I’m the Slit-Eyed Character at the Academy, but I’m not the Mastermind - Chapter 257
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Episode 257
Episode 257. Invasion of Carpathia (13)
[7 turns]
[The wind demon Kroger has appeared in Area 2.]
“Hahahahaha! You humans! I’ll kill you all!”
Boooow-!
The wind demon Croga appears, spouting out cliche lines.
At the same time, dozens of bugs colored the sky.
Although its official name is ‘wind bug’, it is a beast that does not look much different from the bees we know.
If I had to point out one difference… … it would be that each bug is as big as a person?
Huh? Isn’t that not that different, but that it’s very different?
Is that so?
“It’s a bug-shaped demon!”
“No! I have allergies!”
“If it’s that big, you’ll die before then. Even if you get bitten before the poison, you’ll die!”
At that moment when the children were confused, a girl stepped forward.
A member of the Rownter family and a magical genius.
It was Yuridia.
Hwaruk-!
Kieeeek!
The crimson flames engulfed several wind bugs, and the battlefield was dyed crimson.
The crimson mana unique to the Rowntter family.
It was a light that punished the enemy and gave courage to allies.
“Everyone, calm down! It’s just a bug. If you just do as you’re practicing, it’s nothing! Everyone, get in position!”
Only then did the children begin to form up one by one.
“shield!”
“Force Hammer!”
The Yuridia faction has a relatively high proportion of magicians. They will be able to easily block the wind bugs’ attacks.
There’s no need to worry, since it’s just a device to increase probability.
‘Rather, it’s we who should be worried.’
I calmly surveyed the battlefield.
The wind demon Croga and eight wind bugs.
And there were a little over ten rocks scattered here and there.
The battlefield looked exactly like the game, but the situation wasn’t all that good.
‘I should have moved the rocks in advance to create an optimized route… … .’
The butterfly effect caused by Dwyer.
I ended up wasting too many turns fighting Amonga with 100% HP.
In addition, wind bugs are aerial monsters that cannot be attacked in melee.
Since you don’t have enough hands, it’s natural that you’ll take up a lot of turns.
In fact, Area 2 was the area that took the most turns in the Carpathian invasion.
The optimized route is not available, there are not many people who can attack the wind bug, and Luna is a troublemaker.
A total mess. That was exactly the situation right now.
‘But it’s not like there’s no way.’
With ‘that skill’, you can catch up with all the turns you’ve wasted so far in one go.
To implement this strategy, the first priority is to eliminate all wind bugs.
‘First, let’s attack the wind bugs.’
Huh? Are you saying that we only spend an hour catching wind bugs because we have so few people on our side?
That’s right. As you can see from my current party status, the only character that can attack from a distance is Reze.
It’s even stranger that there are so many long-distance characters in Chapter 2.
Perhaps because they were conscious of that, there was a special device the production team had created.
“Lady Yuridia! We will help you!”
“Just leave it to me!”
“Thank you all. Sorry, but I need to borrow some strength.”
[Yuridiapa’s Wizards 1 and 2 temporarily join the party.]
Two children wearing deep robes joined the party.
This is a hidden piece that activates when there are 5 or fewer party members.
The only magic you can use is [Fire Ball] and [Ice Ball].
“Fireball!”
“Ice Ball!”
Kiik-!
When the two of them combined, they were an excellent force that could catch a single wind bug.
Shhh-! Bang!
A wind bug disappeared into the manatan that flew in from somewhere.
It was so fast and powerful that the wind bug died without even being able to scream.
‘I see you’ve come to your senses.’
The legion that had been left lying in the field had already disappeared without a trace.
As soon as the battle started, he moved and immediately shot the wind bugs, and he sent them all away in one shot.
It was a pufferfish rabbit that was doing much better than expected.
“Fire Lance!”
Hwaruk-! Tukwasuk!
Kiiiiiik!
A spear burning crimson pierced the wind bug’s body.
In an instant, three wind bugs met their deaths.
Besides, we still had two people left who could take action.
The problem is that those two are redundant.
“Ah! Won’t you come down here? Don’t stay in the sky so deadly!”
Luna swung her sword into the sky.
Yes, me and Luna. There was nothing we could do.
Because we are ‘close range’ characters who use swords as their main weapons.
If you use [Ilseom], you can attack, but now is not the time.
“Miss Luna, how about prioritizing movement? As I said before, Wang Geon is important.”
“Shut up! I’ll do it!”
[Currently, ‘Luna’ is in a state of confusion.]
[Cannot be commanded. Acts according to the character’s personality.]
[‘Luna’ starts acting on her own.]
As expected, Luna was in a state of confusion.
‘… … Let’s leave it alone for now.’
Anyway, Luna, who is a melee character, can do nothing but move forward.
As long as you are careful with [Wind Spear], there won’t be any problems.
Boooow-!
‘There are five wind bugs left. They are far away, so I won’t be able to deal with them this turn.’
There are two reasons to catch the wind bug first in a situation where every turn is precious.
first.
‘That guy can’t summon additional bugs.’
Unlike Amonga, who had a skill called [Summon Ground Bug], Kroga did not have any summoning-related skills.
That means the remaining five windbugs are all of Kroga.
And secondly.
‘It would be a problem if Yuridia’s casting was cut off.’
A strategy that allows you to catch up on all the wasted turns in one go.
At the center of it all was Yuridia.
Shhh-!
He moved next to Yuridia like the wind and whispered in her ear.
