Episode 332

Episode 332

“Lee Han?!”

“Yes? Uh? Did I make a mistake??”

Lee Han, flustered, looked up and down at the fallen knight.

He first treated the deep stab wounds, then fed a potion that enhanced recovery.

He thought he had done things in the proper order.

‘Did I miss something?’

“No… No. Are you able to use healing magic? If you use healing magic at will…”

Priest Mehred looked over the wounds.

Amazingly, despite the wounds being quite deep, they had healed neatly. There was no need for Priest Mehred to offer any advice.

‘My goodness!’

“…I apologize! I didn’t know you could do it this well.”

“Oh, no. I only did it because it was urgent, otherwise…”

Lee Han wasn’t very confident in his healing magic either.

Unlike other magic, a single mistake would worsen the patient’s wound, so of course he felt pressure.

It was just that his hands had moved first because the situation was urgent…

“We need to get the people inside out.”

“That’s why we need to get as many people in as possible.”

“I know that, but why are you the one giving the orders?”

“So you want to do it instead?”

“Rather than arguing, it’d be better to just go in separately.”

“If you go in first and make a mistake, those behind will get hurt. Who says you get to enter first? If you want to go in separately, come in behind.”

The adventurers murmured in confusion.

There were a lot of injured people inside, so they needed to bring them out, but they just couldn’t trust each other.

The monsters that had flown in were mostly wiped out, but a dungeon was still a dungeon.

If they forced their way in with unfamiliar people, there could be clashes and a major bloodbath.

“Wait. Aren’t you the one who defeated the King of Ghouls last time?”

One of the adventurers, who had been talking noisily, recognized Lee Han who was casting healing magic.

Lee Han, who was about to use the chatter as an excuse to stop casting healing magic, froze at the sudden words.

“No…”

“It’s him! He’s the mage! I heard a lot from Gubon. If it weren’t for the mage, we’d all be dead in the dungeon!”

“It wasn’t to that extent…”

“Why not have the mage lead us instead! I think that would be better!”

“That’s right!!”

Lee Han was about to ask if they were really going to entrust things to someone who had registered as an adventurer for less than half a year.

But Baishada and Guesse whispered from behind.

“I think it might be better to just accept.”

“If you don’t accept, the adventurers won’t be able to unite. The situation is urgent…”

“……”

Lee Han thought, ‘So why are you asking me?’ but unfortunately, there was no time.

He held back a sigh and shouted to the adventurers.

“Listen! I am the one who defeated the King of Ghouls, a mage of the Wardanaz Family! Everyone, follow me! I will lead you with the great power of magic!”

“U…Uwaaahhhh!”

“As expected of the mage!!”

“Who is that?”

“Didn’t you see him casting magic earlier?”

“Isn’t he too young?”

“I heard mages control their appearance with magic anyway.”

Only about one-third actually knew what Lee Han had done, but the other two-thirds just cheered because the people next to them said he was a great mage.

He must be an amazing mage!

‘If he’s a mage… he must be good.’

‘Better than that bastard at least.’

The adventurers who’d heard the rumors about Lee Han were full of anticipation, but the rest were still a bit disorganized.

Lee Han knew this, but didn’t mind much.

‘I’ll just do what I have to.’

“Eyes, pierce the darkness!”

Lee Han immediately cast a dark vision spell on one adventurer.

The adventurers were thrown off by the abrupt casting of magic.

He wasn’t planning to do that for everyone here, so what was he doing now?

But that confusion soon turned into shock.

“Eyes, pierce the darkness. Eyes, pierce the darkness…”

“!!!!”

“C-crazy!”

No one had expected he would cast enhancement magic on all the adventurers.

Now they could understand a bit why mages were held in such high regard.

‘So this is why mages are treated so highly…!’

‘I think I know why Gubon praised him so much.’

“Let’s go! I’ll cast the next spell while moving! Feet, command the ground!”

Lee Han shouted, moving toward the dungeon entrance.

The stunned adventurers shouted as if entranced.

“Follow the mage!”

“Protect the mage!!”

The adventurers, who had been scattered all over, immediately gathered in order and followed Lee Han into the dungeon.

Baishada murmured at the sight.

“This is real magic.”

• * *

“Don’t move! Your wounds will tear more!”

“It’s better to just get out of here than stay…”

The injured tried to get up somehow.

If they stayed, they would only have to face even more of the dungeon’s original monsters, drawn by the scent of blood.

It was better to just get out for now…

“Everyone stay still! Light, shine forth!”

“!!!!”

Lee Han first floated a globe of light, plastered it to the ceiling, and entered the huge underground chamber.

There were traces everywhere that showed the surrounding bedrock had collapsed, perhaps due to teleportation.

The monsters that had flown in were wiped out, but the condition of the subjugation party did not look good. They were all broken and cut, groaning and lying on the ground.

‘Damn. I hate using healing magic.’

Lee Han grimaced and grabbed his staff.

“Spring forth, emotion! Space, be perceived!”

When he simultaneously cast emotional perception magic and spatial perception magic, the status of the fallen wounded was systematically organized in his mind.

Lee Han ran first to those in the worst condition.

‘Please let these be wounds I can actually heal!’

Fortunately, most of the wounds had come from close combat. If it was a broken bone or a cut, Lee Han could somehow manage.

