The Bastard’s Way of Life of the Returning Swordsman

Episode 73

Iljimae (一枝梅) (3)

“Are you out of your mind?”

“Are you okay, Theo?”

Trainer and Evelynn were the first to ask in a worried voice.

Theo nodded.

“It’s gotten better. thank you.”

“Good thing. It looks like it worked!”

Only then did the two of them let out a sigh of relief.

What Theo said was absolutely not a lie.

No, I was in much better shape than I said.

‘Thanks to Iljimae, the speed of the brain’s information processing function seems to be much faster. It’s not unfamiliar to my senses that have become more sensitive.’

In particular, the most difficult thing was understanding the sword.

fifth claw.

I couldn’t catch something.

I felt like I wanted to jump into the real world as soon as possible.

“Now… … It seems like this is enough for resting, so shall we get ready to wake up soon?”

Evelynn glanced at the crew members as if she had read Theo’s thoughts.

The crew stood up, nodding their heads with breathing easier than before.

The bombing stopped a little while ago.

This means that enemies are approaching nearby to check the situation.

It was now to strike back.

In an instant, Evelyn’s eyes changed.

“The 5th group of the Baekgap Yonggidae! who we are! Answer me!”

“Indomitable! never quit! It’s the 100-packed dragon base!”

“Who are we! Speak!”

“invincibility! Undefeated! It is number five!”

“Yes. We are the 5th group of Baekgap Yonggidae. So from now on.”

with a stern answer.

The eyes of the other members also shone like Evelyn’s eyes.

“Let the enemy clearly show who we are!”

“Honorable name!”

“Honorable name!”

“Honorable name!”

“Then let’s go.”

jerebuck-

Baekgap Yonggidae raised his sword again.

* * *

“Make sure they are dead. It will never happen if there are survivors left.”

At Sidra’s command, agents from the Central Security Agency began a search.

The area where Blanky Fort had been a while ago was in ruins.

All that remains as the dust blows away is the remnants of the structures that barely survived.

It seemed impossible for anyone to survive here.

“You have changed drastically.”

“Rather, if you survive here, shouldn’t you acknowledge your true survival power?”

“Huh, I sympathize.”

There were no human corpses visible among the rubble.

It’s just one thing that has been blown out or broken somewhere.

I was stabbing them one by one with a sword and killing them to confirm, but there seemed to be nothing to look into.

Just then,

“So, if you come back later, at least have a beer… … !”

One of the agents laughed and vomited blood while chatting with a friend.

A flash of light suddenly blew from under the ground.

Spark-

Fuhuaak!

“radish… … !”

The colleague next to him stared blankly at the fountain of blood soaring into the sky, but belatedly realized the situation and his head fell before he could pull out a signal flare from his bosom.

widely!

Evelynn quietly landed on top of the two fallen bodies.

Her eyes shone more keenly than ever before, wrapped around the desolate wind of dust like armor.

“Kill him.”

Those words were the signal flare.

A dusty wind blew in all directions.

Pew!

nettle liquid-

Shh shh shh!

Baekgap dragon base protruding from explosions in various places in the pile of rubble.

Of course, in an unexpected situation, the agents of the Central Secretariat had no choice but to be helpless.

– This, what is this!

-How the hell do you survive… … !

– Oops!

– They’re still alive! Get ready for battle!

Just in time, Sidra, who was the last to enter the scene, hardened her complexion.

‘The plan went awry! How the hell did he survive in such a bombardment?’

The problem is that in a group battle, it is difficult to defeat the Baek Gap-yong Corps, which must have undergone countless trainings.

If this side’s identity was revealed, a political headwind could blow.

Thought I had to retreat, I blew the whistle,

“Does that look like the head?”

Suddenly, a cloud of dust descended from the sky accompanied by a cold voice.

Startle!

Cidra hurriedly threw his sword upwards wildly.

Chaaang!

As the blade collided with the sword, the shattered fragments scattered in all directions.

At the same time, the dust cloud that covered Sidra’s gaze began to draw a vortex.

