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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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The rift that had engulfed the uninhabited island vanished.
In the process, the island’s terrain had changed somewhat(?), but with a Special High-Risk rift, such alterations were inevitable.
Unlike ordinary rifts that only swallowed living beings, Special High-Risk rifts consumed the very land itself.
That was why transcendents often resorted to obliterating the terrain when closing these types of rifts.
But to have closed the rift with only a portion of the island destroyed?
That was incredibly fortunate, regardless of the circumstances.
At least it wasn’t completely erased from the world map.
Of course, for the Academy, it was an unfortunate event.
They could no longer use the island as a training ground.
Although Special High-Risk rifts were difficult to handle without a transcendent…
…Kali, leader of the 9th Suppression Squad, was a top-rank superhuman, on the verge of transcendence.
Practically a demigod.
Moreover, the missiles she had used weren’t ordinary ones, but special weapons made from silver and holy power.
Therefore, no matter how high the grade of this rift’s core, as long as it contained demonic energy, it was bound to be destroyed by those large and magnificent missiles brimming with holy power.
Of course, this was only possible because Kali was a quasi-transcendent with the ‘Telekinesis’ skill.
An ordinary top-rank superhuman wouldn’t be able to destroy the core even if they fired missiles for a hundred days.
“Lee Yu-jin, are you alright?”
Kali, who had descended from the sky, asked about Yu-jin’s condition as she stomped on Enchantress’s head.
Her voice held concern, suggesting she, like Grey, was close to his parents in this world.
Yu-jin could only offer a wry smile.
“Haha… I’m fine. I just collapsed from mana exhaustion.”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
Kali smiled faintly and rubbed the ring on her left thumb.
A small light flickered, and a palm-sized mini case appeared in midair.
Click.
The lid of the case, floating in the air, opened.
A blue pill in the shape of a tablet rose from the case…
“This is a potion that’s effective for mana recovery.”
…and flew into Yu-jin’s open mouth as she spoke.
Only after the pill went down his throat did his mouth close, as if controlled by his will.
“Oh.”
As expected of a Mana Recovery Potion.
The mana recovery speed was incredibly fast.
Of course, the Spirit Energy Pill also increased mana recovery speed, but its primary function was to permanently increase stats like mental strength or soul vessel capacity, only once per pill.
The whole-body cleansing and mana recovery speed increase were just bonus effects.
On the other hand, the primary effect of the Mana Recovery Potion was mana recovery speed, so his mana was replenishing rapidly, as if he had consumed an MP potion in the game.
And when it had recovered about 30%, the potion’s effect wore off.
‘Would she give me one if I asked?’
He had never been able to create a Mana Recovery Potion before.
Not only were the ingredients expensive, but they were so rare that he never had the opportunity to make one.
So he had to seize this chance.
He needed it to prevent himself and his classmates from collapsing from mana exhaustion.
He stood up as the mana exhaustion subsided, strength returning to his body.
Just as he was about to ask Kali for a Mana Recovery Potion…
…the mini case, now closed, flew towards him with the Mana Recovery Potion inside.
He looked at Kali, puzzled.
“Take it.”
Kali coolly told him to take it.
“…Are you sure I can have this?”
“Yes, take it. It’s a gift.”
“…”
He was overwhelmed with gratitude, speechless.
But at the same time, he felt burdened.
‘Ah, is this how the others who received elixirs felt?’
He finally understood their feelings.
He hadn’t realized it from the giver’s perspective, but receiving such a precious item without any compensation made him question whether he deserved it.
Still, since she was offering it to him, he decided not to refuse.
After all, he was planning to ask for a Mana Recovery Potion anyway.
“…Then, I’ll gratefully accept it.”
He bowed deeply and put the mini case into his inventory.
[88][Mini Case (7 Mana Recovery Potions)][9999+]
‘…I’m running out of space.’
His inventory had a total of 100 slots for items.
But upon checking, he only had 12 slots left.
‘I need to organize my inventory when I get back to the dorm.’
As he thought this, Enchantress’s screams echoed.
He straightened up and saw Kali ripping off the tentacles on Enchantress’s head using telekinesis.
But Kali didn’t stop.
With an impassive face, she looked down at Enchantress and pulled the tentacles upwards.
And not long after…
Rip, rip, rip…!
With a sound like a clump of hair being ripped out, three tentacles were torn from Enchantress’s head.
“How noisy.”
Kali frowned slightly and rubbed the ring from which she had summoned the guns.
A 1-meter long iron plate, infused with holy power, materialized.
As Enchantress’s head floated up and touched the plate…
Screech…!
…the plate started to crumple with a horrifying sound.
Enchantress’s screams died down.
No, she was probably still screaming inside that twisted iron ball.
“Finally, some peace and quiet.”
Kali let out a satisfied hum, then floated upwards.
“Lee Yu-jin, now that the rift has vanished, you can return to the Academy.”
As she said, with the rift, which had been interfering with the smartwatches’ signal, gone, the HP bracelets should be working properly again.
The proof was the constant flashing of lights from the outpost.
Everyone was returning to the Academy now that the rift had disappeared.
“Top Student─!”
Asuka waved from atop the barrier.
He waved back, and Asuka approached the main character group, who were sprawled limply on the ground.
Then, with her tiny fists, she punched her own bracelet and the bracelets of the others.
“See you at the Academ…!”
She vanished in a flash of light before she could finish her sentence.
The main character group disappeared as well.
“What a cute child.”
Asuka was indeed adorable.
“Lee Yu-jin, is she your girlfriend?”
“Not yet… I’m not sure.”
“Not sure, huh….”
