Myst, Might, Mayhem Chapter 66

< Episode 19 Loneliness (1) >

Dozens or hundreds of poisonous animals are put into a jar and the lid is not opened until one survives.

The worst one that survived was called Lonely.

Mok Gyeong-un looked down the cliff-like cliff and asked in a puzzled voice.

“Loneliness…?”

-okay. Can’t you hear? These screams.

I can hear it.

Very clearly.

-Kyaaaaa!

-Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

-Help me!

-please! please!

The cries of the vengeful spirits in pain are rising upward.

This is my first time seeing so many vengeful spirits screaming.

If you look at each one individually they are nothing more than red spirits but with hundreds if not thousands of vengeful spirits gathered in one place it was truly a hellish island.

– Look more closely. You will see it with your own eyes.

Hearing Cheongnyeong’s words Mokgyeongun looked down intently.

The vengeful spirits screaming there were reaching upward as if they were longing for freedom but their ankles and wrists were chained.

-Click click!

“That…”

-I learned martial arts so I should know it well. You too have tried it once.

At her words a thought passed through Mok Gyeong-un’s mind.

Originally the soul that would naturally go to the underworld was created by Mok Gyeong-un as a vengeful spirit using Bangsul.

The method wasn’t very difficult.

All you have to do is capture the soul that is about to leave this world in some way and imbue it with the energy of death.

“under!”

The corner of Mu Qingyun’s mouth twitched.

It’s not even remotely relevant.

A huge number of the dead were trapped under this narrow cliff and were transformed into vengeful spirits.

This absolutely did not happen by accident.

It happened forcibly.

It couldn’t have been a truly terrible thing.

However looking at this Mok Gyeong-un was more interested than surprised.

‘It’s really unique.’

Seeing this Cheongnyeong clicked her tongue.

No matter how you look at it this guy’s thinking is far from that of ordinary humans.

It didn’t matter either.

Right now all I had to do was relieve my deep resentment whether it was a demon or something else.

The young man said.

-You know that vengeful spirits have their own status right?

“…..That’s right.”

-How strong a persistent grudge did he have before he died? How long had he held that resentment? I’m not affected by that.

“…”

-But the status is not necessarily determined that way.

“Is it possible in other forms as well?”

-okay. Aren’t you seeing it now?

Cheongryeong pointed to a certain place in her room.

It was the darkest place at the bottom of the bottomless cliff.

That one spot was particularly hard to see.

But if you look closely you see an amazing sight.

“….You’re being dragged away?”

-okay.

Vengeful spirits screaming.

Those vengeful spirits were being forcibly taken as if they were being absorbed into that one place.

The vengeful spirits were desperately holding on but they were sucked in one by one by the chains that bound them.

Every time that happened the black space grew bigger and bigger.

“I see what you mean.”

Only now did Mo Kyung-un know what she meant by what she said.

This is the meaning of the word loneliness.

-There may be cases where vengeful spirits do not clash if they are in one place. However if you are confined and locked in one place without being able to escape…

“We’re hurting each other. Or should we say that they eat each other?”

-okay.

Things that were nothing more than earthly spirits were degenerating into the worst form by eating each other.

And the worst thing that deteriorates is probably that black spot.

It is a darkness that is eerie just by looking at it.

“It’s loneliness…”

It was a fitting statement.

To what extent did the one remaining spirit degenerate into its worst form?

At least it was certain that it was more than a yellow spirit or a green spirit.

Mo Kyung-un glanced at Cheongryeong.

‘perhaps.’

She may have been in the process of forming a vengeful spirit that rivaled her own.

When I think of that my mouth suddenly starts watering.

Then the young man said:

-Now is your chance.

“What if it’s an opportunity?

-Complete solitude has not yet been created. I don’t know how bad they are trying to make it but if they can absorb even a little bit of that energy it will have an effect that goes beyond killing each person one by one.

This was the reason why Cheongryeong brought Mok Gyeong-un here.

Killing the boys and absorbing their morale was a natural way to become stronger but the bottom of that cliff was a concentration of vengeful spirits to create loneliness.

The energies formed in that process were different in concentration from general morale.

– Since it is already overflowing you will be able to fully absorb the energy even if you perform the ceremony of meditation here.

