Academy Munchkin Grew Up To Become a Genius - Chapter 104



Episode 104: Phantom Thief Kang Seo-Jun (2)

-Wow!

Kang Seo-jun crossed the red portal and entered the basement of the magicians’ hideout.

There must have been at least 20 demons gathered in the basement upstairs.

But there was nothing to worry about.

‘Because this is a secret space hidden by Omen himself.’

Those guys up there don’t even know the existence of this space.

So, they probably can’t even imagine that an intruder like Kang Seo-jun is robbing their hideout in real time.

‘But I have to finish it quickly and leave.’

The life of stealth is speed. No matter how much I emphasize it, it is not enough.

Even though it was leisurely and safe, unexpected accidents could happen if you were not careful.

‘Just in case, close the portal.’

Kang Seo-jun poured the magic of light into the red portal.

-Chiiiii… !

Then, along with the sound of burning water, the demon energy was purified and the portal disappeared.

‘I should also take the Magic Portal Scroll with me when I leave.’

It cannot be recycled because it has a tracking spell, but since it is a [Rare] Grade item, it would be quite useful if sold at a dimension store.

‘Okay then…’

Kang Seo-jun turned his head back into the dark hallway.

Now it was time to hunt for the treasures at the edge of the darkness.

‘But there is one more gate left before that.’

After walking for a while, Kang Seo-jun stopped again.

Naturally, the security measures that Omen put in place to protect his secret warehouse were not limited to ‘hiding a secret portal that could only be opened by magic’.

‘Gargoyle…’

Gargoyle statues were lined up left and right in a pitch-black hallway without a single light.

That number alone is 6.

‘They are sentries guarding Omen’s secret warehouse.’

They are scary creatures who usually sleep in the form of stone statues, but when an intruder approaches a certain distance, they quickly turn into moving monsters and attack.

The level of one gargoyle is a whopping [B+] Level.

I can handle just one, but dealing with six at the same time is still difficult.

Since they are very aggressive and fierce, they can be defeated relatively easily if you use ‘Time to Counterattack’…

‘Then the commotion will leak outside. If there is a demon with sensitive senses, the infiltration may be discovered.’

Of course, as always, Kang Seo-jun had a way.

‘All you have to do is make it impossible to transform at all.’

Kang Seo-jun activated the “Eye of Providence”.

The mechanism by which the gargoyle’s petrification is lifted is ultimately made up of magic.

By interpreting and twisting the operating technique, it was possible to turn them into stone statues forever.

‘Your sentry mission ends today. Now, leave work forever.’

-Wow!

Kang Seo-jun infused mana into the security techniques laid out in the hallway.

The dark hallway suddenly became bright with the blue light of mana rising from the floor.

‘Let’s hurry, just in case.’

Seojun Kang modified the security technique according to the solution shown by the Eye of Providence.

The range of intrusion detection was reduced to the smallest size, and even the de-petrification trigger was deleted.

Just 3 seconds.

This was the time it took for the six gargoyles to be reduced to ordinary stone statues.

-Shooo…

When Kang Seo-jun finished the work and collected the mana, the runes that had been shining on the floor lost their light again and faded away.

‘With this, the gargoyle problem has been resolved.’

-Sereung…

Seojun Kang purchased the “Adamantium Dagger” At the dimension store.

Now it was time to take the loot from the gargoyles.

‘Every single Gargoyle magic stone is of the highest quality.’

Each one is [Rare] Grade, so it’s not worth 1 billion, but it’s enough to fetch around 900 million.

‘You have to win the lottery 2-3 times to get the money, but the money comes in like blowing your nose.’

So, how can the 20 billion won from my previous life be a waste?

-Trudge. Truly.

Seojun Kang approached the nearest gargoyle.

Although it was in the state of a stone statue, the details, down to the muscles and veins, were no joke.

It looks like it might come alive and move at any moment.

However, the gargoyle, which had lost its ability to de-petrify, could no longer move forever.

‘Where… ‘ .’

Kang Seo-jun reached out to the gargoyle’s chest.

Because the gargoyle was well over 3 meters tall, Kang Seo-Jun, who was 2 meters tall, had to put his hands up.

The highest grade magic stone was embedded in the center of the gargoyle’s chest.

‘It’s easier than eating cake.’

-Phew!

Seojun Kang plunged the “Adamantium Dagger” Right into the magic stone without hesitation.

The petrified gargoyle was like a very hard rock, but the dagger went in easily, as if it were piercing soft tofu.

‘This is adamantium.’

An extremely powerful mineral that allows you to easily cut through rocks without having to learn auras to strengthen the blade.

‘It’s a bit expensive though. It would have been nice if it could be solved with earth elemental magic…’

The gargoyle stone was made of psychic magic and had different properties from natural stones that could be moved by spirits.

-Clap! Poop!

-Clap! Poop!

While thinking about that, I was wandering around and before I knew it, I was done farming Gargoyle magic stones.

