The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 194

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟒: 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 2

In the arena, hunters who had arrived earlier were taking the test.

The content of the competition varied depending on the class, but the most popular event among the dealer classes was the ‘Humanoid Damage Check’.

There were events where they simply poured their mana and competed for mana, and events where they chose one skill and measured the destructive power of the skill, but the ‘Humanoid Damage Check’ was a little different.

First of all, there was no limit to mana or skills.

However, it was forbidden to drink potions or use artifacts and items, but it was allowed to choose from the weapons prepared in the stadium.

Even so, it was a weapon that was used without any special function by injecting the mana of the caster.

An elderly man standing in the middle of the arena now, who had chosen a cane, had a very trembling face.

He seemed to be offended by the cheap cane, not the wooden cane he usually used.

“I wouldn’t use this even to make a kennel for my family.”

“Yes. . .?”

“Huh, it’s nothing.”

The old man answered curtly when the staff member who gave him the weapon asked.

Siwoo watched him from afar and smiled.

“Oldman Seigen looks angry.”

Hayakawa Seigen, the 10th master of the Hayakawa family.

The old man cracked his chin with his palm and stretched his neck.

“Keuk. It’s been a long time since my blood boiled. Shall we loosen up our bodies?”

As he seemed ready, the moderator pressed the button.

After a while, the stadium walls opened with a loud vibration, revealing humanoids of various shapes.

Similarly, humanoids were robots created by the world’s leading defense industry by combining magic engineering.

Each robot was equipped with magic and a gauge to measure damage, and the damage was recorded every time the hunters attacked, and the final score was added up.

It is said that in the early days of the competition, they released actual monsters that they had caught, but since the condition of each monster was different and they could not be controlled, they were replaced with robots that could be measured.

Seigen poured mana into his staff.

He taps the floor.

An invisible mana wave spreads like a ripple throughout the stadium.

The humanoids pounded the ground toward Seigen.

The robots, with a total of ten units, signaled each other, so there was no overlap in their movements or attacks.

The ground’s energy wriggles under their coordinated movements.

Kwaaaahhhhhh!!

Huge boulders that sprang up from the ground lifted the robots and began to gather in the air.

[Iwanagahinme: Spirit of the Mountain God]

A bear-shaped figure made of rock blocked the humanoids.

As the robot opened its mouth, a round barrel appeared, and

Tuuuuuung! Tuuuuuung!

An attack combining a magic stone and a bullet was fired at the [Mountain God’s Spirit].

“Huh, you’re using fancy techniques for a metal lump!”

Seigen bounced his staff on the ground once more.

The claws of the bears, resonating with his mana, grew long and attacked the humanoids, cutting off the incoming bullets.

Beep!

An alarm sounded indicating that the time limit had expired.

The stadium walls went up again.

This time, robots that were larger and harder than the humanoids that had come out earlier appeared, giving off a musty smell.

“Keukkeukkeuk, it seems that they don’t think of me as an old man at all.”

Seigen stroked his long beard.

The participating hunters were wearing biometric watches, and the humanoids were set to stop automatically if they sensed a life-threatening situation or if their mana ran out.

The newly emerged robots, like the 2nd wave of monsters, rushed towards him.

Seigen held out the handle of his staff.

Jjeolleureureureuk━!

At that moment, black powder gathered at the end of the staff and formed a large sphere.

“I wonder who will win if a huge lump and sparkling sand grains fight.”

Seigen smiled wickedly and fired the mana he had focused on his staff at the robots.

The sand fleas flew like a swarm of insects towards the enemy lines and dug into the joints and gaps of the humanoids.

The people from the defense industry watching the game were shocked.

“No━ is it okay to destroy it like that?”

“I don’t know if the damage can be measured. . . .”

“Perhaps the overall value will rise at once when the machine becomes incapacitated.”

Of course, since the damage caused by mana is also measured, there will be no case where the numerical value does not rise, but since it is an attack with almost no impact, the damage value did not seem to be high.

Seigen blocked two more waves after that.

Later, the robots that appeared had a smooth, seamless shape, so the sand fleas did not eat them, and it was because the moment their mana was running out, they gave up obediently.

“Huh? Keukkeuk, this is the first time in a long time.”

Seigen, who had received his staff and was leaving the stadium, found Siwoo waiting for him at the exit.

“You look healthy, old man.”

【𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞, 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐲!】

“You are being rude to someone who is not yet 80 years old. I’m still young. It seems that the brat’s doll is still doing well.”

“Judging from how you’re beating the robots, it looks that way.”

Siwoo giggled at Seigen’s nagging.

“Did you come all the way to the US to play the ranking game?”

“No, I’m here on business as HSIU.”

“HmmㅡDoes it have something to do with ‘those guys’?”

Hayakawa Seigen was the first to inform him that a S-rank gate would open in Korea.

Of course, Seigen’s actions were out of gratitude for Siwoo’s lifting his granddaughter’s curse, but as a result, the two felt gratitude and trust for each other.

Siwoo cast a spell so that no sound could be heard around him.

And he told Seigen about the rankers, especially the high rankers, who might have traded with 〈Pandemonium〉, and asked for his help at the banquet hall later.

Seigen’s face was very surprised.

