An F-Rank Veterinarian Physically Heals an S-Rank Magical Beast - Chapter 12

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Chapter 12
[Warning! Multiple lifeforms approaching.]
[Identification impossible. Hostile response detected.]
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The peaceful meal had just concluded when Jin-hyuk was about to take a sip of instant coffee from a paper cup.
Lee Shin-woo, who had been resting on the sofa—or rather, the mammoth fur hide—sprang up like a coiled spring.
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​”Director! We’re surrounded!​”
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The moment his cry rang out, bone-chilling howls erupted from outside the hospital.
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​”Grrrrr… Kyaaaagh!​”
​”Kieeeek!​”
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It was no mere handful of creatures. The very darkness enveloping the hospital seemed to writhe with life. Dozens—no, hundreds—of crimson eyes gleamed through the window cracks.
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​”Damn it, they must have caught the scent of food. I told you we needed proper ventilation!​”
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Bing-je Seo Ji-hoo gripped his staff, grinding his teeth.
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​”Battle stations! Protect Team Leader Yoo! They’ll smash through the walls!​”
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Ma Dong-tak reflexively raised his massive shield, positioning himself in front of Yoo Yi-soo.
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Even Yoo Yi-soo, who could barely support her own weight, instinctively reached for the broken sword hilt.
Three years of trauma.
The demonic beasts encountered in this place were monsters that defied reason—creatures that knew only slaughter.
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​”Everyone, stay seated. Running right after eating will give you indigestion.​”
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Yet Jin-hyuk remained composed. He took another sip of coffee, then shuffled toward the entrance in his bare feet and slippers.
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​”Director! Have you lost your mind?! Stepping outside the barrier means death!​”
​”Those are S-rank entities! Balakas is sleeping!​”
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The hunters protested in horror, but Jin-hyuk paid them no mind and flung the door open.
Creeeeak.
The moment the door swung wide, a nauseating stench and murderous intent washed over him. Jin-hyuk stood alone in the hospital courtyard.
In the pitch-black darkness where even moonlight dared not venture, a hellscape unfolded before him.
Wolves dripping with saliva, bears reduced to bone, spiders brimming with venom—countless demonic beasts surrounded the hospital in layers, licking their chops in anticipation.
At the forefront of the pack stood what appeared to be the alpha—a colossal beast three meters long with shoulders that towered two meters high.
Its entire body was covered in crimson flame-like fur. It was the Hell Hyena.
The creature growled low, as if it would tear out my throat at any moment.
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​”Grrrrr···.​”
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An ordinary person would have collapsed from cardiac arrest at that very instant. But my eyes were fixed elsewhere.
The Hell Hyena’s right hind leg. Flesh had been torn away so severely that bone gleamed white beneath, and the wound was covered in violet poison, rotting away.
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‘That must hurt like hell.’
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I clicked my tongue. With an injury like that, it would have struggled to hunt, let alone walk. Hunger and agony—they were making the creature far more savage.
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​”Kyaaaang!​”
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The Hell Hyena could bear it no longer. It launched itself from the ground, its jaws gaping wide enough to swallow my entire head.
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​”No!​”
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Yoo Yi-soo screamed from behind me.
But I didn’t dodge. Instead, I plunged my hand into my pocket, pulled something out, and hurled it directly into the creature’s mouth.
Thunk.
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​”Here. You’re starving, aren’t you?​”
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What fell before the Hell Hyena’s snout was the S-Rank Demon Beast Ribs that Balakas had grilled for dinner—thick with meat, still warm, dripping with juices.
Sniff.
The Hell Hyena that had been diving at me in mid-air screeched to a halt. Its nostrils flared.
What was this scent? Not the reek of rotting corpses. Not the stench of blood.
Sweet, savory, rich—a heavenly aroma it had never encountered before. The scent of Earth’s greatest treasure: soy-based marinated ribs.
The Hell Hyena’s pupils trembled as if struck by an earthquake. The primal urge to kill the human before it clashed violently with the hunger gnawing at its belly. And 0.1 seconds later, hunger emerged victorious.
Crunch! Snap!
The Hell Hyena forgot all dignity and began tearing into the ribs. It was so ravenous it was crushing the bones between its teeth.
