The Healer Is Too Strong

Inside the cave, there was a village made of stone and a huge hole endlessly drilling into the basement.

Loud noises and loud roars spoke instead of the bustle of the town.

Under the influence of the magic sphere, the inside of the cave was as bright as daytime.

"brother. Is it too big for a village?”

"okay. You can call me a kingdom.”

‘It used to be a small town.’

The location was the same, but the scale was different from the memory of Seo Jin-woo.

As the party went inside, a dwarf with a thick beard up to his chin came up to him.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been a stranger. What's going on?”

“I came here to make a deal and a request.”

“Black hair? Is there anyone who intentionally dyes their hair black?”

The dwarf tilted his head, gestured and turned his body.

“Follow me.”

Following the dwarf, he began to descend along the path at the edge of the large pit that led to the basement of the cave.

"brother. What are you doing here?”

“This is the kingdom’s largest quarry.”

The dwarf took the lead and gave an answer instead.

The party went down for a while and stood in front of a huge mansion made of stone.

"Wow. Brother, take a look at that sculpture. It’s like a European sculpture you see on TV.”

"okay. You sure did a good job.”

On both sides of the entrance, sculptures made after the shapes of various monsters were placed in a row.

They ranged from dragons to goblins.

“I wish I could buy one like that later and put it in my house.”

"Shh. Don’t talk about it.”

"Yep."

Han Woo-joo quieted Na Seong-jun and followed the Dwarf for a long time inside.

“This is the house of the elder of the Long Hammer clan of our dwarven kingdom. The trade is handled by the Elder.”

Following the guide, the party entered the drawing room and a dwarf with a slightly larger and longer beard than the other dwarves entered.

“It’s been a long time. Mercenaries... .”

“This is our first time here.”

Dwarf A Dwarf who was approaching the party with a nice smile stopped and sat down.

“Sit down. Yes, what did you need? Seeing that the number of people is small and there are no carts, it doesn't seem like the top... .”

“I’m here to buy combat gear.”

Seo Jin-woo took some gold bars from his inventory and put them on the table in the drawing room.

"no… ? gold… ? Judging by the color, it looks like high-purity gold. Can I check it out?”

"okay. And it’s 100% gold.”

“Pure gold? Could such a thing be possible... .”

The Elder Dwarf was startled and shook Busan, picking up the gold from the table and pounding it with a small hammer and looking through it with a magnifying glass.

“Huh… That's great. Such a large amount of pure gold... .”

“Isn’t there a lot of pure gold?”

“There is. However, gold from this mountain range is mixed with impurities, and even if you try to melt it and separate it, it does not come off easily.”

Seo Jin-woo said to the elder dwarf, who was stroking the gold incessantly.

“I want to buy an item with gold.”

“Good. If this is enough, the King will like it.”

Seo Jin-woo responded to the Elder Dwarf's words.

“King? Is the king alive?”

“What kind of bullshit is that! Even if you are a mercenary with gold, such rude remarks are rude!”

The Elder Dwarf jumped from his seat in excitement as his face became red.

“Is the king’s name Rexon?”

“Don’t call Rexon Tollust so carelessly!”

The elder dwarf shouted.

When entering the 65th floor, the kingdom changes to the size of a village, and the king is set to have died a long time ago.

'maybe… What's wrong with that dwarf... .'

Seo Jin-woo traced his memory.

“Is the king ill?”

"this guy!"

The Elder Dwarf picked up the ax behind his back.

"awhile. I can heal you.”

“What, what?”

“I can heal. Has it been a while since you sent an envoy to your priest?”

At Seo Jin-woo's question, the elder dwarf lowered his axe.

“Uh, how?”

“They must all be dead.”

“How do you know? Is it your fault?”

The Elder Dwarf raised his ax again and set fire to the battlefield.

"No way. What's crazy about us coming here? We don't even know about pleural effusion. And what is certain is that if you go on like this, your king will die.”

‘And immediately perish.’

Its lifeline is almost cut off, and it is scarcely lived, eventually falling into a warehouse of items for players.

