Academy’S Gumiho Is A Magical Genius [EN]: Chapter 32

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius – Episode 32

Academy Gumiho is a Magical Genius Episode 32

Solitude (2)

“This is complete and utter hell.”

“No, it needs to be even *more* chaotic.”

I climbed to a high vantage point, surveyed the dungeon, and clicked my tongue in disapproval.

All the trees in Efnell’s Garden had long since been devoured by Go.

All that remained were creatures spewing poison and land saturated with toxins.

‘It’s taking a bit longer than I expected.’

It had already been an hour since I released Go into the environment.

In that time, Go had consumed approximately 70% of the dungeon’s creatures.

As a result, Go’s size now surpassed that of an average monster.

He was easily 30 meters long, no, so huge like a mountain that I even wondered how I could catch him.

‘Well, at this rate, he might not be able to devour this entire garden.’

You could tell at a glance.

Compared to when he was swallowing anything that came within reach, Go was now acting sluggish. He was being lazy.

Monsters were running away right in front of him.

Even though they were within striking distance and of a size that he could swallow in one bite, he wasn’t even moving, just watching. He seemed too full from repeated meals to bother with anything.

Would Go in that state move any further?

I want Go to devour everything in this dungeon.

But the question is whether he will act according to my intentions.

For me, this dungeon, Efnell’s Garden, is a place to be cleared.

However, for Go, this dungeon is a foundation upon which to be born and live.

For him to devour everything in the garden is the same as leaving only himself on this land.

In other words, it means this ecosystem will be destroyed.

Could Go really cause that?

At least, I don’t think so.

I have no choice.

“I have no choice but to give him a little… encouragement.”

I extended my finger towards Go.

This time, as I became a Gumiho [a nine-tailed fox spirit], I became proficient in controlling magic power and the double helix, allowing me to unleash a special move.

Heat Yang Finger.

One of the many martial arts I have learned.

It is a type of finger technique that only uses fingers to fight.

Originally, the orthodox method is to convert magic power into heat and yang energy [positive, active energy], wrap it around the fingers, and attack vital points and blood vessels.

But now, because yang energy is overflowing in my body and my specialty is fire magic, I can skip all the previous steps and handle it.

However, since Heat Yang Finger is also a martial art, it had to be performed directly with the body, so there was a risk of injury.

With the durability of my weak body, even finger techniques are difficult.

But I changed my thinking a little there.

Finger techniques do not require as high-level principles as other martial arts.

If I were to fight with my hands, I would mix in claw techniques that use fingernails and hands.

If I were only going to use finger techniques, there was no need to engage in close combat with this fragile body.

I just need to shoot it from afar.

Swish.

I pointed the index finger of my right hand at Go.

I took a stance as if I were holding a sniper rifle.

“Teacher? What are you doing?”

“Shh.”

I covered my mouth with the index finger of my left hand, which was free.

A gesture to be quiet.

It was my first time using finger techniques in a while, and Go’s physique was so huge that it was difficult to find a target point, so I needed an environment where I could concentrate.

Aiming for Go’s abdomen, which was sluggishly moving due to being full.

The aiming was complete, and now all that was left was to shoot.

[Heat Yang Finger.]

A red light flickered on my index finger.

The light flashed for a moment, then became an intense beam and aimed at Go.

───!

The beam fired, tearing through the air.

It wasn’t that powerful, but it was enough to pierce a hole in one of Go’s internal organs.

Kieeeeeek!

Perhaps he was in great pain from the pierced organ.

Go screamed.

But new flesh began to sprout in an instant.

That’s not regeneration.

It’s adapting to the stimulus in real time.

‘That’s the ability I want.’

The ability to adapt to any situation and stimulus.

That is essential for me, who has a weak body.

Swish, so I raised my finger again.

This time, I aimed with my thumb.

My index finger was trembling so much from the shock of the previous attack that I couldn’t use it.

I used all ten fingers in turn to make holes in Go’s belly and internal organs.

It goes without saying, but I adjusted the power so that he wouldn’t adapt to attacks using flames.

I attacked with a power that was ambiguous to reach the threshold.

It required a more complicated process than I thought, and both my stamina and magic power were about to run out.

“Hoo, well, I guess this is enough.”

Kieeeeeek!

As if answering my words, Go struggled in pain.

The more he struggled, the more the meals he had consumed dripped from his pierced body. Then I noticed that Go’s size was gradually decreasing.

Perhaps he knew that too, he began to devour more than what was falling from his insides.

There was no more laziness.

Go was really trying to eat everything in sight.

Fortunately, the players who entered the dungeon were frightened by the huge Go and ran away.

Of course, not all players ran away.

Players who entered this dungeon with a specific purpose were still here.

