Chapter 171 – The Scene of Revenge

“Ughhhh.”

Sim Min-gyu woke up with eyes still heavy with sleep.

But that didn’t last long.

“Huh! What is this!”

He was terrified to find himself in a dark platform rather than his own room.

“Damn it! What’s going on?”

As he panicked, he noticed his hands and feet were tied with rope, and only then could he guess the situation.

‘I’ve been kidnapped?’

Otherwise, there would be no reason for his limbs to be bound.

“Augh, so noisy.”

At that moment, someone else yawned and woke up.

There were more people kidnapped besides him.

“Jang Kyung-chul?”

“Hm? Min-gyu?”

Jang Kyung-chul, who had been looking at his friend in a half-asleep state, soon came to his senses.

“Wh-what! Min-gyu, where are we? And what’s with these ropes?”

“Can’t you tell by looking? We’ve been kidnapped.”

“Whaaat?”

“Shh! Be quiet. The kidnapper might be nearby.”

“Gulp.”

“Stay calm. Carefully wake up the others next to you.”

Next to Jang Kyung-chul, two female students were sound asleep.

“Hey, hey, wake up.”

As Jang Kyung-chul carefully woke them, the female students got up.

And they showed the same reaction without fail.

“Wh-what’s going on?”

“Why am I here…?”

“Shh. Everyone, calm down. The kidnapper might hear us.”

“Min-gyu? Kyung-chul?”

“Y-you guys know something, don’t you?”

“Hey, what would we know? Can’t you see we’re tied up just like you?”

It wasn’t difficult to assess the situation if you weren’t a fool.

“To think we’ve been kidnapped…”

“Who on earth would…”

“Wait, when were we kidnapped?”

“I don’t remember being kidnapped.”

Everyone tried to recall their last moments, but none remembered meeting anyone.

It was a baffling situation.

That’s when Sim Min-gyu made an unexpected statement.

“I don’t know how we were kidnapped, but I think I know who did it.”

“What?”

“Really?”

“Yes. Look around. Doesn’t this place seem familiar?”

At first, it wasn’t clearly visible, but now that their eyes had adjusted to the darkness, they could somewhat make out their surroundings.

“This is…”

“Isn’t this the ghost station we went to before?”

“Yes. That’s right. And the members are the same as last time, aren’t they?”

“Ah…!”

“Now that you mention it, that’s true!”

Two male students and two female students.

It matched the members who had visited the ghost station before.

Except for one person.

“Wait, that girl is missing.”

“Who?”

“That ugly girl from your class. Lee Min-jung or something.”

“Ah…”

“Now that you mention it, she’s the only one not here.”

“That means…”

Only then could the students somewhat guess.

Who the kidnapper was.

“That hunter… It’s that hunter’s doing.”

The person the students were guessing wasn’t Lee Min-jung.

She was just a student and couldn’t possibly have the strength to kidnap anyone.

If someone had kidnapped them, it would be someone with the power to do so.

‘The only person who could kidnap four people without anyone noticing is that person.’

The hunter who had appeared like a ghost when they were bullying Lee Min-jung.

Because of that nameless hunter, some had broken their ulna and nose bones, while others had broken their shin bones.

Fortunately, since it’s an era where you can borrow a healer’s power if you have money, they could be treated quickly, but the pain and fear from that time remained.

That’s why they had no choice but to lie to their furious parents, saying they got injured fighting each other.

Otherwise, the hunter had said he would come back and kill them.

The students trembled as they recalled the memory of that day.

Though they had figured out who the kidnapper was, it didn’t clear up all their questions.

“But why were we kidnapped?”

“We told our parents exactly what the hunter told us to say.”

“Don’t tell me, Kyung-chul. Did you betray us…?”

“Hey, it wasn’t me. I told my mom and dad too. I said I broke my shin bone while fighting with you. You have no idea how much they nagged me, asking how we could fight so badly that a shin bone broke.”

“You didn’t report to the police either?”

“Of course not. Do I look like I want to die?”

“Then why were we brought here?”

“We did everything as instructed, so why?”

Just as they were full of questions.

“Would you like me to explain why?”

“…!”

“…!”

The students all fell silent as if by agreement when they heard a third person’s voice.

“Hello, kids.”

A mysterious woman who emerged from the darkness waved her hand cheerfully.

“Wh-who are you?”

“Oh my, I thought I had worked quite diligently all this time. I can’t believe there are still people who don’t recognize my face.”

“W-wait. I know who you are. You’re Lee Min-ji, the S-rank healer!”

“Wow, it really is her!”

The two male students, who happened to be interested in the hunter industry, recognized Lee Min-ji.

Lee Min-ji responded with a smile that reached her eyes.

“You should use formal language with me, not casual speech. There’s more than a decade age difference between us.”

“Ahaha, we will, noona.”

Seeing her face, which could be mistaken for a celebrity’s, naturally eased their tension.

The female students also seemed somewhat relieved upon hearing she was an S-rank healer.

“Phew, we’re saved! Unnie, please untie this.”

“We’ve been kidnapped by some crazy psycho!”

They naturally thought a healer would help them.

Though that wasn’t exactly what they meant.

“Why should I help you?”

The students hadn’t expected a healer to say she wouldn’t help.

“Haha, stop joking around and please untie…”

“Do I look like I’m joking, you bitch?”

The students were shocked into silence when she even cursed, which they hadn’t expected.

“U-unnie…”

“Why am I your unnie, you crazy bitch.”

“Aren’t your words a bit too harsh?”

“Yeah, noona. We’re just asking for help, why are you being so sensitive?”

“It’s not that difficult, is it?”

As the students raised their voices, Lee Min-ji let out a hollow laugh as if finding it absurd.

