I Became The Only Healer In The Academy [EN]: Chapter 205

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Within the light pouring out, there was nothing inside the crystal.

However, there was one slightly odd thing.

Nothing was visible, and nothing was felt, but it felt like something was constantly entering the body.

Feeling this alien sensation for the first time, Seonghyun instinctively used Purification, but even the historical Purification was of no help.

“…This feels terribly unpleasant.”

The feeling, as if something was being forcibly pulled out of Seonghyun’s heart, was unpleasant in itself, but the intention behind it was even more impure and unpleasant.

“To dare, a mere crystal.”

Naturally, Seonghyun didn’t just let things flow according to the crystal’s intentions.

He didn’t know how to stop it, and he couldn’t even grasp where to start, but Seonghyun’s overwhelming amount of magical power was forcibly blocking the crystal’s intentions.

‘Once all the magical power from the crystals I’ve fed it is exhausted, it will probably quiet down.’

He had fed it quite a lot, and quite rare crystals, but Seonghyun’s magical power was infinite.

If it came down to a battle of endurance, the outcome was certain no matter who he faced.

Seonghyun continued to defend with magical power, and this unknown, mysterious force was digging into Seonghyun’s heart.

‘…’

Time slowly began to pass.

And for the first time in a long time, cold sweat was forming on Seonghyun’s forehead.

It was partly due to the internal battle dragging on for quite a while, but unexpectedly, the crystal’s power was quite strong, and it didn’t subside easily.

No, it even felt like it was gradually breaking through Seonghyun’s magical power.

An unknown force he had never experienced before.

That was the same even when he retraced his memories from before the regression, so naturally, there was no separate way to deal with it.

All Seonghyun could trust was his infinite magical power alone.

That one method was being breached, so the situation was not good.

‘How can a crystal possess such powerful force?’

The crystal’s power seemed to have grasped Seonghyun’s magical power, and it relentlessly targeted one point as if exploiting a weakness.

As time passed, the unpleasantness doubled from the beginning as he felt like he was being increasingly understood by the crystal, but that was the same for Seonghyun as well.

As the confrontation with the crystal prolonged, Seonghyun also instinctively grasped the crystal’s power, and it seemed like the nature of this crystal was gradually resembling Seonghyun’s magical power.

‘Is it perhaps absorbing my magical power?’

But there were several strange things.

To break through Seonghyun’s power, the amount absorbed would naturally have to be large, but he didn’t feel like he was being absorbed.

Seonghyun was probably perplexed for the first time since his regression by the crystal’s power, which seemed to be revealing its true nature yet delving deeper into mystery.

‘Let’s stay calm.’

Seonghyun’s magical power? It was infinite.

His stamina was also infinite.

Psychological anxiety? It could be resolved with Purification.

He didn’t know when the end of this confrontation would be, but what was certain was that Seonghyun, not the crystal, would determine that end.

Already half a day had passed since the crystal and Seonghyun began their confrontation.

In the meantime, the crystal’s power was gradually taking on a nature similar to Seonghyun’s magical power, and thanks to that, it was subtly but surely breaking through Seonghyun’s magical power.

After about another half a day passed.

The crystal’s power began to unleash a powerful force in an instant, as if it would end this confrontation itself.

Its nature resembled Seonghyun’s magical power, but the force itself was not magical power but a very alien force.

That force began to precisely strike the tip of Seonghyun’s heart.

He didn’t know what the purpose of this force was, but even for Seonghyun, he couldn’t be sure what would happen if that great force collided with his heart.

‘Kuh.’

Seonghyun moved the maximum amount of magical power he could wield to the tip of his heart.

However, the situation began to head towards the worst.

The crystal’s power, which had already begun to take on the same nature as Seonghyun’s magical power, was not hindered much.

Even the instinctive subconscious to defend seemed to have no intention of blocking it since the force itself had the same nature as Seonghyun’s magical power.

“Cough…”

How long had it been since he felt this much pain again?

All this time, he had healed people, experiencing everything from small pains to unimaginable sizes of pain.

Also, from the feeling of being stabbed with a knife to the feeling of being crushed by something huge.

Seonghyun had personally felt countless types of pain like this, but the pain he felt now was in a different category.

The size was also significant, but the type of pain he had never felt before was presenting Seonghyun with a new sense of unease.

He focused his magical power on blocking and tried to use healing, but the situation didn’t change as if he hadn’t been injured.

‘This is…dangerous…’

Just as the thought that he shouldn’t have raised the crystal or even possessed it in the first place dominated his mind, Seonghyun lost consciousness.

Without seeing the window that appeared before his eyes.

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“Why can’t I get in touch with Hunter Kim Seonghyun…?”

Recently, he hadn’t been able to reach Seonghyun for several days.

He wondered if something had happened, but when he used magical power, there were no problems.

Rich had already contacted the hotel where Seonghyun was staying, but the only answer he received was that he was staying at the accommodation.

However, as Seonghyun had mentioned, thanks to his ability to move directly to the side of a specific person, the hotel’s response had no credibility.

