Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 29

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5. Crescent Dungeon (2)

The psychic waves were repeating a pattern of cutting off and then surging again.

One of the teachers in the lounge muttered.

“With those waves, Hae-sol might be in some danger…”

They still didn’t know that place had manifested as S-rank.

So they could end it with just showing some concern.

I clenched my hands.

I hoped once more that the potions I gave would work even better than usual for Hae-sol.

Really, those three bottles might be able to change today.

Shortly after, the entire student group completely disappeared into the Lunar Halo.

Only mist remained on the screen.

I found myself sitting on the sofa.

My clasped hands on my knees were trembling.

I prayed and prayed again for the safety of not only the original characters, but also all the supporting kids.

That was all I wished for today.

As time passed, the graph detecting the dungeon’s waves began to rise.

With numbers exceeding expectations, even continuing to climb, the lounge air became suffocatingly quiet.

Someone was gripping the remote tightly. The subtitles at the bottom of the screen seemed to flow and then stop, making it even more unsettling.

I sat perched on the edge of the sofa with my knees drawn together.

I tensed up until my fingertips went numb.

I could see the wave graph inside the Lunar Halo fluctuating again.

Red and blue lines crossed and bounced off each other.

Someone said in a small voice.

“The group that just went in… will they be okay?”

Those words matched my feelings exactly, so I couldn’t answer and just carefully drew in my breath.

The screen suddenly changed to an outside camera angle.

The ground at a distance from the Lunar Halo entrance shook.

The surface cracked roughly as fine debris scattered.

Two teachers saw that scene and stood up almost simultaneously.

“This is… a wave linked to internal impact.”

“It was a psychic attack, so why is space shaking? This is!”

That low conversation pressed heavily down on the center of the lounge.

I could no longer keep my hands still and rubbed my wrists.

Actually, I think the barrier potion should be able to block the dungeon’s mental attacks too, but I don’t know to what extent.

Even if it’s a successful creation, psychic effects inevitably vary slightly for each person.

The screen switched to silhouette form based on internal sensors.

Though only visible as outlines, I could tell who was who.

Yuhan Seong was at the very front, determining direction.

His silhouette firmly grabbed a team member who was swaying as if about to collapse.

From behind, Lee Hae-sol’s silhouette briefly lowered as if sitting down.

I lost my breath at that moment.

“Sol…”

Though it wouldn’t reach anyone.

The silhouette on screen stood up again.

Though he staggered a bit, he definitely stood up.

One teacher said.

“To shake off a curse and get up so quickly, wait! Is that a potion?”

Another teacher responded.

“Was there a student who had a barrier potion?”

I quietly lowered my head.

I couldn’t say that was my potion.

It was better that no one except Yuhan Seong’s group knew about the S-rank potion.

I would only make them for the purpose of stopping the Annihilation Dungeon. After that, it should be people within this Academy.

But if I got caught, I probably wouldn’t be able to stay at the Academy.

Anyway, the fact that Hae-sol held on was so good.

It was best if no one got hurt.

I kept repeating only that thought.

Shortly after, the internal wave graph became gentle.

The psychic attack section had passed.

Small sighs of relief burst out in the lounge.

Without realizing it, I brought my hand close to my chest.

Originally, three or more team members would have collapsed here.

Today, no one collapsed.

I don’t know if this was really thanks to the potion, but it was a good thing.

In the next scene, I could see the silhouettes moving along the wave-shaped terrain inside the Lunar Halo.

Inside the Lunar Halo is a place where light and shadow are tangled, so forms collapse quickly.

So the sensors couldn’t capture clear images and often appeared cut off.

Through that, a shadow shaped like a black hand suddenly popped out.

A C-rank black cat monster.

“It’s C-rank.”

“Why is C-rank appearing already?”

Several students in the lounge simultaneously drew in their breath.

Yuhan Seong moved first.

One silhouette rushed forward and swung as if cutting through the shadow.

His speed was fast enough to be conveyed even through the broadcast screen.

He cut once, pushed once, and led his teammates forward.

Even in the midst of this, he kept checking behind him.

Hae-sol’s shadow followed from behind, one beat late.

