Surviving as a Rival in a Martial Arts Novel

Chapter 64 – The darkest time before the sun rises (03)

“What is the shortcut?”

“This way!”

It was hectic trying to climb up the steep mountain slopes of Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, but Somafu, who is from here, was climbing the mountain naturally as if he was wandering around the back hill.

She followed the set path and climbed up, following her footsteps, so she was able to arrive in time, but…

‘Is it already too late?’

In terms of time, it seems like about a quarter of an hour has passed, but since the martial arts people are waging war, the movement is so fast that the main gate has already been breached.

“……!”

After Soma, she must have found a familiar face among the corpses of demons and demons scattered on the floor. She had a stern expression on her face, but she must have thought that she could not indulge in sentimentality here. I deliberately ignored it and jumped inside.

‘In some ways, the position of Heavenly Demon may be more suitable for Somafu…’

The headquarters of the Demonic Cult was a fairly large structure, but most of the corpses scattered along the way were those of the Demonic Cult. The black corpses that appeared to belong to the Black Moon Party were barely visible.

‘As expected, is there a lot of damage from fighting with the enemy inside?’

“There is a battle in the main hall… Mother!”

As I watched Soma Fu run towards the place where the loud sound of her weapons sounded, I followed her, increased my speed, and entered her battlefield.

She thought about using Dawn, but in fact, she puts a strain on my body and sword to use Dawn continuously in a short period of time.

Hitting a sword body filled with internal power directly with one’s body would bruise and bend the bones no matter how well-trained the body was, and the shape of the sword was now damaged, so it was doubtful whether it would have the proper effect of dawning. I endured it for now.

‘If there is an executive level person, I have to beat him up…!’

Clap la la rock!

By increasing the cutting power with the Okcheon Cold Sword and swinging the sword, he was able to cut down quite a few warriors of the Black Moon Party.

Since there was no need to use a cow-killing knife to kill a chicken, there was no need to use the energy-consuming Jade Rangcheon Sword against those who could easily deal with swordsmanship using the Cheongsim Glass Sword.

Kyaang!

This time, there was a Black Moon warrior who blocked my sword, perhaps because the Black Moon Party had sent in elite soldiers, but if I let go of the Hancheol Sword for a moment and took the weapon from the Black Moon warrior who was falling next to me and stabbed him, I would be caught off guard and fall. He follows Somafu as he clears the path, protects her, and attempts to break through one point.

Kwasik!

Finally, Soma Hu breaks through the Black Moon leader who stands in her way by breaking her neck with her Hwahu Demon Ball, and she cuts off the arms of those who try to hit her back and slit their throats, killing her. Broke the formation and joined the inside.

Wow!

When Somahu, covered in black blood, and myself, relatively unharmed, were revealed, I was able to find demons engaged in a fierce battle, warriors from the Black Moon Party, and some groups skirmishing between them.

Heuksahyeolgyeom, who is being attacked by four elders while bleeding profusely from his chest.

Socheonma is fighting against a huge steel monster while raising a red steel flag.

A swordsman using a pitch-black sword and Cheonmahu were fighting for their lives.

‘Where should I help?’

Socheonma was gaining victory by using martial arts that he had never seen before, and Heuksahyeolgyeom was somehow holding on with the demons who seemed to be his subordinates.

However, Mahu Cheon’s palms were covered in blood, and he was shaking as if his demonic power was running wild, so it seemed as if his head would run away from the swordsman wielding the black sword at any moment.

‘Then let’s save Cheonmahu first!’

There should be a swordsman in a melee like this, but I don’t know why he isn’t there.

However, rather than figuring out the location of the Sword Saint, the priority was to save Cheon Ma-hu, who was pushed backwards after his hand was cut, so he increased his power and aimed for the Black Swordsman’s back.

No, the moment I was about to aim, the black swordsman gave up his attack on the injured Cheonmahu and turned to me, so we stopped the attack and maintained our proper positions, facing each other.

‘Young’

Although I was young, the black swordsman I saw in front of me was also quite young.

Early to mid 20s at most?

Of course, if you consider that he is a top-notch expert, he may be a youthful expert due to a complete transformation, but you can feel the energy of ‘youth’ in his movements, actions, and facial expressions.

Even though his palm was torn during a confrontation with Cheonmahu, with a grave expression as if he had no emotion, all he could do was rub it on his thigh to keep the sword handle from slipping.

