I Became a Troublemaker at the Academy Chapter 191

Episode 191: The nightmare begins (2)

-Same time, inside S building stadium

Including three cadets.

Just after four top players disappeared almost simultaneously.

-groan groan-

“Oh, what’s going on?”

“… I don’t know. So, does that mean the game has been stopped for now…?”

“I don’t think so. It doesn’t seem like the situation is right now.”

“Over here! Someone call the school nurse quickly! There’s a cadet injured in the explosion!”

The inside of the S Building stadium was currently in chaos due to an unexpected situation.

But at that moment.

-Why, why, why~~-

With a loud, ear-piercing siren sound.

[Emergency! Emergency! The undead army from North Korea is currently descending upon the entire northern part of South Korea! Citizens residing in the area are requested to evacuate immediately, and all guilds in South Korea, including the 8th guild, are requested to defend the pre-designated areas… …,]

As the warning bell indicating an emergency situation rang out, the chaos that had already spread throughout the stadium could only grow bigger.

“Oh, undead…?”

“Those kids, weren’t they supposed to be stationary in North Korea…?”

“Uh, what should we do…?”

At that time.

[Step aside for a moment.]

In the midst of the chaos, the first person to grasp the situation and take appropriate action was not the rest of the top players sitting in the VIP seats… . 

[Uh, uh…, ha, student body president.]

It was Shin Yul who was serving as the 25th student body president of the Korea Player Academy.

[Please switch the screen this way.]

Shin Yul moved the large screen that existed in the S building stadium to the inside of the broadcasting room.

He appeared in the form of a reason god and calmly informed the students of the situation, who were at a loss.

[Cadets, you may find it hard to believe, but this is real. As of this moment, the festival is suspended immediately. And… I have one request for you, cadets.]

Shin Yul on the screen paused for a moment, then opened his mouth while staring straight ahead with a serious look in his eyes.

[As a non-cadet player, please help evacuate the civilians. I will contact the Association and help you get to the right place. Please, help us to reduce casualties.]

After that, Shin Yul’s earnest request ends.

[-s …

It was scary to see her bowing her head towards the cadets on the screen.

“…let’s go.”

“Oh, okay.”

“Some people near the explosion, take care of the injured!”

“First-year students! Some of you, stick with me! The rest of the third-year students and second-year students, please take the first-year students with you!”

As if the confusion from before was a blatant lie.

Even inside the S Building stadium, cadets within the academy who were watching the broadcast on their smartwatches began to move in unison to carry out their respective roles.

and.

‘Thank you, Shin Yul…’

Sa Ju-hee, who is from the same Fixer Clan and the leader of the 8th Guild, Jukrim, who was watching this scene… .

-Bam-

“This is not the time. Since the young cadets are working so hard, let’s do our best.”

He jumped up from his seat, turned around, and started talking to the people from the 8th guild who were in the VIP audience area.

“You heard? The undead army is coming down from North Korea. If that’s the case, then we have decided what to do. In preparation for such a situation, we will defend the areas that each guild was supposed to be in charge of.”

“… What are we going to do with Madongcheol and the three guild leaders who disappeared?”

In response to the question from the guild leader of the Holy Spirit, Geumgangcheol, Sajuhee immediately shook her head firmly from side to side. 

“For now, we can only hope that they will figure it out on their own. I don’t know if it’s fortunate or unfortunate, but all of the people who disappeared, except for Dabin, are SS-level players, so maybe we are more urgent.”

“… I guess so.”

Sa Ju-hee looked at Geum Gang-cheol, who nodded as if agreeing, then soon turned her gaze to the three people who were even more perplexed than others because their guild leader had disappeared.

“Harin, Seon-ah, and Aurora. I know you three are confused, but please relay the situation to your respective guilds.”

“… Okay, I understand. Then I will go first.”

-Taat!-

After that, Yu Ha-rin, the leader of Team 1 of the Salvation Guild, used her unique ability [Witch of the Gust] to quickly disappear from sight by flying to the top of the stadium.

“… Yu-hwan, let’s go too. Have all the kids wait while we go.”

“Understood, Guild Master.”

Starting with Hong Jin-woo of the first guild.

“Keep moving… Yonghwa. Let’s move too.”

“… Yes, Father.”

Shin Sung-woo and Shin Yong-hwa of the Venus Guild.

“… Chief Kim, it’s me. Did you hear the disaster announcement? First, take the teleportation portal and come straight to Seoul.”

