episode_0014
by fnovelpia014
This is what I want to ask. This gloomy woman doesn’t seem to have any friends.
“Lira! Erin is my boyfriend. Say hello!”
“Boyfriend… !? you! What did you do to innocent Alina!”
Why am I Alina’s boyfriend! I looked at her in confusion.
“I think there is a misunderstanding… . I only know Alina. They are definitely not lovers.”
“Yes?! Well, we had such a sweet time.”
“Ae, heartbreaking! Such a shameless guy… .”
I was dumbfounded. To be precise, Alina was trying to do something strange to me, but it turned out like I did! At this point, I feel irritated.
“Don’t do that! Erin helped me!”
The two seemed to be close friends. In fact, Lira was close to many people, both lower class and noble, and Alina was not the type to look down on commoners, so it was natural that the two would get along well.
“Well, he went to the store I mentioned last time and checked it out for me. Don’t misunderstand!”
“Alina… .”
“I want the three of us to practice together. lira! And Erin thinks so too… ?”
To be honest, having Lyra in the same group is not trustworthy. Still, if she were one of the strongest first-year students, she wouldn’t hold me back.
I don’t know Alina’s skills, but… . Better than the average person. You’re a nobleman’s daughter, right? It’s worth the blood.
“I didn’t really care.”
“I don’t mind if it’s Alina, but… ! you! If you do something strange to Alina, I won’t let you go.”
What does this vicious bitch say? I don’t know why this woman, who is usually very quiet, is being mean to me.
“When you have organized all groups, please tell the teaching assistant! Then, we will start practicing in 5 minutes.”
Lira approached the teaching assistant standing nearby and informed him that the group had been formed.
They looked at us and looked confused. I guess I didn’t know that Lyra and I would be in the same group.
“Then we will send it to the testing location!”
Paaat – My vision turned white. As soon as I felt my body becoming blurred, I disappeared somewhere.
***
“Left!”
“Gurgling!”
A spider-type monster that was well over 2 meters tall jumped from the tree on the left. It spit white spiderwebs from its mouth and attempted to attack Lyra and Alina.
Ugh! The Iron Maiden, filled with mana, vibrated and jumped out at incredible speed. A metal bead gets stuck in the eye of a giant spider. Pusuuk! Green blood spurted out.
“Finish.”
At my words, Lyra drew her sword, stepped forward, and swung diagonally. Seogeo-eok –! The giant spider’s neck was cut off in one fell swoop. Likewise, blood poured out.
“Is this 5 points?”
The practice was simple.
Points are earned by catching and killing monsters released in a huge forest with a barrier.
Points can be collected up to 100 points, and the group that collects them first is confirmed as the winner.
Of course, it won’t be easy. These guys are at a higher level than you think. It might be difficult to even catch one.
“Wow, it’s amazing! Get 5 points in just 10 minutes! We’re definitely ahead of the curve!”
Alina showed her joy by jumping up and down. Although she wasn’t particularly active in the practice, she also served one person in her own way.
“After Alina!”
“Huh? Ugh!”
The monster that appears this time is a monster called Dark Scorpion. Contrary to its name, it is a huge scorpion with a distinctive red skin. The reason why it is called ‘Dark’ is because if it is stabbed by its tail, its skin turns black.
“I don’t forgive… !”
– Pababababat!
Black thorns suddenly sprouted from beneath the ground. Dark Scorpion’s legs and lower abdomen were pierced.
“Keee!”
That’s Alina’s unique magic, ‘Shadow Spell’. According to Gnya, it is a magic passed down from generation to generation in the family.
‘Is it magic that uses shadow as a medium? The power is pretty good. I don’t know how much mana it consumes.’
Unlike elemental magic that anyone can learn, unique magic can only be obtained by selected humans. Maybe that’s why most of them are very powerful.
Alina’s unique magic was indeed powerful. I couldn’t finish the monster, but as long as I grow, I will become stronger.
I threw a fireball at the Dark Scorpion’s head that she had pierced, and it exploded. The musty stench of cooked flesh stings my nose. Umm… . This is shit.
“Erin… . I think our compatibility is truly amazing. Would you say it’s like cheese and wine?”
“Ahaha… .”
“Lira. You think so too, right? Don’t Erin and I get along?!”
“Well, yeah… . You’re right. Alina.”
Alina was a more capable team member than expected. There was one drawback.
That means talking nonsense! I would give you 10,000 gold right now if you could just shut that damn mouth.
“This is not the time for pointless chatter. Alina. It’s coming again.”
I’m glad that the monster popped out at the right time. If I had left it alone, I would have had endless delusions.
“… The guy that showed up this time is a little bigger, right?”
– Cooo!
One of the beautiful trees blocking our path was suddenly broken down. At the same time, an unpleasant bloody smell stings my nose.
