After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me chapter 150

150 – Another push (2)

“It seems like a dangerous situation.”

Control room.

Murmurs spread among the gathered professors.

“Have you heard any news from the professors who volunteered on site?”

Unlike other places on Volta Island, the central island can only check the location and physical strength of the bracelets worn by cadets.

About half of the cadets who entered Central Island were eliminated.

Naturally, anxiety began to spread among the professors gathered in the control room.

“There is no news yet.”

“… There are too many cadets who are eliminated immediately after entering the central island.”

“In this case, of course….”

There was a moment of silence in the control room.

Violet also joined the political opposition.

The owner of Central Island, a level 3 dangerous black grizzly.

Synonym, Urugios.

Lichten Academy’s promotion matches have been held on the Volta Island several times. However, until now, the owner of the island has never appeared in person.

“… Is that so?”

“Yes?”

“It is a monster that has never left its nest. It is a strictly territorial animal. This also means that it has no reason to leave the crater and wander around now.”

He opened his mouth resolutely.

Violet softly tapped her lips in her seat.

His words are trustworthy. As the head of the reconnaissance department, he has information about most dangerous species in his head.

But accidents always happen in unexpected places.

What if someone provoked Urugios?

Students who reach the central island are already at the top of this test.

About half of those people are eliminated one after another?

This is a situation that cannot be overlooked simply by thinking that someone has come up with a good strategy.

“I think it would be better to be a little more cautious.”

Violet opened her mouth.

This Volta Island is a place full of various mysterious phenomena.

Even though we believe in the abilities of the cadets at the Lichten Academy, we cannot trust them unconditionally.

More than anything, Violet is suspicious of one possibility.

A mysterious artifact called ‘Bracelets’ that operates on this island.

The intuitive and convenient system of shield stamina is deceptive to people’s eyes.

“If a high-risk species like Urgios appears, you must keep in mind the possibility that the bracelet may not function properly.”

The wizard’s unique critical reason doubts that too.

If even one of the cadets gets seriously injured, the Lichten Academy will be in trouble.

Up to now, professors are not actively responding to students who have reached [0 Stamina]. Because I trust the bracelet’s protective function.

However, if that premise is shattered, the way professors are responding now will be complacency.

If you are not careful, it can even lead to death.

But other professors dismissed Violet’s concerns as unfounded.

“Of course, I thought Professor Violet, who is always critical, would say something.”

Engelgard of the Department of Knight Studies opened his mouth.

“This is an unlikely story. Injuries and deaths have already occurred for various reasons. Even if there are times when the bracelet is less effective, it is something the cadets will have to deal with.”

You have to endure death.

Engelgard certainly has a strict view of education.

It was the same for Violet.

I just don’t want to sit back and watch something that can be prevented.

This was ultimately a matter of efficiency.

‘… Ian, I’m worried about that kid.’

I don’t know why, but as long as an incident occurs, Ian is involved in most major incidents.

I hope nothing major happens this time.

Violet muttered briefly.

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Suspicious.

As I progressed while hunting monsters, a slight feeling of anxiety tickled my skin.

“… It seems like there are fewer monsters than yesterday.”

Danya muttered.

“The traces of cadets are not increasing.”

“It’s definitely different from yesterday.”

Party members each adding a word.

A strange sensation that I continue to feel.

Everyone feels similar things, so it’s hard to just dismiss it as a feeling.

If so, you should not ignore it.

Anxiety is a danger warning imprinted in our instincts.

Ian opened his mouth.

“I have a rough guess. There is a possibility that the owner of this island, the dark red grizzly Urugios, is wandering around.”

Urugios.

The biggest characteristic of this guy is ‘violence’.

Well, it’s worth it.

‘If you think about it, it’s a situation where thousands of uninvited guests are coming to your house and turning it upside down as a test.’

No. It’s probably not even a person.

If you think about its size, it actually looks like a swarm of mosquitoes buzzing around.

I was trying to rest comfortably, but there were swarms of mosquitoes buzzing around me.

… My anger gauge is probably at its highest.

‘What are you trying to do by empathizing with that guy?’

Ian shook her head to shake off her random thoughts.

Let’s assume that you understand the enemy’s psychology.

His ‘anger’ is definitely an important point in the strategy.

The attack pattern is determined by its anger.

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When you first meet him, he mainly uses fairly honest attacks.

Ordinary bear-like behavior such as scratching.

But the more things go wrong, the more diverse his patterns become.

Bite. Grab it and hit it. Body slams, etc.

The problem is the last phase, when the guy’s anger level reaches max.

After a long battle, the guy who couldn’t catch the mosquito buzzing in front of him gets so angry that his fur turns red.