“I guess so.”

-Go ahead and do it.

Mok Gyeong-un shook her head at her words.

-what? Are you really scared?

“no.”

-But why don’t you do it?

“I’m not saying I won’t do it. Rather I want that more than doing it here.”

‘!?’

The place Mok Kyung-un pointed to was none other than a black spot.

At this Cheongnyeong frowned.

Then she said it was the same.

-Are you crazy because you want to die?

“yes?

-It is a torrent of vengeful spirits eating each other and deteriorating. You a living being would go to a place like that?

“Is this not possible?”

-Hey sentient being.

“yes.”

-There are hundreds of vengeful spirits that have not yet been eaten. And if you end up in that vortex you might get eaten. Throw away unnecessary greed.

It was a sincere warning.

Even if they were imprisoned they were vengeful spirits.

There was no telling what would happen if they all came at once like waves.

-He died because he was foolhardy believing in a simple magic he had barely learned. As I said be satisfied with the energy flowing from here.

Mok Gyeong-un smiled at the young man’s words.

Then she approached the bottom of the cliff.

-hey!

Cheongnyeong urged Mok Gyeong-un who was approaching.

He said to her like this looking at the black spot on her neck.

“Even if I take the risk if I can absorb that concentrated energy wouldn’t I be able to become much stronger than I am now?”

-……You crazy sentient being. You may die before you get stronger. If it seemed like it was going to be easy in the first place do you think this office would stop you from going?

They are vengeful spirits who became sensitive as they were not only trapped but were eating each other.

That alone is dangerous but are you willing to take that risk?

This guy has really lost his fear.

It’s been like that since the first time I met him but he risks his life too easily if necessary.

-You and I are the same thing. I don’t want people to recklessly commit suicide together.

“Do I really have to hope that Cheongnyeong dies?”

-Then step back.

“Didn’t the spirit tell you?”

-what?

“With my current strength I can’t even try to do anything within the Cheonjihoe.”

-……

“Even if the risk is high if there is an opportunity wouldn’t it be better to seize it in some way? “It’s because waiting quietly whether it’s a body consultation or something else doesn’t suit my personality.”

-Pot!

As soon as he finished saying those words Mok Gyeong-un jumped down towards the cliff with a gentle edge.

-you!

Cheongnyeong waved her hands and tried to pull up her neck tiller.

However it was blocked by the energy of vengeful spirits coming up from the cliff.

Rather a pointless vengeful spirit is brought in.

-Ahhhh!

-Passssss!

It got caught in the barrier above the cliff and was oxidized.

At this Cheongnyeong vented her anger.

-You damn sentient being!

I crawled down there.

I warned you not to do it but you ignored it.

I felt like leaving him to die if it weren’t for the fact that he was tied up by the food spirit.

But I couldn’t leave it like that.

-You’re annoying me.

-Poof!

Cheongnyeong flew her body down along the neck tiller.

The main force of her amulet was wrapped around her making even quite a few monsters reluctant to pass through but she forced it open.

-Pachichichichik!

* * *

-It’s the flesh!

-It’s white!

-It’s alive!

There was no trouble going down the gentle border.

The sounds of vengeful spirits rang in my ears.

‘There’s no comparison.’

There were a lot of talismans attached to the top of the cliff to suppress the energy.

But when I actually came down it was amazing.

It felt like I had entered a torrent.

The vengeful spirits noticed his presence and quickly approached him all of them lusting after Mok Gyeong-un’s body.

Mok Gyeong-un who was sliding down the cliff put his hands together and made a hand sign.

-Park! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Lim! Soldiers! Fight! Hey! Dog! Jin! Ten! Ash! Before!

He was a prisoner of the nine-character life-saving method.

All nine hand signs are performed in succession and the technique changes depending on the last hand sign.

Here if you open the palm seal with both palms together

-Paaaaaaaaa!

Numerous strands of thread were connected around the tree forming a sphere.

This was a barrier that pushed out monsters.

There must be an amulet or a medium to help with the incantation in order to properly perform the Gujain method of Gujahyupbeop and there was a ring on the index finger of Mokgyeongun’s left hand.

It was given to me by Bangsang Cho Uigong.

This contained instructions to help you use the formula for nine self-supporting methods.