A small smile appeared on Kali’s usually impassive face.
“You’re quite adorable yourself.”
She said, as she and the iron ball encasing Enchantress floated higher, and when they had reached a certain height, Kali said,
“Well then, Lee Yu-jin, see you soon.”
With those words, Kali left the uninhabited island.
Yu-jin also punched the bracelet on his left wrist.
Beep, beep.
HP: □□□□□□□□□□
The color of his HP bar on the bracelet changed from black to white.
At the same time, light emanated from the bracelet, enveloping his body.
And a moment later…
“He’s back!”
“The last remaining student has returned!”
“All members of Class 1-A have returned!”
He was back at the Academy.
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He had wanted to rest comfortably in his dorm, but…
“Even though you don’t seem to have any injuries, please stay hospitalized for today. Alright?”
“…Yes, I understand.”
“Then, I’ll be leaving. If you feel any pain, press the call button immediately.”
Creak, click.
He was currently hospitalized.
Or rather, all of Class 1-A was hospitalized at a facility managed by the Academy.
They had been exposed to the demonic energy of the Special High-Risk rift that had engulfed the uninhabited island, so there was a chance they might have some side effects.
Of course, thanks to Noah’s holy barrier, they hadn’t actually been exposed to the demonic energy.
Still, as a precaution, they all agreed to be hospitalized.
And after a few hours in the hospital…
“Ah… I want to be discharged.”
He already missed his dorm.
Of course, the hospital was managed by the Academy, so the facilities were excellent, and since they each had a private room, there was nothing to complain about.
But the reason he was grumbling was…
“Why is the hospital food here just as bad as the food back there?”
The food was terrible.
“Should I take out another bowl of jeyuk-deopbap?”
But he quickly dismissed the thought.
“No, no….”
He didn’t want to get scolded by the nurse again.
He sighed deeply and closed his inventory.
He then collapsed onto the bed.
“…Even the bed can’t compare to my dorm bed.”
It was soft, but it lacked the comfort of his dorm bed, which would lull him to sleep instantly.
“Haa… I’ll just have to endure it until tomorrow. I’m being discharged tomorrow.”
They wouldn’t make him stay another day, right?
If they did, he’d call Instructor Kang Cheol-su right away…
“…Never mind.”
Instructor Kang Cheol-su was probably already having a hard time, so he shouldn’t bother him with something like this.
He sat up, leaning against the headboard.
He then activated the hologram function on his smartwatch and reopened the articles he had been reading before the doctor arrived.
[Arena Academy attacked by Fallen]
Academy’s main gate destroyed and 25 instructors killed in an attack by the Named Fallen “Pride” and numerous other Fallen.
The government offered condolences to the families of the deceased instructors and demanded that the Academy’s founder, Martial God Baek Yu-hwa, take responsibility for allowing the Fallen attack…
[Is Arena Academy alright?]
20 first-year students died during the midterm evaluation when the Named Fallen “Enchantress” attacked the uninhabited island under Arena Academy’s jurisdiction.
All of them were students from Class B and C, exemplary students who had been passionate about their studies…
[Hero Association also attacked]
[Why are the Fallen suddenly acting like this?]
These were behind-the-scenes stories he hadn’t seen in the game.
The Academy being attacked was the same as in the game, but news of instructors and fellow students dying wasn’t something covered in the game.
As such, the death reports in the articles made Yu-jin feel deeply disturbed.
He didn’t personally know the people who had died.
The instructors, the students from Class B and C…
They were just faces he had seen in passing, but the reason he felt depressed was because of those students from Class B and C.
“…I should have disqualified them earlier.”
He shouldn’t have shown them mercy.
“Haa…”
He sighed deeply and stared blankly at the ceiling.
As he continued to stare at the ceiling…
…he reached up with his hand.
He pulled the quest window, which had been blinking persistently in the corner of his vision.
“Right… I should cheer myself up with rewards.”
He opened the minimized quest window.
【Survive.】
Use any and all means to survive. (Completed)
※ Reinforcements will arrive in 20 minutes!
※ You must not die.
Reward: 200,000 points (additional rewards based on contribution), ???
Failure: Everyone dies.
Great Achievement Quest: Quest Clear
「Survived a Special High-Risk Rift」
「Reward increased.」
「Exceeded the ‘survival’ objective set by the Great Achievement.」
「Reward increased.」
Achievement details calculation complete.
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Reward distribution begins.
「2 A-rank Talent and Skill Selection Tickets awarded as ??? reward.」
「3 B-rank or lower Rank Up Tickets awarded as ??? reward.」
「2 Random Cheat Use Tickets awarded as ??? reward.」
「1 Selective Cheat Use Ticket awarded as ??? reward.」
「’Perfectly’ commanded all members of Class 1-A.」
「200,000 points awarded as an additional reward.」
「’Perfectly’ ensured the survival of all members of Class 1-A.」
「2 A-rank Item Selection Tickets awarded as an additional reward.」
「Survived a Special High-Risk Rift (Reward Increased+)」
「1 A-rank or lower Rank Up Ticket awarded as an additional reward.」
「Survived against an enemy significantly stronger than yourself.」
「3 Random Cheat Use Tickets awarded as an additional reward.」
「Brought the Named Fallen “Enchantress” to near-death (Reward Increased+)」
「1 S-rank Item Selection Ticket and 2 Selective Cheat Use Tickets awarded as an additional reward.」
“Wow.”
Look at all those rewards.
His gloomy mood vanished instantly.
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[Lee Yu-jin: MILF HUNTER EXTRAORDINARE]
Let’s go Gambling
My man, he’s materialistic just like me fr fr