Swordless Demonic Path

Thump-thump-thump!

The warriors of the Hengshan Sect and the Hainan Sect were swaggering through Gwangseong. A short while later, the members of the Blood Saber Faction flocked in groups.

After that, the figures of martial artists with weapons were often seen in the city.

Not long after that, the sound of clashing weapons, screams, and shouts began to erupt from a wide open space in the distance.

Jin Sa-wol and Jo Geom-ok, who were eating on the second floor of a tavern, watched for a moment as people flocked.

"The Blood Saber Faction and the Hainan Sect are fighting!"

The loud shout drew the attention of even more people.

"Ha! It's a gang fight every other day. How can one live in fear? These days, every dog and cow is a martial artist."

"Shh! If you say the wrong thing in front of a martial artist, you could die."

The two men who were eating at a table a little away fell silent when they received Jo Geom-ok's gaze. It was because of the sword slung over her shoulder.

Even the men who had been captivated by her beauty did not approach her because of the sword.

But even though she was carrying a sword, there were also men who approached her without fear.

Thump-thump!

The six men who had come up to the second floor of the tavern all had sharp broadswords slung over their shoulders.

Some of them had sickles with iron chains hanging from their waists.

There were also those who revealed their brawny muscles in sleeveless shirts, and two were shirtless.

The men looked around at the empty seats on the second floor and then their eyes widened when they saw Jo Geom-ok.

"Wow! She's a beauty."

"Hehehe! She's really smooth, isn't she? She's the best among the women I've seen lately."

"She's really pretty. Should we take her? I think the faction master would like her."

"She looks like a martial artist, so won't there be a problem? There was a problem once before, right? Of course, nothing happened."

"Who would dare to mess with our Great Sea Dragon Faction? If you're trapped on the island, that's the end of it. Hehehe!"

The members of the Sea Dragon Faction spoke loudly as if they wanted to be heard and approached Jo Geom-ok. They seemed to not even see Jin Sa-wol, who was sitting in front of Jo Geom-ok.

The shirtless man among them drew his saber and said.

"We are the heroes of the Sea Dragon Faction. You could say we are the gods of the sea. How about coming with us? I'll treat you well."

"Your eyes must be crazy."

Whoosh! Thwack!

Jo Geom-ok stabbed the two eyes of the man who had spoken with the chopsticks she was holding.

"Kraak! My eyes! Eyes!"

Immediately after, her sword cut the man's neck.

Rustle!

Thump! Thud!

"Hic! Mom!"

"Uwaaaak!"

Thump-thump! Thump-thump!

The people on the second floor were startled and ran down.

Jo Geom-ok looked around at the remaining members of the Sea Dragon Faction who were standing there, out of their minds.

The reason she had killed the first man was also to evacuate the people who were eating on the second floor, but it was also because she could not forgive the men's words.

"You must have dragged away a lot of helpless women. You seem skilled at threatening."

She was very angry that they had taken women to the island.

Jin Sa-wol added fuel to Jo Geom-ok's anger.

"From what I hear, it seems they also took quite a few female disciples of small and medium-sized sects. Since you can't get out once you go in, the helpless martial artists must have had no way to deal with it."

The moment Jin Sa-wol's words ended, the members of the Sea Dragon Faction came to their senses and drew their sabers.

"This... this crazy bitch!"

"Kill her! Attack!"

"Shit!"

The five large men raised their sabers above their heads. In that instant, they saw five swords in front of their eyes.

"Huh?"

Thump! Thud!

Before they could even come to their senses, the five men with holes in their foreheads collapsed on the floor.

A man who was peeking his head out from the stairs opened his eyes wide when he saw the dead members of the Sea Dragon Faction. He ran out with a face full of fear when his eyes met Jo Geom-ok's.

"Hic! Uwaaaak!"

Papapat!

The man who was running out of the tavern at a fast speed soon fell forward. Two chopsticks were embedded in the back of his head.

"It'll be annoying if he calls his comrades."

Jin Sa-wol, who had thrown the chopsticks he was holding, muttered and stood up from his seat.

"Can't we just wait here and kill all the guys from the Sea Dragon Faction?"

Jo Geom-ok asked, revealing her killing intent with an indifferent face. Her eyes were already cursing countless times.

But Jin Sa-wol shook his head.

"There are too many eyes."

Swish!

