I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 235

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑𝟓

「𝘼𝙨 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. . .」

My Shadow Assimilation trait is also becoming more powerful.

In this case, it took less than a minute for the 2nd phase to occur after receiving a fatal wound.

That was how strongly my body was being influenced by the Shadow Assimilation trait.

“. . .Ugh.”

Luke twists his body, influenced by the curse that’s stronger than expected.

Even though he’s a monster with great power, he’ll have a hard time recovering since he received a terrible curse right after taking significant damage to deal with me.

That was the perfect opportunity.

Cheong So-ha, who caught on to that, immediately put her sword back in its sheath and began to chant a mantra with the emanation of spiritual power.

One of the unique spells engraved on the Blue-White Sword, and her ultimate technique, the grand spell Cheonghwajin.

Luke, who seemed to know what that action meant, endured the curse desperately and began to chant the mantra of the spell.

「. . .𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡.」

A clash between grand spells that could be considered a real sword fight.

I quickly moved my body to avoid getting caught in the aftermath and watched the two people’s responses.

A strong emanation of spiritual power and a violently fluctuating atmosphere.

At the end, the spells that were completed were shot at each other by both sides.

“Cheonghwajin.”

“Ji-hwa-yurin-bon!”

Blam!

Kwaaang!

A loud noise struck, and my eyes flashed. I tried to read the flow of spiritual power by concentrating, but I couldn’t even see an inch ahead.

The clash between the two spells was that great, and its power was beyond imagination.

It wouldn’t be strange even if one side was completely destroyed.

「. . .𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙?」

Cheong So-ha, who was the first to emerge from the dust, was unharmed.

There were no noticeable wounds except for some torn clothes and minor scratches.

However, she seemed to have taken quite a hit, despite her appearance, as Cheong So-ha soon began to bleed black blood from her mouth.

「𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮?」

I knew it, but it’s a power that truly defies common sense.

That was further confirmed by Luke’s appearance, who soon emerged.

「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨.」

Luke was also damaged, but it was nothing compared to Cheong So-ha.

It also meant that he had the upper hand in the clash between the grand spells.

「𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨.」

In fact, the plan I had devised for this battle was only up to this point.

Everything else was improvised, and nothing was particularly prepared.

However, if I can’t defeat Luke in this situation, all my hard work will be in vain.

「𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙪𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝.」

I can’t let that happen. I had to finish him off here somehow.

The only one who could create a variable for that was me.

「𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙤-𝙝𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬.」

In other words, the result won’t change unless I somehow add my strength.

But the method was the problem.

「𝘼𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚.」

If I can’t implement a technique that can affect the grand spells of those two, I won’t be able to achieve victory in the end.

And as far as I know, there was only one thing that could exert that much power with my current skills.

「𝘼 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡.」

That was the only key to victory against Luke.

「𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩?」

As I said earlier, I felt a strange sensation in the 2nd phase of the new Shadow Assimilation.

And there really was a change.

The increase in level and ability score was greater than before, and accordingly, a powerful force was boiling inside my body.

「𝘼 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩.」

Even if you exceed the level requirement, there are many who can’t use grand spells.

Cheong Gi-beom’s second-in-command, Cheong Un-cheol, was like that, and right now, Yoon Hae-cheol couldn’t handle grand spells before Baek Woong-gyu’s death.

Grand spells were the ultimate realm that only those with talent and qualifications could enter.

「𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. . .」

Strangely enough, I don’t feel like it’s impossible.

It might be a kind of illusion brought on by the memories of playing the game in modern times, or it might just be my arrogance.

However, without hesitation, I walked forward and recalled a spell through the Mental Spellbook trait.

After all, this was a mountain that I had to overcome someday.

“. . .I won’t give you the time to play around.”

As expected, he was also a warlock who had exceeded the standard, and Luke was gradually finding his original balance, suppressing the erosion of the curse to a minimum.

However, Luke must also know that it’s dangerous if he doesn’t decide quickly now.

So what Luke chose was to once again deploy a grand spell and decide the outcome for sure.

“World-destroying hammer, soul of ten thousand principles. . .”

As Luke began to chant the mantra, a storm of spiritual power began to consume the surroundings once again.

Cheong So-ha also bit her lip and raised the Blue-White Sword again, and soon the same pattern as before was repeated.

If I can’t do anything about it here, Cheong So-ha will be the one pushed back again.

Accepting the pressure of that fact, I quietly concentrated my mind and drew up my spiritual power.

From the extremities of my body to the most minute units.

I draw all the spiritual power flowing through my body into one place.

The next is the processing.

