The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

85.

“This… ”

The central palace of Yonggung was a magnificent yet antique palace.

Even from a distance, I could have guessed the size of the building, but when I put it in front of me, the sense of intimidation was more than I thought.

Even though it was a hanok-style wooden building, its height was very high, like a modern high-rise building.

In addition, there is a door in the middle of the outer wall of the building or a hallway that is cut off in the middle.

Perhaps because of the structure that cannot exist on the ground, the interior of the palace was not easily predicted.

So, I decided to enter the entrance that I could see in front of me first.

Push the tightly closed door with both hands to open it.

OK,

“… … ”

Even though it was inside the building, the inside of the palace was revealed with fine sand on the floor.

The first thing I saw was a wide hallway.

It was an antique corridor with colorfully designed furniture and ornaments lined up here and there.

Also, the corridor led to the inside of the dragon palace in a straight line.

There were no forks or doors leading to other rooms, so I followed the hallway without getting lost.

Shortly thereafter, a strangely shaped door blocks my way.

“hmm?”

It was a golden door that didn’t go well with the hallway.

Also, such a door blocked the entire hallway, so unless you opened this door, you couldn’t move forward.

In the middle of such a door were four star-shaped grooves.

For a moment, I wondered what this home was.

Underneath it, as if to say that this is the answer, there was a red starfish that was just the right size for the groove.

“You want me to put this in?”

I lifted the starfish and put it in the groove.

Then, the starfish on the floor was lifted without any resistance, and it went into the groove and did not fall out.

But there are still three slots left.

So I looked around.

Then, without difficulty, the other two attached to the nearby wall caught my eye.

I quickly found the one behind the small statue in the hallway.

And so, bringing the starfish and inserting them into the groove,

coo goo-

The door blocking the corridor opened by itself, revealing a stairway hidden behind it.

“It’s like a game.”

I tilted my head at the shape of the palace that was out of my prediction.

Actually, I was just expecting a fight with the Blue Dragon.

As if playing a mini-game in an RPG game, the blue dragon’s test was strangely annoying.

And the next thing that stood in my way was a slide puzzle.

A 12-piece puzzle in which you move the puzzle pieces around to form the shape of a fish.

However, it wasn’t difficult enough to be just a toy, so I quickly solved the puzzle and opened the door.

So the test continued.

After that, all kinds of mini-games, including starfish finding and slide puzzles, blocked my way.

In the beginning, it was okay, but.

As we climbed to a certain level, the mini-games started to get more complicated, and by the time we reached the top of the palace.

“Hey… ”

A cubic Rubik’s Cube with colored faces was waiting for me.

If you see them all jumbled up and placed in a groove in the door, you’re probably telling them to match them up and put them back in the groove.

I’ve heard somewhere that there is an easy way to solve the cube.

Unfortunately, however, I was not very interested in Rubik’s Cubes, so I rarely touched them.

Is that why?

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Judging that it would take a lot of time, I broadened my horizons a bit more.

Is there really a reason to solve this puzzle?

“It wasn’t that thick.”

I muttered as I recalled the doors downstairs.

The doors were all made of golden metal and the structure was the same.

When I solve the puzzle, the lock in the middle of the door unlocks and opens on both sides.

then…

I quietly took out the star cloud sword and created a flame with maximum firepower on one side of the sword.

Then the sea water bubbling and boiling in an instant, but it didn’t matter.

And I aimed the sword at where the lock might be,

“Guardian Strike!”

I even used my skill to cut it.

Then, easier than expected, the blade passed through the metal door.

Is the metal softer than expected?

It seemed that he didn’t even need to use the skill.

I opened the door that had been cut in the middle like that.

Then the door opened helplessly, reluctantly opening the next passage.

Could it be because it was forced open?

A crackling spark rose from the door, sending out electricity in all directions, but it did not harm me.

“It should be like this.”

I moved to the next floor with a strange sense of satisfaction.

And every time I saw a complicated puzzle I didn’t even want to look at, I opened the door the same way and went forward.

After all, if you’re not feeling well, your head suffers.

If I couldn’t open the door by force, I would have had to unlock it one by one.