“Oh my… That guy Maga will take care of himself, so I guess I’ll just go do my own thing…”

Geumgangcheol of the Seongsim Guild, and Jeong Sanghoon of the Haeun Guild.

‘The weather in Seoul is still unstable. That means we have to hold out well…’

“… … I, Guild Leader. Is it possible to track the location of the Guild Leader or Mr. Kim Baram? Oh… , that’s not the difference, but the situation is a bit…”

Lastly, Sa Joo-hee of the Jukrim Guild and Kim Seon-ah of the Baekhwa Guild.

They calmly carried out or reminded each other of the things they had to do, and began to hurriedly leave the VIP stands one by one.

-Thump thump-

one side.

“… … .”

The one and only one person.

Only Aurora, a member of the Tower of Truth and a witch, remained seated for a moment, silently looking down at the stadium floor where Kim Baram and Jeong Dabin had disappeared.

In fact, Aurora was also sucked into the blue hole by Kim Baram.

The three guild leaders got up from their seats almost simultaneously and tried to run straight towards the stadium.

But just as I was about to lift my feet off the stands.

[Make the best decision that will help the only hope that will ever appear, Aurora.]

Suddenly, Aurora remembered a sentence written in her older sister Lumina’s diary… .

‘… Yes, for Mr. Wind, Violet and I alone will be enough.’

At the same time, I barely suppressed the urge to run away at any moment.

She decided to do the best thing that only she could do to help Kim Baram.

‘What I have to do now is… … .’

“… <Teleport>.”

-Pfft!-

And so, the Aurora disappeared.

Inside the S building stadium, where no one remained, a quiet silence began to flow endlessly, as if it were the night before a storm was about to strike.

 ***

-Wooooow~-

Is it because of the feeling of space being distorted that I never get used to no matter how many times I experience it?

-Stick-

“Ugh… .”

Even though that feeling is gone.

I couldn’t help but close my eyes and frown as the headache that followed mercilessly squeezed my entire head.

But I couldn’t come to my senses for a moment due to a severe headache.

-Wheww!-

Including the sound of the wind beating mercilessly against your ears. 

A feeling of resistance all over the body, including the face, and above all, a subtle throbbing sensation in the lower abdomen and a little further down.

‘Right now I….’

I could sense that I was falling through the air, and I quickly opened my eyes, which had been closed, and scanned my surroundings to grasp the situation.

‘Did it move somewhere…?’

What you see is a vast desert terrain covered in golden sand all around.

And just like me, Han Su-yeon and Baek Yu-seong were falling rapidly downwards in the air.

‘For now….’

First of all, before we get into the real details of where we are. 

It seemed like I had to worry about landing safely on that sandy bottom.

‘… It looks like Han Su-yeon will be able to land well on her own.’

At first glance, Han Su-yeon’s face was filled with confusion due to the unexpected turn of events.

However, judging from the way he moved his eyes like me to grasp the situation even while falling, it seemed like he wouldn’t have much trouble landing.

-Glance-

‘The problem is over there… .’

However, in Baek Yoo-seong’s case, it could be said to be the complete opposite.

First of all, I don’t know why Baek Yoo-seong’s whole body is covered in blood. 

Judging by the complete lack of movement in his body, he seemed to have completely lost consciousness.

And to make matters worse,

-Whew!-

Unlike me and Han Su-yeon, who were standing on the floor of the stadium and then started to fall.

Could it be because Baek Yoo-seong fell again while already falling?

By continuing that acceleration, he overtook me and Han Su-yeon, who had moved through space first.

It was falling towards the ground at a speed that was impossible to catch up with by any normal means.

‘… … .’

Anyway, if things continue like this, Baek Yoo-seong will be like a sandy beach. 

A situation where you can collide with the ground and suffer serious injuries or even lose your life.

‘… Okay, let’s try to find it first. [Unification] release.’

-Slurp-

And after considering several factors in my head for a moment.

Deciding that it would be better to save Baek Yoo-seong, I immediately released the [Unification] of Bi-un, and held on to Bi-un, who had escaped from my body without delay, while shouting inwardly.

‘[flight].’

-Tiring-

[Uses the unfortunate special ability <Flight>. The direction can be controlled by the owner’s will.]

Then, it was scary to activate [Flight].

-Swoosh!-

Me and Biun moving downwards several times faster than the speed at which we were falling.

Not long after that. 

