Episode 260: The Leader
– Whiriliririk!
At that moment, something whitish flew in from ahead.
We stood aside and could vaguely make out its shape as it passed by.
It was a shining white hammer.
“… … !”
Dang Gyu-yeong quickly turned his head and stared ahead, wondering who had thrown the hammer.
Then, soon, the grass rustled and a male student walked out.
A sturdy build like a bear, gently curved eyes, and a soft expression that seems to be smiling or not.
It was Vice President Oh Se-hoon.
Although we were still wearing black clothes and masks, he seemed to recognize our identities at a glance and spoke to us.
“Kyuyoung, honestly, I’m a little surprised. It was a plan that had been prepared for quite some time, but I didn’t know it would come through like this.”
Dang Gyu-yeong immediately took off his mask, apparently deciding that trying to get away would be useless.
Since I would have to use shadow magic to overcome someone as powerful as the leader anyway, it was only a matter of time before my identity was revealed.
“You definitely prepared a lot. You hit the jackpot. Is that Seungjae’s drawing?”
“That’s right, Seungjae is the one planning all the big operations these days.”
“Somehow. But what are you doing here?”
The question is why, as a leader of a vanguard, you are not participating in the operation but rather are staying in a corner of the forest.
The corners of Oh Se-hoon’s mouth formed a soft curve.
“Because Seungjae was so nice to me, I had nothing else to do. So I was walking around, thinking I’d take a walk and prepare for the unexpected. Now that we’ve met like this, I think it was a good decision.”
“… … .”
After glancing at Dang Gyu-young, who was frowning, Oh Se-hoon looked at me this time.
“Kim Hoya, I’m very disappointed. If you keep breaking the rules, we’ll have no choice but to discipline you.”
“Why do you think this guy is Kim Ho?”
Could it be someone else?
Dang Gyu-young tried to set up a smoke screen, but it didn’t work on Oh Se-hoon.
“I think I’ve said this before, but you two have very similar vibes.”
“……okay?”
Dang Gyu-yeong tried to like it, but then hurriedly controlled her expression.
And then he stopped talking.
“Isn’t that just your opinion?”
“Right, that’s my feeling. But won’t I find out soon?”
Oh Se-hoon started to prepare for battle, as if he was about to start.
– Paat –
Light gathers in both hands, one hand taking the shape of a large shield, the other of a hammer.
That hammer they just sent flying at us.
With this, his class has also been confirmed.
‘Hammer Paladin.’
Paladin is a branch of the Paladin class.
It has strong defenses and uses a variety of divine magic, making it very difficult to deal with.
The difference from a paladin is that he somewhat sacrifices the defensive power of a knight and focuses on divine magic.
‘To put it simply, it’s a magic swordsman.’
Sehun Oh said with a smile.
“May I make a suggestion? The others will be here soon, but if you can get past me or shake me off before then, I’ll pretend that nothing that happened here ever happened.
“What are you doing, saying such things?”
When Dang Gyu-yeong asked with a surprised expression, the smile on his lips grew a little deeper.
“Since you’re already here, I hope you work hard. I think it’ll motivate you a little more.”
Besides, even though he didn’t say it directly, he must have confidence that Dang Gyu-yeong and I could win if we worked together.
It wasn’t a bad offer for us.
It is a foregone conclusion that I will confront Oh Se-hoon in some way.
So I exchanged glances with Dang Gyu-yeong and nodded at the same time.
And he began to prepare for battle by raising his mana.
There is a tense atmosphere in the room.
‘It would be better not to use forbidden skills.’
If you can definitely take him down, then it wouldn’t matter, but a third-year student council president-level paladin would easily withstand even an Inferno Fist.
I will also release the Hyeonumokmaji debuff with a skill that removes it.
Then, it would be like only informing us of the existence of a forbidden skill without any results.
thus,
‘Whether I win or lose, I’ll have to decide with my wind skills.’
[Use ‘octopus legs’.]
[Use ‘amplify’.]
[‘Wind Barrier’ grade increases. (C+→A+)]
[‘Windforce’ rank increases. (C+→A+)]
[‘Spiral Explosion’ grade increases. (C+→A+)]
[‘Chillwind’ rank increases. (E+→C+)]
[Duration 00:09:59]
[Reuse Wait Time 21:19:59]
Amplification was cast several times with the octopus leg, but there was only one characteristic that could be passed on to the grant right away.
[Grants ‘Distortion’ to the target.]
-Whew—
Dang Gyu-yeong spoke with his lips while surrounding the wind barrier.
‘You don’t have to knock it down, you know?’
‘I know, me too.’
The goal is to either get through or shake off Oh Se-hoon.
In that case, it would be a good idea to have one person distract or tie up the other while the other runs away.
So the moment Oh Se-hoon opens his mouth,
“It looks like you’re ready. Then let’s begin.”
“Okay then!”
– Blame!
Dang Gyu-yeong and I immediately split up and started running.
Sehun Oh stood there for a moment and looked back and forth between the two of us.
“It would be better to follow Kim Ho.”
He started chasing me, targeting me.
From the very fact that I, a mere first-year student, was moving in with Dang Gyu-yeong, something fishy was brewing.
Actually, I was holding the Cube of Life too.
Instead of running away diligently, Dang Gyu-yeong turned around and ran back the way he came.
“Oh, that thing has such a keen eye.”
And then, grumbling, he sent the shadow butterflies flying away.
