I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 190

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Chapter 190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A few days later, Noah had recovered his condition.

 

“You know that the barriers of the Sanctuary have been broken.”

 

While climbing the mountain peaks toward the pilgrimage site to become a priest, Noah explained diligently.

 

“Most of the barriers in the Grand Cathedral have been restored, but other areas are still not. This mountain is the same.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“The barriers that have been blocking the Corrupted Land have also disappeared, and this mountain in particular was famous for having especially dense corruption, so be careful.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Dana answered insincerely.

 

As he said, this mountain was teeming with countless Corrupted Lands.

 

Originally, ancient barriers had prevented the Corrupted Land from spreading.

 

But 10 months ago, ‘Subversive Elements’ had destroyed them all.

 

So signs were planted throughout the mountain and iron chains hung down, which were temporary measures to prevent access to the Corrupted Land.

 

That’s when it happened. Noah, who had been climbing the mountain, stopped abruptly in place and glared at her.

 

“What is that attitude of yours?”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Are you asking because you don’t know?”

 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

 

Actually, she knew.

 

She had been cold to Noah all day long.

 

She had never once made eye contact with Noah, never spoke to him first, and when he spoke to her, she only responded curtly with short answers.

 

Even at this very moment, she was looking at her feet instead of at Noah.

 

Finally, Noah, unable to bear it any longer, snapped.

 

“Do you have a complaint against me?”

 

“No.”

 

“No?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Then why.”

 

Noah grabbed her chin and turned it sharply toward himself.

 

Finally, for the first time today, their eyes met.

 

“But why is your attitude like this?”

 

“Don’t touch me carelessly, whatever my attitude is.”

 

Dana brushed off Noah’s hand with a sharp motion.

 

Was it an unexpected action? Noah seemed quite flustered. But soon he argued with an agitated face.

 

“What did you do right to act like this?”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Do you think I don’t know you disappeared with a man after the worship service? You’re the one who acted without principles, yet—”

 

“If you’re not going to get engaged anyway, what does it matter who I meet?”

 

“….”

 

He’s not answering.

 

Dana stared directly at Noah. Noah had an irritated expression, but.

 

‘I can see right through you.’

 

Noah was restless right now.

 

And Dana couldn’t understand it.

 

‘Why does he act mean when he likes me?’

 

According to Lete, Noah had even attempted to assassinate Viego to get revenge for her.

 

All because of Dana, because of her.

 

‘He even committed murder to get revenge on people who insulted me.’

 

Justin Lancaster. He even killed his closest friend.

 

‘Then doesn’t that mean he likes me?’

 

Viego had confessed to Noah about the relationship between ‘Yeon Dana’ and the clones. This was also a story she heard from Lete.

 

Then Noah must know that she is Danae Windsor.

 

‘If a woman he thought was dead came back alive, shouldn’t he treat her better?’

 

Instead, he was just as prickly as before.

 

Moreover, he even refused the engagement, so she really wondered if he actually liked her.

 

No, actually it didn’t matter whether he liked her or not. She wasn’t interested. The days when she was anxious and swayed by Noah’s every word had passed long ago.

 

She just wanted him to make his attitude clear.

 

Only then could she plan how to respond.

 

“Lord Noah!”

 

That’s when it happened. The sound of several footsteps approached from behind. They were Holy Knights from the cult.

 

“It was hard work chasing after you.”

 

“Sir Sestra.”

 

Noah gave a light nod, as if he knew the knight.

 

“What brings you here?”

 

“The Cult Leader sent us as an escort for Lady Danaina.”

 

“Elder Brother did?”

 

“Yes. Here are the documents.”

 

Noah frowned and snatched the documents.

 

It was a document saying that Danaina Rolland was an important person, so they were sending a special escort. It was genuine, with Viego’s handwriting and seal, not a forgery.

 

Then Dana said coldly.

 

“Then Lord Noah, please go back now.”

 

“What?”

 

“I will accompany the Holy Knights.”

 

Dana said while avoiding his sharp gaze.

 

“Lord Noah is also uncomfortable being with me, aren’t you? Thank you for accompanying me this far.”

 

“Do I look that irresponsible? I finish what I start.”

 

At Noah’s words, Dana let out a deep, very deep sigh.

 

“Don’t you understand yet? You’re so clueless.”

 

At that cold sentence, Noah’s eyes wavered.

 

‘My goodness, look how scared he is.’

