Acquired the EX-class attribute ‘Transcendence Copy’

12 – Record 2

“Dean. Look at that!”

Joseph Kerr looked at the screen in front of him with an excited expression. This was the first time that an examinee had discovered the Hidden Area after he became a professor.

Hidden area.

It was a hidden element of the academy entrance exam, and a problem that had to be solved in order to aim for the highest score. Hidden areas are hidden in each of the three dungeons, and the path to the hidden areas can be found through medals obtained by hunting monsters.

Students taking the entrance exam struggle to get more medals. Kerr himself felt the same way when he took the academy entrance exam. The secret problem in the entrance exam has been a long tradition of the academy, but as far as Kerr knows, no student has solved that problem in the long history of the academy.

But today, that history has changed. The hidden area of the middle dungeon was discovered. Also by the examinee who did not expect it at all.

“Even if someone were to find the Hidden Area, I thought it would be an examinee like Sarah Leorisna, Arsha Swordhorn, or Born Zaborg…. I, an examinee named John, found it. What is that guy?”

At Kerr’s excited question, Flora opened her mouth with her eyes sparkling with interest.

“Second.”

“Yes?”

“The student who discovered the hidden area. That guy is the second.”

“Second? Who was the first?”

“The Witch of the Cross.”

“Eh!?”

At Flora’s answer, Kerr involuntarily breathed in vain. The heated atmosphere quickly cooled. As if I heard a name I shouldn’t have heard.

As if expecting such a reaction, Flora turned around with a wry smile.

“He’s an interesting guy. To find that for a new chick.”

There are many students who did not stand out when they entered the academy. However, not all of them graduate as they did when they entered school.

Among the students who entered the academy with mediocre skills, there is a class that succeeds like Kerr. They are those who discover hidden talents or find their way through the academy curriculum.

The purpose of the academy was to burst the unripe flower buds. Although the number is not large, there were definitely such students.

On the contrary, among students who are called devil’s talents, there are students who never fully develop their talents. Or, there are students who believe in their talent and become lazy and catch up with their competitors. Rather, there are more students on this side than on the former.

“However, discovering the Hidden Area is not the end. It can get a high score on its own, though.”

Flora crossed her arms and focused on the screen.

She’s good at discovering hidden areas. However, the hidden problem of her entrance exam was to hunt monsters in the hidden area.

The true identity of the monster that greets the students is the Chimera.

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It is a chimera specially made by the academy like an artificial dungeon.

“I don’t think John’s combat skills are very outstanding. Can I defeat the Chimera?”

Flora responded to Kerr’s question with a question instead.

“Well? What do you think?”

“Wouldn’t it be difficult? Shouldn’t your primary stat be at least 30 to defeat that chimera? Sarah Leoris might be a possibility.”

That’s right.

Just like the hidden areas that actually exist in dungeons, the hidden area boss monster prepared by the academy, Chimera, was a powerful monster on a different level from the mini wyvern. To be honest, it’s not a monster that can be done at the level of an academy freshman.

It has high physical defense and magic resistance that are incomparable to the Mini Wyvern, and its attack power is also strong. In addition, recovery magic is imprinted on its skin, so it is good at continuous combat.

If I had to point out my weaknesses, it would be that I wasn’t as fast compared to other stats, but I had far more strengths than those weaknesses.

No matter how well you hit, you can count on one hand the test takers who can deal with that chimera. Sarah Leoris, Arsha Swordhorn, and Born Zaborg are the limits. No, unless it was Sara, Arsha and Born could not guarantee victory.

“I think it is possible.”

But Flora said that with an excited look on her face. Kerr is surprised by that.

“What is the basis?”

“Intuition.”

Flora said, patting her forehead with her index finger. Then he added a word.

“And astrology?”

It was a word followed by a question mark. Kerr asked him with surprised eyes.

“Didn’t the head of the department believe in astrology? They say it’s bullsh*t trying to imprison the public.”

“Hmmm! Did I? Professor Joseph Kerr. Astrology is a science.”

Flora cleared her throat a couple of times and casually made a statement that directly denied her values. Kerr scratched the back of his head and replied, ‘That’s right.’

The eyes of the two returned to the screen. It was John who approached the Chimera first. Sarah in the back prepared herself to step out in case of emergency.

“Is there a way for student John to defeat the Chimera?”

“I don’t know. Like you said, I don’t think that guy’s skills are that special. Of course, it doesn’t fall either. There are definitely basics. By the time you graduate from the academy, love calls will come from all over the thieves’ guild.”

However, it is by no means a finished gem. A raw stone before processing.

A picture of a guy like that defeating a chimera.

Even in Flora’s head, such a picture could not be drawn well. But Flora trusted her own intuition. Her intuition has guided her to victory on her many battlefields.

Kiririt-!

The Chimera, discovering the intruder, spreads its wings wide and flies in the air, then plunges down on John. Chimera’s attack didn’t look much different from the Mini Wyvern earlier. The speed was also about the same.

However, it is a big mistake to think like the mini wyvern. The Chimera’s defense power is so strong that it cannot be compared to that of the Mini Wyvern.

