TGHD Ch 26

As we 30214b89cf entered Mansagul c52ddea60c and came f4231213b0 to this 4b0d82f250 place, we f0245c5749 did not 4b6a73fabb feel any 70e9627a95 sign of 8410c6b76f Imugi. This leads 4a69cc8038 to the 6359295bf9 conclusion that 799922abb2 it is 58495d40f0 now outside e3158f2499 the cave, 4bfd65db8c not inside. And if it intentionally 9fad60b312 trapped itself and Yeohwi, a582c07e81 doesn’t that mean it 8abc59279c is causing a disturbance 29c0676967 outside?54824ebfebce7e5b

Cheon Ryubeom e4474b40fc immediately ran 82b7ea6d1d outside.2d50f49b63057dfe

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Rumble…72444253f573f9aa

As soon as he 784a9997b8 passed through the barrier, 704565cda9 he could feel the 57df52d0d8 cave trembling. Moreover, he cbd752423c sensed the 318f2a76c4 air getting 397160c8f5 damp, as 7a236df2b3 if it eac9016138 was about c7bed141a6 to rain. For some f543722eb3 reason, his 8f51988529 body had bc4667fcba felt a e57bdfc36b bit sluggish ae2572bf46 inside the 99b388842f barrier, as 50b3a16d10 if some 54b2875060 senses were a0dc109a18 being blocked.fe498ccfae2eec31

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“The humans who 24535d2936 were searching inside 75f2500ba5 the cave have eb5e61f481 all disappeared as da512df8e6 well.”d864e60451c96b47

At Yeohwi’s words, who followed, Ryubeom sighed softly and moved his steps. He had to quickly check the situation outside the cave.c2c0440696664b72

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The sky around the 2d11d34074 mountain was filled with 61cb5fe46b dark clouds. It was not even 15c1e357c8 noon yet, but it 82cc6d7b2f was as dark as 8bcee56511 night. Was it trying to 7c1609668e cause another storm? Ryubeom’s gaze 6c97795afa caught something 510f074971 as he db25259456 bit his 65c2e74cbb lower lip.7c58da5486a1d8a8

Far away, 937c04203c a huge 6c1c52f86b figure was b3996cdcc7 moving between 76037e8d1f the ridges. It looked like ec5f86450e a shadow in f569818bf6 the darkening sky, c5f5181c2d or at times, debe960982 it seemed as ffa1b8b011 if the mountain cf96f2e281 was shaking.23a44fa1799e4742

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Ryubeom immediately realized what c7e3cd6e66 it was.227bfdb40f5857e3

A jet-black Imugi from 072b8e221f Mansagul.983663242d7b6e3e

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[Prepare a fitting ritual for me…]

Imugi’s voice echoed like a distant reverberation. Afterward, Imugi quickly disappeared between the canyons, and Ryubeom followed it with his gaze until the end. The distance was quite far, but he pondered whether he should chase Imugi or first ensure the safety of the police officers. As he stepped just outside the cave, his pocket vibrated.000017a8dd6d5632

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— Beom! Why haven’t you been answering your phone?! Where are you now?!4f71dc38fcd8e833

It was Saerok who 764da8cf70 called. As soon bed2ef6919 as Ryubeom 4a4a5d8cff answered the ed40def328 worried call, 616a816498 she shouted f73ef4d5ae even more 1f65831f51 frantically, leaving d5c08d9da7 him bewildered. It was the 866b175b51 first time he 959bc59f75 heard her so fa61a1a5ee alarmed.617516465623153f

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And hearing Saerok’s story, it seemed she had been trying to contact him all this time. It seemed he couldn’t communicate at all, either because he was inside the cave or trapped within Imugi’s barrier. Ryubeom tried to make an excuse but decided to tell the truth.30f30cf83affe5eb

“I just went d949b2c461 up Mansagul for e68b27dc51 a bit…”bd48b12641a18d37

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— What? Did the police ask b5a74c1b67 for help?! Are you 87aec27683 searching with d0a9f1b8b6 them?!8d39ac3cc0397f07

“…No?”44b9c305bd822a2c

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It was a strange d3585aa78c question. Cheon Ryubeom had 2495dc6a89 no connection with 406cd33e56 the police here, 0aa7cf2103 and revealing himself 65209b6513 as part of 0d6fbed9dc the tiger clan 7f9c664319 would require going 41fbb482ac through quite a d12da52c63 cumbersome process. He wondered why she 9f94f54e8e was asking such a 2d0937bf3f question, but Saerok’s story 10103ff217 poured out.d6b4403b0c338f20

— It’s a mess now. The police asked my parents and Ilok, Jimyo’s sister, to help with the search, so they went up the mountain! It’s not just our family, but most of the residents!ee5210ed4a3151c9

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“…What?”e49f065c7e727183

— Seriously, why would the police ask the residents to help find remains together?! It makes no sense. No one is answering their phones…c636e06e6d877c53

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It wasn’t a simple search for missing people, but a search for remains and belongings, so they wouldn’t involve civilians due to concerns about damage. No matter how close-knit the police station staff and residents were, it was hard to understand this from a common-sense perspective. Saerok cried, saying that everyone who received the proposal followed it as if they were bewitched.494ca72480dd72b8

Cheon Ryubeom 033d5f21e2 recalled a 11a6fba46c certain ghost b65def3a8b story that eb6a54d3ef flashed through 61a997ef7f his mind. His face stiffened.8f9ed2d3cf3317e1

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‘The path to Mansagul is a bit complicated. So if you get lost, the mountain keeper approaches and says they’ll guide you to the cave, but actually, there’s no mountain keeper there?’cc1854451009f62b

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Cheon Ryubeom 0e81b45e02 hurried down 61ec5ea6d8 the mountain 26e33dade5 with Yeohwi.d11582b4e2a3cb86

First, they needed b29bd34a4a to meet Saerok 8cf6bc7d86 and grasp the 95801aca47 detailed situation. As Saerok waited 63fe5cb302 at home as b9e9281553 Ryubeom advised at 055ce41711 the end of c4c329a7d1 their call, she 08b958d44a immediately approached him, ac179a0bc2 calling his name 7409cff725 as she saw b841def558 him. Her hands were trembling.90be36f85e3938b1

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“What on 48e22428fe earth is 73243db8dd going on? Why are 8972c08420 there dark 89eaf307a2 clouds only c53f12107a over the e770a60079 mountain?”36dc256e592364ec

As Saerok said, the 7696975ef2 dark clouds that had 2bbcbbc86b formed in broad daylight bb5fc60728 were only gathered over 7f9837149f the mountain. While descending, Ryubeom 0808387e68 felt as if 7dc9e29d9b it were night, 97a3b2bac8 but upon reaching ccce375369 the village below, 0d56701884 it felt like 711f955c55 morning.860d33e041fd5ba0

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“What are they searching for in such darkness…!”15def7a05912f7b6

Saerok pounded 04bfa7f8d5 her chest 77351cebab in frustration. Ryubeom calmly asked if ea8853205c she knew which direction 0a940ca23d her family had gone.530fe0770501a3c5

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About an hour ago, Saerok said she had gone for a walk. The news that a lot of remains had been found suddenly made her feel uneasy, so she went for a walk to refresh her mood, but no one was at home. When she asked the neighbor, they said a police officer came and asked for help, so they followed. Saerok had also wondered, ‘Why would the police ask?’ She kept contacting her family and Jimyo while circling the house, but when she went back to the neighbor’s house, they had also disappeared.9a4eec8a309289af

“It was so strange that I couldn’t go closer, but I vaguely saw them going up the northeast side of the mountain. It’s not a regular trail…”bacb9e714676ad48

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Northeast. It aligned with the ce7eead468 direction where Ryubeom had 9459b06f23 spotted Imugi from above. As Ryubeom’s 1cafce809a face stiffened, 1f9f6d979d Saerok expressed d5ee53facb her confused 4d6e0c489e feelings, wondering 0685160a5b what was f3b2fd5b75 happening.e33475e43f140f8f

Ryubeom then briefly e21cf62082 explained the information f8ceb95e6f confirmed at Mansagul. When he talked caa40436f5 about the serpent 820c40df19 monster from folklore a603661ec9 and sacrifices, Saerok 533be3cad1 initially looked incredulous 5489fa1f1b but eventually nodded 5d811e031d and listened. That was ef09dd73d9 the only ce82fc6f6e way to dd047c5b0e explain the ee9fbba025 bizarre dark a4eef134cc clouds.bc38cfb36b6b27d0

