The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

108.

At a certain point, the fog that had been thickly covering the entire area suddenly disappeared.

Looking back, the fog had built up like a white wall.

Like the eye of a typhoon, the fog doesn’t penetrate inward.

Instead, the view ahead was wide open.

Then, along with the vast wasteland, I saw a nest where the owner of the station would be.

“that… Is it a mountain?”

Dayoung Kim said while looking at the white pillar in front of her.

There was a pillar made of fog.

As if it sucked in the fog around it, it became more densely concentrated and seemed to be enveloped in a whirlpool.

Moreover, the size was like a mountain, as Dayoung Kim said.

Only the diameter of the column is in kilometers.

Its height literally reached the sky.

Is that a nest made by the owner of the magic station?

It was also unusual.

“… … ”

I felt a strange feeling as I looked at the towering fog column.

From the point of view of spirits or monsters, the magic area is like a kind of fortress made using one’s own power.

So, the wider the magic area, the more intensively the power of spirits or monsters was invested in the magic area.

On the other hand, there is no choice but to neglect the power remaining in the body or the nest.

But it wasn’t that nest I could see.

The size of the nest was indeed appropriate for the size of the horse station, and its appearance was extraordinary.

If you look at it with your own eyes, isn’t it an atmosphere where some kind of spirit would live?

“Let’s go at once.”

“… yes.”

Dayoung Kim also answered rather passively, probably overwhelmed by the huge size.

That was the moment we were about to move on.

thud!

The ground shook with a dull echo that could be heard from afar.

“no way… !”

Dayoung Kim reacted sharply as if she thought it was another attack by a monster.

I shook my head and turned my eyes to the still distant pillar of fog.

There was no reaction from Goi at all.

As if even Goi knows that this is the owner’s nest, it is in a clean state with not a single ant left.

That’s why this vibration was transmitted not from the ground, but from the direction of the nest.

There is no intention of attack in it.

Because, this was just, something stepped on the ground.

“I’m walking… ?”

Looking closely, I could see that the fog column was slowly moving.

And on that side, at regular intervals, echoes continued to occur.

It meant that something huge was moving, hidden in that fog column.

“Kang Jin-woo, this is… ”

Dayoung Kim also seemed to sense that something was wrong.

At this, I frowned.

At LB Academy, this magic was attributed to an evil spirit related to disease.

And based on this, I determined that the identity of the evil spirit was Mama, or smallpox.

But the nest in front of me denied all such premises.

So are those premises all wrong?

After thinking about this for a moment, I shook my head.

Rather than saying they were wrong, it was more likely that my lack of knowledge prevented me from developing them.

So I turned my attention to Dayoung Kim.

“Dayoung, what do you think of that?”

LB Academy is like a university where you can take lectures in various fields.

So Dayoung Kim, who belongs to that group, must have a deeper knowledge than I do about spiritual bodies, especially about indigenous beliefs.

“well. I don’t know if there are any hints, but yet… ”

“I have a hint. I think it is smallpox, that is, Mama.”

I told her what I had reasoned about.

Then Dayoung Kim nodded in agreement.

“ah… Yes! To be honest, I didn’t even think about the identity of the evil spirit because I was distracted, but after listening to it, I think Kang Jin-woo is right.”

“Yes? But what is that?”

At my question, Dayoung Kim didn’t even think about it for long.

“If it’s Mama… There are many related traditions in indigenous beliefs. Especially in the shamanic world, Mama itself means a strong god. In the past, smallpox could not be cured by human power, and the authority of the god in charge of it was considered strong. But that’s a tradition beyond that, so… ”

Dayoung Kim looked up at the huge pillar of fog.

“It’s like the tradition of Grandma Margot.”

Margot Halmira.

It was also a name I was familiar with.

I had been helped by Grandma Margo’s crow from the story of Princess Bari before.

“It’s the folk religion.”

“that’s right. So, the tradition of Grandma Mago tends to be a mixture of many aspects. It didn’t spread in a properly established state.”

Next, Dayoung Kim continued to explain about Grandma Margot.

Grandmother Mago said that the name of the Chinese Taoist goddess Mago came to Korea and was combined with the existing folk religion.

One of the divinities thus combined is, first of all, the divinity that presides over disease, that is, Mama.

And through this, it also possessed the divinity of the guardian god who protects the health of individuals or groups.

“Not only that, but Grandma Margo also has the side of an evil spirit, or a ghost. If you don’t treat yourself properly, you’re going to get caught in the opposite way.”