-Tub-

Just before Baek Yoo-seong touched the ground, I was barely able to grab the back of his neck… .

-Whirik-

At the same time, the direction of misfortune is immediately changed to horizontal.

I slowly reduced my speed while drawing circles around and around.

A little while later.

-Thud-

After completely killing my speed, I carefully placed the white meteor down on the sand, and soon I was able to land safely with both feet on the ground.

however.

-dump-

“Wow~”

Along with the severe headache caused by the aftereffects of the space travel.

Could it be because I had to keep going in circles in order to reduce my speed as much as possible?

Unable to bear the dizziness and nausea any longer, I had no choice but to lie on my knees and palms on the sand and retch repeatedly.

“Ugh… I’m dying. Is this something that can’t be overcome even with <patience>?”

Of course, based on previous experience.

If I used my healing skill, <Pounding Pounding>, it was certain that this headache and nausea would be alleviated a little.

But now the shaking is so bad that I can’t even move.

It was a state where it was really difficult to even move or move a finger.

“Phew… .”

‘Just a little bit, just a little bit. And when the condition gets a little better, then I’ll use <Jumulreok Jumulreok>… .’

At that time, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to regain my composure as much as possible.

-thud-thud-thud-

With a sudden, dull, rhythmic shock felt from behind.

“… Are you okay, Kim Baram?”

Fortunately, after I landed safely, I heard Han Su-yeon’s worried voice behind me as she approached me.

-thud-thud-thud-

Meanwhile, as the number of times Han Soo-yeon patted my back increased.

“Ugh… , uh-huh… .”

Strangely enough, the tremors subsided little by little, and I was soon able to regain my condition enough to move my body… .

“… Phew, thank you. Thanks to you, I think I can live.”

So, I immediately thanked Han Su-yeon.

I raised my body from where I was lying down and slowly massaged my temple with my right hand.

-Cast, cast-

-Tiring-

[Use the skill <Throw, Thud, Thud>[?]. Magic power is very low. Sincerity is lacking. Effect is greatly reduced.]

Contrary to what the message said, the effect was greatly reduced. 

My mind is starting to get more and more refreshed in real time.

And a little later.

“ha….”

Only then was I able to come to my senses a little, and I looked around and tried to focus my attention on grasping the current situation.

-Swoosh-

But in fact, there wasn’t much to check around.

As we could already see from the air, the entire area was covered with fine, golden sand.

Sandy bottom, sand dunes, sand dust, sandstorm.

In short, the place where we are standing now could be called a perfect sand desert.

‘Then what we need to worry about now is whether this is really Earth… .’

The identity of the blue hole that I, Han Su-yeon, and Baek Yu-seong were sucked into could be narrowed down to two cases, based on the current situation and the feeling of space being distorted at the time.

That was either a teleportation portal to somewhere on Earth, or the entrance to a dungeon.

At that time.

“It looks like a dungeon here.”

At that moment, Han Su-yeon told me that this place seemed like a dungeon… .

“Huh? Why do you think so?”

I turned my head straight towards Han Su-yeon and asked her why she thought that way… .

-Knock knock-

Instead of answering, Han Su-yeon lightly tapped the smartwatch on her left wrist with her finger.

And as soon as I saw that behavior, I immediately understood what she was trying to say.

‘It probably means that the electronic devices are dead. Which means that this place is most likely inside a dungeon… .’

-Knock knock-

Still, just in case, I sneakily checked my smartwatch.

Judging from the fact that there was no response no matter how many times I tapped the screen, it seemed like this was inside a dungeon, just like Han Soo-yeon said.

‘It’s a dungeon… .’

That is the conclusion.

This dungeon must be cleared by just three people: Han Su-yeon, and Baek Yu-seong, who is currently unconscious due to an injury…

-Gyah-

‘… Wait, something seems strange? I don’t know how they made this dungeon, but it’s definitely a scheme by the Black Wings… What would they gain by just trapping the three of us in the dungeon…?’

That sudden sense of discomfort became a puzzle piece, and at that moment, it was about to take up space in the empty space.

“Yoo Seong-ah!”

-Stop-

At that moment, a voice that might have been the answer was heard from above, so I immediately raised my head and looked up at the sky where the sunlight was blazing.

-slap!-

And soon, I was able to find it without much difficulty.

‘… Is this what they were after?’

The correct answer is Jeong Da-bin, Baek A-rin, and Cheon Yu-ha.

