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A priest who has awakened divine power can utilize that divine power in various fields.

A paladin who uses divine power to create powerful strength and solid defense.

A potion maker who liquefies divine power to create medicines that benefit the body.

A healer who heals wounded bodies with divine power.

In my case, I am a healer who heals wounds with divine power.

However, becoming a healer did not mean that all of one’s studies and training were over.

There are several levels to becoming a healer, so you have to study and practice for a long time to move up.

The position you can receive when you obtain a healer license is ‘Apprentice Healer’.

Above that is the ‘General Healer’, and after passing difficult tests and being evaluated by the senior healers, you can be promoted to the ‘Senior Healer’.

Considering that the average age for becoming a Chief Healer is in the late 30s to early 40s, it’s quite surprising that I became a Chief Healer at the age of 27.

Arthur Priest, the youngest senior healer.

That was exactly where I was.

‘Even if it looks sloppy, it’s elite in its own way.’

Of course, even if he was a talented priest, he was nothing more than a firefly before the orders of the church.

It means that once you’ve decided to do something, it’s impossible to change your mind.

“Did you get everything?”

“Yes.”

I may have missed something because I packed it in a hurry, but what can I do?

I couldn’t keep that many people because of me.

Since I couldn’t change the fact that I was going into a labyrinth, I decided to just go with the flow.

The bishop must have been worried about me heading to a dangerous place, because he gave me a generous amount of holy water even though I hadn’t asked for it and patted me on the shoulder.

“Let’s go.”

“Father Arthur! Stay healthy.”

I left Palmer Church, where I had stayed for a long time, with my colleagues seeing me off.

However, Sir Raphel did not head straight to the labyrinth.

Because his goal was to take everyone who applied for the labyrinth trip with him.

The good news is that most of the applicants have already been brought in.

Thanks to this, I was able to quickly arrive at the labyrinth without having to travel too long.

“This is the place… .”

“Yes, this is the labyrinth.”

First impression of the labyrinth?

What can I say?

No landscape could be worse than this one.

Ohh …

The dark, gloomy entrance to the labyrinth was terrifying and frightening, as if it were inviting one to enter hell.

So much so that it makes you want to find the sun god.

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“How much do you all know about the labyrinth?”

The chicks stare at me with their eyes wide open.

I expected there would be no answer, so I asked him to pick one person and speak.

“I heard there are monsters in the labyrinth. We have to kill them to prevent the world from becoming chaotic.”

“That’s right. If you knew that one thing, it wouldn’t have been a big problem. But now it’s different. You came to the labyrinth to practice. Now you have to know about the labyrinth.”

“But it is not easy to get information. Few people know about the labyrinth.”

“That’s right. Unless the labyrinth opens and we go inside, any information we hear will be uncertain. However, it is a well-known fact that there are monsters inside the labyrinth, so we need to prepare one thing before the labyrinth opens.”

“What kind of preparations are you making?”

When I see priests concentrating on what I am saying, I wonder if I have a talent for teaching.

“Most of the patients you will be treating in the future will be warriors injured by monsters. Therefore, intensive study of trauma treatment is necessary.”

Flesh is torn to pieces, poisoned, limbs cut off… .

He’ll come to us with a whole host of injuries.

But can healers who are accustomed to internal medicine really treat trauma without being flustered?

“Are there any healers here who have experience treating trauma?”

“I’ve treated a torn thigh.”

“I have treated a person who had a cut off finger.”

“What were the results?”

“It left a big scar, but it healed well.”

“… In my case, I was able to attach my finger, but I couldn’t move it.”

As I listened to what the healers were saying, I couldn’t help but sigh.

Especially in cases like finger amputation, the nerves need to be carefully connected, so you can’t just reattach the finger and use the ability.

No, at least if a healer with a lot of divine power had done the treatment, they could have pushed through it with force and connected the nerves.

But that chick healer lacked the knowledge of amputation treatment, and did not have enough divine power to reattach the nerves.

So, while it was possible to attach the fingers, it failed to connect the nerves.

In this way, trauma treatment requires a lot of knowledge and attention.

‘The biggest problem is that I, who have to lead the chicks, don’t have much experience in treating trauma.’

But I, as the ‘chief healer’, couldn’t show myself as weak.

Because it was obvious that the chick healers would be anxious.

Now, I needed to act as calmly as possible and pretend to know what I was talking about, even though I felt like I was being scammed.

After explaining how to do amputation treatment, he told me why he had gathered the chick healers.

