A classroom on the first floor of the school building.
Those who were uninjured or had minor wounds had been moved to the second and third floors.
The first floor was reserved for those in critical condition.
It was a logical arrangement, as those with severe injuries would find it difficult to climb the stairs.
“Gasp!”
“Ugh!”
“Honey! Just hold on a little longer.”
“Daddy! Waaaaah!”
Seong-jun hadn’t realized it while he was outside, but once he stepped indoors, the number of people in critical condition was staggering.
Some had arms or legs snapped at gruesome angles.
One person had a three-foot-long rebar piercing their abdomen, and many others suffered from severe traumatic wounds.
Patients who should have been rushed to an emergency room were instead sprawled everywhere, groaning in agony without receiving proper treatment.
“H— Here!”
The man who had entered with Seong-jun hurried toward his wife.
“Hah, gasp! Hah.”
She appeared to be in her mid-thirties, and her condition looked dire.
‘She was buried under building debris, so her ribs must be broken. The broken ribs likely damaged her internal organs. It would be great if I had a doctor’s diagnosis, but since there isn’t one here, I have to handle this myself.’
If even one doctor had been present, a proper diagnosis could have been made.
Unfortunately, there were no doctors, and Seong-jun lacked formal medical knowledge.
Ultimately, he had to piece together the situation based on how she was injured and her current symptoms.
“There seem to be many patients with external trauma, so I will treat those first.”
After saying that, Seong-jun immediately cast Divine Healing.
‘Divine Healing! Wide Area Mode!’
Flash!
A wave of light rippled out from Seong-jun, and the wounds of the trauma victims began to close rapidly.
“Huh! The, the wounds!”
“Argh… wait? What! It doesn’t hurt! It doesn’t hurt at all!”
Seong-jun’s healing skills were on a different level compared to other healers.
Not only was the sheer amount of healing immense, but the wound regeneration capability was extraordinary.
Consequently, those whose severe conditions were limited to external trauma were restored almost to a normal state.
“Oh! As expected of the Saint, Kim Seong-jun! What about my wife? Can she be saved?”
Seeing people who had been groaning in pain from horrific injuries recover as if nothing had happened, the man seemed to find a glimmer of hope.
“It is difficult for me to give a definitive answer because I lack medical knowledge, making it hard to confirm her exact condition. I will treat her based on my judgment for now, but even if her condition improves, you must take her to a hospital later.”
At Seong-jun’s words, the man nodded.
“Yes, I’m not asking for a perfect cure. Just… please keep her alive so she can get proper treatment at a hospital.”
The man wasn’t expecting a miracle cure.
He just wanted her to stay alive long enough to reach professional medical help.
“I will try.”
Seong-jun approached the groaning woman.
He immediately cast a skill.
‘Diagnosis!’
He needed to check if there was an issue with her bones first, so he used Diagnosis to see if God’s Miracle could be applied.
**[Diagnosis Result: 30 seconds estimated until full recovery. Will be accompanied by slight pain.]**
Based on the result, it seemed certain that her bones were the problem.
Since no limb had been severed, the time required for a full recovery was very short.
‘The ribs are definitely broken. I need to set them first.’
If there hadn’t been an issue with the bones, the diagnosis for God’s Miracle wouldn’t have triggered anything.
The fact that an estimated time for recovery appeared confirmed the skeletal damage.
Organizing his thoughts, Seong-jun spoke to the woman.
“I’m going to use a skill now. It’s a process to return your broken bones to their original state, so it might be somewhat painful. It will take about 30 seconds, so please bear with it.”
At Seong-jun’s words, the woman nodded weakly, her face contorted in pain.
Seong-jun immediately cast the skill.
**GOD’S MIRACLE!**
God’s Miracle could not only treat acquired deformities but also affected everything related to bones.
Flash!
As the skill activated, the woman winced and furrowed her brow.
“Ugh! Argh!”
Her groans of pain were brief.
Before long, 30 seconds had passed, and the broken bones returned to normal.
**[Treatment complete.]**
Unlike the messages he received when reconstructing severed limbs—which mentioned the need for rehabilitation—this time, it simply stated the treatment was complete.
“I have healed the broken bones for now. However, your internal organs might have been damaged when the ribs broke, so I will tend to that as well.”
He couldn’t be sure if her internal organs were damaged.
However, seeing her still struggling even after the bones were healed, he judged it was a strong possibility.
‘Normally, this would be impossible, but fortunately, I have a skill that makes it happen. Obtaining Ermia Jeylin’s Divine Necklace in the Privilege Dungeon was a stroke of genius.’
No matter how much of an out-of-spec healer Seong-jun was, he didn’t yet possess a skill specifically for healing internal organs.
But that became possible once he acquired the necklace.
It was thanks to Perfect Recovery, one of the necklace’s special skills alongside Holy Barrier.
“I’ll begin now.”
