I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 181

181

To reach the mutated area, Sung-hyun first needed to deal with all the Mana Beasts from the existing Rank 2 Gate. He looked around after entering the Gate.

“The numbers haven’t decreased much.”

All the Mana Beasts that the guild members had subjugated from the Rank 2 Gate were just the insect-type Mana Beasts, their pets.

The number of Mana Beasts called warriors had either increased or remained the same.

Moreover, the Mana Beasts were scattered all over the place.

He thought they would be clustered together since they formed a tribe, but seeing them spread out, it seemed like they had gone out hunting.

“I have no choice.”

This wasn’t the time to conserve his strength.

He needed to quickly eliminate all the Mana Beasts here and head to the mutated area.

Sung-hyun was about to summon Number 1 but stopped.

In a situation where so many Mana Beasts were scattered everywhere, which ability would be the most efficient?

“Nothing is as efficient as In-hwan’s ability.”

The light that was about to become Number 1 transformed into a different figure according to Sung-hyun’s will.

Although the face wasn’t visible, the height and build closely resembled In-hwan.

“Use the strongest one to deal with all the Mana Beasts on the opposite side.”

The summoned creature nodded and began to concentrate Mana.

It used the same ability as In-hwan, but without the Mana limitations.

Unlike In-hwan, who needed to borrow Mana from Sung-hyun, the summoned creature didn’t need that process at all.

Thanks to this, it began to summon faster and more powerful blue flames than In-hwan.

“W-Wait a minute!!”

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind, and when he turned around, the boss of the Rank 2 Gate was rushing towards Sung-hyun with a desperate expression.

At that moment, a question suddenly arose in Sung-hyun’s mind.

Did they even know that this Gate had mutated?

“O-Misunderstanding! It’s a misunderstanding!!”

From the way he spoke, it seemed like he knew.

But what was the misunderstanding?

“T-This isn’t my doing! We couldn’t help it either…”

“Where is the path to that place?”

“T-That…”

The boss couldn’t bring himself to speak.

There was no way to stop the Gate from mutating in the first place, so there was no way he would know the path to that place.

“B-But if we cooperate, we can find it quickly…”

Unfortunately, the boss couldn’t continue his sentence.

A severed head cannot make a sound.

“With this much blood, I think they’ll react…”

The summoned creature had already started throwing blue fireballs like crazy towards the opposite side of Sung-hyun’s destination, and as if recognizing this blood scent, movements of Mana began to be felt in the direction Sung-hyun was heading.

Moreover, the movements of Mana felt quite ominous.

As if they had realized that their king had died.

“…A Mana Beast that isn’t even a boss…”

It was extremely unpleasant.

The fact that a mere Rank 2 Gate Mana Beast was baring its fangs.

He was so dumbfounded by the fact that a Mana Beast, not even a boss, was exuding such hostility that he couldn’t even laugh.

“Still, it’s a relief. At least they’re not being annoying.”

Perhaps enraged, the Mana Beasts that had gone out hunting were starting to gather.

Of course, he had no intention of waiting.

Every minute and second was precious to Sung-hyun.

“Clear out everything on the opposite side while I take care of this side.”

At Sung-hyun’s words, the summoned creature bowed its head, and Sung-hyun headed towards the main camp of the gathering Mana Beasts.

The number of Mana he could sense was at least over 200.

The number of pet insect-type Mana Beasts had decreased slightly to less than 100, but the number of Mana Beasts called warriors was slightly over 100.

Of course, numbers meant nothing to Sung-hyun.

Unless it exceeded the number of those who had faith in him.

——————————————–

“W-What is that…?”

“Is that the mutated Rank 2 Gate boss…?”

“M-Monster, it’s a monster…”

The guild members who arrived on the sand dune instantly lost their will to fight after seeing what Sang-yeon had seen.

They were quite far away, and the guild members couldn’t sense the boss’s Mana, but what they saw before them now was like an army.

“How can we deal with something like that…”

“Surely each one of those isn’t stronger than the bugs we fought…?”

“N-No way.”

The boss that emerged from the red Gate felt like watching an ancient king.

The Mana Beasts were carrying a huge chair on their backs and shoulders, and the boss sitting arrogantly on it looked as if he was being recognized as having noble blood.

“Sang-yeon. Do you see it?”

Sang-yeon, who was closely examining the approaching Mana Beasts, frowned and said.

“Something is strange. I see Mana Beasts that shouldn’t be appearing in a Rank 2 Gate. I also see the insect-type Mana Beasts that the guild members fought earlier.”

“Wait, that’s definitely the boss we dealt with in the Rank 3 Gate last time, right? And that’s the boss we dealt with last week…”

No matter how he looked at it, it was strange.

Sang-yeon had been the most active in subjugating Gates recently, and all the Mana Beasts he saw now were familiar.

“Huh? That’s the Mana Beast I killed.”

“Y-Yeah, that’s right. That’s the Mana Beast I dealt with.”

The guild members felt the same way.

They were getting closer, and they could see it in their field of vision. Familiar Mana Beasts began to appear in that army.

It could have been the same type of Mana Beast, but it felt different.

Just like humans, who are the same species but have vastly different appearances, the same was true for Mana Beasts.

“…I think…we’ve met the wrong opponent.”

“What do you mean?”

In-hwan seemed to have guessed something.

“All those Mana Beasts right now are Mana Beasts that the guild members, you, and I have dealt with or remember dealing with.”

