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.5c3cf73fbf5c6434

There was a strange 7145986498 smirk on their faces dbc3b4e298 when they handed me b51d8c9ff7 the gate creation stone, 9e3ad48e6f telling me to use 48be4c6b39 it if anything happened. Feeling he 50f2bf4aba had been decd3264d6 too indifferent, 59f404ee1c Haeon blinked 4a693f03ca slowly.6dd0cb2e62648a31

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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.6fa67a0703673814

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.330ae3f73cbd8585

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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.1e695742db08c260

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.ff2c7149b9f427a3

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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.1b1edc2e7d37a943

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.712b5981bf01162c

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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.db6b37209388dc07

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.dd5581de2d1ca84a

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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.b2d5f070f6070a90

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.9defd5afc828bff8

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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.a1b73b539a85bb0d

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.bd29c6deb70bb862

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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.fb38cf40c2948fd7

“Seriously…”c159efdf50402b19

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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.ef783691326238c1

He heard 997ad65645 the sound fb1839aa23 of beast-type 30566ffcf1 monsters, specialized 48725c1da3 in pursuit, cf5883ab8e chasing after 785834779e him. Confirming that the 08a346631a duration of the 82867d1611 passive skill that acb0f24f6a makes his presence 2a0e71aa37 faint, one of 92148192b3 the skills healers 02185e3bc7 have, was ending, 90a6be458f Haeon hesitated for 93d908d782 a moment before 9f6eab5a19 opening his inventory 00cf4cb605 and taking out 333e1d2841 a talisman.1da231ccfb55c849

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He knew he 138e100383 had to kill fa1942f489 them all and 35efb8bad0 get out before ac4ee1f746 the monsters became 4deca846c6 too strong to 0f2af3dbbd handle. But you 667adfa567 never know. The raid 429a08b65d might be 30b41c2cb4 delayed a e9d7b1385a bit, so b268e1b413 he was 4b72219966 trying to 97680362cd save the 61b865274d talisman for 88d6e3dfd6 such times, d98815bdfb which made 6aa2bfb0a0 Haeon look f6fba597de very displeased 34c1d30ef7 as he 15ab23bfe9 folded the 726e2b9b7f talisman and 281ce27b13 put it b9722eb874 in his 2932223ea0 pants pocket.294a9e47b41dfea9

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.55ec14f079b9d9c8

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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.db3807d559adec49

Instead of laughing, cbde839fef Haeon clenched his c436f85f08 hands so tightly b6ad356eeb that they left 729ebe7e37 white marks on 0a2a493c90 his palms. When he 609f6956a1 had distanced 72d0192bfa himself somewhat fb28759a9c from the cdb4d60cb8 monsters, the b8cf2401b3 monsters, which 8b22d87c2d had been cbbbb734bf looking around 18bfb981d7 aimlessly and a8fda3a254 stomping their 147130eb44 feet, suddenly 3f12d9f371 turned their 04bb53f111 heads as 69feb6746d if possessed, 26b60e2af4 and dozens a0dd940407 of gazes 19ced9c758 were fixed 6b31afb0cb directly on 0931ea6b6d Haeon. Startled, Haeon widened his 0dc1baa8ee eyes.ed979392427e4e21

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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.6882388be2f7f666

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.ac705ec6275fa958

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Then, at some 3736e41884 point, the eyes 6daf98d986 suddenly turned towards 114c9c60aa him again, and d99e29c965 Haeon realized that dc03b6a53d this situation was 6d36db6845 unusual. With the 964cd3463c sole determination 7a50d12ca7 to find 868d45054c a safe 7fb3176c57 zone, he 8316e1c660 searched the 024dd745eb system window 0e66249f1d for any e5c0293038 mention of b4ac117bd6 safe zones cf82245446 on the d850f48b3d dungeon information 5fb713244f board, even 1019ea0260 while busy 8e5e0904cc blocking attacks.8a85822b6ce48fac

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%.974fc4dc0a4f5aff

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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.8affea36e0130b34

This was, literally, a 1606dd3650 gamble. A gamble where 78b666ea0f the stakes were b5b3ec9a5c not monetary but 8e926046a9 his life. And Haeon 17443321c2 hated gambling f2066aa159 the most.3c6acc9e0ce9b36b

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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.9757d52079dcc78a

Not 30%, but 6ef12c8f07 down to 20%, d30bccde4f Haeon, instead of f37a541918 immediately drinking the 7a504d0b26 potion, surrounded himself addf358bad with a shield 3fd9b5c4f3 to distance himself b39f0d8604 from the monsters 560d87761f and surveyed his f7aa0b235f surroundings.4434f346764dc7f3

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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.9d7f94328559d18e

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….455886f97c6e2f8a

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“They haven’t abandoned me.”5e3fdbf7e6c4131c

With a a15cd8068e low chuckle, 5db342558b Haeon took 689320728b in the 2426e6b41e sight of af6072039c the safe 613dba7505 zone marker d09ef12306 sparkling on a437e7c39d the map fce7af3bda and opened c03fc71f9d the potion 1ca5c2d1ab bottle. After taking 5bcd96c8ed a sip 9e1faf2cbf and recovering 20441e28ff some health, caba852641 he closed 268c1e1d1c the bottle 3dd5b536ce and tossed d0df0c65e7 it back e4af257e06 into the 3ce597475f inventory. With the thought of 14f22734db stalling for time, he 8e783d51b6 used the sleep skill bb19548ae5 he had saved until 594ccb7234 now.7d8f5b967676e048

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Setting a wide 3e10ad210a range, his magic 70446072f9 quickly depleted, but 46271d1702 the effect was c5e55f4884 significant. Surveying the 580af5dd3d monsters falling ab4278a344 like dominoes, 2eaa971558 Haeon ran 34fb6fa2f0 straight towards f953ef4f9a the safe 6abe496ad8 zone without a4bd6e60d5 looking back.5dc94eba41d29e61

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.350413f8c74d51a9

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