I Entered an Academy in a Ruined Game

Chapter 233 : Dungeon Suppression (2)

When all the demonic beasts in the snowfield had fallen, a portal opened in the air as if it had been waiting.

"What is this? Will there be another dungeon if we go through?"

"This isn't a matryoshka doll."

"......We have no choice. Let's go in."

The cadets grumbled as they threw themselves into the portal.

"Let's go."

"It's not a trap, is it?"

The instructors who followed them into the portal soon had a new scene unfold before their eyes.

"This is......."

"It's like an abandoned medieval European city."

Instructor Kim Cheol-han said.

"That's unusual."

Instructor Lee Ho-seung was interested.

"I haven't entered that many dungeons myself, but this is the first time I've seen this type."

"Jeong Su-hyeon."

Kim Cheol-han looked at Su-hyeon and asked.

"Could this possibly be a city from that world, Nastrond or whatever it was called?"

"......It might be."

Su-hyeon answered.

'But this isn't a human city.'

Since there was no human race in Nastrond.

'Not humans corrupted by demons, but sentient beings born with demons as their parents from birth.'

This was a city of such beings.

'Perhaps a city destroyed and forgotten by war?'

"Grrrr."

The cadets who were looking around in wonder heard something growling lowly.

"Huh."

Instructor Oh Chang-seong, who looked toward the source of the sound, muttered.

"This is getting ridiculous."

Basilisks.

Two giant monsters capable of petrification magic were rising from between stone buildings, looking down at them.

"Well, well."

Lee Ho-seung whistled.

"Aren't those quite troublesome?"

"Lasers from their eyes, breath from their mouths. Get hit by either and you become a marble statue."

Kim Cheol-han added to Lee Ho-seung's comment.

"They're agile despite their size, and strong in proportion to their bulk. It's not easy even in close combat."

'......I guess they felt a bit guilty about just watching.'

Su-hyeon thought, looking at the instructors who were subtly giving hints.

'Reminds me of the cockatrice.'

Back then, due to his lack of attack power, he had to use quite troublesome methods to defeat it.

'Hmm. Can I take off its head with one Flying Strike?'

To the current Su-hyeon, it was merely an opponent that couldn't even evoke any emotion.

"Hey, look over there!"

Su-hyeon turned his head at Kwon Seung-yeon's words.

"Aren't those minotaurs?"

"......So they're here too."

Minotaurs.

Mythical monsters with the heads of bulls.

'In terms of strength and toughness, they're beyond ogres.'

Above all, minotaurs had the dexterity and intelligence to handle human weapons quite well.

"One, two, three, four. As many as four of them?"

There was one bare-handed, one with a club, one with an axe, and one with a halberd.

"Guys, I think Ho-su and I can handle the bare-handed one?"

Kang Geon-woo designated his target first.

"Call. I'll take the club!"

Kwon Seung-yeon followed.

"Then...... I'll take the axe."

Lee Yu-jin glanced at Su-hyeon as she designated her target next.

"Then I'll take the halberd."

The minotaur with the halberd was about 1.5 times larger than the others, appearing to be the strongest.

"Let's decide too. A-yun. Want to pair up with me?"

Choi Min-a turned to Kim A-yun and asked.

"Y-yes!"

"I'll block the petrification with my ice, so aim for the head."

"Got it."

Watching Hwang Ji-su devise tactics on the spot, Seo Jun-seong also spoke to Choi Min-a.

"First, create a poison mist. If we disrupt their vision and sensory systems, the fight will be easier."

"Sure."

Thus, two pairs of two were instantly formed, leaving Hong In-hyeon alone.

"......Do you guys still have feelings against me?"

"......We did go through a lot of trouble because of you, having to rush out when we were sleeping well."

Hong In-hyeon had nothing to say to Su-hyeon's answer and crossed his arms.

"Damn. This is going to follow me to the grave."

"Watch and help any group that seems to be struggling."

"I doubt that will happen."

Hong In-hyeon smiled wryly at the cadets' confident faces and turned his gaze to the instructors who were watching from behind.

"Hey In-hyeon, want to smoke a cigarette too?"

Oh Chang-seong, Hong In-hyeon's mentor, waved his hand.

"......Is it allowed?"

"......Smoke after you graduate."

