I Entered an Academy in a Ruined Game

Chapter 73 : Dungeon (3)

"Oh my, I'm dying."

"Instructor Kang."

Instructor Kang Jun-man, who had come up to the roof to have a quick smoke after finishing his second-year class, gave a playful salute to Instructor Oh Chang-seong.

"Have you been busy lately?"

"Well, yes. Like everyone else."

"I was running around dealing with those Ma-in Association bastards, and when I came to my senses, it's already midterm season. Time flies."

Instructor Kang Jun-man grumbled as he lit his cigarette.

"I heard the first-year students are doing gate practical training today?"

"Yes."

"The gate isn't the real issue, it's entering the dungeon, right?"

Oh Chang-seong grinned.

"That's where they shit themselves bloody. The deeper you go, the more serious the monsters become."

"Haha. It's a class where even their seniors all stuck out their tongues. Last year, only Min Hae-na's team passed, right?"

"Yes."

"It's not easy."

"The leader's skill is important, and how well the cadets coordinate with each other is also important."

Whoosh.

Kang Jun-man, who had been blowing cigarette smoke above his head for a while, chuckled.

"But isn't it a bit harsh to make them kill the dungeon lord?"

"It is harsh. It's something that even among professional hunters, only those with considerable experience would dare attempt."

"Hehe. Well, if they fail, we can just grill them about it afterward."

"That's right."

"By the way, which dungeon did that Jeong Su-hyeon kid enter?"

"I heard it was the Brimstone Cave."

"Huh. That's been the dungeon with the lowest clear rate for generations."

"Especially with that annoying boss."

"What was the boss's name again?"

"A demonic beast called Ammut."

"Ah, Ammut. The one that looks like some kind of chimera?"

"Yes. It's quite strong and ferocious."

"Hmm. But they would lower the difficulty, right? Fighting the real thing would require at least an instructor-level opponent for a one-on-one match."

"Even so, it would still be at least B rank, wouldn't it?"

"Wow. Not easy at all."

Kang Jun-man, who had extinguished his cigarette, checked his watch.

"I wonder if we could go watch now?"

Oh Chang-seong chuckled.

"I was just thinking the same thing."

Would Jeong Su-hyeon show a good fight even against a dungeon boss-level demonic beast?

That was the question that made them most curious.

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Ammut.

If the Hell Hound was the infernal dog of hell, this Ammut was a powerful demonic beast with the alias "Guardian of the Gates of Hell."

'Originally, it was a monster believed in by the Egyptians.'

A monster with a crocodile's head, a lion's upper body, and a hippopotamus's lower body.

Its enormous body, which would easily exceed 10 meters, was intimidating just to look at.

"Is it even bigger than an elephant?"

"This is insane."

"How do we catch that thing?"

Behind the cadets who were giving hollow laughs, the injured hunter NPCs chimed in.

"Th-that's Ammut!"

"No way, even if we all attacked at once, we couldn't defeat something that size!"

"We're all going to die here!"

"Yes, yes. If you're not going to help, just keep your discouraging comments to yourself."

"Ow, that hurts!"

Nam Tae-hoon tactfully pushed the NPCs back.

"Still, judging by the mana I feel, it doesn't seem to be at A rank like the original. Probably around B+?"

At my words, Kwon Seung-yeon sighed with an "eh-yo."

"That's so comforting."

"What we need to be especially careful of is that mouth. The teeth and bite force are issues, but after biting, it does a death roll, spinning once to completely tear out its prey."

"I'm confident I'll die instantly even before it starts rolling."

"Me too."

"Its neck defense is also good thanks to the mane, and the lion's characteristic front paw attack is also terrifying. Plus, it's written that it spews toxic brimstone gas from its mouth."

"...Where?"

"In the demonic beast encyclopedia."

"You really know such things well."

Kwon Seung-yeon sighed.

"Alright, enough chitchat."

Hwang Ji-su waved her hand.

"It seems like that thing doesn't want to wait anymore either?"

The crouching Ammut stood up.

"What! It's bipedal?"

"Well, the upper and lower body balance is off!"

The 10-meter giant body came running on two hippopotamus feet, waddling and spewing brimstone gas.

"Damn it! Since it's the Brimstone Dungeon, they all just spew brimstone!"

But poison gas attacks were meaningless in front of Hwang Ji-su.

Crackle!

The cold energy emanating from Hwang Ji-su's hands froze the brimstone gas.

"Nice!"

"Don't touch that! If it breaks, it'll leak again!"

"Okay!"

Yoon Ga-ram, who had only a few arrows left in his quiver, took out a spiral special arrow and drew the bowstring taut.

