I Entered an Academy in a Ruined Game

Chapter 190 : Recovery Unit (3)

Jo Sujin, Kim Taesung, Jeong Su-hyeon.

The three of them charged forward only to be greeted by Kwak Hyeok-jung's animated chains, sulfur fire, and a barrage of spikes.

"What a rowdy greeting!"

Kim Taesung running across the ground, Jo Sujin flying through the air, and Su-hyeon zigzagging through three-dimensional space.

Their dazzling maneuvers were enough to avoid all those attacks, but.

'I can see them clearly. All of your movements.'

The current Kwak Hyeok-jung could see all their movements distinctly.

It was as if the processing speed of his brain had accelerated.

'What the hell did you do to my brain, Hwang Won-jae.'

While that question arose.

'This is enjoyable.'

A surge of pleasure, like dopamine rushing through his brain, stimulated Kwak Hyeok-jung.

"Die!"

The ground transformed into a thorny path, attempting to pierce Kim Taesung's feet.

"Tch!"

As Kim Taesung hastily jumped up, Jo Sujin's wind lifted him higher.

"Thank you."

"Relax your body!"

Jo Sujin flicked her fingers, sending Kim Taesung flying toward Kwak Hyeok-jung in a figure-eight pattern.

'Damn, if we're not careful, civilians could get hurt too.'

Jo Sujin thought as she surveyed the battlefield.

'These bastards are always a pain.'

Urban warfare in densely populated areas always required caution.

"I'll try to beat him first!"

"No need. Let's go together!"

Jo Sujin and Kim Taesung attacked Kwak Hyeok-jung from both sides.

"Rookie! You stay back and jump in when the time is right!"

"Understood."

"I'll cut you in half!"

The massive executioner's blade in Kwak Hyeok-jung's hand sliced through the air.

CLAAANG!

'That's fucking heavy! What is this?'

Jo Sujin, who had blocked the blade with her longsword, was inwardly surprised by the unexpected force.

Meanwhile, metal spikes shot up from the ground to greet Kim Taesung as he tried to slip in nimbly.

'Damn it!'

Kim Taesung crossed his claws to block the spikes, but his body was pushed back significantly.

'The Executioner. As I've heard, an extremely annoying ability. The power to freely create 'torture devices' with his mind?'

Kim Taesung narrowed his eyes.

'But according to Instructor Kim Cheol-han's briefing, his estimated rank is believed to be around A to A+. He said if the compatibility wasn't good, he would have been the one on the receiving end.'

But somehow, strangely.

The current Kwak Hyeok-jung seemed to possess the skill and strength of at least an upper A+ rank.

'Is it possible to gain this much power in such a short time?'

Swish!

Kim Taesung retreated, avoiding the relentless barrage of thorny whips, chains, and spikes.

'Now!'

It was Su-hyeon's role to fill the gap left by Kim Taesung.

Crash!

Kwak Hyeok-jung blocked Su-hyeon's Flying Strike with a shield covered in protrusions, then raised the corner of his mouth.

"I don't know who you are, but you feel quite familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"

'He still seems uncertain.'

Su-hyeon had no time to be grateful for the mask concealing his face.

Snap!

As Kwak Hyeok-jung snapped his fingers, an iron maiden formed in midair, opening its spike-lined jaws as it lunged toward Su-hyeon.

'If I get caught in that, I'll be pulverized.'

Su-hyeon sliced through the iron maiden diagonally with his Moonless Sword, fully charged with mana.

'It's heavy!'

Looking at his trembling fingertips, Su-hyeon thought.

'I almost couldn't cut through it. Its density has increased considerably.'

His expression darkened as he faced the enhanced durability of the "tools" created by Kwak Hyeok-jung.

'This is going to be troublesome.'

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"Kuhahaha! Where did all your earlier vigor go!"

The Execution Force members seemed to shrink back from Kwak Hyeok-jung's relentless and seemingly tireless aggression.

"Do you now realize! Before me, wielding the authority granted by 'Him,' all the power you've accumulated is worthless!"

"Him? Who are you referring to?"

"Vermin like you don't even deserve to know His name."

Kwak Hyeok-jung curtly dismissed Jo Sujin's probing question.

