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Chapter 54 – The Savior Appears
The momentum was clearly shifting in our favour.
The healers had united, and the Awakeners were hunting dragons.
Everyone was working together, creating synergy and forging hope.
But now…
[Boss Monster: Extreme Poison Dragon, Noxion, appears.]
That hope was about to shatter.
Thud!
The Four Fiends appeared before me in an instant.
They stared at the monster in the sky, cold sweat pouring down their faces.
Its size made all previous dragons look cute by comparison.
The purple poison gas flowing from its mouth looked deadly.
‘Looks like things are about to get real.’
‘An SS-rank boss monster, huh.’
‘I’ve only heard about them, but honestly, I’m not confident.’
For the first time, the Four Fiends showed signs of tension.
That’s how powerful an SS-rank boss monster is. It wasn’t just the Four Fiends who were scared, either.
“Monster! It’s a monster!”
“God, please have mercy on us!”
‘We’re all dead now!’
‘How the hell do we beat that thing?!’
That’s Four Fiends for you.
Everyone else had completely lost their minds.
Some fainted; others went berserk.
The one thing they all shared was the belief that they wouldn’t survive.
“Is everyone all right?”
When I asked, they all turned their heads.
Then they nodded.
“For the sake of the Divine Doctor.”
“I will repay the debt I owe.”
“Even if I die, I want to be by the Divine Doctor’s side.”
“I will save you.”
Their faces showed their determination.
Everyone wore a face that tightly suppressed their fear.
I gave the Four Fiends an order that wasn’t quite an order.
‘Do not die.’
At that moment—
—Thwack!
They all nodded and charged towards Noxion.
Their strength was incomparable to before!
Had they not been using their full strength when they defeated the Poison Dragons?
They displayed an entirely different fighting spirit and began to attack Noxion.
“Sword Release! Ten-hit slash!”
“Hardened Body!”
“Frost Storm!”
“Space Compression!”
It was as if they had rehearsed it.
They began to coordinate.
Their aim was to bring down the formidable foe known as Noxion.
The Four Fiends had joined forces.
‘I-if that’s what they’re capable of…!’
Each technique possessed absurd power!
Such an assault would be fatal even to an SS-rank monster.
That’s why, along with the other Awakeners, I placed hope in that attack.
But…
“How amusing.”
Noxion didn’t dodge the attack.
Instead…
“I-it took it with its whole body?”
Noxion had absorbed the entire attack.
It seemed to find it laughable.
Of course, the Four Fiends’ combined attack did pierce Noxion’s skin slightly.
But that was all.
“Young Master! That guy’s defence is insane!”
It wasn’t a critical hit at all.
The Four Fiends’ decisive strike had failed to land.
And that wasn’t all.
Noxion’s skin had been slightly exposed by the previous strike.
That skin was restored in no time.
“That was a pretty decent attack.”
Noxion’s eyes twinkled with delight.
“Then try to endure this.”
A breath of fire erupted from Noxion’s mouth.
It was no ordinary breath.
It clearly contained a deadly poison.
“Everyone, get out of the way!”
I shouted at the Four Fiends.
But it was already too late.
Noxion’s breath was far too fast.
In an instant, the breath had swallowed the spot where the Four Fiends had been standing.
Everyone, myself included, fell into despair at that sight.
“Oh my god…”
In a way, the Four Fiends were our only bastion.
Among the S-rank villains, they were the elite.
And now those elites had been swept away by a single breath attack.
Who here was stronger than them?
Only the Pope remained.
But even he was struggling.
“Huuu…”
He was utterly exhausted from creating such a massive sanctuary.
Even now, the Poison Dragons were attacking the barrier.
He was only holding on because he was an SS-rank healer; otherwise, he would have collapsed long ago.
“Young Master, what are we supposed to do?”
“Those dragons are tough even for me!”
Nureongi and Hyangdan clung to me, trembling with fear.
But clinging to me offered no solution.
There was no way to break this deadlock.
“…Yeah, that’s right.”
It suddenly came to me.
I knew the only way to break through this situation.
That important artifact I’d forgotten about!
“Young Master, is there any way?”
“Yeah, maybe this could solve it.”
I immediately pulled the artifact out of my inventory.
Then I used the artifact.
At that moment, a message appeared before my eyes/
[Beginning to connect dimensions.][Warning! No dimensional gate exists nearby!][Time required to connect dimensions.][Time remaining until dimensional connection: 5:00.]
As there was no dimensional gate, activating the artifact would take five minutes.
But that was fine.
I can hold out for at least five minutes.
“I can just use Physical Overcome.”
However, the situation on the Sanctuary side was also problematic, leaving me between a rock and a hard place.
Then…
“You’re really ruining my mood after all this time.”
From where Noxion’s breath had passed,
A woman’s angry voice could be heard.
And that wasn’t all.
“Damn lizard bastard… My whole body’s tingling.”
