𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟖
Yahwak, a special-grade wanted group known worldwide, does not have a leader.
Freedom of action depends on each member, and what they think and do is purely their own decision.
However, there was a leader that everyone tacitly acknowledged.
His name was Luke Pensallot.
Born in Poland and later moving to the UK, he was a young genius who killed famous exorcists at a young age.
Those who met him were terrified and gave the same testimony. He possessed a talent like that of a devil.
Three days before Cheonghwa Academy in Korea was placed under a suspension order, Luke gathered all the members of Yahwak at a pub in the UK to discuss future plans.
“Is everyone here?”
Of course, there was no one else in the pub besides them. There were no corpses in sight, but the bloodstains left here and there made it clear what had happened there.
“It looks like one person is missing.”
“If it’s Xiao Chen, there’s a high probability that she’s dead.”
“What? Even she was defeated so easily?”
Xiao Chen was not only skilled, but she was also the person with the highest survival rate within Yahwak due to her cautious nature and her escape-oriented spells.
“She’s been missing for over 6 months, and she was also acting with Bi-hyeong and Hektel, who died earlier. Do you need any more explanation?”
“I’m not belittling it. I’m just surprised.”
That meant that there were only four members of Yahwak left, the ones present here. In fact, it could be said that they were almost half-destroyed.
“I can’t help but think that someone is targeting Yahwak itself.”
“I agree. We’ve never had this many vacancies in a row before.”
Luke, who had been silent until then, finally spoke at the members’ comments.
“Does it matter?”
“What?”
“In my judgment, they acted and were defeated because they lacked skill. There’s nothing else to it.
“No, that’s not wrong, but. . . wasn’t that what we called you to discuss?”
Luke gradually got to the main point at the words of the woman who tilted her head, nicknamed the Soul Collector, Emeris.
“I got information from an acquaintance fortune teller. The third Night Parade of a Hundred Demons is coming soon.”
“So soon?”
“Perhaps some kind of trigger was pulled. If there’s a fourth or fifth, it’s sure to follow soon after.”
The gentle and elegant voice of a woman intervened in the conversation between the two.
“This will be the last.”
“. . .Echinacea Lianqi?”
“Yes. Don’t you actually think so too?”
Luke nodded slightly at that.
“I think the same. The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons will probably end with this.”
That’s why Luke had called all the members here.
“The time has come. It’s time to turn everything back.”
“Then. . . . . .”
“Starting in 5 days, we’ll raid the headquarters around the world in order. The first places we’ll hit are the UK, China, and Korea.”
“Is that possible without Xiao Chen?”
Originally, her presence with her teleportation spell was essential for the members of Yahwak to gather and carry out their work.
However, Luke nodded as if he wasn’t worried about that either.
“I’ve already created passages near most of the headquarters. Xiao Chen, who installed the spells, is dead, but it’s possible to operate them.”
If so, it was certainly possible to make it happen.
However, there was one very important part missing.
Drax, a large man, mentioned it.
“I don’t mean to ignore you, but with just these four, it’s not enough, to be honest.”
That was true. The members of Yahwak were each one in a hundred, but they still hadn’t filled the vacancies of the three who had died.
Their current strength was certainly lacking to deal with the Exorcism Headquarters around the world.
However, Luke seemed to have prepared for that as well, and immediately waved his hand to signal someone.
Thud.
Thud, thud.
“I thought so, so I’ve already called for reinforcements. They don’t belong to any particular group, but they’re quite famous in various ways.”
The members of Yahwak nodded as they watched the two figures appear with the sound of footsteps.
It was finally the moment when their goal would be realized.
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“. . .The headquarters is under attack?”
“Yes. In a day or two.”
Seo-ah couldn’t hide her bewilderment at my words. However, since she knows that I can read the future, she probably thinks it’s likely to be true.
“But that’s. . . . . .impossible?”
Originally, that was the right thing to say. That’s why it was called headquarters for nothing.
There are many exorcists there, and the high-level ones among them have reached the level of special-grade.
There aren’t many people who can attack such a place and be safe.
「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚.」
When I explained it properly, Seo-ah immediately nodded with a serious expression.
“Then, is it possible that the headquarters can be defeated?”
“Yes. That’s why I’m thinking about it now.”
If you look at the reasons why Bi-hyeong, Hektel, and Xiao Chen were defeated in the first place, it’s clear.
Although I cleverly created situations where that could happen, the more fundamental reason is that they were alone.
So, the members of Yahwak, who had gathered together, should have been considered to have enough power to attack the headquarters of a single country.
