The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 244

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒𝟒: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 3

Raphael’s stomach split open like a gaping maw, dozens of teeth erupting from within its depths.

A pitch-black abyss.

Bleurgh!

A torrent of darkness shot out from the gaping maw, devouring everything in its vicinity in an instant.

Munch, munch!

Rokuten’s eyes widened in horror.

“W-What. .?”

He had unleashed dozens of bugs, yet less than ten remained before his very eyes.

His children were almost completely devoured in a single bite.

“What about Momma?”

Kaleo asked, pushing his glasses up his nose.

“M-My children. . . My. . .”

Rokuten muttered, staring blankly at the ground as if he had been bitten by something monstrous.

“Raphael, did you like it?”

“It was delicious! Raphael is happy!”

“I’m glad. Then please eat the rest of these little bastards.”

Upon hearing their conversation, Rokuten let out a deflated sound and sent the remaining bugs towards them.

Chomp, chomp, chomp.

Raphael’s stomach split open once more, and another torrent of darkness consumed the surrounding area.

An entire radius was instantly devoured as if a spoon had scooped out a piece of cake.

Kaleo left Rokuten’s body, which was reduced to only its upper half, and began searching for their group, dragging Raphael along with him.

Inside the cave, the members of 〈Pandemonium〉 were all but dead, with only the sounds of the ghoul’s munching echoing through the space.

“Hey guys, come take a look at this.”

At that moment, Galsiryang called out to his group, gathering them inside the cave.

“What the hell is this?”

Galsiryang asked, tapping on a large test tube-like object.

Within the murky, black liquid, a human-shaped figure was writhing around.

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“So you’re saying you can’t locate the target’s whereabouts?”

Yuto asked the man across from him, his face pale.

The man was the information officer for Yuto’s team.

He was clutching his severed wrist with his other hand, moaning in pain.

Hot blood continued to gush out, staining his sleeve and the floor.

“This is strange. I thought you were a sensory-type Awakener. Were you lying?”

Yuto muttered, stabbing his katana into the man’s thigh.

“AAARRGH! NO-no, I wasn’t lying!”

“Then why can’t you find that one city? Are you just slacking off?”

“I-it really isn’t appearing! ‘Sult Ordd’ is protected by powerful magic, making it impossible to detect!”

“Oh, come on. There’s no such thing. Maybe you just need a little motivation? Shall I give you some?”

Yuto grabbed the information officer’s tongue, preparing to cut it out.

A dozen or so of his colleagues stood nearby, but none of them attempted to stop or restrain Yuto.

No, they couldn’t.

Anyone who had ever witnessed the vicious psychopathic nature hidden beneath that innocent-looking face would never dare to approach him again.

The members of Yuto’s team each had large and small scars or missing body parts.

All of them were the result of being on his team.

“G-g-g-gah. . .!”

“If I hurt my hand trying to pull out your tongue, you know the knife will end up in your throat. Scream louder.”

“AAAAAH. . .!”

“Yes, let me give you some motivation.”

Yuto said with a cheerful smile on his face.

At that moment, his pocket rang with a loud ringtone.

“Hmm. . . Just a moment. I hate being interrupted at a time like this.”

Yuto frowned slightly and wiped the blood on his hands onto the man’s clothes.

“Ah, Mr. Dmitry?”

━Yuto. What are you up to?

“Haha. I’m playing with my subordinates.”

━You’re not killing them again, are you?

“Nope. They all love playing with me so much. What’s up?”

━We’ve found Namir’s location.

“Oh? Did you figure out the location of ‘Sult Ordd’?”

His gaze flickered towards the information officer.

━No, she’s not there. She’s in a different country.

“Oh? How far away is it?”

━You know it well. South Korea.

“Hmm, the country next door.”

Yuto replied in an intrigued voice.

━Come to South Korea by the appointed time.

Yuto ended the call with Dmitry and hummed to himself, his eyes gleaming with anticipation for the battles to come.

