All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 276

138. Could Do It Alone – 2

The monsters that emerged from underground were literally torn apart by the Guardians.

Sharp saw blades and keen knife edges made short work of them.

And the Guardians’ armor was incredibly thick.

A mere monster didn’t stand a chance against a Guardian.

“Were the Guardians of the Forgotten City always this strong?”

Pridion had also been to the Forgotten City.

And he had faced the Guardians before.

But they hadn’t been this strong back then.

Widia and Wildy could roughly guess the reason.

It was because of Ian’s signature engraved on the Guardians’ exterior.

They didn’t know how he did it, but he must have modified them, enhancing their capabilities.

“Hahaha! Did you see that?! You bastards! This is the power of technology!”

Widia swung her sword and rejoiced, while Wildy supported the Guardians with magic and shouted.

“Widia!! Don’t go in too deep! The monsters’ nest is still…….”

-Rumble!!

The ground is moving.

The worm that made the path for those monsters is starting to attack.

Pridion, confirming the earth’s vibration, picked up Wildy and quickly jumped away.

-Crack!!

The worm burst out from the spot where Wildy was standing just a moment ago.

Wildy, who was almost eaten alive, felt relieved, but the worm, missing her, swallowed a Guardian whole instead.

-Weeeeeeeeee!!

But that was a mistake.

The Guardian, sucked into the worm, was moving its ten arms inside, tearing at the worm’s insides.

The Guardian, tearing the worm apart from the inside in an instant, flashed its red eyes.

-Clank! Clank!

-Weeeeng!!

Was it receiving a signal?

The Guardians, who had slaughtered the monsters, entered through the hole made by the worm.

“Uh, where are they going?”

“I don’t know. Let’s go check it out since there might be attacks in other places as well.”

Wildy, who came down from Pridion’s arms, suggested, and Widia nodded.

They quickly circled the Academy town to ensure its perimeter was secure.

“There might be people who haven’t evacuated yet. Let’s go there first.”

Following Wildy’s suggestion, they headed to the area close to the Academy.

The civilian residential area still seemed peaceful on the surface.

But everyone is afraid, perhaps because they noticed the external attack.

“P, Pridion Instructor! What’s going on?!”

A middle-aged man, holding two children who appeared to be his, asked fearfully.

Suddenly, people were being told they had to evacuate.

Vibrations and roars were heard everywhere.

Things that had never happened before were happening.

“Daddy~.”

“Waaaaah!!”

The frightened children hugged him tightly, and he hugged his children tightly.

Others were in the same situation.

Everyone was terrified.

Looking at them, Wildy opened her mouth.

“It’s nothing, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

‘In fact, it’s a big deal,’ she thought.

But she had no choice but to say this to reassure them.

Wildy smiled and said to them, then was startled.

‘Ian did that too…….’

He always did.

Whenever there was something they couldn’t handle.

And whenever something went wrong.

He always stepped up to solve it himself and said reassuringly.

‘It’s nothing, so don’t worry about it.’

‘If…….’

If he was like her too?

Even though it was something he couldn’t handle.

Was he saying that to reassure those who only looked at him?

“……Wildy.”

Widia seems to have realized that too.

She bit her lip tightly and clenched her fist.

“……This is the first time I’ve felt so bad about not having power.”

She feels helpless and sorry.

She felt like she had left everything to Ian until now.

Pridion, staring at the two, grabbed his sword.

“Stop with the useless thoughts. If you have nothing to do, help them evacuate.”

“Understood.”

“Is the road to the gate safe?”

“It should be fine. I saw it on the way, but the attack is…….”

It was then.

A shadow falls on the face of the middle-aged man holding two children.

Why did a shadow suddenly appear?

Pridion felt a chill down his spine and turned his head.

“Good heavens.”

Something was falling from the sky at a terrifying speed.

“That, isn’t that Meteor Fall magic?”

“That can’t be…….”

Large-scale magic like Meteor Fall cannot be easily activated, and it takes time to activate.

Therefore, if you become the target of Meteor Fall, you have enough time to respond.

But until now, I had never seen such a sign.

“It’s a shooting star…….”

As the girl holding the middle-aged man muttered, people panicked.

Those who knew the power of Meteor Fall magic were terrified, and those who were frightened by the strange phenomenon screamed.

It was then.

-KWAH-KWANG!!

A huge beam of light was fired from the Academy.

The moment it collided with the falling meteor, the meteor falling from the sky disappeared without a trace.

“Wh, what was that?! Just now!”

As the surprised Pridion asked, Wildy bit her lip tightly.

‘I don’t know,’ she thought.

But for a moment, she felt a powerful magic power that could be felt from this distance.

At this level, it would be no exaggeration to say it’s an 8th circle spell.

“Could it be that Hiral-nim [a respectful title] has stepped in?!”

Hiral lowered her staff next to where Ian was sitting.

She cast Demolition, one of the 8th circle attack magic spells, to block the meteor, and said in a sullen tone.

“That crazy thing is doing this because monsters aren’t working. Seriously. Meteor Fall magic.”

“It’s not magic.”