Screech.

"Hit!"

The absolutely accurate arrow aimed for Ammut's eye, but.

Ting!

The thick crocodile-like skin perfectly protected the eye just by closing it.

"Damn! Did it miss?"

"No. It hit perfectly."

"What kind of hide is that?"

"Keep shooting anyway!"

If even Yoon Ga-ram's eyes couldn't target vital points, it was obvious that Park Chang-jun's energy bullets wouldn't work.

Therefore, he changed direction to reduce the mobility of the large and slow Ammut by firing energy bullets at the ground to destroy it.

"Everyone scatter!"

"Grrr."

Indeed, Ammut was busy chasing us, waddling between craters.

But.

"Kyaooo!"

When the riled-up Ammut swung its lion's front paw, massive shock waves flew after the cadets.

"Uaaak!"

Jang So-hyun and Kim Sang-jung, who were hit once, flew straight into the wall.

"Tsk!"

"Nam Tae-hoon, Kwon Seung-yeon! You two take care of them!"

I ran through the air to approach Ammut, buying time.

Woong!

The wild front paw swing came as quickly and cleanly as a skilled boxer's lead hook, but.

Tap!

I jumped up stepping on a shield, then did a somersault in the air, stepped on another shield made above, and closed the distance again.

"Krrk?!"

I tried a full-force thrust with my sword coated in sword energy, but it wasn't enough to penetrate Ammut's neck covered in a mane.

'Quite intelligent!'

Ammut, who deliberately received the attack with its mane, shook its head, causing my body entangled in the mane to be flung far away.

"Damn it!"

It was a surprisingly agile movement for such a seemingly slow build.

'No. This must be a manifestation of the "lion's upper body" characteristic.'

Chimera.

A monster that combined all the fears of the Egyptians.

That was the strength of this Ammut.

"Damn it! Let me try!"

Sung Do-kyung came running after maximally inflating his right arm.

Looking at just that arm, it exceeded Ammut's front paw in both thickness and length, but.

Bwaaack!

When Sung Do-kyung's fist collided with Ammut's front paw, his arm twisted with an unpleasant sound.

"Aaaagh! Fuck!"

Unable to bear the pain, Sung Do-kyung grabbed his right arm and rolled on the ground.

"Do-kyung!"

"Damn it, get Do-kyung to the back too!"

Hwang Kyung-soo carried Sung Do-kyung on his shoulder and hurriedly retreated to the rear.

'It's not a matter of strength. The skeletal structure and durability itself is on a different dimension.'

Body Enlargement.

But just enlarging muscles and bones wasn't enough to go head-to-head with a demonic beast of that caliber.

'Even so, to end up like this after just one exchange.'

"Avoid direct confrontation at all costs! It's over the moment you get hit!"

"Got it!"

Kwon Seung-yeon ran, lowered her weight to the minimum, then jumped high into the air.

That height, about 10 meters.

"Haaaaap!"

Though Kwon Seung-yeon executed a drop kick with maximum weight at the moment of collision.

Bwack!

Ammut inserted its front paw with unimaginable movement for its size and sent Kwon Seung-yeon flying far away.

"Grrrrr!"

Ammut chased after her, spewing brimstone gas from its mouth.

"Oh shit!"

But Kwon Seung-yeon reduced her weight extremely, fluttering like a feather, then stepped on an ice wall created by Hwang Ji-su and jumped high.

"Hey hey! Somebody stop it! I'm gonna die at this rate!"

Nam Tae-hoon responded to Kwon Seung-yeon's exaggerated panic.

"This bastard!"

Nam Tae-hoon, who sprang out from the shadow cast by Ammut's mane, stabbed its eye with his dagger.

"Grk!"

But when Ammut's eyelid quickly closed, even the sharp dagger could only leave a very slight wound.

"Damn it! How can skin be this tough!"

"Just selling this thing's hide would let us play around for months."

"That's it."

I said.

"Huh?"

"It's a demonic beast, so we don't need to be too careful."

In other words.

"We can kill it."

In the realm of 'kill or be killed,' we could draw out more power to fight.

Subjugation is much more difficult than killing.

"...!"

They hesitated as if they felt something from my words, but.

'At this rate, our forces will just gradually be whittled down.'

Three people had already retired.

Here, I needed to change the flow somehow, even if a bit forcefully.

'Liberation.'

Thump!

Along with the pulsation sensation as if the blood flow from the heart itself was increasing several times.

Creeak.

My fist, unable to control its grip strength, trembled.

'Here I go.'

Crash!

I charged at Ammut, kicking off the ground.

Whoosh!

