A Third-Rate Villain’s Sweet Life Exploiting Academy Bugs – Chapter 81

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Wjin
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Since Jinn was a wind spirit,

it could know the total amount of wind energy I had, and it had a gimmick of switching to close-range stance to target archers first when that became 0.

And, each stance switch had about a 20-second cooldown.

Therefore,

-Ding.

I wasted wind energy.

Intentionally.

‘Got it.’

The first victory condition, making Jinn take close-range stance.

-Tadadadat!

As expected, realizing I was empty, it began infiltrating while drastically reducing distance.

‘Whew.’

Finally it was time to test it.

The moment Jinn tried to point its dagger at me,

-?!

I activated the ultimate skill.

‘Fallen Angel Transformation.’

-Ziiing!

-Whoooong!

A wave of black magic power spread to the surroundings in an instant.

There wasn’t much difference in feeling from Demonkin Transformation.

Unpleasant magic power made my blood boil and excited me like my sanity would snap if I lost focus even a little.

-Ziiiiiing!!

-!!

Though it seemed momentarily confused by the pitch-black thing gushing out, it ignored it and attacked aiming for my vital points.

-Kaclang!

-!!

But it was like with Kaelan.

The wind barrier I had deployed in advance blocked this and bounced it away for a moment.

-!!!!!!

‘Double Chant.’

Following that, I cast Demonkin Transformation stored in [Shackles of Inscription].

-Babababababang!!!

Then an even bigger black wind pressure burst out and enveloped Jinn, the spirit being charging again.

-Whoooooo!!!

Alien magic power occurring in succession.

For reference, where demons pass by, flowers and plants all die.

Naturally, spirits who value nature would instinctively feel a terrible feeling.

As if detecting danger, it withdrew its attack and calmly created distance to check my condition.

-…A demon?

“…”

I didn’t answer.

I only thought about the conditions to defeat Jinn.

First was that I could deal damage when it was in close-range stance,

‘This is done.’

Second was that sufficient distance must be maintained to shoot the crossbow.

‘This is done too.’

Seeing me silently raise my crossbow,

-Swish.

For a moment, it took a defensive stance with its dagger.

It would think it could block ordinary crossbow shots that weren’t wind archery anyway.

Regardless, I immediately used Fallen Angel Transformation once more with the Ring of Inscription.

‘Inscription Chant.’

-Whoooooooooo!!!!

‘Ughhhh…’

Similar to when I first used Demonkin Transformation and overdid it, pain like my whole body was burning transmitted.

Probably because the triple-layered transformation of Fallen Angel – Demonkin – Fallen Angel was burning the mana in my body like crazy.

Even though I had trained harshly with Yeriel to increase mana amount, the estimate in my hand was… just 12 seconds.

Instead, during this short time the wind energy consumption value was reduced to the extreme.

-Whooooo…

-…!!!!

As if noticing some unknown threat, Jinn tried to switch back to long-range form, but 20 seconds hadn’t passed yet.

I would end it in that time.

No, I wanted to end it.

Actually, for that… I had no attack means remaining.

-Ding.

Wind energy 0 that disappeared from waste. Mana to maintain Fallen Angel, Demonkin for about 10 seconds.

Of course thanks to this, I could lure Jinn into close-range stance, but the black magic power filling this wide chamber was gradually disappearing too.

Because without Ash Dispersion I couldn’t convert it to possession rate.

-…?

Jinn couldn’t help but know this too.

-…

When I stayed still, its emerald eyes wavered for a moment.

With no wind energy, no mana, and the mysterious black magic power cleared, what kind of attack could a man like me make.

-!!

-Tadadadat!

Not missing this moment, it rushed at me once more.

I checked my pocket watch with a sidelong glance.

The time now was on the hour.

It was late, and I…

‘Won.’

-Ding.

The wind energy recovery cycle that only existed during closed beta.

Though not a bug, wind energy recovered by hour units then, not minute units.

This was patched to minute unit ticks after open beta.

In other words, for me who received the original passive, wind energy didn’t accumulate at 0.26 per minute,

but filled up 16 at once per hour unit.

And I had entered the chamber timing with this.

-Thud.

I threw the pocket watch on the floor and concentrated all my mind on the crossbow.

With 16, how many shots could I fire.

At least it should be enough to finish it now that Wind Wall was gone.

-……!!!!!!

Jinn, the spirit being that felt the suddenly gathering wind energy, opened its eyes wide as if flustered.

“Take this.”

I calmly recited one syllable at a time.

‘Afterimage Shot, Curved Shot, Rapid Fire.’

-Chalang.

At this moment when I pulled the trigger, everything merged into one, as if existing just for this moment.

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-Dingaling!

When I came out of the chamber clearing away the messy status windows, Sinatis showed no surprised expression as if she had expected this.

“Lev, good work.”

Only her maid Flora handed me a towel and water.

When I roughly gave an eye-greeting of thanks to her who had even taken care of my belongings, Sinatis spoke.

-Trial 4, want to, do it now?

“……”

From Trial 4 was the elite course. Said to be hero course level…

It was probably Sinatis-style joking.

“I’m tired today.”

-Heh.

At my retort, she laughed…

Doesn’t she only show her smile to Kroon…?

This won’t do.

I need to escape before Sinatis’s character breaks down.

“Ahem, I’ll eat we~ell. You’re giving the trial clear scholarship too, right?”

-…Wait.

At my question Sinatis stopped me.

“?”

-…

And when Sinatis hesitated, Flora answered instead.

“She wants to say she liked the gift you gave her.”

“…No need for thanks.”

With those final words, I really left the chamber.

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“Ughhhhhhh…”

A groan burst out.

I collapsed on a nearby bench at the platform waiting for the circular train.

Felt like dying.

Though I acted tough in the chamber,

stacking three transformations was too much after all.

Being unfamiliar, I couldn’t bring out the abilities’ true nature fully,

and since I suddenly drained all at once the mana container that I had forcibly expanded recently, my body couldn’t help but be strained.

Above all, the weak point was that Lev Denec himself had a setting of no talent for magic.

‘Here, if I were to use Ash Dispersion’s possession rate too…’

Could I handle it?

‘This is crazy.’

My animal instinct was telling me.

If I lost consciousness in a situation with possession rate…

I might really get devoured by demons and become a demonkin.

‘Then it wouldn’t be different from becoming a rag doll…’

Of course, this was my groundless thought, but anyway that’s how much pain it was.

“Phew.”

Only after letting three trains pass did the pain subside.

The problem was that I couldn’t get up at all with no strength in my whole body.

‘I’ll have to wait until I recover.’

It would be nice if Aria appeared with a ta-da and healed me…

-Am I some kind of potion!

Somehow I felt like I could hear her voice.

-Again, again! Where did you get hurt like this…!

Well, thinking about the nagging I would have to hear while being healed, this might be better.

“Ugh.”

-Shudder shudder.

Anyway it seemed like it would take quite a while,

and with nothing to do, let’s check the new skill.

‘New skill.’

-Ding.

‘Oh…??????’

The moment I saw the status window, the pain disappeared completely.

According to the original wind archery manual,

what I should have gotten was 3rd Form – Wind Blast Arrow in sequence.

But, perhaps as a reward for clearing Trial 3 alone, it had changed to Wind ‘Destruction’ Arrow.

Though it was hellishly difficult, was this giving a reward worthy of that?

-Gulp.

This must become the key to carry [Beast Descent: Gate of the Netherworld].

After painfully swallowing,

following the flow of consciousness, I selected view skill details.

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