A Terminal Healer Needs an Obsessive Maniac (Completed) - Chapter 143

Chapter 143

SYSTEM: Do you want to intervene in the timeline 20XX.04.06-T1.0521 of entity #EX499 by consuming 362,147 days of lifespan?

Choi Gang-hu poured out his lifespan, an amount unimaginable to ordinary people, without hesitation. This was because he had confirmed that he could steal more than twice the invested lifespan.

SYSTEM: Do you want to intervene in the timeline 20XX.04.06-T1.0522 of entity #EX1986 by consuming 483,225 days of lifespan?

Although it was regrettable that he had to attempt indiscriminate theft because he couldn’t specifically identify each higher being rushing towards them from all directions, he continued the theft process without concern.

After securing sufficient lifespan, he used it again to view Ryu Seo-ha’s past. Thus, he was able to fully grasp the circumstances he had only been guessing at.

He learned that what the higher beings coveted more than the dimension core was Ryu Seo-ha’s special soul (though the apostles of the cult were unaware they were being used), the root cause of his misfortunes, and even the sacrifices his precious lover had endured.

Suppressing his coldly burning anger for a moment, Choi Gang-hu, vowing the complete and certain annihilation of both the White Wing and Black Wing forces, again thoroughly searched all timelines of ‘Ryu Seo-ha’.

‘It’s not there.’

The reason he repeated the viewing several times was that no matter how meticulously he observed with his nerves on edge, there was not a single meeting with Choi Gang-hu in the panorama before his eyes.

It meant that as long as the ‘current’ state was maintained, the past Ryu Seo-ha would not survive in the Chinatown lockdown zone no matter what he did. That is, if he received no intervention.

‘Do I… have to deliver it?’

In other words, only if the Choi Gang-hu of this moment delivers the ‘future knowledge’ that Ryu Seo-ha can use effectively, will their subsequent lives be confirmed. The threads of fate were amazingly intertwined.

Unlike Ryu Seo-ha who had to give up just hours ago, he had sufficient resources in lifespan, so if he wanted, he could erase his past self’s entry into the Abyss.

However, to fully convey rich ‘future knowledge’ to Ryu Seo-ha without loss of information value, he shouldn’t erase the useful value of ‘Choi Gang-hu who experienced the Abyss era and finally survived’.

Of the two choices before him, one seemed to guarantee a perfectly smooth life without hardship or happiness, while the other promised a life that realized true love after hardship.

Without hesitation, Choi Gang-hu’s choice was already made. After tasting glorious paradise, one can’t choose a boring hell. There was no reason to consider another choice.

‘For the delivery method, it would be better to borrow the form of the novel he enjoyed reading.’

He transmitted the information of the timeline where he uniquely succeeded in surviving to Ryu Seo-ha’s past life in its entirety. To reduce the amount of resources consumed for intervention in preparation for the upcoming large-scale battle, he borrowed the novel format.

‘Hmm, and to ensure he clearly retains the transmitted content after reincarnation…’

SYSTEM: Do you want to intervene in the timeline 20XX.12.24-T0.0707 of entity #S1272-EX1 by consuming 93,478 days of lifespan?

He then enhanced his lover’s innate memory to a somewhat abnormal level to increase the durability and clarity of the transmitted ‘original’ content.

‘It’s fine to leave dealing with the 4th Apostle to me.’

He also prevented the murder that Ryu Seo-ha would commit in the confirmed future. He didn’t want to make his tender-hearted lover dirty his hands. It was clear how much he would suffer for a lifetime, even if he pretended otherwise.

“Choi Gang-hu!”

And right after intervening in a few more minor details, he heard the urgent cry of Ryu Seo-ha living in the ‘present’.

Kwagwagwagwa─!

Then, as if they had been waiting, he felt the terrifying aura emitted by the powerful higher beings of the Black Wing forces surrounding them. However, Choi Gang-hu did not remove his hand from the main core.

‘I’ll make it mine.’

He had no intention of stupidly leaving this amazing object neglected like the higher beings. He focused on securing ownership of the main core while simultaneously spreading his magic widely to protect Ryu Seo-ha.

The rotation of the self-rotating ring of light. Choi Gang-hu realized that this was the secret of how the main core could be maintained for eons without any interaction with other external forces.

If he could steadily shift the main core’s axis of rotation to himself, it meant that it wouldn’t be impossible to carry around the ‘central control system of all worlds’ like a mobile phone.

