Chapter 258 – Chapter 258 Hero Academy (3-65)
‘Armonia, arrow!’
I immediately hung the superconducting arrow on the bowstring and fired it in the first stage.
Paaang!
The arrow flew towards the monster, drawing a path of yellow light, and pierced the chest of one.
“—!!”
One of them fell with a short agony, and it was the moment he was about to shoot an arrow at the other two.
“It’s an amazing ability.”
“Yes?”
Yeriel raised her right arm beside me and began to squeeze her dainty hand.
Quadruped!!
“——__!!”
“__——!!!”
The two monstrous creatures that were running were thrown into the air, and in an instant, they came together, and then they went further and began to crush them.
In an instant, the two purple monsters turned into chunks of meat the size of basketballs.
I involuntarily opened my mouth and stared blankly at the scene.
And that was true of the other cadets as well.
However, Yeriel opened her mouth with an expression of anxiety, not relief from having defeated the monster.
“Weird.”
“Yes?”
Yariel frowned as she looked at the monster, paying no attention to the reactions of me and the cadets who were surprised to see her.
“Now those guys… Exorcism is not normal.”
“But now, Miss Yeriel….”
“That’s because I made the output stronger. Those beings now… Not only the cadets, but also the instructors are not easy to deal with.”
It was reliable information because it was the words of a person who lightly turned those strange creatures into basketballs.
“They were the same as the monsters that invaded the consulate earlier.”
“… That story is likely not one or two.”
And at the same time, loud and small shouts and screams began to be heard inside the dungeon.
Yeriel closed his eyes and began biting his lips lightly.
It seemed troubled.
Yeriel was a person who was placed in a position where he was in charge of us now and at the same time he had to take responsibility for all the people in this dungeon.
Judging from her skills earlier, her damage should be minimized if she moves quickly.
The problem was that leaving us now didn’t seem right.
I said to Yeriel like that.
“Yeriel-sama, I will take care of the students.”
“Like. The skills you showed earlier… I believe you.”
Yerriel nodded his head, and he suddenly lifted his body into the air.
She said, ‘She used to be a little witch, now she’s a little magical girl….’
Yeriel, who was floating in the air, shouted at me.
“Be mindful of the safety of the cadets as much as possible! And contact Seong Soo-ah right now and meet her!”
“All right.”
With my answer, Yeriel, who had been floating on the floor, began to fly in an instant to the place where the screams were heard.
Seeing her like that, the cadets admired her as Yeriel, but began to express her anxiety.
“Uh, how… If it was them last time, none of my magic would work….”
“I can’t use penetrating magic because I have a fire attribute….”
Of course, the scary thing for a wizard is an opponent that doesn’t work with magic.
At least, if a wizard fights with each other, it’s because the opponent’s magic is blocked by their anti-magic power.
However, if the guys who rushed into melee like that had high exorcism and had the power of a technical cadet, then there wouldn’t be any guys that would be that much of a threat to the wizard.
In addition, the fact that all the things covered with talent so far become useless was enough to lower the self-esteem of the cadets.
And there was one more big problem.
“….”
It was the fact that Seo Ji-eun, who was already like a time bomb, was right next to me.
Seo Ji-eun also seemed to be aware of the seriousness of the situation after hearing about the previous incident.
If she can use her magic properly, she will do her best, but the pressure that the magic might create a more dangerous situation for her allies will weigh on her.
Once, I gave instructions to the cadets while making a call with a smart watch.
“For now, everyone, be vigilant. In the meantime, I’ll keep in touch with Instructor Sung Soo-ah. If you see anything, tell me right away.”
“Yes!”
Perhaps because everyone was in a sense of crisis, the relaxedness they usually showed disappeared, and they began to look around nervously.
(Hello?)
“Instructor Sung Soo-ah. Are you okay now?”
(…?)
Judging from Sung Soo-ah’s reaction, it seemed as if she hadn’t faced the monster yet.
