Combat Medic (4)

Eun-bi and I went at it several more times right then and there.

"Alright. We should get dressed and head back up. People will start wondering if we stay gone too long."

"Yes."

Nam Eun-bi tried to put her clothes back on. It was a lost cause. Garments that had once stretched around a body pushing two hundred kilos had no hope of fitting a sixty-kilo frame — and most of that sixty was her chest.

Rip. Rip. She took a military knife to the old fabric and ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠tore it apart, then bound the scraps around herself like some jungle primitive. She shredded the top as well and wrapped it across her breasts, and the result was surprisingly decent.

"Let's go!"

"Yes."

She and I stepped outside to take stock of the situation.

"Kyaaaaah!"

"Become food for the current!"

Outside was utter chaos. Monsters that looked like living seaweed were locked in combat with the hunters.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Machine guns rattled across the deck, but the rounds bounced harmlessly off thick hides.

"Firewall!"

Flames boxed the creatures in. They spat water and burst right back out.

"Run!"

That was when Nam Eun-bi tore through the monsters at blistering speed. Her movements were so sudden the creatures barely had time to register shock before they died.

Come to think of it, her level had jumped three points since I'd siphoned off all that fat.

"Wow! I never knew a body could feel this light! And nothing's getting in the way anymore!"

With her body lightened and every stance suddenly effortless, her combat ability had skyrocketed. Slash! Crash! Clang! Boom! She was running roughshod over the monsters, turning the deck into a slaughterhouse.

"Who is that woman?"

"Whoa, she's gorgeous. Some outside mercenary?"

"I've never seen anyone like her. If a woman that beautiful had been around, I definitely wouldn't have just sat there."

"Oh, please. You think you're even in her league? It'd take someone like me, you flat-chested little thing."

The other hunters had all but stopped fighting, staring slack-jawed at Nam Eun-bi's beauty. Every time she moved, those enormous breasts swung with the full force of inertia, making their presence violently known.

"Tch! These need to be smaller!"

Like hell I was going to do that. She was destined to milk herself for me every morning.

Clang! Clang! She flung a dagger, and a monster that had been charging me from across the deck slid across the floor and died.

"Over here! Medic! Is there a medic anywhere? People are dying!"

"On my way!"

I headed toward them. More than ten people lay there bleeding out.

"Please, treat them now!"

Asking a plastic surgeon to do this. Though if we were being technical, my actual specialty was obstetrics and gynecology. Well. Looks like I might burn through the nearly ten thousand S-Points I'd stockpiled. Then again, if it meant getting out from under Selectio's thumb, points were a small price.

"Potions! We need potions!"

"Here!"

I poured expensive potions over the wounded.

Doesn't matter!

At least pouring the potions first let me save a few S-Points.

"Next!"

I treated the rest of the wounded. Unlike other healers, my Absolute authority mended patients instantly.

"Incredible! They could go right back into combat!"

Yeah, and drain every last point I have, why don't you!

"Absolutely not! No matter how good you feel, you need complete rest."

"This is an emergency!"

"Complete rest!"

I finished treating every last casualty and headed back outside.

Clang! Clang! Clang! In the distance, Nam Eun-bi was tearing through the battlefield like a fish in water. She swung her blade with scraps of cloth streaming behind her, every inch the jungle warrior. Whenever those scraps shifted, her nipples or her pussy would flash into view — and without fail, my semen dripped from her in little droplets onto the deck.

Clang!

"Ugh!"

"GRAAAH! DIE!"

A massive monster that looked like some kind of enemy officer had Nam Eun-bi pinned. It resembled a giant lobster, its thick carapace harder than metal.

Only two levels above Nam Eun-bi. They weren't in that ultra-high range where even a small gap meant total dominance, but the situation was still dangerous.

"Look out!"

I sprinted over and grabbed the Carapace General's leg.

"Heaven's Fall!"

BOOM! The enormous creature went flying, its own weight adding to the throw. Now I understood why Taiyu Extreme Way training involved slathering yourself in oil on purpose.

My level was 20. That thing was 47. And yet my technique had landed despite that massive gap. It staggered back to its feet.

