Chapter 14. Jing Ke Attempts to Assassinate the King of Qin (2)
“Stop right there, you bastards! Hand over Jang Gal's head!!”
Jang Gal's subordinates frowned when they noticed Yeonhwa chasing them.
“The Deputy Leader of the Black Blood Unit.”
“Return to the main camp quickly. Getting involved with that crazy woman will only cause trouble.”
Yeonhwa's lightness skill was faster than theirs.
However, an enormous sandstorm would soon arrive.
They were confident they could avoid capture until then.
That confidence was reasonable.
After crossing the ridge, the approaching storm was already visible to the naked eye.
But there was one thing they had failed to include in their calculations.
Bi Anso's bow.
“Aaaaaagh!!”
The man who screamed was at the very back.
An arrow had struck his calf, causing him to fall.
Only then did Jang Gal's subordinates realize Bi Anso was there.
“Damn it! Kill the man who was hit!”
If he were taken prisoner, there was a high risk that he would reveal the location of their main camp.
Therefore, the leader immediately threw a throwing knife into the center of his fallen subordinate's forehead.
His judgment was fast.
His action was precise.
But Bi Anso did not miss the brief opening created when he killed his own man.
“Upper two, right one.”
Three arrows left the bowstring at once and cut through the air.
Second Technique of the Bow of No Homeland, Three Wolves Leave the Path.
The three arrows flew along different paths.
Each one buried itself into the calf of a different target.
He hit three of my men from that distance?!
The leader could not hide his shock.
The archer was more than three li away.
He was so distant that the man's shape barely appeared through the shimmering heat.
The only famous master archer in the Cult is the Thousand Arrows Demon Venerable!
Did he take a disciple in his old age?!
“Forget the formation! Everyone run at full speed! Hold nothing back!”
Very few martial artists in the martial world used bows.
Many did not even consider archery a true martial art.
Because of that, anyone who became famous through the bow could safely be considered a master who had surpassed ordinary people.
Bi Anso was not a famous master archer known throughout the world.
But his archery was in no way inferior to those masters.
The storm is getting closer.
The wind is becoming chaotic.
Six enemies remain.
The one in front is their leader.
Then he is the only one I need to capture.
The leader threw knives and killed the three subordinates who had been shot.
Then he fled at full speed.
Bi Anso aimed his bow at him.
“I wonder if you’ll remain as calm when you are the one struck by an arrow.”
Still aiming his bow, Bi Anso sprinted across the sand dune.
Then he leaped high into the air.
“Lower two, left one.”
Release.
The arrow fell like a comet.
It pierced through the chaotic wind and buried itself in the leader's thigh.
“Aaaaaagh! You damned bastard!”
The leader immediately ripped the arrow from his thigh.
The movement tore away flesh and caused terrible pain.
But he had no time to scream.
His fear of the arrows flying from the distance completely overwhelmed the pain.
Damn it! The storm will be dangerous, but once it arrives I can shake them off...!
“You run well, you insolent bastard!!”
Boom!
Yeonhwa had already caught up.
After cutting down the remaining subordinates in a single rush, she grabbed the leader and slammed him into the ground.
If the ground had been solid stone rather than sand, the impact probably would have ruptured all his organs.
“Kugh!!”
“Kukuk. You had no problem killing your fallen subordinates, but now that it’s your turn, you hesitate?”
The leader tried to bite down on a poison pill hidden behind one of his molars.
But Yeonhwa shoved her hand into his mouth.
Then she tore the poison pill out together with the tooth hiding it.
“Aaaaaagh!!”
“Do you think I don’t know your tricks? Tell me where Jang Gal is hiding!”
“Kukuk. Deputy Leader Yeonhwa of the Black Blood Unit. The Demon Lord told me about you.”
“Shut up! Before I pull out every remaining tooth in your mouth!”
“Your little sister was apparently quite entertaining to play with. Unlike a rough bitch like you...”
Yeonhwa slammed her fist into the leader's face.
He lost consciousness from the first blow.
But her fists did not stop.
“You damned bastard! I’ll kill you!”
“Deputy Leader, stop!”
Bi Anso rushed forward and forcibly pulled Yeonhwa away.
They could not allow the valuable prisoner they had finally captured to die.
But Yeonhwa was so enraged that she even reached for the saber on her back.
“Are you planning to kill the only man who knows Jang Gal's location?!”
“Move! Unless you want to die too!”
“If you kill this man, we can’t find Jang Gal.”
“Then I can’t earn my achievement!”
Bi Anso aimed his bow at Yeonhwa.
“If you interfere with me, Deputy Leader, you’ll die today too.”
“For reference, I’ve never been good at holding back once I decide to kill someone.”
Yeonhwa and Bi Anso stared at each other with killing intent.
A short while later, Yeonhwa finally recovered enough reason to put her saber away.
“...Let’s avoid the storm first. Tie that bastard up.”
“Agreed.”
“There is a large boulder not far from here. There’s enough space beneath it to hide.”
Bi Anso tightly tied the unconscious prisoner's legs with rope.
Then he and Yeonhwa dragged the man away.
The storm was larger and more violent than expected.
However, by sunset, it began to weaken.
Soon, the desert became so quiet that it was difficult to believe a storm had ever passed through.
“Where did you learn archery?”
“Why are you suddenly asking?”
Honestly, I was surprised.
Since capturing the prisoner, the Deputy Leader had remained almost completely silent.
“Your archery doesn’t seem bad. Why? Will you get sick if I ask?”
“I can’t tell you. I probably would.”
“What an annoyingly secretive lunatic. What are you doing now?”
“Preparing for torture. Once the prisoner wakes up, we have information to extract.”
By the way, is Jang Gal's subordinate actually dead?
How hard did she hit him? He still hasn’t opened his eyes.
“You know how to torture people?”
“There isn’t much to torture. You hurt someone until they open their mouth.”
“Though I do have a few personal techniques.”
