Chapter 65: How a Studying Student Designs a Battle (2)
<Yes. It’s hard to tell for sure because they’re moving around so much, but there are roughly 10 medium-sized individuals and one gigantic one.>
“A boss and several subordinates? So, it’s that mutated one and the regular ones.”
That means there must be a high-purity Tree of Memory nearby.
‘I heard that the mutated one was feeding on high-purity Memory Fruit, which is rich in mana.’
‘If I take care of that mutated one, harvest the high-purity Tree of Memory, and make a dedicated scroll, today’s objective will be achieved.’
A dedicated scroll with Kyung-joon’s new scroll magic is essential for the efficient operation of the air conditioner.
‘Wait a minute…… but they’re moving around busily? Are the mutated one and the regular ones fighting amongst themselves?’
Kyung-joon frowned slightly at the strange situation.
Ezeri, sensing something was off, asked,
“What’s wrong?”
“I think I’ve found where that mutated one is. And it’s not that far away.”
“……It must have already caught our scent. It’s better to strike first, right?”
As Ezeri said, they had to go and see for themselves, regardless of the situation.
Kyung-joon made up his mind.
“Yes, I think that’s best. Ezeri, I’ll need your support magic.”
“Okay.”
And so, Kyung-joon and Ezeri prepared for the boss battle.
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[Mutated Minto Morco]
▶A mutated Memory Bear consumed by an unknown evil energy. Its origins are unknown.
▶Level: Lv.319
▶Attribute: Dark
▶Characteristics: Named Monster, Learning Foresight, Dark Mana Claws, Dark Mana Armor, Regeneration, Fear
The mutated Memory Bear looked twice the size of a 3m tiger beastkin!
It roared, its entire body enveloped in a dark mana aura.
“GRAAAH!”
The surrounding beastkin barely managed to hold on, shielding themselves with their arms.
[You are afflicted with Fear.]
[You try to resist.]
[All stats are only reduced by 20%.]
“Damn it……! This damned bear b@stard!”
“Captain, be careful!”
“Ugh!”
Clang!
A tiger beastkin barely managed to raise his gauntlet, blocking the black mana claws.
However, he couldn’t withstand the impact and was sent flying backward.
Thud! Crash!
The massive tiger beastkin rolled across the ground like a discarded toy.
“Gasp…… It’s gotten even stronger, damn it.”
He wiped the blood from his mouth as he lay sprawled on the ground.
Just then, a shadow fell over his face.
“How was it before it got stronger?”
The owner of the shadow was a human male.
It was Kyung-joon.
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He fed a Unique Croissant to the injured tiger beastkin.
[Unique Item 『Deep Mana Infused Organic Croissant』 ]
[The bread’s mana imbues the tiger beastkin 『Brave Fang』.]
▶Increases HP/Mana by 10% and regenerates 0.5% HP per second for 1 hour
▶Permanently increases HP and Mana by 1
“Gasp, this is……!”
He felt the energy surge through his body.
His wounds, enveloped in mana, began to heal slowly.
“Black-haired brother, this is too precious! Are you sure?”
Brave Fang felt the throbbing pain subside as he rose from the ground.
His expression questioned why he was given such a valuable elixir.
Maximum HP and mana buff for an hour, continuous regeneration, and permanent stat increase.
The croissant Kyung-joon handed him was beyond bread; it was a true elixir.
“It’s fine. It’s just a snack to me.”
“This…… a snack……?”
Kyung-joon handed Brave Fang nine more croissants and said,
“I see you don’t have a healer. Throw one to each of your comrades who are fighting.”
“Ah…… right!”
Brave Fang looked momentarily puzzled but quickly sprang into action.
This was a life-or-death battle.
Questions, gratitude, and repayment could wait.
“Hey, you guys! We’ve got awesome bread here! Eat up!”
Whoosh!
Brave Fang tossed the bread to his comrades who were locked in combat.
“Bread in the middle of a fight……? Huh?!”
“What’s this about bread? Just come and help us! W, Wait a minute?!”