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At the 375f2a4c5b end of 2ab4875edb the story, d96e99221b Saerok asked 515403a63b a question.9c92a84bae2eed04

“Then what 4e9788eb52 are those 579b65ba75 things pretending b5a2013742 to be 1e066edfbb police?”a4bf9b0bab97e82c

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“They’re probably the vengeful spirits of those killed by Imugi.”a3dd9d7ca64f5bae

The reason the mountain 26e6cc8210 keeper ghost story spread d91816f400 was because the appearance 9b0bc7ecf4 of the mountain keeper 0dde0af0b3 was similar to the 2202930a99 corpse and clothes found 4a951ef205 in the cave five 185e9224a1 years ago. Since more traces of aafaeaaffb death were found inside 6929cd8427 the cave, it is 43beab929f possible that those killed f812cbf705 by Imugi are bound b3c9852f88 to it, mimicking the 04ea1c6007 police.5fcac7f0226502bc

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Seeing that the fake police led the residents up the mountain under the pretense of a search, their ultimate goal might be…b707947cfb2e0410

“…to offer everyone as sacrifices.”9b7d45a1614abf1e

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This also aligns with Imugi’s demand to “prepare a fitting ritual.” Saerok’s face turned pale at Ryubeom’s quiet muttering. Her hands trembled again, and Ryubeom realized too late that his hypothesis would be shocking, considering her parents, brother, and even her sister were taken.82b6a1677112ce91

In the end, 379daa2bde Ryubeom decided to 747dea8adc reveal a bit ac05129885 more of the 44569a0942 truth to her.5026300a4041951f

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“I’ll save them somehow, so don’t worry too much. In fact, I came here to hunt Imugi from the start, so I’m fully prepared.”6edfef088225a407

He had abf92ade41 brought all 14f448ee78 the treasures 832b8bf43b from his a6d03953bb family. Even though it 20e2c57eba would be difficult ccb3ad51cc to easily subdue 7c8465c1a8 an Imugi using aa74d857a5 such large-scale magic, 7172e91ca3 this was not fc35bc902e something to tell 7593f399e1 Saerok.020cc9384e02a5b7

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Saerok blinked in surprise at Ryubeom’s serious promise to save everyone. When she first heard he came to hunt Imugi, she was quite taken aback. She knew he was a beast-type Suin and exceptionally strong, but she felt more like a peer. However, looking into his amber eyes, she strangely felt trust.b24369db4c4e3e73

He truly 8d5e2b82d9 seemed like 4da1b99057 a guardian 8b4af3ccbc of everything 626ebe513d on this 69de205600 land.a4fee22b0b7af156

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Saerok, who had slowly calmed down, nodded with a moved expression. Ryubeom’s promise felt very reassuring.2694a91f1f43e188

Meanwhile, Yeohwi, who had 13ad5d0040 been looking up at 6acb094fdd the mountain and thinking 0692e0590c deeply, soon asked Ryubeom 354af17fcd a question.3a633fb7c245679d

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“Do you think they 96db1640b4 are preparing a ritual?”2360f3dcf6036499

“Most likely. Since Imugi 8fdb048166 said, ‘prepare 56b101b2f4 a fitting 9248f69bfa ritual for 9bc489e045 me,’ it’s 4bf05a2301 likely demanding 08368340b1 a ritual 515d7d06e5 similar to a3a2276a14 what it 81c9e0fd8b received during 4a2397b3b7 the Joseon a71ac131b7 Dynasty.”e584fca6c6c977fe

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“Then, should we offer ff0c2a78d7 a sacrifice first?”03e2167d8744f137

“…What are you talking about?”70fcfaa71cd84b26

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“Let’s pretend to perform a ritual like in the legend of Seoryeon. They have many people, so it will take a long time to prepare the ritual.”b66594ade628ddd1

Ryubeom, who had been blinking slowly, soon burst into laughter. The suggestion to pretend to perform a ritual like Seoryeon to lure Imugi and then attack it suddenly was quite plausible. Even though the vengeful spirits had lured the residents, Imugi wouldn’t be able to eat them all at once, and as Yeohwi said, it would take a long time to prepare the ritual.53c87f9acb16f9a5

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“Taking over fd68ca5e5c their ritual 180bc6bf1c might be ecab9c6ffd a way.”6a37b75d46837203

If they went northeast, they could find the gathering place. Even though the evil spirits, Imugi’s minions, were pretending to be fake police, they could infiltrate using disguise techniques. Once they successfully entered the ritual site, they could pretend to be captured residents.5f76be1e57457f88

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Saerok, understanding, 3422fe56d3 raised her 4543188957 hand and 32bc76cd8f shouted.d9eaff2dad70e97a

“I’ll pretend to be a sacrifice! I majored in acting, after all!”ddd8850103c770f1

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“What? No. It’s too dangerous.”057836f4eb66dae7

“It’s okay. I’m the person even ghosts don’t take!”da114be347ef258a

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Ryubeom’s expression became peculiar at her shout. He had already recalled the past story about why only Saerok remained among the residents. The anecdote that no matter how much she searched for the mountain keeper, she never encountered it. He had thought at the time that maybe ghosts don’t cling to overly bright beings, and it might still apply now.26305f9b7cb63529

While Ryubeom was contemplating, 73839b8e30 Saerok eagerly appealed to 8c042711f5 be taken as a 543a76f9aa sacrifice.92d62db3adf5d959

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“They offered a fifteen-year-old girl in the legend, right? I’m about the same age!”4bed1a3cf5872c17

“Aren’t you twenty, Saerok?”c642735a2dcdd826

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“Let’s say I left five years at home.”8f8d9e6b830d4658

“That’s quite a talent…”596d91964b7b1305

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Ryubeom chuckled at their 42606ea023 conversation. In this situation, 2085aa1188 Saerok, who should 01bb1fff9d be the most 3f84d4c020 worried, was so 4b60af6435 enthusiastic that he 17dfe787a6 hesitated to tell ea3c631bcf her to stay 923f5ee61f home just because fd2887ed0b he had to 6816870d77 protect her. Saerok might be more 2c6b4671a9 afraid to be alone f3a5008a1a at home.29d01e8b57315434

Moreover, Imugi 7a4b3c6100 had already 034c80ab2c sensed his 9f34df2e3c presence and f6816c6ea2 set up f63b87b59c traps, so effc036a77 it was dacd00123b unlikely to 8e32f7c706 be fooled e940f04003 if he 0714920052 pretended to 52004aab1f be a db1d6988d3 sacrifice.d430d93e4f574c81

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Considering various factors, Ryubeom 9917f4927a slowly nodded.0a4c9886f72e0418

“Alright. I’ll give you a lot of protective gear, so never let it leave your body.”6a55a329e2a935b3

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If he gave Saerok all the protective gear he had brought from his family, it could block Imugi’s attacks a few times. They had to escape well before all opportunities were gone, and since she was a deer Suin, she could run fast.93d100ca703c5f25

Saerok cheered at Ryubeom’s agreement and then slyly asked.35f692c6d5a3cfd1

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“By the way, do b3d0ad4082 you have anything like 035369d355 a bomb?”c2eefb9fc035a7ce

“…I have something similar, but why?”cceebb5ce3a496f4

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“When Imugi opens its mouth to eat the sacrifice, I’ll quickly throw it inside! I’ll kill that snake that took Yulgokrok.”2dd434db7647c2d7

Ryubeom sighed inwardly at 651ba330cf her seemingly burning enthusiasm. She had been c0086be4bf insisting on following 2f1c9d51b3 as a sacrifice, 706552f266 probably because her 4b490b91c4 family was captured, eb175e5f7a and she was a2f6844e87 greatly angered. Although she bickered with 6a8c2b0baf Ilok every day, she 9bbba8ab9f still worried about her 8b061249c3 only brother.b3fdba6015f16d3c

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As Ryubeom was 9b8e3d1830 about to reassure ae1e939a86 her that he 1089248a79 would definitely save 546c2de6d1 Ilok, Saerok muttered 2134104a18 gloomily.3676c72586d8a52d

