Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 95



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(095)

Sega looked at the smartphone screen that was holding the key.

“Where? Huh? Mission evaluation?”

“This is hot these days, didn’t you know?”

“We earned a lot of points from the last mission we did. We were thinking of not doing any missions this month or just choosing something easy.”

Kyeom frowned and said, “Ah!” and then began to explain.

“This is a mission evaluation from a potion company called AH Pharmaceuticals, a company that has been doing business with Shinseoul for a long time. But take a look at this mission.”

“You’re recruiting so many? 600 people? You’re taking two-thirds of the first year students?”

To that extent, it was practically intended to monopolize the students in this mission evaluation.

The duration was 4 days, the pay was considerable, and since there had been a discussion with the foundation in advance, other missions hardly ever appeared on the app.

“I’m sure the professors would be concerned about this. In terms of scale, isn’t this essentially the second part of the midterms?”

“That’s right. The professors really do care. This is something that is done in Baekdudaegan, which is in former North Korean territory. But if you look at the exams that the seniors have taken so far, if you go to the gate for the midterm, you go to Monster Land for the final, and if you go to Monster Land for the midterm, you go to the gate for the final.”

“This could be practice for the final exam.”

“That’s why everyone is getting ready. Anyway, back to the original story, in this Baekdudaegan mountainous region, black flame thorn trees grow. This is our chance to go in there.”

Sega opened his eyes wide.

If only she had the roots of that tree, Yuyu could make a potion and heal Dahyun’s leg.

The salty basic salary and magic stone settlement money were a bonus.

“Dahyun, wait a minute. I’ll bring this for you.”

Dahyun really wanted to help, as her magical powers had run wild while she was trying too hard to maintain the force field so she could create the Aurora Magic Bullet.

“thank you.”

Dahyun looked at Sega with eyes that seemed moved.

“Miss! Just trust us!”

This gentleman was acting cute.

“I’ve already found team members to move with and camp with!”

“Even the team members?”

He pointed to one group with his palm facing upward.

Iljinrim and Lee Hanbit were chatting happily, and Choi Seonmi was wiping two stainless steel short swords that were longer than a dagger but shorter than a one-handed sword with a cloth.

“Hanbit is close with Jinrim, and Sega is close with Seonmi. It seemed like it would be good to move together. Since we have to sleep outside, there needs to be more people to take turns standing guard.”

“Please take care of me for the next four days.”

Seonmi smiled brightly and waved at Sega.

A faint scent of cinnamon wafted through the air.

“… … I want to go too.”

For some reason, Dahyun felt her mood becoming dirty in an instant.

“what?!”

“Where are you going with those legs?”

“That’s right. Dahyun. How about resting? You’re not feeling well, are you?”

Kyeom, Sega, and Seonmi all tried to dissuade her.

Dahyun glared at Sunmi once and spoke to Sega.

“How would I feel if I went to Monster Land because of you guys and you guys got hurt? Let’s go together.”

“No. I said it was hiking.”

“You can just fly using telekinesis. I hurt my leg, not my head!”

“no.”

“Ah! Let’s go together!”

In the end, it was decided that Dahyun would also go along.

Lee Gyeom, a former scavenger, made thorough preparations.

“Trust only this body!”

I bought plenty of flares, flashlights, potions, and food in advance, and I also brought paper maps in case the internet connection was down, and I bought plenty of bug spray.

The day of the mission evaluation really reminded me of the midterm exam.

Dozens of double-decker buses, escorted by drones, flying beasts and luxury sedans, ascended into former North Korean territory.

It was a large-scale mission evaluation in which 600 out of 900 first-year students from Shinseoul volunteered.

“Students of Shinseoul. Thank you for your hard work getting here.”

The president, who had a good impression of the people, met the students at the base camp.

“I am Lee Han-dam, the president of AH Pharmaceuticals.”

The base camp was filled with tents and supplies, and was filled with company hunters and separately hired scavenger hunters.

“Let me reiterate the mission I have for you: rescue all living creatures that have settled within the area marked on the map.”