As I jumped to avoid the brimstone gas lingering low, Ammut's front paw came swinging at me as if it had been waiting.

'It lacks learning ability.'

After jumping once more by stepping on the air, I approached Ammut's face, rotating my body once.

Bwaaack!

A maximum-power spinning kick with hip power hit Ammut's crocodile-like nose.

"Kiiiii!"

Enraged after being hit in a sensitive area, Ammut tried to bite me, but.

Thud!

Before that, I kicked its jaw upward like a soccer ball, forcibly closing its mouth.

Sring.

Then I drew my hwando again and slashed its nose bridge.

Swoosh!

The combination of strength enhanced by 'Liberation' and sword energy cut through even Ammut's hide, drawing blood for the first time.

"Kiiiii!"

After avoiding Ammut's swing in advance, I retreated and nodded.

"It can be cut."

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The Team 3 cadets watching Su-hyeon's fight marveled.

"Wow. What is he?"

"He really fights well."

"Is that the thing? The buff skill they say he used when he took down the Ma-in called Crusher?"

"Yeah. Though he can only use it briefly, it seems to raise his physical abilities tremendously."

"Amazing. There's a reason they say he fought the Ma-in head-on."

It was a fight on a different dimension, to the point where they could only watch in a daze, but.

"What are you all doing! Are you just going to watch?"

At Hwang Ji-su's scolding, who was the first to come to her senses, everyone prepared to attack again.

"Let's inflict damage before Jeong Su-hyeon gets tired!"

But just then.

"Aah!"

"Th-that!"

Catching a momentary opening, Ammut bit Su-hyeon's right arm and then turned its head sharply.

Everyone squeezed their eyes shut, imagining Su-hyeon's arm being torn off by the infamous death roll, but.

'It's fine. It didn't reach the bone.'

Su-hyeon, who had instantly surrounded himself with a Mana Shield, rotated in the same direction as Ammut's rotation, going along with the turning force.

Woong!

Su-hyeon's body flew through the air like a sheet of paper, but thanks to that, his left arm could avoid serious injury, and.

'It targeted an opening well.'

Su-hyeon instead succeeded in jamming his sword coated with sword energy into Ammut's long nostril.

"Kyaaaaa!"

Ammut, whose nose interior was deeply stabbed by the sword where the hide couldn't protect, went berserk and released Su-hyeon's arm.

"Su-hyeon!"

"Are you okay?"

Kwon Seung-yeon and Nam Tae-hoon rushed over, but Su-hyeon waved his hand.

"I'm fine."

Though the teeth had penetrated some muscle, it was still at a level where he could move.

"Kyarrrrr!"

Looking at the rampaging Ammut that had taken damage, Su-hyeon said.

"Park Chang-jun, Hwang Ji-su! Now's the time to finish it!"

"How should we finish it?"

As Su-hyeon quickly recited the plan, confidence appeared on the two people's faces.

"Okay!"

"Let's go with that!"

Boom-boom-boom!

First, Park Chang-jun fired energy bullets at the ground, carving into the solid rock base to create a slope, and.

Crack!

Hwang Ji-su froze the slope to make it slippery.

"Kwon Seung-yeon! Kick that thing's butt from behind!"

"Hehe, okay!"

Thud!

As Kwon Seung-yeon kicked the rampaging Ammut's butt with a drop kick, Ammut fell forward and slid down the frozen slope.

"Kyaooo!"

Ammut flailed around awkwardly after falling.

But it seemed unable to get up easily due to its body structure, and.

"Now!"

"Oh!"

Kwon Seung-yeon, who had jumped high using the Mana Shield created by Su-hyeon as a foothold, kicked off the ceiling and fell vertically.

Bwack!

With Kwon Seung-yeon's attack properly landing on the temple area, Ammut's neck bone broke.

'From that position, it won't be able to withstand with just the neck bone.'

"Get back!"

Then a giant glacier created by Hwang Ji-su at maximum output hit the temple area once more.

Crack!

Ammut's neck bone completely broke at a right angle.

"Kerk."

After a short death cry, Ammut's body slowly became transparent, and.

[Main Quest, Dungeon Entry cleared!]

[6 Skill Points awarded!]

[Excellent achievement! Defeated the dungeon boss Ammut!]

[Calculating overall achievement points...]

[Calculation complete! Achievement points 1100 awarded!]

Extensive status messages filled Su-hyeon's vision.

"We won!"

"We actually won!"

"Amazing! How did we win that?"

Looking at the cheering team members, Su-hyeon thought.

'...With this much, I can buy that skill too.'

It was finally time to get another valuable skill.