I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 143

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After Seonghyun disappeared, it was after dealing with a Class 1 Gate.

Having dealt with almost all the giants, it was almost time for the Gate’s boss to appear.

“Hoo, time to prepare to return…”

But the mana that had been felt until just now had disappeared.

It was Seonghyun’s mana.

“What? Did he run away?”

It was absurd.

He showed such open hostility to Padron, but when it came to a Class 1 Gate, he tucked his tail and ran.

“…Well, that’s how it usually is.”

In most cases, it was the opposite.

When they first made a name for themselves among the top-ranked Hunters and came out for subjugation together, they would fawn over the already famous Padron but overestimate their own strength against the monsters.

But Seonghyun was different, and I wondered why, but it seemed like it was because he was sure that Padron couldn’t touch him.

“Mr. Padron? Let’s go back now.”

The regretful expression was obvious, but there was no way to deal with the Class 1 Gate’s boss yet, so there was nothing they could do.

“Huh? What? Where did that oriental bastard go?”

Padron, who had been focused on the subjugation, realized that Seonghyun had disappeared and approached the Korean Hunters.

“Hey. Where did that bastard go?”

“Yes, yes? We don’t know either…”

“You’re telling me you don’t know? You buggers think you’re something just because we let you join the subjugation every time?”

“N-No, that’s not it…”

Choi Giju hesitated, unable to answer properly in the face of Padron’s fierce atmosphere.

“There are 3 minutes left until the Class 1 Gate boss appears. It wouldn’t be hard to cripple one of you in that time. Tell me the truth. Where did that son of a bitch go?”

“Really, we really don’t know. He suddenly disappeared…”

“…You guys are hopeless. There will probably be an article tomorrow. A top-ranked Hunter from Korea had an accident inside the Gate.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Padron’s huge hand completely blocked Choi Giju’s vision.

A huge hand that seemed to block out the sky.

“Mr. Padron. Stop it.”

“…Lich! This isn’t justified! A Hunter ran away from the Gate’s subjugation?!”

“Padron, it’s better to understand the situation and then interrogate. So stop it.”

“Hoo…”

Padron slammed the hand he had raised down right next to Choi Giju.

The ground shook greatly once, as if the giants of the Class 1 Gate had appeared, and then he left the Gate, leaving behind a curse.

“Cowardly bastards. If I run into you one more time before the next subjugation, I’ll blow your heads off.”

“…”

It was a place where all the top-ranked Hunters were gathered, but the top-ranked Hunters of Korea couldn’t say anything in response.

“Kim Seonghyun…”

And they were turning the object of their resentment for this humiliation and shame towards Seonghyun.

“Okay, everyone, let’s get out of here. It’s almost time for the boss to appear.”

The three, who had not suffered any physical harm thanks to Lich’s mediation, bowed their heads and left the Class 1 Gate for the last time.

“Where is Hunter Kim Seonghyun?”

“Why are you asking me, you son of a bitch! Can’t you see over there?”

The chaotic vicinity of the Class 1 Gate instantly became quiet at Padron’s shout.

They seemed intimidated, but when the top-ranked Hunters of Korea showed up, the reporters started clinging to them again as if nothing had happened.

“Where is he?!”

“Could there have been an accident?!”

Thus, the top-ranked Hunters of Korea were held by reporters for an hour.

If it were Korean soil, the Association would have stepped in to stop the reporters, but this was American soil.

Moreover, even the United States was curious about Seonghyun’s whereabouts, so there was no way they would stop them.

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“Aish, this hand isn’t coming together [referring to a losing streak in gambling].”

“Hehe, that’s because you’re still relying on luck for gambling.”

The guards of the place where Manager Cha was imprisoned were enjoying their comfortable gambling life as always.

“But when will that bastard give in?”

“Don’t you know these people? A week at most. Even those tight-lipped bastards have never lasted more than a week.”

“Well, what about the boss?”

“He’s always busy.”

The preparation time itself was not long, so they moved very busily.

Even they, who were in charge of guarding this place and were not usually mobilized for requests, were mobilized.

“But what’s the reward?”

“What I heard is that Kim Seonghyun bastard is jointly owned.”

“Wow, if the boss agreed to that, his healing ability must be amazing.”

“That’s right. But will those bastards just sit still? They’ll try to monopolize him somehow.”

“Ah, so that’s why they moved right away?”

The pieces of the puzzle fit together perfectly.

Requesting the kidnapping of Seonghyun’s family, and monopolizing the ownership if the request is successful.

A typical tactic shown by those who have a lot.

“But considering who the opponent is, it probably won’t be easy for the boss this time either.”

“Really? Who’s the opponent?”

“Who else but the American Vice-Chairman…”

The guard, who was about to answer the natural question that came from somewhere, froze in place and looked back.

“W-Who are you!”

“Did America send you? To steal that Cha something?!”

“The American Vice-Chairman is behind this.”

“Wh-”

The question to identify the identity wasn’t even finished.

He was instantly killed by a mysterious sword that was embedded in his neck before he could even recognize its presence.

“H-Here, mana manipulation is impossible…”

“Why? Do you think you can win if there’s no mana?”