 ***

I never thought they’d lock me in a dungeon, but whatever. 

This made complete sense.

The guys probably used me, Han Soo-yeon, and Baek Yoo-seong before starting a full-scale incident.

It seemed like the goal was to completely exclude Baek A-rin, Cheon Yu-ha, and even Jeong Da-bin, who could be considered annoying, from the incident.

-Glance-

‘It’s completely cut off from the outside world…’

As we can see, the entrance to the dungeon we had moved to on the sky side has disappeared.

This dungeon is an isolated dungeon that you cannot exit until you clear it.

What this meant was that we had no way of knowing what was happening outside until we cleared the dungeon.

‘Even if we knew from the beginning, we wouldn’t be able to intervene…’

Anyway, in conclusion.

For now, there was absolutely no point in worrying about what Heuk-ik was doing outside.

At the same time, there were two areas that we should focus on right now.

The first one is obvious. 

The goal was to clear this dungeon as quickly as possible and get out.

Since Black Wing’s intentions are obvious. 

Because I thought it was best not to let them play along with their plans.

That’s why we clear the dungeon as quickly as possible. 

I had to intervene in an external event that was expected to have already occurred.

And the second thing I had to focus on was to build up some strength.

If you think about it, this was also a natural story.

If you pour all your energy into clearing the dungeon.

Even if I went outside, I would no longer have the strength to intervene in external events.

‘It may be a bit extreme, but there’s a possibility that the villains will attack you as soon as you clear the dungeon and come out…’

Anyway, these two parts seemed to differ greatly depending on the dungeon itself.

‘Well, I don’t know anything about dungeons yet, so I’ll think about it little by little…’

But actually, there is more to it than just the dungeons. 

There were two additional variables of concern.

-Glance-

“Are you okay, Yoo Seong?”

“…I’m sorry for worrying you, Master.”

The first variable is Baek Yoo-seong.

Currently, Baek Yoo-seong is with Jeong Da-bin along with the highest-level potion that was taken out from the subspace.

Thanks to emergency treatment using her magic, he barely regained consciousness.

But literally, it could be said that he had just regained consciousness.

Baek Yoo-seong was still badly injured and couldn’t move, so we weren’t even able to start raiding the dungeon.

‘It could be that he was deliberately stalling for time, but judging from the wounds and the fact that he actually lost consciousness, it doesn’t seem like that… .’

In any case, Baek Yoo-seong is a member of Heuk-ik.

In this dungeon raid, he was likely to be a variable comparable to the dungeon itself.

‘It would be better to keep a close eye on it… .’

I briefly looked at Baek Yoo-seong, who was lying on the sandy floor, breathing heavily, and then quickly turned my gaze toward the second variable.

“Guild Leader Sajuhee said that a great calamity would strike Seoul?”

“Yes. I believe that in addition to this current situation, there must have been some other calamity outside.”

The second variable is, surprisingly.

Cheon Yu-ha, who boasts a beauty beyond the pale, is currently conversing with our protagonist, Han Su-yeon.

Of course, I also acknowledged Cheon Yu-ha’s skills that reached the heavens.

If she was there, it seemed certain that there wouldn’t be much difficulty in terms of fighting in this dungeon.

But what I was worried about wasn’t Cheon Yu-ha’s skills.

What I’m worried about is the same temper that Cheon Yu-ha showed toward me in the principal’s office before.

‘Considering what might happen outside, if [Guardian] gets wasted like last time, it’s a little… no, it’s a lot of trouble.’

Of course, if you are a sensible person.

It was obvious that they wouldn’t play pranks like that last time in a dungeon full of all kinds of danger.

But unfortunately.

Cheon Yu-ha, who appears in the novel <Muhweolple>, could be said to be a character who goes beyond common sense.

‘It makes sense considering the settings that Cheon Yu-ha has, but…’

Cheon Yu-ha.

The second leader of the Salvation Guild and a player who has surpassed the SS-rank barrier.

At the same time, he is also known as the strongest or the Heavenly Horse.

As a side note, all readers who have read the novel <Muhweolple> are the same.

This character, Cheon Yu-ha, was called the second protagonist, comparable to Han Su-yeon, the regressor.

Because, in fact, he is a reincarnation that was already destroyed by demons, and at the same time.

This was because he was not just a simple nickname, but was actually the greatest person in the world, ‘Cheonma (天魔)’, who led the group called Cheonma Shinkyo in the previous world.