I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 279

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“I, I’m out!”

“Padron is out!”

Padron, emerging from the gate, looked around with a slightly weary expression.

Everyone was gathered, curious to know how this subjugation would end.

There was no need to tell them anything separately.

The very fact that he himself walked out of the gate on two feet was the answer.

“I’m tired.”

“Understood.”

Reporters, who had been inching closer to the gate, fidgeting to get an interview with Padron, stepped back again at Padron’s single word of fatigue.

‘I have become stronger.’

He could exert the strongest power when he was by Sung Hyun’s side, but this time, Sung Hyun was not there.

The fact that he had dealt with a monster at the level of a 1st class gate boss alone in that situation was overwhelming.

‘But it wasn’t easy.’

The battle unfolded with the boss of the 1st class gate.

Padron, based on his endlessly manageable magic power, showed a figure that did not back down until the moment the battle ended.

The boss’s attacks were either completely ineffective or only inflicted very slight damage.

No fatal situation ever came.

However, that was also the case with Padron’s attacks.

Powerful but monotonous attacks, of course, showed tremendous power, but the disadvantage that the start of all attacks started from the body could not be solved.

“Will you take a rest right away?”

“Well, I don’t particularly need it… but I don’t want to worry about other things.”

“Understood. I’ll take care of the cleanup.”

“Okay. You suffer [Good luck with the cleanup].”

Through this battle, Padron was able to find out what he lacked more than anything else.

Even after that short sparring with Sung Hyun, he had a bit of a feeling, but this time he was able to figure it out to a visible level.

‘If the disadvantage is that I can only attack with my body…’

Padron, who had been consistently hardened after coming out of the gate, smiled.

‘I’ll make a stronger body.’

The already surpassed limit of humans.

There was no way it would be impossible to surpass a limit that had already been crossed once.

Padron left the place straight away for training disguised as rest, and the vice guild leader neatly cleaned up all the reporters and other crowds left at the scene.

“Ah. I have to tell him.”

Padron stopped in his place and took out his cell phone.

The place he contacted was none other than Lich.

“Lich. It’s me.”

“Your voice is clear?”

“Heh heh, it’s not bright, but what’s clear again? [A playful response, implying his voice isn’t energetic but understandable.]”

“Well, it’s like the voice of someone who has done something tiring but rewarding.”

“That’s right. I just finished subjugating the 4th class gate.”

Lich also knew that Padron had entered the gate.

Lich was also thinking of going out to subjugate the 4th class gate where casualties had occurred, but because Padron had entered first, he had not yet set out for subjugation.

“How was it?”

“It was a little different from the boss of the 1st class gate we faced. The power it had was similar, but the ability itself was relatively monotonous. Kim also said that, didn’t he? That it didn’t have any special abilities.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

The ability used by the monster at the level of the 1st class gate boss that Padron faced was exactly two things.

Absorption and reflection.

The ability to absorb and reflect the opponent’s attack as it is.

If it was the old Padron, it would have been a perfect match, but now that he can manage infinite magic power, it was eventually a stamina fight where the one who doesn’t get tired wins.

“Maybe if it was before, I would have been more miserably defeated than when I subjugated the 1st class gate back then.”

“You’re not feeling down, are you?”

“Hmph. I’m proud. Because it’s not now.”

“I knew it.”

“Then when does the subjugation start? Postponing it is not something the United States can ignore. We can’t entrust it to other top hunters.”

It’s not that they ignore other top hunters, but Padron and Lich, who have already embraced faith, have completely surpassed the limits of humans.

If other top hunters form a party and go out to subjugate, maybe they will be the ones who get subjugated.

“Now.”

“That’s cool. Tell me some heroic tales when you come out.”

“Okay.”

Sung Hyun subjugated the 4th class gate around noon that day.

Padron finished subjugating between noon and evening.

One more was added to the articles that had been plastered with the news of Sung Hyun and Padron’s subjugation until the evening.

With the news that Lich had also completed the subjugation of the 4th class gate.

In that way, one day after the 4th class gate appeared, 3 gates were subjugated, and the remaining subjugation was scheduled for tomorrow.

The first subjugation was none other than England.

Since Sung Hyun had blown the head of the monster he first subjugated in an instant, the subjugation in England did not take long either.

The chairman of the British Association greeted Sung Hyun, who had finished the subjugation in an instant, with a sigh of relief.

“Thank you so much. Hunter Kim Sung Hyun.”

“It’s nothing.”

While Sung Hyun was subjugating the 4th class gate, other places were not idle either.

Similarly, they sent upper-level hunters, but the results were the same.

They were just stamping their feet at the fact that even places like the United States and Russia restricted sending top hunters.

‘Now there are 5 left?’

There were hundreds, thousands of 4th class gates themselves, but among them, there were not many gates that were the same as the gates that had been subjugated.

Coincidentally, they only appeared in places with many strong hunters like the United States, Russia, and England.

“Padron said he would go to Germany… Lich said he would go to Japan…”

The next place Sung Hyun would head to was Egypt.

It was a place with bad memories, but it was not only a place with bad memories.

“I don’t know if you’ll need our strength, but please tell us anytime if you need it.”

“It’s okay. Then I’ll be on my way. There are more places to subjugate left.”

“Yes. Go carefully.”

There was no harm in subjugating quickly, so Sung Hyun left the place without taking a break or receiving compensation for it in England.