I was so sick of watching the machine-like, disciplined movements.

“It’s a mess. It’s this miserable. You might be disappointed.”

“Are you talking about the Lord of the Black Moon, the Lord of the Black Moon?”

“Of course he will be disappointed, too. But… Is there really a need to answer?”

Watching me calmly grasping the sword, the black swordsman raised his sword and pointed it at me.

It was a sword technique that was different from the general martial arts of martial arts, and the moment I saw his posture, I, who knew modern knowledge, could roughly guess the identity of the sword technique he was using.

“How much do you pay?”

“Sadangju.”

Finally.

Reached the Four Heavenly Kings.

By cutting down and subduing three executives of the Black Moon Party, I finally reached the core of the Black Moon Party, the four major executives.

‘Definitely… Strong’

It’s to the point where I wonder if it should be classified separately, even at the highest level.

The power wasn’t that strong. If we were to just look at the amount of internal energy, Moziseosaeng, who absorbed all of his Mara heart energy through the Absorbing Great Technique, was more than twice as strong.

He was holding a mysterious-looking black sword, but it was not a great weapon because it was a black iron sword that was held by Namgungjeon, the sword dragon of the Namgung family, who is a master of the best, let alone Chojeumjeong.

The power capacity is similar to mine, and the weapons are Hancheolsword and Blackcheolsword. The strengths and features are different, but if they can be distinguished by rarity or price, they are at a similar level.

The difference would be swordsmanship.

‘Strong’

I was able to hold on because I had experienced the Sword Saint, but if I hadn’t directly grasped the Sword Saint’s momentum, I would have decided that I couldn’t win the moment I saw this person and would have either walked away or requested a joint attack.

Or he would have waited until the Sword Saint came and then handed him over to the Sword Saint. No matter how strong this Black Swordsman is, he will not be as good as the Sword Saint.

“The head of the Yuk Dang has not arrived yet. You are the only one who has arrived from outside, so I will ask. Are you…”

“Killed.”

“That’s a lie. If he was killed, he wouldn’t be here. Did they suppress him so he couldn’t move?”

It’s a lie, it’s psychological warfare, and it doesn’t work. It was so cold that, honestly, I was even more scared.

“The mission failed. It was such a miserable failure that it brought tears to my eyes.”

“For something like that, I don’t look like I’m crying.”

“Do not show emotions during missions.”

I was looking at the surrounding situation for a moment, and the steel monster was already being subdued by So Cheon-ma, beating it like a dog, and Cheon-ma-hu suffered internal injuries and was urgently trying to control his energy. One of the elders was also killed by the joint attack of Heuksa-hyeol-gyeom and So-ma-hu. After receiving the fatal wound, my balance was lost.

“Then I guess I’ll have to go through the process of running away from now on.”

“I just need to hold on to your ankles.”

“If I can.”

Chuck.

As the black swordsman raised his black sword and made a sharp posture, I followed suit and raised his sword vertically, aligning it in front of his face, then lowered my sword again and finished preparing for battle.

Without any time to give up the first strike, the moment their eyes met, they rushed forward and swung their swords without even having to say who would go first.

I saw a black sword aiming at me like a snake waiting for an opportunity, but since it was too sophisticated and powerful for me to defend against, I had to push back to prevent the opponent from taking advantage of me, with the thought that the best defense was attack.

‘Elder Hwanggeom!’

You have to go strong from the beginning.

I attacked first while rotating my legs and smashing the surroundings with the Elder Phantom Sword, and the black sword came through between them. I took that opportunity and stopped the Elder Phantom Sword in the middle and changed it to Jade Rang Celestial Strike, following the trajectory of the Elder Phantom Sword like a snake. I blocked the black sword that came my way.

Wow!

“……!”

Perhaps they didn’t expect that they would respond, but the sadang lord’s eyes sparkle with interest, and each other’s grips are torn, sending drops of blood flying into the air.

‘Family enemy chatter’

Exactly, this guy and I have similar skills.

Until recently, I too had been pushed aside by this person due to my poor skills, but now, after stealing and learning the swordsman’s swordsmanship and gaining some insight, I was able to counter the black swordsman’s swordsmanship with exactly the same strength.

Wow!

