The S-Rank Warden Devours the Academy - Chapter 95

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Chapter 95

The deck fell into a moment of absolute silence.
Among the disciples staring blankly down at the boss from the railing.
Crackle—
Only the sparking sound of Archinix standing in a line, their gaze fixed downward, cut through the air.
Tae Eun-o, who had been frozen with his mouth agape, suddenly cried out in alarm.
“What just happened? Did the instructor jump in too?!”
Yeom Sa-hyeon’s sudden action had clearly caught everyone off guard.
But Go Gyeol quickly regained his composure and murmured.
“…Actually, that’s better.”
“Better? How is it better! Ha Jae-yun and the instructor just fell in together!”
“That’s my point. Since the instructor went with him, it’s safer than sending Jae-yun in alone.”
“…Huh?”
A dazed exclamation spilled from Tae Eun-o’s lips.
Images of Yeom Sa-hyeon’s overwhelming power flashed through his mind.
“Well, I guess that makes sense?”
Tae Eun-o conceded readily.
If anything, there was a risk that Yeom Sa-hyeon might accidentally obliterate the boss himself.
…….
Lee Yu-wol watched the giant orca in silence.
Though confusion was etched across her face, she did not falter.
‘A D-rank Boss Monster like that—it won’t even threaten Master.’
Instead, Lee Yu-wol studied Lee Su’s expression.
…….
But something about Lee Su’s reaction felt off.
An expression no different from Go Gyeol’s or Tae Eun-o’s. It was clouded with shock and alarm.
‘…Is it not going according to the foresight?’
Lee Yu-wol’s eyes began to narrow.
“…Hey!”
Tae Eun-o pointed toward empty space.
“Looks like the Martial Arts Class started hunting too?”
Go Gyeol’s gaze followed to the system window.

[Monster Subjugation Count]
……
Gwon Tae-jun – 2
Song Hyeong-won – 1
…….

The Martial Arts Class C’s previously silent score was beginning to climb.
“Looks like they found a decent hunting ground.”
Go Gyeol let out a hollow laugh.
It meant the Martial Arts Class members who had entered the ship’s interior were encountering no problems.
“At this rate we’ll get overtaken?”
Watching the score shoot up, Tae Eun-o’s eyes blazed with competitive fire once more.
“This isn’t about competition today…”
Go Gyeol sighed and tightened his grip on his dagger.
“Let’s just clear the area here and support Jae-yun if needed.”
“All right!”
Tae Eun-o shouted eagerly and brushed his hands clean.
Whoosh—
The transparent wind barrier that had been encircling them protectively dissolved.
Click-click-click-click!
In the same instant, the monsters surrounding them poured forward all at once.
Slash—Crack!
Tae Eun-o unleashed the Formless Blade cleanly.
“……Hah.”
Lee Yu-wol reluctantly pushed herself to her feet.
‘Either way, I have to pass the test or I’ll have no face to show my instructor.’
The combat A-class team’s score began climbing again.
Go Gyeol fought off the monsters pressing in from all sides, stealing glances toward the sea whenever he could.
Then it happened.
Thwack—
The orca lashed its tail down against the water with tremendous force.
Splash—!
Vast quantities of seawater erupted upward, cascading onto the deck like a sudden downpour.
“Ugh!”
“What now?!”
Snarl—
Akinonyx shook out its soaked fur in irritation.
Tae Eun-o swept his dripping hair back with a scowl.
“Man, what’s its problem now?”
“The seawater is just… annoying.”
Go Gyeol was grimacing down at his drenched clothes when his gaze snagged on something strange.
Beyond the railing, the Boss Monster moved in an odd, deliberate way.
Go Gyeol’s face went rigid.
“Wait—what is that thing doing?”
Lee Yu-wol’s eyes widened as she glanced toward the orca.
“!”
Thwack.
The orca swept its tail in a wide arc and dove deep into the water with unmistakable purpose.
It was a leisurely motion—as if to say, come after me if you dare.
Tae Eun-o shouted urgently.
“Hey! Where are you going, you bastard?!”
All that remained was white foam scattering uselessly across the surface.
Tae Eun-o grabbed his hair in alarm.
“Even if you’re Awakened, you can’t hold your breath forever! You’ll die!”

* * *

Rumble—rumble—
A strange vibration echoed through a dim, confined space.
Ha Jae-yun’s eyes were wide and vacant as he braced himself on the floor.
“!”
Something wet and slick touched his palm.
‘Is this… a tongue?’
At least he’d made it inside in one piece.
He looked around, squinting in the faint light that filtered through.
“Gah!”
Then he spotted Yeom Sa-hyeon standing there with disarming calm, and his heart dropped all over again.
“Instructor?”
Ha Jae-yun pressed a hand to his hammering chest. “Why are you here?”
Now that he thought about it, the instructor had shoved him first—right before he jumped.
His rear end still stung from the kick.
“Because,” Yeom Sa-hyeon said flatly, adjusting his gloves, “if you’d gone in the way you were planning, you’d have been torn to shreds.”
He jerked his chin toward the space beside Ha Jae-yun.
“Ugh!”
There, rows of the orca’s teeth jutted out—sharp and dense as a saw blade.
Given the creature’s size, they were terrifyingly large.
A chill raced down Ha Jae-yun’s spine.
If he’d jumped blind, he really would have been done for.
“Thank you… truly.”
Ha Jae-yun spoke with genuine gratitude in his voice.
“You’re completely reckless, though.”
Yeom Sa-hyeon’s expression remained unmoved.

