Chapter 83: It Hurts to Be a Hero (1/2)

Chapter 83: It Hurts to Be a Hero

Chi-Woo and Hawa reached a decision quickly

“Let’s stay here in thearound the lost paradise before they could get out of here There were several methods, but the best would be to kill it That, however, was impossible when they were so weak Chi-Woo believed that in order to beat their tutorial, they had to grow their powers until they were strong enough to defeat the monster outside

“It’s a y,” Hawa said in response to Chi-Woo’s claim and stared at him like he had lost his mind

“Let’s keep all possibilities in mind We could also deter the monster or find another exit” Of course, as someone who prioritized safety foreer Should he face an honorary death, or escape cowardly? If he had to choose between the two, he would choose the latter with no hesitation The proble world to survive in, and this place was no exception

During this search alone, his party had gone to another fortress thinking that even if there were etting chased by monsters that made the mutants look like child’s play Thus, they always had to consider the worst possible situation on this daree with, and she kept her mouth shut

Moreover, the cave they were currently at was a place she had only heard froends Even if they didn’t kno they ended up in this place, it seeain if they invested enough time In the end, they decided to stay

“I’ll walk the para to stay here, for now, she wanted to learn about her surroundings first

“I’ll investigate this area a bit ot up And the two of them parted ways—Haent outward, while Chi-Woo headed to the spring pool After one, Chi-Woo quickly took off his clothes They were in a terrible state: ripped and tattered while also being soaked with blood

“H the theory of relativity, Chi-Woo put his clothes inside the spring pool Even if he couldn’t do anything about the rips and tears, he wanted to at least get rid of the bloodstains Now that he thought about it, he recalled that this water was also called the ‘Water of Wishes’, which as its naranted wishes

‘Laundry, laundry, laundry, laundry…’ Chi-Woo desperately pleaded Then his eyes turned wide as the stains that covered the entire clothing faded and soon disappeared

“Wow”

His pants, socks, shoes, and even his underwear had all become pristine clean If they weren’t so tattered, they would have been good as new After hanging his clothes sloppily onto so pool hiulfed hi for a bit, Chi-Woo h he liked the coldness of the water, he wanted it to be warmer so that he could have a hot bath Then, blurp, blurp… The water began to stir

“Huh?” Chi-Woo’s eyes turned wide The spring pool turned into a hot tub that let out steah against his skin

“Yesssh…” His body loosened He lay his head on the ground and let out a long sigh

“Nice…” It was heaven This was truly like a Peach Blossoan to feel sleepy Over the past few days, he had been sleeping out in the eleain, and injuring hih his injuries had been healed As his body grew lethargic, his eyes grew heavy as well He couldn’t sleep He had to find a way to be stronger even a er…’ That was Chi-Woo’s last thought before he fully closed his eyes

A moment later, blurp, blurp! A transparent fire boiled even more fiercely

Hawa al her exploration outside To see how deep the place was, she tried cliot killed by the rip as soon as the chilling feeling hit her, her head would’ve been sliced off from her neck

‘I’m not sure if it’s because of the sanctuary, but the o even a floor above, though, I’d have entered the monster’s territory,’ Hawa concluded and returned to the sanctuary while rubbing her neck

“…”

She was stunned to see Chi-Woo lying inside the spring pool so cos at the risk of death, Chi-Woo was having the ti a warm bath

‘…Wait, a war pool to ain

‘How can it change so easily?’ She wondered, aghast Not only was seeing the pool a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but the holy water wasn’t the answer to all probleh the water possessed almost infinite powers, it didn’t lend its powers to others easily; after all, Hawa had prayed without le drop before Yet thisThe water see each and every one of Chi-Woo’s wishes even when he hadn’t cast any ic

‘Who is this man exactly? Is it because he’s a hero?’ Haondered with a tinge of jealousy Then she scrunched up her forehead when she looked down at Chi-Woo The spring pool was changing again, and the clear water turned yellowish

Upon a closer look, she realized that a yellowish substance was seeping out from all over Chi-Woo’s body As they did, they athered into small clumps, which the fishes ate up And above all, it appeared that the giant pearl that was conveniently covering Chi-Woo’s private area was eht Hawa blinked frantically

“What is happening…?”

Chi-Woo soon woke up from his sleep and opened his eyes

“Um Hm” He inhaled deeply and wiped his lips He slept so well that the edges of hiswith saliva

‘I must have fallen asleep’ He tilted his head sideways and flinched Even though he was still inside the spring pool, he felt cold It seemed his hot bath was over And there were a bunch of s upside doith swollen bellies

‘What? Are they dead? Why so suddenly?’ Worried, Chi-Woo poked at a ser with its fin The fish wasn’t dead, but it see him to not bother theood rest” Nevertheless, Chi-Woo’s whole body felt light fro tiot up, but suddenly stopped to stare blankly again He realized that there was ain the air

[Purification of the body in the works… 236]

‘Purification process?’ What in the world did that mean? He’d never heard of it, nor had he made a wish for that to happen The only likely culprit behind this sudden change was the spring pool Just in case, Chi-Woo subain, but no e didn’t increase from 236 It seemed the process had halted for so to do with the fish currently struggling with their bellies full

“Did you have a good sleep?” a prickly voice asked

Chi-Woo quickly turned around and saith her arms crossed “Ah, Ms Hawa” He was startled “When did you…”