An F-Rank Veterinarian Physically Heals an S-Rank Magical Beast - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6
Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The Apollo Medical Center—a state-of-the-art hunter-specialized comprehensive hospital boasting the largest scale in the nation.
Two men sat across from each other on a spacious sofa in the hospital director’s office, their expressions grave. One was Choi Myung-seok, the hospital director and vice chairman of the Korean Healing Association. The other was Kim Hyun-seok, the association chairman who had been expelled from the Zeus Guild days prior.
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“So you’re telling me… the entire Zeus Guild headquarters was handed over to that veterinarian?”
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Choi Myung-seok asked as though he couldn’t believe his ears. Kim Hyun-seok trembled as he gripped his teacup, nodding in confirmation.
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“That’s right. Guild Master Lee Shin-woo has lost his mind. Handing over a five-hundred-billion-won building just because some veterinarian relieved a dragon’s constipation! This is an act of destroying the medical market’s order!”
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Venom gleamed in Kim Hyun-seok’s eyes. The authority he had built over a lifetime as an S-rank healer had crumbled in an instant to this nameless veterinarian’s single “plunger” technique. Since that day, the treatment afforded to healers under the association had plummeted.
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“Healers, you can’t cure constipation?”
“That veterinarian fixed it in one go, but healers don’t offer good value for money.”
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The hunters’ mocking words pierced like daggers.
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“We cannot let this stand, Chairman.”
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Choi Myung-seok’s eyes gleamed with intensity.
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“Our hospital’s cancellation rate has already exceeded 40 percent. All our VIP clients are flocking to that place. Intelligence even suggests that Ma Dong-tak, the guild master of the Ares Guild, has abandoned our hospital and gone to him.”
“What? Ma Dong-tak?”
“Yes. He came to us for Cerberus treatment, but when our healers couldn’t help, he left in anger.”
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Choi Myung-seok bit his lip. The hunter market was small. Rumors spread quickly, and trends spread even faster. If he allowed Kang Jin-hyuk to continue unchecked, not just Apollo but the entire healing association would lose their livelihood.
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“Let’s do this by the law.”
“The law?”
“He may have a medical license, but he doesn’t have a ‘hunter-specialized medical professional certification,’ does he? It’s clearly illegal medical practice.”
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Choi Myung-seok smiled coldly and pulled out a document envelope.
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“I’ve cultivated connections with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Hunter Management Bureau. We’ll launch a special audit on charges of ‘unlicensed medical practice’ and ‘illegal smuggling of magical beasts.'”
“Ah, a special audit…”
“We’ll shut down his hospital and make it front-page news. ‘Money-blinded veterinarian releases invasive species into the city.’ Quite sensational, wouldn’t you say?”
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Public opinion warfare and administrative sanctions—the most powerful weapons wielded by the established order. Color finally returned to Kim Hyun-seok’s face.
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“Excellent. Very excellent. Let’s show him what happens when a lowly beast doctor dares encroach upon the sacred domain of healers.”
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The laughter of two men filled the director’s office in hushed tones. Yet they remained ignorant of a crucial truth—the entity they were provoking had long since transcended the boundaries of “law” and “common sense,” becoming something far more monstrous.
The following afternoon. The lobby of Zeus Medical Tower.
Uninvited guests descended upon the peaceful hospital—roughly twenty bureaucrats in dark suits, followed by broadcast cameras and journalists in their wake.
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​”We’re from the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Medical Guidance Division! Where is Director Kang Jin-hyuk!​”
​”This is the Hunter Management Bureau’s Special Enforcement Task Force! We’ve received reports of illegal magical beast breeding and are here to investigate!​”
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The bureaucrats brandished their warrants and bellowed their demands. Hunters and magical beasts waiting in the lobby scattered in alarm, clearing a path. Camera flashes erupted in rapid succession.
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​”What do you think you’re doing right now!​”
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Park Chul-woo, the director of operations, rushed forward to block their advance. An oppressive aura befitting an S-rank Hunter emanated from him, yet the bureaucrats merely scoffed.
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​”Now, now, Park Chul-woo. Are you obstructing the execution of official duties? Don’t you see the warrant right here?​”
​”We’ve received reports. Unverified procedures are being performed here, and dangerous magical beasts are roaming about without proper control!​”
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The task force leader jabbed Park Chul-woo’s chest repeatedly with his finger, emboldened by the confidence of his backing.
