I’m Your Older Sister. (3)

The warriors of Soyo Mountain Villa were gathering in one place.

However, their numbers were not large. Many had been sacrificed in the previous battle.

“Master of the Villa, it seems we are completely surrounded.”

Despite his disciple’s urgent report, Meng Nam-cheon did not blink an eye.

“I know, so there’s no need to make a fuss.”

His voice showed not the slightest wavering. But how could anyone keep calm in this situation?

This could be the final moment for Soyo Mountain Villa.

He simply could not show any agitation outwardly because of the position he held.

“What should we do?”

“We’ll stop them once more at the pass.”

They planned to camp in a narrow section of the gorge again and wage a war of attrition.

For now, exploiting the geographic advantage was the best option.

At that moment someone approached the Villa Chief and spoke.

“This time the situation will be a bit different.”

It was Yang Monster of the Yin Yang Twin Monster.

At the same time, he was currently the most reliable reinforcement at Soyo Mountain Villa.

“Yang Monster, what do you think of that?”

“Someone scouted this place and returned, so he’s likely brought some alternative.”

The same method was unlikely to work twice.

They had to devise a different plan to overcome this situation.

“But for now, there is no other method.”

“They probably won’t attack immediately, so I think the order is to first observe the situation.”

All along from the gorge’s entrance to its ridge, allied forces were posted and standing guard.

If a breakthrough were occurring, they’d have sent a signal from whichever section it happened.

But now everything was silent.

They must only be maintaining the encirclement for the moment.

“I heard that among the Heterodox factions no one dares follow Yang Monster’s stratagem. It’s presumptuous, but please help this time as well.”

He had no particular reason to risk his life to defend Soyo Mountain Villa.

But Yu Jinsan nodded without hesitation.

“I will not stand by while this place falls.”

A great number of martial artists had followed them and were here together.

And a considerable number of them had already become followers of the Yin Monster.

He did not want to simply leave those who followed his granddaughter to die.

Above all, the decisive reason was that his granddaughter had asked him to protect this place.

Then, a group on the left came rushing in with a shout.

“We will help too!”

“If Soyo Mountain Villa falls, we in Zhejiang Province will be finished too, so we must defend it together!”

Martial artists from the eastern region had stepped forward to help of their own accord.

Soon dozens of warriors began pouring in from the right as well.

“Let us join in too!”

The martial artists rushing in from all directions seemed endless. It seemed everyone intended to lend their strength together.

But their individual skill levels varied greatly, so it was unclear how much help they would be. They were surely far inferior to the disciples of the White Flower Blood Cult.

However, the fact that as many as three hundred people stood together was a great boon to Soyo Mountain Villa.

Meng Nam-cheon reddened at the eyes and repeatedly clasped his palms in gratitude.

“Thank you! Truly, thank you all!”

“Villa Chief! Let’s hold on together until Yin Monster returns!”

Hadn’t everyone plainly seen the terrifying martial prowess of the Yin Monster? They judged that if they could hold on until then, they could surely resolve this situation.

Everyone except Yu Jinsan thought so.

‘You can’t predict when he’ll return, so how can we gamble our lives on luck? It won’t be as easy as they think.’

He was certain that a force much stronger than the previous Blood Sword Unit must have attacked.

He judged that if the fighting intensified, it would be hard to hold out even half a day.

First they needed to ascertain the enemy’s strength before making a countermeasure.

“I’ll go scout for a while and return.”

Meng Nam-cheon asked with a puzzled expression.

“Will you be all right alone?”

His tone was laced with worry. It was only natural.

If Yang Monster were to fail, hope would be gone.

“On the contrary, it’s better that I’m alone. I’ll be back quickly.”

Only he and Meng Nam-cheon could deceive the eyes of the Extreme Demon.

If he accompanied others, it would only be a hindrance; they’d be discovered the moment they approached.

After speaking, Yu Jinsan moved without delay.

‘Even in a narrow gorge, it’s better to avoid a war of attrition.’

Overall they were at a disadvantage, so meeting force with force would be futile.