As if he understood Seo Jin-woo's explanation, the Elder Dwarf slumped into his chair.

“I think you already know, so let’s talk comfortably. Can you really save our king?”

"uh. Is that so?”

The elder Dwarf, who had not erased his suspicions, asked.

“Have you never heard of a black-haired priest?”

“You haven’t been outside.”

“Can you prove it?”

“I’ll show you if you want. Make a small wound.”

At Seo Jin-woo's words, the elder dwarf pulled out a small dagger from his bosom and slightly wounded his palm.

When Seo Jin-woo used healing on a wound that had cracked and blood was flowing, he asked for a moment.

"Oh my gosh. You are a real priest... Such unbelievable divine power... .”

“Guide me.”

“Wait!”

The Elder Dwarf, who could not take his eyes off the gold even as he took a step back, disappeared somewhere.

"brother. What is divine power? Is that what I know?”

"I do not know."

"by the way. How did you know that NPCs were healed?”

“Does the player make sense? Did we cross the border?”

Na Seong-jun nodded at Seo Jin-woo's words.

“Anyway, it’s warmer here than I thought.”

“Because it’s underground.”

“There will be no fight, right?”

Han Woo-joo took a dagger and said, contemplating whether to apply poison or not.

“Well, there’s nothing wrong with being careful.”

"Yeah. There is nothing bad about it.”

Na Seong-jun opened his mouth wide while looking at Han Woo-joo changing the dagger and applying poison.

“Come here!”

Whether the story went well, the door opened and a group of dwarves rushed in.

Following the elder dwarf guiding the way, after walking for a long time past the magnificent mansion, we finally found a huge castle carved out of the cave wall.

"Wow. brother. Is it huge? these people. No, these dwarves are short, so why do they make them so tall... ?”

“We are not short! Don't compare yourself to other tribes!

The Elder Dwarf was furious and hurried down the road.

After the grand battle, when the huge door opened, I could see a dwarf who was lavishly decorated on a large bed, sweating and moaning.

The Elder Dwarf said, restraining Seo Jin-woo from approaching him.

“Wait. If you ever do anything stupid... .”

A few dwarves who were nearby, perhaps as a guard, drew axes and wrapped Seo Jin-woo in a circle and approached the king lying on the bed.

“What happened?”

“On the expedition, there was a fierce battle with the wrong group. After being bitten by a ghoul... big black... .”

At the words of the Elder Dwarf, some of the guards wiped away their tears.

When Seo Jin-woo lifted the blanket, the flesh of his thigh fell off, revealing a rotting leg.

'cure.'

The king's legs found their color in an instant and began to recover.

“Oh, no… ?”

‘It’s like a ghoul bite… .'

He already has experience treating players in hospitals.

“Healing so quickly… Are you a high priest... ? No, even high-ranking priests can't be this quick... .”

The king opened his eyes at the wounds that disappeared without a trace like a lie.

"Majesty!"

“Uh, what happened?”

“Your Majesty was attacked by a ghoul during a battle with a scoundrel and has lost consciousness until now.”

The Elder Dwarf bowed his head and said.

“Here, this priest has healed Your Majesty’s wounds.”

The elder dwarf pointed at Seo Jin-woo.

"Ah… is it. Thank you. You saved me from dying.”

“What happened? As I said before, I came to buy items!”

“Oh, are you a mercenary? Don’t leave me behind.”

As the king's face turned red, the elder dwarf bowed his head and said:

"Majesty. Get your energy back. We will go away.”

"okay. I will call you again soon.”

The Elder Dwarf hurriedly took the party and went out the door, then grabbed Seo Jin-woo's hands and said,

"Really. Thank you... Really… .”

“Okay! item! Give it to me quickly.”

“Yes, the item. Come back.”

Following the Elder Dwarf who led him back to the living room of his mansion, each asked a question.

"there. Dwarf Aza?”

"Something? A mercenary with a body like an ogre.”

