Episode 241
There are currently four empty attributes, but I didn’t intend to fill them all right now.
‘Anyway, there’s not enough time, and it’s meaningless to get something in the middle.’
The traits to be acquired in the future must be A rank or higher.
‘… It is difficult to obtain all of the characteristics of rank A or higher.’
However, if you make good use of the current situation, which is nothing more than a turbulence, you will see a way somehow.
So, I am currently in Incheon with Arietta.
It had been targeting an S-rank youkai with a neck length of more than 4 ships and excellent regenerative power.
‘We have decided on the characteristics we need to acquire first.’
It is the characteristic of fighting a bad battle of A+ rank.
It had the worst conditions of acquisition, requiring you to deal with more than ten high-ranking monsters for a week, but as I said a while ago, there is nothing impossible now.
“Who are you?”
While we were walking away from the little monsters, a group of exorcists who appeared to be on patrol found us and talked to us.
“This is Han Kang-yoon, a third-class exorcist.”
“I am Yoo Jong-hee, a first-class exorcist belonging to the executive branch of the headquarters. Right now, I’m working with the exorcists of the Incheon Defense Force. Are you acting without any affiliation?”
He asked a question right away, but it didn’t look like he was asking anything.
In the current situation, there will not be one or two exorcists acting individually, so it is probably just a simple confirmation process.
“That’s right. Originally, I was in the vicinity of Seoul, but I came to this place after hearing information about the lack of hands.”
“Thank you for that. However, for the time being, it would be better not to act hastily here.”
“Is it because of the rumored S rank?”
“Yes. By now, the subjugation corps may have encountered him.”
Apparently, a subjugation squad to hunt him had just been formed and started their activities.
Then, Yoo Jong-hee’s job must be to clean up the surroundings and deal with the monsters that might get in the way in advance.
In other words, it meant that the S-rank youkai existed not too far away.
Right after I broke up with Yoo Jong-hee, Arietta, who had been awake, turned her gaze to me and asked.
“… Junior, are you going to catch me?”
“It won’t be a problem if you don’t go, but… … I think it would be better to check it.”
Anyway, in order to acquire the trait of fighting evil, it is necessary to put even a spoonful in battle with him.
I guessed the place where the fierce battle would take place, thinking about Yoo Jong-hee’s patrol route, and moved in that direction for a while.
And finally, I was able to face the scene where huge energy collided.
‘That’s… … .’
It was said that strangely familiar faces were mixed, but it seemed that it was the Blue Ki-beom clan of the Cheongga that was leading the subjugation.
And somehow, there was not one enemy.
Because of this, the exorcists of the subjugation group also seem to be struggling more than expected due to the division of the number of exorcists.
【Mahbata】
▶Level 67
【Binni】
▶Level 59
‘Is that S-rank rumored and the other A+?’
Either way, it was like a windfall for me.
It was a great opportunity to deal with two high-ranking monsters at once.
Seeing the opportunity without hesitation, I intervened in the direction of Binni, an A+ rank monster, and blocked the front of an exorcist who was facing a crisis.
“Changhwajinmun Gate.”
Whoops!
blah blah!
A huge cloud of flames made of my spiritual power completely blocked the bundle of thorns that Binni fired.
Changhwajinmun, a high-level defense technique.
Originally, it was difficult to use it in time in practice due to the nature of the high-level techniques required to recite the mantras, but in the present day, even it was possible to completely control it.
The man who had a blank expression on my face, who suddenly interrupted me, realized my true identity and smiled openly.
“… I didn’t expect to see you here.”
Chung Jin-soo, the third person in the Cheong Ki-beom clan, who helped us in the previous dispute over the blue dragon.
It was he and his men who were at the forefront of fighting Binni.
“How the hell did you know?”
“I came to Incheon by some chance, so I just came to see if it might be of any help. I didn’t know you were here.”
Actually, my target was Mahbata, an S-rank monster that appeared in Incheon, so it wasn’t really wrong.
However, it turned out to be a lucky one for Jin-Soo Chung.
“Anyway, thank you. This is going to be a pain in the ass.”
In fact, Binni was only a monster on the same level as Chung Jin-soo, but Mahbata was stronger than I thought.
When I heard the circumstances, it seemed that they were fighting a difficult battle with Binni’s intrusion in a situation where they had already consumed their power.
‘Even so, if it’s Ki-beom Cheong and Woon-cheol Cheong, there’s no problem over there.’
And I’m sorry for Binni, but if he also had a one-on-one fight, it wasn’t a particularly difficult opponent for me right now.
“A vanguard, please.”
“… yes. Leave it to me.”
Binni is a monster that I also encounter for the first time, and besides, its characteristics are ambiguous, so I can’t accurately infer the fighting style.
However, it didn’t matter. Even if you didn’t need to get information, the overwhelming power itself was a tactic.
“Sahyeol (沙血).”
The blood that flowed from the back of Arrieta’s hand flew into the air like sand, and penetrated Binni’s whole body.
And the moment Arietta waved her hand, they became powerful restraints and began to tighten Binni’s body.
[Guoo
Binni resisted with a bizarre cry, but it was already too late.
Because I now have enough firepower to inflict a critical blow to my opponent even with that brief opportunity.
“Cheongsa incense poison.”
