An Office Worker Is Good At Exorcism - Chapter 357

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Chapter 357
Part 7. I Have Called Upon You (4)
Words failed me.
How was I supposed to accept this?
The Possessed Person must have been seized by a Demon.
The stench of rotting flesh permeating this room and every detail of the scene confirmed that this woman was indeed the Possessed Person.
Blink. Blink. Blink.
Watching the woman blink her eyes like a drowning person flailing her arms and legs, Kang Hyung-seok picked up the Shaman’s Bell.
Clang!
“Dang Samjang Dharma Master Uijeong Bongjo Yeok.”
Shin Yoseph’s gaze turned toward him, and the woman also stopped blinking and watched Kang Hyung-seok.
“Mun Yeosihani Ilsie Buli Jaebiyadalmaseong Yochwaktaejunghasa Sibangyi Sangsuhago Sajungi Wiyohashini Isie Muaebosari Jaedaejungjunghasa.”
This was the Heavenly Earth Eight Yang Divine Mantra Sutra.
It was a scripture used when possession or Malevolent Spirits tormenting the body were nearby.
Since the Possessed Person was someone suffering at the hands of a Demon, they would certainly react if there was a problem.
“Yushiksajasohago Mujijadaramyeo Yeombuljasohagogushine Jadaramyeo Jigyejasohagopaegyejadaramyeo.”
It was as Kang Hyung-seok continued his scripture.
“I believe in one God.”
Shin Yoseph placed his hand on the woman’s shoulder and recited the Nicene Constantinopolitan Creed.
“I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages.”
Clang!
“Buguijasohagobin Cheonjadaramyeo Onyujasohagogang Gangjadaramyeo Heungseongjasohagogyeongdokjadaramyeo Jeongjikjasohagoand.”
“For us men and for our salvation, He came down from heaven.”
“Chisasesok Euro Cheonbakhaeyeo Gwanbeopi Dodokhamyeo Buryeogi Beunjunghago Baekseong Gunggohaeyeo Sogununandeukeun Yangyu Shinsadogyeonhaeyeo.”
“Under Pontius Pilate, He was crucified for us, suffered, and was buried. And on the third day, He rose again according to the Scriptures.”
Kang Hyung-seok and Shin Yoseph exchanged glances as they each recited their prayers.
From the woman’s tightly shut eyes, tears as thick as the rain now pouring down streamed forth, yet no other reaction emerged.
Still, I could not let my guard down.
Demons and Malevolent Spirits were cunning and deceitful, beguiling humans.
Splash.
Shin Yoseph smeared holy water on his palm and pressed it against the woman’s forehead.
“He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge both the living and the dead….”
It was then.
Crack!
A chilling sound flowing from between the woman’s lips silenced the prayers and scriptures.
Thud.
Beneath the red cloth covering her mouth, a tooth fell, its root clearly visible.
A human would writhe in pain or let out groans, but the woman breathed with an eerie, unnatural stillness.
“Who are you?”
Shin Yoseph pressed down on the woman’s forehead and asked in a low voice.
However, the Female Coworker said nothing, breathing in ragged gasps, while Kang Hyung-seok untied the crimson cloth that had been covering her mouth.
Simultaneously, a reek of blood and rotting flesh emanated from the Female Coworker’s mouth.
“In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Mother Mary, I demand of you: speak your name and your purpose.”
The Female Coworker’s mouth twisted grotesquely, her lips curling upward.
And the teeth that should have belonged to a young woman were completely gone, revealing a mouth stained blood-red and putrid.
“You have no right to demand anything of me.”
It was not a woman’s voice.
Rather, it was a voice thick and deep, shrouded in darkness.
It was a man’s voice laden with an unimaginable malevolence.
“I am he who emerged from the mire. I am the one who observes you.”
Shin Yoseph’s lips pressed firmly together.
Certainty blazed in his eyes.
The Possessed Person was real, and so was the Demon.
“The one who summoned you is not here. You must withdraw to the place where you belong.”
At that moment, Kang Hyung-seok’s gaze shifted toward the door.
Creeeeak.
The lock button was moving slowly.
Click!
The door locked, and Shin Yoseph glanced at the handle before turning his attention back to the Female Coworker.
The Female Coworker’s eyes were also fixed upon Shin Yoseph.
“It was I who called upon you.”
“….”
“Why do you still not understand? I have called you forth and set you before me.”
For a moment, Shin Yoseph’s pupils wavered.
The image of the Female Coworker’s eyelids fluttering madly flashed through his mind, and the gleam in the man’s eyes as he clutched the chicken in the car flickered before him.
Was all of this what it desired?
Then why?
For what purpose?
Shin Yoseph glared at the Female Coworker, then withdrew his hand from her forehead.
In the meantime, Kang Hyung-seok drew a sacred blade from his bag and unsheathed it.
As the keen edge of the blade was revealed, the Female Coworker’s mouth twisted further, and she laughed openly.
“Kill me.”
Though Kang Hyung-seok did not understand the words, he grasped their meaning from her expression and tone, and he stood beside Shin Yoseph.
Then he placed the sacred blade beneath the Female Coworker’s pillow.
There were two reasons for this.
One was a refusal to move as the Demon desired, and the other was a countermeasure to aid the Female Coworker.
