I Entered an Academy in a Ruined Game

Chapter 192 : Recovery Unit (5)

"You bastard! I'll turn you to ashes!"

While staring directly at Bae Woo-hyun's extended fist, Su-hyeon swung his Moonless Sword with both hands.

Boom!

A massive explosion occurred where the fist and sword met.

'What the hell is this guy?'

Bae Woo-hyun's eyes widened in surprise as he saw Su-hyeon standing firm as if he had taken root, neither flying away nor turning to ashes.

'Damn, it feels like my shoulder's going to come off.'

But Su-hyeon's superhuman body, which had reached beyond its limits, didn't collapse easily.

Slash!

Instead, a sharp low kick that came from outside Bae Woo-hyun's field of vision struck his leg.

"Kuk!"

Bae Woo-hyun gritted his teeth as he felt pain that made his thigh tingle from whatever had hit him.

'This bastard!'

Heated up, Bae Woo-hyun swung his fist with even greater force as if to blow Su-hyeon away completely.

'A punch that even a child could dodge.'

Su-hyeon wasn't one to be hit by such an attack.

Whoosh!

Lightly slipping past the punch with a slipping movement, Su-hyeon planted a left short hook into Bae Woo-hyun's chin.

Crack!

'Kuk!'

The unpleasant sensation of his jaw twisting and his brain shaking.

Bae Woo-hyun staggered, taking even more damage from this unfamiliar attack that he'd never experienced when facing demonic beasts.

Crack!

The Moonless Sword, coated with sword energy, struck Bae Woo-hyun's collarbone, successfully cutting through some of his skin.

"Kuuu."

'As expected. The hardness of the armor seems to vary depending on how much mana is concentrated.'

Just as Su-hyeon, who had successfully landed consecutive attacks, slightly retreated.

Crack!

Cold air that crept up from his ankle fixed Bae Woo-hyun's left leg to the ground.

"Damn it!"

'Nice!'

Boom!

Bae Woo-hyun hurriedly struck the air to sweep Su-hyeon away with explosive flames.

But Su-hyeon had already moved far to the left, stepping through a footwork pattern.

Thud!

And then a merciless side kick to the exposed left ribs.

"Keok!"

'That landed properly.'

Before the staggering Bae Woo-hyun could cross his hands to create an explosion.

'Where do you think you're going!'

Su-hyeon's thrust, reminiscent of fencing, flew toward Bae Woo-hyun's eyes.

'Ugh!'

As Bae Woo-hyun hastily raised his guard, Su-hyeon planted a heavy left body blow into his exposed torso once more.

"Uugh!"

The awl-like fist that pierced through the gap in consciousness penetrated Bae Woo-hyun's tough armor, inflicting severe damage to his liver.

"Weeek!"

Unable to hold back the urge to vomit, Bae Woo-hyun spewed out alcohol-filled gastric juices.

'No matter how tough the armor is, repeatedly hitting the same spot will eventually cause damage.'

Su-hyeon thought.

'Since he explodes on contact, throws and grappling are out. I need to subdue him with strikes alone.'

Moreover.

Crack!

Sprinkling cold air at the perfect timing.

"Kreung!"

With Hwang Ji-su's support, enthusiastically attacking Bae Woo-hyun with ice wolves and ice lances, the initiative in the fight had definitely shifted to Su-hyeon's side.

Slash!

Having cut through the already frozen side, Su-hyeon pointed to the wound where not a drop of blood flowed and said.

"Lucky you. No need to stop the bleeding."

"Bullshit!"

Bae Woo-hyun gritted his teeth.

'That bastard! Why did he suddenly get so strong?'

Bae Woo-hyun couldn't understand the situation.

'He did something. What was it? Is it his ability?'

Liberation, Hardening Mode, Eye Power, and Sword Energy.

The strength of Su-hyeon, who had maximized his combat power with almost all buff skills, was astonishing even to a veteran hunter like him.

'Damn it.'

Realizing he had no chance of winning in the current situation, Bae Woo-hyun changed his target.

Boom!

Creating a large explosion by stomping the ground, Bae Woo-hyun flew straight toward Hwang Ji-su.

"I'll kill you first!"

Swooosh!

Flying through the air like a fighter jet, Bae Woo-hyun smiled with satisfaction.

'I'll blast that body into five pieces!'

At the moment when the aggressiveness stimulated by demonic nature escalated to extreme cruelty.

"!?"

Bae Woo-hyun's expression changed as he realized that the sensation had disappeared from his palm where he needed to create an explosion.

'Damn, when did this happen!'

His reaction was too late.

