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85. Villain Battle

#85. Villain Battle

A gathering place where only the best Awakened people from all over the country gather.

That’s the academy.

All the guys who are like Nanda and Ginda are gathered together, and each and every one of them has the potential to become an outstanding hero.

And to that extent, it is difficult to create a stage and environment for them to operate in.

It must be able to withstand the characteristics of the cadets and must have a location close enough to be able to respond immediately to a crisis.

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Therefore, securing a testing location was usually not difficult.

Especially if you want to cram 300 people in at once.

– The stage where the ‘Villain Battle’ will unfold is… a subspace field that the ‘Maestro of Space’ himself modified!

But the Academy accomplished this difficult task.

Maestro of space.

A master of spatial magic who swings his magic staff like a baton and controls the flow of magical power.

One of his self-made cubes landed in the playground with 300 cadets in attendance.

The onlookers watched with interest. Soon, the moment the cube hit the ground, red and blue lights shot out and covered the surrounding area in an instant.

Then, the not-so-large space expanded like crazy, and 300 cadets were transferred to various parts of the field.

– The background of the subspace field is ‘downtown’! You must deal with the villain dolls that exist in the downtown area and earn points! Please note that attacking fellow cadets is strictly prohibited and you will be eliminated immediately if you take significant damage!

The transferred cadets heard the final explanation through the watches on their wrists.

-Then… the test begins!

The cadets immediately started moving.

***

Kwakang! Boom!

There was a loud noise and one of the battle dolls lost the light in its eyes. The limp doll no longer moved.

-Zeeing… Operation… End… .

With the doll’s last words, the score came in for Lee Soo-hyuk’s position.

Tiring! (+) 2 points

” Lee Su-hyeok “

▷[ Current Score ] : 2 points

▷[Rank]: 1st place

Lee Soo-hyuk, who fought the battle doll as soon as it started and made it retire, immediately earned points.

“Beginner… it’s nothing special.”

Lee Soo-hyuk, who was shaking his hand, realized that his body was imbued with great power.

I’ve been feeling this for a while now, but my body has changed a lot since I went to the gate.

‘Magic power that never dries up no matter how much you use it. Magic scales that protect your body. Lastly, your overall physical abilities. Everything has changed.’

He checked his condition again.

Everything was perfect.

Lee Soo-hyuk had been falling behind Cynthia in recent tests. However, starting with this test, he vowed never to give up the top spot to her again.

I was confident now.

‘I think I can catch a high-level combat doll. It won’t be easy, though… .’

Kukwagagak. Lee Soo-hyuk thought as he walked forward, catching two more combat dolls that appeared in front of him.

This exam.

He wanted to impress upon everyone that he was the most promising prospect.

By holding a high-level combat doll all by yourself.

Lee Soo-hyuk moved his body to find a high-level villain.

***

” Shin Sia “

▷[ Current Score ] : 12 points

▷[Rank]: 2nd place

7 beginner battle dolls.

This is the number of villains (battle dolls) Cynthia has dealt with so far.

‘The beginner level is simple.’

The host said that it was comparable to the actual hero’s skills, but it seemed much weaker than that.

But this was Cynthia’s mistake.

Because the battle dolls had powers corresponding to each level of hero, as explained by the host.

It was just that it didn’t meet Cynthia’s standards. It was because she had become more picky after spending so much time at the shrine.

Originally, this test was a test that forced cooperation.

A test where you party up with other cadets, take on villains, and share points.

While most people noticed the intention and formed parties to hunt down the villains, Cynthia still roamed around alone, shooting arrows at the villains she saw and dealing with them.

Tiring. With a sound, Cynthia’s points went up once again. That’s 15 points.

-Hmm… I feel like I caught a lot in a short period of time, but I’m still in second place?

‘That’s right. Is there anyone who has caught a mid-level villain?’

-That could be the case.

‘We need to work even harder, Illien. Let’s go out and find a mid-level villain too.’

-Shia. Are you only intermediate?

‘Huh? What the, no way…?’

