Akhirnya selesai juga...<br><br>Woon-seong menunduk menatap tubuhnya, menggertakkan gigi menahan rasa sakit.<br><br>Awalnya pakaianku berwarna putih bersih. Sekarang warnanya lebih banyak merah daripada putih...<br><br>Bukan darah. Lagipula, anak panah itu terlalu tumpul untuk merobek kulit. Tanda merah yang tertinggal di tubuhnya berasal dari pewarna yang dioleskan pada ujung anak panah.<br><br>Kain yang dibasahi pewarna merah sebagai pengganti mata panah... ini metode latihan yang benar-benar cerdik.<br><br>Woon-seong perlahan mendongakkan kepalanya, menarik napas berat. “Hah, hah.”<br><br>“Tubuhmu pasti terasa berat. Namun, kau harus bertahan.”<br><br>Woon-seong bisa mendengar suara Iblis Surgawi yang menggema di ruang latihan. Bisa jadi ruangan ini memang khusus disediakan, atau mungkin sengaja disiapkan untuk Woon-seong.<br><br>“Ini adalah ‘Gerbang Pertama’, ‘Gerbang Kamar Gelap’.”<br><br>Ini benar-benar ruangan yang gelap gulita.<br><br>Saat Woon-seong bergerak, ia bahkan tidak bisa melihat satu titik cahaya pun. Oleh karena itu, ketika panah yang dikendalikan mesin melesat, ia harus menghindarinya berdasarkan insting.<br><br>“Ini adalah program latihan di mana kau menghindari berbagai panah yang diluncurkan oleh perangkat mesin. Berdasarkan warna pakaianmu, kau bisa dengan mudah meninjau dan merenungkan penampilanmu. Ingat, ketika kekuatan batasanmu mencapai batasnya, satu-satunya hal yang bisa kau percayai adalah tekadmu untuk tidak melepaskan senjatamu dan latihan yang telah kau jalani!”<br><br>Cheon Hwi berbicara kepada Woon-seong dari suatu tempat di atas. Woon-seong mengangguk dan pergi ke sudut ruangan. Di sudut ini, terdapat tumpukan pakaian putih yang belum pernah dipakai.<br><br>Woon-seong mengambil salah satunya dan mengganti pakaiannya yang sekarang.<br><br>“Aku siap.”<br><br>Woon-seong kembali ke tengah area dengan pakaian barunya.<br><br>Iblis Surgawi tersenyum tipis, lalu mengangguk sambil memberi isyarat dengan tangannya.<br><br>Wuss!<br><br>Angin bertiup dan semua lampu padam, menyambut kembali kegelapan.<br><br>Saatnya kembali berlatih.<br><br>Ini baru Gerbang Pertama, tapi sama sekali tidak mudah.<br><br>Jika saja ujung panah-panah itu tajam... Woon-seong merasa merinding. Aku pasti sudah seperti landak.<br><br>Ia menggelengkan kepala sambil terengah-engah, keringat bercucuran di wajahnya.<br><br>Kupikir aku berlatih secara intensif setiap hari, tapi ini mematahkan keyakinanku...<br><br>Woon-seong perlahan menutup matanya.<br><br>Pengalaman yang mendorongku melampaui batas. Aku sangat ingin pingsan sekarang juga, tapi aku harus mengevaluasi diri meskipun aku kelelahan. Karena jika aku tidak melakukannya hari ini, aku akan membuat kesalahan yang sama lagi besok.<br><br>Jadi begitulah...! Jika mereka yang bergelar ‘Iblis Surgawi’ hanya lahir setelah melalui latihan mengerikan seperti ini... maka aku juga akan menghadapinya! Aku akan menerobos ini jika itu yang diperlukan untuk mencapai pembalasan dendam guruku!<br><br>Woon-seong menggertakkan giginya dengan penuh tekad.<br><br>Pemuda itu mendengar suara kecil dan ketika ia membuka matanya, ia mendapati Cheon Hwi berdiri di hadapannya.<br><br>“Sepertinya kau benar-benar telah berkembang.”