Chapter 148 Heavenly Buddha (3)
“C-crazy bastard…”
This was what the old man said. For Yoon-seok, it was nothing new. If anything, he heard it so many times before he was sick of it.
“Is that your will?”
However, perhaps he suddenly wanted to leave another will behind, as the old man tried to open his mouth again. Yoon-seok didn’t allow him the opportunity.
Slash.
A promise must be kept when the chance is given. Yoon-seok collected his sword and shook off the blood.
‘Should I have asked which floor he stopped at?”
Well, he couldn’t revive the dead. Yoon-seok shifted his attention elsewhere. This place wasn’t far from the outskirts, where a bloody battle was still raging.
‘He wasn’t wrong, though…’
The old man called Yoon-seok crazy before he died, and that might be true. Yoon-seok felt his blood burning hot.
‘It’s been a while since I felt this way.’
He didn’t have a monstrously strong body now. He could no longer regenerate, so if he sustained enough injuries, he would perish. In contrast to that peril, Yoon-seok felt adrenaline rushing through him. His mind was filled with a strong sense of survival, and all his senses were sharpened as a result.
How long had it been since he felt this? He felt alive once more.
Thud. Thud.
Yoon-seok entered the center of the fierce battle like an addict looking for a larger thrill, facing off against others of a similar mind.
Flesh was torn off, cut, and punctured as bodies pressed against each other. Enemies were everywhere. If you hesitated at least once, it would already be too late. Like the duels he experienced in his early days in the Tower, Yoon-seok was driven by his instincts.
Whik-!
To protect himself. To take the life of the enemy. To survive and win. He cut his foes down again and again.
“Huff, huff.”
Yoon-seok gasped heavily. How much time passed, and how many had he killed? He didn’t know, but he didn’t see any more enemies around him. He took a while to regain his breath, still drenched in blood.
Then-
「Current entry 50.」
The number of remaining survivors appeared. He tilted his head.
‘There’s still this many left?’
Yoon-seok, who was stalking through the forest like a beast, knew there was nothing left there. Nothing except the dead and the cloying stench of blood. So this meant…
This meant the wild dogs were waiting elsewhere, hiding their breath.
“…”
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Yoon-seok checked his physical condition. Even empty words couldn’t describe him as being in good condition. His steps felt heavy, and countless minor injuries were marring his body. His blood-loss had also dulled his reflexes. However, it wasn’t a major problem.
Thud.
Yoon-seok moved to leave the forest. Then, he suddenly stopped. He felt like someone was watching him.
“H-he noticed us!”
“Now! Kill him!”
Warriors waiting in the trees, bushes, and even under freshly dug soil popped out from all directions, all with one common purpose. Killing Yoon-seok.
‘Did they team up?’
He didn’t know that many people like the Jeonchang Sect old man were left even after the trials. Perhaps it was a natural habit of humanity, choosing not to ascend on your own but to head down together.
Slashhhhhh-!
Yoon-seok swung his two swords as one, cutting deep into two approaches. Unsatisfied, he immediately spun around and butchered another approaching from behind. He hit the ground with his foot and crushed the head of one hiding in the ground. His movements were neat as if they were filming a choreographed scene.
Without being able to even scratch Yoon-seok, four people died in two seconds.
“This is crazy….!”
“How does he still have this much power…?!”
Those who were rushing in next faltered, unable to understand. Their physical conditions were the same, and Yoon-seok was exhausted. So how did this ridiculous gap still exist? There were a lot of factors, such as practical experience, technique, and understanding of the weapon itself.
But, Yoon-seok also knew the biggest difference between them.
‘Mindset.’
They headed into Cheonma-dong because they were told that they could gain great strength within. They were not prepared. In other words, they didn’t trust themselves. So, they couldn’t throw themselves into the frenzy and instead joined forces with like-minded individuals. He didn’t intend to argue that it was right or wrong, but he could say one thing clearly.
These people would never go beyond this test.
“What are you all doing? If we don’t kill him, we won’t have a future!”
Someone shouted from afar, but the warriors hardened in place surrounding him. No, when Yoon-seok took a step forward, they stepped back. Even if they rushed in with the determination to die with Yoon-seok, they gained nothing. Protecting themselves until they were the only ones left was their real goal.
‘Sloppy.’
They were walking along the path of none other than Cheon-ma. But with such a clumsy mindset, it would never be possible.
Whikkk! Slashhhh-! Plorkk!
Yoon-seok began to attack in earnest, choosing to face the dozens of them head-on. If all of them had come together in actively confronting him, Yoon-seok would have had to change his method, but as things remained…
“Damn it!”
“Arghhhhhhhh!”
There was no way that they were properly united. As the battle continued, those who gave into fear emerged. This place offered nowhere to escape to, so they escaped reality.
“…”
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Yoon-seok welcomed it with open arms, but he didn’t like it. Although he was competing with dozens of people at the same time… unlike the bloody battle in the forest, it was bland. Yoon-seok swung his sword like a machine as if his desire were unfulfilled.
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