episode_0091

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

With a series of explosive sounds, Jin Wol-hee’s left arm, which had been hit directly by a magic bullet, was shattered into pieces.

Her white doctor’s gown was dyed red, but her steps did not stop. New muscles and bones grew from the torn flesh in an instant, and the torn skin regenerated like a spider’s web.

“You fucking abomination.”

Kim Tae-yang, who saw that sight, gritted his teeth and created a more powerful magic bullet. The magic bullets floating in the air expanded to a larger size than before. Jin Wol-hee, who saw that, let out a faint smile.

“I didn’t want to have a body like this either. I’ve never eaten a nutritious food in my entire life. Until I became like this――”

The corners of Jin Wol-hee’s mouth twisted strangely. Her voice was filled with mad pride.

“――Do you know how much ‘nutrient’ you consumed?

You don’t know. I gave up everything for my boy. Even the beliefs I’ve held onto my whole life. ”

The smile that appeared on Jin Wol-hee’s bloodless, pure white face seemed like a trace of the pain left by thousands of victims. The fangs at the corners of her mouth glowed even sharper.

“Human flesh and blood… …their life force is what makes our race so strong. No magic used on Earth, where magic power is lacking, can ever stop me.”

Kim Taeyang’s face distorted at Jin Wolhee’s declaration-like words. Her golden eyes filled with contempt.

“Crazy bitch.”

Jin Wol-hee simply laughed. Her laughter seemed to have lost the last trace of her humanity.

New flesh continued to grow all over her body after being hit by the magic bullet, and the sight was like something out of a nightmare.

Jin Wol-hee’s body flew towards Kim Tae-yang like a bullet. Even as the magic bullets poured down like rain, her movements did not stop.

Her flesh regenerated and broke at the same time, and her form distorted and then recovered like a monster.

“Ugh, this is――!”

Kim Taeyang shouted in a panicked voice, but it was already too late. Jin Wolhee’s fist struck her abdomen with precision. Kim Taeyang’s waist arched like a bow, and blood flowed out of his mouth.

“This is――!”

But Kim Taeyang didn’t stop his last struggle. Just before being hit in the stomach, she fired a magic bullet at full power at Jin Wol-hee’s face. The flash of the magic bullet that exploded at a distance filled the room.

Phew!

Jin Wol-hee’s head snapped back with a loud explosion. Blood poured out like a waterfall from her face, where the flesh on her cheek had been blown away like a skeleton, and her neck bent at an abnormal angle with the sound of bones breaking.

It was a gruesome sight, but the two monsters were not yet finished with their slaughter. The sound of flesh, fists, and magic bullets clashing continued to echo through the afterglow of the explosion.

… … … … …

The scene unfolding before his eyes felt utterly unreal to the boy.

Kim Tae-yang and Jin Wol-hee, who were clearly close friends, were trying to kill each other with a power that far surpassed that of ordinary Earthlings.

“What the… … What the heck is this… … ?”

Even his trembling voice could not come out properly. A cold hand grabbed the boy’s shoulder, and in an instant, the surrounding scenery became blurry.

“Shh, Autumn, be quiet.”

It was the voice of Seo Yu-ryeong. She appeared like a mist out of nowhere and wrapped her arms around the boy’s waist. Thanks to her ability, they were already out of the battlefield.

“You, Mr. Ghost… … ?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll protect you.”

They were high up, probably in an observation room somewhere within the facility.

Thanks to the West Ghost, the boy was saved from danger, but instead, thanks to the observation room’s high position, he was able to see the brutal battle taking place below.

The sight of the magic bullet that hit Jin Wol-hee’s torso exploding and the shattered flesh of Jin Wol-hee regenerating was like a nightmare.

The light radiating from Kim Tae-yang’s golden eyes, Jin Wol-hee’s grotesquely distorted body… … I couldn’t believe that all of this was real.

“Why… … Why is this… … ?”

In the arms of Seo Yu-ryeong, the boy asked with a trembling voice. But there was no answer.

“… … … .”

The ghost of the West that the boy looked up to was smiling. The dark joy of the boy learning the ugly truth of his rivals made it impossible for him to hold back his smile.

The boy who witnessed Seo Yu-ryeong’s smile simply stood there in shock.

