'Why is that woman here...'
Looking at Yu Eunseong, who was approaching this way, Su Yeongseong had that thought.
Hadn't Yu Eunseong clearly said at that time that she would not participate in his plan?
Since Yu Eunseong, who had said that, had suddenly appeared, Su Yeongseong could not understand what was going on at all.
'No... isn't this perhaps a good situation for me?'
There would only be one reason why Yu Eunseong would appear here.
Although she had said at that time that she would not participate in his plan, hadn't she suddenly changed her mind and come to this place?
Since he thought that her purpose of killing Cheon Myeong was the same as his, Su Yeongseong thought of Yu Eunseong as his ally.
"Yu Eunseong, have you changed your mind?"
"..."
"Although I'm not very pleased with you putting a spoon on a table that has already been set like this... well, fine. Let's kill Cheon Myeong together now."
Su Yeongseong said that and smiled meaningfully at Yu Eunseong.
Then, Yu Eunseong, who stopped in her tracks. And with a light snort, she said to Su Yeongseong.
"Have you still not grasped the situation?"
"...What?"
"I'll say it clearly. I am your enemy."
As Yu Eunseong said that, the smile on Su Yeongseong's face instantly disappeared.
"The reason you came here... wasn't it to kill Cheon Myeong?"
"Rather, it would be the opposite."
"..."
Su Yeongseong still did not seem to have grasped the situation properly.
In a way, that was natural.
Because no one other than the two of them knew the relationship between Cheon Myeong and Yu Eunseong.
Even the members of the Chunguidae who had followed Yu Eunseong here would not know exactly what kind of relationship there was between Cheon Myeong and Yu Eunseong.
"Su Yeongseong, have you still not understood?"
At that moment, Cheon Myeong asked Su Yeongseong.
Then, Su Yeongseong, who looked at Cheon Myeong with a hardened face.
Cheon Myeong told Su Yeongseong this situation in a simple and clear sentence.
"You're fucked."
As Cheon Myeong said that with a grin, Su Yeongseong could not say a word, like a mute.
In fact, Cheon Myeong had not intended this situation either.
In the first place, since he had not even known that Su Yeongseong would ambush him, would he have been able to call Yu Eunseong and the Chunguidae here?
However, whatever the reason, Cheon Myeong had come to know of their existence during the battle with Su Yeongseong, and he had given them a signal so that they could understand.
"Su Yeongseong, I will kill those warriors before you!"
That statement, which had sounded out of the blue to Su Yeongseong, was actually directed at Yu Eunseong and the three others.
Of course, if Yu Eunseong had not understood that signal properly, it would have just ended as nonsense.
Fortunately, since she had understood it properly and had put it into action, Cheon Myeong had deliberately kept Su Yeongseong's gaze on him.
"Were you happy to push me back?"
"..."
"It seems you didn't even think that your subordinates were all dying in the meantime."
"Cheon Myeong...!"
Su Yeongseong realized that he had fallen into Cheon Myeong's trap.
To think that he had been played by Cheon Myeong's trick this time as well.
Since he had acted with caution upon caution in order not to experience such a thing, he couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable anger welling up.
"But now it's time to end it."
"...!"
"Now that the means for you to recover your strength have all disappeared, I will finish you this time."
Cheon Myeong said that and began to walk slowly towards Su Yeongseong.
Of course, although he could have suppressed Su Yeongseong more easily if he had fought together with the help of Yu Eunseong and the Chunguidae, Cheon Myeong had no intention of doing so.
Just by taking care of the warriors, they could be said to have faithfully performed their roles.
It was now his role to settle things with Su Yeongseong.
"Kuh..."
Looking at Cheon Myeong, who was walking towards him, Su Yeongseong bit his lip tightly.
The reason why he had been able to overwhelm Cheon Myeong until now was because he had been maintaining the 'Raging Lightning' state.
However, now the means to recover his internal energy had disappeared.
In other words, it meant that Su Yeongseong had to somehow deal with Cheon Myeong with only the remaining internal energy.
'Do I have to release the Raging Lightning state?'
No, with his skills without the Raging Lightning state, it was clear that he would not be able to last even a moment against Cheon Myeong.
If so, then there is only one way.
He would have to consume all his remaining internal energy and somehow kill Cheon Myeong before the Raging Lightning state was released.
'I just have to kill Cheon Myeong!'
It didn't matter if he died after that, having consumed all his internal energy.
With only the thought of taking Cheon Myeong as his companion on the road to hell, Su Yeongseong rushed at Cheon Myeong.
Crackle-
Su Yeongseong, who rushed at Cheon Myeong, clad in lightning.
At the same time, he struck down with his sword at Cheon Myeong's front.
Crash-!
The moment Cheon Myeong's and Su Yeongseong's swords clashed, a shock so great that the snow piled up in the Half-Frozen Valley fell was transmitted in all directions.
At that moment, Su Yeongseong's two eyes widened.
Because from the moment he had clashed swords with Cheon Myeong, the fact that something had changed from before was transmitted directly through the sword.
'W-what on earth is this...'
He would still be maintaining the Raging Lightning state.
If so, then isn't it normal to push Cheon Myeong back as before?
However, Cheon Myeong, who he had thought he could push back enough until just a moment ago, now felt like a giant cliff.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"...!"
"It seems you didn't think at all that I had been holding back to some extent until now, did you?"
But now the reason for Cheon Myeong to do that had disappeared.
Because now Su Yeongseong would not be able to recover his strength.
