Poison-Eating Healer Chapter 56

Episode 56

“Hmm… … .”

There are two business cards from Doisu on the desk.

One was given to me by my children, twins, and the other was given to me directly from the black market.

The design of the business card and the company name ‘Umbrella Industries’ are all the same.

However, Doisoo’s cell phone number was crucially different.

What number should I call?

After thinking for a moment, I called the number on the business card I received from the twins.

The current contact is not as a ‘partner’ but as a ‘person who helped my child’.

[yes. I received a call.]

[This is Cheon Hae-seon.]

[oh… … !! Hunter!]

A happy voice is heard over the phone.

He probably didn’t expect me to call him so quickly.

[Otherwise, I was just reading Hunter’s article.]

[My article?]

[Yes, the article about the Gosong-dong gate. You were very active.]

[Oh, that’s it.]

Starting with the train incident, reports about me were spreading like wildfire.

As a healer, I killed a 4-star monster with my bare hands, so the interest must have been amazing.

There were many witnesses on the train, so we couldn’t negotiate, saying, ‘Let’s just settle it with the Blue Sword Guild.’

But, it’s something that can’t be hidden forever.

On the contrary, I feel a little relieved.

The number of annoying people will increase a lot in the future.

[I guessed it to some extent, but… … As expected, you also solved the poison monsters yourself.]

[I didn’t do it alone.]

[haha. There is no need to be humble to me.]

It’s true, you idiot.

Others may not know, but it was thanks to two helpers that I caught the Giant Treasure.

[Anyway, why did you call me? Since my personal cell phone rang, I don’t think it’s a business story.]

As expected, it’s good that he’s quick-witted.

He was able to understand my intentions to some extent just by the phone call.

Collection of Non-Public Information.

I plan to check the circumstances of the ‘Glory Guild Laboratory bombing incident’.

Since it involves the Glory Guild and Yoo Ji-won, I am secretly concerned.

As the Blue Sword Guild representative said, this incident has been completely covered up.

I tried hacking the association’s data network using V1, but there was no significant gain.

No, should I say that there is no information to hack?

If the information cannot be confirmed even through the association’s private network, there is no use asking other guilds.

But only one.

There was a possibility if Doisu was secretly developing monster industrial technology against the association.

[I want to know about the Glory Guild Laboratory bombing incident.]

[…] … .]

Doisu, who always responded immediately, remained silent for the first time.

[…] … Excuse me, but may I ask the reason?]

[You are saying that there is information.]

[That’s right. To be honest, if I hadn’t been indebted to Hunter Cheon Hae-seon, I would have been unaware from the beginning.]

[I don’t really feel good about Glory Guild and Yoo Ji-won.]

Do Isu must also know that I am a resident of Gaejeong-dong.

Questions like ‘Why are we not getting along so well?’ were not asked.

[…] … This is the full story we have figured out.]

[Thank you. It was a great help.]

[you’re welcome. Please contact me at any time if you need it.]

Pop.

Even though I say this, this will be the last time I provide free information.

What you obediently told me today was probably a repayment for helping the twins.

From then on, it becomes a kind of ‘debt’.

‘Runaway… … .’

The information leaked by Kim Seung-hwan of the Blue Sword Guild was true.

According to the last data transmitted from the Glory Guild Research Center to the cloud, Yoo Ji-won has entered the ‘runaway’ stage.

A stage in which the body collapses because it cannot overcome the ether accumulated in the body.

A hunter who enters a state of runaway is no different from a bomb.

While radiating etheric energy randomly to the surroundings, it undergoes a process of mental collapse.

According to Do Isu, other than the researchers at the scene, Yoo Ji-won’s body was not found.

It’s like a time bomb that doesn’t know when to explode has disappeared.

‘Even after becoming a Hunter, he was going in and out of the research lab… … .’

He must have been planning to restore his abilities somehow.

The face of the vice president, who looked bewildered when his child was assigned to a low tier, comes to mind.

I thought he was a person good at managing facial expressions, but the face he showed at the hunter qualification ceremony looked like that of a demon.

Yoo Ji-won’s personality also seemed not much different from her father’s.

If you think about the way he showed off his bravado in the test room accompanied by reporters, you can imagine how disintegrated he must have been.

