Usually, large-scale healing spells were used to treat minor injuries in many people, and most healers rarely used them due to their extensive divine power consumption even for minor injuries.

However, divine power wasn’t draining from him. Instead, the natural divine energy in the air was responding to his prayer, and he was using that power to draw divine energy into the auditorium.

[The trait ‘One Who Understands Both Good and Evil’ is activated.] [The Four Archangels take notice of you.] [The Staff of Purification stirs.] [A massive amount of divine energy responds to you.]

Kang Yi Hyeon, chosen by the Four Archangels, ranked second nationally, seventh in the world, and first among all priests.

The sole avatar of ‘The Staff of Purification.’ Kang Yi Hyeon.

He continued his prayer.

“In despair, I see You. In temptation, I see You. Oh, revered Father, in all the pain of this world, I feel Your presence.”

Was it God or the angels who responded to the son of God? The sparks of the holy fire at the center began to spread in all directions. The purple poison started to lose its strength to the holy fire.

Kang Yi Hyeon’s hair shimmered with golden divine energy, and sweat beaded on his forehead. As he uttered his final prayer, the scene was awe-inspiring.

“Therefore, Lord, have mercy on us. Please save us from evil. My Lord, grant us Your mercy.”

He made the sign of the cross, and the skill was activated.

[Priest Exclusive High-Tier Skill: The First Mass – Kyrie Eleison]

The mere sparks of divine energy turned into a brilliant golden holy fire that began to heal the students.

The groans gradually subsided, and the pervasive poison was enveloped and eradicated by the golden flames. Everyone watched the scene in amazement.

“Phew…”

Having finished his chanting, Kang Yi Hyeon stood up, sighed, and looked around the auditorium. A priest, witnessing the scene, clenched his fist in awe.

‘It really works. A healer-tank… never heard of that before…’

Ranked second in the country, seventh in the world, and first among all priests globally.

Belonging to the primary category of Priests and the secondary category of Paladins, his job was established after gaining experience in his major classification.

Priests were divided into combat and healing, among which Paladins, Inquisitors, and Excommunicated Priests were notably combat-oriented.

However, Kang Yi Hyeon, despite being a combat Paladin, was the only priest worldwide who made significant contributions in both combat and healing.

Perhaps it was the influence of the Holy Throne.

The Four Archangels, The Staff of Purification. The healer archangel who was also the chief of the fallen angels.

He was the sole avatar chosen by Archangel Raphael.

“Okay, we’ve turned the situation around. We should be able to transport them to the hospital now. Let’s save as many as we can, as quickly as possible!”

After checking the condition of the students, Kang Yi Hyeon wiped the sweat from his forehead and tucked his cross necklace back inside his shirt. The emergency was clearly over, and the students’ conditions had stabilized significantly.

The healers nodded and approached the students again.
Kang Yi Hyeon had done as much as he could. Now it was their turn!

“…What is this?”

In the second-floor corridor of the school, Lude looked puzzledly inside the eastern mana stone storage. He was there to retrieve the original mana stones and replace them with new ones, but the storage was empty.

Well, not entirely empty. The expected mana stones were missing, and instead, there were ‘red ether bodies’ floating around.

[It seems like fabricated magical power, doesn’t it? says the Chaos Master, tilting his head inquisitively.]

“Magic?”

[It’s nothing compared to real mana stones, but it seems to have maintained a bit of balance in the east-west-north-south alignment, nods the Chaos Master.]

“Is that so? Well, considering the building’s condition, the students’ state seemed relatively okay.”

The poison in the air should have first attacked the respiratory system, but from what Lude saw, the students’ extremities were slowly being infiltrated by the poison.

Realizing that these mana stones, or rather, what was replacing them, had provided some level of safety, Lude continued his thoughts.

‘Then, someone must have realized the mana stones were gone and put this fabricated magical power here. But it wouldn’t have been the rescue team.’

Pondering, Lude took out his cellphone, a second phone that Yi Hyeon had lent him since Lude couldn’t register one under his name.

After a few rings, the official who had briefed them in front of the school picked up.

[Hello?]

“It’s Lude. I have a question.”

[Yes, go ahead.]

Lude, looking at the mana stone storage, spoke up.

“Who reported this gate?”

[Well, an anonymous tipper reported the erosion traces about 10 minutes before the estimated emergence of the gate. We don’t know much as it was anonymous, but the voice sounded young, probably a student from this school.]

“Thanks. I’m about to replace the mana stones, so don’t enter the school until I say it’s safe. It’s still dangerous.”

[What?! Is there another problem?]

Click. Lude hung up and inserted new mana stones into the storage. They lit up immediately.

Had the balance been restored? As the eastern mana stones normalized, all the other mana stones in the school began to spread their power throughout the building.

As the mana spread, the monsters, resembling veins and roots on the walls, started hiding in the crevices. Watching this, Lude recalled the guild leader’s words.

“All non-awakened, huh…”

He approached the black goat kids who were still rescuing the last batch in the corridor. The lead kid looked at him, and Lude asked with a chilling tone.

“Are there any fine people upstairs?”

“Yes, in the library!”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“You didn’t ask!”

One kid spoke cheerfully, focusing back on rescuing students. Watching them, Lude had a complex expression.

“Yeah, you guys are like that.”

Acknowledging the pure malice of the Sovereign he was contracted with, Lude handed out ‘The Worst Kids in the Outer Space’ stickers to the black goats, placing them on their horns.

“You did well. Divide these stickers among yourselves, and once you’re done rescuing, return on your own.”

“What about you?”

“I’m off to regain my character.”

Leaving the puzzled goat kid behind, Lude went up the stairs with a serious expression. Was it anger? He gritted his teeth. The situation was clear.

“Really, being pissed off is my trademark…”

There was an unregistered awakened in this school.

An awakened who first noticed this situation and used their own power to prepare before the rescue team arrived.