Chapter 143 – City Night (2)

Unlike Yeonhwa who answered calmly, the contaminated summoners were incredibly surprised.

Especially, the spatial ability user who guaranteed absolutely couldn’t track him turned pale at the unexpected situation.

“Damn!”

However, they also were people with numerous experiences.

The mage instantly cast shield magic on his body.

The contaminated animal controller, no, the ability user now called brainwasher, launched a mental attack toward Sun-woo.

Lastly, the spatial ability user used his remaining little mental power for spatial movement. He fled.

“Fucking! Fleeing alone?”

The mage grumbled toward the spatial ability user who fled and drew an attack magic circle in the air.

Puk!

Sun-woo wouldn’t let the magic circle complete.

A water droplet pierced through the center of the forming magic circle at tremendous speed.

The mage whose mana backflowed from that aftermath spewed blood from his mouth and staggered.

‘Huh.’

“H-how could you precisely break the weak part…”

The mage whose shield even disappeared looked at Sun-woo as if unable to understand.

Sun-woo who neutralized the mage stared at the ability user applying mental suppression toward him.

The contaminated ability user before his eyes was even stronger than the animal controller who put Sun-woo in danger in Stuttgart’s sewers in the past.

Even now, mental power stronger than back then was flooding into Sun-woo’s head like a tide.

However, Sun-woo now was completely not dangerous unlike back then.

Experience receiving mental attacks several times and mental power trained through numerous past experiences.

And with enlightenment reaching the super absolute threshold, this level of mental attack could sufficiently withstand.

Even counterattack was possible!

“Kuaaaaaak!”

The brainwash ability user couldn’t gather his mind from the mental power backflowing into his head. It wasn’t simple repulsion level.

His own mental attack came back and was attacking him.

Leaving the brainwash ability user clutching his head and struggling on the floor, Sun-woo threw his sword toward the mage.

Puk!

The mage was relieved having restored shield magic even in the situation of mana backflowing.

Shield magic barely made again by squeezing out all magic power even in the pain of internal organs tearing.

However.

Sun-woo’s sword pierced through the mage’s shield naturally as if cutting air.

The sword that precisely embedded in the mage’s heart flew and stuck in the wall together with the mage from that inertia.

The mage looked down at the sword embedded in his heart then breathed his last with an expression of not understanding.

At Sun-woo’s gesture once, the sword smoothly pulled out from the mage’s body and returned to Sun-woo’s hand.

Sun-woo walked toward the ability user lying on the floor gasping for breath.

Though the opponent’s ability already broke thanks to the bounced mental attack, he had no thought of keeping him alive.

“Wait a moment. Please don’t kill yet.”

At that time, Yeonhwa came forward and stopped Sun-woo.

Sun-woo looked at Yeonhwa with a puzzled expression, but couldn’t not grant her request.

“Anyway since all abilities disappeared, won’t be dangerous. I will pursue the one who fled.”

Sun-woo immediately went outside through the pierced ceiling.

Already the situation where Snow Cat was tracking the spatial ability user.

Fortunately since the spatial ability user didn’t flee far, seemed could sufficiently catch him.

The basement Sun-woo left became silent as if the recent commotion was empty.

On one side a man dead while bleeding from his mouth, and in the center a man lying and groaning while frothing.

Even the light disappeared and only moonlight that came down through the pierced ceiling was dimly illuminating the basement scene.

While receiving faint moonlight, Yeonhwa slowly approached before the man making groaning sounds.

The man whose brainwash ability disappeared now regained his mind while looking at Yeonhwa and stuttered out words.

“Sp-spare me. N-now since ability broke, became weaker than ordinary people. If, if you just spare me, will confess everything known and re-repent while living.”

Even while speaking, the man was desperately recovering stamina. Mental ability broke, but the still strongly changed body remained.

If just shock disappeared, might be able to escape taking the priestess before his eyes as hostage. If just took the priestess, might get another method instead of lost ability.

‘Or well, finally killing the priestess is also exciting and good.’

Whether knowing or not knowing his such thoughts, Yeonhwa knelt on one knee before him and placed her hand on his head.

“Purification.”

She calmly chanted one word, and soon divine power poured out through her hand.

The brainwash ability user felt divine power flooding into his head and recalled the priestess’s ability heard from other contaminated summoners.

‘Said ability returning contaminated ability users to original? Then I also return to before changing?’

He who became a surprised expression at the suddenly recalled thought soon could make a satisfied smile.

Originally he was a case who became contaminated by himself feeling disillusionment in summoner life dragged around by Summoner. Even purifying would have nothing changing.

He could gradually feel the feeling of being washed away from his head to his entire body.

Even violent mood subsided and later came to think he shouldn’t kill even the priestess.

Shortly after, Yeonhwa who finished purification stood up.

The man tried to give thanks to Yeonhwa while feeling his cleared mind.

“Th-thank you… Keuk.”

However, he couldn’t continue his words.

His mouth wouldn’t open anymore and couldn’t even breathe.

To him looking at Yeonhwa with a surprised expression, Yeonhwa calmly whispered.

“Long time passed since being contaminated so the entire body became contaminated. If using purification right after becoming contaminated, can blow away only the contaminated part, but if old like you, the entire body gets purified and stops.”

The man tried to grab Yeonhwa with trembling hands, but his hand couldn’t even move a few centimeters.

“The Holy Church is a religion of purification. The unrighteous must be burned with purification fire.”

