Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 80

Nangseon’s Romantic Tale – 79

While Mountain Lord savored the taste of blood,

Geummyeong Jisu was observing the state of the war with Yun.

“It’s a scene of utter carnage.”

She shook her head, muttering to herself. Yun felt the same way.

The ritual seemed to be nearing its end; one could almost believe it was already night.

The darkened sky was illuminated only by the divine powers of those engaged in battle.

“Is an oath just an oath, after all?”

Geummyeong Jisu looked at the strategists, her heart heavy. Their end was clear to her.

They might be resisting fiercely now, but….

‘Talien has a Jiseon.’

A celestial being on earth. Jiseon [Earth Immortal] Hwanmang.

If he were to appear, no matter how many Yuksa [Taoist exorcists] and Masa [demon hunters] there were, they would not be able to escape death.

“How can they be so reckless….”

After a moment of contemplation, she shook her head.

There was no need to understand.

She had no interest, nor any reason to worry.

From the start, her mission was singular.

‘Help the Hermit recover the Blood Collapse Water.’

Only that.

“But where on earth did that guy go….”

When he was caught by some female immortal covered in blood, her heart sank. She was despondent, fearing he might be dead.

But soon, she realized he was alive, and just as she was wondering how to rescue him, he escaped on his own.

It was a great relief.

Up to that point.

“His body must not have been in good shape….”

“Indeed. Where could he have gone in that condition….”

Jjeojjeojeojeok!

Kukung!!

The crack in the sky grew larger.

Whatever it was, one could guess that the ritual was nearing its end.

That’s why she was more anxious.

Sawolrang values debts of gratitude and resentment.

Even if individuals have different feelings, as long as they belong to the Sawolrang group.

They cannot abandon the Hermit.

Especially if it is a princess.

“There’s not a single thing about that guy I like, really.”

It was then.

Geummyeong Jisu suddenly turned her head.

For a moment, wolf ears appeared on her head and perked up.

Then Yun’s face brightened.

“Did you find him?”

“……Let’s go for now.”

Yun, who had been tilting his head, watching her tilt her head, stood up.

Soon, Geummyeong Jisu wrapped Yun in a protective barrier and shot off like a beam of light.

After about an hour of dodging bloody battles erupting here and there,

They found him.

With a ghostly woman.

He was laying the unconscious woman down and stroking her disheveled hair.

Geummyeong Jisu’s eyes narrowed.

His touch was very affectionate.

It was hard to believe it was the same hand that had hit her; it looked so different.

‘What a performance.’

She somehow spat out a curse inwardly and made a coughing sound.

“You’ve come.”

His voice was weak, unlike usual.

A quick glance revealed that he didn’t look well. The woman sleeping like the dead was the same.

Geummyeong Jisu, having roughly grasped the situation, gestured to Yun.

“Hermit. The Blood Collapse Water….”

“I found it. Now that we have no business here, let’s go.”

Relief spread across their faces.

It was welcome news to hear.

How anxious they had been just being here. Even now, blood was falling like rain from the sky, and the corpses of Taoists and Yuksa were falling, so why wouldn’t they be?

“Is she an acquaintance?”

At Yun’s more friendly question, he paused for a moment before nodding his head awkwardly.

Something was strange, but who cared?

“Let’s go.”

Geummyeong Jisu took out the Giryeong Tea [a magical carriage].

A pure white carriage appeared.

And as Mountain Lord held Cho-ah in his arms,

Puseok.

The weeds on the ground withered on their own.

The strange phenomenon did not end there.

All the plants around withered, and the hidden wild animals suddenly jumped out, screamed, and collapsed.

Having their essence stolen, they turned into grotesque figures, and soon even their bones crumbled.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

At that moment, Yun clutched his chest and collapsed. He trembled, sweating profusely as if in pain.

“Yun! Oh, what’s wrong with him…!”

While Geummyeong Jisu was bewildered,

Mountain Lord looked at Cho-ah.

The face of the unconscious Cho-ah was also distorted.

A change that occurred in a short time.

Mountain Lord clicked his tongue and took out a sword, plunging it into the ground in one swift motion.

A silver wooden sword.

It was the Hangbosain Sword.

Tuwoong!

Then, a generous silver protective barrier with a radius of four spans [approximately 8 meters] was created around the sword.

“This… Yun! Are you coming to your senses!”

Only then did Yun come to his senses, panting. Geummyeong Jisu looked at Mountain Lord, as if wanting him to explain what was going on.

“Their ritual is complete.”

It was a curt answer.

As she narrowed her brows, he sighed softly and continued.

“Now that the Collapse Realm has opened, the living beings are having their essence stolen as a result. You, as a brilliant Yuksa, may be fine, but those below the level of Yeonggyeol [Spirit Connection] or Biseon [Flying Immortal] almost had their souls and bodies separated because their spirits and inner core were not united as one.”

