I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 162

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“…Those are complete bastards.”

“I completely agree. I’ve never seen such vile insects.”

And they weren’t even finished talking.

There was still the explanation about the vice-chairman’s identity and the terror that had occurred.

“The vice-chairman of the American Association was a key member of that organization.”

“Ha, I can see the whole picture. The organization’s goal is to eliminate all powerless ordinary people, and they needed the vice-chairman’s power for that. But then suddenly, Seonghyun, you showed up and messed things up.”

“It seems like something similar happened a long time ago.”

Seonghyun nodded in response to Sangyeon’s words.

“That’s right. That hunter who was called the Lich’s rival.”

“Your girlfriend’s rival?”

“…”

“Ah, I get it. Why are you so serious? Anyway, so what happened?”

“I handed over the Red Eyes who kidnapped my mother and sister to the parents of the victims from that previous incident, and I killed the vice-chairman.”

“You killed him? Good job!”

“Excellent decision.”

It seemed quite insensitive for kids who were only 21 years old to be talking about killing someone.

“But what about the chairman?”

“Right. There’s no way the chairman wouldn’t have known that 130,000 lives were at stake and that the vice-chairman was involved. Was there anything else?”

Sangyeon also seemed much sharper than before.

Whatever changes had occurred in that short period, he looked a bit different from the hunter who only desired combat.

“The chairman will now work for me.”

“Wow, as expected. Dealing with the chairman of the American Association would have caused more harm than good.”

“I agree. Just the fact that he condoned the vice-chairman’s actions tells you what kind of person he is. It’s easier to have someone you can control and use.”

‘As expected, there was no need to worry.’

Whatever the influence, Sangyeon was clearly much different than before.

That clearly meant he had grown.

“More importantly, are there any injured people right now?”

“They’re gathered downstairs. They’re not seriously injured, so they’re all gathered, saying they’ll participate in the subjugation no matter what.”

“How many hours until the subjugation?”

Inhwan checked his watch and answered, holding up his fingers.

“Two hours left. It’s almost time to leave.”

“They don’t know I’m here yet, right?”

“Of course not. I didn’t even know because you suddenly appeared.”

“I need to finish healing everyone before we leave.”

“Oh, and the number of people has increased quite a bit this time.”

“Really?”

Inhwan handed Seonghyun a document with the guild roster.

Compared to the number he originally knew, the number of people had increased to almost double.

“Since our guild had the least damage after the barrier was strengthened, and it became known that you were active in America, we’ve had a lot more applicants. Some people are transferring from other guilds too.”

After speaking, Seonghyun got up from his seat, and Inhwan and Sangyeon followed him.

The floor below where Inhwan was working.

The injured people were covered in patches and bandages, the best they could do on their own.

“Ugh! No, not there, a little higher.”

“Here?”

“Yeah, yeah. There.”

“Tsk, I told you not to overdo it.”

“Hehe, what can I do? I’m getting married soon, so I have to get a house, even if it’s just a rental.”

These kinds of guild members were not uncommon.

In the early days when the barrier was strengthened, the people who were seriously injured were now at the point where their wounds were starting to heal and turn into scars.

“What kind of scars are these…”

“Haha, aren’t they all scars of glory?”

Still, no one was discouraged.

The wounds from the past had become scars, remaining as badges, and the pain from that time had become memories, remaining as drinking stories.

“More importantly, today’s subjugation…”

The man who was talking while the guild member was putting a patch on his back suddenly stopped talking.

“…Why? What’s wrong?”

With a look on his face as if he had seen a ghost, the guild member also looked behind him.

“I, It’s the Guild Master!!”

With that one shout, all the voices encouraging each other disappeared.

And soon, everyone’s eyes began to focus on where the man who shouted was looking.

“Guild Master!”

“The Guild Master is back!”

Anyone would think they were welcoming someone who had been away for years.

“Everyone seems to be doing well. It’s been a while.”

Seonghyun briefly looked around at the guild members.

The scars left on their bodies were nowhere to be seen.

Only a complete team encouraging each other was visible.

“Today, we have subjugations of 4-star and 3-star gates, right?”

Seonghyun waved his hand in the air as he spoke.

Then, a faint light began to fill the air.

At the same time, the pain that seemed like it would last a lifetime disappeared so cleanly that they couldn’t even remember it.

“H, Healing…”

“Hah, even the scars disappeared…?”

Everyone was wondering and grateful.

“I’m going to change the schedule a bit. The 4-star gate subjugation will proceed as planned, but the 3-star gate subjugation will be changed to a 2-star gate subjugation.”

“W, What? We’re going to a 2-star gate?”

Inhwan was also hearing this for the first time, so he was surprised and asked Seonghyun again.

There was quite a difference between 3-star and 2-star gates, so it was understandable that Inhwan was worried.

It wasn’t confidence.

Nor was it a certainty that he could protect them all.

He just had no thoughts.

Like how people don’t think, ‘I can eat rice,’ when they eat rice.

“And I will personally accompany the 2-star gate.”

