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Nwiho’s lightning was clearly seen from a distance, astonishing the shamans watching over the Water Mirror.

Having never handled bear clan minions before, the shamans thought they were seeing an illusion.

But everything that was reflected through the mirror was real.

The red lightning, and the minions that disappeared to ash instantly — they all happened in real life.

The shamans repeatedly sighed and screamed after their energy waves leaving the defeated minions and returning to them.

“How can that child fight against Bear Clan minions?!”

“Maybe those things weren’t from the Bear Clan. It doesn’t make sense.”

“It was my chance at getting my wish fulfilled!”

The Dragon King’s shamans shouted hysterically.

Dim light leaked out of their scaled faces with every scream, the sight of it repulsive.

Nevertheless, the Dragon Palace shamans were so envious that they looked closer to dragons.

Amid the confusion, Yoohwang was the first to regain her composure.

‘Hwangryong-nim sincerely asked that child to run away. Nothing went wrong with our plan. It went south because of what Hwangryong-nim did.’

Yoohwang saw Hwangryong do something before Kim Shinrok launched his lightning attacks.

She didn’t know what he was doing specifically, but her guts told her that something was wrong when Hwangryong’s energy waves flowed toward Kim Shinrok.

In the end, they couldn’t stop it in time, and the plan of taking Kim Shinrok and Hwangryong as hostages became more and more distant.

‘But it’s not over yet.’

Kim Shinrok can seemingly fight against the Bear Clan minions, but that wasn’t the only thing up their sleeves.

With God Imoogi’s power still in the Dragon Palace and their colors infiltrating the whole palace, most of the people of the Dragon Clan are still handicapped.

Although the countermeasures prepared by the guests bothered them, the fight was still far from over.

“Get a grip! Don’t forget that the Dragon Palace is in our hands. Even without the Cintamani’s wish, we can still be dragons!”

With Yoohwang’s bellow, the shamans’ agitation began to subside.

Among the Dragon King’s shamans, Yoohwang transformed the most into a dragon.

The shamans regained stability after looking at her changed skin.

“Don’t make such a big fuss. We can still be dragons.”

“But at this rate, the child that we’re supposed to take hostage is…”

“It would’ve made things easier, that’s true. But don’t dwell on what can’t be helped. We will live for a long time, so there’s no need to dwell on things.”

Yoohwang’s convincing words that they’d live long motivated the shamans again.

Confirming that her colleagues have recovered their fighting spirit, Yoohwang continued,

“If they block our way with unexpected measures, all we’ll do is jump over them with greater force.”

“Greater force…”

Yoohwang looked at the Jin that overflowed with Imoogi’s power.

The five-colored clouds once full of energy from the Dragon King were now ominously buzzing.

The ominous energy is overwhelming, but for Yoohwang, that light is the path to immortality.

“To make God Imoogi succeed, we must get rid of those people.”

The shamans let out a small gasp.

Although Imoogi’s power is spread wide in the Dragon Palace, it isn’t really physically present.

Imoogi is very close to a superior being, so it only existed in between the human and divine world.

If the shamans tried to use Imoogi’s power, they would need as much power as required to call a superior being.

But if they do succeed, Imoogi will not hesitate to take the shamans’ side and lend his power.

Hearing Yoohwang’s declaration, the shamans thought of their own vested interests.

‘The summoning ritual will require so much strength that I’d be bedridden sick for days. Is there any other way? But if I can’t get that wish now…’

‘There are still tigers at the Blue Dragon Palace, and the descendant can now fight against Bear Clan minions. We need to be decisive.’

‘If we can’t have our wish fulfilled easily, we have to seriously consider this option.’

Shamans Byeok, Nok, and Ja calculated in their heads.

Impressed by Yoohwang’s insight, they all raised their voices in response.

“As expected, Yoohwang-nim. A descent ritual is not easy, but if we succeed, we will be closer to our wish.”

“Maybe the moment God Imoogi descends, everyone will receive his grace and become a dragon.”

“God Imoogi’s power is already great even without him here, and it will be even more powerful if he actually comes.”

The Dragon King’s shamans' words reassured the palace shamans.

They all scurried to prepare for the descent ceremony, but among the busy shamans, one of them did not move.

Shaman Hong.

“Hong, are you still not feeling okay? We need your strength in this ritual.”

Yoohwang asked in a strict voice, but Shaman Hong only flinched.

She showed signs of suffering as if she had been crushed by the surrounding air which Yoohwang found strange.

The shamans who received Imoogi’s grace are more powerful than ever, but Shaman Hong was strangely struggling.

‘Hong couldn’t do it before too, so Byeok and Ja had to do it. And even when we were using the Bear Clan minions earlier, Hong didn’t move.’

Recalling Hong’s past actions, questions and doubts gradually grew in Yoohwang’s mind.

Yoohwang noticed that the scales on the back of Hong’s hand were dull, blurry, and powerless compared to the others.

