I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 232

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑𝟐

Luke and his companions showed themselves without hesitation.

The first to react were, of course, the members of the Four Sovereign Sect who were moving the Demon Desire Jar.

“Luke? What are you doing here?”

“Our goals overlap. Haven’t you noticed?”

Luke’s words, along with his gesture pointing in our direction, immediately put the Four Sovereign Sect detachment on alert.

“. . .Junior. Things seem to be getting complicated.”

“It’s fine. Things haven’t deviated too much from our expectations.”

In fact, it would have been best to see the outcome without Luke’s intervention, but as I mentioned before, I had considered this possibility.

With this, there was no longer any point in hiding.

I led Baek So-yul’s men and Arietta and finally stood before them.

“Nice to meet you again. I’ve been waiting for this day.”

“. . . . . .”

His intense presence alone was palpable, but I tried to ignore it and used my sentiment ability to gauge the detachment’s level.

「𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣.」

To be exact, there were no overwhelmingly powerful individuals.

However, almost all of them were well-trained elites who were well into the mid-50s.

In a situation where we had to seize the Demon Desire Jar, this could be even more troublesome.

“. . .Excuse me, but it seems like we’re at a numerical disadvantage. I think it would be best to retreat for now.”

Baek So-yul’s subordinate, Baek Kang-woo, expressed his unease, even without having to check.

Indeed.

If the two forces were to clash head-on as they were now, we would be the ones who would be ruthlessly crushed.

Accordingly, Baek So-yul’s men were naturally losing their morale.

“Hmm, it seems like things will be easier than I thought.”

Allan Kruger, one of the two companions who had shown up with Luke, said with a nonchalant smile.

And as I checked his appearance, I glanced at the other side of the forest.

「𝙄𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚?」

Honestly speaking, there weren’t many ways to deal with Luke’s involvement in this matter.

The Three Great Houses wouldn’t be able to move because of the Four Sovereign Sect gathering to attract attention, and the Headquarters wouldn’t be able to use their strength easily because of the aftermath of the recent incident.

However, ironically, I was able to find the answer from Allan Kruger, who had joined Luke as his companion.

“It’s going to be harder than you think.”

“What is?”

“They’re all itching to get their hands on them right now.”

As I finished speaking, the sound of several figures approaching rapidly from the other side of the forest began to be felt.

Luke and his party frowned at this, and the Four Sovereign Sect detachment also turned their heads with a click of their tongues.

What appeared from there was a group of westerners exuding considerable momentum.

“. . .The watch is reacting. He really is the one.”

“Haha, wow. I didn’t expect this many.”

Allan Kruger couldn’t hide his embarrassment and let out a hollow laugh after confirming their identities.

They were members of the Kruger family, one of the groups to which Johan, the protagonist of the original work, belonged.

They were true hunters who had fought against taboos all their lives, chasing after their ancestor, Allan, who was called the disgrace of the Kruger family.

And I had made a certain deal with them through my connection with Johan.

I would make Allan Kruger look good, so I asked them to lend me their strength in this fight.

“I should thank you. So, are all of them enemies?”

“Yes, that’s right. The other two are Luke Pensallot and Drax from Yahwak, and the ones behind them are members of the Four Sovereign Sect.”

“They’re all famous figures.”

Even for the Kruger family, they were certainly formidable enemies, but the feelings the other side felt were probably even greater.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙤 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨.」

Both their prestige and their abilities were on par with those of any other prestigious family, and they had even brought all their strength without regard for the family’s secret intentions.

Just looking at John Kruger in front of me, who was over level 60, was enough to say no more.

“Hey, Luke. The Kruger family is dangerous.”

“. . . . . .”

“They are skilled in handling taboos and have hunted countless powerful people with precise teamwork. They could be our nemesis.”

Drax, who had been watching the situation, issued a warning, but Luke didn’t seem inclined to back down easily.

He knew that it would be nearly impossible to face me comfortably now that he had escaped the Three Great Houses’ surveillance net.

「𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩.」

Since I had prepared so much, it would be a great loss for me to let them run away again.

In the end, a situation arose where neither side could back down, and a battle for all the marbles finally began.

“Take care of them!”

“We must protect the item!”

The members of the Four Sovereign Sect calmly assumed a defensive posture even in a situation where they couldn’t understand what was going on.

And at the same time, I quickly made up my mind as I watched the forces that had begun to confront each other.

「𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙅𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩.」

Once I made up my mind, I didn’t hesitate to act.

Arietta nodded as I looked at her, and soon her eyes turned red as she disappeared into the darkness.

I asked John Kruger, who was next to me, for a favor.

“Can you hold them back for a moment?”

“That’s not a problem. They’re all sinners who have dabbled in forbidden techniques anyway. They won’t be able to escape us.”

After all, the Kruger family, who had a knack for dealing with forbidden techniques, wouldn’t be easily defeated, no matter how strong their opponents were.

