The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94

“This is insane—we’re going to ram straight into Stone Island?!”
Tae Eun-o gripped his head.
Ha Jae-yun’s face had gone deathly pale as he squeezed the railing.
“We can jump overboard before impact, but the Physical Combat Division seniors are still inside the ship…!”
If the Cruise collided with Stone Island at this rate, the members of the Physical Combat Division who were searching the Interior of ship would have no way to escape.
“Damn it, should I just snap that chain myself?!”
Tae Eun-o rolled up his sleeves and aimed at the thick metal chain clenched in Orca’s jaws.
Whoosh—
A blade forged from condensed wind shot toward the water’s surface.
Splash!
“No—it didn’t even reach!”
Tae Eun-o’s frustration boiled over.
The wind scattered into empty air before it could touch the chain.
“Where in the hell does that chain connect to?”
Tae Eun-o’s eyes narrowed sharply, his body tensing as if he might dive in at any moment to find out.
But the spray churning around the ship’s hull made it impossible to determine exactly which part of the hull the chain was fastened to.
“If it’s connected to the bottom of the ship, there’s nothing we can do….”
Go Gyeol’s teeth ground together.
Stone Island loomed ever closer.
“I—”
Then Ha Jae-yun stepped forward.
“Let me block it with my body!”
“What? Are you out of your mind?”
Go Gyeol spoke as if bewildered.
“No matter how much shock you can absorb, how do you expect to stop a Cruise ramming at this speed with your bare body?”
It was then that Kang Isoo, who had been watching them silently, offered a word.
“Right. Don’t do anything reckless, Ha Jae-yun.”
As she spoke, she glanced sideways at Yeom Sa-hyeon’s expression.
“…You might end up dragging someone else into this.”
In that fleeting moment, Lee Yu-wol’s eyebrows twitched slightly as he looked up at her.
Meanwhile, Ha Jae-yun pressed his lips together, then released them.
“Still, we have to do something…! We can’t just stand here waiting for the collision.”
……
Kang Isoo’s shoulders shuddered.
The image of herself—having witnessed Precognition, left listless and standing still—flickered through her mind.
‘Is that what the professor meant?’
As her gaze grew heavier.
Lee Yu-wol’s cold eyes sharpened as they swept across her.
“Do you know something?”
Every student’s gaze locked onto Kang Isoo at once.
The only one who had faced a Gate, their eyes held a glimmer of hope that she might have the answer.
But Kang Isoo only pressed her lips firmly shut.
Yet Lee Yu-wol’s thoughts were different.
‘There’s something there….’
It felt as though she was hiding something—something connected to Yeom Sa-hyeon.
The suspicion cascaded swiftly, one thought after another.
If Yeom Sa-hyeon were here, this entire Cruise could be obliterated and he wouldn’t suffer so much as a scratch.
‘Kang Isoo is concerned about the professor, isn’t she?’
Lee Yu-wol’s mind began to work with sharp precision.
Kang Isoo—a Spirit-Type Awakener like Yeom Sa-hyeon. And Yeom Sa-hyeon had taken it upon himself to personally conduct special training for her.
He was the type who despised unnecessary complications.
If he would volunteer for such a thing, then Kang Isoo’s abilities must surely possess corresponding value.
And just moments ago, that tone as she gauged Yeom Sa-hyeon’s expression—as if certain the matter would go awry.
‘Could it be… Precognition?’
If she possessed a Spirit-Type attribute, such an Ability would be entirely plausible.
‘And if that Precognition were to cause harm to the professor…?’
A flawless scenario crystallized in Yu-wol’s mind.
A burst of brilliant calculation that only ever surfaced when Sa-hyeon was involved.
His eyes cooled as he reached his conclusion.
“Then let’s do this.”
Yu-wol extended his hand and deployed his Summoning Skill.
A small silhouette slowly materialized above his palm.
A chirp.
Sloth draped itself across Yu-wol’s hand with an air of indifference.
“Sloth, you think you could stop that thing?”
Yu-wol gestured toward the Monster that was pulling the Chain taut.
But Sloth simply turned its head away with obvious disdain.
Yu-wol wasn’t deterred. He dangled the bait in a low voice.
“Do this for me, and I’ll find you that Mana Mist you love.”
A flutter.
Life kindled in Sloth’s previously glazed eyes.
Sloth huffed as if bestowing a favor, then narrowed its gaze and fixed it intently on Orca.
A shriek.
In that instant.
A low, grinding howl.
The dorsal fin that had been cleaving the sea with violent spray slowed as if sinking into mud.
As the creature’s movement lagged, the Chain it held began to slip free with a metallic hiss.
The moment the pulling force vanished, the Cruise’s speed dropped noticeably.
Though decelerating, the ship continued to slide forward on momentum.
At this rate, it would collide head-on and smash an entire side of the hull.
Go Gyeol raised his voice in a shout.
“Tae Eun-o! Hit it with Air Resistance!”
“Got it!”
Eun-o positioned himself opposite to the ship’s direction of travel.
A massive gust erupted.
As he unleashed the headwind, the ship’s speed began to decrease incrementally.
Only a few meters now separated them from Stone Island.
“I’ll handle the rest!”
Ha Jae-yun called out and sprinted toward the stern.
Just before the ship could smash into the rocks.
