Was Happy Being a Despised F-Rank Healer, You Know? - Chapter 64

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9. Final Dungeon (12)

 

“This thing barely takes any physical damage.”

 

Hae-sol said while stepping backward.

 

I frantically rummaged through my bag.

 

Regular attack potions would be meaningless.

 

Control potions wouldn’t work either.

 

If the form wasn’t fixed, it would just scatter the moment it made contact.

 

Then… ‘fixation.’

 

To prevent scattering, I needed to bind the form together.

 

A type that compresses the mana flow itself.

 

I pulled out a small bottle.

 

‘Condensation potion.’

 

Originally for experimental use to condense impurities in the air, but when used in spaces with unstable mana, it had the effect of temporarily binding the flow.

 

I smashed the bottle on the floor.

 

Pop.

 

Something like white smoke spread, and the air flow momentarily became heavy and settled.

 

The form wasn’t completely fixed, but the wavering outline stopped for a moment.

 

“Now!”

 

I shouted.

 

Yuhan Seong reacted.

 

He thrust his sword toward the condensed gap.

 

This time it definitely penetrated.

 

Along with swirling mana, that existence twisted greatly.

 

But it didn’t fall.

 

Instead, it ‘began to stabilize.’

 

Hae-sol was horrified.

 

“Wait. Why is its form taking shape?”

 

Hyun I-seo drew in a breath.

 

“Hali’s potion… seems to have caused a side effect.”

 

I froze.

 

‘The condensation potion is originally for dust condensation, so it should be used in spaces with small amounts of mana to be effective… but right now the entire dungeon’s mana is twisted…’

 

As the form solidified, cracks began to appear.

 

Much sharper fingertips protruded than before, and the head shape became distinct.

 

Eye-like holes formed and looked at us.

 

Yu Hee said in a low voice.

 

“Hali. This thing… got stronger.”

 

“I know.”

 

I exhaled.

 

“But now it’s easier to find weak points. When the form stabilizes, a central axis forms.”

 

Yuhan Seong gritted his teeth.

 

“Then where.”

 

I concentrated.

 

The wavering mana flow.

 

The central clump formed by condensation.

 

Following that…

 

“The chest area.”

 

I pointed with my finger.

 

“Only that spot has a different color right now. The remaining mass is holding everything together.”

 

Yuhan Seong immediately charged.

 

The monster’s arm shot out quickly, but Yu Hee shook the ground’s flow from behind, cutting off its movement.

 

When Hyun I-seo threw support magic to change the direction, Yuhan Seong’s sword pierced the central axis in one strike.

 

Bang.

 

A massive impact spread.

 

The air current twisted and the monster’s form collapsed.

 

Mist and mana scattered, and the entire floor shook.

 

I couldn’t stand straight and pressed against the wall.

 

The students also gasped for breath.

 

The monster had completely disappeared.

 

But the unease didn’t subside at all.

 

Yu Hee spoke.

 

“Hali.”

 

I slowly turned around.

 

Yu Hee’s face was serious.

 

“In this dungeon… you know what’s happening, don’t you?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

I spoke honestly.

 

“This… isn’t originally the Final Dungeon.”

 

Yuhan Seong slowly looked down at his sword.

 

And quietly said.

 

“Then where are we right now.”

 

I couldn’t answer.

 

‘As expected, someone definitely opened this on purpose.’

 

And the fact that I didn’t know who it was was the most terrifying.

 

The floor stopped.

 

Even after the vibrations completely subsided, the resonance inside my chest continued.

 

The students were also silent.

 

It was stranger than any monster we’d seen so far

 

and more dangerous than any mutant.

 

Most of all

 

it was the moment everyone realized this dungeon wasn’t the ‘Final Dungeon.’

 

I slowly caught my breath.

 

Right now it seemed like a stable space, but

 

this stability wouldn’t last long.

 

Dungeons with twisted structures

 

usually calmed down briefly then immediately had a reverse reaction.

 

Cracks could form inside or new invasions could follow.

 

Yuhan Seong pressed his lips together firmly.

 

After wiping his sword with the back of his hand, he gripped it lightly with a twist.

 

“Let’s check our current location first.”

 

Yu Hee placed her hand on the surrounding walls and read the flow.

 

“The mana density is higher than normal. It feels like layers are overlapping. Someone seems to have deliberately opened two or more doors and connected them.”

 

Hyun I-seo also nodded.

 

“Right. This isn’t a Final Dungeon passage. The color is too dark.”

 

Hae-sol pressed his lips together tightly.

 

“Then we… the way out has changed too?”

 

I said carefully.

 

“There should still be a way out. But right now, where we’re standing is more important.”

