The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 195

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟓: 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 3

“Who in the world are you . . . .”

Izlic muttered to himself, looking at Siwoo’s retreating back.

“He’s my master.”

“My teacher.”

Lo-an and Benedict replied shortly and followed Siwoo.

“Ah. . .!”

Only then did Izlic recall an article he had read some time ago.

The hunter with the highest stock price in HSIU at the moment.

If he had carelessly made the first move. . . he would have been immediately arrested for assaulting a HSIU Special Agent.

“Keke. That was a close one.”

Seigen brushed past Izlic, leaning on his cane.

Seigen was also surprised, though he didn’t show it.

He never thought he would see Benedict and Lo-an, who he had only heard of in rumors, personally mention that they were Siwoo’s disciples.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬. 𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.’

Then what rank and grade would Siwoo be?

Seigen recalled the time he had a light sparring match with Siwoo when he first came to Korea.

He realized from their first encounter that this young man had a different depth.

He also knew instinctively that even in his prime, he would not be able to compare to Siwoo.

However, there could be a difference between the ‘strength’ he felt so vaguely and the actual numerical grade.

Seigen was genuinely curious.

‘𝘒𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘬𝘦. 𝘔𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘚++ 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦. . . 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.’

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Siwoo went to the center in charge of this competition.

Fortunately, the center was in the building right next to the stadium he was going to participate in.

Siwoo filled out his personal information on a temporary registration form and handed it to a staff member.

The staff member entered his name into the program and tilted his head.

“You’re not on the Hunter list? Then you need to have a letter of recommendation.”

“A letter of recommendation. . . I don’t have one.”

“Then it’s impossible.”

The staff member replied in an annoyed tone.

There were many who tried to participate in the competition with excessive self-confidence without even having the qualifications.

Some of them even brought in newspaper articles and showed them, claiming, “Do you know who I am?”

“Let me write you that letter of recommendation.”

Just then, someone approached Siwoo and said to the staff.

“Oh, you can’t just let anyone write it here. What is this, a neighborhood sports festival. . . . . . . . .”

“That’s difficult. Are you saying it’s not possible with my name either?”

Edward, the president of 〈HSIU International Headquarters〉, looked at the staff member with a blunt gaze.

The staff member, who had frozen like a stone, was at a loss for what to do when a top executive rushed in from the inside and bowed 90 degrees.

“I’m sorry, Lord Blackwood! We will immediately proceed with disciplinary action against the staff member. . .”

“That’s fine. Just make a player registration card for this guy.”

“Yes! I’ll do it right away!”

The executive took the staff’s seat and processed Siwoo’s registration in less than a minute.

“I apologize again!”

“It’s fine. It’s understandable when you’re busy.”

“But what are you doing here? Can the president go around like this?”

The staff looked at the two of them with bewildered eyes as Siwoo spoke to Blackwood in an overly comfortable tone.

“I happened to be passing by and saw you.”

“But you can go around alone without a bodyguard?”

“Of course not. Harold is waiting outside right now. And there are other agents.”

“I didn’t know, but that man is quite strong, isn’t he?”

“Of course. . . well, it may not have felt that way to you.”

Harold Bloom.

He was the best agent among HSIU headquarters’ sub-specialists and a high ranker ranked 6th in the world.

To others, he might have felt insanely high-ranking and majestic, but to Siwoo, he was just ‘a little strong.’

If Harold had heard Siwoo’s words, he would have been very confused about how to react.

“I’m the only one who wrote the recommendation letter for you. Be honored.”

Edward handed Siwoo the player registration card he had received from the person in charge.

“When I hear that, I feel like I’m going to lose miserably.”

“Like a bug that got caught in a gargoyle’s claw.”

Siwoo headed to the stadium, listening to his friend’s encouragement.

After putting his name on the player waiting list, he looked at the person who was currently taking the test.

There, Do Kyung-hoo was wielding a sword with a familiarly ripe face.

Beyond the robots being sliced into pieces by consecutive slashes, Do Kyung-hoo’s satisfied laughter could be seen.

‘𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦.’

He fought until he ran out of magic power and met Siwoo as he came out of the stadium.

“Hahaha! You dog, you know how to play in a playground like this too!”

“Half my will, half against my will. Why are you drinking alcohol here?”

“I have a rule that says I have to swing my sword once whenever I have a drink.”

“Was there such a stupid rule?”

Even to Siwoo’s non-sarcastic sarcasm, Do Kyung-hoo did not stop laughing, the corners of his mouth twitching.

“By the way, the technology of the robots seems to be getting better and better. They seem to be more solid and have higher attack power than they were two years ago.”

“Is that so? I don’t know because it’s my first time.”

“Oh, I see. Anyway, it’s an objective figure that will be released worldwide, so do your best! Hahaha!”

He patted Siwoo on the back so hard that it made a thumping sound and cheered him on.

Siwoo made a disapproving expression and entered the stadium.

The gazes of numerous spectators turned to the newly arrived player.

Eyes filled with a mixture of anticipation, worry, intense curiosity, and restraint.

“Let’s play for a while.”

【𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭!】

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

After Do Kyung-hoo’s sword dance swept across the stadium.

The people watching the game tilted their heads as they looked at the next player.

“He’s not an existing ranker. Is it an intermission?”

“I should go to the bathroom.”

“Oh, Mr. Do was a world-class high ranker. It must be nerve-wracking to have a game right after him.”

“Doesn’t he look familiar? I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere.”

“That aside, he looks really annoying.”

The hunter who came out to check the record had an indifferent face.

Even experienced hunters usually get nervous or show signs of excitement before a game.

However, the person who had just entered the stadium made everyone who saw him, even the audience, relax with his languid gaze and leisurely attitude.

“Could that guy have forgotten how to fight because he was so nervous?”

“Leave him alone. He’ll probably drop out in the 2nd stage or so.”

“It’s the most popular game, but shouldn’t there be some kind of restriction on the participating players? It’s a waste of time for the people watching.”

Everyone chattered as if they weren’t even interested in Siwoo.

Creak—!

Soon, the stadium walls opened and the 1st stage humanoids appeared.

People hoped that the trivial game would end soon and another hunter’s game would begin.

“The response is a bit jarring.”

At that moment, the man seemed to mumble something, and then,

Zzzzzeeeerrrrrreeeeeengggg——!!

Along with a loud cracking sound, magic power that overwhelmed the entire stadium spread like ripples through the stands.

The spectators looked around twice to figure out what had just happened and to check each other’s reactions.

“Oh my god━.”

And someone’s exclamation echoed, and at the same time, the other people couldn’t help but react the same way.

Where the ripples had lingered.

The robots that had been turned into piles of scrap metal by a single attack were scattered over the stadium.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Siwoo cracked his fists and fingers again.

A pleasant sound rang out.

Creak—!

As all the 1st stage humanoids were destroyed, the walls immediately opened and the 2nd stage robots appeared.

Siwoo still did not move from his seat and observed the robots that were running towards him.

He realized after trying his first attack.

Perhaps because they were made by the defense industry, they were indeed durable and had a high resistance to magic power.

‘𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴.’

In particular, they had a built-in repulsion technique for electricity and flames, which were considered to be weak against machines, making it difficult to defeat the robots by simply attacking them.

Siwoo began to organize the strengths and weaknesses of the humanoids in his head with just one-sided attack.

While he was lost in thought, the robots approached him and,

Zzeeeeeeeerrrrrreeeeeeeenggg!!

Once again, a powerful magic power spread in front of Siwoo.

Regardless of the analysis of magic resistance and durability, the robots were scattered on the floor, destroyed in the same way as the 1st stage.

Silence fell over the stands.

Everyone exchanged glances with incomprehensible expressions and looked back and forth between the broken robots and Siwoo.

Creak—!

The alarm sounded and the 3rd stage humanoids appeared.

The machines, which were even more solid and sturdy than the 2nd stage, entered the stadium with their red eyes blinking.

Even their numbers had increased, and their presence seemed even more formidable.

“Monsters seem easier to deal with than robots.”

【𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?】

“If you catch and beat a few monsters, their emotions as living beings will spread. Simply put, fear spreads, so it’s more effective the more enemies there are.”

The problem was that robots did not have emotions.

They didn’t care if the robot next to them died or was destroyed.

They only executed the program that had been inputted.

Furthermore, robots, unlike living beings, did not need time to communicate or think.

Decisions made in less than 0.1 seconds in their heads and silent information transfer using Bluetooth.

The structure was bound to be disadvantageous to humans in every way.

As the robots passed the 1st and 2nd stages, they appeared with increasingly different appearances and structures.

What was originally a simple humanoid, starting from the 3rd stage, began to appear in the shapes of dogs, eagles, and cows, causing confusion.

【𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?】

Pre asked, only sticking his head out of his pocket.

Siwoo turned his neck left and right and smiled, twisting the corner of his mouth.

“When did I say that? It’s just that it’s a different kind of fun.”

【𝐀𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚! 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞!】

Pa━━━━━ng!!!

Dense magic power poured into the robots like water gushing out of a dam, annihilating them in one blow.

People couldn’t help but look astonished as he cleared the 1st stage with one attack, and then cleared the 2nd and 3rd stages in the same way.

Even the defense industry officials who created the humanoids tried to figure out the system with confused faces.

“Did we send them out working properly?!”

“How could they all be destroyed with one attack up to the third round . . . has there ever been a hunter like this?”

“There are, but they are all hunters ranked in the top 10!”

“Then that person. . . is he on par with the super high rankers?!”

“I don’t know that either. . . Oh, no!”

One of the employees who was checking the status with the computer shouted urgently.

“Why, what’s going on!”

“I accidentally. . . while checking!”

“Oh no! Tell that hunter to evacuate outside! Tell the audience to run away too!”

He shouted at the other employees with a face as white as a sheet.

Beep beep beep beep beep!

At that moment, an alarm rang loudly in the stadium, and

Thud thud thud thud thud!

The walls opened and all the robots from the 4th to the 10th stages came out, dragging their heavy bodies outside.

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