Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 250

Raid and Counterattack (1)

Through this dungeon conquest, there were quite a few newly famous rookie Holders who gained a new reputation in the <Ripple Raid>.

If you were to name a representative figure among them, it would undoubtedly be Park Jin-woo.

My friend really made a name for himself in this war.

Park Jin-woo was originally evaluated as a promising talent with skills, and he had an enormous status within the academy…

But there were still questions about what kind of appearance he would show as an official Holder.

After all, he was still a student and hadn’t had any proper external activities other than the <Villain Subjugation Operation>.

Since he didn’t have many opportunities to show his skills, Park Jin-woo had been underrated or ignored in the Holder community.

Such an evaluation changed drastically as Park Jin-woo took on the role of the deputy commander and the leader of Team A in this strike force.

As a team leader, he lacked some coldness, but he showed the ability to boldly lead from the front lines and take down the Virgens.

He demonstrated the qualities of a fighting leader who participates directly in combat to lead the team.

Especially after the video of him executing the intense ultimate skill that finished off the Awoken Warrior Duke during their first dungeon entry was revealed…

Various nicknames like ‘Sword Master’, ‘Speed Park Jin-woo’, and ‘Slow’ started appearing in the Holder community.

In any case, thanks to this, the trust of the Team A members in the strike force deepened, and even those who had been skeptical of him started to view him in a more positive light.

‘Come to think of it, Team A has an unusually high number of newcomers.’

Teams B and C already had many well-known members.

Team C was originally a veteran team formed by Lim Hyun and Seong Na-yeon, so there’s no need to mention it, and even Team B had a majority of cases that had already become famous in the Holder community, including me, Kang Juyeon, and Moon Ga-eun.

If I had to name someone considered hot…

Perhaps Kim Chae-eun, who had lacked fame until now, and Do Seung-min, who has been slowly demonstrating his abilities through my dedicated training?

‘As for Team A…’

On the other hand, Team A had quite a few newcomers who were making great achievements.

Among them, the standouts were undoubtedly Camilla and Angela.

The only two American Holders in the strike force.

Camilla was showing a truly textbook-like appearance as a defensive warrior, and Angela was receiving praise from the members every day for her pure magic and flashy attack methods.

They were the newcomers receiving the highest evaluation after Park Jin-woo.

“Captain, have you seen where Jin-woo is?”

“Camilla. You should use honorifics when addressing the captain.”

“…Korean is hard.”

And those main characters were currently entering the temporary tent where I was resting.

I lightly waved my hand at their casual conversation.

“It’s okay to speak informally. The members have all become close now and speak casually to each other. And Jin-woo should be at the barracks at the far left end over there. He was getting treated after taking a hit from a Lycan earlier.”

“Ah, thank you, Captain. I will definitely become a magpie.”

“…Become a magpie?”

Before I could understand that sudden remark, Camilla immediately left.

As I stood there looking foolish, Angela approached me with a slight smile.

“The captain understands. Camilla learned Korean through fairy tales.”

“Fairy tales?”

“Yes. She learned easy ones because it was too difficult. Something like I’ll become a magpie that repays kindness, or something like that.”

“Ah…”

Even though she can’t properly use Korean yet, her application skills are top-notch.

“Does Angela use a translation spell?”

“…How did you know?”

“Your pronunciation is too perfect. It doesn’t seem like a skill that comes from just a few years of learning. And feel free to speak casually. We’re about the same age.”

“This is also me being very casual.”

And at that moment.

Huh.

I unintentionally swallowed my breath.

It was because Angela had come and sat right next to me after finishing her words.

…And very close at that.

On the makeshift bed set up inside the barracks.

As she sat down close to me, I could feel the softness of her thighs.

I inwardly panicked and shifted my position slightly.

“…Isn’t this too close?”

“The Captain told me to be comfortable, didn’t he?”

“I didn’t mean to be comfortable with actions too…”

If any of the couples catch me like this while I’m alone and resting with a female member, I’m dead.

Especially if it’s a beauty like Angela.

It’s already awkward enough with Moon Ga-eun recently saying strange things like “Now you’re hitting on werewolves too?!”

I heard that Haten was a woman or something…

“I came to ask about the direction of the upcoming conquest.”

Angela spoke to me in a still alluring voice.

That gaze staring intently at me.

And for some reason, her slightly revealing outfit feels burdensome.

“Tomorrow, an all-out war will unfold with the Clark forces, and the direction of the strike force may change according to the scale of the war, compared to before.”

However, her question was as sharp as ever.

Angela was one of the most proactive members in the strike force.

As a member of the mage class, she precisely knew what she had to do and exerted 200% of her abilities. Furthermore, she didn’t simply follow orders but constantly contemplated the direction and conquest routes of the strike force.

She had discussed this with me several times before as well.

This time, too, she must have come to find me as an extension of such proactive actions.

