Chapter 15 : Chapter 15

Chapter 15 - The Green Forest King’s Wrath (3)

The Green Forest King, who was glaring sharply at Jaun, turned his body just like that.

Walking with heavy steps to create some distance, the Green Forest King slumped down on the spot.

“If the Moyong Family plays tricks like this, I will make you regret it. Blood Wolf .”

“Yes. Chief Green Forest Leader.”

A burly young man with red hair who was standing guard behind the Green Forest King came forward.

“That kid bastard. Grab his legs, tear him in half, throw half to the Moyong Family Head, and bring half to me.”

“I will surely complete the mission you entrusted to me.”

Blood Wolf, who bowed to greet the Green Forest King, threw aside the beast skin wrapped around his upper body.

Under the skin shining with a bronze glow, tremendous muscles and scars squirmed.

“Oh ho ho. Wait, what kind of treat is this?”

Ice Rakshasa, who was scanning every inch of the young man’s body through her fingers covering her eyes, hardened her expression in an instant.

“Wait. If it’s the Blood Wolf of the Green Forest……. That Demon Faced Blood Wolf who is counted as a candidate for the next Five Heroes of Green Forest?”

Frozen, Ice Rakshasa pondered for a while and tried to throw herself towards Jaun, but Mad Beggar, who approached in an instant, snatched Ice Rakshasa’s wrist tightly.

“Hey. Stop right there. The moment you step foot there now, you might become jerky right then and there.”

As Mad Beggar gestured backwards with his head, Ice Rakshasa turned her head back.

Receiving the Green Forest King’s gaze glaring at her head-on, Ice Rakshasa instinctively lowered her head deeply.

Her body, feeling the Green Forest King’s killing intent, trembled uncontrollably without her realizing it.

“The Green Forest King is very angry. Look at the situation before you run wild.”

“……Shut up. That guy called Demon Faced Blood Wolf is a real expert. He is not an opponent Young Hero Jaun can handle.”

Ice Rakshasa, who calmed herself by exhaling deeply several times while holding her trembling body tightly with one arm, smacked Mad Beggar’s hand away.

“Move.”

“What are you doing? Even if it was a joke until now, you could really die now. Wake up.”

Mad Beggar looked straight into Ice Rakshasa’s eyes and said.

“You are the one who can't distinguish front and back, you beggar bastard. Did you see my actions as jokes until now? There are only two men I, Pan Bing-yeong, have sincerely smiled at since I was born. One of them is standing over there. And that man’s life is in danger now.”

The intention to save Jaun, even if she had to prepare for her own death, was clearly revealed on Ice Rakshasa’s face.

“You…….”

Mad Beggar looked at Ice Rakshasa with a dumbfounded face.

Ice Rakshasa, with a hardened expression, floated into the air and threw herself towards Jaun.

“That crazy bitch, what is she really doing?”

Mad Beggar scratched his head and watched Ice Rakshasa flying towards Jaun.

And the moment the Green Forest King’s gaze turned towards the flying Ice Rakshasa,

“Kyaaak!”

Blocked by something in mid-air, Ice Rakshasa screamed and fell down.

It was energy shot up by Moyong Man.

“Stay still here, Young Miss. If worse comes to worst, even I will move. If such a thing happens and the situation doesn't look good, save that Young Hero and quickly leave the place.”

After Moyong Man whispered quietly, he sat Ice Rakshasa on one side and looked at Jaun with tense eyes.

As the situation settled, the Green Forest King sent a glance to Blood Wolf.

The young man with a solid body called Blood Wolf slowly warmed up his body and took a step forward.

Jaun, who was turning his sword this way and that, bowed his head towards Blood Wolf who came forward and greeted him.

“I am called Jaun.”

“Demon Faced Blood Wolf.”

Jaun, nodding his head, extended his sword forward.

Blood Wolf, who was quietly watching Jaun, distorted his face into an evil smile.