In addition to that, Mago in Taoism is not an old woman, but a fairy.

As Kim Da-young said, the transmission of Grandma Margot was Jung-gu heating.

The character of a narrative spread only through oral tradition, not as a written document or fully religious myth.

But among them, the most unconventional tradition was different.

“And Margo Halmi also has a legend of a creator god in Korean mythology.”

“Creator… ?”

“yes. He is also a creator god in the form of a giant.”

“… … ”

At that, I silently glared at the white pillar.

A creator god, a giant.

I didn’t want to admit it, but it was a tradition that fit perfectly with the current situation.

The reason why this vast territory was created is because of the legend of the creator god who created the earth and the sky.

It meant that I was a huge giant walking in the fog now.

“Then you say that that tradition was embodied, but the enemy spirit is the creator god?”

“Of course, that wouldn’t be Grandma Margo’s main body. I think it was probably because the enemy spirit generated by Mama gained strength and absorbed the tradition of Grandma Margo in reverse.”

“However, is it possible for an anima to attain divinity?”

“Grandma Margot also has a ghost side, so it’s not impossible. There are probably various traditions of Mago mixed up inside the spirit.”

Of all the lore that was mixed up like that, the legend of the creator god emerged out of nowhere.

No, it wouldn’t be a coincidence.

Since the leader is also intelligent, he must have chosen the legend of the Creator God, who has the strongest power among all the traditions.

“Fortunately, I don’t think I have fully digested the tradition yet. If that were the case, I would have become a dark spirit, not a red spirit.”

“I guess so.”

I nodded.

Does it mean that the enemy must be eliminated before reaching the perfect creator god?

That meant, after all, that there was no time.

So I moved right away.

“then Let’s go. We deal with it quickly.”

Saying that, we ran towards the white pillar.

In the meantime, Dayoung Kim suddenly asked.

“however… What will you do?”

what are you going to do

Why are you asking the obvious?

“I have to exorcise.”

“Are you a giant?”

“Why a giant?”

“It must be difficult to be alone… ”

thud!

The ground roared once more.

There was still quite a bit of distance left, but it felt like an earthquake.

And there I realized my mistake.

If it’s a giant, I’ve met it hundreds of times in another world.

Monsters with an average height of 20 meters.

And the largest of them boasted a size of 70 meters, more than three times that.

It was obviously difficult to battle against those who each possessed the power of decisive battle weapons.

The step did not create such an impact.

Only then did I ask Dayoung Kim a question.

“How big is Grandma Margot?”

“There are no exact figures. The creation story itself is like scratching the ground with your finger and creating a river there.”

“… … ”

At those words, I finally understood Dayoung Kim’s concern.

Make a river with your fingers?

The giants in mythology were quite different from the giants I knew.

Maybe it’s a size that infinitely transcends my expectations.

“… Let’s go at once.”

But I couldn’t back away, so I charged toward the fog column.

The huge pillar was now right in front of my eyes.

It feels like looking at a tall and long fog barrier.

I took my sword and pierced the barrier.

Perhaps it was just to block the view, but the swirling fog did not carry any special power.

So Dayoung Kim and I entered it without any problems, and finally we were able to see the owner of the station.

“and… !”

Seeing this, Dayoung Kim exclaimed.

The red giant in the fog was like a myth.

thud!

As the red giant takes a step, the earth’s crust oscillates like a wave.

The giant’s feet were like mountains.

Only the giant’s legs stand tall enough for a high-rise building to exist.

So the face of the giant was only the chin.

However, the distance between them was too far.

In terms of distance, it was thousands of meters.

Indeed, this red giant was a walking mountain itself.

“Now what?”

Dayoung Kim asked.

I silently glared at the giant.

Fortunately, the level indicator that originally floated above his head was displayed near his ankle, which I liked.

70 levels.

Although he was so huge, his level was just above the maximum limit of his age.

“This is 70… ”

I frowned.

The level is an index that measures the fighting power of that bastard.

To be more specific, it is the total sum of abilities divided by level.

But that giant is level 70?

“then… ”

I called a thunderbolt using the power of the blue dragon.

Kwareung!

A moment later, a white bolt of lightning fell from the sky onto the giant’s leg.

Even a thunderbolt was like a small needle compared to the giant’s size.

“Uh uh uh-”

The giant’s reaction was quite violent.

A thunderous scream was heard from above.

But that’s for a while.

Soon the giant didn’t even recognize us and just moved on.