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​”We’re conducting a seizure and search immediately. Hand over all medical records and open the underground isolation zone!​”
​”Journalists! Get your shots! Document every detail of this illegal operation!​”
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The journalists eagerly snapped their shutters.
[EXCLUSIVE] The Trending Animal Hospital—Actually an Unlicensed Surgical Clinic?
Sensational headlines were already being drafted.
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Park Chul-woo’s fists trembled with barely contained rage. Using force would damage public perception, yet allowing this to proceed would destroy the hospital’s reputation entirely.
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​”Move aside! I said move!​”
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The task force members shoved Park Chul-woo aside and attempted to force their way toward the treatment rooms.
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[Kuuuuuung···.]
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A deep, resonant vibration echoed through the ground itself. Simultaneously, the temperature in the lobby surged dramatically.
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​”What… what is this?​”
​”An earthquake?​”
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All eyes turned toward the center of the lobby, behind the massive pillar. There, a colossal crimson form bearing a “Security Team Leader” nameplate was stirring from its slumber.
Disturbed from his peaceful slumber by the commotion, Balakas, the Fire Dragon and head of security, slowly lifted his massive head.
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​”Grrrrr… (What mosquito is buzzing around?)​”
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A head the size of a house emerged from behind the pillar. Golden eyes with vertical pupils bore down upon the civil servants below. Brilliant crimson flames and smoke hissed from his nostrils.
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​”Huh, hah…!​”
​”A, a dragon?​”
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The enforcement team leader’s legs gave out beneath him. An S-rank dragon he’d only ever seen on television. The terror of facing it in person was on an entirely different scale. As Balakas’s Dragon’s Tongue passive ability activated, the ordinary civil servants could barely draw breath.
Balakas lifted his front leg with an irritated expression, then brought it down with a thunderous crash in front of the “No Entry” line the officials had drawn.
Boom!
The marble floor shattered, sending fragments scattering across the lobby.
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[Get out.]
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No words were spoken, but the message was unmistakable.
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‘Take one more step forward and I’ll roast you well-done.’
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​”Ahhhhh!​”
​”P, please spare us!​”
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The once-confident civil servants shrieked and tumbled backward on their backsides. The reporters abandoned their cameras and retreated. Government authority? Warrants? Before a dragon, they were nothing but scraps of paper.
Just then, the elevator doors slid open and a man stepped out—Kang Jin-hyuk, holding coffee in one hand and a smartphone in the other.
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​”Ugh, this noise is killing me. How about you all keep quiet before I report you for disrupting business?​”
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I surveyed the chaotic lobby and clicked my tongue in disapproval. Then I approached the enforcement team leader, who sat trembling on the floor.
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​”Are you the person in charge?​”
​”W, well… we received a report… and we have a warrant…​”
​”A warrant? Show me.​”
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I snatched the crumpled paper from the team leader’s hand. After scanning it briefly, I let out a derisive laugh.
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​”Violation of the Magical Beast Breeding Act? This hospital is licensed as a ‘Special Purpose Magical Beast Protection Facility.’ Zeus Guild vouched for us.​”
​”B, but unlicensed medical practice is still…​”
​”License? I have a veterinary license. Did I treat any people? I treated animals.​”
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Jin-hyuk tore the warrant to shreds. Then he held the paper fragments before Balakas’s nostrils. A whoosh. The paper turned to ash and vanished in an instant from the dragon’s breath.
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​”See that? Incineration complete.​”
​”This is obstruction of official duties···!​”
​”You’re the ones obstructing. Don’t you see the patients lined up behind me?​”
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Jin-hyuk gestured behind him. There stood Ma Dong-tak, the Ares Guild Master, along with dozens of furious Rankers whose appointment slots had been delayed, their arms crossed. Their gazes were as lethal as the dragon’s.
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​”Listen here, you bureaucrats. I’ve been waiting two weeks for today’s appointment. If you cancel it because of you···you know what happens, right?​”
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Ma Dong-tak cracked his knuckles with a sickening pop.
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​”H-help!​”
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The officials and reporters were surrounded on all sides. A dragon in front, S-rank Hunters behind.
