Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 373

Narrative of a Wandering Swordsman – Part 2, Chapter 82

I was unable to control my body, drawn by an unknown force, and I couldn’t take my eyes off the eyeless woman emerging from the cocoon.

Perhaps that’s why.

Thud.

Bum closed his eyes without realizing it.

And when he opened them again.

He realized there was something with pure white fur in front of him.

“Bibi…?”

The pure white fur was Bibi.

Bibi had come forward and pushed Bum away, her body pierced through.

The woman in the cocoon blinked her eyeless eyelids and tilted her head.

Soon, Bibi’s body crumbled.

Only then did Bum regain his senses.

The sensation in his body returned completely.

Goosebumps rose all over his body.

He realized it instinctively.

The woman in the cocoon was targeting him now.

Not anything else, but his eyes.

He had to run.

He must escape.

Tanhwa, held in his arms, was trembling all over.

Tanhwa’s trembling, like a newborn fawn, was clearly felt.

He felt his daughter’s fear.

Strangely, he was able to remain calm.

Bum hugged Tanhwa tightly and stood up.

He didn’t know what was going on, but that thing was targeting him, and Tanhwa was scared.

That alone determined what he had to do.

‘Let’s run.’

He almost had his eyes taken.

Bibi saved him by throwing herself.

Bibi, pierced through, emitted a strange smoke and literally crumbled.

Next to the crumbled Bibi, a single strand of black fur appeared and disappeared.

He was confused.

But he knew one thing.

‘I have to run.’

Bum immediately spread his wings.

He operated Dunsul [a technique for escaping or concealing oneself] to the extreme.

The Yeonghwabi [a mystical artifact or technique] within his wings created a blue wind.

It was the Byeokryeok Cheongpung [Blue Lightning Gale] of Yeonghwabi.

A blue wind like lightning.

Bum’s figure, wrapped in Byeokryeok Cheongpung, disappeared in an instant.

‘I can escape.’

At the same time, he poured out a wide range of Shinshik [spiritual or divine sense] forward to find a way.

It was inside the chaotically spread body of the Chungmo [a monstrous entity, possibly a spider-like creature].

If he were to hit a wall, it wouldn’t end with a light scratch.

‘It’s okay. I can do it.’

But Bum was confident.

Whooooong!

He began to retrace his path at a speed invisible to the eye.

Bum’s speed, escaping wrapped in Byeokryeok Cheongpung, was almost comparable to the speed of light.

But he wasn’t satisfied and increased his speed even more.

Because.

‘She’s following…!’

As if the sun sets and darkness falls in an instant, the woman in the cocoon was chasing at an incredible speed.

‘How can she follow this!’

He was really using Dunsul with all his might.

Moreover, he was using Yeonghwabi, consuming an enormous amount of Seonryeok [divine energy].

Yet the woman in the cocoon followed as if it were natural.

He didn’t want to think about it, but considering she was targeting his eyes and her appearance, there was only one thing that came to mind.

‘Geumbak Jiju [Golden Mask Lord].’

Geumbak Jiju, the owner of this body.

Or the woman called Chungmo.

And then.

The eyeless woman.

Geumbak Jiju’s mouth opened.

[You are not of my blood, yet you have entered this place. You have trained diligently as a Sangseon [a high-ranking celestial being] and achieved quite a bit.]

But.

[Your eyes are mine. Those eyes are a luxury for one who does not share my bloodline.]

Bum regretted it.

He thought he was lucky, but in the end, he summoned such a monster.

He wanted to curse the heavens for giving him such trials.

But his mind began to meticulously analyze how this situation came to be.

‘Six Joints Thirty-Six Gates.’

Six Yukmun [Six Gates].

And the number of eyelids on Geumbak Jiju’s incarnation is thirty-six.

Her descendants.

Things he had simply thought of as trivial were now fitting together strangely.

She was dreaming of resurrection and trying to steal the eyes of her descendants.

He didn’t know how such a thing was possible, but it didn’t matter now.

He ran for his life.

That was all he could do now.