In the air, the swords intersect once again, and the Hancheolsword is bent in half like a stick of taffy, and the Black Ironsword holds on, but it recoils with the momentum to shatter the user’s grip, and the two attacks miss each other.

Kiiiiing!

Even though the dawn was not used, Hancheol Sword trembled just from the collision between the swords, making it difficult to hold it.

“Ha-!”

The blood dries up and my lips burn.

Despite the stinging sensation of dust getting into his eyes, he was afraid that if he closed his eyes, he would die. He faced the sword with his eyes wide open, so strong that his veins would stand. This was the same for the Black Swordsman, and tears of blood were flowing from his eyes.

‘No, am I similar?’

I also have something hot and sticky running down my face, but it could be because I put too much pressure on my eyes and my tears are bleeding.

Let’s go!

As the Hancheolgeom and the Blackcheolgeom collide, sparks fly in the air, and both pour out all their strength to take the initiative.

Ting!

As if someone had made a promise, I gave up my sword and swung my fist at the same time. The moment I was about to use the Cheongsim Glass Fist to break the black swordsman’s shoulder, the black swordsman’s kick came like a stab and kicked my shoulder.

However, both of them only beat each other for self-defense to no avail and retreated, holding their swords again and engaging in attack and defense.

I attack. The black swordsman strikes.

The black swordsman counterattacks. I hit it off.

As this process was repeated over five, ten, and twenty times, each other’s grips burst to the point where tattered flesh was visible, and blood burst out from each other’s mouths due to the collision of powerful air power, and who was married? It was hard to tell who was human.

However, since the black swordsman and I are in a trance and sharing our swords, we swing our swords with the thought that the one who falls first will die, not knowing how painful or difficult it is.

“It’s time.”

“Then I won. I held on until the end!”

“No.”

At that time, for the first time, I saw the corners of the Black Swordsman’s mouth rise.

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Something was shining through his eyes along with an awkward smile, as if it was his first time laughing.

A huge new type running towards my back.

“I told you it hurts!!”

“Pfft!”

I rolled to the side to avoid the sudden attack of Yukdangju from behind, but from the moment my balance was broken, I was prepared to be stabbed by a black sword.

Wow!

However, even though he was rolling on the floor so violently that he could smell his clothes burning, the black sword did not follow.

“Are you okay?”

On the contrary, it was an urgent dodge that Somafu behind me caught and supported me as I flew, so Sadangju’s black sword could have taken advantage of the gap, but he did not attack me.

‘Why?’

Rather, as if it was aimed at Yukdangju, the black sword was blocking Yukdangju’s path at an exquisite angle, preventing him from pursuing me.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkk kkkkkk kkkk kkkk kkkk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk Kkkkkkk… Tongue, brother… I hurt… It hurts…!”

“Yes, I know. You’re hurt a lot.”

“I’m going to take it out… I’m going to take it out? I’m going to take it all out… That bastard…”

Yukdangju, who had been making a fuss trying to cover up his wounds until now, is now deliberately trying to open his wounds.

“Stop.”

“B-but it’s my brother~! That bastard… How many times have I killed him…!”

“Not possible without permission from the head of the family.”

The battle was already almost over.

The warriors of the Black Moon Party were eliminated, and although there was a lot of damage on this side, there were not many deaths above the peak level.

Heuksa Hyeol-gyeom was almost dying, but you wouldn’t know it if Gyu Wol-hyang arrived and treated him, and Cheon Ma-hoo, although he was bleeding black blood from his mouth as if he had suffered an internal injury, got up fine and was being supported by So Cheon-ma.

I won.

I saved the Demonic Cult.

“I admit it. You guys won.”

Now all that remains are Sadangju and Yukdangju. The whereabouts of the Sword Saint were unknown, but it didn’t matter since we could solve it on our own.

“And from now on, this mission is… Transferred from the leader of the shrine, the Black Cross Sword, to the person in charge of the group leader.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The point is that we lost. The Black Cross Sword, the head of the Black Moon Party, and the Beast King Iron Soul, the head of the Six Party, failed their mission. Completely.”

In response to my question, which I raised with the help of Somafu, Sadangju calmly admitted his failure.

“From now on, welcome the strongest person of the Black Moon Party.”

At that moment, I felt the energy of the Sword Saint that I had never felt before.

And then, the presence of something hidden by the Sword Saint’s energy began to cover the entire Demonic Cult.