If his brain hadn't been shaken and his internal organs hadn't been turned from being hit so many times.

Someone like him wouldn't have fallen for such a petty trick.

All kinds of emotions flashed across Bae Woo-hyun's face.

Hwang Ji-su twisted her lips as she confirmed that her momentary display of ingenuity had worked properly.

'Got him.'

This was an opportunity.

'So you thought I was the weak link, huh.'

Hwang Ji-su, whose temper had risen sharply, drew up her mana at maximum output.

"Haaaaaah!"

Two giant ice dragons opened their jaws to devour Bae Woo-hyun.

"Fuck!"

Forcibly striking down with his right hand to break the ice, Bae Woo-hyun grabbed his wrist with his left hand and hurriedly drew up his mana.

"Eat this!"

Boom!

The hastily created force began to gradually give way, unable to withstand Hwang Ji-su's maximum output.

'No! At this rate, I'll be pushed back!'

Just as his mana tried to create another explosion.

"Where do you think you're going."

Su-hyeon's Flying Strike, launched from a distance, slashed Bae Woo-hyun's back.

"Kuk!"

"Nice assist!"

Hwang Ji-su, who didn't miss that moment, flicked her finger.

"Kuooo!"

The two ice dragons twisted their bodies dynamically and struck Bae Woo-hyun with their tails.

Crack!

Watching Bae Woo-hyun begin to freeze in real-time, Hwang Ji-su clenched her fist.

Snap!

The forms of the two ice dragons shattered into hundreds of thousands of ice crystals.

'This is the end.'

The massive amount of mana that left Hwang Ji-su's body turned into cold air.

As a result.

Crack!

Hundreds of thousands of ice crystals froze in place, becoming a huge iceberg that completely trapped Bae Woo-hyun.

"Done."

Hwang Ji-su, whose complexion had turned pale, smiled with an exhausted face.

"Target subdued."

"...!"

'When did her skills improve this much?'

Hwang Ji-su came down to the ground, enjoying Su-hyeon's impressed expression.

"How about that. Surprised?"

"Hmm. Really impressive."

"What are those two?"

"Is that... a cadet?"

The squad members, overwhelmed by the scale beyond imagination, muttered.

"Kids these days are frightening."

"...Uugh."

Released from the freezing, Bae Woo-hyun found himself bound by special restraints that blocked the flow of mana.

"Ma-in Bae Woo-hyun. You're awake already."

Su-hyeon, who was urgently receiving treatment from a healer, looked at him with a tired face.

"...Haha."

Bitterness settled on Bae Woo-hyun's expression as the demonic nature that had risen to the extreme subsided somewhat.

"Yeah. So it ends like this after all."

He looked at Su-hyeon and asked.

"What happens to me now?"

"You'll be isolated in White Castle after going through proper procedures. You should know that."

Su-hyeon answered.

"Fortunately, you haven't committed murder yet. You can receive some human rights while being isolated and paying an appropriate price."

"Ha, fuck. Should I thank you? Huh?"

Bae Woo-hyun sneered.

"Whether you're grateful or not doesn't matter much."

"Hahaha. Quite the sight. After working my ass off all my life, I end up becoming a Ma-in and spend the rest of my life locked up in prison until I die?"

Su-hyeon showed no sympathy for Bae Woo-hyun's lament.

"You talk as if you're some great victim. You've sufficiently enjoyed the rewards for contributing to public safety by capturing demonic beasts with that immense power of yours. Above all, you could have controlled the magical energy in your body as much as you wanted, and if you wished, you could have retired and enjoyed a comfortable life. Just as your colleagues did."

"Hehehe, the kid talks like he knows everything."

"If there's something I don't know, defend yourself later. You have that right."

Huff.

After glancing at Bae Woo-hyun, who answered with a sigh, Su-hyeon turned his back.

"The Recovery Unit's primary objective has been thwarted at this point."

"That's right."

"But they'll try to seize any opportunity to snatch him."

Sensing Su-hyeon's nuance, Hwang Ji-su jabbed him in the side.

"What, you want me to stay and guard him? Forget it. I'm going to fight that guy too."

"...As expected."

Su-hyeon shook his head.

"What? Got a problem with that?"

"No. Of course not."

The two of them turned their gaze toward Kwak Hyeok-jung, who was pushing Kim Taesung into a corner in the distance.

"Then we need to get our revenge."

"Yeah."

Hwang Ji-su, recalling the names of the Instructors and cadets killed by the Sword of Belphegor, said.

"We have to catch that one at all costs."

"I completely agree."

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"Eegugu, so stiff."