Jin Sa-wol, who had gone down past the dead corpse, handed a silver coin to the frightened owner of the tavern.

After that, he passed the flocking people and headed for the west gate.

Jo Geom-ok walked behind Jin Sa-wol, who was exuding a cold chill.

"What about Brother Woo and the new attendant?"

"If they're outside the west gate, they'll come on their own."

He thought that Son Ae-hwa would easily find him.

Jin Sa-wol, who was heading for the west gate, sighed. He had planned to rest comfortably for a night in Guangzhou City and then run for a few days.

Since the martial world was noisy with the Cheonhaebongryeongdo right now, he had to arrive before the Martial Alliance or the Demonic Cult.

But it felt like things had gotten twisted.

Jin Sa-wol, who was heading out of the west gate, stopped as soon as he left the city gate when he saw the people who had flocked.

"Uwaaaah!"

"Uwaaaak!"

"Kill them!"

Roars and screams flowed from the distance. The Hainan Sect and the Blood Saber Faction were fighting.

It seemed they had moved their location after fighting in the city.

Jin Sa-wol and Jo Geom-ok seeped into the large crowd. Jin Sa-wol's eyes turned to the top of the city wall.

In his eyes, he saw five men in black with their bamboo hats pressed down. They were all men with their faces covered with hoods.

They were watching this fight with interest.

'The Cult must have been involved.'

"Kraak!"

Blood splattered, and the members of the Blood Saber Faction collapsed. The tide of the battle seemed to be in favor of the Hainan Sect.

Thump-thump-thump!

Just then, the members of the Sea Dragon Faction came out of the west gate like a pack of dogs.

"Find that bitch! Huh? It's the Blood Saber Faction!"

"Kraak!"

A young man with an angular face and a fierce impression, who was shouting loudly, ran out at the scream.

"Help our brother, the Blood Saber Faction! Kill all the guys from the Hainan Sect!"

"Waaah!"

As the members of the Sea Dragon Faction flocked, the warriors of the Hainan Sect were greatly flustered.

"The Blood Saber Faction and the Sea Dragon Faction have joined hands! Kill them all! Unfold the half-moon formation!"

As the middle-aged warrior of the Hainan Sect shouted, the disciples of the Hainan Sect rearranged their ranks and drew two half-moons. One was aimed at the Blood Saber Faction, and the other faced the Sea Dragon Faction.

Since they had to face a large number of enemies, the Hainan Sect unfolded a defensive formation. But since they were so outnumbered, they were in a situation of being pushed back.

"It's a mess."

Jin Sa-wol muttered and slowly passed through the crowd and turned to the right.

"Are you just going to go?"

"It's better not to fight useless fights."

Even after hearing Jin Sa-wol's words, Jo Geom-ok did not suppress her killing intent towards the Sea Dragon Faction. It was a killing intent that felt like a desire to kill them all.

"If Brother Woo saw this situation right now..."

"He would step in."

Jo Geom-ok answered without hesitation. Woo Jeong-bong was not a man who would just stand by and watch the Hainan Sect being pushed back.

"If the Hainan Sect loses, Guangzhou City will become a lawless land where unorthodox guys are rampant."

"To think the Sea Dragon Faction and the Blood Saber Faction are in cahoots, how scary."

The onlookers were cheering for the Hainan Sect. It was never a good thing for the common people for a large unorthodox sect to gain power.

"Sea Dragon Faction, get lost in the sea!"

A young man shouted, unable to hold back his anger.

That was the cause of the trouble.

"What!"

"Which bastard is it!"

The men of the Sea Dragon Faction turned their bodies towards the onlookers with faces full of killing intent.

A tall man in his prime, who looked like a sub-leader, slung his broadsword over his shoulder and shouted.

"Catch the bastard who cursed us! Chase away all the people who have gathered, and if they don't listen, kill them all!"

"Yes!"

With a loud answer, over thirty members of the Sea Dragon Faction ran towards the onlookers, spinning their sabers and sickles.

"Get lost!"

"What are you doing!"

"We're just watching!"

"Ugh!"

"Ack!"

With screams, ordinary commoners collapsed. The members of the Sea Dragon Faction, who had killed three as an example, raised their blood-soaked sabers.

"Hahaha! Kill all the bastards who resist!"

"Uwaaaak!"

"Run! Help!"

"Tell the authorities! You damn bastards!"

