The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

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“Uh uh… ”

Umibozu’s gigantic form gradually faded.

And it flowed down like melted ice, and soon disappeared.

The only thing left in place is a broken Buddha statue that has been discolored to black.

The Buddha statue did not move further and had no level indication.

Another monster disappeared like that, and the quest was completed.

“It is over.”

“Thank you very much for your hard work!”

Cha Seo-hyun then ran around the quiet temple and started to move busily.

Asking for support from the temple, collecting fallen monks, etc.

Diligently, it seemed that they were already cleaning up.

And I pretended to observe the scene and opened the quest window.

Demons and umibozu.

The monsters were not enough to be engraved on the Ingeom, and the quests related to the Ingeom didn’t respond.

However, thanks to the intertwining of the lore, another quest was completed.

＜Repeat Quest – Correcting the Wrong Tradition＞

It was a quest that gave a crafting recipe and its ingredients.

The crafting materials newly added to the item window are Demon’s Core and Umibozu’s Shadow.

It was a quest where the legends of the two monsters were mixed, so I guess they give two.

Also, those two items obtained as a quest reward seemed to be materials that could be used infinitely, just like the snail shells obtained before.

So, what can you do with this?

I took a look at the newly added recipes.

“… … ”

The first thing I saw was the equipment that can be made with demons and umibozu.

Looking at them, I could roughly see the direction of the two monsters’ powers.

In the case of umibozu, it is the one that gives resistance to the sea and water.

And demons specialized in mental defense, such as deception and illusion.

Well, it’s not bad, but… To be honest, it didn’t mean much to me.

There was a naga tradition about the sea and water.

Mental defense has a skill that completely ignores debuffs.

But maybe it’s because he’s already obtained three types of crafting recipes.

There were a few more recipes besides the equipment specialized for that monster.

＜The Buddha Way of Regeneration＞

Devil’s Core + Umibozu’s Shadow + Raksha’s Spear

– Amplifies the effect of Buddhism-related traditions by 1 stage

Is it because both Gwibil and Umibozu are monsters related to Buddhism?

It was an item that had the effect of strengthening all traditions related to Buddhism.

Of course, an item that would be of great help to me who owns it.

but,

“It’s the Rakshaka’s window… ”

There was one ingredient missing.

While I was thinking about how I could get it, Cha Seo-hyun approached me.

“Sorry to have kept you waiting.”

“Are the monks all right?”

“yes. Fortunately, no one seems to be seriously injured.”

I nodded.

If the case was solved quickly and there were no additional victims, it was the best outcome for the police or the court.

“Then let’s go back now. Our personnel will arrive here soon.”

At Seohyun Cha’s words, I started to go back to where I parked the car with her.

And while walking along the mountain road like that.

I sneakily asked her.

“Do you know a monstrous creature called Rakshala?”

“of course. Rakshasa is a monster, but it is also a guardian of Buddhism. But why are you asking that?”

“I need that window.”

“Ah, are you trying to use it as an ingredient for witchcraft?”

It’s not witchcraft, it’s production, but I said yes.

Then Cha Seohyun’s words continued.

“The easiest way is, of course, to exorcise Rakhal, but he is not a monster living in Korea. At least you will have to find it in China or India, but even that won’t be that easy.”

“then… ”

“… It’s a bit cautious, but I think it’s better to buy it.”

“purchase? You want to buy it?”

“yes. It’s hard to find a trustworthy partner, but it’ll be much easier than trying to find one yourself.”

Are you just buying the crafting materials with money?

Well, it was me who focused on dropping the item when I killed the monster, so I didn’t even think about that.

In normal terms, it was a much easier way to just trade.

“How much will it cost?”

“well. However, it is not a precious material, and it will be somewhat expensive.”

means expensive.

But if it’s a problem that can be solved with money… There was someone who came to mind naturally.

Lee Hyun-ah, executive director of Hwarang.