Meanwhile, huge burn marks were left on the leg.

Looking at it, I was convinced of my prediction.

“That’s water.”

In other words, he concentrated all his stats on his size, that is, on his HP.

That’s why the size is inexhaustibly gigantic, but the defense is low and you can’t even attack.

A deformed condition that is never out of the ordinary.

I already knew why.

As Kim Da-young said, it was because Ryeong had not yet completely digested the tradition of Grandma Margot.

That is, it is a kind of chrysalis.

If only he had the time, he would build up his own body with a body that has grown like that.

It could have become a powerful dark spirit, like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis.

However, since meeting me, it was a dream that could never come true.

“Does the attack work well?”

“Iknow, right. Fortunately, the.”

“But still… It’s hard to defeat that with just the two of us. If only there were other people… ”

Meanwhile, Dayoung Kim said that and bit her lip as if she felt sorry for her.

What she said made sense.

No matter how low the enemy’s defense was, the enemy’s body, in other words, his blood pain was too great.

It would be difficult to cut off a single leg even if Dayoung Kim and I poured all our spiritual energy into attacking it all day long.

So now that it’s like this, rather than fighting, I had to gather all the exorcists who came here first.

There was no time for that, and I didn’t have to.

Because there was one special move that was just right for this guy.

“I will take care of it.”

I said that and stepped back from Dayoung Kim.

She looked surprised for a moment, but then it turned into an expectant look and nodded.

I squeezed out my remaining spiritual power and called the clouds.

Dense rain clouds that cannot exist in the magic area cover the sky.

Darkness descended on the magical realm where there was neither day nor night, and at the same time, my spiritual power showed the bottom.

“… … ”

The preparation was done with this.

Next, the lore I opened was Mafuraga.

In addition to fully restoring spiritual power, Mahuraga, strengthened by the Naga Queen’s blessing, does not consume spiritual power for 30 seconds when the succession is unlocked.

Although it was only for a moment, I cast off the limits of my spiritual power and looked up at the sky.

Then the black cloud stirred so much that the change was visible,

“Quwagwagwagwa-”

Thousands of bolts of lightning struck the ground in the form of pure white dragons.

A pure white light of lightning filled with divinity covers the field of view.

A giant like Taishan is swallowed by the dragon’s jaws.

All I could see was a blazing white light.

The giant screamed.

But all I could hear was a roar that seemed like the heavens and earth were turning upside down.

“… … ”

Next to it, Dayoung Kim was watching it in a state of fascination.

Even though there should already be only white in my field of vision, I move my gaze here and there as if I could see something.

“This is real… Warrior… !”

Dayoung Kim’s murmurs were also drowned out by the roar.

The ground absorbed too much electricity and sparks flew on it, and some of the electric shock that could not be absorbed by it burned through the air.

But that’s for a while.

When the promised time of 30 seconds was over, the sky became quiet as if it had never been, and the rushing light was withdrawn.

The dense rain clouds gradually faded and the original red sky was restored.

however.

The mountain below it and the giant swallowed up by lightning were different from before.

The red giant could no longer be called red.

All of the flesh had turned black.

The giant’s mouth, which had been screaming, was also silent.

The steps that were moving slowly, albeit slowly, are now completely stopped.

“… Did you do it?”

Seeing that I couldn’t even feel the slightest bit of vitality, I deliberately tried to put a revival spell in my mouth.

However, even the highest level of resurrection spells did not bring him back to life.

Instead, one leg of the guy who couldn’t overcome the weight was cut off, and he slowly leaned to the side.

Has it turned to ashes to the core?

The bridge crumbled like a high-rise building toppled to pieces, and the sight was truly spectacular.

but.

“uh?”

The giant’s body, which had lost its leg, also slowly began to lean.

The problem is the direction… It was this way.

“This crazy.”

I ran desperately with Dayoung Kim.

But the giant’s body began to lean faster and faster.

thud! It collided with the floor with a sound.

We barely managed to avoid a direct hit with him thanks to our desperate movements, but that wasn’t the end of it.

The giant, which had turned into ash all the way to the inside, was smashed as it was, and the ashes poured out in all directions.

A landslide made of ashes.

There was no bird to escape from.

“Kyaaak!”

Dayoung Kim screamed in front of him.

And the moment the tsunami of ashes is about to swallow us.

“uh?”

vision reversed.

Before we knew it, we were standing at the bottom of the valley of Mt. Juwang, which was the entrance to the station we had entered.