Episode 189
At the sudden intrusion, Hae Garam and Bastoni’s faces were dyed with embarrassment.
Haegaram glanced at Gersondae, who had blocked his attack, and gave me a savage gaze as I uncovered and revealed myself.
“… Yes, you will be the same person after all.”
On the other hand, Bastoni made a decision in his head with a brooding expression on his face and immediately offered me an offer.
“It’s nice to see you! I didn’t know there were such talented people out there. how about Holding hands with me and escaping from this place.”
For him, who is facing a desperate crisis, my appearance will be like a savior.
I roughly grasped the situation, and first jumped on him and nodded.
“The two would be enough.”
That’s what I said, but in reality it will be difficult. As long as you give up the hostage, Hae Garam will do everything in your power to kill us.
However, this created the worst possibility for Hae Garam that, in addition to losing the hostages, he could also lose the prisoners.
While Haegaram hesitated, Bastoni once again took the lead in the conversation.
“I think things have changed a bit. No, but the previous proposal is still valid. Wouldn’t it be better for you to avoid losing everything too?”
“… … .”
Unsurprisingly, Bastony believed in me like a rock.
Since there is a common goal of escaping from prison in common sense, he seemed to think that he had no choice but to cooperate until then.
“A small gap is enough. After we get the two of us out, clean up the trash downstairs, and you’ll have at least a good cause.”
“… To me, the head of the Iron Clan at the time, do you want me to let you go?”
So, in the meantime, I have to figure out Bastoni’s magic and find a way to free the hostages.
‘Since it’s the first episode, it wouldn’t be that high-level structure.’
However, Bastony was merely mentioned as if passing by in the distant future.
Of course, I also had very little information.
‘… It is not a series that directly dominates the opponent.’
Rather than being standard, it is closer to a rather minor type. I can’t be sure, but it’s probably a form of imposing a constraint by some kind of condition.
“Can you go into battle while controlling the hostages?”
“Of course. However, in this state, what can be exhibited is about 60% of its power.”
Bastony blows his own information without thinking too much. It was a passage that proved how desperate he was.
And in that one word, I was finally able to find the answer.
‘Was it on the side of the amulet of cost?’
An all-weather spiritual magic that can impose restrictions fairly easily and has wide versatility.
If you think of it that way, it can be explained why Haegaram’s men were taken hostage so quickly.
This is because the cost-negative type of gold magic is also good at transferring the constraints created to others.
‘The structure of the procedure is not 100% identical, but… … .’
Perhaps it was because he had undergone an improvement that was suitable for him based on his original technique.
It was extremely rare, but I’ve seen a magician like that a few times.
Having found the correct answer, I raised the corner of my mouth from an angle that Bastoni couldn’t see.
Because, I knew the offset very well.
‘It’s a simple yet powerful spell that can take over the mind of an opponent, but… … .’
Of course, such a fraudulent tactic is not without its drawbacks.
And in this case, it can cause a chain reaction by finding the first victim who transferred the restrictions to others and breaking the procedure.
‘There is no need to think hard.’
What is the situation that Bastoni wants to avoid the most right now?
It is the death of the hostage he first put restrictions on.
Because that alone will break the rite itself and bring this shallow hostage play to an end.
‘Then, of course, it should be placed in a safe location as much as possible.’
When Haegaram gave up everything before and launched the attack, there were three hostages behind the shields of the hostages.
And compared to the other two hostages, the young guard was farther away from Haegaram. Clearly, he is the source of alcoholism.
‘As the guard’s position, even the special prisoners on the middle floor would have had a chance to contact them.’
Bastoni was secretly preparing a plan by slowly spreading the seeds of pharmaceuticals, starting with him.
“… it’s done too just die.”
Fortunately, Hae Garam also made up his mind when he made his decision up to that point.
In the face of the rushing sun, spewing out terrifyingly sharp spiritual power, I pretended to be preparing for a defense technique and recited a lowly mantra.
“Sajeonjugye (絲然駐界), Yugeuk Manlihuang (由極晩離晃).”
It is a high-level magic trick to untangle the entangled yoke.
In the meantime, Bastony, who had developed a defensive technique one step ahead, sent a gaze urging me as if it was difficult to bear the power of the sun.
“Wow! Come on in this break!”
I’m sorry, but what I was aiming for was of course not the sun.
Without hiding my expression any longer, I smiled, turned around, and shot the young guard at the back.
“Park Ri-yeon (縛離聯).”
Whoops.
Wow-!
Bastony is shocked when he realizes the meaning, and the restrictions tied to the hostages are quickly loosened and lose power.
Among the hostages who had finally regained their freedom, Haeun-hyung, who quickly grasped the situation, shouted.
“Everyone, spread out!”
👌👌👌👌
The hostages quickly dispersed and formed a siege as if they could not hold Haegaram’s ankles again.
