Chapter 1318: Have You Ever Seen Hell? (Part 3)

"Aaaaah!"

A piercing scream and shout resonated, as if coming from hell.

It was unbelievable.

Even a tiger wouldn't have been like this. [not sure]

It was forbidden to approach the path guarded by the tiger.

Considering the difference in power between the Southern Island elders and the Myriad Man Manor, calling it a fight between the tiger and a cat was meaningless.

Logically, rationally, the cat should have stopped and retreated, given the situation.

However, the cat, engulfed in madness, didn't stop charging even with the tiger's fangs stuck in its throat.

Squelch!

The body of the charging Myriad Man Manor was sliced horizontally in an instant.

But the Myriad Man Manor members following right behind, despite witnessing their comrade's body being sliced apart in front of them, flew through the spilled blood and entrails even faster.

"Kahaah!"

Shouting with a scream that was hard to believe came from a human throat, the Myriad Man Manor members filled their swords with internal energy and swung them wildly.

Kaaah!

The swords filled with internal energy collided with each other.

The face of the Southern Island elder contorted involuntarily.

It wasn't difficult to block the sword.

The elder's internal energy was at an incomparable level to that of the Myriad Man Manor members.

However, with the power infused in the sword, there was no way to avoid a heavy blow to the wrist.

"This scum...!"

The Southern Island elder, eyes spewing flames, forcefully pushed the sword aside and thrust it through the chest of the Myriad Man Manor member.

Squelch!

At the moment the sword pierced through the chest of the Myriad Man Manor member, the latter ruthlessly plunged a sword into the elder's lower abdomen.

"Kuee... Ugh..."

His body trembled. The lower dantian had been destroyed.

"Elder Guan!"

"This, this is..."

Guan Zhaoying's eyes flashed with shock and anger.

'My comrades...'

Paaah!

Soon, flying swords flew in one after another, ruthlessly striking Guan Zhaoying's neck.

"You damn bastards! Uwaaa!"

The Southern Island elders screamed madly, unleashing a fierce attack with their swords.

Their momentum was like a tidal wave crashing into a stormy sea.

The indigo sword energy rushed toward the charging Myriad Man Manor members.

Quagagaagak!

The Myriad Man Manor members, captured by madness, wildly swung their swords toward the sword energy, but they couldn't block the waves.

The bodies swept by the sword energy were instantly turned into pieces of flesh.

It was a gruesome sight, too horrifying to look at.

Yet, the Myriad Man Manor members facing this scene head-on showed no signs of slowing down.

If anything, they accelerated even faster, launching a relentless attack on the Southern Island elders.

A cat cannot hunt a tiger.

However, a human weaker than a cat could hunt a human stronger than a tiger.

This is due to the characteristics inherent in humans.

Humans are the only beings capable of throwing away their lives like sacrificial pawns.

Pwook!

Even with a sword stuck in the heart, they swing the blade relentlessly.

Seuk!

Even as their stomach is split open, spilling out internal organs, instead of clutching their own abdomen, they grab the legs of the person in front of them and tear at them.

"Aaah!"

Squelch!

In the eyes of the one who finally stabbed the sword into the elder's chest, there was a sense of exhilaration.

A truly sinister laughter spread across their face.

Twisting the embedded sword, they widened the wounds even further.

"Kueeaaaah!"

In the face of a pain never experienced before, a scream erupted from the elder's mouth.

In the face of such intense pain, even the training accumulated over the years became meaningless.

In a moment of madness, the elder swung the sword, supported by evil.

The sword embedded itself in the face of the one laughing ecstatically.

It wasn't a martial art move or a sparring technique. It was more like a fit of rage.

The one with their face pierced instantly contorted.

But what difference does it make when the heart is also pierced?

The sword flew consecutively towards the collapsing figure.

The sight of the elder collapsing was truly pathetic.

"These insane people..."

Fear flashed in the eyes of the elders.

This wasn't martial arts or sparring. No matter what strategy they employed, it was a war where the only goal was to cut the opponent's life.

The madness of war was mocking and trampling on the lifelong martial arts they had built up.

Struggling with difficulty to catch his breath, the elder looked up with a desperate feeling.

The narrow canyon was densely packed with Myriad Man Manor members.

It seemed like a black river flowing.

Of course, the Myriad Man Manor members couldn't stop the wave of sword energy of the Southern Island elders.

But the elders had no way to stop the river of death flowing into the gorge either.

One, and then another neck was severed. Dozens of necks were severed over and over.

The morale that had been raised so high seemed to be swept away by the ruthless torrent, disappearing at their feet.

"Ugh..."

Even if many opponents rushed in, he was confident that he could block them like a wall.

It made sense. Even if the enemy forces were numerous, the number of opponents he could face at once was only three.

Even if they attacked from above, it wouldn't exceed ten.

Moreover, they weren't defending alone; the elders had synchronized their breath and believed that they could withstand even tens of thousands of attackers until their internal energy was exhausted.

But... in front of the elder standing there, fear had silently spread in his eyes.

As the boiling blood and anger subsided, reality began to emerge.

Countless corpses were scattered before him. The enemies were ruthlessly trampling over and leaping past those corpses.

And in that pile of corpses, the bodies of the elders who died first would undoubtedly be mixed in.

"Ugh..."

The two firmly planted feet of the Southern Island elder momentarily stumbled as if groping backward.

He knew. What he needed to do. Why he had to defend this place.

But just knowing it in his head doesn't make the act of throwing away his life and doing it any easier.