"GRAAAH! Who dares throw me?! WHO?!"

"You okay?"

I helped Nam Eun-bi up. Squish. Her soft, enormous breasts pressed against me as she leaned in.

"I'm fine. That thing's coming back."

"Doesn't matter."

"Why not?"

"Because I'm stronger."

I still hadn't chosen my level 20 perk. The ones that unlocked at every increment of ten were the really powerful ones.

"I convert all my virility into raw power."

"Guh!"

Squish! Nam Eun-bi's massive breast filled my hand. A trickle of milk from her nipple even smeared across my cheek. But I wiped it off without drinking any — because I felt nothing. No desire at all.

My virility stat was 120 points. Every one of my stats had just jumped by 120.

"GRAAAAAH! DIE!"

"Run!"

Nam Eun-bi shouted. I watched the Carapace General's pincer coming at me with both eyes wide open.

"What, is that it? I'm about to yawn."

I casually stepped in front of it.

Thud!

"Guhhk!"

My hand punched through the Carapace General's belly and went in.

"Kinda want some crab now."

"N-no!"

Schlurp! My arm climbed past its solar plexus and up into its chest. Beyond that was higher than I was tall. But I didn't panic. I just needed to jump.

CRACK! Enormous pressure crushed down on my thighs. My body, springy as a rubber ball, absorbed the force without complaint.

"Here we go."

KRA-KOOM! I launched off the deck, and when I came up, the thing's head was in my hand — cleanly separated from its body.

"H-holy shit!"

"That was at least a Grade 5 monster..."

"Who the hell is that guy?"

The hunters stared at me with their mouths hanging open, speechless. I tossed its head — about the size of a grown man's torso — onto the deck.

"Anyone need treatment?"

Silence settled over the ship.

"Treatment? Wait, that guy's a healer? How is a healer that strong?"

"He's a man. I heard he was a medical mage. That's definitely him."

"He's way stronger than I thought. He took out the commander with one hand."

I treated the remaining wounded.

"Eun-bi, you okay?"

"Yes."

Looking at her body did absolutely nothing for me. I helped her stay on her feet. Squish! Even with her breast plastered against ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠my arm, I just... didn't care.

Grit. Beside me, I heard Ryu Su-gyeong grinding her teeth. She seemed seriously pissed about something.

And then—

"KUUUOOOOONG!"

A colossal monster erupted from the water beside the ship. It was nearly as large as the massive vessel we were on — a turtle's body with a serpent's head bursting from it.

"L-level 80?"

Even if every person on this ship piled on at once, we couldn't win.

"I could use something to take my frustration out on."

That was when it happened. Ryu Su-gyeong walked slowly toward the giant monster.

"KUUUAAAAH! KWAAAAAH!"

The giant beast saw the Carapace General's corpse and flew into a rage.

Shing! Ryu Su-gyeong's sword left its sheath.

KRA-KRA-KRA-KOOM! SHHHHHHHHHHRAAAK!

"GRAAAAAAH!"

THUD! KWOOOOSH! The monster's head was severed and fell into the sea. Its enormous body sank, kicking up a massive wave that sent the ship pitching violently up and down.

Lurch! Squish! Soft! Nam Eun-bi's breasts slammed into my face and body, but I felt no desire whatsoever.

I felt an intense gaze from somewhere. It was Ryu Su-gyeong. She furrowed her brow once, then her face returned to its usual blank expression. Then she proceeded to carve the already-dead monster's body into pieces.

Come to think of it, we'd had a cheat code on our side this whole time. Once you hit level 80, you were in the ultra-high range — even a single level of difference multiplied combat power several times over. The gap between 80 and 89 meant a whole legion of those monsters could charge Ryu Su-gyeong and not leave a scratch.

"Who is that?"

A hunter beside me asked.

"My ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠bodyguard."

"That's one hell of a bodyguard."

"Tell me about it. That's the first time I've seen her actually fight."

With the threat gone, a ship far larger than ours came into view, heading our way. A few minutes later, people crossed over from that vessel.

