chapter 17
17 – 1. Academy (17)
#17
Although they said they were keeping pace, that didn’t mean they were cracking in the rear.
Going to the vanguard and confusing the enemy is also a great support. This is not to say that there are positions such as sub-tank and sub-dealer for nothing.
“Huh…”
Looking at her now, I had to put aside my superficial thoughts early on.
A mediocre help will only hinder her on the contrary. Seriously, I wondered if I would be able to keep up with her even if I squeezed everything out more desperately.
Situated at the center of the turbulent magical vortex, she showed the appearance of a ‘knight’, completely different from the typical wizard’s appearance so far.
The reason why it was called a knight is because Reus Bagna changed the impression of the profession of ‘knight’ that he saw in this world. Unlike warriors who engage in close combat based on their strong bodies, knights use magical powers to strengthen them.
The problem is that the drop is so great that even a warrior of the same class can fall behind if his magic power drops.
Since it is a tricky job that requires training of sword and magic at the same time, even focusing on one thing is not enough, so he understood and passed it on as just a job that was perfect for being a model of multi-talented talent.
In fact, among the data on the occupation of ‘knight’ that I have seen so far, most of them were halfway people, so there were some that I had such a firm mind about.
However, he had to change his mind by seeing and experiencing the battle of Reus with his own eyes. It also meant that if only the magic power in question was supported, it would be possible to demonstrate power of the same level or higher.
In that sense, Kang So-seon was the ideal knight herself.
Her skill [Combined literary and martial arts] Was easily reversed to the extent that she laughed at her knight’s chronic incompetence, and even though she herself made her magic her specialty, she did not like to use her sword. It was that there was no hesitation.
Her level of obsession with her was such that I would consider her to be her madman.
In fact, she didn’t say a single word of dislike when the fight started, and the smile never ceased from the moment she grabbed her sword.
Kwajajak!!
“Ahahahaha!”
The trail of the sword, thinner than her wrist, neatly cut through a part of the carapace that looked as hard as a rock, and proceeded to cut off the water stream of the waterfall that was located behind it.
As if that wasn’t the end, he created a huge cut on the wall and shook the waterfall violently. It was so powerful that I wondered if it was destructive power that could come from a person.
Inevitably, strength went into my hands.
Because that scene seemed like the best textbook to show me what would have happened if Reus had used a proper attack instead of a defensive one.
“Puuu…!”
Pushuk!
Although it is part of it, it is the shell that made it easy to dig into even the hardest soil like silken tofu. The Earth Dragon must have felt a great shock that he cut through his pride and identity with a single unit.
“Grow!”
I didn’t miss the chance.
Condensed the thorns of the shadow. Perhaps thanks to the correction of the [Set Trap] Skill, the mana moved faster than when making weapons, and the hands moved as if they were spinning at full speed.
The place he threw it was his leg. Aggro has already been narrowed down to one strong line from us for a long time. In that case, you have to attack hard enough to at least steal her aggro.
Fuguaac!!
“…?!”
The moment the earth dragon was taken aback by the thorns of the shadow that suddenly jumped out from under his feet, Jiang So-sun and Graul moved. As her body moved, leaving behind an afterimage, a huge oblique line was drawn on his carapace.
Chang!!
The clear, ringing sound was not a clash between a sword and a shell, but a clash of magical powers. At the moment when her eyes were barely able to follow, the guy lifted the shell forward and projected his mana at the same time.
The earth dragon’s carapace, which safely protected her face, began to slowly change from its original earthy color to silver, and even the scratches that had been engraved began to recover as if time were rewinding with the light.
Arbitrarily caused a supernatural phenomenon that seemed to directly reject the laws of the world. The power of a characteristic or skill was demonstrated.
“Something is that! Foul play for the first time! It’s against the rules, but I like it!!”
Her tension got so high that she started to spit out her eccentric words, then she smiled broadly and further strengthened the magic that surrounded her. Then the aurora behind her began to thicken and the particles floating around her began to shine even more as if they would not lose.
Ting!
The clear sound of swords being bounced. At the same time, Kang So-sun’s hand disappeared.
Squeak! Square! Puck! Visor!!!
At the same time, a neat 4-hit trajectory embroidering the air appeared belatedly scattering her mana. In that instant of intersection, vital energy was born again in the shell of the silver glittering creature.
