Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 87
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11.
all seven warriors.
Uhlan's concentration was quite remarkable. Combat was also combat for him, but once he focused on other areas, he never looked away..
This time was no exception.
quagga gaga gaga!
Shockwave sweeping through the intestines.
Soon after, Professor Direk turned into a monster..
Strange wriggling tentacles stretched out around them, but Ulan's gaze remained fixed on the test paper..
‘If you do it this way…….’
Frighteningly preoccupied eyes.
Screams from students and all sorts of noise were generated from all directions, but no fuss could disturb Ulan's concentration..
Pop! Tuduk!
Then blood poured from his nose..
but not polished.
No, I wasn't aware that I had a nosebleed. Ulan was so focused on his own fight,.
When we fought such a lonely bloody battle.
The pencils that were busily coming and going stopped for a moment. At the same time, her crimson eyes twinkled like stars..
“……finished.”
I saw the way to the answer.
An unknown territory that has never been reached in the past life and the present. Step by step I stepped on the stairs leading there..
and finally―.
“yes, the answer is……!”
A number that is clearly etched in your mind.
Just as the tens of minutes of desperate struggle ended in victory, Ulan's body suddenly moved by itself..
Because they instinctively sensed the threat.
At that moment.
Aaaaaaang!
A huge tentacle slammed the ground..
Where Ulan was until just now.
The desk and chair were broken to such an extent that their shapes could not be distinguished. Furthermore, the answer sheet on top of it was also torn to shreds and turned to powder..
“……!”
Ulan opened his eyes wide..
For dozens of minutes, the solution process that I had been writing while pushing my brain to the limit turned to powder in an instant and disappeared..
The concentration that had been maintained at this sight turned to powder. At the same time, my mind turned white, and a blank expression settled on my face..
“correct answer, correct answer…….”
no matter how much i try to remember.
I don't remember at all.
The process of solving the problems that had been built up step by step disappeared in vain as the answer sheet flew away. The moment all your hard work turns into nothing.
pop!
deep inside.
I heard something break. And this was Ulan's last memory.
12.
Loud roar that shakes the hall.
It was the sound of the monster's torso being cut neatly in half by Ulan's axe..
An attack so powerful that an ordinary creature would have been instantly killed. The monster, on the other hand, swung its tentacles furiously as if it had not been hit at all..
But this time, I picked the wrong opponent..
Awesome! Quadduk! puck!
Dozens of tentacles were severed in midair..
Within 20 paces of Ulan.
It was the price of entering the master's realm. Ulan didn't miss a single tentacle, sliced it open, and immediately closed the gap with the monster..
The distance narrowed in an instant.
Immediately after reaching the nose of the monster, ferocious ax blows were poured. Each one was an onslaught that tore flesh and shattered bones..
‘oh wow, that's awesome.’
Noah burst into admiration inwardly..
Ulan, whose berserker trait was activated, was much more violent and destructive than usual..
‘crazier than the original.’
A sight that overwhelms an 8-star monster.
Of course, the monster did not stand still. I was constantly replaying and aiming for a counterattack.
but I was just aiming.
In fact, the counterattack was never successful..
Because the legs of an octopus were cut off by an angry axe,.
Not a battle, but one-sided violence itself.
As I was watching this scene blankly, I suddenly felt a magical response around me..
“Yes? This…….”
The identity of the magical response was Dillia..
She was imbuing magical energy to the spell she had completed in an instant. If the enchantment ends like this, the magic will be activated immediately..
the moment i realized this.
Noah was startled.
“wait a minute!”
Then he hurriedly blocked the way.
to prevent magic.
On the other hand, seeing Noah's sudden intrusion, Dillia regained her magical powers. At the same time, Noah shouted questioningly with her still surprised face..
“what are you doing?!”
“that's what i'm going to say.”
Dillia frowned.
she waved her hand.
“Move. Because I need to help Ulan.”
“not now!”
“……what?”
Eyebrows twitch once.
It's because I couldn't understand Noah's words..
Then the answer came back.
“Right now, Ulan can't differentiate between friend and foe. If we provoke it prematurely and even attract attention, then we are in danger!”
Berserker trait is a definite penalty.
Of course there are good points.
Even if you are poisoned or your stamina is low, you can still fight..
‘but…….’