The beastkin who caught the bread were all surprised.
“I, I have to eat this……!”
They immediately understood the effects of the bread and shoved it into their mouths.
The bread’s mana circulated through their bodies, granting them Unique-grade HP and mana buffs.
But that wasn’t all.
Ezeri scattered the elf’s emerald mana into the air.
“Spirits of the wind, I call upon thee.”
[Advanced Skill 『Wings of Wind (Lv.4)』 ]
[Increases all allies’ speed by 14%.]
“Ooh! We can do this!”
“Hey, elf and human! Thank you!”
“Get back into formation!”
“Those with large weapons, charge in when the small weapon users create an opening!”
“Got it!”
“Right!”
“Small weapons! Now!”
“Haaaaah! Die!”
The beastkin launched a renewed offensive against the Mutated Minto Morco.
Kyung-joon, who had been observing the scene closely, asked Brave Fang beside him,
“The attacks still aren’t doing much damage.”
The Mutated Minto Morco was blocking or deflecting most of the beastkin’s attacks.
Every time it blocked, dark mana fluctuated around the blocked area.
“That’s that damned bear’s unique ability. The more it fights, the more it memorizes our movements and deflects our attacks. And any attacks that aren’t deflected are blocked by that dark mana armor.”
Brave Fang, explaining, took out a scroll from his inventory.
“It’s almost impossible to penetrate that armor without enchanting our weapons with this.”
It was a scroll.
A common scroll designed to be used even by those who weren’t wizards.
[Light Enchant Scroll]
▶A common scroll that imbues weapons with the power of light. Anyone can use it. It lasts for about 5 minutes.
▶Activation Keyword: 『Cara nire』
▶Item Grade: High
“Unfortunately, my comrades seem to have used up all their scrolls, but I still have mine……! Cara nire!”
As Brave Fang chanted the activation keyword, his gauntlet began to glow with the power of light.
He then pointed his glowing gauntlet forward.
Without looking back, he continued,
“From the looks of it, both you, black-haired brother, and the elf lady are wizards, so it’s best to stand back. That bear bastard, for some reason, uses dark magic. Student-level magic won’t work very well.”
Dark magic.
Unlike magic that uses mana as a medium, it uses life force.
Dark magic was truly the pinnacle of magic.
It was something that absolutely should not exist in the Fairy-Elven Magic Academy, the heart of magic research.
Ezeri was shocked to hear Brave Fang’s words.
“Dark magic in Lucuty Forest? Why?!”
“I don’t know! Here I go!”
Brave Fang put strength into his legs, preparing to join his comrades’ offensive.
However, before he could……
Kyung-joon dashed past him.
“I’ll go test something out.”
“Now, wait!”
Thud!
Without a moment’s hesitation, Kyung-joon shot forward like a cannonball!
[Consumed 『Deep Mana Infused Organic Croissant』.]
[Consumed 『Deep Mana Infused Sweet Honey Castella』.]
He doped himself with bread, boosting his HP, mana, intelligence, tenacity, and calculation ability…
[Mythical Skill 『Dimensional Study Room』 ]
▶Time Dilation: 2.0x
And then, the Dimensional Study Room’s 2x speed buff was added.
Kyung-joon’s speed instantly doubled!
Whoosh!
“Huh?”
“Heh, what?”
A gust of wind swirled behind Kyung-joon as he sped past.
He had already slipped through the beastkin and arrived in front of the giant mutated bear’s left leg.
Dense mana gathered in his hand.
[Unique Skill 『Ultrasonic Vibration Mana Dagger (Lv.2)』 ]
[Summons a mana dagger that vibrates 40,000 times per second.]
Bzzzzt! Crackle!
Kyung-joon’s ultrasonic vibrating mana clashed head-on with the bear’s dark mana!
“GRAAAH!”
The Mutated Minto Morco cried out in pain!
“The attack…… it worked?”
“He pierced the dark mana armor in one go?!”
“What is that……?!”
“Gasp……! B-behind you!”
“GRAAAH!”