Therefore it was important to find a way to end the fight with minimal engagement.

Swoosh-!

His spirit form flew up again and advanced at great speed.

As he went down the path, warriors standing guard appeared here and there.

As expected, there were still no signs of battle.

It was around then, as he continued downward.

When he reached near the entrance of Twin Dragon Valley, the scenery changed.

‘They’ve gathered a lot. At that size they probably can’t enter the gorge all at once.’

Perched atop a cliff, he glared and scanned his surroundings.

He saw so many Blood Cult disciples he couldn’t estimate their number.

They were all dressed in black light armor with head coverings tied around their heads.

They seemed to be blocking the entrance and merely waiting for the order to enter.

‘No matter how many rookies there are, they don’t matter.’

There was no need to deal with each one individually. If they toppled the command, the rest would collapse by themselves.

After looking around for a while, he suddenly opened his eyes wide. He had finally found those who appeared to be officers.

Those in the rear wore dark-red long robes and red cloaks stained like blood.

Surprisingly, there were not just one or two.

‘…Could those four really be all the Extreme Demon?’

Yu Jinsan wore an incredulous expression.

Extreme Demon were terrifying absolute warriors comparable to those in the Supreme realm.

Four people capable of reigning as absolute rulers of a region? Even watching it, he couldn’t believe it.

Even if he tried to deny it, their aura made it seem certain.

‘Where did the White Flower Blood Cult raise such masters?’

The current appearance of the White Flower Blood Cult was as if it were a demonic sect in its heyday.

Unless allied forces like the Evil Sect Alliance or the Murim Alliance intervened, Soyo Mountain Villa could not handle them alone from the start.

There was no room left to be complacent.

He studied them with a grave expression, then turned his back and left the place.

He was going back to devise a countermeasure.

A vast basin hidden deep within Giaek Mountain.

At this place loud crashes and booms were constantly erupting.

Crash-! Snap-!! Shatter-!!!

At the center of the commotion, Yu Seol and Storm Rider had their backs to each other.

Over a hundred Blood Cult disciples were already strewn about in all directions.

Yet even at this moment the number of those rushing in like moths to a flame was endless.

Despite that, the two wore faces full of ease. Up until now…….

“Yin Monster sister, why do you keep mercy in your hand?”

Storm Rider could not understand.

The Yin Monster’s spear had no edge and carried no killing intent.

Knocking an enemy down without killing them is far more difficult. Why put oneself through such trouble voluntarily?

Even at this moment, two Blood Cult disciples were collapsing with their legs broken by Yu Seol’s spear.

Crack-!!

“Sister is merciful, that’s why.”

“That’s not mercy. Don’t maim them miserably—just kill them!”

For a martial artist, having limbs or the spine broken can be a fate worse than death.

But Yu Seol shook her head decisively and asked.

“Enough—where is the Cult Leader?”

Their target was the Cult Leader of the White Flower Blood Cult, Sura Blood Demon Yeom Hwi.

However, though they had smashed the targeted barracks, there was no sign of him.

Only small fry kept pouring in, and the endless fighting continued.

“He’s cunning. He might be hiding among his men, so be careful.”

Yu Seol drove off the approaching Blood Cult disciples and kept scanning around.

“One of these guys?”

“By my instinct there’s no doubt. But he’s a person who has reached Profound Demon, so he won’t be easy to find.”

Demon Transcendence.

Yu Seol vaguely remembered hearing it from her grandfather as well.

A supreme absolute being who had transcended the Extreme Demon stage.

Like a larva becoming a fully matured insect, this being had completely shed the demonic energy.

Therefore, no demonic aura could be sensed from one who had reached Profound Demon.

“Let’s search well. We can do it.”

Storm Rider answered, shooting palm blasts without pause.

“But sister, something’s a bit off.”

“Hm? What’s strange?”

“The Four Body Guards aren’t visible. There’s no way those guys wouldn’t come out—this is probably…”

Suddenly Storm Rider’s words were cut off.

At that moment Yu Seol felt a chill run down her spine.

As she suspected, a powerful storm of energy swept from behind with a loud boom.

