I Entered an Academy in a Ruined Game

Chapter 306 : Honing the Blade (7)

At the point when Allocer lost his right arm to Su-hyeon.

Not only the Special Operations members, but even his executives thought the fight had been decided.

But.

Crack!

The Special Operations members were horrified to see an arm growing again from his shoulder.

"What is that."

"Does he have ultra-regeneration ability too?"

"Why are you so surprised?"

Allocer asked, making a fist with his right hand and stretching it.

"Losing arms, legs, and eyes in battle is commonplace. If I didn't have this ability, I would have died somewhere during over a thousand years of struggle."

The great warrior Allocer, who always stood at the front lines wielding weapons.

He was a demon who had gained this ultra-regeneration ability at some point during his long period of struggle.

"But you know."

The corners of Allocer's mouth twisted.

"Since gaining the caliber of a Great Overlord, I have not used this ability even once."

That was why even Allocer's subordinates didn't know about his recovery ability.

"Even lizards know how to regrow their tails when cut off."

Allocer bared his teeth at Su-hyeon's scathing assessment.

"Shut up. You've made me angry. ...Angry enough to bring out my authority."

Allocer's authority was 'Plunder.'

It was the ability to steal the power of lower-caliber beings and make it his own.

"Huaaaap!"

When Allocer shouted, a massive wave spread through the air.

"Aaaagh!"

"What is this!"

"Lord Allocer, save—!"

The demons he had brought collapsed with painful screams.

"That bastard!"

"So in the end, even his own subordinates get treated like this."

Hwang Ji-su and Seo Jun-seong each said.

"Yes. That's what a demon is."

Su-hyeon quietly watched as Allocer absorbed power.

Roar!

Tremendous magical energy enveloped Allocer's body like a wave, and then melted into him.

Crack! Squelch!

There were sounds of bones twisting and flesh wrenching.

"Haaa."

At the end, there appeared Allocer, more than twice as large as before, boasting dark red skin and steel-like muscles.

"Uhahahahaha! This power is truly enormous! I feel like I could smash anything!"

Allocer, feeling omnipotent from the authority he had activated after a long time, burst into mad laughter.

"Jeong Su-hyeon! Your impudence has been crossing the line! You nearly ruined everything by not killing Furcas, and now you've watched my authority activate and made everything futile!"

"Hmm."

Whatever he was rambling about.

Su-hyeon felt no particular emotion from the power emanating from Allocer.

"In the end, it's just an energy drain type ability. It's quite plain for something called an authority."

"What?"

Su-hyeon knew what his authority was.

He even knew its weakness—that after the battle, he would be essentially neutralized due to accepting power beyond his capacity.

'Just once, after being defeated and retiring because of that guy's authority, I've since killed him before he could use his authority.'

Su-hyeon thought, recalling his late-game experience.

'But even with his authority activated, the power isn't that impressive. At least not to me now.'

"Omar!"

"At your command!"

A demon with the appearance of a young warrior knelt before Allocer.

"Can I entrust my back to you?"

"Without fail!"

"Good."

Having entrusted matters to his most loyal subordinate, he looked at Su-hyeon with his body swollen more than twice its size, emanating enormous pressure.

"How is it! Even seeing me now... Kuhek!"

Smack!

Su-hyeon's left high kick, delivered while closing the distance, landed on Allocer's temple without any warning signs.

"Kugh, you bastard!"

Allocer, feeling his vision spinning from a single blow, staggered.

"What rank do you think you are now?"

Su-hyeon asked.

"...At least 3rd!"

"As I expected."

Shing!

Disappointed, Su-hyeon drew his Sain Sword again.

"You've given up your future and borrowed others' strength, yet you can't even surpass the 3rd-ranked Furcas?"

"What?"

"At this rate, it won't even serve as practice for moving 'upward.'"

"Y-you're treating me as just that kind of thing?"

Then.

Roar!

An enormous pressure pressed down on Allocer.

'What is this!'

Allocer was shocked by the overwhelming pressure that he had only felt before Belphegor.

"You are the most obtuse of the Great Overlords I've met."

Su-hyeon said.

