Blade of the Discarded — Chapter 6

UH...

AAH...

IT'S OVER.

THE PROMISE HAS BEEN FULFILLED.

WHAT...?

D-DON'T TELL ME...

M-MY BROTHER... IS DEAD?

...TH-THEN...

IF I CAPTURE HIM RIGHT HERE...

I COULD WIN MORE OF FATHER'S FAVOR...

THAT WAS A WISE CHOICE.

MOMENTS EARLIER

DUEL ARENA YUEYANG

IMPRESSIVE.

THEY CERTAINLY LIVE UP TO THEIR REPUTATION!

THE NAMGUNG FAMILY'S SWORD OR THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY'S SPEAR, WHICH WILL BE VICTORIOUS?

I'VE BEEN WAITING IN LINE SINCE YESTERDAY TO SEE THIS DUEL.

HAVE THE BANQUET HALL PREPARED IN ADVANCE.

WE WILL HOLD A VICTORY FEAST AS SOON AS TODAY'S DUEL IS OVER.

YES, MY LORD!

FAMILY HEAD OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY AK TAESANG

YOU SPEAK AS THOUGH YOU'VE ALREADY WON.

FAMILY HEAD OF THE NAMGUNG FAMILY NAMGUNG CHEON

QUITE LAUGHABLE, MY LORD.

HAHAHAHA!

AND THE SHADOW FIGHTER...?

HE'S CONFINED IN LODGINGS NEAR THE ARENA. I'LL DISPOSE OF HIM AS SOON AS THE DUEL IS OVER.

SEE THAT YOU DO.

ONCE THIS DUEL IS OVER...

MAKE SURE HE'S DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. LEAVE NO LOOSE ENDS.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE, WIGUN.

NAMGUNG FAMILY NAMGUNG HYEOK

HAVE YOU BEEN WELL?

I DON'T THINK WE'RE ON FRIENDLY ENOUGH TERMS FOR WARM GREETINGS, ARE WE?

SHANDONG AK FAMILY AK WIGUN

HOW COLD...

I HEAR YOU'VE LEARNED A SECRET TECHNIQUE TO COUNTER THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM. SURELY YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE?

YOU'LL SEE SOON ENOUGH.

THE WINNER WILL EARN RENOWN,

AND THE LOSER WILL BE BROUGHT TO HIS KNEES!

LET THE DUEL BETWEEN THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY AND THE NAMGUNG FAMILY...

NOW BEGIN!!

AS EXPECTED...

THAT IS THE SPEAR OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY.

I'LL GIVE YOU CREDIT.

OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO'VE CHALLENGED ME SO FAR,

YOU'RE AMONG THE HANDFUL OF BEST FIGHTERS.

HOWEVER,

YOU'RE NOWHERE NEAR READY TO CHALLENGE THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM!!

THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM!!!

THAT'S THE NAMGUNG FAMILY'S SUPREME ART, SAID TO INSPIRE AWE IN EVERY MARTIAL ARTIST.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY.

THROUGH ALL THOSE LONG HOURS IN THAT DARK TRAINING HALL...

I FACED IT THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF TIMES.

SHOW ME THE POWER OF YOUR PRECIOUS IMPERIAL SWORD!!!

HOW DARE YOU?!!

WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING?!

I-INCREDIBLE...

THEY WEREN'T EXAGGERATING WHEN THEY CALLED HIM A PRODIGY!!

I KNOW THE TRAJECTORIES,

ALONG WITH HERE HE'LL THRUST NEXT.

THE COUNTER IS ALREADY ETCHED INTO MY BONES.

I'VE WON!

DIE—!

WH-WHAT HAPPENED?

MY ATTACK SHOULD HAVE WORKED...

WH-WHAT...?

I WAS SURE I'D COUNTERED IT PERFECTLY...

WHAT ARE YOU MUTTERING TO YOURSELF?

YOU CLAIMED YOU'D SURPASSED THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM, SO I HAD HIGH HOPES. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT, WIGUN.

COME ON! SHOW ME.

SHOW ME THIS SECRET TECHNIQUE THAT SUPPOSEDLY COUNTERS THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM!!

WH-WHO WON?

FIND OUT AT ONCE!

A-AK WIGUN HAS FALLEN.

NAMGUNG HYEOK HAS DEFEATED AK WIGUN!

WHOA!!

HOW...

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN...?

I...

I WAS SURE...

I'D SURPASSED THE IMPERIAL SWORD FORM...

...COULD IT BE...?

WHILE PRETENDING TO OBEY US,

THAT BASTARD WASN'T TEACHING

A WAY TO COUNTER IT,

BUT INSTEAD... A WAY TO MAKE ME DESTROY MYSELF...

THE WINNER! NAMGUNG HYEOK OF THE NAMGUNG FAMILY!

HAA...

HAA...

MY BROTHER...

IS HE REALLY DEAD?!

WIGUN...

I NEVER DOUBTED THAT YOU WOULD MAKE OUR FAMILY THE GREATEST UNDER HEAVEN,

AND SO I FAILED TO OFFER YOU EVEN A SINGLE KIND WORD.

I'M SORRY... I'M SO SORRY...

I MAY HAVE FAILED YOU AS A FATHER...

BUT I WILL NOT LET YOU MAKE YOUR FINAL JOURNEY ALONE.

THOUGH YOU'VE DIED LIKE THIS...

I WILL AVENGE YOU, MY SON.

...YES.

I UNDERSTAND...

NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED...

WE...

WERE DECEIVED BY THAT BASTARD.

THAT BASTARD DECEIVED US...

HE DECEIVED OUR SHANDONG AK FAMILY...!!!

I SWEAR I'LL TEAR HIM LIMB FROM LIMB AND FEED HIM TO THE DOGS...

AND PUT YOUR TORMENTED SPIRIT TO REST.

M-MY LORD...!!

HE'S FLEEING TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS TO THE EAST.

THE PURSUIT PARTY IS ON HIS—

THE ONE WHO CAUSED MY SON'S DEATH HAS ESCAPED?

AND YOU CALL THAT A REPORT?

NOW'S MY CHANCE...!!!

THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE MY LOYALTY TO THE FAMILY HEAD!

MY LORD,

I WILL PURSUE HIM.

YOU, SOMI?

WE CAN NOT LET THE MAN WHO MADE FOOLS OF THE SHANDONG AK FAMILY ROAM FREE.

HE MUST PAY IN BLOOD!

...VERY WELL.

STILL,

YOU MUST BE CAREFUL.

HE COULD NOT HAVE PULLED THIS OFF ALONE.

THOSE BASTARDS WHO SOLD US THE SHADOW FIGHTER MUST BE BEHIND THIS.

UNDERSTOOD!

CAPTURE HIM.

CATCH HIM AT ONCE AND TEAR HIM TO PIECES!