I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 140

The gym teacher, having missed his target right before his eyes, watched Chief Cha’s magic disappear with a frustrated expression.

Although the rift eliminated spatial constraints, strands of magic still connected the different locations.

“Too faint.”

However, it was difficult to pinpoint Chief Cha’s magic because the space was crowded, and various magical energies were mixed together.

The fact that Chief Cha’s magic was depleted, leaving no noticeable magical signature, was also a major reason.

“I can sense it once it recovers, but…”

That would take too much time.

Although they had exploited a gap with perfect planning and preparation to create the optimal situation for kidnapping key figures, this was still South Korean territory.

As if aware of this urgency, the leader who had initially headed to Sung-hyun’s house appeared through a door opening in the air.

“Did it fail?”

“I am sorry. But with the injuries and the magic completely drained, they couldn’t have gone far.”

“That’s enough.”

These were individuals specialized in tracking people.

They were an organization that never missed even the faintest magical thread.

“Ha, interesting. They’re on the rooftop. Let’s go.”

“Ah, yes!”

Now, all that remained was a tool to open a rift to move to the mainland.

If they hadn’t brought a few more for emergencies, the plan would have already been ruined.

‘It won’t be a waste at all if we succeed.’

The rift-opening tool was disposable, and it required crystals from a Class 1 gate [the most dangerous type of gate] to create.

For short distances, crystals from a Class 2 gate would suffice, but for distances that connected countries, it was an extremely expensive tool requiring five or more crystals from a Class 1 gate.

“The Korean Association should have noticed by now. Prepare to move as soon as they confirm.”

“Yes.”

Even before opening the rooftop door, they sensed magic that couldn’t be felt by ordinary people.

“Do they have no will to resist?”

Opening the rooftop door, they saw Chief Cha collapsed, clutching a pierced shoulder with one hand.

“Hmm?”

However, the bleeding from the foot had completely stopped.

It seemed a considerable amount of time had passed since it was cut off, remaining as a scar rather than a fresh wound.

“Did they receive an elixir? It seems like they are quite meaningful to Kim Sung-hyun.”

“Are those friends from the Academy proceeding as planned?”

“No, it’s already gone awry. The mother and sibling should be enough. It’s a shame, but we’re getting out of here as is.”

If Chief Cha hadn’t been there, they would have taken those two who were with them in the Academy Competition and two other students who had some connection with them.

“Preparation complete.”

“Good. Let’s go.”

As the command ended, the device installed on the floor began to glow, and soon a rift of a slightly darker color opened.

“Stop!!”

A voice was heard from behind the rift.

It was a person on the list they had investigated beforehand.

“Who is this? If it isn’t the Vice-Chairman?”

“You…!”

Although quite far away, the Vice-Chairman concentrated all his magic into his fist while floating in the air.

The magic, appearing like it was burning, began to blaze on his fist, and even the Vice-Chairman’s own hand began to look grotesque, as if exposed to fire due to the immense magic.

“Oh dear… too late.”

With a smile of victory, the man lightly waved his hand and completely put his body into the rift.

“Do you think… I’ll let you go like this!!!”

Arriving right in front of the rift at a rapid speed, the Vice-Chairman inserted one hand into the rift, which had now shrunk to the size of a soccer ball.

“Haa!!”

With a single shout, magic began to gather in his hand again as before, and the Vice-Chairman, putting his remaining hand into the rift, began to pry open the rift that had not yet closed.

The power to forcibly hold onto magic.

The reason these grotesque scars remained was because of the magic that could hold onto magic.

“How dare… how dare you in the land of Korea!!!”

With a tearing sound, the closing rift began to widen.

Compared to the neat circle it had been, its shape was much distorted as it was being forcibly opened, but its size was gradually increasing.

“As expected of the Vice-Chairman? Forcibly widening the rift with power.”

Even though it would widen further if left alone, the man’s voice was calm.

“Kuaaaak!!”

A scream was heard.

The owner of this scream was none other than the Vice-Chairman.

A dagger that appeared from inside the rift was embedded in the Vice-Chairman’s shoulder.

The dagger, which was originally flying towards the neck, missed and hit the shoulder, but it was still not a light wound.

However, the Vice-Chairman was not a weak person who would quit with just this much.

“…Got it.”

The Vice-Chairman, using one of the hands that was widening the rift, grabbed the hand that had extended the dagger and tried to pull the arm out with all his might.

If he could manage to pull one over to this side, it wouldn’t be difficult to find out the source.

If necessary, extracting an arm to identify the person wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

As he was about to pull the arm, he heard something falling to the floor.

And at the same time, red glowing eyes were seen beyond the rift.

“It’s a bomb made with a Class 1 gate crystal.”

“Just with that…”

Even if it was a bomb made with a Class 1 gate crystal, it couldn’t leave a significant wound on a hunter of the Vice-Chairman’s caliber.

Basically, magic protects the body.

“Of course, it might not leave a wound on you. But… what about ordinary people?”

“These, these bastards are using ordinary people, even students, as hostages…!”

“Haha, what’s the problem? Our great Vice-Chairman can stop it. Of course, it’s not a coercion. You can either pull this arm out as is, or take away your strength for a very short time for those innocent and naive students.”

