Ghost Face - Chapter 272



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Chapter 71. The dragon follows the clouds, the tiger follows the wind (1)

Jin Ga-yong knew that the woman hanging on the cross was not his sister-in-law, Jo Baek-bing. Gung-il had said something like that before he died, and he was convinced when he came and saw it. In addition, he could also tell that the woman who was tied up in place of his sister-in-law was dying.

but…….

So, I didn’t kill him. Even if Samae was tied up there, I planned to kill him. From the beginning, I planned to end Samae’s life with my own flesh.

What would that have felt like?

Jin Ga-yong had judged from the beginning that he could not save Samae. Should he have begged them to spare Samae instead of disposing of him? No. Those malicious people would not spare him, and even if he did, he would not be worthy of living. In that case, he would rather kill her himself. He had a poisonous mind. He was not a person who was easygoing. Sometimes, he would endure losses in order to protect his beliefs.

So, Jin Ga-yong’s feelings of pulling flesh were cruel and tragic. If he had to go anyway, what difference did it make whether he went first or later? He wanted to send off his close ones first and cross the river from which he could not return.

Ping- … Pok.

And then she died!

“Baek Bing-ah, don’t look back and just go. I’ll stay here and clean up after myself before I go.”

Jin Ga-yong finished the ceremony of departure by burying the Sammae in his chest. Then he threw down his bow, drew out his spirit sword, and stood up. He was on the roof of a building at the end of the square opposite to where the Sajabang gun corps was located.

One of the Cheongungdang officers who was guarding the nearby area pointed at him with his finger, and nearby warriors rushed to grab him.

But Jin Ga-yong didn’t care. He stood there for a moment, pointing to the Hoyeon statue on the other side of the stage with his drawn spirit sword. At that moment, his voice was filled with internal energy and thundered like lightning, and his two eyes were filled with blood-red light.

“Since the Bul-in-geom Jin Ga-yong has declared revenge, Narak will now punish Ho-yeon-sang! Anyone who blocks my path will be considered an enemy. If you fear death, step back!”

It was a sharp warning.

The sound was clearly heard by all the attendees in the square. However, they did not feel its weight. Rather, the provocative words only added to their excitement.

“Oh~ Is the rumored swordsman finally appearing?”

“That sounds fun. Let’s see how long you can last.”

“Huh. That’s interesting, but it’s too much boasting.”

… … .

Why are the reactions like this?

The crowd gathered here was over five hundred. And the number of the lion’s guards was hundreds. Nearly a thousand. But no matter how much you use your sword, you’re trying to intimidate this many people alone? Isn’t that something to laugh at? That’s why Jin Ga-yong’s threats didn’t really make sense to them. Jin Ga-yong was now a dead man. They were just spectators watching. So they were only interested in how desperately they held out.

Amidst the attention of the crowd, a battle between the lion-headed man and the fire-breathing swordsman who commanded Shaanxi Province began. Someone raised his crow’s foot and shouted.

“Oh, it started.”

Whoosh.

Jin Ga-yong leaped up, hitting the edge of the roof, and slid down. However, the speed and distance were beyond common sense, so to the soldiers of Cheong-eung-dang who were rushing towards him, he seemed to have folded the space and appeared right in front of them. Furthermore, he was as fast as the wind and as fierce as fire, which was a shocking thing.

Jin Ga-yong landed and swung his sword in an X shape.

Silver light flashed, and two fountains of blood shot into the sky. They came from the shoulders of the two warriors he had passed as he landed, from where his head had rested.

And Jin Ga-yong slid forward again, swinging his sword at high speed and cutting off the heads of the Cheong-eung-dang warriors as he passed by.

As if opening a lid.

So when Jin Ga-yong came down to the ground and stopped, he had already split the crowd that was rushing towards him. And behind him, three new streams were added, and a total of five streams of water sprang up, dyeing the night sky red.

Shoo-

It was a scene that brought to mind the expression, “not even a bite away.” That’s how the first barrier was broken.

Jin Ga-yong walked across the stage towards Ho Yeon-sang and spoke to the crowd.

“This is your final warning. Get out of the way!”

Some flinched. But the majority were still amazed, but seemed at peace, as if they were watching someone else’s house on fire.

At this time, about forty soldiers from Hongbokdang who were guarding the banquet venue had already come to the front and had set up a curtain to prevent the guests from approaching. This was the secondary barrier. In addition, soldiers from Cheongungdang were quickly gathering around Jin Ga-yong.

In addition, there was the third of the four noblemen of Cheolsan, the national guardian. He and his twenty private soldiers were ready.

ping-

The national guard fired the bow that had been pulled taut. Then, using this as a signal, the private soldiers who had been waiting in various positions around the area also appeared and fired simultaneously.

Ping- ping- ping… … .

The national guardian thought that if Jin Ga-yong got hit once or twice, it would be great, and it would be okay if he dodged or blocked them all. Whatever it was, it would delay him, and that would be enough. In the meantime, at least dozens of people would surround Jin Ga-yong. Once surrounded like that, wouldn’t the wall become thicker as time goes by? And then, unless he had the talent to fly, he would be unable to go anywhere anymore. That was the common sense of the national guardian.

Stone embankment.

