The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 163

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Episode 163
The Opening of the Second Ragnarok, and So Yi-yoon.
We made a promise to call Kim Kyung-hoon by the name “So Yi-yoon” instead.
The reason was that we could not acknowledge someone harboring such peculiar intentions as a Hunter.
“Someone needs to track So Yi-yoon.”
“And someone else needs to contact Dante and Shunt. Meanwhile, another person must collect the Dungeon fragments while tracking them.”
So Yi-yoon, Nike, Dungeon fragments.
All these separate threads ultimately converge into a single path against Ragnarok.
None of them could be abandoned lightly.
The uncertainty of where to begin first, the inability to guarantee success in any single endeavor—it all weighed heavily on me.
“Let’s start with what we can do.”
But this was no time for hesitation.
I nodded.
“Understood.”
After that, everything moved with urgency.
First, Sung Ji-wook, Sung Mi-ju, Harp, and Hwa-jon were assigned to the So Yi-yoon tracking team.
Those who knew him best would be most efficient at finding traces of him—and if we could stop him before he became a Fusion Dungeon, all the better.
The matter concerning Shunt was handed over to the Brown siblings.
When I called, Rosalind acted as though I’d forgotten her entirely, making a fuss about it.
“I need your help.”
“Help? If a friend is asking…”
And with just those words, she lent me her ear.
Without a single objection.
Even though the notion that traces of Ragnarok gathering together could trigger a second catastrophe must have sounded absurd, she listened to every word I said.
―So you’re saying a second Ragnarok could occur, and whether we use Nike’s power or deal with Shunt, you want us to spread the word far and wide?
“Yes, please help evacuate people living around the Ragnarok Region. Officially, Korea has already made a request to the United States Hunter Association as well.”
―Got it.
“And to be precise, we need the help of Rosalind and Dante more than Nike. I understand if you don’t believe me.”
―Honestly, if I only heard what you’re saying now and was asked to believe it, I’d be suspicious too.
It was the reaction I’d anticipated.
I was grateful she’d listened this far without interruption.
Just as I was about to take responsibility myself if this turned out to be false, Rosalind’s voice came through.
―But we can’t afford not to prepare. Not after hearing what you’ve said.
“Really?”
―Dante Brown suffering more damage from Ragnarok is something I, as family, absolutely refuse to accept.
The way she said it—that family is family, no matter what—lingered in my heart for a long time.
The next day, Dante released an official statement from Nike.
‘Nike stands in complete solidarity with Hanttae.’
Even with Nike and Hanttae moving together, they couldn’t extend their influence beyond the United States and Korea to other nations.
Traces of Ragnarok remained in at least ten or more countries, and the International Hunter Alliance had to step forward to prepare for it.
[You won’t even be able to dream of taking annual leave for a while from now on, right? It will be carried over… … ㅠㅠ I hope I can use it within this year]
I checked Kim A-jin’s message, which was filled with tears.
I was sorry, but there was nothing I could do for her.
Kim A-jin and Dan Myeong-ah were running frantically to make contact with the Alliance.
Unlike Nike or Hanttae, where affiliated Hunters determine direction, the Hunter Association wouldn’t move without ‘decisive evidence’.
No matter how strongly Kim A-jin and Dan Myeong-ah insisted, their voices—lacking high status within the Association—couldn’t easily gain traction.
[Liri: Trust me.]
And it was then that my reliable ally, the Assigned Staff Member, stepped forward.
That evening, an emergency alert was issued from the Valkyrie Network.
We announce to the countless Awakened who work tirelessly day and night to oppose Ragnarok.
The Valkyrie Network has detected signs of an imminent massive Gate and hereby grants data access rights to Awakened individuals who wish to respond to it.
Should you enter the corresponding massive Gate, the Valkyrie Network’s authority will be expanded.
We pray for your safe return.
A proclamation from Baldur’s side that a massive Gate would arrive.
And the phrase ‘safe return’ itself hinted that survival would require effort.
The world erupted into chaos.
Simultaneously, conspiracy theories about the Ragnarok Region began appearing on Shunt’s account.
People who go near Ragnarok become evil—what’s the truth?
Though they were mass-produced in this crude style, people already anxious from Baldur’s direct warning explosively drove up the view counts on those videos.
A single stone dropped into water set all changes in motion.
Even this much anxiety was enough to shake people.
For Baldur to issue such a direct announcement without any supplementary explanation was unprecedented.
With things escalating this far, the Alliance had no choice but to act.
Nations bearing traces of Ragnarok simultaneously took measures to seal off those areas, and crimes occurring in those regions began receiving renewed attention.
Liri went silent for a while, apparently facing disciplinary action for her actions.
Jung Hwan-jae and I took charge of collecting Dungeon fragments.
More precisely, myself, Jung Hwan-jae, and Lucy.

