Chapter 72.2

Chapter 72 (Continued)

The communicator once again transmitted Moon Chae-won’s voice.

“Damn, another hack…! What route this time?”

Lee Jeong-mi frowned as she checked the device.

─ This hack is different. It’ll be harder to block this time.

Chae-won’s mocking laughter echoed.

─ And this time, it’ll be difficult to block the attack with that technique you used earlier. This time, you’re really going to die.

Such ominous words.

I recalled the attack patterns of the Chimera from the game.

Of course, the game and reality are different.

The attack patterns of a game boss wouldn’t necessarily match those in reality.

However, understanding the boss’s functions was possible.

The mechanical snake farthest from us.

Unlike the other mechanical snakes, it wasn’t gathering magic in its mouth but was merely glowing.

That was the problem.

If the attack was a visible projectile, there wouldn’t be an issue. I could deflect it with my Magic Technique.

The problem was if the attack was biochemical or like a storm. Such attacks couldn’t be deflected with my ability. How could I redirect all those widespread magical particles with a rift?

That single glowing mechanical snake had such an attack pattern.

Chae-won had deliberately differentiated it with distinct colors.

─ What will you do, our Disciplinary Committee Leader?

Chae-won’s mocking laughter echoed through the communicator.

Her childish taunts indicated that the fall of the pathetic Iron Golem had deeply irritated her.

“Yeah….”

A sigh of frustration escaped my lips.

“You’re right, I can’t block that.”

─ What? Are you admitting it just like that? Are you giving up?

“But I’m not the only one you have to deal with.”

─ …What?

“Look at that snake.”

Above the glowing snake’s head.

A girl stood there, her back to the moonlight of the night sky.

She had her eyes closed, head raised, and was concentrating intensely. She had tied her jacket around her waist, exposing her sleeveless top, basking in the moonlight.

Her light blue hair cascaded down in waves, fluttering in the strong wind.

“That’s about to become recyclable trash.”

This is Academy City, Neo Seoul.

A place where the evolved new humans, more advanced than the old humans, lived, adapted to magic.

The citizens here were much stronger on average compared to the old humans. This could be described as an overall improvement in standards.

Naturally, it wasn’t hard to find students intoxicated with their own power, committing all sorts of crimes.

Thus, the ones responsible for cracking down on such disorderly conduct had to bear considerable risk.

That’s why the role of cracking down on disorderly conduct was filled with top-tier fighters capable of controlling everyone.

This was no exception for any academy’s Disciplinary Committee.

Ahsung High’s official second in command in terms of combat power.

Ha Yesong.

Nicknamed, the Silver Wolf.

She opened her eyes.

FWOOOSH!!

An eerie magic surged wildly.

The silver magic enveloped Yesong’s body, forming into a neat shape akin to partial armor.

Even wolf ears shaped from magic, tailored to her taste, materialized on her head.

She looked like a beast engulfed in flames.

Her unique ability, Lycanthrope.

Magic Technique Type 1, Moonlight Armor.

Yesong raised her right arm. Her muscles became defined, and her veins bulged.

Her nails had already transformed into sharp, pointed claws.

SWOOSH! Silver magic swirled around her sharp claws.

Yesong smirked, looking down at the snake head beneath her feet with disdain.

Then, she swung her arm.

SWISH!!

As her claws slashed through the air, the mechanical snake head was sliced into several pieces along the trajectory.

The frightening aspect of Lycanthrope was its incredible cutting power.

In an instant, Yesong burrowed into the mechanical snake’s body.

CRASH! CRACK!!

The sound of steel being sliced and shattered echoed continuously.

Yesong’s sharp magic sliced through the mechanical snake’s tough body, repeatedly cutting and exiting.

The mechanical snake twisted and writhed, spewing sparks like it was coughing up blood.

Eventually,

THUD!

Yesong cleanly cut the part where the mechanical snake met the ground and walked out nonchalantly.

She dusted off her shoulders.

BOOM!!

The glowing mechanical snake exploded in several places, finally collapsing and scattering a large cloud of dust.

Her unique ability, Lycanthrope.

Magic Technique Type 2, Moonlight Rampage.

Yesong’s unique ability boasted strong cutting power and excellent speed, even under normal circumstances. However, the more the moon was visible in the night sky, the more her abilities were maximized.

Tonight was a bright first quarter moon.

I had estimated that Yesong’s abilities would be enough to take down at least one of those snake tails in an instant.