So, without stopping, I quickly reached the top floor of the Dragon Palace.

There was a much larger gate than the ones I had seen so far.

On top of that, there were all sorts of puzzles and mini games, from starfish.

But I cut out the whole door.

Then, an electric shock like dozens of lightning bolts burst out at once, but I broke through the power and walked forward leisurely.

Behind the door was a small room painted golden.

in the middle of it,

“This… ”

There was a richly decorated treasure chest.

When I opened the treasure chest, which was neatly placed like a reward from a dungeon, there was a brightly shining orb inside.

It was slightly larger than an orange in size and similar in color to a pearl.

As I held it in my hand, it was absorbed into my bracelet like smoke.

＜I got the Blue Dragon’s Yeouiju!＞

＜Sub Quest – Succession of the Four Four Gods (Blue Dragon) has been completed.＞

＜The spirit of the blue dragon dwells in the bowl of the god cast.＞

“It is over.”

I muttered that while looking at the log window.

And, as I said, the Blue Dragon’s priesthood, that is, the dragon’s palace, which fulfilled its role, became transparent like an illusion.

so the next moment.

Before I knew it, I was standing on top of the cliff where I was originally.

It’s nice to be back.

But when I checked the time, I didn’t have much time left.

It was because there was not much time left to go back to the mainland.

So, while I hurriedly returned to the port, I obtained the spirit of the blue dragon and looked at the changed necromancy function.

＜The Forged Vessel of the Gods＞

epic soul item

1. Suzaku

2. Blue Dragon

unique skills

– One with lightning: Gives lightning properties to spiritual power

– King of Belly Crawlers: Reduced stats of all enemies with Snake and Serpent traits.

– Dragon in charge of lightning: Controls all lightning within sight

– Thunderbolt Call: Drops a thunderbolt at the designated location. Spiritual energy consumption 20.

– empty slots (2)

“oh… ”

Immediately after that, a technique called thunderbolt was noticed.

The other three were as expected.

It was because he applied the technology that Suzaku had to the blue dragon.

However, calling thunderbolt is clearly an offensive skill, even when looking at the consumption of spiritual power and the effect of the skill.

Call Lightning in English.

I’m sure he used magic with that name in another world too.

It was an unexpected harvest, except for the fact that it consumed a lot of spiritual energy.

“Not bad.”

I made up my mind and got in the car.

All that was left was to return home.

* * *

next day.

After a week-long vacation, I entered the police box feeling uneasy.

Then, the first thing I saw was team leader Seo In-na.

Other than that, except for Han Seong-min, the other team members arrived faster than me.

“Uh, Inspector Kang is here?”

Seo In-na lightly raised her hand in response to my greeting.

I heard that her collarbone was broken, but Seo In-na was no different than usual.

“Is your body okay?”

“body? Oh, that. That’s about it, it’ll be better in a week.”

“I broke a bone, a week?”

“There is an exorcist with good ability among the doctors in the police hospital. Even a dying guy can be put into the field in a month.”

From what she continued, it seemed that some of the doctors there were taking care of patients using their healing lore.

There are so many stories of divine beings curing illnesses, so it wouldn’t be strange if there were such doctors.

“Rather than that, have you heard about the cult?”

Then, naturally, Seo In-na brought up work.

I nodded.

“Yes, they say an emergency response headquarters has been created.”

“okay. Headquarters judged that the size of the xie jiao discovered this time was quite large. Well, of course.”

Then, Seo In-na told me about some strange things she had witnessed at the bottom of the cliff where the poet poet was the other day.

As for the monsters that seemed to me like giant bats or centipedes, Seo In-na knew not only the names, but also the place of origin and related lore.

And when considering such knowledge, the power of xie jiao is not limited to Korea.

“I also felt a lot about this. I thought it would be good to naturally learn knowledge related to exorcism, whether it be tradition or theory, while dealing with cases. In fact, all the legends of the monsters and demons we deal with were there. But the cultists who came out this time… Inspector Kang would know, but wasn’t that it?”

Having said that, Seo In-na let out a short sigh.

As if recalling the last battle with Manghyeon.