But he didn’t collapse.

That was everything.

Not collapsing.

That alone was a sufficiently big change.

The TV subtitle appeared again.

「Initial area passage 40%.」

Time inside the Lunar Halo sometimes stops while flowing.

There, several minutes shrink to several seconds, and sometimes several seconds stretch out slowly.

So even if the broadcast screen seems slow, information actually passes by quickly.

The silhouettes gathered again and began to move.

At that moment, the entire interior shook.

The kids in the lounge were startled and stirred in their chairs.

When the front camera captured the outside, the ground could be seen vibrating faintly.

“Has the deep part of the Lunar Halo opened?”

One teacher remained silent for a long time before muttering in a grave voice.

Probably soon, they would realize it had mutated to S-rank and would have to request help from higher up.

I stared at the screen as if grasping it.

After this shaking, usually someone would sit down.

In the original route, that was the beginning.

But this time…

The silhouettes were holding on.

They wavered but didn’t fall.

‘All twelve of them!’

I smiled very slightly.

The scene on the lounge TV changed again.

A message appeared saying the team members were heading toward the Lunar Halo Core.

This is where the real ordeal begins.

I clasped my hands together and stared at the screen.

Please don’t shake any more violently, please don’t get hurt any worse.

I just hoped they would return safely.

The core will open soon.

Then… the changes will be revealed.

And I quietly drew in a breath.

A notification appeared that they had entered the Lunar Halo Core.

The air in the lounge grew even colder.

The teachers had already made the judgment that it was S-rank and rushed out in shock.

But they would only discover that entry was impossible.

Though they hadn’t told us gathered in the broadcast room, everyone seemed to have sensed something.

That this wasn’t an ordinary Crescent Dungeon.

A silence spread as if someone was holding their breath.

I leaned forward as if pulling the screen closer.

The broadcast camera began expressing the terrain changes inside the Lunar Halo with silhouette graphs.

Wave-like undulating curves were tangled together.

Within them, the outlines of Yuhan Seong and Lee Hae-sol kept flickering.

The core is originally difficult to detect.

So the screen was blurry and warning sounds frequently appeared.

「Psychological shock wave detected.」

The two teachers who had remained in the lounge to supervise the students with pale faces simultaneously leaned forward.

While letting out screams.

“Hae-sol is…!”

Before the words could finish, the graph shook violently.

The blood drained from my hands.

There are cases where psychological shock waves can’t be properly blocked even with barrier potions.

If Hae-sol collapsed once, all the team members might waver like a butterfly effect.

Still, I kept telling myself it would be okay, that he had already held on once just moments ago.

Eventually, one silhouette inside the screen shook violently.

It was Lee Hae-sol.

My chest tightened instantly.

Lee Hae-sol appeared to be sitting down, pressing his temples with his hands.

He can’t stop there.

Originally, this is when he would sink deeply.

His mind would be dragged away.

I stared at the screen as if trying to grab it.

At that moment, Yuhan Seong moved.

His silhouette quickly blocked in front of Lee Hae-sol.

He held Lee Hae-sol’s face as if lifting it up and channeled mana through the air.

I don’t know exactly what method it was, but the broadcast screen’s sensor strongly detected the mana flow.

A blue line briefly spread widely.

Then the graph shook, and Lee Hae-sol’s silhouette gradually raised his head.

I continued staring at the screen without being able to breathe properly.

A teacher spoke in a low voice.

“Can he… pull up someone who took a psychic wave hit with that level of concentration?”

Another teacher answered.

“Yuhan Seong shouldn’t have that kind of ability.”

That looks like he just splashed my potion all over the place.

Adding some mana to hide that it’s a potion.

Is that right?

If so, I should be grateful.

“Then does that mean Hae-sol’s resistance is that high?”

“No, the barrier is… wait a minute.”

I swallowed a small tremor.

It was true that Lee Hae-sol was holding on.

But I couldn’t simply say it was because of the potion.

It might be the potion, but Yuhan Seong’s concentration might have become stronger than before.

It could be both.

But I couldn’t say either.

I just watched, hoping the screen would stabilize again.

Lee Hae-sol’s silhouette stood up completely.

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