The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 161

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔𝟏: 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 1

Han Tae-chi banged his head on the desk and groaned for a long time.

He was at the main research center of the [Mad Dog Guild].

With over 120 researchers and assistant researchers, it had quickly become one of the top research institutes in South Korea since its inception.

Not only did it have a large number of researchers, but the number of magic stone processing plants and the amount of magic stones it possessed were also enormous, and thanks to the generous financial support of Siwoo, who held the operating rights, it had become a holy land for researchers.

Han Tae-chi, who had initially thought that he would be happy if he could just sit in the lab and do research, was now feeling a sense of responsibility for the first time since Siwoo had made him the director in charge of managing and supervising the research institute.

“Lab A is conducting ‘Elemental Magic Circuit’s Magical Sensitivity’ research. . . Lab B is researching ‘Applied Magic Using the Decomposition and Reconstruction of Magic Particles’. . . Lab C is. . . ‘Tracking and destruction of monster cores’. . .”

He sighed as he read through the reports that had been submitted and took a sip of his now-cold coffee.

He had always thought that he would be happy if he could just sit in a closet and do research for the rest of his life.

The world would take care of itself, and the hunters with their abilities would take care of the gates.

He thought that people like him, who were locked inside, reading papers and developing items, would be perfect.

However, the world needed people like him, and above all, his thoughts had changed greatly after meeting Siwoo.

‘𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.’

He never thought that he, a theoretical physicist in magic, would enjoy experimenting with items he had developed on monsters.

Just a few weeks ago, he couldn’t have imagined that such a world would open up for him.

Once he had tasted it, the thrilling sensation came back to him, and it became a chore to sit still in the office.

Of course, someone of Han Tae-chi’s level and position could ask Lo-an or Red Ear to go into the gate with him and experiment, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it without Siwoo.

“Ugh. . . What should I do? Should I go even if I have to force myself? Or should I wait until the President comes?”

“What are you waiting for?”

“The President has to come with me so that the responsibility is clear, and also so that we can have a smooth conversation about the items. . .

Han Tae-chi, who had been answering hesitantly, jumped up from his desk.

Siwoo was standing there, looking at him. It was unclear when he had come in.

“Responsibility?”

“P-President!! You’re here! Han Tae-chi, the director of the [Mad Dog Guild] research institute, has been waiting for you!!”

【𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞!】

“Oh. Hello, Vice President.”

【𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐦! 𝐘𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐭!】

“You didn’t say a word to me on the plane.”

【𝐇𝐦𝐩𝐡! 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞!】

Pre flapped his wings, giving Han Tae-chi an arrogant smile.

In fact, Pre was pissed off at Siwoo.

When Tatar and Yasu came to 〈Sult Ordd〉, Siwoo had blocked Pre’s energy so that Pre’s identity would not be revealed.

Because of that, Pre was unable to judge them directly, and he didn’t say a word to Siwoo the entire time he was there.

“Hey, what do you think those guys would have done if your existence had been revealed? I protected you.”

【𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬! 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!】

“If you had killed them all, the negotiation partner for the half-demons would have disappeared. Are you saying you would have betrayed the people who gave you alcohol and meat?”

【𝐓-𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐭. . . 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. . .】

“Yes. An adult should know how to prioritize the team’s situation over their own feelings.”

【𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈, 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥. . .?】

Siwoo looked at Pre and nodded slightly.

“You did well. You were trapped for a long time for the sake of the half-demons.”

【𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! 𝐏𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥! 𝐈 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫!】

“Yes. Our Pre is a real leader. I’m actually the leader’s assistant.”

【𝐎𝐡, 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫~ 𝐇𝐚𝐡𝐚! 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐞! 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭, 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫!】

Siwoo sighed in relief as Pre’s mood seemed to improve.

That little guy could be incredibly stubborn once he got pissed off.

When he was in the other world, there was a time when he didn’t even look at Siwoo for about three years.

‘𝘏𝘦’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦.’

Siwoo clicked his tongue and picked up the papers on Han Tae-chi’s desk, examining them one by one.

To others, it might seem like Siwoo was just flipping through them, but Han Tae-chi didn’t think so.

Siwoo’s extraordinary knowledge and understanding of magic, his ability to use magic power, and his insight into magical circuits were better than any magic physicist.

“Hmm. . . Hmm. . . I see. The strokes and symbols responsible for the radiation of the electric circuit have been changed and combined with the circuits that react to magic. It’s a good attempt. However, instead of this character, I think it would be better to insert this figure and stroke here.”

Siwoo muttered as he read the document, and then took a pencil and checked the parts that needed to be revised one by one, writing them down separately on the side.

Whenever Siwoo put a document he had checked on the desk, Han Tae-chi quickly checked the document.

“Wow. . . Are you a genius, President?”

He read the document with eyes filled with amazement and shock.

This report was not easy to read, even for someone who could find errors just by reading it with their eyes.

Even when Han Tae-chi checked the documents, he would have a huge hologram displayed, comparing it with other control groups and checking them one by one.

Siwoo, on the other hand, was able to point out the errors just by looking at them, and even improve them into more efficient circuits.

Researchers had been called geniuses once or twice in their lives, but in the end, they were people who were missing a screw, and Han Tae-chi was one of those people.

To him, a real genius was someone like Siwoo.

“President. . .! How about taking a position in the research department?”

“What? No.”

“Why not?!”

“I don’t like sitting still.”

Siwoo stretched after putting down all the documents and turned his head left and right.