**PERFECT RECOVERY!**
As he cast the skill, a brilliant light erupted from Seong-jun’s hands and enveloped the woman’s entire body.
Flash!
As Perfect Recovery took effect, the damaged internal organs were rapidly restored, and the woman’s complexion improved visibly.
Having used both God’s Miracle and Perfect Recovery, Seong-jun asked the woman, “How do you feel?”
The woman opened her eyes wide in surprise.
“It— it doesn’t hurt. I feel so fine, it’s as if I was never hurt in the first place.”
A person who couldn’t even groan properly moments ago was now speaking clearly.
Her husband rushed to her side.
“Honey! Are you really okay? Is it true?”
The woman stood up and brushed herself off.
“Look. I’m really fine.”
Watching his wife stand up perfectly healthy, tears welled up in the husband’s eyes.
“Sob, I was so scared something would happen to you. I’m so glad. I’m so glad.”
He immediately bowed deeply toward Seong-jun.
“Thank you so much. I thought I was going to lose my wife today, but thanks to Healer Kim Seong-jun, she’s perfectly fine. I will never forget this kindness.”
Watching the man express such intense gratitude, Seong-jun said with a smile, “I have done everything within my power. However, just in case, please go to a hospital for a proper check-up once this situation is resolved.”
Outwardly, she looked completely cured, but since Seong-jun lacked medical knowledge, he couldn’t be absolutely certain.
That was why he insisted on a follow-up exam.
“Yes, I will definitely do that. Thank you. Thank you so much.”
While the couple continued to thank him, someone else approached Seong-jun with a desperate expression.
“Ex— Excuse me, can you treat my husband too?”
She was a middle-aged woman in her forties, likely the wife of the man whose abdomen had been impaled by the rebar.
“Ah! I’ll take a look. Is it that gentleman?”
“Yes. We were running from monsters and he tripped over some building rubble… unfortunately, he fell right onto a piece of protruding rebar. Some Hunters passing by rescued us, but they said pulling it out might make things worse, and that it would be better to treat him at a hospital.”
If they were rescued by Hunters, there must have been a healer among them.
The fact that they sent him to a temporary shelter in this state meant they knew general healing skills couldn’t repair the internal organs.
“His condition looks very serious.”
Judging by the patient’s state, he wouldn’t survive until the crisis ended.
Even if he were transported to a hospital right now, his survival was not guaranteed.
‘Should I check for bone issues first? Diagnosis!’
Seong-jun cast the skill to check for skeletal damage.
**[Diagnosis Result: Not a target for God’s Miracle.]**
Since the message stated he wasn’t a target, it seemed his bones were intact.
“Will… will my husband live?”
The middle-aged woman looked at Seong-jun with pleading eyes.
Seong-jun spoke with a somber expression.
“There don’t seem to be any issues with his bones. In that case, I could remove the rebar and treat the internal and external wounds, but the problem is that the process of removing it will be extremely painful. I don’t have medical expertise, but I’m worried that trying to remove it without anesthesia might cause him to go into shock.”
As Seong-jun saw it, if the rebar was removed, he could solve everything with Perfect Recovery, which treated both internal and external wounds simultaneously.
Of course, since the rebar had pierced the organs, he would also cast Cure to prevent any potential infection.
The issue was whether the patient could endure the pain of the rebar being pulled out without anesthesia.
He could die of shock before the skill could even be cast.
Just then, the patient looked at Seong-jun with a pain-filled expression.
“Cough, H— Healer.”
Seong-jun leaned in close.
“Yes, do you have something to say?”
“I… cough! Cough! I’m good at… hack! Enduring pain. S— So please, just treat me. I don’t think I’ll… cough! Last long like this anyway. E— Even if… cough! Cough! Things go wrong, I won’t… ugh! Blame you.”
The middle-aged man, also seemingly in his forties, begged for the treatment, knowing he didn’t have much time left.
He then turned his gaze toward his wife.
“Y— You too. Even if I… cough, things go wrong, never… cough! Cough! Blame the Healer.”
At her husband’s words, the wife nodded through her tears.
“I understand, I understand, so stop talking.”
Because it was clearly a struggle for him just to speak, she told him to be quiet.
“I won’t blame the Healer, just as my husband said. So please, do something. I can’t just let him go without trying.”
At the woman’s plea, Seong-jun sighed and nodded.
“I understand. Let’s try it. Instead, go to the main entrance right now and call a Hunter named Kim Chang-su. Tell him I sent for him, and he’ll come immediately.”
“H— Hunter Kim Chang-su? I understand. I’ll bring him right away.”
The woman hurried outside.
A moment later, the door slid open, and Chang-su entered with her.
“Seong-jun, you were looking for me?”
Seong-jun gestured for Chang-su to come closer.
“Yeah, come over here.”
When Chang-su arrived, Seong-jun pointed to the rebar in the man’s abdomen.