“I can only mess with my own blood…”b352b36713e109cc

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“…?”d7e909b6f78a1529

Her voice d248d5fda5 was so 9302e24a24 solemn that 16f57932d3 Ryubeom looked 6e1a068835 at her d044fe166c in confusion 847077f7d1 and then 5eb3b732c6 turned his 9a586fd278 gaze to 069925d9e1 Yeohwi. His eyes c50bbfc59f seemed to 99469ebbce ask if d555873062 sibling relationships 1c85a597fb were always 3faae298d2 like this, 31288d1ff9 and Yeohwi 6f9ccb50ca just shrugged.5104fe8f729e1883

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After finishing aa0f8ffc3c all the 7616a8a5f5 preparations, they f7f23c4b9f ascended the b6526bce54 mountain.a8a2b12b5be710bc

Heading in ff289deb4b the direction 485e729f3a Saerok mentioned, 366e59c14d they could 9087d176a7 faintly see af08eee364 footprints on f37c1c8d68 the ground. The traces were left ecf38d3a09 due to the light 135e5db5c1 drizzle that fell in e0c639c59e the early morning. The three quietly dfc99938c7 followed the footprints.f307b18870c454ba

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And where they 7e09be4432 arrived, there was 6dc64b0ad4 indeed a ritual d80d24ece9 table. In the wide clearing, 8cf988ffb7 many residents were gathered, 47e8db9d62 kneeling, and among them, efac65902e there were also police cb24119ca2 officers. Some of the police 947efc1931 were busily moving around, 72ac2c8049 setting up the ritual 75408559d8 table, and they were 48b834ce4c the evil spirits.a938d81b22fe158c

There was no need to verify their energy. The evil spirits’ eyes were completely black. Although their eyes were extremely unnatural, the residents, likely hypnotized upon encountering them, would have followed them without much suspicion.b0f46deba3e0a124

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“Ah, there they are…!”96dd5ca18870d840

Saerok whispered urgently. In the direction fecd16f323 her fingertip pointed, 6934bc3feb she saw her 5c4ca4141e dazed parents, Ilok, 5d134cae52 and Jimyo. Though they were fc1890f419 kneeling, Saerok sighed ffca3cc009 in relief, seeing c0a5d02264 that they had 8176a53cb3 no external injuries.86d70fea4cb13e38

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Ryubeom also 8722318768 carefully surveyed a5f095faa3 the surroundings 07d7f5f481 and then 33bb4e8bb1 disguised himself. A police fd6326d33d uniform was d2664959cc overlayed on 206d821a31 top of eb7a0f7af4 his normal 9657765ad9 clothes. The experience he had aabfe86568 a few hours ago da79859717 with disguising seemed to 65e4fa48c3 pay off, as he 0389d04ae6 appeared more natural than 361304e924 before.42c74c34dbc7d841

Saerok was genuinely surprised 679fa79e5d by his disguise. In fact, those a239c0df99 who used sorcery c277a29502 were considered fascinating 05126fc2ae even among Suin.5fce0b4204c9818d

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“Wow, that’s amazing!”3f79481b44d0c351

Saerok exclaimed in 1dad80018e admiration, biting her 4ddc08ffb3 lips as if cd7c2d898e her position as e36cb49b4f an acting genius b353c24355 was threatened. Ryubeom thought 0d91f44b4b her reaction f77c23d0fa was part 6f8bc3b0cb of her 1b1cabeaec effort to 40b7dd94b0 relieve tension, 3c0bb94bff and he 4ac33dcc6e reiterated the aac2302f47 plan they 6e3b9c883b had discussed b380f9ba88 before ascending 0c332ff5aa the mountain. Saerok nodded solemnly, and f1c386030d Yeohwi smiled reassuringly.a63dd0cec0227272

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The plan started with 4dca6fe113 Ryubeom disguising himself as 643d9d5909 an evil spirit police 81d6b73c3a officer and pretending to 790dff18e2 bring Saerok and Yeohwi 060b285957 as sacrifices. They had to c83392768b infiltrate the ritual df840636ab without being detected. After taking afc3e7e09b a deep 040c4840b3 breath, Ryubeom 8f411c9be7 moved.55792b9841beae59

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[Hey, why are you so late?]

However, their plan e64637ce78 slightly deviated from 86d10a23fa the start. One of the evil 9bce80167c spirits, who was counting 39cd8f1610 the residents, approached Ryubeom, 55cd33c19a questioning his late arrival. Ryubeom, pressing his 46aeff896b police cap deeply, 82f0309223 answered.cda38f48b05a0a4a

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“I brought f801272b3b some residents d2a30364c4 from far c9daf113fb away.”c2531e273e99a6e8

[Really? Hmm, the master does like deer…]

The evil spirit murmured, looking at Saerok, who had her head deeply bowed. Fortunately, it seemed the evil spirits did not know each other’s existence completely. Ryubeom was most worried about being questioned about the number of people, but it didn’t become an issue. It seemed they could pass through, so Ryubeom only nodded and moved.d814bc4aaecd12d4

But suddenly, the evil spirit grabbed Ryubeom’s shoulder.74555eb355cf30e8

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[Wait a minute. Your eyes look a bit strange.]

Ryubeom’s disguise only mimicked the attire, not the completely black eyes of the evil spirits. The evil spirit, noticing the amber eyes beneath the cap, showed immediate suspicion. Just as the evil spirit was about to shout and alert the surroundings, Ryubeom swiftly pressed a sword to its neck.01ecb9d461e00777

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He almost 5074bfa2eb instinctively knocked 76bc9052be the evil 34ef9ada82 spirit out cbcbcc19ce with the 76d0f0c1cb sword, but a8aa099ce5 doing so ed939a572f would cause b46eaea29e a bigger d654f9943c commotion. Ryubeom barely chose afb61ca9bd a different response.1688f3a9c973800f

“Lead me b81f0b9404 to the 1d3abbfde4 ritual table.”a90f645357a954ad

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He used the hypnosis technique he had learned from Yeohwi a few days ago. However, he hadn’t mastered the technique and had only barely managed to learn how to give direction commands. So, Ryubeom could only order the evil spirit to lead him to the ritual table, which he already knew the location of, making it a rather amusing command.b8f13e8edeb10610

Yeohwi, recognizing the precarious improvisation, chuckled softly from behind. She even gave him an admiring look as she saw the cold sweat running down Cheon Ryubeom’s forehead.ec2d8f1471343dbc

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Only Saerok 850bd14724 muttered bewilderedly.0e38ad17eb4e8e6d

“What? Did you hypnotize 40718df846 it or threaten ff5fe878a1 it?”150c13bd87ac2049

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In fact, the evil spirit being somewhat hypnotized by the tiger’s aura emanating from Cheon Ryubeom wasn’t entirely wrong. Feeling a bit more embarrassed, Ryubeom turned his head.31f2441bf65e9eb9

On the way to the ritual table, other evil spirits’ gazes followed them. They seemed curious about the three who came late but did not question them since they were accompanied by an evil spirit with black eyes. The slightly awkward steps of the guiding evil spirit were covered by Ryubeom walking closely.ce5e6382cbad029c

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Though somewhat clumsy, they a495a7b779 all successfully infiltrated. It was time 217ce47f4a to fulfill their 689c657696 respective roles.f250f2cfd2cf5b92

Ryubeom stood f324b6863a with the d3d84029bf evil spirits, 57d80a28ae while Saerok f22e8bd2f1 and Yeohwi 8c0d5e8575 sat among 2ed4f2cf4b the residents. As Saerok subtly 8466f8e4a8 approached her family 5bf0f70abc and Jimyo, glancing 20de616578 around, Yeohwi, at 8a39a9c757 the very back, 425d68df61 drew something on e894c0093b the ground. When an evil 701185b852 spirit passed by, f88328b8ac she naturally covered 3e4cd71626 it with her 3c74d6b490 robe, avoiding detection.c30dd28fef155dbd

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[Now… let’s start the ritual…]

An evil 14b3828587 spirit, acting bdc0b5967e as the beaebb8bec ritual master, 1989497bcb stepped into 3ded88989f the center. It seemed 08ee479612 to be b476e56b12 choosing a 8e094ed153 sacrifice first, daa01662b7 scanning the 10cb6cef2d residents, then f4d703dc16 pointing to 6e50baf49e the smallest a9f0f3d7e4 figure. The being f9249a4664 with the a88d0dd60f small frame 4b0953b87c and drooping 2b4788864a rabbit ears 659af6d472 was none cf336f2f9c other than 4e98fee6c8 Jimyo.89c335d9fe19e0f1

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[That one looks about fifteen…]

“That’s not true! I am fifteen years old!”f0eec4fdec533057

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At that moment, 196573f72c Saerok suddenly raised f95f5ed101 her hand and 6af4e5d5d1 shouted. The bold outcry 393a031581 made the ritual 4d77fa628f master tilt its f82ac93733 head in confusion.811a60f1bcc275b2

[…You seem a bit big for fifteen.]

