Episode 115
“Gwangam (曠暗).”
When I finished composing the ritual and shouted his name, the body of the white and black yin became blurred and began to be enveloped in the shadows that stretched out from me.
What appeared in that way was a shikigami in the form of a four-legged beast with a size similar to that of a giant tuning fork.
[Kwaang!]
Its whole body is covered in white and black haze, and it seems that the appearance slightly resembles a haze.
What was certain was that he was exuding a stronger momentum than before.
’emotion.’
Tiling!
【Gwangam】
▶Level: 49
A level that lightly surpasses the white and black tones that barely passed the mid-level 40s.
As it is a shikigami that originates from the divine beast that condemns injustice, its characteristics are also specialized. It could be said that it was the perfect match for Shin Do-hoon.
“… grow up.”
Shin Do-hoon, who has now completely lost his ego, looked at such Gwangam with a young gaze.
Eventually, the final battle began.
“… Burn it.”
Fuwaak!
Whoops!
Gong Sam-i once again threw out the flames with all his might, but now Shin Do-hoon’s body was able to withstand even him.
Shin Do-hoon, who had broken through the flames, was attacked by a key that was aiming for an opportunity.
[Heh, don’t be shy!]
turuk.
Whoa!
It pauses the rushing body for a moment to give it a fake, then changes direction in an instant and aims at Shin Do-hoon’s neck with its claws.
It was truly an acrobatic move.
however.
turuk.
[Cuckoo!]
Wheeik!
Aww-!
Without even turning his head, Shin Do-hoon grabbed the trigger’s foot and threw it away while turning his body.
The drummer, who had been locked in a stone wall in the corner of the school, let out a painful scream.
Whoops.
crispy!
[Kehik!]
The old man wittily threw the curse, but Shin Do-hoon avoided even that with his terrifying reaction speed.
Against Shin Do-hoon, who narrowed the distance again, Arietta and Gong Sam-i began to fight together.
“… Burn it!”
Still, Gongsam’s flame is showing the greatest effect now.
As it flew in from time to time during the hand-to-hand battle, Shin Do-hoon could not easily shake off the two.
Gwangam (曠暗), who was condensing his strength by my side aiming for that gap, roared with the power of words and spirits in his voice.
[Cheer up-!]
stand tall.
Shin Do-hoon’s body, the target, stopped moving like a stone statue for a moment.
“Now.”
“… yes!”
Arietta, who hastily cut her hand with her fingernail, tried to feed Shin Do-Hun with blood, but it was faster for Shin Do-Hoon to come to his senses out of restraint.
Whirlik!
percussion!
“Cheer up!”
So the first attempt was unsuccessful.
“… Sister, I’m sorry. I just ran out of time.”
“Yes. I think we need some extra way to seal the movement.”
But I couldn’t come up with a proper way. I couldn’t use the higher restraint techniques yet, and Arietta couldn’t afford to do that because she was fighting Shin Do-Hun.
Just then, Myungyul, who was behind me, approached me and spoke to me.
“Is Taishan Gate Enough?”
“Can you use it?”
“How is that possible?”
The redemption technique Taisanmun (殆痠璊), which is counted as one of the high-level magic among the high-level techniques. Surely that would be enough to tie up Shin Do-hoon for some time.
It seems that the outline of victory is gradually being drawn. I sent a signal to Arietta, who was fighting Shin Do-hoon, and started the same operation once again.
“Slayer, charge at the timing of the signal.”
[…] You eat whatever you like.]
However, the moment you attack a large tuning key, the opponent’s movements increase and the loopholes are revealed.
Gongsam, who was confronting Shin Do-hoon, fired a flame at the right time, and at the same time, the trigger stopped.
Whoops!
Kwagak!
This time, Shin Do-hoon also changed his method.
After taking some damage and dodging the sound of the tuning fork as it is, it had penetrated Arietta’s gap and charged straight toward this side.
Although she had already lost her mind, it seemed that Gwangam, who had the ability to instinctively control herself, and me, the owner, were targeted.
However, the title of the deceased would be a waste if there was no preparation for it.
I raised my spiritual power, formed a rite, and unfolded it just in time.
One of the unique techniques of Absolute Spirit, which was the origin of my phantom retardation trait.
Whoops.
slurp.
“Biyeonggak (飛影脚).”
Fuwaak!
As if submerged in the shadows, I appeared from the shadow of Gwangam (曠暗), which was a little far away.
It was a short-distance movement technique that could jump between connected shadows and shadows, and it was a non-yeonggak technique.
‘I couldn’t get help from the intracranial surgery library, so I had a hard time reproducing it… … .’
After countless trials and errors, I was finally able to succeed.
‘The first thing I learned about the magic of Jeolyeong was to use the non-yeonggak.’
Softening (演化), which stretches and moves one’s own shadow, and Nonyeonggak (飛影脚), which jumps between the shadows connected by the power of the illusion retardation characteristic.
If you can use these two, the uses in battle are truly limitless.
[Goo!]
Shin Do-hoon, whose judgment was delayed for a while due to an incomprehensible phenomenon, was exposed to the roar of the light, and his movements were once again restricted.
And this time, in addition to that, Myeong-yul’s higher restraint technique was fired.
“… Taishan Gate!”
Whoops!
Wow!
Even Shin Do-hoon, who became a blood demon and gained powerful power, cannot easily escape from a situation like this.
In the end, Arieta, who approached as it was, forcibly opened Shin Do-hoon’s mouth and pushed her own blood into it.