Rooooaar-!!

“Ugh!”

When she turned, Storm Rider was staggering backward, his upper body reeling.

It seemed he had been ambushed by the Cult Leader.

“Are you okay? Where is he?”

“Th-there—he’s dressed like one of his men over there.”

But Cult Leader Yeom Hwi had already mingled with his men and disappeared.

Finding him among the sea of Blood Cult disciples filling the area was no easy task.

“Where is he? Where are you hiding?”

Yu Seol kept knocking down approaching enemies and craned her neck to look around.

After a short while.

Another explosive sound came from behind.

Crack-!!

“Gah!”

She turned quickly; once again Storm Rider was staggering as if about to fall.

For a Profound Realm-level master to be so shocked—surely the demonic arts called the Brutal Demon Life-Soul Technique that the Cult Leader used were no ordinary technique.

But Yu Seol did not show the slightest fear.

Rather, she was angered by his pattern of persistently attacking only Storm Rider and then fleeing.

“If you get caught, you’re dead.”

Yu Seol first moved the Dragon Flower Spear and struck down the Blood Cult disciples who approached.

Bang-!!

Two enemies approaching from left and right fell at the same time.

Before they could collapse, Yu Seol’s right foot leapt up over their heads.

Snap-!!

Another enemy who tried to ambush from above was catapulted three paces away.

Even at this moment the waves of incoming Blood Cult disciples were unending.

But their attacks posed no threat.

Yu Seol narrowed her eyes and focused all her senses on her back.

She was simply waiting for the Cult Leader to approach.

It was around the time she had felled about twenty more.

‘He’s here!’

A faint chill was felt from behind.

It was the unpleasant aura that came when he unleashed his demonic arts.

Yu Seol spun around and thrust out the Dragon Flower Spear without hesitation.

It was One-Light Extreme Flash, the fastest technique among the Wind Slaying Spear’s arts.

In that instant, Yu Seol met the Cult Leader’s eyes—the one who had been about to attack Storm Rider.

At the same time, the tip of the Dragon Flower Spear became a streak of light and shot out at the speed of light.

“…?”

Startled, the Cult Leader twisted the direction of his right hand—intended to strike Storm Rider—to defend.

Then, with thunderous booms that shook heaven and earth, the wind’s aftermath spread like a wave.

Whoooosh-!!

Facing the Cult Leader in direct exchange for the first time, Yu Seol was greatly surprised by the strong recoil.

She had never encountered such a heavy attack in her life.

Not even the warrior dragon she fought at Sea Dragon Island reached this level.

But the Cult Leader seemed equally surprised. His pupils trembled as if unsettled by Yu Seol’s internal energy.

After a brief moment of glaring at each other.

Yu Seol was the first to straighten her stance. The fighting spirit had ignited at meeting such a strong opponent for the first time.

“Come here.”

But the Cult Leader did not seem intent on fighting head-on.

Just as Yu Seol was about to rush him.

Suddenly his spirit form turned into black smoke and vanished from sight as if evaporating.

Sssssshh-!

There was no trace of his presence anywhere.

It was truly a ghost-like footwork.

Then Storm Rider came beside Yu Seol and asked urgently.

“Are you okay, sister? To be able to withstand the Soul Manipulation technique—it’s truly remarkable.”

“Hiss. Where did he go?”

“He’s probably nearby. The method he just used to escape is Blood Demon Stealth Step.”

To run away like that again—Yu Seol was infuriated.

“…You don’t know who I am, do you?”

When Yu Seol opened her hand that held the spear, the Dragon Flower Spear hummed up over her head.

At that sight, Storm Rider murmured with surprised eyes.

“Uh, Spear Control Technique?”

Yu Seol too had generally tried not to use this technique. The results were always too brutal.

But now there was no other choice.

“Cult Leader, wait a moment. Now I will make it so you cannot hide.”

If he hid behind a tree, she would cut down every tree.

That was the way of the Yin Monster.

At that moment, the Dragon Flower Spear, filled with a gale of force, shot out toward the Blood Cult disciples.

Whoooosh-!!