Eshnunna went to the yard and spotted Chi-Woo meditating in a lotus position. It was a scene she saw often now, but today, something seemed different from usual.

Whooosh…

A mysterious current fiercely circled around Chi-Woo; it became stronger and then weaker. Then the current spiraled and gathered to the center and suddenly whirled around each part of his body before expanding again. Eshnunna stared at him in a daze because of how mystical Chi-Woo appeared. It was then Chi-Woo let out a short groan.

“Kuh!” Soon afterward, one of his arms began to swell in irregular lumps.

Ohhhhhh—!

The current grew suddenly unstable and seemed to run wild.

“Ugh! Urrrgh!” Chi-Woo’s face distorted. It appeared he was trying his best to calm himself, but he looked greatly pained. “Kugh! Kurrgh!” In the end, he vomited a clump of crimson blood and collapsed forward.

Blood didn’t only pour out from his throat, but also from his nose, ears, and eyes. Watching this, Eshnunna brought her hand to her gaping mouth. Chi-Woo’s face became splattered with blood. It seemed he would die any moment at this rate.

“Cough! Damn it! Urgh! Ugggh!” But rather than screeching in pain, Chi-Woo cursed in lamentation, and he slammed his fists against the ground hard even while puking blood. It seemed he would die from frustration rather than pain.

“It’s the 876th failure,” Byeok said while lying on the porch. Eshnunna blinked hard. Did she hear that right? And if she did, did that mean Chi-Woo had done something like this 876 times?

Eshnunna...