 

Noah was holding his breath at each and every word that followed from her.

 

Dana realized that Noah had really only grown in body, and spoke her intended line.

 

“I don’t like you.”

 

Noah’s face turned red. Dana spoke coldly.

 

“To be honest, I liked your appearance so I wanted to get along well with you.”

 

“…But.”

 

“But, seeing you up close, you’re not my type. And our personalities don’t seem to match well either. I’ve been regretting suggesting we travel together this whole time.”

 

“….”

 

Noah just trembled his lips with an angry face.

 

Dana felt a bit absurd. Of course, she had said it to hurt his pride.

 

But was this something to be hurt by to that extent….

 

“Please go back. I don’t want to be with you anymore.”

 

After a moment, Noah, who had clenched his fists tightly, turned his back sharply. He walked down resolutely with big strides.

 

Dana stared intently at that retreating figure.

 

‘Yes, hurry up and leave.’

 

Get away from this mountain as quickly as possible. Noah Windsor.

 

Because.

 

“Then let us go, Lady Danaina Rolland.”

 

This mountain is about to become hell.

 

 

 

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She passed another warning sign. Dana followed behind the Holy Knights while recalling that day.

 

The day Lete revealed the truth.

 

That day, Dana had many conversations with Lete.

 

She also knew what would happen today.

 

 

 

“Holy Knights are scheduled to serve as escorts, but they are from the Anti-Religious Leader Faction.”

 

 

 

As expected, it was just as Lete had said.

 

 

 

“They will guide Miss to where Miona Cruzer is. Holy Mages and Holy Knights are waiting there. They will take Miss to the Anti-Religious Leader Faction Base.”

 

 

 

‘Just how many layers of spy is Lete anyway?’

 

Lete was a spy that Viego had recently planted in the Anti-Religious Leader Faction. And now she was also working under me.

 

Thanks to that, Dana wasn’t particularly surprised even when the knights led her down a suspicious path.

 

They began taking a side path instead of the route leading to the mountain peaks.

 

So it would be suspicious if she followed obediently, so she needed to act appropriately.

 

“Th-that doesn’t seem like the right path.”

 

Dana spoke in a frightened voice, mumbling.

 

“K-Knights?”

 

There were six knights in total. However, none of them answered.

 

They were deliberately ignoring her. To pressure her.

 

“Do not worry.”

 

Then one knight smiled ominously. He seemed to be enjoying her fear.

 

“All paths lead to one destination. So there will be no need for further questions— Seize her!”

 

Before he even finished speaking, Dana pretended to run away.

 

“Kyaah!”

 

Naturally, she was caught immediately.

 

Multiple hands grabbed and pressed down on her. They were rough hands.

 

“Why are you doing this? Let go of me!”

 

Dana faithfully screamed and struggled. Then she turned her head to the side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beyond the warning signs and iron chains, she could see the blackly rotted ground. Looking at that corruption like a putrid puddle, Dana thought.

 

I hope Noah has gone very, very far down.

 

Because I’m about to do something very bad—

 

“Huh.”

 

But at that moment, the force pressing on her neck weakened.

 

“Heuheuk?”

 

And the man let out a strange groan.

 

When she looked up in confusion, she saw a man vomiting blood. Following the trail of blood downward, she realized.

 

“Wh-what is this…”

 

Something was embedded in his stomach.

 

Something thick and sharp…

 

‘A tree branch?’

 

His body slowly collapsed. Thud, he fell to the ground.

 

A mere tree branch had pierced through his body.

 

The knights, who had been stunned by that surreal sight, soon drew their guns.

 

“Who’s there!”

 

Dense and thick trees.

 

Someone was hiding there.

 

“Come out right now!”

 

Someone was hiding and had broken off a tree branch to throw it.

 

“Come out now, you coward—!”

 

The knight’s shout was cut off mid-sentence. A tree branch that shot forward like an arrow had pierced through the knight’s head.

 

He died without even being able to scream.

 

Thud.

 

“…”

 

Silence descended.

 

It was a stillness frozen with terror.

 

Everyone held their breath, afraid that any movement would make them the next target, but.

 

“Aaah!”

 

Tree branches began flying again without mercy. Head, chest, lower body. Even the Holy Knight who stood up to flee was mercilessly pierced.

 

“Aaaaah!”

 

That wasn’t all.

 

A knight who was backing away screamed. He had unknowingly crossed the warning sign and stepped on the black puddle— the Corrupted Land!