While Yoohwang was watching, one of the scales at the back of Hong’s hand fell off.

“Take off that cotton cloth, now.”

Yoohwang coldly instructed.

When Hong couldn’t move, Shaman Nok took it off instead.

Hwik!

The cotton cloth came off, revealing Hong’s bare face.

She was the same age as Yeom Junyeol, but she looked younger.

Her eyes were red, perhaps because she was shedding tears behind that cloth, but whether she cried or not, it didn’t matter to Yoohwang.

The important thing was Hong was still in her human form.

Far from transforming into a dragon, Hong was struggling under Imoogi’s power.

That meant one thing.

“You didn’t eat God Imoogi’s scales.”

At the end of Yoohwang’s words, the scales that hung weakly from the back of Hong’s hand completely fell.

She didn’t seem to have eaten the scales except when the others were watching.

Maybe she would throw it up after.

“How dare you betray us and God Imoogi?”

When Hong didn’t deny Yoohwang’s words, Shaman Nok raised her hand high and tried to slap her.

But before she could land a hit, Yoohwang restrained her.

“Don’t get your hands dirty, Nok-ah.”

“You’re right, Yoohwang-nim. I almost got my hands dirty.”

“Draw her to the corner unnoticed.”

Yoohwang spoke softly but did not hide her anger.

After instructing the palace shamans to pull her out, she spoke to Hong again.

“Punish yourself like usual. Say thank you to us and slap your face a hundred times.”

Yoohwang ordered Hong to punish herself, but no one thought it was strange.

Rather, the shamans thought Yoohwang was merciful and wise.

It’s a bizarre situation, but not to the shamans.

“We’d better dispose of you after you’re punished. The spot for Shaman Hong will be vacant.”

After designating the oldest palace shaman as a temporary replacement, the preparation for the descent ritual continued.

***

Blue Dragon Palace.

The youngest shaman and the shaman candidates struggled with the palace’s changed structure, but they advanced smoothly without getting in any danger.

The youngest shaman first suggested taking the direct route to the Yellow Dragon Palace, but Yoon Yeorang refused.

“Unnie, I don’t think we should go that way! It’s dangerous!”

The youngest shaman felt a little resentment toward Hwangryong for placing her near Yoon Yeorang after the restructuring.

Even if she asked why, Yoon Yeorang would just repeat that it’s dangerous.

Frustrated, the youngest shaman eventually yielded to Yoon Yeorang’s stubbornness.

She thought there was a high possibility that the crazy shamans would find them if they continued being noisy.

That, among other reasons.

‘There’s something dangerous going on here, and that kid has good instincts.’

While they were exploring the Dragon Palace, she felt that Yoon Yeorang had a knack for avoiding danger.

Whether it was great luck or skill, she didn’t know.

The Dragon Palace is generally safe, but some areas are saturated with power, and Yoon Yeorang was good at avoiding them.

She didn’t touch any traps or emergency escape routes that lead into the deep sea.

‘Is it because of her that we didn’t have any trouble other than getting lost? Maybe her risk-detection skills are maxed out.’

Just as the youngest shaman thought, Yoon Yeorang had a high-level intuition skill.

Thanks to this, Yoon Yeorang was never caught up in dangerous crimes despite having a fatal disease of always being astray.

Although her worsening sense of direction is a problem, she’s good at avoiding danger.

“Let’s go this way. I think it’s a little safer here!”

“We’ve been running for quite a while now… My legs hurt.”

“It’s my first time using this much energy waves to move around.”

Yoon Yeorang made the group run, saying that they had to hurry.

That’s how they traveled such a great distance in a short time.

The structure of the Dragon Palace was changed to something that no one except Hwangryong knew, but the youngest shaman had a sense of where they were.

‘I came from the Red Dragon Palace and arrived at the end of the Blue Dragon Palace. I think we’re moving along the boundary between the Dragon Palace and the deep sea.”

White Dragon Palace is where the corrupted shamans were, and the Yellow Dragon Palace is where the ritual will be done.

Between the Yellow Dragon Palace and the Blue Dragon Palace is where the Bear Clan minion traps were.

Yoon Yeorang avoided all those.

‘Her senses tell her that Hwangryong-nim and the guests are in a dangerous place. Will they be okay?”

The youngest shaman thought that it was neat that they were safe, but she felt uncomfortable/

She doesn’t think that running away like this would solve any problem.

And then…

Flap, flap.

Energy waves, in the form of a crow, flew toward Yoon Yeorang.

The youngest shaman was wary for a second, but she soon recognized it.

She knew that Yoon Yeorang and her senior from Eungwang High, Jo Euishin, had an item called Messageless Pigeon.

Yoon Yeorang welcomed the crow and said,

“It’s a message from Euishin oppa— no, Euishin sunbaenim. It came from that way, so he must be waiting there!”

The direction that Yoon Yeorang pointed to was where the Black Dragon Palace stood.

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