To Hell with Being a Saint, I’m a Doctor - Chapter 232: Execution (3)

“Wha, what are you doing now!”

“Stop it right away!”

The middle-aged man and Hael urgently tried to dissuade them.

“We can’t wait any longer. I’m just going to talk for a bit, so don’t make a fuss.”

It was problematic when the one causing the commotion said this.

Just as they were about to hit the rock again, the elders drew their swords.

“You disrespectful brute to the Tribal Chief!”

“There was an order not to disturb the closure!”

Both men’s swords were drawn, long and threatening.

Their combined attack was so powerful that it would have cut them in two if they hadn’t dodged.

The intention to cut off the breath of life was clear.

The continuous attack lasted until he moved away from the rock.

Ray, with an indignant expression, protested.

“Why are you doing this to me!”

“That’s what we should be saying! How dare you be rude to the Tribal Chief!”

“I’m just going to talk!”

“You are prohibited from approaching here!”

They growled, raising their swords, but it would mean confronting everyone present if he forced his way through.

He sighed and looked towards the rock.

Despite the commotion, the inside of the rock was eerily quiet.

“No matter what, it’s been three years. Even with food and water, there’s no guarantee that a person is okay. What if they’ve fallen ill? Who would take responsibility then?”

“The Tribal Chief would never succumb to such trivial illnesses.”

“Can you be so sure? Have you received any indication in these three years? I am the Saint. I can easily cure any disease. If someone needs to check, I’m the most suitable one.”

His rhetoric stirred the elders.

It was a compelling argument.

They hadn’t received any answers so far, and since he hadn’t come out for three years.

Hael shook her head, brushing off unnecessary worries.

“It’s the Tribal Chief, after all. He wouldn’t have suffered any injury or illness.”

The elders corrected their grim expressions at her assertion.

“Indeed… such worries are meaningless for the Tribal Chief.”

“He will come out when the time is right. He always has…”

As the atmosphere relaxed, Ray grew impatient.

He urgently needed to return to the Holy Kingdom and address the academy’s matters, but the Tribal Chief remained inside the rock, possibly munching on garlic and herbs.

He closed his eyes.

There was no other choice.

Even if it meant confronting everyone, he had to take them outside.

Wasn’t Iriel brought along for this purpose?

Mana swirled in his eyes, which had been lifeless just moments before.

Instead of divine power, mana exploded around his body.

“This is as far as the recommendations go. From now on, I will take you by force if necessary.”

“Let me warn you, don’t think I’ll go easy with my hand.”

The elders, one by one, aimed their swords, exuding their aura.

The same was true for Hael.

Shaking her head, she intensified her aura and added one more thing.

“I’m sorry.”

With those words as the trigger, the sword fight began.

The two middle-aged elders unleashed a clean sword formation, pressuring him.

While deflecting a sword aimed at his shoulder, Ray countered the incoming blade, resulting in a loud explosion.

Zweeeeng-!

“Ugh…”

“Grrr!”

Both were pushed back by the recoil of their mutual strength, and other elders rushed in to take their place.

In a moment when swords clashed, Hael’s swordplay split into twenty separate attacks.

As numerous sword energies enveloped him like a net, Ray drew an aura blade from his hand.

With a single strike, the twenty sword energies dissipated into nothingness.

Swish-

Her sword was cut cleanly, as if slicing through tofu, and she vomited blood from the shock of her aura being destroyed.

“Kuluk!”

When he launched another attack, a female elder blocked it.

Pang-!

The clash of fist and sword sent two elders crashing into the wall, along with the sound of air bursting.

“Aaack!”

“Kuuugh…”

The elders in the hall looked visibly shaken.

They had prided themselves on being the strongest after the Tribal Chief.

Yet, they couldn’t believe there was someone they couldn’t defeat, even with a combined attack.

Ray stepped towards the rock.

It was a challenging fight, even for him.

Each of their skills far surpassed that of a Sword Master.

Facing them head-on, especially when they were recklessly charging, was extremely difficult.

He concentrated mana while fiercely parrying an elder’s sword.

‘There’s no time. I’ll cut through to the rock.’

He positioned his left foot back and took a stance, his aura blade at waist height.

The sword energy he had demonstrated at the academy, cutting down monsters.

Mana from the atmosphere gathered around him, and his sword started to tremble.

Noticing the danger, none of the elders dared to move hastily.

“Huuuph.”

With a short breath, his sword was unleashed.

For a moment, as light flickered, the world seemed to split in two.

Sssaeek-!

Sharp mana escaped from the sword, following the sword’s path.

Lines were drawn in all directions following him.

The elders, who barely dodged, looked pale as they saw the remnants of the sword energy.