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​”Tasty, huh? But your leg’s been hurting, so you couldn’t hunt.​”
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I approached slowly. The Hell Hyena growled warily, but its mouth was too busy chewing. I met its gaze directly and reached out my hand.
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​”It’s fine. I’m not taking it away. Just let me take a look.​”
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A subtle aura of mana flowed from Jin-hyuk’s body—not hostility, but the resonance of ‘healing’ and ‘stabilization’. Beasts understood instinctively whether their counterpart meant harm or aid. The Hell Hyena’s fur gradually settled.
Jin-hyuk crouched down and examined the creature’s hind legs. The condition was worse than he’d anticipated. The wound from a venomous insect in the Abyss had begun to necrotize, the decay burrowing deep into muscle tissue.
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“Tsk, tsk. How much pain you must have endured. No wonder you’re so on edge.”
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Jin-hyuk opened his bag. Inside were the [Superior Regeneration Potion] and [Disinfectant Alcohol] he’d brought from Earth, along with [Mana-Infused Bandages].
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“This will sting a bit. Don’t cry out. It’d be embarrassing for a male.”
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Jin-hyuk soaked cotton in alcohol and carefully cleaned the wound.
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“Yelp!”
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The Hell Hyena shrieked in shock. Reflexively, it turned its head to snap at Jin-hyuk’s arm—a move that would have severed a normal Hunter’s limb.
Tap!
But Jin-hyuk lightly swatted the creature’s snout away.
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“Hush! Stay still! You’re already healing! Since when do you bare your teeth at your doctor?”
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The Hell Hyena flinched at Jin-hyuk’s stern rebuke. Strange. This human looked weak, yet why did he seem so intimidating? It felt like being scolded by its mother long ago.
Jin-hyuk carefully debrided the necrotic tissue and poured the regeneration potion over the wound.
Sizzle—!
White vapor rose as the dead skin dissolved away, and in its place, vibrant new flesh began to bloom. The pain vanished in an instant, replaced by a cool, refreshing sensation.
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“Now for the finishing touch.”
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Jin-hyuk expertly wrapped the bandages around the wound, tying the end in a delicate ribbon bow. A cute ribbon adorning the claws of a hellish beast—quite the sight.
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“Done. Now go rest. Keep it dry, and no drinking.”
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Jin-hyuk patted the creature’s rear affectionately and helped it to its feet. The Hell Hyena stared down at its hind legs in bewilderment. The throbbing pain was gone. Even under pressure, it didn’t hurt.
The creature bounced experimentally in place, then looked up at Jin-hyuk. The ferocity that once blazed in its eyes had vanished entirely, replaced by the soft, pleading gaze of a puppy begging for treats.
Lick.
The Hell Hyena’s rough tongue dragged across Jin-hyuk’s cheek—a silent gesture of gratitude and an unspoken plea for more ribs.
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“Ugh, your breath reeks. Go brush your teeth.”
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Jin-hyuk pushed the creature away with mock disgust, though a smile played at the corners of his mouth. He reached into his pocket and produced another rib bone, which he let the Hell Hyena take.
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“There. Take it home and eat it later.”
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The Hell Hyena wagged its tail like a propeller as it caught the bone in its mouth. Then, with a yelp, it bowed its head in gratitude before bolting into the darkness like an arrow.
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​”······.​”
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Silence. A suffocating silence descended. The demonic beasts surrounding the area began to murmur amongst themselves.
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​”What? That bastard’s leg healed?​”
​”A human gave it food and treated its wounds?​”
​”If I go there, will they heal me too?​”
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The demonic beasts’ eyes transformed. Murderous intent shifted to curiosity, and then to ‘hope’.
In the Demon Realm, where the strong devoured the weak, ‘healing’ was a miracle that shouldn’t exist.
In a place where the natural order was to die or be eaten when injured, the human in white clothing was a being who granted ‘survival’.
I looked around and waved my hand dismissively.
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​”What? You all have injuries? If you didn’t make an appointment, get out. Business hours are over.​”
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Remarkably, hundreds of demonic beasts licked their chops regretfully and began to slowly retreat.
Not a single one attacked me.
