The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 66

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Episode 66

The moment Yu-wol’s name was called, a roar burst through the Grand Hall as if it might tear the ceiling apart.
The live viewership numbers surged exponentially.

-Finally the main event!!!!!
-This is insane S-Rank
-I stayed up for this
-What’s with that visuals, is he an idol??
-If his opponent is Shin Jun-hyeon, the physical difference will be brutal…. The guy was famous as a monster grappler even before his Awakening

While everyone watched the next bout’s participants with expectant eyes,
“…….”
Yeom Sa-hyeon’s gaze was fixed elsewhere.
It was on Go Yu-gwon, who had returned to the Combat C Class section and was steadying his breathing with his head bowed.
“-Rules like this are absurd.”
Hae-seong, who had protested to the Referee and returned, sat beside him and asked cautiously.
“Sa-hyeon, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing much.”
Sa-hyeon spoke lightly, almost dismissively.
“It irritates me.”
“I thought you’d feel the same way, sir.”
Just as Hae-seong let out a sharp breath,
“Master.”
Yu-wol approached and bowed deeply.
“I’ll come back victorious.”
Sa-hyeon gave a slight nod, and Yu-wol bowed once more before heading toward the Arena.
Tae Eun-o pressed close to his side, his expression turning fierce.
“Hey, Yu-wol! Go crush those bastards and get revenge for Jae-yun too!”
“I’m not interested in revenge.”
“Damn it, this guy….”
“Of course I’ll win.”
Yu-wol climbed into the Arena with perfect calm.
Yu-wol and Jun-hyeon stood facing each other with the Referee between them.
An adolescent in his growth years and a solid, adult frame approaching six foot three.
The stark physical disparity sent a ripple through the spectator stands.
“I’ve been wanting to teach someone some manners anyway. Lucky timing.”
Jun-hyeon ran his hand through his short hair with a grin and spoke.
Yu-wol glanced in the direction where Sa-hyeon sat.
‘There’s no reason to hold back here.’
This was a place to fight, wasn’t it?
“We’ll see.”
One corner of his mouth twisted upward.
“Who ends up learning something today.”
“!”
Jun-hyeon’s brow furrowed sharply.
Ding—
The match bell rang.
“This brat….”
Jun-hyeon stifled a dry laugh, placed his hand on his hip, and quirked an eyebrow.
“I’ll give my junior the first move.”
“I didn’t expect you’d decline.”
Yu-wol chuckled softly and activated his Summoning Skill.
Soon two small points of light materialized around him.
What Summoned Creature would emerge? All eyes fixed on the moment of truth.
A low growl—
Akinonix appeared with its ears flattened back.
Its yellow pupils, sweeping the surroundings, narrowed to slits.
Its tail lashed against the ground in obvious displeasure.
Shin Jun-hyeon let slip a short murmur.
“That’s the cat from the special lecture, isn’t it?”
Certainly, watching it on the Arena stage, he felt the distinctive oppressive aura of a Spirit Beast.
But even so, it was merely a smaller Demigod Form.
Then, emerging dimly behind it came a second Summoned Creature.
An unknown presence, unheard of in common knowledge.
Since the first Summoned Creature brought out was Akinonix, a Spirit Beast, what would the other one be?
Just as Shin Jun-hyeon was swallowing hard, imagining all manner of ferocious Summoned Creatures, he spotted it.
Perched on Yu-wol’s shoulder was….
“…a doll?”
Shin Jun-hyeon’s brow furrowed.

— …chirp?

Eyes half-open as if just woken from sleep.
A sloth no larger than a fist lifted its head slowly.
Almost immediately, startled by the enormous crowd, its eyes widened.
The sloth’s face, captured in magnified detail on the Display Board.
Laughter erupted from all corners of the stands.
“It’s pathetically tiny!!”
“Is that really a Summoned Creature? It’s so adorable?!”
The spectator seats erupted into chaos in an instant.
Shin Jun-hyeon, facing the creature, felt much the same.
“…Are you seriously allowed to do this?”
‘I was genuinely on edge. How foolish of me.’
“A baby sloth, of all things….”
Shin Jun-hyeon exhaled in utter deflation.
Both Summoner and Summoned Creature alike—mere greenhorns, the both of them.
It was then that Tae Eun-o’s voice rang out from beyond the Arena.
“Hey, Yu-wol! You got it?! Once you’re locked in, it’s over!!”
The words he’d heard drilled into his ears during training, courtesy of Hae-seong.
‘Meddling busybodies.’
Yu-wol frowned and shook his head.
Then, toward Shin Jun-hyeon, he nodded half-heartedly.
“Shall we start now?”
“Did you not hear me say to come in first?”
“I did. Just now.”
Yu-wol shoved his hand into his pocket and shrugged.
“For me, these two are evenly matched.”

‘
You just make good use of your two little furballs.’

