Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 637

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637.

Cal’s strategy was extremely simple.

“Guerrilla warfare. First of all, the terrain is perfect for it.”

A vast forest.

This alone gave Cal tremendous geographical advantages.

“First, there are plenty of places to run or hide.”

The terrain had abundant cover, making it easy to hide and escape.

“And the fact that the freshmen have no information about this island is also a favorable condition for me.”

All the islands in Lake Lumeria were used for student training.

Cal had also come to Island 1 countless times.

As such, he knew the geography inside and out.

Cal opened his extradimensional space and checked the potions in his possession.

Besides recovery potions, it was filled with all kinds of offensive and defensive potions Cal had made.

These were items Cal had improved in his own way by studying Dweno’s alchemy texts.

“Should I start preparing first?”

Cal armed himself so he could use potions immediately.

‘First, starting from the very center of the island.’

Cal busily moved around and began creating traps in suitable locations.

‘It’ll take time for the freshmen to search their way here.’

Thud thud-!

Cal dug into the ground with a shovel from his extradimensional space and planted magic mines inside.

And in another location, he created tripwires using wire.

It was an incredibly tedious task.

But without this preparation, Cal couldn’t face 500 people.

At first glance it seemed like an unreasonable fight, but the Lumern professors had definitely given Cal an escape route.

That was precisely this preparation time.

How effectively he used this preparation time would determine whether he’d be pathetically caught by the freshmen or not.

After preparing not only potions but also trap magic, Cal went to a small cave in a distant location, took out mana potions, gulped them down, and wiped his mouth.

“I’ve roughly set up a stronghold for now.”

Cal organized the potions he’d use in combat inside the cave.

About an hour had already passed.

Unless the freshmen were idiots, they would conduct their search cautiously.

No matter what anyone said, Cal was a hero whose name was recorded in the Hero Record.

Charging at such a person relying only on numbers would normally be suicide.

‘From my perspective, that’s fortunate. Honestly, it would be troublesome in many ways if they came rushing in recklessly!’

“Well then, now that preparations are complete.”

Cal left the cave.

“Shall I go meet the freshmen?”

A mage’s abilities are maximized at their own stronghold.

But Cal had no intention of quietly waiting here for the freshmen to come.

‘It’s a hastily built stronghold to begin with. If 500 people swarm in at once, there’s really no answer.’

That’s why Cal planned to first expose himself to the freshmen.

Thud! Thud thud-!

Cal, who had been running through the forest at high speed, soon hid behind a tree upon sensing the presence of freshmen visible in the distance.

There, dozens of freshmen had formed parties and were searching the surroundings.

‘There must be other parties not far away, right?’

Thinking this, Cal chanted a magic spell.

“Fire Ball.”

Magic representing the fire attribute.

True to the fire attribute, it was magic with strong destructive power and extremely loud effects.

Cal generated a sphere of flame on his palm and launched the fireball into the air.

“Mana reaction detected ahead!”

“Shriiiiek-!”

Then one of the mage students shouted and a sharp whistle sound rang out.

Cal fled from his position while chanting a spell.

“Fire Ball!”

“Aqua Wall.”

Whoosh-!

The Fire Ball that left Cal’s hand flew toward the freshmen.

But before that, Cal’s magic was blocked by someone.

Seeing this, Cal clicked his tongue.

“There’s one troublesome guy mixed in.”

Vito Inteom from the Eastern Mage Tower.

He was from a prestigious magic family in the Eastern Continent.

‘During his time at the Eastern Mage Tower, he was said to be rivals with Betty, who was second in the 2nd year Department of Magic, right?’

In other words, in terms of magical ability alone, he was at the top among freshman students.

‘He’s actually the top student in the Department of Magic too.’

Knight Department Students chased after Cal.

Boom-!

When they reached the place where Cal had been hiding, the fireball Cal had hidden exploded and they were caught in the blast.

“Argh~”

“It’s a trap!”

Screams erupted.

“You should have been more careful.”

As Cal chuckled.

Water droplets began forming before his eyes, then transformed into a massive water mass before taking the shape of a freshman.

It was none other than Vito.

“Oh. Is that unique magic?”

Cal stopped in place and admired it.

“It’s an honor to face off against Cal-senpai, who has risen to the position of hero.”

