Hidden Sanity at Villain School - Chapter 96



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(096)

“Why are you standing in a place like that?”

Iljinrim muttered in discontent.

The black flame thorn tree stood on the edge of a steep dirt slope.

There was a large crack in the slope, so it seemed like the ground could collapse or fall if not careful.

The tree itself looks eerie.

It looked to be over 50 meters tall, its bark was pitch black, and the pores here and there looked like the eyes of a living creature.

The hanging stems were full of sharp thorns, which probably leaked deadly poison.

“If you get hit by that thorn, you’ll feel a burning pain. You won’t die, but since there’s no antidote, the only answer is to endure.”

“Corpse Man. Stop saying scary things.”

Dahyun screamed, and Sega created a fireball with his palm.

“Should I burn it?”

“No. Wait a minute.”

Kyeom glanced at the information article and then shook his head.

“The medicinal ingredients there are easily deteriorated in high temperatures. Lightning doesn’t work either, and you have to use a sword or telekinesis to make a potion.”

“You’re being picky when it comes to the devil.”

Dahyun walked towards the tree, floating in the air.

“I’ll pull it out by the roots.”

Her hair stood on end, and her determination to change the world was evident.

Whack, slap!

The thick root part shook violently.

Countless eyes embedded in the trees glared at her in astonishment.

“You disgusting monster!”

The next moment, one of the tree branches stretched out and fell on Dahyun.

wickedness!

Without making a single gesture, she created an intangible sword and cut down the branch, but the demon’s arm, still severed, flew in and fell on her head like a net.

Choaaaak!

And it really multiplied like a net, spreading its stems on the ground and taking root, pulling Dahyun, who was floating in the air, down to the ground.

“What, what is it? Sega! There are teeth inside this!”

If I hadn’t been wearing a force field, I would have been bitten by a tree.

“It’s as strange as a demon. It’ll be hard to drag it out for too long.”

Sega cut the wooden net that had bound Dahyun with his sword.

“The roots on the slope are moving too. They’ll definitely come up from the ground like spears.”

Lee Gyeom looked around closely and then said.

“Are those six-legged dogs coming from behind me?”

Iljinrim naturally turned his body while preparing the blood flow bullet.

“Hyun, Dahyun. Please do something about the roots.”

Sega put his sword back into its scabbard and took his whip out of his bag.

“okay.”

“good.”

Swish, squeak.

The next moment, as if by magic, the floor split open and roots sprang up.

“Dahyun! 11 o’clock and 5 o’clock!”

When Gyeom, who was good at using the lightning technique ‘Biological Radar’, figured out the location, Dahyun would destroy it with the Intangible Sword or the Mind Magic Bullet.

Sega took advantage of the gap between the two holding back the roots and charged towards the tree demon.

Wedge!

Countless eyes fixed on the trees turned towards Sega, and branches as slender as willow trees flew towards his neck.

‘The whip sword definitely consumes a lot of magic power.’

I waited until the very end.

I could slowly see the countless thorny branches dripping red venom as if drooling.

‘let’s go.’

From the whip’s handle to the decorative string at the end, magic was consciously injected into it.

Woohoo!

Magic power flows in with a pleasant sound, and its properties change, becoming a sword with the best cutting power.

He swung his whip high above his head and cut down the black branches that were rushing at him in a 360 degree direction.

Tsukaaaaaaaaaaah-!

The blue line traced a circle in the air like the rings of Saturn, cutting off everything that came between them.

It was a sight that would have made the Kendo God exclaim in amazement if he had seen it, and it would have made Banhae-do burst into rage if he had seen it.

“Sega!”

Joo Da-hyun prevented the severed tree branches from flying down the slope and hitting Sega.

Sega swung his whip again and cut off half of the trunk of the black tree.

Tsk tsk tsk!

As the bark grew back and the top and bottom tried to stick together, I spread the hot air balloon with my left hand.

‘We just need roots.’

Blue heat rose up, and the eyes of the tree demons glared at Sega.

“under.”

Sega responded with a relaxed laugh, and the next moment, he exploded with fresh heat.

Bam!

A thick wooden pole rolled down the slope.

* * *

Once the pillar was cut down, the roots became quiet.

