Possessed an Academy Security Guard

14 – 014. Why she is strong.

One Island.

A single swing.

At that blow, Ahn Soo-ho carried his own psychic powers. His pitiful psychic powers, which were all he could do at best, were to spread a black smoke screen.

However, the vast amount of mana absorbed by Talisman transformed that insignificant psychic power into a completely different one.

Talisman’s magical power allowed him to emit a larger amount of smoke, thicker, and faster.

A change that seems insignificant at first glance.

However, if you create tens of thousands of liters of gas at once, condense it to dozens of times the atmospheric pressure, and blow it out at a speed close to the speed of sound. It could no longer be dismissed as a mere smoke screen.

It’s a simple scientific theory. No matter how light a gas is, the moment it has overwhelming mass, density, and speed, it has destructive power that can no longer be dismissed as a ‘simple smoke screen’.

Following the trajectory of the sword Ahn Soo-ho wielded, the dark muddy current became a huge wave and raged radially.

-Quaaa!!!

Everything touched by the black smoke turned to dust and flew away. The air shuddered all around, and a loud roar reverberated through the night sky.

However, the aftermath of the blow did not end there.

The smoke released from his hand swelled his body all at once. The smoke expanded explosively in an instant due to the difference in atmospheric pressure with the surrounding atmosphere.

-Quaaa!!

The heavens and the earth trembled with the second roar. However, the surroundings of Ahn Soo-ho, who swung the sword, were just silent.

Whatever it was, it was his own ability in the end. Ahn Soo-ho perfectly controlled the direction and range of the smoke that raged in all directions. Thanks to this, despite the wide attack range, not even a word of aftermath was conveyed to the fallen Ji Ye-won and Chae-yeon.

The night sky spread out in front of him was dyed even blacker by the black smoke billowing in all directions in search of an empty space.

Ahn Soo-ho, who had been watching the scene blankly, snapped his fingers.

-f*ck!

At that moment, the billowing smoke disappeared all at once.

The exposed rooftop scenery was completely different from before.

The floor of the roof was completely powdered and disappeared without a trace. All of the pillars that had been standing there had collapsed, and huge cracks were savagely leading to the outer wall of the building.

And there was no figure of an assassin there. Taking the black storm head-on, he didn’t even leave a corpse behind.

The only trace left is a blurry red bloodstain on the exterior wall of the building.

‘…… Is this what I did?’

Dazed, he looked down at my hands. The blue jewel embedded in the talisman was still emitting a soft light.

-Shu oh oh oh.

As he concentrated his consciousness, he felt the surrounding magic flow into his body through the talisman. I could feel the mana gradually filling up in his body, which had been empty since he poured out everything.

This magical power is the source of superhuman strength.

When mana is depleted, you cannot use superpowers, and your physical abilities also weaken. However, since mankind did not yet know the concept of magical power, even superhumans used to judge such phenomena with ambiguous standards such as physical strength and the characteristics of supernatural powers.

In such a situation, of course, there is no way to restore magical power.

The mana once exhausted has no choice but to wait for it to recover naturally. There is no exception to that fact, whether it is a strong superman or a weak superman.

Except for him who is the only one in this world who has awakened the ability of ‘magic absorption’.

However, even though he was a talisman, he was not omnipotent.

– Crying.

“Keep up?!”

A fishy clot of blood burst out of Ahn Su-ho’s mouth. A sharp pain begins to spread to the chest along with the blood flowing backwards through the throat.

– Plopped.

Sitting halfway to the ground, he noisily vomited. In an instant, the floor turned red.

The moment he was taken aback by the sudden hematemesis, a system message appeared before his eyes.

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[ Possess superpower ]

1. Black Smoke (D)

-Creates and controls black smoke from the body. The generated smoke gradually disappears over 30 minutes, and can be removed arbitrarily according to the user’s will. Additionally, as you level up, you can endow the smoke you create with different material properties.

2. Magic Absorption (A)

-Absorbs magic power from surrounding objects or atmosphere through the right hand wearing a talisman. At this time, the user can temporarily retain magic power beyond his limit. However, absorption and use of magical power beyond the limits of the body will result in a corresponding recoil.

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‘However, absorption and use of magical power beyond the limits of the body will result in a corresponding recoil.’

As soon as he read the words, Ahn Soo-ho recognized the cause of the sudden hematemesis.

That’s right, since I ran wild with a body with an E rank in durability, I couldn’t help but get a reaction.

‘…… Are you kidding me even to the point of doing it?’

There was no recoil like this when the main character used it. Thinking so, he immediately shook his head. How can the main character who eats raw meat and his pitiful body be on the same line?

He slumped to the floor, wiping the blood from his mouth.

He won the fight.

