The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

149.

“This… ”

Cha Seo-hyun bent down to examine the remains of the demon.

The remnants of the demons were still black with ghost energy.

It was obviously a noble object, but perhaps because it was broken in a mess, the hemp on it was weak.

So, Cha Seo-hyun easily put together the pieces of the broken ghost ear and nodded.

“Surely. This is the noble Buddha that was in that temple.”

According to the testimonies of visitors who stopped by the temple, the ghost Buddha was a black stone Buddha, the height of an adult man.

It was originally made of gray rock, but it was said that the color changed after being in the sea for a long time.

And the fragments of the demon that Cha Seo-hyun collected now were, indeed, the same as those testimonies.

At first glance, you can see the gray surface, but the black discolored surface, as if covered with moss, was annoying.

however… Why is the ghost, which was fine in the first place, suddenly broken here?

“… … ”

Perhaps she had the same question as mine, Seohyun quietly fell into thought.

Of course, there were several possibilities that came to mind.

From the beginning, this demon was no ordinary demon, moving his body and smashing a temple.

The story that maybe the perception that it is a ghost may be wrong.

then… Are you saying that something disguised as a demon has now broken its shell and come out?

“hmm… ”

The answer was not easily ascertained.

It was true that this guy had been eating people while imitating Buddha statues for the past year.

I don’t think there’s another monster who can hide inside a Buddha statue and do the same thing.

So I took a closer look at the broken pieces.

Then, suddenly, I noticed something rather strange.

“What is that hair?”

“yes?”

“That head. Was this demon originally bald?”

Most of the heads of Buddha statues I remember are rugged, and they were clearly expressing hair.

However, this demon’s head is bald.

It was a little different from what I know.

At this, Cha Seo-hyun slightly frowned.

“There was no such testimony. Visitors only remembered that it was an old Buddha statue… This is really bald.”

Cha Seohyun didn’t seem to notice that it was bald because the head part was especially discolored.

“Is there a bald Buddha statue?”

“It is not common in Korea, but it is not nonexistent. In particular, it is a form that is occasionally seen in Chinese temples.”

“So you’re saying there’s a possibility that this is a Chinese Buddha statue?”

“that… Probably not. Except for the head, there is definitely a shape unique to Buddhist statues from the Joseon Dynasty—”

After that, Seohyun Cha continued her explanation.

The Buddha statue’s expression and the angle of its arms were explanations that I couldn’t understand just by hearing it in words.

In any case, it seemed that it was not a Chinese Buddha statue.

So, is it a story that the Buddha statue itself has changed in the end?

“hmm… ”

This was also the first time I had heard of it.

So I continued the question on another subject.

“Can the ghost Buddha usually move to another Buddha statue?”

“Impossible. The ghost Buddha is the demon itself dwelling in the Buddha statue. Just as Jibak-ryeong can’t escape the land where she is bound, so can Demon Buddha. but… ”

Seohyun Cha blurted out her words.

Originally, a ghost Buddha could not change a Buddha statue, but even this guy could not conclude that it was so.

That’s because he was the one who smashed me by moving his immovable body.

“The possibility of extinction… Will there be any?”

As I kept my mouth shut, Cha Seohyun cautiously asked such a question.

But I immediately shook my head.

“Isn’t that what it is?”

The case is not over yet.

Because the arrow was still visible in my eyes.

Then Seohyun Cha asked.

“Do you have a reason?”

“The ghost’s spiritual power is still being detected.”

“Is it really? Where are you?”

“that… wait a minute.”

I said that and took out my phone.

It was to check what was in the direction of the arrow I was looking through the map.

The arrow is pointing in the southwest direction.

At the same time as going down from the mountain, there was another temple on that path.

It is not a pseudo-temple of Apostate, but an ordinary temple that appears on maps.

Upon hearing my words, Cha Seohyun’s face changed seriously.

“That word… ”

“I think he changed the Buddha statue.”

“Then it is a big deal. This is a temple affiliated with Buddhism, which has nothing to do with the temple, and is aimed at pure self-cultivation, not exorcism… ”

“Are there any regular people?”

“We controlled the number of people entering the mountain, so there will be no visitors. However, the original resident monks still remain.”

That wasn’t very good news.

It was a story that there could be more casualties if done wrong.

“… I must hurry.”

