A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 104

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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In [Reincarnation Brave], dual wielding was one of the traits that could be used freely without specialization.

Dual wielding here referred to wielding two weapons, one in each hand, not using a single weapon with both hands like a two-handed sword.

Thinking about it simply, one might think:

‘Isn’t it overpowered to be able to use two skills simultaneously and equip legendary items 1+1?’

However, in this proficiency-based game, there was a penalty for forcibly equipping weapons not recommended for dual wielding: a drastic reduction in attack accuracy.

In short, equipping was possible for freedom’s sake, but the actual performance wasn’t something to be expected…

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-“What’s he doing…?”

-“I don’t know…! He must be out of his mind and wants to die! Just focus on blocking!”

That’s right.

My movements, positioned in the center of the raid, were nothing more than those of an attention-seeker.

It would be nice if I, a hidden powerhouse, acted like one and stumbled into success…

‘But I can’t pretend to be surprised now.’

I couldn’t bring myself to do that.

It was better to be treated as a crazy person.

-BOOM!

Around parties 5 and 6, blocking Crimson Ash’s assault, flame afterimages were constantly exploding.

It looked like a rain of fire.

If I went near there, I’d be roasted crisp.

‘This is the problem.’

My original plan was to stealthily use Wind Instant Kill and take the last hit when Abelline and Melissa reduced Crimson Ash’s HP to below 21%.

However, perhaps due to the extreme difficulty mode and its divine beast nature, it had an additional hidden pattern.

A flame shield appeared, granting it 25% additional health.

It seemed like a protective shield activated due to its fire resistance, triggered by Melissa’s continuous fire attacks.

This was an unexpected variable.

Since the shield was also considered health, the conditions for using Wind Instant Kill weren’t met.

“It’s impossible anymore!”

“J, just hold on a little longer!”

Furthermore, I couldn’t afford to wait for Abelline and Melissa to whittle down Crimson Ash’s HP.

As in the original story, there was no way the two of them could defeat the strengthened Crimson Ash with their power alone.

In other words, I had to find a way to simultaneously reduce Crimson Ash’s shield and HP on my own, hence this attention-grabbing act.

“Phew.”

I took a deep breath.

First, to decisively defeat Crimson Ash, I needed to understand its mechanics.

There was a limit to the damage it could receive.

And as a monster, its health pool was much larger than that of normal bosses.

Therefore, for me to inflict maximum damage on Crimson Ash at once without using skills like Demonization,

I needed to hit it with Wind Burst Kill, a lower-level skill of Wind Annihilation… at point-blank range.

From my experience using Wind Annihilation, it was similar to a shotgun.

As an attack that spread widely in a fan shape, it could deal maximum damage if it hit at the point of origin.

For this, the prerequisite was that Crimson Ash had to be still and close to me.

Also, to twist the original story and penalize Melissa and Abelline…

I had to ensure that others weren’t caught in this Wind Burst Kill.

Thus, the ridiculous condition of having to shoot in a direction with no people was added.

‘This is ridiculously complicated.’

So, I planned to use Crimson Ash’s second mechanic, its habit.

Crimson Ash had the characteristic of prioritizing dealers who dealt significant damage to it, namely the raid’s rearguard.

This was why Taylon divided the party into three groups for the strategy.

If the knights in the front lines protected the rearguard, Crimson Ash’s target, it would use its charge attack towards them, eventually shifting its aggro to the rearguard of another party.

During the interval where Crimson Ash targeted a new target and flew over, there would be a window of opportunity.

Using this as a DPS window was the standard strategy.

This wasn’t a game system; it was a raid strategy based on the creature’s habits, applicable because this was reality.

In other words, I could use the gap between my ‘Gamer’ trait and this reality to create a free DPS window… for myself.

-Ping!

First, I cleanly fired a shot to divert Crimson Ash’s attention.

-KIEEEEE?

My crossbow bolt lodged in Crimson Ash’s wing, Violet’s Sealing Arrow wore off, and…

“You, run away! You’ll die if you stay there…!”

“What are you doing??!!!! Are you trying to die?!”

“Sir Lev! What kind of foolish act is this!”

-SWOOOOOSH!

Along with Melissa’s hoarse scream, the creature, having seemingly changed its target to me, began to rush in this direction.

-WHOOSH!

“Good.”

I ignored all the surrounding sounds.

Abelline’s cries, blinded by the last hit,

And everything else.

As I concentrated solely on my mind, as if diving underwater,

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An illusion of everything slowing down occurred.

-SWOOOOSH!!!

And when Crimson Ash almost reached me.

‘Register.’

-Ding.

I registered Hermit in the skill window – passive.

With a clear sound,

-WHOOSH!

-FLUTTER!!!

The creature’s movement stopped right above me.

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The surrounding commotion died down at this sight that defied the laws of physics.

Since it was consumed by black magic, it was classified as a monster.

In other words, it was subject to the Hermit trait, so it wouldn’t perceive me… until the aggro reached 100.

-Ding.

