Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 59

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9. Final Dungeon (7)

 

The mana resonance remaining on the floor slowly settled down.

 

The students caught their breath briefly and started walking again.

 

I followed behind them, matching their pace while checking the contents of my bag.

 

The remaining number of potions.

 

Whether any bottles had cracks.

 

Whether the scents had mixed together.

 

Lee Hae-sol looked at the corridor wall and said.

 

“This is the Final Dungeon, right? Why is the difficulty like this?”

 

Yu Hee chuckled softly.

 

“Ha, I agree. This is almost late B-rank.”

 

Yuhan Seong continued walking forward without any change in expression.

 

His back muscles were tensely rigid and his stride remained constant.

 

It was a rhythm that hadn’t faltered once even during combat.

 

Hyun I-seo looked down at the scale fragments on his fingertips and said.

 

“This is… definitely Abyss remnants. It seems the energy from when the Blue Dragon passed through is still lingering.”

 

I nodded.

 

“Then the next section will probably be similar.”

 

Yu Hee turned around to look at me.

 

“Hali, you really know a lot about this stuff.”

 

I laughed, pretending to be flustered.

 

“Just… I think I saw it in an article. That it becomes a problem when it accumulates.”

 

Yuhan Seong glanced at me briefly.

 

I couldn’t read his expression, but that gaze lingered for a long time.

 

It was a look that silently assessed me.

 

I fidgeted with my bag strap for no reason.

 

If I could help without being discovered, that would be best.

 

Since the atmosphere had become one where no one questioned why I was using a bit more potion, it was actually easier to do.

 

The corridor suddenly began to widen.

 

The ceiling grew higher and pillar-like stone walls were erected on both sides.

 

This time it wasn’t a combat space, but a section designed to drain stamina and concentration.

 

In the original work, this was where the three parties split up and many of the stragglers got seriously injured.

 

I whispered to myself while mentally timing things again.

 

‘Around now should be when everyone’s stamina starts dropping…’

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Yu Hee suddenly drew in a sharp breath.

 

Her expression hardened with wariness.

 

“Above.”

 

The students simultaneously looked up.

 

Something was crawling out from the black crevice in the ceiling.

 

A body that dripped something like slime.

 

Slender but long, and its movements were fast.

 

Lee Hae-sol said.

 

“I remember the pattern. That thing attacks while falling.”

 

Hyun I-seo immediately gathered mana.

 

Yuhan Seong drew his sword and said.

 

“Scatter.”

 

The students quickly changed positions.

 

I raised my hand from far behind and burst two potions in succession.

 

The air cleared and visibility became sharp.

 

I could see the shadow of the falling monster.

 

Yuhan Seong dove underneath it.

 

Hyun I-seo’s magic immediately exploded.

 

Yu Hee ran alongside, matching the pace.

 

Lee Hae-sol analyzed the footing to create a safe zone.

 

The monster’s cry echoed off the walls.

 

The air trembled.

 

The students began to synchronize little by little.

 

It was exactly the pace at which they were gradually becoming more accustomed to combat.

 

I smiled slightly watching this.

 

‘This dungeon… we might get through it better than expected.’

 

At that moment, a thought crossed my mind.

 

The fact that I had distributed potions.

 

Endurance, detoxification, recovery too.

 

Too many parties were simultaneously holding up well for it to be coincidence like with the Blue Dragon.

 

The students finished off the monster and caught their breath again.

 

The sense of crisis didn’t disappear all at once, so everyone spoke little, but all their expressions had changed.

 

There was something like confidence that they had accomplished it with their own hands.

 

Yuhan Seong said.

 

“We’ll rest for just 1 minute until the next section.”

 

I quietly approached the students and said.

 

“The next one will be a pattern mixed with poison gas. Before that, just a little of this…”

 

Lee Hae-sol grinned.

 

“Hali, you really look like an angel today.”

 

I waved my hands dismissively.

 

“I’m not an angel. Just… it’s an exam.”

 

But inwardly, I thought very quietly.

 

‘Right. So far, so good.’

 

‘Let’s get through this time without incident too.’

 

The corridor narrowed again.

 

The metal grain on the wall surfaces was uneven, and scratched marks were layered upon each other.

 

It was hard to tell whether they were traces of someone who had passed through or marks left by monsters.

 

I pressed the floor with my toes to check the texture.

 

It felt solid but hollow inside.

 

It would be troublesome if something crawled up from below like before.

 

Yuhan Seong slowly scanned the surroundings and said.