“I agree. I want a massage to ease it right away.”
Familiar voices arrived one by one.
The Four Fiends were standing there, despite having collapsed from the breath attack.
And they were poisoned.
But it was different from before.
“Have their appearances all changed?”
Their attire had changed.
It was as if they were revealing their true abilities.
Divide wore a white robe.
Black Tiger radiated immense martial energy.
The Empress wore a beautiful blue dress.
Finally, Void was clad in a spacesuit.
[T/N: I don't know why it changed to 'Void' here; it should be 'Voyager'. Let's see if the author just changed his name here or if it's a mistake.]
‘I’ve heard of it.’
It’s said that Awakeners possess a very special technique.
This technique is said to unleash the Awakeners’ latent potential.
However, they said that the technique carries such immense risk that it’s rarely used.
And now!
“Release!”
All of the Four Fiends used the special skill, Release.
* * *
Immediately after, the Four Fiends used their release.
I still thought they wouldn’t be able to withstand Noxion.
But that was a mistake.
“It’s…it’s evened out! Against that monster lizard!”
After using the Release, the Four Fiends became incredibly strong.
They were now evenly matched against Noxion, who had been overwhelmingly dominating them just moments ago.
“That’s the power of Release!”
“It’s a tremendous battle! But it’s still no match!”
“No match?”
“Look closely! The human side is slowly being pushed back!”
Upon hearing this, I watched the battle more closely.
Just as Hyangdan said, I could see them being pushed back bit by bit.
Even with the Release, they were still being pushed back.
I shouted to the Four Fiends.
“Just hold out for five minutes!”
If only they could hold out for five minutes.
Then I could end this hellish ordeal.
The Four Fiends nodded in response.
“For now, let’s consider the Noxion side entrusted to the Four Fiends.”
But a major obstacle remained.
It was…
“Kyeek!”
Poison dragons were still pouring out from the gate!
Boom! Boom!
They slammed their bodies against the sanctuary, intent on destroying it.
Each time, the Pope grimaced in agony.
“Guh! I cannot let them through!”
Even at his limit, the Pope refused to release the sanctuary.
Proof of this was the blood flowing from every orifice of his body.
Despite his agonizing situation, he refused to give up in order to save everyone.
Therefore, I too…
“I can’t just stand by.”
I told Nureongi and Hyangdan to stand by and then approached the Pope.
The Pope was startled.
“You’re Hua Tuo?! Why have you come here? It’s dangerous!”
“How much longer can you hold out?”
“What does that mean?”
“It’s crucial. If we can get rid of the dragon, how long can you hold out?”
The Pope looked flustered at my words.
Then, as if he had finished calculating, he replied,
“If the dragon is gone, I can hold out for one hour.”
“…Understood.”
Having received a definitive answer, I stepped outside the sanctuary.
People gasped in shock!
“Hu-Hua Tuo! It’s dangerous!”
“There are dragons swarming outside the sanctuary!”
“What on earth are you trying to do?”
“Hurry back inside!”
Despite everyone’s pleas, I remained outside the sanctuary.
Then, the Poison Dragons focused their gaze on me.
Simultaneously, the attack on the sanctuary ceased.
“Hua Tuo, you couldn’t possibly…”
At the Pope’s cry, I grinned.
With that, the dragons attacking the sanctuary vanished.
All the aggro was drawn to me.
Then, I activated the skill I had been saving.
“Physical Overcome.”
At that moment,
[Skill: Physical Overcome has been activated.][Your body temporarily transforms into that of a hero.]
Vitality began to surge through my body.
Unlike my previous, pitiful form.
The hero’s body was healthier and more vibrant than ever.
Then—
Waaah!
The poison dragon’s venom engulfed me.
People screamed.
“No! That poison is deadly!”
“Could it be…you sacrificed yourself for us?”
“Damn it! If only we had combat ability!”
“Why, Hua Tuo-nim…”
People seemed to think that I was poisoned and would die.
But they were wrong.
I possessed a special ability, after all.
[The Hero's Body overcomes status ailments.]
It was the power of the Hero’s Body.
The Hero’s Body had the strength to resist status effects.
Poisoning was ultimately a status effect.
The result?
“Huh, he’s perfectly fine!”
“How the hell?”
I was fine.
I made a decision.
I would use the technique I learned from Nak-yong.
I hurled every dagger I possessed into the sky.
Then, drawing upon my inner qi, I shouted,
“Full Sky Flower Rain!”
At that instant,
Countless dragons were swept away by the Full Sky Flower Rain.
Like leaves before a typhoon.
Those who witnessed it were horrified.
“Did he wipe out all those dragons alone?”
“What is he really?”
“There’s no way a traditional medicine doctor could be that strong!”
“He…he really is the master of the Four Fiends!”
People froze, unable to believe the situation.
It seemed the misunderstanding about me was only deepening.
