The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

97.

“Hey there!”

Naga was across the lake that surrounds the temple.

A black naga exposing only the upper body out of the water.

It had the face of a ferocious cobra, discolored like the temples of Angkor Wat, and looked like a stone statue standing on a lake.

A feeling of incongruity for some reason.

However, there was no time to deeply reason about the identity of the sense of incongruity.

It was because there was only one person in front of that naga.

“There… !”

Upon discovering this, Mina Kim blurted out her words.

It was the local police. Judging by the lack of level display, it’s not even an exorcist, it’s a regular cop.

As soon as he saw the huge naga, he turned his back, but it was no longer a running distance.

But I was too far to help him either.

In the end, when I wondered if there were more victims, Naga turned her back on him without regret.

While the general police escaped safely, Naga, who was looking around, soon found us.

“Shaaa!”

However, the reaction of Naga, who focused on this side, was quite different.

Not only did he let out a fiercely hostile cry, but he immediately came across the lake and came this way.

As I prepared for battle, I checked his head.

“Stay back. He’s not a good guy.”

I told Mina Kim.

Naga’s level is 62.

It was never low level.

And Mina Kim, who heard me, nodded.

“yes. I’ll report the situation to the local exorcists. Then watch out!”

Saying that, she ran in the direction the exorcists were guarding.

It was an appropriate response, as if this situation was familiar.

“Well, it looks bad.”

Looking at the foreign snake god, Han Seong-min murmured.

It was a grotesque figure with only the head and upper body of a human in the shape of a cobra.

Naga stopped in the middle of the lake and stared this way.

And his mouth was wide open.

“I hope that… !”

Black water shot out of Naga’s mouth at the same time as Han Sung-min’s words.

Quadduk!

The stream flew in a straight line over a distance of several tens of meters, digging up the ground, breaking trees, and melting rocks.

From absurdly strong water pressure to strong acidity.

At this, Han Seong-min was startled and moved to avoid the stream of water, and I had no choice but to step back.

But even when Naga saw us like that, she didn’t think to move.

Do you think we can’t cross the lake?

Of course that was true, but not anymore.

Well, the naga has the skill to cross the lake, not me.

“Tsk… !”

Avoiding the pouring water, I activated ＜Technology Steal – Mind’s Eye＞ toward the naga.

Then, the skills the naga had were displayed on the list, and all of the abilities he possessed unfolded before my eyes.

Among them, as expected, there was ＜Chosen Race of the Sea＞, a skill that enabled free movement in the water.

but…

“A ear song?”

Naga possessed the ability to go home that only spirits have.

Do the naga themselves possess the characteristics of anima?

Although the distance from Naga was far away, the spirit detection skill was not activated, but looking at the skill, it seemed that was the case.

Wasn’t it just a normal outing?

I immediately robbed the ＜Chosen Race of the Sea＞ skill and ran forward.

Then Naga, who lost his skill, creaked as if he lost his balance for a moment, but soon regained his true form.

It was because the naga had more than one or two skills that assisted movement in the water.

But from the beginning, I didn’t even think of bringing him to the water by stealing one skill.

This was the skill I needed to get close to him.

I just jumped into the lake.

Then, stepping on the ferocious waves of the water, I ran toward the naga.

“uh? What is that?”

As I was running on the water, I heard Han Sung-min’s voice behind me.

The question is, where did you learn this skill again?

However, I slashed the stream of water flying in front of my eyes and answered instead.

As the distance with Naga got closer, the spirit detection was activated.

“Shaaa!”

The ears of the naga exploded.

Then he put his hand into the lake and drew the weapon.

It was pulled out from the lake and its true identity was a huge club.

It was a blunt weapon that was unsuitable for a naga, with no characteristics other than being so large that it could be mistaken for a telephone pole.

And that blunt weapon was aimed at me.

Whoa!

The sound of the low wind enveloped the black telephone pole and fell over me.

But I didn’t avoid it even when I saw it, and defended it from the front.

Although, in terms of size, the difference between his club and my black log and toothpick was as great as that.

bang!

My Ingeom was steadfast even after cutting off that huge club.

furthermore.

“If it’s like this… ”

The power carried by his club was not very strong.

Unbelievable for a level 60 monster.

