The being exposed itself for a brief moment and went into a craze. Every time it struggled wildly, the talisman burned more quickly.

“Woah.” Chi-Woo clicked his tongue when he saw the talisman getting charred black. It had been a long time since he saw a talisman burn so fast.

—Kuhuhhhhhhhhh

When the talisman finally turned to dust and scattered away, the being howled in rage. Ru Hiana shielded her ears from its ear-splitting shriek.

‘No. It’s all wrong…!’ Ru Hiana thought everything was over when she saw the stunned look on Chi-Woo’s face. The ghost shook violently and rushed towards them. With a surprised look on his face, Chi-Woo moved his hands quickly. He took out a new piece of talisman and stamped it on the rushing ghost.

Haaaaaaaaa!

From the talisman came a pouring path of flames, burning vibrantly in the air.

—Kiahahahahhhh!

A painful scream incomparable to the one before rang inside the pit.

“Wow, amazing,” Chi-Woo exclaimed in admiration at the talisman as it swallowed the ghost.

“W-What?” Ru Hiana asked in shock. Likewise, Chi-Woo looked surprised by what he had done.

“Ah, this is called a Jakyulbu. It’s a talisman that inflict burning pain on ghosts if they trespass…” Although Chi-Woo had seen plenty of ghosts suffer from Jakyulbu, it was his first time seeing a talisman actually emit fire. Ru Hiana gulped and looked forward. It took her a while to understand the situation since everything had happened so suddenly.

“Huh…?” Her eyes widened. On top of these pained beings who were suffering from the fire, black energy bloomed upwards like a haze. Like paint dampened by water, it scattered across the air and wrapped around Chi-Woo.

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