“I hope you will focus on studying trauma treatment in the future.”

The chick healers nodded willingly to my words, but also showed concern.

“I want to study trauma treatment, but I didn’t bring the relevant books. What should I do?”

“I brought it, so you can pass it around or copy it and share it.”

“Ah! Thank you.”

“If you have a book, studying is no problem.”

I think it was a good idea to bring a book because something like this might happen.

After finishing the healer training for a while like that.

I stared blankly at the entrance to the labyrinth that was visible from afar.

‘It’s horrible no matter how much I look at it. I can’t believe something like that was buried for 300 years.’

People who think they can go in there in their right mind, don’t you think their minds are made of iron?

Otherwise, how would you get in and out of there in your right mind?

The entrance to the labyrinth looked like a gate to hell.

From the outside it looked like a cave entrance, but the sharp stalactites growing on the ceiling reminded me of the devil’s teeth, and the dark interior seemed to warn me not to enter so easily.

“I said it was still dark because the labyrinth door was closed.”

But even with the lights on, it didn’t seem like the eerie feeling would go away.

“Have you seen the labyrinth?”

“Ah? Sir Rippel. Are you here?”

Unlike the rather leisurely healers, Sir Raphel and his party were very busy.

Now that we’ve arrived at the labyrinth, it’s time to really plant the flag on the ground.

‘They’re telling us not to invade by preempting the invasion.’

It is said that a city was built on this site 300 years ago.

However, it is said that due to the wars that broke out here and there over the past 300 years, people who had been holding out in neutral areas gave up and returned to their hometowns.

Naturally, the city was devastated and now there is nothing left.

But now, 300 years later.

In front of the labyrinth, many people came and created their own space.

A neutral zone means that the land has no owner.

If we came first and planted a flag, it would become our land.

“Is the land already decided?”

“Yes. It was worth coming early. There is still plenty of space. And everyone was very understanding, so I was able to secure a good spot.”

In fact, even if we had arrived late, the surrounding countries would have taken care of our country’s land.

Because when the labyrinth gate opens in the future, you will need help from the healers of the religious kingdom.

It’s necessary to maintain good relations, and if you make a mistake and get caught, it’s chaos.

“We are prioritizing the installation of a place for healers to rest. Please wait a moment.”

“Thank you for your consideration.”

I wouldn’t know if I were alone, but the chicks were extremely tired from the long journey.

Since we were all people who were far from exercising, we needed to take a quick break.

“How did you feel when you first saw the labyrinth?”

Unlike us, I couldn’t honestly tell the people who had to go in there that it felt like the entrance to hell.

“I’m worried because it looks dangerous. I wonder how many sacrifices there will be in the future… .”

It is a trial that God has sent to mankind.

But can humans, who have lived indolently for 300 years, really prevent that disaster?

I couldn’t help but be worried.

“It would be nice if everyone thought of each other as brothers.”

“Isn’t there anyone who is worried?”

Why are you all so manly? Am I the only one who’s an outcast?

“Did you know that the monsters in the labyrinth are worth a lot of money?”

“Yes, I know that things that come out of monsters are sold at high prices.”

“That’s probably why everyone seemed to view the labyrinth as an opportunity rather than fear it. Looking at their greedy eyes, I couldn’t help but sigh.”

Just because it’s a religious country doesn’t mean it doesn’t have greed.

But isn’t this a religious sect that receives ‘donations’ rather than ‘money’ when receiving treatment?

The church was never a place for worldly greed.

“When does the labyrinth open?”

I asked him about it because I thought it was something I had kept a secret from the bishop, but I thought it was not something that could be hidden from me, who had come all the way to the labyrinth.

Sir Rapel paused for a moment, then opened his mouth, as if he thought it would be okay to speak.

“Ten days and four days. Exactly 14 days later.”

“14 days?! That’s exactly 2 weeks.”

I was taken aback because the labyrinth opened much sooner than I expected.

I thought there would be at least a month left, but isn’t the migration too severe?

“The trust was handed down and we were given exactly one month. I wish I had known sooner, but there wasn’t enough time.”

For the past two weeks, the Church has been busy selling the Labyrinth news it learned through the oracle to the entire world.

“Do other countries not know the specific date?”

“… Yes.”

And it seemed that the government, which had enjoyed the information that the labyrinth was opening, was trying to sell the date of the labyrinth opening at a high price.

I couldn’t help but sigh when I thought about the fierce political maneuvering that must have been going on behind the scenes.

It seems like I’ve entered the middle of a frenzy.