51. Red Church (3)
1St floor of the Faculty of Magic building.
Kwa-ang!
“I don’t even budge.”
A huge dome-shaped defense wall covering the building itself.
The man who just shook his fist tilted his head and glanced at the people looking at him.
With this, As Academy’s Kwonbeop instructor Kim Hyeon-chul swung his arm once again.
The gauntlet struck the barrier.
But as expected, the defense wall didn’t move.
After it was confirmed that an unidentified demonic beast had appeared in combat class 1, the academy educators checked all buildings for abnormal signs.
And they found a dome-shaped barrier on the first floor of the Faculty of Magic building.
A professor from the Department of Magical Engineering, who had been away from work, looked straight at the barrier while casting the search eye magic.
“It looks like an advanced barrier that uses magic and even alchemy.”
“What… Shall we do it until it’s done?”
Clap!
The ink-colored gauntlet gave off a whitish magical smoke.
Then he swung again with all his might.
Kwajik!
A handful of cracks appeared in the dome. When the response finally came, the excited instructor fired another punch.
The tiny gold soon grew to the size of a hole.
“Excuse me, Instructor.”
It was a low voice. Instructor Kim Hyeon-cheol turned his head and opened his eyes wide.
“…Cadet Dojin Lee? Didn’t I tell you to rest?”
Lee Do-jin was obviously tired. But the anger was more than that.
3Rd and 4th grade. I didn’t like the current situation where I was being targeted by the villains for not having a senior year.
I wanted to break it.
With your own hands.
The villains who dare to go crazy at Iroas Academy, which is called the starting point of hunters.
The wooden sword was covered in white light.
I swung and swung again.
Until the rift leads to destruction, endlessly.
And the barrier was broken.
***
The blonde was drenched in sweat.
‘I’m not virtuous.’
Rachel Walker blamed herself.
That was the literal meaning. Now she herself was not virtuous.
I couldn’t see far into the war situation and consumed too much mana in the beginning, so I was being pushed back by Professor Un Hyeong-cheol.
It was an unfavorable fight from the start.
Professor Un Hyeong-cheol can use his magic without any hesitation toward the cadets, but Rachel was in a position to fight Un Hyeong-cheol while protecting the safety of the other cadets.
Rachel wasn’t the only cadet who shot magic at Un Hyeong-cheol. Even now, dozens of cadets were shooting magic at Unhyeongcheol.
However, it did not reach.
The ten types of magic were all scattered without reaching Unhyeong-cheol’s body.
Rachel Walker, a sophomore at the academy, achieved the ‘5th Circle’ because she is literally a genius.
In the 2nd and 3rd circles, the rest of the cadets’ magic could not pass the 7th circle’s magical barrier.
Even if the number of spells exceeds dozens.
Fireballs and ice spears that were fired at the cloud were lightly extinguished.
They had a hard time defending themselves with defensive magic.
Rachel is no different from dealing with Hyung-cheol alone. Rather, she was carrying the burden of 40 people’s lives.
Kurlureureung!
Another bolt of lightning struck a male cadet with a thundering sound.
Rachel moved her thin, fine hand. She quickly drew a handprint in the air.
The electric defense magic, which was created to deal with the same wizard from the beginning, spread like the horizon again.
The red wavelength offset the blue thunderbolt that was about to land on a cadet’s head.
A blue thunderbolt ran down the wall of the classroom.
“Cadet Rachel. You are obviously full of talent. I admit that you deserve to be so arrogant.”
The voice of Unhyeong-cheol, a middle-aged professor wearing glasses, penetrated his head.
Rachel narrowed her brows.
“But what I have not experienced yet is also coming true.”
Pajijijik!
“If you really wanted to kill me, then you should have put all your energy into killing me, no matter what the other cadets do.”
I didn’t say anything wrong. Rachel drew a spell on her hand without saying anything.
Quarrr!
Once again, two lightning bolts collided. Waves of electric current once again covered the lecture hall.
“Another one is going to die.”
Unhyeongcheol’s voice pierced my head again.
The first male cadet who was struck by lightning died instantly. And the female cadet who had been struck by lightning not long ago was in a state of unconsciousness.
Unhyeongcheol’s lightning was imbued with demonic energy. And Magi ate some of the human life force.
“Thanks to your shortcomings.”
Professor Un Hyeong-chul laughed bitterly.
A round purple magic circle floated above the professor’s palm. The state of the 7th circle where you don’t even need to sign with a hand gesture.
Something different from the blue thunderbolts he has done so far, unclean black lightning rippled around the professor’s hands.
“Despair, disciple.”
Twelve black lightning bolts struck countless times.
But they all disappeared without a trace. At the same time as a ray of light penetrates the space.
The lightning was dissipated by the wind pressure that distorted the atmosphere.
“Creepy!”
Screams poured from Hyungcheol Un’s mouth. Before I knew it, Do-jin Lee’s wooden sword was completely piercing Un Hyeong-cheol’s shoulder.
As soon as he entered the lecture room, Lee Do-jin, who grasped the whole situation, stepped on the ground and used the memorial service.
Rachel Walker looked blankly at Lee Do-jin.
