SMFC | Chapter 54

I knew the elders lived like there was no tomorrow, but I didn’t expect it to be this bad. Muttering such words with a wry smile, Haeon let out a small curse and roughly swept his hair back.47d711e5fd4c4532

There was a strange e2739fb09f smirk on their faces 9dc7b3d756 when they handed me 96cbfd5ac4 the gate creation stone, 93d2d97bda telling me to use 3b990dedc6 it if anything happened. Feeling he had been 2a04fe25a1 too indifferent, Haeon blinked 807b9070a1 slowly.c2cb9057b2614fbb

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He couldn’t shake off the thought of someone who would make a fuss if he got hurt and left, but he couldn’t just leave either. He knew that if he took a high position and became someone perfectly suited for it, those beside him would naturally receive similar treatment.1018b1a6e89db6d6

So, Haeon, who originally had no intention of moving as those sly humans wanted, couldn’t give up even more. He was worried about Lee Soo, whose condition would worsen the longer he stayed in the dungeon.2c2af4e28857fb2f

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This situation alone was annoying enough. The elders might not know, but it was clear that Lee Soo would be the one most directly affected by this, and that made him… angry.39d675e6c374e7a0

Haeon licked his dry lips and smiled slightly. Among the awakened, hunters who fight on the front lines tend to look down on support roles like healers. But healers are also awakened. They aren’t so cowardly or incapable as to avoid a dungeon.d48c98882650f687

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With a sly smile, Haeon opened the dungeon map in one corner and took out a pistol from his inventory with his right hand. Awakened who don’t usually have skills to protect themselves, like healers, tend to carry pistols that use magic bullets. Haeon was no exception. Moreover, his shooting scores at the training center were always perfect.fecb007ac25b0a54

To show that his shooting skills hadn’t rusted, Haeon killed monsters with quite decent skill. By mixing in talismans here and there, he could conserve more stamina and magic than expected. Still, it was impossible not to get tired at all, so naturally, as time passed, Haeon’s body accumulated more and more injuries.784c0590c7bcbd32

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Swallowing the breath that reached the top of his throat, Haeon lowered his body. Thanks to the talismans Lee Soo gave him, he managed to hold his ground, but in a dungeon where healing doesn’t work, there was a limit to his stamina. He thought it was absurd to give a healer a potion, but it seemed Lee Soo had foreseen such a moment, which was a bit surprising.26c6b8bf7331b454

Haeon didn’t realize it, but he had unknowingly thought of Lee Soo as just a little fox that walked and talked. It was quite a surprising discovery for him. He knew Lee Soo’s abilities were outstanding through dungeon raids and people’s words, but he hadn’t received such direct help often, so he had momentarily forgotten.20b24c6d828fa4dd

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That’s why people are so enthusiastic about him. Muttering internally in a tone that didn’t quite sit well with him, Haeon glanced sideways at a monster that had lost its sight from a shot just now, swallowing the blood pooling in his mouth.f6f2acab87fc94e9

How many hours has it been already? The power of a single monster isn’t that strong, but there are many monsters. Remembering the information that this dungeon received an A-grade because the monsters get stronger the longer the raid takes, Haeon sighed.de8336276c9ba661

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As soon as I get out, I need to deal with the one who pushed me in here. …No, if they find out I committed murder, Lee Soo might look at me with horrified eyes, so I shouldn’t kill. I need to make them pay for this crime in another way.d914420fa850450e

While thinking of all sorts of methods, Haeon noticed a corner of the gun barrel sparkling, indicating that his magic was full. He slowly raised his arm and aimed at the head of the nearest monster. Thanks to minimizing the noise, the shot was so quiet that it couldn’t be heard unless you listened closely, and the bullet pierced through the monster’s head.ddc27c076bf919c7

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Hearing the popping sound and seeing the monster collapse simultaneously, Haeon urgently moved his feet. They say there’s a safe zone if you wander around the field, but he couldn’t find it at all.f74c154b4c632c5f

“Seriously…”78541270f1782d86

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There’s nothing I like. Maybe it’s because I’ve spent too much time with Lee Soo, who would listen to whatever I said. Haeon, who had gotten used to talking to himself, reflexively muttered, then remembered that Lee Soo wasn’t here to listen and closed his mouth again.a627fd2ff97e0cb5

He heard the sound c3dbb1cdc6 of beast-type monsters, specialized 3823289f1f in pursuit, chasing after 26ea83c711 him. Confirming that 695e8ba6e1 the duration c199dfbfa8 of the 9542327418 passive skill 0ea8b1f332 that makes 0ac38bb6bb his presence 71cd3ad045 faint, one 0b86714384 of the 5947bed374 skills healers b7ce9bc03e have, was bb6761ecdf ending, Haeon 496d718752 hesitated for 861fa73f64 a moment 44be1f16e4 before opening 80ff0c1559 his inventory c421cd0e67 and taking e3268a9e2e out a 2883923607 talisman.6ef9318d17f1a612

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He knew he 2d2235bd9a had to kill 549d781855 them all and 7c0dfdb933 get out before 891a893252 the monsters became 73411c4646 too strong to 5cca21b3bb handle. But you 6891c0b98d never know. The raid 41e89c0bf9 might be 8bc7ba736a delayed a ca196f53a8 bit, so 03c640fb1c he was d554192323 trying to ee862e5e8b save the 2a706e6e67 talisman for 131c69db08 such times, 63efc02654 which made ac24a86edf Haeon look d6cd3950db very displeased 36e4b67cab as he ccee81f485 folded the 565e98c63b talisman and d008153746 put it e1da009220 in his 9519491ace pants pocket.a11fd89847255740