It didn’t seem like she had regained her original power, but it stopped him from even thinking about confronting her.

The difference in skill was that clear.

Kwaaaaaaa!

The surroundings were devastated by the Dunsul of Cheonbeom and Geumbak Jiju, and a whirlwind raged. From a distance, it looked like blue and white lights were flying.

A speed like lightning.

It was a truly incredible speed, but the end was steadily approaching.

‘She’s catching up…!’

Little by little.

She was catching up little by little.

She was chasing his speed without changing her expression, which was absurd.

Unlike himself, who was using all sorts of Shintong [mystical powers] and Yeonjabo [footwork techniques], she was in a state of not wearing even a thread.

She should have a proper body.

It was clearly the body of an incarnation that had been dormant for a long time, but she was chasing so closely that he felt like he was going crazy.

Bum thought it wouldn’t work and began to form a hand seal to draw up his energy.

Soon, golden flowers bloomed all around, and a small Hwajeong [flower bud] was contained within.

It was Cheonbeom’s Taehwa Mandeung [Great Flower Myriad Lanterns].

[How dare you….]

Hwajeong bloomed from the rising Taehwa and exploded at once.

The number was nearly ten thousand.

Then, the expression of Geumbak Jiju, who had been consistent with her expressionless face, began to distort.

Kwaaaaaaaang!!

At the same time, nearly ten thousand Hwajeong exploded, and the petals turned into blades of Hwaran [flower blades] and exploded in all directions.

But Cheonbeom did not release Dunsul.

Rather, he spurred on and moved his wings, operating Byeokryeok Cheongpung.

As expected.

[How dare the descendant of Hwagirin [Crimson Fire Qilin] enter my body without fear!!]

Geumbak Jiju was unharmed by Cheonbeom’s Taehwa Mandeung, which caused an earth-shattering explosion, and rather aroused her anger.

Moreover, as she began to scatter an enormous amount of energy, goosebumps rose all over his body.

Bum quietly gritted his teeth.

‘There’s no way.’

There was no suitable way.

If she was unharmed by his Taehwa Mandeung, it would not be easy to injure her no matter what he did.

The only possibility was Ssangmyeol [Dual Extinction].

‘I can’t kill her even with Ssangmyeol.’

It was just a feeling.

But in times like this, he had no choice but to trust his instincts.

Bum pondered and pondered and came to a conclusion.

‘I can’t do anything about it.’

Of course, she was not in a normal state.

First of all, she didn’t have the eyes that could be called her symbol, and seeing that she was in a deformed state rather than the appearance of a spider, she was in some kind of restricted state.

But even with that, she seemed to have power close to Wonseon [a celestial being of great power], so there was no way.

‘I have to find them.’

If he wanted to live, he had to find them and ask for help.

The Chungseon [celestial beings] who came here with him were all Hyangseon [lower-ranking celestial beings] except for himself.

If they combined their strength, there might be some hope.

‘If they are not visible….’

Bum strengthened his resolve and widened his Shinshik.

* * *

At the same time.

Gu-gi and the group of Jonja [esteemed beings], who killed Yeo-obu, were wary of each other.

Even if Jonja thought Gu-gi’s act of killing Yeo-obu was justified, he couldn’t help but be suspicious because there was no evidence in front of him.

Nothing was revealed on the outside, but since one Chungseon had died, their actions naturally became more cautious.

And at that moment, the energy of Chungmo began to creep in.

Jonja was startled by the sudden eerie energy.

It was a powerful energy that far surpassed Hyangseon, but it was not quite Wonseon.

Tamlhang, who liked to fight, was quiet, as if he had felt something.

“She must have awakened.”

At that time, Gu-gi muttered as if he knew something.

Jonja did not miss it and asked, and the answer that came out was like this.

“Didn’t I say that Yeo-obu was trying to offer us to Chungmo as sacrifices? What would be the reason why the Six Joints Thirty-Six Gates were created in the first place? Why would they make it so that descendants could open it? It’s obvious.”

Jonja raised an objection to Gu-gi’s words, who spoke as if it were obvious.

