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I Became a Genius at Gigant Academy - Episode 46

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When the appointed time comes.

Cawl appeared again in front of the cadets who had gathered in front of the Gigant to leave the base..

“Before I leave, let me explain the final goal of this exercise..”

Although it was sudden, the cadets listened with sparkling eyes..

“There are 5 days left. In the meantime, survive.”

After saying that, Kaul kept his mouth shut as if he had nothing more to explain..

Daniel noticed this and opened his mouth..

“I… … What exactly does survival mean??”

“It means not to be left behind. Cadets who are unable to fight will be evacuated to the rear and that will be the end of it..”

In other words, as I said at first, it meant holding on well until 6 days later..

Cawl smiled and added a word..

“It probably won't be easy. Okay, the question ends with this. Everyone, have a hard time.”

After saying that, Cawl just turned his back and left..

The cadets looked blankly at the back and then got on the Gigant one by one..

Likewise, Abel, aboard the Gigant, spoke so that everyone could hear:.

-First of all, as we agreed in advance, let's move to the next base as our goal..

-okay.

-i get it.

There was no reason to aim for the next base, but there was no other destination either..

Unlike the previous stages, which gave a certain goal, this time the only vague goal was to survive for 6 days..

Therefore, we decided to first move to the next base as our goal and monitor the situation..

Of course, that was just the reason I talked about with the other cadets, but Abel had other thoughts..

‘Anyway, the ruins have to move further in from here..’

The current location is the beginning of the Telif Plain, which can be considered the main stage..

I don't know exactly where the next base indicated by the navigation is, but it is at least deeper than the current location..

Because of that, I was thinking of moving there first and deciding how to get to the ruins..

There were several methods already in mind, so all I had to do was choose the appropriate one depending on the situation..

Boom, boom, boom-.

Having decided on his destination, Abel began to lead the others..

After leaving the base, nothing happened for a while..

Thanks to this, I was able to move at a high speed because I didn't encounter a single small animal, let alone a fragment of a giant..

But that luck didn't last long.

When about two hours had passed, fragments of a giant suddenly attacked..

-left! three on the left!

-They're running from behind too!

This time it was a group of Iron Wolves that attacked..

Thanks to Darin's quick understanding, I was able to respond without panicking, but I didn't have time to spare..

-Finish it quickly! Because other guys might get caught up in it.!

If the battle dragged on for too long, fragments of other giants could come running..

-last one!

Abel Cho, who ended the battle so quickly, moved straight away to avoid further battles..

-Shit! It comes again!

However, such efforts were in vain and less than ten minutes later, another attack occurred..

If you barely defeat the attack and move on, you will be attacked again..

After fighting a total of four times, Abel and his party were able to rest..

“Phew.”

Inside the passenger seat, Abel sighed and wiped his sweat..

When looking at each battle in isolation, there was nothing that threatening, but the problem was that the battles were fought continuously without any rest..

As the battle continued, it was felt that everyone's stamina and concentration were decreasing, and Abel had to work harder to make up for it..

But there was something else that bothered me more than the immediate fatigue and pain..

“It's more threatening than expected …….”

Although the actual practice itself was carried out quite tightly, four raids like this one were outside that scope..

I don't know what was normal or not for the other cadets, but it wasn't Abel..

This practice should have originally been conducted under the strict control of the academy..

But there were those who dug into the gap..

“united kingdom…….”

Abel muttered the name quietly..

The United Kingdom is the only place on this continent with a force comparable to that of the Empire..

If you simply look at the power shown to the outside, you are inferior to the Empire, but in reality, that was not the case..

This is because there is a lot of power that is invisible to the outside..

At the moment, they are trying not to create a confrontation with the empire, but behind the scenes, they are plotting all sorts of things..

The incident that occurred during this training was one of many..

‘To be exact, it was committed by an organization under the United Kingdom..’

Abel also knew the name of the group.

pilgrim.

The most powerful and unpredictable organization within the United Kingdom..

In the original game, you have to prevent them from intervening in practice and causing great damage to the academy..

‘To be exact, it is closer to minimizing damage..’

But Abel, who delved deeply into the game, knew that there was more to it than just appearances..

‘The actual goal was different..’

What they were targeting was not the students who participated in the training, but the relics buried in the ruins..

The interruption of the practice was a smokescreen to avoid being discovered that they were looking for relics..

That was why Abel decided to get to the ruins as quickly as possible..

‘As long as you take the artifact first, you can prevent most of the subsequent events..’

When you think about it that far.

-Abel! Time's up!

I heard Daniel's voice..

Abel immediately raised his upper body upon hearing that voice and placed both hands on his core..

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-.

Abel, who had awakened Gigant through a familiar process, slowly stood up..

Since we were not completely out of danger yet, we took turns taking rest..

Since Abel was the last of the dogs, it was time to move again..

-It's going to move right away.?

-okay.

Although I couldn't say I got enough rest, it was dangerous to stay in one place for a long time.

Even taking a short break meant taking many risks..