“Let’s move right away.”

We headed straight for another section, pointed by an arrow.

It was quite a large-scale place, with extensive precincts and large buildings.

And in the middle of such a wide temple.

Originally, the golden Buddha statue, which should have been in the main hall, was outside.

“Such openly… !”

Cha Seo-hyun muttered as if it was absurd.

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Just as she said, the ghost who moved the statue was so confident.

He didn’t even try to hide his identity.

Originally, the Buddha statue, which was supposed to be sitting, stood on the ground with both feet on.

I was casually carrying my back.

And around him, he could see people bowing to the Buddha statue.

that’s probably… Ordinary people who live in this temple.

Fortunately, no one seemed dead, but it was clear that they were being manipulated by demons.

“… It seems that his authority has grown stronger.”

Seeing the scene, I said so.

It must not have been long since he entered this temple.

But how can you manipulate people like that?

No matter how deceptive it was, the encroachment was too fast.

Didn’t he stay for more than a year under the help of Apostate in the temple that was the scene of the incident?

Apparently, after eating humans, the power of demons became stronger.

“So that’s why I didn’t hide myself. Now there is no need to imitate the Buddha.”

I nodded.

But being there was more helpful to me than hiding somewhere.

As long as it was visible, the only thing left to do was to go and exorcise.

“Let’s deal with it quickly, then.”

“What are you trying to do?”

“I will take care of the return. Mr. Seohyun, please take care of the people.”

“but… ”

Seohyun Cha expressed her concern.

Well, it was certain that the nobleman was not a formidable fellow.

But I cut off her worries at once.

“I am fine. You know?”

“… All right.”

At my words, Seohyun Cha smiled and said, and the conversation ended there.

I saw a ghost

68 levels.

This time, he was moderately dangerous.

I immediately pulled out the human sword and ran to the demon.

“… … ”

Soon after, the golden Buddha recognized me.

The ghost’s eyes turn to me.

Its height is about 2.5 meters.

I didn’t notice it when I was sitting, but it was bigger than I thought.

But it wasn’t him who moved first.

“Ugh… ”

Those were the monks who were around the ghost Buddha.

Is it because he is a monster with his own cunning side?

Instead of stepping out on his own, he tried to use the people around him.

The monks who had gathered around the demon staggered and blocked my way.

The lack of focus in the eyes, it seemed that there was no proper consciousness.

Of course, since all of them were ordinary people, they weren’t a full-blown threat.

It was obvious that it would be cumbersome if the gwibul tried to use it as a shield.

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“Back off!”

Cha Seohyun hit me and walked out.

She then took on the monks with her bare hands and pushed them away without a weapon.

At first, the number seemed daunting at first glance, but

“Go!”

The road cleared sooner than expected.

It was because Cha Seohyun’s movements were lighter than expected.

I wonder if the court also teaches bare-handed martial arts, but Cha Seo-hyun basically possesses decent martial arts.

Nodding my head at her words, I approached the demon to avoid the monks rushing in again.

“… … ”

Then, the expression on the ghost’s face changed.

The face of an ordinary Buddha statue is distorted.

He couldn’t raise his voice, but he seemed like he wanted to say something worthless.

And at that moment, a line was added to the log.

That said, one debuff was nullified.

Did he really think that mind control would work for me too?

“It doesn’t work on me, you bastard.”

Then the guy finally moved.

Despite its large and heavy body.

Whoop!

He landed a fairly sharp punch at me.

Then his fist collided with my sword with a ferocious rupture.

“hmm… ”

I let out a drool as I gauged the power contained within.

It was a monstrous power that was not suitable for a monster who seduced and ate people.

However, the demon’s attacks did not stop there.

Before long, he actively used his fists and feet and moved to crush me.

Caga River!

Then, a landslide-like series of attacks hit.

When I hit the golden fist that was bigger than a person’s face, the soles of my shining feet flew from the side.

“under… !”

Seeing that, I let out a laugh.

What should I say?

It felt like fighting a golem moving at 4x speed.

The weight of the attack was considerable, but there was no dullness to match.

In addition, the movement of the demon’s attack was very disturbing.

He was using all his limbs as if he were doing kickboxing, so it was natural.

but,

“… … ”

Seohyun Cha, who was watching this with a sidelong glance, clicked her tongue.