That was because, among the list Siwoo mentioned, there were hunters Seigen had worked with or faces he had seen before.

“This. . . the situation is very serious. Is the information reliable?”

“I double-checked it, and lie-detecting hunters read their memories, so it’s certain. However, if the original source of the information is false, Crowel or Cargill Juan, who received the information late, may have misunderstood.”

“And your concern is. . . that they are not simply making a deal, but. . . they are members of the 〈Pandemonium〉 organization from the beginning?”

Siwoo nodded.

If they had simply made a deal, they might have gotten away with it with a disciplinary action.

High rankers are precious talents.

They were the treasures and assets of a country, and they were heroes who saved the lives of many people.

The fact that they were dealing with a group that worships the demon race was painful, but if they promised to prevent relapse, like in the case of drugs or gambling, it would be enough to tolerate them.

However, if members of the 〈Pandemonium〉 became high rankers, it would be like putting the wrong button on from the beginning.

“That’s why. If there is a necessary situation at the banquet, please help me wisely, old man.”

“Oh, oh. You’re trying to use me too much. How long can a has-been like me stand against high rankers?”

“Your eyes seem to be shining too much for that?”

Siwoo laughed at the sight of Seigen’s eyes full of fighting spirit.

“Keukkeukkeuk. I understand, I will do my best to help you.”

At that moment, a stranger approached them.

Siwoo quickly lifted the magic that had been wrapped around them.

He was a caucasian man who looked like a gangster with a rough attitude.

“Hehe. You’re still alive, Seigen.”

“Thanks to you, I’m alive, Izlic.”

Seigen greeted him with a frown, showing that he didn’t like his opponent.

“Smile~ Smile! You have to smile to live long! Asians don’t have smiles on their faces. That’s why you can’t live a happy life even if you live your whole life.”

“I smile a lot. It’s just that I have someone I don’t like in front of me.”

“Hehehee. Oh, are you talking about me? It’s funny, it’s funny.”

Izlic chewed gum and looked at Seigen and Siwoo alternately.

His gaze had a blatant look of contempt and disregard.

“What is this, this Japanese kid? Seigen’s laundry worker? Oh, I’m sorry. That’s what orientals do.”

He said, mocking the fact that orientals run many laundries in the West.

“How rude. This friend is. . . .”

Siwoo stopped Seigen and reached out to Izlic, smiling.

“I’m Korean, French fries.”

Izlic spat the gum on the floor and answered with a crumpled face.

“Damn monkey. . . I’m Belgian.”

“French or Belgian, isn’t it the same? By the way, did you come here to serve food? Oh, I’m sorry. That’s what Westerners do.”

In France, French fries are called French fries, and in Belgium, French fries are called Belgian fries.

Siwoo knew the difference well and teased him.

He didn’t recognize him right away when he saw his face, but after Seigen called his name, he was able to recall the memory he had seen on the ranker list.

Izlic Maze.

Belgium’s No. 2 ranked martial artist, currently ranked 31st in the world.

“Do you know who this bastard is messing with now?”

“French fries.”

“You. . .!!”

“Smile, smile. You have to smile to live long, Izlic.”

Siwoo pretended to lift the corners of his mouth with his index finger and thumb.

Veins popped out on Izlic’s forehead and his fist swung.

Teeeeeeeeeeeeng!!

However, Siwoo had already deployed a magic shield before that.

Izlic growled, unable to hide his angry expression.

“You – release this right now! If you barked like a puppy, you should know that you can get bitten by an adult.”

“Aha. So you’re introducing yourself as a dog now?”

“I’ll smash your face so you can’t recognize it. . .!”

“You’ll regret it if I take down the shield.”

As mana rose from Izlic,

“Take your hands off, what are you doing in the sacred arena?”

“Get lost, Izlic.”

Benedict Ackerman and Lo-an appeared and showed their intentions towards Izlic.

“Keuk. . .! What are you guys doing here and why are you getting involved in other people’s business! Are you pretending to be a righteous friend and acting like you’ve fallen? This is my personal business!”

He raised his voice in dismay as two high rankers, who were ranked higher than him, showed their intentions.

Moreover, those two were very famous people.

Benedict Ackerman is a support hunter, but he is a natural genius with a great sense of being called the commander of the battlefield, and Xiaolong is a combat hunter who has earned the title of the strongest martial artist along with the notoriety of being the boss of the underground world.

Izlic was going crazy and jumping around because he couldn’t handle even one person, but two of them were wrapping him up.

“Hahaha~ That’s why there is a Korean proverb that says ignorance is brave.”

“W-What?! What does that mean, Ackerman?”

“It means we saved your life.”

Izlic couldn’t even answer back at Lo-an’s icy gaze.

Siwoo saw Izlic’s crippled appearance and lowered his mana, which he had been trying to raise.

“Hey. You think I’d kill him?”

“But Master, wouldn’t you have broken his neck if we hadn’t stopped him?”

“No. I was going to crush his spine.”

Siwoo tapped Izlic on the shoulder.

Izlic felt his waistline soaked with cold sweat.

“Little master~ Where are you going?”

“I’m going to see what a competition is like. I think my life will be easier if I organize my ranking.”

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