Chapter 328
Chapter 328
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 328
Chapter Title: Eviction
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Crunch-
Another Nirvana pill crumbles in Park Kwang-rim's mouth.
"Ughhh-"
Already the fifth one today.
It's a drug meant to suppress madness and delusions, but the recommended daily dose for an adult is one pill.
Enduring this endless stream of absurd situations with a clear mind is impossible.
A storm.
A massive magic circle expanding to blanket the entire sky and earth.
A grand spectacle where heaven and earth seem to blend together.
"Is this really reality?"
Everything in his vision ✧flashes✧and✧sparks✧.
A side effect?
Or is this phenomenon actually happening right now?
If any of the following side effects occur, consult a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, alchemist, mana specialist, wizard, fixer, or Kim Shin-hwa immediately.
Hallucinations✧visions✧grandiose delusions✧delirium✧seizures✧chills✧vomiting✧fever✧chills✧insomnia✧dizziness✧heart attack✧depression✧restlessness✧anxiety✧nervousness✧tachycardia✧hyper-reality sensitivity✧respiratory arrest✧and the manifestation of superpowers or the awakening of limited precognition✧etc. ❀Oh✕dear✕it's✕coming❀ side effects✿ may occur.
"Hahahaha-"
Hyun-deok? Hyun-deok?
The veins wriggling inside that beautiful skin wrapping her hand. That wonderful palm embracing us (is truly beautiful.)
A beautiful flower sparkling like a bizarre straight line, cotton candy swallowing flashing lights, and a snow-white fish with feathers like a hummingbird fluttering at Park Kwang-rim's feet. (Yes, Red was actually a fish.)
Jang Hyun-deok perched atop an owl that wards off curses and devours stray spirits, beginning the ritual.
A bizarre, beautiful voice flowing from Jang Hyun-deok's mouth, who is both male and female at once.
"In the east, the Azure Emperor Sovereign; in the south, the Crimson Emperor Sovereign; in the west, the White Emperor Sovereign; in the north, the Black Emperor Sovereign; in the center, the Yellow Emperor Sovereign—we offer our utmost sincere worship to the Eight Myriad Four Thousand Sea Sovereigns. We comb our hair with devotion, wash our hands and feet with devotion, and pray with sincerity and gratitude. Eh-heh- eh-eh-heh- heh- eh-heh-heh-heh-"
Jang Hyun-deok is Jang Hyun-deok and at the same time not Jang Hyun-deok, not Jang Hyun-deok yet is Jang Hyun-deok. And Park Kwang-rim was a dignified old man of noble bearing he'd never seen in life, a truly beautiful and enchanting woman, and the king over there wearing a golden crown on his head. (Also someone who should have died cursed long ago.)
Park Kwang-rim, in a state of extreme intoxication from Nirvana's side effects, bursts into empty laughter and speaks to Jang Hyun-deok.
"Ha, hahaha- Hyun-deok? Hyun-deok?"
"Do not call the Great Shaman lightly."
A voice erupts from an unexpected direction, seizing Park Kwang-rim by the nape.
"Ugh-"
Park Kwang-rim lets out a choking sound as he's dragged away.
The conqueror gripping Park Kwang-rim glares furiously at Jang Hyun-deok—no, at the [Guardian of Bongam Shrine].
"You damn bitch. Wouldn't answer no matter how much I called, so what makes this godless, drummer-less rite so appealing that you crawl out?"
Hearing the conqueror's words, Jang Hyun-deok—no, the [Guardian of Bongam Shrine] possessing her body—laughs heartily in response.
"Hahaha! You bitch who knows nothing but brawling, go beat on a monster instead of a drum and play the drummer! Heh-heh-heh-heh.... In the east, the Azure Rooster; in the south, the Crimson Rooster-"
"Hmph."
One must not disturb a Great Shaman once the rite has begun.
Thus, the conqueror leaps down from Red's back, still holding Park Kwang-rim.
She hurls him to a safe spot—and then, with a flash, streaks crisscross in all directions—
Slicing, pounding, and shattering everything around.
Boom! Kwagwang! Boom! Kwagwang!
Thunderous roars echoing like the drumbeats summoning gods.
Watching this, the [Guardian of Bongam Shrine] momentarily forgets her role as shaman and mutters.
"Yeah, once this rite ends, you go live your own life. Bongam Shrine is closing shop now."
The mana released by the [Guardian of Bongam Shrine] through Jang Hyun-deok's body finally connects with Kim Shin-hwa's mana deep underground.
