Became a War Hero of the Academy - Chapter 7



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007. If you want to show off your skills (2)

Push!

Eugene Carter stood tall in the middle of a blood-splattered stage.

Kieeeek!!

Masu writhed under the stage in pain that suddenly struck him.

The overwhelming performance that came at an unexpected moment also made the audience’s reaction even greater.

“What, what is it?”

“How did you do that?!”

“I didn’t see a single one….”

“Is it because it’s too far?”

“No. It must be because of that sword. It must be a unique effect of a top-tier artifact.”

“Hmm… It looks ordinary on the outside.”

“Hey, can’t you tell just by looking at them? Behind that plain exterior lies true power!”

Some people dismissed it that way, but the cadet captain, who witnessed Eugene’s actions right in front of his nose, had no choice but to deny it.

For those with sensing and tracking abilities, reading and understanding movement is a basic skill.

That’s why it was an even more shocking sight.

‘… The movement itself is a normal upward slash. Nothing more, nothing less.’

However, there was no such thing as a prepared attitude.

Firmly fix the lower body, adjust the positions of both arms and the sword to match the trajectory, then concentrate all the nerves on the tips of the feet and fingers and swing it in one breath.

Normally, you would go through this series of steps to defeat your opponent… but that wretched looking man didn’t show any of those intermediate steps.

like.

It was as if the devil already knew exactly where and at what point he would stop.

‘Is that… possible?’

Although it has been tamed and its demonic nature has somewhat diminished, it is still a demonic beast. Its innate animalistic senses are still intact.

It’s possible to change the center of gravity unconsciously.

The judgment was extremely instinctive, but at the same time extremely rational.

Even if you review it after it’s over, there probably aren’t even five people in the entire empire who would notice that subtle change during the battle.

But not only did he anticipate this change in advance, he swung his sword at the demon’s weak point in that split second.

‘… I can’t believe that this is the reaction speed of a human who has been living in seclusion for 6 years.’

So how much before moving in…?

While the cadet captain was in shock.

Krrrr… .

The red wolf, writhing in pain, held onto its wound and struggled for a while before finally adjusting its posture.

The blood that had been dripping stopped immediately.

Trainer Nigel, who was watching this from behind, swallowed hard.

‘…the power was weak.’

Even the most advanced swordsmanship cannot penetrate the thick hide of a demon surrounded by mana.

Artifacts are usually used as a means to counter this, but there are times when even that is not enough.

At that time, it was common to condense the magical power within the body into a weapon to secure separate cutting power.

Eugene Carter’s blow was perfectly aimed at the vital spot, and the timing was exquisite.

Because the cutting power was considerably inferior, it could only tear the wolf’s skin.

‘… The rumor that he was unable to be freed from the incurable curse seems to have been true.’

If he had been able to use all the magical power within his body, his beloved demon would have been torn in two.

It was a very fortunate thing for Nigel himself… .

Contrary to his wishes, the situation began to turn increasingly serious.

“Enough! That’s enough! Come back!”

Despite the owner’s urgent cries, the wolf did not move and only exuded murderous intent.

‘no way…?’

Nigel, feeling a sense of crisis, immediately took out his beast training whip and tied the beast’s torso.

Krrrrrr!

The demon tore it apart with his claws and only glared at Eugene.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, his claws had become sharper, he couldn’t take his eyes off his target, his teeth were exposed, and even his saliva was dripping.

In addition, they even openly reject the owner’s restraint, considering it oppression.

It was a typical example of a typical out-of-control demon.

‘… We have to stop it!’

As soon as he concluded, Nigel rushed to the center of the stage, but it was already too late.

Kyaaaaah!!

After allowing the blow, the demon who had been waiting for an opening was the first to attack Eugene.

“no!”

Nigel shouted urgently and stretched out his hand.

And at that moment.

The demon that had been rushing at his opponent as if it would bite and tear him apart at any moment stopped right in front of Eugene.

Only Nigel was there to figure out what the anomaly was.

“…how.”

“Excuse me. I suddenly rushed in and unintentionally threatened you.”

My eyes instinctively followed the reverberation of the dark and thick magic.

“…….”

An intense light was emanating from Eugene Carter’s eyes, which had now turned red.

Upon seeing this, Masu immediately lost consciousness and fell to the floor.

With foam at the mouth.

* * *

‘I didn’t want to attract this much attention.’

I was planning to take it easy for the first week and then go all out…

It was a somewhat unfair position.

I hadn’t done anything here, but suddenly this welcoming party was being held.

Well, if I get upset over each and every one of these things, I’m the only one who’ll lose out.

Just think of it as the karma of a person named Eugene Carter and respond appropriately.

After finishing organizing like that, all I could see was the devil, and at that moment, my body moved instinctively.

What he lacks in physical ability, he makes up for with his intelligence as a 10-year veteran and his experience as a war hero.

‘It would have been quite difficult if the cadet captain himself had come forward as the opponent.’

I never thought I’d use my demonic powers against a demonic slayer.