She has a debt she has accumulated from dealing with Sabrina in the past.

I hadn’t asked for anything yet because I was too burdened to accept the debt as an expensive thing.

Recently, that situation has changed.

The chairman of the Hwain Group, Lee Seong-min, and the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, trusted me and entrusted me with the secret case.

For me, it’s like having a relationship with those two.

With the cooperation of the two, it was not difficult to receive the Raksha’s spear from Lee Hyun-ah.

Besides, it’s not a luxury item, isn’t it an ingredient for magic to make me stronger?

From their point of view, who had to deal with the cult, with me at the head, there would be no reason to refuse.

“hmm… ”

Then you should ask Lee Hyun-ah to buy it for you.

I nodded my head at the good conclusion.

And I went through the rest of the recipes.

All that’s left are small items.

It would be nice if there were any, but most of them were inefficient because the effect was temporary compared to the materials used.

but one of them.

Just had what I needed.

＜Frozen Carapace＞

snail’s shell + ogre’s core + seoldon’s hair

– Greatly increases ice attribute resistance for 2 hours.

A consumable item that increases ice resistance.

I still have to go to Hyunmu’s sanctuary.

It was quite useful for me who hadn’t gotten the ice immunity skill yet.

Of course, I don’t have Seoldon’s fur among the production materials.

But this, too, had a way.

As the name suggests, Seoldon means snow pig, and it is a wild boar with white stripes on its blue fur that eats ice.

A spiritual creature that usually appears in areas with heavy snowfall in the middle of winter and warns you to prepare for it.

And I’ve seen such a seoldon in the management department.

No, I just saw it.

I even corrected the behavior of the guy who continued to headbutt the wall instead of listening to the management staff.

So if you ask Dayoung Kim to send you some of that hair, she won’t refuse.

“… nice.”

There were two new equipment and items that could be obtained.

A performance that was not expected even when I was in charge of the case.

But even this was not the end.

Ever since I heard the news that the case was related to the court, there was one thing I needed to receive.

“I will go with you to the courthouse.”

Cha Seohyun nodded as if she knew what I meant.

It was to receive the handing down of the eight gods.

This is the fourth of them… Asura.

So, I first asked Cha Seo-hyun about the power of the Asura tradition.

“Asura can turn a defeated demon into his own power.”

After that, her explanation continued for a while.

To sum it up, it feels like a buff that activates temporarily the more you defeat spirits or monsters.

And it’s possible to release that power all at once and attack like a special move.

indeed… The more you run wild, the stronger you become, an ability worthy of the name Asura.

that day i

He went to the Buddhist temple to learn about Asura, and returned home late at night.

* * *

and after a few days.

On the weekend, I was preparing to leave for the new role of Hyeonmu in my room.

“This should be enough.”

I muttered as I looked at the five frozen carapaces I just made.

It was made with all the fur of Seoldon sent by the administration at my request.

Each one lasts 2 hours, so a total of 10 hours.

Compared to the amount of time he stayed at other sanctuaries, this was a comfortable enough level.

What else is needed… Chengdu’s secretary.

＜Secretary of Cheng Mole＞

– Create a passage leading to a specific divine area.

– Passages disappear after 24 hours.

It was obtained from a rare grade consumables option, and it was an item that paved the way for the new role of Hyeonmu.

I took the sword and coat for the last time and used the secretary.

Then there was a low sound like digging the ground.

A hole appeared out of nowhere on the floor where there was nothing.

Does this mean that this is the passage leading to Hyeonmu’s new role?

“But this is on the third floor.”

I hope the ceiling downstairs isn’t open.

With such concern, I put my hand in the hole and tried to stir it around.

But nothing was caught.

It means that the space itself has been twisted, like the entrance to another divine area, rather than physically pierced.

After confirming that, I jumped into the hole.

In an instant, my vision turned black, and I felt the smell of wet soil.

