Light Novel: Volume 11 Episode 1
Manhwa: N/A
Piiit!
Something gleamed and came out of Dark Ghost’s body.
The light, which bloomed like a meteor, flew straight towards Pyo-wol.
Pyo-wol used Snake Steps to move sideways.
Puk!
At that moment, a long object hit the spot where the Pyo-wol had been.
It was a Kusarigama1 or chain sickle. It’s a weapon with a sharp sickle attached to a metal chain. The chain was as thick as a child’s finger.
A chain sickle is a weapon mainly used by assassins who lived in Japan which was across the sea.
Dark Ghost was actually from Japan. He just came to Jianghu with his father when he was five years old. Only after mastering the Art of Kusarigama2 did he enter the Hundred Wraith Union.
Cwarreuk!
Dark Ghost flicked his wrist. The chain sickle immediately moved and cut through the darkness.
The sickle attached to the end of the chain was made of all sorts of metal so its strength and sharpness were indescribable.
Surgerguck!
All objects caught in the sickle were cut off.
Whether it be a large tree or a wall made of stone. Even the darkness was torn apart.
Dark Ghost is a master of chain sickle.
Not only that, by combining various martial arts he learned in Jianghu, he was able to be a pioneer of his own field.
Dark Ghost performed all of the chain sickle techniques he had learned so far.
There was a frightening killing intent in his eyes.
‘Now that everything came to this, I have no choice but to kill him.’
Pyo-wol found out the environment in which the secret language was used just by looking at it once. With his intelligence, deciphering the Hundred Wraith Union’s secret language wouldn’t be too difficult.
If Pyo-wol fully understands the Hundred Wraith Union’s information system, the aftermath will be endless.
So before that happens, he had to kill Pyo-wol.
Cwaaek!
The chain sickle frightenedly split through the grass. But it still did not touch Pyo-wol.
Pyo-wol was like a ghost.
Even though he was pushed into a corner without any chance to escape, at some point, he would slip out until Dark Ghost couldn’t see him.
Even with Dark Ghost’s excellent eyesight, he could not follow Pyo-wol’s movements.
Before he knew it, his whole body was already drenched in sweat. But he still hasn’t landed a blow on Pyo-wol’s body even once.
“YAAH!”
In the end, Dark Ghost broke a taboo for assassins.
He had attacked Pyo-wol while shouting.
This only goes to show that he was feeling cornered.
He was the only one who had been continuously attacking until now. Pyo-wol did nothing but avoid his attacks.
At first, Dark Ghost thought it was just because Pyo-wol was on the defensive. But that wasn’t actually the case. Pyo-wol didn’t defend his attacks. He was just simply observing him.
The chain sickle Dark Ghost used is somewhat similar to his martial arts.
Pyo-wol attached a phantom dagger to the Soul-Reaping Thread and used it freely. Although the types of weapons and materials were different, the use cases were quite similar.
Charleuk!
Every time Dark Ghost waved his hand, the chain came loose. It was five meters long.
Dark Ghost maneuvered his sickle freely even with the long chains. Pyo-wol was quite inspired by Dark Ghost’s movements.
It was not a matter of martial arts.
It was the difference between accumulated experience, knowledge and tricks.
Pyo-wol’s martial arts was something he realized and built up on his own. Since his method of learning was unconventional, there might be times where there is a lack of depth in his martial arts.
On the other hand, Dark Ghost has been an active assassin in Japan for generations. Over the long years, he had perfected his chain sickle techniques.
Pyo-wol was absorbing Dark Ghost’s chain sickle technique into his own. Not knowing that fact, Dark Ghost continued to perform his chain sickle technique with all his might.
At some point, Pyo-wol’s eyes changed.
He had fully familiarized himself with Dark Ghost chain sickle techniques.
When he decided that there was nothing more to learn, he changed his movements.
Ciit!
He brought out a phantom dagger.
“You—!”
Dark Ghost’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear as he deflected the phantom dagger with his chain sickle.
That is because the phantom dagger that had bounced off was attacking him while circling in the air. It was only then that he discovered that a Soul-Reaping Thread was connected to the phantom dagger.
‘How is that possible?’
He was amazed and surprised to see qi as thin as a thread and being used as a chain. Yet at the same time, he felt scared.
He could tell how hard it is because he uses a chain sickle as a weapon.
But Pyo-wol was using such skills casually.
Ciiit!
The phantom dagger came flying with a horrifying sound.
The biggest difference between his chain sickle technique and Pyo-wol’s was that it is almost impossible to visually identify the Soul-Reaping Thread attached to the phantom daggers. This in turn made it difficult to predict the trajectory of the phantom daggers.
In the end, he had no choice but to rely on his intuition in parrying the phantom daggers.
Kakakang!
The chain sickle and phantom daggers clashed against each other in the air.
Dark Ghost swung his chain sickle with all his might.
He was breathing hard, and his face was flushed red. His stamina has already reached its limit.
But he couldn’t afford to stop.
The moment he stops swinging his chain sickle, that venomous snake-like phantom daggers will immediately finish him off.
He had to wield his chain sickle with all his might in order to survive.
It was then.
He saw two more phantom daggers rising through the darkness.
‘Oh my god!’
For a moment, a look of despair flashed across his face.
He already exhausted all his stamina just by dealing with two phantom daggers, but now two more daggers were added.
Dark Ghost did not know.
The fact that Pyo-wol can use more than four phantom daggers.
But even with just those four phantom daggers, Dark Ghost was already overwhelmed with fear. The fear he felt consequently dulled his movements.
His sluggish movements exposed openings everywhere, and Pyo-wol didn’t waste any time in digging through his weaknesses like a poisonous snake.
Puk!
Puuk!
A phantom dagger lodged on his shoulders.
Dark Ghost’s eyes widened at the excruciating pain that came to his senses.
At that moment, the two more phantom daggers deeply embedded into his stomach and thighs.
Jjalgrung!
The chain sickle he was holding in his hand fell helplessly to the floor.
“Keugh!”
In the end, Dark Ghost could not stand the pain. He vomited blood and groaned in pain at the same time.
The bright red blood soaked his chin and chest.
Pyo-wol retrieved the phantom daggers and approached him.
Dark Ghost glared at Pyo-wol with vicious eyes.
“Heugh! I won’t tell you anything–!”
Dark Ghost is accustomed to torture and physical pain. He doesn’t intend to give in no matter what means Pyo-wol uses. However, Pyo-wol’s answer was not what he expected.
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