Blood Wolf, licking his lips slowly with his tongue stuck out with a demon-like face, quietly whispered to Jaun.

“It’s been a while since I tasted a child’s blood.”

‘……Anyway, such bravado.’

Jaun scanned Blood Wolf’s body.

He was a stronger opponent than expected.

Since he couldn't use Demonic Arts, it wouldn't be easy, but it wasn't a level he couldn't handle either.

Jaun, contemplating a response method for a moment, made up his mind and raised his sword forward.

Blood Wolf, watching Jaun raise his sword, smiled once again and rushed in with lightning speed, reaching for Jaun’s neck.

There was a reason why rumors were rife that Demon Faced Blood Wolf was the successor to the Five Heroes of Green Forest.

Even though he simply ran forward, quite a few of the watching martial artists missed Blood Wolf’s movement.

Jaun, who dodged Blood Wolf’s hand that rushed in at tremendous speed by a hair's breadth, swung his sword indifferently from bottom to top.

─ Swish

‘?!’

Blood Wolf, who retreated as quickly as he had approached in an instant, tilted his head.

A thin line of blood began to form on his chest.

Blood Wolf lowered his hand to his chest and slowly wiped up the formed blood.

Mad Beggar, who rubbed his eyes and blinked after seeing Jaun’s one move, muttered softly.

“Three Talents Sword Art……?”

Thrusting.

Slashing.

Blocking.

The Three Talents Sword Art, which teaches the three simplest movements of the sword, was the most basic of basic martial arts taught even in small dojos or martial arts halls in the countryside.

Since Jaun inflicted a wound on Blood Wolf’s chest with the simple sword path of such Three Talents Sword Art, Mad Beggar’s eyes had no choice but to widen.

Blood Wolf, whose expression distorted in an instant, rushed towards Jaun once again.

Blood Wolf’s attacks, swung with slightly bent fingers as if scratching flesh, covered Jaun’s entire body.

─ Whish

The battlefield was filled with the sound of Blood Wolf’s hands stirring the air.

Blood Wolf’s storm-like attacks continued endlessly, but Jaun calmly dodged Blood Wolf’s hands.

However, he only dodged; the sword held in Jaun’s hand couldn't find space to extend forward.

“…….”

As Jaun continued to dodge Blood Wolf’s attacks pouring in at tremendous speed without much trouble, the Green Forest King’s expression gradually hardened.

Moyong Man, whose lips were parched, wet his mouth with saliva.

“……Just what level is that Young Hero’s skill? And what is the reason for dodging attacks so narrowly like that? It would be much more comfortable for my mind if I fought instead.”

Eun-wol couldn't even look towards Jaun with eyes full of tears.

Moyong Man, holding Eun-wol’s hand tightly as she stared only at him, flinched his body in nervousness.

“That kid. He is dodging Lord Blood Wolf’s attacks, right?”

“It’s hard to see with my eyes too, but……. Seeing that his head is still attached, isn't that the case?”

“There is no way Lord Blood Wolf, who received Chief Green Forest Leader’s order, would go easy on him, right?”

Seeing Jaun dodging Blood Wolf’s attacks continuing at terrifying speed, the Green Forest bandits whispered amongst themselves.

Suddenly, Blood Wolf pulled his body back all the way.

Blood Wolf, who twisted his neck this way and that with one hand to loosen it, opened his mouth with an expressionless face.

“Not bad, kid. You mean you have some skill. Then try receiving this too.”

Blood Wolf, placing both hands and feet on the ground, lowered his upper body like a wolf and glared at Jaun.

As Blood Wolf drew up his energy, the muscles of his entire body were pulled taut, and all the thin textures of the muscles began to reveal themselves.

─ Paang

Blood Wolf’s hand, shot forward in an instant, lightly grazed Jaun’s bangs just like that.

“Kyaaaak!”

Eun-wol’s scream was heard from the Moyong Family side, and Jaun’s cut hair soared into the sky and scattered here and there.

