I Became the Only Healer in the Academy - Chapter 29.2
“…If you thought I’d fall for such a low-level provocation, you’re an idiot.”
Although Sang-yeon, the one who everyone unanimously agreed would respond when provoked, was supposed to retaliate, for some reason, he didn’t take the bait.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
Eui-hyun’s newly unlocked ability this time perfectly harmonized with the existing abilities that required utilizing the body.
His previous ability merely overwhelmed physical capabilities, and it had clear limitations.
However, the newly unlocked ability allowed him to exchange received pain with strength.
Though no one present at this moment was aware of it, it was a perfect counter to Seonghyun’s ability known as “Stigmata.”
“Let’s see who enjoys pain more.”
Eui-hyun didn’t think about anything else.
There was no need.
For anyone visible, Sang-yeon had to go berserk to stand a chance against him.
‘If I just handle Sang-yeon, we’ll win this battle.’
The remaining opponents were one long-range dealer and a healer.
On the other hand, everyone on his team were close-range ability hunters.
“…Now that I think about it, he isn’t stupid, he is a masochist.”
Sang-yeon looked at Eui-hyun, who was rushing towards him, with a puzzled expression.
‘Why did he expose himself in the open?’
As if inviting an attack.
Seeing the openings so blatantly, Sang-yeon decided to counterattack.
While Sang-yeon and Eui-hyun were engaging in combat, Seonghyun and In-hwan had to face two close-range ability hunters standing right in front of them.
“…What should we do? The combination is just like this…”
“As usual.”
Seonghyun raised the sword he was holding and stepped forward.
Handling wolf-type monsters was easy, but facing a hunter specialized in close combat without using his “Stigmata” ability was a first for Seonghyun.
“Seonghyun…”
“You know, right? What we need to do. Don’t worry about injuries. And anyway, the goal is me.”
In-hwan didn’t care at all and began to follow Seonghyun.
‘…From above and the left!’
The opponent’s fist attacking from above and the left was as sharp as a wolf-type monster, if not more so.
‘But…’
Clearly, the attacks were much heavier and sharper than the fangs of a wolf-type, but strangely, there was no sense of threat at all.
With just a slight step back, Seonghyun effortlessly avoided the two fists.
“Hey… Wasn’t he a healer?”
“Ugh- that’s just luck! Keep pressing him!”
Despite their continuous attempts to pressure Seonghyun, now even their movements seemed to be anticipated, and occasional counterattacks began to come back.
“What the…!”
The two were at a loss as to what to do in an unacceptable situation that took place one after another.
“Ugh!”
At that moment, a groan came from the front.
“Maybe he’s over there! Deal with it quickly before he heals!”
It was the groan of Sang-yeon.
‘Sang-yeon in a frenzied state lost?’
A quick glance revealed that Eui-hyun had more wounds than Sang-yeon.
But the winner was Eui-hyun.
‘He defeated Sang-yeon, who becomes stronger as his health decreases.’
This meant that Eui-hyun undoubtedly possessed abilities surpassing Sang-yeon or had counter abilities.
“I-If this goes on, we need to quickly deal with Kim Seonghyun…!”
However, there was a problem.
Seonghyun was perfectly fine.
‘Heal.’
“Block it! Block it!”
With Eui-hyun’s desperate voice, the other two rushed towards Seonghyun, who was about to use healing. However, In-hwan couldn’t just let them be.
Instead of attacking the approaching two, In-hwan created a boundary of blue flames around Seonghyun.
“Now what is this…!”
“Just go in! Once they’re healed, it’s over!”
Eui-hyun’s voice echoed again, but in that moment of hesitation, Sang-yeon was fully recovered and rose to his feet.
“This feeling…”
It wasn’t just the sensation of recovery.
It was as if the battle had never happened, restoring not only lost vitality and physical strength but also revitalizing the slightly fatigued mental strength.
“This…!”
Eui-hyun, covered in wounds, rushed at the now unscathed Sang-yeon.
However, no matter how much pain Eui-hyun turned into strength, it didn’t add to his depleted stamina. As a result, the outcome was decided more easily than expected.
“Well then, now, the other two…”
With that, as he was about to rush at the remaining two, a voice was heard.
“The leader of a team is unable to continue, the battle has ended. The winning team is Professor Hwang Ki-hyuk’s team. The leader of Professor Park Ki-hoon’s team was Hwang Eui-hyun, a physical abilities user.”
“What? This masochist was the leader?”
Not anticipating even a bit of Seonghyun’s full strength from the start turned out to be a fatal mistake.
“The class battles for the first-year representatives have all concluded. The representative class is Professor Hwang Ki-hyuk’s class.
***
The hero of today’s victory, Seonghyun, heard that he could request equipment manufacturing at the academy the next day. Upon hearing this news, he headed straight home.
“What’s this?”
However, on his way home, a black luxury sedan stopped in front of Seonghyun.
“Are you Hunter Kim Seonghyun?”
“Yes, that’s me… Who are you?”
“I’m Sami from the American Association. Can we talk for a moment?”
Thinking about why someone from the American Association would come, Seonghyun realized it must be related to the potion he delivered to the chairman yesterday.
‘It’s incredibly fast.’
“Then, just for a moment…”
“Thank you. Then, please get in.”
Sami politely opened the car door and looked at Seonghyun.
“Where do we need to go?”
“The topic I want to discuss is a bit important to talk about here…”
“…I understand.”
In preparation for any unforeseen circumstances, Seonghyun entered the car while keeping the association’s number on his phone just in case.
