Chapter 84

Episode 17 – SSS Grade Talent (4)

「 The greatest good person can turn into the worst killer at any time . 」

This was a sentence that described Guam Divine Doctor in Ways of Survival .

Guam Divine Doctor Heo Jun .

According to the records in Ways of Survival, the task that Heo Jun devoted his last years to wasn’t medicine but poison . Like many great people who later became constellations, Heo Jun reached a level beyond the actual history records .

「 “If I make a poison that can kill anyone, I can make a pill that can save anyone . ” 」

Heo Jun was banished after the death of King Seonjo and devoted his last seven years to this question .

Why was poison a medicine for some people and a poison for others? One day in his last years, he finally reached a mystical answer .

「 “It isn’t the body but the spirit that determines the action of the poison . “ 」

A poison made by analyzing a thousand souls . The result was the heavenly poison that flowed out of Lee Seolhwa’s body, the Thousand Spirits Poison .

Dongui Bogam was actually written from Heo Jun’s failure to reach Thousand Spirits Poison .

“Kiik, kiiik!”

I moved through the Thousand Spirits Poison and dealt a merciless blow to Lee Seolhwa .

Lee Seolhwa flew through the air . It wasn’t hard to defeat Lee Seolhwa if her poison was disabled .

It was the Thousand Spirits Poison that solidified her reputation as one of the Ten Evils . If I hadn’t got the Dongui Bogam, I would’ve become a sacrifice of her reputation…

This time her luck was bad .

[The constellation ‘Guam Divine Doctor’ is looking at you like he is sorry . ]

[The constellation ‘ Guam Divine Doctor’ is looking forward to you dealing with this properly . ]

[300 coins have been sponsored . ]

The ‘Parasite’ infection was irrelevant to Guam Divine Doctor’s intentions . In other words, Lee Seolhwa’s attack on me wasn’t according to Lee Seolhwa’s will .

By the way, only sponsoring 300 coins…

[The constellation ‘Seo Ae Il Pil’ you dealing with this properly . ]

[The constellation ‘Bald General of Justice’ expects you to do your best . ]

[300 coins have been sponsored . ]

I ignored the response of the constellations and approached Lee Seolhwa . Lee Seolhwa crawled across the ground with fear .

I could feel Yoo Jonghyuk’s gaze in the distance . Yoo Jonghyuk would probably be hurt badly if Lee Seolhwa died here .

I looked at the fallen Lee Seolhwa and opened my mouth . “Hey . ”

To be exact, I spoke to Parasite Antinus inside her .

“It would be good if you come out . ”

“Kik?”

“It isn’t too late now . Return to your duties as a guide . Teach people skills and get along with them . ”

“…”

“If you work hard, maybe you can become a constellation one day?”

The Parasite Queen, Antinus was a strong hero .

It wasn’t possible for her to exert all her strength because she was restricted by the probabilities . It wasn’t impossible for her to become a constellation if she continued to be a ‘guide’ and accumulated history .

“You humans… I hate…”

The problem was that she thought of humans as enemies . It was also a mortal enemy . I glanced at the disaster meteorite that was intermittently shaking .

“I am sorry that your world was destroyed . But is it necessary to destroy this world? Are you going to reproduce the same tragedy here?”

“…All of you will die . ”

I watched the smiling Antinus and sighed . If she didn’t go out on her own, I would have to force her out .

In fact, I didn’t want to use this method . It wasn’t just due to the pain Lee Seolhwa would go to . I didn’t want the burden of dealing with Antinus after she left the body .

I glanced up at the sky . The constellations of the Korean peninsula . I owed them a debt last time so this time I had to make a concession .

[The special option of Dongui Bogam – Incomplete has been activated . ]

[Dongui Bogam – Incomplete has conveyed the essence of Oriental medicine to you . ]

I had an incomplete version of Dongui Bogam so I couldn’t do miracles like making a powerful poison or saving a dying person . However, I could do simple treatments .

For example, taking a parasite out of a body .

Her body had to be bound for a smooth treatment, so I held Lee Seolhwa’s arms from behind, holding her to the ground . It was a misleading position but her consciousness was buried deep inside her .

Common sense told me not to go after Yoo Jonghyuk’s ex-girlfriend unless I was a madman . Especially in front of Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes .

[The exclusive skill ‘Hit a Pressure Point Lv . 2’ is activated . ]

I started to press at different pressure points on Lee Seolhwa’s body .

Soon after, her skin turned red and I planted a needle made of magic power into her reacting blood . It was my first time doing this so I didn’t know if it would work .

“Kiiit! It hurts! It huuuuurts!”

Lee Seolhwa howled loudly . I ignored her and kept pressing the pressure points .

“Kiiit! Kihit! Kyaaaak…!”

