Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 132

It continued like this.

Su-ho continued to slice down one by one the people with irrecoverable wounds.

“What the hell are you doing!!”

“What are you doing right now!!”

“You madman!!”

At Su-ho’s sudden actions, people began to lose it.

These were the people who had been holding bandages and healing ointments.

They screamed at Su-ho after the people they were trying to heal died, their eyes wide with madness as they protested.

However, Su-ho remained calm, his eyes flashing with killing intent as he spoke.

“Open your eyes and look carefully.”

“What?”

“If you have eyes, open them and look properly. What you should be doing right now.”

“W-what are you talking about...”

“Look carefully!!”

Su-ho pointed with his sword at the battlefield.

At the tip of his sword, there were comrades, each wielding their weapons, fighting against the monsters.

“What you should be doing right now isn’t sitting around, bandaging wounds. Whether it’s healing or providing aid, you can only do that after you’ve survived. So stop pretending to be righteous, bandaging wounds, and pick up a weapon! Fight! Fight, survive, and after that, heal your comrades and families.”

Su-ho spoke firmly, then shifted his gaze.

He moved to another area and began taking patients away from those who were holding bandages instead of weapons.

If anyone was too dazed to respond, Su-ho struck them to bring them back to their senses.

As a result, people went into a frenzy.

But as time passed, one by one, they began to gather themselves and picked up weapons.

“Y-yeah, you’re right.”

“Only if we survive can we heal, or do anything.”

“...I’m sorry.”

“I was reckless.”

It was a dramatic change.

At the same time, the atmosphere began to shift drastically.

The battle, which had been slowly tipping in favor of the monsters, started to push back the creatures as the people who had been distracted by healing joined the fight.

However, not everyone joined.

“No!! No way!!”

“He’s my brother! My brother!!”

“Would you do the same if it were your family? Would you do this to your family!!”

There were people refusing to join.

These were the people who had already suffered immense psychological trauma, unable to make rational decisions.

Su-ho left them alone.

If he took the patients from these people, they would turn into enemies.

Su-ho made a calculated decision.

‘Sacrifice? Sure, sacrifice is good. A healer’s virtue is sacrifice, just like Isabella always emphasized. But what’s the point of sacrifice if nothing is left in the end?’

Sacrifice is something that should be made when you can protect what needs protecting.

That’s why Su-ho picked up the sword.

It may seem ruthless, but he had to cut down the patients.

The ultimate goal of a healer was to save as many people as possible.

And so, he chose this path.

For the best possible outcome.

After finishing with the patients, Su-ho turned his sword toward the monsters and fought for a long time.

He cut down monsters, cut down those who were hindering his allies, and cut down anyone he judged as an enemy.

Throughout the process, there was no healing from Su-ho.

Bandages and healing ointments appeared in his vision, but instead of that, he picked up a spear and swung his sword again.

He saved his comrades and protected those beside him.

Finally, when all the monsters on the battlefield were slain, the survivors began to cheer.

“We won...?”

“We won...?”

“We... we won!!”

“Yeah! We won!”

“We won!!”

“Yaaaay!!”

The people began to cheer.

The monsters were all dead, and the fighting had ended.

But the celebration didn’t last long. Instead of reveling in victory, people rushed to treat the wounded.

Only then did Su-ho drop his sword and pick up the healing ointments and bandages.

“My hand! My hand!”

“Ughhh!”

“Painkillers! I need painkillers!”

The aftermath wasn’t a happy ending.

The survivors treated their wounds and began rebuilding the ruins in order to live another day.

At first glance, there was no joy left in them, nothing like the happiness of old.

But...

“...Thank you.”

“Because of you, I could protect my little sister.”

“I’m sorry for before.”

Surprisingly, one by one, people came up to Su-ho to express their gratitude.

These were the ones who had been slapped out of their stupor by Su-ho.

Su-ho smiled lightly in response and continued with the healing activities.

Yes.

The monsters had passed, and there was no happiness like before.

But still, they had a new hope.

“I’m so glad... really glad...”

“Thank you for surviving... truly thank you...”

“Mom...”

Su-ho quietly treated them.

At the same time, he felt their emotions—their joy, sorrow, anger, and love.

Because of this, Su-ho had no regrets about his decision.

In fact, he thought it was the right choice.

And so, as he continued his healing work...

[ The trial is complete. ]

[ The system has finished its evaluation of you. ]

[ The system has decided to open the path most suited for you. ]

A sudden system notification appeared.

At the same time, Su-ho’s vision darkened again, and when his vision cleared once more, he found himself back in his basement practice room at home.

‘It’s over.’

He saw his own limbs—strong and sturdy, not the thin ones from before.

It was all back to normal.

Then, the next notification arrived.

[ Class information has changed. ]

[ You have been given a new name. ]