The holy water was transparent and couldn’t be seen with the naked eye. However, those who drank at least one drop of the holy water could hear its sound. Thus, Hawa could hear it clearly, as the spring pool underwent a dramatic transformation when she dragged Chi-Woo into it.

‘…Huh?’ Chi-Woo reacted similarly. His body was submerged inside the spring pool from head to toe, and he could actually feel the pool’s transformation. He had thought it was weird. To see how the purification process worked, he had tried to stay awake without falling asleep, but every time he tried, he would be hit with a a wave of drowsiness soon after entering the spring pool. As if someone shot him with a dose of anesthesia, he was always knocked out cold until he woke up the next day. But for some reason, he was able to keep his eyes open today and maintain some consciousness. And soon, he realized it was because of the pain.

“Huh, ugh. Ughhhhhhh!” Bubble erupted out of the edges of his screaming mouth, but Chi-Woo was too occupied by the burning sensation all over his body to notice them. He tried to endure the pain, but soon he could do nothing but shake his head like crazy.

‘I can’t—’ It was a...