Sehun Oh swatted away the butterflies with his shield and at the same time threw the hammer he was holding at me.
– Whiriliririk!
A shining hammer flies in, spinning around and around.
I dodged by moving to the side, but two more hammers were flying towards me, as if I had summoned them at some point.
As I dodge the thieves by zigzagging, two more fly in.
Not only that, the hammers I had previously avoided did not disappear, but they circled around me like satellites and flew at me repeatedly.
‘You have good control.’
As expected from a leader, he doesn’t just throw the hammer away, he also knows how to control each and every one of them in detail.
Plus, the numbers will increase here, so it will become increasingly difficult to avoid them.
thus,
‘I have no choice but to throw it away.’
-Whew!
[Windforce]
[Twister]
A whirlwind of physical force enveloped the sapling.
I dodge the hammer that’s flying at me with that, but its trajectory changes and it lands on the ground.
Oh Se-hoon smiled as if he was happy.
“Yeah, you did a good job.”
– Whiriliririk!
And then leisurely throw more hammers to replenish them.
At the same time, his body was constantly flashing,
– Flash!
– Flash!
‘Buff stacking.’
After focusing my attention on the hammer, I stack up various buffs such as increased attack power, debuff resistance, and increased speed.
Indeed, the speed at which Oh Se-hoon was chasing after him became faster and faster.
The hammer also became heavier and heavier, so when it was struck by a sapling, it did not crash into the ground but instead regained its speed and pursued.
Dang Gyu-yeong wasn’t just watching.
Shadow hands rose from under Oh Se-hoon’s feet and grabbed him.
Because of this, he was tied to one spot for a few seconds,
– Pfft!
A halo of light spread out around him, and the shadowy hands scattered like dust.
It looks like you used a debuff removal skill.
Of course, those few seconds were enough time for Dang Gyu-yeong to use his next spell.
[Shadow Leap]
Then, the ground beneath Oh Se-hoon’s feet began to shake, and Dang Gyu-young suddenly rose up.
He stabs and cuts fiercely with the daggers he holds in both hands.
Oh Se-hoon said as he blocked them one by one with a shield and responded by hitting them with a hammer.
“I think my skills have improved. It’s a bit more difficult than before.”
“You seem very relaxed for something like that.”
Dang Gyu-yeong answered, gritting his teeth.
In fact, even while busy exchanging blows, Oh Se-hoon occasionally threw a hammer at me.
– Whiriliririk!
There are already more than ten hammers circling around me.
‘I guess I’ll start using it soon.’
You must have collected a lot of hammers, it was time for the linking machine to come in.
So I was ready to react at any moment while maintaining my speed, and as expected, a faint wave of mana came from behind.
[Detonate Light]
– Paaaaat!!
The glowing hammers exploded all at once, turning the surroundings white.
Immediately I took a step forward.
[Ghostless]
– Swish… … .
And with a sliding movement, he escaped the range of the explosion.
“… … !”
Oh Se-hoon looked a little flustered, as if he hadn’t expected me to avoid the link.
Even because of the ghost shadow, I lost track of myself for a moment.
‘If we want to counterattack, now is the time.’
I reached forward, planting the sapling in the ground.
[branch line]
[Chillwind]
[Windforce]
[Spiral explosion]
-Whiooooo—!
A fierce whirlwind blew around Oh Se-hoon and Dang Gyu-young.
Dang Gyu-yeong had already suffered from my wind magic many times, so he quickly used Shadow Leap to dodge what was about to happen.
The wind that had been gathering and compressing continuously caused a huge explosion,
– Kwaaaaang—!
“Excellent.”
The next moment, Oh Se-hoon’s voice was heard from above my head.
Let’s kick the floor immediately and step back,
– Kwung—!
The hammer comes down and a shock wave is created.
‘Then that’s right.’
Dang Gyu-young knows how to use Shadow Leap, but doesn’t Oh Se-hoon, who is more skilled than him, have a similar skill?
As expected, he flew over my head just before being hit by the spiral blast.
Using the short-distance teleportation skill, Blink.
Sehun Oh, who was following closely, swung the hammer.
And he keeps praising me.
“There’s nothing to criticize about his skill and psychological warfare. I would believe him even if he said he was a second-year student.”
“You are too kind.”
Soon after, Dang Gyu-yeong also joined in with a shadow leap, and we started a close combat 2 vs. 1.
A combination of a shadow dagger, a shining hammer, wind with physical power, divine power, a sapling, and a shining shield.
“… … .”
But not long after, Oh Se-hoon suddenly stopped in his tracks.
The hammers that had been circling around without rest have all been collected.
He said with a soft smile.
“Should we stop here for today?”
There were sounds of approaching figures from all directions.
It must be the leader, Bona Mana.
There were flashes of light and loud noises, but it was impossible not to notice.
We lost since we failed to catch up in time.
I bowed politely to Oh Se-hoon.
“I learned a thing or two, senior.”
“Yeah, Kim Hoya. You fought well. And Gyuyoung too.”
“… … .”
On the other hand, Dang Gyu-yeong just pouted his lips with a pouty face.
Soon the leaders came rushing in and surrounded us,
– Kukukukuku… … .
A wooden door rose a little way away.
Beyond the open door, the sight of the poor leadership is reflected.
Then, Kwak Seung-jae walked out and bowed his head to Oh Se-hoon.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“No, you’ve suffered the most. Let’s go now.”
We followed them into the pilot’s office.
The supporters ate it all