A ploy to tie the guy’s feet.

Dozens of black flags came out through the wind.

Storm god’s gust.

And the self-sword of the non-geomhaeng (刺劍).

It was the moment when the vision of Pungjon was fully revealed after 40 years.

“… … !”

Chae Chae Chae Chae-

Seadra’s hands were busy, barely able to block it.

‘fast… … ! how!’

Evelynn drove Sidra into a corner in an instant.

Originally, she was so good at swordsmanship that she faced a ‘wall’ in front of her, but after meeting a prodigy, her level rose several levels.

Even when he lost his left arm, his power was higher.

Of course, as Sidra, who knew nothing but his old history, he couldn’t help but be flustered.

However, he is also a master who studied swordsmanship directly from Ed.

He quickly regained his composure and confronted Evelyn.

Kwaaang!

As sword and sword collided again, a gust of wind soared high into the sky.

“Also.”

“… … ?”

“From swordsmanship to footwork, you know me very well. Are you Ragnar’s man?”

“… … !”

“I don’t know about the other guys, but I have to capture you alive.”

‘Shit!’

Cid gritted his teeth.

It was the worst mistake he had made since becoming a first-class agent.

He was trying to determine priorities somehow.

‘I don’t know what kind of trick they survived, but if they’re alive… … I have to get rid of Balmung… … !’

But before he could finish his thoughts, he saw a bleak wind brush his eyes.

nettle liquid-

‘no way!’

Sidra turned his gaze to that direction in uneasiness and was shocked.

The head of Balmung Keeper, which was removed from the rear in case of an emergency, was soaring into the sky.

Woo woo!

A boy holding a giant Zweihander under a fountain of blood.

It was Theo Ragnar, whom I had seen at the Flowering Ceremony.

The one Ed told me to check the corpse without fail.

‘How do you know that!’

No more than five people know about the existence of Balmung, even in the Central Secretariat.

All of them were Ed’s closest aides.

However, there is only one meaning that Theo ‘knows’ exactly that and was aiming for it.

‘There is a gang inside the Secretariat!’

Hard!

Who the hell betrayed the director?!

However, Sidra’s thoughts did not last long.

“One gut is thick. You can afford to turn a blind eye during a battle.”

shush shush-

Evelynn’s sword was entwined in the wind and aimed at her neck.

It was a sharp movement, as if it were the embodiment of the wind.

Theo was also picking up balmung from a fallen corpse.

“power-!”

In the moment of despair,

Cid eventually had to make a decision.

“Safe the ‘thing’-!”

shooter.

risk your life to protect

The agents rushed at Theo, triggering their latent powers at once.

-＜Reverse Flow Explosive Ball＞.

There was a high risk of losing one’s life because it exhausted one’s life force, but because the power surged in a short time, it was a forbidden secret technique mainly used by demons.

But the agents didn’t care at all.

It was the Central Security Office’s iron rule, different from that of the Baek Gap Yonggi Corps, that when an order is given, it is carried out even at the cost of one’s life.

nettle liquid-

Twenty or so trajectories were directed towards Theo.

“You say you’re using a regurgitation bomb? These alternate identities… … ! Protect Theo with the Baekgap Dragon Guard!”

Evelynn hurriedly gave the order, trembling at their magic tricks.

Pod! Pod! Pod! Pod!

In an instant, several members of the crew, including Shelford and Arin, stood in front of Theo.

Shelford, who was in the lead, shouted.

“I can’t just show my embarrassing side to a rookie! Let’s show how great our seniors are! Gazuaaa!”

“Azzaaa!”

Cha Cha Cha Chang!

The clash between the Secret Service agents trying to approach them somehow and the members blocking them was very fierce.

Swordsmanship and swordsmanship were rampant, and winds of blood blew from everywhere.

Theo was among them.

[Items have been stored in the inventory.]

I tossed Balmung into my inventory so I wouldn’t drop it during the melee, then held my Drake’s blade high and took a long breath.

‘Movement is lighter than ever. My senses have become much sharper.’

