Chapter 113: The Healer’s Skills

The cafe was located on a quiet street corner, not far from the teleport gate.

Kei led everyone into a private room on the second floor. After ordering drinks, he immediately turned to ask about the situation of Ular’s team in Jeon-Ya.

"How is everyone doing over there?"

Ular picked up the coffee cup, took a large gulp, and began to tell the story.

"Jeon-Ya is a B-rank city, not very large in scale but with a fairly stable number of Dungeons. After Guild Black Rose arrived, we had to immediately rebuild the headquarters and take over the gates waiting to be handled."

"We barely had any time to rest." Lee Jae Ji frowned. "We had just finished clearing one Dungeon and had to run to another. Some days we didn’t even have time to shower before being called out on a mission."

Hanna, sitting beside them, nodded slightly.

"But thanks to that, I leveled up."

She placed her hand on her chest, her expression still a bit shy.

"I’ve now become an E-rank Healer."

"Really?" Kei looked at her happily. "Congratulations."

"Thank you, Kei-nim."

Hanna bowed her head, her cheeks flushing slightly with embarrassment.

Ular continued telling about their working days in Jeon-Ya. Black Rose’s teams continuously entered Dungeons, inventoried items, distributed loot, and protected the areas around the city. The work was so intensive that the three of them had just returned from one Dungeon and immediately set off for Dong-San.

After listening, Kei was silent for a moment.

"Actually, the situation in Dong-San right now isn’t much better."

The smile on his face gradually disappeared.

"Recently, the number of Dungeons appearing has increased a lot. Not only that, but there are many monsters inside with skills that cause injuries and strong control effects. Hunters are consuming Potions at too fast a rate."

Kei recounted the scene of long lines of people queuing in front of the shop, the Potions that had just been put out quickly being bought up. Every day, hunters who couldn’t buy medicine had to leave disappointed.

Ular’s eyes widened upon hearing this.

"If Guild Black Rose hadn’t withdrawn from Dong-San, we wouldn’t have been able to endure that situation either."

He looked at Kei with a serious expression.

"Our Guild doesn’t have as many resources and money as Guild Crying Ghost. Just maintaining the current teams is already very difficult."

"That’s why I wanted to ask for everyone’s help." Kei said.

Ular put down his cup on the table.

"Kei, what do you need us to do?"

Kei smiled.

"I want to understand more about how hunters fight in Dungeons."

He took out a small notebook and placed it on the table.

"How positions are arranged during combat, what items are usually carried, how support Potions are used. Especially how Healers support their teammates in battle."

Hanna immediately understood.

"Is that why Kei-nim called me here?"

"Yes."

Kei nodded.

"Potions can’t solve everything. If I understand how hunters coordinate with each other, I can craft more suitable Potions."

Ular and Lee Jae Ji looked at each other, then began to explain.

In a typical team, melee warriors stand at the front to attract the monsters’ attention. Those with long-range attack abilities stand at the back, while the person responsible for support needs to be protected in the center position.

Recovery items, antidotes, and strength-enhancing Potions are indispensable. However, the amount each team can carry depends on the level of their spatial rings and their financial capacity.

"Not everyone can afford enough Potions." Lee Jae Ji said. "Especially low-rank teams without any backing. They often have to endure their injuries themselves, unless the wounds are too severe."

This didn’t concern their team, thanks to Ular’s relationship with Yudian, their team never lacked Potions to use.

"What about Energy Potions?" Kei asked.

"Usually used when fighting for extended periods." Ular replied. "But if there’s a Healer in the team, the usage is different."

He turned to look at Hanna.

"Most Energy Potions will be given to the Healer to hold."

Hanna nodded slightly, then continued in a soft voice:"Because you can use the Recovery skill to restore energy for your teammates."

Kei immediately bent down and took notes.

"What skills do you have?"

"Currently I have two skills." Hanna said. "Heal and Recovery."

She held up one finger.

"E-rank Heal can treat minor wounds, close cuts, and stop bleeding."

Then she held up a second finger.

"E-rank Recovery can restore one hundred hunter energy."

Kei stopped writing.

"One hundred energy?"

"Yes." Hanna nodded. "For parties that have a Healer, Energy Potions are usually used on the Healer instead of each person drinking their own."

Ular propped up their chin and explained:

"For example, when Lee Jae Ji and I expend energy, Hanna will use Recovery to restore it for us. That way we don’t need to directly drink Potions."

"The savings are much greater." Lee Jae Ji said. "It can be up to ten times compared to each person using Potions themselves."

Kei looked at Hanna, and their expression gradually became serious.

"But not every party has a Healer, right?"

That was the information Kei had gathered when researching the hunters who bought goods in the shop.

"That’s right." Hanna lowered her head. "The number of Healers isn’t enough to distribute to all parties. So most hunters can only bring more Energy Potions when entering Dungeons."

Kei turned to another page to take more notes.

"So you don’t have a skill like cleansing?"

Hanna was blank for a moment.

"Cleansing?"

"A type of skill that removes poison, curses, or unfavorable control effects." Kei explained. "If the monsters in the Dungeons are becoming more dangerous, I think this is a very necessary ability."

Hanna slowly shook her head.

"I’ve never heard of an F-rank or E-rank Healer having a skill like that. Perhaps it’s a skill of higher-ranked Healers."

Kei was silent.

In the small room, the sound of the coffee machine from outside drifted in through the gap in the door.

They looked at the notes on the table, then looked over at Hanna.

Heal treats wounds, Recovery restores energy, but Hanna didn’t have a cleansing skill.

That meant that when poisoned or affected by control effects, hunters could only rely on Potions and support items.

Sure enough, the skills of hunters in this world were quite limited, different from the Priests in that other world, who could learn skills very easily at a very reasonable cost.