“The Guild Master personally…”

“A subjugation with a top-tier hunter.”

The hunters who had participated in subjugating a 2-star gate before were not here.

They were now the raid leaders who were directly leading the 3-star gate subjugations, and this time Seonghyun was taking on that role instead, so the guild members who had never worked with Seonghyun before participated in this subjugation.

“Is everyone feeling okay?”

“Yes!!!!”

A shout filled with energy was heard, and Seonghyun smiled lightly and said.

“Let’s go. Let’s go kill some monsters.”

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It wasn’t difficult to schedule the 2-star gate subjugation.

Coincidentally, Park Yeon-seok’s Asu Guild had the closest subjugation schedule, and the deal to obtain the gate was very simple.

‘E, Elixir, Elixir!’

‘Then, we’ll go to this 2-star gate subjugation?’

‘Haha! Of course! Just say the word! Equipment? Manpower? We’ll support you with everything!’

They had obtained an elixir, an item that couldn’t be obtained with money alone, so it was understandable that they were ecstatic.

“First, you are all people who have successfully subjugated the existing 3-star gates. Even if those gates have mutated.”

All the guild members were looking at Seonghyun with determined eyes.

“This time, we are entering a 2-star gate. The strength of each monster is different from that of a 3-star, so just be moderately nervous. Everyone knows who is behind you, right?”

“Yes!!!”

For those who risk their lives in every subjugation, there was only one thing that mattered most.

Their own strength? Good equipment? Or the presence of a strong hunter? No.

It was having someone they could completely trust and rely on.

And if that hunter was one of the top-tier hunters representing Korea.

Also, if they were the possessor of a unique healing ability, everyone knew what their morale would be without having to explain it.

“Then, shall we go?”

“Yes!!”

The reason Seonghyun brought them to the 2-star gate was simple.

It was just for them.

Looking at the value of the crystals that came out of the 2-star gate, it was actually an insignificant amount for Seonghyun.

And so, they entered the interior of the 2-star gate.

A similar environment to the gate they had entered with the guild members before unfolded.

“I won’t step in, so you can start.”

No one was embarrassed by the words that he wouldn’t step in.

Rather, they began to be wary of their surroundings as if they had wanted this.

‘…Is it that dungeon again.’

It had never happened before that the same dungeon appeared.

However, this scenery, along with the energy felt from the floor, was similar to when they had subjugated the 2-star gate together, no, it was perfectly identical.

“…Why can’t I see any monsters?”

“Don’t let your guard down, this is a 2-star gate.”

“Are they ambushing us?”

Opinions were exchanged, and Seonghyun sat down on the sand dune right next to them, watching this scene with a smile and said.

“Everyone, be careful of the floor.”

“The floor…?”

As soon as Seonghyun finished speaking, the floor began to rumble.

And soon, a bug with a huge mouth appeared.

“W, What is that!”

“G, Get in formation!”

“Just be careful of the mouth!”

The embarrassment ended quickly.

Regardless of how strong the opponent was, they were already experienced veterans.

They knew better than anyone that embarrassment was death, so as soon as the bug appeared, they began to exchange information about what to be careful of and where the weaknesses seemed to be.

“The wrinkles between the skin seem weak!”

“It’s only big, but it’s slow! It’s better to focus on dodging than attacking!”

It was the same even when an unidentified liquid began to spew out of the bug’s mouth.

“I, Is it poison? Be careful!”

It seemed to be progressing quite well.

The appearance of a monster stronger than the monsters they had faced so far was giving them a different reason than the subjugation that had only given them a reason to make a living.

“Hehe! It’s nothing?!”

“It spews poison every 10 seconds! Just be careful of that and kill it!!”

Of course, this wasn’t everything.

Like the gate at that time, monsters were approaching from behind those high sand dunes.

“I’ve changed a lot since then too.”

Compared to that time when Inhwan could have been lost if he made a mistake, Seonghyun had become much stronger.

Unlike then, Seonghyun immediately grasped the location of all the creatures in this gate as soon as he stepped into this gate.

Like then, the energy of one monster waiting alone in the back and other monsters existing behind the highest sand dune.

“I won’t allow any interference.”

Before they could even show themselves on the sand dune, Seonghyun looked at the dune and manipulated his magic power.

Meanwhile, the monsters who had sent their pets to greet the humans were climbing the sand dune, expecting what kind of spectacle would unfold by now.

“How dare mere humans.”

Until an unidentified sword appeared in the air.

“L, Leader! T, There…”

“Hmm?”

What on earth is that?

The yellow swords that filled the sky, blocking the view more than the blue sky, were all pointing their blades at them.

As if to say that if they came any closer, they would be greeted as they were.

“W, What should we do?”

The leader grabbed the nape of the monster who had asked him the question and threw it over the dune.

“…”

A sword flew towards that monster, but no screams were heard.

Nor was there any report.

That they had died without even screaming from just one sword.

“Standby.”

“Yes? But…”

“The chieftain will take care of it. Then that sword will disappear too. Wait until then.”

“Yes, I understand.”

But they never showed themselves on the sand dune.