The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 99

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟗: 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐤 𝟏

Felix’s party was breathless.

It wasn’t that they had moved a lot or that many monsters had rushed in, but simply that moving forward was enormously difficult.

They were more tense than usual when entering the Gate, and they were constantly on high alert, so they had used up a lot of stamina.

“How far have the Korean Hunters gotten?”

Felix asked the Hunter in front.

“This might not be the right direction.”

“But didn’t you say it was this way when you scouted earlier?”

“That’s true, but. . . If you read the report, it says that the detection didn’t work properly.”

Felix frowned.

How were they supposed to find the advance party in a place where even the communication equipment wasn’t working?

“Vice President, you don’t have to worry so much.”

Layla, who was next to him, said.

“Guild Leader, do you have another way?”

Layla was young, and they were close, but she was also the head of a guild representing Germany.

In public, they made sure to use the utmost respect towards each other.

“Isn’t our goal to stop the Gate from going berserk anyway? Let’s trust the Korean Hunters to do their part, and we’ll just eliminate the monsters we see.”

“You’re not wrong. Even the American Gate clearing method is to disperse several teams. Let’s do that.”

Felix nodded easily at Layla’s suggestion.

It might be better to move separately and deal with the monsters than to try to cooperate all at once.

“Then let’s not bother looking for the Korean Hunter team and just move forward while detecting monsters.”

“Yes, sir.”

Felix gave the order, and the detection Hunter in front responded.

He immediately expanded the range of his mana detection.

It was easier to find monsters than people.

Just then.

“V-Vice President.”

“What? Did you find something?”

The detection Hunter swallowed hard with a pale face.

“M-M-Monster.”

“A monster?”

“It just flew off in that direction. . .”

“Let’s go that way too.”

But the detection Hunter didn’t seem to hear him, and he trembled anxiously with an uneasy look.

“Monster. . . it’s a real monster. . .”

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

𝚊𝘸ᴇ𝙗𝚜𝘵ȯ̇ṙ̇𝙞𝕖𝔰.𝙘ȯ̇𝕞

Siwoo’s body, which had been erased by the flash of light, reappeared following the flash.

He had opened his eyes in the basement of his house.

On the floor was a large magic circle that Siwoo had drawn in preparation for ‘any eventuality’.

It was only thanks to having drawn the magic circle in advance that it had taken this little time.

“Ha. . . I feel like I’m going to throw up.”

【𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐞! 𝐖𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡!】

Siwoo staggered outside.

[Teleportation] magic burdened the body more the farther the distance.

Although it was still better than when he had traveled from the other world to Earth.

Siwoo got some fresh air and then drove straight to Gangwon-do.

The mountain he arrived at was gloomy, and there were traces of people here and there.

He charged toward the faint traces of mana and the filthy, dense energy that was spreading out.

It was a blatant call, as if it was saying, ‘Come get me’.

Siwoo ran like a wolf, not on the road, and arrived in front of the Gate.

In front of the source of the disaster that had arrived, a very familiar figure was glaring at him while puffing on a cigar.

A muscular giant with the size of a heavyweight boxer or a pro wrestler.

“Whew. . . You’re late, you bastard.”

“I didn’t set a time in advance.”

Siwoo replied nonchalantly to Choi Dae-soo’s grumbling.

He trudged closer to the Gate.

A very strange and sticky magic flowed from the center of the Gate as if it would overflow.

It felt strange, different from other Gates he had encountered in terms of composition and nature.

“Did you notice something strange too?”

Choi Dae-soo asked.

Siwoo nodded lightly.

“I should say it’s too clear. It’s hard to explain in detail, but it has a higher concentration of power than the Gates I’ve seen before.”

“Heh. . . I can’t explain it either, but I just felt like something was off.”

Choi Dae-soo glared at Siwoo while exhaling smoke.

“Why are you glaring?”

“You. . . What’s that doll on your shoulder?”

“. . . . . .”

【𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥! 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥—𝐌𝐦𝐩𝐡! 𝐌𝐦𝐩𝐡!!】

“It’s a pet I’m raising for fun.”