<br><br>“Terima kasih, Yang Mulia.”<br><br>Tatapan Cheon Hwi tertuju pada pakaian Woon-seong, yang sebagian besar berwarna putih. Sudah tepat 15 hari sejak ia memulai latihannya di Gerbang Pertama. Pakaiannya, yang basah kuyup oleh warna merah pada hari pertama, kini hanya terserempet di beberapa tempat saja. Jumlah hantaman telah berkurang drastis.<br><br>Aku terus dibuat terkejut oleh sikap dan semangatnya dalam menghadapi latihan. Aku bisa merasakan nilai dari mengajarinya.<br><br>Tentu saja, Cheon Hwi juga sempat bertanya-tanya apakah Woon-seong puas dengan perkembangannya sendiri.<br><br>Cheon Hwi duduk di sebelah Woon-seong yang ambruk. “Kau bergerak secara dinamis tanpa bantuan qi-mu. Jelas sekali otot-ototmu tegang.” Ia meletakkan telapak tangan di punggung pemuda itu. “Biar kubantu.”<br><br>Uuuu—<br><br>Kekuatan bergolak mengalir dari tubuh Iblis Surgawi ke dalam tubuh Woon-seong. Kekuatan itu mengalir melalui otot-otot Woon-seong, melemaskan dan memulihkannya seiring perjalanannya.<br><br>Cheon Hwi membiarkan energinya beredar beberapa kali sebelum menariknya kembali. Ia melemparkan sebuah pil kecil ke arah Woon-seong, seperti biasa. “Makan ini.”<br><br>Dia bilang ini menstabilkan tubuhku dan memulihkan energiku, pikir Woon-seong sambil memakannya. Aku pasti sudah ambruk sekarang jika bukan karena ini.<br><br>“Sudah waktunya mencabut jarum-jarum itu juga.”<br><br>Cheon Hwi melambaikan tangannya dan jarum-jarum perak melayang keluar dari tubuh Woon-seong, terbawa angin.<br><br>Begitu jarum-jarum itu dicabut, tubuh Woon-seong langsung terasa lebih ringan dari sebelumnya. Pembatasan qi telah hilang! Aku merasa jauh lebih kuat dari sebelumnya.<br><br>Suara Cheon Hwi memecah momen ekstasi sesaat Woon-seong.<br><br>“Sudah waktunya untuk beralih ke tahap berikutnya.”<br><br>Sudah sekitar dua minggu sejak dimulainya latihan di Gerbang Pertama, yang berfokus pada pengasahan indra. Tampaknya Woon-seong sudah siap beralih ke tahap kedua.<br><br>“Ini bukan berarti latihanmu di Gerbang Pertama sudah selesai. Seperti sebelumnya, kita akan terus melanjutkan latihan Gerbang Pertama setiap hari. Tingkat keahlianmu baru cukup untuk memasuki Gerbang Kedua. Kau bahkan belum menguasai Gerbang Pertama sepenuhnya.”<br><br>“Baik, Yang Mulia.”<br><br>“Juga! Mengingat laju perkembanganmu yang pesat, kita akan meningkatkan tingkat kesulitan latihannya.”<br><br>Sudah sewajarnya jika intensitas latihan disesuaikan dengan kecepatan perkembangan. Bukan hanya jumlah panah yang meluncur ke arah Woon-seong yang bertambah, kecepatan mereka juga meningkat.<br><br>“Ugh!” Woon-seong mengerang saat ia tersandung, sebuah panah menghantam paha luarnya.<br><br>“Saat kau duduk, kau hanya akan menjadi sasaran lebih banyak panah! Bangkit!”<br><br>Sungguh. Dia sama sekali tidak memberiku kesempatan untuk membiasakan diri dengan latihan ini.<br><br>Tentu saja, Woon-seong hanya bisa bertahan.<br><br>Selain itu, latihan di Gerbang Kedua jauh lebih menyakitkan.<br><br>Ugh.<br><br>Woon-seong menggenggam tombaknya, mengamati sekelilingnya.<br><br>Pemimpin seharusnya bersembunyi di suatu tempat di labirin ini. Apakah dia menyembunyikan keberadaannya?