-Kurrrr…

The gargoyle from which the magic stone was pulled lost its shape and collapsed, kicking up dust.

‘I have to sell this too.’

《Gargoyle’s Stone Powder》 is a precious material often used as an alchemy ingredient.

The grade of the material is [High level], But since 6 gargoyles were made entirely from stone powder, if you sell them all, you will make quite a lot of money.

[You have sold a large quantity of 《Gargoyle Stone Powder》.]

‘Whoa… ‘ .’

Since each animal weighs less than 1 ton, it took quite some time to sell them all.

Still, as a result of working diligently for about 20 minutes, I received a huge amount of profit that was comparable to the 6 top-quality magic stones.

‘Thanks. Omen.’

I would never have imagined that they would even rob the gargoyles.

Omen may have installed expensive gargoyles to protect his secret warehouse, but a true thief would gratefully steal anything expensive.

‘Good. So now…’

What stands between Kang Seo-jun and the treasures accumulated by Omen…

‘This steel door is the last.’

Kang Seo-jun reached the steel door at the end of the hallway.

It is a thick steel door that looks like a submarine hatch.

Although it was smaller than the huge vault door at the previous cathedral, this steel door also seemed to have been made with great care for its sturdiness.

‘Starting from physical resistance to blocking magic. I packed it well.’

Of course, all that effort was useless in front of Kang Seo-jun’s “Eye of Providence.”

‘Well, later on, I might be able to tear it apart with just force, but it would be difficult with my current specs, which are at the level of Terminator T-1000.’

If you can’t do it with force, just use magic.

-Wooow!!

Kang Seo-jun’s eyes shine bright blue.

-Slap! Slam!

The complex magic formula that locks the steel door repeats as it is interpreted and unlocked.

-Drurrrr!

Soon, all the locks were removed and the handle on the steel door began to turn on its own.

-Tap!

Light, light footsteps were heard from behind Kang Seo-jun.

“… !?”

At that moment, Kang Seo-jun felt goosebumps spread all over his body.

It’s definitely a popular thing.

“I heard a noise. I know you’re there, so don’t resist and come out.”

Sure enough, a cold and calm female voice was heard from behind.

I’m sure he’s talking about this.

‘W-what!? Who!?’

Kang Seo-jun quickly turned around.

The “Eye of Providence”, Which was illuminating the vault’s magic, turned to an unfamiliar figure standing at the end of a dark hallway.

-Wow.

‘… What?’

Soon, Seojun Kang, who figured out the identity of the stranger, almost gasped without realizing it.

‘Kuyamoto… Sakura?’

From noble mtl dot come

Silver bobbed hair and pink eyes.

Daughter of the Kuyamoto clan, a famous Japanese swordsman.

Kenji Kuyamoto’s older sister and a hunter who reached [S-] Rank.

She was staring at Kang Seo-jun at the end of the dark hallway.

‘Why, why is he here!?’

Why is the Kuyamoto clan’s hunting dog suddenly… !?

It’s on Ulleungdo, in a hideout for demons with no connection at all!

Even looking at his behavior, it didn’t seem like he was in a welcoming situation at all.

‘My whole body is covered in blood.’

Covered in black blood from head to toe.

It must have been right after slaughtering more than 30 demons upstairs.

‘What the fuck… !’

My luck is ’50’, so why did such a ridiculous coincidence happen?

No… Did this happen because I was lucky at 50?

‘Why… ?’

How could it be lucky to face that [S-] Grade monster?

Even the situation is ridiculous.

Since we met at this timing, in a hideout for demons, wouldn’t it be natural for him to think of himself as a demon?

It didn’t seem strange at all if he thought he was a demon and rushed at him.

‘B-but… ‘ ! I do not know yet! If you do well, you might be able to hide and run away… !’

Kang Seo-jun was currently wearing a “Presence blocking cloak” Coated with “Invisibility oil.”

As a [S-] Level hunter, Kuyamoto Sakura had excellent senses, but she could not have sensed that she was fully armed with stealth items even from this distance…

“There it is.”

“Oh fuck.”

I got caught.

“Now, wait!”

Kang Seo-jun quickly took off his presence blocking cloak and waved his hand.

“Question and answer dance!”

But conversation would still be impossible.

-Paang!!!

As soon as Kang Seo-jun appeared, Sakura kicked the ground hard and rushed at him like a bullet.

Even though it was a dark hallway, it seemed like light was shining on the blade she was raising.

‘Ha, really!’

If it weren’t for the Eye of Providence, it would be so fast that you wouldn’t be able to see and react with your eyes.

There is no time to think about it.

In the end, Kang Seo-jun had no choice but to activate his secret technique, ‘Time to Counterattack’.

[Activates the skill 《Time to Counterattack》.]

[Critical hit! The lucky strike hits the enemy’s vital spot!]

-Tooo!!!

“Wow, wow!?”

Kang Seo-jun’s criticism of the regime penetrated deeply into Sakura’s solar plexus, which rushed at her like a bullet.