‘Is this a barrier? It’s worth using.’

Coordination refers to organizing a certain space according to a purpose.

-Papa pa pa pa paak!

-I can’t approach you.

-What is this?

-It’s blocked.

The ghosts at the level of Jibakryeong that were approaching were thrown away.

It was the beast of the Nine Self-Survival Method that could handle and defeat the red spirit.

Mok Gyeong-un slid down the hill with his hands in his hands and at some point he felt that the gentle slope became steeper.

‘I think I should catch it.’

It felt like I had to hold on to the cliff and go down.

But when I looked down I saw stagnant water.

It wasn’t visible from above but it seemed like it would be deep enough to jump down.

-Park!

Mo Kyung-un pushed out both feet.

And he jumped down into the water.

-with a plop!

‘As expected.’

The water wasn’t very deep.

Should I say it is about twice as deep as the kidney?

So I tried to swim up.

-Ahhh!

-Uuuuuu!

The screams of the vengeful spirits were heard in my ears.

They were heard from the bottom of the water and before I knew it something pure white appeared around me.

‘hand?’

They were hands.

Pure white hands without any blood as if swollen with water.

It’s quite creepy just to look at it.

Those hands suddenly wriggled up and tried to grab Mok Gyeong-un’s ankles.

-Papa papapak!

However since I have not yet released the joint mastery I am blocked by the barrier of the nine self-saving techniques.

‘It’s a good thing I didn’t solve it.’

I thought about it but something was quite different.

Enemy spirits at the level of Jibakryeong were easily bounced off the barrier.

However my palms bounced off the barrier but I did not give up and tried to catch them.

And then soon

-Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tak!

The palms were absorbed into the barrier like an octopus’ footrest.

‘!?’

I was enduring the barrier.

Suddenly I remembered something I had seen in the Book of Yin-Yang Family.

[Monsters in the water are more dangerous than regular monsters.]

‘Is this why you said it?’

At this level it is not a proper spirit but a spirit level.

Mok Gyeong-un who judged that there was something dangerous kicked him with his palms pressed together.

He had to climb up somehow.

-Papa papa papapa!

As I was doing that countless hands came up from the bottom.

Then he grabbed hold of the spherical barrier surrounding Mokgyeongun and tried to pull him down.

-Paaaaaaaaaaa!

‘This… is difficult.’

At this rate I was in a situation where I couldn’t get up on the water.

Although I could hold my breath better than most people it was dangerous if I held my breath for too long.

-Blah blah blah!

At that time a crack appeared in the barrier where many palms were stuck.

It felt like it would break at any moment.

Mo Qingyun frowned.

‘then.’

-Park!

Mok Gyeong-un changed the hand sign from holding hands together to Geumgangji (金剛指) with only the middle finger raised.

at that moment

-Paaaaaaaaa!

The sphere’s barrier exploded and a strong force pushed the palms together.

Without missing this opportunity Mok Gyeong-un came up out of the water kicking with the strength of his legs.

As I was about to swim to land I felt hands coming up from below to grab me.

-Ssssshhhh!

It was that moment.

-Wow!

Mok Kyung-un’s body was lifted up by something.

Then it flew to land.

-Papak!

As he flew away roughly Mok Kyung-un rolled twice on the ground and got up.

Someone came down next to Mok Gyeong-un.

It was Cheongnyeong.

-You damn sentient being. You are clearly not listening to what I am saying.

Mok Gyeong-un grinned at her annoyance and said.

“Whew. “You came on time.”

-what? Please come on time?

“I thought that if you were a young spirit you would definitely help me.”

-this person!

Hearing Mok Gyeong-un’s words like this Cheongryeong was about to hit her on the head with a sledgehammer but held back.

The arrogant sentient being is anxious because he can’t pamper himself.

Anyway it seems like it’s his job to get involved with this guy.

It was then.

-Sneaking!

Pure white hands rose from the water and approached Mok Gyeong-un’s direction.

At this Cheongnyeong turned her head and glared at her hands with blood-red eyes.

And she spoke in a low voice.

-It belongs to the main seat. Get out of here little ones.

The words were almost over.

A lot of hands that were trying to till trees started shaking as if in a game and soon went back into the water.

< Episode 19 Loneliness (1) > end

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