The Only Male Student in the Academy

057. Inferior Marie (3)

Mari is helplessly crushed by the falling rocks.

Marie hurriedly lifted the , But she was shattered by countless falling rocks, leaving only fragments of her ice.

She couldn’t stop the falling rocks, so Marie couldn’t get out, and she was submerged among the falling rocks.

I distanced myself from Marie.

The purpose was to prevent falling rocks from reaching me, but the important thing is the item I am holding in my hand.

The only item I took out of my bag, and my last item.

It was a warp gate order.

“It’s only been about two months. I don’t know why my heart is shaken so much.”

Fragments of rockfall rolled across the ground.

The flame that should be buried inside is getting stronger,

Marie begins to appear again.

After all, I couldn’t knock it down with an attack that was about the size of a rockfall.

In the first place, since Mari is receiving energy from the ‘seal stone statue’, her physical strength is no different from being an infinite being.

In order to defeat such an existence, it must be cut from its root.

“In that short time, I received a lot of help from you, and you gave me a lot. Even so, I know in my head that it is right to cut you off.”

I activate the warp gate scroll.

Marie opened her eyes wide as soon as she saw it.

Spread your wings.

It is to prepare for the rush.

That’s right.

Marie couldn’t be unaware of the meaning of this warp gate order.

For an alchemist, an item is combat power.

And the Warp Gate Scroll is an important means of supplying items to alchemists.

It means my fighting endurance itself.

“I think the reason I couldn’t let you die was because of my desire.”

Marie rushes in.

Warp Gate…… It hasn’t appeared yet.

The warp gate takes 30 seconds after the spell is activated.

Those 30 seconds hadn’t passed yet.

Knowing that, Mari made her charge and at the same time cast .

That’s where the game will be won.

“I have to admit. I seem to want to cherish you.”

An ice spear flew in.

She raised her left arm, which was still huge.

– Fu-wook!

Pierces her arm, ripping through her flesh.

Intense pain spread, but I was able to smile.

That’s right.

I will use .

Knowing the importance of this order for the warp gate, I was thinking of using To take my life once or for all, or to interfere with the use of the warp gate.

I lost because you know me so well.

If it was , I would have been defeated.

“Let’s go back, Marie.”

A warp gate appeared in front of my eyes.

Marie can’t stop her rush.

As it is, Marie,

Sucked into a warp gate.

“……It hurts so much.”

Silence fell over the dungeon.

She is no longer a hindrance to her because Mari, her enemy until now, enters the warp gate.

A very short break.

First, I removed the deeply embedded ice spear from my left arm.

… I no longer have strength in my left arm.

When the timing was right, the gigantism of the left arm was released and it returned to its original size, and the tattered left arm could be seen drooping.

I won’t be able to use this left arm for a while.

“Whoa…”

Tired and tired.

I feel like I’m going to die soon.

My mind has been hazy since before, and if I lose my concentration even a little bit, I think I will collapse.

… No, I actually fell down once.

As soon as Marie was sucked into the warp gate, her legs gave out and she lost consciousness for a very short time.

But getting up again…… Because it’s not all over yet.

A body that has already reached its limit.

It won’t last long.

Before I can no longer move, I must do one last thing.

I also go inside the warp gate.

A musty smell stings my nose.

The very familiar smell of the groundwater.

A very familiar scene of an underground canal.

But today the air in the canal is a bit different.

Within the flowing sewage system, countless steam rises and fills the space.

Marie is drowning in contaminated water.

“…….”

Marie looks at me with empty eyes.

Compared to before, the flames were considerably reduced.

One of them rushed towards the warp gate and fell into the sewer without reducing her acceleration.

The width of the sewer is about 5m, and the depth is by no means shallow.

It should be enough to put Mari’s flame to rest.

But.

“Eh……real.”

Marie called my name in an emotionless voice.

At the same time, mana began to gather in her hands and began to erode into the sewage.

It’s not over yet.

Mari’s flame was not completely extinguished.

The hazy eyes looking at me are still monsters.

The sewer is starting to freeze little by little.

“…….”

I reached out my hand while calling Marie.

[Item ‘Ring of Life’ effect is applied.]

The mana you possess is converted into life force, and your body is energized.

Instead of slowing down the body, the blood throughout the body rotates rapidly.

My heart started beating faster even though I was about to become hazy.

Time to put an end to it.

If that spark is being defined on an inferiority complex.

If even the rain of her precious sister’s tears hadn’t extinguished that flame.

The only thing I can shed is blood.

The red liquid that contains my life,

I hope you can melt her flame.

“.”

Casting a spell, Rose was lost in her thoughts. Mainly about a man named Ariel Beheritt.

Ariel Beheritt.

The second son of Duke Beheritt. The only male student at Philea Academy.

He is a man called the duke’s madman, and he is an exchange student from Beltark Academy.

Rumors that he had caused an assault have already spread among students.

He should have been expelled for causing an incident like that, but for some reason he ended up at Philea Academy. He must have somehow escaped expulsion by using the power of the Duke.

Among the aristocratic students, it seemed that he was treated as a toothless tiger. The next lord, the eldest son of Duke Beheritt, seemed to hate Ariel terribly.

By the time he graduates from the academy, he will be banished from his family.

Conversely, it is clear that he is the second son of a ducal family until he graduates.

A person who is bad to touch, but who has no benefit to keep close to him.

That was Ariel’s main evaluation.

‘Why would a man like that kill Marie…….’

