Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 55

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9. Final Dungeon (3)

 

The potion exploded in mid-air.

 

Green light scattered in small circles and settled down like a protective barrier.

 

As soon as the toxic fog touched it, the color faintly disappeared.

 

“Hali…?”

 

Yu Hee let out a surprised voice.

 

I exhaled deeply.

 

“This is how you’re supposed to use it originally.”

 

I-seo shouted from afar.

 

“Who uses it like that! Are you trying to get yourself killed!”

 

I didn’t answer that.

 

I had nothing to say in response.

 

My body had just reacted first.

 

Then Yuhan Seong charged straight forward once again.

 

The tip of his sword pierced deep into the monster’s center.

 

Cracked fragments inside the Abyss monster emitted a dark light.

 

I-seo didn’t miss that opening and continued with a side attack.

 

The monster’s form gradually broke apart.

 

It tore, cracked, and scattered into black powder.

 

Finally, it twisted its body greatly and raised what looked like a head.

 

That direction was toward Yuhan Seong.

 

“Han Seong!”

 

My voice burst out.

 

At that moment, I-seo threw his body forward.

 

He squeezed between Yuhan Seong and the monster and erupted light like an explosion.

 

It was a much stronger wave than before.

 

“Ugh…!”

 

I-seo’s knees buckled.

 

Yuhan Seong immediately caught him.

 

The Abyss monster shattered completely and disappeared on the spot.

 

Black dust fell to the floor.

 

The signal that the fight was over was clearly felt.

 

However, the air was still heavy.

 

I quickly ran forward.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

I-seo was breathing heavily.

 

Sweat flowed down the back of his neck.

 

“I pushed myself… a little too hard.”

 

He said with a smile.

 

Yuhan Seong didn’t say anything.

 

He just quickly checked his wrist, took his temperature, and checked his vision.

 

I took out a recovery potion and handed it to him.

 

Instead of saying thanks, I-seo drank it right away.

 

Lee Hae-sol shouted from behind.

 

“Just now, I-seo’s awakening level went up, right?”

 

Yu Hee also nodded while catching her breath.

 

“The level was completely different from before.”

 

While listening to their conversation, I quietly surveyed the surroundings again.

 

Abyss Zones are often more dangerous right after combat.

 

Residual energy could bounce around or space could fold again.

 

But this time there was no change.

 

Instead, I felt subtle emotional changes nearby.

 

Lee Hae-sol, Yu Hee, I-seo, and even Yuhan Seong in the distance.

 

They all looked at me once.

 

There were no words, but their eyes were full of questions.

 

‘You, what exactly do you know that makes you move like that.’

 

I just lowered my head slightly.

 

“Really… I was just lucky.”

 

A cool sensation settled on the back of my neck.

 

Now, after this battle,

 

the small actions I had thrown out

 

would gradually start to look like ‘strange coincidences.’

 

The passage after the battle was quieter.

 

The vibrating sounds characteristic of the Abyss gradually weakened and the cracks in the floor seemed to stabilize.

 

Everyone kept their guard up, but their breathing was more evenly matched than before.

 

Hyun I-seo quickly regained consciousness once the recovery potion took effect.

 

Though his steps were slightly unsteady, his mana flow was stable.

 

Yuhan Seong walked ahead but occasionally looked back.

 

I knew who that gaze was directed at without having to say it.

 

Each time, I nodded as if to say I was fine.

 

Actually, I had pushed myself a little.

 

But that strain was something no one should notice.

 

Lee Hae-sol came to my side and lightly poked my elbow.

 

“Hali, you earlier, really… how should I put it, your reaction was too fast.”

 

Lee Hae-sol’s face was mixed with surprise and curiosity.

 

“I was just watching the whole time.”

 

I answered.

 

“Poison has patterns when it comes out.”

 

Yu Hee responded from behind.

 

“Even if you know the pattern, that timing isn’t easy. Are you originally that fast?”

 

His words were sincere, not teasing.

 

That made it more troublesome.

 

“I was just lucky.”

 

I shrugged once and smiled.

 

Hyun I-seo spoke from the front.

 

“The potion would have been dangerous without you too.”

 

His voice was softer than before.

 

I could also feel an aura of heightened concentration, perhaps due to the aftermath of the Abyss awakening.

 

At those words, Yuhan Seong paused slightly.

 

He slowed his pace without saying anything to match our distance.

 

Though his face showed almost no emotion, he was clearly concerned about something.