"If your power doesn't surpass Furcas, isn't it obvious that you'll be defeated if you fight me?"

"Shut up!"

"Yet you're still standing before me out of stubbornness? That's why I say you're obtuse. Isn't it due to your judgment being like this that you couldn't rise higher?"

"I said shut up!"

Shame at being hit right on the mark, fear felt from him, and even anger at himself.

Unable to control his emotions, Allocer threw his war axe at Su-hyeon.

Clang!

Su-hyeon easily deflected the war axe that flew with a massive gust of wind.

"I'll kill you!"

Allocer, who charged simultaneously, struck down at Su-hyeon with his gladius infused with magical energy to the point where black aura overflowed.

Slash!

'A strong and fast attack, but too simple compared to Crosell's.'

Whirl!

Su-hyeon swung his sword while spinning his body once as if dancing with a sword.

"Ah...?"

A small straight line was drawn on Allocer's body.

Splat!

Allocer's body collapsed to the ground, spilling intestines and blood.

"...What."

Allocer, unable to believe what had happened to him, muttered.

'I'm getting stronger even at this very moment.'

Su-hyeon thought.

'The more I fight, I feel as if the infinite power and possibilities inherent in me are awakening.'

That was exactly why Su-hyeon was knocking down Great Overlords one after another as if clearing stages.

'Is this natural? After all, I'm close to a newborn as a transcendent.'

Also, that was.

'Belphegor. You must be aware of this fact.'

This was also why Su-hyeon was vaguely beginning to understand Belphegor's true intentions.

"Huk, huuu."

Allocer's body, which had been crawling on the ground like a worm, slowly began to close up.

"That won't do."

Stab!

Su-hyeon's Sain Sword pierced Allocer's heart and twisted.

"You, bastard...!"

"Is that enough for your last words?"

"D-damn it. Lord Belphegor. Why......"

Tremble.

After shaking violently once, Allocer went limp.

The 5th-ranked Great Overlord, "War Lord" Allocer's end was quite a miserable sight.

'Crosell. Your death was rather majestic compared to this man.'

Su-hyeon, who shook off the blood by swinging his sword in the air, said.

"Can I leave the cleanup to you?"

"...Go ahead."

Lee Yu-jin, who was newly shocked by Su-hyeon's strength, nodded with difficulty.

"Then I'll rely on you."

Still one more.

There was still a Great Overlord left to deal with.

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Nebirhos succeeded in pushing Jo Sujin to a dead end while keeping Seol Ji-yun and Gong I-an in check.

"Got you! This time for sure!"

"Damn it!"

Her sword was broken, black magic blocked her retreat in all directions, and there was no strength left in her body.

It was truly a situation with no way out.

In a situation where death was right in front of her, Jo Sujin closed her eyes tightly and shouted like this.

"Hey, Jeong Su-hyeon! Are you still far away?"

Quite exquisitely.

"No."

It was right then that Su-hyeon escaped while holding Jo Sujin's waist with his arm.

"Whoa?!"

"You've worked hard, Captain."

"Ha! As expected of our Special Operations Captain! Just like whoever raised him, his entry timing is absolutely perfect!"

Jo Sujin, who had escaped death, happily patted Su-hyeon's back.

"...That hurts."

"You brat, what a weakling!"

"Being hit with the palm of the hand hurts no matter who gets hit."

Su-hyeon, who had put Jo Sujin down on the wall, reappeared in front of Nebirhos using space-stepping.

And then.

"Hey, Jeong... Kuhek!"

Before Nebirhos could say anything, his left head flew into the sky.

"You bastard! What are you doing!"

"What are you doing!"

The second slash, which flew toward the remaining two cawing heads, was in vain as Nebirhos activated black magic to pull his body far away.

"Don't tell me you killed Furcas, Allocer, all of them!"

"All of them!"

Looking at the remaining two crow heads' cawing, Su-hyeon said.

"Yes. But it seems there's not much to gain from you."

"What does that..."

Swoosh!

The Sain Sword drew a single stroke in the air.

The slash that struck through space flew and cut off Nebirhos's two heads.

"...Wow."

