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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Shio
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‘At this point, it has to be a Daeporthan.’
If Kim Bae-Seong was planning a terrorist attack, a Daeporthan was the quickest and most efficient option.
He seemed intent on using a self-destructing mid-rank monster to wreak havoc. However, the problem was that he underestimated the
Daeporthan. It wasn’t just a mid-rank monster.
‘The difficulty is on a completely different level.’
Summoning a low-rank monster required nothing more than will, black mana, and a magic circle. But from mid-rank upwards, the
difficulty spiked. And to summon a Daeporthan, the strongest of all mid-rank monsters…
It wasn’t a task a mere first-year could pull off just because they wanted to sow chaos.
Daeporthans exploded due to the imbalance of mana between the demon realm and Earth. To prevent this, black mana had to be
continuously injected into the magic circle until the creature’s full body emerged.
In other words, a skilled summoner was needed to truly summon a Daeporthan.
‘All I have to do is disrupt the magic circle.”
The method was simple.
I just had to throw Ungbak’s head at the dormitory wall.
Thud.
The moment the head made contact, mana surged through the wall, briefly activating the dormitory’s defenses. This defense mechanism
was designed to repel external mana, not a student’s.
Kim Bae-Seong’s mana, though black, still counted as a student’s, allowing him to bypass the barrier.
‘But Ungbak is different.’
Even in death, Ungbak’s head emitted a small trace of wild natural mana. When it hit the wall, the dormitory’s defenses triggered,
subtly disrupting the magic circle scrawled across the surface.
For an inexperienced summoner attempting to call forth a creature beyond their ability, even the smallest disruption could be fatal.
Without the ability to refine the mana or repair the magic circle immediately, the Daeporthan would vanish.
“…You commoner bastard!”
Seeing my actions, Kim Bae-Seong could no longer contain his rage and charged at me.
Ideally, the professors would have arrived to apprehend him by now, but…
That wasn’t going to happen.
“Final Destiny” valued the player’s spirit of challenge, avoiding interference from the outset.
That left me as the only one who could handle this raging maniac.
‘A low-rank Main.’
Even inexperienced, a Main was still a Main.
Unlike before, when I had taken down a Main through mana over-inhalation, this time I would have to rely on raw physical force.
I pulled out my trump card.
“United Will.”
[United Will activated! Adds stats proportional to the number of members in the group to your own stats.]
The conditions for United Will were: having more than 20 members in the group, receiving trust from over 90% of them, and being
acknowledged as the leader.
That was why I’d gone through the trouble of lining up and sparring with everyone at the training ground.
Sparring and giving feedback let them unconsciously recognize who was stronger. By sparring with the professor and demonstrating my
martial prowess, I cemented my role as leader.
My willingness to spar with everyone, my guidance, and the acknowledgment I earned from those I defeated—all of this had fulfilled
the conditions for United Will.
‘It was worth sparring with each of them.’
This time, the stat increase was on a different scale. It was based on the total number of people I had sparred with, not just one or
two.
The sheer power coursing through me was intoxicating, filling me with the exhilarating sense that I could go anywhere, achieve
anything.
‘This is enough.’
As soon as Kim Bae-Seong closed the gap, he began circling me, his wild black mana crackling in the air, sketching erratic magic
circles.
Half-formed monsters spilled from them, oozing toward me—bodies misshapen, melting, barely able to hold their form.
“Die!” he roared, and the moment they swarmed, closing in around me—
Swish.
It was as if time itself had rewound.
The monsters fell apart in mid-charge, severed cleanly, collapsing like tofu diced with a kitchen knife. They lost their shape before
crumpling to the ground, reduced to useless heaps.
This was the effect of my enhanced Will stat from United Will, combined with the spider threads I strengthened with my [Spider] title.
“I can keep summoning them! It doesn’t matter how many you cut down!” he bellowed, his voice cracking with frustration.
Despite his inexperience, his stamina and mana output were leagues above a typical student—no doubt a result of his 39th overall
ranking.
For most people, seeing their carefully orchestrated plans torn to shreds would be demoralizing. But Kim Bae-Seong was too far gone,
consumed by his manic emotions.
‘I need to take him down without causing too much harm.’
When dealing with a Main, capturing them alive was key.
Mains corrupted by black mana had a nasty habit of self-destructing upon death, leaving no trace. It was a survival mechanism,
designed to prevent tracking and further complications.
To increase my chances, I suppressed any trace of killing intent.
Though Kim Bae-Seong was only a low-rank Main, the fact that he became one while still at the academy meant someone must be backing
him.
‘I should’ve played the academy route more often.’
While I understood the motives of the Mains and the mechanics of black mana, the intricate workings of the academy were still murky.
My choice to skip the academy route and focus on training Lee Seok-hyun was coming back to bite me.
Now, I had to capture Kim Bae-Seong alive—extract every bit of information I could.
‘Slowly apply pressure.’
Even with his heightened stamina, he couldn’t outlast me—not after I’d consumed Ungbak’s internal organs.
With surgical precision, I manipulated the spider webs, slicing apart the monsters with ease.
Slowly, deliberately, like a hunter closing in on its prey, I advanced on Kim Bae-Seong, forcing him into a corner.
“Ugh…!”
Finally, as his body succumbed to the overload of mana, he writhed in agony.
That was my moment. I moved in, manipulating the webs to wrap him tight, binding him completely.
Too absorbed in his rage, Kim Bae-Seong didn’t even realize he was trapped until it was too late.
“Huh…?”
“What ‘huh?’” I snapped. “Take a look around—you can at least grasp your situation, right?”
I forced him to face the harsh reality.
‘He’s nearly out of mana.’
Becoming a Main might’ve boosted his abilities, but it didn’t make him invincible. Especially not a first-year, still raw and
unrefined.
His wild attempts were ambitious, but in the end, futile.
With the Daeporthan summoning failed and his impromptu monsters dead, Kim Bae-Seong had no cards left to play.
“…This can’t be happening… Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?” he whined, launching into the typical villain’s plea.
Smack!
I didn’t have the patience for his theatrics. I struck him square in the jaw, knocking him out cold.
He was weak—just as expected of a throwaway villain this early in the story.
‘Now I just need to report this.’
I pulled out my phone, ready to make the report, when—
A shiver ran down my spine.
An unbearable killing intent enveloped me.
‘I’m going to die.’
Even though nothing had happened yet, the sheer intensity of the killing intent triggered flashbacks. My only option was to flee
immediately.
Grateful that United Will was still active, I dashed away.
Then—
Crash!
Someone appeared in the spot I had just vacated.
“Ah, crap. There was another one.”
Thud. Thud.
Casually dusting off her clothes, a woman stood there.
“I sensed black mana and came, but it looks like everything’s already over. Did you do this?”
Playing as Lee Seok-hyun, I had realized early on that this run was full of unexpected events.
‘Did something change because I directly possessed him?’
Sixth place, the representative speech, Kerrar’s presence, and now this…
A string of special events I’d never encountered, even after hundreds of restarts.
‘I was planning to meet her eventually, but not like this.’
I had expected Gainad or Lee Hwa-Ryeong, but not her.
“An adult asked you a question. Answer me. Did you do this?”
“Y-y-yes… ma’am.”
Her long, unkempt black hair flowed down to her waist. She had tanned skin from frequent sun exposure and defined muscles.
Her outfit—a short tank top and hot pants—was utterly inappropriate for a professor.
‘Acasa Ardel.’
A genius of Baktu-sul, considered the strongest in Mirinae Academy.
And one of the key characters in strengthening Lee Seok-hyun.
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