Exorcism Specialist Company: Ghost Soul Trading - Chapter 98

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Chapter 98

I drew my blade upward in one fluid motion without hesitation.
Shhwaaack—
Fzzzzzzzt—
The rushing ghost’s body split in two, transforming into black smoke.
I advanced step by step, slashing through the ghosts that came at me.
Crack—
I thrust my blade into the abdomen of a ghost attacking from the side.
As the sword lodged in the wall, the ghost lunged at my face, jaws snapping.
I immediately fired my pistol beneath its jaw.
Bang bang bang!
Only then did the ghost dissipate.
Simultaneously, I drew my blood-stained short sword and severed the necks of the ghosts closing in around me.
Fzzzzzzzt—
Four ghosts with gashes across their necks vanished into black smoke.
Crack—
I drove my blood-stained short sword down through the crown of another ghost’s head as it lunged through the smoke.
As that ghost collapsed, I pulled the ghost-slaying sword from the wall and swung it again.
Shhwazzzzt—
The ghosts before me dissipated into black smoke.
Even the fourth-rank long-sword ghosts that couldn’t be destroyed in a single strike couldn’t last long.
My blade strikes were extraordinarily fast, always cutting through each ghost two or three times in succession.
Even if I missed one, I followed up with gunfire, ensuring none escaped annihilation.
Squelch—
I pulled the blood-stained short sword from the head of the ghost collapsed on the ground, where it had been embedded.
Fzzzzzzzt—
The ghost dissipated from the floor.
I sheathed the short sword at my waist again, then severed the waists of the nearby ghosts with the ghost-slaying sword.
Whoosh—
Then I retreated about three meters back.
Fzzzzzzzt—
The ghosts I had just cut down also dissipated.
The number of ghosts had been reduced by more than half from the beginning.
From my retreated position, I holstered my pistol and suddenly sheathed my blade.
Then I lowered my body by bending my knees and torso.
My left hand gripped the scabbard while my right hand prepared to grasp the handle of the ghost-slaying sword.
Cha Manager, watching this from behind, spoke quietly.
“You’re drawing your blade in this situation?”
Typically, blade drawing was a technique employed at the start of combat to deliver a preemptive strike.
Yet retreating against multiple enemies only to suddenly sheathe and then assume a drawing stance was hardly efficient.
It was merely offering an opening for counterattack.
That was the moment.
Tae-woo stepped forward and drew his blade with lightning speed.
Simultaneously, he swept the sword horizontally in a grand arc, and a tremendous gale erupted.

Shhhhhhhhwing—

Sword energy blazed forward, and the ghosts before him were cleaved in two in unison.
That was not all.
The picture frames and exterior panels hanging on the walls were also bisected.
Crash—
Long blade marks were carved into both walls of the corridor from the sword energy’s impact.
Whoooosh—
Fzzzzzzzzz—
The severed ghosts dissolved into black smoke and vanished.
And only Tae-woo and the Female Ghost remained in the corridor.
“Good heavens. Is that even possible?”
Ji-seok couldn’t hide his astonishment.
“The more we learn, the more astounding it becomes.”
Ye-rim shook her head in wonder.
“To think he can sweep away ghosts across such a wide area with a single sword strike. Every time we watch him fight, he proves to be more incredible.”
Cha Jun-ho added his own remark.
Meanwhile, Tae-woo faced the ghost.
The ghost tilted its head slowly as it regarded Tae-woo.
Then it began emitting a rustling, paper-like sound.

Ssshhhhhhhhhhh—
[You will not escape from here. You will not escape from here.]

She was making the same sound as well.
Despite clearly being a ghost without a nose or mouth, the sound was unmistakably coming from her.
Tae-woo furrowed his brow as he watched her.
“Is that all you creatures know how to say?”
Then he drew his sword and charged forward immediately.
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud—
As Tae-woo rushed ahead, dust scattered across the floor erupted upward.
The flow of air had shifted from the sheer velocity of his movement.
Whoooosh—
He lowered his stance and swung his blade horizontally.
But the ghost had already vanished, and his sword cut through empty air.
In that instant, the ghost appeared behind Tae-woo’s back.
Tae-woo spun around immediately and swung his sword.
But again, the ghost had disappeared, and once more his blade sliced through nothing.
Crack—
As the sword grazed the wall, another long slash mark appeared.
At that very moment, the ghost revealed itself directly above Tae-woo’s head.
The ghost clung horizontally to the ceiling, glaring down at him.
Her hair began to slowly coil around his neck.
Tae-woo quickly lowered his stance and swung his blade upward with tremendous force.
Shwing-shwing-shwing-shwing-shwing-shwing—
Crash-crash-crash-crash-crash—
The gypsum ceiling crumbled, and debris rained down.
Simultaneously, the fluorescent lights and red emergency lights sparked as their wiring and bulbs shattered.
Bzzzzzzzz—
All the lights in the corridor went out.
The corridor was engulfed in pitch-black darkness.
Tae-woo quickly retreated backward, then breathed slowly and deliberately.
“Hahhh—”
He remained vigilant, sensing the faint spiritual presence, the cold wind, and watching his Ghost Radar intently.
Whoosh—
He shone his flashlight around, but the ghost was invisible to the naked eye.
However, the Ghost Radar showed a clear response from the ghost.
Blue dots were blinking rapidly and sporadically throughout the surrounding area.
Ghosts on the upper floors would be detected if they were within 20 meters, but I couldn’t be certain whether a ghost identical to that Female Ghost would show up on the radar.

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-whoosh—

[I’m going to kill you!]

At that moment, I heard the ghost’s voice from behind.
I spun around sharply.
The flashlight beam swept with me.
But there was nothing there.