However…

“The direction of the conquest is going well. Whether tomorrow’s battle ends in victory or failure, the plan that has already been made is sufficient. So… Angela just needs to faithfully carry out her assigned duties as a mage-class member of Team A.”

“…Huh?”

I continued with a slight smile.

“What I mean is that Angela’s question is excessive. The conquest route is already sufficient. Since I’m the captain, I’d appreciate it if you could trust and follow me.”

“Ah, but I am just controlling the part that the squad leader failed to consider…”

“That role is for the vice-captain Jin-woo or the Team C leader Lim Hyun, not Angela.”

Her body seemed to tremble slightly at my harsh words.

Proactive action and overstepping boundaries are clearly different.

Angela is now proposing a discussion with me as if she were a member of the attack squad’s leadership… but in reality, she is just an ordinary squad member.

The only official leaders of the attack squad are Park Jin-woo and Lim Hyun.

No squad member could freely violate that authority.

This was a precaution I had set from the founding of the attack squad, and something I did not share even with my partners.

“And seeing you dressed like that with the squad leader at this late hour, the members might misunderstand.”

I pull her slightly revealed outer garment back up to her shoulder.

For some reason, Angela’s expression seems like she is biting her lip.

I smile and say without concern, “Rest up. We’ll talk tomorrow, okay?”

In other words,

I’m telling her to leave my tent slowly.

The smart Angela could not have misunderstood my meaning.

“I understand…”

In an odd tension, Angela left the tent.

And a little while later,

I took out the [Communication Orb] item and tried to make contact.

The person I contacted was Do Seung-min.

-Seung-min.

-Yes, brother.

Fortunately, he seemed to be alone as he responded right away.

I told him without delay,

-We need to raise it a notch.

-Right now? To what degree?

-Maximum.

-…! Understood.

On that night with deepening suspicion,

Although the exact nature was unclear, we had to be fully prepared.

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Ippotranslation

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The first night after starting the all-out war.

Since everyone couldn’t stay awake, the Baraten camp stood guard in a rotating night watch system.

Humans were no exception.

Kim Chae-eun woke up during her night watch shift and was patrolling.

Her night watch partner was one of the Baraten camp’s Lycan warriors.

A front-line combat Lycan, ready to take the lead in protecting her should any situation arise.

Initially, the Lycans tended to subtly exclude the attack unit, but after countless battles throughout the nights, a bit of camaraderie had built up.

The Lycans, who used to consider only their own exploits supreme, were gradually acknowledging the humans’ achievements.

“…Then Do Jae-hyun came right in front of me and smacked that Clark guy’s shoulder… Wow, it was the first time I saw a human warrior punch so well. Is martial arts Do Jae-hyun’s main fighting style?”

“No, the sword is his main weapon.”

“Whaaat?!”

“Haha.”

The main topic was, of course, Do Jae-hyun.

Since he had shown such overwhelmingly great exploits, whenever Lycans talked about humans, it was always about him.

The Lycans especially took pride in using martial arts, so they were even more interested in Do Jae-hyun, who excelled at high-level unarmed combat.

Thanks to this, Kim Chae-eun’s night watch duty was not boring.

In fact, it would have been harder for the conversation topic not to be interesting since it was about her boyfriend.

“…Wow, if that’s the case, Haten wasn’t exaggerating when he kept bragging about how Do Jae-hyun took down 15 Virgens all by himself. Seeing that power in person, I really…”

“Hey, wait a minute.”

As they were chatting and moving about,

She felt some strange energy and stopped the Lycan.

An ominous atmosphere lingered around the barracks.

Nothing was visible to the naked eye, but as a mage with deep insight into magic power, Kim Chae-eun could sense the anomaly.

“This is…”

She sat down for a moment, gently placing her hand on the ground.

——!!

Kuk, kukukuku-

“…!!”

A surge.

It was a kind of surge.

An enormous magic power was rampaging across the land, and she clearly felt it through her hand on the ground.

And…

Awoooooo–!!

——-!!!

Awoooooooo-!!

In front, behind, to the sides.

On the surrounding hills…

Accompanied by a chilling howl,

Hundreds, no, thousands of wolves revealed themselves.

An overwhelming number of wolves that would freeze you in place at first sight.

The Lycan who confirmed this shouted in terror.

“The, the enemy!! An ambush by those Clark bastards!! And they’ve even awakened…!!”

The Lycan tried to run and ring the bell, but…

Kwah, kwagaga-!!

—–!!

“Kuh, kwaaaaack…!!”

Suddenly, one of the wolves erupted from underground and tore into that Lycan’s throat.

The enemy was not just in the distance.

They were also emerging nearby, from beneath the ground.

“……”

Kim Chae-eun bit her lip and gripped her staff tightly.

She had to keep her wits about her, especially in times like this.

This night watch duty was in preparation for such situations.

Now, after the war had begun…

This was the Baraten camp’s greatest crisis yet.

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