At Blood Wolf’s speed, which was visibly faster than a moment ago, tension was also evident on Jaun’s expression.

Blood Wolf, who placed both hands on the ground and rolled forward with the momentum of rushing in, sprang his hands and flew with both legs aimed at Jaun.

Jaun, who couldn't dodge in time at the unexpected beast-like movement, raised his sword.

─ Kwaaaaang!

Blood Wolf’s legs were like rocks.

Clearly, the sword and bare legs collided, but the sound of stone splitting burst out.

Jaun’s body, having blocked Blood Wolf’s attack for the first time, shook and was pushed back.

Blood Wolf, who collided with Jaun, spun forward to cancel out the shock from the collision and shot quickly towards Jaun again.

‘His level is higher than I thought. Subduing him without hurting him won't be easy after all…….’

As Blood Wolf approached like an arrow and extended his arm straight forward, Jaun pushed his left elbow deep in the same direction.

Jaun, snatching Blood Wolf’s arm with his forearm, twisted his body around and threw Blood Wolf to one side, escaping from the attack.

“……This time, Six Combinations Fist ?”

Mad Beggar’s mouth, opened wide, wouldn't close.

‘Six Combinations Fist following Three Talents Sword Art. The footwork he is using is Blue Fragrance Step …….’

All were introductory martial arts of Orthodox secular families and low-grade martial arts that received no attention from anyone.

While using only martial arts treated as basic skills, Jaun was protecting his body like an iron wall without showing a single gap.

“Were those martial arts capable of being linked like that?”

Nam Chung and Do Hyeok-rin also couldn't take their eyes off Jaun’s movements with flustered expressions.

Jaun raised his sword towards Blood Wolf, whom he had thrown away using the Six Combinations Fist.

Blood Wolf, regaining his posture, glared at Jaun with fierce eyes.

“……Let’s see if you can receive this in that way too.”

Blood Wolf, cracking his neck, slowly extended both arms divided up and down and spread his palms towards Jaun.

Blood Wolf’s feet, having drawn up energy to the fullest, dug into the ground little by little with a crunching sound.

─ Crunch

As Blood Wolf’s muscles were pulled taut once again, people’s gazes were focused.

‘This is dangerous. If I drag out time like this any longer, traces of Demonic Arts might be revealed.’

Blood Wolf’s attacks were becoming fiercer, and the gazes of the people around were becoming more serious.

Jaun thought he couldn't drag out time any longer.

‘Can’t be helped?’

He tried to finish the three sparring matches without damage, but he couldn't reveal traces of Demonic Arts here either.

Jaun, deciding to finish the duel quickly even if he inflicted a small wound on Blood Wolf, raised his sword.

─ Paat

Making a sound of cutting through the wind, Blood Wolf rushed at Jaun once again.

It was a speed so fast that his rushing figure wasn't even properly visible.

Jaun, who dodged the first attack by a hair's breadth, pulled his sword back and up.

Simultaneously as energy concentrated at a rapid speed, Jaun’s foot advanced one step forward.

The foot stepping on the ground naturally.

The waist turning fluidly carrying weight.

Finally, the arm extended straight without an inch of waste.

It looked like a light and natural movement like a gentle breeze blowing, but the momentum bursting out from the tip of that sword in an instant was like a typhoon.

The Green Forest King, seeing Jaun’s thrust shooting like a thunderbolt, jumped up from his seat.

“Watch out!”

─ Paat

As Jaun’s sword cut deeply past Blood Wolf’s shoulder, a stream of blood soared high.

“What is that……!”

“He’s killing it?”

Seeing the blood soaring from Blood Wolf’s shoulder, the bandits began to murmur once again.

Blood Wolf, looking back at his deeply gouged shoulder as if in disbelief, glared at Jaun.

“You bastard……!”

Blood Wolf, gritting his teeth with a crunch, raised his remaining arm again into an attack posture without even thinking of stopping the bleeding.

