I Became a Troublemaker at the Academy Chapter 192

Episode 192: Desert of Sacrifice (1)

-Phew-

The sword that Cheon Yu-ha swung pierced the nape of the man in front of him.

“Keuhk… .”

Skin so pale that it feels like you’re outside of humanity.

Bloodshot eyes and sharp fangs protruding from the mouth.

The pungent smell of blood assaults my nose.

A warm, sticky aura that surrounds the body.

The man in front of them was the leader of a group called the Blood Cult, a being called Blood Demon.

“… Kreuk, you’re amazing for a mere human. Both your vast magical power and your mysterious swordsmanship.”

The Blood Horse, who had been speaking in a voice boiling with blood after being stabbed by a sword, soon began to taunt as if it were his victory, even though his defeat was certain.

“Heh heh… But it was all useless. The world was eventually destroyed by this body, and you survived alone… … .”

-Whack!-

Before the blood horse could even finish speaking.

Cheon Yoo-ha moved his sword as it was and cut off the blood demon’s head.

-Degururur-

The head of the blood demon, separated from its body and lying on the floor.

But still, the Blood Horse had an evil smile on its lips, as if it was confident of its victory. 

one side.

“… … .”

Cheon-yu, who had cut off the blood demon’s neck, stared down at the blood demon, which was now nothing but its torso…

-Ting-

He quickly put down the sword he was holding in his hand, turned around, and collapsed on the ground.

“It’s all over… This long battle, and the fate of this Central Plains…”

With a hollow, empty muttering.

With her dark purple eyes, she stared blankly at the path she had walked to reach the Blood Demon.

The blood demon that appeared in a space as red as blood, and the group called the Blood Cult.

Their presence instantly began to cause cracks in the struggle for supremacy in the Central Plains, which had been balanced between the three groups of the Jeongpa, the Sapa, and the Demonic Cult. 

But their goal was not a simple crack.

They were a huge evil that tried to completely shatter the Central Plains from the beginning.

Their steps were ruthless and unstoppable.

Not only did ordinary citizens break the unwritten rule of non-interference in official duties and attack the imperial family.

Of course, at first everyone watched their actions and laughed.

Because the royal family was an entity that reached to the heavens.

But contrary to everyone’s expectations. 

They trampled and destroyed the imperial palace as if it were nothing.

And it was their martial arts that made all this possible.

The martial arts they used were both evil and powerful at the same time.

A sorcery called blood magic.

The strange martial arts technique of freely manipulating blood was powerful in itself. 

What was more difficult than anything else was that once you were bitten by their fangs, you became a hunting dog that had to follow their commands regardless of your will.

Anyway, in that way, the Central Plains was on the path to destruction in an instant.

But just as flowers bloom in a harsh environment, those who remained to fight against them began to unite their strength for the first time in the history of the Central Plains.

The Jeongpa’s Gupailbang, the Five Great Clans, and the Murim Alliance.

Sapa’s 18 temples and green forests.

The Black Sword’s Haomen and the Black Death Alliance.

Lastly, the Cheonmasingyo led by Cheon Yu-ha.

Everyone there saw this union as their last chance and their only hope.

The last chance to reclaim their world, the Central Plains, from the powerful Blood Cult.

Even those who united shared with everyone the martial arts skills that they and their ancestors had honed throughout their lives.

Thanks to this, the alliance became even stronger, and Cheon Yu-ha was also able to advance one step further from her original level.

After making thorough preparations and steeling their resolve, the fierce war between the Alliance and the Blood Cult began.

And in the process, Cheon Yoo-ha encountered countless deaths.

Starting with Gupaebang’s Mudanggeomseon, Plum Blossom Sword, and Shaolin Shrine.

Namgung’s Changcheon Sword King, Pengga’s Maengho Dowang, and Tangmun’s Baekhwa Yegeuk.

The Heavenly Swordsman of the Apostles, the Green Forest Fighting King of the Green Forest.

Haomen’s masked beast, Black Death’s murderous spirit.

And finally.

[My lord, may your wishes come true…]

Even the Blood Wind Witch, the Sword Demon, and the Manoe who were Cheon Yu-ha’s direct subordinates.

-Kwak-

After crossing the high mountain of corpses and the vast sea of ​​blood, he finally slew the Blood Horse.

But just as the blood demon had said before he died, there was nothing left by her side.

The world I was trying to save.

A family that has been at odds with each other all their lives.

The group that was leading it too.

Even the close friend who always had my back.

“I didn’t know it would be this vain….”

At that time.

-Thump thump-

“Don’t you want to start over?”

With a sweet voice that makes you feel anticipation. 

A man with a strange sense of discomfort slowly appeared in front of Cheon Yu-ha from the darkness.

-Snap-

Meanwhile, upon seeing the man, Cheon Yoo-ha immediately picked up the sword he had put down and asked him in a wary voice.

“…Who are you, you punk? You must have killed them all.”

-Smile-

Then, the man answered the question with a leisurely smile on his face.

“I am not related to them. Oh, and of course I am not related to your world either. Well, if you want a more accurate name, you can call me a ‘devil.’”

