The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 131

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 131
Jung Hwan’s declaration that he liked Yeom Ye-ah had shocked not only Kim A-jin and Dan Myeong-ah.
Even Kim Myung-joo, renowned throughout the land, blinked in surprise at those words.
Though the colossal Gate had already closed, the mana spreading through it still gnawed at that place relentlessly.
A death zone where even a single tree could not grow in peace.
“No matter how high your ranking is, some things simply cannot be done. You can’t just rely on poison or mental immunity and call it a day.”
Kim Myung-joo opened her mouth with a composed voice. Perhaps she felt a sense of duty to stop what was wrong, regardless of whether money was involved.
“There are actually many problems there that immunity won’t solve.”
“That’s what people who know say.”
“Because I know, that’s precisely why I must go.”
But Jung Hwan did not back down either.
He understood the dangers of this place better than anyone else.
He hadn’t even been awakened during Ragnarok, and while he differed from Dante who had actual combat experience, there was something only Jung Hwan could know.
‘Ragnarok was the first Gate to appear in Korea.’
Though Gates appeared simultaneously across the globe, the beginning was Korea.
Because of this, Korea was where Ragnarok’s traces remained most profoundly. The mana in other places had faded or at least diminished, but Korea remained a literal land of death.
Even renowned scientists couldn’t explain why, but recently the truth was revealed through an Assigned Staff Member.
‘Gates appear first in places that would most hinder destruction,’ they said.
“Why do you think Korea is the place that would most hinder destruction?”
“Because there are unusually many powerful Awakened ones.”
At Kim Myung-joo’s unobstructed answer, Jung Hwan nodded.
A nation where exceptionally powerful Awakened ones appeared with unusual frequency. People said it was because they were born with the spirit of tigers.
Some said it was the energy brought by the three surrounding seas, while others claimed it was simply good fortune.
But regardless, this land had to bear the full brunt of Ragnarok’s aftermath as a place chosen by both destruction and divinity.
“The places where Ragnarok exists are flowing with ominous mana.”
“That’s why access is being restricted.”
“The reason control has been maintained until now is because the so-called rankers haven’t shown interest in those places—surely everyone knows this.”
Jung Hwan’s gaze turned toward Dan Myeong-ah and Kim A-jin, who sat in helpless silence.
The color slowly drained from their faces as if they found the situation difficult.
Kim A-jin didn’t know much about this. But Dan Myeong-ah did. She wore an expression as if struck at her weak point.
“If Hunter Jung Hwan truly intends to deliberately enter the Ragnarok region, who exactly could stop him?”
“There’s exactly one person who could.”
Ignoring Kim Myung-joo’s casual remark as if she knew everything, Jung Hwan nodded.
Dan Myeong-ah, who had been reading the atmosphere unnecessarily, continued with a slightly slower tone.
“In truth, this is a loophole that cannot be avoided. Hunters have no means to defeat those stronger than themselves, so all they can do is station guards while hoping stronger ones don’t enter the Ragnarok region.”
The Hunters capable of enduring the mana near Ragnarok are extremely limited.
But not all of those personnel can be deployed for that guard duty, so that place could only be left to the conscience of the rankers.
An international rule: do not enter the Ragnarok region without permission.
But if someone deliberately violated it and entered anyway, there was virtually no way to stop them.
Jung Hwan continued speaking calmly.
“Until now, Guild Hanttae has simply been participating out of goodwill.”
It was the truth.
Guild Hanttae, which boasted the most rankers, frequently patrolled near the Ragnarok region even while handling their own affairs.
It was they who would contact the Hunter Association whenever they detected abnormal mana there.
Thus, the Association had no choice but to be somewhat deferential to Hanttae’s sensibilities.
Other hunters didn’t dare cross Hanttae either. The gap in ‘overwhelming power’ stood as a barrier.
“But what if someone discovered that entering Ragnarok grants us the power to defeat you?”
“What do you mean.”
“I mean, what if entering that place grants power capable of annihilating not just Guild Hanttae, but all the rankers as well?”
If I absorbed the Staff Members’ power, my own hunter abilities, and all the residual mana lingering in Ragnarok combined.
That would be a true calamity.
Those who failed to grasp Jung Hwan’s meaning were not present in that room.
He exhaled a sigh at their bewildered expressions.
“One person is sufficient to stop me.”
“What do you mean.”
His eyes gleamed with clarity.
“I will not allow anyone but that person to become stronger than me. So tell me everything you know about every Fusion Dungeon.”
It was an intense resolve—that he would never allow anyone to harm that person.

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“There’s just so much!”
“Yeah, it is quite a lot.”
“Then help me out!”
“Sorry.”
Rosalind Brown had retrieved a chair from her inventory and was now sitting back to watch Hwa-jon and me work.
She’d boasted that the three of us could handle it easily, but this was no different from telling us two to just get it done ourselves.
Even when I shouted desperately for her to lend a hand, Rosalind simply shook her head, insisting this was my training and there was nothing to be done about it.
I felt tears welling up at her composure.
Yeom Ye-ah(1)
This is killing me
Sung Mi-ju(29)
What?
btw i just booked a ticket to the US gonna go smash Nike for you rn
Whining through private messages to Hanttae members was my last refuge.
They didn’t even ask what I was going through before taking my side unconditionally.
Even if I admitted I was in the wrong, they’d just brush it aside with “Ye-ah must have had her reasons.”
Joke(14)
Sis I heard what happened
Rosalind told me?
Yeom Ye-ah(1)
😭😭
Joke (14)
I’ll wait for you to come to the United States with my sister.
Something like that.
In reality, they’re probably stuck handling affairs in Korea and can’t even leave the Guild.
Still, I’m grateful for the sentiment.
After giving up on persuading Rosalind Brown, I refocused on the battle. The frail monsters showed no signs of fleeing, strolling about leisurely.
They look so happy—meanwhile, I’m suffering.
[Liri: Would you like help?]
And there’s another being who unconditionally takes my side.
Liri had been insisting since earlier that she’d manifest immediately if needed.
It wasn’t that difficult.
The shield I deployed by singing one song had durability that only wore down slightly unless it took a fairly powerful attack.
And Hwa-jon was deflecting all the unexpected attacks coming from blind spots.
Looking at it this way, there seemed to be almost nothing to do, but there was one unforeseen problem.
The attacks never ceased, and the number of monsters I needed to protect kept increasing as if they were duplicating.
“Are you okay, oppa?”
Even Hwa-jon, who initially answered right away that he was fine, gradually became quieter.
At this rate, Rosalind Brown should be helping too, but she wasn’t.
Rosalind Brown was just setting off fireworks from the back, or occasionally healing my throat when I whined about it being scratchy.
I kept healing Hwa-jon out of worry he’d collapse, and he’d swing his sword again for the monsters.
I couldn’t tell if this was a good flow or not.
“How much longer do we have to do this?”
“Well, until the sun sets completely.”
“What?”
I looked up at the sky with an expression of disbelief.
Indeed, unlike when it was bright, the sunset was now spreading across the sky. Rosalind Brown was smiling with a somewhat smug expression.
“Do you know when Healers awaken?”
“Huh? When there’s someone to protect? When you’ve witnessed severe injuries?”
What kind of Dungeon is this anyway? At this rate, I might collapse and die.
Is there no way out of this?
“No.”
“No?”
Is there no way to forcibly speed up the clear time of this Dungeon? No way to artificially bring nightfall?
Rosalind Brown continued in a calm and serene voice.
“It’s the moment you challenge something that seems impossible.”

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