However, nothing has changed. Chae Yeon and Ji Ye Won were still dying, and the quest clear notification did not ring.

‘As expected, killing the sniper is the clearing condition.’

There is no way a sniper will appear in front of you on its own feet. Thinking so, he took out his smartphone from his pocket.

Even if the quest ended in failure, even if Chae-yeon died in the end, Ji Ye-won had to survive somehow.

If an ambulance was called, the incident would naturally be known to the police or the outside world, but I had no choice but to accept that part.

But at that moment.

– Cheekyong.

With the sound of metal ringing, a dark shadow settled on the roof railing.

Ahn Su-ho’s gaze turned toward it.

The southwest railing. A man in a black poncho was looking at him with a bewildered face. In her hand was a black-barreled rifle.

At that moment, An Su-ho’s hands were full of strength.

‘It’s a sniper.’

That man must be another assassin who met the quest clear conditions and sniped Chae-yeon.

I didn’t expect him to come from the other side, but he stood up holding his sword, saying that it was all right. No, he was trying to stand up.

– Plopped.

However, due to accumulated injuries and Talisman’s recoil, his body was already at its limit.

The sniper let out a sigh of relief when he saw that he couldn’t even control himself.

Originally, he was moving to another building due to the obstruction of the smoke screen sprinkled by Ahn Su-ho.

However, when the building collapsed with a sudden sound of explosion, and the colleague who went to the building first could not be contacted, he rushed to investigate the situation.

He was nervous at the sight of the sword slashing through the night sky, but when he arrived, all the enemies he saw were incapable of fighting. Not to mention Chae-yeon and Ji-won who had collapsed, and An Su-ho, the only one who was conscious, couldn’t even stand up.

“Did Mincheol get caught in the explosion and get blown away?”

I was worried about my colleague’s safety, but it was confirmed later.

First of all, make sure to kill the remaining enemies first.

Thought so, he aimed his rifle.

-Clap.

The target is Ahn Soo-ho, the only one who is conscious.

Ahn Su-ho couldn’t do anything despite the being that was targeting him. His body, which had reached its limit, was unable to even stand up, let alone fight.

‘Damn it!’

I activated Talisman with the feeling that Ahn Soo-ho was all or nothing. Along with a sharp pain that seemed to cut nerves, the mana in the air gathered in his grasp.

‘I can finish it in one shot!’

Ahn Suho pulled out the blade while sitting down. At the same time, the sniper pulled the trigger.

-Quaang!

A roar more like an explosion than a gunshot.

The muzzle spewed a roaring flame and spat a heavy 20mm bullet. The bullets, which flew at three times the speed of sound, struck Ahn Su-ho between his eyes in an instant.

That moment.

-Tuong!

With the sound of metal clashing, loud sparks flew.

“…… Uh?”

“Huh?”

The sniper and Ahn Soo-ho’s exclamations overlapped. Both of them were taken aback by In-young’s sudden intrusion between the two.

“………… Were you the one who put the bullet in my chest?”

Ahn Suho raised his head at the familiar voice. The voice was certainly familiar, but the figure of the person in front of him was very unfamiliar.

“Thanks to that, it took me a year to play. Where are you cowardly attacking!?”

“…… Vegetable smoke?”

“What are you looking at with an expression of who you are? I am, then who?”

“What did it look like?”

The appearance of Chae-yeon, grinning as she looked back at Ahn Su-ho, had changed beyond recognition.

First of all, I grew about 20cm tall. Her youthful face has also become somewhat mature. Her hair, which had been near her shoulder blades, also fell down to her waist.

If originally, Chae-yeon was a young schoolgirl, now she is a full-fledged adult.

Ahn Soo-ho’s gaze, questioning how this happened, turned to her chest.

There were red bloodstains all over her chest. There was no expression or demeanor on her face, no signs of distress. A question appeared on Ahn Su-ho’s face at her attitude.

“Is the wound okay? Clearly her chest wasn’t pierced-.”

“Hey, yes! Well spoken once. Hey! You said you had a potion! If there was such a thing, you wouldn’t have to write it to me right away!”

With feelings of resentment and disappointment, Chae-yeon shouted at him.

On the other hand, about 20 meters away from those two.

The sniper was sweating coldly as he watched the chattering vegetable kite.

‘It must have pierced the chest.’

The bullet from her first snipe clearly pierced her heart. Even if she was a superhuman, it would have been a fatal wound that should have led to her death.

‘Could that woman be regenerative?’

She can understand that she is not dead, as long as she has psychic powers related to regeneration, like her companions.

I can understand, but that wasn’t the only question he had.

‘Where did the bullet I just fired go?’

