Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 676

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 676

Rummmmmble!

The two professors who had been glaring at each other with burning fighting spirit realized something was wrong and looked up.

The sky was turning pitch black.

“What is this…?”

“What?”

Both professors, being experienced and well-traveled, immediately recognized that the phenomenon occurring now was far from ordinary.

As the sky above the mountain range turned completely black, the sun was swallowed within it. The surroundings quickly grew dark.

“Are those Dochul bastards doing this?!”

“That’s nonsense! Even if there were a hundred Dochul instead of ten, they couldn’t do something like this!”

No matter how much Dochul were monsters that freely manipulated dark elements and curses, this was beyond the realm of possibility.

How could mere Dochul cause such a strange phenomenon!

No matter how many Dochul gathered together, they couldn’t darken the sky and swallow the sun.

“The number of archmages in the Empire capable of such feats could be counted on one hand…”

“Isn’t it the Principal?”

“Why would Gonadaltes come here?! Does he have time to waste?!”

Professor Bendozol scolded Professor Lightningstep.

The Skeleton Principal was a very busy mage even during vacation.

Except for new students and funding matters, he spent all his remaining time in the depths of Einroguard, devoted to grand schemes to ward off threats to the Empire – there was no way he’d come to the Bitong Mountain Range.

All that was here were just a few Dochul at most!

“If it’s not the Principal, that would be an even bigger problem.”

“Hmm!”

Professor Bendozol groaned.

Indeed, if it wasn’t the Skeleton Principal, it would be a much bigger problem.

There had to be a reason for an archmage of that caliber to suddenly visit here, and it probably wasn’t a good reason.

The blackened sky split open.

And a voice echoed forth.

Who is it? Who dared to touch him?

At the familiar telepathy, both professors’ faces turned pale.

Surprisingly, the one coming this way was indeed Gonadaltes!!

And his temper was extremely rough!

Is it one of my former disciples, my insane clone, or perhaps those worthless magical criminals? If it’s magical criminals, I’ll give you a chance to die right now. Commit suicide. I swear you’ll regret it if you’re caught.

‘Just who is he suspecting first?’

Lee Han was dumbfounded hearing what the Skeleton Principal said before descending.

He could understand thinking someone had attacked Lee Han. After all, Lee Han had activated the rescue signal ring.

But to suspect his former disciples first as suspects.

‘No. Even that I can understand.’

Hadn’t the Emperor said so when he met him before?

The Skeleton Principal’s disciples traditionally either tried to burn down the continent, burn themselves, or burn the Skeleton Principal.

The remaining disciples might still harbor resentment. That much was understandable.

But what the hell was this about his insane clone?!

‘What kind of nonsense has he been up to?!’

I definitely gave you time!

As soon as the words ended, black power struck down like lightning from the split sky. The enormous force flowed like a torrent, forming a pillar.

A familiar mage walked out from that pillar. It was the Skeleton Principal in human form.

“What kind of… wait a moment.”

The Skeleton Principal, who was about to explode with cold fury, hesitated upon seeing the gathered professors and students.

Something was different from what he had expected.

“Professor Lightningstep. Good day.”

“G-good day to you.”

“Professor Bendozol.”

“Good day to you.”

“Good day? I hoped you’d be fine, but seeing you’re fine makes me want to kill you. Keep your mouth shut.”

Professor Bendozol, who had committed many sins, shut his mouth.

Not returning after meeting the unicorn before the new semester started was a grave sin.

Professor Lightningstep gathered his composure and spoke. It was indeed the equanimity of an explorer who had been through many trials.

“Principal. What brings you here?”

“I called him.”

“…”

“…”

Professor Lightningstep, the students, and even the unicorn seemed to stare at Lee Han in shock.

“Hey!!! You crazy bastard!!!”

Professor Bendozol shouted in shock, nearly fainting.

It was surprising that Gonadaltes came when called, but the one who called him was also ridiculous.

Wasn’t this kid out of his mind?!

“There are other things to call, why would you call him! Have you lost your mind!?”

“The one who’s lost his mind is you.”

“Wait a sec…”

At the Skeleton Principal’s cold voice, Professor Bendozol hurriedly tried to go on the defensive. Instantly, eleven high-level spells blocked his path protectively and formed a barrier.

However, the Skeleton Principal tore apart the magic with one gesture and slammed Professor Bendozol into a pillar of black force with another gesture.

Professor Bendozol screamed as he was dragged up into the sky.

‘Amazing!’

Having just watched Professor Bendozol catch the Dochul, Lee Han could feel that the professor was a powerful mage.

He was a flexible mage capable of freely casting various school magics, not only transformation magic but also magic for dealing with and caring for animals.

Among excellent mages, those who learned magic from multiple schools together were rare, making it a remarkable ability.

Moreover, traveling through the Empire’s remote regions to care for animals meant he had plenty of experience in actual magical combat.

Yet the Skeleton Principal had subdued such a professor in one strike and sent him back to Einroguard. It was unbelievable power.

“You look curious about why Professor Bendozol lost so pathetically.”

Seeing the students staring in shock, the Skeleton Principal kindly began to explain.

Even if the students couldn’t understand right now, it might be of great help to them someday.

“Wardanaz. Pay attention. You need to understand this immediately.”

“But…”

Lee Han was dumbfounded by the Skeleton Principal giving him additional harassment.

“First, Professor Bendozol was careless. The moment he spotted me, he should have attacked first. To let a mage stronger than himself take the initiative. What pathetic carelessness.”

