Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 31

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Chapter 31

‘That movement… it’s far from ordinary.’
Ji-seok had offered Tae-woo a brief word of caution, yet he couldn’t help but inwardly admire the sheer speed of his movements in that instant.
Had Tae-woo not halted so abruptly, he could have delivered a clean strike without risking a counterattack.
With unwavering resolve, he could have obliterated the ghost with just a few decisive sword strikes.
For a newcomer heading out on only his third or fourth field assignment since joining, such explosive speed was something Ji-seok had never witnessed before.
‘Could it be the Guichaldo?’
He understood the Guichaldo far better than Ye-rim did.
It was a blade imbued with the will of Founder Kim Jun-mo and his predecessors, and it was said that those chosen by such a sword could manifest that will through their entire being.
And this was his first time seeing Tae-woo wield that blade.
‘Sharp. Precise.’
The way he perceived the ghost’s erratic movements, evaded them, and counterattacked—it was the very embodiment of a master swordsman.
In fact, Tae-woo’s techniques were rooted in the traditional Korean sword forms that had been passed down since the Joseon Dynasty.
Yet there was also a distinct influence of Japanese sword techniques woven throughout.
This was because Tae-woo, while developing games, had extensively studied the movements of ninjas and samurai, making him intimately familiar with Shinkage-ryū sword forms. When these mental patterns translated into actual movement, they naturally blended with traditional Korean techniques in a subtle, seamless manner.
Ji-seok watched him and slowly nodded to himself.
He was genuinely satisfied that this would be a valuable asset to the team going forward.
However, he showed no outward sign of approval, merely gesturing for them to move faster.
“Yes, yes!”
Tae-woo hurried along in his wake.

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The staircase ascending from the 2nd Floor to the 3rd Floor.
Another dull sound echoed from above.

Thud—thud—thud—

The sound was slightly closer and more cheerful than before.
However, it sounded less like metal striking the floor and more like a stone being driven into the ground.
I checked my radar.
The blue dot seemed to approach slightly before stopping in place.
“What on earth is that sound?”
Tae-woo asked.
“I have a theory, but let’s observe carefully for now.”
Ji-seok replied quietly.
That was when it happened.

Thud-thud—thud-thud—thud-thud—splat-splat—splat-splat—splat-splat—

The sound that had seemed like a stone striking the ground transformed into something grotesque—like raw meat being dropped onto the earth.
Tae-woo unconsciously furrowed his brow.

Splat-splat—splat-splat—splat-splat—

And the sound gradually receded into the distance.
The blue dot on the radar likewise faded away toward the right.
“You said you have a radar? What does it show?”
“It’s moving away to the right now.”
I waited briefly at the bottom of the Staircase before resuming my ascent.
Whoosh—
The moment I reached the 3rd Floor, I surveyed the Corridor stretching out in both directions.
As expected, there was no one there.
“Tell me if you see anything on the radar.”
“Yes, understood.”
We began checking the left Corridor, sweeping our flashlights across the area.

Tap-tap—tap-tap—tap-tap—

The footsteps of two people echoed through the corridor.
I swallowed hard and followed closely behind Ji-seok.
Then I noticed the radar’s blue dot indicating a ghost ahead and grabbed Ji-seok’s arm.
Ji-seok stopped in his tracks.
“Is there one?”
“Yes. It appears to be somewhere ahead.”
After briefly surveying the surroundings in response to my answer, Ji-seok pointed to a door visible ahead.
Creak— creak— creak—
The door was repeatedly opening and closing on its own.
There was no wind— or rather, even if there were wind, it made no sense for a door to move like that.
Which meant… there was a ghost in that place.
The radar clearly showed a powerful aura of a ghost inside that room.
Ji-seok and I slowly approached the room, flashlights held before us.
Creak— creak— creak—
Inside the room that kept opening and closing stood a woman with long hair, her head drooping limply.
Whoosh—
Ji-seok drew out a talisman card, and I gripped my sword tightly.
Then— Ji-seok stepped closer and gently held the self-moving door in place with his hand.
In that instant— the woman with the drooping head suddenly lifted it.
What appeared at that moment was absolutely horrifying.
Her appearance, hidden beneath the long, drooping hair, was far from that of an ordinary human.
Her blackened tongue hung down to her solar plexus, her eyes had no pupils, and her entire face was covered with prominent blood vessels.
Her neck appeared to be broken as well, hanging limply and unable to support its weight, her head dangling uselessly.
“Ugh.”
I furrowed my brow and let out a sound.
“Don’t make sounds like that in front of a ghost!”
Ji-seok scolded me while looking at me.
It was right then.
The ghost lunged at us, its head, long tongue, and hair flailing wildly.
Its movement was so fast that before Ji-seok could even react, it crashed into him.
Wooooosh—
A cold wind swirled around— and Ji-seok was sent flying down the corridor, slamming into the opposite wall.
Thud—
I immediately swung my sword, but the ghost had already vanished.
I adjusted my grip on the sword that had cut through empty air and looked back into the room.
Then I caught sight of another form of that ghost.
It was hanging from the ceiling by its hair.
At first glance, it looked like the form of someone who had died by hanging.
‘Ah.’
From that sight, I could discern that this ghost had died by hanging.
“Be careful, Kim Manager. This doesn’t seem like an ordinary one!”
Ji-seok’s voice rang out from behind me.
But he still hadn’t recovered from the impact of the attack, unable to steady himself properly.
It meant I had pushed Ji-seok with that much force.
‘I’ve already vanquished a Grade 4 Jangdo Ghost. Don’t panic. Don’t panic.’
Tae-woo kept repeating this to himself as he stepped into the room one pace at a time.
Thud—
And the moment I stepped into the Entrance Hall.
Screeeeeech—
The ghost that had been hanging from the ceiling suddenly flew straight at Tae-woo.
In an instant, its face was right in front of his.
Whoooooosh—
At the same time, a long tongue wrapped around Tae-woo’s throat.
Shrieeeeeek—
And with terrifying speed, it constricted his neck while shoving him backward.
“Ugh!”
Tae-woo instinctively knew that if he continued being pushed back like this, he would slam hard against the wall just like Ji-seok had moments before.
‘I have to hold my ground.’
He gritted his teeth and lowered his stance.
He tried to swing the Gwi-chal Sword, but because the ghost was so close, he couldn’t properly wield the blade.
It was then that Tae-woo drew the Hyeol-su Short Sword from his waist and sliced through the ghost’s tongue.
Shliiiiing—
The long tongue severed and fell to the floor with a wet sound.
Sssssss—
The severed tongue instantly dissolved into black smoke and vanished.
But the ghost’s main body did not disappear.

