Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 491

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Chapter 491

“The Wardanaz Family members all have somewhat surprising aspects.”

“They’re all quite unique indeed.”

When the Meikin Clan Members understood on their own, Professor Thunderstep felt a bit sorry.

Though he had lied to make his work easier, watching his disciple being misunderstood as a crazy workaholic wasn’t exactly comfortable either.

“Wardanaz isn’t obsessed with magic like other family members…”

“I heard he’s taking all the school magic courses available to 1st years simultaneously.”

“That’s truly remarkable.”

“…Yes. He’s completely obsessed with magic.”

Professor Thunderstep quickly gave up on excuses and changed the subject.

‘This is his own doing.’

No matter how he thought about it, taking all those courses was indeed his own doing.

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“It’s coming!”

In the harbor bright as broad daylight, waves churned as massive tentacles writhed.

The Shadow Patrol Hunters on speedboats bit their fingers, smeared blood on their arrows, and sharply aimed at the Sea Serpent.

“Your servants who began tracking from the shadows now commence the hunt. May the Lord of the Mountains look upon us with mercy.”

The Shadow Patrol Hunters made brief oaths while raising their fighting spirit.

Such oaths weren’t necessary against opponents that could be easily taken down with a single arrow, but against formidable enemies that the hunters’ instincts warned them about, these oaths served as the opening shot signaling battle.

The patrol’s blood-stained arrows would never break or bend like an unbreakable curse.

They would embed deep in the prey’s body and remain like a symbol until the long hunt ended.

Thunk!

“…”

“…”

Magically enhanced bowstring and arrow.

Plus the Shadow Patrol member’s strength enhanced by potions and additional magic.

Even the resolve of concentrating all their mana to pierce the Sea Serpent’s thick, tough hide.

All of these combined to completely penetrate the Sea Serpent’s massive body.

Seeing the Sea Serpent’s tentacles being severed and flying off unrealistically, the hunters were flustered for the first time in a while.

“Wh… why didn’t it embed but went straight through…”

“Just how hard did you pull that thing?!”

“Begin firing! Begin firing! Start the hunt!”

Though the Shadow Patrol Hunters were traditionalists, they weren’t foolish enough to stop moving just because tradition went out the window in this situation.

Instantly, deadly rapid fire began. Dozens of arrows flew from the speedboat toward the Sea Serpent’s body like shots from a ballista.

Thunk thunk thunk thunk thunk thunk!

“…”

“Th… this…?”

The Shadow Patrol Hunters were bewildered even after shooting.

The Sea Serpent began thrashing about with holes riddling it like a stuffed doll filled with cotton.

“Who made the oath?! This is just fish level! Don’t you know the mountain spirit gets angry when you make oaths carelessly?!”

“Hey, you all agreed and now you’re talking nonsense! If such a large monster isn’t a formidable enemy, then who is?!”

“Just finish it off, you idiots!”

Fortunately, the conversation among the hunters on the speedboat couldn’t be heard by those at the harbor.

The soldiers at the harbor could only marvel.

“My word, I’ve heard much about the Shadow Patrol’s reputation, but to think it was to this extent…!”

“Huh? At this rate, won’t it just end right there?”

Lee Han, who was casting magic on the soldiers, was surprised by the scene unfolding at sea.

The soldiers were eagerly receiving potions and Lee Han’s magic, but wouldn’t it just be caught right there?

‘Feels like we worked for nothing…?’

While he was wondering whether to be grateful or feel wronged if it ended like this, a massive water column erupted in the distance.

It was a water column that erupted from much farther away than where the fierce battle was currently taking place.

“Another one! There’s another one, Sir Mage!”

A soldier who had drunk a vision enhancement potion screamed from atop the harbor watchtower.

Lee Han also concentrated mana in his eyes to confirm its movement. A Sea Serpent that looked like a giant marlin was twisting its body toward them, flashing its blade-like jaw.

“…!”

“It’s flying over!!”

Shwiiiiing!

With an air-ripping sound, the Sea Serpent flew like an arrow.

The soldiers, who never expected it to soar through the air instead of swimming underwater, screamed in terror.

“Damn these ancestor’s beard-like creatures!”

Professor Thunderstep roared curses while pulling a potion bottle from his chest and quickly throwing it toward the sea.

Crackle!

Then the seawater in the harbor suddenly surged up and transformed into a thick wall of ice.

“By Article 3, Section 1 of the contract, I summon the following demons. Iron-armed demon gladiator Vetruge, swift demon spearman Ihil…”

Professor Lightningstep also pulled out a scroll from his waist, tore it open, and summoned his contracted creatures.

The emerging demons spewed crimson smoke and pounced on the Sea Serpent that had collided with the ice wall.

Slash!

The Sea Serpent swung its massive blade-like upper jaw like a famous sword.

With one swing, a sailing ship and harbor facilities in its trajectory were cleanly severed. The demon summoned creature avoided the attack but seemed to have suffered deep wounds, crying out in pain.

“Useless thing! Taking the contract fee and then this!”

-S… sorry.

The demon answered with a face full of humiliation at Professor Lightningstep’s scolding.

“Begin firing.”

“Begin firing!”

As the Sea Serpent’s feet became bound in the ice-covered front of the harbor, the City Guard began firing.

As fire arrows and pre-installed siege weapons began launching, sharp sounds rang out on the Sea Serpent’s scales.

■■■■■!

The one currently causing chaos at the harbor was much more intelligent than the one being hunted by the Shadow Patrol in the distance.

The latter was just large with no special abilities or cunning, getting beaten up, but the former immediately sensed danger and responded the moment it was attacked.

Crack!

It broke through the frozen surface and dove deep underwater.