His teeth chattered with anger.

Using ordinary people, not even hunters, as hostages.

“If the choice is difficult… I’ll help you.”

As soon as the words ended, the red light that was seen inside the rift disappeared.

Then, the same red light, but with an artificial feel, appeared.

“We’re busy, you see.”

A button of some sort.

Applying it to the current situation, it was obviously the detonator for that bomb.

“You…!!!”

The choice had already been made from the beginning.

However, the Vice-Chairman, who knew better than anyone what value Sung-hyun held, couldn’t make a quick decision.

The Vice-Chairman immediately released the rift and one arm he was holding and threw his body towards the bomb.

“Haha! A prime example of a wise decision.”

With a faint sneer, the rift door closed, and the Vice-Chairman clasped his hands together, strongly pressing down on the bomb and wrapping it with his body.

A different sound from a typical bomb.

The bomb made with the crystal did not damage any structures.

The crystal itself resonated with the magic it possessed and spread it widely, an insidious object that would instantly kill ordinary people, as well as hunters with slightly lower levels, by evaporating all the magic in their bodies.

A tremendous light should have been emitted with a keening sound, but fortunately, that sound and light did not escape the Vice-Chairman’s containment and only lingered inside.

“Kueueu…”

A groan filled with pain.

Of course, it wasn’t due to the explosive power of the bomb.

The Vice-Chairman’s magic, which he had unleashed to stop the explosion, was boiling throughout his body, leaving scars like those on his hands.

“Heoeok… Heoeok…”

The first thing that came was an overwhelming rage.

But then came the helplessness of not being able to do anything.

Finally, the guilt of not being able to protect the family of the top hunter in Korea.

“…This isn’t the priority right now.”

No matter what Sung-hyun said or did, the rescue of his family was the priority, so the Vice-Chairman immediately called his secretary.

“Vice-Chairman! What happened?!”

The secretary’s voice, panting as if coming here, was heard.

“…Track them.”

“Ah, I… I understand.”

Rescue failed.

The secretary immediately tracked the remnants of magic.

“Tracking impossible…”

He expected it, but he couldn’t feel more helpless after confirming it directly.

Not only could he not find out the mastermind, but he couldn’t even track them.

The Vice-Chairman, who had headed to the school, and the secretary who followed him, returned to the Association.

The Association President, who had briefly left his seat due to schedule, made a rather quick decision.

To publicly disclose it to the media on a large scale.

“We will disclose it.”

The fact that they couldn’t protect the safety of key figures despite having numerous security personnel might bring about changes in the prestige rankings, but what was important now was not the prestige rankings.

“Those damn prestige rankings… we can just raise them again later. But!!!”

The power to shake the building just by being angry.

“Ch, Chairman. Please calm down for now…”

The Association President calmed down at the Vice-Chairman’s dissuasion.

The tremors and breathing subsided.

“How should we inform Hunter Kim Sung-hyun about this fact…”

“Inform him. It’s better to be incompetent than to lose trust.”

“I understand.”

He was currently inside a Class 1 gate, so he couldn’t be contacted, so he sent a detailed message about the content, situation, and how they had responded.

“There were a total of three places where security personnel were deployed: DNN [a media company], the Academy, and the Association. Not one, but three!!!”

“…”

“Hoo… For now, the Academy Headmaster and the DNN CEO must have also learned the facts, so please arrange a meeting.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Even if it was difficult to immediately grasp where they had gone, they had to do everything they could.

From now on, time was of the essence.

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“Keuk…”

The blurry vision gradually cleared, but there was nothing to see.

A dark place with no dim lighting, so dark that even objects right in front of his eyes could not be identified.

“Are you awake?”

The voice of the man who had first come to Sung-hyun’s family was heard from the darkness, and soon bright lights turned on.

“Kteut!”

He tried to block the light with his hand due to the sudden glare, but his hand did not move because it was tied to something.

“You don’t need to answer questions.”

The red eyes flickered slightly, and a tremendous pain surged as he felt something pierce the tip of his finger.

“Kkeuaaak!”

The red-eyed man grabbed Chief Cha’s head, who was writhing in pain, and made eye contact.

“Tell me if you feel like talking.”

“F…”

“What?”

“F*ck…”

“…Ha, well, it hasn’t even started yet.”

Judging from the words of the red-eyed man, they already knew that Sung-hyun’s family was in Chief Cha’s rift.

“Anyway… you guys can’t kill me.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Even if we don’t leave you with the magic to create rifts elsewhere and just let you live in pain here forever, Kim Sung-hyun will move according to our will…”

The red-eyed man wiped his face with his hand.

A sticky liquid that caused discomfort.

“…The fact that we can’t kill you doesn’t mean we can’t inflict that much pain. We have plenty of time, so let’s take some time to get to know each other.”

As soon as the words ended, the unpleasant liquid spewed out of Chief Cha’s mouth again, but this time it didn’t hit.

Evading the spit, the man pierced the finger right next to the finger he had just pierced, and blocked Chief Cha’s mouth with one hand while making eye contact.

“We’ll even attach the best medical staff.”