“Hold this tightly, and when I give the signal, pull it out as fast as you can. Got it?”
Seong-jun could have pulled it himself and then healed him, but to minimize the gap, he planned to cast Perfect Recovery the exact moment the rebar was removed.
That was why he asked Chang-su to do the pulling.
“Ah! Yes! I understand.”
Chang-su answered and hurriedly grabbed the rebar.
Once he confirmed Chang-su was ready, Seong-jun placed his hands near the man’s abdomen.
“Phew.”
Taking a deep breath, Seong-jun immediately cast his skill.
‘Perfect Recovery!’
Flash!
At the same time, he shouted to Chang-su, “Now!”
At the signal, Chang-su pulled the rebar out in one swift motion.
Squelch!
“Gah!”
Whether it was from the sheer agony, the blood vessels in the man’s eyes burst, turning them bloodshot.
But soon, his complexion began to recover rapidly.
Whoosh!
Thanks to Perfect Recovery, the internal and external wounds were healed in an instant.
“Are you okay?”
“It hurt so much… huh? W— What? I’m fine! Ha! It felt like I was dying, but it doesn’t hurt anymore!”
The middle-aged man looked at his abdomen in disbelief.
The rebar had clearly pierced through him, but now there wasn’t even a small scar, as if it had never happened.
“There might be a risk of infection, so I’ll use Cure as well.”
‘Cure!’
Seong-jun cast Cure, which removed abnormal statuses and alleviated diseases.
The rebar itself was a problem, but it was surely covered in dust and filth, so he did it to prevent any possible infection.
Whoosh!
Of course, even with this, the man would still need to get checked at a hospital.
“This is a miracle! Ha! I thought I was a dead man, but to be this healthy? This is truly…”
The man scanned his own body in disbelief before looking up at Seong-jun.
Perhaps because he was still casting Cure, a faint aura was radiating from Seong-jun’s body.
At that sight, the man spoke subconsciously.
“…”
Looking at the man who was staring at him blankly, Seong-jun said with a smile, “You seem fine, but just in case, go to the hospital for a check-up once things settle down.”
“Ah! Yes! I— I understand! And thank you! I will surely repay this debt for saving my life!”
The man’s eyes held a blind faith, much like a fanatic looking at a cult leader. In that moment:
**[Title level experience has increased due to Unpaid Good Deed.]**
**[The level of the title [Successor of Ermia Jeylin] has increased to Level 4.]**
**[The level of the title [Desirable Priest’s Attitude] has increased to Level 3.]**
**[The level of the title [Goddess’s Blessing] has increased to Level 2.]**
**[The level of the title [One Who Overcame Trials] has increased to Level 2.]**
**[The level of the title [Successor of Pellis Truian’s Essence] has increased to Level 2.]**
Notifications rang out, announcing that all his title levels had increased by one.
‘This is it! Haha, this is why I treat civilians!’
With five titles leveling up at once, Seong-jun rejoiced inwardly.
It was especially encouraging that the Successor of Ermia Jeylin title, which had been stagnant for a while, had leveled up.
He only needed one more level to max it out.
While Seong-jun was celebrating the series of level-up notifications:
“Please, treat us too!”
“Please save my father!”
The other patients began to plead for help.
Seong-jun smiled kindly and replied, “Do not worry. I will treat everyone to the best of my ability.”
Perhaps because his skill levels had all increased, Seong-jun felt more generous than ever.
***
The situation room of the Korea Awakener Association.
The Association President and other high-ranking officials were gathered there.
“What is the status in Ahyeon-dong?”
“Fortunately, the second defense line has been successfully established. It seems that the ten major guilds buying time was a major factor. Currently, the guilds that entered the danger zone have joined the defensive formation and established a line. It has been confirmed that Changcheon, Genesis, and Holy Emperor have entered the danger zone.”
The Association President looked relieved at the official’s report.
“That’s a relief. And the situation in Jeju Island?”
The officials’ expressions darkened significantly at the mention of Jeju.
“About that… the situation is not good. Some have escaped via ships or flights, and others have retreated to local shelters, but many people are still stranded without being able to evacuate. Since the airports and ports are still intact, evacuation operations are ongoing, but it seems they have reached their limit.”
Seoul could be held somehow because of the density of the ten major guilds and other powerful organizations.
But Jeju Island was different.
Most guilds operating in Jeju were small to medium-sized, and the Hunters’ ranks weren’t very high.
Ultimately, to resolve the Jeju crisis, the guilds deployed to Ahyeon-dong would have to be redeployed there.
“We must protect Jeju International Airport at all costs. Only then can we move quickly to Jeju once the situation in Seoul is finalized. Contact the guilds in other regions and tell them to hurry.”
They had already requested support for Jeju from guilds in other regions.
Their goal wasn’t to exterminate the monsters, but to defend the airport.
Ensuring the airport stayed intact was the only way to provide immediate support to Jeju once the Seoul crisis was over.