Elohim will pay the price, not me?

I looked up at Elohim in a dazed state and barely came to my senses.

No, dont. Ill do it. El is now

Both Elohim and Elahah werent feeling well because they continued to pay the price for us.

I couldnt put more burdensome on them in this situation. He even said the price was high.

Im fine. And the price is too great, so Id better bear it.

Elohim answered softly and looked around at the other people standing behind me.

If you pay the price, we can open up a passage to that place where Kim Woo-jin has moved. But it will take some time.

How long will it take?

At Cheon Sa-yeons question, Elohims golden eyes filled with light.

Even if we pay the price, we wont know where they are right away. I have to go through the heads of all those involved. So you will have to wait about five hours.

Five hours

Did it mean that Kim Woo-jin had to endure five hours even if he paid the price? Ha Tae-heon grabbed my shoulder as I was biting my lip with a sad heart.

He will be able to stand it.

Ha Tae-heon-ssi.

Park Geon-ho sighed and nodded his head.

Yeah. Given that they dragged Kim Woo-jin, they wont kill him easily. The only thing Im worried about is

Park Geon-ho couldnt finish his speech. I also knew very well what he was concerned about.

In the previous time period, Kim Woo-jin eventually died. Kim Woo-jins body, which returned to Cheon Sa-yeon, wasnt in good condition. It meant that he was tortured enough to take his life. ( )

Nevertheless if youve made up your mind, Ill pay the price and find him.

Elohim, who came to me for one last check, still looked as pale and troubled as when I met him in his dream.

I didnt want to put more burdensome on him anymore. I hoped that Elohim and Elahah would no longer suffer.

However

please Im begging you.

The reality was just grim. Elohim didnt delay in answering the vomit-like answer, raising his energy.

A ray of dazzling golden light flowed from Elohims body. At the same time, a strong energy that couldnt be compared with Kwon Se-hyuns energy spread out.

The moment I covered my face with my hands in the intense light that hurt my eyes, I felt a chilling power that made my whole body goosebumps.

Kwarurung! Kugung!

!

A golden lightning bolt struck Elohim. The energy was so great that I couldnt even scream. No, could I describe it as energy?

It was such a strange and frightening power that it couldnt even be explained. Instinctively, I realized that this was what Elohim called the master of the world. The world paid the price for Elohim who tried to interfere and ignore the restrictions placed on the world.

Elohim, who was hit by the lightning bolt, staggered without even screaming. Suddenly, his body was drenched in bright red blood. When I realized this, I couldnt take it any longer and ran to Elohim.

When I hugged Elohims body leaning down, a thick smell of blood wafted out. Elohim leaned against me while panting with his forehead wrinkled and said in a harsh voice.

The price, is paid. Now Elahah will find the place and give it to you.

The hand holding Elohim was wet with blood. It was a terrible feeling.

Treatment I need to get him treatment. I couldnt figure out what to do. Elohim smiled slightly at me, holding him and not knowing what to do, even though he was in pain.

Its okay, ah. Now

El?

Elohim, who had barely moved his lips, couldnt stand it and passed out. Then a new white passage appeared behind Elohim.

The person who appeared in the oval-shaped passageway was the first boy I had ever seen. The boy with his white hair and white skin that wasnt too complex for a human was somehow resembling Elahah.

The boy who walked toward me with light steps, blinking his big black eyes, reached out to the fainted Elohim. Frustrated, I clenched my hand and furrowed my brow.

Dont touch

The kid is fine.

A familiar voice was heard. Elahah, walking out of the passageway, waved his hand with his weary look. Then Elohim in my arms rose into the air and carried to the boy standing in front of me.

In the end, I brought Elahah here. It was difficult to look straight into Elahahs face because I was ashamed.

Im sorry, Elahah.

Youre sorry for everything.

Elahah, who took my apology, scratched his forehead.

Sarak, Elahahs hands, which were exposed as his sleeves came down, were tightly bandaged. Perhaps it wasnt just his hands, but most of his body that was covered by his clothes.

Its Elohims decision, so you dont have to apologize. Hell wake up after taking a rest. It will take some time because the price is high.

The boy holding Elohim, instead of me, walked back to Elahahs side. Watching him anxiously, Elahah placed his hand on the boys head and opened his mouth.

You can trust him. You know him well. Although he looks very different.

Pardon?