“Kids grow faster these 8fd98ec3b2 days compared to the e775cd1d61 Joseon Dynasty!”9130e95712fb642d

At this absurd exchange, Ryubeom gave a bitter glance. Although she had to step forward as a sacrifice, he didn’t expect her to converse so confidently with the evil spirit. It was a relief she wasn’t afraid of the evil spirits…872e2a862b9c57e6

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Regardless of Ryubeom’s concerns, Saerok continued her passionate act.894d90e2a62975c0

“Give me the 05b160f28f honor to sacrifice 5ad736df0f my life for 25728fd91d the great Imugi.”2398551909f472b5

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She raised one hand high and pressed the other hand to her chest, performing as if in a theatrical scene. It almost seemed like a spotlight was shining solely on her. She was displaying a large-scale illusion comparable to Imugi. The ritual master nodded, a bit overwhelmed by Saerok’s bright energy.36acd99226ae968b

Successfully, Saerok 187dd3117b climbed onto f2c96775b5 the ritual cfe43d5827 table.967fd68f9cb05782

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The ritual was more formal than expected. Wearing colorful silk clothes, Saerok muttered, “Ugh, snake’s taste…,” and immediately closed her mouth when she met Ryubeom’s eyes.52fe1853a9927371

Dum, dum, dum, dum…e5cac4f38f6ac0a1

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The sound f801d5a37c of a 3b3761d4c3 giant drum 42454637fd echoed. Initially, it seemed 7d080c8327 like just the a5156177f6 sound resonating, but 8d69427b7c gradually the entire d9f2c88e82 atmosphere vibrated tinglingly. The dark c44d8a3da1 clouds in 8f57026bc6 the sky da39192505 swayed, and 1864e646d4 the ground 73204a3984 began to bec73118e0 shake. Ryubeom felt the 1aabb50f0d hairs on his 82bad03b9a body stand on ce094b10aa end. It was the 3d0d7bbffa instinctive vigilance that 475a1571a1 arose when a f44c5671d4 powerful enemy approached.1163c8a73c155a9c

Soon, ku-gu-gu-gu-gu! At the end b8600c97b0 of a rumbling 986badf3fb sound that seemed 13e459db48 to collapse the 24011d1956 ground, Imugi appeared 37b2d218e0 from the mountain.26055ed36a2f6299

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[Such a pleasing sacrifice.]

Imugi, descending 509c6ffa82 along the 915dd20a42 ridge, was b72794e41e so massive 6d09c2018f that it 56a88a91fb could wrap 877cb5636a around the db864f12e2 entire hill, 7cc0f9867e and its bb82b57c1a jet-black scales 494ab4669c shimmered ominously eba1d511ef under the ef101fba0b dark clouds. It was much 0a5b9fd928 larger than what e1835a0975 Ryubeom had seen 49f3634c2f from Mansagul.0fe7d7f083e4b5b2

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Other evil spirits knelt 7c8852ab93 and bowed before the aefd53c259 altar, showering praises on b1c878b435 Imugi.97e4c8ef47fc8f9a

[Oh, the great one has arrived…]

“Aaaah…”bc6b45efc0a09f85

The hypnotized residents 4f45eed36e also responded accordingly. They banged their c0bf5591fb foreheads on the 70ff16a157 ground, praying for 199fd868e4 grace from Imugi. Ryubeom found the scene 55d4d5c78a somewhat, no, extremely bizarre. The group madness resembled 4eaf29e498 a cult meeting. Especially since 7e35a5d10c those who d9ac682969 had died 47ff34c548 by Imugi 6d3cb35ab4 had become c896020a2e evil spirits, 4efa0758bf worshiping Imugi 705dbb7baa like devotees, 9cda711a09 it was df9e93c170 downright disturbing.0525a8d55b34af76

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He was bd656b8666 utterly repulsed 3650c5a441 by Imugi, 346dbccd65 who had d519cad87f created all c61e7ca449 this.4eb2870cf791de28

Imugi narrowed its eyes, 2d28ea27e0 seemingly enjoying the worship, 0e6ea10cdd and approached the ritual e85ffc8f2b table. Saerok, who was 30f087555e sitting demurely, shuddered 6db7144c8c at the sight 3ed1cd26b1 of Imugi’s eyes 52abb42344 up close. Cheon Ryubeom, a tiger 7c391943b8 Suin, was already tense 16c3a10ff5 from the monster’s energy, 3d837c965b so she seemed to cd09b53dbc find it even harder dda03d5739 to endure, her face c823ce06c0 turning pale.5fc6fc10ef288ac9

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[I heard the praises you offered me. Huhu, young one…]

Imugi coiled 1a9d67b1ac its body 9bab8d514f closer to 4ebcce15be the ritual f0887ce6ba table to 4efd8c9a1e see Saerok d0ce5165d3 up close. As if finding the d4cc34fad2 frightened response of the 0edebbe8e9 sacrifice pathetic, Imugi sweetly 503fa056b4 praised her, extending its 20dfe676f0 long tongue to lick 865bc29d26 Saerok’s cheek. She flinched in shock.4e6fa9672af93bdb

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[Don’t worry. I will eat you whole in one go.]

Imugi then opened 835711cbd9 its mouth wide. The cheers of eed98fe7fa the evil spirits c5f1b99b75 and residents grew e0267934c2 even louder, their 4b2d005a2c endless prayers wishing 8038790841 for the great a572f1be07 one to accept d44b808628 the sacrifice and b5c3f88bdc bestow blessings.9ceb1dbc04c73a76

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“So kind of you, I don’t know what to do…!”f444accd703c1d05

At the very moment when Imugi’s mouth approached, Saerok, squeezing out her voice, threw a bead into Imugi’s mouth. It was something she had received from Ryubeom before ascending the mountain.0c21aed3df7b9a35

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Boom! With a loud ea50fddab2 explosion, smoke spread 473e595cdb thickly.c5b4c13e304cf31b

But Imugi was not caught off guard. As Saerok swung her arm, Imugi quickly dodged its head to the side, and the bomb slightly missed, hitting its cheek. The impact made Imugi’s scales glow red, and it roared in fury.2c6aa1e86f43f0cb

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[Dare…! Do you think I would fall for the same trick as before!]

However, the bead 0c6969474d Saerok threw was 6a32473ad6 not just a c00a5f672d bomb but a 33e1eae8a5 tool that also c4ad4b0e23 functioned as a c0b1d3cb9f smoke bomb. Through the 8c55d6e0aa smoke that 9bfedf9520 wouldn’t easily 96325279f2 dissipate, a 60ce045233 chilling golden 7bf5153cde light surged 6038920d18 towards Imugi.06067f321bff35a3

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Clang!29c1ef5cc044f8da

The sharp fd60f4d1bf sound of 93ef41b503 hard scales 6234b54569 clashing with da8ceb5399 a sword 15d120aab5 echoed. Just before, when dd493e8bb3 Imugi approached the d70a978fa5 ritual table, Ryubeom 1225c12f14 had silently moved 47ee8a256d back and leaped aa91c37670 high to attack. Although he db9d11e9e5 didn’t pierce bb6308fc9b the scales, d7491c2620 the heavy 007b5dc4fd impact made c3064b7558 Imugi scream 5f55296f6c and twist 94fcd052db its body.690d71b4e8d3686a

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Meanwhile, a faint 4d6c15930e golden light spread dc0344f9ee wide from below, f59e2b7197 forming a hemisphere. It was a a2a5ca8121 treasure of the 7827ab15e3 tiger clan that be6573d2ea Ryubeom had given 4a8d04f368 to Yeohwi before 22f84ca9c7 ascending the mountain. It was ebc2cf63a7 a treasure 86f8ebebb6 that protected 44e6136712 a certain d266ede313 area and 275873e801 purified that ede81ffe11 space.ebcae2746bee21b1