* * *
Ignoring spatial constraints and linked to the [Great Origin], new power surges into the chains of the [Demon-Sealing Formation].
Kiiiiiiii-
The Demon-Sealing Formation is a spell I can't fully manifest without spirit medium traits.
Of course, Jang Hyun-deok does have those traits—but that fool couldn't learn a complex spell like the Demon-Sealing Formation on the spot.
But the conqueror came with the [Guardian of Bongam Shrine].
The conqueror probably meant to reclaim the [Bongam Scriptures] I'd siphoned off, but the [Guardian of Bongam Shrine] had different plans.
"Yes. Thank you!"
I send my thanks to the [Guardian of Bongam Shrine] and pull a mask from my bosom.
A gift from the goblin.
The Thousand Gold Captain's Mask.
Hearing drumbeats from all directions, I infuse goblin sorcery into the [Demon-Sealing Formation].
Chrarararak-
"Those nearby, see! Those far away, hear! By the mysteries of the Five Elements and Six Jia, I command in place of the Thousand Gold Captain!"
The eight magic stones orbiting me fly off in different directions.
Pabababap!
Magic stones positioned in all eight directions around the Abyss Gate, expanding the mana.
"Establishing the Four Pillars with Zi-Mao-Wu-You, then the Eight Pillars with Chou-Chen-Wei-Hai!"
Unable to find a proper medium, the [Source of Life] has forcibly manifested in this world using Akiya's body.
A shoggoth capable of embodying all beast traits—yet strangely, specific beast traits are strongly expressing through Akiya's form.
Tiger legs, monkey head, snake tail, and dog body? Precisely, it's a raccoon dog, not a dog, but in shamanic contexts, raccoon dogs count as dogs. They're in the same family anyway.
"Tiger, snake, monkey disrupting the heavenly order—and dog! Yes, especially the dog! Anyway, return to where you belong!"
Whoooooo!!
A vortex of power forms, hard for human eyes to clearly perceive.
Vortex isn't quite the right metaphor.
A powerful tendency to send back into the Abyss what an abyssal being has scattered into reality.
A longing for birthplace, a yearning for home.
A mighty force drawing it back to where it truly belongs.
Or...
"Yeah, it's like when I said I'm making a drain."
* * *
Kwajijijik!
"Bwahaha! Looks like Kim's done something!"
I don't know how, but—
Strange Kim-lookalikes from somewhere started aiding Seo Cheon-seul, and a dead Kim entered the body of the Kim riding the cat-owl yokai, throwing a feast to drive out the darkness.
And—
Chrarararuk!!
Gigantic hands begin getting sucked into the hole with the Cure Medical Care, overlapping and stacking in non-Euclidean ways.
"Kraaaak!" "Gyaak!" "Kieeeek!"
Heterogeneous monsters sucked into the hole along with the gigantic hands.
Gurururung-
The shadow of the [Source of Pollution] dragged from underground Buyeo in the distance.
Kwarururung-
The shadow of the [Great Origin] dragged from underground Sokcho.
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[L!U!C!A! : Bubble bubble- bubble bubble- bubble bubble- bubble bubble- bubble bubble- bubble bubble- bubble bubble- bubble bubble-]
Yes, showdown resolution.
* * *
Kwaaaang!
Gigantic hands, impossibly overlapped, bloom open like a flower.
Kwajijijik!
Gigantic hands clutching the hole torn in the Cure Medical Care's floor. Around those radially splayed hands, flesh twists and tangles.
From elegant hands grasping a beautiful wrist, intertwined with delicate fingers extending to a noble wrist grasped by an enchanting hand, intertwined with exquisite fingers extending to a slender wrist and ornate fingers extending—
"Enough already!"
Amphibian roars like a raging storm, soaring into the sky.
[Basic Attack: Flying Kick] consumes all three daily Ki slots usable per day, adding [High-Speed Movement], [Super Leap], [Powerful Strike], [Fear Induction], [Explosive Blow (Explosion Damage +300%)], [Flashy Strike (Normal Damage +200%)], [Ultra-High Heat (Heat Damage +800%)], [Armor Penetration], [Undefendable], [Skip Preliminary Motions].-
Kwarurururung!!!
And Amphibian's exclusive trait, applied regardless of his intent.
[Trait Name Empty. Assign Trait Name: Damage changed from normal to /null, Penalty Applied—All /null *(-3)% (Multiplicative function. Please adjust quickly.)]
All combined into a special technique.
