I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 252
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Episode 252
Episode 252. Carpathian Invasion (8)
[Main Quest #7]
-Defeat the four lower-level demons!
Slay demons with the Annwood Academy students.
These are the four twin demons that the Four Heavenly Kings, Lizvelt, cherish. If you kill them all, you will be able to deal a great blow to Lizvelt.
From Area 1 to Area 4, demons appear at 6-turn intervals.
You can freely move between areas at any time before, during, or after the battle (moving takes 1 turn).
The demons in each area will automatically disappear 10 turns after appearing.
Earth Demon Amonga (0/1)
Wind Demon Kroger (0/1)
Fire Demon Balamga (0/1)
Water Demon Mabelga (0/1)
Reward: 200exp, 15gold
Additional Reward: ???
Failure Penalty: All stats are reduced by 3 for each demon missed.
? This quest cannot be refused.
As soon as the battle started, a quest window popped up, but I wasn’t at all flustered.
‘Because it’s a quest I’ve always seen.’
At the same time, it was a quest that I had never cleared before.
This is a quest that not only I, but users all over the world have never cleared before.
Tight turn limits are a limitation, but… … .
‘Because there is no way to catch Marvel.’
A whopping shield amount of ‘10,000’ that activates just before death.
A notorious demon that inflicts the pain and penalty of failing the first quest on users.
That was ‘Marvelga’.
Even with my current specs, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to handle it, so you can probably guess how difficult it will be.
‘Well, what’s important right now isn’t Marvel. Focusing on the task at hand is the priority.’
Amonga. The first demon to appear in Area 1.
There was one thing that was different from usual.
‘I expected it, but… it looks like there’s no support from Dargon.’
As soon as Amonga appears, the magic of the 6th circle wizard Dargon explodes, and the fight begins with 50% of Amonga’s HP evaporated.
But there was no sign of that happening.
‘It must be the aftermath of Dwenner taking over as commander of the first year.’
I was hoping that maybe Dwenner would appear and drain HP in some other way, but he didn’t even show up, let alone in some other way.
In other words, you are saying that Amonga must be defeated using only the power of the party members.
‘Amonga’s gimmick is not at a threatening level. The problem is… … .’
The problem wasn’t just that precious ‘turns’ were being wasted.
‘Amonga’s second gimmick, which was supposed to be activated on the first turn, did not activate either.’
It was a natural thing.
The quadruple demons have a new gimmick that activates every time their HP drops below 50%.
‘Amonga’s basic gimmick is to summon two earthworms per turn. And when it drops below 50%, it creates a labyrinth out of stone.’
After making it difficult to approach, it continuously summons ground worms. It wastes the user’s turn with a dozen or so ground worms.
In Carpathia, where every turn is precious, there is no gimmick more annoying than this.
The first time you encounter Amonga in 100% condition. And the worst situation where no additional gimmicks are activated.
But it’s not like there’s no strategy.
I’m an old hand. In this situation, coming up with a new strategy wasn’t a big deal.
‘In order to carry out that strategy… …first, we must eliminate the earthworms and approach Amonga.’
[1 turn]
I moved the alarm that it was the first turn to the corner. At the same time, I quickly looked around the battlefield.
Six earthworms that appeared with Amonga.
One of them met a terrible(?) end at the hands of Luna and Teron, who had formed a temporary alliance.
Is it so bad that there is no way to describe it other than through mosaic?
‘As expected, temporary alliances are a scary cliché!’
It was time to nod.
Dyke’s first original bigi.
Scheitelhauw.
Tuqwaang!
A powerful downward slam from the dyke that causes the ground to shake slightly.
A single earthworm was cut in half beautifully. It was done so neatly that it could have been used as a restaurant dish.
Of course, I won’t eat it.
This leaves four earthworms remaining.
Boom!
Plop-!
A blue manatan flying in from somewhere.
The head of one of the earthworms was crushed and it stopped moving.
Our pufferfish rabbit was Reje’s handiwork.
‘I guess he didn’t run away.’
Well, in a way, it was natural.
The condition for Reze to run away is ‘when he becomes the target of an attack’.
Chijijik-.
‘Certainly… … the hit rate is good, but the attack power is also good.’
A wondrous attack power that can even kill ground bugs in one shot.
This was a huge deal, considering the critical hit hadn’t happened yet.
Queeee-!
At that moment, a ground bug a little ways away from me let out a strange sound.
I ran lightly and arrived in front of the bastard, lowering my sword at the same time.
Zero’s first original secret.
Put your heart into it.
Kkwaduk-!
Kieeeek!
A ground beetle screamed as it was cut so deeply that its upper neck touched the ground.
From the place where it was cut, green liquid continued to spurt out.
Queeee-!
Although he was in a state where he would die if touched, he did not end up dying.
While Dyke and Regé each killed one grub, I only managed to turn one into a snail.
Well, it can’t be helped. I’ve already spent most of my stat points on potential gambling.
It’s fortunate that I was able to raise my stats a little by training with a high level and [Fleur Family], if not for that, I don’t think I would have even lost half my health.
This meant that it was great enough. And from the beginning… … .
‘How can I win against a sword and a gun filled with mana!?’
Of course, if you had used [Illusion] or [Sky Splitting] imitated by [Imitation of God], you would have been able to kill the earthworm in one hit.
Still, the reason why I insisted on using the original secret.