“… … Is that so? Then why did you approach me?”

The man answered Cheon Yu-ha’s subsequent questions with a smile on his face.

“Don’t you want to return everything to the way it was? To the peaceful Central Plains before that evil cult appeared?”

“… If it were really possible, I would like to do so.”

At that moment, as soon as Cheon Yu-ha finished speaking.

-Shh-

“it’s possible.”

The man opened his mouth with an even wider smile.

“If you promise to help us with our grand plan, we will make your wish come true after the plan is complete.”

“The grand plan?”

“It’s hard for me to tell you that part since you haven’t promised yet. However, if you promise, I will give you the wind and the power. A powerful power that can rule over the Central Plains in an instant.”

“Wow… strength… .”

After hearing all the man’s suggestions.

Cheon Yu-ha’s eyes began to sparkle with interest.

And the man who encountered Cheon Yu-ha’s reaction right in front of his nose… .

‘We’re almost there.’

He was confident that his plan would be a smooth success and tried to drive the wedge in.

“How about my proposal? Will you accept it… ?”

But at that moment.

“Hahahahahaha!!”

Cheon Yoo-ha suddenly burst into laughter, and the man’s expression hardened in an instant as he asked her why.

“…Why are you laughing?”

Then the man asked a question with fear.

-Kwakwakwakwa!-

Cheon Yoo-ha again aimed his sword at the man, exuding a domineering aura that took control of the entire space.

“Hehe, you’re doing something so outrageous. Did you think I wouldn’t know?”

“what….”

“You’re dodging until the very end. I can sense that disgusting aura emanating from the Blood Demon from you as well.”

“…I didn’t know you had that kind of ability.”

“I had no intention of crawling under you anyway. There is no one under heaven who can make me kneel, and such a stroke of luck does not suit my nature.”

-Shwaak!-

Within, a mad, dark purple energy began to ripple around Cheon Yu-ha’s sword, the Cheon Ma-sin sword.

At the same time, Cheon Yoo-ha also melted the emotions she was currently feeling, her burning desire for revenge, into the sword.

“That’s good. I felt that the head of the Blood Horse was a bit lacking in paying tribute to the souls of those who passed away.”

Immediately after that, Cheon Yoo-ha finished speaking.

-Kwaaang!-

With just one leap.

I squeezed out all my remaining strength and swung my sword with all my might at the man.

-Waaaaaaaaa!-

however.

“… You’re not even in good health, and yet you ended up making such a foolish choice. It would have been much easier if you had just taken the hand I offered you.”

The moment when Cheon Yu-ha’s sword strike was about to tear the man’s upper body to pieces.

-Whoaaah!-

The man spread out his black, colorful wings that he had been hiding behind his back.

He pushed as much crimson magic power into his hand as possible and blocked Cheon Yu-ha’s final sword strike.

-Kwaaaaang!!-

-sore-

“Ugh…, it’s a shame. With a body that was already at its limit, this much strength… If you had sided with me, it would have definitely been of great help to the grand plan.”

And then, soon, with a muttering full of regret.

-Phew-

“Coolook… .”

Man… no, Lucifer mercilessly pierced Cheon Yu-ha’s chest, which had already lost all its strength, with his remaining other hand.

“Still, it was helpful. I guess I’ll have to approach the next target differently.”

one side.

‘The devil… The cause of all this is right in front of me, but my body won’t follow suit any longer. I’m sorry, comrades… .’

In the fading sight. 

Cheon Yu-ha was looking at Lucifer, who was standing still and muttering something… .

‘What a pity. If only I had cut down the sky instead of reaching it…’

She regretted that her sword was not sharp enough, and closed her eyes completely.

-Slurp-

At that time.

-Tiring-

[Awaken as a player.]

[Acquires the unique ability <Reincarnation>[S].]

-Tiring-

[Player ‘Cheon Yu-ha’ meets death.]

[Player ‘Cheon Yu-ha’s’ unique ability <Reincarnation> is activated.]

[Just once, you will be given a new opportunity in a new world.]

Along with an unknown notification sound coming from my ears.

-Flash-

‘… Here?’

A new world began to appear in Cheon Yu-ha’s purple eyes.

“Eww~!”

 ***

-Inside the desert dungeon where Kim Baram and 5 others were sucked in

Fortunately, contrary to my fears,

Cheon Yoo-ha wasn’t paying much attention to me.

But last time, when I ran away from the principal’s office. 

[See you next time. Ah-ha-ya.]

When I think about the [Irregular] message that Cheon Yu-ha sent into my head or that her attention had increased.

Given the circumstances, there was no guarantee that they would continue to show interest in the future, let alone just now.

‘But [Suho], isn’t this the moment where each and every one of them is precious?’

Of course, I am separate from these concerns.

As I said before, I fully understood Cheon Yu-ha’s willful and self-righteous personality.

The so-called cultural differences… .

No, I guess you could say it’s a difference in worldview.

Unlike our world, which values ​​freedom and human rights.

This was because the world that Cheon Yu-ha lived in was a world where ‘power is truth.’

