131 - The Reincarnated Eldest Witch Sister Embraces Self-Sacrifice

Gweogun's Touch (2) I bit my lip. "First, Gweogun will ascend in a few days." That meant. If I could just get away from his touch for a few days, I would survive. Booooom! Kwaaaaang! As the bee-shaped monster's wings opened, a massive explosion occurred, creating a mushroom cloud in the desert. "I'm not sure how long I can hold out...." In fact, Gweogun's monsters could be quickly disabled by cutting off their circuit with the Unformed Sword. But I hesitated to do so, fearing it would only further pique Gweogun's interest. "Even if he's not interested, if I damage his work, he'd start chasing me down..." That alone was horrifying. Boooom, boooom, boooom! I flew over the desert for three days and nights, dodging the monster's attacks. Those monsters were undeniably annoying. They never tired. While I was confident in my stamina to some extent, Now was not the time. "I haven't recovered. I haven't had time to train, and I haven't reached a level of durability." I gritted my teeth. "I hope Gweogun falls as soon as possible...." And seven days and nights passed. Booooom! The monsters chasing me had doubled in number. I gritted my teeth in frustration. Gweogun was persistently chasing me, even later than he should have been. "This can't go on like this." I needed a way to completely shake him off. Pa-ah-at! Before I knew it, I had flown out of the desert, passing by small tribes below and finally back to the Black Wind Sea. Soon, the monsters taking the form of fish from the sea also started chasing me. "Well, I'm sorry, Songjin... but..." I thought as I braved the winds of the Black Wind Sea. "I'll have to borrow the power of the Sepmyeong sphere for a while." Perhaps, Gweogun might understand, wouldn't he...? I flew towards the sealed area of the Sepmyeong sphere. And so, three more days passed. * * * Kwaaaaang! I avoided the bombardment of the monsters' swarm flying from behind, shooting rays with the Unformed Sword as I headed toward the sealed location of the Sepmyeong sphere. It was then, in the midst of it all, that I suddenly heard Gweogun's voice coming from the monsters that had been silently chasing me for days. "Well, it's a pity. The Celestial Gate will be fully closed twenty days from now. It's time for me to start chasing after others. I'm going to leave now." "Finally...!" Finally, it seemed like Gweogun was giving up on me and ascending. However, what Gweogun said next was beyond belief. "But she said your story was so touching, she wants to be with you. So...." Gik, gigik, gigigik! Suddenly, far away, a rift was opening in the sky. "She and I have decided to combine forces and catch you with all our might. We will definitely, definitely catch you!" Click! And what appeared through the rift was a single white finger, much like a real human hand. A finger! Kyyoong! As the finger clicked, the sea in front of me split, and the earth turned over. "...!" The clouds in the sky all split, and the winds that had been blowing in the area ceased. "What on earth is this...?" "She wants you. Come here quickly." I could tell what the finger really was. Gweogun's [Her]! Zzt, zzt.... "The greatest work of Gweogun, putting the power system of Sepmyeong in one of his monsters...!" And then. Kiiiing! "Her" moonstone started to come through the rift. It was eerie, so eerie! "This is insane, this can't be happening." From just one hand. The overwhelming pressure felt the same as what I felt from Songjin, but was it only coming from a single palm? I could tell. Gweogun's [Her] was definitely not just any ordinary monster. Even if it was a lowly assumption from a humble Decision Mage. Even with a lowly assumption, the intuition developed over 900 years of life was never to be taken lightly. [She] might be.... "A Rank-A monster!" Gweogun's power made me shiver to the core. If the monster emerging from just one palm wasn't a Rank-A, then what was it! I made up my mind. "Do I really have to run away for up to 20 days from this lunatic genius?" It was impossible. Booooom! Through the spatial rift, only [her] moonstone was visible.