Lee Gyeom dug up the roots, and Iljinrim killed the beast-like demons that were rushing towards the rear of the 8th group.

Most of them were shaped like six-legged dogs or four-jawed gorals, and were small species that caused serious damage to civilians.

“At first glance, you wouldn’t know it was a demon, it can withstand a small-caliber pistol, and it’s so fast that an ordinary person wouldn’t be able to catch it even with a gun.”

“They even run away if it seems like they’re at a disadvantage. You damn things.”

Segawa Jinrim, who had suffered a lot, was so angry that he turned them into meat porridge.

Since I had to work professionally, I had to receive a basic salary from AH separate from the purchase of magic stones.

They even got the ingredients for Dahyun’s cure. Group 8 wandered the mountain with a light heart for a while, stabbing, cutting, and burning the demons.

“It’s already 5:30. I have to meet Hanbit now.”

Kyeom said, looking at his watch.

“Already? It’s still bright.”

“The sun sets in an instant in the mountains. If we don’t meet now, we’ll have to wander around at night.”

“I’ll contact you.”

Group 8 quickly prepared for camping.

While Iljinrim contacted Lee Hanbit, Joo Dahyun cleared the surrounding bushes and leveled the ground with telekinesis, Lee Gyeom prepared dinner, and Sega installed a motion detector.

“Finish cleaning. Ah. I’m tired.”

“Choose one of the two instant noodles today: anchovy flavor or kimchi flavor.”

“I installed the motion sensor and leveled it.”

All three spoke of success.

“… … I can’t get in touch with you?”

One said failure.

“Did you go into a deep valley? I’ll try again.”

Kyeom turned on his smartphone.

The signal seemed to blink, and then suddenly cut off.

“I can’t do it either?”

“Contact other people too. They might know someone.”

Dahyun scolded him.

“No. I’m saying the smartphone signal itself doesn’t work?”

Kyeom shook his head as if he was embarrassed.

“There’s no way someone here would bring a walkie-talkie or satellite phone… These days, even on the front lines, everyone uses Coffee Talk or Line.”

“Is there a demon colony nearby? Is it an EMP?”

Sega asked, seeming anxious.

“Sega. That would only happen if you get thousands of units. Or maybe an A-class or S-class gate would explode. Maybe some demons messed with the radio tower that was set up in AH? It’ll be fixed soon.”

This gentleman smiled brightly.

“Maybe not.”

Iljinrim lowered his voice as if to prepare for this.

Segawa and Dahyun naturally listened to her words.

“This is really just a what-if.”

“Jinrimssu. Hey. Why are you holding so much weight so scary?”

“This isn’t South Korea.”

A look of doubt crossed Sega’s face for a moment, then subsided.

“……ah.”

* * *

This is a story we learned in modern history class.

For South Korea, the former North Korean territory was a hot potato that it could neither swallow nor spit out.

We can’t even handle 10 million refugees in the metropolitan area, let alone 15 million more North Korean refugees.

However, we could not completely give up on North Korea.

This would violate the Constitution that declared the five northern islands as illegally occupied territory of the Republic of Korea, and the moment North Korea was abandoned, it was clear that China, Japan, and Russia would send troops to protect the North Korean people.

So, by twisting the law into things like one country, two systems, trusteeship, federalism, and administrative execution, they were trying to minimize responsibility and maximize rights.

While waving a sword and threatening to reduce exports of stimulants to any country that causes trouble.

“So, even if someone sneaks in here and does something, it’s hard to catch them under Korean law.”

If South Korean law is enforced, this means that this is South Korean territory, and then there is an obligation to actively protect the former North Korean residents and grant them voting rights, etc.

“… … .”

Before I knew it, the sun had set below the mountain in the distance, and spiders were creeping about.

“Oh, I told you to come. There are several Shinseoul Hunters in this area right now! And do you think the professors will just sit still if something happens to us?”

Dahyun said, clenching her fists.

“… … Yeah. That’s right.”

At that moment, Lee Gyeom raised one eyebrow at Sega and lightly picked up the submachine gun.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The next moment, the motion detectors that detect magic and movement within a 50m radius began to scream like crazy.

“shit!”

“who is this!”

“Hands up! Move or I’ll shoot!”

Group 8 students stood up like dragons, holding their weapons and preparing to unleash their supernatural powers.

