The Academy Leader is too Strong - Chapter 84



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My hands were shaking from a repulsive force I had never felt before. She also felt the amazing taste of her hands.

I left my happy heart behind and looked at the Hellhorn Ox. He stuck out his tongue and his limp chest moved slightly.

“You’re alive.”

The exoskeleton on the head was dented. In human terms, the injury is as serious as a collapsed skull, but he is alive.

“Dabi~ Was this strong?”

“uh.”

-bang.

Canis, who approached in an atmosphere where everything seemed to be over, was amazed by the power that was stronger than expected.

He answered Canis’ question honestly and swung the bat again. He hit the head with all his might, crushing half of it.

“Can I just cut off the horns?”

“Oh. Just cut off the head and carry it around.”

When I opened its mouth, Canis stretched out his hand. The crystal shard in Canis’ hand entered her mouth and grew to a frightening size.

The crystal that had been tearing from the inside finally cut off the head. It was crude, unlike the wind magic that the reddish-brown twin brother had shown.

“Should I drain the blood?”

“Aren’t you going to ask me when I carry it around? I’m not going to carry it~”

“… … Didn’t I catch them all?”

When I looked at him with a trembling face, a mischievous smile returned. Canis shrugged his shoulders and snapped his fingers.

A crystal rose from the floor and held up the severed head. Blood dripped down.

“Can I eat meat?”

Since I finished collecting faster than I thought, I planned to take the exoskeleton with me. There was a lot of it and it would be inconvenient to move, but I felt it was a waste to throw it away.

Likewise, the meat was a bit disappointing. This kind of muscle was tough and had a lot of gamey smell, but it had a unique chewy taste.

“It’s full of poison? Anything in the poison swamp is inedible~”

I asked, but Canis shook her head resolutely.

“I’m not addicted?”

“I usually can’t eat that kind of thing. If you’re going to be that picky, does that mean that if you have teeth that are strong enough to chew on railroad tracks, then railroad tracks become railroad food?”

I tried to hit the back of the head of Canis, who was speaking meanly. As soon as I raised my left hand, he quickly ran far behind me.

The tactic was damned quick. He clicked his tongue low and sat down on the hellhorn’s feet. He rested for ten minutes.

“Should I bring some honey?”

“okay. “Stay where you can see.”

Meanwhile, the lively Canis headed towards the half-destroyed nest with hurried steps. The remaining scorpions rushed at him fiercely.

I thought I would help, but Anger came out of Canis’ body and chewed up the bees.

-Whoa!

“Ugh.”

Anger, who had been chewing and chewing, suddenly vomited out his insides. Canis, who hurriedly moved away, shivered.

Since there were Angers, there was no use in wasting a few surviving snails. I quickly lost my interest and looked at the bat.

No matter what weapon I swung, my adaptive body never felt pain. Of course, the only weapon I swung was a military shovel.

“Is there something?”

The hand that held the shovel that he swung with all his might was only a little bit stronger. He kicked the crude-looking bat with his foot.

I felt a much greater recoil than usual. It was a surprisingly good weapon.

“You don’t need flowers?”

“Yeah~ They’re all dead anyway so there’s no way to find them~”

I asked Canis, who came with plenty of black-yellow honey, if he needed anything more. Canis refused, saying this was enough.

I pointed to the corpse of the hellhorn. Since it had no blades, I needed Canis’ help to dismantle it.

“If I help you properly, you might give me some~ I think Davi would give it to me since he’s kind~”

“What are you doing?”

Canis made a dagger out of crystal and threw it. The crystal dagger was compressed to the point where the translucent crystal inside could not be seen.

The heavy feel seemed similar to the shot put used in shot put. After throwing it a few times and catching it, the center of gravity was a mess, but there was no problem cutting and tearing it right away.

“If you’re twice as good as me, I’ll give you an exoskeleton.”

“Okay~”

As if my words had given him the impetus, Canis floated several crystal daggers around him.

