Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 332

“Mr. Lee Han?!”

“Yes? Huh? Did I make a mistake??”

Lee Han looked worried. He quickly checked the fallen knight from head to toe.

First, he healed the deep cuts. Then, he gave him a potion to help him recover.

‘It seems like I did everything right, didn’t I?’

‘Did I miss something?’

“No… no. You know healing magic? You shouldn’t use healing magic so carelessly…” Priest Mehred said.

Priest Mehred examined the wounds. The wounds were deep, but they were healed very well. Priest Mehred was surprised and didn’t need to give any advice.

‘Good heavens!’

“…I’m sorry! I didn’t know you could do so much.”

“Ah, no. I used it because it was urgent, but normally…” Lee Han wasn’t very confident in his healing magic.

Unlike other magic, one mistake could make the patient worse. He felt worried. He only acted so quickly because it was an emergency.

“Shouldn’t we bring the injured people out?”

“That’s why we need to go in as a group to bring them out.”

“I know that, but why are you giving the orders?”

“So, you’re saying you’ll do it?”

“It would be better to go in separately than to waste time arguing like this.”

“If you go in first and make a mistake, the people behind will be in danger. If you want to go in separately, follow behind us.”

The adventurers mumbled, feeling uneasy. They knew many injured people needed help, but they didn’t trust each other.

Most of the monsters were gone, but it was still a dungeon. Going in with a group of strangers could cause problems and lead to losses.

“Wait a minute. Aren’t you the one who defeated the Ghoul King last time?” one of the adventurers asked. He recognized Lee Han, who was using healing magic.

Lee Han was about to stop healing, but he paused when he heard this.

“No…”

“That’s right! It’s the mage! I’ve heard a lot about you from Gu Bon. He said we would have died in the dungeon if it weren’t for you!”

“It wasn’t that much…”

“It would be better if the mage led us! I think that would be better!”

“That’s right!!”

Lee Han wanted to say that they shouldn’t trust someone who had only been an adventurer for less than six months. But Baishada and Gu Esse whispered to him.

“It might be better to agree,” Baishada said.

“If you don’t, the adventurers won’t work together. This is an emergency…” Gu Esse added.

Lee Han thought, ‘Why me?’ But there was no time to argue. He sighed and shouted to the adventurers.

“Listen! I am the mage who defeated the Ghoul King, a mage of the Wodanaz family! Follow me, everyone! I will guide you with the power of great magic!”

“Wo… Waaah!!”

“As expected of the mage!!”

“Who is that person?”

“Didn’t you see him using magic just now?”

“Isn’t he too young?”

“I heard that mages can change their appearance with magic.”

Only about a third of them knew what Lee Han had done. The rest cheered, thinking he must be a great mage because everyone else said so.

‘If he’s a mage, he must be good!’ one thought.

‘He’s better than that jerk,’ another thought.

The adventurers who knew about Lee Han were excited. The others were still unsure. Lee Han knew this, but he didn’t care.

‘Just do what needs to be done,’ he thought.

“Eyes, see in the dark!” Lee Han called out.

Suddenly, he pointed his staff at one adventurer and magic light flashed. The adventurer blinked, surprised.

The other adventurers looked confused. Were they next? What was Lee Han doing?

Then, Lee Han started saying the words again, “Eyes, see in the dark. Eyes, see in the dark…”

“!!!!”

“Wow!”

Blue light glowed around all of them, one by one. The adventurers gasped.

“He’s doing it for everyone!” someone shouted.

“Amazing! He’s giving us all night vision!” another cried.

The adventurers now understood why mages were so respected.

‘So that’s why mages are treated so well…!’ one thought.

‘I understand why Gu Bon praised him so much,’ another thought.

“Let’s go! I’ll cast the next spell while moving! Feet, make the earth quick!” Lee Han shouted as he moved towards the dungeon entrance.

The adventurers, who had been standing still, shouted as if they were under a spell.

“Follow the mage!”

“Protect the mage!!”

The adventurers quickly gathered and followed Lee Han into the dungeon.

Baishada watched and muttered, “This is real magic.”

“Don’t move! Your wounds will get worse!”

“It’s better to get out of here than to stay here…” The injured tried to get up.

Staying there meant facing more monsters, drawn by the smell of blood. It was better to leave.

“Everyone stay still! Light, appear!”

“!!!!”

Lee Han made a ball of light float and stuck it to the ceiling. Then, he entered the large underground cavern.

