The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

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next day.

I was enjoying a long break at home.

It was thanks to the police giving our team an official vacation for a week from today.

“… … ”

The pleasant comfort of the duvet penetrated my entire body.

This feeling of rolling around in bed on a weekday afternoon.

How long has it been since you felt free?

Officially, this vacation was a reward for solving the case related to the Apostate Monk Manghyeon yesterday.

So, not only me, but everyone in the support team 2 was given a vacation.

In fact, the inside story was different.

“… I heard there was an uproar.”

I managed to solve it somehow, but yesterday’s incident was, to put it mildly, a very dangerous incident.

Manghyun, the Underground Army, and the large number of corpse monks there were far beyond the expected power measured by the police.

In addition, Manghyeon managed several monsters as if they were his servants, but Manghyeon did not have such a tradition.

If you consider the words he uttered there.

Manghyeon and the Shiyeomsa managed by Manghyeon were not the body of the cult, but only its tail, and the entity was separate.

In other words, the prestige of the xie jiao is much greater than the police expected.

So, despite the injury of breaking her collarbone, team leader Seo In-na went to the National Police Agency to report right away last night.

Accordingly, the National Police Agency immediately convened all three official agencies, and the meeting continued until late at night.

It seemed that this morning, even a xie jiao emergency response headquarters had been created.

And our team, along with being credited for that.

As an apology for unintentionally taking on a dangerous case, I was to be given this leave.

“by the way… ”

I got out of bed and decided to check the quest reward I got yesterday.

Although he had already received the reward, he was in no mood to properly check it yesterday.

There was also a fierce battle, and it must have been a lot of hard work to come back up from that deep underground.

Even so, of course, I knew roughly what I had received.

Among them, what was especially useful was the warrior skill he received after reaching level 35.

[Ruler of Lightning]

Following Flame Ruler, a skill that makes you immune to electricity.

The effect, of course, is wonderful, needless to be explained in words.

Moreover, lightning, represented by lightning, is an attribute that appears as often as flame in various legends and myths.

furthermore,

“If only I had this… ”

I looked at the quest window.

What I see there is the lore of the Four Guardian Gods, which is a sub-quest.

Among them, it was the test of the blue dragon.

I got a skill that makes me immune to lightning.

Now, if he passed the test of the blue dragon, he would literally get the means of defense and attack of lightning at the same time.

Of course, in order to do that, I had to move my body and clear one more quest.

Considering the case of Suzaku, there was no need to think too much about it, and it would be a good enough business.

“… … ”

And then the reward from the main quest.

However, the rewards of the main quest were a bit unfamiliar to me.

That’s because it was an item of a type I’d never seen before.

＜Purified Fox Orb＞

A fox orb that has been purified by the Holy Fire.

The spirit of the fox carried on the bead changed from a monster to a spiritual creature that returned to nature.

Spiritual Power Consumption: 5

It seems that the fox orb that was said to have been embedded in the dead man’s body has been purified and turned into a quest reward.

Besides, even though it was an item, it consumed spiritual energy.

That means… Does it change when you inject spiritual power?

Yesterday was a rough explanation, but today I decided to try the item myself.

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Just looking at the contents, it doesn’t seem like it will suddenly cause an explosion.

With that thought in mind, let me inject spiritual power into the fox marble,

“hmm… ?”

What jumped out of there was a fox.

A fox with red eyes and pure white fur.

Besides, the fox did not move as soon as it jumped out and sat down in front of me.

I could see it intuitively.

This white fox was no ordinary animal.

There is also a level indicator that says level 10.

So, was this some kind of summoned beast or an item that uses food spirits?

“Keng keng!”

As if answering that my prediction was correct, the fox cried.

Originally, it is said that a nine-tailed fox had a fox marble, but the fox only had one tail.

The color is just a little odd.

Its appearance was not much different from that of a fox, so it looked like a cute pet.

“Combat ability… ”

As I muttered that, the status window of the fox immediately opened before my eyes.

Do the summons that belong to me even show the status window?

I immediately checked the fox’s status window.

＜The White One-Tailed Fox＞

Perhaps because he was level 10, his basic abilities weren’t that high.

At best, it was at the level of Baekryung of that level, and it seemed difficult to use for combat.

But instead, there were a few things that stood out.