And the Ares Guild Master Ma Dong-tak no less. Despite wearing shabby training clothes, his rippling muscles alone radiated an unmistakable presence.
For the bureaucrats and press corps, this place was effectively extraterritorial—beyond the reach of South Korean authority.
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​”I’m giving you three seconds. If you don’t leave, our security chief might mistake you for a snack and bite.​”
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Jin-hyuk raised his fingers.
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​”One.​”
​”Retreat! Everyone retreat!​”
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With the enforcement team leader’s shriek, the officials scattered like a receding tide. They fled without even noticing their shoes coming off.
Crisis averted. The Hunters in the lobby erupted in cheers.
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​”Awesome! Director, that was sick!​”
​”Of course! Jin-hyuk the legend! Even chasing off bureaucrats!​”
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But Jin-hyuk’s expression remained cold. Among the fleeing crowd, he’d spotted an ambulance bearing the Apollo Medical Center logo. It was obvious who’d been controlling it from behind.
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​”I’ve touched something I shouldn’t have.​”
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Jin-hyuk gestured to Park Chul-woo.
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​”Director Park. Set it up.​”
​”Yes? Set up what?​”
​”Live broadcast. If they’re laying out the mat, I need to play properly.​”
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An hour later, a notification appeared on MiTube, the world’s largest video platform.
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[URGENT] Kang Jin-hyuk, Director of Gangnam Hunter Hospital. I have something to say. (LIVE)
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The moment the broadcast went live, concurrent viewers exploded. Ten thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand… In an instant, it surpassed five hundred thousand. The chat scrolled at the speed of light.
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[ㄴ Wow, he’s on the left mound lol]
“I heard you kicked out a civil servant at the hospital today? Spill the tea for us.”
[ㄴ Is the dragon behind it real? Haha, it’s not wallpaper, it’s real?]
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The background on screen was the director’s office. I sat there in a white coat with my arms crossed. Behind me, a miniaturized version of Balakas—unable to fully humanize but shrunk down to a manageable size—sat on the sofa, peeling and eating a mandarin orange. Of course, he was eating it with the peel still on.
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​”Hello. I’m Kang Jin-hyuk, Director of Arcana Medical Center.​”
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I opened my mouth while staring directly at the camera.
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​”An unfortunate incident occurred at my hospital today. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Hunter Management Bureau paid us a visit. On someone’s orders, I might add.​”
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“What do you mean by that? Who put you up to this?”
“Yeah, probably. They’re the ones who had their rice bowls taken away.”
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​”Honestly, it was pretty laughable. They called me unlicensed, accused me of disrupting the ecosystem. But who’s the one who saved the animals that their own healers couldn’t even touch—the ones they were trying to euthanize?​”
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I threw a stack of charts onto the desk.
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​”Look at these medical records. Penguin heat stroke, dragon constipation, griffin fracture… These are all cases that existing hospitals declared ‘untreatable.’ I fixed them. And now they’re coming after me? That just proves their meal tickets matter more to them than their patients’ lives, doesn’t it?​”
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The chat erupted with opinions.
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“Yeah, that’s right. The healers are so bad that they’re always telling us to give up.”
Is this a hit on Apollo Hospital? lol
“Ah, Jinheok! I acknowledge you as a true doctor.”
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I took a sip of water and lowered my voice.
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​”Fine. If you want me to do things by the book, I will. I’ll also run my hospital however I see fit.​”
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I held up my fingers toward the camera.
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​”As of today, I am implementing a ‘blacklist.’​”
​”First, all healers registered with the Korean Healing Association.​”
​”Second, guilds in partnership with Apollo Medical Center.​”
​”Third, the government agencies of those officials who stormed my hospital today.​”
​”Anyone on this list is forbidden from ever setting foot in my hospital again.​”
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A declaration of war. The chat froze. People were too stunned to type.
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​”I won’t treat you even if you bring mountains of money. I won’t treat you even if you beg on your knees. Whether your precious partner dies or not, I refuse to soil my ‘unlicensed’ hands. Go find those fancy licensed healers and have them fix it.​”
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“He’s crazy lol check out that nerve”
“Hey, what about the guilds that have contracts with Apollo then?”