There were many trees and plants in the high mountainous region of Baekdudaegan that could be used as ingredients for high-quality potions, so the plan was to sweep away all the wild beasts, foreign objects, and irregular beasts that had settled in the mountains before starting full-scale mining.

“We will sell the magic stones to the government without any commission, so please help us catch as many demons as possible. Also, the safety of the students is the most important thing, so if any unexpected demons appear, please immediately report the situation to headquarters.”

His preparations were thorough, as if his long history of dealing with Shinseoul was not an empty boast.

“We have already set up mobile radio towers on mountain peaks and valleys via helicopter. They will be able to receive GPS signals from anywhere, so if you need additional supplies or casualties, please contact us immediately.”

Company hunters on mountain bikes pulled the accelerator and made their engines roar.

Scavenger hunters were also seen running around, busy organizing supplies.

“Oh. It’s really a situation where all I have to do is hunt.”

“This is good. How can I hold a sword while carrying all of that in my bag, water, food…?”

“As expected from someone who has been doing business with us for a long time, you know our tastes well.”

The belligerent students and those with high-ranking hunters as parents and siblings burst into contented laughter.

Students from Kang Joo-hyuk’s faction also laughed at Lee Gyeom, who was standing next to Sega.

“Don’t you have to carry water on that too?”

“Hey, I’m thirsty.”

“Hey, collect some magic stones from here. If you hit even one, you’ll die.”

Kang Ju-hyuk didn’t say anything and just looked up at the Baekdudaegan Mountains, where there weren’t any thick trees.

“Those little kids. Hey. Corpse-mongers. Don’t mind them.”

“I never cared.”

“Yeah, Corpse Hunter. Good idea.”

“… … You know why you’re doing this, right?”

Kyeom sprayed mosquito repellent at Dahyun’s feet, who was floating in the air.

“Then please take care of it!”

At that moment, President Lee Han-dam raised both hands and shouted.

“let’s go!”

600 Shinseoul students ran up to Baekdudaegan.

“Let’s each do our own thing during the day, and let’s meet up in the evening!”

“okay!”

The group that Lee Han-bit and Choi Seon-mi were in also ran quickly.

Jeong Se-ga waved his hand towards Choi Seon-mi’s back, and Joo Da-hyun glared at her back.

The hunt has begun.

* * *

17 years ago, North Korea was a country that used wood as fuel for heating and cooking, and its forests were devastated to the point where they were judged to be beyond recovery.

But the power of nature was great, and now, after 17 years, there was a forest of giant trees several kilometers in diameter that was unrivaled by any other in the world.

“Let’s take a detour. That forest is a total magic zone.”

… … It was a problem because the forest was made of tree trunks.

“It’s a grove of vampire cedars. Among the branches, there are spiders with human faces, and underground, there are arboreal beasts that live in symbiosis with whip scorpions. Sega said he saw them hunting during his last swordsmanship class.”

“Yeah. They came by helicopter, burned it, left only ashes, and then sent the knights in.”

“Wow. Hold on! That’s a strangler. Dahyun, kick it with the invisible sword.”

The real danger in the Baekdudaegan highlands, Monster Land, was not powerful demons, but unknown demons.

Because they have already adapted to the ecosystem and are evolving similarly to creatures in this world.

“Rock golem! Get out of here!”

“It’s an amorphous monster! Bring in the pyromancer!”

Students were wrapped in choking vines, faced golems made of mud and rock, and attacked by nightmarish beasts made of corpses glued together.

Bullet wasps that fly at 2,000 km/h, zombie flies that form human-like shapes when hundreds of them swarm together, and ‘one-bite bugs’ that hide underground and bite off ankles were targeting the students.

But those who saw hell did not succumb to nightmares.

“Kill them all!”

“Take out my guts!”

“The flaming hammer is coming out!”

The fear that at any moment another student might come through the dorm door and stab me in the stomach.

Monsters of another world, covered in purple and violet hues and covered in parasites and slime.

The students of Shinseoul who came out of all that were ready to fight the unknown.

“We are the hunters of Shinseoul, and you are the filthy ones!”

wickedness!

The strangler was cut down by the telekinesis’s intangible sword, and the golem was torn to pieces by the knight’s sword.

