they’re just pretending to be scared?”

“Should we play along?”

“Why should we go that far?”

“I think it’s just because of that poison. It seems like poison of Tang Family is more vicious than I thought.”

Beast Palace warriors didn’t feel particularly threatened even when they saw Chung Myung running towards them.

“Hey, hey, don’t hurt him. He’s still a valuable person, cherished by our gungju.”

“Just pin him down properly.”

Those who scoffed lightly stepped forward. Of course, Mount Hua Chivalrous was a master known in Jungwon despite his age, so one-on-one might be difficult. But there were over a hundred Beast Palace warriors present.

Besides, this wasn’t a life-or-death battle. With no real danger of death, there was no reason to be afraid.

“Okay, I’ll go first…”

One of Beast Palace’s warriors stepped forward with a faint smile. First, he planned to grab Chung Myung’s foot.

Of course, Chung Myung was charging at them like a wild beast, but handling beasts was Beast Palace’s specialty. When Chung Myung runs towards them like a wild boar that has been hit by lightning, he plans to sidestep and grab his leg…

It was at that moment.

The moment Chung Myung, who had been running from the front, kicked the ground, his figure became blurry and suddenly appeared right in front of Beast Palace warriors.

“Huh?”

Before he could even suspect that he was seeing something wrong, his world went pitch black.

‘What?’

Why is it suddenly dark… N- No, it’s not the world turning black, something’s right in front of me.

What is this…

“F….”

Kwaaaaang!

Before the word ‘fist’ could even come out of his mouth, Beast Palace warrior’s face was struck by Chung Myung’s fist. The warrior was struck and twisted like a wooden doll kicked by a child, flying through the air.

The blood scattered along his flight path was the only proof that the one who had been hit and sent flying was a person, not a wooden doll.

“Uh…?”

The eyes of Beast Palace warrior who saw that sight bulged out.

One strike? Just one strike?

Of course, the person who was hit and blown away just now wasn’t considered a great martial master in Beast Palace. But if he had been knocked out with a single blow like that, he wouldn’t have been acknowledged as a Beast Palace warrior in the first place.

But what is this….

“Huff…”

Chung Myung, who had sent the front-runner flying with one blow, widened his eyes and smirked. The pure white teeth revealed between his slightly parted lips looked strangely ominous.

“Oh, I see. You still don’t understand the situation.”

“….”

“Let’s get closer to each other today! I have to become friends with you guys! This is exciting!” (“오늘 어디 뒈져 봐라! 너희랑도 친해져야지! 신나네!”)

“You are contradicting yourself….”

Chung Myung, who jumped forward like a tiger, struck another dazed warrior’s chin.

Kwaang!

The Beast Palace warrior that was hit flew away like a rat kicked by an elephant. In a situation that was beyond common sense, the Beast Palace warriors only then realized the situation.

However, unfortunately for them, they had to learn a hard lesson today. In Kangho, if you are late to grasp the situation, it will always comes with a great price.

“Dieeeeeeeeeeeee!”

Chung Myung relentlessly punched and kicked everyone in sight. From time to time, violent madness gushed out from his eyes.

And according to the words of those caught up in that madness, it was a miserable experience. Those whose faces turned into rice cakes fell down with a stream of nosebleeds.

Even a skilled farmer reaping ripe rice with a sickle wouldn’t be able to lay them down as swiftly as Chung Myung did.

“Eeeeeek!”

The warriors of Beast Palace and Ice Palace, who sensed the danger late, , began fleeing without looking back.

‘If we are caught, we die!’

‘What kind of monster is that…!’

Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword, Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword. They have heard that name so many times that it’s ingrained in their ears. Naturally, they knew he was strong. But who could have imagined that his strength was to this extent?

If only the poisonous smoke hadn’t been there, they might have managed something. But with the poison smoke covering all sides and Chung Myung rampaging, it became a disaster.

“O- Over there! That way!”

“Just climb over the wall! You idiots! Why are you heading to the entrance!”

Tang Family and Beast Palace were the fastest. They saw the wide-open gate and the not-so-high wall.

“We just need to get over there… Huh?”

They were moving hurriedly, but suddenly their eyes widened in shock.