Reassured by John’s boast, I glanced at Luke’s direction and moved towards the members of the Four Sovereign Sect.

“Only Baek So-yul should follow me, and the rest of you should assist the Kruger family.”

“Did you hear that? You all know what to do.”

“Yes! Understood!”

Baek So-yul had once tried to leave the Baek family and establish her own power, so she had many loyal subordinates under her.

They might be somewhat overshadowed by the presence of everyone here, but they were also capable individuals who could hold their own.

「. . .𝙄𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝.」

Now it was time for me to achieve my original goal in this chaos.

As I moved quickly towards the rear of the Four Sovereign Sect detachment, who were now engaged in battle with the Kruger family, their leader shouted urgently.

“Don’t let them get close!”

Six people rushed towards us at his words.

Each of them was a powerful individual between a 2nd-grade exorcist and a 1st-grade exorcist, but to be honest, that was a big mistake.

“I’ll take care of them quickly.”

“I’ve been waiting for you.”

Perhaps because she was excited about fighting after a long time, Baek So-yul used her family’s unique strengthening technique and shot towards her enemies with explosive force.

Soon, a high-level staff in the shape of a phoenix appeared in her hand, and it began to shatter the enemies’ spells and overturn their formation in an instant.

Whoooosh!

Crackle!

“Ack!”

“Ugh!”

It’s not a surprising result.

As I mentioned before, she was also a genius who stood out among the promising young members of the Baek family.

If given a little more time, she might even reach the special-grade level.

To her, ordinary quasi-1st-grade exorcists were not very difficult opponents.

“Calm down! The enemy is strong! We need to work together!”

The members of the Four Sovereign Sect quickly grasped the enemy’s strength and changed their formation, but unfortunately, it was too late.

A crimson mist that had appeared behind them at some point suddenly turned into invisible blades and began to destroy their formation.

Screech!

Screech!

Clang!

“Kyaaak!”

“There’s something there! Be careful. . . . . .Ugh!”

The Four Sovereign Sect exorcists collapsed instantly, literally without a chance to react.

The one who had created such a spectacle was Arietta, who had previously hidden her figure with her fog transformation ability.

Arietta, who had already begun to awaken the True Noble Blood trait, had reached a level that ordinary people could no longer reach.

As the six of their colleagues collapsed without even being able to respond, their leader panicked and began to lead his men out himself.

He had realized that they were no match for ordinary people.

「𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙅𝙤 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙜-𝙧𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙨 63.」

He’s definitely strong. He’s probably on par with the Four Sovereign Sect’s Branch Leader within this detachment.

However, unfortunately, our achievements had already progressed too far for him to handle alone.

“Giant Ogre, Ox-Head Ogre.”

Rustle.

Pwaaaaah!

『Goooo!』

『Creak.』

As my level reached a certain point, I created new shikigami for the first time in a long time.

Of course, they were no match for my current shikigami, but even so, they possessed a different kind of power than the Fierce Wolf and Bone Bear that I had shown before.

While Jo Wang-rin used his spells to confront the giant shikigami, a giant hand emerged from my shadow, which had slipped behind him, and grabbed his leg.

It was Geusdae.

『Groooo!』

“Ugh!”

Geusdae, who had grabbed Jo Wang-rin, swung him with all his might, and Jo Wang-rin flew like a piece of paper and crashed into the ground.

He seemed to have protected himself somehow because he was also a skilled warrior, but judging from his expression, he seemed to be quite shocked.

“Senior, please.”

“. . .Yeah. Leave it to me.”

Leaving the remaining shikigami and Arietta behind, Baek So-yul and I hurriedly ran towards the place where the Demon Desire Jar was.

Of course, there were a few guards guarding the place, but it wasn’t difficult to take care of them.

In the end, we were soon able to face the strange jar that was emitting an ominous aura.

“This is the Demon Desire Jar. . . . . . .”

Baek So-yul stared at it as if she had lost her mind for a moment, and I also felt a creepy sensation running down my spine.

It’s definitely a dangerous item. If its seal is completely broken, Seoul will really be in disaster.

“Let’s hurry and proceed with the plan.”

At my words, Baek So-yul summoned her spiritual power and picked up the jar, and we hurriedly began to leave the battlefield.

However, before we could even take a few steps, Baek So-yul collapsed to the ground as if she had fainted.

“Ugh, gasp. I’m sorry. I can’t handle. . . . . . .”

At the same time, Jo Wang-rin, who had confirmed this, shouted urgently.

“I don’t know what you’re after, but it’s not something you can handle! Unless you use a special staff and spell, you’ll be cursed just by touching it, so you’d better give up!”

At Jo Wang-rin’s words, I concentrated my power and calmly stared at the flow of energy coming from the Demon Desire Jar.

And then I slowly reached out my hand.

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