I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 97

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Episode 97
97: The Crackka Bandit Group (1)
Hanalin soared through the sky, casting spells with considerable agility, but her expression darkened as she observed the Reptilian Humanoids pursuing her—members of the Crackka Bandit Group.
Using herself as bait to draw aggro through magic had been effective enough, but the enemy numbers far exceeded her initial estimates.
‘Thirty-three… no, thirty now that I’ve killed three with magic.’
I counted them precisely, tracking those who pursued me, and the situation was unfolding exactly as anticipated.
According to the Dohyun Party’s reconnaissance of this Headquarters, the Crackka Bandit Group’s total strength numbered fifty-eight members.
Hanalin had already killed five in an initial ambush using magic, and just now three more, leaving fifty total—thirty of whom were pursuing me here. That meant twenty remained at the base, plus Crackka himself, the bandit leader, for a total of twenty-one. Yet those twenty-one were judged to be significantly stronger than the thirty currently pursuing me.
So the task division made sense: I would handle the thirty alone, while Jiyuchan would take on the twenty-one. Jiyuchan would deal with the twenty regular members, and Dohyun would face Crackka himself—a fairly solid plan.
Yet Hanalin’s expression suggested she was deeply dissatisfied with the arrangement.
‘I wanted to see it too.’
Since Hanalin hadn’t witnessed Dohyun fighting at full strength, she remained curious about it.
It was obvious that Dohyun, who hadn’t fought at full power even against her, would unleash his complete strength against someone stronger than himself. She had wanted to see that battle, but being stationed so far away left her thoroughly displeased, her expression remaining sour throughout.
With that sullen expression, I watched the Reptilian Humanoids scaling trees to keep pace with my flight magic.
They moved with remarkable agility, using the trees’ elasticity to accelerate further—far more formidable than I had initially assessed.
In the previous encounter, Hanalin and Jiyuchan had attacked so swiftly that the Reptilian Humanoids couldn’t react and were simply swept away. But these creatures moving directly at me were undeniably formidable opponents.
Yet Hanalin’s demeanor remained utterly contemptuous.
“Hmph.”
At Hanalin’s dismissive response, the Reptilian Humanoids cried out in indignation.
“You bastard!”
“We’ll kill you!!”
“Did you think you could touch the Crackka Bandit Group and walk away unscathed!!!”
The enraged Reptilian Humanoids charged forward.
Individually, each was weaker than the Basement 3rd Floor Monsters, yet stronger than those from Basement Level 2.
But when Hanalin casually waved her hand, Intent Magic unfolded, and multiple magic circles layered atop one another, merging as if they were a single spell.
Thumb-sized stones of crystalline hardness materialized in midair, spinning ferociously with razor-sharp edges, each hurtling forward at Hanalin’s gesture as if consumed by her will.
Siiiiiiing———!
Pshhhhhh—!
With those sharp sounds, five Reptilian Humanoids charging forward had their heads wrenched back, plummeting helplessly to the ground.
Seeing five Reptilian Humanoids dispatched instantly, one of higher rank among them turned to the others and spoke.
“Advance carefully!!! That woman is a Monster!!!”
Hanalin’s eyes twitched slightly at those words.
The word “Monster” had irritated her, so once more she deployed Intent Magic, showcasing a technique bordering on miraculous—simultaneously manifesting the spells she had previously used.
Rather than multiple magic circles appearing separately, several magic circles converged at a single point, layering and condensing as if becoming one. As the magic circle itself unified, a pristine white orb materialized above Hanalin’s palm.
The moment the white sphere appeared, the surrounding temperature plummeted. Hanalin gazed at it and spoke.
“Reptiles are cold-blooded, aren’t they? I wonder if you are too?”
As Hanalin spoke, the white sphere began to expand, then spread outward in all directions like the shockwave that had appeared during her previous battle with Dohyun. The high-ranking Reptilian Humanoid’s eyes widened in recognition.
Realizing this was beyond the range of evasion, he immediately shouted to his subordinates.
“Defend yourselves———!!!”
At his command to defend at all costs, the Reptilian Humanoids shielded themselves behind massive trees and boulders, but it proved insufficient.
Crack—crack—crack—crack—!!
The sound of freezing air filled my ears as a fierce blizzard swept through the surroundings, transforming this place into a frozen wasteland in mere moments with a new tactical spell, causing the Reptilian Humanoids to shudder violently.
Some of them had their frozen tails snap off, while others caught in that pristine white wave became entirely encased in ice, their bodies shattering into fragments without even a drop of blood spilled across the ground.
Watching the fate of their comrades, the Reptilian Humanoid lieutenant trembled—whether from cold or fear, none could say—as he gazed upward at Hanalin hovering in the sky, staff in hand, her hair shimmering with a soft azure glow.
Just as the Reptilian Humanoids looked up at Hanalin, who appeared as an omnipotent Grand Mage in this very moment, she spoke.
“Twelve.”
Upon understanding what that number meant, the Reptilian Humanoids trembled with fear as they stared at her, while Hanalin gazed down at these insignificant creatures with an emotionless, frigid expression and thought to herself.
‘I need to finish this quickly and leave.’
If I handle this fast enough, won’t I still arrive in time?
From the start, the plan was to dispose of them quickly and rendezvous with Dohyun to strike Crackka together, so Hanalin rekindled her resolve with that single thought.
The Reptilian Humanoids felt the bitter cold seep into their very bones from that frigid intent, unable to continue their thoughts any further.
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Crackka was not the only one bewildered by the sudden assault.
Though not quite at Crackka’s level, Hyuma—a swordsman of considerable skill who had earned Crackka’s recognition and become a lieutenant of the Bandit Group—narrowed his eyes upon seeing the golden-haired swordsman standing before him.