Jo Sujin, watching that scene, muttered in a deflated voice.

"What have we been doing all this time?"

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Nebirhos, Allocer, and Furcas's great demon armies.

They were experiencing one-sided slaughter, having completely lost their will to fight due to the shock of losing their leaders, the fear of Su-hyeon's overwhelming power, and the formidable offensive of the Execution Force members.

"If all of them die here, does that mean about 60% of the demon armies that came over after the end will disappear?"

Su-hyeon responded to Heo Sung-gyeom's murmur as he watched the scene.

"That might be the case, or it might not."

"What do you mean by 'might not'?"

"...In the end, if we can't bring down Belphegor, it doesn't matter how many forces remain."

Even as Su-hyeon said this, he didn't deliberately downplay the significance of this victory.

"But if we can eliminate them here, it would truly be a blessing for the survivors in areas like the United States, Russia, and the Middle East where they've disappeared."

"Indeed. That's also correct."

Heo Sung-gyeom nodded.

"I don't know how many people are still alive there, but they're regions that can't be left out in the process of rebuilding humanity in the future."

"Of course, the central place will be Korea, and more specifically, here."

Just like Noah's Ark.

This was the only place in the world where numerous scientific technologies, academic knowledge, and talented individuals remained in their most intact form.

"...Though in the United States, some powerful family, corporation, or intelligence agency might have backed up servers and civilization somewhere."

"The potential of America is the best in humanity. Even in times like these."

Su-hyeon didn't deny that fact.

"But as long as Special Operations Captain Jeong Su-hyeon exists, there's no doubt that this place will be the center of reconstruction."

Heo Sung-gyeom smiled.

"...Of course, it's probably too early to discuss such a future right now."

"Nevertheless, hope is always the greatest driving force that helps endure dire straits."

Su-hyeon, who had finished his coffee, handed the cup to an adjutant who was on duty nearby.

"But for now, it's time to focus on saving as many lives as possible."

"Will you be alright? The rest could be left to us..."

"No. I've caught my breath, so I'm fine now."

Su-hyeon, drawing the Sain Sword, set his sights on the battlefield.

"...After slaying three Great Overlords alone, he still has strength left."

With this, six out of the ten Great Overlords had died by Jeong Su-hyeon's hand alone.

"Special Operations Captain."

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

"Even for someone as strong as you, is the being called 'Belphegor' still a formidable enemy?"

"For now..."

Su-hyeon answered.

"Even I do not know the extent of that being's power."

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"Nebirhos is dead, Allocer is dead, and even Furcas is dead."

Belphegor smiled languidly at the 1st-ranked Great Overlord Eligoss's report.

"Is that so."

"Most of their remnants have also been annihilated."

"A newly born transcendent. But he's realizing his power and adapting at a very rapid pace."

"Yes. Compared to when he faced Andromalius, his prowess seems to have increased by nearly two times."

"It's merely the process of finding his power."

That was the caliber and power possessed by a transcendent.

"With this, the 6th, 5th, and 3rd-ranked Great Overlords are dead. ...Is it time for me to step forward now?"

Eligoss, who knew Belphegor's will, asked.

"No. There's still one step left."

Belphegor refused.

"But he is a recluse. Whether he will step forward or not..."

Eligoss frowned, thinking of the 2nd-ranked Great Overlord.

"Isn't that interesting? How will he deal with him? Will he ignore him? Or will he bring him down? Or..."

Belphegor's gaze deepened.

'Jeong Su-hyeon. Your arrangements have often exceeded my expectations. How will you proceed this time?'

Even as he watched Belphegor's incomprehensibly relaxed attitude.

Not even a hint of resistance or question appeared on Eligoss's face.

'As expected, my lord...'

Eligoss.

The being closest to transcendence, with insight into the future and understanding of the 'Secrets of the Stars.'

Only he understood the vision of a transcendent.

"Eligoss, my only one who understands me."

"Speak, my lord."

"How far do you think Jeong Su-hyeon can rise?"

"He..."

The future Eligoss saw had its process veiled by a curtain, but the result was clear.

"Will finally reach before you."