The Legend of the Northern Blade Chapter 100: The Master Of Swords (3)

TL: FoodieMonster007; ED: TheGreatT20

The warriors led by Yeop Pyung swiftly seized the Baek Family Manor from their enemies and uncovered a hidden underground pathway. As Yeop Pyung led the Blizzard Squad down the pathway, he commanded, “I’m sure their leaders are hiding here. Do not let a single rat escape.”

“Don’t worry, we’ve secured the periter of the manor. Nothing will get past us alive,” Yul Gyeong-Cheon replied.

“Good.” Yeop Pyung smiled in satisfaction. No one would be able to fault the Tyrant Fist Sect for what happened in Yuxi once they had identified their enemies and rescued the captured rchants. As a bonus, they would also be able to push the responsibility for all the civilian deaths onto these bastards.

Suddenly, one of the Blizzard Squad mbers held his torch out and said, “Commander, please take a look at this.”

The object that he lit up was an iron cage with several people curled up inside.

“GRAWRRRR!” The caged humans growled with bloodshot eyes.

Yeop Pyung frowned. Yul Gyeong-Cheon observed the people for a while, then said, “I think they’re the captured rchants.”

“You sure?”

“Yes, I recognize the guy furthest away from us.”

“Any idea why they’re acting like wild beasts?”

“I think they were driven insane just like the madn we found on the streets.”

“I agree. Hm…” Yeop Pyung narrowed his eyes. Until now, the Tyrant Fist Sect still hadn’t found out the cause of the madness, and if all of the kidnapped rchants were like this, then they had a major problem on their hands.

“GUWOOOOOAH!” The insane rchants slamd themselves against the bars of the cage repeatedly. Thankfully, the cage was very sturdy and held firm despite the madn’s enhanced strength.

“Anyway, we can think about how to solve this problem later. Our first priority is to capture the mastermind.”

“Yes, Sir!” Yul Gyeong-Cheon replied, taking the lead in exploring the underground passage.

As they walked, Yeop Pyung frequently glanced back at the cage with the crazed rchants. I’m not sure why, but I’ve got a bad feeling about them… In any case, I can take my ti investigating what happened to them after we’re done here.

As Yeop Pyung and Yul Gyeong-Cheon moved toward the end of the corridor, they t with frequent enemy ambushes, but each ti, they ca out victorious. When finally they reached the end, they found their path blocked by a huge, seemingly impassable iron gate. However, Yul Gyeong-Cheon simply pulled out his sword and smashed the door to bits.

BAM!

Behind the collapsed iron gate, there was an unbelievably spacious hall, and standing in the middle of the hall, stood Geum Dan-Yeop and his n.

CRASH!

Suddenly, the iron gate on the opposite side of the hall also fell apart, revealing the warriors of the Iron Spirit and Imperious Squads.

Yeop Pyung looked toward Geum Dan-Yeop and laughed, “Hahaha! Your fates are sealed now.”

Although he had never t Geum Dan-Yeop before, his instincts told him that this was the mastermind behind the whole operation.

The Tyrant Fist Sect warriors surrounded Geum Dan-Yeop’s group, but instead of panicking, Geum Dan-Yeop only sneered, “I see you finally found your way here. I salute you for your hard work and enthusiasm.”

“Hmph! Did you think you would be safe after doing such a thing in the Tyrant Fist Sect’s territory?”

“Since when has Yunnan been the property of the Tyrant Fist Sect?”

“Since ten years ago, when we established ourselves here.”

“Oh, yeah. You got Yunnan in exchange for selling out the Northern Army, right?”

Yeop Pyung’s face soured. It was taboo to ntion the fall of the Northern Army to any of the forr Four Northern Pillars and their n. He yelled, “Shut the fuck up! Whatever your goal was, it’s all over for you now! Just surrender already!”

“That would be difficult. I spent a lot of ti planning this, you know?”

“You’re not still dreaming of escaping, are you?”

“Huhuhu! Don’t worry, I had no intention of leaving here in the first place.” Geum Dan-Yeop grinned childishly.

Shivers ran down Yeop Pyung’s spine, but he suppressed them and threatened, “So you want to do this the hard way, huh?”

“I think you’re misunderstanding sothing here. You don’t have the strength or the right to demand anything of .”

“What?” Yeop Pyung was furious.

However, Geum Dan-Yeop ignored him. When he had first co up with this plan, it had left him sleepless for several days on end. He didn’t want to lose his humanity, but he also didn’t think he had a choice in the matter. The only way to achieve his goal was to stray from the path of a human being and beco a savage beast. That was the conclusion he had co to after churning it over in his mind several hundred tis.