 

I awkwardly avoided his gaze and only looked at the surrounding structures.

 

There was still a bit more to go until the next section.

 

It would be troublesome to let our guard down here.

 

“Hali.”

 

Yuhan Seong called out quietly.

 

I looked at him, a little surprised.

 

He spoke very naturally.

 

“There might be toxic residue up ahead. Come a little more toward the center.”

 

That tone sounded like an order, but it was actually consideration.

 

I adjusted my position as he said without saying anything.

 

And I said quietly.

 

“Thank you.”

 

He didn’t answer, but his pace matched my steps.

 

That change felt like a small ripple.

 

Lee Hae-sol glanced at me.

 

Yu Hee also started to say something but stopped.

 

Hyun I-seo just smiled quietly.

 

I swallowed a sigh inwardly for no reason.

 

‘It’s nothing… I really was nothing…’

 

The end of the Abyss Passage came into view.

 

A faint light flickered.

 

That was the entrance to the Next Combat Zone.

 

The students all regulated their breathing and gripped their weapons again.

 

I checked the potions in my bag.

 

Detox, recovery, stamina, stability.

 

It was enough.

 

In this section, monsters come out in pairs of two or three.

 

Reaction speed and stamina are important.

 

Potions will be used steadily.

 

The smell of battle gradually grew stronger in the air where traces of lingering souls seemed to flow.

 

And the door opened.

 

As soon as the door opened, my breath was blocked first.

 

The air inside was cold and damp with a faint metallic smell mixed in.

 

The students each took their positions and spread out in a central formation.

 

Yuhan Seong stepped forward and said.

 

“Be careful of the pair pattern this time. Two will jump out simultaneously.”

 

“I know.”

 

Hyun I-seo answered while gathering mana at his fingertips.

 

After his Abyss awakening, his movements were fluid and natural.

 

Like someone who had become more familiar with combat spaces.

 

I maintained distance from the rear and observed the students’ reactions.

 

Who gets hit first.

 

Who lacks stamina.

 

Who is in the most danger.

 

I visualized that order in my head.

 

Two monsters jumped out simultaneously.

 

One had sharp teeth and the other had abnormally long legs.

 

Both were fast and had irregular attack trajectories.

 

But the students no longer panicked like before.

 

Yuhan Seong dodged and counterattacked, while Hyun I-seo seized the opportunity to land his magic.

 

Yu Hee provided diagonal support from behind.

 

Lee Hae-sol first grasped the floor pattern and guided them to safe zones.

 

It didn’t take long for the enemies to fall.

 

I gripped my bag tightly from behind.

 

No help was needed.

 

Of course, there was still a possibility of blood spattering somewhere, so I kept a few ready just in case.

 

When the battle ended, the students caught their breath and looked at each other.

 

They didn’t speak, but their eyes had changed a lot.

 

Faces that seemed surprised at themselves.

 

‘Were we this good…?’ That expression.

 

Then Yu Hee tilted her head and said.

 

“That’s strange.”

 

“What is.”

 

Yuhan Seong asked.

 

“My stamina isn’t dropping much. I usually can’t endure this well.”

 

Lee Hae-sol immediately reacted too.

 

“Right. Me too. No trembling in my hands and my breathing recovers quickly.”

 

Hyun I-seo suddenly looked at me.

 

I avoided his gaze for no reason.

 

I didn’t say anything and just fidgeted with my bag.

 

“Hali.”

 

Yu Hee asked.

 

“Did you… give us something?”

 

I smiled, pretending not to be flustered.

 

“The stuff I brought you earlier?

 

It just reinforces stamina a little.

 

I heard everyone likes it when they take it before exams.”

 

Lee Hae-sol laughed as if it was ridiculous.

 

“You call that a little? This is almost like eating stamina herbs.”

 

Yuhan Seong said nothing.

 

But his expression changed very subtly.

 

The fact that he was the first person to catch his breath during the battle flashed through my mind.

 

Of course that would be the case.

 

He was the first one to use the potion.

 

I hurriedly said.

 

“Everything I made is incomplete, so it’s not really a big effect.

 

Just… enough to make you feel good.”

 

At those words, everyone looked at me and slowly nodded.

 

They dropped their suspicion but still had expressions of lingering strangeness.

 

Yu Hee lightly rested the back of her hand on her chin and said.

 

“Still, thank you. Thanks to you, we can definitely endure better.”

 

“I’m glad if it helps!”

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