* * *
After I joined the battlefield,
The situation unfolded with extreme urgency.
I protected the sanctuary with Full Sky Flower Rain while the Four Fiends suppressed Noxion.
Time flew by rapidly.
For about four minutes.
“If this keeps up, we can hold out!”
The hero’s body could last one more minute.
It was still in peak condition.
If things continued like this, the promised five minutes would soon arrive.
Yes, if things just kept going like this.
But reality didn’t flow so freely.
“Krahahaha! This is it! This taste of fiercely fighting, risking each other’s lives! This is what makes a request worthwhile!”
Noxion suddenly blurted out incomprehensible words.
With a battle cry, he sent all the Four Fiends flying.
Then he declared to everyone,
“Then I shall also show courtesy and unleash my true power!”
At those words, everyone gasped in shock.
“T-true power?”
So he hadn’t used his true power until now?”
“That’s impossible!”
“This isn’t just a simple SS-rank!”
Noxion’s strength was undeniably bizarre.
A normal SS-rank isn’t this strong.
Noxion somehow felt even more special.
In fact, it seemed like he was hiding a secret.
“Now then! Warriors of this dimension! Behold the true form of this Noxion-nim!”
An intense light began to radiate simultaneously.
[The Evil Dragon Noxion unleashes his true form.]
Upon hearing this, everyone wore expressions of utter disbelief.
How could an enemy this strong become even stronger?
Everyone despaired at this unreasonable reality.
But the Four Fiends were different.
“…Go ahead and get stronger!”
“I’ll tear you apart somehow!”
“I’ll freeze you solid and turn you into a statue!”
“. . . . . . !”
Instead, their fighting spirits burned brighter.
They stood tall before Noxion and declared,
“We will definitely bring you down!”
Had that fighting spirit reached the others, too?
“Th-that’s right! Four Fiends, you can do it!”
“Unleash your true form! Undergo a second transformation! Do whatever you need to do!”
“We will survive!”
“We will never lose!”
Amidst that intensifying atmosphere,
Noxion’s transformation slowly came to an end.
Then—
Flash!
In that final moment, an intense light engulfed the world.
“Ahh… No matter when I feel it, this sensation is ecstatic.”
Noxion’s true form was revealed.
That form was none other than human.
He had transformed into a man with violet hair and green eyes.
“I-is that Noxion’s true form?”
At first glance, he seemed even weaker.
How could a terrifying dragon have such a human form?
It should have been the opposite. But the aura he radiated was different.
Chills!
His presence was incomparable to when he first appeared!
That aura left everyone speechless.
Me, the healers, the Pope, and…
“That’s cheating.”
Even the Four Fiends.
Noxion had become incomparably stronger compared to before.
In an instant…
“Try blocking this, too.”
Noxion moved in front of the Four Fiends.
At a speed too fast to see.
Then, he thrust his fist toward them.
Just four times.
After only those four strikes…
“Gah!”
“Gwaaah!”
“Kuhk!”
“Keh!”
The Four Fiends all collapsed.
They fell to the ground like broken toys after being struck.
But Noxion’s attack wasn’t over.
“Next is you, the barrier.”
Noxion delivered a light kick toward the barrier.
At that instant,
[The sanctuary is destroyed.]
The Pope’s sanctuary, which had held out so fiercely until now, was destroyed.
And with just one strike.
Moreover, that wasn’t all.
Simultaneously with the destruction of the sanctuary, the Pope…
Thud!
…collapsed, unconscious, right where he stood.
“Oh, my God!”
Everyone despaired at that absurd sight.
Even after holding out so desperately.
They realized the fight had been hopeless from the start.
Next, Noxion shifted his gaze to me.
“You’re next, aren’t you?”
He trudged toward me.
He truly resembled the Grim Reaper.
With each step he took, the hairs on my body stood on end.
Then, standing before me, he grinned.
“You’re a bit peculiar. I smell something familiar.”
“…Familiar smell?”
“Should I say it’s the scent of one who wanders between dimensions?”
His words startled me.
“You…what the…”
“Well then, farewell.”
Simultaneously, Noxion’s fist shot toward me.
If this continued, I would be struck by his fist and die!
But I wasn’t prepared to die.
I couldn’t die here. That’s why I shouted loudly.
“Ms. Mary!”
At that moment—
[Dimensions have connected.]
That message appeared.
Along with it, something astonishing happened.
The fist that had clearly been aimed at me…
Thud!
…was blocked by someone.
The figure who had intercepted Noxion’s fist smiled with a deadly grin.
“Who dares attack the candidate for this girl’s retainer?”
It was the vampire lord who had lived for thousands of years, Mary Vladimir.
And that wasn’t all.
“Pay for that sin with your life.”
Mary lightly struck Noxion with her umbrella.
CRASH!
Noxion, who had boasted of his overwhelming power, flew far away with a loud thud.
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