Chapter 98 – 98. Chance

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-Start the majestic exorcism!

Along with Yiyeon Choi’s cry, the priests escorting the woman in white memorize prayers. As a result, the locks on the straitjacket unlocked one by one.

In the meantime, Song Seong-wu, who was holding a white sword, turned to Jeong So-hee, who was moaning after collapsing.

Agitated eyes.
The moment his mouth tries to say something.

Great!

“!?”

Jeong So-hee’s hands freeze.

No.
She wasn’t frozen.

Turned into ice
Hand. Her shoulder. Feet. Legs.

It will not be human.

“Ah…”

“Holy water!”

With the cry of someone in her, her priests who surrounded her took out holy water and poured it on her.

Cheeik!

Black smoke rising.
The prayer is memorized, and Jung So-hee screams and struggles in her pain.

“Aaaaa!!”

“Again!”

Another baptism.
Another scream.

The moment Song Seong-wu tries to step out. A white woman with his blindfold peeled off her red lips.

“My dear. Do not forget your mission.”

“…”

The woman in white was looking at the man standing in her concert hall without a moment’s agitation, and Song Seong-wu looked at her and turned her head away, closing her eyes tightly.

“Please look upon us.”

A woman in white, regaining her full freedom, stepped out of her way.

Bang!!

I just kicked the ground, but there was a roar like an explosion, and a knight wearing a horned helmet and silver armor jumped out of the rising dust.

The knight leaped into the air and threw a spear.
The spear that flew along with the sonic boom pierced the head of a man standing on top of the concert hall before being bounced off by a dark red magic circle that appeared in the air.

-The magic of gray. It’s really ugly, you freak.

-Bifrons!

Choi Yi-yeon shouts at the man who is holding on to ridicule. Her guide, who appeared radiating light, lunged at him.

-Devils, angels, even the Holy Sword. All of them are only half.

The mouth of the man called Bifrons twisted.
Flames rise above his neck and the human face disappears. When the flames went out, what appeared was the skull of a wolf with horns.

Dozens of dark red magic circles were created behind him.

Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!!

Explosions and roars rang out.
Around the time Goe Wan-gong and Choi Yi-yeon’s guide start a fierce battle with Bifrons.

“Aagh!! Stop!! Sorry!! Please…! Please…”

Jung So-hee, who was struggling in pain, screamed for me to stop, please stop.

Song Seong-wu did not look at her.
Even as I twisted my face painfully at the screams in my ears.

“Keugh…!”

A sword that started to emit light.
Distorted with rage, he runs into the battlefield. As if he would no longer hear Jung So-hee’s screams.

-The purification speed can’t catch up! Back off! Ready for battle!!”

Priests who were purifying elsewhere drew their weapons and charged the people who had turned into demons.

“It’s still here! Sprinkle more holy water!”

Priests surrounding Jeong So-hee poured holy water and prayed. Every time the cross touches her body, which has become opaque ice, smoke rises as if it is being burned.

“Aagh!! Stop!! Stop!!! Stop!!”

Jung So-hee, who could not stand her pain, shouted sharply. Chill that spreads. Frozen floor. The priests hurriedly retreated.

“Please…Please…Please stop…”

Repeating her melting and freezing again, she pleads as she props her upper body up with her arms on her ground. Damn, even while doing that, her body was turning into ice little by little.

“It’s already late. Prepare for battle!”

The priests draw their weapons.
Seeing her figure, she shook her head as she stepped back as she sat down on the floor.

“No. No no…”

“When demonization is over, there is no going back! Rather, when the human spirit remains. Bring her into the bosom of her father while she can still be saved!”

“No! No!!”

No matter how much she shouted that she was not, it was no use. The priests brandished their weapons in blind faith, ignoring her cries, pleas, and earnest requests.

“No!!!”

I don’t want to die.

A sword of ice that grew from her hand.
He hurriedly lifts it to block the blunt force from falling over her head.

However, it shattered in vain, and the blunt weapon hit her left elbow with a misdirection.

“!!”

The frozen arm breaks.
Unable to even let out her screams, she staggered and summoned her ice sword again to survive.

She cut off the blade that rushed towards her own heart, followed by another sword that aimed at her abdomen.

But this time, too, she couldn’t stop her blunt weapon from being swung. Kwajik! Blown away with her roar, she rolls on her floor. Pieces of ice fell from her broken side.