Just as they were about to climb over the wall, familiar figures appeared.

“Gaju-nim!”

Tang Zhan shouted in delight. Before he knew it, Tang Gun-ak had appeared in front of them, leading the elders.

“Ga- Gaju-nim! Over there, there! Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword, no, that crazy Taoist bastard went mad! Please subdue him quickly…!”

With reinforcements as formidable as a thousand troops, how could their spirits not be lifted? Tang Zhan pointed behind him with a brightened face.

But.

Pook!

Tang Zhan suddenly fell to the side.

Twitch. Twitch.

His body, sprawled on the ground, convulsed violently.

Something small dropped from his forehead and rolled away. It was a wooden coin. Those who saw this turned their heads blankly and looked at Tang Gun-ak.

Tang Gun-ak lightly tossed a wooden coin in his hand into the air, caught it, and spoke softly.

“Of course, I don’t agree with everything that Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword says….”

The moment he opened his mouth, the elders of Tang Family who had been guarding him took a step forward with gloomy faces.

“We do need to verify one thing. It’s not that we can’t beat them because we lack authority, but because we don’t beat them, we lose authority.”

“…Yes?”

What do you mean…?

“It’s nothing personal.”

Tang Gun-ak shook his head with a solemn face.

“Of course, I don’t dislike you either, and I find you frustrating, annoying, and frustrating.”

Um… it seems quite personal though?

“But that is something that the person who has ascended to the position of patriarch should naturally take care of. It is not something that should be resolved based on personal feelings. So… I hope you understand this decision wasn’t made out of personal feelings.”

Tang Gun-ak, with the corners of his lips curled up, caught the wooden coin that had been thrown high into the sky.

Everyone was shivering at the feeling that that smile looked similar to Chung Myung.

“Stomp them!”

“Yes!”

As soon as Tang Gun-ak’s instructions were given, the elders who had been guarding him ran towards Tang Family members with their eyes wide open.

“You disrespectful brats!”

“You acted arrogantly, thinking it was your world after the Senate disbanded!”

“You don’t even know what manners are! Back in my day…!”

After the Senate collapsed and power was shifted to the younger generation, the elders, who had been living as old people in the back room, seized this chance to vent their pent-up frustrations.

It was the moment when the old farts who had been pushed out launched a counterattack on Tang Family.

Similar things were happening not only in Tang Family but also in many other places.

“Eek! Gungju-nim! Why are you doing this!”

“Euhahahahahat! This is all training! Training!”

With his huge size, Maeng So was striking down the fleeing Beast Palace warriors with lightning speed, and Seol So-baek, who had appeared before anyone knew it, was giving orders to the elders to strike down Ice Palace warriors in unison.

So, there are two who are being treated unfairly.

“No….”

Namgung Dowi’s face turned pale. Im Sobyeong, standing next to him, also groaned with a dead, dark face.

They could clearly see the heads of various sects beating their disciples senselessly.

“Why are we here…?”

Shouldn’t they be over there with the others? Why were only the two of them here, getting beaten?

And at that moment, someone slowly walked towards them.

“Why?”

“….”

“Why do you think so? Want me to tell you?”

At this moment, the faces of the two who met the person they most wanted to avoid turned ashen.

“That….”

“N- No. Dojang, I don’t think you need to know about….”

“No, no. You have to know.”

Chung Myung chuckled. At the same time, a cracking sound came from his clenched fist.

“Even if others don’t know, you guys should know. Don’t you think so?”

Kwaang!

Chung Myung’s feet dug into the ground.

“I’ll make it clear for you.”

“….”

“Engrave it on your body.”

“Look… Dojang, if you beat me, I’ll die.”

“It’s okay. I’m just beating you to death.”

“…You’re not even human.”

Chung Myung laughed and charged towards Im Sobyeong.

And a little while later.

As the thick poison smoke that had filled the vast training field began to subside, only one person remained standing.

“Hoo…”

Chung Myung wiped his face with his sleeve, his expression thoroughly refreshed.

“I feel so much better.”

“….”

“So, what do you think? Don’t you feel we’ve gotten a bit closer now?”

The half-dead bodies piled on the ground wept silently.