A pillow carries symbolic significance.
Since ancient times, sleep has been regarded as akin to death, and the pillow was believed to be the vessel that receives the soul.
Placing the sacred blade beneath that pillow was a ritual incantation meant to suppress the Demon that bound the soul.
“It seems the intention is to buy time.”
“Huff!”
Shin Yoseph clenched his teeth and exhaled sharply.
A brief silence followed, and the two exchanged thoughts through their eyes.
If the goal was to capture both of them, they needed to escape immediately.
But since the Female Coworker was held captive by the Demon like a hostage, someone had to stay behind.
The question was: who would remain?
Jingle.
Shin Yoseph pulled car keys from his pocket and held them out to Kang Hyung-seok.
“You go.”
“Will you be alright alone?”
“Why would I be alone?”
Shin Yoseph spoke in a low voice, and Kang Hyung-seok’s eyes darted around him.
A faint Victim Spirit clung to Shin Yoseph like a guardian spirit.
It was Father Leo.
“…Understood.”
The moment his words fell away.
Shin Yoseph tossed the car keys to Kang Hyung-seok and immediately opened his mouth.
“Glorious Commander of the Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel, protect us in our struggle against powers and violence, and shield us in our battle against the rulers of this dark world and the evil spirits beneath the heavens.”
Thud!
Kang Hyung-seok grabbed his bag and seized the door handle.
But the door remained firmly shut, unmoved, and his gaze shifted to the window in the room.
“Come to aid those created in the image of God and ransomed at great price from Satan’s oppression. The Holy Church reveres you as our protector.”
Crack crack crack! Bang!
Kang Hyung-seok tried to force the window open.
But rusted nails held the frame fast, and the window refused to budge easily.
Crunch!
Kang Hyung-seok gripped the frame with both hands and pulled with every muscle in his back.
Screech! Screeeech!
Sharp grinding sounds erupted from the aluminum frame and nails.
“God has entrusted you with guiding the souls He has saved into the joy of heaven.”
Even as this happened, the prayer continued without pause.
“Grrrrrrr.”
A sound like a Lion Spirit’s roar poured from the Female Coworker’s mouth, and the air in the room trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
Rattle rattle rattle.
Seeing the Dharma painting hanging on the wall shake, Kang Hyung-seok gritted his teeth and pulled the frame harder.
Then it happened.
Crack!
The nails snapped, and the window swung wide open.
Cool air and heavy rain rushed in.
Second floor.
Looking down, I could see the floor, but the darkness around me made it seem farther away than it actually was.
But if I remained here any longer, I would save nothing and resolve nothing.
“I’m counting on you.”
Kang Hyung-seok turned to Shin Yoseph and spoke quietly so as not to disturb his prayer.
After seeing Shin Yoseph’s head nod heavily,
Whoosh!
I hurled myself out the window.
Thud!
The moment I hit the ground, I rolled with the impact and exhaled hot breath through gritted teeth.
Cold raindrops were falling, and the shock of the fall shook me violently from my legs through my organs.
Splash!
My entire body was covered in dirt, and though it was painful, I forced myself to stand.
“Huff! Huff!”
Breathing heavily, I pressed the car key fob.
Flash!
The SUV’s headlights cut through the pouring rain in brilliant white.
In a way, it almost seemed like an urge to hurry.
I know.
That this is my responsibility.
That I must do something, now.
Click.
Getting into the car, I set the bag down on the passenger floor and gripped the steering wheel.
Then, feeling a gaze, I looked toward the Apartment Complex entrance, where the man who had brought me here stood watching with a face full of shock.
Creak.
Turning the wheel, I kept my eyes locked with his as I turned the car’s nose around.
Then, through the driver’s window, I nodded toward the man whose gaze met mine.
Rest assured—your daughter will be safe, no matter what.
With that fierce determination burning in my eyes, I began driving toward the Mountain.
Vroom! Screech!
The sound of the car tearing through the rain and darkness echoed across the aging Apartment Complex.
The sound reached Shin Yoseph, but he did not respond.
Instead, he glared at the woman bound to the bed and wetted his palm with holy water.
“I don’t know why you came to this land, or what you are.”
The woman’s lips twisted into a bright smile.
Her eyes, showing only whites, looked inhuman, and her mouth, missing teeth and stained crimson, was grotesque to behold.
That hideously blooming smile mocked humanity and seemed terrible enough to corrode the soul.
“I don’t know your purpose either, but we will stop you.”
Swish.
Shin Yoseph traced a cross on the woman’s forehead with holy water.
The woman’s smile vanished, and instead, anguished moans tore from her throat as she clawed at her neck.
“In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, I bind you with the bonds of the Holy Spirit.”
“Grraaagh! Krrrrgh!”
“Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish before God!”
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The entire bed shook violently as the Female Coworker thrashed and convulsed against the prayer, her body writhing with desperate resistance.
Shin Yoseph pressed his palm firmly against the Possessed Person’s forehead and traced the sign of the cross.
“Behold the cross of the Lord here! And the power of your enemy shall retreat!”
The Demon had claimed that it was the one who had summoned them.
But in this moment, Shin Yoseph had to suppress the Demon.
He had to.

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