Doctor Player - Chapter 185

Chapter 185

“Evacuate everyone in the vicinity! Now!”

“Yes, Count!”

“And block the stream water flowing upstream toward the mine!”

Damaging the valley’s waters will minimize the flow of toxic substances into the river.

‘But will this work? It’s not enough.’

Raymond gritted his teeth.

‘It’s a terribly hazardous substance that can cause such a toxic reaction even in extremely small amounts. If it were to leak in large quantities, we don’t know what kind of disaster it would cause.’

In the end, there was only one answer.

The rampage of mana must be quelled.

“Wizards, is there no way?”

Raymond didn’t come alone.

Of course, there are wizards in the Rafald region as well.

He brought them together.

“This, this is…”

“It is impossible for us.”

The representative of the wizards, shook his head.

Even though he was a wizard-level magician, he showed his discomfort.

“This is an outburst that we cannot dare to handle. Even if the highest wizard of the Kingdom of Houston, Branch Manager Shameron, comes, he will not be able to resolve it. It seems that the only solution is to evacuate the surrounding area as much as possible.”

Raymond’s complexion turned pale.

But he is a healer.

There was no way that wizard-level magicians could do anything with both hands up.

‘If I were a wizard, wouldn’t I know?’

It was a moment when he bit his lip tightly.

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

‘…I can use magic too.’

Come to think of it, he could use magic too.

‘There are also quest bonus perks, so if I temporarily raise one skill to A rank, wouldn’t there be some way?’

But Raymond soon shook his head.

The magical skills he possesses include lightning magic, wind magic, fire magic, shield, and hawk eye.

Even if he upgraded it to A-grade, there was no magic that would help in the current situation.

‘What should I do?’

That was when he heard a voice he had never heard before!

“No, what the hell is this? A mana outburst?”

It was a soft and beautiful voice.

Raymond turned his head in surprise and saw a noble lady standing there whom he had never seen before.

It was difficult to guess her exact age.

Around late thirties?

Her beautiful face was covered with a gorgeous fan. The clothes she was wearing were also a gorgeous rose-colored dress, as if she had come to a banquet in the capital.

‘Who is it?’

Raymond looked puzzled by the sudden appearance of this figure.

Aside from the first sight, she was a person whose clothes did not fit the situation at all.

But others reacted somewhat differently.

Especially the knights and wizards of the magic tower cried out in astonishment.

“Oh my, Lady Laina, the red-blooded noblewoman!”

“…!”

Raymond was surprised.

Red-blooded lady!

It was a name he had heard before.

‘She is a top-class archmage from the Magic Tower who works in the Cross League Empire!’

Arch Mage!

The greatest wizard on par with the Sword Master has appeared before his eyes!

‘Why all of a sudden?’

When he had such a question, the lady smiled at Raymond.

“I am glad to see you, Count. Count… No, Your Excellency, you will now become a lord. In any case, I have come running to see you.”

“Me?”

Raymond looked dumbfounded.

“Your Majesty, Laina,” answered with a smile.

It was a gentle smile, but somehow it felt scary.

“You charged us a whopping 3.27 million penas. I was so shocked when I heard the news that I came running. I happened to be near the Rafald region on personal business.”

Laina spread out her fan.

“I originally planned to have a friendly conversation with Your Excellency, who made such an unreasonable request.”

She put emphasis on ‘friendly conversation’.

“It seems like even a compensation of 3.27 million penas is not enough. How can such a runaway occur?”

She looked at the white crystal with mana flowing out of it.

And he said coldly. “How could something like this happen? How on earth did they conduct the inspection?”

“…”

“Whoever inspects this magic stone will be excommunicated from the Magic Tower. In addition, I will pay you the 3.27 million penas you requested, and I will provide after-sales service.”

“After-sales service?”

“It means that I will take responsibility and control the Mana’s outburst.”

Raymond had big eyes.

‘As expected of an Arch Mage! She can even control this kind of mana outburst!’

He was at a loss, but thank goodness!

But the reactions from people around him were strange.

The wizards asked in trembling voices.

“Ha, but Lady Laina! If you do something like that…!”

“I’m going to die.”

Laina answered calmly.

“But is there a way now? If our tower had inspected this properly in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.”

Laina looked through the mana within the white crystal.

“For some reason, the mana inside now lacks the vitality of life and has become toxic. Like dark mana. That’s why, whenever you extract from it, toxic substances are created as byproducts, and eventually, the balance is lost and this outburst occurs.” Laina said sharply.

“If we had detected the abnormality in mana during the inspection phase, this disaster would not have occurred. In other words, it was our fault. Therefore, we must take responsibility.”

She continued.

The wizards lowered their heads.

Raymond also had a heavy face.

‘There’s a person like that on the magic tower?’