Even as they gasped for air, their eyes were fixed on the split rock.

“Huff… Huff…”

“…”

With a single slash, everything was cut.

Even the rock, protected by a magic circle, was slightly sliced, revealing a crack.

Stunned by the unbelievable power, one elder trembled as if having a seizure.

“Yo, Young Tribe Chief…”

Pointing a finger at the crack in the rock, a dignified middle-aged figure was visible inside.

But strangely, his face was pale, and he lay motionless.

The battle implicitly came to a halt.

Sheathing their swords, the elders rushed over.

“Young Tribe Chief, are you alright!”

“Remove the rock immediately! The Young Tribe Chief has collapsed!”

After cutting through the magic circle and removing the now ordinary rock, they entered the cave.

Ray, storing his mana, frowned.

“I knew this would happen.”

Whenever he saw those who always stayed alone, they collapsed on the spot.

It was the same with Aira and the Emperor.

Now, even the person known as the Young Tribe Chief.

It’s really too much.

As he entered the small entrance of the cave, the elders started to make a fuss.

“What in the world is it! Could it be an illness? Why has the Young Tribe Chief collapsed!”

“Be quiet and move aside. We need to check his condition.”

Initially, if it had been like this, there wouldn’t have been any fighting, but now, after all the conflict, it was slightly annoying to be urged to heal quickly.

He grabbed the pulse of the middle-aged man.

Feeling a faint heartbeat, he opened the top of his clothing.

Of course, even that caused an uproar among the elders.

“How disrespectful.”

“Refrain from any actions other than treatment.”

“Good me, I have to endure.”

They say if you endure three times, even murder is excusable.

He slid his palm along the man’s solid chest muscles.

After lightly pressing the abdomen and fiddling with the ribs, and even lifting the eyelids, the elders became angry.

“What are you doing!”

“Don’t think everything is allowed under the guise of treatment!”

He answered nonchalantly to their blustering, almost ready to draw their swords.

“If you want to kill the Young Tribe Chief, keep getting angry. Seriously. Even a Saint can’t just pour divine power for healing. Even priests ask for patient details. With this kind of attitude, it’s too disgusting to proceed. Ugh, disgusting. Ptooey!”

People were speechless at the sight of the Saint spitting on the ground.

As he pretended not to want to help, now it was their turn to plead.

Hael asked gravely.

“Can you heal him?”

“I’m trying to figure that out, but with all these ‘don’t do this, don’t do that’, it’s hard to say.”

At his grumbling, she bowed her head.

“We admit we were rash just now. The health of the Young Tribe Chief is a significant matter to us, which led to the commotion. Moreover, we have only lived here, not knowing how healers outside treat. It was ignorance on our part. Can you forgive us?”

With a sincere apology, he couldn’t remain stubborn.

“Alright… I’ll look a bit more and let you know.”

“Thank you.”

Hael smiled, and somehow, she reminded him of his mother.

Was it because she was a long-time friend from his childhood?

He shook off his distractions and focused on examining the middle-aged man.

Now, the elders only grumbled without nagging.

Ray tilted his head as he examined the body.

“There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong.”

“Nothing wrong?”

“There’s nothing that would cause a collapse. And it’s not like he’s just asleep. Quite perplexing.”

Immediately, an outcry arose.

“This guy! Surely you’re not running away without treating!”

“I’m not like you, you know? I’m still trying to find the cause, so wait a bit.”

However, even after searching for over an hour, nothing unusual was found.

The elders grew increasingly desperate, fearing the Young Tribe Chief might die.

But the Saint’s response was nonchalant, “Ah, well, people can collapse from exhaustion now and then,” as if it was a common occurrence.

‘This guy! He must be holding a grudge from before!’

‘He’s not planning to refuse treatment, is he?’

Whether Ray knew the elders’ thoughts or not, he was unconcerned.

After all, if there was nothing physically wrong, the only remaining answer was a problem with the ‘mana road’, like Aira.

He knew the acupoints but had to painstakingly figure out how this Young Tribe Chief’s mana road was structured.

Since each person’s mana road was slightly different and constructed based on unknown secrets, recklessly inserting mana might turn the Young Tribe Chief’s blood into fireworks.

‘This needs time and careful progression.’

He sighed deeply, looking at the Young Tribe Chief.

Even if he rushed, it would take at least three days.

He spoke to Hael.

“Block off my surroundings so no one can approach. And send everyone else out. This will take a few days.”

“…Understood. I’ll arrange that.”

She began to usher the elders out.

Initially resistant, they left the cave without a word after seeing Hael’s cold expression.

Once everything was ready, Ray added.

“I’ll just take a quick look and tell you more, but remember… don’t interfere, no matter what. Unless you want to die together, you might try it.”