Chapter 152 First Battle
Namgung Baek met Dokgo Pil’s taunt with a calm affirmation.
“Yes. That’s also true.”
Namgung Baek was a man who had missed his chance to die. Yet, even if everyone else sacrificed their lives for the clan, Namgung Baek alone could not.
It wasn’t a desire to live longer with a loved one, like Namgung Si-hee, nor was it fear of a meaningless death that no one would acknowledge, like Namgung Ju.
Namgung Baek had been given an order.
You must survive.
Under no circumstances must you be captured by the Dokgo Clan and lose your life.
No matter how humiliating or miserable your remaining life becomes, you must endure to the very end.
That was the command he received from the last Clan Head of the Namgung Clan.
He had to watch as his clan failed to revive and completely fell into ruin.
It was the Clan Head’s order, and his duty within the clan.
Clang!
There was no time for reminiscing about the past. To break free from Dokgo Pil’s relentless pressure, Namgung Baek pushed his sword with the subtlety of a drawn sword.
Dokgo Pil flowed with the impact, utilizing the Wiadokbo. It was a truly exquisite Footwork, unparalleled in its control of Internal Force.
However, Namgung Baek’s initial aim wasn’t to unbalance Dokgo Pil, but to gain the Recoil Force needed to pull himself back.
Riding the Internal Force Wave created by the counter-reaction, Namgung Baek’s body, still clutching Namgung Sol, swiftly retreated.
“Are you alright?”