“Then why is the Hermit alright? You are also a Yeonggyeol like Yun….”

At that question, Mountain Lord silently pointed to the sword stuck in the ground.

A sword engraved with strange characters.

The energy it emitted was undoubtedly an anti-devil energy.

Geummyeong Jisu closed her mouth.

Hangbosainmok [a sacred tree known for exorcising evil] is a precious sacred tree.

It is difficult to obtain even one of its leaves, let alone a treasure made into a sword.

It was only natural that he was alright since he had made a sword out of that precious material and carried it with him.

“This isn’t good….”

He muttered.

As the Collapse Realm opened, those who had been floating in the sky fell like fallen leaves.

Taoists, as well as those in the form of giant snakes, were no exception.

It was then.

Suddenly, a streak of black lightning fell like a flash of light from the cracked fissure.

Jjeojeojeojeojeok!!

A thunderous roar that seemed to split the heavens and the earth spread out. The place where the lightning struck was none other than the center of the ritual where Guieumna Chal was.

Kwagwagwang!!

Mountain Lord immediately deployed green silk with the Violet Gourd to prepare. The green silk that covered the area in a circle rippled with the explosion.

Soon, when the green silk that had obscured the view was removed, what appeared was a black water buffalo the size of hundreds of spans.

“What is that!?”

“It is one of the spirit races that went extinct during the Manbo Era. You should know about the Masu clan that handles Black Lightning (墨雷), right?”

Geummyeong Jisu looked at the water buffalo again at the word Black Lightning and was shocked.

“Black Lightning Chau (墨雷嗟牛)…. But the Black Lightning Chau I know is not that big… nor does it emit such powerful demonic energy!”

She was right.

Even if it is a Black Lightning Chau, it is ultimately a spirit beast belonging to the demonic realm. It is not a being that even the Taeseon [Great Immortals] would just watch each other warily.

‘To think that the water buffalo bones were from a Black Lightning Chau. I should have noticed it back then….’

If he had known earlier, he would have somehow destroyed or taken it.

But it was already done.

And it was something that had to happen.

“It’s like that because the Black Lightning Chau and a Masa have become one. Even if I don’t know, it probably has the power to match a Taeseon right now.”

Using the skull of the Black Lightning Chau as a medium, they opened the Collapse Realm with a giant formation and sacrificed all the blind lives in a certain area.

‘The one who received the sacrifice is a distant ancestor of the Black Lightning Chau or a Collapse Devil related to it.’

Otherwise, there would be no connection. And with the help of the Collapse Devil, they achieved a Demonic Symbiosis with the Black Lightning Chau.

“How grand.”

Mountain Lord looked around.

There seemed to be no living beings within a 100-li radius [approximately 40 kilometers] of Hansan.

The plants were all withered, and the land had lost its vitality and was cracking.

The beasts and ordinary people were no exception.

But this was also something that had to happen.

-Uwooooooooooooo!!

The Black Lightning Chau’s roar spread out like thunder.

Pajijikpajik.

Black lightning flickered around it.

Mountain Lord held Cho-ah in his arms and got into the Giryeong Tea.

“What are you doing? Let’s go!”

“Ah, I know!”

Geummyeong Jisu lifted Yun and got into the Giryeong Tea. Soon, they became a white streak of light and glided away.

‘Now that the Demonic Symbiosis has been achieved, Hwanmang will soon appear and take care of it.’

And around that time, the Gungbi Foxes will try to slaughter the exhausted Talien.

‘But they will be completely defeated in reverse.’

Anyway, it’s not something Mountain Lord should be involved in. The Goseon [ancient immortals] will be scattered, but his only goal is the Blood Collapse Water.

And it was the Thousand-Year Tribulation.

‘It’s a shame I can’t give Guieumna Chal a taste of her own medicine, but there will be another chance.’

From the start, she wouldn’t die from a simple method anyway.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Mountain Lord looked at Cho-ah in his arms. Perhaps because he had fed her a spirit pill, her complexion was noticeably better than before.

‘She’ll get better soon if she rests well.’

Mountain Lord, who had been staring at her, suddenly flicked her nose with his finger.

Instantly, her brows narrowed, but soon she snuggled into his arms.

He never expected that she would still call him her husband.

And kiss him too.

When Cho-ah was young, he ignored it because she was young.

Everyone does that in childhood.

Let’s get married when we grow up.

Let’s make a hundred-year promise.

But as time passes, those feelings change.

That’s why Mountain Lord thought so too.

‘Husband, huh….’

There was also a happy feeling.

He could feel her heart, remembering him and longing for him.

‘She could have been angry.’

Without such a sign.

He never expected her to smile so brightly.

That’s why he couldn’t help but worry.

Whether to accept it or not.

‘It’s not the time for that….’

There are many things to do.

The essence of Yeongmyeong [Eternal Life] is now right in front of him, and preparations for it were needed.

Besides, he is a spirit beast.

