I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 151

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The Grade 2 Gate subjugation scheduled by Lich was set for the very next day. As planned, Lich hired Seonghyun as a mercenary but didn’t appear at the subjugation site.

The hunters from the Association guarding the gate seemed to have been informed by Lich, as they didn’t express any doubts and cleared the way.

“I need to adjust the time a bit, right?”

Even though I’ve become stronger than before, I needed to spend at least an hour inside the Grade 2 Gate.

There was no point in revealing my true strength prematurely.

“So, Grade 2 Gates are nothing now.”

In fact, they weren’t that difficult even the first time I subjugated one.

Now, the number of believers [referring to the swords controlled by Seonghyun’s magic] has increased even more than back then, so I can handle a lot more swords.

“First, I need to go inside that gate…”

The presence of monsters began to be felt nearby.

Judging from their wary behavior and the fact that they weren’t concealing their presence, this Grade 2 Gate was likely one where monsters purely seeking power appeared.

Seonghyun stood still in the spot where he first stepped into the gate and unleashed his magic power.

Hundreds of swords appeared in the air in an instant.

The swords, now numbering close to 1000, waited for Seonghyun’s command behind him.

“Kill them all.”

The moment the swords reacted to Seonghyun’s magic power, the wary gazes felt around him instantly turned to fear.

The monsters purely seeking power felt fear.

They were running away faster than expected, but as they became the target of the swords, they began to groan, rolling on the ground due to the effects of the stigma [a mark or sign of disgrace or infamy] that were applied simultaneously.

“Kieeng!”

“Kuaaak!!”

It seemed they weren’t of a single species, as various groans were heard.

Among them were sounds that resembled human groans.

“It’s that way.”

The place where the most massive magic power was felt among them.

Seonghyun, who accurately grasped not only the direction but also the exact location, combined the swords that had finished clearing the surrounding monsters into one.

“Is this the first time using it in a real battle?”

Meanwhile, the boss monster of the Grade 2 Gate was evacuating the villagers from an unidentified attack.

“Everyone, move over there!!”

As if the groans Seonghyun had heard weren’t false, these were clearly humans.

The magnitude of the power felt was immeasurable.

But what was even more surprising was that this power gave off a feeling very similar to the god they served.

“Why, why are we facing this trial…!!”

The hundreds of swords floating in the sky made it impossible to deny that today was the village’s last day.

They had been offering sacrifices to the god regularly and had never acted against the teachings.

But why?

“Keuheok!!”

Then, a pain that felt like a strike to the heart was felt.

The hundreds of swords floating in the sky disappeared without a trace, and a giant sword floated in the air.

Aimed as if targeting himself.

“A, aa…”

Barely trembling, he looked around, barely able to turn his head due to the pain.

Why did the swords that were tracking all the villagers suddenly merge into one?

He hoped it was a misunderstanding.

He wanted to think that these swords had gathered solely to deal with him.

“Oh, God…”

No sound was heard.

He wondered if he had gone deaf, but that was definitely not the case.

Because he could hear his heart beating wildly now.

The screams and groans that had sounded like the end of the world just a moment ago were no longer heard.

Everyone was already collapsed on the floor, bleeding.

Without leaving a single living creature.

“Heo, heoh…”

Nothing but a hollow laugh came out.

The time it took for this to happen was only a few minutes.

Now, all hope had completely disappeared.

The only thing he could wish for in this situation was for this intense pain in his heart to disappear.

And to go to the side of the villagers as soon as possible.

“It’s a relief…”

Perhaps it had recognized his last wish before death.

As he closed and opened his eyes once, the pain in his heart completely disappeared.

And soon, his vision gradually blurred.

“H…Human?”

Seonghyun, who had come a little deeper to grasp the location of another Grade 2 Gate that would appear soon, checked all the fallen corpses.

“This is definitely a human…”

Just by looking at the appearance and the type of magic power felt, it was human.

The attire was very similar to the era of the Felian Kingdom he had gone to in order to overcome the previous trials.

“Since they were inside the gate, they are monsters.”

There was no need to weaken his resolve.

Everything inside the gate was an enemy.

There was no need to hesitate just because they were of the same race.

“As expected, it was here.”

At that moment when his thoughts were about to become complicated, the corpse of this gate’s boss disappeared, and a gate appeared on top of it.

When he entered the gate, a space appeared with nothing but a white background.

“Congratulations on reaching my thoughts.”

The voice that was heard felt like it was being transmitted directly to the brain rather than the ears.

It was impossible to tell where it was coming from at all.

“From now on, you can ask me three things. If I like the questions, you will be qualified to have my legacy.”

“Questions? Not answers?”

“Yes, but if I am not satisfied, you will not be able to leave this place.”

“…”

Usually, in this situation, the other side asks questions and you give answers that they like, but this voice was now demanding that he ask questions.

“Now, start asking questions.”

There was no time to be flustered by the unexpected development.

What questions should he ask?