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In pursuit of information about the dungeon fragments, I accessed the deepest layers of the Valkyrie Network and discovered the locations of ‘dungeon fragments on the verge of hatching.’
As we approached those locations, the network verified our access permissions multiple times, confirming that we were in a world facing the ‘Second Calamity.’
It seemed that when the world truly faced such a crisis, the network’s authority was unleashed.
Apparently, those fragments that wouldn’t immediately become artificial dungeons were assigned to other Hanttae members for collection.
Before they departed, I felt an inexplicable worry and went to see them off.
We’d only exchanged greetings a few times—a distant relationship—but they were heading out to resolve dangerous elements that could become dungeons at any moment.
They looked at my restless form and opened their mouths cheerfully.
“You don’t know this, Ye-ah, but we are Hanttae. Do you know why Hanttae has that name?”
“Hmm, does it mean something like… grasping moments?”
I’d never really thought about it.
They gave me a moment to consider my answer, then spoke clearly.
“Because many moments come together to make the present. The Guild Master gave us this name to capture those moments.”
“Don’t worry. We didn’t take the name Hanttae for nothing.”
It might have been mere bravado, but their words eased my heart enough to see them off properly.
And then there were the remaining high-risk dungeon fragments.
To ease the tension, I broached the subject carefully.
“Surely not all hunters have experienced everything like this within just one year of awakening?”
“Generally speaking, what Ye-ah experienced in one year would be considered a tragic life even if spread across ten years.”
Though Jung Hwan-jae spoke with a tone of sympathy, his words struck my heart with precision.
I mimicked being shot and staggered my body, earning a slight laugh from him.
But the laughter was short-lived; his expression quickly grew serious.
“We don’t know when the fragments in this building will transform into an artificial dungeon.”
“Yes, the atmosphere feels ominous.”
I stopped joking as well and gazed seriously at the building.
“Are there staff killers inside this building?”
“Whether there are multiple or just one is unclear. Rather than relying on numbers, they drain individual Assigned Staff Members to their limits to harm others. It’s a different concept from a typical guild.”
In other words, the actual number of people might not be that large.
I nodded as if I understood and moved forward.
Before I knew it, the footsteps of two had become three.
Lucy naturally positioned himself between Jung Hwan-jae and me, deliberately separating us.
“The atmosphere really is unpleasant.”
The way he ignored Jung Hwan-jae’s sharp gaze was quite skillful.
Before either Jung Hwan-jae or I could open the door, Lucy beat us to it, grasping the handle and turning it.
With a sound like flesh sizzling over fire—*ssshhh*—black smoke billowed forth.
“The mana is completely corrupted. If it’s gone this far, we can’t save anyone.”
Lucy, his hand stained pitch-black, turned it casually and stepped inside.
From within came sounds of anguished moaning.
“We can’t save them?”
My duty as a healer wrapped around me.
I rushed frantically into the building.
But there was a human—one beyond any hope of salvation—writhing in agony.
A person consumed entirely by black smoke, contorting their body in desperation.
It was unmistakably clear.
The fragment of the Dungeon clenched between his teeth.
And beside him, the Black-Haired Elf slowly crumbling to dust.
The elf with vacant eyes turned to look at me.
His lips moved.
「Please… help the Awakener…」
The instant the black smoke erupted in unison.
“Ye-ah…!”
“Keep your head down!”
I seized Jung Hwan-jae’s shoulders as he tried to shield me, hurling him backward before launching into a powerful vocal performance.
Beginning the accompaniment!
Beginning the chorus!
Beginning the arrangement!
Mana surged violently, and a verdant wave crashed over the black miasma.
The very smoke trembled as if singing along with me, and the fragment lodged in the human’s mouth dissolved into ash.
‘When you think about it, my nature is kind, courageous, and considerate—but if you anger me…’
‘If you anger me?’
‘I’m someone who can shatter Dungeon fragments with a single scream.’

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