From the start, their lifespans are different.

Even if she is a Hona Blood [a descendant of a powerful lineage], that difference remains the same.

He wanted to gloss over it, but it was not polite to do that to a woman who had remembered him and conveyed her feelings.

How could a man do such a half-baked thing?

“Hermit!!”

“What, what is it?”

He answered, startled.

Geummyeong Jisu was sweating profusely and didn’t look well.

Just as he was about to ask why she was like that,

“Hold on tight!!”

Ping-

With a sound, the Giryeong Tea spun around rapidly.

“What are you doing…!”

At that moment, a huge thunderbolt was emitted like a ray of light next to the Giryeong Tea.

Kwajajajajang!!

The intense Black Lightning, so intense that it made his eardrums feel muffled, brushed past his side.

She and Mountain Lord, who were in a state of great shock, put up a protective barrier, but the Giryeong Tea was destroyed by the aftermath of the Black Lightning and plummeted to the ground.

“Kkaaaaaak!”

Kung!

The group of Mountain Lord, who had fallen to the ground, got up from the dust.

They were out of their minds, but it wasn’t the time to worry about that.

They had to run away as soon as possible.

“Why is that….”

Mountain Lord muttered in a daze.

Hwanmang should have appeared by now.

Why is the Black Lightning Chau chasing him!

There should be plenty of other targets besides him!

“What are you doing! Come here!”

Geummyeong Jisu also seemed out of her mind.

The Black Lightning Chau was 10-li away, but it was clearly visible due to its enormous size.

Not only that.

It was spewing out Black Lightning and charging like an angry bull, so there was no way they wouldn’t know.

And that target was none other than Mountain Lord.

‘I can’t escape.’

The size of the Black Lightning that the monster spews out is enough to swallow Mountain Lord, who has revealed his true form, in one bite.

Even a graze would leave him unable to gather his bones.

‘I’m going to die.’

The reason why the Black Lightning Chau is chasing him can be understood with a little thought.

It must be because of Guieumna Chal, who has achieved Demonic Symbiosis.

But the important thing is not that.

To die or to live.

That was the question.

Even if he runs away, he will die anyway if he loses his flying treasure.

Even if he uses Chukji [instant movement technique] with the Thousand Mile Horse Step, he cannot use Chukji that far with this many people. Even if he uses Chukji, the monster will also use Chukji to follow him.

Being on par with the Taeseon means that he can also use spatial divine powers!

“What are you doing! Do you want to die!”

“Shut up! It’s the same as dying even if we run away now!”

At Mountain Lord’s roar, her face crumpled.

‘I can’t block it with green silk.’

The same goes for the Guhwan Shield’s Ghost Dance.

The red rosary, whether it is jade or gold thread, is not enough to block Black Lightning.

The same goes for Bongak Lightning Flame.

It will be swallowed by Black Lightning in an instant.

‘If it’s the Six Spirit Flying Pagoda….’

His spiritual power has risen to about 40% after taking the spirit pill. But it’s not enough.

“Geummyeong Jisu! Give me your spiritual power!”

“You’re going to die!”

“Shut up and give it to me!”

The hesitation was short.

She must have roughly grasped how things were going.

“I’ll resent you for the rest of my life if I die.”

Geummyeong Jisu reached out her hand to his back.

Soon, pure spiritual power was transmitted to him through his back.

With this….

“Do whatever you want, since everything ends if we die!”

Kururururung!

Black Lightning creates a thunderous sound.

The dark red Black Lightning swelled in size.

And when it finally formed on the monster’s horn,

The Six Spirit Flying Pagoda appeared before Mountain Lord’s eyes.

Beonjjeok! Kwagagagagang!!

The Black Lightning and the Six Spirit Flying Pagoda collided.

But he soon felt it.

‘It’s breaking.’

Dark red lightning spread widely like skeletal branches on both sides of the Six Spirit Flying Pagoda.

Immediately after, it twisted like a snake.

The Six Spirit Flying Pagoda was sturdy.

But it was only for a moment.

Ppadeudeudeuk!

It’s breaking.

A crack formed in the pagoda.

Black Lightning penetrates into it.

Mountain Lord sensed death.

He is injecting spiritual power without rest, but it is still not enough to block the Black Lightning.

The current Black Lightning Chau is on par with the Taeseon.

No matter how much it is a Seven Immortal Treasure, it was far from enough to block the monster’s attack.

Kkudeudeudeuk! Kkiiiiiik!

The pagoda screamed.

Kwang!

The pagoda was half-destroyed, and Black Lightning emerged from within like a snake preying on its prey.

‘No.’

He can’t die.

He can’t die so futilely here.

Think.

Think.

A way not to die.

If he dies here.

He can’t even answer.

Kwajijijijijajak!

Along with a deafening roar, Mountain Lord’s hand moved.

Soon, he took something out and threw it.

And.

The world turned red.