Vito exaggeratedly bowed his head to Cal in greeting, then drew his magic staff.

“I hope I can surpass Cal-senpai’s tactics and strategy.”

Vito’s eyes turned coldly serious.

Seeing such a Vito, Cal clicked his tongue.

‘Damn. He’s coming at me seriously from the start.’

The Vito reflected in Cal’s eyes was different from ordinary freshmen.

‘This guy. He’s definitely finished investigating me.’

In a pure magic duel, Vito before him would have the advantage.

But even so, he wasn’t being careless.

‘He said he’s wary of my tactics and strategy?’

Cal poured out countless weapons from his extradimensional space.

And he used enchant magic.

It was one of Cal’s specialties.

Sharp weapons aimed at Vito.

Seeing Cal’s magic, Vito unleashed his mana.

Swoosh-!

Hundreds of ropes extended out and wrapped around the weapons enchanted with magic.

Thunk-! Splash-!

A massive axe cut through the water ropes.

Water poured out, thoroughly soaking the ground.

But the number of ropes was endless.

Vito watched in admiration as Cal stood in place, scattering mana while chanting spells.

‘Indeed, that’s impressive magic.’

Just as Cal confidently claimed it was his bread and butter.

The enchantment magic was admirable even from Vito’s perspective.

‘No matter how much they call him the weakest third-year, a third-year is still a third-year. I can’t let my guard down. If I attack carelessly, I’ll be the one who gets hurt.’

With that thought, Vito established an even more solid defensive strategy.

Seeing such a Vito, Cal clicked his tongue.

‘Even though he calculated that he has enough chance of winning in a direct confrontation with me, he’s still strengthening his defense?’

Beyond being cautious, Vito’s judgment was extremely cold and rational.

Time was on Vito’s side anyway.

Once the freshmen swarmed in, Cal would be finished.

‘If it were any other freshman, they would have charged at me to show off.’

Cal pulled out a potion from his pocket.

‘This is why guys with decisiveness are sometimes easier to deal with than those who keep changing their decisions! Just as the intel said!’

Pop-!

Cal opened the potion bottle.

As Vito warily watched Cal’s potion, Cal grinned and gulped it down.

Just as Vito had investigated Cal.

Cal had also investigated Vito.

In fact, there wasn’t much to investigate.

During last year’s Hero’s Festival preparations.

Cal had simultaneously worked on entrance exam preparations for new students.

In the process, he naturally absorbed all the information about this year’s freshmen into his head.

And Cal had also seen through that if he fought Vito, Vito would employ delaying tactics against him.

Indeed, Vito had only shown defensive behavior against Cal.

Even when Cal used mana and cast spells, Vito only thought Cal was using enchantment magic.

He had no choice but to think that.

The information Vito knew about Cal wouldn’t include details about high-level magic with powerful destructive force.

He judged that his own magic would be sufficient to defend against Cal’s magic.

Whooooooo-!

Tremendous mana began pouring out from Cal’s body.

Seeing this, Vito flinched.

“What? This level of mana!”

“It’s true that I can’t use high-level magic with my pure power alone. But there’s this thing called doping, you know?”

Cal said while gently shaking the empty bottle.

“It’s a potion made from refined mana. It temporarily causes mana to skyrocket. Well, after using it once, I can’t use magic for a while. And I have to suffer from muscle pain for a week.”

Cal grinned.

“But still, for just one shot, it lets me use powerful magic too!”

What Cal had been chanting was ‘Fire Explosion’ magic.

It was magic that wouldn’t activate even after completing the incantation due to insufficient mana.

But now, with his mana amplified.

He could complete the magic.

“Fire Explosion!”

A massive explosion of flames engulfed Vito.

Kwagagagagang-! Hwaleuleuleuk-!

Blowing away the surrounding area, Vito collapsed to his knees with a thud.

However, he didn’t receive a combat incapacitation judgment.

“Kugh! Still… I’m still fine! If you can’t use magic now, my victory is…”

“But I can still use magic?”

“What? You just clearly said you couldn’t use magic…”

“You came to our school during last year’s Hero’s Festival and got beaten up by the second-years, right?”

Vito’s face stiffened slightly as he recalled being beaten up by the Magic Studies Department students who were freshmen at the time after hitting on Chloe.

