episode_0063

‘You were hiding here.’

The two monsters who ran away along the ghost road were inside the clothing store. The door that fell off after I kicked it hit Bidouman inside the store. Go Hee-jo, who took on the appearance of a female president, glared fiercely at me as I appeared after breaking down the door.

Gohyeokjo asked how they found them just now. I didn’t really think about giving an answer. There was no reason to tell the ghost all about the process of finding and searching the entrance to the Ghost Road using the bronze mirror.

“Vajra.”

Instead of answering, I raised my diamond sword and fired a bolt of electricity. Go Hyeok-jo, disguised as the female president, turned her body to avoid the lightning strike.

━━Wood click

The female head’s body twisted and swelled grotesquely, turning into a huge bird.

A bird with the face of a female president attached to it.

This was the true face of Gohyeokjo.

“Jang Geol!”

Goheokjo called Biduman’s name. Then Viduman, who had been crushed by the dented door, threw down the door and stood up. Biduman’s head separated from his body and flew through the air. That one also revealed its true form as a monster.

“Jinwoo. There’s a kidnapped kid over there.”

“The blind man was still alive.”

Sarah pointed ahead. Beyond the monsters’ backs, a female student wearing a school uniform could be seen tied to a rope. It was a girl who had been kidnapped by monsters a week ago.

Did Gohyukjo tell me that he saved that girl as emergency food?

It could have been a lie, but it was true that he was saving the female student alive.

It was rewarding to search and track the monsters all the way to Ghost Road.

“Ugh… !”

The tied up girl looked at us in surprise. I wanted to tell him that I was there to save him, but there was no time. Bidouman’s head, floating in the air, spit out centipedes.

The writhing centipedes flew towards me in a ball-like mass. Sera held the diamond and fired an electric blast, burning the centipedes. The charred corpses of centipedes fell from the air.

The bird of prey rushed forward with its wings held up like a shield. Because its large wings protected its body, it was unable to hit the lightning strike properly. Sarah and I took a step back, but the wall of the store soon blocked us.

The fishing bird reached right in front of us, which was blocked by the wall.

“Damage!”

I cried out briefly and rolled to the side. Sarah also understood what I said and ran in the opposite direction. The bird that was running like an angry bison missed us and crashed into the wall of the store.

The fishing bird that hit the wall did not bounce off. Conversely, what was shattered was the wall blocking the high-fishing team. The wall made of stacked bricks collapsed. Gohyeokjo ran out into the open street and stopped with his bird’s claws in the ground.

‘It’s a monster.’

I clicked my tongue when I saw the collapsed wall. When fighting in a Chinese restaurant, Gohyeokjo did not display this much strength. It seemed like he was conscious of people’s gaze so he didn’t run wild enough to tear down the wall.

Gohyeokjo burst into nervous laughter as he looked at us.

“Hahaha! I don’t know how we got here, but it’s good. It was a shame I missed you guys.”

“You missed us? You didn’t run away?”

“It’s noisy!”

Strictly speaking, the Chinese restaurant didn’t miss us, but the monsters ran away. When I pointed out that part, Gohyeokjo screamed. There was no way to communicate with the monster.

“… … .”

On the street outside the store, there was a fisherman, and inside the store, only Bidou was wandering around.

We saw one monster on either side of us.

We decided in advance which side we would choose to hunt. I decided to take on Goheokjo and Sarah take on Bidouman. There was no confusion about the target to hunt.

“Let’s do what we decide.”

Sera spoke briefly and ran towards Viduman. A towel was tied around Sarah’s arm to cover Biduman’s neck. I saw Viduman’s head floating in the air and a towel tied to Sarah’s arm.

At that moment, something strange happened.

Viduman’s body, whose head had fallen, ran away to avoid Serah.

‘Are you jumping at the towel now?’

Only Bidhu, who was fine despite having holes in his body, was running away after seeing a mere towel.

The Biduman legend, which says that if you block your throat with a cloth, you will die, may have been true.

━━GUWEEE

Bidouman’s head spat out centipedes and disturbed Sera. Sera chased after Biduman’s body while killing the centipedes. A cat-and-mouse chase broke out inside the store.

“That bitch… !”

Gohyeokjo gritted his teeth and tried to rush at Sarah, who was holding a towel. Looking at the monsters’ reactions, it was clear that blocking their throats would only kill Bidu.

“Who called you a bitch?”

I ran out into the street and swung my sword at the approaching Gohoejo.

This time, I did not avoid the rush of Gohaekjo. The wings of the high-ranking bird raised like a shield clashed with the sword of the warlord. Gohyeokjo and I were shocked and pushed backwards at the same time.

“Pfft!”

A wide-open, Chinese-style street.

Gohyeokjo and I stood in the middle of the street. The scenery was exactly the same as the Chinese street in Chinatown. Except there’s no one to disturb you. There are no residents reporting here and no police patrolling.

It was truly a stage for hunting.

It seemed like I had to wait until the end to find out who would be hunting whom.

The bird with its wings spread took off into the sky. I finally got to see the new monster, Gohaekjo, flying. Outside, the high-flying birds, conscious of people’s gaze, did not fly. At this moment I could see the flight of the high-fishing birds.

