Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 43

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7. Azure Dragon’s Roar (3)

 

I quietly picked up my bag.

 

Hae-sol was already standing beside me.

 

“You’re leaving now?”

 

I-seo and Yu Hee were there too.

 

Yuhan Seong glanced at I-seo for a moment, then spoke to me again.

 

“You need to check your potions before training, right?”

 

Gong Seo-yun approached playfully and replied lightly.

 

“Good thing we didn’t leave any stock today.”

 

Being too conspicuous could become troublesome.

 

As if by agreement, all twelve members of Class 8 except Isang Hee were huddled together even more tightly.

 

And while our teacher was looking elsewhere, taking a few steps away from us.

 

“Wait, hold on!”

 

“We’ll be back!”

 

“Sorry!”

 

“We really want to get a gold ring! If a gold ring drops, we’ll show it to you, Teacher!”

 

Just like that, we entered the Ongdalsam Dungeon.

 

***

 

Looking at the spectacular view spread before my eyes, I fidgeted with small glass bottles at my fingertips.

 

The scenery was beautiful, but the problem was that it wasn’t the kind of scenery a mere Ongdalsam Dungeon should have.

 

All of Class 8 looked around with dumbfounded eyes.

 

Seo Jeong-u, who was rather timid, muttered in a voice as small as a mosquito’s buzz.

 

“So, is it S-rank again?”

 

It was a voice that sounded enlightened, as if he had given up on everything.

 

I thought about my bag containing recovery potions I made to use whenever my stamina dropped, nerve-calming herb potions, and even the wound healing medicine that I-seo liked.

 

Originally, I wouldn’t need to prepare this much for such a low-difficulty section, but this time something felt strange.

 

I figured I wasn’t the only one feeling the subtle tension spreading around.

 

“Jin Hali, are you okay?”

 

Hyun I-seo came close and asked.

 

His voice was lower than usual, and there was some ominous premonition lurking in his eyes.

 

“Yeah, I’m fine. I just feel a bit off.”

 

I answered with a forced smile.

 

Normally, I would have joked around seeing I-seo’s serious face, but today I wasn’t in the mood for that.

 

‘I know Yuhan Seong should have plenty of leeway to handle the Azure Dragon. Is that really true?’

 

Overwhelmed by the natural scenery, doubt suddenly arose.

 

But seeing Yuhan Seong’s calm face, I decided to put aside such worries.

 

Right, we came at the right time.

 

The Annihilation Dungeons after this honestly wouldn’t be very manageable even for Yuhan Seong’s party.

 

So even if it was dangerous, the Azure Dragon Dungeon was the only experience opportunity left for me.

 

That’s why we barely managed to calm down Erich’s rampage earlier and arrived here.

 

‘Good. Let’s just not get hurt to the point of death. If I do get hurt, I’ll immediately treat it with potions. Then at least I can hide the fact that I could be used as bait.’

 

We soon started walking.

 

***

 

As soon as we went inside, a humid smell hit us.

 

The presence of various creatures moved restlessly beyond the walls.

 

Even though no fight had broken out yet, the back of my neck felt chilly.

 

“Be careful from here on.”

 

Yuhan Seong said from the front.

 

His steps were slow but firmly planted on the ground.

 

Whether it was his unique identification ability or battlefield sense, he was the one reading this space right now.

 

Watching Han Seong’s back, I unconsciously took out a potion.

 

I quietly shook it in my hand in case it might be needed.

 

The viscosity of the contents was properly dissolved, and the temperature was stable too.

 

At this level, it would take effect immediately whenever I threw it.

 

The problem was whether there would be time to throw it.

 

Meanwhile, the passage widened and the terrain suddenly dropped down.

 

The patterns on the floor glowed blue, and something like the Azure Dragon’s energy rose up, making the air ripple heavily.

 

I instinctively stopped.

 

This was that point where a great disaster had occurred even in the original work.

 

Multiple casualties and chaotic battles, unpredictable corrupted entities.

 

Hyun I-seo was at the center of it all.

 

Because he had awakened to S-rank here.

 

“Hali.”

 

Yuhan Seong turned around.

 

His gaze pierced right through me.

 

“From now on, you watch the rear.”

 

“Yeah, got it.”

 

I answered carefully so my voice wouldn’t tremble.

 

But my heart was beating too fast.