Moreover, the madness of the Myriad Man Manor members charging without regard for their lives was enough to create cracks in the solid resolve of the elders.

"Don't retreat!"

Kim Yang Baek, sensing the situation, shouted quickly. However, reversing the shaken momentum was no different from rebuilding a collapsed sandcastle. The aftermath immediately manifested.

"Aaaah!"

The swung sword was stuck in the thigh of the retreating elder.

Defending against the enemy with full force and deflecting attacks with a twisted waist were not the same.

It was a wound that wouldn't have happened if his skills had been properly demonstrated.

But at this moment, the Southern Island elders couldn't fully unleash their skills.

"Move aside!"

Kim Yang Baek leaped over the elders in a single bound.

Shouting wasn't sufficient to reverse the situation.

If that was the case, he should take action himself.

His thinking was brief, and his response was quick.

Jumping forward, Kim Yang Baek consecutively pierced the throats of the Myriad Man Manor members charging towards him.

Truly, it was a radiant and swift sword. With this single attack, Kim Yang Baek proved the abilities of the Southern Island Sect.

The Myriad Man Manor members whose throats were pierced collapsed like a pile of rotten straw.

'Next...'

Seuk!

However, in that moment, Kim Yang Baek flinched. His gaze turned towards his forearm holding the sword.

Even as the Myriad Man Manor member, with a pierced throat, was dying and falling, he ruthlessly swung the sword, inflicting a long wound on his arm.

Kim Yangbaek's eyes dimmed slightly.

'Atrocious...'

Of course, it was just a matter of having some energy left.

Getting pierced in the throat doesn't mean instant death.

But at least at this moment... it felt as if the dead were wielding swords and attacking.

"Ike!"

Paaah!

As if trying to dispel the lingering discomfort, Kim Yangbaek vigorously slashed the air with his sword.

Once again, the radiant and swift sword at the forefront effortlessly cut through not only the leading enemy but also those following.

"Kraaaah!"

"Aaah!"

When the enemy's bodies were pierced by the sword, even piercing through allies unexpectedly, the Myriad Man Manor members screamed in agony.

The unexpected attack made the impact even greater.

Those who had rushed forward suddenly stopped, and the situation led to even greater casualties.

"Quickly move! You son of a bitch!"

Pwooook!

The sword of an ally pierced the back of those who had abruptly stopped.

The ones whose spines were severed fell forward, foam at their mouths. Those behind drew their swords from the fallen and trampled over them, advancing forward.

Guilt?

There was no such thing.

Once the troops started running, no matter what measures were taken, they couldn't be stopped.

If he hadn't trampled over allies, he would have been trampled by those following behind.

"Uaaaah!"

Charging with malevolence, a dozen sword energies poured down on him simultaneously.

Holding the sword, Kim Yangbaek covered his neck and heart with the blade and forcefully pounded the ground, leaping into the midst of the sword energies.

Pwoook! Pwoook! Pwoook!

The fierce sword energy pierced through the upper body continuously. Red blood gushed out, but amidst this, the Myriad Man Manor member, whose head was protected, swung the sword vigorously.

Chaahhh!

Blood sprayed from the end of the sword, splashing onto Kim Yang Baek's upper body.

However, the sword did not touch Kim Yang Baek's body. It merely sliced through the space right in front of his body.

Nevertheless, the heat of the blood unrelentingly attacked Kim Yang Baek.

"Kkureuk...."

The Myriad Man Manor member, who had exhausted his last strength, collapsed forward.

Watching the desperate struggle as he scratched the ground until his breath ceased, Kim Yang Baek felt the cool chill flowing down his back.

Paaah!

At that moment, something indistinct flew towards Kim Yang Baek.

Instinctively, he raised his sword to block the incoming object.

The flying objects circled around and, in an instant, wrapped tightly around Kim Yang Baek's sword.

'A chain scythe?'

Kim Yang Baek opened his eyes.

The Myriad Man Manor members, seizing the opportunity, raised their momentum and, with an immense roar, rushed towards him.

"Kill him!"

"Capture him!"

Kim Yang Baek pulled the sword with all his might, but the sword, entangled in a dozen chain scythes, did not budge.

"Don't be ridiculous, you bastards!"

Instead of Kim Yang Baek, the one who reacted was none other than Tang Pae.

Leaping over Kim Yang Baek's head, Tang Pae smashed a poison vial and threw toxic gas with all his might into the air.

Thanks to the elders' efforts, they had found some breathing space, and as a result, the poison fog created by Tang Pae quickly covered the enemies, resembling smoke rising over a giant flame.

"Everyone die...."

Tang Pae, who was about to scream until his throat burst, suddenly lost his voice as if his throat was blocked.

'What...'

His bloodshot eyes were fixed beyond the toxic fog.

A small spherical object, the size of a child's head, was flying towards the toxic fog Tang Pae had created.

Tang Pae understood.

What was currently flying towards the toxic fog. And what consequences that flying object might bring.

"Booooooooomb!"

With a colossal explosion as if the sky were collapsing, a tremendous shockwave occurred in the center of the canyon.

Kurrrrrrrrrung!

The narrow canyon and the adjacent cliffs shook as if they would collapse at any moment.

And...

Wheeiiiiiiing!

With the deafening explosion, the shockwave generated pushed away Tang Pae's toxic fog.

The storm of poison, capable of melting everything, swept not toward the Myriad Man Manor but toward the Southern Island Sect.