“Yeah. It’s not a mistake.”

“That boss…seems to have the ability to summon the Mana Beasts we killed.”

“…”

The compatibility was bad.

The number of Mana Beasts that the guild members, Sang-yeon, and In-hwan had dealt with was countless.

As proof, even as the boss approached, Mana Beasts continued to appear from the red Gate.

Now, there were more Mana Beasts in their field of vision than sand.

The number of Mana Beasts, exceeding hundreds and approaching thousands, froze even the guild members, Sang-yeon, and In-hwan, who had already killed them once.

Was this what they meant by a zerg rush [an overwhelming attack using sheer numbers]?

“But they’re not very strong Mana Beasts! We’ve caught them all before, so there may be a lot of them, but that’s all!”

“Y-Yeah! We can’t kill a Mana Beast we’ve already killed once?”

“That’s right! We’ve gotten stronger since then!”

Fortunately, the guild members’ morale was about to recover a little, but the atmosphere felt different as the Mana Beasts approached.

The Mana they felt was a little stronger than they remembered, and their eyes and atmosphere seemed to accurately remember the opponent who had killed them.

“Oh…you seem to know what the roots of my army are.”

Even though he was far away, the boss’s voice was so clear and eerie that it felt like he was whispering right next to them.

“This is…the mutated Rank 2 Gate boss…”

As if boasting about his overflowing Mana, his Mana was filled with murderous intent.

So sticky that it brought the guild members’ morale, which they had worked so hard to raise, back down to the bottom.

“I see it. Your fear. Now, the time for revenge has come. My children.”

As the boss stood up and spoke, the sky above the boss began to turn black.

“Black…rain…”

The black rain that was falling little by little began to pour down, and the Mana Beasts that were taking the rain all over their bodies began to roar.

The sound was like the cries of those who had already won, and everyone on the hill had a stiff expression, but they couldn’t move rashly or even speak properly.

They were afraid that even the slightest action would offend him and cause him to show even the slightest movement.

“You humans are no fun.”

The boss pointed to the sand dune with his finger and said.

“It doesn’t change anything even if it’s fun. Go.”

The Mana Beasts, who had roared once, began to climb the sand dune without making any noise, as if they would use even that strength to kill their opponents.

“I’ll block them as much as I can, so Sang-yeon, you take care of the fast Mana Beasts first.”

“Okay.”

In this situation, Sang-yeon and In-hwan were the only ones they could really trust.

The other guild members couldn’t use Mana efficiently, and their destructive power was far less than that of Sang-yeon and In-hwan.

In-hwan created a mass of blue flames like he had done when he dealt with the bugs earlier.

It took a little time to create the fireball, but there was no limit to the number of fireballs he could create.

He could share Sung-hyun’s infinite Mana.

The same was true for Sang-yeon.

Unlike In-hwan, he used Mana in his body, so he was more efficient than In-hwan.

“Everyone, hold your positions. It’s okay if your arms are cut off, it’s okay if your legs are cut off. Just stay alive.”

The boss was looking at the blue fireballs being created in the air with an interesting expression.

“The reaction is boring, but the abilities are quite interesting.”

Even if he said that, if those fireballs directly hit the army, the damage would be quite significant, so he couldn’t just stand by and watch.

In-hwan continued to create flames.

‘Hit multiple at once, and hit one at a time in places where the advance is fast.’

He was trying to delay the opponent’s advance as much as possible.

And that black rain that seemed to be strengthening the power of these Mana Beasts.

It would be good to stop the boss from using it if possible.

In-hwan used Ignition towards the boss while creating fireballs.

Ignition burned the opponent’s Mana, so even if it couldn’t get rid of the black rain right away, it would be able to speed up the time it took to stop.

‘Igni…’

As he was about to use Ignition towards the boss, he began to feel something stuck near his heart.

“Cough!!”

A single cough.

And at the same time as this one cough, red blood spurted out.

“I-In-hwan!!”

“I-It’s okay! Don’t worry about me!”

In-hwan, who had stopped Sang-yeon from running towards him with one hand, wiped the blood from his mouth and stood up.

“…Huh?”

In-hwan, who had stood up, could only see Mana Beasts in his field of vision.

The only thing that had changed from before was that In-hwan’s fireballs in the air had disappeared as if they had evaporated.

“W-Why…”

The problem wasn’t just this.

He tried to create blue flames again right away, but no change occurred.

“In-hwan! Drink an Elixir!”

“T-That’s right. Elixir!!”

Sung-hyun’s Elixir was the only hope in this situation.

He had given him quite a generous amount, so he would be able to hold on.

In-hwan immediately drank the Elixir and concentrated Mana again.

Then, blue flames that hadn’t appeared before began to appear in the air.

“…What is that?”

The boss, who was watching this situation, also looked quite embarrassed.

What the boss used was Silence.

It forcibly placed a restriction on the opponent’s heart, preventing the use of abilities itself.

No matter how much Mana you had, you couldn’t avoid this ability.

“I just have to cast it again.”

You can’t resist if you don’t recognize this ability.

However, to place a restriction on the heart that had already been restricted, you had to inject twice as much Mana as the first time.

He still had plenty of Mana.

“And he drank that liquid and the restriction was lifted…forcibly.”

The boss, who was looking at In-hwan who had fallen to the ground again due to the restriction, checked the small bag attached to In-hwan’s side.

Then, he showed a smile close to eeriness and muttered.

“Found it.”