Eat and be eaten (4)
No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t ignore the presence of our institution.
No, rather, I had to avoid fighting as much as possible. This was enemy territory, and the spirit of Jima, unable to rest well, ran from the diagonal line to the second line, destroying everything one by one.
The troops had to be reorganized. If we fought here to the end, not only would the enemy be the enemy, but the damage to our allies would have been severe.
‘It’s still serious enough.’
The number of three thousand demonic spirits was reduced to one thousand eight hundred.
Of course, the enemy’s damage was more than twice ours. In particular, the damage suffered by the communal faction, the landlords of the Gansu martial arts group, was significant.
That alone is no different from winning this fight. It is a battle that has been won, but if we push forward to see the end, retreat will become difficult.
Jimahu shouted.
“Everyone, get to the rear! “To the retreat formation!”
Jima Shinryeong was a well-trained unit.
It is difficult for anyone to fall back for a moment while charging at an enemy. Even if it is a unit made up of top experts, it is difficult to change the direction of the formation in an instant.
Jima Shinryeong was a unit that could do that. The moment Jimahu’s order was given, they retreated without hesitation and tried to shake off the enemy.
The first examiner shouted.
“They are trying to retreat! Absolutely attack… … !”
Blah blah blah!
Jimafu and five unit commanders appeared between the retreating unit and the front line troops.
The martial arts skills of the unit commanders were great, but of course there were no warriors who could stop Jimafu. Rather, when there was a gap in the battlefield, they moved in a straight line from one end to the other and attacked the front-line troops, and seventy to eighty people died in an instant.
Although it took a lot of internal energy, it was still inaction worthy of the Three Masters. The faces of the front-line warriors chasing the enemy showed fear.
The first examiner shouted.
“All troops stop! “Step back!”
Wow!
I had to stop Jimahu somehow. The first examiner rushed forward without hesitation.
“Elder! It’s not possible!”
“Beginner’s test!”
The prosecutors and door owners shouted loudly, but the first prosecutor did not listen to them.
The enemy is right in front of you. She tried to be cautious somehow, but that cautiousness even melted the Lee Seon troops that could have been saved.
‘kill!’
A first-time swordsman who lost his senses, his fearsome killing skills even made Goosebumps appear on Jimafu’s skin.
Jimahu grinned.
“Feel so good!”
A way of life that makes even masters who have reached maturity feel scared.
This would be impossible except in a battlefield. So she loved war. She feels alive only in the melee of death and death.
The moment when she, holding the magic sword, was about to cut the swordsman into pieces in one fell swoop.
Fuuuuuuu!
A soft tension that came from somewhere blew the examiner’s body sideways and backwards.
Flash!
Jimafu’s sword cut through the air and passed the swordsman. If he hadn’t been sent flying to the side and rear, both legs would have been blown off, but Jimafu’s attack only slightly cut the swordsman’s side.
Jimafu turned his head.
Before we knew it, the hotel had penetrated into about a dozen chapters.
‘fast!’
It was a much faster movement than expected.
It is not a difference in inner strength or realm, but a difference in the level of the divine law itself. There are only a few divine methods within the Gwanghyeolgyo that are as fast as this.
Jimafu looked at the countless stars flashing behind the enemy’s back.
Each was a different form of memorization. I don’t know where he was hiding so much memorization, but looking at each and every memorization that seemed to come to life, it was clear that he was an expert who had honed his skills to the limit.
The officer’s index and middle fingers pointed at Jimafu.
“1,100,100,000”
Chiri-ri-ri-li-ring!
The memorizations floating in the air were bundled together in an instant and shot toward Jimafu.
It was a memorized attack that radiated light in all directions. It was a blow like a cannonball boasting ample thickness.
A reddish magic energy appeared on Jimahu’s sword.
‘Chamryong (斬龍).’
Flash!
A diagonal strike brought about a huge pottery.
Kwaaaaang!
The cannonballs of memorization shattered and scattered.
It was a powerful attack, a martial art worthy of a martial arts fighter.
However, Tang Gwan was not at all embarrassed, and Jimafu also did not think that he had the upper hand in the first match.
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The shattered weapons turned into smaller cannonballs and were fired at various parts of Jimafu’s body.
It’s a crazy top battle operation. It really seemed like the memorization had been put together to create a soulless creature.
Jimahu swung his sword repeatedly.
Blah blah blah! Puff poop! Pow!
Jimahuna, who struck out so many memorized moves with a heavy magic sword, and Tang Gwan, who poured out so much strength that the bounced memorizations exploded the ground, could easily be called warrior gods.
hook!
Jimafu, who was playing with the sword of the Zhamma sword with his fingers as if it were chopsticks, came right in front of the temple.
The speed of Shinbeop was faster in Dangkan, but the instantaneous movement speed to narrow a short distance was faster in Jimafu.
The official’s fist moved quickly.
Puff puff poop! Pow! Pow!
White blows exchanged like lightning.
The handle of the chanmadō struck Tang Gwan’s side, and Tang Gwan’s fist lifted and struck Jimahu’s chin.
hook!
Jimafu, who was about to attack again, quickly widened the distance.
Cheeeeeek!
That quick decision saved her life. The miasma flowing around her body instantly burned part of the ground.
Slurp.
The poison that spewed out disappeared as quickly as a lie.
Behind him were friendly troops. If this poison were to reach them, they would be decimated. Since the enemy commander came right in front of him and engaged in close combat, he only used it as a decisive move.
Faaagh!
Jimahu, who retreated, swung his sword.
Red-colored pottery traveling long distances. The fiery attack was flying toward Nokpung and Noksu, who were aiming for the rear of Jima Shinryeong.