“It’s ugly for a pet.”

【𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐩! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐜━ 𝐔𝐠𝐡! 𝐌𝐦𝐩𝐡! 𝐌𝐦𝐩𝐡!】

Siwoo covered Pre’s mouth.

“Are you going to keep guarding here?”

“Whew. . . No. I’m going back now that what I was waiting for is over.”

“What were you waiting for?”

Instead of answering, Choi Dae-soo exhaled smoke and really did leave.

“What a weirdo.”

Siwoo took a deep breath before entering the Gate.

He opened his dantian and circulated mana throughout his body.

And then he took a step and was sucked into the Gate as if entering.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

𝘢ᴡ𝙚ḃ̇ṡ̇𝔱𝚘𝐫𝔦𝐞𝘴.ᴄᴏ𝚖

Gi Il-yeon’s right arm fell to the floor.

Blood spurted like a fountain, and her body collapsed to the floor with a great shock.

The attack had been aimed at her head, but Gi Il-yeon had dodged it with her quick reflexes, taking it in the shoulder instead.

“━━━!!”

At that critical moment, Kyung-hoo motionless fingers twitched and gripped the sword hilt, and his body lunged forward like a flash of lightning.

He hadn’t held this position for 20 years just to stand there like an idiot while his colleague died.

His sword energy stretched out in all directions, exuding a majestic aura.

His wave-like energy release became a spark, and several Hunters also began to overcome their fear and gather their mana.

『ՏմժժҽղƖყ, ահɑե եհҽ հҽƖƖ.』

Balok scratched his head with his long fingers and calmly watched the people.

He didn’t feel tension, anger, or urgency.

No, was it even possible for ‘that thing’ to feel emotions in the first place?

Unlike his leisurely, drawling speech, the fierce energy emanating from his entire body was strange and frightening as if it were blades.

Balok reached out to Do Kyung-hoo with an indifferent gaze.

Just as his three fingers were about to spread open.

Gi Il-yeon, who had gathered all the mana in her dantian, screamed a spell.

“Stooop!!!”

At her words, which she uttered as if spitting out blood, Balok’s body froze like a stone.

Even for a moment, just a brief instant, it was enough.

If only he could cut off that damn monster’s neck.

Various buff skills that increased physical ability poured into Do Kyung-hoo.

“Kuaaaaagh!!!”

Along with his lightning-fast flurry of blows, Kang Yeo-hwa’s dazzling arrow shot into the enemy.

[Warrior of the Wind: One Shot, One Kill]

[Ghost’s Eye: Mountain Splitter]

One blast of wind concentrated with all his mana and a powerful blow that could even cut down a mountain.

The incredible power of the two Hunters pierced Balok’s heart and cut off his neck.

Thud━━ Clatter.

The demon’s head rolled on the ground.

With a brief silence, the people let out a sigh of relief.

“Euagh! We’re alive!!”

“What the hell was that! I thought we were done for!”

“Let’s heal the injured and regroup!”

Their faces, which had been holding back anxiety and pain, were filled with both tears and laughter.

“. . .No.”

However, Do Kyung-hoo couldn’t join them.

The Hunters with excellent mana detection abilities had the same expression.

Shrirk.

Hair-like things protruded from Balok’s head and severed neck, which had been rolling on the floor.

Clack. . . Crack. . .

They tangled together and merged with a strange sound, and Balok’s body was neatly restored to its original state.

Do Kyung-hoo, Gi Il-yeon. . . and the other S-Rank Hunters were speechless at the sight.

『Ⱳհყ ɑɾҽ ყօմ ƙํƖƖํղց ʍҽ.』

The voice, filled with enough despair to break their spirits, echoed through their minds.

That moment.

[Explosion Point]

A streak of flame flew across the horizon.

Like red ink meeting a vanishing point, the crimson flames that had unknowingly crept in engulfed Balok’s body and soared into the air.

Koo-waaagh!!!

The monster’s body exploded with a huge explosion as if it had been bombed by a missile.

“Thank goodness we met the Korean party.”

Felix and the other German Hunters approached and said.

“W-Who the hell are you?”