[There was information that Yoo Ji-won visited the research center even before he became a hunter. There are also rumors circulating in some quarters that the gold core stored by the association was used. We are collecting relevant materials for the purpose of putting pressure on the association in the future.]

It was a place he frequented even before he joined the Glory Guild, so he must have been coming and going openly after becoming a hunter.

It seems that a problem arose in the process.

I flinched at the mention of gold core, but I don’t think it was noticeable.

Why is my body reacting when I haven’t committed a sin?

Anyway, most of my questions were answered.

The Glory Guild once again failed to live up to expectations, and the association was no different.

Is it okay to continue my life as a hunter with this kind of distrust?

But that doesn’t mean I have any intention of becoming a problem solver.

To become the strongest hunter in the world.

Other than that, I don’t have time to worry about anything else.

“Let’s see… … .”

There are two objects again on the desk.

One is an exorcism handed down from a yaksha.

And the remaining one is ‘Gold Core’, which has just achieved 100%.

“Oh, I guess we can’t call it Gold Core anymore.”

The name ‘gold’ is meaningless, and the golden color is no longer found.

The black color that had been encroaching only slightly had now completely engulfed the sphere.

The only difference is that unlike other black cores, the color(?) is a little more alive?

I think this is what a small black pearl would look like if it were inflated a few hundred times.

“What should we do first?”

Should I experience the spirit world first or absorb the gold core?

After pondering for a while, I quickly held the gold core in both hands.

This is because the waiting time was too long.

I wouldn’t know if it wasn’t completed, but after achieving a 100% conversion rate, I didn’t want to delay even for a moment.

Besides, I don’t know when my condition will return after drinking the decoma water, right?

“I’ll go out for a moment.”

“Do you leave again as soon as you come in?”

“I’ll be back soon this time. “Because I’m going to train.”

I signaled to my sister, whose mouth was dry, to look after me, and then went out of the house.

“Of course, this place is perfect.”

Glory Guild has begun disaster recovery work in earnest, but this place is still the same.

An open elementary school where young students went to school.

Because so many monsters appeared here, the decision was made to close it instead of restoring it.

A new school is being built not far from here, and the open elementary school where I am standing will probably be the last to undergo cleanup.

Sigh.

After carefully putting down the gold core, I switched the phone to video recording mode.

The grade of the core is also a grade, and I am quite worried as I think about pouring black ether into my ‘brain’ for the first time in my life.

‘I don’t know how good your core is, but if you’re going to use ‘that method’, don’t do it indoors.’

Dr. Jin’s advice was also one of the reasons why I came to the school playground.

At this point, I feel more disappointed about not having a special event.

“Let’s try it.”

I’ve never tried it, but I have a rough idea of ​​how it would work.

This time, the ether that was rooted in order to strengthen the entire body is gathered in one place and sent to the brain.

Instead, take your time because you don’t know what will happen.

Sit cross-legged on the floor of the playground and take a deep breath.

And I tried absorbing just a little bit of the black core into my body.

Shall… … .

A thrilling sensation comes over my entire body, as if I was shocked by an electric current.

I haven’t even sent this ether to my head yet, but it’s like this.

Aren’t you going to pass out like this?

Rrrrr… … .

A strange thing happened.

My body, which had not been intoxicated by any extreme poison or drug, was filled with a surge of energy.

My heart is pounding and I can’t control my emotions.

I don’t know what to do with the excitement bubbling up from the bottom.

It’s a shame that I’m sitting cross-legged. If I were in any other position, I would have jumped out somewhere a long time ago.

“Umm… … .”

It won’t work.

Stop first and slowly again… … .

-Shhh!!

Nothing was ever the same again.

Once the gold core began to flow in, it was being absorbed through my body with frightening force.

The guys inside the body didn’t even wander around.

Following the road(?) that opened from both palms to the head, it began to take root in the brain in an orderly manner… … !

Pajik.

Is this really a sound coming from the human brain?

Beyond the pain, a shock that I had no idea what it was was exploding in my head.

“eww… … !!”

it’s tough.

I want to stop right away.

But the blackened gold core did not give me any room.