“Why are you suddenly bringing up that story…”

“Didn’t those guys use physical magic back then?”

Cal ran toward Vito at full speed.

His whole body screamed in muscle pain, but honestly, if you can’t endure this level of muscle pain, you can’t survive at Lumern.

Watching Cal jump toward him magnificently, Vito shouted.

“Why do all these so-called mages rely on vulgar violence!”

“Try living at Lumern yourself. Think mages can get by without using their bodies! Physical magic! Magical Drop Kick!”

Thwack-!

When Cal delivered the drop kick that Chelsea would casually throw at him to Vito’s face, Vito immediately received a combat incapacitation judgment and was warped away.

“Over here! An explosion happened here!”

“Eek!”

Cal threw on the invisibility cloak he was carrying and lay flat on the ground.

“…Amazing. Magic like this.”

“Is the rumor that Senior Cal can’t use high-level magic false?”

The freshmen passed by with serious expressions.

After the rear students passed, Cal removed the invisibility cloak and stood up.

Then he pulled out a crossbow from his pocket and aimed at a defenseless mage.

“Hey hey! Where are you letting your guard down!”

“Eh?”

Thwack-!

“Ack?!”

“You should have watched your back!”

One Magic Studies Department student who received a combat incapacitation judgment so easily was warped away.

“Gasp! Over there!”

“Here!”

Dash-!

Cal ran straight ahead.

A student with a massive build blocked Cal’s path.

The student who appeared to be from the Knight Department clenched his fist and swung it at Cal.

Thwack-!

“Kugh?!”

Cal’s body flew up into the sky.

Cal, who went up to the treetops, gritted his teeth.

‘This hurts like hell!’

The student who sent Cal flying was Glantz.

He was a martial arts-type Knight Department student who fought with his fists.

His grades ranked second in the Knight Department.

Cal, who had been launched into the sky, fell back down according to the law of gravity.

At that moment.

He spotted a student sitting at the top of the tallest tree in the surrounding area, watching him through binoculars.

‘Oh? Are you mocking me?’

That female student was Millia Rolla, who had surpassed Glantz, the second-ranked Knight Department student who had just sent Cal flying, to claim the top spot in the Knight Department.

‘Target number one to watch out for.’

The heir to the Rolla Guild, a major southern trading company, whom Cal had marked as a person of interest, was watching Cal with a twisted smile.

‘Those talented ones, really.’

Cal clicked his tongue as he crashed to the ground, using a rolling technique to reduce the impact.

Then he began running at full speed.

The faces of the freshmen who had been watching Cal with tense expressions suddenly turned blank.

“If he used magic of that level, there shouldn’t be any need to run away, right?”

“Why is he running?”

The freshmen looked at each other.

“Maybe… he’s out of mana?”

Greed flickered in the eyes of the freshmen who had thought that far.

If they succeeded in stealing the key from Cal, they would surely draw attention immediately.

The moment they thought that, the freshmen began chasing Cal like unbridled colts.

And then…

Kwagagagang-!

“It’s a trap!!”

“Kyaaaah!”

They began to be toyed with by Cal.

“Uhahahaha! Easy! So easy!”

Cal burst into laughter as he began weaving through the forest.

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“Idiots.”

Milia, who had been watching her classmates from high above, snorted.

No matter how unable to use magic he seemed, her classmates rushing thoughtlessly at a Hero were utterly pathetic.

“By the way.”

Milia looked toward Cal through her telescope again.

Watching Cal toy with the freshmen with a relaxed demeanor, Milia’s lips twisted again.

After a moment, Milia took her eyes off the telescope and cupped both cheeks as she muttered.

“Haah… Cal-senpai… so cool…”

Before she knew it, her twisted lips had spread into a silly grin.

Milia, who had been wearing a dreamy expression, flinched and covered her mouth.

After taking a deep breath, Milia jumped down from the tree and began chasing after Cal.

Then she stopped abruptly at the place where Cal had defeated Vito.

She suddenly got down on the ground and began turning her head back and forth, searching for something.

After a moment, Milia found an empty potion bottle rolling on the ground and put it in her pocket.

“Please wait, I’m coming to see you now.”

Then she began running in the direction Cal had headed.

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