I Want To Save the Academy Time-Limited Madman - Chapter 116



116 – 9. How to Win Against a Monster (44) – How to Win Against a Monster.

The moment the two swords touched, a massive collision occurred.

“I can’t keep up with the speed…”

Those watching the live broadcast held their breath.

Yemje, the king of monsters, who wielded sword and fire at an expert level, and Diarus, Pavelda’s disciple, who inherited the power of all the dead spirits.

It was a fight where either side could win, without any surprises.

In reality, the two swordsmen clashed without retreating, exchanging blows with all their might. They had already exceeded 50 moves.

Each time their swords clashed, the shockwave sent a ringing in their ears. Yet, no one complained.

They simply watched the two swordsmen.

“This is… a crazy fight.”

Every time Diarus swung his sword, their hearts raced.

When the black-haired man parried Yemje’s sword, people felt a thrill.

I hope he wins.

They wanted the black-haired man they were watching to triumphantly defeat his enemy.

“Stocks and all, just let him win.”

“We’ve come this far, so if we lose, it’s going to be even more frustrating. We’ve gone all-in, so let’s just win.”

Even those who had been criticizing Diarus began to cheer him on.

“…He’s getting pushed back.”

Despite the crowd’s cheers, Diarus’s sword began to slow down.

“Is he going to lose again?”

“That’s likely. If he loses here, it’ll be his nth failure. Haullen Diarus, that guy, is ultimately a failure. He’s just wasting money…”

“There’s no need to watch anymore. A miserable time is approaching.”

The red aura was devouring the black aura. People naturally began to predict Diarus’s defeat.

Seeing this, Count Rauer’s blood rushed to his head. Enraged, he shouted loudly, as if to make everyone hear.

“What are you doing, Diarus?! You’ve come this far, so you have to win! You said you’d reach the end of the 13th floor!”

People were taken aback, staring at him. Count Rauer had already forgotten that he was being held captive by the Haullen Empire and was shouting loudly.

“I may not be the only one, but I know! You will definitely win! That’s why I invested in you! Ignore those who change their attitude according to the situation, you trash!”

Count Rauer thought of himself as a person without emotions or tears.

“What’s with the trash talk?! Look at you, Count Rauer! Your words are too harsh!”

“Why are you being so emotional today? You’re not usually like this.”

To make money, to succeed, to revive the Rauer family, he had to become a cold and calculating person who didn’t care about anything.

The reason he cheered Diarus on was also just a ploy to raise his stocks. He could confidently say that not a single genuine sentiment was involved.

“I know!”

So, this was a lie.

“You will definitely win!”

Count Rauer didn’t know.

He was a coward, a petty person who loved money, an opportunist, and not even a good father.

He was bad at lying.

As if he had heard Count Rauer’s words, Diarus’s sword began to move again.

The black aura merged with the red aura, creating a fierce battle with Yonghosaeng. Count Raur was overjoyed and continued to speak.

“That’s it! That’s Haullan Dyer’s sword!!”

Count Raur didn’t know.

He didn’t even dream that he was genuinely supporting Dyer.

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It’s a strong opponent.

An unbelievably strong opponent.

Dyer wielded his sword, taking a deep breath. He received the power of almost all the spirits present. With hatred in his heart, he made a promise to them.

He would definitely defeat the monster in front of him.

“Has my speed slowed down? Am I already at my limit?”

Even with the power of all the spirits, it was still insufficient.

There was a reason why Dyer, with his black hair, had lost several times.

The wound he received from Surta remained. On the other hand, the wound Dyer inflicted on Surta was quickly recovered due to the unquenchable flame.

Although it seemed like a fair fight on the surface, in reality, one side was being dominated.

“Phew.”

In the end, to win this fight, he had to inflict a wound that couldn’t be healed.

“Huh? Are you trying to use magic?”

Dyer, with an evil grin, held his staff. Surta laughed as if it was ridiculous.

Since the ‘Seol-gwi’ cast a spell on Surta, he had become a true monster that no magic could affect.

“How foolish. I’m not affected by magic.”

A black sphere burst out of the staff. Dyer glared at Surta and opened his mouth.