So, considering Chae-won’s patterns, I had instructed her beforehand to target the slightly darker-colored mechanical snake if the Chimera appeared.

─ Guh….

Chae-won’s voice wavered.

One of the snake tails she had painstakingly created, just like the Iron Golem, was destroyed in an instant. She must have been speechless.

“This is my subordinate.”

I climbed back onto the vehicle.

─ Fine, fine… I guess I’ll have to deal with that.

Chae-won’s voice was mixed with heavy breathing. She seemed to be trying to control her emotions.

Meanwhile, Yesong charged towards another mechanical snake, but it was already too late.

─ Try to block this.

BOOM!!

The remaining mechanical snakes unleashed the energy they had stored in their mouths, all aimed at the special task force vehicles.

No matter how strong Yesong was, it was impossible for her to take down all the remaining snake tails of the Chimera.

The mechanical snake that Yesong had just destroyed had a structural weakness in its defensive capabilities to maximize magical conductivity.

If she managed to destroy one or two more mechanical snakes, she would hit her limit. It would also take time to take them down.

Besides, the Chimera’s full strength wasn’t just those tails.

I was immensely grateful to Yesong for taking down the one snake tail I couldn’t handle.

‘The rest is up to me.’

Yesong was officially Ahsung High’s second in combat power.

After defeating the Necromancer Han Seo-jin, I had unofficially been promoted to the second rank.

It was my duty to handle the Chimera.

The special task force would only provide support.

CRACK!!

I cast Magic Technique Type 3, Reverse Phantom Space, again.

All the energy shot by the Chimeras was absorbed into the rift I created in midair.

“……!”

It was heavy.

The density of the magic far exceeded my expectations. This was an attack I couldn’t handle.

The strain felt as if my magic circuits would snap. I couldn’t muster the strength to redirect the attack.

In the end, the coordinates for expulsion were set arbitrarily.

The energy traversing the wormhole created by my unique ability was expelled in random directions.

BOOM!!

The energy shot by the snake tails hit the plain, causing a massive explosion.

The strain made it hard to breathe. I took a deep breath and regained my composure.

‘If we had taken even one hit from that, it would’ve been the end….’

Moreover, if the coordinates had been set wrongly and the attack was directed towards a populated area…

I didn’t even want to imagine it.

─ Wow…, you blocked it? You’re really something… It’s a shame for you to die here.

“Thanks for the compliment.”

─ Pfft.

We repeated the words we had exchanged when we first met.

Yesong was now tearing through another mechanical snake, and the special task force vehicles continued to drive between the towering mechanical snakes.

The mechanical snakes began gathering energy in their mouths again.

─ So, what will you do now? Can you block the next one? That technique seems to consume a lot of magic.

The next one….

This should be enough.

My focus shifted to the underground.

Coordinate setting.

To the underground.

…Got it.

“…There won’t be a next one.”

─ What?

CRACK!

I created a rift and stepped through it.

***

Deep underground, there was a vast subterranean facility.

In the center was the gigantic mechanical weapon that had unleashed the six mechanical snakes to the surface. The Chimera.

Around it, numerous mechanical soldiers were on standby, prepared to counter any intruders.

Chae-won was seated inside the control room of the Chimera’s head, watching the screens that displayed the situation on the surface.

“He disappeared…?”

Ahsung High’s Disciplinary Committee Leader, An Woo-jin, had disappeared into a rift.

Woo-jin’s ability was spatial movement.

The fact that he had suddenly vanished meant….

“Everyone, prepare for battle!”

Chae-won immediately issued combat orders to all the standby troops.

All the mechanical soldiers recognized her voice command and their eyes glowed.

Clunk! They equipped various weapons like cannons, firearms, and bladed weapons, entering combat mode and charging their magic.

“!”

Suddenly, ominous magic was felt from above.

Chae-won instinctively looked up.

At that moment, a blinding flash erupted.

BOOM!!!!

A massive teal lightning bolt, spanning dozens of meters in radius, rained down.

My unique ability, Space Domination.

Magic Technique Type 2, Spatial Thunderstrike.

An attack that harnessed the magic amplification effect of the wormhole, a privilege of Space Domination.

Its power was such that even a Tier 6 powerhouse couldn’t withstand it unscathed.

The teal lightning struck the Chimera directly.

Electricity surged everywhere, sweeping away the surrounding mechanical soldiers.

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