The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 160

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 160
“What do you mean by ‘the situation is unusual’?”
“Right, I heard about it. Kim, So… anyway, the possibility that it could become a Fusion Dungeon. That’s why I wanted to catch it as quickly as possible and throw it into the Research Institute or something.”
Harp was muttering to himself as if he couldn’t hear Jung Hwan-jae’s words.
It wasn’t intentional ignorance—he seemed genuinely lost in his own thoughts, unable to hear what others were saying.
He began pacing back and forth as if deep in contemplation.
I’d always thought his eyes had a certain brightness to them, but now they weren’t merely shining—they were practically burning.
He seemed to be seeing far beyond what we could perceive.
“Ji-wook, did you see something? What’s going on?”
I lowered my voice slightly as I called out to Sung Ji-wook.
He too appeared somewhat taken aback by Harp’s demeanor.
If Sung Ji-wook and Harp had witnessed the same thing, their reactions wouldn’t have differed so starkly.
“What I’ve confirmed with my ability is that Kim Kyung-hoon is currently at the source of Ragnarok. And the energy emanating from there is… unusual.”
“Energy?”
“Normally it wouldn’t feel this intense, but the Ragnarok Region itself has such overwhelming power flowing through it, and the traces left on Harp’s body are quite deep.”
“I see.”
“More than anything, Kim Kyung-hoon’s magical power has become so turbid that it blends naturally within Ragnarok.”
I’d never been to that place myself, but if it’s comparable to Ragnarok, then he’s already in a state beyond salvation, isn’t he?
I had no desire to offer salvation to someone who actively harmed numerous Hunters and caused Staff Members to vanish.
But if he were to burn himself away and create even more victims, we’d have to stop it by any means necessary.
“Does Kim Kyung-hoon have a companion with him?”
Harp suddenly opened his mouth.
If he kept asking questions we couldn’t answer, we’d never be able to give him any answers.
He shook his head as if he understood, looking at the three of us wearing ambiguous expressions.
“No matter how much of a Hunter someone is, they couldn’t be in such a state. Right now, Kim Kyung-hoon is pressing his Assigned Staff Member.”
“Pressing them?”
“Probably demanding their name. It’s predictable.”
Hunters who chose the wrong path in pursuit of greater power knew that the fastest route was to exploit their Assigned Staff Member.
Generally, even if it meant destroying themselves, the Staff Members would accept it.
“But they’re not giving their name? And how can you see that, Harp? No, wait.”
I’d inadvertently called him a Hunter.
Harp seemed unconcerned with such a slip of the tongue, lost in other thoughts.
“When an Assigned Staff Member typically sacrifices themselves, there’s always a clear purpose. Either to protect their Awakened One, or when the situation can’t be resolved otherwise.”
“Yes.”
“If they expend too much divine power helping their Awakened One, they vanish. You should know that much.”
His tone shifted back into that of someone lecturing.
“You don’t need to check whether I understand or not—just say what you need to say, look after us, and stop with these thoughts. Speak quickly.”
“….”
I met his somewhat aggrieved gaze head-on.
This wasn’t a lecture, and whether I understood or not didn’t matter.
When no one took his side, Harp continued with a tone that had dropped an octave.
“Excluding that case, in most situations, Assigned Staff Members don’t hesitate to sacrifice themselves at an Awakener’s request. There’s only one exception.”
[Liri: When what the Awakener demands is the destruction of the world or acceleration of its annihilation.]
Not just Liri, but other Assigned Staff Members were also relaying answers to their respective Awakeners, and the gazes of those inside the room scattered in various directions.
[Liri: The primary purpose for which Awakeners were created is to respond to the destruction and annihilation threatening this universe. Baldur’s fundamental premise begins there, and any act that contradicts it must be stopped by any means necessary.]
[Liri: Without exception, if the Assigned Staff Member is in a position to resist it.]
Those who became Fusion Dungeons are an exception because they’ve lost their center to a degree that the Assigned Staff Member cannot control it.
Kim Kyung-hoon’s Assigned Staff Member had judged that if they revealed their name and granted him power, he would cause a catastrophe.
Indeed, if he became a Fusion Dungeon while there was no one to stop him, the damage would become incalculable.
The time given to us now depends on how much longer that Assigned Staff Member can endure.
“What should we do now? Should we go capture that person immediately?”
Sung Ji-wook’s voice had clearly quickened, betraying his urgency.
If we went there right now and captured Kim Kyung-hoon alive, could we bring him out safely?
Would that solve everything?
I couldn’t shake the feeling that he hadn’t hidden there without any preparations whatsoever.
“But does everything end if we just capture Kim Kyung-hoon?”
Harp presented the doubt I was harboring on my behalf.
Even if the matter concerning Kim Kyung-hoon disappears, it doesn’t mean all the Staff Member killers are eliminated.
How many more Kim Kyung-hoons could emerge?
“Let’s discuss every possibility we might have overlooked. It doesn’t matter how far-fetched it seems.”
Jung Hwan-jae spoke with an exceptionally composed tone.
Every possibility we might have overlooked.
“The possibility that Kim Kyung-hoon and Nike’s leadership collaborated.”
“So Yi-yoon might currently possess the Dungeon fragments.”
“The Staff Member killer guild itself might have originated from Ragnarok….”
As people threw out various theories, I added one last comment and suddenly found myself the center of attention.
As I instinctively shrank back, their gazes softened immediately.
“What did you mean by that, Ye-ah?”
“Well, I mean. If Ragnarok itself encourages people’s dark impulses, then the inferiority complexes or murderous intent that existed in the Staff Member killers’ psyches might have been amplified.”
There were reports that they existed near the Ragnarok Region not just in Korea but also in the United States.
Jung Hwan-jae fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Harp seemed to have developed a desire to investigate further, launching a barrage of questions at me.
“Then why did the Staff Member killers rampage more in the United States rather than Korea, where the stronger Ragnarok remains?”
“Because the United States is the oldest nation to hold the number one ranking.”
The answer came from Sung Ji-wook.
“Older inferiority complexes, deeper objects of resentment. Not just toward Dante, but toward Nike itself as that very symbol.”
“So as long as there exists someone to feel inferior to, the Staff Member killers will never disappear? We can’t prevent the dangers that come after Kim Kyung-hoon?”
Harp let out a sigh.
“If you don’t know about Dungeons, search it up, you people. Why are those who’ve used it more than me acting like this?”
“Ah.”
“Ah….”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
The three of us made foolish sounds before simultaneously logging into the Valkyrie Network.
Searching for ‘Dungeon Residual Mana Erasure’.
No exact matching search term found. Activating similar search function.
Confirming ‘Yeom Ye-ah’ Valkyrie Network additional access permissions.
Searching data.
Analyzing information on Earth’s ‘Ragnarok (First Gate)’ and transmitting the most similar search terms.
Countless windows filled my vision.
The permissions granted in that Valkyrie Network space I’d visited with Jung Hwan-jae seemed to finally activate now.
Thousands of incomprehensible languages printed before my eyes, appearing and disappearing in succession.
Just as my head began to spin, the results window appeared.
Accessing the world of the ‘Source of Knowledge’.
Requesting authorization.
‘Source of Knowledge’ ■■■ grants access permission.
Do you wish to receive world data from the ‘Source of Knowledge’?
The moment I clicked accept, the location changed in an instant.
It felt just like being inside the Valkyrie Network.
I heard Liri’s voice from somewhere.
From a very long time ago.
【After Ragnarok ended, Baldur returned from the Land of Death.】

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