BAR-207: The Parasite of Many Faces - 4

However, unlike the lowly evil spirits, it is nearly impossible for the evil god to be eradicated by human spiritual power.

Its grudge and evil energy reach the heavens, so those who rashly attack to destroy it will end up offering their own lives as sacrifices.

Therefore, the more skilled shamans are, the more they refrain from drawing their swords when facing the evil god.

The foremost strategy is to offer good liquor and meat to appease and soothe its anger and send it away.

The evil god is arrogant and strict, but it never harms people without reason.

If treated with respect, it will naturally withdraw in accordance with the cause and effect.

Excerpt from Mugok Bongyeong.

We shamans are infinitely merciless to lowly evil spirits.

But for evil gods with high status, we treat them with extreme respect.

The evil god of disease and contagion, the Mama god of household stars.

The evil god of disaster and death.

The three ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠gods of fear killing, disaster killing, and heavenly killing.

If you disturb the evil gods, it will surely bring great calamity.

Since they are not simple evil spirits but evil gods, extermination is absolutely impossible.

The methods shamans can take are two main ones.

First, appease and soothe the evil gods and treat them with extreme respect.

Second, borrow the power of the gods and suppress and seal them.

Naturally, the first method is much simpler and has fewer side effects than the second.

The reason for treating the evil god this way is quite simple.

Because the evil gods are surprisingly beings with whom conversation flows well.

There is always a specific reason why the evil gods harm humans.

They were angered by destroying the evil god's treasure.

Or by committing the evil deeds that the evil god likes, attracting attention.

Or by some foolish action that brought the evil god's gaze.

If you appease and soothe with a gut and offer treasures, the vast majority of evil gods will be greatly satisfied and withdraw their anger.

But.

The black thing in front of my eyes.

For this black thing, there is no trace of the mercy of those evil gods.

It's clear.

This black thing is clearly a being so wicked that the word 'extreme evil' is too mild.

Although it's an evil spirit, it has the aura of an evil god, but it's not an evil god.

It doesn't seem possible to resolve its anger through conversation.

... What kind of being is this?

Since I have no information about the fierce things from the West, I couldn't move rashly.

Another suspicious point.

The paper I read did not contain information about this personality of the human face parasite.

This is also Kim Miryeo's test?

No.

It doesn't seem to be that.

If it was Kim Miryeo's test, her amulet wouldn't have burned.

That would be an unexpected situation even for her.

I put on my guard.

The black thing spoke to me.

"Really?"

I forced a smile and answered.

"Alas, I have a lot of interest in you."

I recalled the situation before the black thing appeared and asked again.

"Moreover, there is a contradiction in what you said. If you had no interest in me, why did you reveal yourself in front of me?"

Squirming.

The black thing wriggles its disgusting body.

The black thing answered my words.

I nodded and affirmed the question.

"Hah, really."

"Descent?"

"Anyone would think you're a god."

I sneered and replied.

"Even if others are deceived, my eyes can't be deceived, you filthy evil spirit. Even if you put it nicely, you're just a lowly thing wearing the skin of an evil god."

"That's going too far."

"First, the reason this guy appeared is clear."

"Because I knew the meaning of the holy sign."

"With this, it's confirmed."

"This modern world was not a world where the concept of religion didn't exist."

"For some reason, all religions were suppressed."

"My initial assumption was correct."

"... But the level of suppression exceeded my imagination."

"Even the highest-ranking people like Kim Miryeo don't even know the word 'Catholic'."

"It seems only some fake religious groups that worship some random gods remain."

"If there's one strange point."

"Why did this wicked being draw the cross sign himself."

"If it was a filthy evil spirit, it should have burned its body just by seeing the cross sign, but instead it drew it itself."

I asked the guy just in case.

"What is the original owner's name of that skin of yours?"

"..."

"It's not wrong."

"Even for me, I can't exorcise this guy in a short time."

"That's because he's wearing the skin of an evil god."

"And this seems to be the same from the guy's perspective."

"This guy is also greatly on guard against me."

"How he figured out my ability."

"And how he knew that I am a shaman who possesses a god."

An unpleasant standoff continued.

Creak.

The thing that is estimated to be the mouth of the black thing opens again.

The guy said.

"..."

"So."

"Now, you tell me to."

"Run away while there is an evil spirit in front of you?"

"Ah."

"I want to kill it."

I felt murderous intent towards the evil spirit in front of me.

An instinctive revulsion.

The other evil gods I have faced so far didn't try to bully me at least, and they were beings with whom conversation flowed well.

... What kind of being does the evil god this guy serves that it can be so arrogant.

I suppressed my anger and asked the guy.

"If I leave, what happens next?"

"..."

"And humans will continue to do so in the future."

"Research this skin."

"That's all."

"It was an unexpected situation even for me that you know the meaning of the holy sign."

"Anyway, you and I will never have met."

"No problem."

I closed my eyes and entrusted my mind to the heavenly spirit's energy.

And I drew a ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠conclusion.

...

It's true.

A clear truth without any falsehood.

If I leave this room, all these situations will 'not exist'.

The reason the black thing didn't care about the management bureau's surveillance and Kim Miryeo's gaze was because there was a reason.

I thought for a moment.

If it was me ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠from before, I would have rushed at the evil spirit without thinking twice.

But command is important.

Kim Miryeo commanded me 'not to exterminate absolutely'.

Of course, if I want to protect my conviction, I could disobey the command.

But, the other personalities of that evil spirit guy bother me.

The blonde woman who expressed gratitude for my words.

If it's not my delusion.

Just being subordinate to the evil god's skin, most of the personalities including that woman clearly had goodness in their inner selves.

Hmm.

Yes, for the sake of that blonde woman, I should retreat for now...

Kim Miryeo's voice rang through the isolation facility.

"Now that proper research results are starting to come out, what do you mean all of it becomes 'not existing'?"

"I will never allow that look!"

Kim Miryeo's voice rang again.

"Ara, command."

"No matter what you do, you must absolutely prevent this entire situation from becoming 'not existing'..."

But Kim Miryeo couldn't finish her words.

The black thing opened its mouth in the middle.

It was not words, but a powerful force of something.

As soon as the black thing's words ended.

The amulet Kim Miryeo was holding burst with a pop.

It was unbelievable.

How much effort I put into making that amulet, and it burst so easily.

It wasn't just me who was surprised.

The black thing swallowed its groan.

I shouted into the air.

"Kim Miryeo, get out!"

Fortunately, before I finished speaking, Kim Miryeo seemed to have already gone out.

The black thing said.

Squirming.

Something begins to appear on the black thing's body.

The shape was the head of a human.

And even, a familiar person.

The blonde woman.

The black thing continued to speak.

Click click click.

The blonde woman turns her gaze to me.

"..."

"Woman."

Since she had no neck, she couldn't look at me properly, but the words she wanted to convey were clearly transmitted.

Shaman.

Choco pie.

Gift.

Gratitude.

That was the blonde woman's last words.

The black thing forcibly shoved the woman's head onto its dirty body and said.

"Close it."

Twitch twitch.

The scar from the illness flares up again.

I barely calmed the twitching facial muscles and suppressed the cool anger and spoke.

"From now on, I'll tear you to death."