"Jo Sujin, I must repay the debt of my comrades who fell to you with your neck."

"Bullshit. If I wrote a book about all you Ma-in bastards who talked big before losing their heads, it would be as thick as a phone directory."

Jo Sujin sneered, but.

The situation wasn't looking good.

'The Recovery Unit. Did they bring only their elites?'

Not just Kwak Hyeok-jung, but the other Ma-in were also holding their own against the Execution Force.

However.

'Kwak Hyeok-jung. Why is he so strong?'

Among them all, Su-hyeon was the most surprised.

'Just recently when we fought at the black market, he was definitely not this powerful.'

It felt as if his rank had increased by at least one full level.

And in this incomprehensible situation, Su-hyeon could think of only one possibility.

'I see. He received "Punishment."'

Punishment.

Among Hwang Won-jae's various vicious abilities, this one was particularly troublesome.

Its nature was a forbidden technique that could power up another Ma-in by directly manipulating their brain to awaken their demonic nature.

'In eight or nine cases out of ten, their brain would simply melt, leaving them as either idiots or killing machines that follow orders.'

But for someone with Kwak Hyeok-jung's level of madness and mental strength, enduring it wouldn't be too difficult.

'If someone like Noh Hajun is considered mentally weak compared to his power, then Kwak Hyeok-jung and Ha Jin-su are the opposite.'

However.

Even so, for Kwak Hyeok-jung to become this powerful at this point?

This was no ordinary matter.

'The gears are becoming increasingly misaligned.'

A sharp killing intent flickered in Su-hyeon's eyes.

'Then you need to die here.'

Before he became even stronger.

There was a need to kill him here and now, by any means necessary.

But just as Su-hyeon was about to activate Liberation.

"That's enough!"

Heo Nam-young, a Ma-in who had just subdued an Execution Force member, stepped in front of Kwak Hyeok-jung.

Whoosh!

'What is this?!'

As Su-hyeon was being pulled toward Heo Nam-young's palm, a gust of wind created by Jo Sujin knocked him off course.

"Get away from there first!"

Su-hyeon leapt through the air, stepping on Mana Shields to make a wide detour, causing Heo Nam-young to shift his target to Jo Sujin.

Whoooosh!

Like a vacuum cleaner nozzle, his palm pulled Jo Sujin in with tremendous force.

"Little bastard, how cute."

Jo Sujin summoned a salamander, which spewed flames.

"Hmph! Petty tricks!"

But the flames were sucked into the black abyss of his palm, causing no damage whatsoever.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Jo Sujin smirked.

"What, you suck things into some kind of pocket dimension? You're like a damn vacuum cleaner."

"Perhaps? I wouldn't know."

Heo Nam-young smiled sinisterly.

"But I can do this."

Something tumbled out of his palm.

"...!"

It was human flesh, mangled beyond recognition.

"Urgh!"

Several squad members watching retched.

"Look at this fucker."

Jo Sujin's expression turned cold.

"That cruel bastard!"

The squad members were outraged, but Heo Nam-young remained calm.

"Cruel? Is it really? I'm just turning humans into meatballs. How is that different from grinding chicken into nuggets? It looks the same to me."

"I hate Ma-in bastards who spout worthless bullshit philosophy the most."

Jo Sujin dismissed him, and.

"Hmm. A fine executioner."

Kwak Hyeok-jung added with pleasure.

"Huff."

The sylph, resonating with its contractor's anger, stirred, making Jo Sujin's hair flutter.

"I've decided. I'm going to turn you into someone who can't even take a shit without help."

"If you can."

"Taesung!"

"Yes."

Kim Taesung knew what Jo Sujin hated most.

He also knew well that he couldn't stop her.

"You know?"

"Yes. No need for long explanations."

Therefore, at this moment, he received command authority from Jo Sujin to control the battlefield.

"Here I go!"

The wind Jo Sujin created sent Heo Nam-young flying far away to a rooftop.

"Kuk?!"

"You bastard, this noona is going to teach you a one-on-one lesson!"

"Make sure you fuck him up good!"

The 3rd Unit members looked bewildered as they watched the 1st Unit members encouraging their Senior Squad Leader's independent action rather than trying to stop her.

"Is that squad always like this?"