At the same time, there are also fatal flaws..
As mentioned earlier, it cannot distinguish between an enemy and an ally, and simply destroys all living things around it. That's why it's called a penalty..
‘In the original, there was a saying like this.’
When playing as one of the Seven Champions.
If Ulan goes into a berserker state for some reason, he must step back one hundred steps to be safe..
Meanwhile, right after Noah's answer.
Dillia asked dubiously..
“……you know how?”
That's because it happened in the original game.
But I can't answer like this..
So Noah shrugged. Then he made the most plausible excuse..
“I'm from the same tribe as the uhlan.”
“…….”
Dillia shuts her mouth..
It's probably because I can't come up with anything to refute..
Moments later, she broke the spell. It meant accepting Noah's words..
“Until when, I know?”
“Yes, it will probably return to normal once the desire to destroy is satisfied..”
Berserker's duration is short.
It's different for each situation, but on average it's around 5 minutes. And just past 5 minutes.
stop!
The angry ax-slashing has ceased..
Ulan's body reeling at the same time.
“ugh.”
A low moan came out..
It is because of the dizziness that came with a strong headache for a moment. Ulan, who stumbled several times after that, regained his senses little by little..
“what have i done so far…….”
was doing?
As I was looking around to figure out the situation, I saw a broken desk and an answer sheet..
“ah.”
I remembered. what happened.
The moment I found the correct answer while solving a test question, I was interrupted and lost my sanity..
Immediately after recalling the memory, anger surged once again, but was soon suppressed..
‘It must have been crazy for a while.’
Ulan silently accepted the situation..
Because it happened often in the past life. Of course, I don't remember what happened when it crashed..
‘I'm glad there's no one by my side.’
Because he knew that when he went berserk, he would attack allies and monsters without distinction. Ulan was quietly relieved that he was at least alone..
Strictly speaking, of course―.
I wasn't alone.
[aaaaa so…….]
monster screaming in pain.
No matter how many times you have been hacked by an axe, your body is so bloody that you cannot distinguish it..
It seems that this monster has endured its own rampage..
When I regained my judgment and composure.
I felt a familiar presence not far away..
“Come to your senses now?”
“ulan, it's okay?”
Two girls cautiously approached.
It was Noah and Dylia..
Ulan nodded affirmatively, then looked around and asked:.
“other students?”
“I think everyone ran away. than that…….”
Noah's face hardened as he continued to speak..
It was because of the monster that started regenerating quickly even in a bloody state. However, it was not possible to fully recover.
puck! Fuck! Kwajik!
'Cause Ulan swung the ax.
The ax that flew like a flash cut off all the tentacles in an instant. Even so, the monster continued to regenerate, enlarging its gigantic size..
Truly tenacious vitality.
Ulan frowned. As far as he knew, there was only one monster with these characteristics..
“Is it a demon?”
“Yes, it's an 8-star magic beast..”
Noah's angry face.
Ulan, on the other hand, was indifferent..
I deserved it.
Of course, it was the first time we met in this life, but if we include the experience of the past life, we met so often that there was no reason to be nervous..
‘Existence itself is not a threat.’
Ulan is currently at the master's level.
In addition, one star has been completed..
Just looking at this alone, it's a bit insufficient to fight one-on-one with an 8-star monster, but Ulan has the experience of his past life..
so there was no problem.
Except for one.
‘……magic core.’
The magic core of all monsters is one.
However, this only applies to monsters of 6 stars or lower. Since monsters of 7 stars or higher possess at least two magical powers..
‘and one more.’
there is a tricky point.
If there are two or more magic cores, all of them must be destroyed at the same time. Otherwise, the magic core will constantly regenerate..
After recalling the memories of the past life.
Ulan muttered with a puzzled face..
“But where did that come from?”
“I do not remember?”
“what memory?”
“That's Professor Direk..”
“……what?”
Ulan asked in confusion..
This reaction is not because we are surprised that humans have become witches. It is a sight that I have often seen in my past life when a human turns into a demonic beast..
The problem was timing.
‘Humans turning into demonic beasts is a phenomenon that occurs after the door to the abyss is opened..’
But why is this already happening?
The door hasn't even opened yet?
‘I did that last time too.’
When the Abyss Worshipers attacked.