<br><br>Tidak. Dia tidak bersembunyi. Dia hanya sekadar ada. Hanya saja aku tidak bisa mendeteksi keberadaannya.<br><br>Tepat pada saat itu, Woon-seong merasakan sensasi kesemutan dan secara tidak sadar berkelit menjauhi sumbernya.<br><br>Sshhh!<br><br>Sesuatu yang tajam mengiris udara, merobek kain di pinggangnya.<br><br>Aku pasti sudah tertembus lubang di pinggangku jika reaksimu sedikit saja lebih lambat. Meskipun tidak ada darah, bulu kuduk Woon-seong meremang. Itu sangat berbahaya.<br><br>Woon-seong menoleh untuk melihat pria yang telah menyerangnya, keringat dingin masih menetes di lehernya.<br><br>Tentu saja itu adalah Sang Pemimpin Sekte, yang sedang mempermainkan sesuatu yang berkilau perak dari jarak agak jauh.<br><br>Itu adalah pisau. Pisau itu sebesar jari, tapi aku hampir tidak bisa bereaksi.<br><br>Begitu Cheon Hwi menyadari Woon-seong sedang menatap pisau di tangannya, ia bergerak sekali lagi.<br><br>Woon-seong secara naluriah mengangkat tombaknya ke depan.<br><br>Tring—!<br><br>Percikan api kecil muncul dari tempat pisau menghantam batang tombak.<br><br>Woon-seong tidak punya waktu untuk bereaksi sebelum pisau itu kembali mengarah ke lehernya. Ia bergerak murni karena refleks.<br><br>“Argh!”<br><br>Kali ini, beberapa helai rambut Woon-seong terpotong saat ia menunduk.<br><br>Segala sesuatu tampak bergerak lambat, waktu merembes bagaikan madu kental.<br><br>Nyaris celaka lagi.<br><br>Cheon Hwi memberinya waktu sepersekian detik untuk beristirahat sebelum bergerak sekali lagi. Serangan seperti di neraka menyusul. Woon-seong merespons dengan Tombak Malam Putih di tangannya, namun sama sekali tidak mampu menyentuh Cheon Hwi.<br><br>Tepat saat Woon-seong mulai benar-benar kesulitan... Dia menghilang!<br><br>“Aku di sini.”<br><br>Woon-seong mendongak untuk melihat Cheon Hwi, yang berdiri agak jauh di atas dinding.<br><br>Aku tidak tahu ada jurang sebesar ini di antara kami. Aku yakin dia tidak mengerahkan kemampuan terbaiknya, tapi aku bahkan tidak bisa menangkap bayangannya.<br><br>Woon-seong merasa marah, meskipun ia tidak yakin pada siapa atau apa.<br><br>Suara Cheon Hwi melayang ringan ke telinga pemuda itu, “Jika kau marah, marahlah. Berusahalah lebih keras untuk mengejarku.”<br><br>Suara Sang Pemimpin terdengar mengejek dan senyum di wajahnya memancing amarah.<br><br>Dengan suara kecil, Cheon Hwi lenyap dari tempatnya di dinding sekali lagi.<br><br>Dinding labirin adalah bagian dari Gerbang Kedua. Ketika Cheon Hwi menyerang Woon-seong, ia bergerak maju mundur dengan bebas di sekitar labirin.<br><br>Woon-seong, yang begitu tergesa-gesa menghindari dan menangkis serangan yang datang, belum sempat melakukan satu pun serangan balik yang layak.<br><br>Aku pasti sudah menghancurkan dinding labirin ini jika aku punya cukup qi. Tapi aku dibatasi hanya dengan qi senilai 10 tahun sebelum latihan ini dimulai, jadi itu bukan pilihan...<br><br>“Hah, hah.”<br><br>Woon-seong mengamati area sekitar, bernapas dengan berat. Ke mana dia pergi?<br><br>Mari kita pikirkan. Pasti ada alasan mengapa latihan ini dilakukan setelah Gerbang Pertama. Fokus. Gunakan indra yang telah kau latih selama di Gerbang Pertama!<br><br>Dari posisinya di atas Woon-seong, Cheon Hwi membiarkan dirinya tersenyum. Dia sudah mulai menyadari indra keenamnya dan menggunakan deteksi qi!