He said he was a mole’s secretary, and it felt like he was walking underground.

And the fall didn’t last long.

thud!

Soon, my feet touched the land of the divine station.

The air there was still cold. It’s not autumn, it’s cold like midwinter.

Of course, there was some preparation for this.

The problem is that it’s so dark that you can’t see anything.

“Tsk… ”

I took out the human sword and wrapped it in white flame.

Then the figure of the new station I finally arrived was revealed.

It was an artificially created spacious space.

The walls and ceiling are all made of brown stone.

And there was a mural engraved there, and it seemed like I had seen it somewhere.

“… tomb?”

Tracing my memory, it was similar to a mural that was found in a tomb.

Then, is this inside the tomb?

No, to be precise, it should be seen as a priest who imitated the inside of a tomb.

“hmm… ”

I walked inside such a tomb.

After walking for a while, there was still no light source.

It was just a long hallway with a lonely atmosphere.

And when I left that hallway, I immediately came across an empty lot the size of a playground.

A space still blocked on all sides by brown walls.

However, in that empty lot, let alone Hyeonmu, some spirits were teeming with them.

From low-level white spirits to even over level 60 enemies.

In response, I immediately prepared for battle.

“… Aren’t you coming?”

Even when the spirits saw me approaching, they didn’t react.

Apparently, he has no intention of attacking.

It wasn’t that strange.

Hyeonmu also manipulates ice, or cold air, but in Yin-Yang, its attribute belongs to Tae-Eum.

In other words, it is said that Hyeonmu, as a being in charge of the largest yin, is a god of the four directions who commands even ghosts belonging to yin.

Therefore, the spirits in this place, which were the sacred places of Hyeonmu, were not ordinary spirits, but were like Hyeonmu’s subordinates.

If Hyeonmu has no intention of attacking, these spirits won’t attack me either.

Then I had no reason to attack those spirits first.

“… … ”

So I walked forward with only moderate vigilance.

Instead of blocking my way, the spirits opened their own path and even pointed me to the direction I had to go.

Seeing that, I was a bit taken aback.

In fact, thinking about the time of the White Tiger or the Zujak, the spirits attacked me here.

I was thinking that if I defeat all of them, the spirit of Hyeonmu will appear.

“You mean you don’t intend to test it by force?”

Having judged so, I moved on.

Then, there was a space so wide that the ceiling could not be seen at all.

What is there… They were much larger spirits than the spirits that were spread out a moment ago.

Dark spirits all over level 80.

The space was filled with guys like that who would require dozens of exorcist cops to come out.

Looking at it, I felt fortunate that I didn’t have to fight them in my heart.

I don’t know if it’s one or two.

If there were so many enemies above level 80, no country would be able to defeat them.

“hmm?”

But between those dark spirits.

As if to come to him, there was the biggest spirit shining bright like a full moon even in this thick darkness.

Besides, it wasn’t an ordinary anima.

It doesn’t belong to the category of Ma at all… memorial service.

It was the soul of an unknown great man.

“… … ”

I silently walked between the dark spirits and reached the front of the spirits.

Then, the ghost slowly reached out his hand towards me.

and,

＜The messenger of Xuanwu proposes a test to you.＞

A log like that came to mind.

Are you asking my doctor?

It was something that hadn’t happened before.

But there was no reason to refuse, so I nodded.

＜For the test, you must unlock the Heart of Light skill. Would you like to accept?＞

But just allowing it wasn’t the end.

Heart of Light skill.

In other words, you have to cancel the debuff immunity to take the test of Hyeonmu.

Those words gave me a rough idea of what the test was like.

“… It sounds like you know.”

Why isn’t it often?

To test someone’s mental strength through fantasy or something like that.

And if that’s the case… I didn’t have to be afraid either.

So I immediately accepted the offer of the memorial service.

The Heart of Light skill was released, and the spirit nodded and placed a hand on my head.

Then, consciousness fell into darkness.