First, a sensory enhancement skill that greatly enhances sight, hearing, and smell.

It meant that it specialized in detecting enemies.

In addition, she has the sensory sharing skill, so I could also sense what this fox sees and feels.

This… Is it for reconnaissance?

“hmm… ”

It would have been nice if it was really strong, but it wasn’t bad either.

Rather than ambiguous summons for combat, there were more places to use a class that specialized in reconnaissance.

As I looked at the status window like that, I finally caught my eye on the name.

A pure white one-tailed fox.

Could it be that the tail can stretch?

The moment I thought so.

This time, the magic cube’s strengthen button flashed.

At a glance, it seemed that the fox marbles could be strengthened, and if you strengthened them, the foxes would also become stronger.

In addition, the reinforcing material,

＜Twisted Spirit of Annihilation＞

magic soul item

When used, adds fire property to the weapon for 30 minutes.

Expendables

It was the soul of Manghyeon that was successfully extracted yesterday.

Fortunately, even if the body is destroyed, the soul remains, the soul extracted from the air where it was.

However, it was an ambiguous situation because the effect overlapped with the power of Suzaku… Well done.

Without hesitation, I used this to strengthen the fox marble.

Then the white fox that was with me began to chew on the red spirit that appeared nearby like food.

＜The White Two-Tailed Fox＞

As expected, the fox’s tail lengthened and its overall stats increased significantly.

It’s just that the tail has increased by one, but the stats have also doubled and reached the 20th level without realizing it.

then… Roughly speaking, one tail is 10 levels.

However, perhaps because it had two tails, the number of souls needed to strengthen it increased to two.

I don’t know how many souls I’ll have to feed to raise even a nine-tailed fox.

Anyway, I had to extract the soul, use the useful ones, and feed the unnecessary ones.

In the end, there was one more use of the soul left by the devil, so there was nothing wrong with it.

“This is done.”

When the spiritual power was released, the fox disappeared into the fox orb.

After arranging the two rewards, I nodded.

What to do now… All you have to do is pass the blue dragon test.

so,

“… Let’s just rest for three days and then go.”

Having muttered that, I fell face down on the bed again.

There was still a week or so left.

* * *

and after 6 days.

“… I have to go now.”

I muttered that while reluctantly putting on my police uniform.

In the end, it wasn’t until the day before work that I procrastinated and postponed that I decided to move on to break the quest.

It was a slightly different development from what I expected when I tried to break the quest comfortably during my long vacation.

“Tsk… ”

I sighed and left the house.

The arrows in the quests related to the blue dragon are pointing… East too.

This reminded me of the previous Suzaku’s test.

It is the Suzaku in charge of the south, and the divine role of Suzaku was embedded in Jeju Island.

Then the blue dragon in charge of the east… East Sea at least.

No, maybe we should go to Ulleungdo or Dokdo.

“It will take a long time.”

At least I should have moved yesterday.

I left such regrets all over again.

But now it’s unavoidable.

I shook my head, moved to the police box, and got into the police car.

So I got into the police car and moved to the east where the arrow pointed.

that afternoon.

I was really on Ulleungdo.

“Should I say I’m glad I didn’t go to Dokdo?”

Arriving at Jeodong Port on Ulleungdo, I muttered that.

Upon arriving at Ulleungdo, the direction of the arrow pointing east all the time was greatly bent.

This meant that it was almost close to its destination, and the blue dragon must have been on this island of Ulleungdo.

So I moved diligently toward the arrow.

Ulleungdo was mostly an island made up of mountains, but luckily I didn’t climb mountains, perhaps because the blue dragon lives in the sea.

Instead, the arrow was pointing in the opposite direction to the port relative to the island.

As I followed it, the road was eventually cut off in the middle, and the place I reached on foot was a place called Daepunggam.

On the upper left of Ulleungdo, the terrain looks like a small rocky mountain jutting out like a fish fin.

“… Is that one?”

Observing the surroundings, I found a cave in the corner of a cliff facing the sea.

The sense of incongruity felt there was similar to that of Suzaku, so it was immediately apparent.

I jumped right into the cave.

“hmm?”

with a splash!

At that sound, I went through the cave and reached the shrine of the blue dragon, and I frowned.

Inside the cave was completely underwater.

It is also a deep seabed where even light does not enter well.