「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮. . . . . .」
The members of Yahwak are not fools either.
When it comes to attacking the Exorcism Headquarters in Korea, what they are most concerned about is the movement of the Three Great Houses, and if there is any such movement, there is a high possibility that they will immediately change their plan or change their target.
In order to borrow the power ofCheong family, it is necessary to set up the board more cleverly and surely.
「𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙪𝙮𝙨.」
That means that two headquarters in other countries have already been defeated by the guys.
If we make a mistake, it could happen to us in an instant.
「𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙃𝙖𝙚 𝙂𝙖-𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣?」
However, that is too risky. If they find out the truth and change their target to Yangcheolgung, it will be a complete disaster.
「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙬𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩. . . . . .」
Several names quickly came to mind.
If I borrow their power and give a heads-up to Cheong So-ha, and put the Cheong family in at the right moment, the members of Yahwak will have no choice but to fall into the trap perfectly.
I nodded slightly when I thought of that.
This was enough. Originally, no one knew such a fact in the original work, so the crisis came. In this case, it wasn’t difficult to deal with if we knew it in advance.
「𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚.」
However, that’s why I couldn’t help but be bewildered by the information that flew in from Baek So-yul’s phone call.
『I heard that a considerable number of wanted criminals are rioting on the west coast right now. Is this the situation you’re talking about?』
“What is that?”
『It’s not clear, but they seem to be prisoners who were being held in China. They’re on a ship and are facing off against the troops there.』
It was the first time I had heard of such a situation. I quickly racked my brain to recall if there was anything similar, but there was nothing that matched.
“So, how is the situation going now?”
『It seems that there are some strong people among them, so troops are being dispatched from the nearby Defense Corps, and the members of the family are also moving.』
As soon as I heard that, a bolt of lightning struck my mind.
The answer was simple. Just think about who would benefit the most from this right now.
「. . .𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨?」
Once I had the answer, the process became clear.
The members of Yahwak, who had raided a prison facility in China before coming to Korea, probably threatened or persuaded them to send them to Korea and took advantage of the commotion to stir up the Exorcism Headquarters in China.
So, now that there is a commotion in Korea, the situation should be over.
They can just raid the headquarters in Korea, the next target, while the defenses are down.
Of course, the Three Great Houses will have no choice but to respond slowly. They’ll be preoccupied with the unidentified situation of the Chinese prisoners’ raid.
It was a truly clever strategy that no one could have predicted if they hadn’t known the information in advance.
「𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙙.」
I immediately grabbed the phone and shouted at Baek So-yul.
“It’s a trap! Don’t worry about them!”
“. . .Yes?”
“The real purpose of those who caused the situation is the Exorcism Headquarters in Korea.”
Baek So-yul gulped at the fact. However, after being silent for a moment, she immediately gave me a firm statement.
“Even so, it’s too late to stop our movement.”
“. . . . . . . . .”
That’s right.
There was already a clear threat in front of their eyes. Even if it was a diversion, it didn’t mean that there was no danger to them.
In such a situation, the evidence we had was not enough to move the other forces.
「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚. . . . . .𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙬.」
Hae Ga-ram is out, and the Three Great Houses are out. Probably the only one who can come here right away is Cheong So-ha, who completely trusts me.
However, I had to do it regardless.
If I gave up here, the Exorcism Headquarters in Korea would collapse without a fight.
So, I quickly contacted those I could ask for help, and left the house with Seo-ah, who had a worried expression.
“. . .What are you going to do?”
“I have no choice but to gather as many people as possible and stall for time.”
The only consolation is that I know their information in relatively detail.
And the fact that I have become considerably stronger than before.
「𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙤-𝙖𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙩.」
I didn’t know until I tried it, but at least it was certain that it wasn’t a fight that was completely impossible.
“You can drop me off here.”
When we got out of the taxi, the building of the Exorcism Headquarters was still quiet, with no noise.
Seo-ah and I hurried there and soon arrived at the entrance.
“. . .Will people take our words seriously?”
I shook my head slightly at Seo-ah’s uncertain voice.
Although I’m starting to make a name for myself, my reputation is not yet worth that much.
But there was no need to worry.
I knew how to make them believe us, even though it would be difficult to make them believe us.
“Stand back.”
“. . .Oppa? What are you going to do?”
The enemy is coming.
And I have to let the people at headquarters know about it and make them alert.
If so, there is a very simple way.
Whoooosh.
“Broad Silk, Six, Feather Lightning Typhoon. . .”
I just have to become their enemy.
“Sevenfold Strike.”
Finally, with the completed spell, the front door of the Exorcism Headquarters burst open.
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