# WebtoonLib — Blade of the Discarded #8 ## Series - title: Blade of the Discarded - slug: blade-of-the-discarded-8oudcglv ## Chapter - number: 8 - chapter_key: 8-hxm9zw - release_date: 2026-11-12 ### Summary Blade of the Discarded Chapter 8 tells of the deadly pursuit that opens with Ak Somi surrounding the fleeing Shadow Warrior. When the warrior blocks the attacks with a sword barrier and reveals the Imperial Sword Form, Ak Somi grows suspicious of his choice to stand and fight instead of fleeing. Just then, the Manbudong Shadow Warrior Retrieval Unit appears and the warrior pits the two sides against each other, turning Ak Somi's dream of surpassing her brother and becoming family head into bloody chaos. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Fleeing Shadow Warrior is surrounded and besieged to block his escape - Grieving sibling laments collapse of dream to become family head - Shadow Warrior creates a sword barrier for impenetrable defense against assault - Ak Somi questions why Shadow Warrior stopped fleeing, suspects trap - Shadow Warrior lowers sword barrier, turns back as retrieval unit appears - Shadow Warrior provokes factions with Imperial Sword Form, conflict erupts ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Blade of the Discarded Chapter 8 tells of the deadly pursuit that opens with Ak Somi surrounding the fleeing Shadow Warrior. ### Spoiler summary Blade of the Discarded Chapter 8 tells of the deadly pursuit that opens with Ak Somi surrounding the fleeing Shadow Warrior. When the warrior blocks the attacks with a sword barrier and reveals the Imperial Sword Form, Ak Somi grows suspicious of his choice to stand and fight instead of fleeing. Just then, the Manbudong Shadow Warrior Retrieval Unit appears and the warrior pits the two sides against each other, turning Ak Somi's dream of surpassing her brother and becoming family head into bloody chaos. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 83 ### Content DON'T TELL ME YOU'VE GIVEN UP ALREADY? A WISE DECISION. THEN THIS IS WHERE, YOU'LL HAVE TO DIE. YOU INSOLENT BASTARD...! HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU CAN KEEP DODGING?! GRR...! YOU SLIPPERY RAT...! I CAN'T LET THIS SLIP AWAY... NOT AFTER EVERYTHING IT TOOK TO GET THIS CHANCE...! MY BROTHER IS DEAD... AND NOW, WITH FATHER BLINDED BY RAGE... THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY A LIFETIME...! SURROUND HIM! DON'T LET HIM ESCAPE! A... A SWORD BARRIER! HE CAN'T MAINTAIN THAT SWORD BARRIER FOR LONG! KEEP STRIKING AT IT! AN IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS, UNBROKEN BY THE RELENTLESS BARRAGE. IS THIS... THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM...?! AT THAT MOMENT, A QUESTION SUDDENLY OCCURRED TO AK SOMI. WHY HAD THE SHADOW FIGHTER SUDDENLY GIVEN UP ON ESCAPING? HE COULD EASILY ESCAPE OVER THE MOUNTAINS IF HE WANTED TO... WHY INSIST ON STOPPING HERE TO STAND AND FIGHT? THAT'S NOT HOW SOMEONE ON THE RUN WOULD ACT. THEN WHY...? THIS MAY BE A TRAP LAID BY THE PEOPLE WHO SENT HIM. THAT CAN'T BE... THE SHADOW FIGHTER CONSPIRED WITH ME TO KILL MY BROTHER...! RUSTLE THEY'RE HERE. ...?! WH-WHAT...?! THE SWORD BARRIER... HE DROPPED IT...?! ...!! U-UP THERE! AFTER DOING NOTHING BUT DEFEND, HE'S SUDDENLY TURNING HIS BACK ON US? JUST... WHAT IS HE THINKING? WHAT AN UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS. THERE ARE ALWAYS GREEDY BASTARDS LIKE YOU. NOT CONTENT WITH A SHADOW FIGHTER, YOU COVET WHAT'S BEHIND HIM, TOO. MANBUDONG SHADOW FIGHTER RETRIEVAL SQUAD ...?!! WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? COVET WHAT? WHAT KIND OF BULLSHIT IS THAT HOW NAIVE OF YOU. THE NAMGUNG FAMILY'S IMPERIAL SWORD FORM WOULD CERTAINLY BE WORTH STRIKING A DEAL OVER. ...?!! TH-THAT BASTARD... WHAT THE HELL IS HE SUDDENLY BABBLING ABOUT...?! I-IT'S LIKE... HE'S TRYING TO MAKE US... HOWEVER STRONG YOU MAY BE, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE ON THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY'S ELITE? FIGHT EACH OTHER...! IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. WE JUST HAVE TO KILL YOU ALL. NO! THAT SHADOW FIGHTER...! HE'S LYING...! YOU BASTARD! DIE! AAARGH! HEY! AAAAAAAH! N-NO... EVERYONE... STOP... HOW... HOW DID IT ALL COME TO THIS...? A DREAM THAT HAD SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE. I WAS ABOUT TO SUPPLANT MY BROTHER AND BECOME THE FAMILY HEAD...! I WAS SO CLOSE! SHADOW... FIGHTER...? DON'T TELL ME... ALL OF THIS... WAS HIS DOING? SHADOW FIGHTER... SHADOW FIGHTER... ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Blade of the Discarded #8](/series/blade-of-the-discarded-8oudcglv/chapter-8-hxm9zw) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/blade-of-the-discarded-8oudcglv ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.