I am simply treating these devils the sa way they treated my forefathers. Besides, this is the only thod to awaken the Silent Night from its slumber. Geum Dan-Yeop bit his lip and asked, “Did you see the madn in the cage?”

“……”

“Aren’t you curious? How did they go crazy? And where are the rest of the rchants and treasures?”

Yeop Pyung’s eyebrow twitched. Ever since he’d seen those madn, he’d felt sothing nagging at him deep down. However, he couldn’t identify the cause of his anxiety.

Geum Dan-Yeop continued, “This is payback for what you did to us several decades ago.”

“What the fuck are you talking about?”

“Oh, you probably don’t know anything, do you? Well, I understand. You’re just your master’s pet dog, after all. I guess my only regret is that Jo Cheon-Woo isn’t here, though that was probably just wishful thinking on my part.” Geum Dan-Yeop raised his hand, and suddenly, an army of madn rose from the darkness where they were hiding.

“GRRRRR!” The madn growled, their red eyes glittering in the darkness. Their clothes were ragged, and they looked more like beasts than humans.

More madn?! Yeop Pyung furrowed his brows, but before he could say anything, the madn pounced on the Tyrant Fist Sect.

As the captain of the Blizzard Squad, Yul Gyeong-Cheon barked orders in his stead, yelling, “Kill them all!”

“B-But…” Several of the warriors hesitated. They knew that these madn were the missing rchants they had been looking for all this ti. Moreover, if the fact that the Tyrant Fist Sect had killed these rchants ever got out, they wouldn’t be able to avoid criticism.

As if that weren’t bad enough, the Ten Great Companies were likely to bla them for the deaths of their rchants, making the value of these rchants’ lives far above those of the ordinary Yuxi residents.

However, Yul Gyeong-Cheon insisted, “It doesn’t matter who they were, they’re our enemies now! Kill them all!”

As Yul Gyeong-Cheon commanded, the Tyrant Fist Sect warriors engaged the madn and started slaughtering them. Although the madn’s physical capabilities had been enhanced to inhuman levels, they were still no match for properly trained martial artists.

“Cunning bastards!” Yeop Pyung ground his teeth, having realized that he had played right into Geum Dan-Yeop’s hands. Unfortunately, he did not have the freedom of choice any longer.

Pandemonium raged in the hall as the Tyrant Fist Sect warriors clashed with the madn. Even though the Tyrant Fist Sect had the upper hand, they were outnumbered by more than two-to-one. In those conditions, injuries were unavoidable.

Yul Gyeong-Cheon’s eyes flashed with killing intent as he cut down at least one lunatic with every ruthless swing of his sword. “Even though you’re just annoying flies…” he muttered.

Finally, he fought his way through the rabble and closed in on Geum Dan-Yeop. Through a corner of his eye, he saw that Mak Kweng, the captain of the Iron Spirit Squad, had done the sa. It was clear that they had laid eyes on the sa target, the mastermind behind all their troubles, Geum Dan-Yeop.

This was a fight that would only end when one side was completely wiped out, as both sides had already gone into a battle frenzy. Even the Tyrant Fist Sect warriors were starting to lose their rationality as the tallic scent of blood filled their noses, accelerating their descent into madness.

Geum Dan-Yeop’s eyes darkened. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. That is the law of the gangho. I already decided to leave all my regrets and reservations behind. Those aren’t emotions my current self is allowed to have.

SCREEEEEEECH!

Suddenly, all of the Tyrant Fist Sect’s swords cried out at the sa ti, starting with quiet hums and then quickly rising to a crescendo.

“What’s happening?” The warriors looked around, perplexed. Their swords were reverberating in harmony without regard for their intent, and although each blade’s cry was insignificant, the combination of all the swords’ cries was louder than a wolf’s howl and more majestic than a dragon’s roar.

“Keuak!” The madn faltered in the face of the singing swords, and the warriors covered their ears with their hands.

Just then, a man casually strode through the crowd.

SCREECH! SCREEEEEECH!

Each ti he walked past a sword, it cried out loud as if singing his praises.

Both Yeop Pyung and Geum Dan-Yeop widened their eyes in shock and disbelief.

“Y-You…?” Geum Dan-Yeop stuttered.

Finally, the man stopped between Yeop Pyung and Geum Dan-Yeop. The swords instantly fell silent, making the deafening chorus just a mont before seem like a lucid dream.

No one dared to breathe for fear of disturbing the silence. All of their gazes were inevitably drawn toward the man, as if they had been hypnotized.

Jin Mu-Won, the Master of Swords, roared, “Are you two trying to start an era of chaos? If so, you’ll have to do it over my dead body.”

Proofreader’s Note: 1/4th of the way to the end. Only 300 more chapters to go! 🤣