With lower skills and even injured, to wait for the Skeleton Principal to make the first move.

Professor Bendozol should have brought out his most powerful magic to block the Skeleton Principal, then escaped this place as quickly as possible. That was the only path with even a slim chance of victory.

Gainando raised his hand and asked.

“Wouldn’t he get in bigger trouble if caught after doing that?”

“Of course he would! But when running away, no one worries about what happens after being caught. You all remember this too. Once you’ve made a decision, you mustn’t hesitate.”

Magic was also influenced by the mage’s mental state.

If you decided to run away, you had to stake everything on the escape – you couldn’t act half-heartedly out of fear of the consequences.

“I-indeed…! That’s why I couldn’t escape Einroguard…”

The Skeleton Principal hung Gainando upside down and continued speaking.

“Second, the magic he had cast was inadequate. How many spells did Professor Bendozol cast?”

At the Principal’s question, Gainando, hanging upside down, answered with confusion.

“Did Professor Bendozol cast magic too?”

“Anyone else?”

The Skeleton Principal gagged Gainando as well. The students shared opinions among themselves.

“Wasn’t it six?”

“About 5.”

“Wardanaz. You answer.”

“I saw up to 11…”

“!?”

His friends were shocked by the absurd statement.

They had all watched together but hadn’t noticed anything at all.

“Well observed. Don’t believe what you see at face value. Would you openly reveal the magic protecting you?”

Attack was important, but defense was equally a part that required skill.

Skilled mages didn’t easily reveal even simple defensive magic, layering multiple spells and twisting them together to make their true nature difficult to discern.

The very fact that a defensive magic’s identity was unknown was a considerable advantage.

Just now, the Skeleton Principal had simultaneously projected mana toward each defensive spell to quickly penetrate the eleven defensive magics, grasped their principles, then dispelled them all at once. It was counter-magic.

But if he had made even the slightest mistake or if there had been more complex magic, time would have been delayed by the tiniest fraction.

Then Professor Bendozol would have quickly reacted to reinforce his defensive magic before attempting to escape.

On the surface it looked like the Skeleton Principal had easily subdued him with one strike, but within that was a precarious and fierce battle of wits.

“The last part is because I cast several powerful ancient magics.”

The Skeleton Principal pointed to the black pillar of power behind him that connected to the sky.

That was certainly an unusual and powerful magic he didn’t normally show. Lee Han asked in puzzlement.

“Why did you cast it?”

“You called saying it was urgent!”

Smack!

The Skeleton Principal snatched Lee Han’s staff with telekinesis and struck him once.

It seemed like magic he quite treasured, so Lee Han suddenly felt sorry.

“S-sorry.”

“So why did you call? I can guess though…”

“The professors were fighting each other…”

“As I thought.”

The Skeleton Principal clicked his tongue and looked at Professor Lightningstep.

With Professor Bendozol and Professor Lightningstep growling at each other, the students had no choice but to be flustered.

“…I also called because there might be a bounty.”

“…You didn’t call just because of the bounty, right?”

“I absolutely didn’t call just for that.”

“Hmph.”

The Skeleton Principal cast a suspicious glance then shrugged his shoulders.

“Call me only when it’s truly dangerous from now on. Do you know the story of the shepherd giant?”

“I don’t know well. What is that?”

“Long ago one day, a giant tending Mountain Destroyer sheep got bored and called other giants with a lie about wolves appearing.”

“…”

“…?”

The students asked because they didn’t understand.

“What are Mountain Destroyer sheep?”

“Can wolves catch Mountain Destroyer sheep?”

“Be quiet. And it’s not that wolves caught the sheep, but that giants like catching wolves so he called them. They enjoy chasing wolves. Anyway, if you keep lying, no one will believe you later.”

“But separately from that, if wolves do appear…”

“What are Mountain Destroyer sheep?”

“Do shepherd giants actually exist?”

As the students became bothersome, the Skeleton Principal said with disgust.

“Quiet! Since I’m here, I should finish the job. You say Dochul are roaming around?”

“Yes. Unusually traveling in packs…”

“A leader must have appeared. Sometimes when such a creature emerges, other Dochul gather under it. They’re cunning and selfish creatures, but they move as a pack when there’s a leader.”

“I’ve never seen it before.”

“It’s such a rare occurrence that’s understandable. Professor Lightningstep. I can’t remember when I last saw it either.”

The Skeleton Principal declared along with his words.

“Evil hordes, come before me!”

The black pillar of power pulsed and writhed explosively, then the command spread from the darkness-swallowed sky to the mountain range.

Then the packs of Dochul gathered in the corners of the vast Bitter Mountains floated in the air and were dragged before the Skeleton Principal.

The Dochul leader made vicious howling sounds and struggled to kill the Skeleton Principal. All kinds of dark elements boiled and changed form.

Thwack!

With one gesture, the Dochul packs were swept away. The Skeleton Principal turned his attention to the next matter.

“Unicorn?”

“It’s injured. Is there a safe place where it can recover?”

“Einroguard would be good.”

“!”

Not only Lee Han but the unicorn was also delighted.

Few places were as safe as an Archmage’s territory.

But surprisingly, the Skeleton Principal showed reluctance.

“There’s a problem.”

“What problem?”

“If I let it stay at Einroguard, Professor Bendozol will come and be bothersome, won’t he?”

Lee Han thought the Skeleton Principal was joking.

However, the unicorn seemed to be seriously considering it.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————