Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 75: The Forest Covered by Snake (9) (1)

‘I survived, damn it…’

It’s impossible not to curse when you’re in such a situation. The boss who had been switching his body with gimmicks suddenly stopped transforming and started using multiple magic attacks with another gimmick? From the perspective of the one dealing with it, it was a difficult situation that made curse words flow freely.

Still, thanks to the timely activation of the runes of the swordsmen and the lifting of the restrictions on ultimate skills, I narrowly avoided a miserable death if I had faced this without a plan.

‘I’m lucky that the professors are my mentors.’

It was indeed a sudden release of usage restrictions, but… I calmly unfolded [Water Sword Dance] to block the wooden snakes.

This was the result of long hours of training, honing the ultimate skills.

Both [Sky-Shattering Heavenly Sword] and [Water Sword Dance] were the main ultimate skills of Professors Tak Won-ho and Kim Myeong-hyun, and as their exclusive disciple, I could research everything related to the skills, from their manifestation to their use, movements, and applications.

I received a lot of advice from both professors and trained extensively on my own.

Thanks to that, even though it was only my second time using the ultimate skill, I was able to use it skillfully without any awkwardness.

‘Now I have to help out in the front.’

The party members were in disarray due to the split. It was the perfect condition for the Mountain Serpent to rampage.

That’s why I quickly made a decision, gave orders to the rear members, and approached the creature with Kang Juyeon.

“Juyeon, you haven’t used Inferno yet, right?”

“…!”

I asked her about her current situation as I ran towards her, matching her pace.

But Kang Juyeon’s reaction was strange.

Rather than answering, she looked at me with slightly widened eyes.

Considering her usual expressionless demeanor, it was a quite surprised face.

…What’s going on?

I raised an eyebrow and asked again, “What’s wrong? Did you already use Inferno by any chance?”

“No. I haven’t used it.”

Of course, she hadn’t used it. She didn’t have the luxury to use ultimate skills while on a Forest Fire Operation.

I had just asked to confirm, but her reaction was unexpected.

‘Maybe Kang Juyeon is also nervous because the situation isn’t good.’

That was entirely possible.

No matter how much of a well-rounded genius she was, this dungeon conquest in such dire circumstances was her first time since the ‘Academy Underground Dungeon’.

I cleared my mind of any further thoughts and nodded.

“Okay. Then, when I give the signal, use Inferno. We need your magic attack to break through that tough serpent. I’ll create an opening for you like last time.”

“…Okay.”

With that answer, we finally arrived at the front.

The situation was not as good as expected.

Choi Dong-wook was in a state of collapse, having defended against the wooden snake’s attacks with all his might, and Kwon Oh-jun was alone, blocking the boss’s attacks within.

I quickly pulled out the sword from my bag using the Arts of Weapon Exchange.

I don’t need a shield now. Even though my body was on the brink of collapse, it was time to pour my attacks into it.

The dungeon gimmick was cleared, and It couldn’t switch bodies anymore. Now that I caught this creature, the dungeon conquest would be over.

It was a golden opportunity to destroy the Mountain Serpent.

“Team leader! Please step back for a moment!”

After shouting to Kwon Oh-jun, I immediately rushed towards the Mountain Serpent.

My body had been restored with Lee Soo-mi’s [Cure] and [Rest], and I even used [Emergency Treatment] with [Combat Healing] on the way.

My current physical condition was not much different from when I first fought.

“It’s body has become stronger after changing it into the main body! Be careful, Do Jae-hyun!”

Kwon Oh-jun was indeed an experienced Holder. Despite my sudden appearance and attack, as well as my unexpected orders, he didn’t question it at all.

He realized that he had reached his limit in the battle and, realizing this, he stepped back without any hesitation.

He completely entrusted the direction of the operation to me.

Considering my external position as a C-grade intern clan member, it was an unbelievable level of trust.

As if to repay that trust, I leaped towards the monster.

‘My target is behind the creature!’

As soon as I arrived on the battlefield, I immediately used [Sprint] to get behind the Mountain Serpent.

Anytime the creature turned its head, it could see me, but at that moment, it was too focused on dealing with Kwon Oh-jun to turn its head.

In other words, I was out of the creature’s line of sight.

‘Hiding…!!”

I used [Stealth] which I had obtained while defeating Electrophorus. [Stealth] was a rune that erased one’s presence when hiding in a specific location or object.

But even if you were right next to it, you could only disappear from the target’s line of sight, so it was still possible to use [Stealth].

As soon as I got behind the creature, I used [Stealth] and instantly erased my presence.

In other words, I could use the derived skill of [Stealth], [Hide Attack]

Kyaooooh-!!

The Mountain Serpent screamed.

[Hide Attack] ignored a certain portion of the target’s durability and increased my attack power further.

There, I added a generous amount of magic to my sword and stabbed the creature.

It was a sudden surprise attack, and the effective strike seemed to tear through its scales. The creature’s panic was palpable in its scream. But that wasn’t the end of it.

“Explode.”