It is being restored quickly in real time, but the trajectory of the sword swung faster than that drove the guy, counting another sword scar at the top of the wound.
As the attacks continued, more and more of the carapace began to break, and vital organs began to form in the body beyond the shell.
…It was just so different from me.
In a place where children are shooting water guns and playing, it is like a survival gamer equipped with full gear has appeared. The difference was so great that I didn’t feel anything at all.
I could only let out occasional sighs and exclamations, and there was very little I could do. At most, I couldn’t do anything more than harass him using the shadow trap.
That’s how much she fiercely attacked her, and there was no gap. The problem was that the Earth Dragon was holding on even while blocking that bombing-like attack from the front.
Although he was driven by Kang So-seon’s one-sided attack, he was holding out. It looked like a seasoned boxer aiming for a counter.
If there’s one thing he’s overlooked, it’s that she’s not the only enemy.
Grawl appeared as if to attack the back of the Earth Dragon. He instinctively figured out that attacking from the front or from the side would only hinder Kang So-seon.
Kwaduk!
“Beuaaa!!!”
Growl bit him on the back leg. Although it was a little bit, the color of the tip of Growl’s hair began to darken due to the blood that flowed out, and the area widened as it was bitten and stretched.
Perhaps he judged that he would die if he continued on like this, he allowed Kang So-seon’s attack on his body and at the same time raised a huge claw. I recognized the condensation of mana rushing into his tongs at the same time as he did, and immediately ordered Graul to move.
Boom!!
“Wow!”
Magic energy exploded from the place where the guy struck.
Unlike Growl, who was connected to me and immediately responded to his abnormal behavior and moved from his legs to his back, So-seon Kang lost his balance in an instant due to lack of means of communication. Selected.
Damn it! Blasphemy!
Like dry land, it began to crack. Despite being strengthened with magic, the stone fragments that bounced in all directions began to heal with a light green light that left scars on Kang So-seon’s body.
It seems that one of the buffs I put on in advance took effect. There was no damage, so I drew my sword again and tried to attack.
But the Earth Dragon’s attack did not stop yet.
I stretched out the shadow and pulled it toward Kang So-seon, who was still unable to properly balance. Then, her school uniform flew quickly to my side and shadows were cast on the flesh where the uniform was not in place.
“Oh, thank you.”
Opening her eyes round, she grasped the shadow that clung to her skin as if it were strange, stretched it out or released it, and then poked the shrunken shadow.
“I know you’re excited, but please calm down.”
“Buooooo!!!!”
It was Ji-ryong, not Kang So-seon, who answered my words. Angry, he fired intense hostility at So-seon Kang, who had arrived by my side, and at the same time started pounding the ground like crazy.
Dogwagwagwagwang!!!
The merciless blow, reminiscent of an excavator at a construction site, overturned the land that had been distorted like a drought, and shards of sharp broken stones began to fly everywhere. Is he a guy with a riotous pattern?
“!!”
A wall of ice rose up in front of us, blocking both the stone fragments and his charge. It was to the extent that frost formed on the body of the guy who touched the ice wall, no doubt how much mana he had expended in that brief moment.
Recognizing that he couldn’t move forward, the Earth Dragon chose to drop the clinging Graul without thinking about the safety of his body. He flung his own body into the air above the ground jutting out like thorns.
I changed the saddle that I had attached to Graul’s body in advance to the form of a veil, tied the body of the earth dragon to the body of Graul, and blew a large amount of magic power into it. With this, I will be able to withstand some attacks.
Raul believed in the tent and even raised his claws, scratched the back of the guy, sliced it, and bit on it at the same time.
“Buuu Buuu…!!”
As the wound grew larger and blood began to spurt in all directions from his torn wound, his cries began to tear apart. It had finally penetrated the thick skin and fat to reach the inner flesh.
Thump!
As Growl still didn’t think about falling, even though he fell to the ground and rolled, he began to look nervous.
“I can’t lose either! !”
As he recited a longer chant than he had seen so far, he endowed his sword with a whirlwind of wind condensed in his grip.
At that moment, a shimmering space appeared around her sword like a haze. It was a blade of compressed air that had a faint green aura.