Nettle juice!
Pasta crispy!
[Goo-wook-!]
Hecktail’s Higher Curse Magic, which has been used frequently recently, hit Binni precisely and eroded his body.
Binni desperately resisted, feeling the danger of death, but Arietta’s all-powerful magic was able to completely subdue even the struggle of such a guy.
‘It’s more than I thought.’
Truly a great binding force. I, too, am not convinced that I can get out of it easily if I fall for it.
Although she roughly passed on the knowledge of Beatrice, who was originally a user of the rare blood trait, to be honest, I feel that Arietta is pulling out the limit of her trait more than her.
Thus, Binni could not even resist much and ended up being beaten by the following exorcists.
‘The other… … .’
Although he was certain of the victory of Cheong Ki-beom from the beginning, it seems that he is continuing the battle with a superiority than expected.
In the end, Mahbata was the first to allow a critical hit, and the battle was coming to an end.
I sneakily shot a rite or two, and supported the Blue Ki-bum and other exorcists from behind.
“bloke! It’s over!”
Euigam Taeshin.
The great magic used by the high-ranking elders of the Cheongga was successful, and Mahbata also fell after Binni.
woo woo woo!
It was a perfect victory, but despite the great achievements, Ki-beom Cheong’s expression was not very good.
“Unchul-ah, you must have felt it too.”
“Yes. It certainly is. It seems that the elder’s prediction was correct.”
In front of the exorcists who tilted their heads in response to such a reaction, Ki-beom Cheong said with a confident voice.
“These guys get stronger if you leave them alone.”
The second variable of Hell difficulty. That was the moment when it was revealed through the mouths of others.
***
Ki-beom Cheong, who took care of his subordinates to the scene, then moved with me to open a conversation.
Like me, Ki-beom Cheong also had a lot of questions about me.
bang!
“Speak right. Boy, aren’t you hiding something from me?”
“What does that mean?”
“Don’t break your heart, really, what I know is whether all of the Proposal Sutras is true.”
I honestly expressed my surprise at the question from Ki-beom Cheong, who stabbed me in the face from the start.
After using the emotion function, I had a gut feeling, but the current Cheong Ki-beom has definitely grown more than before.
Although I don’t know how to use it, it seems to have been effective after repeated training using the mirror part of the Proposal Sutra.
‘Did you realize that something was lacking in the process?’
Certainly, he was also a genius who became a special exorcist with his own power.
It seems that Ki-beom Cheong was a person with a lot more intuition and ability than I had expected.
“The old man is right. In fact, the Proposal Sutra has a different true usage.”
“Have you seen this Goyan, dare he cheat on me?”
“But for him, you need another sacred item of the Blue House, the Blue and White Sword. And, as you know, it is… … .”
“Damn it, it’s no use even if I knew anyway.”
Cheong Ki-beom was a fairly quick-witted person. It was like seeing Jeong-ha’s name popping up and she sighed.
However, the interrogation of Cheong Ki-beom did not end there.
“By the way, if my prediction is correct, you must have experienced it yourself. Am I wrong?”
Accurate.
I faced the ordeal through the true use of the Proposal Sutra, and passed it with great results.
No matter how much you realize that, you are truly a ghost-like yangban.
“No surprise. If you know the circumstances before and after, it is easy to notice the change.”
“What if you say change?”
“To me, you look a lot bigger now than before. Wouldn’t that be more of a problem if there was no place to point it out even after seeing it?”
I knew the size of the bowl had changed, but I didn’t know that it would be reflected in other people’s eyes.
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Maybe Cheong Ki-beom’s intuition was just that sharp, but it was certainly not unusual for him to notice a connection with the Proposal, according to what he said.“So, was the effect good?”
“Yes. That’s how hard it was.”
“The bastard. I’ve heard rumors, but it seems that Jeongguk-ha really cares about you.”
Contrary to the appearance he had been questioning straight away, Ki-beom didn’t look so bad.
When he was curious about him, Ki-beom Cheong, who read his expression, continued talking as if there was something strange about him.
“I couldn’t even grasp the exact information of the item I wanted, so technically, it was a cheap deal.”
“… When you say that, my conscience is kind of pierced.”
“No worries. Because I don’t like you that much.”
It seems that Ki-beom Cheong had a meaning in itself by making an acquaintance through a deal with me and maintaining a close relationship.
“Do not be humble. As a matter of fact, you now know that I am not at the level to press and suppress. Now… … Uncheol won’t be able to compete.”
Whether he had caught his story like a ghost or not, Cheong Woon-cheol, who was resting a little far away, abruptly got up and said:
“Heh heh, elder, anyway, that’s… … .”
“If you don’t want to admit it, stick with it. It would be hard to last five minutes.”
Knowing that it wasn’t a joke, Chung Woon-cheol sat back down with a surprised expression on his face.
“Anyway, it means that I want to maintain a good relationship with you in the future.”
“Then I am just gratefully accepting the will.”
That he, a former trading partner, will become my true collaborator. There was nothing bad about it.
And Cheong Ki-beom drank the tea lightly and opened his mouth to continue talking.
“And if possible, how can I convince you even once… … Can’t you?”
Apparently, he, too, had not yet been able to shake off his resentment towards the Proposal.