Energy began to concentrate in Blood Wolf’s legs.

Jaun pulled his sword back and up again.

The Green Forest King, who was staring intently at that appearance, took a step forward with a hardened expression and spoke to Jaun.

“Kid. Will you do more?”

“No. I will stop here.”

As Jaun lowered his sword, Blood Wolf looked at the Green Forest King and shouted.

“Chief Green Forest Leader!”

“That’s enough, you rascal. It might be different if you weren't injured, but now it’s impossible.”

Seeing the Green Forest King’s firm expression, Blood Wolf trembled his hands in frustration, wiped the tears welling up in his eyes, returned to his spot, and stood behind the Green Forest King.

The Green Forest King approached Blood Wolf and pressed his acupoints to stop the bleeding. While pressing the acupoints, he examined the wound closely, but fortunately, compared to the deep wound, none of the major muscles were injured.

‘A wound of this degree will heal well just by resting.’

The Green Forest King turned his body towards Jaun.

“I am grateful that you showed mercy in your hand.”

As the Green Forest King spoke while bowing slightly, Moyong Man, who was watching nervously from afar, let out a big sigh and burst into hearty laughter.

“Ha. Good grief. I thought it was the reckless valor of a pubescent kid, but seeing the thrust just now, he was a Little Sword Emperor . He is a child who will leave deep footprints in the Murim in the future.”

Moyong Man, sighing with relief and surprise, quietly nodded looking at Eun-wol.

“Daughter. Your eye is better than mine. He is not an ordinary guy.”

At Moyong Man’s words, Eun-wol’s face turned red.

Blood dripped from the hands of Ice Rakshasa, who was quietly watching Jaun.

“Young Hero Jaun…….”

Four fingernail marks were deeply engraved in Ice Rakshasa’s palms, who didn't even know her nails were digging in due to tension.

***

Two duels ended.

Jaun, whom everyone in the Green Forest thought little of, showed movement beyond imagination, and as a result, the Green Forest side lost two opportunities without any gain.

The expression of the Green Forest King, standing quietly looking forward, changed subtly.

“Chief Green Forest Leader, I will go out next!”

“Ahem, what nonsense! It’s my turn this time.”

“Lord Blood Wolf was injured. If you go out, your head will be cut off in a single stroke?”

“Kuhaha. If I die at the hands of a kid like that, that’s also a magnificent death.”

The bandits, having seen Jaun’s martial arts, seemed fired up and began to chatter loudly.

“Quiet.”

The Green Forest King, quieting the bandits shouting that they would go out, cleared his throat.

“It’s my turn this time, you rascals. Stay still.”

Everyone in the Green Forest, having watched a higher-level match than expected, was excited, and the Green Forest King was no exception.

The Green Forest King, feeling itchy, eventually stepped forward.

The Green Forest King looked at Jaun with a smile, as if forgetting the purpose of visiting the Moyong Family.

Jaun, looking at such a Green Forest King, cupped his fist deeply.

“I will stop here.”

Jaun bowed and said.

Hearing Jaun’s words, the Green Forest King looked at Jaun with a dumbfounded face.

“No…….”

The Green Forest King extended his hand forward as if flustered and took a step.

However, Ice Rakshasa, who had popped out before anyone knew it, held Jaun’s arm tightly, bowed to the Green Forest King, and slipped away to the back.

“Ha. This is really…….”

Watching Jaun moving away, the Green Forest King let out a hollow laugh as if deflated.

Moyong Man, greeting Jaun returning with a flustered expression, scratched his head.

“Good grief. If you come back like this……. Hmm, what to do. That, if Han-pyeong is the opponent, I have no choice but to step up.”

The moment the troubled Moyong Man brought his hand to the sword at his waist, Jaun opened his mouth.

“No. Brother Sam-sik will go out this time.”

At Jaun’s words, this time bearded man turned to look at Jaun, startled.