‘That’s bizarre.’

A huge bird with a woman’s head was flying in the sky.

In addition to being more bizarre, the Gohaekjo’s attacks have become more diverse.

“Die!”

A bird that fell from the sky stretched out its thick new paw towards me. It was a new foot with a falling speed and a lot of weight. I was startled and jumped to the side. The new foot passed by my body and hit the concrete ground.

The bird’s footprints were deep in the concrete.

As soon as I saw that, cold sweat broke out on my back.

‘That won’t work if it’s hit.’

I couldn’t handle being hit by a bird falling from the sky. The high-fishing bird that had landed on the ground flew up into the sky again. The wildcatcher continued to attack me like a bird hunting its prey. I dodged and swung my sword at the same time.

“Wow.”

The sword of Gunung cut the chest of Gohyeokjo, who was trying to fly. Red blood splattered from Goheokjo’s chest as he groaned. He immediately fired a lightning strike, but Gohaekjo raised his wings to block it.

‘The attack works.’

I saw the knife being used in parts other than the wings. I was able to face Goheokjo with confidence.

The bird that flew into the sky attacked me again as if it was falling. My life was in danger, but this was the moment to attack. Every time the Gohaekjo came close, I swung my sword and fired a lightning bolt.

A fight ensued.

My attack hit twice more.

There was a deep stab wound on Go Heuk-jo’s body. I was struck by lightning and there was a hole in my side. Even though the bird stumbled, it did not stop flying into the sky. If we kept pushing, we could win.

But I wasn’t in perfect condition either.

“Ugh.”

I’ve already fired lightning strikes more than ten times with the Geumgangjeo. Geumgangjeo, which consumes energy, was sucking energy from my body every time it fired electricity.

I felt dizzy. My breathing became heavy and my body felt tired, as if I had been sprinting for a long time. The moment I stumbled, a fishing bird flying in the sky took advantage.

“You must be tired?”

A bleeding bird flew towards me. This time it wasn’t an attack using a bird’s foot. The wings of a high-fishing bird skimming low over the ground were spread wide.

At that moment, a large amount of feathers erupted from the bird’s body. Feathers fluttering across the street obscured my view. It was a strange attack I saw at a Chinese restaurant. Even back then, there was a time when the high-flying birds spread their feathers to block the view.

“Hahaha!”

A high-catching bird flew past the feathers. It was hard to see where the fishing bird was flying from. No matter what happened, if I stayed still, it would be the end.

I kicked the ground and ran to the side.

I barely managed to avoid the bird’s foot, but my body got caught in Gohaekjo’s shoulder.

“Gotcha!”

The bird that made a sound flew high into the sky. I too, with it hanging on my shoulder, flew into the sky. Even though one person was attached to the body, the fishing bird was able to fly easily.

In the blink of an eye, my body soared into the pitch-black night sky. The moment I reached the height of the 5th floor of the building, I could clearly see what was on the ground.

My stomach was cold.

I got to experience skydiving with monsters.

I didn’t know what would happen if I fell with my bare body.

I clung to Goheokjo’s shoulders with both arms strong.

Gohyeokjo, who was cheering for catching me, got irritated.

“Persistent bastard! How can you struggle in the sky!”

The bird flew wildly and tried to throw me off. I did not relax my arms that were hugging Goheokjo’s shoulders. I was so excited because my adrenaline was flowing because I was flying in the sky.

“Die quietly!”

A bird flapping its wings twisted its body. I lifted one leg high and placed it on Gohaekjo’s back. Raising one leg made it easier to move my body. Just like that, I strengthened my legs and pulled my lower body up.

‘done.’

I succeeded in jumping on Gohaekjo’s back. It was thanks to the strength of the lower body. He held on to Goheokjo’s body with both legs and supported his body in the air.

“Mi, you crazy person… !”

The bird that picked me up unintentionally turned its head and looked at me. The lady boss’s face turned 180 degrees and was looking at me, which was quite bizarre. All of this was happening in the air.

The lady’s face was distorted when she saw me.

I didn’t want to keep watching.

“Goodbye.”

I lifted the Geumgangjeo on Goheokjo’s back. As the incantation was recited, an electric current flowed from the vajra’s claws. The tingling Geumgangjeo was thrust straight into the female president’s face.

The electric current of the Geumgangjeo flowed through the face of the female president and into the body of Gohyeokjo.

The electrocuted bird stopped flapping its wings in the sky and screamed.

“Aaaa!!”

━━Pazizik

The discharged electricity punched a hole in the female president’s face.

A fishing bird that lost its head crashed. I clung to the back of a fishing bird that was falling to the ground. The corpse of the dead fish would serve as a cushion when it fell to the ground.

The fishing boat I was riding crashed into the ground.

My body bounced into the air with a heavy impact.

I fell to the floor and felt pain all over my body.

“Hmm… .”

Still, it didn’t mean I couldn’t move.

This was thanks to using the high-fishing bird as a cushion.

I got up from my seat, holding my diamond sword and martial arts knife.

I could still hear Biduman running wild inside the store.