Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 45

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7. Roar of the Azure Dragon (5)

 

A small vibration traveled up from my toes.

 

I bit my lip.

 

It was faster than expected.

 

The Middle Layer of the Azure Dragon’s Abyss wasn’t originally this dangerous.

 

But now it was different.

 

“Han Seong, the depth layer has gotten shallower.”

 

As soon as he heard my words, he looked around.

 

“Yeah. I feel it too.”

 

I-seo stopped walking for a moment.

 

He seemed to be calming a small tremor while looking at the back of his hand.

 

He spoke slowly.

 

“Hali, I… really am a bit strange.”

 

I looked at him.

 

I’d heard those words several times already, but this time the tone was slightly different.

 

The flow of air seeping beneath his voice was deeper.

 

This was really right before awakening.

 

Han Seong placed his hand on I-seo’s shoulder.

 

“It’s okay. You can still endure it.”

 

Even so, his eyes were a bit more tense.

 

He was reading I-seo’s condition more accurately than anyone.

 

If I-seo wavered now, the balance of battle could shatter in an instant.

 

I quietly raised my hand and took out a small recovery potion.

 

“I’ll give you more if you need it. So take it slow.”

 

I-seo slowly closed his eyes.

 

And nodded very slightly.

 

Then, from inside the dungeon came a long, low cry like metal being cut.

 

We simultaneously turned our gaze toward the sound.

 

We were almost there now.

 

Depth pressure.

 

Minute vibrations.

 

Waves.

 

These were the signs leading to the Boss’s Room.

 

Han Seong slightly raised his sword.

 

“Let’s prepare. Hali, you support from the back focusing on potions.”

 

I answered briefly.

 

“Okay.”

 

At that moment, my heart strangely began beating fast.

 

The first crossroads of the second destruction route.

 

Even though all I could do were very small pieces, those small pieces felt like they were gradually growing larger.

 

And we took another step forward.

 

The passage leading to the Boss’s Room was quieter than expected.

 

Normally, small monsters should have kept popping out around the middle layer.

 

But strangely, nothing could be heard except our footsteps.

 

That silence was actually more unsettling.

 

It felt like our breathing was too loud.

 

Han Seong stopped first.

 

We quietly stopped behind him.

 

He lightly pressed the wall with his fingertip.

 

There was a vibration.

 

It was subtle but had a steady rhythm.

 

It was a vibration like the boss’s breathing.

 

“This section is too fast.”

 

Han Seong said in a low voice.

 

I-seo also looked around.

 

His gaze kept pointing upward.

 

There was an aura seeping down from the upper layer of the dungeon.

 

It was the kind that ordinary people would find hard to sense.

 

It was because his senses were sharply open right now.

 

I readjusted my bag behind the two of them.

 

I tightened the internal straps completely so the potions wouldn’t shake.

 

Because in this section, we might need them at any time.

 

Especially recovery and detox would be twice as effective.

 

Since there’s the Blue Dragon’s unique poison and pressure.

 

“Han Seong.”

 

I called Han Seong softly.

 

He looked back.

 

“Yeah.”

 

“If it’s this bad in the middle layer… there’s a possibility the boss came up.”

 

Han Seong’s eyes wavered slightly.

 

He didn’t answer right away.

 

Instead, he scanned the surroundings once more.

 

Then he said quietly.

 

“That’s possible. The main body should originally be in a deeper layer, but… there are some traces of it coming up.”

 

A small flame-like aura briefly brushed across I-seo’s hand.

 

That was a symptom of his awakening gradually pushing up.

 

He struggled to suppress that aura.

 

“If it comes up, our line gets weak.”

 

Han Seong nodded.

 

“Still, we have to do it. If we can’t get through, other teams will be in danger too.”

 

At the same time, very faint water droplet sounds fell from the dungeon ceiling.

 

One drop.

 

Two drops.

 

And slowly increasing intervals.

 

That was a sign that pressure intensified every time the boss moved.

 

I took a breath and gripped a potion in one hand.

 

“I’m ready.”

 

I-seo nodded lightly.

 

His expression looked a bit strained, but his eyes were definitely different.

 

He was pulling himself together against the aura that kept bursting out intermittently.

 

His senses were opening in ways even he hadn’t expected.

 

It was the moment we were about to start walking again.

 

A low vibration suddenly shook the entire floor.

 

I instinctively grabbed the wall.

