Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 238

The City of Estranged Wolves (6)

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Awooooo-!!

The maddened howl of the enraged wolf echoes across the battlefield.

No matter how much power was put into the [Accel Piercing] attack, the opponent is an S-grade monster.

It possesses its own special abilities, and even if struck by an unexpected blow, it can retaliate sufficiently.

‘Seems like it got really pissed off.’

However, the fact that it received that ‘unexpected blow’.

The ‘Color Howling’ known as the innate ability of S-grade Lycans.

The fact that he used it without hesitation shows it.

The color of the Lycan Duke is Indigo.

The type of howling is magic control.

It’s not a powerful abnormal condition like knocking the target ‘unconscious’ or ‘paralyzing’ them, but an abnormal condition that deals critical damage in combat by temporarily disabling and disrupting magic.

‘The performance exceeds expectations too.’

Moreover, unlike other abnormal conditions with lower direct effects, its range is quite wide and its persistence is excellent.

Just looking at our attack squad, we’re within its area of effect.

The rear personnel far away had their magic support completely cut off, unable to provide any help, and the members who came to the front line all stopped the attacks they were about to unleash with magic.

‘The only ones who can fight properly… Me and Jin-woo.’

Park Jin-woo, who possesses the [Keen Mind] rune, is outside the control area.

I too became immune after killing the ‘Yamata no Orochi’ in Japan and obtaining [Keen Mind].

The only ones who could fight were the two of us.

“Jin-woo!”

“I’m already going!”

Park Jin-woo gives the same answer that Tyrbon did.

And he starts running at the fastest possible speed towards the enemy Lycan, Duke.

He’s a warrior-type with all his rune settings focused on attack, particularly ‘Quick Sword’.

Naturally, in terms of combat formation, he has an advantage in attacking the opponent.

In contrast, I’m a multi-holder with various categories of runes.

Not only attack, but also defense, evasion, and healing are possible.

Although Park Jin-woo’s destructive power is lower than mine, in this situation it was appropriate for him to take the lead and for me to provide support.

Awooooooo-!!

——!!

And then,

Duke howls again and slams his massive legs down hard onto the ground.

“What is it!”

“The ground…!!”

Then, with a tremendous roar, the ground begins to split apart.

As if some giant serpent was burrowing into the ground, the earth splits at an astonishing speed and rushes towards our members.

The power of Duke, the magic-wielding werewolf, is revealed here.

It seems he possesses a magic rune that controls the earth attribute.

‘Tyrbon. Fly at a suitable height and harass the Werewolves. Attack them as troublesomely as possible with the wings you’re good at using. Understood?’

-Understood, Master.

[Sky Warrior] and the many runes Tyrbon has to assist in close-quarter combat, as well as his ability stats that in some areas exceed even mine.

With this setup, Tyrbon alone should be able to sufficiently harass the werewolves.

I give a short order and descend straight to the ground.

My destination is where our warrior and assassin squad members are gathered.

The earth attribute magic attack launched by the enemy Duke…

…Is relentlessly rushing towards this area.

“…Power Break.”

In the midst of it, I place my hands on the ground.

If the attack comes from the earth, I’ll block it with the earth as well.

[Power Break], a derived skill of [Elemental Master].

A large-scale skill that cleaves the earth and changes its structure in an instant.

Although it has a long cooldown and can only be used once a day, there was no more suitable skill in this situation.

Kugugu-

Kwaaaa-!!

The earth and the earth collide as if clashing.

The earth’s movement, which rushed forward with the momentum to swallow everything…

…Veered away diagonally as if it were a lie and disappeared.

The controlled situation with an abnormal condition inflicted.

And the powerful magic attack of an S-grade monster unleashed within it.

I blocked it all with a single skill.

At that unbelievable result, all the members of the attack squad around me stared at me with stunned expressions.

They were already amazed when I took down five Werewolves in less than 10 seconds earlier, but now they looked even more astounded.

However, there was no time to respond to such a sight.

Park Jin-woo was still advancing alone towards Duke, and time was running short.

“Member Do Seung-min.”

“Yes, yes, Captain!”

Do Seung-min, who was watching me with a dazed look, snaps to attention and responds after I call out to him.

This brat…

He automatically calls me ‘Captain’ in urgent situations, huh.

“Use the signal item. We need to call all the rear personnel here. And have the divine Holders heal the abnormal conditions as quickly as possible.”

“Yes, understood!”

Do Seung-min replies sharply and takes out an item that sends a signal from his pocket.

I turn my gaze towards Lim Hyun, the team leader of Team C.

“Team Leader Lim Hyun, once the remaining members arrive, take direct command and deal with the remaining Werewolves and Lycanthropes. Now that we have the numbers, we’re sure to win.”

“Do you mean for me to lead the engineering department members?”

