Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 109

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Chapter 109

Boom—boom—boom—boom—crash—
That was the moment.
A tremendous thunderstorm erupted with such violence that it seemed to shake the very foundations of the earth.
And as if it had been waiting for this cue, a torrential downpour began to pour down.
It felt as though the heavens themselves had torn open.
Pitter—patter—patter—patter—patter—patter—patter—patter—
The sound of rain striking surfaces was deafeningly loud, coming from every direction.
Click—
Snap—
Ye-rim, Tae-woo, and Min-hye each switched on their flashlights and surveyed the corridors on either side.
No ghosts were immediately visible, but with the lights extinguished and the spiritual energy pressing down so heavily, it felt as though chaos would erupt at any moment.
“The lights just went out all of a sudden. Where are we supposed to turn them back on?”
Ye-rim muttered to herself.
“Shouldn’t we ask that manager from earlier?”
Min-hye spoke, her shoulders slightly hunched.
Tae-woo nodded and immediately strode toward the corridor exit.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
The moment he stepped outside the corridor, pitch-black darkness and a torrential downpour blocked his path.
And where Hong Yang-doo had been standing, only his open umbrella lay abandoned on the ground—his figure was nowhere to be seen.
“Where did he go?!”
Ye-rim looked around in alarm.
But all trace of him had vanished without a trace.
One thing was certain—the fact that his umbrella lay discarded like this meant something had happened to him.
In the brief time we had observed him, his nature was such that he was not the type to wander about in the rain.
That was the moment.

Screeeeeeeeeech—

A sharp, piercing scream of a woman echoed from the corridor.
All three turned their heads toward the corridor simultaneously.
Amid the slight swaying, the flashlight beams from the group cut through the pitch-black darkness, illuminating the corridor brightly.
Groooooong—
With each sway, a metallic resonance reverberated softly throughout.
Creeeeeeak—
The sharp screams gradually subsided.
Then, strange sounds began leaking from the speaker mounted in the corridor.
Skreeeee— crackle crackle—
The crackling noise filled the surrounding area with static.
Then a woman’s voice, weeping mournfully, poured throughout the entire ship.
Sob— sob sob— sob sob— sob— sob sob—
Along with those cries, crimson blood began trickling from the speaker mounted at the edge of the ceiling.
This was far from an ordinary situation.
Ye-rim aimed the tactical flashlight mounted on her shotgun at the speaker, then stopped.
“The ghosts here… they don’t seem ordinary. Everyone, keep your wits about you.”
At her words, Tae-woo and Min-hye nodded.
It was from this moment.
Min-hye’s expression began growing extraordinarily dark.
She broke into a cold sweat and shrank back.
But Ye-rim and Tae-woo failed to notice Min-hye’s reaction immediately.
“Let’s head to the wheelhouse first.”
The fact that sound was coming from the speaker meant something had been manipulated in the wheelhouse.
They immediately crossed the corridor and headed for the staircase.
Groooooong—
Even as they walked, the ship swayed slightly.
Thud— thud— thud—
The footsteps of the three echoed through the corridor.
As they passed each open cabin door, they remained vigilant and checked inside.
Thud— thud—
As they drew closer to the staircase one step at a time, Ye-rim stopped walking.
She had discovered something in the corner of a cabin they were passing.
Standing outside the open cabin door, she aimed her flashlight toward the corner.
There, a long-haired woman was pressed flat against the wall, staring into the corner.
Ye-rim aimed her gun at the woman and nodded to Tae-woo.
The tip of Tae-woo’s Ear-Piercing Blade and Min-hye’s Peaceful Spirit Spear also turned toward the woman.
“Excuse me?”
Ye-rim called out softly.
She needed to confirm whether this might be a living person.
But that thought shattered in an instant.
Whoosh—
The woman’s head snapped around 180 degrees as she turned from staring at the corner.
What came into view were two eyes brimming with blood in a skull-like, ashen face.
Ye-rim’s lips twitched as she immediately pulled the trigger.
Bang!!
In an instant, the bullet flew toward the woman.
Fzzzzzzzzz—
The woman instantly turned to black powder and vanished.
That was when it began.
Ghosts started revealing themselves from all directions.
Saaaaaaaa—
Cold air filled the cabin as a ghost crawled out from beneath the bed.
Skitter-skitter-skitter-skitter—
The ghost crawled out at tremendous speed and reached toward Ye-rim, who stood at the forefront.
At that moment, Tae-woo stepped forward and severed the ghost’s neck with the Ghost-Slaying Blade.
Fzzzzzzzzz—
The ghost transformed into black smoke, spread across the cabin floor, and dissipated.
Simultaneously, a dark-shaped ghost thrust its upper body out from a mirror on one wall.
Min-hye thrust her spear forward as if she had been waiting for this moment.
Whoooooosh—
Her spear pierced through the ghost’s torso.
Then she yanked the spear downward, splitting the body in two.
Fzzzzzzzzz—
The ghost that had thrust its upper body out from the mirror also became black smoke, pouring onto the floor.
In a single fleeting moment, three ghosts had been annihilated at once.
Hummmmm—
Ye-rim swiveled her gun barrel, quickly scanning for any remaining ghosts.
Tae-woo likewise swept his gaze around while gripping the Ghost-Slaying Blade in one hand.
On the radar, blue dots still marked the presence of ghosts in the vicinity.
However, since ghosts on the upper and lower floors were also being detected, it was impossible to determine precisely whether any remained in this room.

