The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 160

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Chapter 160

Dad hesitated for a moment, then nodded his head. His expression was quite serious.

“That’s true too.”

I pondered for a moment before asking.

“Right now… you can’t fly?”

“That’s right.”

Until now, Dad had always maintained his appearance as the strongest, even when he lost his memories.

Because even when memories disappeared, the memories and experiences related to abilities always remained.

In other words, this was the first time even his experience had completely vanished, causing problems with using his abilities.

‘Is this a positive sign, or is it…’

I couldn’t continue my thoughts.

Because Dad had stopped walking.

“Hmm, we can’t go any further ahead, can we?”

I nodded my head.

Because Dad’s observation was appropriate.

Before our eyes was a deep cliff where the bottom couldn’t be seen. Beyond it was a sheer Rocky Mountain.

“We came to the right place.”

Of course, I hadn’t mindlessly found a dead end. This was actually the path to our destination.

In the third round, when I was looking for the Herb Garden that only the Direct Line of this Mountain could enter, I discovered there were several routes.

One of them was a path I thought I absolutely couldn’t take, so I abandoned it, and that was precisely this path.

Since the Pursuers had gone in the direction of the relatively easier path, it couldn’t be helped.

‘The problem is that before coming here, I had noted this path again under the premise that Dad would use his Wind Ability.’

For now, even though Dad said he couldn’t fly, wouldn’t it be possible to jump toward the Cliff and push his body with Wind Power to reach the opposite Cliff?

I finished my brief contemplation and raised my head.

Dad was still holding me. Strangely, he had no intention of putting me down. As if something terrible would happen.

“Could you possibly do as I tell you from now on?”

At these words, Dad looked at me and soon narrowed his eyes languidly.

“Well… For now, I don’t feel like letting you go yet.”

Then he adjusted his hold on me.

“As you command.”

I felt a strange sensation. Because I had heard the exact same words from Dad just dozens of minutes ago.

“But we should probably hurry, shouldn’t we?”

“Huh?”

Dad glanced behind us briefly.

His sunken eyes held sharp Killing Intent. It was an almost raw atmosphere I had never seen before.

A chill ran down my spine.

‘Ugh, so this is what Dad’s killing intent feels like. Even when he was angry at those who tormented me, it wasn’t this intense.’

Only after facing Dad who was inexperienced in Ability Control could I realize that until now, Dad had skillfully hidden his killing intent so it wouldn’t affect me.

Even though it wasn’t directed at me, my whole body trembled.

“Pursuers are coming this way.”

My expression became serious.

“Can you fight?”

“Well….”

For the first time, Dad hesitated. A complicated expression crossed Dad’s face as well.

Perhaps because he was young Dad, it became easier to read his expressions. It was anguish.

“Actually….”

Dad’s words couldn’t continue.

Swoooosh!

Hidden Weapons that flew from somewhere were deflected by wind and sent flying.

‘I should have told him beforehand that there’s a path between those cliffs!’

I felt dismayed. The Pursuers had rushed right up to us without any time for conversation.

“Listen carefully, over there, there’s a Small Cave a little above the Cliff that leads up to the nearest Rocky Mountain. We need to go there!”

“Ah. So that’s why you asked if I could fly?”

“Yes! Jump off the Cliff while pushing your body with Wind Power, can you do it?”

“Hmm…. In a situation where Hidden Weapons are flying at us?”

Dad’s voice was no longer relaxed. More flying daggers were coming.

Rummmble!

‘A Cliff right in front and an Earth Mage behind… the compatibility isn’t good.’

Though I was being held by Dad, the sensation of the ground shaking was transmitted completely.

Soon the ground split and a giant awl-like Earth Pillar rose up. Dad clicked his tongue and soared into the Void.

“There they are!”

“Catch them right now!”

“It’s fine to kill them!!”

From the Treetops and between the Grass Field, Black-Clothed Men appeared one after another. As if planned, their clothes had no patterns whatsoever.

“I’ve hardly ever fought while protecting someone.”

“Yes, it shows!”

This was the first time I’d seen Dad’s attacks so unfocused.

For all that, Dad was magnificently dodging or blocking the flying Hidden Weapons and the Earth Mages’ attacks.

‘This won’t last long though….’

Drip. Drip.

They say misfortunes never come alone.

While running, I had thought the air felt humid, and now I felt water droplets on my cheek.

Drip, whoooosh!

