Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 675

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Chapter 675

As Lee Han’s magic unfolded again, a thicker bolt of lightning than before pierced through the black shadow.

Crack!

The curse immediately returned to Lee Han, but it had no effect and disappeared.

Only after being struck three more times did Dochul realize that Lee Han was an opponent who couldn’t be caught with curses. After removing the retribution curse wrapped around its hide, Dochul let out an evil cry.

-■■■■■■!

“Well done. I’ll handle the rest!”

Professor Bendozol didn’t miss the opening while Dochul was changing its stance.

He instantly threw himself off the cliff and transformed into a giant white wyvern, savagely biting and tearing at Dochul.

Among the sub-dragon species mixed with dragon blood, wyverns were known for their violent and fierce nature, boasting deadly attack power as they inflicted damage on Dochul.

-■!

-Die, you stone bastard!

Dochul screamed in pain and shook its body. The black shadow changed form, trying to intercept the white wyvern.

However, Professor Bendozol didn’t care whether Dochul tore him apart or not, continuing to bite and tear at the creature.

As the white frost poison in the white wyvern’s teeth began to circulate, Dochul’s movements slowed down.

Seeing this, Lee Han felt a chill down his spine. That was a fighting style closer to a warrior than a mage.

‘I should avoid provoking the professor too much in the future…’

Dochul seemed to feel similarly. Realizing that engaging in a brawl with the crazy mage would only result in its own loss, it changed strategy.

-Block him! He’s invading!

“!”

Lee Han was startled to see an ominous shadow penetrating through the fog surrounding the mountain peak.

“No, you told me not to show any openings, so how can you go outside, Professor!”

He had said with his own mouth that ‘Dochul is cunning and might target only the unicorn, so we can’t show any openings,’ yet he himself rushed out to fight!

-I did it because I can kill him! Block him somehow!

Lee Han was dumbfounded.

‘That’s supposed to be reasoning…’

Suddenly, the injured unicorn staggered and looked at Lee Han. The gaze it cast while alternately looking at its cub was filled with desperation.

“…Don’t worry! I’ll somehow block it!”

Lee Han prepared to use even his secret measures if necessary and cast magic.

“Thin fog, spread!”

As soon as the defensive spell ended, Dochul, who had penetrated through the fog, took shape.

Unlike the giant form outside, it was only about the size of a wild dog, but the menace emanating from it was extraordinary.

Lee Han trusted 【Bagreg’s Momentary Foresight】 and began his preemptive attack.

Swoosh!

The staff transformed into a lightning spear and the lightning imbued in his cloak spat bolts around the area.

Dochul opened its maw and shot out sticky darkness. The darkness that collided with the lightning began to crawl up the staff.

Dark element that dealt damage to the very vitality that any living being possessed.

Dochul, who could freely manipulate such dark elements, was truly a troublesome monster.

The problem was that Dochul’s opponent was also a truly troublesome mage.

Lee Han casually brushed off the sticky darkness that had crawled up and cast a spell.

“Darkness, gather here.”

As tremendous mana burst forth, control of the darkness Dochul had spewed transferred to Lee Han.

While control over elements in elemental magic could shift depending on the situation, easily stealing elements that an opponent was controlling was a different story.

Dochul also seemed dumbfounded, blinking its evil eyes as it glared at Lee Han.

Of course, Lee Han had no intention of waiting.

“Darkness, sweep away!”

Dochul gritted its teeth and changed its body back into shadow form, avoiding the attack.

‘…Not easy.’

Lee Han thought as he glared at Dochul. Dochul was probably thinking something similar.

The enemy’s movements were flexible and fast, making it difficult for Lee Han to hit.

At the same time, Dochul’s special abilities didn’t work on Lee Han. Attacks like curses or dark elements that were simple in principle and relied on brute force couldn’t overcome the wall of immense mana.

Crack!

The sound of Dochul’s spine breaking could be heard from far away.

Professor Bendozol, transformed into a giant white wyvern, was bleeding profusely all over his body as he savagely shouted.

-Hold on a little longer! I’ll help after I tear this bastard apart!

