Chapter 65

Thunk!

Fortunately, it narrowly missed Min Seol-a.

Whoosh!

The blade began to rise again. And it changed direction.

The Dragon Phoenixes near where the blade was headed screamed.

Whoosh!

With a great gust of wind, the blade fell again.

"Aaaaaah!"

This time, it grazed Namgung Hee-yeon of the Namgung Clan. Terrified, she fainted on the spot. It almost looked more comfortable that way.

The blade rose again.

The direction the blade changed to was…

Oh, no! It's me!

Jeong Charyeon was terrified.

Help me!

Surprised, she turned to look for Jeok Leegeon, but he was gone.

A shadow fell over her head. She looked up and saw the giant blade aimed at her head.

Whoosh!

The blade fell on Jeong Charyeon's head.

Mom! Dad! In an instant, her family's faces flashed before her eyes.

It was then.

Plop.

Someone pulled on Jeong Charyeon's leg.

Jeong Charyeon's body sank into the swamp.

Splash!

She faintly heard the sound of the blade hitting the swamp.

I'm alive.

But where am I going?

She couldn't open her eyes. Someone kept pulling her down.

Plunk.

Below the thick swamp was cold water.

Jeong Charyeon opened her eyes. It was dark and murky, so she couldn't see ahead.

Then someone hugged her.

It was a human touch. She couldn't see, but she knew who it was.

Jeok Leegeon.

His hand stroked her cheek. The touch said, "Don't worry."

Then, in the next moment,

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

The sound of the water parting filled her ears,

And her vision cleared. Jeong Charyeon opened her eyes wide.

Jeok Leegeon was reaching out into the air. The swamp above was parting, revealing the sky, and light was pouring in.

In the moment that she thought Jeok Leegeon was smirking,

Swoosh!

Her body shot upwards like an arrow. She wasn't flying up because she wanted to. Jeok Leegeon was using his Inner Force to launch her up.

Splash!

She flew out of the parted swamp.

Jeok Leegeon's voice reached her ears. It was Telepathic Transmission.

[Hang on to the mechanism!]

The giant blade was falling, cutting through the wind before her eyes.

Jeong Charyeon twisted her body to avoid it.

Thwack!

Jeong Charyeon plunged her sword into a tree. The blade was hot with the smell of blood, as if it had just cut through people.

Whirr.

Her body soared upwards with the mechanism.

Jeok Leegeon's Telepathic Transmission sounded again.

[Cut it off!]

Jeong Charyeon stood on the tree that held the blade in place.

Even though it was a wooden part, its circumference was about the length of two or three adults stretching their arms.

Impossible. I can't cut it with my skills.

Whoosh.

The mechanism moved to the side. Even in that urgent and precarious moment, Jeok Leegeon's voice sounded as if it were right next to her.

Did he read her mind?

[You can do it.]

I can't. It's impossible.

[I told you about the difference between a master and a novice, right? This is it. Prove that you can become a master.]

But…

[Calm your mind and believe that you can definitely cut it. Believe it absolutely.]

The mechanism was moving quickly, but she maintained a stable posture. She didn't realize it herself, but it was a change after her Martial arts reached Composition.

Strength surged into her right hand, which was holding the sword.

Ah, I have the Wind God, don't I?

Was it just her imagination? It felt like her Inner Force was gathering even more strongly.

The blade device was falling, aiming for another Dragon Phoenix. She could see the Dragon Phoenixes screaming below.

Jeong Charyeon closed her eyes. Qi gathered. Her right hand, holding the sword, felt as hot as if it would explode.

Whoosh!

The mechanism was falling downwards again.

Jeok Leegeon's voice sounded calmly.

"Now!"

At the same time, Jeong Charyeon swung her sword down.

Swoosh!

She felt like something was shooting out of the sword. She had the illusion that her Inner Force was escaping through the sword.

Slice.

Then Jeong Charyeon saw it.

She saw Sword Qi flying from the tip of her sword, cutting through the huge wooden cylinder that held the blade in place in one go.

It was the first time she had ever emitted Sword Qi. Compared to that, it was such a clean and powerful Sword Qi. No one would believe that it was the first time it had been emitted.

She was so ecstatic that she felt like she would collapse on the spot.

Crash!

The mechanism broke free and crashed into the swamp. Some of the Dragon Phoenixes who collided with the tree bled. But the injuries were not life-threatening.

Swish.

Soon after, the blade device sank deep into the swamp.

Jeong Charyeon, who was standing on the severed mechanism, jumped to the other side of the swamp.

And she quickly tied the tree trunks together and began to rescue the Dragon Phoenixes one by one. Those who came out pulled out other Dragon Phoenixes.

In that way, all the Dragon Phoenixes escaped from the swamp.

Everyone staring at the swamp was lost in thought.

Their faces were completely terrified. A swamp that prevents you from raising your Inner Force? It was the first time they had ever experienced such a thing.

"Th, thank you."

Starting with someone's gratitude, everyone thanked Jeong Charyeon.

"Ah, it's nothing."

She was about to say it was Jeok Leegeon's help, but she closed her mouth. Jeok Leegeon was winking at her from among the people. It meant not to talk about him.

Jeong Charyeon Clasped-fist Salute to everyone and humbly replied that it was nothing. Everyone was newly impressed by Jeong Charyeon's Martial arts. A significant number of them were able to generate Sword Qi like Jeong Charyeon. But no one was confident that they could calmly cut off the mechanism in that urgent situation.

Yang Ok-ran said with a fearful expression.

"Just what kind of bastards planned this terrible thing?"

Seven or eight disciples of prestigious families were killed or injured. This was no ordinary matter. It was a major incident that would turn the Martial World upside down.

Sado Pung, who came out with her, gritted his teeth.

"Whoever it is, I will not forgive them."

That was everyone's thought.

If we can just get out of here…

Then Sa Ma-yeong shouted.

"There's a door over there!"

There was a small door at the end of the road.

"The entrance!"

It was the same door they had seen when they left earlier. Jeong Charyeon remembered it too.

That's right. That door.

Everyone rejoiced and ran towards it.

They opened the door. A very welcome person was standing outside the door. It was the examiner, Yeom-chung.

"Great Hero Yeom!"

Im Ha-gi shouted happily.

The moment Im Ha-gi took a step closer.

Swoosh.

A red line was drawn across Yeom-chung's neck. And Yeom-chung's neck began to tilt in a direction it shouldn't.

Thud.

Roll.

Im Ha-gi stared down at Yeom-chung's head, which had rolled to his feet, with a blank face. A scream erupted a beat late.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Yeom-chung's body, having lost its neck, collapsed powerlessly.

From behind him, the Yin Demon Insect revealed himself.

He smiled wickedly and said.

"Welcome to hell."

No way! We just got out of hell!