Jin Ga-yong took a step back as he was about to advance, and cut off the first arrow fired by the national guardian. Then twenty arrows rained down in succession. He then spun around and swung his sword around chaotically.

Whirlyrick~

At this moment, the spirit sword that Jin Ga-yong was swinging turned red and was so fast that it looked like a whip. Following its trajectory, a red thread was pulled out from the sword tip, and in an instant, the threads were wrapped in layers in the air, weaving a net.

It was a variant of the sword curtain, a branch of the sword curtain that created a defensive barrier with a sword.

Rather than completely eliminating the gaps, a dense net of energy was created in layers to prevent anyone from penetrating through the gaps in the net. This drastically reduced the consumption of internal energy compared to a typical sword barrier.

In short, it was a choice made with efficiency in mind.

The realm that Jin Ga-yong had reached with his sword was so high that it could be likened to a high mountain peak, but his internal energy was relatively lacking. It was also an inevitable limitation due to the nature of his internal energy that he had to endure time. Furthermore, the enemies he had to face today were numerous, if not overwhelming.

However, there was another reason Jin Ga-yong chose deception besides efficiency.

What that means is… … .

Knock knock knock.

The arrows flew in pieces. But even that did not work as he wanted, so Jin Ga-yong used deception, and many of the pieces caught in the net were swept away to the beat. Jin Ga-yong collected the arrows that flew in like that and turned around to shake them off.

where?

It was aimed at the Hongbokdang warriors who had blocked the crowd and him. It was close to an ambush in that it was unexpected. The distance was close, and the arrows were scattered, so their number had increased. And above all, it was fast.

Pfft. Pfft. Pfft. Pfft-

A dozen or so Hongbokdang warriors fell one by one. These men had the courage not to yield even in the face of the fear of death, but they had no ability to endure the pain that came upon them without any mental preparation. Screams erupted from all over.

“Eww!”

It was a problem that about a third of the power was lost, but the bigger problem was that the casualties that fell here and there became obstacles. As a result, the tightly-knit formation collapsed in an instant, and it became worse than running around in a chaotic manner from the beginning. Jin Ga-yong jumped into this chaos.

Then, the vice-chairman of the Hongbok Party who was leading the formation quickly stepped forward. It was a timely response. If he could not stop them here, they would collapse without even using a single bit of force. So, he jumped out with a stern face and cut down Jin Ga-yong with his nine-handed sword.

wedge-

It was a move that seemed to have the power to split a mountain. Then, the nine rings attached to the back of the sword shook simultaneously and made a loud noise.

Crunch~

The square floor cracked and caved in, and a cloud of dust mixed with pieces of stone and dirt rose up. Its radius was almost half a meter. Jin Ga-yong, who was quickly attacking, made a sharp turn and barely avoided it to the left. As a result, Gu-hwan-do ended up hitting the floor.

The unfair decision was ‘right’.

This move seemed like it would be a one-time attack because of its destructive power, but it was actually a chain attack. The next move, where he would force the opponent to one side and then attack them by surprise, was the real trick.

Yes, the wealthy man quickly turned his waist to the left while collecting the sword.

But it wasn’t there.

why…….

For a moment, Bu-bu-ju felt goosebumps. It was because he felt a presence from the opposite side of his body, to the right. A trick move? Without time to think about it, he roughly turned his body to the opposite side and swung his sword with a horizontal slash.

But this time it was a lie.

Jin Ga-yong pretended to be alive and tried to induce a false strike. Then he quickly swung the sword that was being hastily brought up and deflected it. He lowered his posture and cut Bu-bu-ju’s ankle. He then drew the sword that had fallen diagonally back up vertically and made a slash.

Chook-

The unbalanced, forward-leaning Bu-Joo shook his body violently and then collapsed.

Jin Ga-yong dodged by shedding afterimages, lured the enemy with a spear, and finished it off with two sword strikes. It was only a unity, and even that was the result of immediately responding when the opponent attacked.

In the end, the eyes of the person who was the unfair owner of the lion’s room were right. If they couldn’t stop it here, it would be a total mess. He couldn’t stop it, and Jin Ga-yong jumped in again.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

The spirit sword screamed in pleasure. It flashed east and west, slashing and cutting with gestures it had never experienced before, and it was bleeding as it did so. This demon was simply in a state of ecstasy.

And Jin Ga-yong understood the mind of such a spirit sword. He also knew how to use it. He was the master of ghosts who had mastered the mask!

Thus, in an instant, seven more warriors of Hongbokdang became guests who would not return home, and the rest were scattered.

Thus the second line of defense was broken through.

Of course, it was a temporary phenomenon.

There were still so many unmanned people watching him. There were easily over fifty warriors chasing him right now. And there were over a hundred who were about to leave. So if Jin Ga-yong’s footsteps stopped somewhere, he would be surrounded in an instant.

So it was a momentary thing.

At that moment, Jin Ga-yong finally felt that the spirit sword was ready. He stroked the spirit sword and spoke nonchalantly as if he was talking about someone else’s business. Although his voice was small enough to be dismissed as a soliloquy, it was clearly a declaration of disaster.

“Do you think I’m funny? Okay. I’ll rip out your useless ear holes.”

It was a night when the moon did not rise. And it was a night that would be remembered and become a legend for a long time.