The Youngest Member Chapter 7

Dark Sky Full Moon.

The trajectory of the low-hanging black full moon lightly swept over the rushing n in black.

Thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-thwack-!

With a series of bursting sounds, blood and flesh scattered in the air.

Cheon Woojin's gaze moved quickly from left to right.

Half of the n who had rushed in had already retreated.

No matter how much he controlled his strength, the n in black were by no ans at a level that the rising talents could handle.

"W-what?"

Song Yiyeon let out a hollow laugh at the scene that had unfolded in an instant.

The martial skill of the n in black who had rushed in was quite high. At best, he could handle two or three of them alone?

And there were about twenty such n in black. He had thought it would be a tough fight even with Zhuge Lin and Cheon Woojin.

But he was mistaken.

In the ti it took for the martial artists to take a single breath.

Five n in black were sprawled on the floor with their heads smashed.

He couldn't even properly grasp it. Just a black sothing had blurred past, and then blood had burst out.

Song Yiyeon stared blankly at Cheon Woojin.

'Even if I fight with all my strength, it's a certain defeat.'

He had never shown his full strength since boarding the boat to the Martial Alliance.

He had even deliberately held back during the 'grading'. It was because he had hoped to be in the sa team as Cheon Woojin.

Inwardly, he was more confident in his skills than anyone else.

He was sure that there were few rising talents in the world who could face him if he used his full strength.

However, in Cheon Woojin's single strike, he felt a high wall. A high wall that he could never overco no matter what ans he used, and whose end he could not even see.

Of course, Zhuge Lin was just as surprised as Song Yiyeon.

Because the level of the two was high, unlike the rising talents who were just blinking their eyes.

The n in black exchanged glances.

Naturally, the most surprised were not Song Yiyeon or Zhuge Lin, but them. They had thought it was just a matter of dealing with the Martial Alliance's applicants and one foolish instructor.

- Leader, he is a master we cannot handle.

The man called the leader deeply sympathized with his subordinate's telepathic ssage. He could tell from the single strike just now. He couldn't see Cheon Woojin's martial skill, but at least he was not their opponent.

The man in black called the leader slowly assessed the situation.

'One master who cannot be grasped and a woman from the Zhuge family.'

The situation was not good, but the fortunate thing was that they were encumbered with foolish rising talents.

If he used this properly, he could definitely escape this place.

- Aim for the rising talents. Cut their ankles to restrict their movent and then take them hostage.

The leader's telepathic ssage flowed, and the n in black relayed the order to each other.

It was then.

Swoosh-

Cheon Woojin placed the Crescent Moon Staff in front of the rising talents.

As if to protect them.

At that sight, the n in black's eyes narrowed.

He hadn't taken any action yet.

But Cheon Woojin had moved in advance, as if he had overheard their telepathic ssage.

Just as the n in black's eyes were wavering.

"Deputy Commander."

"Uh, uh...?"

The flustered Zhuge Lin blurted out informal speech without realizing it.

Of course, Cheon Woojin didn't care.

Cheon Woojin, who had been gauging the martial skills of the n in black and the rising talents for a mont, continued.

"Young hero Song and Deputy Commander, please protect the rising talents. It seems they are trying to escape the situation by targeting them."

Screech-

Song Yiyeon, without a shred of doubt, drew his sword and stood as if to protect the rising talents.

Soon, Zhuge Lin blocked the opposite side of Song Yiyeon.

Although the martial skill of the n in black was quite high, if the two avoided a direct confrontation and focused on blocking, they could definitely buy ti.

Cheon Woojin, feeling much more at ease, lightly swung the Crescent Moon Staff in the air.

Whoosh-!

Even though it was just a light movent, a heavy sound of cutting through the air flowed out. The n in black felt a chill run down their spines, even though the attack was not aid at them.

The gazes of the n in black and Cheon Woojin crossed in the air.

No one opened their mouth. The air beca as taut as a drawn bowstring.

Rustle-

The sound of a man in black's footsteps.

At the sa ti, Cheon Woojin's gaze turned.

"The one who runs away dies first."

The man in black who was about to run away froze in place.

The n in black exchanged glances. They had t Cheon Woojin for the first ti in this place. But they instinctively felt that he was a man who would definitely keep his word.

In the end, there was only one answer.

The n in black exchanged glances, and Cheon Woojin curled up the corners of his mouth in a smirk.