“Please take care of your own life first, Professor!”

-I wasn’t talking to you, I was talking to the unicorn!

“…”

Lee Han regretted worrying for nothing and moved again.

“Freeze according to your master’s command!”

Lee Han’s ice clone jumped forward from within the thin fog. Dochul instinctively pounced on the ice clone, aiming for vital points.

“Become agile like the wind.”

Gonadaltes’ agility magic settled upon Lee Han.

Not stopping there, Lee Han even used 【Limited Time Acceleration】 magic.

‘I’ll definitely deal damage!’

Thwack!

Physical abilities mobilizing various enhancement magic and mana. With time acceleration added on top, Lee Han’s charge reached a speed similar to the charges shown by the Empire’s sword masters.

Realizing belatedly that it was a clone and trying to withdraw, Dochul’s reaction was a beat too late. As Dawnstar cut deep through its body, Dochul screamed in agony.

-■■!

A black obsidian sword that absorbed mana like Dawnstar was a fatal weakness against clone bodies made of mana.

Thinking it could no longer maintain the clone, Dochul began dividing its body with malicious killing intent in its eyes.

Buzzzz-

With a sound like a swarm of bees, black insects scattered through the air, targeting the unicorn cub behind. The unicorn cub was too frightened to even dodge.

“!”

Lee Han once again felt to his bones just how vicious evil-aligned monsters could be and clicked his tongue.

The professors of Einroguard and demons, though they might seem crazy, were relatively those who valued order and compliance.

In contrast, among wild monsters with evil dispositions, even when their limbs were flying off, they would try to bite others.

‘I’ll block with my body!’

Lee Han trusted his mana and moved. With little time left, blocking with his body was the safest option.

Papapapapapapak!

Dochul, transformed into a swarm of black insects, collided fiercely with Lee Han, trying to burrow inside.

However, to an embarrassing degree compared to that menacing momentum and sound, absolutely nothing happened.

Dochul’s main body, being bitten and torn in the distance, glared at Lee Han with frustration and disbelief.

What kind of bastard was this??

-Die!

With a final breaking sound, Professor Bendozol finally severed Dochul’s lifeline.

The professor, who had released his transformation and landed, shouted while covered in blood.

“Is the unicorn safe!?”

“Yes. It’s fine.”

Lee Han checked the unicorn cub. Fortunately, since Lee Han had blocked the entire swarm of insects, there wasn’t even a scratch.

“Are you alright, Professor?”

“This much is just a little scratch!”

A pool of blood was forming at Professor Bendozol’s feet, but Lee Han pretended not to notice.

“You blocked well. You blocked well! Dochul’s attacks aren’t easy to block, but you caught it like catching a mouse! You have the talent of a shepherd…”

Professor Bendozol seemed quite pleased that Lee Han had blocked the attack with his body, abandoning his usual spiteful attitude to give praise.

As he walked over, the unicorn cub made a frightened crying sound.

The professor’s current appearance was excessively fierce.

“Ah, oh my. I scared you! Sorry, sorry!”

Professor Bendozol covered his bleeding forehead and hurriedly tried to soothe the unicorn cub. It didn’t seem like it would help much in removing the fear.

“Wouldn’t it be better to treat your wounds first?”

“Don’t you think I know that!? Wounds made with that bastard’s curse and dark element don’t heal easily. It takes time.”

“Is that so?”

Lee Han had never suffered wounds from curses or dark elements, so he responded with understanding.

Professor Bendozol was about to curse in frustration but held back. Not only had the guy in front of him just made a contribution, but he didn’t want to frighten the unicorn cub.

The unicorn cub slowly hid behind Lee Han and peeked its head out. Professor Bendozol spoke in a pleased voice.

“Look at that clever movement. Isn’t it adorable?”

“I get it, so Professor, please focus on your treatment quickly.”

“Take better care of it!”

At the professor’s shout, the unicorn cub flinched in surprise. Professor Bendozol punched his own mouth.

“This mouth, this useless mouth!”

“…Professor. Just go over there.”

Lee Han, reaching the limits of his patience, drove Professor Bendozol away.

