The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 357

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟓𝟕: 𝐀𝐧𝐝, 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 (𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫)

The core, referred to as a dragon’s heart.

“Kughhh!!”

It doesn’t melt the power contained within but the vessel itself, turning it into power.

Ether’s power can be refilled once depleted, but everything is over once the vessel is broken.

Siwoo melted the seven hearts, determined to never use the core again.

No, Siwoo can’t use it anyway since the contract is over.

Now, all the returning ships will be burned.

『Krrrr! This bastard!!』

Bablehner’s body was torn apart by Siwoo’s last burst of strength.

Cracks formed on his arms and legs, and the fragments were burned by the heat.

Bablehner gathered all the remaining demonic energy in his body from the ground.

He can’t collapse like this.

The ‘life of the gods’ that had been accomplished, leaving only one piece, could not end in an instant like this.

He glared at Siwoo with a grotesquely distorted and broken face.

Even as a powerful force swept over him and the aftermath of the attack crushed everything around, his eyes were fixed only on Siwoo.

Why the hell does this guy keep getting in my way from start to finish?

Bablehner’s gaze was filled with hatred and vengeance.

There was nothing in his blood-red eyes except the intent to kill Siwoo.

“Kughhhhhh!!”

Siwoo groaned at the sensation of his mana veins being torn to pieces.

The power of melting the core was so strong that his mana veins had a hard time handling it all at once.

【𝐅𝐨. . . 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠! 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲!】

Siwoo looked at the appearance of another Siwoo  was barely standing.

Pre, who was on the verge of dying.

“You crazy bastard! Do you think it’s that easy!!”

Siwoo shouted urgently at the sight of Pre.

Pre is no longer receiving Siwoo’s magic power because the contract is over.

Therefore, there is a possibility that he could be destroyed if there is no additional supply of magic power.

【𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲. . .𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲!】

Pre, who said so, approached Siwoo almost as if he was crawling.

“What are. . . you doing!! Get out of here!!”

Siwoo shook his arm and yelled at Pre.

Siwoo was in no condition to heal Pre or give him mana right now.

Looking at Pre, it seemed like he would disappear if Bablehner’s attack even grazed him. . . .

【𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞. . . ! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐬𝐨. . .!】

Pre spoke with difficulty and returned to his original form from Siwoo’s appearance.

It seemed that he didn’t even have the strength to maintain Siwoo’s appearance.

‘Dammit! Even the slightest gap. . . !’

Siwoo felt the melted core pounding on the ground.

『Keugh. . . heh!! I, I am God!! I am the only one!!』

Bablehner kept repeating the same thing, his eyes wide open.

His expression was grotesquely distorted as if his ego was already collapsing.

However, it doesn’t seem to be a factor that reduces the opponent’s power.

In other words, a moving weapon of mass destruction.

“Keughhh. . .! Kwaaaak!!”

Siwoo’s expression gradually darkened.

Even as his limbs fell apart, Bablehner’s momentum did not diminish in the slightest.

【𝐇𝐞𝐲. . . 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞. . .】

“Why!!”

【𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞. . . 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥.】

Pre said in a weak voice.

Siwoo couldn’t answer that right away.

“You bastard. . .!”

【𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞. . .】

He looked at Pre.

He couldn’t bring himself to refuse because he felt genuine sincerity.

“Hey. . .! Then for the last time. . .! I’ll do it!!”

Siwoo shouted at Pre, who was sitting on his shoulder.

He didn’t know what would happen after this attack was over.

Bablehner might not die.

However, one thing he hoped for was that the bastard would be so messed up that his remaining colleagues could take care of him.

“Ready. . . !?”

【𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝!!】

Siwoo squeezed out every last drop of strength he had and unleashed it towards Bablehner.

Kuwaaaaaaa──────────!!!

A dazzling spark crosses the front.

It felt like his skin was being ripped off by the air pressure.

He didn’t have the strength to even lift a finger now.