This is because I received the help of Arhat tradition and items, but the effect of the skill was also great.

It is ＜King of Belly Crawlers＞, a unique skill possessed by Blue Dragon.

In other words, it was thanks to the skill that cuts the ability of all enemies with snake and snake characteristics.

“Shii-”

In response, Naga made such a noise as if indignant.

There was no sign of fear in the guy.

Even though it was a snake, it seemed that it was not subjugated to the blue dragon because it was a naga holding a godhood higher than that of the blue dragon.

Maybe that’s why Naga started to shoot black water from her mouth and wildly wield a club.

The club is fine, but… The black water itself was not easy to access even if cutting by water pressure was excluded.

Well, that is a venom that is no different from an acidic solution. Even if the poison doesn’t work, I don’t have any means to defend against the acid.

So I backed away a bit.

The next skill I used was Thunderbolt Call.

Although the casting time was a bit long, there was nothing like it right now.

Then, the power of the blue dragon, which controls rain, gathered clouds.

The sun, which was brightly shining during the dry season, soon disappeared.

Under the sky right before the rain shower, light finally flashes.

Quarreureung!

A bolt of lightning strikes the naga with a roar of thunder.

“Kaaa… !”

The terrifying high-voltage current passed through the black naga’s body and spread down into the lake.

Naga let out a painful scream at this, but he never collapsed.

A burnt body oozing thick smoke.

Even as he staggered his body, he opened his mouth to let out another venom.

In those eyes, a resentment close to insanity, unknown to the cause, was engraved.

You don’t seem to have any intention of giving up, so should I fire another shot?

Thunderbolt’s call takes a long time the first time it summons a cloud, then it takes very little casting time thereafter.

However, there was no change in the burdensome spiritual power, so the moment I was thinking about how to respond.

“hmm… ?”

Suddenly, Naga stopped moving.

Also, his eyes were not on me, but towards the temple, where Mina Kim and the exorcist from Cambodia were there.

Did you come to see the situation?

The moment I thought that, the state of the naga changed.

The jet-black body turned into a liquid and soon began to melt.

Are you trying to escape?

Because I had no intention of leaving it alone.

I wrapped my sword in lightning and ran towards him.

And at once he hit his neck.

Perhaps because they tried to escape, the Naga’s cobra’s head fell to the surface of the lake, unable to resist.

“Sheeheee… ”

With a powerless scream, the black naga’s head slowly sank to the bottom of the lake.

Soon, the head and body were scattered in vain on the spot.

The body that had turned into liquid disappeared like smoke.

“… … ”

Seeing that, I felt uncomfortable.

The escape was not permitted.

Obviously I cut him, and he died because of that.

But the moment I hit the guy’s neck, I felt the sensation of the sword.

it was annoying

It was not a proper monster, but the feeling of cutting through a piece of rotting meat.

However, the true nature of the sense of incongruity was soon discovered.

After dealing with Naga and joining Mina Kim again.

“Are you an incarnation?”

She answered my question like that.

To be precise, I translated my question to a local exorcist, and then interpreted the exorcist’s answer back to me.

“yes. In Indian mythology, incarnation, especially the incarnation of a god, is a concept that often appears. There are times when it is simply used as an alter ego of a god, but there is even a myth in which the incarnation itself is the main character.”

“So, you said that was the incarnation of a naga?”

“You say that it is very likely. After all, if you hunted real naga, they wouldn’t disappear without leaving a corpse like that.”

That’s an outgoing monster.

So, if the monster is dead, it’s only natural that the corpse remains.

It was only possible for a normal spirit body to disappear without a shape in that way.

So the story of the Cambodian exorcist must have made some sense.

He still had the tinge of that outgoing spirit.

“then… Where is the body?”

the moment i say that

The quest arrow bent and marked the destination.

its direction is south.

and at the same time

“Kang!”

With the appearance of the naga, the fox, who had been inside for a while, came out and cast spells.

The map on my smartphone was showing the destination before I knew it.

It is a huge lake that runs through the city south of Angkor Wat.

It was Tonle Sap Lake.

* * *

“Tonle Sap Lake is the third largest lake in the world.”

way to the lake.

Mina Kim was explaining the lake like a guide from a travel agency.