Since it was now a situation where he could pour out all his remaining strength, Cheon Myeong was no longer leaving anything behind and was drawing out all his power.
Woong-!
Accordingly, Cheon Myeong's sword ki began to flicker strongly.
Soon, from the sword that Cheon Myeong was holding, a sword gang beyond sword ki had taken its place.
And since it was the first time for the people who had just arrived here, including Yu Eunseong, to see Cheon Myeong draw out a sword gang, they couldn't help but have surprised faces.
"Now there's no holding back."
"...!"
As Cheon Myeong said that, drawing out his sword gang, Su Yeongseong's face couldn't help but turn pale.
At the same time, Cheon Myeong, who began to push in earnest.
The scene where Su Yeongseong had been one-sidedly swinging his sword at Cheon Myeong before now began to appear in reverse.
'Th-this...!'
To think that Cheon Myeong still had this much strength left.
Although Su Yeongseong had thought that he could surely kill Cheon Myeong if he used his remaining internal energy, as a situation where he was just one-sidedly blocking Cheon Myeong's sword strikes appeared, he had no choice but to immediately correct that thought.
'No... even after doing this much, am I going to lose to this guy again?'
That was something that should never happen.
To lose even though he had rushed in with the resolve to give up his life, didn't that mean that no matter how much he struggled, he could never win against Cheon Myeong?
As that thought began to creep in, Su Yeongseong's impatience gradually grew.
'No... it's not over yet!'
If he were to just waste time like this, he would eventually lose.
If he were to do anything, he would have to do it right now, before his internal energy disappeared any further.
Su Yeongseong thought that this was the moment to risk his life with the resolve to die together.
Crash- crash-!
Cheon Myeong's sword strikes were still flying fiercely like a storm.
As time passed, far from weakening, the momentum was rather getting stronger.
If he were to carelessly release his defense and try to counterattack in that, he would be instantly swallowed by that sword strike.
Swish-
At that moment, Su Yeongseong began to move.
To finally raise his crouched body after continuously defending against Cheon Myeong's sword strikes.
However, since it was a counterattack that he had tried to create forcibly in a situation where there was no gap, the possibility of it being blocked was higher than it getting through.
Of course, if there were a mistake on the opponent's part, that move might work, but it did not seem that a move that hoped for a fluke would ever work on Cheon Myeong.
Swaa-
As Su Yeongseong could not endure and began to move, Cheon Myeong, who reacted immediately as if he had been waiting for that moment.
Cheon Myeong's sword strike mercilessly cut Su Yeongseong's right arm.
Then, like a piece of paper, Su Yeongseong's right arm was cleanly cut off, still holding the sword, and from this moment, the match seemed to have been clearly decided.
Swish-
However, as if it were not over yet, Su Yeongseong, who extended his left hand.
In fact, Su Yeongseong had also predicted that a move of this extent would not work on Cheon Myeong.
'The real one is this!'
From the beginning, he had intended to give his right arm to Cheon Myeong.
In return, what he would get was Cheon Myeong's life and internal energy.
The moment the left hand that was now extending towards Cheon Myeong touched his body, no matter how much of a person who had shown a great momentum, he would have no choice but to become powerless in an instant.
The same would go for even Cheon Myeong.
Although he had not wanted to kill Cheon Myeong in this way, since it was now a situation where he could not be picky about hot or cold water, he had no choice.
'If only this left hand touches, it's over!'
Su Yeongseong shouted that in his mind and tried to squeeze Cheon Myeong's neck.
And just before he almost squeezed Cheon Myeong's neck, something touched Su Yeongseong's abdomen.
"I knew you would do that."
At the same time as that mutter, a tremendous energy exploded from Su Yeongseong's abdomen as if it were raging.
At that moment, Su Yeongseong's insides began to twist so much that their shape could not be recognized, as if heaven and earth were being created, and as if twisting the insides were not enough, a red energy spewed out from behind Su Yeongseong's back.
Paaaa-!
A stream of energy that was powerfully pouring out from Su Yeongseong's two shoulder blades.
That appearance looked as if a red wing were attached to Su Yeongseong's back.
Although on the outside, it could be said to be a rather mysterious sight, so much so that one would be entranced just by looking at it, from that moment, it could be seen that there were no longer any properly functioning organs in Su Yeongseong's body.
Halt-
In the end, unable to squeeze Cheon Myeong's neck, Su Yeongseong stopped his hand right in front of it.
Soon, the red energy was no longer pouring out from Su Yeongseong's back like a wing, and only then did Cheon Myeong take off the left hand that was touching Su Yeongseong's abdomen and move back.
Drip-
At that moment, fresh blood that flowed from Su Yeongseong's mouth and two eyes.
That was not all.
Su Yeongseong's abdomen was also stained with blood, and it looked as if it were not in a state that could be called intact.
Although it could be said to be a state where one would have already died, Su Yeongseong was still not dead and was barely holding on to his life.
"..."
Cheon Myeong, who was watching him silently.
Since that appearance could be said to be the same as being dead, Cheon Myeong withdrew all his energy and also put the sword he was holding into its sheath.
"I..."
At that moment, Su Yeongseong moved his mouth towards Cheon Myeong.
However, he could not understand what he was saying, and Cheon Myeong was not particularly curious about what Su Yeongseong was saying to him.
"If possible, I would like to listen to even the last words of an enemy."
"..."
"But I don't even feel like doing that for you."
Cheon Myeong said, looking coldly.
At that moment, his two eyes, which were slowly closing.
Su Yeongseong's end was like that, lonely, without leaving any last words in the world.
(End of Chapter)