The reason they came to Faol Dungeon was to follow the traces of Elpis Bamir. Is Ariel Beheritt the same?

No, I don’t think so.

Rather, it would be more credible to say that he came here after receiving advice from Elpis Bamir.

I come up with several conjectures, but none of them fit neatly.

I don’t even know why Ariel Beheritt was here, and why she took Marie with her.

What kind of relationship did Marie and that man have in the first place?

I knew that Marie and the guy were in the same class, but rumors had it that Ariel Beheritt was hanging out.

He said that at most he hangs out with Claire Entirus from time to time.

What the hell is this all about?

What the hell is that man thinking of doing to Marie?

“Rose, be careful! I’m going that way!”

Lucius’ cry brought Rose to her senses.

Looking at the front, a ‘heterogeneous monster’ was running toward us.

I try to deploy defensive magic late, but I notice that it is too late.

The response was delayed. Can’t stop this

Her monster wields her halberd, and Rouge inadvertently closes her eyes.

-Kang!

The sound of metal hitting hard against metal.

When she opened her eyes, Ron was pushing her halberd away with his shield.

“Be alert, Rose Eiffeltain!”

As soon as Ron hit the halberd with his mace, he bumped into the strange monster again with his shield in front.

The body slam attack slightly knocked the monster out of shape.

Taking advantage of that gap, Lapiska rushed in and threw her chain scythe around her neck.

“I’m holding on to you, Lapiska-senpai! Ron protects Tia and Rose!”

“Okay!”

While Lapisca was tying up the strange monster, Lucius stabbed the monster in the side with his sword.

The heterogeneous monster wields a halberd at Lucius with a scream, and a fierce battle begins again.

Rose watched the battle from behind Ron’s back with her blank eyes.

“Stay focused, Rose Eiffeltain.”

“……Sorry.”

“Are you worried about your brother? You don’t have to worry.”

Ron said while fixing his shield.

“Ariel Beheritt is a trustworthy guy. She will serve Marie Ruhel Reef well.”

“…Is that true?”

“Yeah. They looked pretty close.”

“You’re friendly…?”

I heard unexpected news, but I couldn’t afford to ask more. This is because the battle with the strange monster has become more intense.

Suddenly raising the halberd, the monster slammed it into its own right leg.

– Kung!

Purple blood was dripping as the legs, which were made of rocks, fell to the ground.

Rose could only recognize that far.

Suddenly, the strange monster disappeared, and the next moment it was right in front of Tia’s nose.

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“Guard the lost lamb.”

Ron quickly memorized a prayer. Then, a shield is put on Tia.

The shield was immediately shattered by the halberd wielded by the strange monster, but it blocked the attack for a moment anyway.

Tia backsteps and shoots magic from a distance, and Lapiska fires a gun to attack the strange monster from the side.

“Did they secure mobility by cutting off their own legs?”

I kept feeling that right leg seemed too heavy. But I’m afraid I’ll cut it.

It was a reasonable choice, but it was also a gambler. In fact, the monster in front of me had sped up, but more than that, its movements had become unstable.

With only one leg, it was difficult to maintain the center of gravity.

Although the offensive ability has been strengthened due to the increase in mobility, the defensive ability has become weak due to the loss of the center of gravity.

Lucius ran out.

“.”

, One of the warrior skills. A skill that temporarily increases movement speed.

Using , Lucius approaches the strange monster in one breath.

It was a heterogeneous monster with excellent fighting skills, but it was difficult to maintain balance due to the loss of a leg. In this situation, the attack it can take is fixed.

The same is true of a large weapon called a halberd. If you want to swing or strike, your posture will inevitably grow.

First of all, having fought this monster for so long, I could now fully anticipate its attacks.

Halberd flew in the expected trajectory, and Lucius lowered his stance to avoid the attack.

Then, it rammed its body and crashed into the monster’s body.

The cost of amputating one leg was high.

A strange monster falls over.

Lucius strikes the sword at the fallen monster.

“…….”

The heteromorphic monster swings the halberd as it is in the fallen position to block the sword.

But it seemed like he couldn’t get up because he had only one leg.

As it is, Lucius keeps clashing swords to avoid giving a gap.

Meanwhile, Ron put a shield on Lucius,

Lapiska fires support fire with her gun.

Rose and Tia also support with magic.

“Push!”

A composition that is difficult to interfere with. In the end, the match becomes a one-on-one composition between Lucius and the fallen monster.

Lucius tries to end his life by taking advantage of the gap where the monster fell.

A monster trying to stop it.

Fierce battles came and went, but eventually the cracks were broken.

The monster wields a halberd to push Lucius away.

However, Halberd could not reach Lucius.

-Pajijijik!

Lightning strikes the halberd with sparks.

It was a lightning magic shot by Tia.

The halberd’s trajectory is bent by magic and it escapes from Lucius.

Lucius swings his sword.

Cut off the monster’s head,

Cut the chest,

Cut your arm,

Cut the neck.

“……Graaa!!”

Every time Lucius swings his sword, purple blood splatters and the monster screams.

I don’t know how much I pushed myself like that.

I thought there was no end even if I was cut. Only his stamina was gradually lost, and it did not seem that the strange monster would die.

Nevertheless, the end has come.

Repeat an attack that doesn’t end with just one attack ten times. Did he repeat an attack that didn’t end in ten times?

Ron said in his ear that he no longer felt the pressure.

Now that it’s over, it’s okay.

Only the body of the cold monster remains.