Simultaneously with Yeonhwa’s words ending, his heart stopped.

Yeonhwa stared at the dead man then spoke quietly.

At a size nobody could hear.

“And this is revenge for Sister.”

She sat down on the floor and looked up at the sky.

Moonlight was illuminating her alone.

“Hmm. Wonder if the clothes picked before kidnapping are still there. How long will Sun-woo take.”

Yeonhwa looked at the moon leisurely.

***

Sun-woo’s return didn’t take very long. Because the spatial movement ability user didn’t flee far.

Sun-woo who grasped the location he fled to through Snow Cat’s tracking could eliminate him before he noticed by catching the precise location with sorcery.

Yeonhwa who saw returned Sun-woo ran to Sun-woo while brightly smiling after a long time.

She hugged Snow Cat riding on Sun-woo’s shoulder and excitedly started rubbing against its cheek.

Sun-woo scratched his cheek at Yeonhwa’s appearance welcoming Snow Cat more than himself.

Shortly after. Yeonhwa came to exit the basement embraced in Sun-woo’s arms.

The place where Yeonhwa was captured was the basement of an old building at Incheon port.

They planned to leave Korea through a ship they saw in advance after brainwashing Yeonhwa.

That ship was bound for America, surely there was definitely their headquarters in America.

***

“Eventually, as Sun-woo said.”

Caroline looked beyond the glass wall with a sad face. There, a woman who was her colleague and Empire refugee was being subdued by other summoners while shouting.

The woman was one of the summoners who shopped together with Yeonhwa, an Empire refugee who had mental ability.

“Certainly when a mental ability user is brainwashed, other mental ability users can’t know. If not for that spirit beast called Snow Cat, we absolutely couldn’t have discovered.”

Beside Caroline were the branch manager and Sun-woo, and Yeonhwa and Snow Cat drinking warm cocoa.

The scene of Snow Cat licking cocoa while burying its face in a small plate was similar to Yeonhwa making it an extremely interesting scene, but Caroline and the branch manager weren’t in the mood to watch that spectacle.

“But how did a mental ability user get brainwashed?

Even ordinary summoners could block our side mental ability users’ attacks.”

To the branch manager’s question, Sun-woo answered.

“Carol would know, but the amount ability improves while becoming contaminated is tremendous. Even the animal controller who met not long after becoming contaminated in sewers before could give strong influence to summoners. And the brainwash artist seen today amplified ability using amplification stones.”

Caroline spread her hands at Sun-woo’s words.

Having experienced contamination, she could realize to what extent the strengthened feeling was. She who came to be able to use abilities different from before just from that aftermath.

“Now need to recheck everything taken for granted from before. Just in case, seems should check all other summoners or ordinary people at the branch too. Another request arises without even saying thanks to Sun-woo.”

At Caroline’s words, Sun-woo waved his hand.

“It’s okay. Just pay proper wages. And this matter, good to pay overtime wages too.”

At Sun-woo’s somewhat blunt words, Caroline and the branch manager became awkward expressions.

Though not said, seemed Sun-woo was angry about Yeonhwa being kidnapped.

“And for the time being, I’ll take Yeonhwa around.”

At Sun-woo’s words, the two people got new worry about how to resolve Sun-woo’s anger.

Yeonhwa immediately opened her mouth toward Sun-woo.

“Then, let’s do the shopping we couldn’t. There are many clothes I couldn’t buy.”

At Yeonhwa’s words, this time Sun-woo’s face changed gloomily.

***

“The terrorism that occurred at Clean Earth’s Korea branch is still coming up in many mouths even now a month later. That terrorism created many various stories, but among them the Swordsman who appeared then is still driving the best issue.”

In Director Douglas’s office at Clean Earth’s top floor, CNN broadcast news sound alone was heard.

“This video is a mobile phone video taken yesterday evening in Incheon, Korea, containing a small white animal and a man jumping between buildings. Though the face isn’t visible like before, the story that it’s definitely the same person by the clothes worn and body type continues…”

The director who was approving documents while listening to the broadcast turned off the TV that grated on his nerves.

“Went and made an issue only for the wrong place to get promotion effect.”

Director Douglas sighed while closing documents.

Went and focused attention with press conference only for the Korea branch to take away all article material with absurd terrorism.

Moreover, the press conference itself got buried in terrorism articles due to the topic Sun-woo became.

After that, the headquarters also showed ability users on broadcasts, but compared to what happened in Incheon, couldn’t make issues at all.

“If going to terrorize, do it properly. Can’t understand at all why those bastards did terrorism.”

That moment, a voice was heard from behind Director Douglas.

“I also want to know that.”

When the surprised director turned around, a man was standing by the window looking outside.

It was Sun-woo.

“Do you also have concealment ability? Or spatial movement ability?”

However, Sun-woo shook his head.

“I also came by being called.”

At Sun-woo’s words, the moment the director made a puzzled expression, a voice reached his ears.

[It’s a mission. Please identify brainwashed summoners and traitors inside the association headquarters together with Summoner Min Sun-woo.]

The director who heard the voice looked at Sun-woo while frowning.

“What’s this now? Summoners brainwashed, moreover why must I do together with you?”

“Well. The brainwashing side seems possible to find somehow… Probably Director should handle the traitor side.”

Sun-woo who answered the director’s words scratched the neck of Snow Cat that climbed on his shoulder.

“Nyaaang~”

Snow Cat yawned greatly.