"Attack!"

At the leader's shout, the dozen or so n in black who were positioned on all sides rushed towards the single person, Cheon Woojin.

A black flash brushed past the rising talents and the instructors. They were only aiming for Cheon Woojin.

In the first place, if they killed only Cheon Woojin, the woman from the Zhuge family and the rising talents would not be a big threat.

"Y-young hero Cheon!"

Soone shouted urgently.

A dozen or so n in black were converging on one point at a trendous speed, and in the center was Cheon Woojin.

However, Cheon Woojin was still standing without taking a single step.

That sight looked so precarious.

A dozen or so straight swords rushed in to tear Cheon Woojin apart. Cheon Woojin calmly swung the Crescent Moon Staff.

Clang-clang-clang-clang-clang-!

In an instant, hundreds of exchanges flowed.

The n in black's straight swords could not even leave a small scratch on the Crescent Moon Staff. Cheon Woojin perceived all dozen or so straight swords without missing a single one. He dodged what he could, and if it was difficult, he blocked.

However, small scratches were gradually appearing on Cheon Woojin's whole body. Cheon Woojin also thrust the Crescent Moon Staff without fail whenever he saw an opening.

Thwack-!

When that happened, a part of the n in black would burst.

On the surface, it was a close match.

However, the n in black were inwardly convinced deep in their hearts.

'We can win.'

The guy's martial skill was at a very surprising level considering his apparent age. If the fight dragged on, there was a high possibility that the n in black would be defeated.

However, they had a hidden card.

Tiger Hunt Black Flash.

A black flash that hunts tigers.

As its na suggests, it was a joint attack formation created to tear a master to death in a single mont.

- Prepare formation.

At the leader's telepathic ssage, the n in black's eyes changed.

They slowly raised their energy and prepared for a single attack. In the anti, they did not show any sign of it on the outside. The most important point of the Tiger Hunt Black Flash was to raise the level at once and startle the master.

At the n in black's ceaseless sword strikes, Cheon Woojin took a deep breath for a mont. The extrely trained n in black did not miss that fleeting mont.

'The guy is tired.'

The convinced leader once again sent a telepathic ssage.

- Execute formation!

Soon, the speed of the man in black at the very front beca incomparably faster than before. He thrust his ink-black straight sword into Cheon Woojin's heart.

Starting with that, a dozen or so straight swords mangled Cheon Woojin's entire body.

Everyone thought so.

'...There's no sensation.'

He had definitely stabbed, but there was no feeling of cutting flesh or bone.

Soon, they realized that their straight swords were cutting through the air. What they had believed to be Cheon Woojin blurred for a mont and disappeared.

The n in black's pupils rolled quickly from left to right.

Even though they scanned all sides in an instant, he was not there.

If so, there was only one place.

The n in black, as if they were also skilled martial artists, imdiately raised their heads and tightened their grip on their straight swords.

As expected, Cheon Woojin was falling from the air.

However, there was a world of difference between following with the eyes and responding. Towards the n in black who had made their own preparations, Cheon Woojin fell with the Crescent Moon Staff raised high.

The n in black smiled triumphantly for a mont.

There was nothing easier to catch than a martial artist floating in the air.

Unless the opponent was a master capable of walking on air.

However, Cheon Woojin did not need to walk on air.

Crash!

In front of the heavily falling Crescent Moon Staff, their slender dark straight swords shattered like falling leaves.

The n in black's eyes widened for a mont as they tried to retreat, but...

Thwack-thwack-thwack-!

Cheon Woojin's Crescent Moon Staff was one step faster.

Their heads and shoulders were smashed in turn.

Cheon Woojin, who landed amidst the blood splattered in all directions, looked at the fallen n in black and said in a low voice.

"Was that just now, the Tiger Hunt Black Flash?"

The five n in black who had barely survived sucked in their breath. Because they had never expected the na of their joint attack formation to co out of the mouth of a Martial Alliance applicant.

Cheon Woojin carefully examined their auras.

The energy was sohow familiar.

'It's strangely similar to the Black Master.'

Also, the Tiger Hunt Black Flash was a formation he had heard about from his master before. The giant of the previous generation and the one who had produced nurous villains, the Dark Heavenly Son. The joint attack formation created by his disciples to kill the Dark Heavenly Son was the Tiger Hunt Black Flash.