Theo remembered the teachings of the Maehwagungju he had seen at Iljimae.

The branch is a sword. Flowers are fencing.

However, there were not just one or two flowers shown in Full Bloom of Maehwa.

It must mean that the more flowers bloom, the greater the depth of enlightenment.

And,

It also contained Julius’s sword.

His sword, which must have sharper claws than anyone else.

Theo tried to mix the two into one.

Of course, it wasn’t easy.

Maehwa Palace and Julius walked different paths to see the end of the sword.

‘It will be possible though.’

But Theo didn’t think so.

In the end, both of them followed Kyle’s sword and reached the present state.

So, all you have to do is create a link between the two murons.

‘Link.’

Whoa!

Theo’s head spun back to life with a throbbing pain.

incandescence.

Overheating started.

But the headache didn’t follow like before.

Rather, it was pleasant.

I feel that my concentration is much greater because I am immersed.

Thanks to you, I soon found the answer I was looking for.

‘wind.’

Poongjon’s level was possible.

Thunderbolts and flower petals. After all, it flows with the wind.

‘It reveals… … Dragon claws.’

And to do that, he needed speed above all else.

[Injects an additional 10 stat into agility.]

[Agility: 62 → 72]

[Movement becomes smoother.]

[Attack speed increases.]

nettle liquid-

At that moment, Drake’s blades flashed with the feeling of his body becoming lighter.

first claw. The head of the agent who somehow managed to squeeze through the gap between the members was split.

second claw. Deflect the enemy attack aimed at Arin’s blind spot,

third claw. Theo jumped forward and swept through the enemy camp like a furrow.

Kwak Kwah Kwah-

“nice… … ! Our rookie, you don’t rest. What are you doing! We must go too!”

The crew, including Shelford, pursued Theo and rather pressured the agents.

As the agents’ hands and feet became dizzy, the tide of battle was reversed in an instant.

Chachachang!

fourth claw. Theo’s beams of light flashed diagonally, spraying the blood of as many as three agents.

And,

The last fifth claw.

Black lightning, which had stained the blade blacker than ever before, exploded on the ground.

Quarreureung-

Flash! Flash! Flash!

The black lightning, which created a crater of enormous depth, spread out in all directions along the ground.

Enemies swept away by it were either thrown back by the shockwave or fell to the ground with paralysis due to the electric shock.

Then, black lightning bolts fell from the sky one after another.

– Thunder Calling.

It was attribute magic that Theo began to incorporate into swordsmanship with the birth of the fifth claw.

Kurrureung-

Thanks to this, the Baekgap Yonggidae was able to win a complete victory.

The formation of the Central Security Office collapsed in an instant.

“Go away! Retreat!”

Sid screamed, thinking that it would be really dangerous as it was.

But,

At that moment, a thick shadow fell over the agents’ heads.

“Chief! We are here!”

“hahahaha! These bastards, they’re all gone!”

Erica and Holcus appeared riding on a flying dragon.

Magic bullets fell on the agents who were trying to escape.

Kwak Kwa Kwak! Kwak!

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

From the outside, a baptism of magic bullets,

Inside, the counterattack of the Baekgap Yonggidae.

There was nowhere to be seen where the Central Secretariat, surrounded inside and outside, could escape.

Seadra’s complexion turned pale.

‘how should… … !’

Spark-

Woo woo!

“Aagh!”

By the time Sidra’s mind turned white, Evelynn’s sword cut through her right forearm.

And the blade clung to the nape of the neck in an instant.

Evelyn said with cold eyes.

“Kneel down.”

Seeing that he would slash them mercilessly if he resisted, Cid bit his teeth.

I wanted to kill myself, but Evelyn read his eyes first and inserted the sword into his aura hole at once.

Pooh!

“Keugh… … !”

Mana flowed out of control.

“Kneel! If you don’t want to kill all the remaining men!”

“… … !”

Sidra bit her lower lip and sat down on the floor.

Chaeng-Geurang!

His sword rolled awkwardly across the ground.

It was a victory for the Baekgap Yonggi.