Yama Rising

Chapter 492: T Minus 14 Days (1)

In that instant, it felt almost as though there were countless pairs of eyes hidden in the dark shadows outside, watching him intently from the abysses of darkness. Terror filled his mind and gripped his heart.

Suppressing the fear rising from within his heart, Kim Jae-huan mustered every measure of courage he could, “What do you want with it?”

With gritted teeth, Kim Jae-huan pulled out his phone and forwarded a document to Lee Jung-sook. Then, he sighed, “Satisfied?”

Click. The door clicked behind her, and Kim Jae-huan’s heart was finally set at ease once more. He ran his finger through his hair as he secretly cursed in his heart, “Damn it…”

He knew he could no longer sleep with so much on his mind. Thus, he got out of the bed, walked to the window and watched as Lee Jung-sook entered her car together with her entourage of bodyguards. Meanwhile, he poured himself a glass of wine and stood sullenly in front of the window like a stone statue.

Lee Jung-sook’s presence in his life was just like the long, dark nights, endlessly recurring, and ever so persistent.

“What’s going on?!” Kim Jae-huan turned around in great astonishment. This was a luxury villa, and it didn’t make sense that it would face any issues with its electrical wirings and the like. And even if the authorities were carrying out a check on the power cables in the vicinity, there was no reason to do so this early in the morning.

Kim Jae-huan’s entire body seized up completely. A split second later, he began to shiver in fear. Cold sweat percolated from every pore on his forehead, while his heart began to beat out of his chest.

He was stunned.

Hoo… Haa… The sound of ragged breaths came from right behind him. He could tell that something was standing right behind him, and quite possibly leaning right over his shoulder!

A spine-tingling sensation instantly surged from his tailbone and shot right through his mind. Goosebumps crept all over his skin. Then, with great trembling, Kim Jae-huan mustered every bit of courage within him and turned to look towards the floor-to-ceilling window.

It was because he saw a two-meters tall, white-haired monster with a red body and one golden eye staring right at him!

“No.” The figure of Black Yaksha appeared on the floor-to-ceiling window, “He’s already considered a high-ranking official in Daehan. Make a move against someone like that, and you’ll suffer the full brunt of karma’s backlash. If you’re willing to take that risk, then, be my guest.”

“She was just here, but left approximately 20 minutes ago.” Black Yaksha scanned the room for clues, “Well, well, well… Should I say that this is only to be expected of a person who has lived for hundreds of years? To think that she even understands when underworld emissaries habitually rest. A single lapse of vigilance, and she vanishes from right underneath our eyes. It looks like we’ll have to teach her a lesson she’ll never forget…”

A supercar roared along the mountain roads.

“Slow down… slow down!” Her Chanel bag that was on the passenger seat opened up, revealing a hand mirror that was used for makeup. An image of a pale infant child could be seen in the reflected image of the mirror, screaming at the top of its voice, “Are you trying to get yourself killed again?”

The mirror drifted up and landed on Lee Jung-sook’s shoulder, glancing at the cliff next to them, before turning its attention to the vast expanse of the sea and the rising red sun. Then, it exclaimed, “What I’m more afraid of is how difficult it would be to locate you again after your death. I don’t want to be separated from such a good host!”

“Do you remember when you first summoned me in your first foray with the Ouija Board? You were only a teen back then, and my first thought was to consume every single one of you present at that time. But it was also at that time that I discovered that you were actually able to forcefully subjugate me… Furthermore, it was a different form of subjugation from that between Yin spirits.”

The mirror turned around and lamented, “The last few decades have passed in the blink of an eye… That’s right, decades… Anyone who spends such a long time together is bound to start developing feelings for each other…”

“If I’m still alive, I’ll summon you with the Ouija Board again.”

“Then I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you to locate me.” Lee Jung-sook depressed the gas pedal further, “If you’re willing, that is.”

Several minutes later, it sighed wistfully, “Feelings… are such troublesome things.”

Whoosh! The clouds in the vicinity were instantly dyed black, while Yin energy spread hundreds of meters around. An intense wind picked up and buffeted against the trees lining the roads. Within moments, the previously clear mountain path was concealed by an ominous black fog.

Anitya Hellguard!

They were still thousands of meters away from Lee Jung-sook, yet their speed was completely unfathomable. Furthermore, the quality of their Yin energy was far higher than that of the Yin spirit from the mirror!

At once, the otherwise silent and desolate mountain path was filled with the roar of mighty ghosts. Majestic Yin energy poured out of Black Yaksha and Crow Tengu’s illusory bodies as they hurtled through the air and made a beeline towards the red supercar whose speed was feeble at best. The two mighty ghosts didn’t even bother glancing at the cloud of Yin energy that was separating them from their target.

She didn’t have a face. To be more precise, the only aperture on her face was that of her round mouth, filled with razor-sharp teeth.

SSS!!! A split second later, countless tongues shot out of her mouth like venomous vipers and bound up the limbs of Crow Tengu and Black Yaksha in an instant.

Shk, shk, shk! Black Yaksha unleashed a flurry of strikes in an instant, cleaving at the multitude of tongues that were still coming their way without lowering his speed in the slightest. Unfortunately, they were forced to come to a halt in mere moments afterwards.

All evil ghosts were terrifying in their own rights.

“Haha… You’re free to reveal your Judge-class abilities… That is, if you dare.” A young girl spoke from behind the giant net of tongues. Her voice was eerily crisp and filled with mischief, “Qizhou is located right next to Azurewaters City. The movement of a Hellguard can still be attributed to the development of a predatory zone, but the movement of a Judge… would undoubtedly attract the attention of the Judge-class experts of the mortal realm!”

“Can I… eat her now?” Crow Tengu prowled along the ground like a cheetah ready to pounce. His veins rippled all over his body, while saliva continuously dribbled along the ground.

With that, he burst forth with a ferocious howl, darting forward like a bolt of lightning, tearing the net away, inch by inch!

At once, Crow Tengu’s body flickered and vanished from the spot. Countless scarlet tongues attempted to follow closely in the direction that Crow Tengu had vanished, but they soon seized up.

“How bold and ignorant…” Black Yaksha hovered in the sky with his arms spread wide open, revealing the multitude of weapons held in the palm of each hand. There were swords, spears, magic bells and lanterns, among others, “You’d be considered among the strongest Yin spirits back in Daehan. So, why are you courting death like that?”