Kim Cheol-han sighed.

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Tak, ta-da-dak, tak!

Kim Ho-su, who had been dodging with in-and-out steps, used ultra-acceleration to stab the minotaur's shoulder like lightning.

"Kuwoooah!"

As the minotaur, excited at the sight of blood, charged recklessly, Kim Ho-su smoothly retreated with a back dash.

"Well done!"

Kang Geon-woo, who appeared at the side, grabbed the minotaur's torn leather clothes.

Gugugugugu.

Kang Geon-woo, who had grown to over 2m through were-transformation, and the minotaur, who was still a head taller than him.

The two giants engaged in a test of strength while holding each other.

'Urgh, it's strong!'

Compared to cadets like Seo Jun-seong or Lee Yu-jin.

Kang Geon-woo's growth, although fast, couldn't be said to be exceptionally outstanding.

Naturally, it was impossible for Kang Geon-woo to have the upper hand in a strength contest with a demonic beast like a minotaur.

'Even against opponents who are stronger or larger than me, there are ways to take them down.'

"Grrrr."

The minotaur, feeling its superior strength, started to push down on Kang Geon-woo as if to throw him to the ground.

'Just a little more.'

Kang Geon-woo deliberately created an asymmetrical balance in his body, causing the minotaur to put more force into its right hand.

'Now!'

Just before his waist was about to break and he couldn't exert force, Kang Geon-woo gripped the minotaur's right arm and collar, executing a diagonal throw utilizing the opponent's own strength.

Kwaaaang!

"Keurk!"

Given the posture, the technique didn't execute cleanly, and the opponent's resistance was strong.

But because of that, an imperfect technique formed, and the minotaur, driven head-first into the ground, seemed to have damaged its cervical spine as it writhed its entire body.

"......Did we finish it?"

Kim Ho-su muttered.

"I told you not to say that line."

Kang Geon-woo frowned.

"It's not over yet."

"Hiyaaah!"

Kwon Seung-yeon, who had made her weight as light as a feather, jumped high into the air.

"Kuoooo!"

The minotaur swung its club toward her as if hitting a baseball.

Woong.

Kwon Seung-yeon surrounded her feet with aura, creating foot energy and increasing her weight to the maximum.

"Hyap! Ten Thousand Pounds Strike!"

Baaak!

"Kuoooo!"

The minotaur, whose wrist had been dislocated by the club strike, dropped its weapon and howled.

"Okay."

Kwon Seung-yeon, who had only retreated about 50cm in exchange, landed with a back somersault.

"I've taken out two wrists so far."

What's next?

Kwon Seung-yeon's fierce smile scanned the minotaur's body up and down.

"Kuoaah!"

The minotaur swung a giant double-edged axe toward Lee Yu-jin.

"Whew."

The weapon in Lee Yu-jin's hand was a sword that, compared to the axe, looked as thin and delicate as chopsticks.

Kaaang!

But her sword easily withstood the axe stroke with its unique elasticity and flexibility, and instead delivered a Penetrating Scene to the minotaur's internal organs.

'Well done, Willow Water Sword.'

Lee Yu-jin smiled as she looked at the sword that Su-hyeon had given her.

Willow Water Sword.

A name given with the meaning of having the flexibility and softness, as well as the ferocity, of willows and water.

But in reality, it was a name where one character each was taken from her name and Su-hyeon's, with Chinese characters attached appropriately—something Su-hyeon didn't know.

'Yu-ha noticed right away though.'

She had suffered so much from her teasing, with her hook-like eye smile.

But.

Nevertheless, she loved this sword very much.

The fact that it was a gift from Su-hyeon was of course an important reason.

'It's a sword that suits me perfectly.'

Though it might lack the sturdiness or sharpness of the Moonless Sword.

It was a better sword for her style than the Moonless Sword.

While Su-hyeon's sword combined sharpness, power, and speed.

Her sword used Mana Penetration to exchange blows, deflect attacks, accumulate damage, and create openings to take down opponents.

Bwoong!

Lee Yu-jin, who avoided the axe blade with flexible movements, made a large cut on the minotaur's side with a firm True Stance.

"Kuoah!"

Her Willow Water Sword flashed towards the left hand that was reaching out in pain and anger.

