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Amid this turmoil, the captive Shadow Fighter takes advantage of the guards' distraction to attempt an escape through the front gate, entering a deadly confrontation with the one who tries to stop him.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Blade of the Discarded Chapter 5 opens as the Young Master of the Shandong Ak Family surpasses the Namgung Family's Emperor Sword Form, setting the stage for the Ak-Namgung duel. Praised by his father, the Young Master is sent out to issue the challenge while Yueyang buzzes with rumors. Amid this turmoil, the captive Shadow Fighter takes advantage of the guards' distraction to attempt an escape through the front gate, entering a deadly confrontation with the one who tries to stop him.","key_events":["Blocker demands fulfillment of promise to kill his brother in exchange for pill and secret arts; promise declared fulfilled.","Townspeople discuss rumors of secret technique, genius Namgung Hyeok, and betting on duel.","Captive Shadow Fighter overpowers guards and escapes through front gate during lax security from duel crowd.","Escaping fighter confronts expert spear warrior and reads his trajectories from past experience.","Young Master completes spear technique surpassing Emperor Sword Form after sleepless training and earns Family Head's praise.","Family Head orders challenge to Namgung Family, duel becomes major spectacle drawing crowds in Yueyang."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"THE NAMGUNG FAMILY'S SECRET ART HAD SEEMED FLAWLESS.\nIMPERIAL SWORD FORM\n\nHOW MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS HAD I SPENT SEARCHING FOR EVEN A SINGLE OPENING?\nEVEN IN MY DREAMS, I TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN TO OVERCOME THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM.\n\nAND TODAY, AT LONG LAST,\nI SHATTERED THAT WRETCHED NIGHTMARE.\nHAH...\n\nHAH...\nHAH...\nFAMILY HEAD...!!\n\nFAMILY HEAD!!!\nFAMILY HEAD!!!\n\nI'VE FINALLY OVERCOME THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM!!\nHOHOHO,\nNATURALLY, OVERCOMING THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM IS ONLY TO BE EXPECTED OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY'S YOUNG MASTER.\n\nTHOUGH I AM SPARING WITH MY PRAISE,\nTODAY I CAN NOT HELP BUT COMMEND YOU.\nYOUR SPEAR HAS FINALLY PIERCED NOT THE OUTWARD FORM OF THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM,\n\nBUT THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND IT.\nYOU ARE QUITE RIGHT, FAMILY HEAD.\nJUST AS ONE WOULD EXPECT OF THE GREAT SHANDONG AK FAMILY'S YOUNG MASTER.\nI'M PROUD OF YOU, MY SON.\n\nYOU ARE THE FUTURE OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY.\nMY FATHER'S APPROVAL. I'VE YEARNED FOR IT ALL MY LIFE.\nNOTHING COULD BE SWEETER.\n\nTHERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE.\nYOU MUST SHOW EVERYONE THAT THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY HAS SURPASSED THE NAMGUNG FAMILY.\nSEND A CHALLENGE TO THE NAMGUNG FAMILY.\n\nYUEYANG\n\nHAVE YOU HEARD THE RUMOR?\nTHEY SAY THE AK FAMILY'S YOUNG MASTER HAS PERFECTED A SECRET TECHNIQUE TO DEFEAT THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM.\n\nOH, PLEASE. THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY HAS NEVER BESTED THE NAMGUNG FAMILY.