Chapter 24: I Take Refuge (Namu) (7) (2/2)

It was one of the talisly since it was extremely precious

“Did you defeat them?” Ru Hiana asked

Chi-Woo was shocked by her words since she was suddenly speaking in honorifics “W-why?”

“No, I aze, shi+fting her eyes to a particular spot on the ground Her eyes narrowed The dust that they thought had scattered and disappeared was beginning to for into sinal form Gradually, the distorted dark shape lance, but there was no hair on its body at all It was also covered in patches of decayed flesh, and its whole body had a bluish tint Like a corpse, to put it sience was the le

The body suddenly flailed like a fish Startled, Chi-Woo ure slowly lifted its head Its eyes fluttered open; they were pure white, and they shone

“Keugh…” The monster had a hole for aair The monster stared quietly at them for a bit, and then its white eyes flashed suddenly Chi-Woo’s face turned serious An unexpected event had occurred It was a variable that he hadn’t considered

“W-what is that?” Ru Hiana exclaimed in surprise

in front of theeful spirit at least While Chi-Woo’s eyes briefly strayed towards Ru Hiana, the unknown monster jumped and rushed towards theh!” It was a sudden attack; the monster stretched out its hands frantically towards Chi-Woo

“What the hell! Is this like the second phase—!?” Chi-Woo, who had been standing on guard, swore and quickly withdrew At the sawi Talisman[1] and threw it at the monster

“Guwaaaa!” The monster continued to rush towards Chi-Woo, completely unfazed

‘Uh?’ In a matter of seconds, the monster had closed in on him, and Chi-Woo fell into utter despair ‘My talisman—’ It had no effect on the rab and crush Chi-Woo—

“Watch out!”

Chi-Woo felt a strong hand grabbing him by his nape Then Ru Hiana dashed out fro actions with bated breath Moving like floater, Ru Hiana ran towards thearound to hurl it aith all her strength

Bam!</eround after hitting a wall An ordinary person would have never been able to copy Ru Hiana’s !?”

Ru Hiana didn’t knoas happening, either However, she had been able to gather a little bit of inforeful spirit, Ru Hiana couldn’t do anything It was the first time she felt such a sinister presence However, the eful spirit didn’t give off the ave off Most of all, she could see the monster with her own eyes, which told her that it was just a common monster Ru Hiana made a split-second decision and she rushed forward to attack thein front of her was as strong as a h Ru Hiana had lost her unique strength as a hero and couldn’t receive the World’s Blessing, she was still a hero at her core She retained the techniques she trained for and the experience of fighting hundreds and thousands of battles to save the world Fighting with a monster was a specialty for heroes like her Unless her opponents were beings like the vengeful spirits she had never encountered before, there was no way Ru Hiana would be hit by atheir fists The battle soon ended

Ru Hiana successfully grabbed the htly wrapped her arms around its head Then with a push—

could be heard The le However, Ru Hiana didn’t lower her guard, and she stayed fixed in her position She only released her grip when theon the ground, no longer h the situation was now over, Chi-Woo was unable to tear his gaze away He had only seen fights like this in movies If someone told him to move like Ru Hiana just now, he would never be able to do so

“What happened?” Ru Hiana softly asked

Only then did Chi-Woo regain his senses “I don’t know, either” Chi-Woo controlled his breathing and swiped his chest ether If not…’

Because of his past experiences, Chi-Woo was used to dealing with vengeful spirits, but he had never faced aof the monster’s reaction to his talisman sent a chill down his spine While his body shi+vered, Chi-Woo found and picked up the talis et to thank the person who saved his life “I alreat fighter I was really surprised!”

Chi-Woo gave her a thumbs up and praised her, and Ru Hiana looked at hiry that I intervened without asking?’ </e fun of her or being courteous All heroes would have been able to fight that h duht that ize…I stepped forward because I thought itfrom the sidelines, so…” It see politely to him from now on

“Ms Ru Hiana, what are you sorry about? You’re areat trust in you”

“Ah, yes Well…” In Ru Hiana’s eyes, Chi-Woo was a hero with extensive knowledge, experience, and skills It would thus serve her well to stay on his good side “Thank you for your thoughtful words” Ru Hiana politely gave him a bow “ButChi-Woo shake his crumpled talisman

“Hmm I can explain it to you, but” As Chi-Woo put the neatly straightened out talis ht now?”

Ru Hiana realized her mistake

Soon after

“Ruahu! Ruahu!”

“Please wait! He’s not there, but over here!”

Chi-Woo and Ru Hiana ran, following the long wi literally translates to "deny entry and ward off ghosts" ☜