He launched himself off the railing and landed hard on the solid cliff face.
Then he extended both hands toward the incoming Cruise.
A crushing impact.
Immense weight bore down on Jae-yun’s hands.
His shoes scraping and screeching against stone.
Jae-yun was pushed backward inch by inch as rock powder billowed beneath his feet.
And then, impossibly, the Cruise came to a stop.
“Hah… thank goodness.”
Jae-yun slowly lowered his hands, exhaling heavily.
Once his breathing steadied, he turned back toward the others.
“Is everyone all right?”
Eun-o waved his hand dismissively.
“We’re fine!”
“Just a little rocking?”
Go Gyeol murmured, his face drained of color.
It was as everyone’s tension finally broke that the relief sank in.
A sudden, violent surge.
Waves began crashing wildly, and the ship lurched.
“Now what?!”
Go Gyeol leaned over the railing to look down at the sea.
Not far off, an Orca with a massive body was swimming roughly, circling the hull.
It was deliberately churning up waves to shake the ship.
“That’s actually….”
Go Gyeol’s brow furrowed, when Ha Jae-yun suddenly cried out.
“Go Gyeol!”
……
At that same moment, a massive shadow descended over Go Gyeol’s head.
Go Gyeol’s instincts kicked in—he hurled himself forward and rolled across the Deck.
Crash!
A black tail slammed down mercilessly where he’d been standing.
Debris scattered in all directions as one corner of the Deck was completely destroyed.
“Quite the dramatic show of force.”
Tae Eun-o tilted his head, then looked up at Yeom Sa-hyeon and shouted.
“Instructor! How many points do we each get for taking down the boss together?!”
Yeom Sa-hyeon, chin resting on his hand, replied flatly.
“Points will be divided based on your Contribution.”
“That works for me!”
Tae Eun-o answered with confidence, then grinned widely.
“There’s no rule saying you have to take down the boss last, right?”
And with that, he took off after Orca, circling nearby.
From that moment on, the boss hunt began in earnest.
Tae Eun-o’s Wind Slash cutting through the air, Lee Yu-wol’s Mana Bullets streaking upward.
The barrage of attacks tore into Orca’s smooth hide and carved deep wounds.
A piercing shriek—
Spraying crimson blood, the boss suddenly dove deep beneath the surface.
A long, echoing cry—
An otherworldly sound reverberated through the seawater.
And when the creature resurfaced, the deep wounds that had been torn into it were already healed.
“Damn it… Recovery Skill here too?”
Go Gyeol, gripping his Dagger and waiting for an opening, clicked his tongue.
“…If we don’t find and destroy the core in one shot, we’ll just be pouring water into a bottomless bucket.”
No matter how much damage they inflicted, without dealing with the core, they’d be stuck repeating the same futile cycle for the remainder of the Gate’s allotted time.
“The core? Where exactly is that thing’s core?”
Tae Eun-o stopped in his tracks and asked. Go Gyeol quickly recalled knowledge he’d absorbed from theory texts.
“It varies by individual, but for ray-type Monsters, the core is usually in one of three locations: the dorsal fin, the tail, or….”
He trailed off, his expression darkening.
The dorsal fin and tail—those were places that had recovered perfectly despite being struck by both Tae Eun-o and Lee Yu-wol’s attacks.
Which meant the remaining option was….
“The brain.”
“The brain??”
Tae Eun-o blinked, looking bewildered.
Ha Jae-yun seemed to catch on, his brow furrowing.
“If it’s the brain….”
Go Gyeol nodded heavily.
“It’s hidden right behind the eyes, or more precisely, above the base of the tongue. Even if we attack from outside, the fat layer is too thick—we won’t be able to reach it.”
Tae Eun-o let out a sigh and grumbled.
“So what do we do? If we can’t do it from the outside, do we have to go inside?”
“That’s right.”
“……Wait, seriously?”
While Tae Eun-o stood there stunned at having accidentally guessed correctly, Ha Jae-yun bit his lip and released it.
“I’ll do it.”
“You?”
Go Gyeol’s eyes narrowed.
“Yes. When we blocked the Cruise earlier, I condensed quite a bit of power in reserve—it’s enough. While you all keep its attention, I’ll slip inside and try to destroy it.”
Tae Eun-o made no effort to hide his interest.
“That does sound fun! Want me to come with you?”
“Don’t talk nonsense….”
Go Gyeol gave Tae Eun-o a cold stare to stop him, then turned back to Ha Jae-yun.
“There’s no telling how the situation might change.”
As field theory texts even note separately, direct insertion into a Monster’s body does happen in real combat.
But it’s not the standard approach.
Due to the high level of danger involved, only experienced Hunters have attempted it.
“Going in directly is far too risky.”
Go Gyeol voiced his concern, but Ha Jae-yun was unyielding.
“…But we can’t just keep doing this, either. This is an important test.”
As long as the boss remained in the water, Ha Jae-yun couldn’t touch it by even a hair.
Compared to his three companions, each armed with a reliable weapon, he had nothing that could truly be called his own.
But neither could he simply stand by and watch them fight without him.
“…….”
Go Gyeol fell silent, his lips pressed shut in consideration.
Faced with Ha Jae-yun’s gaze—earnest, almost pleading—Go Gyeol finally opened his mouth again.
“…If that’s your decision, then be careful.”
“Yes.”
A solemn resolve crossed Ha Jae-yun’s face.

