#342. Poisoner Hedras (5)
It seemed that Hedras had accepted that he could no longer make excuses.
“… … .”
He glanced around the conference room without saying anything.
And slowly… …he smiled distortedly like a clown.
‘also……!’
The expressions were not similar.
But it was enough to remind us of the homunculus of Hadlas, who had the appearance of a clown.
“Okay, now I get it.”
Brunhart glared at Hedras with a fearful look.
“Your true identity… is ‘Poisoner’ Hedras!”
“I guess so.”
Horizon also nodded.
Both of them had fought the homunculi of Hadlas before.
“You, weren’t you the weak Iasos? When did you change?”
“That’s not it, Professor Horizon.”
Clymene shook her head and said.
“Medicine is poison, and poison is medicine… … Medicine and poison are in the same vein. The great pharmacist Iasus was probably the same person as the Golden Cross poisoner Hadlas from the beginning.”
“Oh, I see… … !”
“Are you sure I’m right, Eriol?”
Clymene nodded in agreement and answered.
“Yes, that man is the poisoner Hedras.”
“I wonder how you saw through that… … but I’ll tell you later.”
The department heads had already surrounded Hedras.
Brunhart pulled his sword out of his virtual storage, while the others prepared to use their magic.
“You wicked bastard… … I will definitely destroy you.”
Even Shainas, who had been listless for a while, was preparing to use light magic with her eyes sparkling.
“Then… … Hedras.”
Rudbout, who was still sitting in his seat, spoke in a serious voice.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“What do you want to say?”
Hedras shrugged and laughed.
“It seems you guys are making a big mistake.”
“what?”
“Just because you surrounded me like this… … .”
At that moment, Hedras’ eyes flashed green.
“Do you think you can subdue me?”
Before Hedras could finish speaking, Horizon’s fire magic and Shainas’ light magic exploded.
But the magic only passed through the air.
“It’s Blink!”
Brunhart moved with his sword in hand.
Clymene had also summoned a hellhound.
“Is this it!”
Chomp!
Blood spurted out at Brunhart’s attack.
He predicted exactly where Hedras would reappear.
The conference room itself wasn’t that big, and since the department heads were all in their own locations, there wasn’t much space to escape to with Blink.
“Huh huh… … .”
Hedras was gushing blood from his chest.
But the face was smiling.
“Fools.”
“this……!”
Immediately after that.
Hedras’ blood suddenly turned into a mist and filled the surroundings.
“It’s poison… … !”
Everyone tried to stop the poison in their own way.
But Hedras’ poison didn’t end there.
“I’ll add more.”
“… … !”
Hedras tore at his own neck.
Blood spurted out from the thick veins, thickening the blood mist.
“Ugh… … !”
Horizon raised her hand urgently.
And then he used magic to destroy the wall near the window.
In an instant, the outside air flowed in and I felt a little better.
“Cough!”
But Horizon started vomiting blood and collapsed.
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In the haste to construct a wall-piercing spell, he ended up exposed to poison.
“Ugh… … .”
“Ugh… … .”
The other department heads were not as good as Horizon, just better.
Despite being among the most talented wizards in the Academy, they were completely rendered powerless by Hadlas’ poison.
Brunhart, who had good stamina, was in relatively good shape, but he was still not in a condition to fight.
“Hoo hoo hoo… … .”
Hedras escaped through the breached wall.
Shainas used the last of her strength to fire a beam of magic, but that too was dodged.
“Ugh… … !”
Brunhart tried to force himself on him.
But I caught Brunhart.
“I will chase after you, Professor.”
“Eriol? How are you okay… … Ugh?!”
Brunhart shuddered.
“Huh? My body… … .”
“I will ask the professor to take care of the treatment of other people.”
I wanted to treat other people too, but I didn’t have enough time.
If you’re Brunhart, the head of the biology department, you can leave the rest up to him.
‘Edelweiss, let’s go.’
‘Yes, Master.’
Kwarrung!
I jumped using the Jupiter Drive.
Flying at lightning speed, he caught up with Hedras in an instant.
“hmm……!”
Hedras seemed slightly surprised as I approached.
But then he smiled and spurted blood at me.
A stream of blood filled with venom threatened to engulf me.
‘but……!’
I didn’t try to avoid it.
Rather, it broke through from the front.
Because I noticed that Hedras was trying to launch a surprise attack at the exact moment I was dodging.
“… … !”
Kwarrung!
I used Jupiter Burst to strike Hadlas with a thunderbolt.
Hedras crashed straight into the forest on the ground.
‘It’s a good thing it’s not a crowded place.’
I went down into the forest.
Hedras had already raised his body.
“That’s strange.”
He said incredulously.
“How come you’re fine? Did you detoxify it already?”
“Well, what do you think?”
As I answered like that, I checked my body.
‘The passive cure of the Caduceus system is working properly.’
Passive cure is a function that automatically protects my body.
When harmful substances enter the body, it automatically removes them.
Even if I don’t make up my own recipe.
“Hmm, you really are an interesting subject.”
Hedras looked at me and said.