“It wasn’t enough to have a collection of strange things from all over the world, so they twisted their lore and linked it to other nearby myths. They didn’t just take the lore and use it, they started to apply it.

“okay.”

I nodded.

Up to this point, I thought it was just feedback on the past incident.

However, unexpected words flowed from Seo In-na.

“And in order to respond appropriately to this, the upper management concluded that knowledge of various traditions must be established. So we decided to revise the existing guidelines for the exorcism police, and our team was chosen as the pilot case.”

it’s a test case

It meant that we would test whether the guidelines were effective or not.

“What exactly is a demonstration case?”

“The way we work will be different in the future. The biggest change among them is… You might go on a business trip abroad.”

“A business trip abroad?”

After becoming a cop, I thought I wouldn’t have anything to do with it.

“To punish a cult in a foreign country?”

“No, the business trip is for educational purposes only.”

Seo In-na shook her head and opened her mouth again.

“In the future, the amount of cases allocated will be appropriately controlled. probably considerably less. Instead, you should fill the rest of the time with theory training. And an overseas business trip will be a practice where you actually put the theory you learned into practice.”

Put the theory into practice.

It felt like going back to the training center.

“And Inspector Kang will go on business trips most often. I can’t be away, so the only person I can take the other team members with is Inspector Kang.”

“Aren’t you going, boss?”

“I’ve been to and from a lot. Among foreign countries, there are many countries like Korea that do not have an exorcism police system established. There are cases where dangerous monsters or spirits are exorcised as a kind of diplomatic cooperation. I was often called at that time.”

Seo In-na smiled bitterly.

I hesitated for a moment at the word overseas business trip.

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Judging by the look on her face, it seemed that a business trip was not so easy.

“I… ”

Looking to the side, Choi Eun-yeong, who had come to my side before I knew it, was timidly sticking her head out.

“Business trips are usually… where are you going?”

It was a voice full of hope.

Well, considering her past, she probably hasn’t even been on a plane, let alone a business trip, so it’s only natural that she’s looking forward to it.

“Where does Eunyoung want to go?”

“Me, me?”

Choi Eun-young rolled her eyes at Seo In-na’s question.

“Yeah, in Europe… That sounds good.”

At those words, Seo In-na smiled.

Looking at that calm smile, I could tell.

At least there is no going to Europe for an overseas business trip.

“Do you know where my most recent overseas business trip was?”

“Where are you?”

“It was South Africa.”

“I am South Africa… ?”

“Yes, South Africa. South Africa had a history of participating in the war as part of the UN forces during the 6.25, so our government decided to deal with one of the evil spirits there. And I went on a business trip there.”

Choi Eun-young’s expression hardened a little on a business trip that was different from her hopes.

However, regardless of this, Seo In-na’s words continued.

“And the characteristic of the demons there was that they could shoot.”

“The spirit… Do you also shoot?”

“Of course, it’s not really shooting. Perhaps because of the resentment of the victims who died after being shot, the moment of death is constantly recreated. But do you know what is really scary?”

Seo In-na’s strange smile grew even thicker.

“There, when there is a gunshot, you don’t know if it was shot by a spirit or a person. Even in a decent hotel in the city, when the sun goes down, you can hear gunshots in the distance.”

“… … ”

“europe? It’s good. If only I could go. However, rich countries are often well prepared for exorcism. It means that we do not need help from other countries. And we usually go to countries in need.”

According to Seo In-na, it was impossible to go to a country known for its good security.

After hearing that, I lost more interest in overseas business trips.

Surprisingly, Choi Eun-young did not seem to be like that.

“still… Can I get on a plane?”

“That much is possible. Of course, I’m not going right away. First of all, you have to deal with the case right in front of you. As for the business trip, I’ll let you know again when the detailed plans come out.”

Having said that, Seo In-na’s gaze shifted from Choi Eun-young to me.

I suddenly had an ominous feeling in that familiar atmosphere.

“So, Inspector Kang. I want you to take care of these this week.”

The wad of paper Seo In-na held out proved that her premonition was right.

They were all data about the case to be solved.

“… All right.”

I took them, packed them up, and returned to my seat.

And I unfolded the data for the first case among them.