“It’ll burst out again!”

“I know, I know!”

Professor Thunderstep made a tearful face as he pulled out the next potion.

To think he had to use a second bottle of potion worth enough to buy several houses in the Capital.

He knew there were Sea Serpents with peculiar traits, but he hadn’t expected such an annoying one.

Thud-

Professor Boladi flew down and landed on the ice wall. Professor Thunderstep almost cried.

“Professor Bagrek!”

Dozens of light bullets instantly appeared in the air and pummeled the Sea Serpent.

The Sea Serpent was preparing to launch from underwater when it screamed and performed evasive maneuvers.

‘Shallow creature.’

Professor Boladi quickly drank a mana recovery potion and then searched for the Sea Serpent’s movement.

He had launched the fastest attack to prevent its launch, but because of that, he had aroused its wariness.

“Professor!”

Lee Han arrived last, having been casting magic on the soldiers.

“Freeze according to your master’s command!”

The incomplete 【Penguerin’s Cold Element Clone】 magic was cast.

Originally, he would have preferred to use a different clone magic, but other clone magics were difficult to implement with movement.

Even if incomplete, only the higher-level magic 【Penguerin’s Cold Element Clone】 could implement movement.

‘Move!’

Originally, 【Penguerin’s Cold Element Clone】, a 4th Circle Magic, should have been capable of an appearance so similar to its master that they were indistinguishable at a glance, shared vision with the clone, and close-range attacks using cold elements when necessary.

Lee Han discarded the unnecessary features and chose only appearance and movement. An ice clone that looked like Lee Han quickly dashed across the sea.

Provoked by this, the Sea Serpent became enraged and swung its sharp jaws.

“Cold, become arrows and shoot forth!”

The moment the Sea Serpent revealed itself, Lee Han began rapidly firing ice arrows with sharp concentration.

Only one or two penetrated the scales, but it didn’t matter. As ice clung to them, the Sea Serpent howled as if annoyed.

Professor Boladi immediately cast magic.

“Evaporate!”

“!”

Lee Han was shocked to see the ice clinging to the Sea Serpent evaporate and deal massive damage.

‘To apply it in such a way!’

It wasn’t for nothing that the battle-crazed Professor Boladi had learned under Yumidifus.

“Are you insane!?”

“Why are you interfering!?”

The two dwarf professors shouted in bewilderment.

Only then did Lee Han ask back in confusion.

“Huh? Wasn’t I supposed to participate too?”

“Hey, you crazy bastard! Do you call that talking!?”

Professor Thunderstep shouted in shock.

Professor Thunderstep was so flustered he wondered if this was rebellion for telling him not to wait in the rear.

He had asked for flexible response from the front since his mana was overflowing, but who told him to directly participate in frontline combat!

The Meikin Clan Members were so shocked they fell backward screaming.

‘Hmm.’

Lee Han belatedly realized he had done something quite insane by looking at the port’s atmosphere.

It seemed Einroguard had somewhat destroyed his common sense.

‘Damn. Because of habits from inside the school.’

Lee Han looked resentfully at Professor Boladi, who was the biggest culprit in this matter.

Professor Boladi said sternly.

“Direct participation is reckless.”

“…No… No…!!”

The same words sound different depending on who says them.

Lee Han’s heart nearly stopped from the injustice of it all.

However, Professor Boladi was very cold.

While such reckless acts were fine inside Einroguard, acting carelessly outside could endanger one’s life.

‘Should I really bury him in the sea along with the Sea Serpent?’

Grrrrowl-

“Summon a clone.”

As the Sea Serpent stubbornly tried to move despite taking damage, Professor Boladi shouted.

Lee Han immediately created an ice clone.

“Add vision sharing and elemental attacks.”

“That’s not so…”

Lee Han wanted to retort ‘If that were so easy, I would have completed this magic long ago,’ but the Sea Serpent glared at Lee Han and Professor Boladi with murderous eyes despite being wounded.

Lee Han gritted his teeth and added the magic.

Normally, this would be a situation where the clone couldn’t withstand the magic and would dissolve.

However…

‘It worked?!’

Whether the Sea Serpent’s pressure stimulated Lee Han’s instincts, surprisingly 【Penguerin’s Cold Element Clone】 was completed.

Professor Boladi gave instructions with an expressionless face as if he had expected this.

“Advance.”

Lee Han’s clone immediately rushed forward. The Sea Serpent instinctively lunged to slash the clone.

Crack!

The moment it slashed the clone, the power of the cold element burst forth, instantly freezing the Sea Serpent’s upper jaw.

Thud!

Professor Boladi immediately evaporated that ice and blew it away. The Sea Serpent tumbled to the side once more.

“Buy some time.”

“Yes? Uh… Uh…”

Leaving behind the Sea Serpent whose venom had risen to its peak, Professor Boladi turned around defenseless.

Lee Han was flustered but couldn’t argue now.

‘With cold elements? No, it’s too late to slow it down with cold elements now! To deal damage… to deal damage…’

Instinctively, water orbs surged around Lee Han and began rotating.

The rotation became sharper and more fierce, making murderous sounds as it flew toward the Sea Serpent.

‘…Did it work!?’

The heavy sensation felt at the end of the magic was different from when he hastily added rotation before.

Lee Han wondered if it could be.

Bang!

Upon contact, the Sea Serpent’s scales shattered and were deeply gouged. It was as powerful as being hit by a boulder.

At that moment, Professor Boladi turned around. A line of red mana flashed and cut the Sea Serpent in half.

“Your rotation has improved.”

“…Actually, it was fine from the beginning.”

Lee Han emphasized that it definitely wasn’t thanks to the Sea Serpent.

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