The dagger cut through the corpse’s interior with ferocity. Flesh and bones poured out in droves.

“… … It’s annoying.”

There was no help. The crystal dagger that moved on its own was disintegrating at an incredible speed. If it had this ability, it would have been better if it had been shown earlier.

Only when they said they would be compensated did they move. I felt embarrassed. Canis, who heard what I said, grinned like she was on fire.

“Pick it out yourself.”

“I~ am having a hard time~”

He threw the dagger into the ground and stuck it in, then sat down. Canis groaned and cried for help, but did not move.

“Is it heavy?”

“hmm. little?”

The exoskeletons cut by section were tied together. The rope was made by plaiting leather. Perhaps because he was such a big guy, even just the exoskeletons he collected were enough to fill two carts.

I pulled the leather at Canis’s words. There was resistance, but it was easily pulled. It was not enough to drag it, but it was slow.

“Try making a cart out of crystal.”

“… … My modifications aren’t meant to create a mess, are they?”

“A cart is a good means of transportation. “If you don’t drag it, make it quickly.”

When I asked him to make a cart out of crystal, he scoffed. When I patted Canis on the back, crystals came out with a sigh.

It looks like three regular carts combined. I stacked the exoskeletons on the cart. When I pulled the cart, it was much easier to move than before.

“Let’s go back.”

“The gas mask is uncomfortable~”

“It’ll be over soon. Just be patient.”

I ignored Canis’s antics and pulled the cart.

“Should I pack this?”

“ah.”

Kanis, who had suddenly disappeared, came back carrying the head of a hell horned ox. I naturally placed the head on the cart.

Canis’ gaze changed blatantly.

* * *

Sheila was irritated for the first time in a while. Even for her, a veteran who had gone through many hardships, running through the poisonous swamp was difficult.

No small injury is allowed. Such thoughts create concentration and tension, and drain physical strength. On top of that, the gas mask on my face interferes with my breathing, so I couldn’t help but feel irritated.

It was the same for the other imperial knights. At Sheila’s words that they should leave immediately, they hurriedly finished preparations and entered the poisonous swamp.

They ran nonstop all the way to the center. Most of the ten or so Imperial Knights showed signs of discomfort.

“Hey! Vice-Captain! I feel a huge vibration over there!”

Of course, the Imperial Knights weren’t that exhausted, but it was still an annoying environment.

Just as we entered the entrance to Area D, one of the Imperial Knights urgently called Sheila.

A huge tremor and dust rose from the direction he pointed. Sheila thought it had something to do with Davide.

“every. Heading over there. Raise your alert.”

Sheila said that and spurred on. The belligerent ones smiled beneath their gas masks and actively followed Sheila.

The distance was considerable, so it took about 30 minutes. Before that, I had to take a short break for the wizard, who was unusually weak in stamina.

“What is that?”

The Imperial Knights began to move again and encountered something strange.

A man and a woman walk by, chatting away, and behind them is a luxurious carriage made of crystal, containing strange things.

“Oh. Right.”

They were something that did not suit the dark forest and the whitish poisonous fog. It was so absurd that I couldn’t even issue a stop order.

Sheila stared blankly as the others stopped around her. Everyone had similar feelings.

“huh? “Imperial Knights?”

There, I first looked into the Imperial Knights. In a forest full of poisonous fog, Davide, who was not wearing a gas mask, still waved his hand.

He looked like a guy who went out for a drink and wasn’t nervous at all. Sheila laughed at that sight and then slowly approached.

“Student Davide.”

“You’re the vice-captain. What brings you here?”

Sheila glanced behind Davide. The small girl who had been sitting next to him, her face hidden by the gas mask.

The tilt of her head and the lightness floating around her body. Sheila knew at once that it was Canis.

She was also a person who attracted the princess’s attention. She wasn’t as active as Davide, but she saw enough to tell from afar.