“It’s already been 3 days…”

There was no way Seonghyun would have stayed in his accommodation for 3 days, so Rich was worried and sighed in frustration.

“Rich, the number of applicants is constantly increasing, what should we do?”

“Ah, find a way to accommodate as many as possible. The association and the academy have the same intentions as us, so it won’t be difficult to get their cooperation.”

“Yes, I understand. And Patron has come to see you.”

“Bring him in.”

“Yes.”

In the 3 days since contact with Seonghyun was lost, Rich had done quite a lot.

As Seonghyun had said, and as he was doing directly in Korea, he was creating a new system.

Patron was in a different guild from Rich, but since the two had a close relationship from the start, it was safe to say that Patron was also participating.

Since the two top hunters representing the United States, who were also ranked 1st and 2nd in the world, were seen with the same intentions and movements, other top hunters in the United States could not show different intentions.

“Rich. Is everything going well…”

As soon as Patron entered Rich’s room, he froze in place and stared at Rich.

“…What’s wrong?”

“Rich…what happened?”

Patron was meeting Rich for the first time since subjugating the Grade 1 Gate, and the energy felt from Rich was completely different from when he subjugated the Grade 1 Gate.

To be a little more precise, rather than being different, it was overwhelmingly stronger.

“Really, nothing happened? Really?”

“…Why are you asking?”

“Do you not know? Sorry to say, but it feels like you’re not human anymore.”

The magical power felt had also increased much more than before, and its purity was also quite dense.

To the point where it was a little suffocating.

“I guess I realized something inside the gate. More than that, what brings you here?”

“I was wondering if you knew where Kim Seonghyun went. I can’t get in touch with him, and it doesn’t seem like he’s in Korea.”

“I don’t know either. I haven’t heard from him since 3 days ago.”

“Hmm…I hope he wasn’t kidnapped or something?”

“Pfft, since when have you been worried about that.”

Patron’s concern wasn’t genuine, and Rich immediately grasped that.

It seemed like he had a bit of a grasp of how strong Seonghyun was, rather than not worrying about Seonghyun.

A light joke coming from the conviction that he wasn’t someone who would be kidnapped by someone.

“Tell him to say hi if you get in touch. And if he’s willing to tell me how he got so strong, tell him to let me know.”

“Well, we’ll see.”

“Then I’ll go.”

Patron coolly turned his back, raised one hand, and left the room as if he had no other business.

“That’s strange…I’m sharing magical power, not receiving it, so why was he so surprised?”

Somehow, since that day he had a conversation with Seonghyun, he felt like his body was lighter and he didn’t even feel tired.

“I feel like I’ve gotten stronger, but the person who seems to know the answer isn’t answering…”

Rich sighed in frustration and leaned back on the sofa.

“Hoo…where are you?”

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“…”

Seonghyun, who opened his eyes as if waking up from a dream, blinked for a moment while lying still.

“…What is it?”

He was sure that the confrontation with the crystal had resulted in the worst possible outcome, but his current physical condition was better than ever.

However, this excessively refreshing sensation was creating anxiety instead.

“How long have I been unconscious…no, asleep?”

When he briefly checked the time, it had already been 5 days since that day.

He didn’t know what changes had occurred during those 5 days, and it wasn’t just the feeling of waking up refreshed.

Since his magical power was infinite anyway, he couldn’t grasp the changes in the amount of magical power, but he felt like all the blocked blood vessels in his body had been unblocked.

“Where’s the crystal?”

He looked around for the crystal, which was the cause of his 5-day slumber, but no trace of the crystal could be felt anywhere.

The outer part of the crystal that had fallen on the floor had also evaporated, leaving no powder behind.

“I’ll figure out what’s changed later, let’s move for now.”

For Seonghyun, 5 days had a special value.

He hadn’t completely finished his work in the United States yet, and he had to take care of the Pilgrim’s affairs.

After lightly washing his face in the bathroom, he looked in the mirror, but something other than his face began to appear before Seonghyun’s eyes.

The window that revealed itself after a long time.

[Open: Holy Ground]

[Holy Ground: You can designate a desired area as a Holy Ground. Within the Holy Ground, the abilities of all beings recognized as allies increase, and the summons of those with faith and the user increase even more.]

[Due to the absence of area settings, the Holy Ground is temporarily designated around the user. The range and effect are reduced by half compared to when designated as a Holy Ground.]

[The range of the Holy Ground is based on the amount of magical power, and once a place is designated as a Holy Ground, it takes 30 days to change it again.]

“The explanation is quite long.”

As long as the explanation was, its performance was certain.

As the window explained, Seonghyun’s surroundings were designated as a Holy Ground, and its range was suitable for engaging in battle.

“I thought I could only gain new abilities if the number of those with faith increased, but did that purple crystal unlock the ability?”

Somehow, it was said that the nature of the magical power was resembling his own, so it seemed to be a method to avoid stimulating Seonghyun’s survival instinct.

“Still, it was a pain I never want to experience again.”

Seonghyun shuddered at the pain that was somewhat frightening and left the room.

He had to take care of the pending tasks before checking the newly acquired ability.