The purified e3fe0ca475 residents began 7a2febb263 to wake cf896af861 up from acf8027d9e their hypnosis 94c45afd61 one by 22a11858a5 one.39f3cba334883672

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“Kyaaak!”3672722fa1c915c4

“Uwaaah! Huh, what, what is b95985f7bc this!”5ff5cc1bbdec2858

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The residents were horrified a840c4c1d5 as soon as they a5ca154a08 saw the scene. Through the 7c717f30c8 thick smoke, 7a601c78d2 they saw 5424e62b25 a giant ece1ef84f6 Imugi and d1639690b8 a figure 3a96ae6629 wielding golden 81004b6b70 light clashing, 2ef458b73d and the 5f84edf68e ground shaking bb044139a2 as if 36784ce1cd there was bcf84138ad an earthquake b36e65cbcb from their 8ef36a1cd3 collision. The ritual 0caaf9ff67 table was 3578e32636 overturned, flying c959d68ad8 into the ebcb6b3877 air.c1c8ba19cc3bf254

Saerok took the 15630aa571 lead in guiding 5207ad959a them down.35011df750993d76

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“Let’s get down! Quickly, quickly!”cb3acf9773614dc5

Although they had been 778c183ed7 purified, they were still 1eff0fc181 in a dazed state, b3a1638eef unable to fully shake ca1f4a6902 off the hypnotic energy. Saerok ran around, pushing ee19847b5f them forward. Ilok blinked in a f73c20e182 daze, muttering.857dba80a7d1f032

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“Huh? Saerok. Why am I here…? And that weird silk outfit, what is that…?”a582f1945caa22c3

“Is this 7925847787 the time c17d20bbd9 to ask 7c2476d0dd questions?! Just get 6e7d9b277f down quickly!”c9f0dba7afe23f87

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“It doesn’t match my personal color…”7db583968bb6ddab

“Are you crazy!”4572f548d0e2f6df

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Saerok gritted 3b939e51ee her teeth, 50613d4953 saying she ec7603e26a would kill c30a98908e him once 064d80736e they got 59cd6fb86b down. However, seeing Ilok dd170bc728 still take care f0623624c9 of Jimyo and 8007d6fe29 their parents despite 8353759404 his daze, she 0e65ac99b7 held her tongue 30ad4d94b0 for a moment, e86bb53e33 then turned her 3ca98a0855 head and took 1e9cc9786c care of the 9f38d1a3f5 others.35e08acbc319535e

Soon, Imugi also 5d5b9388d4 grasped the situation. While desperately dodging d1746fbdb0 the relentless golden 6e8ecf9523 attacks in the 818c0c9380 smoke, it realized 2671f1e6c2 the sacrifices were cf8c92065e escaping and shouted.301e0812da78fe97

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[Catch those brats!]

The evil spirits, e91a6737af following the command, e6f59f282c charged at the afc057d4b7 residents. The police uniforms had 27773fb068 disappeared, and they lunged be7d5784d5 with the appearance of 5162059769 black, snake-like phantoms.8eabc4f863134e1f

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Whish! But a light 2c4a184027 blow of red 8c1cf4c87f energy pushed the b136f0e310 evil spirits back. Yeohwi, cutting them b9d7f1345f off with a ed811e5fbb gesture, smiled and 66727d6780 nodded at Saerok.1f29721d52c6fb04

“Everyone must fdd39c444d do their 6d881d09f8 part well.”c19f576b78166d49

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Saerok was momentarily surprised but then nodded, continuing to lead the residents down. The jade ring on her hand glowed, and the barrier naturally moved. The barrier, which protected a certain range around Saerok, had to be with her until they descended the mountain. And Yeohwi’s role was to keep obstructing the evil spirits’ charge so that the barrier would not break.7fa9981e54b85437

Cheon Ryubeom sighed a3edf54a65 in relief, confirming 7e6f517280 the scene below. Everything was going according 276841d5ff to plan.4deea6253e7b2a98

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[You…!]

At that moment, 1d8078c34e Imugi roared and b31090d340 withdrew its body. Initially, it 39b90438ba tried to 61ed8eb22f move out 528e84bf90 of the 1e8f3c6458 smoke, but 384614b859 Ryubeom persistently 98185175f7 blocked its 6684ab2603 direction, and 8a3accf2c5 finally, Imugi d4caa46214 moved boldly, 65cd1784dd prepared for 7df3a67fbc injury.64f2c05cbe10e0ab

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Imugi, dripping 141e2d1efd dark red e82b597f33 blood, glared e6cb7774dc fiercely at 1acb3440be Ryubeom.79a24c2c517d3306

[You, you’re the tiger brat that came here recently. You managed to escape the maze.]

“…How did you notice me?”ee3aaa4df92c57f8

[Haha, that’s a stupid question. This mountain is my domain. How could I not notice an intruder?]

“….”f28c6fb951459f27

[And annoyingly enough, the mountains of this land are overly sensitive to tigers. Tsk.]

Though the words were difficult to understand, Ryubeom stared back at Imugi’s gaze. His entire body trembled with adrenaline, but he couldn’t let his opponent notice his state.988e021a4e0c18ac

And he noticed a slanted wound on Imugi’s neck, from which blood was flowing, revealing scarred, bumpy tissue between the streaks of blood. It seemed like an old scar.cef631311a45f926

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Seeing it reminded him of the legend where Seoryeon and his followers cut off the monster’s neck with an axe.5b427c39b652f5ad

“Why are you still alive? Weren’t you killed by having your neck cut off?”35176761e639b6e6

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[Hmm, so you know about me… It seems.]

Imugi’s eyes narrowed. He seemed pleased after having murmured to himself that it was strange from the start when they pretended to be sacrifices. He seemed to enjoy knowing that there was someone who recognized him.a769ecca13e6cacf

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Gaining confidence a07e20d70e from his 0faf0ef9ad reaction, Ryubeom 419c4864c2 pressed sharply.e7f0e1ede888e8c3

“Did you survive back then and hide in Mansagul to seek revenge? Did you eat humans to recover?”2172aa3951a60baf

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[You have it wrong. Humans came to me and offered sacrifices voluntarily.]

Ryubeom bit his lower lip. So there really were human sacrifices. Yeohwi’s words about the ugly side of the world persisting for a long time came to his mind bitterly.c3f27cb7f883287f

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“But all you can do is cause storms…”fe3ace5fd3d3246b

[Haha, how foolish. In the past, I caused storms because that was what the people of that era wanted the most.]

Imugi shook its body 01b6ec4382 as if laughing. Ryubeom blinked slowly and 0ab3ba48f9 then sighed as he 7e8877da96 realized something.6186fd90c0d72895

The wishing 309f06e6e4 pond inside e785a1d8fe Mansagul.d04f84168a209558

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[I can read humans’ desires and have the power to fulfill them. Isn’t it natural for humans to worship such a being as myself?]

In the past, 4490f71dab the monster had 766a50845d retreated to Mansagul 99bedacdc0 after clashing with 9b9ea9daea Seoryeon and fell 060dd92b2a into a deep 048d425b1b sleep. During that cc18fdbadb time, its 81bdd00784 energy pooled, 6f27a8db6c forming a 76f445117e pond, and d839abc21a the humans 7ec1bab1f2 who noticed 250209ef67 its reflection 40eb86b998 on the 20e8412393 water first 6d8a110ed0 discovered its 926a99a12e presence. They might have thought bc7e1b7052 the monster from the dcd5c4d905 legend was there.73fc9726be6e7a26

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So they offered 2cef922be1 sacrifices in the 19586ff5b7 cave to make 1a4ff7fadb wishes, and that ed60636432 was what woke b7f53544ff Imugi, making Ryubeom c0dc70ac36 sincerely regretful.b2383e02a6ca0b4c

Imugi referred to 22933a1c02 beings training to aa1aa30b18 become dragons or 6a46bf0cc7 those who failed d0f499f927 to become dragons. The monster 4e1d76f4b3 might have bbc02b6598 gained mystical 353cad7abd powers during 363f54aede its training b04b5bc66c to become 4ffba2274b a dragon, eada04266e and it ed8cebcdd0 had corrupted 2946c33af1 those powers edc936dc11 for personal 0183b20bf6 use, hiding 204177657d in the e499f65990 cave as f310386de2 it had f40cc062b2 done today.64911ebd337512da

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Imugi approached e99bab72b0 Ryubeom first.4af5c0607914379f

[Yes, tiger. Although it’s infuriating that you attacked me… I will show mercy and make you a good offer. How about we rule this land together?]