Huff— huff-huff— huff-huff—

Even amid the chaos, the ghost’s wails continued to pour from the speaker.
Min-hye covered her ears as if the sound caused her pain.
“What’s wrong?!”
Yerim wrapped an arm around Min-hye’s shoulder and asked.
“My ears… my ears hurt. They hurt so much.”
Min-hye grimaced and clenched her teeth as she muttered.
The abnormal reaction that had appeared from the moment the ghost’s wails first emanated from the speaker was growing progressively worse.
When Tae-woo looked at Min-hye with a startled expression, Yerim spoke.
“She’s reacting sensitively to the ghost’s sounds. Among those who’ve received divine possession, there are occasionally people like this.”
Before her words even finished, Tae-woo drew the Blood-Water Blade and hurled it toward the speaker installed near the ceiling.

Crack—
Bzzzzzzt—

Sparks erupted as the short blade pierced directly through the center of the Blood-Water Blade’s target. The speaker fell silent after that.
No further sound came from that speaker.
But the ghost’s wails continued to echo from the corridor and other cabins.
“When Min-hye received divine possession, that General Bosal said the spirits become aggressive when seen, right? With that tendency, since she can’t see the ghosts but only hears their sounds through the speaker, she’s becoming confused. We need to silence those wails as quickly as possible.”
At Yerim’s words, Tae-woo paused briefly in thought, then nodded.
“I’ll head to the wheelhouse first and try to do something about the speaker volume. Please wait here for a moment.”
At that, Yerim’s head snapped around.
“You’re going alone, Tae-woo?”
“In her current state, it seems difficult for Min-hye to move. I’ll be back soon.”
Tae-woo had already made his decision.
Yerim hesitated briefly, then nodded.
Though he was her junior, she knew his abilities well enough to trust him.
Above all, Min-hye’s complexion was deteriorating far too rapidly, and no better alternative came to mind.
“Understood. Be careful.”
“Don’t worry.”
Tae-woo smiled and immediately stepped out of the cabin.
The moment he shone his flashlight toward the corridor, he saw dozens of ghosts standing motionless throughout it.
Each appeared completely different from the others.
Some were headless, while others were missing an arm.
The peculiarity was that they were all uniformly unclothed and possessed glossy gray skin like ancient mannequins.
It was impossible to distinguish whether they were male or female.
They merely trembled grotesquely with their bodies turned toward Tae-woo.
Uuuuuung—
Simultaneously, Tae-woo’s ear-cutting blade also trembled subtly.
In that instant, confidence surged through him that he could cut down all these ghosts at once.
He gazed quietly at the spirits before sheathing his blade again.
Then, leaning my upper body forward slightly, I extended one leg back in a long stride.
It was the preparatory stance for a quick draw—to dash forward the moment I unsheathed my blade.
Uuuuuung—
The Ghost-Slaying Blade trembled violently within its scabbard.
Tae-woo narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the ghosts before him.
Screeeeeech—
The Mannequin-like Ghosts began contorting their bodies grotesquely, advancing one step at a time.