I was momentarily taken aback by that, but I soon realized that the depths of the sea were not ordinary.

It was because I was able to breathe freely.

“Ahh.”

Not only that, but a voice came out.

The load on the body was the same as being in deep water, but you can breathe as if you were wearing an oxygen mask.

Since a test is a test, is it a consideration that you won’t let it suffocate?

I let out a short sigh of relief and looked around.

In the sanctuary of this blue dragon, I could see seaweed and rocks wrapped in it, like the bottom of the sea.

It’s definitely a different feeling from the new role of Suzaku.

But in the distance, I saw something like a lantern.

I guess that means this is the way.

So I went right over there.

Only then did I fully understand the concept of this new role.

Yonggung.

The light I saw was caught in the sea, on a huge gate.

Similar to, but different from, the main gate of a hanok, it was decorated with living shells or conchs and actively appealed to the fact that it was in the sea.

And behind it, the buildings of the Yonggung Palace were as splendid as the palace.

“… It’s a dragon palace.”

I looked at the wide open gate.

Before I knew it, I heard a star cloud sword in my hand.

Compared to Suzaku’s test, which was full of traps, the blue dragon’s test was much more combative.

I could see numerous level signs inside the splendid Dragon Palace building.

Besides, their levels are all around 30 to 40.

Considering that my level was 35, it was an absolutely formidable enemy.

And above all, this is the seabed.

It allowed me to breathe, but it was a space where swimming was faster than walking.

Are you trying to test my skills in this place where movement like on the ground is impossible?

I slightly raised the corner of my mouth.

“I’m good.”

It was a test that I had no reason to fear.

Wouldn’t there be an ocean in this world?

In addition, the number of demons and races living in the sea was higher in the other world.

In other words, fighting in the water there is quite familiar to knights with some experience.

There was even a swordsmanship specialized for use in the sea.

So, I also explored the seabed, destroying Lamina’s undersea nest, or hunting the giant monster, the Kraken.

The battle on the seabed like this is a story that is familiar in its own way.

So I took a light step.

OK,

“-!”

Before I could take a few steps inside the gate, something approached without a sound.

It was a huge stingray.

It was much larger than a person, hiding under the sand at the bottom and attacking me.

He immediately twisted his body and moved his sword.

Then the spiked torso hurried past me, but that wasn’t the end.

flashing light momentarily.

The guy fired a bolt of electricity while being cut by my sword.

“An electric ray?”

The electric shock rode my sword and hit me.

However, thanks to the skill, I only feel a little bit of static electricity.

There was no real damage.

On the other hand, the stingray was split in two by my sword, and soon disappeared into foam.

“hmm… ”

I lightly brushed my sword.

Although it was a little duller than expected, it was still able to move in the water.

And maybe a colleague fell down?

The guys hiding inside the building began to appear one by one.

Eel, catfish, and stingray are the most numerous.

All of them seemed to be using electricity, sparks were flying around them.

And further back, there were mermaids with weapons at all.

I fixed my sword.

The battle started right away.

“… … ”

Is it because it swims in the water?

Without a word, fish were launched from all directions.

Giant eels up to 4 meters in length, and catfish with their mouths wide open to swallow me in one bite.

In that moment, I called the fox.

The fox’s job is to hang on my shoulder, revealing the view behind me that I can’t see.

“Kang!”

That’s how I became aware of everything around me without blind spots.

From that moment on, their attacks never reached me.

The slash continued as if dancing in the sea.

The fish that approached without thinking were cut and swept away one after another.

There were some guys who were shooting at me with powerful electricity from afar, but I was at a loss when I realized that the electric shock didn’t work.

As the fish turned into foam, the mermaids who were watching still moved.

All mermaids are in their mid-40s.

Each of them, stronger than the fish, aimed at me with weapons such as spears and swords.

Weapons that splatter sparks as well.

However, those who use cold weapons in the sea were easier to deal with than fish.

A mermaid from another world who looked exactly like those mermaids.

It was I who destroyed their undersea city.

“… It’s easy.”

From fish to mermaids, everything was cut by my sword and turned into foam.

There were no more level indications in my field of vision, and the enemy’s movements were not detected even in the fox’s field of view.

What’s left is… Only the huge palace in the center of the dragon palace.

I walked towards it.