"Yeah. Just take it as it is."

"Let's go! We'll subdue the Executioner and the remaining Ma-in!"

Kim Taesung shouted.

"Oh!"

"Form a surrounding annihilation formation!"

"Understood!"

Seeing the 1st Unit Group A members move in perfect unison, the 3rd Unit personnel also took their positions.

"Leave the cover fire to us!"

"Hehe, the 3rd Unit's support is reliable!"

Despite the clearly disadvantageous situation.

The Ma-in of the Recovery Unit showed little concern about their commander's departure.

"Have you secured Bae Woo-hyun?"

"Yes!"

"Good."

Kwak Hyeok-jung issued commands.

"We can't delay any longer. Feed him the blood."

"Understood!"

Slash!

The Ma-in cut their arms with daggers and forcibly opened Bae Woo-hyun's mouth.

"Aaargh! Let go of me!"

Thud!

Bae Woo-hyun, who had been struggling wildly, was punched in the stomach and helplessly swallowed the blood.

Thump!

Finally, Bae Woo-hyun's bloodshot eyes turned black.

Rumble rumble rumble.

Bae Woo-hyun's mana, now transformed into magical energy, ominously fluctuated.

Boom!

A tremendous wave of magical energy spread out, throwing off the Ma-in who had been restraining him.

"Keuuuk!"

"Ah~ fuck. You're all being so damn annoying. Why are you all bothering me?"

When Bae Woo-hyun raised his head.

His eyes had already lost focus, completely gone mad.

"Fine, fine. You want me to kill them all, right?"

His eyes, full of murderous intent, rolled wildly.

"I won't miss this time. I should have killed that bitch back then. Hehehe. Can't be helped. You'll have to die instead."

It was the moment when his despair and rage toward his ruined life transformed purely into killing intent.

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"Damn it all!"

Kim Taesung ground his teeth at what had happened in an instant.

'I didn't expect this. To awaken his Ma-in transformation and use him at full power here?'

Normally, the correct procedure would be to take someone who hadn't transformed into a Ma-in yet and perform the transformation separately.

'Kwak Hyeok-jung. What are you aiming for? Or are you just a bastard with no plan at all?'

Whatever the truth, the problem was that they needed to rethink their strategy.

Just as his mind began to get complicated.

"I'll go."

Su-hyeon stepped forward, scratching his itch.

"What?"

"Hwang Ji-su and I. We're both interns, so we don't factor much into your calculations, right?"

Su-hyeon presented his logic, pulling in not just himself but Hwang Ji-su as well.

"If we can just hold that Ma-in off, there won't be a major variable in the battle situation, and that much uncertainty will be reduced."

"Hmm."

The question was whether it would be appropriate to send Su-hyeon and this cadet Hwang Ji-su against that Ma-in.

"...Alright."

And Kim Taesung decided to bet on Su-hyeon's skills and judgment that he had observed during the previous operation.

"Once you've taken full responsibility for the enemy, neither helpless defeat nor irresponsible retreat will be tolerated. Do you understand that weight?"

"I understand well."

"Of course, I'm not telling you to die uselessly against an enemy you can't defeat."

Kim Taesung said.

"If you think it's too much, request reinforcements immediately."

"I'll make sure that doesn't happen."

"Damn it, the battlefield is truly full of variables. To think I'd have to rely on the hands of little blood clots like you."

Kim Taesung sighed and said.

"Go. If you succeed in stopping that guy, from today on, I will no longer have any doubts about your abilities."

"Understood."

Having reached an agreement, Su-hyeon turned to Hwang Ji-su and said.

"Let's go."

"Seriously. Why are you deciding things on your own?"

Though Hwang Ji-su grumbled, she drew up her mana.

"It's not a bad proposition, is it?"

"Who said I didn't like it?"

Crack!

The ice wolves created by Hwang Ji-su momentarily froze Bae Woo-hyun.

"Well done."

"Hmph."

Su-hyeon smiled faintly and turned his gaze toward Bae Woo-hyun, who was breaking through the ice.

"I'm counting on you."

"That's what I wanted to say."

Hwang Ji-su unconsciously broke into a cold sweat as she felt the fighting spirit that made her skin tingle even from a distance.

"That bastard seems like no joke."