“That’s something I have to do.”

The black sphere absorbed everything around it, growing larger and larger. Yet, Surta was unaffected, continuing to fight Dyer with his sword.

The black sphere continued to grow, pulling everything towards it. Yet, Surta remained unscathed.

Despite this, Dyer continued to maintain the enormous mana-draining black sphere.

“Kuk!”

“Didn’t your sword slow down from using so much mana?”

Surta’s sword scratched Dyer’s arm, causing a slight injury that felt like being burned by fire, inflicting immense pain.

Despite this, Dyer continued to pour mana into the black sphere.

“What’s… going on now?”

Zzzt!

“You said magic doesn’t work on you?”

Dyer, who had seen Surta directly, realized at once. He wasn’t immune to magic; he was just holding an enormous shield.

Perhaps even Surta didn’t know that fact.

“You…!”

The enormous shield that held such power was almost broken.

It seemed that Dyer had been taking damage and accumulating it until now.

“What have you done to me!”

“The shield broke because of it.”

Finally, Dyer’s enormous amount of mana broke Surta’s shield.

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A black sphere engulfed Surta.

“kk!!”

“Haa…”

Dias, who had used almost all his mana, was exhausted.

“You’re really a monster.”

Unlike the troll whose body was torn apart and killed, Surta’s body didn’t get torn apart by the black sphere.

Instead, he burned the sphere with flames and escaped.

“..Heh heh. Who’s calling who a monster? You’re the monsters!”

Although Dias was exhausted, Surta wasn’t in a perfect state either.

Since his body was torn apart by the sphere, his recovery was limited. He had bled for the first time in a long while.

“How dare a human like you try to defeat me!!”

Enraged, Surta raised his sword, preparing for the final blow.

“I have to defeat you to save Vivian’s chairman.”

Dias also drew his sword, taking a stance.

The King of Flames, accompanied by a massive blaze, charged towards Dias.

Dias took a stance, calmly waiting for his attack.

During his training days, his master had told him about users of the aura.

“If you meet someone that strong, you should run away immediately. Your life is always the most precious thing.”

“Is there no way to win?”

“If a trainee like A can use the aura, they’ll still lose. A skilled inspector can also release the aura.”

“…So there’s no way?”

“There is a way.”

“What is it?”

“The range of the sword is limited, just like the aura. If you get very close to the user, you can surprisingly easily avoid the aura. And then, BAM! Heh heh.”

“Sometimes, Master can be a bit scary.”

“…Don’t talk nonsense and focus on your training. I explained it to you in detail, but…”

Surta’s sword glowed red. He was planning to release the aura and crush Dias’ body.

Even when he got within the effective range, Dias didn’t dodge Surta. He was confident in his victory and released the aura.

“What’s going on…?”

The black-haired inspector didn’t get hit by the aura.

He was positioned closer than his own sword.

“Goodbye.”

He was killed.

“Damn it!!”

As Surta cursed, Dias’ sword pierced through Surta’s abdomen.

The black aura engulfed the red aura.

The ghosts Surta had killed grabbed his flames and devoured them.

The flames lost their power, and Surta fell.

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“Heh… heh… heh heh heh…”

As Diargas approached the fallen Surta, Surta laughed maniacally.

His appearance was extremely grotesque. The human skin that covered his body was torn, revealing the monster’s body underneath.

It was as if the monster had taken off its human disguise.

Diargas looked at him and said,

“When did you, the king of monsters, start wearing a human mask?”

Surta’s face, which had been laughing insanely, suddenly turned red with rage.

“Shut up! I’ll kill you, a mere human! Do you think this will end like this?!”

“Surta.”

“I’ll tie your limbs to a beast and rip them apart! I’ll cut off your head and hang it on the street, trampling on it!”

“Surta.”

“Hehehe. I’ll feed your body to the dogs! Just like what you humans did to my only friend!!”

“Surta.”

“I hate humans!! I’ll kill all the humans who killed my friend until my flames of anger are extinguished!!”

The human skin that Surta wore was that of his only friend, Sig, who had died.

Even in his dying moments, Sig’s name came to mind.

When Surta was the king of monsters, he met human Sig and formed a friendship. The two quickly became close, and Sig became his only friend.