-That’s probably true. A mere intermediate player won’t be able to leave a lasting impression on others. Especially not Han Seong-jin!

‘Let’s grab the upper level… .’

High-level hero.

It was the second highest rank in the four-tier hero system, and was also the last place that only the most talented Awakened could reach.

Because it required something great, like an achievement worthy of being recorded in history.

‘Okay. Let’s do it.’

It’s either all or nothing.

Catching mid-level villains won’t impress Han Seong-jin. In that case, catch high-level villains.

‘I’ve gotten a feel for this to some extent… If I use it well, I’ll be able to unleash tremendous power all at once!’

An arrow of light appeared in Cynthia’s hand.

In the past, you would use a bow to create magic energy and shoot it out, but now the method is a little different.

With the newly acquired trait ‘Paradox of Light’, he creates an arrow of light and throws it directly. This is much more powerful.

A giant arrow of light. A giant arrow worthy of being called a spear, it will pierce through your opponent in an instant.

‘You can do it… If you use everything, you can catch it!’

She ran like crazy, instilling confidence in herself, intentionally sending out magic power in all directions to advertise her presence to all the dolls around her.

‘Still… I have to get some points along the way!’

-I’d like to tell you to conserve your strength… but since you have an abundance of magic power anyway, I guess a little bit will be okay.

It was simply an action to draw aggro in order to gain points. There were many who watched Cynthia’s actions closely.

***

“Most of you seem to have a good grasp of the test topic and are moving along well. This batch is definitely different. It feels like I’m looking back at myself when I was a student at the Academy. Hehehe.”

Park Young-hoon burst into laughter and looked at the judges’ monitor in front of him and manipulated the screen.

This exam didn’t really have any specific aspects that they could grade on, because it was strictly based on points.

But it wasn’t like there was nothing to do at all.

Because they are the ones who have to jump in whenever a crisis or emergency arises.

It is also their role to identify places where such situations may arise and prevent them in advance.

‘So far so good… Then shall we take a look at some promising players?’

Park Young-hoon manipulated the screen to simultaneously display the camera filming Lee Soo-hyuk and the drone camera filming Cynthia.

“Huh?”

The drone camera even recorded their scores, and both of their scores were extraordinary.

Who would have thought that I would get a score of over 20 points less than ten minutes after the test started?

And what was even more surprising was Cynthia.

The other judges were also constantly exclaiming in admiration as they watched her on the screen.

“I thought you were crazy because you were playing solo, but I guess not.”

“The people of the Shin family may be ignorant to some extent, but they are physically strong.”

“Oh, you’re a Shinga person. Did you happen to come back this time…?”

“Yes.”

The judge who arrived late nodded as he listened to the explanation about Cynthia from the judge who arrived first.

“If you’re the successor of a Shin family, then that’s an understandable force… And it’s understandable that you didn’t play as a party. No, in this case… should I say you couldn’t?”

“It’s different from the original goal of the test, but if we solve the problem with overwhelming force, it doesn’t matter. The only problem is how far that force will work.”

Overwhelming force is eaten by an even greater force. Right now, she’s going solo, drawing a lot of aggro and doing a lot of one-on-one, but eventually, Cynthia will succumb to that force and play as a party.

The same goes for Lee Soo-hyuk.

He was currently looking for a ‘high-level villain’, judging by his movements.

“The second-year students are really funny this year. Trying to hunt advanced combat dolls… Hahaha! This is really fun.”

Noh Young-woong, who was watching Lee Soo-hyuk’s video, laughed out loud and stared blankly at the screen containing him.

“Okay, let’s see how good your skills are.”

2 hours and 40 minutes left.

Just 20 minutes after the exam started, Lee Soo-hyuk encountered a high-level villain. There were only three of them in the exam room.

‘I wonder if he’ll retire here in vain… or show us something amazing.’

Everyone present thought Lee Soo-hyuk’s actions were a guest, but there was something expected of him.

There is an expectation that he will turn the unfavorable situation around and show an incredible performance.