Chapter 184: Choose (4) (1/2)
Chapter 184: Choose (4)
“eori?”
“Yes That seems to be what your companion is afflicted with I’m sure the word sounds unfamiliar to you, but her condition seems to fit it perfectly”
The man was taken aback The translation device tried to translate the word to best fit his culture, but the concept of et it Could you explain a bit more so that we can understand?”
Chi-Woo nodded at the man’s request and explained A person’s body was made up of a soul and a physical body, but these weren’t the only co There were other ioverned the body; these were the things that remained even after a person’s body turned to ashes, and their soul left for the next real, which linked the body and soul to create harmony so that a person could have a ‘life,’ was called neok
“So, neok isn’t just a soul?”
“It’s much more than that,” Chi-Woo continued, “A neok is very transcendental A person’s death has no impact on it Not confined to a person, it can freely reveal itself, but you have to remember that it’s not the person” On the other hand, a person was bound to their neok “If a person’s neok escapes, they will faint or lose their h it was a concept none of them had encountered before, the man and the others in the cave nodded
Chi-Woo continued, “Thus, soeori on Abis, and because of that, Abis’ neok flew out”
The man now understood the hypothesis “Yes, sir So…”
However, Chi-Woo looked doubtful He thought there was little chance that concepts and laws on Liber would be the sas on Earth, specifically South Korea
‘There must be dissimilarities, but…’ Even if Chi-Woo considered these factors, there was a part that bothered him Thus, he asked, “Could I ask about the situation of when this happened? As detailed as possible”
“We will explain to the best of our ability” The man went on to recount how he, his brother, and Abis cahth recruits They were able to survive thanks to the rescue tea to use the growth system Still, they couldn’t just sit around, so the three left for the fortress on the border where the y, but using the er It was then they heard that the Cassiubia League had sent an envoy for the operation over the Godly territory that had been recently established They also heard that the legend, Choi Chi-Hyun, was going to negotiate the ter to help restore Kabbalah’s Godly city on the condition the League brought some of the Gods they worshi+ped there And if that becarowth environment the heroes could choose fro the new Gods that would be brought, there ht be one who could match their personalities and characters Thus, the three decided to collect nificant amount of merits just to establish a contract with a God, they wanted to save as much as possible Thus, they left the fortress with two natives who could act as a guide and a porter
However, all their plans resulted in nothing Ru Aroup of heroes long before Furthermore, the Abyss troop that Evelyn co theirleft for the three to take care of But instead of returning to the capital like that, the three ventured further, telling themselves, ‘little bitcrazy—they ventured beyond the border
Overzealousness often brought cala, they found traces of monsters—not just a few of the the traces soon led theht of adult h to be a swahtmare” The man’s voice trembled It was a very dreary and unpleasant place, but blinded by their desire to gain merits, the three heroes ventured on fearlessly It was on the second day that the incident happened After they caht and woke up, they saw that one of the natives they had brought was gone
They had night duty, but the native had disappeared without anyone’s notice Since there were traces suggesting the native had left on their free will, though, they searched for the native However, they couldn’t find anything; the traces had disappeared abruptly All they found was a noticeable stain on the ground After studying the area carefully, Abis screa, she tried to run, and when they asked her rong, all she said was that they had to leave as fast as possible It was then the e, lumpy sensations that he couldn't describe all around hiy, the h none of thereat evil andafter theht on thesenselessly, the man suddenly heard a scream from behind him It was Hawa’s voice
The first one to respond was Abis Abis was kind and caring and wasn’t the type to turn away from a native in trouble She went back for Hawa despite the o Soon afterward, they heard another screa around belatedly, thepulled underground by a strange suction The native girl was groaning on the ground Although the younger brother ju her situation, he had no choice but to retreat soon afterward
The one silver lining a the dark clouds of ain She was half-buried, lying prone where the traces of the native had been cut off The two brothers quickly pulled Abis fro with them, and made a speedy escape
“Fortunately, eren’t attacked again, but…” The hed as he looked at Abis, who lay quietly with her eyes wide open “As you can see, she has been in that condition ever since we brought her back”
Chi-Woo fell into deep thought after hearing the whole explanation ‘If this happened on Earth…’ </ehost—the ghost of a person who had died by drowning Of course, that could not have been the case since they were on Liber, but if it were, there were three reasons why a water ghost would attack the living First, they were lonely and wanted a friend Second, they could only leave the place they were bound to if they drowned another person there And the third reason was to strengthen the it as bait to call upon their soul, then subjugating it
person though’</eari was done to prevent the afore And as a ritual done for the sake of relieving a ghost, a shaman commonly did it on someone as already dead The opposite had happened in this case Aperson But for what reason? While Chi-Woo thought, theto what you said, Abis is ht?”
“Yes”
“She breathes, and her body temperature is normal…but ill happen if she stays in this state?”
“She will soon…die”
The asped
“Is there any e can help her?”
“In her current condition…let ot up because of the man’s desperate pleas He took out a bottle of holy water fro a prayer
“…” It was useless Abis appeared the same as before
“…It doesn’t work,” Chi-Woo clicked his tongue It beca back her neok “I don’t knoho did this, but it seeo Her back” In other words, a ht clutch, and they were strong enough to resist the holy water
“Who in the world…!” Thedown a little, he asked, “Is there nothing that can be done here?”
“No There is soo back to where the incident happened…”
“Then, could you come with us by any chance?” the man asked “I don’t think ain” For so different would happen if Chi-Woo ith thely, but Chi-Woo didn’t ierous’</eo beyond the border was the first problem This meant they needed to enter either the Abyss’ or the Sernitas’ territory If his brother heard, he would’ve foae Moreover, Chi-Woo had another matter to attend to—the Abyss’ witch, Onorables Evelyn He still wasn’t able to decipher herwith the broken broo her head It see substantial With such stakes on the line, Chi-Woo couldn’t possiblyto coive h ti Chi-Woo’s hesitance Chi-Woo nodded in the end
“Yes…but I think it will be difficult I’ht now”
“I see Then it can’t be helped” Like the ot up and left “But thank you for telling us about all this You’ve done us a great favor”
“Brother…!” The young man cried out as his older brother picked up Abis
“Get up,” the s that can’t be done We proive—"
“Who says we’re giving up? We have to find anotherreat reluctance
“We’re going to look for ain the capital If you have any intention of joining us later, please look for us We will never forget the favor” That was the last thing thehow unsettled Chi-Woo appeared, Ru Amuh said, “I’m sorry Because of me, you…”
Ru Hiana turned to Ru Amuh and said, “You should’ve listened to me… I’m sorry, senior We just made you feel uncomfortable”
“No, it’s fine,” Chi-Woo shook his head and s quietly left the cave The only ones relanced at Hawa She hadn’t said anything while sitting in the corner Perhaps she was shaken up or shocked senseless; she had stayedfor a bit, Eshnunna decided to get up and leave
As soon as Eshnunna turned around, Hawa got to her feet and turned to stagger away as well
“Ms Hawa…” Chi-Woo was about to ask if she was all right, but it was clear she wasn’t It was a ed his words “Did you go to the fortress at the border?”
“…Yes,” she replied in a quiet voice
“Why?”
Hawa flinched Her body trembled, and Chi-Woo heard her take a deep breath