The next moment, Inyoung, wearing a camouflage ghillie suit, jumped up from the grass and ran towards me.

It was a distance of only 4 meters.

“!”

Sega was astonished and recalled Yuyui’s explanation.

‘I can’t even detect movement at less than 1cm per second. The load is too heavy… ‘

‘You crawled at 1cm per second?’

Pah-ji-ji-jik-!

A bright yellow electric spark ran along Gilishit Inyoung’s forearm.

It was a powerful output that could blow away the darkness of an area in an instant.

‘It’s too late to stop. Let’s fight back.’

Sega gave up on defense and focused on drawing his sword.

The protective vest could be configured to reproduce injury states or pain depending on the remaining health value.

In general, the sensation was reproduced during tests or training at school, but only the numerical value decreased during external activities such as mission evaluations.

After the health gauge reached 0, it would maintain the shield until the charged magic power ran out, and at the same time send a signal to Shinsoul, so it was rare for anyone to actually get hurt or die.

Everyone thought so.

Thud!

The man in the Gilishuit’s palm shot out in a jerky manner, then suddenly dug into the force field created by Sega’s protective vest.

“!”

‘Just like when that blood magician broke through Dahyun’s field during the assigned mission… … .’

It was a movement that was impossible for even a skilled hunter, let alone a demon.

The man’s palm struck Sega’s protective vest accurately.

Bam!

It was a technique that temporarily blocked the artifact’s magic circuit with one’s own magic power, similar to the point of bloodletting in martial arts novels.

Chewing.

Sega’s protective vest made a deafening sound as it retracted its translucent blue shield.

“world!?”

Sega looked at the man in shock, unable to even draw his sword.

The man swung a karambit made from a demon’s claw, aiming for Sega’s neck.

wickedness!

The sharp blade traced a crescent-like trajectory in the sky.

* * *

Kaang!

A loud crash rang out.

The karambit’s blade slid down Sega’s trapezius muscle and down to his collarbone, where the tip broke and bounced off.

Shinseoul’s uniform was torn in long strips, but only red marks, as if scratched by fingernails, remained on his solid muscles.

“what?”

“Huh?!”

The attackers of Sega and Gilishut looked at each other in confusion.

Sega was shocked that the protective vest had been destroyed so easily, and the Gilishuit man was bewildered that the first-year, first-semester student had managed to deflect a karambit made of his demonic claws.

“Sega! That kid is weak!”

This gentleman shouted while pointing his gun at the grass.

“… … !”

The physical strength of the average elemental magician, other than Shinsoul, was slightly superior to that of a trained non-Awakened magician.

With that level of strength, it would be impossible to cut through the body of the top-tier first-year bodybuilder of Shinseoul without even wielding the highest-level super-vibration dagger artifact.

“This kid!”

Sega shouted and reached out his hand towards the lightning wizard.

The electrician took a step back and wrapped his hand in yellow electrical sparks again.

Crunch!

Sega and Dengekissusa joined hands.

Phage crackle!

A huge amount of electricity flowed through Sega’s hands, causing them to tremble.

“Ugh!”

Sega held back a groan and put strength into his arms.

Stop!

The lightning wizard’s arm snapped in the opposite direction from his elbow, and the lightning subsided as if by magic.

Sega immediately grabbed the lightning wizard’s head with his left fist.

puck!

The lightning wizard’s body collapsed with a sound like a watermelon being hit by a hammer.

As if that was a signal, battles began on all sides.

“If you give me everything you have.”

“Kwaaak!”

“I will spare your life!”

Iljinrim fired a blood flow bullet into the darkness, and Lee Gyeom threw a flashbang grenade at the retreating enemies and then opened fire with his submachine gun.

“Did you send it?”

Joo Da-hyun caught the flying grenade with telekinesis and sent it back.

“under!”

Sega tightened his strength in his numb arm and turned it two or three times, then drew his sword and wrapped it around his sword energy.

‘Crazy, crazy, crazy. What the hell is this. What are these guys? Soldiers? Hunters? Where did they come from?’

For a moment, countless questions came to mind.

Crunch!

“¦¦¦-!”

“shut up.”

He used his sword against the raiding knight hunter who had been shouting something, and cleanly blew off his arm.