"Are you all right? If what I just saw is correct, that was an incarnation of the Black Tortoise — a type of Grade 8 Sea Serpent. How did you survive?"

A guild officer from the other ship asked.

"We've got an incredible master on our ship."

The officer looked at the elf standing quietly beside me, her presence erased, eyes closed — and nearly jumped out of his skin.

"Jesus! How long have you ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠been standing there?!"

"When someone's that skilled, you can miss them even when they're right in front of you."

"Forgive me, but what is your martial realm?"

At his question, Ryu Su-gyeong — still with her eyes closed — quietly shook her head.

"If you'd rather not say, that's fine."

"She's an extraordinary master. That much is certain."

The guild officer swallowed hard, watching Ryu Su-gyeong. She was as still as ever.

"Would you be willing to assist us?"

"One billion a day for combat situations."

"We'll pay it."

"Thirty billion a day for a war. The enemy has a great many powerful subordinates. This is on the scale of a full-scale inter-nation conflict. And naval warfare in particular — no discounts."

Ryu Su-gyeong pointed at the Carapace General and the Sea Serpent with her scabbard as she spoke.

"That's... a bit difficult."

"Then it will be difficult."

"I see."

Ryu Su-gyeong's going rate was way higher than I'd imagined. I'd read enough wuxia novels to know that Hwagyeong was the kind of realm that always hovered around the protagonist — not quite rank one, but always nearby, making the hero look good. So why was someone like that protecting me?

The other guild members examined the Carapace General's corpse.

"How did this thing die? The body's a wreck."

"Looks like someone tore it apart with heavy machinery."

"Ah, that was me."

"Excuse me? Aren't you a medical mage?"

"What, medical mages aren't allowed to fight?"

"There's not a scratch on you."

"I killed it in one hit."

Then one of the guild members ran up to the officer with a smartphone. He'd downloaded footage of my fight from the surveillance cameras.

"You need to see this."

"Hmm. Wait. What—?!"

The officer's posture kept shifting as he watched the video.

"I-in a single blow?! Even the Guild Master would struggle with this..."

"He tore the Carapace General apart like it was clay."

"Good lord."

"Would you consider joining the Hunter Guild?"

I shook my head and declined. The officer escorted Ryu Su-gyeong and me to the larger ship as if we were honored guests.

"Please, come with us. A ship this small doesn't suit a medical mage of your caliber."

"Eun-bi's coming too."

"Yes."

The officer and the other hunters flushed at the sight of the barely-dressed Nam Eun-bi.

"And this is...?"

"Nam Eun-bi. A woman I performed body modification on inside the ship."

"Nam Eun-bi. Nam Eun-bi? Flying Pig Nam Eun-bi?"

The crowd erupted into a frenzy of whispers.

They were as loud as a chorus of crickets on a summer night in the countryside. People jealous of Nam Eun-bi and people suddenly desperate to get on her good side locked into a fierce war of opinions.

"Is this really that Nam Eun-bi? She used to have such... impressive bulk..."

"Yes. That's her."

I put my arm around Nam Eun-bi's waist as I spoke.

"Manager, it's me. Eun-bi. The one who used to put away twenty servings of pork belly and soju every day."

"Ah, it is you. Your voice even changed a little."

"You dumped me, remember? Said even my vocal cords had gotten fat."

"Ah, right. You confessed, and I turned you down."

"Looking back, I'm so grateful. Thanks to that, I'm still a virgin — and Seonghun likes that."

"A v-virgin?"

The woman they called Manager stared at Nam Eun-bi's barely-covered body, unable to look away.

"Staring a bit hard, aren't you? That's another man's woman."

Squish! I squeezed Eun-bi's breast.

"Hah!"

"Well, well. A man snatched her up."

"Once a man makes his choice, what's a woman supposed to do?"

The other hunters swallowed hard, staring at her. Regret filled the Manager's eyes.

"Ah... I apologize. That was rude of me. Shall we move along?"

I pulled Eun-bi's waist even tighter against me. As if to say: she's mine, don't even think about it. The Manager's expression grew even more conflicted.

Click! Ryu Su-gyeong's scabbard sounded once more. She looked thoroughly displeased.