A Terminal Healer Needs an Obsessive Maniac

A massive wave, towering as if it would swallow the entire island, passed through the tower as though it didn’t exist. It was as if the tower, where Ryu Seoha stood, wasn’t there at all, as no physical impact or damage occurred. Not a single part of the island's structure had been affected, as though the entire island had turned invisible. Ryu Seoha’s eyes narrowed in suspicion.

‘But I could feel the wind and the rain just fine?’

He recalled how, during the few days he had spent on the island, he could feel the gentle spring breeze and the soft drizzle on his skin. Choi Kanghoo had even used spatial skills to travel in and out. He remembered the smile on Kanghoo’s face as he mentioned replicating all the world’s terrains—deserts, jungles, beaches, mountains, rivers, plains—each part of the island designed with a different landscape. But how much energy would it take to artificially control the weather over such a vast island?

Furthermore, if a defense system could ignore a tidal wave, what kind of powerful energy was sustaining this island? Whether it was magical or electrical, the sheer amount of power required was immense.

While it seemed perfect, the flaw was obvious: if Choi Kanghoo couldn’t replenish the power source in real time, what would happen when the island ran out of stored energy?

‘Of course, under normal circumstances, depleting that much energy would be impossible…’

But if a powerful shock like the tidal wave from outside coincided with several attempts to breach the escape barrier from inside, it could cause a temporary overload in the defense system. The energy consumption would skyrocket.

“Chirp! Chirp!”

Still perched on the terrace railing, Ruby let out another warning cry as Ryu Seoha pulled out some materials from his storage pouch. He looked up to see another wave approaching from the distance.

Judging by the timing and the recurrence of these natural disasters, as well as the fact that they were coming from the direction of the American continent, Ryu Seoha suspected it was the aftermath of Choi Kanghoo’s battle with the higher beings. How fierce must that battle be for it to affect the sea this much, even from across the ocean?

Even if Ryu Seoha managed to leave the island, things would still be dire. The black hole, which he had intended to use to avoid confronting the three higher beings, had long since disappeared, and Choi Kanghoo was left to fight an overwhelming battle on his own.