Instead of blowing it away, she grabbed it with both hands and concentrated on it, activating her magic all over her body and strengthening her body.
Kwaduk!!
The moment her feet crushed the ground at the same time as the cloud, her afterimage disappeared. Belatedly, I was able to find her figure that quickly jumped out from the other side of her. It was in front of the Earth Dragon, whose body was half bent by the shock. I could feel the tremendous flow of magical power from her sword embedded in the Earth Dragon’s side.
I pulled out the spear that compressed her shadow and shot her spear at the arm of the earth dragon who was trying to wield her carapace so that she wouldn’t be attacked. Fixed on the neck
Clap!
It was a hasty attack, so it was only a moment to stop, but that gap was enough.
Quack!
The magic that explodes the moment you twist your sword.
“!”
“…?!”
Fugwagwagak!!!
At the same time as the magic name that was released, the storm of magical power that was released exploded, trampling the inside of the body of the earth dragon with the sword embedded in it. Flesh was split and blood was splattered everywhere. Even in the midst of this, not a single drop of blood splattered on Kang So-seon’s body, as if the wind curtain was protecting the caster.
“…Boou…”
The agony that I don’t know if it’s a scream flowed low.
Blood flowed from the guy’s mouth, as if his internal organs had been damaged. Pieces of shredded intestines dripped from the torn wound. The match was solidified. Despite this, the Earth Dragon has not yet collapsed.
On the contrary, it began to gather a large amount of mana in its pincers as if to squeeze out the last of its deadly energy. The claws on one side got smaller and the claws on the other got bigger.
Jiang Xiaoshen began concentrating her mana in order to immediately counterattack that attack head-on, with her eyes sparkling. But it seemed to me that there was no need for that.
“Hive”
“Cow!!!”
“Junior?!”
The hive that was watching us from the sky and looking for a gap shot down.
Skill [Violence of Numbers].
The figure of the hive that fell with the shadow crow made to create Ojakgyo became a shadow and struck the earth dragon that was gathering strength.
Boom!
“Buo…..”
With the cry of the earth dragon sobbing as if it were very resentful, the guy collapsed and was crushed by the enlarged tongs. There was no slight movement. The string that had been barely holding on to the attack, which was already at its limit, was severed by Hive’s attack.
[You have killed the named [Earth Dragon – Agmola].]
[The basement of the gorge begins to stir.]
After the system voice of the usual report, the system alarm came to my mind, but before I could confirm it, Jiang Su-sun, who came to my side, grabbed my shoulder and started shaking it randomly.
“What the hell! What have you done! Did you!?”
Kang So-seon’s eyes shook mercilessly as he looked at me with a stunned expression. She looked as if she had been betrayed by someone she trusted.
Wouldn’t that be exactly the look of a child covered in disappointment and despair when he receives a Christmas present and realizes that what’s inside are actually bricks, not toys? If you hit me, I’ll just cry.
But I’m a cold-hearted adult and I won’t be fooled by such an innocent look.
“Senior, why are you trying to accept each and every attack like that?”
“That’s right!”
“By the way, are you sleeping and stupid?”
“Ugh, ugh..!”
I really couldn’t understand why he was trying to do something that was the height of inefficiency to face the attack head-on rather than avoid it. She admits that my words are the truth. That’s why I’m moaning like that.
“…It is clear that the blood of the junior is flowing cold iron…”
“Iron hardens when it cools.”
“I know!!”
As she groaned, she approached the corpse of her wyrm and began to soothe her pity as she jabbed at her enlarged carapace with her knife. What, then, did you tell me to turn around and tell her to die from clogging her blood vessels?
It must have been quite a shock, so I forgot the character concept or honorific words.
As expected, you were consciously using honorifics. Unlike that woman, that was the cause of the slightly unnatural feeling.
I wonder if her whining is protesting that she wants to be appeased. So what.
Then she stopped pretending to cry and raised her hands up like a menacing lesser panda and began growling.
“Kang So-seon will never forget this…! Never!!”
“Aren’t you ashamed to speak in the third person yourself?”
“Noisy! It’s all because of you!”
There is no such thing as false names. I was only telling the truth
To be honest, it’s strange to hear that third person on a regular basis. It reminds me of PTSD from a previous life that I experienced. The company commander… The mover… Ugh, the head.