“Before I catch the Queen of the half-demons, should I pay a visit to my old comrades?”

He turned his gaze to the information officer.

“I’ll give you one more chance.”

“Y-Yes. . .?

“Figure out where all 20 of Japan’s strongest reside.”

“O-Okay.”

“I’ll give you an hour.”

At Yuto’s chilling words, the man’s face turned pale as he began to spread out a map.

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An emergency meeting presided over by the president.

Siwoo, the seven Guild Leaders of Heptagram, Choi Dae-soo, and Lo-an, who had been invited to the meeting in recognition of his exceptional contributions and status.

Of the 10 attendees, Choi Dae-soo spoke first.

“First of all, let’s talk about the urgent matter. As you all know, the 〈Pandemonium〉’s terrorist attacks on rankers are currently taking place worldwide. Hunters should form teams for the time being and avoid being alone.”

“Should lower-ranked Hunters be protected by higher-ranked Hunters, then?”

Choi Dae-soo took a deep drag from his cigarette upon Lee Ye-ji’s question.

After a moment of contemplation, he shook his head and replied.

“No. In fact, the ones in danger right now are the higher-ranked hunters. It seems that their targets are S-rank hunters and above, so B-rank hunters and below can move around freely. However, A-rank and A+ hunters should take precautions.”

“I heard that Nicolas, who was ranked 16th in the world, was killed recently. Are all the escapees at this level?”

Choi Sung-il asked with a worried expression.

“It will be distributed worldwide soon, but. . . Here is a list of people who you should be especially wary of.”

Choi Dae-soo handed out files to everyone present except Siwoo.

It contained information on the ‘Six Fingers’.

“I warned them in advance, but it wasn’t enough. It seems that the 〈World Hunter Association〉 is hesitating because they’re afraid of causing a commotion. The aftereffects of the ranking war have yet to disappear, so the old farts are getting scared.”

Choi Dae-soo criticized the senior members of the 〈World Hunter Association〉 as he exhaled smoke from his cigarette.

The people who looked at the list gasped and let out a sigh that was close to a groan.

No wonder, as all six of them were notorious criminals known worldwide.

There were few people who had not heard the names of the ‘Six Fingers’ criminals, who had been involved in numerous flashy crimes, regardless of whether they were commoners or Hunters.

“Are there any S-rank hunters who can defeat them in a 1-on-1 fight?”

Lee Ye-ji said in a defeated voice.

“Hahaha! This reminds me of the old days.”

At that moment, Do Kyung-hoo, who had been listening quietly, finished his drink and continued.

“I once fought a guy named Yuto who is here.”

“What? Hunter Do Kyung-hoo?!”

“So what happened?”

People were surprised by his sudden drunken confession and asked him questions.

Do Kyung-hoo stroked his unruly beard with his hand and chuckled.

“I lost. Miserably.”

“Ah. . . Was it a 1-on-1 battle?”

“No. It was 3-on-1.”

“Then it doesn’t count as a loss, does it? You were outnumbered.”

Choi Sung-il defended him.

Do Kyung-hoo poured himself another drink, brought it to his lips, and whispered softly.

“There were three with me and one of him.”

“. . .!!!!”

“Ah, but he was caught soon after because of his injury. I heard he went to prison.”

Do Kyung-hoo’s words left the others feeling not just discouraged, but despairing.

Among them, the only people stronger than Do Kyung-hoo were Choi Dae-soo and Siwoo, but if someone like him had lost a 3-on-1 fight against the ‘Six Fingers’, what chance would other S-rank or S+ hunters have?

It was a situation where they were literally no match for them.

“And this person here, Wu Ko Xin. He’s dangerous too.”

Lo-an, who had been sitting quietly, spoke up, pointing to one person.

“He was the owner of the Kowloon Walled City of the underworld and the boss of the Asian underworld. I heard he was the closest person to ‘Creep’, who was the boss of all the bosses in the world.”