Since it’s not a skill, the system window didn’t show any effects, but Haeon realized it was working properly when the monsters that had approached couldn’t find him. Silently, he passed by them, suppressing his footsteps.5e56f0ba97dfb268

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Once I get out of here, I should buy Lee Soo a meal. Haeon, having a light thought that didn’t match the serious situation where he had to hold his breath, almost burst into laughter at his own thought but held it back. No matter how much the talisman erased his presence, laughing was a bit risky.a620edbd08ab250a

Instead of laughing, a456c70e6d Haeon clenched his 6cdf156c60 hands so tightly 1b781893a9 that they left 4afaf870de white marks on d0647515d4 his palms. When he had 7e5476cfd8 distanced himself somewhat ba55d87110 from the monsters, d776c9b4b5 the monsters, which 722488439e had been looking 189e48052e around aimlessly and af86e8c4c0 stomping their feet, d33a623cdc suddenly turned their 5c7f2a9d11 heads as if 262ea2e338 possessed, and dozens 8920036f8b of gazes were f322f47386 fixed directly on 5905179f18 Haeon. Startled, Haeon 6dc6ce2105 widened his d155e8701d eyes.72dfe7a3d75ab5d0

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Yet, thanks to his instinctive roll, he avoided the monster’s attack and bit his lip, creating a shield to prepare for the next attack. Wondering what was going on, Haeon carefully observed his surroundings while making sure the shield didn’t break, occasionally shooting monsters with his gun.7d540e4c8cf96911

Then, the monster that had thrown itself at Haeon rolled on the ground, got up, and looked around as if it couldn’t see Haeon again, making an unpleasant noise.6975b756d16045b5

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Then, at some e090b96456 point, the eyes 0d6cfb1ba7 suddenly turned towards 1c553ec01a him again, and e933358f8a Haeon realized that 24e76920cf this situation was b6922e070f unusual. With the ba426d5e38 sole determination eefc2b31fa to find a163b80612 a safe cc0a9c4bc3 zone, he 820615a5b7 searched the 6888d8b44b system window ecbe36537c for any 1501e13350 mention of 76a86325d8 safe zones 5b91e18866 on the 23c7dda3a8 dungeon information 0fc9acb167 board, even c01554c018 while busy a4b2c458a4 blocking attacks.5ba44144064840e2

Despite checking all sorts of boards, he only found phrases like “Safe zones are a gamble,” making him think it might be better to search on foot. Just when he was about to think that, Haeon found a post. It mentioned that while not all dungeons are like this, some dungeons only reveal safe zones when health drops below 30%.ec4560a6910b36df

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Whether it was a coincidence or not, Haeon recalled that his health hadn’t dropped below 70% since entering this dungeon and stared at the system window with the post displayed in a sunken gaze.c5f8fec7fad56e5c

This was, literally, 2ca0f19a71 a gamble. A gamble where b8c31080eb the stakes were 5eab1d41cc not monetary but 41cc7d5f8a his life. And Haeon hated gambling 111e2a7dba the most.3c2c996329f34b06

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There was no reason to do it, but strangely, he felt a strong certainty that he should. Holding a potion in one hand, Haeon slowly removed the shield. Though he had killed quite a few, there were more monsters left than he had killed, and they all charged at Haeon at once. The attacks came in so rapidly that the system window’s warning sound didn’t stop, and his health quickly plummeted.9c34c1e2ea23194d

Not 30%, 09ac0e519c but down e58e9ef0c0 to 20%, b442bca102 Haeon, instead dd9033f6a4 of immediately 4c1c42ed97 drinking the f7ae75bf79 potion, surrounded 87ff67ed73 himself with 3b86e3873a a shield 89fd0debcc to distance e632456b19 himself from 771d07496f the monsters 00ae71def2 and surveyed f8f2c0abea his surroundings.95e3440b03812d1d

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Muttering in a not-so-serious voice that if the safe zone didn’t appear on the map after all this, he really had done something stupid, Haeon rolled the potion bottle in his hand. The remaining number of monsters was 30. All those monsters would likely show abnormal reactions, finding him no matter what method he used, and if he dragged on any longer, the monsters would grow stronger.a7a5ef8321b76439

In this situation, there was no chance that Haeon, a healer, would suddenly awaken a new skill due to the pressure of the situation and become stronger. So, he could only hope that a safe zone would appear, allowing him to recover all his health and magic, hoping that the gods hadn’t abandoned him….7bce98525d5ef55c

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“They haven’t abandoned me.”0cba4966b8d139ec

With a low ac5416b3d6 chuckle, Haeon took 9c9fdd8628 in the sight 4ecf95b8e7 of the safe 3b3a4fd421 zone marker sparkling 4cea4de982 on the map 0489e2506a and opened the 86c63d73a5 potion bottle. After taking a abaff5945b sip and recovering 28b3699bfe some health, he 64aaa622f7 closed the bottle 61322e7f46 and tossed it 3116bc5c0f back into the dce40d128f inventory. With the thought of 9b7062986a stalling for time, he fd45b9d676 used the sleep skill dcda33ffba he had saved until 205af59b14 now.9b50af6dd2859e11

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Setting a wide range, 44d080252f his magic quickly depleted, 1d8752c223 but the effect was 1c50d1fb57 significant. Surveying the monsters 77b04fb23b falling like dominoes, b9fb2bb64a Haeon ran straight dbe4e2c904 towards the safe 8112d70ff6 zone without looking dd3a065b76 back.b15e4a3cea42ca1a

This was a dungeon where not a single breeze blew. Whether it was Haeon’s simple illusion or the wind brushing past as he ran, he didn’t know, but he thought a lukewarm breeze seemed to lightly ruffle his hair, and he chuckled quietly.68a24911592b5c0b

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