Of course, it was absurd to blatantly ignore the enemy in front of me, so Crimson Ash’s aggro meter continued to rise.

‘I just need it to change before it reaches 100.’

-FLUTTER…!

Crimson Ash began twisting its body as if performing a circus trick, and

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-WHOOSH!!!

When the aggro approached 70, it hid its aggression and began flapping its wings widely, as it did after its charge pattern.

‘Got it.’

Its target had changed.

Crimson Ash’s shadow fell directly above me.

Now, as it was readjusting its form,

This was the optimal DPS window.

And if I shot Wind Burst Kill towards the sky… no one would be caught in it.

‘Stay still…’

The health bar, seasoned deliciously by Abelline, flashed before my eyes.

-Rumble… rumble…

Ashen Breakdown also seemed to want a taste of the divine beast, as it began to vibrate intensely in my hand.

-Click.

Without hesitation, I embedded the crossbow near Crimson Ash’s tail.

-KII?

‘Right hand, Wind Burst Kill.’

-WHOOSH!!!

As I prepared to cast the skill, a fierce wind pressure began swirling around Ashen Breakdown.

A less wild and more refined feeling than Annihilation.

I had to eliminate the shield with this one shot.

And in my other hand, I loaded Violet’s handbow, which she dropped during the explosion.

Naturally, I wasn’t proficient in using it, and its power would be weaker compared to Ashen Breakdown.

It was fine. After all, there was only one skill I would use with this weapon. The fixed damage skill I possessed.

‘Left hand, Wind Instant Kill.’

-SWOOSH!

Having made up my mind, I closed my eyes tightly, and began to distribute wind energy to each hand.

-WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!

It took less than a few seconds for everything to be ready.

As a Gamer, proficiency was always determined by a single button press.

Well, I would suffer a significant dual wielding penalty, but it didn’t matter.

At this distance, my accuracy would be 100% even with my eyes closed.

This was…

One way, Wind Burst Kill.

The other way, Wind Instant Kill…

All that remained was to annihilate the creature.

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In this urgent situation spiraling into chaos,

The low- and mid-ranking knights of Divine Valhalla,

The apprentice mages of Eternal Flame,

Everyone was watching the ash-haired man’s actions.

At first, they thought he had gone mad and was trying to escape, but

No. He was barehanded, single-handedly drawing Crimson Ash’s attention.

“W, what’s he trying to do alone…?”

“I, I don’t know. But it stopped…?”

The opponent was [Crimson Ash], an A-rank monster that even the veteran raid leader Taylon found difficult.

But the creature charged at the boy and then suddenly wriggled and stopped.

Everyone doubted their eyes at the sight of the divine beast tamed like a pet bird meeting its owner.

“What’s that…”

“What is that? Is that… possible…?”

And then,

The man calmly aimed the muzzle of his crossbow, his weapon, towards the sky where Crimson Ash was.

And at the moment the creature spread its wings wide to soar into the sky,

-FWOOOOOSH!!!!

A jade light emanated from the ash-haired man, blooming like a flower and covering the sky.

It couldn’t be called Wind Archery.

Like the Milky Way adorning the sanctuary at night…

It was a shimmering blue wave.

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Crimson Ash’s hideous cries began to be buried in the wind, and

-BOOM!!!!!

Everyone had to close and then open their eyes due to the violently blowing wind.

And in the place where the storm had passed…

The magenta flame particles of the creature turned crimson, then red, and finally bright scarlet, before scattering in all directions like flower petals.

“Crimson Ash… Crimson Ash…!”

“Ah…”

The shimmering red particles floating into the air like pollen.

“Th…this is…”

It was a sight that even Taylon, who had been in charge of Crimson Ash’s subjugation every quarter, had never witnessed before.

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-Ding!

Status windows flashed by frantically.

Fatigue washed over me all at once.

“That was ridiculously tiring.”

After all that effort,

I was able to twist the original story and subjugate the creature.

The reason I went this far wasn’t simply because I didn’t want to lose it to Melissa and Abelline.

First, even if it was a low-rank raid in the setting of this world, it was a matter of life and death, so it was right to strictly follow the raid leader’s control.

And the impulsive actions of those two should be punished according to the academy’s rules and the raid’s principles.

But, as they say, dead men tell no tales.

The members of Divine Valhalla and Eternal Flame, the majority of this raid, would collude to bury this matter.

In the end, only Selena would remember and mourn those sacrificed to Crimson Ash, and consumed by a deep sense of skepticism towards human greed and her own weakness, she would accept the demonic Wind Archery.

However, this time was different.

The first-year students, who should have been sacrificed, witnessed this situation with their own eyes, and with Violet of D’Crescent, a family no less influential than Abelline’s and Melissa’s, present, this wouldn’t be easily overlooked.

‘Of course, if that happens, I’ll be held accountable too…’

As the original story changed little by little, it became difficult to predict how the characters would act, so I needed to take measures for the future.

Abelline and Melissa.

I was planning to leave them as experience fodder for Edwin’s awakening…

‘They’re even more disgusting than in the novel…’

I had to remove them from the narrative… this time.

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