…Suddenly insisting on my innocence became like being played by her jokes. I pulled out the dagger of shadow and began to train [Dismantle]. The work itself was very easy, probably because the hole was already large.
The biggest harvest was magic stones.
The size was huge enough that I could clearly feel the difference from the ones I’ve seen so far. Is it just as heavy as a smartphone? The shape was like a plump sweet potato.
I scraped off the blood and flesh from the magic stone with the sword of shadows, brushed it off a few times, and set it aside to concentrate on the next task without a moment’s rest.
Starting with the contraction of the muscles, how the carapace grows and moves, and while grasping the location of the muddy organs and their uses, I raised my head at the presence I felt from the side.
“…Junior, I’m really starting to worry about that junior’s personality.”
For some reason, Kang So-seon’s eyes looked darker after the buff ended because he had been watching me for a while, perhaps because the light suddenly disappeared. Adding to that the eyebrows with the figure of eight, as if she had seen something very pitiful, the woman who looked very gloomy was completed.
The one at the end of their line of sight was, of course, me. And it seemed to me that he knew roughly why he was getting that attention.
“It is not contempt for corpses. As I said before, I do it for a purpose.”
“Really? With the power of the vice president, it’s okay not to ask for a second personal test of your junior, right? Are you really doing this for work?”
“Then do you see my expression of joy?”
“…”
Seeing her turn her head slightly, unable to answer my question right away, sent chills down her spine. It was because at the end, just before her head completely turned, I saw the corners of Jiang Sushen’s mouth twitch and go up.
…What kind of scheme is this woman up to?
I have no words to give back because the story of the job was a lie, but I couldn’t stand the stigma of me being a psycho who digs into corpses and orgasms out of simple retaliation.
If I answer incorrectly here, it might really bother me by dragging me into re-request review. And that judge will do it himself. Kang So-sun is a truly scary child.
“…Ha”
I stopped disassembling and stood up. Her eyes twinkled as if she had waited for him, and she began to watch me. I sincerely longed to poke her eyes with her two fingers.
That woman is looking at her liver. The previous one is nothing more than a mere justification.
The real purpose is to find out what I do. It is not because there is a great cause or hidden purpose, but because he genuinely wants to satisfy his curiosity. Now that she’s been following me blindly, she has no idea why I’m here.
It is in the same context as asking me to rely on myself earlier. They want to know about me and use that as an excuse to increase their contact points. It is one of the most basic yet frequently used ways to socialize.
In short, I’m saying that I want to eat friends with me by twisting and twisting. I hit a wall and pushed him away, so he was jabbing at me and trying to block it.
I’d rather be a pawn in the dark.
It was more of a headache because it wasn’t like that. If that was true, I think I could strangle that delicate neck right now without hesitation.
As expected, the biggest enemy was neither the darkness nor the unknown god, but a troublesome ally. Or, in her case, she was so competent that she became that way, so should I have hoped she would be a little stupid?
It seemed like his mental age would degenerate to about 8 if he just started cutting.
‘Oh, it’s useless.’
Nothing will change even if I complain like this in my heart.
That woman took an interest in me and it is certain that she was bothered by me, whether it was for good or evil. If she had a good sense of humor, she would have noticed long ago that I was simply raiding dungeons, not doing official duties at her academy.
Then it’s right to show my private reasons with my own eyes.
“…Don’t tell anyone else.”
“Yes, yes! Only I will know.”
I felt an instinctive sense of rejection when he threw me a rice cake called a secret. I felt strange because I felt like I was training a companion animal with some kind of snack as bait.
…I wonder if this is correct. But the die has already been cast. It can’t be undone.
For some reason, I didn’t want to show such an important plaque to others, but it was clear that if I didn’t prove it now, I would really be branded as a psychopath and dragged in here and there in the name of it.
If it sticks even if you do this and it sticks even if you do that, it is correct to choose the one with less damage as a result.
It was already decided which one to choose between future troubles and avoiding the current situation.
“[Summoning Book]”
Awesome!
A book with a black cover appeared in the air with magical powers and greeted me. As if my efforts had paid off, in the [Summoning Book], In addition to the newly appeared [Mole], The name of the [Sub-Dragon], As if derived from a lizard, was clearly placed.