Knock.
again.
Knock.
Honey!
“aah… … !”
Arietta, who succeeded in the plan, spread the distance with Gong Sam, and Shin Do-hoon, who was soon freed from restraint, began to twitch with a bizarrely contorted face.
“… Junior, the enemy’s condition.”
Watching the increase in yogi in real time, Arieta asked with a worried face, but I was sure of it, having seen a similar scene a few times already.
Shin Do-hoon’s body has definitely reached its limit.
“The decision has been made.”
damn!
With those words, cracks formed in Shin Do-hoon’s body, and the area around him began to crumble.
Shin Do-hoon let out a painful scream over and over again, and the cracks grew bigger and bigger and extended all over Shin Do-Hun’s body.
Wow!
Awkward-!
And when it comes to an end.
Passionate!
Shin Do-hoon’s body turned to dust as it was, and disappeared without leaving a shape.
Seeing that scene, Arietta took a deep breath and sat down.
I had to fight a strong enemy with an unfamiliar power, so the burden must have been greater than I thought.
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Myeong-yul, recognizing that the battle was over, moved his trembling body to approach me and said,“… It’s like a scene that reminds me of that day.”
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Myeong-yul, who was directly related to Geumju, must have seen the same scene over and over again.The long night finally came to an end, leaving Myeong-yul’s eyes behind, which could not hide the bitterness.
***
Afterwards, we went inside the school to cool ourselves down, and we heard directly from Myung-yul about the circumstances of the incident that we had not been able to grasp.
“By the time I got a rough idea of how things were going, it was already out of control.”
In response, Myeong-yul was angry with the upper class for not delivering the information, but in order to prevent further damage, he had no choice but to punish the exorcists that were encroached on this week.
“I really didn’t expect those writers to give up their desires and have been studying immortality sobriety until now.”
It was said that taking Shin Do-hoon’s finger, which was cut off during the battle, was really an impulsive decision mixed with a little doubt.
Years later, what had been buried in the corner of my heart has now become a reality.
However, there was one most important thing I had not heard yet. Myeong-yul also read our eyes and started talking again.
“… In fact, there was one more reason for taking Shin Do-hoon’s finger at the scene. And in conclusion, it is true that I took the sobriety.”
It was said that this week’s identity was a book of magic.
However, when it first appeared in the shrine at that time, it seemed that the entire area had been eroded by the magic that hung inside the space.
And the reason why Myung-yul coveted it was simple.
“I also had a wife. Although he did not have children, he was a very precious person in and of itself.”
And his wife’s life was at risk.
Therefore, even when several of the team members died, Myung-yul had to take possession of it while notifying the superior that he had disposed of the alcohol himself.
The decision to retire and live a dormant life seemed to have been a mixture of disappointment from the upper class, this week’s research, and hatred of himself for making an impulsive decision that gave up his course.
“With the sample to be analyzed, and in addition to experiencing the situation first-hand, it succeeded in achieving some degree of success. But in the end, she refused to get that help.”
In the process, it was said that he awakened the spirit of Myung-yul, who had fallen into self-doubt and obsession, and humbly accepted his own death.
“After that, I also really quit drinking and lived according to my wife’s wishes, helping others.”
However, a similar thing had to happen to Arietta, who filled the emptiness in her heart at that time.
In the end, Myeong-yul revived the memory of the study she had been trying to forget and attempted to heal her using alcohol.
“To be honest, I never thought it would be completely successful. I don’t know how these words will feel, but it must have been that this child and Geumju had a good compatibility. It would probably be impossible to do the same thing anymore.”
“… Is that so.”
“I’m sorry, Arietta. It was too much for me to let you go, who had not yet bloomed flowers.”
“… are you okay. It makes me think of various things, but I am definitely happy because I am alive now.”
After knowing the situation, I can understand the guilt and anger of Shin Do-hun.
“I have no intention of denying my sins. A true exorcist wouldn’t have done that. He seems to be called a hero in the world, but I am not worthy of such a title.”
“… … .”
However, if you go deep and find out what’s wrong, the real culprit who wielded everyone in the case is different.
When I cast my gaze, Myung-yul thought about it for a moment, and then started talking about him as well.
“I’m afraid it’s going to hurt me to say this, but you’ll be fine.”
What Myeong-yul then spit out was the name of a ‘superior’ who literally had an influence over the entire society, as mentioned by Shin Do-hoon and Heo Woong-jeong.
“Jo Gye-hak, one of the top exorcists of the current Exorcism Headquarters, if you ever run into any, just be careful with him.”
He was the one who drove the exorcists to death by coveting immortality in the past, and was the culprit who caused this incident through Shin Do-hoon.
It is speculative, but it was clear that the true ghost who said that Arietta existed up there in the original was also referring to him.
‘He also did not appear as a direct enemy in the story.’
This may also be the effect of Hell difficulty. With a sigh of relief at the ever-increasing number of dangerous figures, I firmly engraved the name of Jogye-hak in my mind.
“Anyway, let me say thank you. After all, the knowledge of the week almost fell into the hands of those with the most dangerous ideas.”
Surely, if Jogyeology had acquired it, it might have spawned another seed of misery. In many ways, the worst was avoided.
After that, after a long conversation, we went back to the academy, leaving behind the promise to take care of the case.
And, that night.
I had to meet an unexpected guest.
It was Arietta, who was looking at me with trembling eyes with a hazy expression for some reason.