𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟑
𝘢𝐰𝔢ḃ̇𝕤𝚝𝕠𝘳ɪė̇𝘴.𝔠ᴏ𝙢
Kwaang!
Hektel landed with a slide, jumped backwards, and muttered with interest as he brushed off the remaining embers on his body.
“Oh, this fire. . . . . . .”
Some of the souls that Hektel had captured were screaming and burning in real time.
They had been forcibly released from their confinement and had become enlightened by the power of Ggong-sam-yi’s trait 「𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚」.
“Interesting. Is this your hidden trump card?”
“. . . . . . .”
It’s clear that I hit him directly, but he doesn’t seem to be badly damaged. I had expected this to some extent, but to be honest, it’s a painful situation.
「𝙏𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩.」
I couldn’t help but realize once again that Hektel was an enemy I couldn’t handle at the moment.
“It would be fun to watch you struggle like this, but I’m afraid your previous statement bothered me.”
Taak.
Seureuk.
Ppassseup.
As Hektel flicked his fingers lightly, black curses began to appear on the nape of Seo Ji-an’s neck.
He was trying to activate the curse he had planted in advance.
Accordingly, I took out a talisman from my bosom and filled it with spiritual power.
“Ggong-sam-yi.”
Puhwaak!
Hwaruk.
At my signal, Ggong-sam-yi, who had returned to my side, stretched out her finger and set fire to the end of the talisman.
I brought it to Seo Ji-an’s body and recited the intermediate-level healing spell I had prepared.
“Six-Syllable Truth Mantra.”
Huung.
Jjeoreung!
Pasasak.
The effect of Cleansing Fire, combined with the bonus of my karma value, completely dispelled Hektel’s curse.
Seeing this, Hektel stopped and let out a short exclamation.
“Six-Syllable Truth Mantra? It shouldn’t be a curse that can be broken with such a spell.”
“. . . . . . .”
“. . . Kukuk. No, I guess I didn’t notice. “
Hektel, who had burst into laughter at something amusing, eventually spoke again, the corners of his mouth turned up.
“I thought you were an exorcist, but who would have thought you were someone close to this side?”
“I only have a little knowledge of curses.”
“Nonsense.”
Hektel dismissed my answer in a single word, and raised his hand to the bandage that had been covering his eyes, looking like he couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Rather, it’s surprising how I didn’t notice it until now. This strong scent of karma. Of course, you wouldn’t have accumulated it in a normal way.”
“. . . . . . .”
“Show me. The weight of the forbidden karma that is bound to your body.”
Seureuk.
Hektel’s bandages were unraveled, and soon a strong curse began to invade my body.
I had a rough idea of what to expect, but it seems that he had completed it after all.
「𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙧’𝙨 𝙀𝙮𝙚.」
Hektel’s original forbidden technique, named after a god from Celtic mythology.
The fact that he had revealed it meant that Hektel was also willing to fight me seriously from now on.
「𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣.」
But will I be able to hold out until then?
Honestly, I had my doubts, but there was nothing I could do but try.
Cheoreok.
“Six-Syllable Truth Mantra.”
Huung.
Pasasak!
“. . . Oh, you can withstand the power of the eye.”
I was able to move my body somehow, but it wasn’t that easy. Even with the bonus of my karma value and the defense of the healing spell, it was clear that damage was accumulating.
“Thought Fox.”
Puhwaak!
Beunggeureureung.
『Kiing!』
I put aside the Elder Water Ghost because it would probably be meaningless, and this was all the power I could use at the moment.
“. . . Ha. I’ll help you, too.”
“No, stay behind me.”
Seo Ji-an is already in a state where she can barely control her body. Moreover, she can’t handle Balor’s Eye since there is no way to block the curse.
「. . . 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.」
Hwaruk.
Hwarureuk.
Huung.
As I burned the sleeping vengeful spirits, my spiritual power, which had been consumed in an instant, was restored, and I blocked Seo Ji-an’s way and ordered Ggong-sam-yi.
“Art of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Fire.”
Hwaruk.
Puhwaaaak─!
The nature amplification spell I had used in the previous battle with the Cow Headed Demon.
Through Ggong-sam-yi’s flames, the most powerful attack I currently had was shot at Hektel.
Peureung!
Tadak.
Tadadak.
“This fire is also interesting. Is it similar to the power of a divine beast? You have quite a precious shikigami.”
The attack hit directly, and the sound of flesh and clothes burning pierced my ears.
Even though it was clear that there would be some damage, Hektel analyzed the flames while taking a step back, just in time.
It could be said that this was the leisure that comes from being an overwhelmingly powerful person.
“But that’s all. Do you have nothing else to show me?”
After that, I tried to attack him as much as I could using all the tricks I had, but the result was not much different.
“Hoo. Hoo.”
“Clearly, the nature of the power you use is similar to this side, but at the same time, it feels foreign.”
Hektel, who calmly made his assessment, smiled wryly and finally made his final declaration.
“. . . It’s done. It took me longer than I thought. Let’s just finish this.”
Kukugugugu.
An enormous amount of spiritual power burst out in an instant and weighed down my body.
Hektel, who had unleashed this overwhelming power from his level 65 status, began to chant a mantra as he drew dozens of souls from the orb at his waist.
“The solitude of the blue mountains, the vain curse of the realm of death.”
Huung.
Pasasasak!
In an instant, the surrounding land dried up and turned into a wasteland, and the rising spiritual power took the form of a black miasma and devoured the area around Hektel.
A high-level curse spell. It’s one of the more powerful ones, too.
“. . . Thought Fox.”
『Kiiing.』
At my command, the Thought Fox unleashed its psychic waves with all its might.
Piiing.
Not at Hektel, but at me.
「𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮.」
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