Kim Tae-yang, who made the boy suffer or enjoy with his mischievous pranks.

Jin Wol-hee, who was always concerned about the boy’s health and took care of him.

The boy couldn’t believe that the girls he knew were the monsters fighting there now.

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The surrounding air constantly vibrated due to the massive magical blasts that erupted near the dimensional gate.

The moment when Kim Tae-yang, covered in blood, and Jin Wol-hee, with her form strangely distorted, were glaring at each other.

A new being appeared with an eerie aura.

“Ahh… … Am I a little late?”

It was Park A-young, wearing a black nun’s habit. She tried to speak politely, but like the other women present, she was staring at the others with dead eyes that showed no light.

With Park Ah-young’s appearance, the numerical advantage became clear. However, Jin Wol-hee did not rush at Kim Tae-yang, believing in his regenerative power as he had done until now.

The reason is that Park A-young just stood there without moving an inch.

“What are you doing, Mom? Are you just going to watch?”

When Jin Wol-hee glared at the nun and urged her on, Park A-young answered with an angelic smile.

“Sister, you have regenerative powers, right? If you attack first, I’ll assist.”

Jin Wol-hee’s lips twisted. Park A-young’s intention was obvious. She wanted to use herself as a shield to receive Kim Tae-yang’s attack, and then take advantage of the gap to kill both Kim Tae-yang and herself at the same time.

The priest’s holy smite was a match made in heaven for an abomination like Jinwolhee. Even in a perfect state, she was reluctant to face the magic head-on, but in her current situation, with her regenerative power considerably depleted, she could not face it.

In the end, Jin Wol-hee did not rush forward, but instead retreated slightly. The two people’s eyes met in the air. Their intention to use each other to exhaust each other was clearly revealed.

“… … Huh.”

Kim Tae-yang’s taunts rang out unpleasantly. This unpleasant standoff had already lasted more than five minutes. None of the three women made the first move.

The air around the portal still vibrated, but the initial tension was now giving way to a listless deadlock.

Blood dripped from Jin Wol-hee’s regenerated flesh, and Kim Tae-yang’s golden eyes were slowly losing their luster. Park Ah-young, however, still had an angelic smile.

And finally, the president of the association appeared with heavy footsteps. Behind him, heavily armed special forces soldiers lined up.

“… … I knew this day would come eventually.”

The voice of the association president was full of fatigue. The guns of the special forces surrounding them were all pointed at the three women.

“Enough now. Everyone, go back to your seats.”

“Ha! Do you really think this is all you can do to control this crazy group of bitches?”

“… … … We’ll have to wait and see. At least for now, I think we have it under control. Somehow.”

The association president responded calmly to Kim Tae-yang’s mocking remark.

“First of all, you will be on probation for a month.”

““A month?””

Jin Wol-hee and Park A-young were the first to react before the person in question, Kim Tae-yang. Jin Wol-hee’s eyes glowed red as she glared at the association president, and behind Park A-young’s smile, a murderous intent that she could not hide flowed out.

“Are you saying that it will end with just that level of punishment?”

“… … During the period of probation, you are prohibited from visiting or contacting the child.”

As the association president continued speaking, Park A-young and Jin Wol-hee were able to calm down a little. They were still dissatisfied, but they did not protest any further.

The condition of not being able to meet the boy was too harsh a punishment for them.

“What the hell… … !”

Kim Tae-yang’s eyes lit up once again. But the president of the association continued speaking without wavering at all.

“If you can’t accept it, you can consider expelling him from the fellowship.”

At those words, Kim Taeyang’s expression became even more distorted. Being expelled from the friendship group meant an official break with the boy.

“… … Got it.”

Kim Taeyang’s voice trembled. Her golden eyes were filled with anger, but underneath that anger lay the despair of not being able to see the boy for a month.

“Okay. Now let’s all go back.”

As the chairman of the association spoke, the special forces split into three groups and began to escort the women. Jin Wol-hee and Park A-young glared at each other one last time, and Kim Tae-yang looked toward the dimensional gate.

“I hope that in the future… …this kind of thing won’t happen again.”

The association president’s last words echoed in the empty space. Even the association president himself could tell that those words were nothing more than wishful thinking.