Bastony, who was placed in the center, stared at me with a truly demonic expression.
“You bastard, you lied… … !”
At the same time, he opened his mouth with a blank expression as if he could not understand.
“why… … ?”
Come on, I won’t understand. Since I too am just a prisoner in Yangcheolgung, now this is an act of grabbing my leash by myself.
However, apart from that, the judgment was clear.
Haegaram turned his gaze again to stare at Bastoni, and then moved slowly.
“… clearly said I will tear you into a thousand pieces and kill you.”
What unfolded after that was simply a one-sided massacre.
It was a battle between the same express, but it was unreasonable to see it as a fight.
In the end, Bastoni could not even resist properly and died with his limbs smashed.
I was in a cold sweat looking at it.
‘… If the two of us worked together, we wouldn’t have been able to compete.’
Bastoni is also a strong force that I cannot guarantee victory or defeat. Even if you borrow your power, it’s the same.
However, the power of Haegaram was much higher than that.
And from now on, I had to convince Hae Ga-ram. If you don’t, you’ll end up rotting here for the rest of your life.
“… No matter how much I think about it, why did you help me?”
A ball is a ball and a buy is bought. Haegaram moved his men to block my way out, and he was not vigilant and took a fighting stance.
As I swallowed my saliva, I slowly gathered my thoughts and continued speaking.
“I want you to keep the promise you made earlier.”
Just once, I ask you to seriously listen to me and think about it.
I had requested it from Haegaram as a reward for winning the arena.
“I did not kill my fellow exorcists. And now, there’s a big crisis going on out there.”
Anyway, with this, I became deeply involved in the future of Yangcheolgung and Haegaram.
If so, I will definitely bet here.
“We need help for the future of Korean witchcraft.”
I made up my mind to bring Haegaram into the main story of Exorcism 1 in earnest.
***
After dealing with Bastoni, the culprit in a massive jailbreak attempt, it wasn’t difficult to subdue the rest of the prisoners.
Hae Garam, who had taken steps by hand and arranged the situation, immediately treated the wounded and the prisoners who had participated in the battle as they should be, and called Han Kang-yoon to the office.
‘… He’s weird.’
Obviously, Han Kang-yoon was more unique than anyone Hae Garam had ever seen.
As a prisoner, he was full of pride in his attitude toward the subject taken as a prisoner, and he always seemed to have confidence in himself.
And after the situation was settled, Hae Garam was very surprised when he checked the confrontation system.
‘It was only for a short time, but part of the barrier was definitely broken.’
And it was none other than Han Kang-yoon who did it.
In other words, it was the same as saying that Han Kang-yoon had already had a clear opportunity to escape from the Yangcheol Palace.
‘Why didn’t you go out?’
Until now, the Yangcheol Palace was notorious for being an impregnable fortress.
In fact, not even a single inmate has succeeded in escaping since the Tin Palace was built.
That reputation was almost broken today, but Han Kang-yoon refused to escape on his own. On the contrary, he even helped Hae Garam to resolve the situation.
‘If it wasn’t for that, it would have been really bad.’
There were a few special prisoners who had set foot on the middle floor in the past, but none of them handled the technique as precisely as Bastoni.
He didn’t know how to work in this way, so Hae Garam didn’t notice the anomaly early either.
In a way, his short career compared to his ability caught his ankle.
“… Are you really going to grant him his request?”
“You are silver. I will listen to you first.”
Han Kang-yoon, who eventually came to the office, told Haegaram about the situation and what was happening outside without hiding anything.
The content was truly shocking.
It is said that a half-human, half-horse named Daesa Jin Myeong hid in the Qing family, one of the three great families, and there he is working hard to get his hands on the Korean magic world.
And in the process, it seems that Han Kang-yoon, who was in conflict with him, was sent to Yangcheolgung under a frame.
“… It’s such a silly story. I find it difficult to accept.”
Haeun-hyung’s words were not wrong. Haegaram was also keenly aware of the potential of the three great family members, and they were not the ones who could easily play with someone’s craftsmanship.
However, as Han Kang-yoon said, if Chung-ha was on his side, it was certainly not impossible.
“Cleaners are really monsters, so if you put your mind to it, the other elders won’t be able to fight you easily.”
In addition, even though he succeeded in opening the way out alone, Kang-yoon Han’s actions, who remained in this place, added a certain level of trust.
If you go outside while being framed like that, it is clear that there will be many restrictions on your actions.
Han Kang-yoon knows that he cannot respond to them in that state.
However, the most important thing has not been said yet.
Hae Garam’s eyes lit up and softly asked Han Kang-yoon about it.
“So, how do you know all that?”
If you don’t go over it, of course, you can’t give up your trust.
At that resolute question, Han Kang-yoon slowly met Hae-garam’s eyes.