 

“It’s rotting! My body is rotting away!”

 

The body of the knight who stepped on the Corrupted Land began turning black.

 

The knights who saw this scene recoiled in horror. If they touched that, the corruption would spread.

 

“Get away!”

 

“St-stay back! Stay back, I said!”

 

Loud commotion continued after that.

 

But only after a tree branch was embedded in the head of the last fleeing knight did silence finally arrive.

 

Except for the corrupted Holy Knights.

 

The corrupted knights crawled toward Dana and pleaded.

 

“Do-do you know how to perform Purification?”

 

“Y-you must be able to! Please, please purify us.”

 

“Purification, please purification, Saint, please!”

 

Do I know how to purify?

 

Of course I know how. However, Dana shook her head with a terrified expression.

 

“I don’t know how to do such things.”

 

“Pl-please try, at least!”

 

“I’m scared. Kyaa, I don’t know how.”

 

“Please, purification, purification!”

 

Their desperate cries and screams slowly died down. Even their tongues rotted, and their breath stopped.

 

Finally, they had all rotted to death.

 

Only after they died did Dana finally sigh and relax her tense shoulders. Watching people die was always horrific.

 

‘Though they deserved to die, of course.’

 

Dana approached the Corrupted Land and began purification. She closed her eyes and, for the first time in quite a while, awakened that sacred light and poured it out through her fingertips.

 

‘Huh?’

 

She realized it immediately.

 

‘My Purification Power has gotten stronger?’

 

It was certain. The power flowing out was more abundant and powerful. Danaina Rolland’s Purification Power was stronger than Danae Windsor’s.

 

Dana freely poured out the Purification Power that surged like an infinite spring. That wasn’t all.

 

‘And I’m not tired at all.’

 

Even her stamina was better than ‘Danae Windsor’s.’

 

They said she was an experimental subject—could it be that ‘Danaina’ was made to be slightly superior to ‘Danae’?

 

With self-deprecating thoughts, Dana slowly got up. Then she looked around the dense forest.

 

Someone had just saved her. Someone who was hiding their identity.

 

“Who saved me?”

 

Dana shouted loudly, but there was no answer.

 

“Please come out. I’m so scared.”

 

Silence.

 

“Please.”

 

Silence.

 

“Are you really not going to come out?”

 

Silence again.

 

The other person seemed to have no intention of revealing themselves.

 

‘Fine, stay hidden then.’

 

Dana gave up at that point and concentrated her mind. Actually, now wasn’t the time to worry about other things.

 

It would appear again soon.

 

Something to lure her.

 

What Lete had warned about.

 

 

 

“If the Holy Knights fail to lure you, Hypnotic Magic will be cast on you, Miss.”

 

 

 

Sure enough, Pure White Mist was rolling in like clouds from a distant place. That thing rolling in like dawn fog.

 

‘It’s coming.’

 

It was Mind-Attacking Magic.

 

 

 

“But you should be able to defend against it with your Purification Power, Miss.”

 

 

 

From Lete’s words, Dana realized a new fact.

 

What she could purify was only the Demon Worshippers’ magic. That meant.

 

‘Diana Church Magic and Demon Worshipper Magic were the same thing.’

 

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

 

Then slowly drew up her Purification Power. Pure White Light gently embraced her body as if protecting her.

 

This should be enough.

 

‘Let’s go.’

 

Just as she was walking. Squish.

 

Dana stepped on something and stopped.

 

‘What is it?’

 

Dana frowned and lifted her foot. Then she checked what she had stepped on.

 

It was Blood-Soaked Flesh.

 

It was part of a human body, and this. This was probably a man’s….

 

“Kyah!”

 

Disgusting!

 

“Kyaah!”

 

Gross, horrible, what is this!

 

Feeling like her foot was rotting, Dana frantically rubbed the sole of her shoe on the ground and fell backward.

 

No, she almost fell.

 

“Dana!”

 

Grab, someone seized her shoulders. Quickly pulling her up while cupping her cheeks.

 

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

 

Ah.

 

“A snake? Is it a snake? Did a mountain snake bite you?”

 

Huh?

 

Dana stared at him blankly.

 

It was a man she knew.

 

Disheveled golden hair, leaves stuck all over it. A beautiful man making a fuss in a ridiculous state. Frantically touching and caressing her face—

 

‘Karl?’

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