“What did you say?”

“He just opened a gap in space and pulled in a meteor from space.”

“……Isn’t that similar?”

“It’s different from magic. Meteor magic takes a long time to prepare, and you can immediately recognize and respond if you become the target, right?”

But this method doesn’t have that.

You just need to leave the space open.

“Of course, it requires more power than Meteor Fall, though.”

“Is that possible?”

This was a method that Hiral didn’t know either.

So she asked in surprise, and Ian nodded.

“Well, I can use the power of another dimension, so I guess I can do this much.”

“Huh…… But why are you so calm?”

“I wanted to figure out how much power Rubellin has. But it’s only this much.”

Ian, who was sitting, got up from his seat.

“Disappointing.”

As soon as he finished speaking, several more beams of light appeared in the sky.

This time there were more than ten meteors.

“Damn it.”

Demolition can only destroy one meteor.

As Hiral clenched her staff and prepared her second spell, Ian shook his head.

“It’s okay.”

“What do you mean it’s okay! That’s…….”

“It’s not the first time this has happened, and I’ve prepared for it.”

-Snap!!

Ian snapped his fingers, and at the same time, the ship moved.

“That’s…… what is it?”

“Let’s call it…… an improved Black Hole Cannon.”

“What cannon?”

“Take a good look. This is the strongest weapon in the B119 region of the planet. Of course, it’s weaker than the original.”

-Weeeeng! Weeeeng!! Weeeeeeeng!

A cylindrical turret appeared from the opened ship.

When the shelling preparation was completed, Ian opened his mouth.

“Fire.”

-Wooooo…… Kwaaaang!!

A black sphere burst out from the turret.

The moment the black sphere that soared into the sky and the falling meteors were about to meet.

The black sphere grows and attracts the meteors.

“……What is that? Scary.”

Everything is sucked into the black sphere.

Hiral was surprised by the power that even affected the clouds in the sky, and the black sphere that had absorbed all the meteors disappeared in an instant.

“What the hell is that?”

“It’s a kind of small black hole.”

“What hole? What is that?”

“You can think of it as a hole that sucks everything in. Enormous mass and gravity…… Um. Let’s talk about the details later. I don’t know if you can understand it if I explain it now.”

Hiral stared at Ian.

‘I wonder where this guy’s limit is,’ she thought.

No, apart from that, if he can use something like that, couldn’t Ian conquer the world?

He is the strongest on the continent and an 8th circle mage.

Everyone will be annihilated with just one shot.

“Why didn’t you use that to catch the monsters?”

“This is too powerful. The mass-produced Titans and improved Guardians are enough for the monsters.”

If that’s not enough, he can move himself.

Ian said nonchalantly and stroked Myaene.

At that time, Haryun entered the development room where he was sitting.

“Hey! Ian! Did you do that?!”

“Then who else would have done it.”

“Oh my god…….”

“The first and second attacks have been blocked, so they’ll slowly prepare other cards. Until then…….”

Ian picked up Myaene, who was playing with a ball.

“Just keep training as usual.”

Haryun stared at Ian.

He smiled as he met that gaze.

“I told you. I can do it alone.”

Everyone gathered in the lobby of the dormitory.

When those who had gone outside returned, Ian said nonchalantly.

“Everyone worked hard.”

But no one could nod at that word.

They said they worked hard, but they didn’t really work that hard.

“Are we holding you back?”

Pridion asked sullenly after going out to block the attack from the underground and seeing the Guardians kill the monsters, and Ian shook his head.

“No.”

“Oh, really? That’s a relief.”

“Anyway, this attack is probably just a test attack from Rubellin’s side. The real attack isn’t this.”

“Then what do you think the real attack is?”

“Internal strife or direct intervention.”

Ian said calmly, and everyone was puzzled.

“Even if we put aside direct intervention, everyone here is staying with the purpose of helping you. But will internal strife work?”

Ian nodded at Karzid’s question.

“It will work.”

“How?”

“There are many ways.”

Ian closed his eyes slightly.

And the moment he slowly opened his eyes, a faint halo rose from behind him.

“You say it’s to help, but aren’t you really just taking care of your own greed?”

A pleasant voice was touching their hearts.

It was a sweet and wonderful voice that they would have followed immediately if they had let their guard down.

As some students became dazed as if possessed, those who maintained their sanity grabbed them and woke them up.

“You only take care of your own desires. What are you helping, and what are you saving? If you truly want to help him, open the way. If you truly think of him…….”

Of course, it felt like they should follow those words.

The halo disappeared from behind Ian as he watched them waver like that.

“Like this. Of course, there are many other ways besides this.”

“Just now…… did you do that?”

Nuave shook his head greatly.

To make a sound that could even captivate the Spirit King himself.

“You can shake people’s hearts like this and cause accidents from the inside and attack.”

“Ugh. This will be difficult to deal with.”

It’s okay for a short time, but if you keep being tempted by this voice for a long time, you’ll fall for it.

Aranse frowned and muttered, and Ian said calmly.

“It’s not difficult to deal with itself, so don’t worry.”

“What should I do?”