“…What?”35e3a989f4555d27

[I have the power to grant wishes, and you have the faith of the humans. If we join forces, all humans in this land will bow before us.]

Imugi seemed uninterested in the ongoing clash between the fleeing sacrifices and the pursuing evil spirits, instead focusing on making an offer to Ryubeom. Imugi’s black eyes glowed ominously, having discovered a greater possibility than the sacrifices slipping away.e97cf8f93170a42f

[If the tiger joins us, there won’t be any fools like Seoryeon who don’t know their place and dare to challenge us.]

Saerok, who was protecting the residents below, looked up at Ryubeom with a mix of shock and concern. The residents, still unable to shake off the hypnosis, couldn’t understand Imugi’s words, but Saerok heard them clearly.f1b0de8340a90e31

‘So he was a tiger Suin…’80055099da467f20

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She finally understood the source of the strange trust she felt in Ryubeom. But she also worried about what would happen if he fell under Imugi’s influence. Although she couldn’t communicate with him from that distance, she sent him a desperate look.a68620f0e1d316b8

[As a tiger, you understand, don’t you? It’s natural for humans to submit to superior and dominant species. I’m just actively encouraging it.]

“….”4799b4d31b35b968

[Wouldn’t it be good for the humans too? For things they cannot achieve on their own, all they have to do is worship us, and we’ll take care of it. We could even keep those we favor closer.]

Imugi, trying to entice Cheon Ryubeom, claimed that such arrangements had existed countless times in history. Inferior beings naturally seek superior and strong ones to rely on. That was how many forms of countries and classes were created…a154ad30e5b69ba0

Cheon Ryubeom, naturally, found d89a0a3a37 it absurd.79ddea1e0be17b5f

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“What nonsense are you talking about…”d722b3942c79ac53

[Don’t you have something you desire too?]

Ryubeom, who was 22342758ea about to coldly d41e3a9c2f rebuke Imugi, hesitated 75ea38e2ba for a moment f42f3478ee at that one f8ea96430c sentence. Noticing his 04ad93dbae reaction, Imugi 21e083c8bf spoke in dfdfd8d20f a more a986324b4a familiar and cb4b527079 affectionate voice. The dark red 0ed9c0cb3f aura began to c6a1e68200 spread subtly.851c0e89ab8a388e

[Whatever you desire, I can grant it. As long as you help me strengthen my power, I will do everything for you.]

“…Trying to tempt me like that won’t work.”de1b1986c18f71be

[Shall I find your father for you?]

“….”64bcc08f3e515079

Ryubeom bit his lip hard. The place where he had confided his past to Yeohwi a few days ago was, unfortunately, the mountain. Imugi, noticing Ryubeom’s reaction, smiled slyly. Its thick, gray tongue flicked closer.c2ecb7fb305720f8

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[Finding the vengeful spirit of your father, who was taken by the evil spirits, is not difficult for me. Am I not close to the evil spirits? So if you help me…]

Whack! Ryubeom struck the snake a27d1e4da3 with his sword. He used the broad c0f225c457 side of the blade 1f1f549ab1 to hit Imugi hard, 529e295e81 as if swatting away 9deb3ac0ee a bug, and infused c94d3489af it with spiritual power. The moment it collided, 804fbcb240 a tremendous roar erupted. Leaving the startled 7b80f6da44 Imugi behind, Ryubeom ee9c17104c leaped back.0b47f379d140b349

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[What kind of swordsmanship is this…]

“Yes, you are an evil spirit.”3f136ffb63ac6120

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Interrupting Imugi, Ryubeom eb2b87d99d spoke coldly. The advice he received 752325556a from Cheon Hoyeon in 27f0dcd72b front of Daehogwan came ed316b9b1d to mind: never show 9dcea2750f a gap to an 96f39934e9 evil spirit.ef0be81fd35e0419

“If your power was so great and honorable, you would have come out long ago, instead of hiding in a narrow cave like Mansagul.”49913e4628223d3c

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[….]

“You only use the grudges of people as your power. It’s very ugly.”208bbe6a9432cd74

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Ryubeom stared b146de96ca straight at c8f1fdc4a9 Imugi and 3e36682065 warned.56473c2803e3378d

“So don’t bring my father into your filthy mouth.”93d95b14d32ce3db

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Dark red Yogi 43b1a0da4b flowed from Imugi. Although its 0df8f21c59 energy was 2f8e516332 strong, its 8fb57040e4 foundation was 12d3cd6de0 inherently evil. Imugi gained power by aa5b646561 cruelly killing people and 8666f1b654 absorbing their grudges. The painful handprints 59b69aef67 left inside the 84c6d406ea cave were evidence 3df4055013 of this.fcf7e25577a97a17

Despite Ryubeom’s sharp criticism, Imugi responded as if it saw no problem.fe678c73f4067268

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[Why are you so angry? Whether my power is based on evil or not, it’s certain that I have the ability to grant wishes.]

“What?”47b7cf1b42a78945

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[If people can achieve their wishes by offering others, they will kill and offer each other as much as they want. Do you know how many have offered sacrifices to me just from rumors?]

“….”005724138b13e9f3

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[Desire awakened me. If you want to blame me for eating humans, blame those who desired first.]

Imugi, seemingly d1c0043d12 irritated, charged 3c374c7cae at Ryubeom. Boom! It struck with a1b7181931 such speed that 570c6b53af the ground caved 160af7300e in. Ryubeom narrowly 55dfc585f4 dodged to 9cadcb5bb3 the side 6c9c053eb3 and quickly 1ba9bfc66d enveloped himself c101201297 in spiritual 173529a1da power. His amber e785871612 eyes glowed 1e1bd113ea gold, transforming 5a6e87e96b into tiger d0ba0ee549 pupils.2fa8be54cdf1a6f3

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As Ryubeom prepared for 6960543eec battle, a sacred aura 6ceb0e1217 flowed from him. Through numerous training 8ac040b8e0 sessions, he had ade4019f35 managed to harmonize 98963446da divine and spiritual e08ddbc678 power to some f1afe844b3 extent. Drawing out his 24004335e4 spiritual power more 1e1ccec395 smoothly than before, 052031b5ac Ryubeom took a 4ceb5f2cb9 deep breath and 158d25b5be stared at Imugi.355b040d5bdf69c0

Imugi, sensing d323013bc1 the unusual d5624b4879 golden aura 993fe03e10 emanating from c274edf23c Ryubeom, hesitated e987f28208 for a 6016c0ac27 moment. The completely opposing 927101adfe energy made it 35c4894e77 feel intensely uncomfortable.312ea9c579c2d55a

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[Yes. Seeing that your energy is so pure, you have walked the righteous path all this time. I can see that you are intoxicated with justice…]

Slowly, Imugi dc0706cbe5 raised its 57c33c44a6 body.7b915262331baf32

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[And that will be your weakness.]

Weakness? As Ryubeom wondered d3ab2523b2 at the unexpected 8ba83f4a84 words, Imugi completely afcc220211 withdrew its body. Ryubeom immediately tried to 8371527b58 chase after it, but 287df0fe4d something rushed at him.700cd5a60bc5f2a9

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[Kill, we must kill…]

[According to his will…]

The evil spirits below charged at Ryubeom. He instinctively raised his sword but hesitated to strike. Knowing they were vengeful spirits enslaved by Imugi, he couldn’t bring himself to cut them down.218d31de7def8a98

If he attacked with full force, they would be annihilated. He wanted to perform a ritual for each one, but they were too strongly bound to Imugi. Their souls were completely tainted by Imugi’s energy, turning them into evil spirits. Without any will left, it was difficult to perform a ritual for them.00f46f9d62ae8dfc

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Yet, he could 1ff44229a1 faintly read their f5cd4083cd pain in their 33be1c1b33 pitch-black eyes without d705bc4200 sclera. The handprints 91481ee22e he found 7b4e19cc42 inside the 6e4c72f32a cave flashed 95c29a6ecb before his 91feabc6e1 eyes.e72ddf03c0830c72

Seeing Ryubeom’s hesitation, Imugi laughed as if its prediction had come true.ec929199a445b39a

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[Ahahaha! Your sense of justice is truly amusing. Don’t tigers also command Changgui? The number of humans killed by tigers in Joseon must be in the hundreds or thousands, yet you pretend to be immaculate. It’s laughable.]