- Of course, it was a aningless act. The Dark Heavenly Son was not such an easy man.

The Black Master's rare bitter smile was still vivid in his eyes. It seed that they were also villains who served one of the Black Master's fellow disciples.

While Cheon Woojin was lost in thought, Zhuge Lin asked.

"Young hero Cheon, can we tie these people up first?"

They were the ones who had interfered with the Martial Alliance's event.

They should have been arrested, but since the person who had resolved it was Cheon Woojin, she asked first.

When Cheon Woojin nodded, Zhuge Lin, Song Yiyeon, and the other rising talents finally moved.

However, everyone looked sowhat dazed.

Because the fight of Cheon Woojin that they had just witnessed would not leave their minds. Especially Zhuge Lin, who was the highest level among them, was in the greatest shock.

'He might be stronger than the commander...'

Zhuge Lin glanced at Cheon Woojin while hitting the pressure points of the n in black and tying them up.

She was still curious about that man. But whereas before it was close to pure interest, now she was genuinely curious about his identity.

He was by no ans a normal rising talent.

Zhuge Lin had seen countless rising talents called geniuses while working in the Martial Alliance.

But Cheon Woojin was on a different level. The legends of the Martial Alliance Leader, Beili Tian, which she had only heard about, naturally ca to mind.

While the n in black, who had already lost their fighting spirit long ago, were being tied up obediently, Cheon Woojin wiped the blood off the Crescent Moon Staff. Although it was just a weapon, it was still his master's keepsake.

'If they are villains with the Dark Heavenly Son as their root, there is no reason for them to go around small villages and commit such primitive evil deeds.'

The villains who inherited the lineage of the Dark Heavenly Son had already left their mark on the era. Why would their disciples rape won and kill n in small villages?

There must be another justification.

Cheon Woojin, who had a very deep understanding of the physiology of villains through the Black Master, was sure.

'Furthermore, they were waiting for us to co in advance. This ans there's a high possibility that information was leaked from within the Martial Alliance...'

One person ca to mind.

Gu Jinseok, who had been acting out without fear.

But still, would a rising talent of the white path have done such a thing?

Cheon Woojin, who had been thinking for a long ti, finally shook his head.

"I'll find out."

Zhuge Lin also seed to have noticed such points, as befitting the reputation of her family. She was already interrogating the n in black in her own way.

However, none of them seed to have any intention of opening their mouths.

Zhuge Lin caught one of the n in black and tortured him according to the thod prescribed by the Martial Alliance.

"K-keuk..."

The man in black groaned in pain but did not open his mouth until the end. Although Zhuge Lin was the youngest deputy commander of the Martial Alliance, she was still a green martial artist who had not yet reached the age of thirty.

She was not used to torture, and the Martial Alliance restricted the thods of torture in the field to be humane.

Of course, if they didn't open their mouths here, they would be sent to an institution of the Martial Alliance with the authority to torture and receive brutal torture...

Cheon Woojin did not have that much patience.

Cheon Woojin approached without a word.

At that, not only Zhuge Lin who was torturing the man in black, but everyone looked at him.

"Who is the leader?"

A man in black raised his hand.

Cheon Woojin looked at the faces of the others and then nodded. Seeing that the man who had raised his hand had the highest martial skill and a composed aura, he seed to be the leader.

Cheon Woojin lightly swung the Crescent Moon Staff.

Thwack-!

A man in black's head burst open.

Everyone looked at Cheon Woojin with horrified faces.

Regardless, Cheon Woojin looked at the leader's face, swung the Crescent Moon Staff again, and another man's head burst with a thwack-.

Soon, Cheon Woojin approached the leader with the Crescent Moon Staff dripping with blood hanging down.

The man in black looked back and forth between Cheon Woojin and the Crescent Moon Staff.

The fear that the dark iron staff would smash his head at any mont crept deep into his heart.

Cheon Woojin, recalling the way the Black Master used to torture, said in a quiet voice.

"Two left. You're next."

The leader looked at the two subordinates sitting side by side next to him. It was a clear warning that he would kill him after they were all dead.

Cheon Woojin's words continued.

"Tell

sothing I'd want to hear."

"..."

The man in black shut his mouth.

After a very short ti, Cheon Woojin swung the Crescent Moon Staff without any lingering attachnt.

Thwack-

And so, another man in black collapsed to the floor with his head smashed.

"One left.”

(End of Chapter)