[ㄴ I have to change lines. Haha. Shut up and get in line, Jinhyuk.]
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​”Oh, and one more thing.​”
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I added as an afterthought.
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​”Anyone already booked who falls on the blacklist will be automatically cancelled. If you feel wronged, take it up with the Association and the hospital director. Ask them why you can’t receive treatment because of their doing.​”
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Incitement. A wickedly effective strategy. Now the hunters’ fury would be directed not at me, but at the Association and Apollo Medical Center who had caused this.
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​”That concludes my announcement. Ah, Guild Master Ma Dong-tak? Thank you for waiting outside. Please come in.​”
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I opened the door without ending the broadcast. A burly, muscular man—Ma Dong-tak—appeared on screen. Behind him, the three-headed Cerberus followed with its tail curled.
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​”Wow, Director! I saw the broadcast! That was absolutely refreshing!​”
​”Thank you for coming. So this is the famous hellhound.​”
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I approached Cerberus naturally. The viewers held their breath. Was he really going to treat that ferocious beast on live broadcast?
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​”I heard this one bit off a healer’s arm while being treated at Apollo Medical Center?​”
“Yes… I’m ashamed. Its temperament is quite foul.​”
​”It’s not a foul temperament.​”
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As I stroked the middle head of Cerberus, the two side heads growled and snapped at my hand. But I didn’t dodge—instead, I flicked both their noses with my fingers like a scolding tap.
Snap! Snap!
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​”Yelp!​”
​”Yelp!​”
“Look. He’s jealous.”
“Jealous? What do you mean?”
“Cerberus has three separate consciousnesses. But you always pet only the middle head, and you always feed the middle mouth first. The ones on the sides feel neglected. It’s a lack of affection.”
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I pulled three treats from my pocket and simultaneously placed one in each of Cerberus’s mouths.
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“There. Eat equally. No fighting.”
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A miracle occurred. The three heads that had constantly snarled and snapped at each other suddenly grew docile the moment they received their treats simultaneously. The single tail (though technically there was only one) wagged frantically.
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“Unbelievable…”
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Ma Dong-tak stood speechless. I winked at the camera.
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“You see? There’s no need for magic or curse removal. All it takes is ‘attention’ and ‘understanding.'”
“Our hospital heals not just the body, but the heart of our patients. Well, except for those Association bastards.”
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Broadcast ended. The screen went dark, but the shockwave was nuclear.
That night, the Healing Association’s website crashed from traffic overload. Apollo Medical Center’s customer service lines were flooded.
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“Cancel our contract right now! Penalty fees? Don’t make me laugh! Our child is sick because of you, and now we can’t see Director Kang Jin-hyuk!”
“I’m withdrawing from the Association. This is disgusting. I can’t work here anymore.”
“Get the hospital director on the phone!”
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The hunters rose up. To them, their partner beasts were lifelines and family. When the only doctor capable of healing them refused treatment, there was no way they’d side with the Association that caused this.
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In the director’s office of Zeus Medical Tower, I gazed out the window and poured wine into a glass. My smartphone continuously chimed with deposit notifications.
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[Donation: 10,000,000 won]
[Donation: 50,000,000 won (Ares Guild Master Ma Dong-tak)]
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“The public opinion campaign succeeded.”
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I smiled. The obstacle had been removed. Now the hunters would believe anything I said, even the most absurd lies.
Then, an old photograph on my desk caught my eye. A photo of my wife, Yoo Yi-soo.
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“Are you watching? Your husband is finally wielding some real power.”
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I drained the wine in one gulp. Now I possessed money, fame, and ‘influence.’ Only one thing remained—opening the door to The Abyss, where she waits.
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“Park Chul-woo.”
“Yes, Director.”
“Post an announcement tomorrow. ‘High-price acquisition of rare minerals and dungeon byproducts.’ Especially for anyone bringing Dimensional Stones—tell them I’ll provide free treatment for life.”
“Dimensional Stones… you mean those? Those only exist in S-rank dungeon boss rooms, don’t they?”
“Exactly why I’m doing this. It’s time to loosen up the Rankers a bit.”
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My eyes gleamed with sharp intensity. This was no longer a simple hospital operation. It was time to assemble the “Kang Jin-hyuk Avengers”—my team to save my wife.

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