Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 89

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The Necromancer Academy’s Summoning Prodigy — Chapter 89
Serne’s expression turned incredulous.
“Even I can see this makes no sense. Why on earth should I help you?”
Simon climbed up behind Loraine onto the Skeletal Horse and answered.
“I’ll owe you one.”
With that, Simon nodded to Loraine. She seized the reins, and the Skeletal Horse surged skyward without hesitation.
‘…Nonsense.’
Serne’s expression turned cold as she raised a single Feather.
The Feather dissolved into a magical diagram, then reformed as a massive Interception Ballista.
-You’re clumsy at strategy, aren’t you?
In that instant, Simon’s voice echoed in her ear.
-Your way only multiplies your enemies.
‘….’
Serne ground her teeth.
Sophistry. Pure sophistry.
She had always been the strong one.
For the weak, there were only two choices: be dominated or perish.
For someone whose Mental Ability had reached its zenith, the thoughts of others held no weight in her calculations.
And yet.
‘My way… is clumsy?’
Her gaze turned skyward again.
She could see Simon and Loraine on the Skeletal Horse, speaking to each other as though they shared the world.

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“So the monster went berserk?”
“Yes.”
Simon nodded and continued.
“Did Nefertis ever mention anything about me to you recently?”
“Huh? What kind of thing?”
Loraine’s blinking eyes made it clear she knew nothing. Nefertis had never told her about the Legion.
It was a secret between Simon and Nefertis alone. Of course, one more person had found out this time, but that couldn’t be helped.
“It’s nothing, really. There was a famous Treasure Hunter who visited as a guest lecturer for Class A, and this monster was in their research materials. It’s not in the guidebook.”
Loraine paused thoughtfully, then spoke.
“It could be an Artificial Monster that doesn’t naturally inhabit this island.”
“That’s possible too.”
As Simon briefed Loraine on the information he’d gathered, the distance to Bigcrum steadily narrowed.
The berserk fake Bigcrum had swollen to nearly twenty meters in height. It had already crossed the river and entered the Southern Island.
“What the hell!”
“What in blazes is that?!”
Students who had been quietly hunting monsters in the outer regions scrambled to flee at the sudden appearance of the colossal beast.
As Bigcrum passed through their ranks and lashed out with its foot, the ground buckled and trees were torn from their roots. It was walking catastrophe incarnate.
“Kyaaaaaah!”
Bigcrum stopped and loomed over a female student who had screamed. Then it raised one massive foot.
“Ah…!”
As the giant’s sole blotted out the sky above her, the girl went rigid with terror.
Whoooosh!
At that very moment, a lone figure soared boldly toward the descending foot. Drawing in a sharp breath, he drove his fist forward with all his strength.
Crack!
The enormous Bigcrum’s body lurched sideways, lost its footing, and stumbled backward.
-Ohhh!
-Bread, that was incredible!
But the figure was not Bread at all—it was Erzsebet, shapeshifted into Bread’s form.
A Mana Signal Device hung from her ear, allowing her to communicate with the Execution Headquarters and the other instructors.
As she touched down, the girl cried out with relief.
“Thank you! Thank you so much, instructor!”
Erzsebet tapped her forehead with her index finger, then flicked it lightly in a reassuring gesture.
“This place is too dangerous. Move back into the trees.”
“Yes!”
The flushed student glanced back at Bread one more time before bolting into the forest.
‘Wait—this isn’t Bread’s style at all.’
Bread was nothing more than a muscle-bound simpleton.
Erzsebet took a moment to reaffirm her character concept, then placed her hand on the Mana Signal Device and spoke.
“This is instructor Bread. I’m transmitting information we’ve gleaned from combat engagement.”
Even by Erzsebet’s own assessment, it was a flawless imitation of his voice.
“The monster responds sensitively to human sounds. Running noise is manageable, but screams and shouts are dangerous. Please relay this to the students.”
—This is headquarters! Well done. We’ll distribute that immediately.
—You figured that out already? That’s not like you at all. When did you become so competent?
—Right? I thought your brains were muscle too.
From the other instructors’ reactions, it seemed Bread wasn’t the type to excel in the workplace.
Erzsebet cleared her throat awkwardly and spoke bluntly.
“All of you instructors—seal your mouths.”
—Ha ha! That’s the spirit!
“And headquarters, one more thing to report. We must avoid direct combat at all costs and focus our operations on student rescue efforts……”
Even as Erzsebet spoke, another instructor was already flying toward Bigcrum.
—Hey, Bread!
It was Karis, the Shadow Aura instructor.
—I know what you’re thinking, but none of the students are strong enough to take this thing down anyway. Just let me handle it!
Rising into the air, he swung his scythe violently. A crescent-shaped blade aura over ten meters wide shot forward, cutting across Bigcrum’s back.
—Okay! Let me just grab—!
Bigcrum turned around unscathed and hurled a punch like a thunderbolt.
Crash!
The speed was catastrophic. Karis flew backward hundreds of meters and slammed into the ground.
—Ack! Cough, cough! Damn it! This bastard hurts like hell!
Through the signal device came his cry, saturated with anguish.
“That’s exactly what I told you, Karis. Headquarters, updating the report.”
Erzsebet lifted her head and continued.
“The creature possesses regeneration. We must avoid direct combat at all costs and conduct rescue operations exclusively.”
—Copy that.
Erzsebet had once been colleagues with Bigcrum, so she already knew information of this caliber. Having switched off the communicator, her expression grew complicated.
‘In the end, our Legion Commander. Things have spiraled out of control.’
Once Bigcrum entered a full berserk state, no one could stop him.
It seemed persuasion had failed, and at this point, the only option was to eliminate him with minimal damage. If an accident resulted in deaths, it could trigger an investigation at the Kizen headquarters level, which would be troublesome.
‘I need to find the Legion Commander first.’