“Were you awake and fine last night?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“It’s truly amazing.”
Hedras had suffered major bleeding from his chest and neck, but his wounds had already healed.
It was like a magical cure.
‘Modern bio-healing magic cannot heal wounds that quickly.’
Even with the Academy’s latest equipment, an injury like that would still require hospitalization for several weeks.
The fact that the wound healed in less than a few minutes meant that it wasn’t healed by healing magic.
‘But as Dean Rudbout analyzed, Hedras’ body is that of an ordinary human.’
If so, there are only two answers.
Either you used internationally banned bio-altering magic, or… … .
‘Did Hedras also learn the healing magic of the ancient civilization?’
Recovery magic.
It’s a magic that’s on a whole other level than modern bio-healing magic.
Unlike biological healing magic, which only increases the body’s natural healing power and shortens the time it takes for wounds to heal, the healing magic of ancient civilizations can heal even major injuries in an instant.
If it becomes widespread in modern society, it could revolutionize healthcare.
‘I can’t use recovery magic without the Caduceus system either.’
I stared at Hedras.
And I saw that the face was gradually distorted.
“How come you’re okay?”
He was looking embarrassed.
You probably thought you could get me hooked on conversation.
“Are you surprised that the colorless and odorless poison doesn’t work?”
“… … !”
By the time it crashed here, Hadlas had spread new poison around it.
Unlike the blood poison used earlier, it was a poison that could not be seen with the eyes or had no smell.
“You must have tried to secretly poison me with that. But it didn’t work.”
“What the hell are you? Are you saying that you have a constitution that is impervious to poison?”
“Similar.”
“Don’t make me laugh… … !”
Just then, I sensed moisture evaporating from Hedras’ body.
The poison from my sweat spread, but I still remained unmoving.
“Ugh… … !”
Then Hedras sprinkled some powder.
It seemed to change my nails, but it didn’t work for me.
“What, what is it? What on earth are you?”
Hedras looked at me in disbelief.
“Why doesn’t my poison work at all!”
“Honestly, I was a little surprised. I didn’t know it would block it so perfectly.”
The passive cure of the Caduceus system was truly perfect.
Hadlas, who had instantly incapacitated five department head level magicians, was unable to do anything to me.
“This is ridiculous… … .”
Hedras trembled.
“The poison magic I’ve been studying for decades… … is all blocked by a brat like you!”
“Let me tell you something, Hedras.”
I answered in a cool voice.
“Those who have been calling me or my friends fools… …most of them have suffered miserable defeats.”
“… … !”
The moment when Hedras’ face distorted.
The body suddenly swelled.
“Ugh… … !”
Originally, Hedras had a sturdy build for an old man, but now his body was swollen like a giant.
‘Edelweiss, that must have been a drug synthesized inside the body to change its own body, right?’
‘I think so, Master.’
It seemed similar to the drug that had once turned Lorenzo Toscana into a monster.
Of course, since it is for use on one’s own body, it will be of better quality than the drug used on Lorenzo Toscana.
“If poison doesn’t work… …I’ll crush you with force!”
Kuung!
Hedras was approaching at incredible speed.
Honestly, I was completely taken aback. It was faster than Rachel Trigger or Yosterra.
I tried to dodge it by using magic, but it was too late.
“Ugh… … !”
Phew!
Hedras’ fist grazed his shoulder.
That alone made me roll on the ground.
“Ugh… … .”
I groaned involuntarily at the unfamiliar pain.
The muscles in his shoulder were torn and the bones were broken.
It was my first time in my life suffering an injury like this.
‘Master, aren’t you being too careless?’
‘No, I really was caught off guard… … .’
He is also a member of the Golden Cross Society.
It is by no means an easy opponent.
“I heard you’re weak in close combat, and it seems that’s true.”
“Is there anyone strong enough to fight a monster like you in close combat…?”
As I muttered that, I got up.
And then he moved his shoulders around.
“Phew… … .”
“… … !”
Hedras swallowed his breath.
I was surprised to see that my just-shattered shoulder was moving normally.
‘Okay, the active cure of the Caduceus system is also working well.’
Active cure.
It is a recovery magic that activates only when I input the spell, unlike passive cures that activate automatically.
The effect was absolute, instantly restoring my shoulder, which had been destroyed by Hedras’s blow.
“Eriol Valencia, you could not have… … .”
Hedras shuddered.
“Have you obtained the restoration magic of an ancient civilization?”
“Well, what do you think?”
“Answer me!”
Hedras shouted, extending his hand forward, as if he had forgotten that he was fighting me.
“That recovery speed just now… … It’s definitely the recovery magic of an ancient civilization! How did you get your hands on it?!”
“Is there any reason I should tell you that?”
I raised my hand in response.
This is enough to test the Caduceus system in practice.
So now it’s time for me to fight back.
“If you don’t want to die, then answer me, Eriol Valencia! Where on earth did you get the restoration magic of the ancient civilization… .”
“Levatein Strike.”
Boom!
The flame spear with the strongest penetrating power pierced the center of Hedras.