The official shouted.
“Avoid!”
Quaaaang!
The sword struck the ground, creating thick smoke.
In the first place, it was not a blow intended to kill Nokpung and Noksu. It was something that was thrown out with the intention of making them retreat. Of course, if they had not responded to the officer’s cry, four or five of the crew members would have died from that blow.
Hwaaaaaaa!
Tang Guan and Jimafu glared at each other and started killing each other.
The battle stopped for a moment. The battle itself entered a lull due to the two super-experts competing with each other to the point of divine strength.
Jimahu chuckled and draped his sword on his shoulder.
“Should we stop here today?”
“Shut up.”
“We’d welcome it if you continued, but it wouldn’t be any good for you either, right?”
The official smiled coldly.
“Are you scared?”
“Such pointless provocations don’t work. Honestly, you guys are having a hard time too, right? If we fight any more, it will only be an act of eating away at each other. know?”
Of course, the hotel knew.
I was confident that I would win if I fought with determination. However, since Nokpung and Noksu were units specialized in sneak attacks and surprise attacks, it was difficult to utilize their abilities in such a large-scale all-out war.
If you can use it, you can use it, but your allies can get hurt a lot by being caught up in poison and memorization.
Green was not the only problem. Two hundred of the best front-line troops also died, leaving only eight hundred. Lee Seon’s troops, who fought despite losing morale, numbered 300, but they were exhausted and could not expect anything from them.
On the other hand, the enemy?
More than 1,500, almost 1,700 troops remained.
At that level, it’s a fight worth fighting. In the end, Jimafu will be taken over by Tang Gwan, and the two forces will try to kill each other with all their might.
Then, no matter what the outcome, both sides will suffer a blow close to annihilation. If you think about the future, it’s not a bad idea to end it here.
“Can’t you just shut up!”
The first examiner appeared bleeding and shouted, threatening to kill himself.
“The anger of the Gansu martial arts people at the hands of you is soaring through the sky! “I can never stop them, even if I look at their faces as they roam the nine heavens!”
Jimahu smiled coldly.
“That old man, make sure to make him the enemy commander next time. “It would be very easy to deal with him.”
It was a harsh mockery. The faces of the first examiners as well as the prosecutors from the communal faction heated up with anger.
At that time, the officer raised his hand.
“Wait a moment.”
“However much.”
The officer approached the first examiner.
“Let’s stop here.”
“Dangaju!”
“War is about annihilating the enemy with minimal damage, not about fighting to the death together.”
“No matter what!”
“This time it was us who suffered. We missed their surprise operation. “At that point, it was already impossible to discuss victory or defeat.”
The first examiner bit his lip.
In other words, if he had gone south immediately after hearing the message from the party official, he could have pushed back the enemies with Lee Seon. Since we arrived at the hotel on time, we could have truly achieved victory then.
In the end, a moment of wrong judgment turned what could have been a winnable battle into defeat. It was difficult for the first examiner to forgive himself for that.
“Let’s stop. Prepare for the future.”
The first swordsman, who had been gnashing his teeth, took a step forward and glared at Jimafu.
“Next time we meet, I will send you all to Bukmang Mountain.”
“I don’t know where Bukmang Mountain is, but try your best.”
Jimahu led the spirit of Jima and retreated to the left. They are trying to escape to Cheonghae and head north.
The official’s eyes sparkled.
‘Right.’
The official who was looking at the direction of movement of the spirit of Jima spoke to the first examiner.
“Collect the Gansu troops. “There are many dead people.”
“Dangaju, I’m sorry.”
The first examiner lowered his head.
“What else can I say? “If I had gone south immediately after hearing the message from the family, this wouldn’t have happened.”
“We need an attitude of preparing for the future, not regretting now. Fortunately, we killed more than 3,000 of the enemy’s 5,000 troops, so there was some success.”
“If the head of the family had not come, Gansu would have been destroyed by this attack.”
The first examiner lowered his head.
“I am truly grateful for our party’s participation in the war.”
The official waved his hand.
“Let’s get our troops together first.”
“Let’s do that.”
“But before that.”
The temple looked at the spirit of Jima moving away.
“Are there Gansu martial arts informants all the way to the northeastern part of Cheonghae?”
“Of course it is.”
“Thank goodness. “I think we can at least hold a memorial service for the dead warriors.”
“What do you mean?”
The corner of the official’s mouth rose.
Evil, murderous and terrifying.
And it was a trustworthy smile.
“There is no clean war. “What kind of fool in the world would just let an enemy quietly retreat?”
“… … ?!”
“You have to bully them somehow until you can bully them.”
* * *
On the way to the volcano.
Makwon suddenly heard shouts echoing from a mountain range far away.
“That one?”
Cheon Hyorak and Hwahyang also turned their heads.
It was a shout of joy. It was so far away that I didn’t know what it was about, but Makwon could feel the joy it contained.
“Seniors?”
“I guess I should go over there.”
Makwon stroked his chin.
“Hwasa and Jongnam must know that the enemy is coming. Of course, they would have found out sooner than we did, so they would have laid down the wires first.”
“I don’t know much about Shaanxi… … “Is that location an easy place to block the enemy?”
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to use it as a battlefield rather than blocking it.”
“Shall we go there again?”
“I guess so.”
That was when the group was about to change direction of movement.
“… … .”
This time, even Cheon Hyorak did not notice what Makwon felt.
“Seniors?”
“I’m waiting here.”
Makwon even handed a white spear to Cheon Hyorak.
“I need to do some reconnaissance. “The ground shook slightly.”