 

That vibration felt like it spread from the entire middle layer at once.

 

It was the kind of wave that occurs when some being moves greatly.

 

Han Seong said briefly.

 

“It’s coming.”

 

After those words, wind flowed backward from inside the dungeon.

 

It felt like something massive was peering in our direction.

 

I held my breath in surprise.

 

Soon after, a blue light flashed in the darkness.

 

It was a movement like the Blue Dragon’s gill-like structure opening and closing deep within.

 

That was definitely part of the main body.

 

“It’s never come up this high before….”

 

Han Seong muttered quietly.

 

In the Abyss of the Azure Dragon, the main body originally only moved below certain floors.

 

But what we were seeing now was part of a power that completely ignored those boundaries.

 

It meant something was affecting the entire dungeon.

 

This wasn’t the simple movement of a natural monster.

 

I bit my lip.

 

The danger level was much higher than expected.

 

I had planned to focus only on potions and routines since this dungeon was hard to handle with information alone, but the situation itself was changing too much.

 

I-seo bent down slightly.

 

“Hali, are you… cold by any chance?”

 

I looked at him in surprise.

 

Unlike before, the air rising from my body seemed different.

 

I was trembling slightly.

 

“No, I’m fine.”

 

I answered immediately without thinking.

 

But I-seo kept looking at me.

 

His senses were much sharper than ordinary people right now.

 

He seemed to feel my anxiety directly.

 

Han Seong spoke.

 

“We’re almost there. Past this section is the front of the boss’s room.”

 

We stepped toward the last curved passage.

 

Once we passed this passage, we would face the Blue Dragon’s main body.

 

I gripped the potion in my hand tightly.

 

“I’ll take responsibility for you two.”

 

I muttered loud enough for myself to hear.

 

Han Seong just nodded without saying anything.

 

Like that, we moved quietly toward the final passage.

 

The closer we got to the end of the passage, the colder the air became.

 

An aura like the Blue Dragon’s breath seeped thinly over our skin.

 

I shook my hand once.

 

It felt like cold energy was sticking to my palm.

 

Han Seong looked back.

 

“Be careful. From here, even the attack range becomes ambiguous.”

 

I nodded.

 

The most important thing in this section was distance control.

 

If we were ambushed, we’d need antidote potions before healing potions.

 

Since the Blue Dragon’s poison was its main attack method.

 

It was when we were slowly turning the corner.

 

Suddenly the air scattered violently.

 

It was too sharp an airflow to call wind.

 

I reflexively stepped back.

 

Han Seong and I-seo simultaneously raised their hands in defensive positions.

 

At that moment, blue energy streaked long through the darkness.

 

It extended like a blade and rushed toward us.

 

Han Seong twisted his body to dodge, and I-seo rolled in the opposite direction to avoid it.

 

I held my breath.

 

The wind grazed my cheek.

 

If I had been even slightly slower, I would have been cut.

 

The blue energy hit the wall and scattered like an explosion.

 

Rock fragments bounced on the floor.

 

Those fragments grazed my ankle, leaving light pain.

 

Han Seong gritted his teeth.

 

“Even the preliminary attack is this strong.”

 

I-seo slowly stood up and said.

 

“The pressure itself is different.”

 

I quickly opened my bag and took out a small healing potion.

 

“Both of you, take this.”

 

I handed one to Han Seong first, then gave one to I-seo too.

 

I-seo didn’t drink it right away but held it in his hand while catching his breath.

 

Blue light faintly leaked from his fingertips.

 

It was a sign of awakening rising.

 

He put the potion to his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

 

His Adam’s apple moved greatly.

 

“I feel a bit better.”

 

His expression brightened slightly but he still didn’t lose his tension.

 

The potion’s healing effect would work for a shorter time now.

 

Because the Blue Dragon’s poison quickly ate away at potion efficiency.

 

It was the moment we were about to move forward again.

 

A dull thud echoed from inside the dungeon.

 

And the heavy footstep sounds that followed.

 

The Blue Dragon had a massive build but quick movements.

 

The sound wasn’t loud but was definitely getting closer.

 

Han Seong spoke almost in a whisper.

 

“Spread out to the sides.”

 

We scattered from a single line into three directions.

 

Each of us hid behind rocks like stone pillars.

 

We held our breath while sensing for signs.

 

My heartbeat sounded too loud.

 

In the distance, the blue aura flickered once more.

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