Then Lee Seolhwa’s screams gradually changed . It changed from the cry of an insect to a human voice .

The mysterious thing was using Oriental medicine to remove a parasite from the body . I was embarrassed that a person who had relied on Western medicine so far was now practicing Eastern medicine .

[The essence of Oriental medicine is effective!]

[The constellation ‘Guam Divine Doctor’ is looking at you with a warm expression . ]

I got up while Lee Seolhwa gasped for breath .

Yellow mucus was flowing from the glands in her body where poison had been secreted . The mucus was the main body of a Parasite .

“K…Kuock…”

This would’ve satisfied the constellations .

[The constellation ‘ Guam Divine Doctor’ thanks you for your good deed . ]

[500 coins have been sponsored . ]

Lee Seolhwa’s eyes slowly opened . Consciousness had returned to her eyes but there was still no focus .

It was because she had been infected with a Parasite not long ago . She wouldn’t be able to see my face right now with her five senses half dead .

“You… who are you?”

I was well aware of the events that would happen if I answered this question . A similar thing happened when Yoo Jonghyuk saved Lee Seolhwa in other rounds . That’s why the important thing wasn’t my identity .

“I was sent by Yoo Jonghyuk . ”

–Kim Dokja . Don’t do anything unnecessary .

Yoo Jonghyuk’s angry voice pierced my ears . Lee Seolhwa’s expression changed .

“…Yoo Jonghyuk? Who is that?”

“You will soon find out . ”

Poisoner Lee Seolhwa had to become part of Yoo Jonghyuk’s group .

After the prophets appeared and the Absolute Throne broke, the flow of this world was slowly changing from what I knew .

It was difficult to make the mistakes of the original but it was also hard to see the future that I didn’t know .

That’s why it was necessary to balance the important events directly . Some things flowed the same while others flowed differently .

There were twists and turns but in any case, I thought that this ‘round’ was approaching the ideal approximation that I was thinking of . And the Poisoner… No, Immortal Doctor Lee Seolhwa could be one of the greatest set points of this approximation .

“Kim Dokja, this side is done!”

I turned around and saw Han Sooyoung and Yoo Sangah approaching this way . Amazing . The two of them swept up that many people?

It might be a situation where the Poisoner was missing but they were still the ‘Poisoner’s Group’…

The original plan became meaningless . The two of them might be comparable to Lee Jihye’s Ghost Fleet and Gong Pildu’s Armed Zone .

“Wait, don’t come over here . ”

I had to restrain their movements . It was difficult if they didn’t have immunity to being infected . This fight hadn’t ended yet .

Kiiiit… human…!

The mucus that escaped from Lee Seolhwa’s body gathered in a ball at one point in the air .

Parasite Queen Antinus . She was scary in parasitic mode but even scarier when she didn’t have a host .

The mucus moved like a small bug and formed a shape . It was a body made of nutrients that had been absorbed for many years . It was a body with beautiful curves and solid muscles .

She had dragonfly-like wings and a tail that resembled a scorpion . She was covered in an insect’s shell apart from the face, but she looked more like a bipedal creature than an insect .

The real battle started now .

“Get away before you are infected!”

The sharp tail aimed for my stomach .

[The effect of the Dongui Bogam – Incomplete has been activated . ]

[Your body is immune from a parasitic infection . ]

It was so fast I couldn’t avoid it despite having over 50 agility . I narrowly caught the tail before it pierced me . But if it hit, I would’ve definitely got a hole in my stomach .

Kik .

She used the fact that I was holding her tail to fly towards me and hit me . I was knocked onto the ground and a strong pain filled my body .

Strong . She became even stronger when she wasn’t in a host . The power of her main body was comparable to a 5th grade insect king species .

Once Antinus unleashed her fighting power, it was equivalent to the degraded fire dragon I once killed .

It might be destroyed but she was still the hero of her world . She was as strong as Lycaon who emerged from the yellow meteorite .

This didn’t mean I had no chance .

It was a clear violation of the scenario rules for the ‘guide’ to cause such an uproar before the fifth scenario ended . It wasn’t just killing a few people . She even tried to hatch a disaster, which meant she had given up on her probability .

The sign of a probability storm was already descending on Antinus’ body .

As time passed, the collapse of her body would accelerate, even if I didn’t attack . It was a fight I could win if I just bought time .

Kiiiiit!

The problem was how much time I could buy before dying . At this moment, the Protection Symbol of the Imyuntar started shaking .

Ah, that’s right . There was this . I held my aching body and said to her, “I’m sorry but I’m not your opponent . ”

As I spoke, a flash of silver light crossed the sky, causing a sonic boom . The gorgeous mane scattered in the air as something landed in front of me with a loud roar . The being was over three metres tall .

Lycaon, Prince of the Imyuntar, stood up .

“I’m sorry for the delay, Protector . ”