The guys dragged one of the monsters of the abyss, 'The Vampire Plant, Candira'. The moment he recalled the memory, Ulan scattered cold eyes..
‘……what the hell is this?’
Something that didn't happen in the past life.
Ulan's face hardened. Around the time I thought I needed to investigate.
[aaaaaa!]
The bloodied monster let out a roar.
Play started again.
Uhlan brandished his axe, but this time the monster was no slouch either. The proof was that the tentacles sprouted much faster than before..
‘There will be no end like this.’
I'll have to slay the monster first..
After deciding on a clear purpose, Ulan fixed his ax and spoke..
“Noah.”
“yes?”
“Tell me again what you said earlier.”
“head, waist, and buttocks!”
From Noah's mouth, the location of the vital points he had heard in the morning flowed once again. At the same time, Ulan measured the location of vital points step by step..
I know where the head is.
however…….
“where is the waist and hips?”
The monster in front of me is not a humanoid.
If I had to put it that way, it looked like a sea anemone with a huge head. That's why I couldn't tell where the waist and hips were..
“uh, that's…….”
Noah was speechless..
It had to be. The monster that is now regenerating tentacles in front of her looks completely different from the original monster she knew..
So the moment I hesitated to answer.
“Perhaps, the place where the magic power is united is the vital point?”
“Yes? oh yeah.”
“Then, I'll mark it.”
Dillia stepped forward.
She completed the spell in the blink of an eye, and then cast the spell. Then, the glittering starlight powder soaked into the monster's body..
some time after that.
Faaaaaaa!
Suddenly, the body of the monster glowed..
“That's the vital point.”
Three places to shine.
One was in the middle of the head, at the top of the head, and the other two were at the bottom of each..
That's the magic core of the monster..
‘The lower part is possible…….’
hips and waist.
The two parts of the magic core could be destroyed simultaneously by Ulan alone. At first glance, it was within 20 steps.
‘The problem is on the top of the head..’
Even from the nearest waist, it seemed to be over forty steps. At that distance, it's hard to destroy it alone. So when I was thinking.
Dillia said as if tossing it..
“Each one, one by one, if you take it, it will be fine.”
There are three magic cores to break.
There are three people here at the same time..
So it seems that each one of them took charge of it, and it would be solved. To this, Noah replied with an embarrassed face..
“sorry. I'm having a hard time.”
“huh? why?”
“8I haven't learned any witchcraft higher than the star class..”
Noah scratching his cheek with an awkward face.
Dillia frowned..
“……Noah, you're incompetent..”
“Ugh! It's true, but can you be kind enough to say it? I mean hurt.”
When he said it as if he was complaining, Dillia immediately accepted his opinion. Maybe that's why she didn't have an expressionless face, but with a smile on her face, she said..
“Noah, it's useless..”
“…….”
Hearing these words with a smile made the blow worse.
Noah pursed his lips in pout. Then Ulan suddenly spoke to her..
“Dillia, can you break the vitals??”
“huh. it's possible, i think.”
I just heard from Noah.
8In order to inflict effective blows on star beasts, it is said that magic with power equal to that of 8 star attribute magic must be used..
And unlike Noah, who was incompetent, Dillia learned a lot of powerful magic. So she readily nodded her head..
“Then ask for your hair.”
“okay. however…….”
“however?”
“The timing, how, to match?”
The moment I confirmed the flow of the monster's magical power.
Dillia realized it belatedly. That you can never kill her by breaking her magic core separately.
‘must be destroyed at the same time.’
It was the only sure way to stop breathing. So, as soon as I said something mixed with concern, Ulan's answer came back..
“don't worry about that.”
“Yes?”
“i fit you.”
“……that's possible?”
“Of course.”
Ulan answered without hesitation..
It was natural. I've already matched the sum several times in my past life. On the other hand, did you feel this confident attitude? Dillia laughed bashfully..
“Yes, Ulan, I believe.”
immediately after answering.
Dillia's expression changed. As soon as she finished speaking, it was to chant her magic..
At that moment.
“No, he's playing again!”
Noah's urgent cry as a signal.
Ulan kicked the ground. Just in time for Dillia's magic to fall on his head, he made sure to break the mana core..
[ugh! aaaaaa!]
Did you intuit the unpleasant atmosphere?.
The monster screamed and twisted its body..
