The Calamity-Class Artifacts in Ghost Stories Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 64

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Urban Legends and Catastrophe-Class Relics, Episode 64
Ray watched the Barrier shatter in a single blow, and felt her understanding of the world crack along with it.
The Barrier spread across the front had been remarkably sophisticated—high-level work, by Ray’s standards as one of Japan’s finest Barrier specialists.
She found herself wondering who had constructed it.
Then Woo Ju demolished it in one strike.
And he hadn’t even seemed to struggle.
Just as when he’d crushed the Tatari-Kami’s Clone earlier, he’d simply swung the Iron Pipe and the Barrier had exploded—a sound like shattering glass.
‘Wait, that’s strange too, now that I think about it.’
Even if it was just a Clone, to beat it down so casually…
Considering the scale of damage that had been inflicted during Japan’s pursuit of the Tatari-Kami, this was nothing short of miraculous.
Perhaps that was why.
Despite facing the Tatari-Kami itself in moments, her anxiety had strangely lessened.
Of course, separate from that relief, she hadn’t let her guard down. Work wasn’t finished until it was truly finished.
Crunch, crunch.
The three of them advanced with slightly measured pace.
Traces of traps lay ahead, but none of them functioned now.
Ray explained the reason simply.
“When the Barrier was destroyed, the shockwave seems to have disabled them all.”
“The destruction of a single Barrier causes all that?”
At Woo Ju’s question, Ray shook her head.
“No. It’s… when a Barrier is forcibly destroyed, the backlash spreads outward in all directions.”
A half-hearted strike against a Barrier rebounds on the attacker, but when you overwhelm it with sheer force like this, you get this result.
Truthfully, Ray had never seen anything like it.
Smashing a Barrier is simple enough, but doing so without any collateral damage—that’s far harder than carefully dismantling it.
Even in talent-rich Japan, perhaps only the Director of the Japanese Inspection Bureau could manage such a thing.
‘I’m pretty sure he said he was a new employee.’
A mere newcomer possessing that level of ability? How many monsters does Korea have, exactly?
Ray continued forward, that misunderstanding still turning in her mind.
“Stop.”
About five minutes later.
Hwa Ryeon raised her hand in a halt signal.
At the same moment, Woo Ju and Ray’s faces went rigid.
That feeling from before.
An ominous aura creeping upward from their feet.
The difference was that this time the sensation was far more intense.
Walking at the front, Woo Ju felt the unease rising steadily and furrowed his brow in thought.
‘Is this truly the Tatari-Kami’s aura?’
According to what Japan had said, even this was weakened considerably by prolonged pursuit.
The reason Japan had sent immediate requests for cooperation along with personnel was because they judged that if the Tatari-Kami recovered its strength, it would become extremely difficult to deal with.
‘I’m curious, though.’
What level had the Tatari-Kami been at during its prime?
Such questions turned in his mind.
Of course, curiosity was merely curiosity. Given that they had to face it, a weakened version was decidedly preferable.
Hiss-s-s-s-.
Then, at that moment, something moved at the edge of Woo Ju’s vision.
‘Wait—did it move?’
Woo Ju, who wasn’t wearing his mask to keep his full concentration on the Iron Pipe, immediately pointed in that direction and spoke.
“There!”
At his words, everyone turned their heads that way. And Woo Ju saw space rippling in the direction he’d indicated.
Like heat shimmer rising from scorching asphalt, the space around that point was wavering and distorting.
And the next instant.
WHOOOOSH—!
Black smoke began billowing up from that location.
“Huuuuu—!”
Nearly simultaneously, Hwa Ryeon exhaled a stream of white smoke and stepped backward.
The black smoke that had been falling toward Woo Ju’s group collided with the white smoke and stopped.
“It’s here!”
Ray’s cry came on its heels.
Yes. The Tatari-Kami’s true form had finally revealed itself.
Given how it had hidden itself until now, she’d expected it to remain concealed to the end, but it had boldly launched a preemptive attack instead.
But Hwa Ryeon’s quick response foiled the creature’s ambush.
No, it wasn’t just a failed attack—it handed the advantage straight to them.
Crack!