Kang Isoo, watching the exchange in silence, let out a worried breath.
“Professor, will it really be okay if they go in like that?”
“It’s the most efficient method, at least.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon answered flatly.
It was indeed the most common approach he’d used during his active years.
Fastest and most certain.
But these fledglings before him were experiencing real combat for the first time.
‘I learned it by tearing my way through directly, though….’
If they charged in without a plan and ended up as ground meat between those teeth, the situation would become rather inconvenient.
“…Since it’s come to this, I might as well give them some real experience.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon spoke with a sigh and stood from his seat.
As he cracked his neck side to side and stretched, Kang Isoo’s eyes widened.
“…What are you doing?”
“You just watch the kids hunt.”
“But what—”
Yeom Sa-hyeon said only what needed to be said before descending to the Deck where his students were.
“Ah, Professor! Where are you going!”
Kang Isoo’s bewildered cry echoed behind him.

Meanwhile, Ha Jae-yun drew closer to the railing.
The rest of the group unleashed a barrage of attacks to draw Orca’s attention.
As Tae Eun-o taunted the creature, raking Wind Slashes across its forehead in quick succession, the enraged Orca snapped back, opening its massive jaws wide.
A maw as vast as the Cruise’s plaza.
Dozens of razor-sharp teeth gleamed within.
The timing was perfect.
‘…Now!’
This time—this time he had to shine. With that resolve, he lifted one foot.
Just as he squeezed his eyes shut and began to lift the other foot to leap—
Thwack—
“—What?”
A forceful blow struck Ha Jae-yun’s buttocks.
His large frame launched into the air against his will.
“Don’t close your eyes at times like this, I’ve told you.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon clicked his tongue sharply.
“Wha—?!”
As he plummeted downward, Ha Jae-yun slowly understood what had happened.
Yeom Sa-hyeon had kicked him in the rear.
Ha Jae-yun flew straight into the Orca’s gaping mouth.
“Professor, what are you—”
Tae Eun-o and the other students stood frozen by the sudden turn of events.
“M-Master!!”
Lee Yu-wol shouted in alarm.
Seemingly deaf to his cry, Yeom Sa-hyeon leaped nimbly over the railing.
Snap.
The massive jaw shut, and both figures vanished without a trace.
“This can’t be real…….”
Kang Isoo exhaled in disbelief.
The scene she had just witnessed.
‘Was that…… it?’
A powerful sense of déjà vu washed over her.
That very Precognition she had seen before.
“It’s not that the Professor is getting involved in Ha Jae-yun’s affair…”
Kang Isoo pressed her forehead and let out a hollow laugh.
“He’s going in directly himself?”

S-Rank Instructor Devours the Academy — Chapter 94

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Baek Lu-ga
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