<br><br>Saat itulah suara Iblis Surgawi bergema di seluruh labirin, datang dari segala arah secara bersamaan.<br><br>“Jangan lengah hanya karena kau tidak bisa melihat musuh! Mereka selalu mengincar kalian!”<br><br>Sesuatu mendesing membelah udara ke arah Woon-seong tetapi dicegat oleh Tombak Malam Putih. Tanpa jeda, banyak pisau berhamburan turun bagaikan hujan. Woon-seong memutar tubuhnya, nyaris menghindari semuanya. Ia tidak punya pilihan selain terus-menerus terdesak mundur.<br><br>“Kau sudah lumayan mahir,” puji Cheon Hwi.<br><br>Sebuah pujian... Woon-seong terkekeh sinis pada diri sendiri. Aku bahkan hampir tidak bisa mengimbangi di sini.<br><br>Tapi aku mulai melihat gerakannya sedikit demi sedikit, ia menghibur dirinya. Aku tahu dia tidak memberikan kemampuan terbaiknya... tapi ini tetap mengasyikkan!<br><br>Indraku bereaksi sebelum mataku bisa menangkapnya. Selalu ada tanda-tanda sebelum gerakan manusia. Aku hanya perlu membacanya!<br><br>Di dalam mata Woon-seong, sosok Sang Pemimpin Sekte dapat terlihat dengan jelas. Ia menatap lekat-lekat pada gerakan orang tersebut.<br><br>Aku bisa melihat otot-otot Sang Pemimpin berkedut. Tanda-tanda serangan.<br><br>Woon-seong mengangkat tombaknya dan pisau itu berhasil ditangkis dengan suara tajam.<br><br>Kening!<br><br>Iblis Surgawi tampak sedikit terkejut. Dia memprediksi gerakanku lewat otot-ototku?<br><br>“Oh-ho,” Cheon Hwi nyaris tertawa sendiri, lalu mempercepat gerakannya.<br><br>Sial! Dia mempercepat gerakannya! Dia juga hanya menggunakan qi senilai 10 tahun, tapi dia lebih cepat daripada seniman bela diri tingkat puncak! Gerakan yang sangat cepat seolah-olah tidak ada batasnya.<br><br>Kepala Woon-seong berputar hebat.<br><br>Aku harus berpikir! Bagaimana cara merespons serangan yang datang dari segala arah? Apakah aku harus mundur? Woon-seong memikirkannya, namun menggelengkan kepalanya. Tidak... jalur mundurnya juga berada dalam jangkauan serangannya. Dalam kasus seperti ini, aku harus maju. Membangun kebiasaan mundur hanya akan berujung pada kematianku!<br><br>“Uahh!”<br><br>Woon-seong mendesak maju, menyerang secara membabi buta dengan tombaknya. Otot-ototnya berkedut dan energi berkumpul di dalam tombak, yang kemudian dilepaskan Woon-seong dalam serangan habis-habisan.<br><br>Dan kemudian Cheon Hwi menggunakan pisau untuk menebas pemuda itu.<br><br>Hanya satu gerakan mulus.<br><br>Guagua—!<br><br>Ada kilatan cahaya terang dan Woon-seong tersapu ke udara, menghantam dinding di seberangnya.<br><br>“Uhuk!”<br><br>Untungnya, tidak ada cedera berat di tubuh Woon-seong.<br><br>Tepat sebelum ia menghantam Woon-seong, Cheon Hwi telah menjentikkan pergelangan tangannya ke samping, mengubah arah lintasan pisau tersebut.<br><br>Tetap saja, Woon-seong tidak bisa menahan keterkejutannya. Dirinya dan serangan habis-habisannya, meskipun dalam keadaan kelelahan, baru saja disapu dari udara begitu saja bagaikan seekor lalat.<br><br>“Cukup sampai di sini.”<br><br>Woon-seong, yang sedang mendekap dadanya, mengartikan itu sebagai izin untuk ambruk. Ia merentangkan tubuhnya di lantai, tidak mampu lagi bangkit. Kelelahan telah menumpuk di tubuhnya dan akhirnya melampaui batas, sehingga ia membiarkan dirinya pingsan.<br><br>Itulah hari pertama latihan di Gerbang Kedua.<br><br>Sungguh hari yang luar biasa melelahkan.<br><br>Kurasa aku akan mati...