She explained everything about what had just happened, including the fact that Yeriel had left to take care of her case.
(My God… It must have been someone doing it on purpose.)
“Yes, I think so too. I think we should meet quickly and evacuate the cadets outside.”
(Yes. So… Where should I go?)
Seong Soo-ah asked in a shy voice even in an urgent situation.
From the beginning, as I was conducting the search under my leadership, I was asking exactly how to do it.
I roughly figured out the location based on the time I had walked and the number of crossroads I had heard from Sung Soo-ah, and then said.
“It’s farther than I thought. We’ll go there It could be confusing.”
(Yes, I’ll wait here…Be careful.)
After that conversation, I approached Seo Ji-eun while reassuring the cadets.
“Everyone, stick to me as best you can, just in case.”
“I… I think it would be better to stay apart.”
“Why?”
“I can do more damage because of me. I’d rather act separately….”
I immediately raised my hand, made a fist, and fed Seo Ji-eun chestnuts to the top of her head.
Bang.
“Haaaaa!!”
“….”
It was a night at best, but the cadets’ faces were so shocked that they wondered if I had slapped Seo Ji-eun.
I didn’t care about those cadets and urged Seo Ji-eun.
“Is that what you want to say now?”
“That, that… But… I…. Wow!”
I weakly fed honey chestnuts to Seo Ji-eun, who spoke back.
I sighed as I grabbed her hair and watched Seo Ji-eun shed tears.
“Now you are a cadet. If you say that you sacrifice with some kind of courage, you can even imagine it. If I put the instructor next to me and say that I am not trustworthy, what am I going to be?”
“It’s not like that….”
Seo Ji-eun felt that she was really sick. Her calmness that she had shown so far had disappeared, and she held her palm tightly against the top of her head as she shed tears.
I put my hand on Seo Ji-eun’s head and said.
“I’m sorry for hitting you. But it was because I wasn’t in a situation where I could relax like that right now.”
“That… I am truly sorry.”
“Okay then, let’s go.”
I led the cadets and headed to the place where Seongsu-ah was supposed to be.
***
“… Things are bad.”
Yeriel looked around as she saved the group from being attacked by the monstrous creatures.
Fortunately, the instructor who was accompanying her acted quickly and her cadets were not hurt.
However, the biggest problem was not the external wounds.
‘Rather, it will only instill anxiety in the children.’
Ma and her students, who were normally lively, were feeling helpless and terrified for the first time.
Losing isn’t scary.
It was scary to draw a future where no matter how hard I struggled, I would lose.
Even if the situation was messy, I was sure that the strange creature would be able to manage it somehow.
However, the longer the time passed, the more likely it was that the meaning of the field trip would fade.
‘Where the hell did those guys come from….’
Yeriel pressed the monster creature into a ball and activated her smart watch.
“Are you okay?
(I am fine, and they are no problem at all.)
(What is this about….)
Yariel called all the sages and asked how they were doing and the cadets with them.
First of all, even if the strange creature had high anti-magic power, that was a common story for cadets and instructors.
To the sages, the strange creatures that appeared now were only interesting beings as research materials.
(I’m going to take these guys and try some experiments.)
“I will support that as much as possible later. Please take the cadets and escape outside.”
(Yes, I will.)
The smarts each responded with similar words and ended the communication.
Yeriel was relieved and thought to herself.
‘Thank god. At least the cadets didn’t move separately. Most of them were not divided into more than three groups.’
No matter how weak the poison was, even if it was a dungeon that had already been dug out, it was definitely a dungeon with monsters and gimmicks.
Even if he came in with a light heart, the instructors seemed to be trying to prevent problems as much as possible.
‘We need to solve it as soon as possible….’
While Yariel was thinking that, she heard another scream from somewhere, and she immediately threw her body into the air and ordered the instructors nearby.
“Quickly take the cadets out!”
“Yes!”
Yeriel checked the instructors’ movements in perfect order and immediately flew to the place where the screams sounded.
