Chapter 40

Suddenly, his vision blurred.

A fierce blizzard was raging with immense force.

The attacker’s form vanished amidst the blizzard.

Clang!

And scarlet sparks flew in the all-white air.

Thump-thump-

One of the soldiers recoiled.

The force behind it was too immense to simply block.

But that wasn’t the end.

Clang!

A blade, imbued with powerful force, descended upon him as if lightning had struck from the sky.

“Hmph!”

The soldier involuntarily let out a groan.

He barely managed to block it with a short dagger, but his grip was torn, blood streaming down his hand.

Swish-

In an instant, his opponent’s sword spun.

The sword, having spun along the dagger’s edge, struck directly at the soldier’s wrist.

“Ugh!”

His wrist throbbed with pain, and blood gushed out.

But he tightened his grip on the dagger.

If he lost his dagger, it was over.

Just then.

Rumble-

Suddenly, a tremendous sound, like thunder, echoed from ahead, followed by dozens of meteoric flashes.

Clang-clang-clang!

After three clashes of metal, deep holes mercilessly appeared in the soldier’s body.

Gush!

So sharp and swift were the stabs that the soldier, though already dead, remained standing, enduring every attack with his body.

Only then did the other soldiers belatedly rush in from the side.

But again, sparks flew in the air.

Clang!

A resounding clang echoed, making the soldiers flinch.

This time, however, none of the soldiers were hit by the attack.

The commander stood before them.

Two daggers were clutched in his hands.

The soldiers’ expressions hardened upon seeing them.

Two blades.

They were weapons the commander only drew when facing a formidable foe.

The soldiers called them the Two-Headed Snake.

“Turn… on the detectors.”

The commander had discerned why his soldiers were being helplessly overwhelmed in the darkness.

Securing visibility was crucial in this kind of fight.

But with the heavy snowfall, gaining clear sight with the naked eye was almost impossible.

The attacker had precisely exploited this vulnerability to strike.

But to the commander, who already had his detectors on, it was clearly visible.

His eyes blazed with clear killing intent.

“I’ll kill you, you bastard.”

Whoosh-

As soon as he finished speaking, he lunged forward.

Clang!

A large spark flew.

Kang Yuseong had blocked his blade.

But the moment he parried the blade, almost simultaneously, a sharp whistle of air was heard as another sword plunged towards his chest.

It was a terribly fast sword.

Kang Yuseong retreated slightly.

Chakra, Wind Flow’s martial arts technique had been activated.

But the commander was by no means easy to deal with.

He, too, quickly followed up, swinging his blade.

It was a dagger the size of an adult’s forearm, yet in that instant, it seemed to stretch out like a longsword, thrusting forward.

This meant he possessed extremely powerful swordsmanship.

If this was blocked, the dagger in his other hand would thrust forward.

It was undeniably a very tricky series of attacks.

However, his misfortune was that his opponent was Kang Yuseong.

A Hunter who hadn’t encountered such swordsmanship might have been helplessly brought to their knees by his powerful assault.

But Kang Yuseong was a being who had reached the pinnacle in swordsmanship.

He had experienced this dual-wielding dagger technique countless times.

Thus, he naturally knew how to counter it.

Whoosh-

Instead of evading the blade, he pressed forward.

Dual-wielding dagger techniques, once blocked, can sometimes force one to keep blocking until death. After all, two hands are faster than one.

So, rather than defending against him, counter-attacking proved to be quite effective.

As he thrust forward, the commander flinched in surprise.

Swish-swish-swish-

At that moment, Kang Yuseong’s sword sharply cleaved through the air.

Chakra, Lightning Wedge!

It was a Chakra skill that displayed immense power in thrusting attacks, with unparalleled speed and accuracy.

Clang-

However, the commander blocked the attack by crossing his two daggers.

Thud-

Though, as a result, his body was heavily pushed back.

In an instant, the soldiers standing behind the commander swarmed forward.

Their reactions were incredibly swift and unrestrained.

They had clearly been training for this kind of combat for quite some time.

But Kang Yuseong remained unfazed.

He was the Monarch of Madness who had plunged alone into enemy lines, cutting down countless foes.

Such a numerical disadvantage meant nothing to him now.

Clang!

Deflecting the daggers that sharply assailed him, Kang Yuseong swiftly plunged into their midst.

Sizzle-

At that moment, scarlet sparks erupted from his sword.

And from bottom to top, countless meteoric flames burst forth.

Clang-clang-clang-clang!

A terrifying barrage of thrusts overwhelmed the soldiers.

Clang!

“Ugh!”

Several soldiers, trying to block the explosively erupting meteors, had their hands torn and stumbled back. They were masters of assassination, but they were no match for Kang Yuseong, who had poured all his Chakra Force into one-on-one combat.

Kang Yuseong’s every muscle was etched with the countless battles he had fought, and the soldiers could not possibly contend with his seasoned experience.

“Haaht!”

The meteors suddenly caused a massive explosion.

Boom-

Crash!

As a result, the soldiers were sent flying backward and slammed into the ground.