It gave Woo Ju his opening.
Woo Ju hurled himself through the white smoke, swinging the Iron Pipe forward with tremendous force.
Whoooooosh!
The black smoke split apart with a bone-chilling sound.
If the creature had possessed an ordinary body of flesh and blood, that single blow would have torn it to shreds.
—Kyeeeeee!
Of course, that didn’t mean the attack left no mark.
After all, the clone—nearly identical to the original—had been beaten by the Iron Pipe and subdued without breaking apart.
The main body suffered damage no differently than that.
—Kyaaaagh!
The difference was clear: its resilience was far superior.
The clone couldn’t do anything, just took the beating until it scattered, but the main body was different.
The moment it took a direct hit, it pulled itself together and shot upward.
—Grrrrrrr!
Then it began spreading black smoke in all directions.
Hwa Ryeon’s white smoke fought to hold it back, but it couldn’t contain it entirely.
Rumble—!
A deafening roar echoed from above, and suddenly the ground began to shake.
“Landslide?”
Hwa Ryeon immediately grasped what the Tatari-Kami was doing and signaled the others with a glance.
They needed to move to the side, fast.
No matter how much power one possessed, being swept up in a landslide was still dangerous.
“Fall back!”
But instead of retreating, Woo Ju looked toward it.
Hwa Ryeon started to stop him, then closed her mouth.
As team leader, she knew Woo Ju’s capabilities better than anyone.
Yes, it seemed dangerous—but then again, everything Woo Ju had done so far seemed dangerous too.
Rumble!
Before long, dirt began pouring down from above.
Woo Ju’s response was simple.
Crack!
He leaped upward to dodge the falling earth, then drove the Iron Pipe directly into the body of the Tatari-Kami hovering in midair.
Thunk!
The Iron Pipe pierced through its form and lodged firmly in place.
Under ordinary circumstances, the Iron Pipe would deal damage to the Tatari-Kami’s smoke-like body but couldn’t do what it was doing now.
The Tatari-Kami’s form was almost like a Spirit Body.
Yet the Iron Pipe made it possible. Woo Ju didn’t know why. He wasn’t particularly curious about it either.
He’d simply done what seemed possible, and it had worked.
—Kyaaaaaaaaaagh—!
The Tatari-Kami shrieked and writhed its body violently.
But Woo Ju held tight to the Iron Pipe, clinging to the creature’s form.
Rumble!
The earth swept past the spot where Woo Ju had been standing.
Hwa Ryeon and Ray had already dodged to the side and were unharmed, and Woo Ju, suspended in the air with the Tatari-Kami, was equally unaffected.
Having wasted effort and suffered an attack for nothing, the Tatari-Kami dove toward the ground to shake Woo Ju off.
Boom!
The Tatari-Kami’s body crashed into the earth.
But by then, Woo Ju had already pulled the Iron Pipe free and leaped upward.
Thud!
The ground beneath Woo Ju’s feet buckled from the impact of his landing.
But there was no time to dwell on it. The Tatari-Kami was already rising again from the impact zone.
—Grrrrrrng.
It released a grating sound and its eyes flashed with fury.
Yet the power contained in its cry had clearly weakened.
The damage was substantial.
Tap!
And Woo Ju pushed off from the ground to inflict even greater suffering on the creature.
The Tatari-Kami, which had been shrieking in fury, reflexively hurled itself away.
Instinctive fear and survival instinct ran deeper than rage.
Woo Ju gave chase. And in that moment.
Whoooosh—!
Brilliant light erupted from behind, spreading outward across the space.
Ray had deployed another Barrier.
Now the Tatari-Kami had no escape.
If it took time to break through, it could certainly manage—but Woo Ju had no intention of letting that happen.
-Screeeeeech!
The Tatari-Kami, realizing its predicament, let out another inhuman cry and lurched forward.
But this time it moved not toward Woo Ju, but behind him.
Woo Ju feinted as if charging back, then swung the Iron Pipe toward the Tatari-Kami veering backward.
Crack!
A chunk of the Tatari-Kami’s body tore clean away.
Yet the creature kept coming, screaming even as it lurched forward.