It started raining.

‘Oh no, this is a vulnerable environment for a Wind Mage…!’

The downpour instantly made the air heavy. I wasn’t the only one who felt this.

The commander of the pursuers who met my eyes grinned wickedly.

The expression of a victor.

“Plan B! Execute as planned!”

“Dad! We need to get out of here…!”

Swoosh. Voices burst out simultaneously through the pouring rain.

“Hey, daughter.”

Dad pulled me tightly into his arms. Then he freed one arm. I desperately grabbed onto Dad’s clothes.

“There’s a path on the other side, right?”

“What?!”

“I don’t know how to fly, but let’s give it a try.”

“What are you talking about? You said it won’t work because of the hidden weapons! We should just avoid this place!”

“Hmm, sorry about this.”

Rumble. The ground shook.

“We’re completely surrounded, and I don’t see a way out, even if I were alone.”

Was that what he meant when he said he’d hardly ever fought defensively?

“And embarrassingly, it hurts a bit.”

He said it so gently that I didn’t realize. Only then did I glance down slightly. A dagger was stuck in Dad’s thigh.

I quickly raised my head again. Young Dad grinned sheepishly.

“Sorry I’m not a cooler dad.”

I was at a loss for words.

But this wasn’t the time to be distracted.

We were standing close to the edge of the cliff, pushed back by the pursuers.

“Water, I can handle water. I’ll distract them for a moment.”

I hurriedly opened the water bottle and wet my hands. The moment I activated Diagnosis to trap the approaching warriors.

Crack!

The ground began to split.

“Dad, now! Head in that direction right now!”

But the ground was cracking faster than we could move…!

Dad’s body tilted precariously.

At the same time, all the pursuers threw arrows, daggers, and various hidden weapons at us as if they’d been waiting. As if this was the end.

“Hmm… The title ‘Dad’ doesn’t sound as strange as I thought.”

Dad wrapped both arms around me without hesitation while floating in the air. Then he spun his body around.

Thunk!

The sound of something piercing flesh. A sound I knew from participating in wars.

Surely many things had been embedded in Dad’s back. I gaped in horror.

Our bodies, which had been floating for a moment, began to fall.

Dad frowned as if in pain, but still smiled softly while looking at me.

“I must have loved you tremendously before I lost my memory.”

“D-Dad…”

“The way I loved that sister?”

Dad kept smiling even in that state. It was a somewhat mischievous, young boy-like smile.

“Sorry. Going up there would be difficult.”

Falling. And falling again.

We plummeted just like that.

Soon, a powerful impact engulfed my body. I closed my eyes.

* * *

“Ugh….”

I slowly opened my eyes.

Whoooosh.

It was still raining. The floor I had been lying on was already muddy and soggy.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I quickly jerked my body upright.

‘Dad!’

Fortunately, Dad was collapsed not far from me.

My head was throbbing. It seemed to be from the impact of colliding with the floor.

‘Concussion? No, I’ll think about that later.’

As long as I could move, that was enough.

I crawled over to Dad.

‘He’s breathing.’

My last memory was of Dad using his ability even while injured to reduce the impact of our fall.

Dad was lying face down, unconscious, with arrows and hidden weapons stuck all over from his back to his thighs.

It was because he had protected me with his body.

‘…Dad is only sixteen right now.’

I bit my lip. I had been protected by Dad, who was only 8 years older than my current self.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

‘Hmm…. The title “Dad” didn’t sound as strange as I thought.’

Why do you always make it so I can’t give up on you, Dad?

‘I must have really loved you before I lost my memory.’

I wiped away my tears.

They weren’t needed right now.

‘First, I need to move Dad.’

Swoosh.

The rain was still pouring down. Having his body temperature drop like this would be fatal for the injured Dad.

‘Somewhere to take shelter from the rain.’

Fortunately, as five years had passed, my Diagnostic Ability had also gradually grown closer to its peak.

Since I could move while maintaining a diagnosis on someone, moving Dad wouldn’t be a problem.

Soon after, I discovered something out of place amidst the rain-blurred view.

‘…Eaves?’

It was a roof. I rubbed my eyes and looked again. There was so much rain that I hadn’t noticed the building standing not far away at first.

It wasn’t a very large building. About the size of a very small warehouse or cabin.

It was a building constructed in Eastern Region style.

I know the name of this thing.

“…A shrine?”

It was a shrine.

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