How many times did you meet him while staying at our temple? The cat.

Ah

At those words, I remembered a white cat that came up to me and cried with its black eyes shining. The cat that helped Fox when he was in danger.

Is that cat that kid?

Yeah. Its very easy for these kids to change their appearance.

Come to think of it, cat and rabbit, including Fox, were all descended from Ghost Monsters. So could Fox change like that?

Fox was picked up by the rabbit. The sensitive guy has been lying in the veil for several days, so he needs to recover. Ill take it with me and send it back as soon as he wakes up, just let you know.

After calmly explaining, Elahah glanced around the living room. Elahah sighed as he looked at me and the team members, who were silently watching the situation, as they sat down soaked in the blood that Elohim had shed.

It will take some time to find him like what Elohim said. So it will be helpful if you take a break until I come back to open the passage again for the future fights.

I understand.

Then Ill come back later.

Elahah, with his back neatly turned, took the cat and disappeared along with the passageway. In the quiet living room, I clenched my fists with blood-soaked hands.

Kim Woo-jin

* * *

A cool breeze came up. The stench and fishy smell peculiar to the basement passed through the tip of his nose.

Kim Woo-jin, who twitched his eyelashes, slowly raised his eyelids. His mind, which he didnt know when it was cut off, gradually became clearer.

Hmm, its too bad. If Samael-nim comes, it will be resolved soon.

[It doesnt matter if you dont get anything. Im making something more important than that.]

Yes. Well do our best though. It might be of some help, right?

[Okay.]

An unfamiliar voice was talking to someone on the phone. Kim Woo-jin calmly pretended to have lost his mind and checked his body without raising his head.

His arms and legs were tied to the chair. The thick iron handcuffs couldnt be broken no matter how hard he tried.

Is it a shutter item?

If so, the choker that cramped his neck was obviously a shutter item. Kim Woo-jin slowly recalled what had happened before he lost his mind.

A woman who appeared with Praus Cult members swung her whip at Han Yi-gyeol as they ran away. Kim Woo-jin, whose arms were tied to the whip on behalf of Han Yi-gyeol, tried to escape immediately, but his energy was blocked and he couldnt use his strength as usual.

Now that he thought about it, the whip must have been a shutter item. Han Yi-gyeol would have been dragged here if he hadnt stopped him. The last thing he saw just before he lost his mind was that he had disappeared safely over the passageway.

[Cheon Sa-yeon will pay the price and go there.]

Is he going to pay the price for just one person like this?

[If its Cheon Sa-yeon, thats enough. Hes been a fool since a long time ago.]

I understand. If they really come all the way here, Ill be out right away. And I will join Samael-nim to the place where you are.

After finishing the call, the woman turned to Kim Woo-jin. Her lips, covered with her red lipstick, drew soft arcs.

Did you hear it? Your colleagues will come all the way here.

It was the attitude that she knew Kim Woo-jin already woke up.

The woman, who had lightly tossed her cell phone on the table next to her, grinned as she ruffled her pale purple hair over her shoulder. The upper part of her face was covered with a mask, so he couldnt tell from her eyes that she was smiling.

You guys, are amazing. To pay the price to save just one insect-like life.

Despite the sarcastic ridicule, Kim Woo-jin kept his mouth shut. Rather than reacting to such useless provocations one by one, it was better to understand the situation even a little more.

The other party she just talked to was Samael.

If it was Samael, Kim Woo-jin was familiar with him. A key figure in the cult with SS-rank mental control ability that directly kidnapped Han Yi-gyeol.

Then the woman in front of him must be one of Samaels followers. She brought him this far for a purpose, so she wouldnt kill him easily.

I have to hold on.

He didnt think Han Yi-gyeol and the team members would abandon him. However, it wouldnt be easy to find out where the kidnapped person was, so it would take some time.

All he could do was hold on somehow until Han Yi-gyeol and the team members arrived.

I can see clearly what you are thinking.

When the woman pressed the call button, the door to the cellar opened and only one member of the cult entered. Various tools and unidentified things were lying on the iron mobile trolley brought by the cult member.

The woman, who picked up a pair of pliers among them, said while lifting it up in front of Kim Woo-jin as if to let him see.

Actually, Im curious, too. How long can you hold out?

Bloody pliers exposed under the white basement lights shook menacingly.

Dont worry about my ability. Its my duty to take care of the sacrifices.