Bab 63: Pelatihan (2)
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Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon
Chapter 63 – Training (2)
Translated by : moonchildkhz
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It’s finally over...
Woon-seong looked down at his body, gritting his teeth through the pain.
My clothing was pure white at the start. Now it’s more red than white...
It wasn’t blood. After all, the arrows were too blunt to tear skin. The red marks left on his body were from dye, which had been applied to the tips of the arrows.
A cloth drenched with red dye instead of an arrow head... this is a real clever method of training.
Woon-seong slowly tilted his head up, breathing in rough breaths. “Huff, huff.”
“Your body must feel heavy. However, you must endure.”
Woon-seong could hear the Heavenly Demon’s voice emanating through the training room. It was possible that this room had been reserved, or maybe it had been set up specially for Woon-seong.
“This is the ‘First Gate’, the ‘Gate of the Darkroom’.”
It was literally a dark room.
When Woon-seong moved, he could not see even a single point of light. Thus, when the machine-controlled arrows flew, he had to dodge by instinct.
“It’s a training program in which you avoid numerous arrows launched by machine devices. Based on the color of your clothing, you can easily review and reflect on your performance. Remember, when your inner strength reaches its limit, the only thing you can trust is your will to not let go of your weapon and the training you have gone through!”
Cheon Hwi talked to Woon-seong from somewhere above. Woon-seong nodded and went to the corner of the room. In this corner, there was a pile of white clothes, which had not yet been worn.
Woon-seong picked up one of them and changed out of his current outfit.
“I’m ready.”
Woon-seong had returned to the center of the area with his fresh clothes.
The Heavenly Demon smiled slightly, then nodded, gesturing with his hands.
Whee!
A wind blew and all the lights went out, welcoming back the darkness.
It was time to go back to training.
It was only the First Gate, but it wasn’t easy at all.
If those arrows all had proper tips... Woon-seong felt a chill up his spine. I would be a hedgehog.
He shook his head as he gasped for breath, sweat pouring down his face.
I thought I trained intensively everyday, but this denies my confidence in that statement...
Woon-seong slowly closed his eyes.
An experience that pushes me beyond my limit. I would love to collapse right about now, but I need to review even if I’m exhausted. Because if I don’t do it today, I’ll make the same mistakes again tomorrow
So this is it...! If those who were titled the ‘Heavenly Demon’ were born only after going through dreadful training like this... then I shall face it too! I’ll push through this if it’s what it takes to achieve my master’s revenge!
Woon-seong grit his teeth in determination.
The young man heard a small sound and when he opened his eyes, he found Cheon Hwi standing before him.