\nBESIDES, HE'S UP AGAINST NAMGUNG HYEOK, A ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY PRODIGY.\nTHIS TIME WILL BE NO DIFFERENT.\nSO WOULDN'T BETTING ON THE NAMGUNG FAMILY BE THE SENSIBLE THING TO DO?\n\nI'LL PUT MY FAITH IN THE TIGERS OF SHANDONG.\nYOU MUST HAVE MONEY TO BURN!!\n\nTHE DUEL BETWEEN THE AK AND NAMGUNG FAMILIES\n\nHAS ALL OF YUEYANG BUZZING.\nTHE DUEL WILL SOON BEGIN.\n\nEVERYONE'S ATTENTION WILL BE ON THE DUEL.\nALSO,\nTHE MARTIAL ARTISTS GUARDING THIS PLACE HAVE FINALLY LET THEIR GUARD DOWN.\nSTILL...\nMANY OF THE AK FAMILY'S WARRIORS ARE WATCHING ME.\n\nIF I ESCAPE NOW, EVEN MORE MARTIAL ARTISTS WILL GIVE CHASE.\nTHEY MUST THINK THIS MANY MARTIAL ARTISTS ARE ENOUGH TO KILL ME,\nBUT THAT'S PRECISELY WHY I HAVE TO ESCAPE NOW.\n\nAT LEAST SIX OUTSIDE THE DOOR...\nTHERE'S TWELVE OR MORE, COUNTING THOSE NEARBY.\n\nGUH... GWAH...!!\n\nKUGHH...\n\nTH-THE SHADOW FIGHTER...!!!\nTHE SHADOW FIGHTER HAS ESCAPED!!!\nCATCH HIM!!!\n\nYOU'VE GOT SOME NERVE.\n\nI DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO ACCEPT YOUR DEATH QUIETLY,\nBUT TO COME CHARGING BRAZENLY OUT THE FRONT GATE!\nHIS STANCE,\n\nHIS BREATHING\nEVEN THE ANGLE OF HIS GRIP ON THE SPEAR,\nHE'S AN EXPERT.\n\nTHIS POINTLESS STUNT HAS ONLY HASTENED YOUR DEATH.\nIF YOU'D STAYED PUT, YOU COULD HAVE LIVED AT LEAST ANOTHER DAY.\n\nI'VE ALWAYS BEEN CURIOUS. NOW SHOW ME\nJUST HOW STRONG A SHADOW FIGHTER REALLY IS.\n\nTHE CURIOUS CAT IS ALWAYS THE FIRST TO DIE.\n\nI CAN SEE EVERY TRAJECTORY CLEARLY.\nHUNDREDS, THOUSANDS OF TIMES,\n\nI'VE FACED AK WIGUN'S SPEAR. THOSE TRAJECTORIES HAVE BEEN ETCHED INTO MY BONES.\n\nGAH...!!!\n\nA LITTLE...\nDEEPER...!!\n\nYUEYANG IS OVERFLOWING WITH PEOPLE WHO'VE FLOCKED HERE TO WATCH THE DUEL.\n\nTHE BIGGER THE CROWD, THE LESS ANY ONE PERSON STANDS OUT.\nI'LL BLEND IN WITH THEM AND ESCAPE.\n\nYOU'RE EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN I THOUGHT.\nI THOUGHT YOU'D CRAWL OUT THROUGH SOME LITTLE HOLE. I NEVER EXPECTED YOU TO SMASH YOUR WAY OUT THE FRONT GATE.\n\nMOVE ASIDE.\nYOU HAVEN'T KEPT YOUR PROMISE YET.\n\nYOU SAID YOU'D KILL MY BROTHER FOR ME, REMEMBER?\nYOU'D BETTER KEEP YOUR PROMISE BEFORE THE FAMILY'S MARTIAL ARTISTS GET HERE.\n\nIF YOU'RE GOING TO STAND IN MY WAY,\nYOU DO REALIZE YOU'LL BE RISKING YOUR LIFE, DON'T YOU?\nA SIGNAL FLARE...\n\nI-I EVEN GAVE YOU THE EXPLOSIVE FLAME PILL...\n\nAND HANDED OVER MY FAMILY'S SECRET MARTIAL ARTS...!!\nIF YOU TAKE ALL THAT AND RUN WITHOUT HOLDING UP YOUR END,\nI WON'T JUST LOSE MY CHANCE TO BECOME FAMILY HEAD. I'LL LOSE MY HEAD...!!!\n\nUH...\nAAH...\n\nIT'S OVER.\n\nTHE PROMISE HAS BEEN FULFILLED.\nWHAT...?\n\nD-DON'T TELL ME...\nMY BROTHER...?!!","bubble_count":96,"pages_count":44,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Blade of the Discarded Chapter 5 opens as the Young Master of the Shandong Ak Family surpasses the Namgung Family's Emperor Sword Form, setting the stage for the Ak-Namgung duel.","spoiler_summary":"Blade of the Discarded Chapter 5 opens as the Young Master of the Shandong Ak Family surpasses the Namgung Family's Emperor Sword Form, setting the stage for the Ak-Namgung duel. Praised by his father, the Young Master is sent out to issue the challenge while Yueyang buzzes with rumors. 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