 

This wasn’t simple fear or premonition. It was closer to a crushing feeling.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

A low rumbling sound came from the deepest part of the passage.

 

It wasn’t the sound of water moving, but closer to a beast’s voice.

 

The air trembled.

 

Yuhan Seong raised his hand to signal a stop.

 

Everyone froze in unison and I held my breath too.

 

The next moment, blue energy swept by and something burst out from the end of the passage.

 

A curved tail, massive claws, blue light seeping through scales.

 

It was a dragon-type mutant monster, the Azure Dragon.

 

“Prepare to retreat.”

 

Yuhan Seong said briefly.

 

I slightly tilted the potion in my hand to adjust the angle.

 

While preparing to throw it at any moment, I didn’t take my eyes off that monster.

 

This wasn’t in the original plan.

 

Because it had never come out this far even in the original work.

 

The situation was already changing.

 

I whispered without realizing it.

 

“Please just don’t get hurt.”

 

At that moment, the monster kicked off the floor and leaped up, and I reflexively pulled my arm back and threw the potion.

 

Blue light and transparent liquid mixed in mid-air and exploded like lightning.

 

The moment the potion burst, energy spread out like ripples.

 

A transparent barrier wrapped around Han Seong’s front, temporarily cushioning the impact. Immediately, only thin marks remained where the monster’s claws had grazed.

 

It would have been a deep wound originally.

 

I swallowed my breath.

 

“Good. Now’s the time.”

 

Yuhan Seong gave instructions without missing a beat.

 

The assault team at the front moved simultaneously.

 

Hyun I-seo rushed in first, diving into the monster’s flank.

 

His movements were much sharper and more precise than usual.

 

Every time he swung his hand, the sound of air splitting could be heard.

 

Blue light sparked as the illumination reflected off the gaps in the monster’s scales.

 

I-seo slipped through those gaps like a shadow and landed his attack.

 

The tail that swung back in retaliation grazed past above his head.

 

I instinctively pulled out another potion.

 

This time it was a stamina amplification type.

 

I-seo seemed to be consuming his energy much faster than usual.

 

“I-seo, left side!”

 

When Han Seong shouted, Hyun I-seo reflexively lowered his body and leaped to the side.

 

The movement was so natural that for a moment he looked like a well-trained warrior.

 

Before the monster could change direction, I flicked the potion cap open with the back of my hand.

 

A seething energy rose from the glass bottle.

 

This had to be timed perfectly.

 

If I threw it wrong, it could hit our allies and become dangerous.

 

“Hali, throw it.”

 

Yuhan Seong’s voice rang out.

 

He maintained his distance from the monster while looking directly at me.

 

That single word was the signal.

 

I took a breath, adjusted the angle, and threw the potion.

 

The glass bottle spun through the air.

 

The bottle shattered precisely at the monster’s center.

 

At the same moment, green light spread out.

 

Stamina amplification potions also slow down the movements of targets they directly hit.

 

The moment the monster raised its head between its scales, that slowdown effect activated.

 

Its movements slowed briefly, and I-seo didn’t miss that opening.

 

“Let’s finish this.”

 

Han Seong advanced and cut off the creature’s death throes.

 

The monster’s body swayed greatly before falling.

 

A heavy impact spread across the ground, making it tremble.

 

The room fell silent in an instant.

 

Only then did I breathe heavily.

 

The problem was that this level of monster had appeared too naturally, even though it shouldn’t appear in the first section.

 

This was an entity that could only be seen on much later floors in the original Route.

 

A variable occurring meant the entire dungeon had changed.

 

Yuhan Seong examined the fallen monster’s body and said.

 

“This isn’t a common species. This isn’t even a section with high mutation probability, so why did it appear here.”

 

He lifted his head slightly to look at me.

 

His gaze seemed to silently ask various questions.

 

He couldn’t possibly think I knew something about this.

 

I waved my hand lightly.

 

“Maybe it’s just coincidence. These things happen sometimes.”

 

I-seo wiped away his sweat and approached me.

 

His eyes still held the hot tension from right after combat, while also shaking slightly.

 

“Hali, if it weren’t for your potion just now…”…”

 

He didn’t continue his words.

 

His lips trembled slightly.

 

I wondered if he had ever reacted this severely before.

 

I looked at the empty bottle in my hand and shook my head.

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