Obviously, he aimed for An Su-ho’s forehead and pulled the trigger. Only 20 meters away. For him, a skilled sniper, it was never a miss.

Did you avoid it? Or is it blocked or bounced? If blocked or deflected, who? In what way?

He bit his lower lip at the question that continued to bite his tail.

“No, yes. The price of the potion is almost more expensive than the price of a house, so I understand that you are reluctant to use it. But Ji Ye-won said she was going to use it right away because she was hurt? Is the first criminal you met today more important than me? Why, when you gave him a shower when he passed out and saw all the things you couldn’t see, he must have been attached to him?”

Chae-yeon criticizes Ahn Su-ho in a voice mixed with resentment. A sniper aimed his rifle at her chest.

-Clap.

‘No matter what happens, now is the chance when they’re preoccupied with the conversation.’

I was suspicious of his relaxed attitude even in front of the enemy, but the sniper pulled the trigger without hesitation.

-Kooung!

-Tuong!

In the next moment, the sniper’s face was stunned.

Chae So-yeon looked back at the sniper. Clearly a bullet had lodged in her chest, but she showed no sign of pain.

‘…… Nonsense.’

The sniper saw clearly. Right after she pulled her trigger, she saw her bullet ricochet off of Chae-yeon’s chest with bright yellow sparks.

“… ….”

As if feeling frustrated, Chae-yeon took off her coat and threw it away.

That moment.

– Pudeuk! Fast!

With a loud noise, her appearance began to change.

Rough scales began to rise on her exposed wrists. Her sharp fingernails grew from the tips of her fingers, and dark blue horns sprouted from her hair. The two pupils shone bright yellow as if to light up the night, and the round pupils were torn vertically.

Eventually, after completing her transformation, Chae-yeon grinned, revealing her fangs.

That figure was the true identity of her psychic powers.

Yonginhwa.

A psychic ability that assumes the form of a dragon, known as the most powerful monster, which only exists in nine of the metamorphic psychic powers in the world.

In addition to the improvement of basic physical abilities due to body transformation, strong defense, excellent regeneration, sense expansion, flight ability, and even the dragon’s proprietary roar and breath.

The strongest psychic power in name and reality that allows the human body to dwell with the power of the dragon.

Her overwhelming psychic powers were the reason her Min Chae-ryeong scouted her into her own team.

‘This crazy.’

Ahn Soo-ho, who saw the scene, couldn’t help but panic. Because the characters with Yonginhwa ability that appeared in the original work were all strong people who were mentioned as the strongest in the world.

‘That idiot’s ability is Yong In-hwa? Does that make sense?’

So he couldn’t help but panic. She could not accept the fact that the stupid Chae-yeon, whom she had been ignoring in her mind, actually possessed the power of the strongest person in her worldview.

On the other hand, the sniper was also unable to accept the situation.

No, rather his case was more serious. Unlike Ahn Soo-ho, in his case, Yongin in front of him was an enemy, not an ally.

-Clap.

With trembling hands he aimed his rifle. He knew it wouldn’t work, but he couldn’t just do nothing.

“Huh.”

However, Yongin’s inaction did not allow even that.

-Spang!

With the sound of air bursting, the new type of vegetable kite disappeared.

The place where she appeared immediately after was behind the sniper’s back.

Unknowingly, she closed the distance and slammed her fist into the defenseless, exposed sniper’s back.

-Quaaang!!

With the sound of a bomb exploding, his body was pinned to the floor of the roof. Cracks spread radially around him.

“Cheer, wow!”

The sniper fell unconscious, not knowing what he had done.

That moment.

-Titling!

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[ Quest clear! ]

[ Congratulations! You did a great job protecting Ji Ye-Won from the Dawning! We sincerely applaud and praise you for your brilliant performance as an academy security guard! ]

[ The following rewards are provided for clearing the quest. Activate the Rewards tab to claim rewards and check details! ]

1) 3% Increase in expense ratio (current expense ratio 5%)

2) Intermediate Recovery Potion

3) Rating

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“Huh.”

Ahn Su-ho let out a dejected laugh at the system message that popped up in front of his eyes. A feeling of injustice welled up from the inside of his chest.

I fought for my life. He was prepared for death and had a gut feeling of death several times. After struggling desperately, he managed to win the fight against the assassin.

‘Does this make sense?’

But it was all futile.

‘Damn this makes sense.’

His fights, hardships, adversity, and the victory he achieved at the end.

If Chae-yeon had fought properly, if she hadn’t been hit by her first shot, she would have been cleared from her line in an instant.

“Hey! I said! I don’t know anything else, but I’m confident in one fight!”

Not knowing how he feels, Chae-yeon smiles as she draws her V-ja with her fingers.

Looking at her like that, he thought.

‘Probability was f*cked.’