All the power of the core that was in his body had disappeared.

“Ah─”

Siwoo let out a sigh without realizing it.

The torrential downpour that was coming from the front came into his view.

No, that’s not enough.

Just a little more,

If only I had a little more. . .

That’s when Pre came into his view.

He was reminded of the time he had first met him.

It felt like just yesterday when they were trying to kill each other and save each other.

Pre, who was reflected in Siwoo’s pitch-black pupils, slowly opened his mouth.

【𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐬.】

No, that’s not it.

It was something he always said, but he never wanted to hear it more than at this moment.

Siwoo tried to grab Pre with his hand.

However, his hand, which had lost all its strength, did not move as he intended.

Hey.

Pre’s wings patted Siwoo’s cheek and disappeared forward.

Just a little bit more.

Siwoo’s face was distorted.

The moment he tried to call Pre, blood gushed out of his mouth.

You crazy bastard.

Who’s weak?

My mind is getting dizzy.

Siwoo, who had poured out his last ounce of strength, fell forward.

Don’t go.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

Pre was immersed in darkness.

Silent and desolate.

It was all darkness.

【𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?】

He carefully flapped his wings and flew around.

A space that seemed to have no end.

Thump.

【𝐎𝐮𝐜𝐡!】

Pre was flying high when he hit a wall and fell to the ground.

【𝐇𝐮𝐡? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.】

He stroked his aching head with his wing.

This time he flapped forward.

Thump.

【𝐎𝐮𝐜𝐡!】

Pre, who had been flying for a long time, hit a wall and fell again this time.

It was pitch black, so he didn’t know, but this place was a tightly closed darkness.

Pre sat down on the floor, holding his throbbing head.

It’s dark.

It’s cold.

A strange emotion came to his mind.

Something faint and reminiscent, and on the other hand, something frustrating. . . .

What was it, that.

Pre tilted his head.

Was this what it felt like to be alone?

Pre, who was initially excited to wander around, realized that it wasn’t fun anymore.

I miss it.

【𝐇𝐮𝐡? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭?】

He was surprised by his own thoughts.

Wasn’t life originally dark and desolate?

What’s this missing feeling?

Pre groaned, pressing both wings to his temples and falling into thought.

I feel like I’m missing something very important.

But I can’t think of what it is.

What was it. . . It was definitely something that was always with me. . . . .

Ah.

At that moment, a ripple occurred in Pre’s mind.

This longing emotion.

【𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧!!】

Why did I forget this?

Pre flew back into the air, feeling happy.

Empty darkness greeted him.

It’s chicken! Chicken! Chicken. . . .

But I feel like something is missing.

Pre, unable to hide his anxiety, fell into deep thought again.

There was something unfortunate─

Thud!!

Pre, who was flying around absent-mindedly, hit his head quite hard this time.

Pre, who was rolling around on the floor, shouted unconsciously.

【𝐊𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞!】

Huh?

Cheap rice?

Pre jumped up from his seat.

How could I forget the most important thing!

【𝐇𝐞𝐲! 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞! 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮!】

Pre shouted into the void, unable to contain his overwhelming emotions.

His voice echoed and returned.

No matter how long he waited, the answer he wanted did not return.

【𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝! 𝐈𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰! 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲!】

Pre called out again in a panicked voice.

When there was still no response, he flew around and shouted in all directions this time.

【𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧! 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!】

I didn’t know that being alone could be so sad.

Pre searched for Siwoo until his wings were about to fall off.

However, there was no one in this space.

Loneliness.

A long time ago came to mind.

The time when he was trapped in a jar for a very long time before Siwoo came.

Pre was able to escape that place by meeting Siwoo.

【𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧!】

In fact, what Pre escaped from was not the darkness of a few square feet, but the loneliness of being alone.

He remembered Siwoo’s first hand reaching out to him.

Of course, he asked at the time.

【𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝! 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞! 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠! 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞!】

Pre trembled in fear at the sensation of being crushed by the pitch-black blankness.

He didn’t have the confidence to be alone again for an eternity.

I’m sick of being lonely now.

【𝐒𝐢─ 𝐒𝐢𝐰𝐨𝐨!!】

At that moment, a crack appeared in one part of the darkness, and a bright and warm light poured in.

It was a temperature that was so dear and missed.

Pre flapped his wings vigorously towards that place.

A familiar hand greeted him as he left the darkness behind.

Slap!

【𝐊𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠!!】

Zzezeze──── Thump!!

Pre came to his senses.

【𝐇𝐮𝐡?】

The place where he opened his eyes was Siwoo’s arms.

Siwoo looked at Pre with bloodshot eyes and opened his mouth.

“You crazy bastard, who told you to show off?”

Pre blinked for a moment, trying to understand the situation.

And then─

【𝐔𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐡!! 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭!!】

He hugged Siwoo’s face.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

After Pre used all his power.

Siwoo approached the dying Pre, dragging his tattered body.

『N. . . God. . . 』

A gurgling voice could be heard from over there.

Siwoo bit his lip and headed towards Pre first.

There wasn’t much he could do.

He no longer had a core, and he had used up all of his magic power.

However, Siwoo didn’t want to let his best friend go like this.

“You. . .come back alive. . .you died for me.”

Siwoo, who muttered like that, realized that he had one thing left to him.

His dantian.

He sacrificed his dantian and poured the life energy that would be his last into Pre.

And at the same time, Siwoo lost his skills.

“Ha.”

Bablehner wasn’t dead yet.

Bablehner, whose ego had completely disappeared, was wriggling like a tree with hundreds of thorns.

It is no longer an intelligent being.

It had become something like a coral that lives by eating nearby living things.

【𝐇𝐮𝐡? 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮.】

“I used it all to save you.”

【𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨? 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞.】

“. . . They call it an investment scam when you see something like this.”

Bablehner now. . . had to be dealt with by the other Hunters.

He could see his colleagues running from afar.

It seemed that they had gone to evacuate the people in the shelter because the battle with Bablehner had been so fierce and widespread.

【𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧?】

“I’m tired of being a Hunter. I should just live quietly in the countryside.”

Siwoo muttered as he looked at the wriggling Bablehner.

I wonder if that could be perfectly dealt with?

If I send it somewhere far away. . . .

That moment.

A strange notification rang in Siwoo’s head.

「Awakener Ability Readjustment.」

「Ability calculation and skill suitability calculation completed.」

「Estimation possible.」

「Reward completed.」

「Tutorial Tower end.」

“What?”

Siwoo frowned as if he was confused.

He wondered what the hell this nonsense was.

【𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝? 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞? 𝐈’𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐫!】

Pre shouted into the air, jumping up and down.

Siwoo thought about what he had guessed when he wondered why it was now.

“Is it because I lost my skills. . . that I can finally get the reward?”

He laughed in vain.

It was something he felt like at the moment when he had made up his mind to live an ordinary life.

Siwoo muttered, turning up the corners of his mouth.

“Is it fate.”

【𝐇𝐮𝐡? 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐛𝐮𝐭. . . 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭. . . 𝐊𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠!! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞!】

Siwoo got up, dusting himself off.

【𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥?】

Pre asked, touching his head.

“A new skill? I was going to try it out now anyway.”

【𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧.】

“Hey.”

【𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭?】

“Since I got a new dantian, let’s renew the contract.”

Pre’s eyes widened at Siwoo’s words.

And then he smiled brightly and asked back.

【𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲?】

“I thought you’d ask that.”

Siwoo smiled, his eyes twinkling.

“Magic power and chicken.”

Siwoo’s dantian rotated fiercely and ignited magic power.

A huge magic circle was drawn on the floor, and a dazzling brilliance filled the surroundings.

━END━

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