Shrieeeeeeek—

The ghost retreated backward with a pained cry, its screams unceasing.
Simultaneously, the crimson veins that covered its face grew thicker and more pronounced.
Whoooosh—
Then it began hurling its long hair like tentacles toward me.
I instinctively realized that if those strands made contact, my body would be pierced through.
But I couldn’t retreat.
I sensed that if I fell back, those razor-sharp hairs would attack relentlessly.
‘Forward!’
I lowered my stance, gripped the blade inverted, and charged directly at the ghost.
The sharp hair lunged at my head, shoulders, abdomen, and thighs.
Slash—
I thrust the blade forward and threw my body into the attack.
The hair began rotating as if trying to coil around me.
I spun rapidly in response, refusing to be ensnared.
Whoooooosh—
The sight seemed to defy the laws of physics.
Ji-seok, standing with his back against the wall watching the room, couldn’t help but widen his eyes at this spectacle.
Whoooooosh—
A tremendous whirlwind of dust swept through the surroundings.
The ghost seemed to be making its final desperate struggle.
“Hyaaaah!”
I cried out with force.
It wasn’t exactly a conscious decision.
Rather, it was a kind of desperate plea—that my blade would pierce the ghost’s body before the hair wrapping around me could pierce mine.
Thruuuust—
I could feel precisely the sensation of my blade embedding itself in the ghost’s body.
“Haaaah!”
Yet I didn’t stop there, instead slashing the blade sideways as I landed on the ground.
Whoooosh—
The blade that had been embedded in the ghost’s abdomen cut through its side as it withdrew, and from the severed section, black smoke poured forth before dissipating entirely.
Sizzzzzzz—
I surveyed my surroundings as black smoke cascaded down.
I was checking to see if any other ghost might attack.
Sizzzzz—
Fortunately, there appeared to be no other presence. After all the black smoke had dissipated, I slowly rose, sheathed my blade, and exhaled briefly.
Fortunately, I had no injuries.
“Manager, are you alright?”
I approached Ji-seok and asked.
At my calm inquiry, Ji-seok could only stare at my face without responding.
While the movements I’d shown on the second floor had suggested I was no ordinary person, what I’d just displayed was a technique Ji-seok had never once witnessed during all his time working at Guihon Trading Company.
This movement, which seemed to defy the laws of physics, was something you’d only see in fantasy or martial arts content.
‘No matter how strong Tae-woo’s will is, how is that even possible?’
I couldn’t comprehend it at all.
I had assumed that even those chosen by Guihon and capable of superhuman feats could only operate within the bounds of what was physically possible in reality.
For instance, I had thought that even someone protected by Guihon’s will would struggle to survive falling from a high-rise building.
But the movement Tae-woo had just displayed transcended the laws of physics that should have been possible in reality.
In just an instant, he had stretched his body rigid in mid-air, spinning as he charged at the ghost.
“Manager?”
Tae-woo approached and helped support Ji-seok, who was standing there dazed.
“Ah. I’m fine.”
Ji-seok, regaining his senses, made a gesture that he was okay and pushed himself up from the wall he’d been leaning against.
He had completely forgotten about the pain in his back in the face of this astonishing sight.

Thud— thud— thud—

That was when it happened.
From the opposite corridor, that same dull sound from before began echoing again.
Tae-woo and Ji-seok immediately shone their flashlights down the right corridor.
At that moment, the sight before their eyes made Tae-woo feel a chill run down his spine.
A short-haired woman was moving through the corridor doing a headstand, bouncing her head off the floor with each movement.

Thud— thud— thud—

Her face wasn’t visible, but her head was crushed and deformed as if the skull had been caved in.
The “thud” sound came from that crushed head striking the floor.
What made it even more grotesque was that while she bounced her head off the ground with each “thud,” her limbs remained rigidly extended toward the ceiling.
The moment Tae-woo saw that figure, he could instinctively sense that this ghost was Na Hee-jung.
He didn’t know why.
The two men slowly approached her.
As they closed to within 20 meters, her aura began appearing on Tae-woo’s radar.
A very intense blue dot.
It meant her aura was quite powerful.
The two men prepared to use their equipment immediately if needed and slowly approached the “thudding” ghost.
That was the moment.
“Hello! Is anyone here?!”
A man’s voice echoed loudly from the First Floor.
At that sound, the Na Hee-jung ghost suddenly vanished with a “whoosh.”
“Who is that?”
Tae-woo asked in surprise, looking at Ji-seok.

Guihon Trading Company: Exorcist Specialists Chapter 31

Author
Chau Renz
Publisher
Daon Creative
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Yoon Tae-ri
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