[Secret Art: Thunderbolt Meteor Kick]
Like a blazing meteor, like cascading lightning, like a whirlwind storm—Amphibian hurtles forth.
"Get out of my country right now!"
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A strike so immense even the explosion vanishes.
A flash blanketing all of Busan.
An attack with power better compared to a natural disaster or environmental catastrophe.
* * *
Kwarurururung!!
Flash pouring down to the deep underground.
Like a clogged hole bursting open—mana in the form of wastewater surges with tremendous force.
"Looks like our civil servant lord finally landed a solid hit."
That attack from Sejong City before?
Something about East Sea waters and Baekdu Mountain, may Amphibian bless our nation forever.
Struck by the devastating blow, the [Source of Life] gets sucked into the Abyss Gate at tremendous speed.
Normally, such a simple strike couldn't dispatch an abyssal being.
But right now, with my and the guardian's [Demon-Sealing Formation] creating a tense tug-of-war.
"Well, good thing he didn't miss the moment and pummeled it."
Now it's really over.
Chrarararak!
The Demon-Sealing Formation's domain expands in an instant.
Under Gijang County.
Under Buyeo.
Under Sokcho.
None of these places could possibly have such massive ruins. Fake settings created with the [Great Collapse] in this world.
I've decided to send those contrived settings back to the Abyss where they belong.
"Does it make sense for Busan underground to have a cavern this big? Get out."
[Forced Eviction – Source of Life]
[Forced Eviction – Source of Pollution]
[Forced Eviction – Great Origin]
Kwarurururuk!
I haven't defeated the abyssal beings.
They never descended fully to begin with.
Their true bodies have always remained in the deep Abyss.
What I'm driving out now are mere shadows.
Just rolling up their influence, which had slowly spread like contamination into this land, and sending it back where it belongs.
That's why it's not [Slain] or [Eradicated]. It's [Evicted].
"Damn. As expected, no way to win at the source..."
I mutter that and reverse the spatial-cutting power within [Flesh Sword].
Jjijijijijik-
Eight magic stones converge toward the center, contracting the passage to the Abyss.
Kuuung!
A vibration shaking heaven and earth.
Sealed.
"Haa, it's over. That was exhausting."
Kurururung-
The surrounding darkness fades. The fake ruins the abyssal beings forcibly manifested on this land are dissolving.
It's over.
Yeah.
"You bastards! Let's never meet again! Bye! Farewell! See ya!"
With that, I soar to the surface using the power of my Night Veil robe.
* * *
To the surface in one bound.
Gijang County in Busan Metropolitan City is...
"Haa, it's a desert now."
The surroundings have completely turned into a desert.
"Bwahaha! This body will take its leave now!"
"Already?"
"The Great King orders me to stop and return at once!"
Saying that, Seo Cheon-seul dances away and vanishes.
Kwaaaaaaang!!
An explosion right after Seo Cheon-seul disappears.
Ah, now I get why the King of All Gold urgently summoned her.
"Kraaaak!"
Yong-su's scream.
"Hold still. You'll break bones."
Amphibian growls like a beast, offering kind advice.
Crack- crrack-
Seems too late?
Yong-su is a genius shaman with talents off the charts, over two meters tall, a deep-sea humanoid covered in tough scales—
Yet he's being kneaded like dough by Amphibian, two full feet shorter.
"Anyway, that's settled."
Terrifying.
Behind him, the octopus-shark-crab monster Yong-su brought has separated into parts resembling an octopus, shark, and crab.
"Hey, Japanese folks. Line up single file and show your passports."
"W-We scatter and retreat!"
"Hiya!"
Yakuza, ninjas, and cultists scatter in all directions to flee.
"Uhahaha- Isn't that too harsh on your fellow warriors who fought together?"
Amphibian doesn't even snort at Kid the Gunman's words.
"You just lost priority. I planned to arrest all suspicious actors of unknown nationality. And sir, it's dangerous—take that horse and head to safety. Need help?"
Amphibian is called a natural disaster-level monster, but to verified Koreans...
Well, he's just a polite, competent civil servant.
"Ahaha! No, no! I can handle it myself!"
Grinning, he leads his horse out of the danger zone—Kid the Gunman (Hwang In-cheol, 68, born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province).
"Hmm... I was a [Suspicious Actor Of Unknown Nationality] too, huh?"
Better run.
Whoooooo!!
As a sandstorm named Amphibian whips through desertified Gijang County, a clear sun rises over the sea beyond.