Shriek—shriek shriek—shriek shriek shriek shriek shriek—

Even amidst this chaos, the wailing sounds pouring from the speakers showed no sign of stopping.

Screeeeeech—

In that very instant, the ghost at the very front raised its arm at a ninety-degree angle and lunged for Tae-woo’s head.
Without hesitation, Tae-woo took a large step forward and executed his draw.
Swhooooooooosh—
Sling—
As the Ghost-Slaying Blade sang its sharp metallic cry while leaving the scabbard, an enormous wave of sword energy erupted forward.
Tae-woo surged ahead at tremendous speed, charging several meters forward.
Whoooosh—
With Tae-woo’s charge, warm air swept violently around the surroundings.
Swhiiiish—
In an instant, Tae-woo crossed the corridor and came to a halt before the staircase leading to the upper floor.
Gooooo—
Warm air dispersed gently around him.
After executing the draw technique, Tae-woo stood motionless in his finishing stance, then slowly returned the blade to its scabbard.
Clack—
The moment the blade fully entered the scabbard—the ghosts standing throughout the corridor shattered into fragments simultaneously.
Fzzzzzzzzz—
At the same time, as if they had been waiting for this moment, all the ghosts transformed into black smoke and vanished.
But this was not the end.
Swhack—boom—
The speakers arranged in regular intervals throughout the corridor exploded in unison, belching gray smoke.
With the draw technique, I had severed all the speakers emitting the ghosts’ wails as well.
Gooooo—
Behind Tae-woo, black smoke from the dissipating ghosts and gray smoke from the speakers filled the air.
He checked his radar once, then turned his gaze toward the staircase.

Whimper—whimper—whimper—

The ghost’s cries continued to echo from the 2nd Floor Corridor.
Then a torrent of blood began cascading down the Staircase.
Tae-woo observed the crimson flow for a moment before stepping onto the Staircase.
Splash—splash—
He waded through the pooled blood and ascended to the 2nd Floor Corridor.

The 2nd Floor Corridor presented a landscape eerily similar to the First Floor.
This area housed Workshops where crew members gathered for meetings and conducted their duties.
And here too, Mannequin-like Ghosts stood motionless, their forms pivoting toward Tae-woo.
Tae-woo’s objective was to reach the Bridge and silence the ghost’s wailing.
The priority was to ascend to the 3rd Floor as swiftly as possible.
He bolted up the adjacent Staircase and charged toward the 3rd Floor.
That was the moment.
The instant he arrived on the 3rd Floor, something plummeted from the ceiling.
Thud—
Tae-woo flinched and stepped back before lowering his gaze.
The flashlight mounted on his smart glasses illuminated a form sprawled in the center of the Corridor.
It was another Mannequin-like Ghost—the same ashen specter he had encountered repeatedly.
Without hesitation, Tae-woo drove the Ghost-Slaying Blade into the creature’s back.
Squelch—
The ghost dissolved into black smoke and vanished.
Tae-woo lifted his gaze slowly, the Ghost-Slaying Blade still gripped in his hand.
Gooooooo—
The sealed Bridge loomed directly ahead.
He approached it slowly and pushed the door open.

Guihon Trading Company Chapter 109

Author
Cha Woo-rens
Publisher
Daon Creative
Planning / Editing / Production
Yoon Tae-ri
Cover Art
Lee Chi

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