 

The students’ gazes turned to me.

 

I naturally lowered my head.

 

I shouldn’t act like I know too much.

 

But right now

 

it was safer to tell them to some extent.

 

“This area… it wasn’t originally in the Final Dungeon.”

 

I explained as normally as possible.

 

“It’s not the type where the structure keeps changing. If someone opened this gap, dangerous patterns will keep appearing.”

 

Hae-sol drew in a breath.

 

“…This is the first time I’ve seen Hali anxious.”

 

I forced a smile.

 

“I’m human too. Of course I’m scared.”

 

The students hesitated for a moment.

 

Whether that statement was strange

 

or the current situation was too surreal,

 

their expressions had stiffened oddly.

 

Yuhan Seong came to his senses first.

 

“Let’s move. Standing here for too long is more dangerous.”

 

The students walked in single file, maintaining proper spacing.

 

I gripped my bag tightly from behind.

 

There were few moments when

 

having plenty of potions left felt this reassuring.

 

The passage was deeper than the original Final Dungeon.

 

The sound of footsteps brushing the floor echoed lightly.

 

The space seemed wide yet strangely narrow.

 

Something like an invisible barrier

 

was swaying along with the students’ movements.

 

“The texture feels a bit strange right now.”

 

Hyun I-seo said quietly.

 

“The surroundings… are uneven.”

 

Yu Hee also tilted her head slightly.

 

“It feels like after we pass through, it returns to its original position…”

 

I muttered to myself.

 

‘Spatial restoration reaction… someone really is manipulating the dungeon.’

 

At that moment

 

a very small sound came from below the floor.

 

At first it sounded like falling sand,

 

then metallic clicking sounds mixed in.

 

Hae-sol stopped walking.

 

“…Did you hear that just now?”

 

Yu Hee narrowed her eyes and said.

 

“Something crawling up from below.”

 

A chill ran down my spine.

 

Final Dungeon monsters

 

rarely have the form of ‘coming up from below.’

 

Most have linear structures.

 

But right now we were

 

standing somewhere that wasn’t the Final Dungeon.

 

Yuhan Seong raised his hand.

 

We immediately lowered our stances.

 

The air suddenly became heavy.

 

As if someone was trying to push up the floor,

 

the vibration changed subtly.

 

And then

 

a very small metal-like fingertip

 

poked up from a crack in the floor.

 

I held my breath.

 

‘Another… mutant.’

 

But this one’s movement

 

was much quieter than before.

 

That meant it was more dangerous.

 

Yuhan Seong said in a low voice.

 

“Get ready.”

 

I opened my bag.

 

So I could take out every single one without missing any,

 

I placed my fingers on the bottles.

 

The more anxious I felt, the more solid my preparation had to be.

 

Then the floor slowly began to crack.

 

The space groaned.

 

A sound that reached not the ears but directly into the bones, and as that sound ended, I had an intuition.

 

‘This dungeon… is collapsing right now.’

 

Two monsters moved simultaneously.

 

But this time was different.

 

Their movements hadn’t gotten faster, but were shaking.

 

Like puppets being remotely shaken by someone.

 

“Now!”

 

My voice burst out.

 

“The strings are unstable! If we cut them now, it’s over!”

 

Yuhan Seong reflexively leaped.

 

His sword tip moved at a speed that tore through the air itself toward the string behind.

 

However, the monster’s body twisted and shielded the string like a barrier.

 

That was the moment.

 

Bang!

 

Hyun I-seo’s magic exploded.

 

White threads wrapped around the monster’s waist and pulled it to one side.

 

The monster was forcibly dragged away with its body half-twisted, exposing the string.

 

Yu Hee shouted next.

 

“Yuhan Seong! Cut!”

 

The sword precisely severed the string.

 

Click.

 

It wasn’t the sound of metal breaking or flesh being cut.

 

The sound of space splitting.

 

When the string was cut, the monster collapsed instantly as if its light had been turned off.

 

Not scattering into the air like dust, but the feeling of something that was never a ‘form’ to begin with being rolled back to its original place.

 

The second monster also collapsed simultaneously.

 

It became thin, tore apart, and disappeared like black ash scattered by the wind.

 

Yuhan Seong let out a low breath.

 

“…Is it over.”

 

“Not yet!” I shouted.

 

The floor shook.

 

The mist suddenly flipped and shot up toward the ceiling.

 

The entire dungeon swayed as if wailing.

 

‘The problem isn’t the monster, but the entity controlling the strings.’

 

If we stay here too long, the entire dungeon will collapse.

 

If we’re still inside when that happens, it’s over.

 

I took out the last bottle from my bag, the ‘Grain Reversal Potion’.

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