Kahng!

Sungyoon skillfully deflected a sword coming at him. When the weapons clashed, he used the rebound to swing his ax to the side.

Hoo-oong!

The ax split through the air, but the attacker easily dodged.

However, Sungyoon’s effort wasn’t in vain. His opponent had to bend his upper body almost parallel to the floor, and this gave Sungyoon's party the time to create some distance.

“Shit! Annoying bastards!”

Tim smacked away a spear with his ax. He then swung the pointed edge of his shield toward his opponent.

Boom!

The opponent’s shield blocked the attack, but the shock transmitted by the impact was significant. The man groaned and came to a stop for a moment. This scenario kept repeating itself for some time; the intruders caught up to Sungyoon’s party, then Sungyoon and Tim would push them back by retaliating.

The situation was precarious, but the party was maintaining the status quo.

“We can’t increase our lead.”

Tim mumbled as he looked at their tenacious pursuers.

Unlike the pursuers, Sungyoon’s party didn’t consist of...