Well, since the appearance of the guy who installed it like that is like a Buddha statue, he must have felt like he had been blasphemed.

Even for her sake, it didn’t have to be long.

So I entwine the torch on my sword.

I don’t know if it’s stone fire.

Now he occupies a golden Buddha statue made of metal.

So its body must be vulnerable to fire.

Whoop!

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Just then, a demon’s fist flew from the front.

I dodged it to the side and leisurely flew my sword toward his wrist.

Then, the sword wrapped in flames gently cut off one of the demon’s hands.

“Oohhh!”

Suddenly there was such a scream.

It was a deafening sound.

Wasn’t this guy unable to talk?

However, upon closer inspection, the source of the sound was not from his mouth, but from the amputated surface of his severed wrist.

furthermore,

“hmm?”

Black smoke was seeping out of the amputated surface of the wrist.

I don’t remember hearing anything like that flow out of a ghost.

Also, the transformation of the gwibul did not end there.

“Uh uh uh-”

Eventually, the black smoke engulfed the golden Buddha statue.

The Buddha statue gradually turned black, and when that wasn’t enough, it grew larger and larger.

after a while like that.

What stood in front of me was a gigantic shadow reaching 10 meters.

“… What’s this.”

I frowned at the unexpected situation.

His level didn’t change.

So it’s not like it suddenly became dangerous, but… Now it can no longer be called a ghost.

A giant shadow monster.

what else is this

“Are you okay?”

Seohyun Cha approached me and said.

All of the monks she was in charge of had already collapsed.

“Did you knock them all out?”

“I didn’t do it. The demons changed like that and everyone lost consciousness.”

What was a ghost, no, a ghost, was the sudden loss of control over the monks.

I continued to ask questions while still being wary of the shadow monster growing in size.

“Do you know what that is?”

“You are… I don’t think so.”

It was natural.

The shadow, which had turned into a large one, had now lost even the shape of the Buddha statue.

All I could see was a human figure that looked like a drawing of a giant’s upper body.

And Cha Seo-hyun looked up at the black shadow for a moment, then spoke cautiously.

“That’s Umibozu… Same.”

Umibozu was one of Japan’s oddities.

Umi means the sea, and Boz means the monk. In simple terms, it means the monk of the sea.

Also, it is said that it appears from the sea in the middle of the night and sinks the ship.

It was a being with a legend that said it was in the shape of a huge bald head.

a huge bald head

Indeed, now that I see it, the head of the shadow looks straight like a coin.

“But it is strange. Why is Umibozu here… ?”

When Seohyun Cha said that, Umibozu’s huge arm swung around.

bang!

Enormous physical strength pressed down on the floor of the temple.

The stone lanterns in the path are destroyed without leaving a trace.

The strength remains intact.

However, as the size of the creature increased, the range of attack greatly increased.

If Umibozu went on a rampage like this, the fallen monks would be in danger.

So I gathered the thundercloud and said to Seohyun Cha.

“The lore seems twisted.”

“The successor… You mean?”

“yes.”

Cha Seohyun made a strange expression as if she did not understand my words.

That’s right, it’s not that common for traditions to get twisted.

Wasn’t it all that I saw the snailfish last time?

But thanks to that experience, the moment I heard the name Umibozu.

Finally, I was able to guess the identity of the monster.

During the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, a Japanese military ship carrying a ghost was crossing the sea.

The reason the ship sank was probably caused by the umibōzu.

And Umibozu must have come into contact with demons while eating people who have sunk.

It was never something that could happen naturally.

One was a monster living in the mountains and the other in the sea.

But even so, there was a connection between the two.

It has a lot to do with Buddhism.

So after that, I don’t know if the ghost ate the umibozu, or if it was the other way around.

In the end, neither could fully absorb the other, and the two traditions became intertwined and twisted.

In other words, he remained as a ghost and an umibozu, like a dual personality fighting within one body.

“then… What should I do?”

Meanwhile, Seohyun Cha asked for a countermeasure before understanding my words.

But the measures were nothing.

No matter how twisted the lore was, there was still only one thing we had to do.

“You just have to be there.”

At the same time as my words, lightning struck from the sky.

The blue dragon’s power to rule the sea.

The white flash of power mercilessly tore apart the great bald giant’s human figure.