Yeom Sa-hyeon clicked his tongue lightly, then spoke as if spitting out the words.
“Why are you acting so recklessly these days?”
“……Ah.”
Ha Jae-yun forced the corners of his mouth upward awkwardly and fell silent.
He knew better than anyone what Yeom Sa-hyeon was pointing at.
He hesitated, then opened his mouth.
“…It’s just, my family says I should find office work instead of becoming a Hunter after graduation….”
“Hunting isn’t exactly a good profession.”
At Yeom Sa-hyeon’s firm answer, Ha Jae-yun blinked in confusion for a moment.
‘I’ve never heard anyone besides my own family say something like this….’
These days, the number-one career aspiration among students was always “Hunter.”
Especially for someone like Ha Jae-yun, an A-rank Combat Member, they were regarded almost like heroes.
Dangerous as it was, a few years of activity could earn enough money to live comfortably for life.
But Ha Jae-yun’s family was different.
“…My uncle was a first-generation Hunter, but he died during a Gate raid. That’s why my family strongly opposes me becoming one.”
He knew this wasn’t the time to bare such personal details, but once his mouth opened, it moved of its own accord, betraying his intentions.
“But I still want to be a Hunter. Like my uncle.”
Like many others, hunting was an aspiration for Ha Jae-yun as well.
He wanted to show his family that he could do it too.
But he’d shown a pathetic performance in the last sparring match, and his family’s worry had only grown.
This made Ha Jae-yun all the more anxious.
The burden of needing to prove he could do it.
That compulsion was what had driven him to reckless action.
……
Yeom Sa-hyeon fell silent for a moment, then opened his mouth again with a sigh in his voice.
“Charging in with no skill and no strategy—that’s just bravado. There are plenty of Hunters who get themselves killed that way.”
“…Yes, I’m sorry.”
Ha Jae-yun lowered his head dejectedly.
Yeom Sa-hyeon, looking dissatisfied, crossed his arms and glanced around.
“So, what’s the plan from here?”
“For now… I need to find the core, right…?”
Ha Jae-yun asked as if seeking confirmation, and Yeom Sa-hyeon raised an eyebrow.
“Do you know where it is?”
“Yes, well. Go Gyeol said it was above the base of the tongue, but…”
“Channel your mana through and focus. You should be able to sense the energy’s location.”
Ha Jae-yun’s eyes widened with interest.
“The energy?”
Yeom Sa-hyeon nodded without answering.
A Monster’s core—where mana condenses.
Learning to sense external mana was crucial for this reason.
‘The curriculum that Yoon Hae-seong handed over listed this as a second-semester course.’
But in real combat, nothing mattered more, so the timing worked out well.
‘It should be around here….’
He moved slowly toward the inside of the tongue to demonstrate.
The deeper he went, the lower the ceiling became.
“I usually find it with my eyes, but for you, using your hands to feel directly would be better.”
He reached out to touch the orca’s damp palate, then frowned.
Even wearing gloves, touching it directly felt disgusting.
Yeom Sa-hyeon retrieved a Thorn Sword from his Inventory.
Whether channeling mana through a weapon or directly, the result was the same anyway.
Yeom Sa-hyeon pressed the sword’s hilt firmly against the palate, probing.
Following the faint blue energy he could sense, he was about to move deeper into the throat when—
Buzz—
A faint vibration suddenly rippled through the hand holding the hilt.
The Thorn Sword had begun to react to something.
It was common for specially crafted weapons to react to specific mana.
But this sword was obtained from somewhere unusual, making the reaction all the more significant.
Yeom Sa-hyeon narrowed his eyes and moved forward without hesitation.
‘Stomach? Or closer to the heart?’
The deeper he ventured, the clearer the vibration became against his fingertips.
“Wait—be careful, or you’ll fall…!”
Ha Jae-yun spoke, his voice tight with concern.
By now Yeom Sa-hyeon had moved close to the edge of the chasm.
He gazed down into the shadowed passage and murmured softly to himself.
“I suppose I really do need to fall….”
“What!? What are you saying, sir….”
Ha Jae-yun’s eyes widened in bewilderment, pupils trembling.
It was precisely at that moment.
Crash—————!
“!”
The thin trickle that had been seeping between the orca’s teeth suddenly erupted like a waterfall, thundering down in terrible force.
“Aagh!”
Ha Jae-yun, nearly swept away in an instant, caught himself by seizing the creature’s teeth and barely escaped disaster.
But—
‘Perfect timing.’
Yeom Sa-hyeon simply stood watching the rushing water draw closer, unperturbed.
“I’ll slip down and come right back up, so you finish this alone.”
He left the remark casually, as though it were nothing at all.
Without the slightest resistance, he let his body meet the torrent head-on.
Whoooosh—————!
Yeom Sa-hyeon, all tension gone from his frame, was swept away by the surging current and vanished smoothly past the edge of the chasm.
His teacher gone in an instant without a trace, Ha Jae-yun—still gripping the whale’s teeth with all his strength—let out a desperate cry.
“Nooooo!! Teacher!! Where are you going!!”

S-rank Instructor Devours the Academy Chapter 95

Author
Baek Ru-ga
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Daon Creative
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