“Humans call me a ‘monster’ and fear and hate me. Why don’t you fear me?”

“Because my friend isn’t that kind of monster.”

He, who had harbored resentment towards humans, wanted to make peace after meeting Sig.

Just then, he heard the news that the Emperor was coming to the Berdiya Mountains. They were looking for a place to build an academy.

“Surta, I’ll persuade the Emperor to create a place for humans and monsters to coexist.”

“…Can you really do that? What if the Emperor turns against us?”

“The Emperor is a broad-minded and kind person. He’ll surely understand our sincerity!”

“I understand, Sig. Thank you always.”

His only friend had prepared a place for him.

Surta bowed his head in greeting when he met the Emperor.

“Kill them all.”

The moment he heard those words, one by one, Surta’s subordinates fell. It was only then that he realized.

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It was betrayal.

“I trusted you like that!!”

In a rage, Surta fled deep into the mountains with the remaining monsters, defending against human attacks.

One day, a human came to find him secretly.

“Surta… it’s me.”

It was Sig, who had betrayed him.

“Look, Sig, it seems I’ve won after all.”

In anger, Surta drew his sword and said, “You’re finished.”

“Really, really sorry, Surta. The Emperor broke his promise with me and suddenly attacked the monsters.”

“Do you expect me to believe that now?! Even if it’s true, what difference does it make now? You’re just like the other humans, no better!”

Sig, who had apologized repeatedly, took out a piece of paper.

“What’s this?”

“It’s the Emperor’s confidential operation document. He’s planning to kill all the monsters! Surta! We have to escape from this place as fast as possible.”

Sig said so and turned back.

Surta couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.

“You humans…”

Thanks to Sig’s help, the remaining monsters were able to escape safely.

Surta finally felt guilty towards his friend. They had promised to believe in each other no matter what situation came.

“I should apologize first.”

He went to meet Sig to apologize and confirm that he was safe.

Sig was dead.

His neck was severed, and his head was displayed on a pole.

His body was trampled by people, covered in dirt and dust.

His arms and legs were torn apart, exposing his bones.

It was said that he died as a punishment for betraying humans and siding with monsters.

On that day, Sig had risked his life to meet him.

His only friend was dead.

Sig was dead.

He didn’t die at the hands of a monster, but at the hands of a human.

Surta drew his sword and slaughtered all the humans around him.

He then picked up his friend’s corpse and wore it on his back, just like his own body.

It was to remember him, his only friend.

As Surta wore his friend’s corpse on his back, he vowed.

“I hate humans.”

“I curse humans.”

“I will kill all the humans who took my only friend away from me.”

“You humans…”

“Surta.”

“You took my irreplaceable friend away from me…”

Tears of blood flowed from Surta’s eyes.

“Who dares to call me a monster?”

“Surta.”

“The monsters are you humans! You’re the ones who took my friend away!”

Surta repeated these words incessantly.

Even though the one speaking wasn’t Diarus, Surta couldn’t recognize him due to his tears of blood.

Diarus met a ghost on the Mount Berdiya.

The ghost, who had lived for many years, made a request to Diarus.

“I made a bet with my friend.”

“A bet? What kind of bet are you talking about?”

“A bet that our friendship wouldn’t change no matter what situation came, and I confidently took the side that it wouldn’t change.”

“Surta.”

“I will kill all humans! I…”

“Surta.”

“…..Who are you?”

Even if I forget everything else, I can’t forget this voice.

Suddenly, Surta remembered what Sieg had said in the past.

“There’s a monster here. A strong monster that’s rejected by everyone, persecuted, and misunderstood.”

“Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?”

“Do you know how to win against this monster, Surta?”

Surta asked as if it was obvious.

“Is it by dominating with power?”

Sieg chuckled and shook his head. Surta, curious, asked again.

“Then, how do you win against this monster?”

Sieg said,

The way to win against the monster is not to reject it, hate it, and dominate with power.

“Look, Surta.”

The way to win against the monster is,

“I won because I understood it.”

It’s about understanding the monster and becoming friends.

“Sieg…?”

Surta’s flames lost their light.