“Stick! Heal!”

After he finished first aid, Lee Han shouted urgently.

“Bring the potion!”

“Mage! Can we give this person a potion?”

“Wait for a bit! Heal the major wounds first before giving it!”

Recovery potions usually just enhanced healing power to recover from wounds.

It was a safe and reliable method, but if you had several severe injuries and just drank a potion, the healing power would be spread thin and less effective.

The trick in this situation was to use magic to heal the critical wounds first, then give them the potion. That way, even the minor wounds would recover.

“How are you doing this so fast…?”

“Wounded, keep your mouth shut!”

After finishing first aid, Lee Han handed the injured person over to the adventurer. The adventurers hurriedly put the wounded on stretchers and dashed up like the wind.

‘Enhancement magic????’

The fallen knight blinked.

No matter how you looked at it, that wasn’t an ordinary adventurer’s movement. It was the movement of someone with an artifact or under an enhancement spell.

‘All of them here…? What is this? I’ve never seen these people before??’

At first, he thought a well-known adventurer party had arrived, but there wasn’t a trace of unity in their equipment or attire.

Then does that mean this mage just cast enhancement magic on all the ordinary adventurers? Is that possible?

Unless dozens of bored, overpowered mages had gone on a picnic together…

“Cough, cough. Wait. Mage.”

The knight quickly grabbed Lee Han’s wrist. Lee Han almost slapped him out of irritation.

‘If you’re hurt, stay still.’

With blood still gushing, seeing a wounded person move didn’t bring out pleasant words.

Is this why Professor Alcassis became so ill-tempered??

“What? Let go.”

“Not me, please treat the young knights here first… the young knights… Magic power…”

The knight must have had some experience, as he understood that mages’ mana was limited.

He brought it up, afraid the young knights wouldn’t be able to get treated if he was treated first.

Naturally, Lee Han ignored him.

“Stay put. Heal!”

“No… Gah.”

“Stay still. Hey! First aid is done, take him up!”

Lee Han sent the knight, who kept saying unnecessary things, up. Two adventurers quickly grabbed him and carried him up.

“D-danger… If you do this in a dungeon…?”

The knight muttered even in pain.

He didn’t know which dungeon this was, but you shouldn’t move around so carelessly in a dungeon.

If there were a monster hiding in the darkness, it could end in disaster.

…But the path was strangely bright.

“????”

The knight looked up at the passage ceiling in confusion.

Glowing orbs of light were placed at intervals and burning brightly.

“…????”

• * *

Baishada had liked the Wardanaz Family boy since he picked the Shadow Patrol instead of the Wasteland Star-Catchers, but now, seeing this, he only liked him more.

The Wardanaz Family boy had taken care of a chaotic mess of dozens lying about all by himself.

He cast enhancement magic on the adventurers to focus their will, lit up the dungeon corridor as bright as day, then tirelessly healed the severely wounded below and sent them up.

There were many talented mages, but Baishada was convinced that there was no mage in the Empire who devoted themselves to this extent.

-Krrrkk!

“!”

At the sound coming from the lower passage of the chamber, Baishada and Guesse immediately raised their bows.

Wasn’t this exactly why the two of them had followed along — to play an active role at times like this?

So that Lee Han could focus only on healing magic!

“Move, poison!”

Lee Han drew out the poison from the wounded knight’s injury.

Then, he shot that poison out.

“Fire!”

-Krerereek!

With a burning sound, a monster rolled on the floor.

Baishada, Guesse, and Nillia, looking dumbfounded, shouted at Lee Han at the same time.

“Just focus on healing magic!!”

“It’s okay to just focus on healing!!”

“Please, focus on healing magic!”

“……”

Lee Han healed another fallen knight and sent him up.

As the chamber emptied out and only those with broken bones remained, Lee Han breathed a sigh of relief.

‘It somehow worked out.’

When he first arrived, he had felt his heart sink, but luck had been with him.

If nothing else happened, it looked like they would be able to gather up the injured and get out.

“Mage! Support has arrived!”

“Support? That’s good.”

Lee Han smiled at the report from the adventurer who’d just returned from dropping off a wounded person above.

“Have the priests come? From which order?”

“No. There are so many injured that it looked like one or two orders’ priests couldn’t handle it.”

“Then?”

“They say they called in professional healing mages?”

“That’s a relief. Good.”

Lee Han nodded.

Indeed, rather than contacting all the city’s orders and trying to find what priests were available, it was much faster to summon all the standby healing mages at once.

Normally, when called in for such situations, healing mages would move in groups. There was no way a single mage could manage so many wounded alone.

Now that the healing mages had arrived, the rest of the work could be considered done.

Even if Lee Han had made mistakes, the healing mages would take care of any loose ends.

“Thank you, mage. Sob sob…”

“The last one! All done. Let’s go up!”

After tending to the last wounded, Lee Han shouted to the people in the chamber.

Everyone applauded and cheered, preparing to go up.

“Thank you for your hard work, mage!”

“All the knights here owe their lives to you, mage!”

Everyone cheered, but Nillia alone had a thoughtful expression.

Lee Han asked, puzzled.

“Is something bothering you?”

“Didn’t you just say they called in professional healing mages?”

“I did?”

“…Doesn’t anything come to mind? Really?”