What questions could satisfy that voice?

‘…No.’

Seonghyun didn’t know the owner of that voice.

What kind of person they were, whether they were even human.

If he became too conscious of it, it would definitely backfire.

“I don’t intend to give you much time. Start asking questions.”

“What is the owner of the gate?”

“Hmm? Gate? Gate, you say…”

The voice already seemed interested.

From the start, it seemed like it didn’t even know what Seonghyun was talking about when he said ‘gate.’

“What is a gate?”

“A passage that connects a place where monsters exist with another place.”

“Ah, you mean a supply route.”

“…Supply route?”

“To answer your question, the owner of the supply route is, literally, those in charge of supplying. By the way, that’s interesting. A human is aware of the existence of supply routes.”

The first question seemed to have satisfied it quite a bit.

It seemed quite surprised that he knew a level of knowledge that the human race itself couldn’t possess.

“Oho…come to think of it, you have a special power. A power forbidden to humans.”

“A power forbidden to humans? Who forbade it?”

“Is that also a question?”

“Yes. I need to know this.”

“Unfortunately, I cannot tell you.”

“What?”

“But I can give you a hint. Think about it logically, who would be displeased when that power is used.”

“Are you saying that this power has an owner?”

“You’re quite a quick-witted human. That’s right.”

His head was getting more and more complicated.

According to the voice’s answer, this healing ability has an owner, and that owner did not allow humans to use the power because they were displeased.

“Now, the last question. Begin.”

What question should he ask?

Who is the owner of this power?

Or why didn’t they allow the power to be used?

Or is the one who is called the owner of that power still displeased?

‘No, something more fundamental than that.’

“Do you know why I regressed?”

“…Regression? Regression, you say?”

Only the voice was heard, but if he had been facing it, it was a voice that would have been quite flustered.

“Yes, why did I regress? Can you answer?”

“That…I don’t know either. From the start, I didn’t even know that you had regressed. It’s a shame, if it were my legacy, I would have been able to figure it out.”

“If you don’t know, it can’t be helped. So, were you satisfied with my questions?”

“No, I was not satisfied.”

“What?”

“You didn’t even give a proper answer, so it would be rude to even evaluate whether I was satisfied. Congratulations. You are qualified to take my legacy.”

The voice no longer heard as if it had accomplished all its purpose.

After the voice disappeared, the white background began to gather at one point.

“A key?”

Is that key the legacy that the voice spoke of?

As he reached out to grab the key, the key flew into Seonghyun’s heart.

The key flew as if to pierce through, and it was embedded in Seonghyun’s heart.

But no pain was felt at all.

At the same time, a window appeared in the air.

[Open: Piercing Eye]

[Piercing Eye: An eye that sees through truth and lies, good and evil. You can distinguish all truths, all good intentions and malice. You can grasp the origin and essence of everything.]

“It’s not an ability related to combat, but…”

This was also an amazing ability.

According to the voice, the ability given to Seonghyun has a separate owner.

And if they were giving such an ability, that owner would probably be an inhuman being.

If he could see through their origins and essence, it would definitely be of great help.

“But why did they give a forbidden ability? Did that owner create the regression?”

If so, he was constantly curious about what their intention was and whether they were still displeased.

“Let’s get out of here for now. I don’t know when the gate will disappear.”

In the place where the key disappeared, a crack leading out was rippling.

Seonghyun, who was about to pass through the crack, stopped in front of the crack and looked around the now darkened background and said.

“I don’t know who you are, but…I will use the legacy you left behind meaningfully.”

As he came out of the crack, a crystal that had fallen on the floor greeted Seonghyun.

“As expected, this is also a purple crystal.”

When he took out the crystal he was carrying, it instantly absorbed the crystal from the Grade 2 Gate.

Then, a window appeared again in front of Seonghyun’s eyes.

Content that he had forgotten for a very short time.

[You can create a gate with an owner for Grade 4 and Grade 3 Gates.]

[If you do not encounter the owner of the gate within 72 hours, the owner of the gate will directly reveal themselves outside the crack.]

“So, instead of the gate appearing, I’m creating it myself.”

Anyway, no matter where the gate appeared, as long as he had Gangrim and Department Head Cha’s ability, the distance wouldn’t be a problem.

The gate seemed to know this already.

“Hunter Kim!”

At that moment, Department Head Cha’s voice was heard.

“What’s going on?”

“You need to get out of the gate quickly. Something happened.”

“Something?”

“That group…they directly started something.”

“That group, could it be…”

“Yes. A terrorist attack has begun.”

Something that hadn’t happened in the past.

The process up to that point hadn’t changed much.

Seonghyun had stolen the gate just the day before, so there shouldn’t have been enough time to carry out a terrorist attack.

That meant they had already finished preparing for the terrorist attack.

“I understand. Let’s get out of here for now.”

Seonghyun left the other monster crystals scattered on the floor as they were and ran straight out of the gate.