The next moment, the minotaur could no longer grip the axe with both hands.

"Bwoooo!"

Even so, the minotaur charged like an angry bull with its horns, but Lee Yu-jin's sword blocked it.

Thud!

Taking advantage of the minotaur's momentary freeze as if electrocuted, Lee Yu-jin struck between its eyes with Dragon Head Fist, then spun around once and cleanly cut off the horn on the other side.

'Easy.'

No longer.

Could a demonic beast like a minotaur make her struggle.

Meanwhile, Su-hyeon's opponent was an elite minotaur holding a halberd, emitting a warrior-like disciplined aura.

'A minotaur with a halberd.'

The halberd, a weapon in the form of an axe attached to a spear, was a powerful two-handed weapon, functioning as a spear, an axe, and a blunt weapon.

With the axe blade, it could chop and cut.

With the spear, it could pierce through enemies.

And with the small blade part on the opposite side, it could hook and disarm an opponent's weapon, making it a weapon that required both strength and technique.

Of course.

The minotaur wasn't wielding it with an understanding of such weapon techniques.

'Just thrusting and chopping down.'

Su-hyeon thought after finishing his reconnaissance through a few exchanges.

Even with just that, the halberd in the minotaur's hands was undoubtedly a formidable weapon.

But Su-hyeon's strength was such that he could deflect even the overwhelming force emanating from that powerful physique, muscles, and weapon with one hand.

Chaeeeng!

Every time the Moonless Sword imbued with sword energy collided with the halberd, it made the teeth of the axe fall out.

"Hmm."

Su-hyeon nodded as if he roughly understood, and narrowed his eyes.

Seoguk!

The next moment, the spear blade of the halberd was cut off.

"Keurk!?"

The bewildered minotaur swung the halberd at Su-hyeon with an even larger motion.

Sreureuk.

This time, Su-hyeon's sword cut off the axe blade even more lightly.

'Just right.'

The cutting power that could even slice through an enemy's weapon.

It was a merit akin to facing a soft wooden stick with a real sword.

'This makes fighting easier.'

The minotaur, half confused and half enraged at seeing its weapon turned into a club, launched another attack.

Baak!

But this time, Su-hyeon's left hand, wrapped in a hardening shield, mercilessly shattered even the spear shaft.

"No need to use my sword anymore."

As Su-hyeon sheathed his sword, the minotaur also threw away the half-remaining spear shaft and lunged at Su-hyeon.

Bwoong!

Su-hyeon lightly avoided the spear shaft and dodged the minotaur's telephone punch as he moved in closer.

Beoeouk!

A right straight to the wide open body caused the minotaur's waist to bend in a ㄱ shape.

Tadak!

Su-hyeon stepped back and delivered a picture-perfect high kick to the minotaur's jaw, using maximum recoil by deeply inserting his waist.

Baaaak!

The minotaur, spewing blood and broken teeth like a fountain, flew and crashed into a wall, writhed for a moment, then stopped moving.

"It's over."

So far, the dungeon conquest was proceeding too smoothly.

Not that the demonic beasts they were currently facing were weaker than those they had encountered during previous training.

'That basilisk should be at the boss level of what we met back then.'

But Seo Jun-seong and Choi Min-a, as well as Hwang Ji-su and Kim A-yun, were defeating the basilisks too easily.

And what Su-hyeon felt, the cadets would surely feel as well.

"What is this! It's too boring! Aren't there any stronger ones?"

Kwon Seung-yeon, elated by their enhanced strength, finally uttered 'that line' out loud.

"......That's a death flag."

Su-hyeon felt ominous and tried to stop Kwon Seung-yeon, but.

Gugugugugu.

The entire city vibrated, and then, like a massive mountain rising, something enormous slowly stood up.

"Whoa."

Kim Ho-su, who was watching, let out a short, thick exclamation.

"......What on earth is that?"

A giant shadow descended on everyone's faces.

Guooooo!

The city trembled at the demonic beast's roar.

"......It seems to be at least a disaster-level demonic beast."

At Kim Cheol-han's confirmation shot, the cadets looked dejected.

"This is all because of Kwon Seung-yeon."

Hwang Ji-su muttered with blame.

"That really doesn't look like a joke."

"I agree."

A massive challenge was looking down at the cadets.