𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔
The original owner of the Shadow Assimilation trait I have, Shadowless.
There was one peculiarity to her, who was also the boss character position in the 4th installment of the exorcism series.
━Wow, Shadowless can come back to life even after dying once.
━In fact, the real main part starts from the 2nd phase. Shadow Assimilation is a really great trait.
━When I first did it, I thought there would be no 2nd phase after seeing the blood, but reality is. . . . . . .
Exorcism 4 was a sequel that boasted a particularly brutal difficulty level throughout the series.
And even within the 4th installment, which received such an evaluation, Shadowless was considered one of the particularly difficult bosses to clear.
The reason was simple.
「𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 2𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡.」
As I said, the soul of one with the Shadow Assimilation trait belongs to the shadow. In other words, the source of life was the shadow, not the physical body.
「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚.」
The boundary between the physical body and the shadow becomes blurred, and accordingly, the vast energy that had been hidden begins to overflow. That was the 2nd phase of the Shadow Assimilation trait.
「𝙏𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚.」
However, there was a basis.
Because the degree of completion of the Shadow Assimilation trait itself was higher on my side than Shadowless, as I had lived with the trait for a long time.
So I didn’t think the 2nd phase, which had also been applied to Shadowless, would be impossible for me.
In the original story, Han Kang-yoon eventually died, but that must have been because he couldn’t release the Shadow Assimilation trait. Because in the exorcism series, it was a setting that unopened traits only gave demerits to the possessor and provided no beneficial effects.
Swish.
When I looked down briefly, my shadow was wriggling menacingly as if it had a will of its own. It was definitely the 2nd phase I knew.
「𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮.」
It doesn’t look normal even at first glance.
Choi Do-won and Baek Ji-eun also seemed to have been defeated without being able to inflict any significant damage.
「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」
【Geusdae】
▶Level 64
▶Ability Scores
【Stamina: A+】
【Spiritual power: S】
【Spellcraft: A】
【Mental Strength: B】
▶Traits (7/10)
【Fighting Spirit Absorption (S)】
【Emotional Consumption (S)】
【Want Ghost (B+)】
【Shock Absorption (B+)】
【Power Reinforcement (B-)】
【Strength (C+)】
【Strong Bones (C-)】
「. . . 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚.」
It’s definitely a yokai of S-rank level. It’s a tough opponent that even a special-class exorcist would have a hard time stopping. I hardened my expression at the thought that it was more majestic than I thought.
「𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙣, 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡?」
However, at that moment, Geusdae’s blankly standing form began to distort as if it were shaking.
Realizing that the last one had worked, I used Sentiment once again.
「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」
Tiring.
【Geusdae】
▶Level 64 (49)
▶Ability Scores
【Stamina: A+ (B+)】
【Spiritual power: S (A-)】
【Spellcraft: A (B-)】
【Mental Strength: B (C-)】
▶Traits (7/10)
【Fighting Spirit Absorption (S)】 【Locked】
【Emotional Consumption (S)】
【Want Ghost (B+)】
【Shock Absorption (B+)】 【Locked】
【Power Reinforcement (B-)】
【Strength (C+)】 【Locked】
【Strong Bones (C-)】
「. . . 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙.」
Due to my interference, most of the four sacrifices did not fulfill their roles.
And before the spell I had transferred from Han Seo-ah could be completed through me, I had consumed my life force to the limit with the forbidden technique of life substitution.
Naturally, there must have been a loss in the energy needed for the resurrection.
In other words, it meant that even if the ritual was somehow activated, it would not be in perfect condition.
“. . . O-Oppa.”
“I told you it’d be okay.”
I patted Han Seo-ah’s head, who approached me with an incredulous expression.
Han Seo-ah, who had only lightly activated the spell, easily fell asleep.
“Fierce Wolf.”
Puhwaak!
Aside from the one that Choi Do-won had commanded, the other one.
As I gave the order inwardly, the Fierce Wolf that sprang out of the shadow took Han Seo-ah and the other three and disappeared into the forest.
「𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮.」
Geusdae.
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