Even though it’s a piece of trash that’s been completely ruined, isn’t this being handled too poorly?

‘Well, I’m grateful.’

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In fact, it was more like a blessing to me.

The more you ignore it, the more you look down on it, the better it is.

If the performances are the same, the underdog will naturally receive more attention.

‘It’s also suitable for filtering out the idiots in advance.’

Once I reached that conclusion, there was no need to hesitate from then on.

First, he struck using the demon’s combat mechanism.

It would have been nice if I could have ended it like that, but with this wretched body, I couldn’t even kill a D-rank demon.

So in the end, I had no choice but to utilize my unique abilities.

I lost consciousness for a moment and then came to my senses.

‘I didn’t know I could be shaking with just this much power.’

There’s still a long way to go.

I smiled bitterly as I looked at the information window at the top.

There, Eugene Carter’s third unique ability was revealed.

Eyes of Coercion: Hemp EX

Emits a gaze that intimidates enemies.

Those who witness the glare will temporarily fall into an abnormal status. [Fear, Delirium, Tremor, Fainting]

The effect increases in proportion to the following statuses: [Anti-Magic B, Leadership S, Insight EX, Causality EX]

※ This ability is only activated against demons.

Eyes of oppression.

One of the eleven MAGA ideologies, and the most common of them all.

The effect is also simple. It intimidates the target, that’s it.

Normally, it only slightly slows down movement, but from SS rank and above, it can inflict powerful status effects on the opponent.

‘I didn’t know it would have such an amazing effect.’

It seems that the fact that the ranks of Insight and Causality were EX had a big effect.

As soon as the demon passed out, I quickly set out to achieve my goal.

‘I’m looking forward to it.’

What kind of abilities will you gain?

– Use ‘Mana Predation’.

* * *

Mana predation.

A skill that consumes the target’s mana and converts the consumed mana into abilities.

The type of ability acquired is random, but you can roughly infer the ability depending on what kind of monster the prey is.

In this case, there is a high possibility that you will gain the ability to strengthen your body.

Of course, you don’t necessarily gain the ability every time you consume mana, so if you’re unlucky, you might get a dud.

But that doesn’t change the fact that it increases the total amount of mana.

‘That’s enough, okay?’

The current Eugene Carter can only use 10 percent of his magical powers due to an incurable curse.

The story is that even if the total amount is 100, only 10 are actually usable.

For me, who currently has no way to cure the curse, the only way to increase my available magic power is to increase its total amount.

If you want to spend 100, you have no choice but to make the total amount 1,000.

Anyway, since it was such a fraudulent ability, the conditions for using Mana Predation were quite strict.

The two biggest premises are ‘the opponent will be a devil’ and ‘the opponent will be incapacitated’.

The time it takes to devour mana is at least one minute.

If the target is a powerful demon or a demon with a particularly large amount of magical power, it can take up to 30 minutes.

Therefore, it is usually best to use the skill after killing the target.

Additionally, all predator abilities share a cooldown, averaging about a day.

In other words, no matter how many prey skills you have, you can only use one type.

This was also the mechanism of the ability itself.

At the same time, it was also a human physical and mental limitation.

‘If you keep eating too much mana like that, your body won’t be able to handle it.’

Even now, as evidence, a subtle tremor that was difficult to discern with the naked eye was dominating my entire body.

At the same time, all kinds of negative emotions flowed into my head.

“Ugh….”

Most of them were murderous and angry.

An involuntary desire arose in me to grab whatever was in sight and tear it to pieces.

The torrent of emotions was so intense and raw that it was impossible to suppress them.

‘It’s a good thing my mental strength stat is SS rank…!’

What would it be like if I were in this life?

Well, I guess I went crazy a long time ago.

Even thinking like that was too much for me at the moment.

I just focused on desperately trying to process the emotions that were rushing in.

One minute passed like that, but it felt like 30 minutes.

“Ugh… Ugh….”

Fortunately, the time of suffering was not that long.

As proof, new abilities were waiting for me.

Regen Stock E

Regenerates a certain amount of damaged body parts.

※ When all stock is used up, the trait disappears [Remaining stock: 8]

‘… It’s a bit of a shame that it’s consumable.’

Well, the important thing is that you have gained the ability.

It’s not that the effect is bad, and it’s enough to make up for the lack of early specs.

Only when you can use any kind of trash power in the right place can you be called a veteran.

‘Anyway, this concludes the first prey… .’

I headed towards the nape of the wolf’s neck, foaming at the mouth and fainting.

The trainer standing next to me kept his mouth shut without saying anything to stop me, even though he knew exactly what I was going to do.

He nodded slightly and held the sword with both hands.

“This is the only way to deal with an out-of-control demon.”

Just as I was about to raise my sword high and strike down with all my might.

“Up to there.”

Something invisible grabbed my hands and held them firmly in place.

“……?”

I turned around at the sound of a familiar voice from afar.

There stood Michelle Bernhard, aiming her wand.

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