Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 52
Only Noblemtl
Episode 52
Currently, Youngsoo knows how to use all the skills he could use in the game.
However, high-level skills cannot be used due to the small mana capacity.
but-
‘If I can just succeed in miniaturizing the mana battery, my small mana capacity problem will be solved for now.’
Of course, Youngsoo knew about the existence of a 7-star item that would dramatically increase mana capacity and how to obtain it.
However, that item is currently impossible to obtain.
Then why don’t you just find a mana capacity boosting potion and consume it?
I also know the existence and location of such a potion.
‘No, that can’t be. That won’t work either.’
, a 7-star item that dramatically increases your mana capacity.
To fully absorb this item, you must not drink any mana capacity boosting potions before absorbing it.
That is why we requested the development of technology to miniaturize the Mana battery.
Because it was pretty much the only way to increase your available mana without using potions.
The rider picked up the that Youngsoo had given him and spoke.
“I will do my best.”
“please.”
After that, Youngsoo turned his gaze towards the cadets.
“And then you’ll go back to training.”
“Do you do self-training every day?”
“I will be directing the training for the time being.”
At those words, the cadets’ faces turned pale.
Because having Youngsoo lead the training meant that hell was waiting for them.
“… Professor, we are not slacking off and are training every day… … .”
“It’s not just because of you guys.”
“yes?”
“We will also be training the 92 new recruits.”
“… … !”
“Even if you are familiar with my training methods, can you guide the training of 92 people?”
“…I can’t do it.”
“That’s why.”
“ah…….”
“And you too, by the way, are humble.”
“Just a moment.”
“The elves are not to be underestimated. You must become much stronger than you are now.”
“Ugh… … .”
“Okay, now count to ten. 10.”
“hey?”
“9. Let’s start by going around the shopping district a few times. 8. 7. 6… … .”
“Hey, seriously… … !”
Phew!
The cadets opened the conference room windows and jumped out of the store.
* * *
It’s been a busy week.
Farming, maintaining commercial facilities, training, developing weapons, and hunting monsters to supply meat, etc.
The people of Undercover worked diligently without a single person taking a break.
Of course, there were some people who had it particularly harder.
I’m talking about players who are being trained by Youngsoo.
“Kkaaa… … .”
“Save me… … .”
Players who had been hand-rolled by Youngsoo over the past week were scattered all over the floor.
“What are you doing? It’s just getting started.”
“please…….”
At that moment, someone walked into this inhuman landscape.
Undercover’s chief weapons developer, Kwak Ki-soo.
And recently recruited former Minister of Science and Technology and former professor, Seok-gu Kim.
The two of them approached Youngsoo holding a box.
Youngsoo asked.
“What’s going on?”
“A prototype of a small version of the external mana battery has been released.”
“Already?!”
Youngsoo was surprised.
Because I never thought I would finish it in just a week.
The rider said.
“This metal of thought is amazing. It can change shape just by thinking, so it can create shapes that are impossible with normal processes. And this guy worked hard too.”
As he said that, the rider tapped Seok-gu on the shoulder.
Seok-gu just smiled silently from the side.
Youngsoo asked.
“Thank you for your hard work. So, is the prototype in this box?”
“I’ll open it for you.”
The rider opened the box.
An external mana battery, originally an object that was nearly two meters tall.
How did you miniaturize it?
“…vest?”
“It was inspired by scuba diving wetsuits.”
What would have looked like an oxygen tank and a diving vest to a stranger were sticking out.
“This thing that looks like an oxygen tank is a miniaturized mana battery. You attach it to a vest and wear it on your body. Hold out your arm.”
Youngsoo wore a vest and carried a battery on his back.
As I attached the electrodes connecting my body and the battery to my skin, I felt a faint connection between the mana path and me.
But crucially, it was quite substantial.
‘It might be a bit of a hindrance to movement.’
But at the point where it became portable, it was already a tremendous achievement.
It was well worth a try.
“How about trying out the skill once?”
“It would be a waste to just waste it on empty space.”
“Huh? Then?”
“I’ll earn some meat with this.”
Yeongsu approached the wild castle walls.
Phew!
And he jumped high using the springboard.
Of course, the point you can still reach is about two-thirds of the way up the wall.
If it were normal, I would have stepped on the wall once more and jumped up, but… … .
‘Let’s give it a try.’
Since I had the mana battery equipped, I decided to try out a skill I couldn’t use before.
A light attack skill that I knew how to use before, but couldn’t use due to lack of mana.
Walking in thin air.
A light-air technique that involves jumping and running while stepping on empty space.
Instead of stepping on the wall, Youngsu stepped into the empty space.
And then the skill was activated.
—-
[Skill] ‘Air Step’ activated.
—-
Thud!
With a clear crashing sound, Youngsu’s body jumped higher than the castle wall.
‘The skill has been activated… …!’
At the same time, I felt a large amount of mana flowing into my body from the battery.
Yeongsu stepped into the air once more.
Thud!!
Stepping into the empty space with no place to step, Youngsoo’s body soared high into the sky.
* * *
A city about 3km away from the wilderness.
There, three players were running away in panic.
“F—ing!”
“Who is that little cub that disturbed the mammoth’s hideout?!”
“What does that matter!! Just run away!!”
Behind them, the reason they were running away was running.
A medium-sized monster, Mammoth.
It was a vicious monster that looked similar to an elephant but was smaller, had a long trunk covered with a hard, sharp shell, and had thick, long claws on its feet.
There is one reason why this monster is rushing towards those three, shaking the ground.
Because they invaded the mammoth’s hideout.
Mammoths were monsters that were surprisingly good at making hiding places for their size.