“Creep? Who’s Creep?”

Siwoo asked.

“In fact, it’s not even clear whether he really exists. He’s called the invisible god of the underworld, and I received a letter from him once when I was living as ‘Dae-sung’.”

“A letter? What did it say?”

“He told me to come down and follow his name, but I thought it was nonsense and threw it away.”

“You haven’t had any contact since then?”

“Yes.”

Siwoo showed a curious reaction to the existence of ‘Creep’, which he had heard of for the first time.

“Anyway, that’s enough of the warnings.”

Choi Dae-soo, who had been listening to the conversation, interjected and began to talk about other matters.

“The next agenda item is also urgent. I think we’ve left the positions of president and vice president of the Korean Hunter Association vacant for too long, so today we will select two people for those positions.”

“Uh. . . I don’t want to.”

Han Tae-chi clasped his hands together and muttered, praying that he would not be chosen.

“Do Kyung-hoo for president, Choi Sung-il for vice president.”

“What the. . .?!”

“Excuse me?”

Both Do Kyung-hoo and Choi Sung-il looked bewildered at the unexpected news.

“Why are you so surprised?”

“How can I possibly take such a position? Why not Siwoo?!”

“He’s from HSIU, so it’s not possible. You can remain a Guild Leader and also serve concurrently as the president of the association.”

“Ugh. . . Look, Choi Dae-soo. No matter how I think about it, I’m. . .”

“By the way, if you become the president of the association, I will officially provide you with the highest quality alcohol every month.”

“. . .The position of president of the association is too appealing to me! Hahaha!”

Do Kyung-hoo gulped down the saliva that had gathered in his mouth as he thought about the alcohol he had tasted at Choi Dae-soo’s house.

Choi Sung-il decided to accept it reluctantly after seeing Do Kyung-hoo agree.

Choi Dae-soo took a deep drag from his cigarette before bringing up the last agenda item.

He had been looking forward to this moment in the past, but now that it had finally arrived, he didn’t feel quite so good about it.

“I have officially become a ‘Misteltein’ candidate.”

The implication of those words was clear.

“I will soon be inducted as a ‘Prophetes’. Since Siwoo has the highest ranking not only in South Korea but also in the world, I would like you to make plans with Siwoo as the center from now on. That is all.”

With those words, Choi Dae-soo rose from his seat and left the meeting room.

“Should we go. . . too?”

Han Tae-chi said hesitantly.

At that moment, Namir, who had been waiting outside, entered and spoke to Siwoo.

“Master, a guest has arrived at the guild.”

“For me?”

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Siwoo headed to the guild with only Namir.

When he arrived at his office, a large, blonde man was standing with his back to him, looking out the window.

“. . .Hans?!”

Hans Schroder turned his head with a grin when Siwoo recognized him and called out his name.

“I wanted to see how long it would take you to guess, but it seems I didn’t even need to try.”

“Are you kidding me? You’re already fully recovered?”

Siwoo laughed and gave him a proper hug.

“Oh, let me introduce you. This is Hans Schroder, Germany’s top hunter. And this is Namir, the master of Sult Ordd.”

“It’s nice to meet you.”

“It’s. . . nice to meet you too.”

Hans seemed a bit surprised by the unexpected introduction.

The Queen of the half-demons was a very difficult being to meet in person.

She was a figure who rarely showed her face to the outside world, so her appearance at the previous ranking battles had become a major issue.

“But what brings you here? Is Rolf okay?”

“He’s doing well. It seems you’ve heard about the attack from the way you’re asking.”

“It’s been all over the news lately.”

Hans sighed softly.

“I’m here for a different reason. You’re now ranked 0th in the world, aren’t you?”

“Yes, so. . .?”

“I came to discuss something with you.”

Siwoo didn’t reply and continued to listen to his story.

“Are you preparing for war?”

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