He had tried to keep the professor nearby to receive teachings for his knowledge, but seeing how he was acting now, it seemed better to just push him away and communicate directly with the unicorn himself.

“Lee Han!”

Just then, his friends came up from below.

The battle at the campsite must have been quite intense, as they all looked dusty and tired.

“Monsters came rushing down below!”

“I know. A dochul attacked here too.”

Gainando spoke in an indignant voice.

“What the hell is Professor Lightningstep doing!”

“That’s what I’m saying!”

“Aaah! It’s a talking corpse!”

“…”

Professor Bendozol was about to shout at Gainando but held back and wrapped his bandages.

Swish-

The adult unicorn looked around at the students who had come up, then approached Nilia.

When the unicorn that had rejected her earlier approached again, Nilia was puzzled.

“Why… huh, huh huh. What?! Why?!”

When the unicorn grabbed her sleeve and pulled, Nilia shouted in confusion.

Professor Bendozol, who had been watching, slapped his knee.

“I got it!”

“What do you mean?”

“The unicorn didn’t chase away the other spirits out of jealousy! Unicorns aren’t narrow-minded enough to be jealous of spirits! It kept someone trustworthy nearby because it was a dangerous situation!”

Earlier it had kept the reliable-looking Lee Han nearby because of the dangerous situation, and now that it was safe after defeating the dochul, it brought Nilia over.

Professor Bendozol laughed at Lee Han triumphantly.

“It didn’t like you! Right, there’s no way it would! It just used you!”

“Uh, but then isn’t the fact that it brought Lee Han when you were here the problem? That would mean the unicorn didn’t trust you, Professor…”

“Kuhek.”

Professor Bendozol panicked and spat out the blood that had pooled in his mouth.

“It called him because it’s good to have even one more person around.”

Meanwhile, the unicorn cub was lying on Lee Han’s lap as he sat, dozing peacefully.

The students were about to point that out but stopped.

If Professor Bendozol spat blood one more time, he might really collapse.

* * *

Professor Lightningstep and the hunters returned an hour later.

“Where have you been wandering around to come back this late!”

“…Was there a dochul attack?”

“There was!”

“I thought so.”

Professor Lightningstep sighed deeply after hearing the situation.

“You knew? If you knew, you should have rushed back! What would you have done if the unicorn got hurt!”

“Professor Bendozol. You seem to be injured right now…”

“Even if I’m injured, I can still criticize you!”

“That’s not what I meant. I meant, you seem injured right now, so do you want to get beaten up by me in that condition.”

“…”

Professor Bendozol’s anger subsided considerably. Professor Lightningstep slowly opened his mouth.

“We’re also returning after killing one dochul. But there was one more.”

“!”

Professor Bendozol was shocked.

To think there were several of those already troublesome creatures.

“That’s nonsense!”

“I thought so too. Dochuls aren’t originally creatures that live in groups. But there are always exceptions. Let’s send the people outside and hunt among ourselves. If there are several, it could be a bit dangerous for the students.”

“No.”

“?”

When Professor Bendozol firmly refused, Professor Lightningstep was puzzled.

“Is there any other way besides this right now?”

“If there are several dochuls, we need to move the unicorn first. The remaining people will buy time. If we’re attacked during the move, the cub will be too dangerous.”

Professor Lightningstep looked at him as if he was ridiculous.

“Hey. Two of the dochuls are dead now. Can’t you imagine how angry they must be? We’ll take them with us. Be satisfied with that.”

“No! We absolutely must move the unicorn first.”

“You really seem to want to get beaten until you die…”

Professor Lightningstep, perhaps tired from catching one dochul, began emanating killing intent.

Professor Bendozol wasn’t in good condition either, but he wasn’t the type to back down in this situation.

As the two professors were about to seriously clash, the students watched with fascinated eyes.

Yoner, who was the most sensible, whispered to Lee Han.

“Shouldn’t we stop them somehow?”

“Yeah. That’s why I called him.”

“…Who?”

“The Principal.”

Lee Han shook his copper ring.

It was an emergency signal ring that could summon the Skeleton Principal.

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