The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 73

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟑: 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝟐

. . .Moreover, it is said that the heavens and the earth danced with fire, and the darkness burned, and mountains collapsed and rivers gushed forth.

See, this is the punishment of God.

A hundred pure men and women were sacrificed, and then the punishment was satisfied, and we called it a dragon.

━Part of the scriptures of a shrine in Akita Prefecture.

『Ɠɾɾɾɾɾɾ. . .』

A strange figure with crimson flames swirling and hovering in the air.

A long serpentine body with four legs in the front and back.

And a bumpy head with sharp, jagged horns.

“A dragon. . . .”

Ah-sul and Red Ear let out a gasped.

An existence that only appeared in oriental historical records or ancient texts.

They had seen monsters like dragons, but it was the first time they had ever seen an actual dragon.

There were countless gates, dungeons, and towers all over the world, but there were very few records of dragons being found.

Only a handful of Hunters and a few from ‘Misteltein’ were said to have encountered dragons, and even then, it was impossible to know if those were true accounts.

“Crazy. . . What is that?”

Min Si-joon, who had been maintaining the barrier, also cursed.

It was the same for him, as it was the first time he had come into contact with a creature called a dragon since he became a Hunter.

Moreover, when people usually talked about dragons, they meant Western dragons, but the one flying now was an Eastern dragon.

“Such a thing. . . . Does it really exist?”

It was a moment of disbelief, even as he watched.

Or is it that such things often happen in the concept of shamanism?

For him, who had only been entering gates and fighting monsters, it was a scene that was hard to accept.

【𝐖𝐨𝐰. . . 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦. 𝐈𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥.】

“Oriental dragons are not something you see often.”

Siwoo muttered as he looked at the enemy, acting like it was nothing.

Then he approached Hayakawa who had collapsed and bent down to check her condition.

‘𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙡, 𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙚.’

Kagutsuchi is a situation where he manifests through a medium rather than his own power.

Depending on the ability of the shaman, he can reveal his appearance, and it seems that the appearance that can be drawn based on Hayakawa’s current energy is the limit.

『ƓɾօաƖ. . . . Ӏ աํƖƖ ƙํƖƖ ყօմ. Ӏ աํƖƖ ƙํƖƖ ყօմ ɑƖƖ.』

It was just a simple voice, but the people around felt a tremendous pressure.

A mythical being made of magical power and divine power.

The energy that the spirit, who had lived for thousands of years, had accumulated was rising like a snake’s tongue.

Kagutsuchi, who had become a fire dragon from a giant fire snake, fixed his bright yellow eyes straight at Siwoo.

Eyes devoid of emotion, like a predator looking at its prey.

Siwoo slowly opened his mouth as he met that cold gaze.

“But honestly, objectively. . . .”

『. . . . . . .』

“Aren’t you the one who looks like a bug? Even earthworms squirm when you step on them?”

『Ɠɾɾɾ. . . ӀղsօƖҽղե հմʍɑղ. . . Ӏ աํƖƖ ϲհҽա ყօմ մթ ɑղժ ҽɑե ყօմ. . .!』

Kagutsuchi burst into a fierce rage.

A strong momentum like a wave shook the mountain and mercilessly crushed the lush forest.

“Ugh!!”

Min Si-joon poured out his magic power again to prevent the barrier from being broken.

He already felt like he was about to hit the bottom of his dantian.

It was not anything else, but it was the first time he had ever been so overwhelmed by just setting up a barrier.

‘𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙮𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙-𝙤𝙣. . . 𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡.’

Min Si-joon realized once again how great a Hunter his older brother was.

『Ɠɾɾɾɾɾɾ! Rҽϲҽํѵҽ եհҽ թմղํsհʍҽղե օƒ Ɠօժ.』

A huge sphere was formed as flames intertwined from Kagutsuchi’s mouth.

As the tingling magical power and divine power condensed into one place, the onlookers couldn’t help but sweat coldly.

“Red Ear!!”

Then Siwoo shouted, reaching out his hand.

Red Ear, who received the call, threw several of the magic items he had lined up to Siwoo.

From Kagutsuchi’s maw, a flame as big as a rock ran through the air and rushed towards the ground.