The so-called ‘scratched’ state.

At this time, the pattern becomes simpler.

However, the power and speed of each attack increases rapidly.

“… Hmm.”

Of course, strategies exist.

This is assuming that he is in his home base.

But he got out of his cage and is wandering around?

‘As expected, I have to be careful not to run into him.’

Elena and Danya muttered.

“… I somehow smelled blood.”

“There were traces of divine power everywhere. Then, could they be defensive marks?”

I guess I need to prepare my mind at least.

Ian called the party members together.

Elena was restless.

“W… That guy named Urugios must be really strong!”

Likewise, Danya looks quite anxious.

However, Lina comforts the two with a bright smile that shows no signs of worry.

“Don’t worry too much, Elena. We have Ian.”

Hmm.

Thank you for comforting them both, but if it was Urgios, Ian didn’t have any special methods.

I knew about the weaknesses.

“If you encounter it, attack its eyes. If Danya and Lina’s elemental attacks cause a ‘combustion’ reaction, that will be enough. It will stop him for a while.”

“After that?”

Gulp.

Rina swallows her saliva and looks up.

It seems like they are expecting some great strategy.

“Run away.”

“…Eh?”

“It’s impossible to just catch him. He has overwhelming physical specifications. Originally, we had to use the swampy terrain near his hideout, but if he’s wandering around, that method won’t work either.”

Actually, I was planning to attack Urugios and obtain the hidden piece hidden in his hideout.

‘…No, wait a minute.’

Ian stood tall in his seat.

Isn’t there absolutely no way?

It might be possible by using the passive skills of ‘Super Regeneration’ and ‘Berserker’s Shield’ acquired this time.

It’s a skill that increases my damage by 10 times.

But he soon shook his head.

‘There is no need to be greedy.’

Ether promotion is an important element in continuing the scenario.

They say there is no choice but to play a little more stability-oriented.

So, Ian’s party continued hunting monsters while carefully looking around.

That’s it for a moment.

“Gu, please save me!”

Someone was heard shouting through the bushes.

“Brother, over there…!”

“I heard it too.”

Underneath a tree with rough horizontal lines carved by a huge bear.

One cadet had collapsed.

“Uh, what should I do? Should I help you?”

“Or, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to steal the coin… Or even to hold it for a while!”

Ian calmed down Lina and Elena and stepped forward.

“Everyone wait here.”

I have no intention of unilaterally helping a fallen cadet.

However, if it has the value of information, you may be able to pay for the information.

Ian carefully approached the female cadet.

‘There doesn’t seem to be any trap.’

There are no particularly noticeable elements around.

The tree she was leaning against also had no leaves.

It means that someone is not hiding.

Beyond that is a cliff about 10 meters high.

“Are you okay?”

In response to Ian’s question, the female cadet opened her mouth urgently.

“Please help me. I can’t move my legs.”

The scars engraved on her legs.

She wasn’t bleeding too much, but she couldn’t move her leg, as if she had suffered a shock to the tendon.

“What happened?”

“That… Something like a huge bear!”

“What did it look like?”

“The surface was further covered with something that looked like hard dark red armor.”

…As expected, it is Urugios.

Ian let out a small sigh.

“Where did the bear go?”

“I jumped down there!!”

The cadet pointed down the cliff.

A place with trees that appear to be dozens of meters tall.

‘You’re saying that Urugios is wandering around there, right?’

I just need to avoid going down.

“My colleague is down there…”

The cadet muttered in a sad voice.

But Ian opened his mouth resolutely.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you with that.”

With that said, Ian approached the cadet.

She got the information, so she should help.

The moment she turned towards the cliff and was about to slip in front of her.

“…?”

Suddenly, I felt a strange sensation.

What on earth am I missing?

Why is the height of this cliff so familiar?

At the end of that question, a small sigh came out.

“Ah.”

It’s similar to the height of the school rooftop where it first fell.

The sunset was just setting like this at that time.

And around this time, when I looked back…

— Toouk!

Something hit Ian.

The reason for expressing ‘something’ was simple.

Really, my body was pushed out as if I had just been hit by air.

Even as he was pushed off the cliff, Ian stretched out his hand towards the transparent being.

This is definitely a place where something should be.

Sureuk.

I touched something like cloth in my hand.

Ian pulled it just like that.

Is it an invisibility cloak?

The cloak was pulled, revealing the opponent.

“… How!”

A man looks at us in surprise with his eyes wide open.

Ian knows that blonde face.

“It was you, Dave.”

A paladin of the priestly department.

And.

Guardian of Aria Lumines Belle, candidate for sainthood.

Looking at his face, Ian tumbled off the cliff.