***
“—_!”
A monster fell to the ground with a stone stuck in its chest.
Seong Soo-ah sighed at the sight of such a monstrous creature and asked her cadets how they were doing.
“Is everyone okay?”
“Yes….”
The cadets were making anxious faces while answering Seong Soo-ah’s worries.
‘… Are you okay?’
It had only been 10 minutes since he contacted Seong Su-ho, but Seong Soo-ah began to worry about him.
‘I’m glad though. If I hadn’t contacted him first, the response would have been delayed.’
If Seong Soo-ho hadn’t called first and informed him of the dangerous situation, Seong Soo-ah might have thought of the strange creature as a cadet or an instructor wandering around the dungeon.
It wasn’t such a dangerous place, so if you took on the appearance of a human, you had no choice but to lower your vigilance.
While waiting like that, Seong Soo-ah reassured the cadets as much as possible and looked around with the cadets while waiting for Seong Su-ho.
It was not long after that.
Thump… Thump….
“Yes?”
At first, everyone stared at the doll in the dark, thinking that a strange creature might be approaching at the sound of footsteps.
Seong Su-ah stared at her for a while and noticed something strange.
Unlike the monstrous creature that was aggressively jumping in, the black doll that was approaching now was walking calmly.
But, on the one hand, she could be sure that she was no ordinary person.
Her walking form was clumsy, and she walked while bouncing her increasingly grotesque voice against the wall.
‘Wounded? Nope… By the way… Something with the guys I’ve seen so far….’
Rather, it was enough to use magic immediately if I rushed at it like the strange creatures.
However, while the other party was clearly aware of Seong Soo-ah’s company, he only shook her head and gave out a faint, grotesque voice.
“Ugh….”
“Hey guys….”
“Yes?”
Seong Soo-ah narrowed her eyes and tried to see through her darkness, and at one point she was able to capture the figure of an unidentified being in her field of vision.
“Everyone get behind me!”
“Keewea!”
A being wearing a cape with the ability to interfere with perception rushed at Seong Soo-ah, screaming at her.
***
“Are you okay?”
“Ugh… Yes.”
I carefully laid one guard down and asked how the cadets were standing next to me.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes. Thank you.”
While I was leading her cadets in the direction where Sung Soo-ah was, I accidentally encountered a group that was being attacked by strange creatures and helped them.
And I could hear absurd facts from the cadets.
It was a story that the instructor was attacked while he was away for a while for some reason.
“Where has Instructor gone now?”
“That, that… There was an urgent matter earlier, so tell us to wait… Ah! Please come.”
A blind-eyed man was walking this way from far away.
The man reached our side and opened his mouth in his grumbling tone.
“Yes? What happened? Why are our cadets and you….”
“… Don’t you know what’s going on?”
It wasn’t enough that he left the cadets in the dungeon, so it seemed that this person had no grasp of the situation at all.
I briefly explained what was happening.
The man frowned and began to mumble.
“Ah… When it’s like this….”
“First of all, Yeriel told us to meet the scattered group and find the exit.”
“I see.”
“….”
Look at what this guy is saying….
He saved the cadets he was in charge of, but he didn’t seem to appreciate it at all.
He’s just putting on an expression that he’s annoyed by more troublesome things….
‘Rather than worrying about this guy, Seong Soo-ah….’
That was the moment when he tried to find Sung Soo-ah again.
Tat tat tat!!
Not only the cadets, but also me, were startled by the tremendous amount of footsteps and prepared to shoot arrows there.
But it was the cadets who appeared out of the darkness.
“Ha! Ha! Hahaha!!”
“Yes? What? You….”
I knew right away who it was.
He was a security guard who followed the cadets and children of the 7th class in my department.
I went right up to the cadets and asked how they were doing.
“Are you okay?”
“That is! That is!”
One of the cadets gasped, and exclaimed, holding his breath.
“Seongsu-ah… Instructor Seong Soo-ah is in danger!”