“But we have not become sacrifices, so are you saying that Chungmo has awakened?”

“Didn’t you release the seal when you entered this place? She must have started to wake up from then. Quite a long time has passed, and she was a Suseon [a celestial being who cultivates the Dao] who learned the laws of reincarnation….”

But he said it wouldn’t be a proper reincarnation.

Reincarnation is literally reincarnation.

It refers to living another life, but he said it would not be a normal state because he artificially engraved the laws of reincarnation into his body.

But the important thing is not reincarnation or anything like that.

The important fact and focus was that Geumbak Jiju had been resurrected.

Jonja pondered for a moment and shouted.

“Shouldn’t we run away!”

But Gu-gi and Cheongmin next to him smiled strangely.

“You’re saying strange things. What would be the reason for entering this place even though you knew Yeo-obu’s plan?”

“Are you saying that you came in knowing that Geumbak Jiju would be resurrected?”

Gu-gi affirmed.

Of course, even if Geumbak Jiju was resurrected, she would not be in a proper state.

But even so, she was originally Wonseon. Even if she was weaker than before, she was not a vessel that Hyangseon could handle.

“I’m going to run away! In the current situation, no matter how I think about it, there are more disadvantages than advantages! You’re not going to hold me back, are you?”

“I have no intention of holding you back. Rather, it would be fortunate if you left this place. Geumbak Jiju will probably target your Yukmun.”

Target the Yukmun?

Jonja understood at once.

‘Geumbak Jiju was not originally a Chungseon with many eyes from birth.’

It was said that as her level increased and her enlightenment increased, eyes appeared one by one, eventually swelling to thirty-six.

So she was targeting them.

It was designed that way from the beginning.

Jonja, who had realized that far, suddenly became suspicious of Gu-gi.

“What is your purpose?”

“If you have too many questions, you’re likely to die.”

Jonja closed his mouth.

And then, just as he was about to disappear by turning into a ray of light using Nunsul [a technique involving the use of the eyes].

Something was approaching at a speed like lightning.

“Beom Suseon!”

And behind him, a very powerful energy!

Hwaaaaaaak!!

A blue whirlwind like lightning raged, and the figure of Cheonbeom was seen.

He had two pairs of wings and was wrapped in a lightning-like wind.

His joy was only for a moment.

Soon, a woman with her eyes closed appeared behind him.

She was Geumbak Jiju. Cheonbeom was relieved to see the gathered Chungseon.

However, he did not let go of his tension.

-You’ve already grasped the situation, right?

-Of course! I was going to run away, but Gu-gi seems to be different!

When Beom asked, Jonja answered.

-Are you going to fight?

-It seems like he came here to do that from the beginning.

When he frowned and looked at Gu-gi, he was giving a strange smile while looking at Geumbak Jiju.

Cheongmin next to him was the same.

‘Is he crazy?’

That was the only way to think.

No matter how she was not in a proper state, Geumbak Jiju was originally Wonseon.

That experience would not disappear and would remain intact, yet he was trying to fight!

“It’s no use running away. No matter how surprised you are, you have to realize where this place is.”

“Ah….”

Beom exclaimed.

He hadn’t thought of it.

This place was none other than inside Geumbak Jiju’s body.

“She must have already blocked the exit. Originally, she would have driven those who opened the Yukmun here and hunted them one by one to use them as sacrifices for her resurrection. What do you think, am I wrong?”

Then Geumbak Jiju did not answer and frowned, but he could see that she was very angry.

[You….]

She seemed to be looking at Gu-gi, and he realized that she was wary of him, unlike when she was chasing him.

And he was puzzled.

Why was Geumbak Jiju wary of Gu-gi?

He was just a Hyangseon, so he couldn’t understand why she was doing that.

“We don’t need any other words between us. I have also fallen a lot like you, so I came to get some help.”

Fallen.

At his words, Beom wondered if it was possible.

And then, the moment a blood-colored sun rose from Gu-gi’s hand.

Beom remembered.

A Hwagirin trapped in Moyeogeop [Net of Ignorance].