A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 179

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Chapter 179: Seal (1)

The concept of spiritual power itself is simple. It’s the power to interfere with the spirit realm.

However, humans can never touch the spirit realm before death. That’s why, even though the concept is simple, only an extremely small number of humans actually possess spiritual power.

And that extremely small number.

Shamans.

They borrow the power of gods. They see ghosts, listen to their grudges, and exorcise malevolent energies that harm the living world.

This is called exorcism.

“Okgapgyeong.”

However, sometimes there are ghosts that cannot be exorcised… or should not be.

Cases where their grudge is so powerful that it exceeds the shaman’s abilities. Or cases where even if the exorcism succeeds in destroying them, the possessed body could become even more dangerous.

In such cases, a sealing ritual is mainly performed.

“Chapter 2.”

However, since I mainly chose to just exorcise them outright, I’m not very familiar with such moderate methods like sealing.

Grandfather had a hard time teaching me sealing rituals too. Though once I learned them, I quickly mastered them, but as expected, I rarely used them.

Just get rid of them, why bother with anything else? …That was my thinking back then.

Okgapgyeong

It’s an 8-chapter sacred text also called Okgapbogyeong. It’s a sacred text used to drive away and exorcise ghosts, and its intensity was quite strong.

In other words, it’s not meant for simple sealing.

‘But what does it matter?’

There’s no one here now to scold me for using the sacred texts to my own liking again. Sadly.

I began reciting the sacred text.

“…Cheongsa Huto Hwangje Myeongbu Siwang Hyeongok Sinhwang.”

“Teukchammyeolgwiji Somyeolgwisin Myeolmang Cheonhwang Saja.”

Special participation in the extermination of demons and the destruction of ghosts and spirits

It was a monotonous tone.

When performing a sealing ritual, it’s necessary to calm one’s mind. If the shaman’s own mind is disturbed, it affects the soul that needs to be sealed as well.

“Jihwang Saja Jisin Myeolmang Inhwang Saja—.”

I reached out my hand. My fingertips touched the Bishop’s forehead.

…! Mmph, …!

I couldn’t hear it since we were underwater, but I could feel him struggling.

However, the Sea King Deity’s current held the guy even more firmly.

“Shh.”

The power of the sacred text grew stronger. Golden light began mixing into the water where the Bishop was trapped.

‘Spiritual power…’

It’s a flow that ordinary humans cannot see. However, it was clearly captured in my eyes.

‘As if lending me power, it’s flowing back.’

It was a good phenomenon. I watched the golden light flowing toward the sea for a moment.

And then…

“—Sahae Yongwang.”

“Ganghae Manmul Namnyeo Sugwiji Gwi Myeolmang.”

The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas destroy all things in rivers and seas, the male and female countless ghosts.

| They will capture and bring to their knees the violent souls that rampage as they please. |

The Sea King Deity, specifically the White Dragon King of the West Sea, gave weight to the sacred text I was reciting.

Thanks to this, the Bishop’s movements were gradually subsiding.

“Om Geupgeup Yeoyullyeong Sabaha.”

As I finished with the final incantation that concludes the sacred text, the golden light had disappeared and red characters were carved on the Bishop’s forehead.

It was the Chinese character meaning seal.

“…Is it finished.”

The Bishop, hanging limply, no longer resisted.

“Release Nojeokseong Sea.”

As I released the skill that had submerged him, the seawater drained away in an instant.

Swoooooosh——

As if nothing had happened, the gymnasium was completely clean.

Thud.

The Bishop collapsed to the floor and fell to his knees. Having slumped down powerlessly, all his previous vigor had completely disappeared.

‘If I attach the talisman at the end, it’ll be over.’

I used Talisman Arts.

A sealing talisman was generated in my palm—one with no additional effects, but with definite shamanic power.

“…Sabaha.”

With the final incantation, just as my talisman was about to stick to the silver-haired Bishop’s face—

“Kh, khk.”

The Bishop’s body twitched grotesquely.

“…!”

I immediately stepped half a pace away from him. At the same time, I quickly created a current.

“Whale Wave.”

A current swirled from one hand. Damn it.

‘Was he acting like he was unconscious?’

…No. The sealing incantation was definitely working. This was a fact my intuition told me. Then…

“Uh, hahahahahaha!”

The Bishop was struggling with his last remaining strength. He probably didn’t even have his sanity left.

Whooooooosh—

A pure white mass of light flashed. Even though the guy couldn’t die, he shot light at me as if he was prepared to die.

Crackle.

That’s when it happened.

“Black Chain, Capture.”

A bright blue Gate opened behind me. Someone from Red Wings who had flown over like lightning threw black iron chains.

“Wow—. We’re not late, right? We ran here as hard as we could! Though that one flew here.”

A refreshing voice was heard. But turning around was a luxury.

“You’re not late!”

I threw my body forward, taking advantage of the moment Hong I-jo caught the Bishop. The guy had hesitated at the sudden situation.

My talisman covered the Bishop’s face.

“Geupgeup-yeoyullyeong—.”

Sabaha.

It was finally over. It was the moment when the being who had toyed with dozens, perhaps hundreds of lives, closed his eyes.

“Huff, huff…”

I was breathing heavily. My breathing was rough because I had been tense.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine.”

Hong I-jo asked as he landed on the gymnasium floor. I nodded.

“You came at the perfect time.”

It really was perfect timing. I felt genuinely grateful to Lee Cheong-ryu for once.

“This much is easy. But what happened? That thing looks just like a jiangshi. It’s not even moving.”

