Episode 58. Midterm Evaluation (3)
“Kurrrrrr.”
A low, sobbing sound.
The wolf master crouched down tightly and glared at me with a wary gaze.
I looked at the wolf’s hand and swallowed a smirk.
“What, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, and you’re not even saying hello?”
“Kuaaaah!”
Instead of an answer, a ferocious roar came back.
The demon who had been glaring at me as if looking for an opening kicked his foot and rushed at me.
If this was my past life, I would have gotten my neck bitten by those scary teeth without even being able to put up a proper fight.
“Oh, really, it’s so sad for people.”
Berald’s martial arts.
Turn the sky upside down.
Kuuuung!
The wolf that was rushing at me spun around in the air and then crashed to the ground.
“Kki-ging!”
A demon rolling on the floor and screaming.
“Crunch…?”
Could it be that he didn’t even realize how he had been treated?
The wolf master staggered to his feet and looked at me with confused eyes.
“Huh. Memories, memories.”
While the wolf master was in confusion, I swallowed a snicker as memories of my past life came flooding back to me.
The powerless self.
Memories of weak, unattractive days.
“Someone once said that memories become more beautiful as time passes.”
well.
Even though an uncountable amount of time has passed.
The memory of that time remained unpleasant, like a stain of soup on my shirt.
“I guess that’s not necessarily the case?”
Tch.
He clicked his tongue briefly and took a step towards the wolf’s master.
“Ugh, krrrrr!”
As I approached, the wolf’s master began to back away hesitantly.
Fear appeared in the three bloodshot eyes.
“Why are you scared?”
“Kki… kkkiing.”
“don’t worry.”
Because I did that too.
Chomp!
A sharp sword strike cut through the wolf’s foreleg.
Blood poured out through the cut section.
“Khuhuhuhuung!”
A wolf demon writhing in pain and letting out a pitiful howl.
I approached the demon who had fallen on the ground and raised my sword.
“Okay, first one point.”
Phew.
He brought down his sword and pierced the demon’s head.
The sensation of the skull breaking and the brain being dug into was transmitted through the blade.
“Wow, I feel so relieved.”
Who said that revenge is futile?
In my previous life, the devil had bitten my neck without me being able to do anything, but this time, I was stabbed in the head with a knife. There was no greater relief than that.
‘Anyway, all those kids who say that revenge is futile are doing it because they’re afraid that it will happen to them.’
Wouldn’t it be futile to repay in proportion to what was suffered, or even more than what was suffered?
“Whew.”
I turned on the Hero Watch with a sense of utmost loyalty.
I checked the part that says [Score Status] to check the score that has increased.
“…Huh?”
The score displayed on the screen is 0 points.
‘what?’
By the way, I thought the Hero Watch would automatically recognize and give an alarm if you successfully hunted a demon, but there was no such alarm.
“There’s no way he’s not dead yet.”
Unless someone like me had awakened to the ‘Protection of Resurrection’, there was no way a guy with his head split in half and his brain dripping out could be alive.
‘Did something go wrong?’
He tilted his head and examined the wolf master’s corpse.
“…doesn’t exist.”
If it was a demon originally used for testing, there would have been a marking somewhere on its body that said it was for testing, but there was nothing to be seen.
‘There is no trace of the mark having fallen off.’
The marks used for controlling the demons were basically tied very tightly, so they couldn’t fall off without leaving a trace, like spilling something.
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“Then you’re saying that it wasn’t a trick prepared by the school for the test…?”
As I thought about it, a few strange things caught my eye.
‘This devil… definitely ‘surprised’ me.’
As Professor Lucas warned, this exam is a dangerous one, where candidates who don’t know the topic and just show off can actually die.
In other words, it was a test where you wouldn’t die if you just ‘understood the subject well.’
‘They must have used a relatively less aggressive demon for testing purposes.’
Professor Bianca’s servant horse was not like the ‘unicorn’ that never made a first strike, but it rarely suddenly jumped out of the bushes and made a surprise attack like it did just now.
‘It wasn’t me who went into the ambush first.’
In my previous life, I didn’t have the ability to use my ki sense, so I didn’t know if I entered the demonic realm first, or if the demonic being chased me.
This time I knew for sure.
‘This guy came here to kill me.’
And I can smell it from quite a distance.
“So… does that mean there’s a high possibility that this demon came from outside the testing area?”
The demon that first taught me ‘death’ in my previous life was actually a demon that flowed in from outside.
A laugh escaped my lips at the truth I had never thought of.
‘I guess I’ll report this to the school first.’
I took a picture with my Hero Watch and reported it to the school.
“Okay. If we keep doing this, the test won’t be cancelled, right?”
I feel like it’s just going to make things more annoying, but what can I do?
However, I couldn’t just ignore the fact that an unmarked demon was roaming around inside the testing center.
‘I have to catch the unicorn quickly before the test is stopped.’
Even if the test was interrupted, if you caught the unicorn who acted as a kind of hidden boss in this test, it was likely to be recognized in your grade.
“Let’s see… .”