Siwoo quickly infused the magic item with his magic power.

A blue light bloomed and dozens of flashes flew towards the flames.

Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-!!

The sphere of flame that seemed like it would never go out shattered in layers and lost its power in an instant.

Siwoo lifted another magic item and poured out his magic power again.

The magic item wrapped in a talisman changed its appearance into a large spear as soon as it absorbed the magic power,

and Siwoo immediately threw it at the enemy with a merciless force.

Pa-ji-ji-ji-ji-jik!

The spear blade that flew mercilessly through the air, tearing through the atmosphere, destroyed the remaining sphere of flame with its momentum.

Kagutsuchi looked taken aback when his sphere of flame disappeared without a trace.

That moment of pause was too late to avoid the spear, and the fire dragon had no choice but to use its magic power and divine power to create a shield of fire.

A loud grinding noise rang out.

The ground shook as the magic item infused with Siwoo’s magic power and the spirit’s shield collided.

『Ɠɾɾɾ. . . Ӈմʍɑղs!』

But that wasn’t Siwoo’s aim.

“Bang.”

The moment his mouth opened wide,

Kwa-a-a-a-a-ang!!

The spear exploded in the air.

It was a kind of grenade that exploded as much as the magic power spread.

『ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!』

The tip of the spear pierced Kagutsuchi’s body, and the accessories surrounding the spearhead scattered like bullets.

Kagutsuchi let out a scream filled with anger and pain.

It was neither the cry of a beast nor the cry of a human.

It was a sound like a ghost screaming.

“Ugh. . . .”

Red Ear and Ah-sul covered their ears.

Blood flowed from their noses and ears, and their bodies swayed.

Siwoo frowned and immediately implemented the skill.

If he left it alone, it seemed that the bodies of the others would not be left alone.

Hundreds of shapes and letters were mixed together in a chaotic manner, and magic power rushed in along the circuit.

Pa-ji-ji··ji-ji-jik!

A bright golden light that seemed to tear through the darkness rose from the center of the magic circle.

[Thunderclap: Heavenly Thunder Dragon]

A lightning dragon that seemed to have been made by gathering lightning bared its teeth at its target.

The powerful energy of the two dragons facing each other in the air.

『ƓɾօաƖ. . . . . !!』

With the strong current running through its side, Kagutsuchi bit the back of the thunder dragon’s neck with its flame-filled maw.

Kwa-dad-dad-deuk!!

After a few clashes, the thunder dragon returned to particles of magic power.

Kagutsuchi looked at his charred body and charged towards Siwoo.

『Ɠɾɾɾɾɾɾ!! Ɗํҽ!!』

Siwoo drew magic power from his dantian.

As he faced a spirit made of magic power and divine power, not a human, his magic power quickly began to hit the bottom.

[Poison Fang: Twelve Spears]

A crimson tassel scattered its fierce momentum in the air and manifested twelve heavy spears.

As Siwoo gestured, the spears flew towards the oncoming enemy with amazing speed, one step at a time.

Pa-a-a-ang! Kwa-a-ang!! Peung-!!

All sorts of bursting sounds rang out.

However, Kagutsuchi was so furious that he didn’t care about the petty attacks.

Even if his body was torn and pierced, he would just restore it with his divine power.

『Ɗํҽ, ყօմ ҍɑsեɑɾժ!!!』

A rattling voice shouted at the top of its lungs and bit Siwoo with its gaping maw.

Kwa-ji-euk!!

“Hyaaaaaaaa!!”

Min Si-joon, who was watching from afar, shouted urgently.

There was no sign of Siwoo avoiding it.

At first glance, it seemed that his dantian could be completely empty because he had only used techniques that required a lot of magic power.

‘𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙞𝙩!! 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤 𝙞𝙣!’

Min Si-joon bit his lip tightly.

Older brother wouldn’t die. . . . But if it’s urgent, even if I have to release the barrier. . .!

“Ugh. . . Ugh. . . Sir. . .Siwoo.”

Hayakawa looked up at Siwoo with her heart pounding in her chest.

She shed tears of pain and regret.