They had come to recognize me as either ‘a being not to be touched’ or ‘a being who might help them someday’.
I shuffled in my slippers and entered the Hospital.
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​”Director… what on earth was that just now?​”
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Seo Ji-hoo asked with his mouth agape. Yoo Yi-soo also wore a dumbfounded expression.
The monsters she had fought for three years were behaving like stray dogs in front of me.
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​”They’re patients.​”
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I downed the cold coffee in one shot.
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​”Demonic beasts or humans—it’s all the same. When they’re hurt and hungry, they become ill-tempered. When they’re full and healthy, they become kind. That’s the nature of life.​”
​”Still, throwing bones to an S-rank demonic beast···.​”
​”Why not? For them, that’s omakase.​”
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That night, the Hunters in the Hospital could sleep peacefully.
The Hell Hyena that had been treated earlier brought its companions and voluntarily stood guard.
And the next morning, when I stretched and opened the Hospital doors.
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​”······Sigh.​”
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The hospital courtyard was buried under a mountain of [Gift Bundles].
Hell Hyena and his friends had spent the entire night dragging them here as offerings.
Pitch-black stones, strangely shaped root vegetables, monster horns···.
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​”This is··· garbage, isn’t it? I just cleaned the courtyard and they’ve made a mess again.​”
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Ma Dong-tak grumbled and kicked at one of the stones.
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​”Garbage?! Have you lost your mind?!​”
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Lee Shin-woo shrieked and threw himself forward to catch the rolling stone. He pulled out a magnifying glass to examine it, and his hands began to tremble violently.
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​”This is··· [Supreme-Grade Black Mana Stone]!​”
​”What? What is that?​”
​”A mineral with magical efficiency 100 times that of diamond! It’s so rare on Earth that it commands 100 million won per gram—a legendary ore! A piece this size is worth at least 50 billion won!​”
​”What, what did you say? Fifty billion?!​”
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Ma Dong-tak’s eyes bulged wide open.
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​”And this plant! This is [Mandrake of the Abyss]! The ingredient for an elixir that can revive even the dead within three minutes! A single root of this buys you ten apartments in Gangnam!​”
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Seo Ji-hoo also grew excited, embracing the mandrake root and dancing.
My eyes widened in astonishment. What Hell Hyena had casually given away for a couple of bones was treasure worth hundreds of billions of won by Earth standards.
The Abyss was so rich in resources it was practically rotting with abundance. It had simply been left untouched because there was no technology to extract them or means to trade.
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​”Heh.​”
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The corners of my mouth rose to my ears. I gazed out at the Eastern Wasteland of the Abyss. The desolate landscape that had seemed like a hellish nightmare just yesterday now appeared entirely different.
That one-eyed giant walking around is a walking 100 billion won. That wyvern flying overhead is a flying Gangnam high-rise.
This place, teeming with ailing beasts, was a catastrophe for Earth’s doctors, but for me it was a [Blue Ocean] and a [goldmine].
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​”This is incredible.​”
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I clapped my hands together.
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​”Listen up! What are you all doing?! Change the sign right now!​”
​”What? What should it say?​”
​”[Demon Beast Health Insurance Not Applicable. 100% Out-of-Pocket. Payment in Kind Welcome.]​”
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Jin-hyuk clenched his fists tightly. A rosy future unfolded before his eyes.
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​”I’ll make a fortune here, and when we return to Earth, I’ll buy up all the land in this region. Team Leader Yoo, you won’t have to worry about your severance pay. Your oppa will make you a tycoon’s wife in the Demon Realm.​”
​”···You’re insane.​”
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Yoo Yi-soo shook her head, yet a faint smile played at the corners of her lips.
Rumors spread faster than the wind.
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​”There’s a strange human doctor in the Eastern Wasteland. He provides food and cures ailments. All it costs is a few stones.​”
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The rumors that swept across the entire Demon Realm soon became the catalyst for demonic beasts to pitch tents outside the Hospital and draw numbered tickets. Even the lords of The Abyss heard whispers of it and grew curious.
The true opening of his practice life in The Abyss. From now on, it would not be a war of spilled blood, but the prelude to a war of flowing money in medical consultations.

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