I looked around, then kicked my feet and climbed up a nearby tree.
I focused my magic into my eyes as I looked down at the forest that spread out like a green sea.
The most basic effect of magic is strengthening the body.
This enhancement had the effect of not only making the body stronger, but also amplifying the senses themselves.
‘First of all… it can’t be seen with the naked eye.’
Because the trees were so thick, I couldn’t see the unicorn even when I climbed high up.
“Then there is a way.”
I took a deep breath and spread my arms wide.
After spreading the magical power of the whole body to both hands.
I clapped my hands with all my might.
Berald’s martial arts.
Hand lightning.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
A terrible explosion echoed throughout the mountain.
Birds hiding between the tree trunks all took flight at once, and the cries of candidates and demons startled by the explosion could be heard from all directions.
In between.
‘Found it.’
Blue lightning flashed above the canopy of trees.
‘Wind walk.’
This time, he spread his magical power through his legs instead of his hands and kicked the tree trunk he was standing on.
A body that feels as light as a gust of wind.
I ran through the densely tangled tree trunks to where the blue lightning had sprung up.
“Heeeeeeeeeeeing!”
How many minutes did we walk like that?
A white horse was seen near a stream with water trickling down.
Pure white fur covering the entire body.
A horn protruding between the eyebrows and fierce lightning blazing around the body.
Even the three pairs of eyes covering the face.
The demon seen through the hologram was seen threateningly raising its forelegs and circling around.
‘Is it because of the noise just now?’
The unicorn stood on alert, its pure white mane standing on end.
‘Let’s wait until things calm down a bit.’
Even if we fight head-on, there won’t be a big problem.
There was no reason to give up the advantage of preemption and foolishly confront the demon who was on guard like that.
“Purrrrr.”
The unicorn, which had been looking around with wary eyes, soon lowered its raised foot.
Crunch, crunch.
A unicorn leisurely moving towards the stream with graceful steps.
In that appearance, the sharp alertness from before could not be found.
‘It’s definitely very gentle for a demon.’
Since demons are creatures that have mutated after receiving magic energy into their bodies, most of them have vicious and ferocious natures.
In particular, such characteristics tend to be more evident in demonic beasts that have accepted a large amount of magic energy… that is, demonic beasts with a large number of ‘eyes’.
‘I’m not spreading any evil spirits around me, and I’m controlling the magic inside me well.’
It was definitely a demon that Professor Bianca had a reason to use as a ‘service horse’.
‘By the way, I heard that the unicorn is so good at revealing virginity.’
In general, demons often follow the characteristics of the beast before they mutate.
For example, if a wolf is a mutated demonic beast, it may have the characteristic of forming packs like a wolf, or if a mole is a mutated demonic beast, it may have the characteristic of digging holes and hiding.
‘Of course, not everyone is like that.’
There were occasional cases where, when transformed into a demon, it acquired unique characteristics that were completely unrelated to its previous state.
A typical example is the unicorn right in front of you.
A mutated demonic creature with a horn on its forehead… Commonly called a ‘unicorn’, this demonic creature had the odd characteristic of being extremely attracted to human virgins.
“Oh, no way… The reason Professor Bianca can use this demon as a servant horse is… .”
Ahem.
Let’s stop speculating further for Professor Lucas’ sake.
“Okay… Then it seems like I’m starting to let my guard down.”
Let’s start a real hunt.
“Use it.”
I took a slow breath and spread my magical power throughout my body.
He approached the unicorn, making quiet footsteps.
‘now!’
When the distance to the unicorn gets close.
I kicked my feet and drew my sword.
“Purur?!”
The unicorn noticed my approach and flinched, taking a step back.
“You’re late, Inma.”
He raised the corners of his lips and stabbed his sword at the bell hanging from the unicorn’s neck.
Sun Sword
Type 4, Flash.
The sword that had transformed into a ray of light was shot out with ferocious force.
The moment the tip of the sword was about to cut through the drop.
“Put the pressure down!”
With a short burst of energy, a golden sword energy flew in in a straight line.
Kaaaaang!
A sword that bounces off with a clear sound.
The sword that was swung while aiming for the bell grazed the unicorn’s cheek.
“Purrrrr!”
A unicorn screaming in excitement, blood streaming from its cheek.
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue and slightly distanced myself from the unicorn, thinking of breaking the bell in one go.
I turned my head to where the golden aura had come from and saw Yuren breathing heavily.
“Ha, you were following me all this time?”
Perhaps Yuren also ran here as soon as he saw the blue lightning flash in the air.
‘but.’
He looked back at Yuren and snickered.
“Sorry, but I’ll take first place, Yuren.”
Compared to me, who had already approached right in front of the unicorn, Yuren was more than 100 meters away.
In addition, I was the one who ‘took the initiative’ on the unicorn.
Naturally, the unicorn’s attention will be focused on me… .
“Phuhiiiiiing!”
The unicorn turned around and ran towards Yuren, snorting loudly.
“…uh?”
No, f*ck.
“Why are you going there, you little brat!”
I was the one who started the aggro!!!