The skill ‘Gravitational Wave’ is cast.

He used the skill he had just obtained by [Devouring] the higher being’s core to delicately interfere with the main core’s rotational motion. He could feel the position of the ring of light moving little by little.

───!

The higher beings, detecting the threat, attacked with scream-like sounds, but the intense waves emitted by the slowly transferring main core did not allow their approach.

‘Tch.’

The problem was the ‘worlds’ hanging abundantly like fruit all around the ring of light. No matter how amazing Choi Gang-hu’s control was, he couldn’t handle each of them individually.

In the end, he had to invest more than 1/4 of his vast lifespan to order the main core to sever all connections with the ‘worlds’. Even after the connections were cut, the separated ‘worlds’ seemed to function safely.

Then, he invested more than 1/3 of his remaining lifespan to reduce the main core to a manageable size. After putting the control center of the entire world, now as small as a bottle cap, into [Subspace].

“Ryu Seo-ha.”

Choi Gang-hu, lifting his lover with his now free hands, curled his lips as he glanced at the higher beings closing in their encirclement as soon as the waves emitted by the main core disappeared.

“Shall we enjoy an upgraded version of whack-a-mole together?”

The Yeoui Sword, which is more affected by the user’s level than any other weapon, grew enormously according to the will of its owner, who had attained the same rank as the near-immortal transcendents, temporarily blocking their approach.

“…Haven’t we skipped too many intermediate steps?”

Ryu Seo-ha, with a slight smile, said as if dumbfounded, but still put on the pocketling again. Ruby warmly embraced his body, which had become small enough to be covered by his lover’s palm with room to spare.

“If you’re scared, just watch quietly from my arms.”

Choi Gang-hu tilted his head sideways as he watched Ruby gently place Ryu Seo-ha into his chest pocket, then teasingly provoked him. As if they were friends about to start a game bet.

“There’s no sun here and it’s dark, so I guess we should count it as night?”

Matching his tone as if to say ‘Don’t worry, I’ll take responsibility here’, Ryu Seo-ha retorted and smiled gently at his lover who was bursting into joyful laughter unlike someone about to face battle.

“I look forward to it.”

The jokes end here. Even while exchanging words, the expressions of the two who had quickly finished checking their status became serious. Even in a battle where all conditions for victory are met, variables can occur anywhere.

──!

But the ensuing battle flowed smoothly as they had expected. The strongest human who had already devoured one higher being’s core easily handled several higher beings attacking at once.

The characteristic ‘Sanctification’ is cast.

A buff ‘Health Recovery’ is applied to the designated target (1 person of unknown rank).

A buff ‘Magic Recovery’ is applied to the designated target (1 person of unknown rank).

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A buff ‘Healing Regeneration’ is applied to the designated target (1 person of unknown rank).

A buff ‘Status Ailment Removal’ is applied to the designated target (1 person of unknown rank).

It was thanks to Ryu Seo-ha playing a significant role in combat support. He poured all kinds of buffs while maintaining contact with Choi Gang-hu’s bare skin through the gaps in the celestial ceremonial robe that Choi Gang-hu had deliberately opened at the nano level.

He also sufficiently fulfilled the role of a tanker and dealer by performing some defense and control with the surface of [Sanctification]. Thanks to this, Choi Gang-hu could afford to [Devour] their cores.

As the number of cores swallowed during battle increased one by one, Choi Gang-hu, who had been showing terrifying growth at an exponential rate, began to overwhelm them at some point.

“I think it’s become midday now.”

The difference was so clear that Ryu Seo-ha could afford to make a frivolous joke.

“Then does that mean the sun has risen and the bugs are hiding in corners?”

Surprisingly, among those arrogant higher beings, more and more individuals chose to retreat urgently. Some even scattered beyond the neutral zone of the higher dimension decided by agreement with the White Wing forces.

They probably fled there judging that this side would also find it burdensome if the White Wing forces rushed in to join forces, but the two continued to push them without concern.

Choi Gang-hu, who had originally perceived the White Wing not as true angels but as another form of evil imitating goodness, was not at all afraid of definitively marking their forces as enemies in addition to the Black Wing.

“Saved us the trouble of finding them.”

Rather, it was seen as an opportunity to sweep away those who should be repaid with bloody revenge at this chance.