So it was difficult to find.
Besides, these players weren’t even trying to find Mammoth.
This is because Mammoths are monsters with high hunting difficulty but little to gain from.
There were no parts or organs that contained special powers, and it wasn’t like it produced a lot of magic stones based on its size.
However, it was extremely difficult to catch because of its strong bones and thick hide.
So, players usually don’t even think about looking for them, but they just happen to disturb their hideout while scouting.
That thing is hard to find.
There has never been such bad luck.
Thump thump thump!
The mammoth came running with his eyes wide open and bloodshot.
The moment when a heavy death approaches, shaking the ground.
Eventually, one player stopped in his tracks.
Not to die, but to make a final desperate effort.
His class is a firefighter.
He swung his fist full of fire at the rushing mammoth.
“Flame Shot!”
Throw it in!
A cone-shaped red flame burst from the tip of his fist.
hit.
The large mammoth took the full brunt of the flames.
For a moment the ground trembled.
‘good……!’
Of course, I didn’t think I could catch a mammoth with just this one shot.
But I still thought I had enough time to escape.
But that thought disappeared along with the tentacles that flew through the flames.
Shhh!
puck!!
The nose of a mammoth suddenly flew towards him.
The freely elastic nose cut straight through the stomach of the swordsman.
“Ugh… … !”
Kkudangtang!
He fell to the floor in excruciating pain.
This one blow completely shattered the armor on my abdomen.
And then the mammoth began to move again, shaking off the flames that had covered its body.
“That’s ridiculous… … .”
A flame shot fired with all one’s might.
But that only served to burn the mammoth’s fur a little.
There was despair in his eyes.
His comrades ran towards him as he fell, and Mammoth began to charge again.
He shut his eyes tightly.
So I didn’t see what happened the very next moment.
Crunch!
The sound of something sharp cutting something hard.
He opened his eyes, wondering what was going on.
In front of him, a mammoth was lying with its legs cut off.
And next to him stood a man holding a dagger.
* * *
3 minutes ago.
“What kind of creature disturbed the mammoth’s lair?”
Yeongsu muttered when he saw that the Mammoth’s hideout he had finally found was empty.
“Judging by the footprints, it seems like they went this way… … .”
fault!
Youngsoo immediately started tracking Mammoth.
And a moment later, I could see the back of the mammoth charging madly in the distance.
‘Let’s give it a try.’
Youngsoo activated his skill.
—-
[Skill] ‘Direct File Island’ activated.
—-
Phew-
A skill that allows you to run in a straight line and cut down things in your path.
It was a skill I had used often before, but today was different.
Because it was upgraded with the support of Mana Battery.
Faster and sharper than ever before-
Crunch.
It’s done.
The hind legs of a mammoth.
The thick hide and heavy bones were cut away as if they were being sliced with a knife.
“oh.”
The attack power enhanced by the mana battery was beyond imagination.
In the past, it would have been limited to piercing the mammoth’s hide and flesh.
By the way… … .
“What were you thinking, tampering with this guy’s hideout?”
Yeongsu looked down at the monk sitting in front of him and asked.
“I, I, I didn’t touch it on purpose… … .”
“Is it a mistake?”
“yes!”
“What a mistake, such a difficult one to make… … .”
Gulp.
At that moment, the fallen mammoth got up.
And at that moment when I was about to swing my nose at Youngsoo-
“You stay still.”
The other one of the twin swords was previously embedded in Mammoth’s foreleg.
Yeongsu activated the power of the twin swords he was holding in his right hand.
thud!
As the embedded sword was dragged towards the spirit, Mammoth lost his balance again and fell to the ground.
The workforce was much stronger than before.
‘As the mana supply skyrockets, the weapon’s functions are also greatly enhanced.’
The function of the mana battery was not simply to allow the use of higher-level skills.
In addition to the skills that were already in use, the weapon’s functions were also strengthened.
Okay, then… … .
“Anyway, it was a mistake to disturb this guy’s hideout, right?”
“yes!”
“Then I eat this?”
“Of course!!”
You probably didn’t know these guys.
That the expression ‘I eat’ is not a metaphor.
“Crunch!”
Mammoth reared up again and pounced.
Youngsoo glanced at the guy.
Mammoth, a monster that is difficult to catch and has nothing to gain.
But people might not have known.
The value of this thing lies in its body itself.
Unlike other monsters, the Mammoth’s meat could be eaten without a trace, from head to toe.
Bam!
Yeongsu dodged the bastard’s attack and then stabbed him in the temple with his sword.
The tip of the knife pierced the leather but failed to penetrate the skull.
It didn’t matter.
Because I was planning to destroy the head itself with the next skill.
—-
[Skill] ‘Bombing Long Hit’ activated.
—-
An instant death skill that stabs the opponent with a sword and then shocks them again, blowing them away by exploding their insides.
And skills that could not be used due to lack of mana.
Yeongsu struck hard at the back of the hilt of the embedded sword.
however-
Ting!
—-
[Notice] You are running low on mana.
—-
Skill has been cancelled.
‘to?’
It was because the battery’s mana ran out.
‘Tsk… Is it because I took too many empty steps on the way here?’
While Youngsoo hesitated for a moment.
Mammoth realized that now was his chance.
“Kreuk… … !”
Phew!
Mammoth swung his foreleg at Youngsu.
At that distance, even a passing glance would guarantee instant death.
The painter shouted urgently.
“Damage!!”
But Youngsoo didn’t avoid it.
instead-
“I told you to stay still.”
Kwajik!
He struck Mammoth between the eyebrows with his bare fist.
With a sound of bones breaking, the mammoth’s skull caved in.
It was instant death.