Overseas, floating houses living on the lake are especially famous. More than 3 million people live on it. There is also a mangrove forest nearby-”

Such common sense level explanations soon developed into knowledge related to exorcism.

“However, as much as the vast lake and the number of people coming and going, monsters are often witnessed. Among them, the most important thing to watch out for is monster fish and water ghosts. In particular, among the monster fish, it is said that there are enormous ones that exceed 10 meters in length. Of course, there would be no problem with Inspector Kang.”

Maybe right after seeing me fight, Mina Kim said that.

However, there was no mention of naga in her words.

“Then are you leaving?”

“There is a Naga legend related to the lake. But most of them are small stories like helping the fisherman. And not a single eyewitness who has recently seen a naga in the lake.”

“hmm… ”

It is said that there is no naga tradition that can create an incarnation, entangled in the lake.

While listening to her explanation, we arrived at the lake and got off the taxi and stepped on the ground.

As she said, Tonle Sap Lake was wide enough to see the horizon.

But the problem was that both the arrow and the mark the fox had made pointed to the inside of the lake.

“… Should I take a boat?”

“It’s not difficult. There are many boats to rent around here. Wait here for a second!”

Saying that, Mina Kim ran to somewhere to borrow a boat.

Well, it looked like there were a lot of boats.

Small boats that could be full even with three people sitting on them were scattered around the lake.

You could even see people rowing in large basins between them.

“You’re telling me to ride something like that and fight monsters?”

Maybe that’s why Han Seong-min said that with a firm face.

“Why, you just watched it a little while ago anyway.”

“no… can’t that be helped? More than that, when did Inspector Kang start walking on water? Do you ever go to church?”

“I have a friend at church.”

“No, really?”

“More than that, one police officer takes good care of Inspector Kim Min-ah. There is nowhere to hide on the lake.”

I asked Han Sung-min to do so.

It would be a reckless request for him to fight in the lake because he can’t jump on water.

At least, it was best for him to protect Mina Kim, who had a non-combat ability, on the boat.

“Well, I know.”

Han Seong-min nodded as if he knew that.

Before long, Minah Kim really borrowed a boat.

It was not a small boat, but a boat used for tourism purposes.

cruise ship… It’s too small to say, but a boat made for a little over 10 people with long chairs lined up was slowly coming along the lake shore.

“Do you lend me the whole thing?”

“It is possible with money. All these expenses are taken care of by the main office.”

That’s good.

I nodded and checked the boat that stopped right in front of us.

Although it was old, it was a boat that seemed to be floating on the water.

“Actually, I wanted a bigger boat, but that’s the biggest one left around. Then let’s go.”

Saying that, Mina Kim headed to the driver’s seat of the boat.

The locals who were originally there exchanged a few words with her, then gave her a seat and went somewhere as if it were natural.

“Do you drive a boat too?”

“In Southeast Asia, there are many opportunities to drive something like this, so I learned it.”

“You are competent.”

“you’re welcome. Then which way should I go?”

I showed Mina Kim my smart phone.

On the map there, the location we had to go was marked with fox footprints.

Mina Kim tilted her head at the unusual sign.

“this… Did that fox food soul do it?”

“yes. It is a kind of tracking spell.”

“Hey, that’s why you asked to come here. All right. I will go there.”

So we got on a boat and headed into the lake.

For a while, the scenery of floating houses and small bushes soon disappeared, and soon only water was visible everywhere.

By the time the appearance of the land we came from had almost disappeared from sight.

Mina Kim opened her mouth.

“We are almost there.”

I nodded and looked at the lake.

Then, in the distance, a level indicator appeared.

But that in itself wasn’t anything special.

As Mina Kim said, a monster lived in this lake.

So, since I’ve come this far, I’ve seen strange things a few times.

however.

“hmm… ?”

As the distance from the level mark got closer, I felt something unusual.

The visible level was not high.

Around 10 at most.

However, there were countless numbers of such level signs.

The number is at least a few hundred.

It was said that at the bottom of that lake, at least the deaths of hundreds of people were buried.

“… … ”

what happened here

I then noticed a huge shadow wandering around Han and Ling, numbering in the hundreds.

Its level is 73.

It was the main body of the naga that sent the incarnation to me.