Wearing a black suit, he looked like a skilled hunter, not a cadet.
As soon as I saw the wooden sword in his hand, I remembered the conversation I had with Yeon Si-moon, my senior in the third year.
-I have a younger brother who carries a wooden sword, and he is a very interesting friend. Even when fighting monsters, he used a wooden sword.
-Aren’t you just crazy?
A wooden sword in practice. What kind of ungodly prosecutor is that?
However, the first-hand impression was different from what I thought at the time.
Rachel’s mouth opened slowly.
“…Noble.”
She said those words without realizing it.
The man who had swept away all her thunderbolts and pointed his sword at the professor’s throat looked noble.
More than any human I’ve ever seen.
Un Hyeong-cheol’s face was distorted.
It was a distortion created by pain and anger.
“You worm-like bastard!”
Nausea erupted from Hyungcheol Un’s mouth.
Pajijijik!
Then, a black bolt of lightning wrapped around his right arm. It seemed like a last resort.
Even though it was a wizard’s attack, it felt full of life.
Lee Do-jin, who sensed the evil spirit from the thunderbolt, cut off Un Hyeong-cheol’s right arm without hesitation.
The lessons learned while dealing with the villains were simple and clear. To not think of mercy in the hands under any circumstances.
Un Hyeong-cheol’s face had changed like a demon in just a few minutes. He was fatally attacked by Lee Do-jin and was eaten by demons.
A black haze rolled over Unhyeongcheol’s body.
“Kiaaagh!”
Unhyeong-cheol, whose eyes were black, swung his whole body at Lee Do-jin, scattering black thunderbolts.
I evaded all demonic energy and discharged my sword skill.
Un Hyeong-cheol’s body, whose ankle was cut off, fell to the ground in the lecture hall.
He had no intention of killing. Because he was subdued and had something to listen to.
However, Un Hyeong-cheol’s eyes turned black, and suddenly black blood began to flow from his ears.
Lee Do-jin felt it. That those black eyes were staring at you.
Unhyeongcheol’s mouth slowly opened.
-You.
– Need to remember.
– Certainly.
– Cadet, Lee Do-jin.
After the bizarre recitation, Hyeongcheol Un’s head suddenly swelled up like a balloon.
Boom!
It exploded.
***
Lee Do-jin had to be held for a while by the Awakened investigators.
Fortunately, it was not difficult to explain the situation as the combat system class 1, the magic department classroom, and CCTV records remained intact.
All the investigators just opened their mouths at the sight of Lee Do-jin moving in the video.
“Summoning the Demonic Beast, and the demonic spirit still remaining in Professor Un Hyeong-cheol’s body. Considering these points, the Red Church’s work seems most likely. When did you draw the summoning circle of the Demonic Beast? We plan to investigate when the teaching assistant and Professor Un Hyeong-chul, who died as a sacrifice, emptied the academy for a long time, and who the people contacted.”
The head of the investigation notified Cecilia, the Vice President of the Academy, of the details of the investigation.
This notice was a courtesy to the vice president and a request for smooth cooperation.
“Yes, of course. We will cooperate with the academy.”
***
Lee Do-jin, who finished treatment in the on-campus treatment room, came out.
Jia Ryu was outside.
Jiah Ryu was still looking at Dojin Lee with her eyes closed.
“Are they all okay?”
Jia Ryu smiled at Dojin Lee’s words.
“It’s okay. Hwayeon almost fainted and slept in the dormitory.”
“It deserves it.”
Lee Do-jin remembered Baek Hwa-yeon, who had been pursuing him somehow.
Iroas Academy was incredibly wide. Of course, he would be tired as he chased after himself without knowing why in that vast place.
Jia Liu approached with her long, long hair blowing in the breeze.
In front of Lee Do-jin’s nose.
“This time. Are you sure Dojin can kill that black monster alone?”
Lee Do-jin pondered at Ryu Jia’s question.
Was she sure she could kill.
Lee Do-jin shook his head slowly.
There was no such thing as certainty.
“No, I didn’t. I could have died if I had done it the wrong way.”
The black demon, Was strong.
Its mouth could have swallowed itself.
Before that, the sword he used was faster. Only stronger
Lee Do-jin had a hunch that there would be many more battles like this in the future.
Jia Ryu took one more step.
Lee Do-jin was embarrassed. It is because the distance between Liu Jia and her own has become too close.
Just a piece of paper apart.
“He could have died? Then Dojin did something bad.”
Jiah Ryu placed her index finger on Dojin Lee’s lips. And he touched his right cheek with his lips.
Warmth flowed down Lee Do-jin’s cheeks.
“From now on, if a strong enemy like today appears, we must fight together.”
Liu Jia tilted her head. They got so close that their faces touched each other.
“Definitely.”
Liu Jia’s scent was felt through her sense of smell.
“There are so many people who will be sad when Do-jin dies now. Hwa-yeon and Shin-na too.”
Liu Jia slowly removed her hand.
“Me too.”
Jia Ryu smiled. And she slowly passed Lee Do-jin. Dojin Lee stood there blankly for a moment.
Like a soldier hit by an unexpected attack.