“You included an ogre as the ‘judge’ in this exercise… . It’s too dangerous!”
Ogre.
It is a huge monster with a height of over 3 meters, and its strength and tenacity are terrifying, with its strength and tenacity being more than 10 times that of a human. It is an all-rounder that can even use magic and is equipped with intelligence.
However, is it a disadvantage to have less intelligence? If you just aim for that point, he is not a difficult opponent. Of course, it may not be of much benefit to beginners.
He held a piece of meat from the monster he had just killed in one hand and munched on it as he strode towards us.
“Ogreee!”
“I never thought I would meet an ogre here… ! I have to run away!”
‘The Judge’ is a monster that was deliberately prepared not to be caught. In other words, it is impossible to catch this guy at a student level.
‘But if you catch it, I’ll give you a whopping 30 points.’
Therefore, there is no reason to avoid it. I infused mana into the Iron Maiden and threw it at its eyeball.
“Ogreee!”
The Ogre’s reaction speed was so fast that it was rude to compare it to a human, and it blocked my attack by throwing a piece of meat it was holding. You’re quick-witted. I was thinking of breaking something if I grabbed it or pulled it away with my body.
It rushed towards us. It looks like Lyra doesn’t even want to fight back and just wants to run away.
“Although ogres are strong. It’s not that there are no weaknesses.”
“What? No one has ever caught the Judge! That’s something the Academy put in place to avoid if you encounter it!”
Fresh kids don’t know. Although ogres are strong, they have a fatal weakness.
‘I confirmed that my senses were intact by looking at the reaction speed when I fired the Iron Maiden.’
Now is the time to have fun chopping it up. I once again infused mana into Iron Maiden. And then he fired at the ogre that was almost right in front of him.
“No matter how many times I try, it won’t help, so what… !”
I didn’t even think about hitting him with this iron ball. What I chose was to spin around the ogre.
“Grurg?”
The guy with good visual acuity caught the Iron Maiden circling around him. He stopped rushing and waved his hand around to catch it.
“Grrr!”
Of course, I couldn’t catch the Iron Maiden, which was about the size of an iron ball and was moving at extremely fast speeds. The ogre seemed to be slowly getting better as he watched the beads keep avoiding his hand.
‘Ogres are clearly stronger than humans, but their weakness is their inability to make rational decisions. Even if there is an immediate enemy, if something in front of you upsets you, you will try to deal with that first.’
What do you do if you have high intelligence? I am born with anger management disorder. There is a reason why we have not been able to achieve a civilization like humans.
“Alina. Can you tie that guy’s feet for a moment?”
“Ugh… ? yes I understand!”
Clap la la rock! A black shadow leapt out like a tentacle from beneath the ogre’s feet, tying its ankles. Considering its strength, it probably won’t last long. It only took a few seconds.
I immediately activated the earth magic stored in the circle. When I placed my palm on the ground, my mana immediately turned the hard ground into soft mud.
“Grrr!? Ugh!!!”
The ogre, free from Alina’s restraints, threw aside the iron ball and rushed at me. But the moment he took a step forward, the mud once again grabbed his ankle.
The guy who got his face stuck in the mud struggled and tried to get up. Iron Maiden moved quickly and struck the back of the head violently.
“Oooo!!!”
“You seem angry… ?”
It looks like there isn’t enough mana yet to pierce the skull. Okay. What I was aiming for was to make him angry by slamming his face into the mud.
“Orrr!!”
“Fireball! He’s chanting magic!”
The angry ogre chanted magic instead of pulling himself out of the mud.
Air is sucked into the guy’s head. Soon, a sphere of burning hot flames was created. Like an ogre, its magic is also powerful. That’s level 5.
“Idiot.”
But the guy got his face stuck in the mud. Even if you raise your head again, Iron Maiden comes flying and tackles you. Even if you try to get up, Alina can’t keep you in check and aim from a long distance.
It just raises fireballs. A single spell can wipe them all out. That one belief must have filled that guy’s head.
And when his beliefs are shattered, that is his end. I smiled and cast a water ball.
“The magic being cast is surprisingly unstable. Especially when it comes to fireballs. Even the slightest shock can cause it to break.”
Mana with different properties explodes when it meets. Fire and water are polar opposites. Therefore, the moment I throw the water ball and hit the fireball, a huge fire explosion will occur.
“Get down!”
– Quaaa!
The flying water ball collided exactly with the fireball. A huge roar and heat swept through the surroundings. Lyra, Alina, and I were able to survive without getting caught because we quickly fell down.
But what about the ogre that floated a fireball above my head? It turned out to be a barbecue. This is the end of the guy who foolishly cast magic.
“It was baked crispy.”
After the fire raged, I stood up and muttered loudly.
This is the archmage’s fighting method.
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