“Yes. The deputy chief engineer is going to that guy…”

As I answered, I took out a ‘bow and arrow’ through my weapon changing technique.

It was a special silver arrow that I had asked Choi Yoo-min and Lee Hyun-ho to make for me.

And as quickly as possible.

But I pull the bowstring with an elaborate posture.

“Because I also have to assist the deputy chief engineer for now.”

Whoosh!!

A powerful magic arrow imbued with the fire attribute, one of the silver arrows, flies straight and pierces Duke’s chest.

The result is a hit.

It was the power of the [Starlight Assassination] rune that I recently raised to level 13.

[Starlight Assassination] is a martial arts rune that uses a bow, like the sword technique rune or mystic blade arts rune.

Since a bow wasn’t my main weapon, I didn’t feel the need to acquire it, but I obtained this rune while acquiring a large number of miscellaneous runes during the previous <Villain> sweep.

And the eternal truth remains unchanged.

Once you acquire a rune, there will surely be a use for it somewhere.

That fact was being proven right again today.

Whoosh, bang!!

-Arghh!! You rascal!! Catch that human! I said catch and crush him!!

-Ca, calm down, Duke!!

Their voices reach me through [Language].

The Lycanthrope named Duke has finally lost his sanity and gone mad.

The fire arrow that pierced his chest out of nowhere.

Immediately followed by a water arrow striking the same spot.

It may not have the same impact as the [Accel Piercing] I dealt initially, but repeated annoying attacks… from the same person no less, would be extremely irritating.

‘One Point Kill.’

Regardless, I merrily kept shooting arrows.

[One Point Kill], a derived skill of [Starlight Assassination].

A skill that assists in striking the same spot with the 5 arrows shot after activating the skill.

Thanks to this, despite not using a bow for a long time, I could keep shooting arrows into the Lycanthrope’s chest.

Moreover….

‘It’s easier to switch attributes when using a bow.’

When fighting with a sword, it’s quite difficult to rapidly switch the attribute of attacks.

After all, it involves using magic, and manifesting magic in the first place isn’t easy in a close-quarters battle where every second counts.

But when using a bow, there’s leeway each time I pull the bowstring.

Each time, I utilize [Elemental Master] to change the attribute infused into the magic arrow.

And in an instant, the 5 stacks of ‘Change Strike’ are fully built up.

Silver arrows, elemental attacks, amplified power special effects.

At this point, no matter how lacking my archery skills, the Lycanthrope opponent is bound to take heavy damage.

-Kuh, aaahh!! What are you guys doing?! Stop that arrow shooter!

-But there are humans on this side too…!!

-Duke! Some dragon-like creature is attacking the Virugens from the sky!

The Lycanthropes of Clark’s forces weren’t just sitting idly by either.

They were desperately defending themselves in their own way.

The current situation involved their ‘magic’ being controlled by [Indigo Force Howling], not their ‘physical bodies’.

Hence, the still formidable Lycanthropes of the Baraten forces, the Tyrbon I had pre-commanded, and…

“Hyun, no matter how I think about it, our captain isn’t being reasonable, right? He’s using all his weapons, all the attributes. That just doesn’t make sense. I only use wind with my sword, two at most.”

“Please stop talking during combat, Holder Seong Na-yeon!”

“It looks like we’ve already won anyway, so tell me what you think.”

…Our warrior members were fighting leisurely.

Thanks to them applying pressure on the enemy Lycanthropes and werewolves with their unique physical attacks, despite the difficulty in using magic.

‘Holder Lim Hyun must have ordered this.’

Lim Hyun, the team leader of Team C.

After temporarily handing over command to him, he seems to have dispatched the remaining personnel to the front lines.

A veteran’s judgment to end the battle as quickly as possible with no casualties.

As a result, my arrows kept hitting Duke’s chest unobstructed.

The biggest advantage of arrow attacks is restraining movement.

Especially since Duke, a mage-type Lycanthrope, had already taken a heavy hit from my [Accel Piercing]… He was helpless against my support fire.

And then,

“Chase him!”

My friend was no novice Holder to miss out on such a perfectly set table.

Boom- Boom boom!!

-Kuaaahh…!!

-Du, Duke…!!

Park Jin-woo’s ultimate skill, [Unstoppable Swift Sword], slashed Duke’s chest dozens of times, finishing off the dying foe.

‘…Cruel bastard. He just had to attack that spot again.’

For some reason, from the time of [Accel Piercing] until the very end,

It seems Duke kept getting attacked in the same place.

In any case, with his demise, the battle was essentially over.

As Duke died, the ‘magic control’ status abnormality naturally lifted as well.

“All attack personnel, focus fire on the remaining wolves.”

That was my command as I regained command authority.

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[You have won the duel! Due to your high contribution in the duel, your victory is acknowledged. With the mysterious power of a Rune Hunter, you can replicate one of the opponent’s runes. Please select which rune to replicate.]

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