The Mutated Minto Morco reflexively counterattacked Kyung-joon.
Black bear claws filled with dark mana!
With only 121 HP, this was practically a guaranteed game over for Kyung-joon!
However……
Kyung-joon was already on the move.
‘Based on its arm length, about 2 meters inwards.’
Thud.
The bear’s dark mana claws grazed right past him.
And then……
He crossed his Ultrasonic Vibration Mana Dagger right below that strike.
Bzzzzt! Crackle!
Kyung-joon’s Ultrasonic Vibration Mana Dagger tore through the bear’s arm!
“GRAAAH?!”
The Mutated Minto Morco howled in pain once more!
It tried to attack again, but hitting Kyung-joon, who was experiencing time at double speed, was impossible.
Of course, it wasn’t just the bear that was struggling.
It was also difficult for Kyung-joon to inflict significant damage on the Mutated Minto Morco.
‘I can use the vibrations to disrupt the mana armor and damage its main body, but the dagger’s damage output is too low. Plus, with its regeneration ability, any damage I inflict will just heal over time.’
He needed to hit it with a stronger attack.
‘It’s too flimsy to use the Ultrasonic Vibration Mana Dagger as a whip, and if I simply increase its size, it becomes harder to control the vibrations. Damn it, if only I could completely shatter that dark mana armor, even for a second……’
Crackle! Bzzzzt!
“GRAAH! GRAAAAAH!”
A few exchanges and screams later……
Kyung-joon retreated and shouted,
“Brave Fang! Switch out! Buy me some time with your comrades!”
“Alright……! You guys! Are you going to leave everything to the black-haired brother? Let’s go!”
“Let’s goooo!”
Kyung-joon fell back, entrusting the front lines to the beastkin for the moment.
He then asked Ezeri, who was providing support buffs from the rear,
“Ezeri, can you also create that Light Enchant Scroll that the tiger gentleman used?”
“I can make it, but…… I don’t think it will do much damage judging by what I’ve seen.”
Boom! Crash! Boom!
Brave Fang was relentlessly pummeling the mutated bear with his Light-enchanted gauntlet.
Although the mana armor was partially neutralized with each strike, it regenerated quickly, preventing any significant damage.
Kyung-joon then said,
“Try creating it using the new writing method I researched.”
“W, What?”
Kyung-joon had thrown in his trump card.
The Kyung-joon style writing method inscription method, a Unique-grade scroll magic he had recently developed.
If it worked, it might just be possible.
Enchanting a light magic capable of completely negating the bear’s dark mana armor.
“Impossible! We don’t even have a dedicated scroll yet!”
“That’s true if it were my mana. But with your mana, Ezeri, it’s possible.”
Kyung-joon’s method of manipulating mana was entirely scientific.
After all, he had learned magic independently through science.
But Ezeri was different.
Her way of handling mana was the elven way.
Elven magic, based on ancient traditions and seeking harmony with nature.
Naturally, all existing magic scrolls were based on this principle.
Therefore, it was only natural that existing scrolls, based on the elven method, couldn’t handle Kyung-joon’s scientific approach.
Just as Kyung-joon’s method required a dedicated scroll, scrolls made by elves had to follow the elven way.
“So, what I’m suggesting is that we try creating it again, not my way this time, but your way, Ezeri.”
If they did that, they might be able to apply the newly developed Unique inscription method to an existing scroll.
“My way……? That’s impossible……”
Ezeri’s eyes were trembling.
Kyung-joon recognized that look.
It was the look of resignation and frustration born from endless failures.
“I’m terrible at creating new things…… I lack creativity… That’s why I’m still stuck as a Master’s student after more than 10 years……”
“No, that’s not true.”
After a week of collaborative research with Ezeri, Kyung-joon had realized something.
She was by no means incompetent.
And if there was one more thing he believed in……
“Creating something new, that thing called creativity, isn’t all that special. No scientist in history has ever created something from nothing. You know that too, Ezeri, after spending the past week researching with me, right?”
For the past week, she had been doing science, not magic, under Kyung-joon’s guidance.
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