She had only thought of helping, but she had not known that she would fight by throwing her body like this.

‘𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚? 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚. . . .’

Kumo does chores and difficult things for her.

The lower-ranking members of the family also do odd jobs for her.

But would they fight for her even at the risk of their lives?

Would they shed blood for her even if it wasn’t their duty as vassals?

She couldn’t answer confidently.

The relationship between the spirits and the family,

The relationship between the family and me.

The relationship between me and the vassal.

Is there a difference?

Hayakawa couldn’t take her blurry gaze away from that man.

No, she couldn’t take it away.

She didn’t dare to take it away.

It was something she had asked for, half out of curiosity and half out of anticipation.

If it went well, she would just have to give him one of the magic items lying around the house, or if it didn’t, she would just have to solve the incident.

‘𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙. . . .’

It was the first time in her life.

A person who shed blood for her without any sense of gain or loss.

‘𝙄𝙛, 𝙞𝙛 𝙎𝙞𝙧 𝙎𝙞𝙬𝙤𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩. . . . 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙩. . . .’

If he died, she would also die and void the contract with [Kagutsuchi].

That wasn’t a god.

It was just a monster that watched the deaths of the many in exchange for lending them power.

If the vessel that was herself were to break, the contracted god would have no choice but to be sealed again.

『Ɠɾɾɾɾɾɾ!!』

Kagutsuchi’s sharp teeth were embedded in Siwoo’s body here and there.

Blood flowed down.

Siwoo was barely blocking his mouth with a dagger and a walker.

As Kagutsuchi’s mouth tightened again, his teeth dug into his flesh and drew more blood.

The fire serpent spirit squinted its bright yellow eyes and sneered.

His tongue flickered and licked Siwoo’s face.

Chi-ji-ji-jik. . . .

His face turned bright red in an instant due to the intense heat, and his skin peeled off.

“Are you having fun, you damn earthworm. . .!”

『Ɠɾɾɾɾɾɾ. Ӏե’s ƒմղ.』

As he moved his maw from side to side, his teeth followed, and the teeth that had dug in crushed his muscles and bones.

“――――!! You damn snake bastard!”

His head throbbed with pain, and a groan escaped from his mouth.

『Ɠɾɾɾ. . . Ӏ’ƖƖ sƖօաƖყ ҍմɾղ ყօմ եօ ժҽɑեհ ҍყ թօմɾํղց օմե ɑ ƖํեեƖҽ ҍํե օƒ ƒํɾҽ.』

Intense magic power gathered slowly from Kagutsuchi’s throat.

The crimson heat slowly reached Siwoo.

His skin felt like it was burning, and it was hard to even open his eyes.

The heat was so intense that even his blood was drying up.

Then, a tremendous energy surged from far away.

Kagutsuchi gasped in surprise, opened his mouth, and turned his head back.

A huge brain wave scratched at everything and poured out its full power.

[Brain Wall Island-Mahuraga]

The flesh that had been flicked from Red Ear’s hand summoned the evil god of the Tenryu Hachibu, and flew straight at the spirit without hesitation.

‘𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚.’

Red Ear, who decided to use the strongest magic item when Kagutsuchi drew Siwoo’s attention.

『ƓɾօաƖ! Ƴօմ ϲɑղ ҍօɾɾօա եհҽ թօաҽɾ օƒ եհҽ ցօժs եօօ!』

He didn’t know who ‘Mahuraga’ was, but Kagutsuchi could tell that the thunderclap that was flying in was at least infused with the power of God.

If he had had this kind of ability, he would have noticed it right away and killed that old man first.

Kagutsuchi exhaled the heat he had gathered in his mouth at Mahuraga in one breath.

The flames that would never go out wrapped around the thunderclap and shot out heat everywhere.

At that moment, Siwoo gasped and tried to join the attack from behind.

However, Kagutsuchi was aware of Siwoo’s every move.

Because he was the strongest and most annoying opponent.

The moment magic power gathered under Siwoo’s feet,

Kagutsuchi’s tail turned into hard, sharp iron

Shrirririk- Pufuk!

It pierced Siwoo’s heart in one shot.

“Br. . .Broㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡther!!!”

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