Its intent was obvious enough.
It was targeting someone other than Woo Ju—who appeared far too difficult to engage.
To the Tatari-Kami’s eye, the other two seemed nowhere near as formidable.
But this was not a wise calculation.
“Not so fast.”
Hwa Ryeon had held back in the first place only because Woo Ju’s strength was greater.
She was no stranger to situations like this—far from it.
This time, instead of the Pipe, Hwa Ryeon extended one hand forward.
Whoooosh!
A massive column of flame rose from empty air, engulfing the charging Tatari-Kami whole.
The creature shrieked at once, thrashing within the inferno that consumed it.
But the flames moved like something alive, clinging to the Tatari-Kami with terrible persistence, eating through its form.
“Impressive.”
Woo Ju murmured his admiration as he lunged at the creature.
Thud!
The Iron Pipe connected again, sending pieces of the Tatari-Kami flying. As this happened, Ray—who had finished her Barrier and been waiting—moved in.
Whoosh!
The Paper Seals Ray hurled scattered through the air, then streaked toward the Tatari-Kami, adhering to its body in multiple places.
The creature’s movements noticeably sluggened.
Recalling the powers she’d witnessed before and the information she’d gathered, these were almost certainly Sealing talismans as well.
-Shrieeeeeek!
Though not a complete Sealing like before, the Tatari-Kami still thrashed about—but that posed no problem for Woo Ju.
Thud! Thud! Crack!
He brought the Iron Pipe down again and again, as if driving nails with a hammer.
Throughout this, the Tatari-Kami unleashed the Curse of Calamity in all directions, scattering its malevolent force.
The potency of it forced Ray and Hwa Ryeon to widen their distance.
Yet Woo Ju swung the Iron Pipe with complete indifference.
“How is that…possible.”
Ray muttered, watching him.
The Tatari-Kami’s power applied across a broad range of effects, from wide area to pinpoint.
For instance, it could inflict disease upon a person.
When first deployed on an operation, a veteran agent had suddenly collapsed, blood streaming from every pore—an image still vivid in her mind.
Though the Tatari-Kami’s current assault wasn’t quite that severe, it remained extraordinarily vicious.
“Just die already!”
Yet Woo Ju wasn’t bleeding—not even perspiring.
By any measure, he looked perfectly unharmed.
All the while, the Tatari-Kami was actively scattering its power upon him.
The Tatari-Kami probably wondered what manner of being this human was—if it had any mind left to wonder at all.
-Shriek, shrieeeek!
Thud!
After absorbing more than ten direct hits from the Iron Pipe, even the remarkably durable Tatari-Kami had shriveled considerably.
Ray began preparing to chant again, readying herself to enact a proper Sealing.
But at that very instant.
Whoosh!
Something surged up from within the Tatari-Kami’s body.
“Watch out!”
Ray cried out instinctively.
But what erupted from within was nothing like what she’d expected.
-I didn’t think you’d finish it that quickly.
It had the shape of a person.
Or more precisely, a silhouette—a blunt, featureless form whose gender and age were impossible to discern—burst from inside Tatari-Kami’s body.
Then, in a tone of perfect leisure, it turned to address the gathered crowd.
-Well, the opposition turned out worse than I thought…….
Crack!
But before it could finish speaking, it took the iron pipe square and exploded.
Still, that lasted only a moment. The form scattered and coalesced again, its voice continuing.
-I’m in the middle of speaking, and you—
Thud!
And it was cut off again.
Only after swinging the iron pipe twice in succession did Woo Ju pause, as if suddenly remembering, and turn to Hwa Ryeon with a question.
“Do we need to listen to it?”
“Hm? No. Not really. We can just seal it and analyze it later.”
“Then I’ll finish the job.”
Reassured, Woo Ju went back to pounding Tatari-Kami repeatedly with the iron pipe.
Ray watched the scene and gave up thinking altogether.
To be continued ▶
Urban Legends & Catastrophe-Class Relics: Their Obsessions
Author
Isekaisajang
Publisher
Kim Seok-hwan, Choi Se-ra
Publishing House
Grae Publishing
Contact
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Publication Date
May 26, 2026
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