Watching the two interwoven streams of holy light shoot toward the monster, their companions, who knew nothing of the plan, were left completely dumbfounded by Fron and Amid's actions.
"Hey, hey, hey, Fron! What the hell are you two doing!?"
"You're actually trying to heal a monster, what are you even thinking!!!?"
Tiona and Tione shouted one after another, perfectly voicing the doubts and confusion filling every adventurer present.
Witnessing something unheard of, healing a monster, no one could understand what these two were aiming for.
But among these people, there were two exceptions, two who understood.
Finn, although he didn't know what Fron and Amid were planning, chose to trust his comrades thanks to his experience.
And with Fron's strength being "second to none," there truly was no one more reliable. That impression alone gave Finn absolute confidence.
Compared to Finn, Asfi understood Fron and Amid's actions far better.
"-----!?"
And so, under everyone's gaze,
The healing light enveloped the grotesque monster's body.
However, what shocked everyone was that the creature's reaction was nothing like someone receiving healing. On the contrary, the monster looked as if it were in unbearable pain.
Bathed in the light that should heal both humans and monsters alike, it began to struggle in unprecedented agony, roaring!
Its body writhed and twisted nonstop, as though something were corroding it, filling it with pain from the inside out.
Then, something like steam rising from boiling water began to hiss from its entire body, and its pitch-black veins gradually lightened.
Seeing this sight, Tione and the others widened their eyes, their minds crashing. This bizarre situation clearly exceeded their understanding; there was no logic behind it at all.
Of course, while they could not understand the process, the result was simple enough. And that result allowed everyone to finally realize what was happening, their doubts fading away.
"I see… they used one of the special effects of healing magic: dispel."
"Eh, eh!?"
"They didn't heal the monster! They targeted the curse itself!"
"So that's it, they separated the magical effects! As expected of them!"
Everyone finally recalled the basics of the all-purpose healing magic belonging to Amid.
Healing wounds, restoring stamina, curing poison, removing curses.
Its effectiveness goes without saying; within Orario, or even the entire world, it is the strongest healing magic bar none.
Not only that, even more outrageous is that its functions can be adjusted freely.
For instance, the effects of recovery, detox, and dispel can be separated and used independently.
Healing only those in pain, detoxing only those poisoned… one may choose any single effect or combination.
Right now, Fron and Amid simply stripped away recovery, leaving only the dispel effect to attack the curse binding the monster.
Not only did this greatly reduce their mental strain, the consumption was unbelievably low.
The powerful dispel effect rapidly weakened the monster.
"This ominous curse, disappear!"
At Amid's words, Fron smiled faintly and increased his mana output. For this moment, Amid was the center of attention; Fron only needed to assist her in finishing the job.
It wasn't his time to take the spotlight.
"BOOM!"
A pure-white magic circle appeared beneath the monster and shone brightly.
Everyone silently surrounded it, watching its hysterical screams.
They all understood exactly what this magic circle represented, the power of dispelling, but infused with mind so overwhelming it made their hearts tremble. They could clearly feel the sheer pressure.
Especially with Fron supporting it from behind.
"This, this is way too exaggerated… this amount of mana…"
"I never knew Amid, a mere Level 2, had such terrifying magical power."
Those who had previously teamed with Amid finally understood what it meant to not judge someone by appearances.
Especially, a healer who could actively attack a monster with such effectiveness, it completely rewrote their understanding of the healer profession.
As Fron and Amid channelled more power, the monster's struggling weakened little by little.
The light surged upward under their coordination, eventually forming a pillar of light that completely sealed the monster inside.
"Since I can no longer heal you after you've become like this… then, forgive me, it may sound arrogant, but I will still say it: let me destroy this curse of yours completely!"
Fron looked at the silver-haired girl standing solemnly and murmured:
"You intend to bring destruction to the curse, and grant salvation to the soul of this man?To free him from the obsession the descendants of the Daedalus clan has suffered for a thousand years."
Thinking this, he could only sigh. As expected, one can learn magic, but not its heart.
Amid's compassion as a healer was something Fron could never learn. He had never believed himself capable of such greatness.
"GRAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"
As Amid delivered her final judgment, the monster shrieked madly, as if screaming that this was a joke. But faced with the light prison suppressing it entirely, its actions were futile.
Cornered, the monster forcibly gathered the last remnants of its pitch-black curse, desperately resisting Fron and Amid.
It refused to lose the curse that clung to it, refused to lose the meaning behind its twisted existence.
"Pathetic." Fron let out a cold sneer.
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T/N: Guys, I'm speechless.
I've got nothing to say, what did you feel about this fight.
Feel free to share your thoughts.