 

“There’s sound up ahead. Faint. Let’s proceed while checking the pattern.”

 

Yu Hee tilted her head and listened carefully.

 

“…Two resonances. Overlapping. The soundproofing layer has thinned.”

 

Lee Hae-sol immediately responded.

 

“This is definitely a difficulty increase. Who the hell tampered with it?”

 

Hyun I-seo placed one hand on the wall and closed his eyes.

 

“The mana flow isn’t consistent. It’s a structure that was forcibly pieced together. The original Final Dungeon pattern is increasingly falling apart.”

 

I quietly pressed down on my bag from behind.

 

The word “falling apart” bothered me strangely.

 

Of course, it was true that it had become much more dangerous than the Final Dungeon people talked about in the destruction scenes.

 

But the ‘instability’ I was feeling now didn’t seem to be just due to difficulty increases or Abyss remnants.

 

When the students passed the stair-like sides, the floor shook minutely.

 

Not a speck of dust flew, but it felt like only the air was vibrating invisibly.

 

This was not ordinary.

 

Yuhan Seong glanced back.

 

“Hali. Are you okay with your stamina?”

 

I smiled quickly.

 

“Yeah. I’m fine. We just need to go slowly.”

 

Yu Hee muttered.

 

“Hali, why are you so strangely… calm?”

 

I shrugged my shoulders.

 

“I am scared. But… how should I put it. I think this much is fortunate.”

 

It really was.

 

In the original route’s final dungeon, this would be exactly when half a class would have been wiped out.

 

The moment when screams that no one could hear and several seriously injured students being carried back to camp would have occurred.

 

Right now it was quiet.

 

The instructor channel was also silent.

 

Even if there were emergency situations, it meant that the parties were holding out well enough overall for nearby support to arrive quickly.

 

It was quite fortunate.

 

When the passage turned once and the view opened up a bit, I could see a faint crack in the center of the floor.

 

Cold air rose from that crack.

 

When I inhaled, my lungs felt chilly.

 

Hyun I-seo said quietly.

 

“…This feels bad.”

 

Yuhan Seong drew his sword.

 

“Stay alert.”

 

The students naturally formed a triangular formation.

 

I kept my distance from behind and gripped potions in my hand.

 

Recovery, detox, stamina.

 

These three couldn’t run out anymore.

 

Wind stirred beneath the crack.

 

No, it wasn’t wind but breath.

 

Air was being drawn in like when inhaling.

 

And then bang.

 

The crack spread open to both sides.

 

Darkness surged up.

 

From within it, a four-legged creature quickly burst out.

 

It had a long neck and fin-like tentacles that split and swayed.

 

Three eyes.

 

No pupils.

 

Yu Hee was the first to charge in.

 

She turned with light movements and stabbed with her dagger.

 

Lee Hae-sol read the floor pattern and guided it to the side.

 

Hyun I-seo quickly began casting magic.

 

I aimed for an opportunity and smashed a potion on the floor.

 

As clear energy spread, the students’ movements became a bit lighter.

 

The monster’s cry struck the entire passage.

 

The sound was deeper and longer than the original monsters of the final dungeon.

 

It was a vibration that resonated even in my lungs.

 

Yuhan Seong suppressed the monster’s front to create an opening.

 

Yu Hee struck at that opening.

 

Hyun I-seo landed the finishing magic.

 

The monster collapsed.

 

Thud.

 

The students caught their breath briefly.

 

And in that brief moment, the floor shook again.

 

This time more violently.

 

Yuhan Seong said.

 

“It’s not over yet.”

 

I took a deep breath.

 

It was a final dungeon irregular pattern.

 

Originally only one should appear at this point, but the current trembling indicated two.

 

Something else was rising from below.

 

I gripped my bag tighter and thought.

 

‘…This is a bit different from the plan.’

 

‘But it’s still okay for now.’

 

The students returned to combat stance.

 

The floor’s trembling soon turned into vibration.

 

Though it was the final dungeon’s characteristic air that produced almost no dust, the walls still resonated very faintly.

 

The students gripped their weapons again.

 

I loosened the cap of the potion in my hand a bit in advance.

 

So I could open and throw it immediately when needed.

 

Yu Hee said in a low voice.

 

“This one… is different from before.”

 

Hyun I-seo narrowed his eyes and regulated his breathing.

 

“The mana density suddenly spiked. Down there… two. No, more than that.”

 

Yuhan Seong raised his head.

 

“They’re coming up simultaneously.”

 

Before he even finished speaking, the crack opened even wider to both sides.

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