‘Furthermore, Cheon Yoo-ha was a person who was at the top of that world…’

To put it simply, it is something that is absurd and unreasonable to us. 

For Cheon Yu-ha, it was common sense and could be an everyday thing.

‘If it’s as mentioned in the original work, I think it’s gotten a lot better…’

Anyway, for now, it doesn’t seem like Cheon Yu-ha will do me any harm, so let’s move on.

‘Since Han Su-yeon probably already knows anyway, I guess I can call her Master openly.’

After that, I approached Baek A-rin, who had been quietly closing her eyes and lost in her own thoughts since coming here.

“I, Master.”

And I was scared to call Baek A-rin.

“… Oh, I’m sorry. I was just trying to gather my thoughts. Did you hear what they were saying about the situation?”

Baek A-rin opened her eyes, then nodded towards Cheon Yu-ha and Han Su-yeon and asked me a question in a slightly cold voice… .

-Nod-

“Yes, I understand it roughly.”

I looked into Baek A-rin’s green eyes and nodded in agreement.

By the way, it was assumed that Baek A-rin did not really ask me that question with that intention.

‘In the first place, everything that Cheon Yu-ha said to Han Su-yeon was also something that Baek A-rin had told me before.’

Baek A-rin seemed to be sending me some kind of signal.

It was a signal to me to be careful not to let what I had talked about back then and my secrets leak out to anyone here but us.

‘Not talking to me first and reacting coldly on purpose must have been to hide our relationship and other information as much as possible… .’

Anyway, I was secretly grateful for Baek A-rin’s meticulous consideration, and then I got straight to the main point.

“Then I think it would be best to clear the dungeon as quickly as possible and then go outside to assess the situation. What do you think, Master?”

“I agree. And considering the dungeon’s level, our level, and the current situation, I estimate that it will take 6 hours at the fastest and 5 days at the worst to clear it.”

“… Master. Did you infer the level of the dungeon from the color of the entrance?”

Then Baek A-rin nodded her head as if to say that my question was correct.

“Yes, that’s right. The higher the rank, the darker the color. And compared to the dungeons I’ve seen before, I expect this desert to be at least an A-rank dungeon.”

“okay….”

Since Baek A-rin had the gift of absolute memory, it seemed almost certain that what she said was true.

‘As for the ranks, since there are two SS-rank players and a wizard who is comparable to an S-rank upper player, clearing the level itself should be no problem… .’

It could be said that the power was overflowing.

I thought the key would be exploration rather than combat.

In general, in the case of these isolated dungeons, quickly finding the location of the dungeon’s core was the key point that greatly shortened the speed of the raid.

‘… Let’s go around and around in misfortune.’

It was decided that it was better than just sitting here and dying.

Anyway, considering that Jeong Da-bin thanked me earlier for saving Baek Yoo-seong.

A situation where everyone already knows that I can fly.

And that means. 

What I meant was that I could use the unfortunate [Flight] to my heart’s content without having to hide it or be concerned about what others might think.

‘The problem is that it can be a little bit dangerous….’

Since it is an A-class dungeon, if you happen to encounter a demon that can fly.

As someone who had just stepped into the realm of B-tier players, it could have been quite risky.

‘Considering that aspect, it would be best for Jeong Da-bin, who can fly in the sky using the <Fly> magic, to go instead of me…’

-Glance-

“Aren’t you hot? Should I cool you down?”

“… I am shameless, but please, Master.”

When we see Jung Da-bin diligently nursing the injured Baek Yoo-seong.

For some reason, she didn’t seem like she would move without Baek Yoo-seong.

‘Oh, that troll kid. You didn’t really hurt yourself on purpose, did you?’

By the way, I really wanted to ask about how Baek Yoo-seong got involved in the explosion.

Currently, Jeong Da-bin is maintaining an ironclad defense near Baek Yoo-seong, so it was a bit awkward to ask.

Anyway, at that time, I was seriously contemplating whether I should really go around riding on that misfortune.

“Ultimately, I think the point is to quickly find the dungeon’s core.”

I wonder if Baek A-rin was thinking the same thing as me.

“And for now, the best way would be to fly into the sky and search for singularities.”

Baek A-rin suggested to everyone the method I had just thought of, then turned her head towards Jeong Da-bin and spoke to her.

“Dabin.”

“Uh… , that is… . Of course I can fly, but I… .”

Then, Jung Da-bin looks at Baek Yu-seong, who was lying down, and comes with a troubled expression.

“No, I’m not telling you to fly.”

At that moment, Baek A-rin shook her head as if that was not why she had called, and went straight to telling Jeong Da-bin what she wanted.

“You cast the location tracking magic <Compass> on the Wind Cadet. I will leave the navigation role to the Wind Cadet.”

“… Are you okay? It could be dangerous.”

And in response to Jeong Da-bin’s question mixed with concern, Baek A-rin opened her mouth with a confident smile as if to tell her not to worry.

“Don’t worry. I’ll follow you. There’s an empty seat next to Cadet Wind.”

‘Ah, that’s the way…!’