“Hey, Han Tae-chi.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s go experiment.”

“ㅡㅡ!!”

Han Tae-chi banged on the desk and got up, then ran into the room to get his duffel bag.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

He had received the contact on his way back from Mongolia.

East Asia, which had been hit by numerous gates along with the S-rank gate, had put out the urgent fire and entered a lull.

Some countries had blocked the gates by hiring foreign hunters with enormous capital, while others had blocked them with sheer numbers by gathering their own domestic hunters.

Russia was particularly hard hit.

Lavr, ranked 3rd in the country, was killed in this gate incident, and Alexander, ranked 2nd, was seriously injured.

The news that Russia had spent an astronomical amount of money to commission a ‘Misteltein’ in their desperation was spreading, and the Russian economy was said to be faltering.

Choi Dae-soo, who had briefly relayed this news, listened in reverse to what Siwoo had done in Mongolia and replied as if he couldn’t believe it.

━Does that guy have a skill that brings disaster?

━What are you talking about?

━It’s like he’s testing how to make the world a more chaotic place.

━I just told you because you asked me to share information, so shut up.

━Heh heh. By the way, I didn’t know that you had connections with the Queen of the Half-Demons. Thanks to that, we’ll be able to communicate smoothly with the half-demons in the future.

Choi Dae-soo added a few more thoughts and then relayed one more piece of news.

━A new dungeon has been discovered in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province. I was thinking of putting out a bid notice, but other places don’t have the capacity to explore new dungeons right now.

━Oh? Then give it to us. I’ll go in myself.

Siwoo decided to gather his own personnel and explore the dungeon himself when Choi Dae-soo told him to do as he pleased.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

In front of the dungeon in Yeoncheon.

“Master, we’re here!”

Kang Yeo-hwa got out of the car, holding Sion’s hand with a big smile.

“You came early?”

“Ah-ming said she had a lot of homework, so she couldn’t come.”

“Long time no see, Oppa.”

Sion ran up and hugged Siwoo tightly.

Siwoo smiled and patted Sion on the back.

“Hyung, I thought I was going to die of awkwardness in the car.”

Min Si-joon got out of the driver’s seat and approached Siwoo, whispering quietly in his ear.

It was understandable, considering the composition of the members who had come in the car.

Min Si-joon, Kang Yeo-hwa, Sion, and Lo-an.

Judging by the expression on Lo-an’s face as he got out of the passenger seat, it seemed that his irritation had reached its peak.

“It’s been a long time, Master.”

“Yes, have you been well?”

“. . .I don’t think so.”

He glanced at Kang Yeo-hwa.

“Hey! Why are you looking at me!”

“Master. I think we need to sort out the hierarchy among the disciples.”

“Oh my? Why? Are you going to kidnap them and beat them up again?”

“Your eyes are dirty, Chirring Chirring Oppa.”

Sion pointed her finger at Lo-an and muttered.

“You, I told you to open your eyes properly? Are you really going to get your hands chopped off?”

“. . .Let’s pretend it never happened.”

Lo-an sighed deeply and quietly went to the corner.

“O~~~ It’s been a long time! Your star, Benedict, has arrived!”

“Oh, hello, Lo-an-nim!”

At that moment, Benedict and Han Tae-chi, who had walked around the dungeon, approached the group and greeted them.

“Wow. . . Master, that guy followed you again?”

“Flashy Flashy Oppa.”

Kang Yeo-hwa asked with a genuinely surprised look.

【𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞!】

“That’s what he says.”

“Then who’s guarding Germany?”

“It seems that Hans Schröder has returned to the front lines. That’s what Layla said.”

Hans’ return, who was once called the strongest in Germany, was another hope and joy for the German people.

Layla and Rolf’s joy was a bonus.

“Han Tae-chi, are you ready?”

“Yes, President! I’m ready to go anytime!”

“Let’s go in now.”

Siwoo walked ahead first.

Unlike the gate, the entrance to the dungeon resembled an ancient ruin.

They passed through large sculptures on either side and entered, revealing a vast space.

It was bright for a cave, and humid and dimly lit for a building.

However, it was clear that this was an artificially created space.

The numerous reliefs and drawings carved on all sides were unlike any civilization that existed in the human world, but they made it clear that this space was not naturally formed.

“Grandmaster! This place is so creepy!”

【𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞! 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐲, 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧!】

“Pre. Is this not a ruin related to your ‘race’?”

Pre flinched at Siwoo’s question.

【𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.】

“Yes? Another dimension?”

Han Tae-chi’s eyes sparkled as a scholar, and he asked Pre a question.

“Han Tae-chi.”

“Yes, President!”

“It’s too much to talk about now, so let’s talk about it later.”

“Oh. . . I see.”

Han Tae-chi was very curious, but he couldn’t ask any more questions when Siwoo, of all people, stopped him.

“How’s the magic response?”

“I’ve been checking it since earlier, and it’s constant. It seems to be high overall.”

“Is this dungeon itself a subspace?”

Siwoo looked around, touching his chin with his hand.

“President, there are some letters carved on this statue!”

At Han Tae-chi’s words, the group gathered around.

“No, I’ve seen this somewhere.”

Siwoo frowned as he read the text, trying to recall his memory.

It seemed a little familiar.

【𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.】

“Yes? Can you read it?”

Pre puffed out his convex belly and made a proud expression at Siwoo’s question.

【𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭!】

“What does it say?”

【𝐇𝐦𝐦. . . 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬, ‘𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.’】

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