“I sealed it. Since I can’t kill it, that was the only remaining method. As long as that talisman isn’t removed, it will never regain consciousness.”

“That’s possible? Wow, we really got ourselves a capable companion—.”

Lee Cheong-ryu smiled brightly and patted my back.

“It was a bit dangerous at the end though. I almost had to recite the sacred text from the beginning again…”

Even jokes were coming out. It was proof that the tension had been released.

“Now we just need to move it to Korea. Hmm, but I wonder if there’s a suitable place to put it.”

“How about we celebrate first? We finally subdued the guy.”

“Haha… That’s true too.”

It had been a long time, if you could call it long. It felt refreshing.

I looked at the motionless Bishop for a moment.

‘Ah, right.’

Then I turned my gaze to Hong I-jo.

“Is Hong I-jo okay? Has his eye recovered?”

It was an injury that could have caused blindness if handled poorly. The thought of an S-rank Hunter losing an eye was horrifying.

“Ah…”

Hong I-jo had gauze covering one of his eyes. With his expressionless face, he slowly opened his mouth as usual.

* * *

A little while ago.

At a hospital in Seoul.

“Sorry. I caused trouble.”

Hong I-jo, sitting blankly on the patient bed, spoke.

Lee Cheong-ryu stood leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.

“It’s fine.”

He chuckled softly. That was his only reaction.

“…Aren’t you going to ask?”

He was asking if Lee Cheong-ryu wouldn’t inquire about his sin.

The eye is one of the most important organs in the human body. Being attacked there immediately meant he had committed a grave sin.

But he’s not asking… Hong I-jo couldn’t understand Lee Cheong-ryu.

Though really, was there anyone who could understand him?

However, Hong I-jo and Lee Cheong-ryu were S-rank Hunters of the same age who had quite a bit of interaction.

He thought he knew his opponent to some degree.

“Why?”

“Well—.”

Lee Cheong-ryu had an indifferent expression. Hong I-jo asked again.

“Not interesting?”

Perhaps he wasn’t curious because it wasn’t a fun or interesting topic.

‘That might be it.’

Sin cannot be hidden. You can never cover the sky with your palm.

‘It’ll be revealed in time anyway.’

It wouldn’t catch Lee Cheong-ryu’s interest.

“What do you think of me?”

“…A psycho.”

“That’s too harsh, really.”

The blue-haired S-rank Hunter chuckled. Then he uncrossed his arms and continued his sentence.

“I just wonder if I’m qualified to judge sins.”

“…?”

“No one knows, right? I might have committed even greater sins.”

Hong I-jo furrowed his brow. He couldn’t tell if this was a joke to lighten the mood or if he was serious.

“I’m joking, just joking. But isn’t it almost done now? I don’t think there’s much time left…”

Lee Cheong-ryu checked the clock on the wall. It had already been 30 minutes since they arrived at the hospital through his gate.

Swoosh—

Then the curtain was pulled back.

“It’s done now. It should have regenerated.”

It was the boy in the doctor’s coat. A-rank Healer Baek Kyul approached Hong I-jo.

“Eden’s little kid?”

“Who are you calling a little kid?”

Baek Kyul scowled deeply. The boy’s attitude was consistent even toward the Blue Dragon’s Guild Leader.

Clatter.

Baek Kyul finished the dressing using gauze. Hong I-jo lightly touched around his eye.

“Don’t let water touch it for a while. I did use a premium potion like that guy said, but you might have to wear an eyepatch for about 3 weeks. It was that serious of an injury.”

“Okay.”

“But…”

The boy hesitated before asking.

“What on earth happened? How did an S-rank end up like this…”

“The little kid doesn’t need to know. Come on, let’s go.”

At Lee Cheong-ryu’s words, Hong I-jo nodded.

Getting up from the bed, he gave Baek Kyul a slight bow and left the hospital room.

“Huh…”

The boy scratched his sky-blue hair. He felt uneasy.

* * *

“I’m fine. I’m okay.”

“Ah… Thank goodness.”

Hong I-jo lifted the gauze to show that his eyes had recovered.

I let out a sigh of relief.

“Good. We caught one Bishop, and Hong I-jo says his eyes are fine. Let’s move on to the next.”

“Ah—. We have to. It’s one mountain after another.”

Yu-kyung, Heo Gil, and Yeon Na-yeon.

Bishops must have attacked where those three were as well.

— …Here, shit, how the hell did these bastards, …Lee Cheong-ryu, can you hear me?!

Yu-kyung’s radio transmission was still vivid. There were three S-ranks, plus my talisman, so I wasn’t too worried, but…

I had to hurry and go support them.

Woooooong—

Lee Cheong-ryu’s Gate opened.

‘Two of them?’

One was…

“Red Dog, take that one first. I heard Red Dog Headquarters has a containment facility for Awakened. That should be safe for a while.”

“Yeah.”

As expected.

‘Things are proceeding smoothly.’

Hong I-jo grabbed the Bishop by the collar and passed through the Gate with him.

“Let’s go too.”

“Yes.”

Lee Cheong-ryu and I crossed through the Gate leading to the other Guild Leaders.

* * *

“Cough.”

The smoke is thick. What happened?

Shwaaaack—!

“…!”

A tree branch shot out from somewhere. It was the World Tree of Eden’s Guild Leader, Yu-kyung.

Clang!

I barely managed to block it with the Spirit General Sword. Damn it, the battle isn’t over yet?

‘The talisman I gave only lasts for 1 minute. If the battle isn’t finished yet.’

Don’t tell me…

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