Rocks were scattered everywhere, and dust filled the air. The walls of the cavern were cracked and broken, like a giant had smashed them. The monsters were gone, but the injured adventurers were lying on the floor, groaning.

‘Damn it. I don’t want to use healing magic,’ Lee Han thought with a grimace.

“Arise, emotions! Space, be recognized!” he said.

As he used Emotion Recognition Magic and Space Recognition Magic, he knew the condition of each injured person. Lee Han looked for the most seriously injured and ran to them.

‘Please let them be wounds that I can heal!’ he hoped.

Most of the injuries were from fighting. If they were cuts and gashes, Lee Han could handle it.

“Attach! Heal!”

After giving first aid, Lee Han shouted, “Bring the potions!”

“Mage! Can this person drink the potion?” an adventurer asked.

“Wait a moment! Heal the major injuries before giving it to them!” Lee Han replied.

Potions helped injuries heal faster. It was a safe method, but with many serious injuries, a potion would only weaken the effect. The best way was to heal the worst injuries with magic first, then use the potion to heal the minor ones.

“How can you be so fast…?” someone wondered.

“The injured should be quiet!” Lee Han said.

Lee Han finished helping the injured person and handed them over to the adventurers. They put the injured person on a stretcher and rushed them away.

‘Enhancement magic????’ The injured knight blinked.

The adventurers were moving too fast. It must be magic or a special item. ‘Are they all…?? What is this? I’ve never seen these people before??’

At first, he thought a famous group of adventurers had arrived. But their equipment didn’t match. If they were using magic on ordinary adventurers, that didn’t make sense. It was like a group of bored mages had come for a picnic.

“Cough, cough. Wait. Mage,” the knight said, grabbing Lee Han’s wrist. Lee Han was annoyed and almost slapped him.

‘If you’re injured, stay still,’ he thought.

Seeing the injured person moving and bleeding made him angry. ‘Is this why Professor Alcasis became so mean?’

“What is it? Let go of my hand,” Lee Han said.

“Heal the young knights first… heal the young knights first. I’m worried about your magic…” The knight knew mages had limited magic.

He was worried that if he was healed first, the young knights wouldn’t get help. Lee Han ignored him.

“Stay still. Heal!”

“No… cough.”

“I said stay still! Hey! First aid is done, take him up!” Lee Han ordered.

Two adventurers picked up the knight and rushed him away. “Dange… dangerous… Doing this in a dungeon…?” the knight muttered.

He didn’t know which dungeon this was, but moving so carelessly was dangerous. If monsters were hiding, there could be an accident. But the path was very bright.

The knight looked up at the ceiling. Balls of light were placed everywhere. “…?”

Baishada had liked Lee Han since he chose the Shadow Patrol. Now, she liked him even more. He was healing everyone and making the dungeon safe. She was certain that no other mage was so dedicated.

-Grrrr!

Baishada and Gu Esse quickly aimed their bows at the path below. That was why they were there – to protect Lee Han while he healed.

“Move, poison!” Lee Han pulled the poison from the knight’s wound and shot it away.

“Be shot!”

-Crelelelek!

The monster writhed on the floor. Baishada, Gu Esse, and Nilia stared at Lee Han in shock and shouted, “Focus on healing magic!!”

“You can focus on healing magic!!”

“Focus on healing magic!”

Lee Han healed another knight and sent him away. As the cavern became empty, Lee Han sighed in relief. ‘Somehow it worked out.’

He had been worried, but he was lucky. If nothing else happened, they could leave soon.

“Mage! Support has arrived!” an adventurer reported.

“Support? That’s good,” Lee Han said.

“Did the priests come? Which order’s priests are they?”

“No. There are so many injured that the priests can’t handle it all.”

“Then?”

“They called professional healing mages.”

“That’s a relief. That’s good,” Lee Han said.

It was faster to call the healing mages than to find priests. Usually, healing mages worked in groups. If there were many injured, one mage couldn’t do it alone. Now that the healing mages had arrived, everything would be fine. Even if Lee Han made mistakes, the healing mages would fix them.

“Thank you. Mage. Sniff…”

“Last one! All done. Let’s go up!” Lee Han shouted.

Everyone cheered and got ready to leave. “You’ve worked hard, Mage!”

“The knights owe their lives to you, Mage!”

Everyone was cheering, but Nilia looked worried. Lee Han asked, “Is there something you’re worried about?”

“You said they called professional healing mages, right?” Nilia asked.

“I did?”

“…Doesn’t that mean anything to you? Really?”