I Became the Only Healer in the Academy - Chapter 23.1
Seonghyun’s team didn’t have a particular strategy to speak of.
In reality, even if they had come up with a strategy, there was no guarantee that Sang-yeon would cooperate, and if the opponent had a sniper ability, they would have to completely change the strategy they had planned.
“But how do we deal with the sniper? It takes some time for Ignition to be cast again on the same target.”
“Can you cast Ignition on those two in the back for now?”
“No, at this distance, it’s only our captain and the guy close to him.”
“Really? Then don’t worry about those two. Just wait until the team battle is over.”
Inhwan found it difficult to accept Seonghyun’s words.
If they could render Sang-yeon’s opponent combat ineffective as quickly as possible, the situation would become 3:2.
“Why? Wouldn’t it be better to deal with the front first?”
“No, those guys won’t bother with Sang-yeon.”
“Huh? Why?”
Those guys wouldn’t really care about Sang-yeon.
Sang-yeon’s ability fell under the category of a considerably blessed power, and many people at the academy were well aware of it.
The whole reason was, the opponent knew about Sang-yeon’s berserk ability, and berserk activation required a certain drop in health.
“There’s no need to trigger the berserk. All of his abilities will receive a significant boost.”
Indeed, from the ongoing battle in the front, the sound of Sang-yeon’s angry voice could be heard.
“How long are you going to keep dodging with that size of yours!”
“Haha, you’re not going berserk just because you’re in a bad mood, right? That would be quite inconvenient.”
It seemed that they were well aware of Sang-yeon’s berserk conditions and were intentionally not attacking, only buying time.
“Does that mean they believe they can beat us with a 2:2 situation?”
Inhwan didn’t seem pleased either.
“Of course, they would think that. Your ability’s range is much shorter than the sniper’s range, and my ability is just healing, nothing more.”
“…So what’s the plan then? Shouldn’t we approach them first?”
“Exactly. I highly doubt they assigned the captain as Sang-yeon’s opponent over there. The possibility is low since the opponent probably didn’t even know we were the targets.”
Seonghyun finished speaking and looked at the two behind.
The enhancer, who strengthened the body, seemed to have already cast their ability, while the sniper kept a watchful eye on Seonghyun and Inhwan.
“But how do we get closer? I have to cover quite a distance to get within the range of my ability, and the opponent has a sniper.”
“You don’t need to worry about that. Just walk.”
“W-What…?”
Inhwan finished speaking and watched as Seonghyun confidently walked toward them.
“Hey, hey! The opponent’s a sniper!”
Snipers generally had a very high accuracy.
Of course, the effectiveness decreased with distance, but the distance between Seonghyun and the two opponents was by no means unmanageable.
The initial shot on the ground was probably meant to intimidate or serve as a light warning, like a declaration of engagement.
As Inhwan approached to stop Seonghyun from walking without any plan, shards began to fly around the ground near Seonghyun.
“…?”
There was absolutely no reason why they couldn’t hit from this distance.
Considering the rules of the team battle, they probably reduced the power since they weren’t allowed to kill the opponent. However, it didn’t make sense that they couldn’t hit even with lowered power.
Seonghyun wondered if they were intentionally not hitting, playing around, but even from this distance, he could sense their confusion.
“Hey! What’s wrong with you? Are you letting them off the hook?”
“Oww! Argh! Absolutely not!”
The representative with the sniper ability couldn’t comprehend the current situation.
‘Why all of a sudden…!’
Hitting the opponent from this distance wasn’t a difficult task.
It was so easy that it could be considered a piece of cake, but now, it wasn’t that simple.
Aside from the first use of the ability at the beginning of the team battle, the sniper shots hadn’t hit the desired target properly.
The cause was this mysterious headache.
The pain was by no means unbearable.
It was a level of headache that even ordinary people commonly experienced.
However, the problem was that this headache was significantly hindering the use of the sniper ability.
“Focus! Why can’t you hit anything when you used to be so accurate?”
Teammates were looking at the sniper with suspicious eyes.
As if they were making an unwarranted mistake.
“M-My condition isn’t great today. Just give me a moment. If we get closer than this, there won’t be a problem.”
“What? Weren’t you in perfect condition just now?”
“I suddenly got a headache!”
Seonghyun and Inhwan were getting closer.
Since their front line had to restrain Sang-yeon, they couldn’t stop Seonghyun and Inhwan, and ultimately, they had to engage in a 2:2 battle.
However, the ability user enhancing physical capabilities and the ability user with sniper skills couldn’t, especially at close range, contend with Seonghyun and Inhwan.
‘Just a bit closer…!’
The persistent headache continued to significantly reduce the accuracy of the sniper, but if they got even closer, it would be impossible to miss.
However, that expectation missed the mark.
The mysterious headache, whose origins were unknown, started to worsen as Seonghyun and Inhwan got closer.
While just a moment ago, it was at the level of a throbbing pain, now it was becoming severe enough to cause a slight dizziness.
“What are you doing! Are you seriously out of your mind?”
“Don’t talk nonsense! Right now… ugh…!”
Beside them, a teammate who didn’t trust them was reprimanding them with skeptical eyes and a disapproving tone. Since the ability didn’t respond as it should, the situation, which was already bad, became even worse.
Amidst the groans of pain and the ongoing dispute, Seonghyun and Inhwan reached them without any hindrance.
“No, it’s too easy…”
Inhwan still didn’t understand the situation.
Looking toward where Sang-yeon was, both Sang-yeon and his opponent had turned their attention in this direction, exchanging attacks that seemed almost powerless.
“This should be manageable, right?”