I relentlessly pour my own righteous will into the pure spiritual power that has begun to take shape.

And it’s the spell and mantra that sublimates it into a spell.

Reading the vast amount of knowledge spread out in my head, I quietly chanted the mantra, forgetting even the throbbing headache.

“Great tiger song, clear mountain, connected profit feet. . .”

Funnily enough, the first thing that came to my mind wasn’t a particularly powerful or special spell.

It was a spell used by a supporting character in the 4th installment of the original series, and it was barely above the cutline for grand spells, to the point that it was called the cutline of the grand spell system among users.

However, because there was no personal bias added to it, its stability was high, and its energy was also pure.

And for some reason, I felt confident.

If it’s this, I’ll definitely be able to handle it as I intended, even if it’s my first time using it.

“Cheonghwajin.”

“Ji-hwa-yurin-bon.”

Bzzzzzt!

The two people’s spells were completed again, and their aftermath began to shake the ground.

However, this time, a clear ray of light flew straight through it.

“Faithful Broken Shadow.”

Screech!

Boooooom!

A stronger shock than before occurred because three grand spells were mixed together. I barely endured it with the help of the shikigami I had gathered, and I got up, grabbing my trembling legs.

「𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩?」

I can’t fail. I also poured almost all of my strength into this one blow.

If I miss this, an excellent opportunity like this will definitely not come again.

“Cough!”

A cough mixed with blood burst out from the dust that began to clear.

What appeared soon after was Luke, who was kneeling on one knee and spitting blood from his mouth.

「. . .𝙄𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠.」

Luke’s eyes were already so clouded that they could be considered half out of his mind, and his appearance was not as perfect as before.

He had definitely taken a hit from this blow.

Someone began to approach unsteadily behind me, who was clenching my fist in triumph.

“I’ll definitely finish him off. . .”

Cheong So-ha’s condition wasn’t very good either, although it was better than Luke’s.

However, her expression was still full of murderous intent.

Cheong So-ha also seemed to be convinced that if she didn’t deal with Luke here, he would return as a threat that would be difficult for her to handle in the future.

“I’ll do it.”

“. . .Are you okay?”

I nodded at Cheong So-ha’s question.

Only then did Cheong So-ha slump to the ground and let out a gasp.

“. . .Please be careful. He’s the kind of person who will bite the opponent’s neck even when he’s unconscious.”

“Yes. I’ll definitely stay focused until the end.”

I nodded at Cheong So-ha’s request and slowly moved to Luke’s side with the shikigami, staring at his face.

Luke, who was already looking at me with eyes that were half out of focus.

He looked pathetic, but on the other hand, he was creepy enough to give me goosebumps.

I could strongly feel that he hadn’t let go of the reins of the match yet.

“You were a tough opponent.”

“It’s not. . .over yet. Cough! Just in this kind of place. . .”

Luke’s ambition, which was to destroy all of the current society and return to the primitive world of power where yokai and humans killed each other.

He must have planned and tried to carry out many things in the future as well.

“But you’ve lost.”

In the end, only the victor can carry out their thoughts.

And the future world I wanted was definitely not like that.

“Can you feel this energy now?”

The noise of the battlefield.

Tens of thousands of wavelengths generated by the collision of spiritual power and spiritual power.

However, there was something else that was gradually covering the area besides those things.

“The last space in the Scapula Chamber is opening.”

“Do you. . .know its true nature? You too. . .”

“The world will return to its original form. Just in a different direction than you think.”

A great disaster that permeated the latter half of the 1st installment of exorcism.

It was now becoming a reality and approaching us.

“This. . .I guess I didn’t have to come out.”

Luke, who felt the disaster, let out a self-deprecating laugh and gave a satisfied smile.

It was a grudge that had been intertwined with his tragic past.

However, it was something I didn’t need to know.

“The world you want will not come.”

“. . .”

“This world isn’t led by insignificant people like me or you.”

Even in this chaotic era that had finally arrived, there were bound to be those who would shine.

And that wasn’t me or Luke, who were at least in this place.

“You’re wrong.”

“. . .”

Faced with my assertion, Luke closed his eyes with a blank look, wondering what he was thinking.

And I didn’t say anything more either.

Anyway, there was no other way but to prove it myself.

“. . .Then, goodbye.”

The Light of Protection, the Hwang family’s physical strengthening spell, and the close combat spell, Empty Blade.

My hand blades, which held the two lights, cut through the air.

Swish!

Thud.

Luke Pensallot, one of the pillars of an era, and the head of the Yahwak, who had great ambitions.

It was the moment when his actions came to an end.

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