I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 210

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏𝟎

「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」

Ring!

【Echinacea Lianqi】

▶Level 61

▶Ability Scores

【Stamina: B-】

【spiritual power : A】

【Spellcraft: B-】

【Mental Strength: A-】

▶Traits (5/10)

【Recluse (A+)】

【Siphoning Vitality (A)】

【Observer (B+)】

【Venomous (B-)】

【Emergency Evasion (B-)】

A woman calmly observes the situation from the front, with her colleagues including Luke Pensallot.

She has a considerably high level, but her ability scores and traits are not particularly special.

However, I, who have thoroughly memorized the original story, know very well that all of that is a deception.

「𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 . . . . . .」

It’s probably still too much for now.

She wouldn’t let her guard down with me, a complete stranger, and for now, we’ve met as enemies.

That’s why I put my thoughts aside and first took a quick look at the people standing in front of me.

「. . .𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙙 𝙪𝙥?」

With Bi-hyeong, Hektel, and Xiao Chen gone, there should only be a total of four remaining Yahwak members.

However, the ones who appeared through the ritual included two more people besides them.

I had been somewhat prepared, but the situation unfolding differently from the original story made my mind involuntarily complicated.

「𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨.」

I hurriedly used my sentiment to check their identities, and to be honest, I couldn’t help but be completely bewildered.

【Dwight Gayle】

▶Level 61

【Allan Kruger】

▶Level 69

「. . .𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚?」

Allan Kruger.

He is the main villain of the sequel series, nicknamed the Body Snatcher, and is also the sworn enemy of the Kruger family, who are related to Johan.

As I mentioned before, he was a character who appeared much later in the future, so meeting him here was quite unexpected.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝.」

However, even so, Dwight was also a real powerhouse with a level over 60.

And at that point, I realized why this had happened.

「𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙠.」

Since I had quickly disposed of the three Yahwak members, there was a big gap in their power.

So, it was obvious that they would call in new power to fill it before proceeding with their plans.

「𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 」

Thinking about it logically, there was definitely a possibility that this could happen. It was my fault for simply judging the situation as a matter of addition and subtraction.

「𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨.」

We had exorcists from the headquarters on our side as well, but even so, we were outnumbered in terms of power.

I, too, had only intended to stall for time, and I had not had the slightest thought that we could defeat the Yahwak members with this group.

But now, two more people had been added, and one of them was an unbelievably formidable powerhouse whose strength was immeasurable.

If we faced them head-on, we would definitely lose. I had to come up with some kind of plan.

So, I immediately approached Yoon Hae-cheol and whispered to him.

“We have to abandon the headquarters.”

“What? What’s with this sudden nonsense?”

“The worst situation can be avoided by abandoning equipment and materials and evacuating all personnel.”

Honestly speaking, it was ridiculous.

The Exorcism Headquarters was not just a simple structure, starting with its symbolism.

Losing the equipment, countless materials, and the familiar space within it would certainly hinder our future activities.

“But we have to do it. If not, do you think you can stop them all, Yoon Hae-cheol?”

“. . . . . . .”

Even if Yoon Hae-cheol didn’t know the details, he must have sensed it intuitively.

That in this situation, we could never win.

“Then, let’s just stall for time until the people can evacuate?”

“To be honest, I can’t guarantee that either. We just have to try.”

Yoon Hae-cheol scratched his head nervously and immediately operated the equipment to send a radio message to the headquarters.

So now, all that was left was to buy time until everyone at the headquarters evacuated, just as Yoon Hae-cheol had said.

At that moment, the Yahwak members began to move.

“I’ll go to the headquarters first. Take care of this and follow me.”

“Tsk, always taking the fun parts for yourself.”

After saying that, Luke Pensallot immediately used the ritual to fly up to the building, followed by the elderly giant Baek Woong-gyu.

Thus, a highly disadvantageous match of 5 vs. 4 was formed.

Everyone was aware of that fact, so the Yahwak members adopted a very relaxed attitude.

“So, what are we going to do about the rest?”

“. . .I’ll take care of the man over there. You guys figure out the rest.”

“Very well.”

Drax, who had stepped forward first, exchanged meaningful glances with Yoon Hae-cheol, and Emeris gazed at us all with a very pleasant smile.

Like her nickname, the Soul Collector, she was gauging which prey was the most desirable.

“You. . . have a somewhat strange scent.”

“. . . . . . .”

The one she had singled out was Han Seo-ah. That reminded me of a debate that had been going on for a while in the previous community.

「𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝?」

There was no mention of it in the 1st installment, but there were some who pointed out that her sorcery contained traces of witchcraft.

In that case, it was only natural that she would be drawn to Seo-ah, who had inherited the knowledge of witches.

「𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 . . . . . .」

I, who possess the Witch’s Echo trait, was also highly likely to be included in that group.

As expected, she soon pointed a finger at me and continued speaking.

