I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 337

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Chapter 337

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That night, late at night.

Karl warned her.

“The Red Castle has numerous dimensional spaces installed to guard against intruders.”

Karl and Dana were about to infiltrate the Red Castle. Karl asked worriedly.

“You know dimensional spaces are dangerous, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

Dana knew somewhat about dimensional spaces too. She had fallen into a dimensional space called the Hall of Repentance in the Grand Cathedral with Viego before.

“Will you still be okay?”

“Yes. I’ll be fine.”

However.

‘This… is not fine at all…’

Dana stood on the high cliff and tried not to look down below. But she couldn’t stop her legs from trembling and her face from turning pale.

The Red Castle was a fortress built with its back against a cliff. And now, Dana was standing at the edge of the cliff behind the castle, catching her ragged breath.

“We’re really going to jump from here and infiltrate by climbing the castle wall?”

“Yeah.”

Karl answered lightly while opening his bag. He looked almost leisurely as he took out a rope with a grappling hook.

“Will the hook properly catch on the castle wall?”

“The castle wall has defensive battlements with protruding bricks. It’ll catch well in those gaps.”

He’s talking like someone going on a picnic!

Was it because of her experience falling from a tall building rooftop when she was Yeon Dana? Dana was very afraid of not having safety guaranteed at high places.

“Are you okay? Dana, you look terrified right now.”

“I’m not scared, it’s just that my stamina has declined because I’ve been using my abilities too much lately.”

It was partially true. Setting aside her purification ability, her Divine Sight consumed tremendous energy each time she activated it. She’d been having severe dizzy spells since earlier.

“Let me ask one last time. How about going back to Diane even now?”

At those words, Dana looked at him stubbornly.

Frustratingly, Karl was looking at her with the eyes of someone watching a stubborn child, smiling as if troubled.

That smile scraped sharply against her nerves.

Is he still treating me like a child?

“…Even so, Diane is just a complete stranger I barely know. Wouldn’t it be more dangerous to be alone with her?”

“At least being with Diane would be safer than what you’ll be doing in that castle.”

Diane, Diane, Diane.

Whether it was because his voice sounded particularly sweet when he called Diane’s name, or because she was annoyed by his constant attempts to break her will, or perhaps because the fear from the cliff was grating on her nerves.

Her mood twisted and irritation surged.

“How wonderful that you have such faith. If you had such a deep relationship with a woman, you should have told me beforehand.”

Karl tilted his head slightly as if asking what she meant and looked down at her.

At that moment, Diane’s voice flashed through her mind.

“Karl is quite thorough about contraception.”

She hadn’t believed it at first.

But now she saw how everything fit together perfectly.

‘Of course, whether they do that or not is none of my business.’

Karl might have been on his way to Diane with all those condoms. He might have just happened to find her in Nemoras, which was on that route.

“If I had known about Diane’s existence, I wouldn’t have troubled you by suggesting marriage with Miona.”

Contrary to her feelings, Dana spoke in a more cheerful voice than ever.

“I sincerely thought you and Miona were well-suited, so I hoped you would remarry.”

Karl started to say something but stopped.

Then he stared at her with an unreadable look and asked.

“If that’s all you want from me, then why did you demand a divorce from me in the first place?”

It was a heart-sinking question.

Dana unconsciously avoided his gaze, then raised her head again. She looked straight into Karl’s eyes and answered.

“Well, that’s because Sandra was constantly having affairs. Of course I encouraged it, but ultimately you decided on divorce because your wife was secretly cheating, right?”

Then Karl tilted his head slightly. His green eyes looking quietly at her sank low.

And then with a completely unfamiliar expression, he opened his lips.

“You know and I know that’s not it.”

Dong- Dong- Dong-

Clear bell sounds began to ring. It was coming from the castle tower. And at the same time, a massive explosion could be heard from far away.

BOOM!

Flames flickered wildly. Black mushroom clouds billowed up into the dark sky.

It was according to plan.

When the bell announcing midnight rang, they had promised Diane to detonate the bomb installed at the settlement.

They were supposed to begin infiltration at this time.

So now they had to move too, but.

For some reason, Dana couldn’t even breathe. As if captivated, she couldn’t escape from his eyes.

It was Karl who first released their locked gaze.

He slowly turned his body toward the Red Castle. Then he pulled back his shoulders greatly and threw the grappling hook with all his strength.

The next moment, the hook shot forward like lightning and embedded deeply in the gaps between the castle wall’s bricks. Karl tugged the rope taut several times, and after confirming it was securely fixed, he turned back to Dana.

“We’re going in now, so get on my back.”

Only then did her frozen breathing burst open. Dana clenched her fists and bit the inside of her mouth.

‘Get it together.’

This wasn’t the time to be lost in useless thoughts.

Hadn’t she risked her life to come here?

‘Right, I came here to purify that corrupted lake.’

So let’s focus. Just think about entering the castle and purifying the black corruption.

When Dana climbed onto his back, Karl said gently.

“I do hope the rope can support both our weights. I’ve gained quite a bit of weight lately.”

Was he trying to lighten the mood, or was he trying to scare her? At Karl’s joke, Dana calmed her turbulent heart and replied.

“Don’t lie.”

“Why do you think it’s a lie?”

“Well, because your body doesn’t look any different from before.”

Karl didn’t answer immediately. After tying the rope tightly so she and he wouldn’t separate, he said calmly afterward.

“It’s not like you’ve seen all of my body.”

“…”

At those words, Dana’s face turned red. What nonsense is this man spouting to pick a fight?

“Hold on tight.”

Dana hesitated, then wrapped her arms around his neck. And after thinking for just a moment, she wrapped her legs tightly around his lean waist. At that moment, a thrill seemed to rise through the touching parts.

‘What weight gain is he talking about?’

Her cheeks somehow burned hot, so Dana grumbled inwardly. She could feel his solid body without an ounce of fat beneath her skin. Karl’s body was like a war god’s statue forged from steel.

“Let’s go.”

And at that moment, Karl gripped the rope tightly, ran forward, and jumped off the cliff.

“…!”

Intense speed enveloped their bodies as they cut through mid-air. The castle wall seemed to rush toward them. No, they were flying toward the castle wall.

‘We’re going to crash!’

Dana instinctively squeezed her eyes shut.

At that moment, a strong recoil shook her entire body. Karl had kicked off the castle wall with both feet. She felt his thigh muscles beneath her calves swell up like a stallion’s.

After leaping upward once, Karl landed on the castle wall again. Then, as if defying gravity, he gripped the rope firmly with one arm and powerfully pulled his body up. His other arm was still gripping Dana’s thigh tightly.

Dana stared blankly at the tendons bulging on his forearm.

Is this even possible? It was so absurd that even her fear began to fade.

Soon after, Karl thrust his body through the window as if flying. It was a very quick and swift infiltration, taking less than ten seconds.

“Are you alright?”

“Yes.”

Her heart was beating rapidly, so Dana nodded without answering. Karl set her down and adjusted the bag slung over his shoulder.

“From now on, don’t fall behind me.”

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