The Calamity-Class Artifacts in Ghost Stories Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 110

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Catastrophe-Class Relics from Urban Legends Grow Obsessed — Chapter 110
The source of that voice stood directly in front of him.
A person who had been suffering from the strange illness, now suddenly transformed into something bestial.
From his mouth flowed a perfectly coherent voice.
But that coherence was short-lived. He lowered his body again, emitting a guttural, growling sound.
His posture suggested he might lunge at any moment.
Rather than pause to deliberate, Woo Ju decided to move fast.
Crack!
Woo Ju pushed off hard and shot forward.
His opponent, as if waiting for this, lunged toward him in kind.
The speed far exceeded that of any ordinary human, by a considerable margin.
Most people would have frozen at that velocity, unable to react.
Whoosh!
But Woo Ju simply ducked his head, letting the arm whistle past, then smoothly raised his opposite arm.
Thump!
His hand caught the opponent’s chest.
‘Eliminating’ him would be easy, but subduing him required a more delicate touch.
Woo Ju planted his palm against the man’s chest and drove upward with force.
Whooom!
The body lifted clear into the air.
Even suspended there, the opponent thrashed and tried to right himself, but gaining purchase in empty space was another matter entirely.
When he fell back down, Woo Ju’s hand caught him again with a sharp snick.
Slam!
Woo Ju drove the body down into the ground.
Of course, he took care not to inflict lethal damage.
Click!
At that moment, Chae Wol arrived and slapped a Talisman onto the opponent’s forehead.
Woo Ju, about to finish the restraint, hesitated and looked at the man with the Talisman affixed.
“He….”
The man immediately went limp, as though he’d lost consciousness.
“He won’t regain his senses for at least ten minutes,” Chae Wol said.
Woo Ju nodded. Ten minutes wasn’t forever, but it was plenty of time to subdue the rest.
Rustle-rustle.
Then the others approached.
Woo Ju had counted four in total.
They’d likely intended to strike from behind while he fought the first, but the collision had ended so quickly they were still just circling the area.
Rather than wait for them to gather courage, Woo Ju pushed off the ground and charged first.
Boom!
With a heavy sound, Woo Ju’s body shot forward like an arrow.
Then, belatedly, those hidden in the tall grass revealed themselves and rushed to meet him.
Four figures moving with inhuman fluidity presented a formidable threat, yet Woo Ju responded with absolute composure.
Snap!
Woo Ju’s hand flashed out, snagging the collar of the foremost attacker.
He twisted and hurled the man toward another.
Crash!
The two collided and tumbled to the ground.
In that same breath, Woo Ju reached for the remaining two simultaneously.
“Ugh!”
One dodged by the narrowest margin, but the other didn’t make it.
His throat caught in Woo Ju’s iron grip.
The man struggled to break free, but Woo Ju didn’t blink—he charged the fourth one while still holding the first by the neck.
All while keeping that throat pinned in his hand.
As he closed the distance, he swung the man he’d caught and hurled him at his companion.
This time the opponent didn’t accept the throw passively—he rolled aside to evade.
But he didn’t know what Woo Ju already had accounted for.
Snap!
Before the thrown man even landed, Woo Ju’s other arm extended and hooked the evading man’s ankle.
Crack!
The middle-aged man who’d been thrown earlier slammed into the brush.
Everything had unfolded exactly as Woo Ju had calculated.
Damn.
Meanwhile, Chae Wol rushed toward those sprawled on the ground and quickly affixed Talismans to each of them.
Each time she did, the collapsed figures’ bodies trembled before going limp.
In less than two minutes, all four who had rushed at them were subdued.
“Do you have any rope?”
“Yes, I do.”
Chae Wol nodded and pulled a sturdy cord from the bag she’d been carrying the whole time.
You might wonder why she’d carry such a thing, but whenever members deployed on a mission, one or two of them always brought various tools along.
You never knew what situation you’d face.
“Let’s bind them.”
“Right.”
The two of them took the cord and securely bound the subdued figures.
Given that they’d all displayed movements that didn’t seem human, they checked the bindings multiple times even after securing them.
The last thing they needed was for these people to slip the restraints and bolt.
In any case, once they finished securing them, Chae Wol pulled out her phone and made a call.
“Yes. Right. The people. They’re all subdued now, and….”
After she’d relayed the situation and requested support personnel, two people arrived within about five minutes.
Members of the Investigation Team.
Beyond the one who’d guided them through the village earlier, there were other Investigation Team members stationed here.
The entire Investigation Team 1 was present in the village.
“It would be better to move them to the Village Hall.”
Upon arrival, they assessed the condition of the affected people and said as much.
It was a reasonable judgment.
These people couldn’t simply be left where they were.
Even though they’d become strangely altered, they were fundamentally village residents, and all of them had fallen ill with the Strange Illness, their bodies weakened as a result.
Even if they’d displayed abnormal strength earlier, their bodies were ultimately those of ordinary humans.
‘There’s a high probability their condition will deteriorate rapidly with time.’
Having moved violently in such a weakened state, the odds of rapid decline were quite high.
Woo Ju, along with the Investigation Team members and Chae Wol, transported the people to the village.
Upon arrival moments later, the village was as quiet as when they’d first come.
Yet amid that silence, Woo Ju sensed something ominous.
As they headed toward the Village Hall at the center of the village, Woo Ju surveyed their surroundings and questioned one of the Investigation Team members.
“The others are investigating the village now, correct?”