Ssshhhhsss—

[I’m going to kill you!]

Again, the voice came from behind.
I turned around again, but the ghost was nowhere to be seen.

Ssshhhhsss—

[I’m going to kill you!]

This time it came from the side.
It seemed the ghost was circling around me, repeating the same sound.
At the far end of the corridor where the emergency staircase and elevator were located, Cha Manager watched this unfold and spoke quietly.
“The ghost is concealing its form and whispering to Kim Chief. Regardless of what his radar shows—without spiritual sight, this situation is difficult to handle. If a ghost can deliberately hide its appearance, you must discern its location and intent solely through the spiritual energy it emanates.”
Ji-seok and Ye-rim watched me intently as they listened.

Ssshhhhsss—
[I’m going to kill you!]

The same sound continued echoing in my ears.
But the direction was completely chaotic.
The Ghost Radar flickered with blue dots all around as if malfunctioning, unable to pinpoint the Female Ghost’s location.
Observing this phenomenon, I could sense the ghost’s intent—it was trying to exploit an opening in my defenses.
“This creature.”
Moving about erratically like this, it would suddenly appear and counterattack—its strategy was unmistakable.
In this situation, the Ghost Radar seemed utterly useless.
I looked around, then slowly closed my eyes.
My spiritual training was incomplete, but I decided to trust my instincts anyway.
Recalling the times I’d felt the chill before the Ghost Radar even reacted, I focused all my senses on tactile perception.

Ssshhhhsss—

[I’m going to kill you!]

Shhhhhhhhh—

[I’m going to kill you!]

Shhhhhhhhh—

[I’m going to kill you!]

As the voices continued to assault me from all directions, I detected something peculiar.
Between the end of one sound and the beginning of the next, an eerie chill brushed across the nape of my neck.

Shhhhhhhhh—

[I’m going to kill you!]

As the voice shifted once more, I felt that same icy sensation at my neck again.
It meant the ghost was moving in dangerously close proximity to me.
I closed my eyes and concentrated my focus, and the ghost’s presence became unmistakably clear.
This was a sensation I had never experienced before.
I could now sense not just that the ghost existed, but the direction from which it approached.
That was the moment.
A blade-like chill sliced across my right ear from the darkness.
Instantly, my eyes snapped open and I swung the Ear Cutting Blade in a wide arc to my side.
Slice—
The Female Ghost’s neck, finally revealed, was severed clean.
Thud—
Her head fell to the floor.

Zzzzzzzzzzz—

Soon it dissipated into black smoke.
As Cha Manager, Ji-seok, and Ye-rim’s flashlight beams illuminated Tae-woo, he stood motionless in the middle of the corridor, slowly lowering the tip of his blade.
His posture embodied the very essence of a master swordsman.
“Department Head Bang, Manager Yoon. If you don’t work harder, the youngest will overtake you.”
Cha Manager chuckled as he looked at Ji-seok and Ye-rim, then gestured to Tae-woo.
Tae-woo sheathed his sword and hurried back to the group with quick steps.
“Now it seems like he’s doing the work of three or four people, not just one. Excellent, truly.”
Cha Manager gave a thumbs up as he spoke.
Tae-woo smiled wryly and shrugged his shoulders.
“Then let’s head up.”
Cha Manager pointed upward with his thumb and moved toward the Emergency Staircase.

* * *

10th Floor of Happy Motel.
After battling once more on the 9th Floor and vanquishing another ghost, the group finally arrived at the last top floor—the 10th Floor.
The moment they opened the Emergency Staircase door, the red lights that had been off suddenly illuminated.

Flicker—bzzzzzzzz—

With the sound of electricity flowing, the entire corridor bathed in red light.
All the Guest Room doors here were closed, and a chair sat in the middle of the corridor.
And in that chair sat Yang Hak-soo, cradling two short swords.
Tae-woo checked his Ghost Radar.
A blue dot was displaying extremely strongly at the position where Yang Hak-soo sat.
“Manager Yang?”
Ji-seok called out from behind, his voice slightly raised.
Then Yang Hak-soo slowly lifted his head.
“Manager Yang. Can you hear me?”
Cha Manager also spoke, aiming his gun.
But Yang Hak-soo did not respond.
He simply sat in the chair, quietly gazing at the group.
“Kim Baek-hun? Is it Kim Baek-hun?”
Cha Manager asked again.
Then Yang Hak-soo’s lips moved rapidly, producing a rustling sound.

Shshshshshshshshshshshshshsh—

The sound was translated to Tae-woo through the smart glasses.

[You won’t survive this place.]

It was the same threat as before.
“Kim Chief. What’s this bastard saying?”
“He says we’re all going to die here.”
Tae-woo answered as Cha Manager pointed his gun at the possessed man.
“Heh. This punk. Showing insubordination.”
He switched the gun’s safety to single-fire mode and muttered under his breath.
Tae-woo couldn’t tell if Cha Manager would actually pull the trigger.
Using that gun to capture a ghost possessing a living person could constitute actual murder.
But Cha Manager was tensing his fingers and shoulder as if ready to fire at any moment.
“Come out of that body willingly. We don’t hold back just because a ghost hides in a living person’s body.”
His index finger rested on the trigger.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh—
[No matter what you say, you won’t escape this place.]

Yang Manager picked up the short sword and carved a long gash across his own face.
Yet he showed no sign of pain, only a grotesque smile.

Exorcism Specialist Company Guihon Trading Chapter 98

Author
Cha U-Renz
Publisher
Daon Creative
Planning / Editing / Production
Yoon Tae-ri
Cover
Lee Chi

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