Sometimes it can be derived in this way. As originally planned, I was going to choose the fox with the highest intelligence, but I turned around and chose it.
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[Name: ] [Type: Sub-Dragon] [Lv: 1]
[Abilities]
[Muscle: 19] [Skill: 4] [Intelligence: 1] [Luck: 1]
[Attribute: None]
[Possessed Skills]
[Dragon Blood Lv 1] [Wrath Lv 1] [Demi Breath Lv 1]
Points available: 0
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The overall appearance that came to mind in the book was close to a lizard properly mixed with a dinosaur. If I had to use an analogy, it would be a Tyrannosaurus with slightly less degenerated front feet.
Of course, just because it is less degenerated doesn’t mean it’s great, it’s just that the feet are a little long, so it seems that there is no difficulty even when walking on quadrupeds? It was just over there.
What stood out was none other than the skew of abilities driven to the limit. From the beginning, I had to stick out my tongue at the overwhelming strength ability compared to Growl, which I was trying to use as a avant-garde.
It would have been great if only half of that muscular strength had been transferred to intellect.
Still, there was a skill called [Demi Breath] That was said to be a dragon of its own.
The concept of consuming and using magic and physical strength at the same time was a little strange, but the word was breath, and it was simply a loud cry mixed with magic power to deal damage.
Come to think of it, the sub-dragons I met here were screaming at each other.
I wanted to use it for other people, but I wonder if it wasn’t because I didn’t have enough mana. It might be different for each individual, so I can’t say anything, but seeing that the basic ability level’s intellect was close to the bottom, I got a little bit of credibility.
Yeah, but where is this?
Couldn’t that shouter emit a real fire sound depending on evolution? Because of the effect of the [Burner], My magical energy was inherent in the energy of fire, so the possibility was not completely absent.
Above all, there is also an opportunity to take a picture of the ability at will with each level up. If you increase your intellect with this, the day will surely come when you can use [Demi Breath].
In addition, although it is now a lizard living on the ground, I had no doubt that it would become a real dragon that could fly freely in the sky with huge wings that anyone would look up to.
I didn’t name it this time either. Because the naming sense of the system was reliable.
[Do you want to summon sub-dragon Lv 1, individual name ?]
Look at this. A name that seemed appropriate was completed. I like it. There were no major changes, and it was confirmed as is.
Thumping!
“Keuheop…!”
A feeling of being choked, squeezed, and twisted. He complained of pain with a throbbing sensation in his head from the bizarre sensation that something inside him was falling off and transforming into something completely different.
For the third time, I felt like I finally knew a little bit about what this pain was.
This is the feeling that breaks my soul. Beyond being simply torn, it feels like being mixed with something else and forcibly fitting it together.
I thought about it when I fought Nightshade the other day, but this type of [Summon] Was different. The soul is not a shape memory alloy. It is not something that will come back on its own even if it is torn to pieces and sprinkled on it.
Although it is said that it was torn, mixed, and put together again, there is no change in the fact that it is rags. Just by becoming a little stronger, I will fill in the gaps in the rags and forcibly adjust the broken balance.
The whole body is accompanied by pain as if being stabbed with a needle, but I have felt worse than this pain every day in my previous life. So, this is also bearable.
In contrast to his clear mind, his body’s vision is gradually blurring, but he tried to ignore that fact and generously poured his remaining magic power into it.
Ugh…
However, as if the [Summoning Book] Wasn’t enough, he began to connect the by-products of the Earth Dragon scattered around and the mana stones he had collected along the way by conducting magic.
[Would you like to make a sacrifice to the skill [Book of Summoning]?]
What are you asking one by one when the answer is fixed anyway?
“I hit the bar.”
Saying just one word made me gasp for breath. All the by-products that were around were disassembled and sucked into the [Book of Summoning]. At that time, old pages began to be restored as if they were new, and furthermore, stylish embroidery began to be applied one by one on the leather cover.
As I watched the situation, I held my breath, but my lungs kept stinging. My throat is hot. Even though all the corpses had disappeared, they said that there was a fishy smell, but I felt something hot flowing from my throat and mouth. Blossom. Blood was flowing from his nose and mouth.
“Guueek, Tweok…!”