“. . .And what is this? It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a spirit in this form. What happened? I guess I’ll find out once I get my hands on it.”

As she stepped forward, a woman followed Emeris as if to help. It was Echinacea Lianqi, the person I had been keeping an eye on.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙩.」

Honestly, there was no way we could win against either of them.

However, it was fortunate that we could face the two people I had the most information on.

“So-ye, are you okay?”

“. . .I can handle things like tripping them.”

Once the matchups were set, Yoon Hae-cheol asked Ban So-ye, who was the only one left, a worried question.

Of course, Ban So-ye was the strongest among us, so it made sense for her to take on the two of them.

However, among the two remaining opponents, Ellen Kruger was definitely no ordinary person.

Ban So-ye might not be able to hold out for long and could collapse, which would completely ruin the entire situation.

So, after thinking about the possibilities, I sighed and summoned Geusdae and Do-young to attach them to Ban So-ye.

“This is. . . . . .?”

“It will help.”

To be honest, I was in a hurry, but if she got taken out, the rest of us would just collapse one after another from the combined attack.

So, we finally faced our enemies and each moved to a battleground that was advantageous to us.

“Should I take the woman in front?”

“No, she’s not an opponent you can win against in a head-on fight.”

With both the Growth Acceleration and Long-term Chronic traits, Han Seo-ah had grown beyond recognition after experiencing the 2nd Night Parade of a Hundred Demons incident.

However, even so, her abilities were not yet at the level to rival the top powerhouses.

That’s why it was important for us to make use of the information we had about our opponents and not fight battles we couldn’t win.

“She looks pretty good, but . . . . .is she really anything special?”

Emeris, who had conveniently waited for us to finish our conversation, soon chuckled and threw a straw doll forward.

Swish!

Thud.

“Let me think about it. . . . . .how I’m going to process your souls.”

The straw doll, which had fallen and rolled on the dirt floor, soon raised itself by its own hands and slowly began to approach us.

I could sense Seo-ha, who was next to me, getting nervous at the strange and ominous sight.

However, that was because she didn’t know its true nature. On the contrary, if she had known about it beforehand, she wouldn’t have had to worry about it at all.

「𝙏𝙬𝙤, 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚, 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧.」

I counted the exact timing in my head, and as soon as the straw doll reached a certain distance, I immediately threw a talisman and cast a spell.

“Barrier-Eating Void.”

Whoosh!

Boom!

Then, the doll’s body, which had suddenly accelerated and jumped up, collided with my spell.

The result was a perfect offset.

The net-shaped spell that had been about to shoot out of the straw doll’s mouth was completely shattered, leaving no trace.

「𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨.」

However, what was natural to me was not necessarily so to others.

Emeris, taken aback by my perfect response, began to tilt her head for the first time.

“What are you. . . . . .have you ever seen me fight before?”

“Well, it just seemed that way.”

And Seo-ah was not one to miss that opening.

The three strands of spiritual power that had been shot out by the advanced spell she had cast aimed at Emeris from different directions.

“Crimson Grass.”

Rustle.

Crash!

It was truly exquisite timing, but her opponent’s reaction speed was even faster.

Echinacea Lianqi, who had been standing behind her, lightly cast a spell, and Seo-ah’s attack was completely blocked.

“. . .Oppa, that woman is pretty strong too.”

“You don’t have to push yourself. Our goal is just to stall for time.”

I had kept the companion trait in mind, but I honestly thought she was pushing herself too hard. Fortunately, Seo-ah was keeping up with the pace of the battle to some extent, as befitting the main character’s party.

However, we couldn’t let our guard down.

We had only exchanged the first blows, and our opponents hadn’t even thrown any real punches yet.

“Interesting. You seem to have gained more experience than I expected?”

The emotion in Emeris’ expression was a slight surprise that she was better than expected, nothing more and nothing less.

And soon, she took out eight straw dolls, just like the one before, and lined them up in the air.

“If you can stop it, try stopping this too. Oh, and the show’s over now.”

Her new form disappeared into thin air like the wind, along with the dolls that had straightened up.

I almost missed her movements for a split second. I immediately extended my shadow to summon Ggong-sam-yi and Eve, and restrained Emeris, who had suddenly appeared behind Seo-ah.

And with my remaining hand, I once again composed the Barrier-Eating Void ritual and slowly read the timing.

“Your reflexes are good, but that alone won’t be enough?”

“Probably not.”

The dolls jumped up one by one with different time intervals, but I had expected that and cast the spell without any panic.

However, this time, I twisted the structure a little.

“Barrier-Eating Void.”

The curse that broke the barrier hit the doll that was in the front, and it immediately began to look for its next target, devouring the barrier that the doll had shot out.

And when that was repeated exactly seven times, the straw dolls had already lost their strength and were all crumpled on the ground.

“You see.”

“. . . . . . .”

At my response, Emeris’ expression, which had been consistently relaxed, finally began to turn hostile.

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