In fact, Raymond didn’t know much about that woman.

Because she wasn’t an Archmage active in the Kingdom of Houston. He just knew that such a being existed.

‘What should I do?’

‘Could it be because I met a wizard who was not like other people in the Magic Tower? 

‘I didn’t want to leave him to die.’

‘Is there any way I can help?’

Raymond hesitated and shook his head.

‘I’m not an Archmage. I can’t be of any help.’

Unfortunately, this wasn’t an issue he was particularly concerned about.

“But why does the Archmage have to risk her life?”

“Right now, Lady Laina is trying to neutralize and eliminate the rampant mana. However, if you do this, the mana in the mana heart inside your body will receive a strong backlash. Eventually, the mana inside your body will lose control and rampage, causing your heart to beat and leading to death.”

Mana Heart!

This is a term referring to the middle dantian, the mana storage of wizards.

“What do you mean by strong backlash?”

“It’s literally true. The mana heart is in the heart, so if the mana runs wild, there will be a problem with the heart and you will die.”

It was a terrible story.

“What if someone controls mana from the outside?”

“Then I guess she can finish the job safely. Of course, it’s impossible.”

The wizards bit their lips.

“Controlling the mana heart from the outside is the highest magical skill possible only for an archmage. It is impossible for us.”

Once again, a solemn atmosphere settled in.

All the wizards blamed their own incompetence.

But when Raymond heard that story, he bit his lip.

‘Isn’t there a way?’

He tested all the skills he had.

Then, one skill caught my eye.

‘What if this?’

[Mana Compatibility]

Classification: Attribute Skill

Rating: Legendary

Proficiency: D

– You can transfer mana from your blood vessel to the upper end (Mana Channel), the middle end (Mana Heart), and the lower end (Mana Hole ) for use! 

It was a legendary skill he had!

With this skill, he could use the upper, middle, and lower ends.

‘If I raise this skill to A rank, wouldn’t I be able to gain mana control?’

He tried it right away.

But…

[This skill cannot be increased in proficiency!]

‘This.’

At the moment of discouragement, an unexpected message followed.

[To increase proficiency, you must evolve the skill into the ‘Healer’s Mana Use’ skill!]

‘Healer’s Mana Usage?’

An explanation came to mind.

[Healer’s Mana Usage]

Category: Attribute Skill

Rating: Legendary

Skill level: D

[Mana Compatibility Evolution Skill. You can use the mana of your bloodline more efficiently for your patients!]

Raymond opened his eyes wide.

‘From my experience so far, when working as a healer, there were often instances where I had to use mana.’

Using the upper body to heal is one thing, and using magic to treat patients is also a way to use mana.

It seemed like a skill that would allow you to use mana even better.

‘What exactly is the effect?’

[D: You can freely use the upper, middle, and lower trances.]

[C: Instantly increases the efficiency of mana transfer for the patient.]

[B: Can control external mana for the patient.]

[A: It is possible to absorb highly concentrated mana stored externally, such as in magic stones, very, very inefficiently for the patient.]

D-rank was the same as mana compatibility.

However, from Grade C onwards, the phrase ‘for the patient’ was added and various effects were added.

Among them, Raymond focused on the effect of Class B.

‘What exactly does this mean?’

The answer came to mind.

[Your blood vessels will become stronger and you will gain powerful mana control. You will be able to control the mana in your body and surroundings!]

[This ability is especially useful when treating patients with mana reflux!]

‘This is it!’

Raymond finally found the answer.

‘If I use this skill, I can help that Arch Mage!’

But Raymond remembered a fatal flaw.

‘Wow, isn’t it dangerous?’

Raymond looked at the mana surging violently within the white crystal.

It was ominous.

Just looking at it made his hair stand on end.

‘…What happens if I get caught up in this? I think I’ll die?’

He swallowed again in nervousness.

As he said over and over again, his creed was safety first.

‘I would love to help that wonderful Archmage Lady, but his safety is more important.’

But then, Archmage Laina said something that made my heart sink.

“The probability of success is about 20%. If someone could control the mana in my mana heart, it would succeed without a problem.”

“……yes?”

“Oh, Your Excellency. I was just talking to myself.”

Laina smiled faintly.

“Things aren’t great, but don’t worry.”

She clutched the fan with a determined look on her face.

“They say that if you wish earnestly, a miracle will happen. I swear on this red debt that I will succeed even if it means giving up my life.”

‘It makes me more anxious when you say it like that!’

Raymond screamed inwardly.

The sight of her holding a fan was extremely tragic, like a knight heading out to a battle where he would be defeated.

It seemed like a common death flag in adventure novels.

‘What should I do? Shit. Why do I always have to go through these hardships?’

As Raymond was thinking deeply, a good idea suddenly occurred to him.