Healing God's Heir: Abandoned Son-in-law

17. Count Progress

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"'What are you looking at, huh!' The five thugs stood together, exuding intimidation.

If only Aarav were a normal man, but he was far from normal, and his annoyance and anger heightened the situation.

"Bamn...Thud...!!"

"Huh, were you saying anything... I didn't hear it, come again." Aarav's kick landed on the tattooed guy's head, sending him to the ground in one fell swoop. The other four stood stupefied, mouths hanging open in shock.

"Wh-what just happened?" The four of them muttered, and even the tattooed man on the ground felt gobsmacked.

"Hahaha! We were just admiring the great person. Please... please sit here!" The four immediately changed their attitude, flattering Aarav.

One quickly wiped the only bed in the cell, and the second fetched water, while the other two started massaging Aarav's shoulders after he sat down.

"Hmmn, good... good, put a little more pressure. Ahh, that hit the spot...!" Aarav made a relaxed face, enjoying the massage.

The four men sighed in relief, feeling like they had dodged a bullet.

"Hey, come here, no...no, I won't beat you. I am feeling relaxed right now, so let me treat you!" Aarav gestured to the tattooed guy, who was visibly shaking in fear. Aarav reassured him with another gesture that he wouldn't harm him.

"Wait...don't move," Aarav gently grabbed the tattooed guy's head and invoked his divine healing powers. Suddenly, a brilliant, white, invisible light flashed before the man, and he felt his discomfort vanish.

"What...just happened? I don't feel any pain. What's going on?" The tattooed man, along with four others, stood in shock, witnessing the scene unfold before them, wondering what kind of miraculous trick Aarav had just performed.

"Oh, great lord, please teach me how you did that. I will worship you as my grandfather!" The tattooed man changed his tone and attitude, grabbing Aarav's leg dramatically as he pleaded to learn the miraculous trick.

"Get lost...I don't want a grandson like you!" Aarav kicked the guy away, his attention fixed on the holographic screen in front of him.

[Stage 1: Novice Healer (unawakened)

Healing Count Progress: 2/10 people]

'Huh, wait...did that also count, what I did earlier?' Aarav questioned, observing the count that had increased by one after treating the tattooed guys.

"Huh, did you have any kind of illness previously, something that was making you uncomfortable?" Aarav asked to ensure why the count increased.

"Ahh, how did you know? Yes, I was feeling uncomfortable during sleep. My temple hurts when I try to sleep at night. It wasn't so painful, so I left it aside." The tattooed man nodded and replied with a surprised tone, thinking Aarav knew about his problem.

"Hmm, now it won't hurt. You will be alright now!" Aarav nodded, hearing his words and assuring him.

He also understood why the count increased. Initially, he thought it was because he treated the injury the tattooed guy got from the beating, but that didn't seem to be the case.

Aarav had planned to beat the five thugs to increase the healing count, but now he felt unfortunate about it.

The five thugs shivered unconsciously, feeling their hair stand up in fear.

"Hey, don't move. I need to check if you guys also need treatment!" Aarav said, stretching out his hand towards the other four thugs who shivered at the glint in his eyes.

They felt his intentions weren't pure but didn't have the guts to stop him.

"Haha! You guys are in luck that you met me today, except for that guy. You three have a serious problem!" Aarav once again utilized his divine energy, examining their bodies for any hidden illnesses. He found issues with the three of them.

"What...kind of illness? Can you treat us?" The three of them nervously questioned upon hearing Aarav's words.

"Do you really want to know? It's the first stage of a blood clot in your little brothers, and obviously, I can treat you three!" Aarav smiled and looked at them with a weird expression.

"That's why I was having trouble last time," the first one reacted upon hearing Aarav, realizing the problem his body had.

"Yeah, me too. I was also feeling a problem after the first round," the second one admitted out loud.

"So this is why you bastard got kicked out from the club, and here I thought those bitches were at fault!" The tattooed man sneered at them, now understanding whose fault it was that he had been kicked out from the club last time.

The revelation made him want to skin these bastards alive because he not only lost his pride but also got humiliated last time by his circle of friends, knowing that he got kicked out from that club.

"Hey...hey, you can have your petty fight later. First, do you want me to treat you guys or not?" Aarav grew annoyed hearing their argument as he wanted to see if this could increase his healing count or not, expressing impatience.

"Great lord, please...please, can you treat us? No...no, please, we beg you to treat us!" The three immediately got down in a begging position as they pleaded.

"Alright...alright!" Aarav gestured for them to get up and started to treat the first man.

A few minutes later,

"Phew, done. You are fine. I cleared the blood clot, so you won't have any longer problems related to that. But I advise you guys to be careful with whom you come in contact!" Aarav said after finishing the treatment.

Despite the sweat on his forehead, he had a grin on his face as he looked at the holographic screen.

[[Stage 1: Novice Healer (unawakened)

Healing Count Progress: 5/10 people]

'Hahaha! Hell yeah, now I know how I can increase this count!' Aarav laughed inside, feeling he finally discovered a way to awaken his divine power soon.

Just then, an alarm sounded in the police station.

"What the, hey...wait, Mr. Guard, what's going on?" Aarav snapped out of his reverie and asked a guard who was moving hurriedly somewhere.

"Huh, there's a situation in the nearby bank. Some robbers injured employees and civilians; we are moving there!" The guard replied as he hurried out.

"Hmmn, isn't this a good situation for me? I can use this opportunity to treat those injured guys and increase my count while also solving the misunderstandings with that feisty lady!" Aarav muttered, suddenly formulating a plan.

Little did Aarav know, soon he would come across the person whom he wanted nothing more than to skin alive, but could he do it, or would some circumstances stop him from doing so?

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