“How are you, Canis student?”

“Yes, hello to you too, vice-captain?”

Canice greeted Sheila by slightly lifting the hem of the dress she was wearing.

I was fed up with the aristocratic and self-deprecating greetings. Sheila’s cheerful laughter continued. It was nice to meet her in such a foreign place.

“Vice-Captain. Why are the Imperial Knights here?”

“Oh, back to the main point. I heard that student Davide had come to the poison swamp, so I came to see you.”

Davide had a question mark on his face. If it was something related to the princess, Sheila would have come alone. But now, she was accompanied by the Imperial Knights.

“You were the first to discover the symptoms of the poisonous swamp anomaly.”

“yes. “That’s exactly what I heard.”

“The Imperial Knights have launched their own investigation. They have headed directly to Lake Palelet in the center of the Poison Swamp and met the Master of the Poison Swamp who resides there.”

Davide searched for memories. The owner of the poisonous swamp that appears in the game. His appearance didn’t have much to do with the poison.

A giant that looks like it was carved out of rock. A huge monster that stands approximately 4 meters tall and wields a large sword of that size.

What was impressive was that it was a neutral monster that wouldn’t attack unless you touched it first.

“wait a minute. “What is the name of the central lake of the Poison Swamp?”

“yes? “We call it Paillette Lake.”

I said it was a somewhat familiar name. It was one of the skills in Anaye’s traces.

A passive skill that increases water resistance and stamina recovery.

“The owner of the poisonous swamp saw us and left a message.”

“One word?”

“Yes. I know why you came. If you want answers, he sent us away, saying, ‘Bring me the one born of lightning.’”

“He who is born of lightning.”

When I heard the word lightning, I was sure of it. The same goes for Sheila. That’s why I went through all this trouble to find Davide.

“Are you saying that you think of me as someone born from lightning?”

“yes. That’s right. “Student Davide was present when the owner of the forest reacted, and he is the only one in the academy who uses an electric current strong enough to be called a thunderbolt.”

The anomalies in the dungeon are a serious problem, especially for the Academy and the Imperial Knights who are in charge of the security of Museion Island.

In the worst case scenario, we will have to engage in an all-out war with the master of the Poison Swamp. Of course, the strength of the Imperial Knights is enough to win.

If there is a problem, it is the loss suffered in the process, especially the loss of manpower.

“If it’s not too much trouble, could I ask Student Davide to accompany you? This is an official request from the Imperial Knights, and I will pay you the appropriate compensation. I have already informed the academic staff in advance and received their permission.”

Sheila handed me the paper in an apologetic tone. Davide read the document without saying anything. The pay is not bad.

“There is an additional risk reward of 1,000 knuckles, and if it helps solve the problem, it is a gift from the Princess’s Highness.”

A huge sum of 1,000 knuckles just for simple participation. This is paid even if Davide is not the person sought by the owner of the poisonous swamp.

“Of course, Davide’s safety will be our top priority.”

Davide nodded at Sheila’s addition. Not bad. The owner of the poisonous swamp was also a neutral monster with a gentle personality, so there was little to fight with.

I remembered the words Seong Pil had written. Just save me. There was definitely a connection.

“What are you going to do?”

Now all that was left was Canis. If Canis said no, Davide would have to go back to the entrance, put Canis down, and come back.

The request was to protect and accompany Canis. Canis tilted her head repeatedly, lost in thought.

“We will also pay the Canis students. Of course, it’s not as good as Davide’s, but you don’t have to do anything after receiving a request. Of course, the Imperial Knights will consider your safety our top priority.”

“Gladly.”

“Then we will take the loot to the entrance in advance.”

Canis nodded. Sheila ordered two imperial knights to bring a cart.

Those who changed direction moved their feet diligently. Meanwhile, Davide became interested in the princess’s gift.

Is there anything I can receive from that fearsome Iron Empress? Or should I just tear it apart properly? It was a happy dilemma.