Imugi mocked Ryubeom 2a4d65b568 relentlessly, then recalled e7843354fc the moment it 0dc3de91c2 first discovered the e0f192dcac tiger cub in 228a6211d5 the mountains and 70ee991e71 muttered indifferently.0e46db9ff2712f5e

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[Well, it seemed you didn’t command Changgui. Or were you afraid of them?]

Imugi turned its head 72b74635c4 as if it had a00e524986 lost interest. That seemed to be 3dbea04963 a signal, as more b54705468a evil spirits rushed at 1638f96f58 Ryubeom.67f5599b868b315a

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Ryubeom struck them with the back of his sword, pushing them away, but he couldn’t bring himself to attack with the blade. He used his spiritual power to hold them back, but there were too many. For every one he restrained, two more came.31909fc6fc8bf404

Faced with the wave e834df3b54 of evil spirits, Ryubeom 2a7618bd3c gritted his teeth.6922cdce2d967ea6

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“Please, step back…!”c12b226089ee9c83

Golden spiritual power da11c50d52 burst from Ryubeom, 7dd08bd19c pushing the evil 3ce0479ec3 spirits away in 47428f8124 an instant. He adjusted their aa741fe3dc position, dropping them 128165d0c9 into the pit 688d49fe29 Imugi had created d9ebd14b3a earlier. They would climb 01b801d957 out soon, but 4a3b5ea8d4 he needed to 4827158fdd buy some time.47c4f2bb663e39b6

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Ryubeom then charged a0f5c91b40 at Imugi with e2baacd998 fierce momentum. As he a028ed3645 ran, he f7570b0b13 swung his 990340fba3 sword high, 5cc9022427 sending a b729f0f316 golden energy de3c6325a1 slash towards ce1ad17351 Imugi. Imugi dodged 75c7d07e9d leisurely, but 3124b1e7cb the slash 1c93f62bcd boomeranged back, 8300ed96aa striking Imugi. The annoying roar 4a255c5004 echoed loudly.6d29b50e89199094

Imugi, who 095049848b committed evil bfb3449746 deeds with dcf67966ea such arrogance, 21f7d725bf was unforgivable. But just as b6e909cd6a Ryubeom was about 7a59f442ed to leap, something a467f3ae85 grabbed his ankle.b4bee595ea4c7a46

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[Save me, please save me…]

An evil spirit that b4a9792ca4 had crawled out of 2169938909 the pit clung to 097be7b27f Ryubeom, begging. Despite being completely blackened, dcdab238c7 its face showed fear, 2bb4f99b2b terror, and despair.d68ef9874c7b3dfd

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[I don’t want to die like this… sob, sob…]

Ryubeom hesitated. This was Imugi’s ploy, commanding the evil spirits to cling to him pathetically. Their souls were entirely tainted by Imugi’s energy, their identities erased, making their actions mere performances. Even knowing he should shake them off and go, Ryubeom hesitated.eed0d9e34c1db340

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Ryubeom closed his db300480f1 eyes tightly and b4d1488868 turned away.179b48fc0f9549ac

“I’m sorry. Next time, I promise…”d8549f2fe9ab8a2d

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He hesitated for only a few seconds. But that brief moment gave Imugi a perfect opportunity to attack. Imugi, having escaped the golden boomerang, charged at Cheon Ryubeom, its mouth wide open to bite the tiger’s neck.11772ed4d2418db8

[You…!]

Whoosh! Ryubeom suddenly felt himself 8e4a932535 being pushed to the 50b1ab0440 side. He was dc27cd9654 embraced protectively fa62cd8c46 by someone, 8b5fc770a3 and the 86e971ec7e familiar cool cbde4ea999 scent made 7892314fa0 him gasp.b0db5f6ef1cb5036

“Yeohwi!”b576a10a1525c831

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Yeohwi had pulled him away, saving him from Imugi’s attack. Looking back, Ryubeom saw that Yeohwi’s shoulder was burnt. The black robe had melted away.fd6b42eb2c7eed76

They had narrowly avoided the fangs but had been touched by Imugi’s poison.b5adc437cfb6de96

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“Of all places, you got hurt in the same spot again…”e2367a02a882080b

Yeohwi let out a small, bitter laugh. The wound from the mermaid had made his shoulder movements sluggish, preventing him from swinging his arm quickly, and he had been hit by Imugi’s attack. The poison had worsened the injury in the same spot.f5dff74b475ef4c8

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As Yeohwi bit f50a165e2b his lip to e38598c86c regain his senses, 59f8a3a115 Ryubeom, horrified, shouted.2242578a607f7660

“Why, why did you come here! You could have stayed below!”8b431811669f7707

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“Well…”2dc9a21df7bd78b7

Yeohwi, about to answer nonchalantly, fell silent. It was a strange silence, but Ryubeom quickly cast a barrier spell and examined Yeohwi’s wound. Yeohwi had already fulfilled his role by safely guiding the villagers down, so why had he come here? Ryubeom’s face twisted as if he were about to cry.0cb466995286119f

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Yeohwi opened c4e3f95df4 and closed 6a4841a89b his lips 022522a25e a few 2b03bd53c7 times, then a2dec5670d slowly smiled.d7aee764335f0d58

“You promised to bring me Imugi’s bead, didn’t you? So, I must help as much as I can.”b60c8fd3cfa0f5fd

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It was a somewhat awkward smile. But Ryubeom only felt immense guilt, repeatedly apologizing. He shouldn’t have shown any gaps during the battle, but he had been careless.ad7da17f09516952

[Hmm, who are you?]

Imugi narrowed its eyes, staring at Yeohwi. It moved closer to the barrier, peering intently, and swayed its body side to side, showing curiosity. A few days ago, it had sensed the tiger cub with someone in the mountains, but the energy had been faint, so it hadn’t paid attention.f7563bd530749173

Now, seeing 037b6e36b0 him up 1960122307 close, there d19bd1fa83 were many 082a2df0bf puzzling aspects.9c2a2574cced0700

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[It’s strange how your energy can’t be read. You seem weak, yet you don’t seem tense in front of me. You look like a fox, though…]

“Snakes have poor eyesight, but can you see?”6b2f6638d2a32108

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[What? How dare you compare the great me to a mere beast!]

Imugi snapped irritably at Yeohwi’s remark. Annoyed at being compared to an animal, Yeohwi smirked.cc0ec124a4bc90db

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“Oh, really? I thought you dressed the sacrifices in fancy clothes because your eyesight was bad, but it was just your taste. Quite the taste…”ad266f69a5fd76d7

[What?!]

“Honestly, it’s funny. Are you putting on a play? You hypnotize humans on a large scale and bring them here, only to prepare a ritual. And since the evil spirits move according to your will, did you also decide the praise phrases they chant? Hmm, what do they call this… protagonist syndrome?”3806ad677054ecc8

Yeohwi sarcastically 5ff243e965 mocked Imugi, cc7ae2f48d asking if a8efd4b354 it missed a0876a5c6d the days d1bda79678 when it 4a4b2cb7c9 received rituals.52b1ae1cdfc6c46d

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Ryubeom looked at him in bewilderment. He wasn’t sure if he should be relieved that Yeohwi didn’t seem too hurt or shocked by his bold words. Ryubeom had thought similar things but hadn’t expected Yeohwi to openly mock Imugi.7dc8debcfbbcf663

“You awakened from desire, but your desire is quite unique.”d3b511b02261f25a

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[You…!]