He only briefly turned his gaze to the side, but the man who suddenly appeared before his eyes was holding a sword in one hand.

“Wh-What…!”

He thought he was skilled enough to be in charge of guarding this place.

If there was no difference in mana, he was confident that he could easily slaughter most Hunters.

‘I-I’m going to die.’

The opponent was just holding a sword in his hand.

The sword of mana that had just dealt with his colleague was nowhere to be seen.

“The American Vice-Chairman requested it…”

“I-If you need other information…”

Now was not the time to assert his pride.

Thinking back to the movements he had just seen, it would only be possible if he was reborn.

And with tremendous talent.

“If I kill them all, I’ll find out where this is.”

“Wh-What does that mean…”

Clearly, nothing had changed in his vision.

The surrounding scenery, posture, and atmosphere were all the same.

“…Uh…”

But on closer inspection, there was one thing that had changed.

That was the red blood on the man’s sword.

As soon as he confirmed that, he felt something flowing from his neck.

He didn’t know the cause, but he raised his arm, which didn’t have much strength, and wiped the area around his neck with his hand.

A warm liquid soon stained his hand, and he checked the identity of the liquid with his trembling hand.

“Bl-Blood…from…my neck…”

He was maintaining the same eye level as the man, but soon that gaze gradually fell to the floor and became blurred.

“Where the hell is this?”

Listening to their conversation, it didn’t seem like they were in the middle of the city.

“The method is simple.”

Seonghyun, who was standing in front of the wall right next to him, put his sword away and clenched his fist.

It was a place where mana manipulation was impossible, but that didn’t apply to Seonghyun.

Seonghyun, who had injected mana into his fist, lightly struck the wall.

“Hmm…”

With a tremendous roar, one side of the wall evaporated.

Thanks to the mana, no residue remained, and it disappeared like smoke.

But beyond the wall, there was another room.

“It’s annoying to go looking for them one by one…this is probably an easier way.”

If he made such a fuss, wouldn’t people gather someday?

The size of the building couldn’t be infinite, so if he kept breaking one side of the wall and moving forward, it would surely connect to the outside.

If it was underground, bare ground would come out.

Manager Cha’s mana would not be lacking as Seonghyun gained faith.

In other words, what Seonghyun needed now was information, not time.

“Red Eyes, you said.”

Seonghyun immediately began to smash all the walls.

He didn’t put in a lot of effort.

It was just a matter of applying a lot of mana.

Of course, the standard of ‘a lot’ was different from other people.

One wall per light punch.

After breaking about 10 walls like that, guests who had heard the commotion and came looking began to appear.

“T-The walls are all…”

“What’s all the commotion!”

“Warden! That guy over there…”

There were more than I thought.

About 300 people began to appear from between the walls.

“Th-That’s Kim Seonghyun, isn’t it?”

“What? How did Kim Seonghyun find out about this place?”

“But that face is definitely…”

There was only one thing Seonghyun could give them.

The time to figure out his identity.

And the time to report what they had figured out to their boss, Red Eyes, was the limit of time he could give them.

“That…is it possible to capture him alive?”

“Warden, look at the state of the walls. That bastard is using mana.”

“Ha, I’ll release all the barriers. Try to capture him alive first.”

“Yes.”

Seonghyun, who was listening to their conversation, laughed in disbelief.

“Capture?”

Who was going to capture whom?

They were plotting to do something, those insignificant things that couldn’t even manage to capture him, let alone touch his clothes.

“Did you report to your boss?”

“Is our boss what you’re worried about? It’s us? We can handle you well enough…”

The warden froze in place before he could even finish his sentence.

The overwhelming and immense mana that was felt in that instant.

“Ma-Mana…”

It wasn’t a mistake.

He wondered if he felt this way because the mana of his subordinates, blocked by the barrier, poured out in an instant, but even if he combined all of their mana, it wouldn’t reach Seonghyun’s mana.

In the first place, comparing them was disrespectful.

“I’ll ask again. Did you report?”

“…”

The warden slowly sent an alarm to the boss to inform him of the emergency situation.

If he just pressed a button, a specific signal would reach the boss, so he would have noticed by now.

“If only the boss comes…”

Since the guard said he had reported, he was done with them.

“Then I’ll have to leave a gift for your boss.”

“…A gift? What nonsense…”

The chilling sensation felt from behind in that instant.

The warden slowly turned his head at the sensation that made all the hairs on his body stand on end.

“A sword…?”

A contradictory sword that felt both chilling and sacred at the same time.

That sword had appeared behind not only himself but all of his subordinates.

“A-Avoid it!!!”

It was obvious, but they couldn’t avoid it.

As if they had been recognized as targets, their trajectory was changing according to the movement of their bodies.

Not only that.

As soon as they realized that they had been recognized as the target of that sword, a pain that squeezed their hearts began to rush in.

“Kuh…Wh-What is this ridiculous…”

“The gift for your boss is your heads.”

When Seonghyun’s finger flicked once in the air, all the swords pierced the necks of the guards accurately and simultaneously.

Leaving behind the heads rolling on the floor, Seonghyun leaned against the wall and waited for the Red Eyes, who would appear in a little while.