Jo Sujin, having completely subdued Heo Nam-young, casually asked while cracking her neck from side to side.

"Didn't you say something earlier? What? You had a plan?"

"...Kuuuu."

Heo Nam-young, bound with restraints with his wrist cut off, gritted his teeth.

"Ah, right. Everyone seems to have a good plan. Until they get beaten by noona."

Jo Sujin snickered.

"Damn it."

"What, think I went too far? Like cutting off your wrist and all that?"

Jo Sujin's expression was cold.

"Then you shouldn't have crossed the line. I treat people differently depending on who they are. You know?"

"..."

"I think there's no room for consideration for bastards like you who find pleasure in killing people. If you're upset, you shouldn't have provoked this noona like that earlier."

Huff, huff.

Jo Sujin walked toward Heo Nam-young, who was breathing heavily.

"Enough. What's the point of arguing with you? Take a rest. I'll reunite you with your subordinates soon."

Crack!

Jo Sujin's kick struck Heo Nam-young's temple.

Thud.

"Target subdued."

Jo Sujin sent the collapsed Heo Nam-young to the allied forces on the wind and looked down at the battle unfolding below the rooftop.

"...Hya. Those rookies are something else."

She had been monitoring the battle situation intermittently even while fighting Heo Nam-young.

But she never thought that two interns would capture such a big fish.

'Adorable little ones.'

Not just Su-hyeon.

That little Hwang Ji-su was also quite the talent, as she had heard.

Wasn't it that Hwang Ji-su who delivered the final blow?

'Well, still a long way to go.'

In any case, there was only one problem left now.

Kwak Hyeok-jung.

'What the hell has that bastard been taking to go wild like that?'

The Executioner, no, the Pleasure Killer, Kwak Hyeok-jung.

In fact, while his actions were quite grotesque, she knew that his strength when he was human wasn't that different from Bae Woo-hyun's.

'Abandoning humanity to gain power? What a convenient calculation.'

Intoxicated by that meager power, led by a gloomy destructive instinct.

She really disliked such Ma-in who killed innocent citizens and the comrades who protected them.

"Especially that bastard has caused trouble for our people several times."

He attacked the academy, attacked the plaza, and made Execution Force members bleed in combat several times.

And yet look at him still acting up.

'Even so, he doesn't even know he's just a pawn for his master. Idiot.'

Whoosh.

The wind created by the spirit scattered Jo Sujin's hair.

Tap!

Jo Sujin jumped down from the rooftop.

"Today, I'm definitely going to catch you."

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"Taesung, fall back! You've done well!"

Kim Taesung, who had been injured several times, was transported to the rear on Jo Sujin's wind.

"Treat him immediately!"

Healers immediately rushed to Kim Taesung.

"Damn it! His condition is terrible!"

Hide and muscles carved out by all sorts of sharp weapons, burns, bruises, and even fractures.

It was a horrific injury that should have been placed in intensive care right away.

"Damn it! What the hell is that Ma-in? To do this much to Deputy Squad Leader Kim...!"

"A complete monster. Must be at the level of a commander or vice-commander."

"Huff."

Where on earth do such strong Ma-in keep popping up from?

The endless darkness that emerged no matter how many they captured made the squad members' expressions bleak.

"Don't worry, that bastard will definitely fall today!"

The veteran squad members encouraged them.

"We do what we have to do! Understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Damn it."

Kwak Hyeok-jung, who had taken a hit from the joint attack of Jo Sujin, Su-hyeon, and Hwang Ji-su who had joined like a comet, wiped his mouth after spitting out pieces of internal organs.

"Useless bastards. All defeated in the end."

Irritation and anger rose on Kwak Hyeok-jung's face.

'I can't retreat like this. I need more power.'

Just as his heart desired greater strength.

[Draw out the power.]

Hwang Won-jae's voice echoed in his mind.

Crack.

As the seal implanted in his brain went berserk, threatening to completely destroy his brain, his life force burned and transformed into stronger magical energy.

"Kuaaaaa!"

Boom!

Crash!

A wave of intense mana spread out, shattering the windows of surrounding buildings.

The Execution Force members were shocked by the powerful force emanating from there.

"Damn, what the hell is that bastard!"

"It's okay."

Su-hyeon calmed down the shocked Hwang Ji-su.

"It's just his final struggle anyway."

"Everyone knows, right? It's the Ma-in's last burst of energy! If we endure this, it's over!"

Jo Sujin also encouraged the squad members as she brought forth sword energy in full, making it look like an Olympic torch.

"Do not let that bastard escape alive!"

"Understood!"

The final battle had begun.