“Why…”

Struggling with one of her remaining arms.

“Why…”

Get up on the ground

“I just…Wanted to become stronger…Why!!…Why…!”

Her sadness turns to anger.
The regrown ice sword is held in her hand. However, before it can be swung.

“Ah.”

The priest’s blunt weapon smashes her right shoulder.
A sword of ice that tumbles along with her shattered shoulder. The blunt force does not stop and even breaks her right leg.

Falling to the floor, no.
Her body falling.

As she fell to the floor, losing both her arms and legs, she saw a cloudless blue sky and bright sunlight pouring in.

However, that’s for a while.

The sky is obscured by black shadows.
The man standing tall in front of him made the sign of the cross as if making a sentence and raised his blunt weapon.

‘…’

Is it because of the intuition of death?

In Jeong So-hee’s eyes, it looked so slow. At the same time, fragments of her memories flashed through her mind.

‘…’

When you first awakened as a Hunter.
It reminds me of the self who was so happy with her family.

That day, she couldn’t sleep because of the excitement and anticipation that she could become like the guardians she always longed for.

‘…’

When I first entered the unpaid gate, I remember trembling with fear. I was so scared that I trembled at the entrance.

It also comes to mind when I met Song Seong-woo.
A man who stretched out his hand to himself after coming out of the F-level gate alone.

After that, as they walked around the gate together, they found themselves lost in him.

‘…’

It was fun at first.
But that was only for a moment.

It wasn’t long before I realized that it wasn’t because he had special feelings for me.

He treated others the same.

Yujuna. Yejin Shin.

Women who, like me, fell in love with his warmth, joined the party. They didn’t like me from the start.

Maybe it was because it was the first one.

‘…’

A blunt weapon soaring high into the sky begins to fall. Like a shadow cast over his face, the memory behind him was only dark.

I cried out loud alone from the feeling of alienation, and my heart collapsed from the sense of betrayal.

Let’s stay strong though.
I pretended to be strong that I could overcome it, but it was in vain. Because he was weak mind and strength. All.

I fell and fell to the bottom of the despair of not being able to climb. I felt a sense of defeat, humiliation, and the futility of wanting to give up everything.

Again though.
One last time.

I decided to live.

At last.

‘…’

It’s like this.

Death is coming
I don’t want to recall sad memories, so I look for good ones. Does not exist. It’s gone. All the time I spent with Song Seong-woo was burned. By his hand and no one else’s.

So when I gave up looking for happy memories, a man’s face suddenly came to my mind.

‘Why?’

Will that man’s face come to mind?
It’s not even a good memory. Was it because I told them I wasn’t meant to be treated the same as other people?

Oh

I was regretting it.
It is only when the blunt instrument comes right in front of her nose that she realizes the feelings she had neglected.

Even in the D-level exam.
Even before taking stimulants.

He said that because he thought of me.

Foolishly, I couldn’t believe it. I made the same mistake over and over and it ended up like this.

No one else’s, but your own choice.

That’s why I wanted to tell you.
About the mistake of making a foolish choice while ignoring the kindness shown to oneself and the heart that thought of oneself.

Apologize.

“…Sorry…”

Thud!!

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I was watching everything.
The priest watched us, who did not show any abnormal reactions, but did not take any action.

So I could see

Seeing Jung So-hee writhe in pain.
Seeing them screaming and begging for help.

Frozen arms broken off, sides broken, shoulders shattered, legs shattered.

Jung Ha-ryun, who was standing next to me, pulled my clothes.

“Brother…”

Drowning in sorrow

“…Crazy bastards.”

Dajin Seol spat out a curse.

“Brother…”

White fingers tug at the hem of my clothes. He turns her head and makes eye contact with her. The twinkling eyes seemed to be saying that.

If it’s her me, can’t I help her?
Just as she saved herself from suffering from nightmares and curses, can’t she also be saved?

‘It’s nice.’

Our halyun.

I gently caressed her cheek and closed and opened her eyes. The ice sword that Jeong So-hee had dropped came into my field of vision.

As I look at her tongue, she lets out a sigh and nods her head. Her signal was when she slapped the unwary priest in the back of the head.

Run
Run and pick up the ice sword.

‘The strong current of the heart.’

Thud!!

The blunt weapon that fell towards Jeong So-hee’s face flew away. I looked at the priest who was flustered and said.

“Stop. Because it sucks.”