Despite having twenty subordinates behind him, Hyuma quietly drew his blade upon witnessing the swordsman standing firm in his position.
Seeing the direction of Crackka’s Stronghold—what could be called the headquarters—convulsing, Hyuma thought he should quickly go to his commander, but he glanced at the swordsman before him and asked.
“Is this your doing?”
“Can’t you tell?”
The swordsman Jiyuchan, speaking quietly, answered thus, and Hyuma nodded as if he had expected as much.
Hyuma, a red lizard Reptilian Humanoid, was likewise of a proud warrior clan.
Yet having sworn to abandon such hollow illusions, he had become Crackka’s subordinate and joined the Bandit Group.
Already stripped of pride and honor, Hyuma spoke to the twenty subordinates behind him.
“Deal with him.”
As Hyuma himself prepared to hurl his body toward Crackka’s location, a golden flash cut through the midair, and Jiyuchan surged forward through the gap, diving toward Hyuma’s flank.
Faced with Jiyuchan’s rapid, arrow-like assault, Hyuma quickly raised his blade to block, but he was forced to retreat considerably under the heavy golden strike.
Screeeeeech——
Seeing the deep furrows carved by his two legs, I furrowed my brow.
I had been overwhelmed in raw strength.
Even accounting for Jiyuchan’s accelerated charge, I never imagined being pushed back to this extent.
Upon realizing this swordsman was exceptionally strong, the option of leaving him to my subordinates vanished.
Only one choice remained: kill Jiyuchan by any means necessary.
Thus, I infused mana into my blade and spoke.
“Let’s finish this quickly.”
“Yes!” “Understood, Hyuma!” “As you wish!!”
Hyuma’s subordinates cried out and rushed toward Jiyuchan.
Though the Mountain Terrain made the path steep, watching the Reptilian Humanoids move as if traversing flat ground, Jiyuchan harbored similar thoughts.
‘This Hyuma fellow is decent enough, but….’
He falls far short.
No—he is insufficient. Surely I did not lose my memories and enter this Dungeon merely to face creatures of this caliber. Jiyuchan’s will burned bright.
The pure vital energy flowing from my lower dantian through my heart and into my brain was filtered even more purely as it passed through the dantian, and that pristine golden radiance was fully revealed in Jiyuchan’s eyes.
As golden light gleamed from Jiyuchan’s eyes, Hyuma and the Reptilian Humanoids sensed something had gone terribly wrong—but it was already too late.
By the time they realized it, Jiyuchan had already charged forward, slamming his feet against the ground with tremendous force toward the Reptilian Humanoids’ formation.
BOOM———!!!
A sound like artillery fire erupted as Jiyuchan’s body shot upward. Unlike Dohyun, Jiyuchan couldn’t create telekinetic platforms, but the Golden Sword’s secret techniques were undeniably real.
One of the Golden Sword’s secret techniques—usable only in midair without needing footwork—unfolded from Jiyuchan.
Rotating his sword-wielding hand with blinding speed while releasing mana from his feet for propulsion, golden light enveloped Jiyuchan as he descended like a golden hawk snatching prey, plummeting into the center of the Reptilian Humanoids’ ranks.
Golden Sword Third Secret Technique: Golden Eagle’s Heavenly Descent
SCREEEEE———!!!
A sharp cry tore through the air like an eagle’s wail, and as Jiyuchan fell rapidly with the descending wind current, his blade strikes scattered the Reptilian Humanoids’ formation, golden sword energy scattering in all directions.
Slash, slash, slash, slash!!!
The sound of blades cutting through flesh erupted in an instant, and Hyuma’s eyes widened in shock.
As ten of his subordinates were severed in moments, disbelief flashed across his face—but Hyuma knew all too well this was no time for such thoughts.
He was a seasoned warrior, after all.
Judging that Jiyuchan had created an opening after unleashing that massive technique, Hyuma charged forward, and Jiyuchan responded with golden eyes blazing as he moved.
Space rippled momentarily as golden light shifted, and a secret teleportation unfolded behind Hyuma’s back, revealing Jiyuchan’s figure there.
As Jiyuchan’s body relocated through teleportation, Hyuma desperately twisted his body to change direction—but Jiyuchan had already moved.
Moving too late, Hyuma watched the world spin as he saw golden trajectories, his severed neck falling away, himself and his subordinates sliced apart by brilliant golden sword energy.
They were simply no match for such overwhelming skill.
The thought that if such a master reached the commander, the commander would have no chance of victory bloomed in Hyuma’s mind—but his thoughts ended there.
Jiyuchan, seeing these opponents posed no real challenge, wasted no time lamenting and swiftly moved his feet.
After all, Jiyuchan’s true target wasn’t these creatures.
‘I need to see how he fights.’
It was Dohyun.
Just like Hanalin, Jiyuchan was desperate to know exactly how strong Dohyun truly was. Moving swiftly, he arrived at precisely the same moment as Hanalin—a fact that pricked both their pride slightly, causing them both to furrow their brows.
But such things hardly mattered now.
The battle between Dohyun and Crackka was fierce beyond measure, like watching perfectly calibrated machine parts working in concert. Crackka’s strength was clearly half a step above Dohyun’s, yet he couldn’t overwhelm Dohyun—and conversely, Dohyun held his ground precariously without faltering against Crackka.
Hanalin and Jiyuchan had been shocked countless times by Dohyun’s strength before, but now, having lost their memories, they experienced the kind of shock one might receive only once in a lifetime—and it bloomed anew in their inner mindscapes.
Both of them swallowed hard as they watched Crackka and Dohyun charge at each other as if intent on death.
And Dohyun, upon seeing the two standing there dumbly watching his battle immediately after their arrival, shouted at them.
“What are you doing!! Help me!!!”
“Huh!?” “What!?”

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