“It looks like you have surely improved.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Cheon Hwi’s gaze was on Woon-seong’s clothing, which was mostly white. It’s been exactly 15 days since he started his training at the First Gate. His dress, which was completely soaked in red on the first day, has only been grazed in a few places. The number of hits has drastically decreased.
I am constantly surprised by his attitude and spirit, how he approaches the training. I can feel the value of teaching him.
Of course, Cheon Hwi also fleetingly wondered if Woon-seong was satisfied with his own improvement.
Cheon Hwi sat down next to the collapsed Woon-seong. “You’re moving dynamically without the help of your qi. It’s only obvious that your muscles are strained.” He placed a palm on the other’s back. “Let me help you with that.”
Oooo-
A turbulent force rushed from the Heavenly Demon’s body into Woon-seong’s. It flowed through Woon-seong’s muscles, relaxing and repairing them as it went.
Cheon Hwi let his energy circulate a few times before retrieving it. He threw a small pellet at Woon-seong, like usual. “Eat this.”
He said that this stabilizes my body and rejuvenates my energy, Woon-seong thought, eating it. I would’ve collapsed by now if it wasn’t for this.
“It’s time to take out the needles too.”
Cheon Hwi waved his hand and the silver needles drifted out of Woon-seong’s body, carried by the wind.
Once the needles were removed, Woon-seong’s body immediately felt lighter than before. The qi restriction is gone! I feel much stronger than before.
Cheon Hwi’s voice broke through Woon-seong’s momentary ecstasy.
“It’s about time to move on to the next step.”
It had been about two weeks since the start of the training at the First Gate, which focused on honing the senses. It seemed Woon-seong was ready to move on to the second.
“This doesn’t mean your training in the First Gate is over. As before, we’ll continue the training of the First Gate every day. Your skill level is only just good enough to enter the Second Gate. You haven’t even mastered the First Gate yet.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Also! Considering your rapid pace of improvement, we will increase the difficulty of training.”
It was only natural that the intensity of the training matched with the speed of improvement. Not only did the number of arrows flying at Woon-seong increase, their speed also increased.
“Ugh!” Woon-seong groaned as he stumbled, an arrow hitting him on the thigh.
“The moment you sit down, you’ll only become a target of more arrows! Get up!”
Seriously. He doesn’t give me a chance to get used to the training at all.
Of course, Woon-seong could only endure.
Besides, training in the Second Gate was much more painful.
Ugh.
Woon-seong gripped his spear, searching his surroundings.
The Leader should be hiding somewhere in this maze. Did he hide his presence?
No. He’s not hiding. He’s simply existing. It’s just that I can’t sense him.
Just then, Woon-seong felt a tingling sensation and unconsciously twisted away from the source.
Shhhhh!
Something sharp sliced through the air, tearing the fabric at his waist.
I would’ve had a hole in my waist if I reacted any slower. Though there was no blood, Woon-seong’s hair stood on end. That was dangerous.
Woon-seong turned to look at the man who had attacked him, cold sweat still dripping down his neck.
It was the Cult Leader, of course, who was playing with something flashing silver some distance away.
It was a knife. It’s a knife the size of a finger, but I was barely able to react.
As soon as Cheon Hwi realized that Woon-seong was looking at the knife in his hand, he acted once more.
Woon-seong instinctively raised his spear in front of him.
Ding-!
A small spark rose from where the knife had hit the shaft of the spear.
Woon-seong had no time to react before the knife was once more directed towards his neck. He acted on pure reflex.
“Ack!”
This time, several strands of Woon-seong’s hair were cut off as he ducked.
Everything seemed to move slowly, time oozing like thick honey.
Another close call.
Cheon Hwi gave him a split-second to rest before moving once again. A hellish attack followed. Woon-seong reacted with the White Night Spear in his hand, but was unable to touch Cheon Hwi at all.
Just as Woon-seong was beginning to seriously struggle... He disappeared!