In addition, Chimera could use magic attacks.

Chimera has two attack skills.

The magic skill Wind Cutter and the physical skill Body Headbutt.

If you give the chimera some distance, you will be hit with a torso, and even if you increase the distance, the wind cutter will fly. Chimera constantly forces painful alternatives.

The solution to this is to win the fight with solid skills and basic skills. This is a method that I John, an examinee, cannot use.

In many ways, it is a tricky opponent for thieves. How will the student named John solve this difficult problem?

-Shadow Chain.

John’s shadow stretches toward the sky like tentacles. It is a C-class skill, Shadow Chain. It looks like a thief skill, but it is a mage skill.

“I use a dagger, but it’s magic. He is an extraordinary friend.”

It was Joseph Kerr’s review.

When learning skills, it is standard practice to learn only the skills that match your class. The more skills there are, the better. This is because the maximum number of skills that can be learned is limited.

Of course, this number is very high if you are talented, but even so, wasting your limited resources is a very luxurious thing.

Shuriririt–!

Shadow tentacles capture the Chimera. It was possible because Chimera’s speed was not fast. However, the Chimera easily released the restraints of the shadow tentacles by shaking its body a couple of times.

Kio-Ot-!

The chimera vomits anger. The boy’s spirit became more ferocious than before. However, at that moment, John’s knife of mana attacked the Chimera.

“A link attack after the bind. That’s neat. If it wasn’t for the Chimera, it would have worked.”

“This attack seems to have missed a bit.”

The knife shot went through the chimera’s tail. The chimera’s snake tail is snipped off.

“Oops. The attack hits the tail. It wasn’t a bad attack, but it’s a pity. It was just a fatal attack, right?”

“Right. Otherwise, it would not have been able to penetrate the skin of the Chimera. The ‘Knife Shot’ skill has a 10% chance to have a critical hit effect. He’s a lucky guy No, I should say that this is out of luck.”

After John’s attack, it was now Chimera’s turn.

The chimera’s body starts to glow blue. It is to cast a physical attack skill, ‘body headbutt’. It was judged that John had come within range of the torso headbutt.

“That must be a bit dangerous.”

Sarah Leoris, behind John, tried to move. She too had read the unusual aura of her chimera. But John restrained her by stretching out her arm.

-I’m done.

It was John’s words.

-!?

“!?”

“!?”

Sarah in the screen, and Flora and Kerr, who were watching the screen, questioned John’s words at the same time.

It’s over.

What is the end?

Are you saying you’re done?

Kiooo clothes!

A Chimera rushing toward the ground at great speed.

His torso headbutt was powerful enough to penetrate even Sarah Leoris’ shield magic.

From anyone’s point of view, it was John’s crisis. No, it had to be a crisis.

Then, a surprising thing happened. The heavy body of the Chimera, which must have targeted John, slammed vertically into the ground, which had passed John a long way.

Kukukung!

A loud roar echoed around. The Chimera was like a headbutt against the ground.

No matter how massive the Chimera was, the impact of throwing itself to the ground with all its might was enormous. The Chimera effectively committed suicide. The Chimera’s gigantic body turns to dust and disappears.

“”Eh!?””

Flora and Kerr both looked at the screen in disbelief. What does that mean?

An unbelievable bug has occurred in Chimera’s brain.

“The tail.”

The answer came from behind. She was an impressive female professor with silky silver hair that grew to the nape of her neck. The cute female professor, more like a student than a professor, was Sylvie Mercue, an alchemy subject professor who directly transformed the chimera that Johan had just dealt with.

“Chimera’s tail. Steering gear.”

With Professor Sylvie’s two words, Flora and Kerr were able to grasp the truth of the prank-like situation that just happened.

Chimera is an artificial life form created by the academy. It was essentially like a very complicated magic tool. Just as each part of a magic tool plays a special role, each part of the body of the Chimera also plays a specific role. This is true of living organisms as well.

“I can’t believe student John attacked the tail….”

“It was intentional, not a mistake. By the way, how did you know that the chimera’s tail is the part in charge of direction?”

Professor Flora’s gaze turned to Sylvie. Sylvie replied with a blunt expression.

“There was no request.”

“I don’t doubt you. I was asking for your opinion as a chimera maker.”

“The cause is unknown.”

Even Sylvie, the creator of the Chimera, answered like that. And the question about him seems to be the same for Sarah Leoris, who is seen on the screen.

-How did you know about the Chimera’s tail?

-The tail moved in the opposite direction of the guy’s flight. So I thought. I wonder if that might be the center that controls the direction.

Despite John’s commentary, Flora’s and Kerr’s expressions did not change.

Can you figure out the Chimera’s weakness and win with just a clue the size of a fingernail?

If they hadn’t seen the process themselves, they would never have believed it.

But John proved it. He overturned Professor Joseph Kerr’s expectations and captured the hidden area’s boss monster with his own power.

“It seems like this year’s senior has been decided.”

That was Flora’s words. There was no one who could refute it.