“But why are you being attacked by ghouls? If you just hit it, will you die?”

At Na Seong-jun's question, the Elder Dwarf smiled.

“Heh heh, I don’t think you’ve ever faced a ghoul in person. I must have mistaken it for a zombie. A ghoul is an agile and powerful monster.”

“Uh, no… It's true... If you hit it, you die.”

Following Na Sung-jun, who tilted his head as if he did not understand, Han Woo-joo asked a question.

“But, it’s a priest. Isn't it just like normal healing?"

“What are you talking about when the priest is next to you?”

The party, who arrived in the drawing room speaking incomprehensible words, sat down again.

"okay. What items do you need?”

“What is it?”

"anything. It can also be made to order. Especially you guys make it cheaper.”

Na Seong-jun jumped and said.

“No, I even saved the king, but I have to give it to him for free!”

“The transaction must be clean.”

At the resolute elder Dwarf's words, a tendon grew on Na Seong-jun's forehead.

Seo Jin-woo stopped Na Seong-jun with his hand and said.

“They go to the item warehouse and pick it up. Let me look at this.”

Seo Jin-woo took the black mineral he got from the floor and put it on the table.

"no… this, this? Why do you have such a cursed mineral?”

“A Cursed Mineral? What is this?"

“This is a dirty mineral. It's called the Fragment of the God of Darkness in the Beginning... .”

Seo Jin-woo said with interest.

“What if I make a weapon out of this?”

“A cursed weapon will be made.”

“Oh, do you like it? Alright, I'll ask you to craft a weapon with this."(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

The Elder Dwarf waved his hand and said.

“No. We do not make weapons out of these damned materials.”

Seo Jin-woo took two more of his gold bars from his inventory and put them on the table.

“Are you trying to buy me with money? It’s okay.”

Seo Jin-woo again took out three more gold bars and put them on the table.

“Hey, what is this? Don’t keep doing this.”

Two additional gold bars were placed on the table.

“It's too much money to refuse. It would be like repaying the favor for saving the king.”

The Elder Dwarf, who changed his stance in an instant, said as he swept up the gold nuggets.

“The weapon will take a day or two.”

“You’re making it sooner than you think.”

“Our technology is the best on the continent. But I don't know if a sword made from such a terrible mineral will be useful."

‘You should take revenge with that.’

Seo Jin-woo raised the corner of his lips coldly.

“Why would a priest want to make a sword out of this?”

“Who wants to be a priest? is a mercenary I hope you don't ask about the use. Isn't that a deal?"

"okay… A transaction is a transaction.”

The Elder Dwarf captured the mineral with an expression and movement as if he was touching something dirty.

“I’ll show you the equipment, so follow me.”

The Elder Dwarf said, pointing to Na Seong-jun and Han Woo-joo.

At that time, a new message appeared in front of Seo Jin-woo.

[The Vicar of Compassion and Sacrifice has assigned you a special mission.]

[Special Mission: Path of Light]

- Goal: Find the stone statue of Lumina!

- Reward: Unique Skill

‘Lumina?’

Seo Jin-woo asked the Elder Dwarf who was about to leave the drawing room.

“Is there a god called Lumina?”

“Lumina-sama? Isn't that the god you worship?"

A question appeared on the Elder Dwarf's face.

“Is there a stone statue of Lumina nearby?”

"Hmm… I heard that there is an altar dedicated to Lumina in a small lake further down the mountain.”

Seo Jin-woo pondered for a moment and then said to his party.

“I bought an equipment and got an inn and rested. Buy something and eat.”

“Your brother?”

“I have a sponsorship mission. Come soon.”

At Seo Jin-woo's words, Na Seong-joon came closer.

"brother. It may be dangerous, but I will go with you.”

“What are you going to do with me? Don't you know the difficulty here? Aren't you arguing that ghouls are strong monsters?"

At Seo Jin-woo's words, Na Seong-jun nodded and said.

“Then please be careful.”

"Bye."

Seo Jin-woo moved out of the Dwarf Kingdom.

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