That’s why it’s corrupt. I vomited up as if I was regurgitating blood, and then exhaled heavily through my slightly breathless mouth. Since when did I come from?
The blood coming out of the mouth seemed to have stopped, but the blood still flowed from the nose. Even though I wiped it with my hand, it continued to flow and I just left it to flow. I was very tired because of the sudden sight of blood.
But it’s quieter than I thought. I thought I was going to say something because I was suddenly panting and bleeding. When I raised my head with difficulty, I saw Kang So-sun frantically tapping the curtain with a shocked expression on the other side of the translucent screen.
Ah, was this automatically pushed out because it was a skill test? It even had a barrier function attached to human bites. If you can tolerate this crazy recoil to some extent, it seemed like it would be a good trump card to use in an emergency.
The terrible pain that seemed to last forever gradually faded. Is it roughly finished now? The [Summoning Book] Responded to my question. I gathered my magical energy into my fingers and flicked them, reciting the names of my new family members.
“Carlion”
Perfect!
Thump!!
At the same time as a huge sound, a dinosaur slightly smaller than my field of vision appeared.
It’s bright, unique to reptiles, but its pupils, which are vertically slit, stared at me. Every time I closed my eyes, the film closed first, and on top of it, a slightly blackish-brown scaly skin was covered. Overall, he was a round boy.
The real thing is definitely better than the picture. When I saw it as a hologram, it felt like a picture drawn in a picture book, but seeing him in direct movement like this makes me feel more attached to him.
The guy seemed to feel better about the emotions he felt from me, so he quickly spun around me and tried to hug me as it was. But I restrained it and just grabbed my hair and brushed it.
“Gurreung~”
At first, I tilted my head, but soon I closed my eyes and began to enjoy the feel of my hands.
‘I almost got f*cked’
Don’t ignore it just because it looks small. Because it weighs 400kg with that small body. If you don’t get a sense of it easily, you can think of a huge tire the size of an adult man’s body that often appears in strength shows.
That’s about 400kg. So that means he has crazy muscles that are tighter than they look. Maybe the skeleton is also a whole bone of a dragon’s gary? As long as it’s a dragon.
The strength level of level 1 19 is not for nothing.
If I get hit by a guy like that, my body, now in a weak state of mind and body, will be blown away and slammed to the ground.
I let out a sigh of relief at the sight of Kalion shining, reflecting the light of magic. I want to accept everything, but I can’t. Sorry for being an incompetent owner. The reality is that even if you stick out your snout, my arms are full.
Karlion started tapping the floor with his tail. Feelings are enough. I’m glad you like it.
Okay, what can I do? Blame it on your big body. I’m not good at it. At the quick change of attitude, Kalion opened his eyes and looked at me. Well, whether you choose it or not, I’m the owner now. Endure it with evil.
Taktak
The way it hit the ground with its tail was quite bloody. Among the weapons that humans can use with their hands, the only thing that can break through the speed of sound is a whip.
‘Not bad’
It felt good to cool down my overheated body at the touch of the cool scales. Were dinosaurs mutated animals like lizards?
“Junior…!”
Kang So-seon, who came running to see if the barrier had been lifted belatedly, helped me, who was clinging to Kalion as if I was about to collapse, and laid me on the ground.
“ !”
A warm light enveloped my body, but it was useless because the feeling of exhaustion was not caused by a wound on the body. In my experience, if you take a break for a while, you don’t have to worry. I want to tell you not to waste your mana needlessly, but I couldn’t get my mouth shut.
I couldn’t help but stop her from moving with my hands and shaking her head.
Then, along with the feeling of guilt, tears began to flow from Kang So-seon’s eyes. No. Because it’s not what you think.
I wiped her tears with a shadow as a sign that it was okay. Then, as if the dam he was trying to block had burst, the tears that had flowed in torrents now began to flow.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry… What I wanted wasn’t something like this… It’s just because of me… Whip, heuh…!”
Ah, that sucks. I said I wouldn’t do it because I thought it would be like this. How do you do this
[The level of the skill [Summoning Book] Increases.]
[Skill and intelligence have increased by 3.]
[The Luck stat has increased by 5.]
I listened to the sound of the system message that popped out in one ear and let it go. I waited blankly for my body to recover.