“Yes. We received word and instructed two others to survey the area on foot. Of course, taking precautions.”
The total current personnel of Investigation Team 1 in the village numbered five.
One was stationed near the Shrine, two were with Woo Ju’s group, and the remaining two had stayed behind in the village.
The Investigation Team wasn’t necessarily as strong in ‘combat’ capability as the Response Team, but as Inspection Bureau personnel, most of them were seasoned veterans with considerable experience.
As such, they should be more than capable of handling most situations.
Hmm.
Yet for some reason, Woo Ju couldn’t shake his unease.
There was a lingering sense that something was wrong.
“Let’s move faster.”
After a brief moment of deliberation, Woo Ju decided not to second-guess his instincts.
In situations like this, his hunches rarely missed the mark.
The others likewise deferred to Woo Ju’s judgment as a Response Team member and nodded in agreement.
Investigation was their domain, but judging and responding in the field like this fell to the Response Team.
They all quickened their pace.
The distance remaining to the Village Hall wasn’t far, yet it felt unusually long to Woo Ju.
“Over there.”
And when they reached the vicinity of the Village Hall.
An Investigation Team member spoke in a low voice.
“The lights in the buildings ahead are all off.”
Now that it was mentioned, it was clear that from a certain point onward, all the lights in the buildings were extinguished.
This despite the fact that it was already growing quite dark.
“All of those buildings had their lights on before we left.”
At that follow-up comment, everyone recognized it as an ill omen.
Still supporting two people on his shoulders, Woo Ju looked toward the front and spoke to Chae Wol.
“Call the captain again for an update.”
“Right.”
Though nothing concrete was yet visible, there was a palpable sense that something was about to happen.
So it was right to have made contact beforehand.
Once the situation erupted, there would be no time to reach out to anyone.
“Let’s head there first.”
Instead of continuing toward the Village Hall, the group changed course and made for the building the Investigation Team member had mentioned.
It was an abandoned structure, and they set everyone down in its front yard.
And then, immediately after:
Woo Ju sensed something approaching their location.
“They’re coming.”
Having alerted the others at once, Woo Ju drew out another artifact.
A Circular Disc.
It wouldn’t be particularly effective against a powerful supernatural being, but in a situation like this, he judged it would prove useful enough.
“I’ll scout the perimeter for a moment.”
Meanwhile, the other Investigation Team member pulled out something resembling a small spyglass and began surveying the area outside.
Needless to say, it certainly wasn’t an ordinary spyglass.
An ordinary spyglass couldn’t see beyond a wall.
Soon, the member spoke.
“People are approaching. At least ten or more, it seems.”
“But if you count all the remaining Strange Illness patients in the village, wouldn’t that fall short of that number?”
“That’s correct. Among those approaching, there are those who haven’t contracted the Strange Illness. Yet they all seem to have lost their minds.”
Everyone’s expression hardened at those words.
Those who had attacked earlier all shared the common trait of having contracted the Strange Illness.
But among those approaching now were people who broke that pattern.
‘Is the entire village in its range? How exactly is it exerting its influence?’
The situation was unfolding with escalating urgency, yet there were precious few clues to work with.
It felt like an invisible force was slowly tightening around his throat.
“Hmph.”
Woo Ju exhaled sharply through his nose, frowning at the unease.
He then slung the Iron Pipe across his back. If they were dealing with people, the Iron Pipe would only be a burden.
The Iron Pipe, which would normally whine pitifully and seem aggrieved, remained silent now.
As Woo Ju and the others drew close enough to sense the approach of people:
Tap!
The sound of someone running, and then two figures suddenly vaulted over the wall.
Woo Ju reflexively moved to throw himself back—then froze.
The faces of those who came over the wall were unmistakably familiar.
“Team Leader?”
“Chung Woo!”
The ones who had jumped the wall were none other than Hwa Ryeon and Chung Woo.
The two of them swept their eyes rapidly across those gathered in the yard before speaking.
“We have to leave. We need to get out of here.”
“What?”
“This entire village is a trap. We’ve been caught in an illusion.”
Confusion appeared on everyone’s face.
No one understood what they were saying.
Rather than explain in detail, Hwa Ryeon chose a more direct method.
Crack!
She swung something like a staff with full force at a nearby Investigation Team member.
Caught entirely off guard, the member took the blow to the jaw and staggered backward, crashing down.
Woo Ju’s eyes widened in shock. He wondered if Hwa Ryeon had been possessed by something.
What came next was even more startling.
A wisp of smoke.
When he looked at the fallen member again, something else lay in that spot.
An old Stone Statue.
“What is—”
As Woo Ju muttered in astonishment, Hwa Ryeon spoke.
“These ones, the ones out there. They’re all fake.”
After that:
Woo Ju and Chae Wol’s attention turned to the remaining member.
Receiving their gaze, that member smiled and spoke.
“Faster than expected.”
Before anything could be done, it transformed into a Stone Statue where it stood.
Woo Ju stared at the sight with a vacant expression before speaking.
“So you’re saying none of them are human?”
“That’s right.”
Woo Ju grasped the iron pipe in his hand again as he spoke.
“Well, that makes things much simpler.”
If they weren’t human, there was no need to hold back.
That was what mattered most to him.
Continued in the next episode ▶
Catastrophe-Class Relics from Urban Legends Obsess
Author
Lee Sae-gye
Publishers
Kim Seok-hwan, Choi Se-ra
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Grae Publishing
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Published
May 26, 2026
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