With subsequent regeneration, mutation began.
Pudeuk! kudeudeuk!
Hardened outer skin.
He probably recognized that the location of each magical power core was exposed. Furthermore, the starlight that indicated the location of the magic core rapidly faded..
‘but…….’
there was no problem.
If it's the location, I've already put it in my head.
The moment I blinked my eyes like that.
Suddenly, the surroundings were colored brightly..
Whoa! quagga gaga!
sounds from above your head. Soon I saw shards of starlight falling through the clouds..
When dealing with the Abyss Worshipers.
The 6-star cluster magic used by Dillia.
Tactical magic that boasts a whopping 8-star power when replaced with attribute magic.
It's a 'meteor fall'.
‘now!’
Right before the meteor hits the monster's head.
Ulan activated Master's Realm.
And the moment the meteor met the magic core, he squeezed through the momentary gap and swung his axe..
Awesome! Kwajik!
Cleanly Shattered Magic Core.
The moment you look at your head at the same time.
I heard a cool blow.
Quadduk! wooooooooong!
Beyond simply destroying the magic core, the entire monster's head was blown off..
[oh oh oh!]
Screams continued from the crushed throat.
The boy struggled until the very end, but it was futile..
Now that all magic cores have disappeared, all the monster can do is accept death calmly..
And death came soon.
Smack! rumbling!
My limp body just melted away.
Like a candle touched by a hot flame. Furthermore, the surrounding rocks and trees touched by the remains of the monster melted without exception..
“ugh, that's terrible.”
Dillia frowned..
That said, it was a truly terrible end..
After a while, the remains of the monster that melted everything turned into slime and formed a puddle. Apparently, the acid effect has completely disappeared..
‘Even the ending is different from the original.’
In the original, it just turns into grayish smoke and then disappears neatly. Leaving only the clothes she was wearing and the 'key' she always wore around her neck.
Whereas now it was different.
It wasn't enough to turn into a liquid and melt, it even melted everything around it..
‘huh? wait for a sec…….’
melt? all?
The moment he thought this far, Noah widened his eyes. She then screamed as she remembered a fact she had forgotten..
“my key!”
It is a special reward that can be obtained by defeating Professor Direk, who has turned into a monster, and the treasure that Noah wanted to obtain in this event..
the key is right there.
the moment you realize this.
Noah ran away in a panic..
Then, he started rummaging through the remains of the monster. In the process, an unpleasantly sticky slime covered my body, but I didn't care..
“Noah, it's dirty..”
Dillia with a frightened expression.
But this didn't matter either.
The important thing now wasn't the phlegm or Dillia's reaction. When he hurriedly rummaged through the rubble, Noah caught something in his hand..
“This……!”
Professor Direk's Necklace.
Probably because it is made of a special material, it does not melt. And at the end of the necklace was the key that Noah had longed for..
“Whoa, I'm glad.”
it didn't melt.
With a word of relief, Noah sat down as his legs relaxed..
I heard Dillia's disgust in the distance, but it didn't matter. For now she was content just to have her key in her hand..
Around the time I was relieved again.
A huge palm reached out in front of my eyes..
It was Ulan's hand..
“Is it over now?”
“……yes, it's over.”
Noah nodded and grabbed his outstretched hand and stood up..
no, i was going to.
but couldn't.
coo coo coo―!
This is because the loud vibrations shook the surroundings..
as if an earthquake happened.
“kyaak!”
The moment I let out a short scream.
The sudden vibration got worse.
It's so hard to even focus. Thanks to Ulan's support, I was able to prevent it from falling again..
“no, what happened…….”
The moment I was about to let out a surprised voice.
I was speechless for a moment..
“……uh?”
At the same time, a hardened face.
After a while, the complexion turned pale..
It was because of the strange phenomenon that suddenly appeared in the center of the slime pool, where the monster's corpse had been..
Kwajik! Wood deok! oh oh oh!
bizarre twisting space.
Soon the air split in half..
At the same time, a gap opened, and waves of magical power flowed out from beyond..
“ahhhh…….”
Noah's teeth chattered..
face full of fear.
It was worth it. What flowed out of the gap was gray magic close to black..
Because it was the pure 'magic of the abyss' that appeared only in the final battle of the original work..
23page. declaration of war
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