Kim Eun-ju asked with a bewildered face.

“We are Hunters from the German Hunter Association who came to assist with the S-Rank Gate in Korea. I am Felix Richter, the Vice-President.”

“If it’s Felix. . . The famous?”

‘𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮’𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙠’.

A powerful German force with incredible destructive power, said to kill even moderately strong monsters with a single skill.

“I thought there was no support at all. . . Thank you!”

Kim Eun-ju clasped her hands together and expressed her gratitude.

“For now, running away is the priority! German Hunters, run away too!!”

At that moment, Do Kyung-hoo’s shout once again alerted the people.

“Didn’t it just die?”

“No!! Its magic energy hasn’t dispersed at all!”

Felix knew what he meant right away.

Because Balok’s body was reassembling in the exploded void.

With even more mana than before.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

ᴀ𝐰𝙚𝙗𝙨𝚝ᴏ𝙧𝕚𝙚𝚜.ᴄ𝕠𝚖

“Damn it. . .!”

The 40 or so Hunters heading for the Gate exit had looks of despair on their faces.

They were a group consisting of seriously injured people who couldn’t continue fighting and the Hunters escorting them, but as they were about to go outside, monsters blocked their way.

A huge pair of feet and a large mouth.

The same body with one eyeball and one palm that they had seen when they first entered the Gate.

“Kulguk!”

A seriously injured Hunter coughed up blood.

Although they didn’t express it, they must have been in terrible pain and agony.

Hwang Jeong-gu, the leader of the group, gritted his teeth.

Including him, there were only about five Hunters who could fight now.

Would they be able to escape the Gate without being killed by those monsters, even without a single S-Rank among them?

‘100% 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝.’

He faced reality.

Even if he poured all his mana into [Psychokinesis], all he could do was stop them for a moment.

It would be nearly impossible for the seriously injured people, who were in no condition to move, to escape outside the Gate during that gap.

‘𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚. . .?’

It was unthinkable that the Hunters, who were supposed to keep the monsters in the Gate, would lure them outside instead.

There was only one way.

Hwang Jeong-gu let out a hollow laugh.

This method might work.

He had nothing to lose.

He gave quiet instructions to the other four combat Hunters.

“When I give the signal, run in the opposite direction.”

“Yes. . .? What are you going to do. . .?”

Hwang Jeong-gu stabbed the monster’s body with a knife and marbles launched with [Psychokinesis] and ran to the left.

『Ɑհ. . . Ƥɑ. . . Ɑհ. . .!!』

A creepy voice came out of the huge mouth, and the right foot kicked in the direction Hwang Jeong-gu was running.

Paaaaagh!!!

As if kicking away a pebble on the side of the road, the right foot kicked Hwang Jeong-gu.

Hwang Jeong-gu hadn’t even been able to properly set up a mana shield because the movement was too fast.

“Kugh. . .!!”

He fell to the floor, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

It seemed like three or four of his ribs had been broken.

『Ɗํiҽ. . . Ɑհ. . . Ɑհ. . .!!』

The huge mouth distorted and the disgusting voice came out again.

“H-Hunter Hwang Jeong-gu!!”

The huge right foot trampled him mercilessly.

“Agh. . .”

A few Hunters shed tears.

It was a truly miserable death.

『Ⱳհɑ. . . Ƴɑ. . . Ɑհ. . .?!!』

But then a questioning voice came out of the monster’s mouth.

Hwang Jeong-gu’s body, which should have been under his foot, was gone.

At that moment, people’s gazes turned to a completely different place.

Hwang Jeong-gu, who had run far away, was now next to them.

And with a Hunter they had never seen before.

“Jeong-gu. I told you not to go around getting hurt without permission.”

“S-Senior. . .”

Siwoo patted Jeong-gu on the head and healed his body.

“Don’t be weak.”

And then he stood up and faced the monsters.

“What are these things?”

『Տհմե. . . Ʋթ. . .!!』

The left foot nearby kicked off the ground and rushed toward the group of Hunters.

“Let’s finish this quickly since I’m busy.”

Siwoo’s body turned bright yellow and disappeared like lightning.