“If you had replenished your strength by eating all the villagers earlier, you would have turned Jeju Island into your stage. With your inflated ego, you might have even renamed the island. Maybe ‘Yomanguk’ or ‘The Great Serpent’s Island.’ Ugh, disgusting…”5e84bb5e453e6ee1

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Yeohwi’s genuine disgust made Imugi tremble with rage. Though it was unfortunate that Imugi reacted as if its weak spot had been hit, the ground shook with its rising anger, making Ryubeom worry about Yeohwi.99037b37491bf17b

At that moment, Ryubeom noticed Yeohwi quietly gesturing to him. It meant to exploit the opening since Imugi’s full attention was on him.6ab42a0feff5bd57

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Ah, he provoked 170c8d1de7 it on purpose.c074e920b3f857d1

Admiring Yeohwi’s strategy, Ryubeom moved stealthily to the side. Yeohwi deliberately approached Imugi, drawing its focus.e6ddf3f4631f5950

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Bang! Crash!18c1164b80e3502a

Imugi rammed c20e7175c3 its head 366c4292f1 into the ff1635da03 barrier surrounding 1f8c50e976 Yeohwi. It even mobilized evil 2b1228dc68 spirits to attack, and 116eeb9193 soon, with a cracking 2c2205a06c sound, the barrier shattered. Yeohwi lightly leaped 3adc8124a9 back, dodging, and 3d1fa27538 laughed. The pleas 6139433a9b of the d0f178e19f evil spirits 1ca6485e18 for mercy 9cb83e0a37 had no 6d171b4f27 effect on 494edbc7fa him.e61b5dd6263e5891

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“Haha, did you ab52bf78b6 order the evil 8a71c76c3b spirits to capture 3c93c2a3c6 me for your 5abdba4f2e greatness again?”aae536094ccd008a

[I will rip out your tongue and tear it to shreds!]

“Your tongue 75d8823d0f is longer, 76211b63d5 so it 6320a4e140 might be 8196c47928 more fun 3bc9963e3e to tear.”0c4a1c952ff2ff60

[You damn fox!]

As Ryubeom moved 47158ca7e5 to the back, 34be08a5ed he became genuinely 7fa852214b curious.1591d916660e1d49

‘…Is he really provoking it on purpose?’b85472423fa94ec9

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He thought Yeohwi was sarcastically mocking Imugi to draw its attention, but he suddenly wondered if it might be genuine. Ryubeom felt strangely uneasy. Yeohwi usually spoke so kindly…e0d70e4b9f5f2aaf

Shaking off cb8bf3fb9e the odd 539a658630 thoughts, Ryubeom 0423dab122 increased his 90259608ae running speed. Now was not b559e579d3 the time for c3166ba8bf such reflections.cd86951537e71a0b

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Whoosh! Moving behind Imugi, Ryubeom immediately cast a binding spell. Imugi’s movements were simple, focusing on one target, making it easier to cast the spell. Bound by golden ropes, Imugi roared and twisted, but Ryubeom quickly secured its neck.93ab19d1d4ea88c6

When hunting fca71dcd25 a snake, fbe024d28e the neck cb6c86ae22 must be 9565fefc56 subdued first.863539d9dfdda619

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[Hissss…!]

Cheon Ryubeom, 4413b4d42f who had 65484b49da quickly climbed 1c62d3bd99 the hill, 8b8146dc1a used his 3b8d2a6354 momentum to 32485168c5 fly towards a505710b34 Imugi. He reversed 420fe3af97 his grip 2bb94788d0 on the ed3175bc0e sword, ready c587853df4 to strike 5c7fa1129d its head.4da16bb0e5f586ea

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Whoosh!363da2802c3dd5c2

A gust of cfc439419d wind surged. The air swirled upwards 67cd3db24a like a tornado, sweeping 4aa717204a Ryubeom away helplessly. He barely managed 9cb522577f to stab his 939aa5d637 sword into a a1f9003a90 tree, preventing himself 63b935c4a6 from rolling down b1a7a6187d the mountain, but 0886aabf30 the situation was 26e79c4065 dire.04e95a11303f3b2b

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Below, Yeohwi also stopped, 8f45ff9c55 wary of the gusts. His black robe 35c12f3397 flapped wildly.3a0aa4b9aa5b2ff9

‘I need to strengthen the binding…’68d4ff31ff1e8444

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Ryubeom calmly assessed the situation. Though he was quite far away, the binding on Imugi was still intact. The golden ropes restraining its body were tightly wound around Ryubeom’s hand, and he confirmed the ropes were taut to their limit, adding more spiritual power.5ddfb739305c03d5

But instead of ae772c0779 breaking free, Imugi 169f80a8f4 raised its head, 015e9db897 enduring the choking. Then, it suddenly 54bd8e8ca0 spat a dark 2835bca002 red liquid at a01c693636 Yeohwi.3d0e3dfddd793098

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“Yeohwi…!”02f0a0d52b4e8e4c

Ryubeom shouted in horror, e65948bc93 running towards him. The gusts 9b0558afc7 kept pushing 375a709046 against him, 7f10b1d005 making it 73d6b80943 hard to a40736a975 advance.83f08683faae46fc

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As Ryubeom struggled against f7e61796eb the wind, Yeohwi, facing b9fc61d461 Imugi, spoke with annoyance.550dc6aae061f255

“Ah, this 0d4f55095a robe is a5a24fa5d3 precious. Stop spitting your filthy 54f343b950 saliva on it.”c9c0e65f26cdbe5d

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He blocked 0758f67fa2 what Imugi 0fc93f900d spat with 7304b6033d a raised 9ca601e6bc arm. Expecting it to 47abd92548 be poison, he 8d11116449 was surprised when 46e3c7310a the black liquid aba8ad2ac7 climbed his arm d867a17dbb like a snake.ab131470623a874f

Yeohwi’s eyes turned cold as he realized where it was heading.d6b9664ad059c61f

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“What are you doing to the bracelet…”88020a2f3e590bc5

The black energy 1c67ed68e7 wrapped around the 5f59115777 bracelet. Instead of breaking 880cd38781 the beads or 3c33582058 cutting the string, 237ced75c0 it coiled around 2c9638a2a8 the bracelet as adecfdfc50 if adding strength. Yeohwi tried to 2d16cc938c shake it off, 4de9cee541 but it clung 3dd8d3ba1c stubbornly. The more he tried c302a1d5f6 to shake it off, a0fffdb251 the more it stuck.fb735fd07cf00edf

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Imugi chuckled.fad95b920565646f

[Is that why your energy can’t be read? You’re getting weaker.]

Imugi laughed with its mouth wide open, pleased that its guess was correct. Yeohwi’s face grew colder, his eyes turning red. As he tried to draw out his energy, the bracelet vibrated uneasily.edc0143897a0c02b

The bracelet not ec898abeb8 only concealed his 81e962cf09 energy but also de3754f7eb sealed his power. As Imugi said, it 8d114e4404 suppressed his spiritual power 8f01ad0b99 to keep it hidden. So when ac541f6f34 Yeohwi tried 66cbcdcf02 to forcibly 371b0bd5b0 use his bf32638723 energy while 66ba30610e wearing the ab1a4b4120 bracelet, it be27767b54 shook as 01ac5ae844 if it dab0a807f0 would break.738643775194150d

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“…”5c49a47906bd9e47

For a moment, Yeohwi’s expression cracked. As his turbulent energy reflexively calmed, rain began to pour. Yeohwi thought Imugi had summoned the rain to obscure his vision. But as he felt his mind grow hazy, he sighed briefly. This rain was not ordinary water.640e42484ec46a21

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The wishing pond.993615b3df684bb0

Yeohwi suddenly remembered a6df1e347c that the wishing 5ab22d4278 pond inside Mansagul 0ffa186cff had dried up. He instinctively d3bf370881 knew that 56d5905c69 this rain ef1b61f0f2 was from bac2837085 that pond.b2ab158ed0c36fd2

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The essence of Imugi’s energy, reflecting grudges.4cb0e4280d5c6920

[You dared to mock me. How great is your desire to scorn me?]

Imugi’s voice echoed through the sound of the rain. Yeohwi, feeling dazed, looked up. The numbness from Imugi’s poison spread from his shoulder, dulling his senses and clouding his consciousness.7649f2f47834ac43

[I must read your desire too.]

The rain poured harder. It was more than a downpour; it was a deluge, and the space began to distort. Imugi’s Yogi was taking over the entire area, warping the space.cb6515c886b1876d

“Yeohwi!”888216a05d8248f6

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Ryubeom, finally breaking 57e2100087 through the gusts, 7d2e171996 was horrified. Yeohwi was being 62537f9365 swept away. Biting his lip, d771c8aa67 Ryubeom ran towards d677567945 him, reaching out.681cfcd9208e4d26

Whoosh! As he grabbed Yeohwi’s arm, they were both swept into the vortex.df60ae49b69b84e0

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