Gang Cheol-i’s soul, which was caught in the Soul Devouring spell, is instinctively trying to devour my soul and spirit.
So I have to take advantage of this opportunity to split Gang Cheol-i’s consciousness in half and transfer it to the Blue Heart Jade.
Throb.
Throb.
「𝙊𝙪𝙘𝙝.」
As expected, it’s not as easy as I thought. Even with the stat correction, my head is already starting to hurt badly.
Enduring it somehow, I began to cast the next spell I had prepared.
Whoosh.
Crackle.
“Spell, Soul Splitting.”
A dangerous spell that is normally both difficult to learn and use, which is why it was designated as a forbidden spell.
However, since it’s a spell that I’ve used at least once in the game, I can grasp its contents and structure through the Mental Spellbook trait.
So I can definitely pull this off.
Crackle!
Buzz—!
The air vibrated, and the sound of what seemed like someone’s scream pierced my ears.
But Gang Cheol-i’s soul has not yet been split. It’s just filled with rage and releasing even more power.
Whoosh.
“Spell, Soul Splitting.”
Buzz—!
My head throbbed even more. The backlash from using a forbidden spell was also affecting me.
But the one who’s having the hardest time right now is Seo Ji-ha, who’s enduring this shock. I can’t afford to complain.
Whoosh.
Rumble.
I replenished the depleted spiritual power with the Spirit Incineration trait once again and chanted the spell’s incantation.
“Spell, Soul Splitting.”
Fwoosh.
Buzz—!
This time, the reaction was quite large. It definitely took a hit. As expected, Gang Cheol-i’s soul wasn’t in perfect condition either.
However, perhaps because it sensed a primal sense of crisis from the recent attack, an explosive amount of fire energy began to pour out from within Seo Ji-ha’s body.
Boom—!
Crackle!
Smash!
” . . .Ack!”
Thud.
The equipment inside the isolation room began to break one by one, and at the same time, Seo Ji-an collapsed onto the floor, sweating profusely.
I took a quick look and saw that she was in a pretty dangerous state. It seems like she’s reaching her limit.
「. . .𝙄 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧.」
As if sensing my urgency, someone began to react from within the shadow. It was Ggong-sam-yi.
“Come out.”
Boom!
Somehow managing to create an opening, I summoned her out of the shadow, and Ggong-sam-yi, as if she had been waiting for this moment, inhaled deeply and began to suck in all the fire energy in the vicinity.
Inhale.
Whoosh.
Come to think of it, Fire Demon is also an expert in handling fire energy. I was overjoyed at this unexpected stroke of luck and once again unleashed my full power.
Whoosh.
“Spell, Soul Splitting!”
Crackle!
Buzz—!
I realized it intuitively. It’s a success.
And as if to prove it, the distinct wail of a soul reverberated through the isolation room.
『Screech—!』
I can’t miss this opportunity. I hurriedly took the Blue Heart Jade hanging around my neck and brought it close to Seo Ji-ha’s heart.
Whoosh.
Gang Cheol-i’s soul, which had been split in half, was in an extremely unstable state.
The half attached to Seo Ji-ha’s body would gradually stabilize, but the half that had been separated couldn’t.
And one of the materials used to make this Blue Heart Jade was a fragment of the Yeouiju.
Naturally, Gang Cheol-i’s half-soul, drawn to the familiar energy, was sucked into the Blue Heart Jade and settled there.
It was quite a close call, but in the end, it was a success.
” . . .Whew. Is this it?”
“The procedure was a success. Fortunately, it seems like Seo Ji-ha endured it as well.”
I didn’t realize it because I was so focused, but now that I looked, my clothes were completely soaked in sweat. It meant that I had overcome a difficult obstacle.
“Ggong-sam-yi.”
” . . .Don’t burn.”
Inhale.
After having Ggong-sam-yi absorb all the remaining fire energy in the vicinity, I tried to get up from my seat, but I ended up catching Seo Ji-an, who was staggering and about to fall.
Thud.
“Are you okay?”
” . . . . . . .”
Seo Ji-an exhaled while leaning against me, and soon, she uttered a single word filled with sincerity.
“Thank you.”
For some reason, it had a slightly different ring to it compared to the other words of gratitude I had heard so far.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
𝕒𝘸𝚎ḃ̇𝕤𝚝𝕠𝘳ɪė̇𝘴.𝔠ᴏ𝙢
“What’s the status of the patient downstairs?”
“According to the attending physician, she has shown significant improvement. You don’t have to worry too much.”
Several hours had passed since Seo Ji-ha’s treatment.
It was completely dark outside, and Seo Ji-an and I were recovering our strength and resting.
「𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙡-𝙞 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙤 𝙅𝙞-𝙝𝙖’𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜.」
Until now, her condition hadn’t improved because the fire energy had been consuming her body, but Seo Ji-ha’s body, which had adapted to it to some extent, would probably be able to handle it sufficiently.
So now, there was only one problem left.
「𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮.」
I considered the option of simply avoiding them altogether, but that was impossible for now.
Since I had forcibly extracted the soul of Gang Cheol-i that had been mixed into her own body, Seo Ji-ha needed absolute rest for the time being.
In other words, we had no choice but to face the enemies here today.
「. . .𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙮.」
A fight where I might even lose my life was now just around the corner.
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