‘You have defiled me like this, so you must pay the price.’

It’s as if he’s saying that.

“Ugh!!”

Rather than stopping the absorption, the core energy surged in endlessly like a torrent.

My whole body was hot like a furnace, and an inexplicable sound like ‘cracking’ kept coming from my head.

I never thought about this even when I was catching the Giant Treasure, but I might really die.

I ended up falling back due to the incredible shock.

Even while I’m falling down, a thousand thoughts come to mind.

Days when I suffered from symptoms of addiction for over ten years.

My older sister was smiling with wide eyes.

The moments when I discovered a poison monster and was overcome by evil.

Lastly, he appeared when his sister was on the verge of death.

Red poisonous snake.

-Kiaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Is this the magic light?

The red viper I saw that day is clearly visible in my mind.

Blood-stained steel-like scales.

From the vicious head resembling a king cobra to the teeth reminiscent of a grim reaper’s scythe.

It seems as if the pitch-black night sky will become completely covered in blood.

okay.

I called that guy that day.

I don’t know how they did it.

-Keaaaaaaaaa!

Wow, it’s noisy.

I couldn’t feel it at the time because there was so much chaos, but the sound in my voice felt like my eardrums were going to fall off.

It seems like it wakes up all the residents in the middle of the night… … .

wait.

Is this not in my memory?

Shuung.

The red viper moves its body around as if it is trying to warm up.

“Unbelievable… … .”

It wasn’t like a memory.

The ‘guy’ standing majestically against the background of the night sky was real.

Here, right next to where I am lying.

In the midst of that hellish struggle, did I summon this guy?

As soon as the Red Viper appeared, the absorption of the gold core ended.

Now there is nothing left in my hands.

I feel like my head and heart are pounding at the same time.

A lot has changed compared to before.

The night sky became bright like a CG-created Milky Way, and the smell of dirt from the playground became strong.

The body’s five senses are incredibly developed.

Maybe that’s why that guy’s cry was louder.

-Seup.

As if reading my thoughts, the red viper prepares to take a breath.

You crazy person, stop it.

“Whoa whoa whoa!”

-???

If he roars one more time, the hunters might come out.

I held up both hands around my hips to dissuade him, and miraculously, he stopped moving.

A huge monster that requires you to raise your head for a long time to see its face is listening to me.

That’s really funny.

Shuung.

A red viper approaches me with its head down.

Pupils large enough to open both hands are staring at me.

-Crr… … .

I can guarantee that any decent hunter would wet their pants in this scene.

My body was as stiff as a stone statue, but I maintained my mental strength based on the fact that I was the one who called.

“You can’t make noise here.”

I warned him, like a warning to a dog that barks often inside the house.

-Crr… … .

Is it true that you understood what I said?

While I was wondering that question, the red viper suddenly raised its head.

With just that movement, a strong wind stirs and the hair blows.

Why is this guy doing this again?

Then he shakes his lifted head up and down once.

Shuung.

It’s just that he’s so big that it doesn’t look like that, but what those bloody movements mean is… … .

“Nod… … “Did you mess up?”

The red viper moves its head vigorously once again.

It was a movement that could be misunderstood as someone taking a picture of something with his head.

“haha… … .”

It’s amazing and fun.

It looks like a violent person and acts like a servant.

Since the day of awakening, the Red Viper, which had not appeared no matter how many times I called(?), finally appeared again.

Overwhelming physical power that crushed large poison monsters without a trace.

I suddenly wanted to check that physical force again.

“The demolition target is right in front of us… … .”

An elementary school building that would have to be torn down someday came into view.

Without any commands, I pointed to the school building with just a glance.

Then, as if it had been waiting, the red viper rushed into the building with its eyes flashing.

Will he be able to exert as much physical force as he did then?

Kwaang!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite the words telling the red viper to be quiet, a loud roar erupted in the surrounding area.

Not only was there a loud noise, but the ground even shook from the previous attack.

From binge drinking to earthquakes.

Anyone who sees it will think there’s a war going on.

“good job. “Come in now.”

The red viper transformed into ether and entered my body without a word.

The large body disappeared without a trace, and only the completely destroyed remains of the building remained.

and,

There was good news that I had never heard before.