The people hurriedly fled into the city. The scene turned into a mess in an instant. The members of the Sea Dragon Faction hit the commoners they saw with their fists.

Jin Sa-wol, who was walking to the right, looked at the dead people and the members of the Sea Dragon Faction with a hardened expression.

"These crazy bastards."

Jin Sa-wol, who had muttered without realizing it, looked at the government soldiers standing at the city gate. He thought they would move, but the government soldiers retreated and did not move.

The members of the Sea Dragon Faction who were chasing away the people approached Jin Sa-wol and Jo Geom-ok.

"She's a pretty bitch."

"That's right. Hehehe!"

When they saw Jo Geom-ok, the eyes of the members of the Sea Dragon Faction seemed to have gone crazy. They boasted their brawny builds and approached Jo Geom-ok.

It seemed they didn't even see Jin Sa-wol in their eyes.

"You mongrel bastards."

Jo Geom-ok drew her sword and jumped at the approaching members of the Sea Dragon Faction. Her sword flashed with a silver light and instantly cut the chests of five members of the Sea Dragon Faction.

"Kraak!"

"Damn it! What!"

The sixth man blocked Jo Geom-ok's flying sword and retreated. But before he could make his next move, Jo Geom-ok's sword pierced the man's chest.

"Keok!"

"Shit! What is this bitch!"

The man standing next to him was startled and raised his saber. In that instant, Jo Geom-ok's sword brushed past the man's neck.

Just then, there was a shadow that jumped over the city gate.

It was Woo Jeong-bong, wearing white clothes.

Whoosh!

He, who had jumped over the air like a great roc, landed in front of the Hainan Sect and then cut down the warriors of the Blood Saber Faction and the Sea Dragon Faction with his sword energy.

"Uwaaaak!"

"Ugh!"

The bright sword energy scattered like flower petals, and a dozen or so warriors collapsed.

After that, Woo Jeong-bong stepped on the dazzling footwork of Wudang and created numerous sword shadows, knocking down the members of the Sea Dragon Faction and the Blood Saber Faction. Only when the number exceeded thirty did Woo Jeong-bong retreat.

At his amazing martial arts, the warriors of the Sea Dragon Faction and the Blood Saber Faction retreated about five zhang.

One of the sub-leaders of the Sea Dragon Faction shouted.

"What kind of bastard are you!"

"I am Hyun Jin of Wudang, who was passing by."

The moment they heard the name Hyun Jin, the group of the Blood Saber Faction and the Sea Dragon Faction retreated with startled faces.

Woo Jeong-bong's reputation was already widely known in Guangzhou. The incident where he had helped the disciples of the Hengshan Sect and killed the members of the Blood Saber Faction had spread.

The disciples of the Hainan Sect's faces brightened when Woo Jeong-bong appeared.

The fight between the three factions stopped for a moment.

Woo Jeong-bong thought that he could end the fight with the current atmosphere.

A slight lull allowed them to look back and see that this fight was useless.

Mun-gok, the second leader of the Blood Saber Faction, and Bang Dae-am, the young master of the Sea Dragon Faction, looked at each other's faces and nodded. They exchanged a look with their eyes, saying that they should stop here and retreat.

But there were always spoilers.

"Uwaaaah!"

As a scream echoed, everyone's gaze turned to one place.

"Ugh!"

The screams that erupted one after another were the cries of the members of the Sea Dragon Faction asking for help as they died.

Everyone looked at Jo Geom-ok, who was standing with her black hair fluttering. She raised her blood-soaked sword and walked towards the retreating members of the Sea Dragon Faction.

"She's pretty."

Although her gaze and face were cold and indifferent, the members of the Sea Dragon Faction and the Blood Saber Faction looked at Jo Geom-ok for a moment.

Bang Dae-am shouted.

"What kind of bitch are you!"

Thwack!

Just then, a black dot was marked on Bang Dae-am's forehead, and he collapsed on the spot.

Jo Geom-ok turned her body with a hardened expression and looked at Jin Sa-wol. Jin Sa-wol was standing without moving.

The distance between Jin Sa-wol and Bang Dae-am was over five zhang. Something that had pierced that distance had stabbed Bang Dae-am's forehead.

It was something that even Jo Geom-ok could not do.

But the people glared at Jo Geom-ok, who was standing two zhang in front of Bang Dae-am.

(End of Chapter)