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“Hold on tight, Simon!”
Loraine, mounted on the Skeletal Horse, stretched one arm backward. The empty air split open like a monster’s jaws, revealing silhouettes with the same crimson eyes as hers.
Screech!
From within them, pillars of scarlet light shot forth, piercing through Bigcrum’s torso repeatedly.
With holes riddled across its body, Bigcrum raised its right arm.
“Ugh!”
She yanked hard on the reins. The Skeletal Horse dove sharply as Bigcrum’s arm swept through empty space.
Whoosh!
It was a razor-thin margin. Simon brushed his windswept bangs from his face to clear his vision.
“Loraine! To the side!”
“……!”
Bigcrum’s leg was already closing in on them.
A kick from that massive body!
She pulled hard on the reins, but the Skeletal Horse’s response was sluggish.
“Simon! Prepare for impact!”
Simon was wrapping his arms around his head when suddenly a Feather flew before them both, spreading into the shape of a defensive magic circle.
Bang!
As the golem’s leg struck the magic circle and slowed, the Skeletal Horse safely broke free from the attack’s radius.
‘That ability—could it be……!’
Simon turned his head. Countless Feathers were cutting through the air around Bigcrum’s form with sharp slicing sounds.
Screech!
Blood fountains erupted from multiple wounds across Bigcrum’s shattered body. The Feathers spun back through the air toward the pale-haired girl hovering above.
“Serne!”
“Hmm.”
She rested her chin on her hand, her expression thoughtful.
“Physical attacks just aren’t working.”
Bigcrum’s body was rapidly regenerating from the wounds inflicted by Loraine and Serne. There wasn’t even a visible mark from the impacts.
“Then how about this?”
Feathers wrapped around her hand shot forward like arrows, embedding themselves with sharp thuds throughout Bigcrum’s body.
The feathers carried emotion—Sedation. Twenty of them, each with a Sedation Effect.
If an ordinary human had been hit, they wouldn’t merely be sedated; they’d slip into a vegetative state without a second thought.
But.
―Raaaaaaagh!
Bigcrum only grew more enraged, hurling a fist at Serne. She scrunched her face and climbed higher into the sky.
“This is why I hate dealing with mindless undead.”
Even Loraine and Serne—the two students with the most overwhelming skill among first-years at Kizen—found themselves with no viable options.
The moment their attacks paused, Bigcrum’s gaze swept back toward the students on the ground.
“This really never ends.”
To buy the students evacuation time, there was nothing for it but to keep the creature’s attention on them.
Loraine unleashed a barrage of attacks, forcing Bigcrum’s focus back onto her, and the creature swung its arms in irritation.
Whoooosh!
The Skeletal Horse banked low to evade. A forest spread out just below them now.
Loraine reached for the reins again, pulling upward to climb, when—
—This is a broadcast from Execution Headquarters.
A voice came through the Tang Pad.
‘Please don’t let this be an exam suspension.’
Simon waited for the next words, tension written across his face.
—An unidentified monster attack is currently underway on the Southern Island in the Kera Archipelago. Students on the Southern Island will undergo forced Random Teleportation to other islands. After teleportation, you will receive a five-minute Damage Immunity status.
Simon let out a breath of relief. It seemed like a reasonable decision under the circumstances.
—Students who wish to refuse teleportation should input a Rejection Signal into their Tang Pad. In such cases, the Execution Headquarters assumes no responsibility for any consequences that may arise.
Loraine and Simon both immediately entered the Rejection Signal.
“Simon!”
Loraine’s expression turned to alarm.
“You’re heading back to the central area to keep taking the exam! This is Kizen’s problem…….”
“No. I’m staying.”
Some of this is my fault too.
Simon fixed his gaze on Bigcrum with a hardened expression. Blue light flickered across the Southern Island as teleportation began at various points.
“Siiiiimon!”
At the sound of his name being called, Simon looked down. Erzsebet, transformed into Bread, was waving from a treetop.
“Loraine! I’m going down for just a second!”
“What? Wait! Just how long do you plan on doing whatever you want……!”
But Simon had already leaped from the Skeletal Horse.
“I’ll signal you when I’m ready!”
“Simon!”
As Simon descended from the sky, Erzsebet immediately kicked off from the tree and caught him in a princess carry, landing smoothly on the ground.
“Ta-da!”
…….
Simon sighed, finding himself suddenly cradled in the arms of a hulking, muscular man.
“I could’ve landed on my own, you know.”
“Hehe, the Legion Commander is quite the shy one, isn’t he.”
As she set him down, a teal-colored sphere fell from the sky.
Simon reached out and caught it.
—Simon! Can you hear me?
It was Loraine’s voice. When Simon looked up, he saw her holding an identical device atop the Skeletal Horse.
—It’s a Mana Communication Device. Just press the button below and speak. Keep the mana usage down though—we’re running low.
“Got it.”
Loraine immediately urged the Skeletal Horse forward toward Bigcrum.
“But Legion Commander, what exactly is this situation?”
“Ah, well.”
Simon turned off the communication device and explained the full circumstances to Erzsebet in detail.
She nodded in understanding.
“So it’s a fake Bigcrum.”
“Yeah. We need to take it down before things get worse.”
“But with Regeneration and Giant Power both at its disposal, how are we supposed to…….”
[Keh heh heh heh!]
The two of them lowered their heads.
Pier’s avatar, dangling from Simon’s uniform jacket, wore a meaningful smile.
[I have a way!]

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