Me, who was trying to clear this dungeon, and Leeji, who was following me around.

And three stalkers who had been chasing me from the mansion.

Only these five remained.

And interestingly, Go rushed in the direction of the three stalkers.

Will there be only two left now?

* * *

A giant centipede-shaped monster.

From the perspective of the shadows who knew what its original form was like, it was absurd. A centipede so weak that it trembled when the incompetent head of the family put it on his hand.

If I were to estimate its rank, wouldn’t it be the lowest rank, the 10th rank?

It was that weak.

But such a guy has become as huge as a mountain and is now targeting them?

Absolutely unacceptable.

They are the shadows of the Ninetails Guild, one of the omnipotent Guild Leader’s limbs.

No matter how huge that centipede is, it can’t treat them, who have been taught skills by the Guild Leader, as prey.

That’s why they ignored it and were careless.

That was a fatal poison that a shadow should not have.

Personal feelings are unnecessary for a shadow.

All they need is the ability to objectively assess the situation and think.

Other than that, humanity must be castrated in order to be called a shadow.

On the other hand, they were too immature.

Kwaaaang!

A centipede crawling on the ground.

It was rampaging through the garden, burned and with holes in its internal organs.

And in its path were the hidden shadows.

─Ilyoung! What do we do in this situation?!

─Iyoung, calm down. Kill any stray thoughts and stay calm, as you have learned so far.

The man called Ilyoung soothed the other shadow.

He took a deep breath and calmed his constantly throbbing heart.

But that didn’t last long.

─This is Samyoung. I’m already too late.

─What……?!

The two shadows turned around.

Cheeeek, the black clothes and the flesh inside were burning black and red.

Something green was sprinkled on the body of Samyoung, the youngest of them.

Traces of powerful corrosive poison and acidic poison.

It was definitely spat out by Go.

“No!”

Iyoung unknowingly blurted out loud.

As shadows who communicate with each other’s minds using magic power, it was the worst mistake that killed their own secrecy.

However, the sight of a colleague who had grown up like a brother dying was a sight that even an assassin would be horrified by.

─Iyoung, don’t speak. The target might find out!

─B, but Samyoung!

─We’re all destined to not live long anyway. Run away now to complete the mission.

─Yes, leave me behind. It might be better to be hit by corrosive poison. At least the target won’t find my body.

Those were his last words.

Kwaddeuk!

Go slammed its mouth into the man covered in poison.

With sharp teeth and tremendous suction power, he devoured Samyoung in an instant.

A trivial word became his last as a will.

“Damn it! I’ll avenge Samyoung!”

“No! Stop!”

Iyoung, excited by the death of his colleague, created a dagger from the shadows and rushed at Go. An enemy who killed a colleague who had grown up like a brother.

He was an opponent that he could never leave alone, but even making a scratch with his dagger was impossible.

“……Huh?”

Go had a hard exoskeleton.

The shadow dagger, which had a strength and cutting power greater than that of a normal blade, broke in vain.

Rather, Go swung his huge body greatly and knocked Iyoung away.

In an instant, his ribs and joints were destroyed and his internal organs were crushed.

A fatal wound that would be difficult to recover from without an elixir.

Of course, they didn’t have an elixir in their possession.

Elixirs are potions that are manufactured extremely rarely by Chunho Pharmaceuticals under the Chunho Group.

Even the head of the Chunho Baekga family could not easily handle it, so there was no way that assassins at best would have it.

Iyoung died without even uttering a last word, let alone a will.

Among the shadows, Ilyoung, who was the most experienced, grabbed the body of the dead Iyoung and looked up at Go.

Thanks to his excellent stealth skills among the shadows, he was able to observe the guy right in front of him without being detected by him.

An exoskeleton that was so hard and sturdy that it was hard to believe it was a centipede-shaped monster.

It was not something they could do with their skills.

He judged that if they were to aim, they would barely have a chance if they aimed for the soft internal organs.

How could it have evolved so much in such a short period of time?

In fact, the reason was simple.

Go had already suffered several wounds from claws and toenails in the process of devouring several monsters.

The wounds were enough to reach the threshold of Go’s adaptability, and soon his body created a skin like a sword-impervious body that was not damaged by blades.

‘…….’

A monster that is the opposite of himself, who creates weapons or terrain with physical force through shadows.

Ilyoung, realizing that he could never kill him, glared at the two people far away.

A skinny man and a young brat.

The two of them were so comfortable, as if they had something to believe in.

They were completely different from himself, whose legs were trembling at the sight of something indescribable.

Kwaddeuk.

He bit his mouth so hard that his teeth broke.

An unpleasant feeling rippled in his heart.

Hiding his emotions, Ilyoung recalled an old wish.

This won’t do.

I will become the Guild Leader’s competent and only confidant.