“These kids still haven’t grasped the situation. Do you think I’m here by coincidence?”

“What?”

“N-no way…”

“Who do you think kidnapped you? It’s me, you idiots.”

“…”

It was like being stabbed in the foot by a trusted axe, but some students still hadn’t given up hope.

“Come on, noona, your joke is going too far…”

Flare-

Flames that left Lee Min-ji’s hand attached to the male student’s leg.

“Aaaaargh! Aaaaargh!”

Along with the smell of burning flesh, the bone was exposed.

The watching students had blank expressions, as if the situation didn’t feel real.

“Kyaaaa!”

“Noona! What are you doing!”

“Y-you’re crazy!”

While the students were shocked, Lee Min-ji seemed to be enjoying the situation, grinning.

“You seem to think I’m weak because I’m a healer, but that’s a misconception. Actually, since I’ve invested all my points in magic power, I’m quite confident in my damage output.”

“Why are you doing this to us!”

“119! Quickly call 119!”

“Why look for 119 when I’m here?”

Lee Min-ji placed her hand on the male student’s leg, which was now just bone.

“Don’t worry. I don’t intend to kill you right away.”

Soon, light spread from her hand and enveloped the leg, and an unbelievable sight unfolded.

Flesh rapidly regenerated on the leg that had been reduced to bone.

It took less than 30 seconds for the leg to return to its original state.

“Th-this is impossible…”

“This is the power of an S-rank healer…”

The students watched the miracle with their mouths wide open.

The male student, who thought he was going to lose his leg, was also stunned.

“Surprised? It’s a surprise.”

“…”

“Seeing that you still don’t believe me, it seems you’ve finally grasped the situation? Indeed, showing is better than telling.”

“Wh-why are you doing this to us…”

Lee Min-ji narrowed her eyes at the students who looked wronged.

“You don’t know why I’m doing this? Ah, I didn’t tell you.”

Lee Min-ji took out a dagger from her inventory.

“You have a friend named Lee Min-jung, right? I’m Min-jung’s older sister.”

“…”

“Now you understand why I’m doing this, right?”

As she approached with the dagger, the students quickly spoke up.

“W-we’re sorry, unnie.”

“We won’t bully Min-jung anymore.”

“We won’t even go near her in the future, noona. So please let me go.”

“All of you, shut up.”

The students fell silent at her frosty voice.

“I didn’t kidnap you to hear such empty words.”

“W-we sincerely…”

“I’ve treated countless people, so I know that a sincere plea for life sounds a bit different.”

Sring-

“Today, I need to hear your sincere apologies.”

“I was wrong. I was wro… Urgh!”

The dagger was stabbed into the male student’s abdomen.

Stab- Stab- Stab-

After three more stabs, the male student’s eyes slowly closed.

However.

Shaaaa-

As if saying she wouldn’t let him die peacefully, Lee Min-ji’s healing light treated the male student.

“U-unnie. That’s enough!”

“Who’s your unnie?”

Stab- Stab- Stab- Stab-

“Noona! Please spare…”

“I never had trash like you as a younger brother.”

Stab- Stab- Stab- Stab-

Lee Min-ji was fair.

She took turns stabbing each of the four students exactly four times in the abdomen and then healing them.

Fortunately, the wounds were completely healed, but the pain of being stabbed remained like a brand.

“That was just the appetizer. Now, shall we start in earnest?”

“Sob sob, please spare us.”

“Waaaah.”

The students finally shed tears and snot, but it wasn’t enough to persuade Lee Min-ji.

“You should have apologized to my sister, you trash.”

Slash- Slash-

“Aaaaargh!”

“Kyaaaa, it hurts! It really hurts!”

The students could now clearly understand.

What it feels like to have your skin flayed.

Slash- Slash-

She cut the flesh and then healed it.

She repeated this over and over again.

Lee Min-ji’s anger was at its peak, making one wonder how she had managed to contain it until now.

“Please… spare us…”

“We… were… wrong…”

After 30 minutes of stabbing, cutting, and healing without rest, she finally stopped.

“Now I can see some sincerity.”

Lee Min-ji smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the mentally broken students.

“But it would be a shame to end it here.”

As if she had something prepared, she went somewhere.

Then she dragged in people whose hands and feet were tied.

“O-oppa?”

“U-unnie!”

The additional people Lee Min-ji had kidnapped were the students’ siblings.

“I prepared your family members too, in case you felt wronged being the only ones punished. How is it?”

“I was wrong, Healer-nim. Sob sob… My younger sibling is innocent, so please let them go.”

“Please. Save our unnie too…”

“Hah…”

Seeing the pleading students, sparks flew in Lee Min-ji’s eyes.

“So it’s okay for my family to be bullied, but not yours? That’s unfair, isn’t it?”

“Please spare our family. I’ll take the punishment…”

“Ha, really? Then die.”

Flames suddenly engulfed the student.

Flare-!

One female student was covered in flames from head to toe.

Thud-

“Kyaaaaa!”

The family members screamed at the cruel sight.

“You die too.”

Lee Min-ji’s actions were relentless.

Stab-

She stabbed the carotid artery, and blood gushed out like a waterfall, leading to instant death.

With the sudden deaths of the two female students, the male students sensed their impending doom.

“You should follow your friends. But before that…”

Lee Min-ji’s gaze turned to the female students’ family members.

“Let me deal with the remaining family members first.”

Lee Min-ji, who had no intention of letting anyone live anyway, thrust her dagger toward the family members.

However.

Ting-

The dagger flew through the air and lodged in a corner.

Standing before her was a man who had appeared out of nowhere.

It was none other than Min Do-jun.