The commander, along with the other soldiers, gritted their teeth and looked towards where Kang Yuseong had been, but he was no longer there.

‘Gasp!’

Instead, he was thrusting his sword towards the commander.

A terrifyingly swift sword, impossible to evade even when seen.

The commander hastily raised his daggers, blocking the attack.

Thud-

But this time, the sensation was different.

It felt like colliding with something massive.

The commander felt a throbbing pain in both hands gripping the daggers.

The Chakra Force imbued in Chakra, Critical Strike had perfectly pushed him back.

He had blocked the blade, but he soon had to widen his eyes.

Whoosh!

Kang Yuseong’s knee, flying in like a massive beast, was rising.

‘Ugh!’

Though the commander was a master of all forms of martial arts, blocking him was no easy feat.

Crash!

Snap!

For a moment, as if time had stopped, the figures of the two men were revealed amidst the blizzard.

Kang Yuseong’s knee strike accurately targeted and slammed into the commander, who had crossed his arms to block it.

But the next moment, the commander’s body twisted.

“Gasp!”

One of his forearms had been fractured by the powerfully delivered knee strike.

But that wasn’t the end.

Crunch!

Kang Yuseong immediately extended his hand and violently seized the commander by the nape of his neck.

The commander tried to resist the force by raising his Chakra Force, but Kang Yuseong’s arm was unyielding.

The next moment, the commander felt the world completely turn upside down.

Crash!

An intense pain, as if his entire body was shattering, shot from his head down his spine to the tips of his toes.

Fortunately, the thick snow provided a cushion, preventing a fatal injury, but he couldn’t avoid suffering a tremendous blow.

Just then, other soldiers rushed in from the side.

About a dozen soldiers, each wielding a sharply glinting dagger, charging forward, presented a terrifying sight.

They weren’t just blindly charging.

Some aimed for Kang Yuseong’s neck, some for his chest, some for his legs…

Their roles were precisely divided as they assailed Kang Yuseong.

They had aimed for the opening created when Kang Yuseong slammed the commander down.

It was an incredibly cold and terrifyingly swift judgment.

Swish-

At that moment, Kang Yuseong drew the longsword he had strapped to his back as a reserve.

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-

A strange vortex unfolded around him.

Clang-clang-clang-clang!

And the soldiers’ blades fell upon his two swords.

He had blocked the blades extending from all directions.

The soldiers shuddered at the sight of Kang Yuseong’s eyes, visible between the blades.

A chilling, blue light was emanating from his pupils.

“Die.”

Screeching!

At that moment, a bizarre sound emanated from the two swords he held.

It was as if…!

Before the soldiers could even react in surprise, an unimaginably sharp and terrifying wave of energy burst forth from his two swords.

Swish-swish-swish!

That wave of energy mercilessly shredded everything within a radius of several dozen meters.

“Aargh!”

Blocking or evading was useless.

For every attack they launched at Kang Yuseong, the sharp energy wave burst forth, inflicting fatal damage double the force of their own attacks.

Chakra, Vengeful Iron Sword.

Literally, a desperate retribution unfolded, and countless soldiers lost their lives beneath its blades.

And then…

Swish!

Kang Yuseong furiously swung the two swords in his hands.

The soldiers standing before him were caught in the whirlwind of his blades and were torn apart alive.

The soldiers behind them watched in horror.

It wasn’t merely because Kang Yuseong was strong.

What he was demonstrating now with two swords… it was…

‘No… way!’

The commander, more shocked than anyone, trembled.

That was…

‘The Two-Headed Snake’s Dance!’

It was his very own Chakra skill, the Two-Headed Snake’s Dance.

A terrifying dagger technique that relentlessly overwhelmed opponents, giving them no room to breathe.

But how could that man—!

The Two-Headed Snake’s Dance, performed with two longswords, was truly monstrous!

Everything before it was cut down and torn apart.

His own technique, yet wielded with terrifying destructive power!

Swish!

That brutal dance of slaughter suddenly ceased.

Drip-drip!

And then, thick blood splattered belatedly in the air.

Kang Yuseong looked at the commander and smirked grimly.

“Why? Surprised? That I’m using your technique?”

The outward appearance of a technique can certainly be imitated.

However, a skill perfectly assimilated with Chakra Force is absolutely impossible to imitate.

Of course, that man might have learned the Two-Headed Snake’s Dance.

But…

That man uses longswords.

In contrast, the Two-Headed Snake’s Dance is a dagger-based Chakra Cultivation technique.

Meaning, it’s an advanced technique that can only be acquired through relentless training in dagger arts.

‘Im…possible!’

Fear slowly crept into the eyes of the commander, who usually didn’t bat an eyelid at anything.

That man…

Just who in the world is he?!

At that moment, Kang Yuseong stepped before him.

“Your operation ends here.”

The commander and his remaining soldiers swallowed dryly.

It seemed… his words were likely true.

Kang Yuseong offered a dry smile.

“May you rest in peace.”

Intense killing intent erupted from Kang Yuseong’s eyes.

At his cold smile, the Viper Unit froze.

Whoosh-

Kang Yuseong dashed through the furiously pouring blizzard.