There are many reasons, including cosplaying as an underdog, experimenting for the future, and increasing my skills, but the biggest reason is… .
‘I don’t want to show my skills to Teron, who would become my enemy.’
Teron is the boss of Chapter 2 during the final exam.
There were already a lot of variables, and I didn’t want to create any more.
Anyway, this concludes our first turn.
All that was left were Amonga and three earthworms. This was a pretty good harvest for a first turn.
Now it’s the opponent’s turn.
Three earthworms attacked us, spitting, but did not cause any significant damage.
To begin with, the guy in front of me was on the verge of death.
It was time to brush off the green saliva from my clothes.
“Kyaaaaah! These insolent bastards!”
Knock- knock- knock-!
Two new earthworms appeared with Amonga’s shout.
The boss acting last is a characteristic of classic SRPG games.
Five earthworms and Amonga went to rest.
[2 turns]
At the same time, our second turn began.
I calmly analyzed the current situation.
‘Luna might be tough, but Teron could probably kill the earthworms in one go.’
Then, this turn, one Teron, one Dyke, and one Reze each.
I can handle a total of four if I finish the ground worm I made with my daughter’s skin a little while ago.
‘Luna can deal significant damage next turn if she can drain the remaining grub or get it to approach Amonga.’
It was at that moment that I was about to give such instructions.
“It’s mine!”
“It’s mine!”
Kwajik!
A single earthworm met a gruesome end at the hands of Luna and Teron.
The problem is that after Luna’s attack, Teron continued his attack.
‘No, don’t fight over one thing!’
Crunch!
Boom!
Kwajik!
Dyke, Regé, and I each finished off the ground worms that were my daughter’s.
Although we managed to kill four of them, Luna’s turn was wasted.
It wasn’t good.
“You cheeky bastards!”
The turn passed, and Amonga summoned two more Earthworms.
[3 turns]
There are currently three remaining ground worms, and 100% of Amonga’s blood.
It’s turn 3. No, it’s already the 3rd turn.
After 3 turns, a second demon will appear in Area 2.
‘It only takes one turn to move. But… … .’
Amonga’s blood hasn’t worn off at all. Even the second gimmick hasn’t been activated.
It was the worst case scenario.
The first secret of the Bürn family.
Empowerment.
Wow-!
Teron’s fist dug into the belly of the earthworm.
“Huh.”
Teron laughed, wiping the green fluid off his hands.
The target of ridicule was, of course, Luna.
He laughed at Luna, saying, “Can’t you kill a bug like this with one blow?”
Luna scratched her head at the sight.
“Ah! If only I could just use the rain… … .”
Currently, Luna’s [Ilseom] is sealed by me.
If you allow her to use it, Luna can kill one earthworm per turn… … .
‘Teron knew about Ilseom. If he found out that Luna could really use Ilseom… …then things could get tricky.’
Luna used to use [Ilseom] that felt like an earthworm crawling, but now she uses [Ilseom] that is quite strong.
The Herize family, to which Awin, the student body president, belongs.
And the Byun family, to which Teron belongs, is one of the vassals that follows the Herize family.
The Herize family grew up by destroying the Lester family, so they won’t be happy about Luna’s survival.
In the worst case scenario, Luna’s existence might become known to ‘him’.
‘It’s still too much to deal with him. No, I don’t even have the heart to do that. My goal is the final boss.’
This is what is called an adult’s circumstances.
From Luna’s perspective, she probably doesn’t want to die, so it might be better for her to do what I want.
“shit…….”
Luna shivered. She looked quite upset.
[Ilseom] can’t be used, I can’t show my skills to Teron, it’s already the 3rd turn, but I don’t want to break the quest.
There’s nothing I can do. Since it’s come to this…
He opened his mouth and raised his index finger as if a great idea had occurred to him.
“Haha, in a match like this… … the winner would be whoever catches Wang Geon, right?”
“Wang Geon?”
“I’m talking about the biggest one.”
Luna and Teron’s gaze turned to the first demon, Amonga.
“What, what is it? Why are you looking at me like that!”
Amonga unconsciously covered his body with both arms.
It seemed like he was burdened by the gaze.
“It’s a showdown!”
“Tsk, I guess there’s nothing I can do. I’ll go with you.”
Teron and Luna started running in a straight line towards Amonga.
In classic SRPGs, tile-based games, you are basically given one opportunity to move and one action per turn.
Now, on turn 3, Teron has taken the ‘action’ of attacking, but has not ‘moved’. So, moving now is not wrong.
Kwajik-!
Boom! Bam!
The two remaining earthworms were finished off by Dyke and Reje.
With nothing to do, I also headed straight towards Amonga.
“Kwaaah!”
Amonga summoned two more earthworms.
[4 turns]
Kwajik!
Boom! Bam!
Dyke and Regé killed the newly summoned earthworms.
Now all that remains is Amonga.
“Wang Geon is mine!”
“Cheeky! If you can do it, do it!”
Teron and Luna, who were distracted by Wang Geon’s Amonga, immediately started beating up Amonga.
So much so that the demon Amonga looks pitiful.
“Kuaaaah!”
There is no order. There are no rules. There are even fewer tactics. But.
‘It’s all according to plan.’
Yes. Amonga with 100% HP, something I’ve never encountered before in the game.
For that Amonga, I came up with a new strategy to conquer Amonga, and that is… … .
‘I just like X.’
Yes, it was a problem that could have been easily solved by just hitting X.