Phage crackle!

The corpse monster crumbled under the shock of the lightning wizard, and the bullet wasp self-destructed after striking the body wizard.

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust!”

The zombie flies were reduced to ash and dust by one fireball, and the explorer students gave the taste of bullets to the mouths of the worms.

While 600 hunters were raising the name of the 9th Shinseoul.

“detour.”

“Let’s take a detour.”

“This time, a detour.”

Segawa and Group 8 focused more on finding the Black Flame Thorn Tree.

Dahyun’s legs were more important than a couple of pennies or a point or two.

“Sega. Just a moment.”

This humility stood still.

Segawa, Jinrim, and Dahyun, who had been following behind about forty steps, also stopped.

This gentleman approached the pond on their right side with movements like the wind.

“… … .”

Anyone who has ever experienced the devil’s bite of an aquatic plant that hides underwater and then spreads its roots to drown you has definitely checked out a pond.

Phew!

The next moment, a slime the size of a house rose up like a wave, its orange eyes blazing.

The entire pond was a mirage of slime.

“Fuck! I knew it!”

Lee Gyeom shouted and fired his machine gun while backstepping.

Doo doo doo-!

If we had just passed by, all of our crew members would have been attacked.

Choaack!

The slime took the bullet into its body and rushed towards the sword.

I couldn’t understand how something without legs or wings could be so fast.

“Hum!”

Sega threw down his bag and ran towards the slime that was about to swallow the weapon.

With his left hand, he grabbed the scruff of the sword and threw it backwards, while with his right hand he unleashed a new pyromancy technique.

A blue heat swirled from below my elbow.

As Sega held out his palm, he was shot forward.

Bam!

Blue heat shot out in a wide fan, and the slime’s body rippled and shuddered.

Phew!

The next moment, two-thirds of the giant slime’s body collapsed as if it was vaporizing.

The blue magic stone appeared immediately.

“Wow, man! This is awesome! I should learn it too.”

He looked at me with a look of admiration.

However, the slime continued to move forward and tried to attack Segawa and Kyou.

‘You’ve been controlling your strength too much. Next time, you can be a little bit stronger.’

Due to the nature of the indeterminate demon, it was possible to survive with just the remaining parts.

“Eww, dude! You’re so useless!”

Kyeom stepped back with a 180 degree different reaction.

“asleep!”

Joo Da-hyun shouted and lowered her palms.

puck!

The slime burst out as if a giant palm had slammed into the pudding, sending blue blobs flying everywhere.

“Hey, hey! Wait a minute!”

Chew! Chew!

Segawa Kyou, who was nearby, was hit by several pieces of the slime, and his shield gauge slowly decreased.

“As expected, those who use poison or acid are scary.”

Sega laughed bitterly.

“The school uniform shield isn’t invincible either! Don’t make me use it unnecessarily!”

Lee Gyeom sighed as he looked at the gauge.

“Sorry. I tried to build a wall, but it didn’t work out well.”

Dahyun bowed her head as if she was truly sorry.

“Huh? Am I deaf? I hear nonsense. Does it hurt?”

He gave me a look that said, “What did I eat wrong?”

“Hey! Do I look like someone who doesn’t apologize?”

Joo Da-hyun burst into screaming.

“Well, if Dahyun was okay, we wouldn’t have come here. Let’s keep going.”

Sega put his bag back on and pointed ahead.

Maybe 10 minutes had passed.

“Isn’t that a black flame thorn?”

* * *

All students were using GPS to determine their location and the hunting area they had been granted a hunting permit from the government in AH.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

Countless dots appeared within a large circle.

A port on the east coast of former North Korean territory.

A group of hunters looked at the dots from inside the ship and smiled contentedly.

“Can we move now?”

They were carrying massive sniper rifles that used the bones of high-ranking demons as bullets, and they spoke in a language from somewhere in Europe.

“Not yet. They’re wearing armor. We have to take it off first. And that takes night.”

“Ah. Please. I’ve been waiting since dawn.”

At the complaint of one of the members, the man who appeared to be the leader clicked his tongue.

“Please set up a refrigeration facility. We need to transport it fresh at all costs.”