From England to Egypt.

“Hunter! It’s been a while.”

The one who was most pleased with the news that Sung Hyun had arrived was none other than Lotte.

For some reason, she was sending a more affectionate look than when they parted, and it felt like the person had become stickier.

“Yes. It’s been a while.”

“I didn’t know the hunter would come.”

“There aren’t many hunters who can come.”

“Thank you. Are you going right away?”

“Yes. Because there are more places to go left.”

“Then I’ll guide you.”

“Yes. Please.”

In fact, guidance was not necessary, but if he refused even the guidance, it seemed like Lotte would do something again, so he couldn’t refuse.

‘I can subjugate them all today.’

Even at a level where he can subjugate them very leisurely.

There was time to spare, but Sung Hyun was not the type to enjoy that spare time.

“Come back safe!”

Lotte escorted Sung Hyun to the gate and stayed there until Sung Hyun’s figure disappeared.

“Let’s subjugate quickly and go to the next place.”

The next place Sung Hyun would head to was France.

If he only subjugated the 4th class gate in Germany, the gates that Sung Hyun had to subjugate would be over, and that meant that there were no more special 4th class gates in this dimension.

“What are you trying to do to cause the 3rd class gates to overflow already…”

After that, he would have to prepare for the overflow of the 3rd class gates.

Fortunately, the 5th class gates overflowed first.

If the 1st class gates had overflowed, the Egypt he visited now would not have even a trace left.

Even at this moment, Inhwan and Sangyeon, and many others, would be preparing for the overflow of the 3rd class gates.

Looking at Padron’s actions, it seemed like he had properly listened to Sung Hyun’s request.

“You are the vessel…”

The monster’s voice coming from the front.

“Yeah. I’m the vessel.”

Sung Hyun’s answer was not the answer he wanted to hear.

In fact, there was not even a being left to listen to in the first place.

Ah, he said that even if his head fell off, some consciousness would remain, so maybe he could have heard this answer.

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“Hah…”

Only heavy breathing could be heard inside the gate.

Occasionally, some noise could be heard, but it was no different from what they had been watching from before.

Things like familiar noises to the agent and those living in this dimension.

Without anyone’s interference, the agent was able to successfully use the 48 hours entirely to manage magic power and was able to achieve what they had initially aimed for.

“Now it’s over.”

Now there is only one thing left.

Bringing the vessel to this place.

No special prior work was needed.

It was a success if he just came into this gate and approached this place created by the agent.

“He held out longer than I thought.”

The children who headed to the 4th class gate.

All of them played their roles better than anyone else, but there was only one thing that bothered them.

The reason why they were able to hold out for so long was not because the children did well.

He expected the vessel to be strong, of course, but the existence of other humans who exceeded expectations was a little worrying.

“It’s not my worry.”

Anyway, if they succeed in suppressing the vessel, that’s the end.

Once the work of shaking off the outdated children and recovering their magic power is over, the power of the vessel and the owner of this dimension will all change.

“Now… I have to bring it here.”

Is the sky taking the agent’s side?

Bringing the vessel to this place was not difficult either.

How long had he been waiting for this day?

He wasn’t the type of monster who enjoyed killing, but when he saw the results that fit perfectly into the plate he had set up like this, there was no greater joy than this.

“Anyway, they will become the property of the father…”

He just had to do things enough to stimulate the vessel’s mood.

The agent looked back at everything one last time to see if anything was wrong and if the amount of magic power was appropriate, and then went out through the exit of the gate.

“Huh? Excuse me. Wasn’t it our turn now?”

“Yes? That’s right, why?”

“Over there…”

The opened gate was being used as a hobby place for the lowest level hunters.

Originally, they had a main job, but they sometimes earned pocket money and thought of exercising, so it felt like they were enjoying intense sports.

The entry order was all determined because it was a format of paying a certain fee to the association and renting it for a certain time, but a person they had never seen before appeared from inside the gate.

“Ha… it seems like another hunter who doesn’t know anything has come in.”

“Tsk, not even a beggar… Excuse me! If you want to use this gate, you have to apply separately, you know?”

But no matter how much they said, there was no answer.

He was just looking down at them with a blank expression.

“W, what are you going to do if you look like that?”

“Humans are interesting after all.”

“What… is he crazy? Go away quickly. Otherwise…”

“I don’t think you know very well, so don’t say too much. Would you like to join our club if you’re okay? You can earn pocket money and exercise…”

The last words were not continued.

The answer was soon revealed whether he didn’t continue it or couldn’t.

“W, what is…”

“Quickly, quickly contact the association…!”

A round sphere that fell to the ground.

It fell so helplessly that it made him wonder if a ball had flown from somewhere.

The person who had been joking and laughing with each other until just now was only making a sound of boiling liquid with a lost focus.

“Fifteen… that’s enough.”

The agent sent everyone except one to the same place.

If they were going to enjoy it, they should enjoy it together there.

“And you…”

A lowly race looking up at him on his knees on the floor with eyes consumed by fear.

The agent smiled as if he couldn’t ask for more and made something with his hand and flew it into the man’s mouth.

“Deliver exactly what you saw now. Even where I’m going back to.”

The man’s eyes, which had been eaten by fear and had at least a minimum of vitality, turned into a cloudy light as soon as something entered his mouth, and he stood up from his seat, nodded, and turned around.

“I’ll see you soon. Vessel.”