“Hehe, Miss Yuridia. I have a small favor to ask… … .”
“Please?”
“Yes, could you cast ‘Demon Slave’ right now?”
[Demon Slave].
A forbidden magic of the Rownter family, the family of Yuridia, and a magic that takes a whopping 5 turns to cast.
Since it was a magic that consumed all remaining mana to activate, it was a double-edged sword that later rendered Yuridia, a magician, useless.
‘But it is a skill with certain power.’
If you can just hit Kroga with [Demon Slave], you can exponentially reduce the ‘turns’.
This skill takes a whopping 5 turns to cast, so you should start casting now.
That’s why I approached Yuridia.
“Can’t Zero Army do it?”
That’s a great argument. When Vines attacked the Academy, Yuridia saw me use [Demon Slave] with her own eyes.
But currently, I am in a body that cannot use [Demon Slave].
‘It’s not currently saved in the imitation of God.’
[Demon Slave] is a powerful skill, but the casting time of 5 turns was too long.
Lucia and Adonis. This means that their skills are not suitable for fighting monsters disguised as humans.
Because of that, I ended up saving another skill instead of [Demon Slave], and currently there was no [Demon Slave] in the [Mimicry of God] slot.
“… … .”
Yuridia’s eyebrows rose slightly.
I can’t help but think it’s strange that we can’t use the technology that we used to use so well.
But that’s okay, because I’ve got a really good excuse.
“Haha, to me magic is murder. It’s not good to use it recklessly.”
“What kind of ridiculous excuse is that… … .”
“First of all, aren’t there too many eyes watching? Since I use the forbidden magic of the Rowentor family… … people might misunderstand us.”
Wince!
Yuridia flinched.
I use the same magic as her, and the forbidden secret of the Rowntor family at that?
People will gather together and whisper.
‘What on earth is the relationship between those two?’
“There’s no way such a rumor would spread. Luna and Zero are the Academy’s official lovers.”
We’re officially lovers? I don’t know how the hell this is going to work out.
Well, this isn’t important right now, so let’s move on.
“Haha, if a romantic relationship is absolute, then why would words like cheating or infidelity exist?”
“Zero-kun! Such nonsense… …! Stop it immediately!”
“I just made an assumption. After all… … there is no fool in this world who would reject someone as charming as Yuridia. Everyone would think so. ‘Yuridia, the charming woman, betrayed her friend and chose love.’”
“T-What is that! That can’t be true!”
But contrary to Yuridia’s thoughts, misunderstandings were already piling up.
The wizards 1 and 2 of the Yuridia faction looked towards us and started whispering.
“Whisper? You seem close.”
“And it’s long. A secret conversation… … like a lover?”
“Lovers? That can’t be true. Lady Yuridia is the president of our ‘Sa-eung-dong’. That can’t be true.”
“It is said that the wind is supposed to be suspicious of those closest to it.”
Whisper whisper-.
Groan, groan, groan.
Jawajawa-.
“-Aren’t we having the same conversation?”
Yuridia’s face turned pale.
Not only did she betray her friend Luna, but she was also a villainess who stole her lover!
Chomp chomp!
Yuridia put some distance between me and her. In game terms, it would be about 3 tiles?
“Hey, talk there. From now on, make sure to keep at least 3 meters away from me!”
He answered with a shrug.
A situation where I gave reasonable grounds for not using [Daemon Slave].
Yuridia cleared her throat.
“Ahem, Demon Slave. Well… … It’s not difficult. It’s a forbidden magic by the family, but it’s an emergency situation right now. I’ll start casting right away after securing the range.”
“Haha, thank you.”
“However, there is one condition.”
“What are the conditions?”
chuck!
Yuridia pointed behind me with her index finger. At the tip of that finger was Luna.
“If you make peace with Luna.”
“yes?”
“That’s exactly what it says. Make peace with Luna, and I’ll grant your request.”
Yuridia, what are you talking about? You’re busy catching demons, so when will you make peace?
“Haha, shouldn’t we take care of the demon first?”
“Love comes first! How can you not know something so obvious?”
Well, the way I see it, everyone except you would say catching the devil comes first.
What kind of kid is this? I felt it in the game, but he’s even stranger than I thought.
[8 turns]
Even at this moment, time was passing.
Turn 8. This is the turn when Kroga’s gimmick, [Wind Spear], is first activated.
[Wind Spear] is a skill that activates every two turns.
That is, advance and attack on odd turns, and move and take cover on even turns.
This was the strategy for conquering the wind demon Kroga.
‘When we end this turn, Kroga’s Wind Spear will fly in.’
Since it is a ‘full-scale attack plane’ that flies one at a time to each person, it is essential to take cover behind a rock.
Swoosh- Pww!
A wind bug fell to Reze’s attack.
There were four wind bugs left, but they were quite far away, so Yuridia and the magicians could not attack them.
The attack team finished their actions. They raised their heads to the sky and shouted at the top of their lungs.
“Everyone, take cover behind the rocks! And you too, Reze!”
“What are you doing? I’ll kill that kind of guy in one stroke… … .”
Kukwakwakwakwakwakwa-!!
The wind blew across the battlefield. At the same time, a wind spear struck the rock where we were hiding.
The wind was invisible. But its shape was clearly visible. It was such an incredibly dense wind.
“… … I can call you, but I’ll hold back just this once!”
… … Yes, Luna.
Thank you for your patience.