Yeom Sa-hyeon’s brief counsel.
Yu-wol held that advice close, carved it deep into his mind.
“So basically….”
Shin Jun-hyeon let out a hollow breath.
These two Summoned Creatures were really all there was?
He pressed a hand to his forehead and let out a hollow laugh.
Both of them kids—how could he win with any shred of dignity?
“Cute.”
Shin Jun-hyeon smirked and dropped his upper body into a crouch.
Though he did not lower his guard.
Power bears no relation to size, after all.
‘Dragging this out would only be more humiliating!’
He drove force into his feet and pushed hard against the ground.
Boom!
Explosive momentum erupting in an instant.
His body shot forward through the air, splitting the wind as he charged.
One year since the Awakening.
Yet even now, this speed had never quite become second nature.
Power was there, but the movements remained sluggish.
That had always been his limit.
That limit, he had overcome completely with the Awakening.
Now he was complete.
All that remained was to prove that perfected body in actual combat.
His body shot forward like a bullet, closing the distance in an instant.
“…….”
Yu-wol still stood motionless, as though his feet had taken root.
“Quite arrogant for an S-Rank, aren’t you!”
He thrust out his thick arms, about to crush the rigidly upright figure with raw force.
Then his eyes met Sloths’.

— Screee—!

A sharp cry.
And a heavy surge of mana shot straight at him.
…Too late!
The moment understanding came, the world twisted.
Sloths had darted nimbly onto Yu-wol’s shoulder.
Sloths’ movements, which had been sluggish until now, suddenly quickened.
‘…No.’
It hadn’t quickened.
‘It’s not that…’
I’m the one moving slowly.
His heart lurched downward.
He rolled his eyes to look at his own outstretched hand.
Slow.
Impossibly slow.
As if his entire body were paralyzed, submerged in water.
Yu-wol’s body, which should have been within reach, felt unreachably distant.
Cold sweat trickled down his back.
In that instant.
Crackle—
A small spark brushed across the ground.
Comprehension came too late.
‘Archonics…!’
His eyes began to widen, very slowly.
Crackle-crackle-crackle—!
Lightning Strike drove down into his crown.
“Screeeaagh!”
Jun-hyeon’s body convulsed violently.
His muscles seized rigid, his nerves burning as if being incinerated.
Taking advantage of the opening, Yu-wol approached with a tilted head.
“Still conscious, I see.”
At the cold remark, Jun-hyeon’s eyes flew wide. He tried to drag up his tingling arms.
Thud—!
“Hck!”
A fist drove precisely into his solar plexus.
His organs seemed to collapse inward; all strength drained from his body.
“You wretch, I’ll…”
Unable to finish, his eyes rolled back.
His powerless body lurched violently—
Thud.
He crumpled lifeless to the ground.
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
Silence settled over the Arena.
…So soon? Shin Jun-hyeon didn’t even land a proper attack?
A single exchange.
No—not even that. The match never truly began.
Less than a minute had elapsed.
“…What was that?”
Someone in the stands drew a sharp breath.
That small sound rippled outward, swelling into murmurs.
“…No way. Just like that.”
“He’s really knocked out?”
“He’s not moving….”
The Referee hurried down to the arena.
He checked Shin Jun-hyeon’s condition, then grabbed the microphone urgently.
“Student Shin Jun-hyeon is Combat Incapacitated! Student Lee Yu-wol wins!”
“Roooaaaarrr!”
The crowd erupted in a deafening roar.
“That’s S-Rank for you!!”
“Insane!!”
“Magnificent!!”
The heat of excitement consumed the Arena.
Yu-wol turned slowly.
His eyes gleamed as he faced Yeom Sa-hyeon.
‘I’ve protected my teacher’s honor with this…!’
Yu-wol’s gaze sharpened toward the direction where Yeom Sa-hyeon sat.
Amid the thunderous cheers.
Archenix, reflected on the Display Board, groomed his fur with serene indifference, utterly unbothered by the spectators.

— Chirp!

Beside him, Sloth held his chin high with a smug expression.

* * *

The Chancellor’s eyes narrowed with satisfaction as he gazed down at the Arena.
“Chancellor, live viewership just crossed five hundred thousand.”
At the Secretary’s report, his smile deepened further.
‘It’s flowing beautifully.’
The main event had concluded flawlessly.
‘Student Lee Yu-wol must shine, of course.’
He is the Academy’s flagship talent.
A stage of this magnitude demands his dominance.
‘If there was anything unexpected….’
It was that the Interrogators’ students had performed better than anticipated.
Particularly the first match.
Go Gyeol’s victory was a variable he had not accounted for.
‘Originally, I planned for only student Lee Yu-wol to win…….’
But this kind of drama makes it entertaining.
The current score stood at 2-1.
Combat C Class would need to win the final match to force an extension.
His gaze swept across the Arena.
Combat A Class, buoyed with excitement.
And Combat C Class, draped in a grim, murderous tension.
The atmosphere had already reached its peak.
‘Now it truly begins.’
The Chancellor exhaled contentedly, leaning back into his seat.
At that moment.
The Display Board lit up with the faces of the next competitors.
Combat A Class: Tae Eun-o.
‘The final piece of our performance.’
Most live viewers had gathered to witness the match of S-Rank Lee Yu-wol.
That expectation had been more than satisfied.
Now it was time to show all these people.
The graduating class’s ace and the holder of an undefeated record in sparring.
The Display Board lit up with the face of Gwon Tae-jun from Combat C Class.
‘Another leading man takes the stage.’
The Chancellor’s lips curved upward.
An event hosted by the Academy.
Its final curtain rose.

S-Rank Instructor Devours the Academy — Chapter 66

Author
Baek Ruga
Publisher
Daon Creative
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Yun Tae-ri
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