-Let's aim to get to the next base as quickly as possible..

-huh.

-okay.

Abel picked up his weapon and started walking again..

The current situation wasn't that good, but it would get much better once we reached the halfway point..

It wasn't just because I could relax.

The base you will head to after leaving the first base is much larger in scale..

And many groups gather there..

In other words, it was an opportunity to replenish power..

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The attacks from the Colossus' fragments continued, forcing Abel to fight three more battles..

Fortunately, we didn't experience any major crises, but I felt that everyone's fatigue was at its peak..

By the time everyone got tired.

-It's a base!

Finally they arrived at the next point.

Abel turned his head at Darin's shout and looked in the direction of the base..

There was an artificial structure erected there that could be seen at a glance..

-let's go!

Abel led the others in that direction. And it wasn't long before he knew he had come to the right place..

Even when viewed from a distance, the scale of the base was three or four times larger than the place we visited before..

-Wow, that's huge.?

Daniel was amazed when he saw that..

Calian, who had been quiet, added a word..

-At that scale, I think it would be different from the previous base. Facilities or anything.

It was exactly to the point..

The base in front of me was definitely different in many ways from the places I had visited before..

Abel knew that, but instead of explaining, he walked faster..

A few minutes later, they arrived in front of the base..

“Just come here!”

This time, it was not Cawl who welcomed Abel and the cadets, but an academy person riding Tito..

He moved ahead and guided me to the place where I would store the Gigant..

Abel, who was entrusted with aircraft maintenance, looked around the base while waiting for the others..

‘There's a lot of Tito.’

There were quite a few Tito Riders in charge of the defense of the base..

The reason for using the Tito class was efficiency..

If you have the power to operate one Miles class aircraft, you can move five Tito aircraft..

Also, the Tito level was enough to deal with most enemies..

‘If there's an opponent I can't handle, I'll use Tito to take my time, and in the meantime, I'll bring in a higher-grade aircraft..’

While they were considering how to defend the base, Darin got off the Gigant for the last time and walked in front of him..

Abel opened his mouth after confirming that everyone was gathered..

“Let's take a break first.”

“okay. Are you going to rest here for just a few hours? Or all the way…….”

“Excuse me.”

While Daniel was asking Abel a question, the first guide returned and said:.

He got off the Tito and was a young man with a sad appearance. Looking at his uniform, he seemed to be a soldier from the academy..

“Since we used 4 out of 6 hours at the last base, we can only stay at this base for 2 hours..”

“yes?”

The cadets were surprised to hear this for the first time, and Calian even shot back in a sharp tone..

“I've never heard of anything like that. Isn't there some mistake??”

“This is a directive from above. Nothing will change even if you argue with me..”

The soldier spoke firmly as if he would not receive any objections..

“So, what would you do? Would you like me to guide you to a place to rest??”

“yes. I will also eat there..”

Abel, who already knew about the time limit, did not waste time and answered right away..

“Then follow me this way..”

The other cadets looked dissatisfied, but followed behind without saying anything..

Not long after that, they arrived at a fairly spacious temporary accommodation, and when the soldier left, everyone spoke out what they had been holding on to..

“Did Instructor Cowl leave it out on purpose? To tease us?”

Those were Calian’s words..

Abel calmly answered those words..

“There is no possibility. Or maybe that fact was intentionally left out..”

“on purpose? Come to think of it, I said there was something holding me back last time.?”

“huh. This practice itself is completely different from the exams we took at the academy..”

Abel continued talking..

“There are no clear goals or rules. It feels like they just threw the cadets on the plain..”

“why is that?”

“That's why I said it bothered me. The goal of this exercise seemed to be to present various situations and see how to respond to them..”

As we talked up to that point, Daniel, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth..

“I know what it feels like. If I had rested all the time at the last base, I would have been kicked out without even being able to rest here.…….”

“In that situation, you could have seen quite a strong reaction. joy.”

Calian snorted in displeasure as he finished Daniel's words..

It feels like you're having fun, so it probably won't be a very pleasant feeling..

The fundamental cause may be that even though I am very tired, I can only rest for 2 hours..

“Well, we only have two hours, so wouldn't it be better to take a quick break??”

At that time, Darin opened his mouth in a timid voice..

The atmosphere that had been slightly heated by those words quickly calmed down..

Because everyone realized that time was passing even while they were talking like this..

“okay… … . Because talking like this doesn’t change anything..”

“But this time, I have to ask a few questions before I go. Because I don't want to get into trouble again..”

“good. Let's take a break first, then get up and organize questions..”

Abel finished the conversation neatly and walked to his bed..

However, he had no intention of falling asleep right away. Because he had work left to do.

It was about contacting other groups..

There didn't seem to be any other groups at the base yet, but Abel thought he would run into at least one group before leaving..

Unlike other places, this was a large base that was proposed as a destination for several groups..

Therefore, Abel sat still on the bed, closed his eyes, and waited..

How long has it been since I waited like that?.

Boom, boom-.

From afar, I heard the sound of Abel waiting..