“I’m here.”
Woon-seong looked up to see Cheon Hwi, who was standing some distance away on the wall.
I didn’t know there was this big of a gap between us. I’m sure he’s not giving his best, but I can’t even catch his shadow.
Woon-seong was angry, though he wasn’t sure at who or what.
Cheon Hwi’s voice lightly floated into the boy’s ears, “If you’re angry, be angry. Try harder to catch up to me.”
The Leader’s voice sounded mocking and the smile on his face was goading.
With a small sound, Cheon Hwi vanished from his spot on the wall once more.
The labyrinth walls were part of the Second Gate. When Cheon Hwi attacked Woon-seong, he freely went back and forth around the maze.
Woon-seong, who was in such a hurry to dodge and parry the oncoming attacks, had yet to make a single proper counterattack.
I would’ve destroyed the walls of the maze if I had enough qi. But I was restricted to 10 years worth of qi before the start of this training, so that’s not an option...
“Huff, huff.”
Woon-seong searched the area, breathing heavily. Where did he go?
Let’s think about it. There must be a reason this training takes place after the First Gate. Focus. Use the sense you trained during the First Gate!
From his position above Woon-seong, Cheon Hwi let himself smile. He’s already starting to realize his sixth sense and use qi detection!
It was then that the Heavenly Demon’s voice echoed through the maze, coming from all directions at once.
“Don’t let your guard down just because you can’t see the enemy! They are always aiming for you!”
Something whistled through the air towards Woon-seong but was met by the White Night Spear. Without pause, numerous knives came raining down. Woon-seong twisted his body, barely avoiding them. He had no choice but to be continuously pushed back.
“You’ve gotten pretty good,” praised Cheon Hwi.
A compliment... Woon-seong chuckled self-deprecatingly. I’m only barely keeping up here.
But I’m starting to see his movement little by little, he comforted himself. I know he’s not giving me his best... but this is still exciting!
My senses are reacting before my eyes can catch up. There are always signs before a human’s movement. I just need to read them!
Within Woon-seong’s eyes, the figure of the Cult Leader could be seen clearly. He stared intently at the other’s movements.
I can see the Leader’s muscles twitching. A sign of attack.
Woon-seong lifted his spear and the knife was blocked with a sharp sound.
Clang!
The Heavenly Demon seemed a little surprised. He’s predicting my movements through my muscles?
“Oh-ho,” Cheon Hwi almost laughed to himself, then sped up his movements.
Shit! He’s speeding up! He’s only engaging with 10 years worth of qi too, but he’s faster than a peak level martial artist! Extremely swift movements like there is no limit.
Woon-seong’s head was spinning fiercely.
I need to think! How do I react to attacks that come from all directions? Do I retreat? Woon-seong thought about it, but shook his head. No... my path of retreat is also within his attack range. In cases like this, I must advance. Building the habit of retreating will only result in my death!
“Uahh!”
Woon-seong pressed forward, attacking wildly with his spear. His muscles twitched and energy gathered in the spear, which Woon-seong released in an all out offensive.
And then Cheon Hwi used the knife to swipe at the boy.
Just one, smooth movement.
Guagua-!
There was a flash of bright light and Woon-seong was swept into the air, slamming into the opposite wall.
“Cough!”
Fortunately, there were no heavy injuries on Woon-seong’s body.
Just before he had hit Woon-seong, Cheon Hwi had flicked his wrist to the side, changing the knife’s trajectory.
Still, Woon-seong could not help but be shocked. He and his all-out offensive, albeit an exhausted one, had just been swatted out of the air like a fly.
“That will be all.”
Woon-seong, who had been clutching at his chest, took this as permission to collapse. He stretched out on the floor, unable to get up. Fatigue had piled up in his body and finally spilled over his limit, so he let himself pass out.
That was the first day of training in the Second Gate.
It was one hell of a day.
I think I’m going to die...
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