Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

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Cuueeee-!!

“No way….”

My gaze turned to the sky where the fierce clash was unfolding.

The tremendous speed, the amazing destructive power.

Do Jae-hyun piercing with his sword, embracing it all.

That reckless charge of his was somehow penetrating through Wyvern’s wind attribute defensive magic.

The surrounding is filled with the sound of space tearing apart.

‘How is he able to…’

I stopped preparing my skill, just staring blankly at that scene.

I Only used [Levitation] on him.

My head was full of doubts.

No matter how promising a talent he is, at best he’s a B-grade Holder.

In a deadlock situation where even I, an A-grade Holder, couldn’t find a breakthrough, I didn’t expect Do Jae-hyun to do anything just by going up into the air with his body.

But since continuing the fight like this would be dangerous, and he would inevitably get hit if he just stayed still, I acknowledged his attempt to ‘create an opening’.

‘But…’

However, Do Jae-hyun showed a result that completely exceeded expectations.

After going up into the sky with [Levitation].

He immediately blocked Wyvern’s wind attack with a single skill.

I could faintly hear the chant…

And considering its level, it was probably his ultimate skill.

A Holder who has just risen to B-grade, perfectly utilizing his ultimate skill with mastery akin to perfection, and applying it in combat.

That was not even the end.

He suddenly used another skill, showing explosive jumping power, then flew towards Wyvern at a tremendous speed.

With a sword in both hands.

And the situation I’m seeing now is the result.

The space is filled with tearing sounds.

Do Jae-hyun’s sword, concentrated with magic and acceleration, is penetrating Wyvern’s defensive magic, and… stabbing the skin of the monster that looked impregnable.

The plan to create an opening.

He has succeeded in doing so in the end.

“Now…!”

I heard Moon Ga-eun’s urgent voice from the side.

And an arrow filled with magic is shot at the Wyvern.

Wyvern, whose firm looking defense line is finally penetrated.

This was the only chance to deal damage to the bastard.

Cuueee-?!

Do Jae-hyun’s [Accel Piercing].

And Moon Ga-eun’s [Extreme Shot].

Wyvern, hit by the two consecutive attacks, lets out a pain-filled roar, stirring up winds.

The rough, fierce winds.

Its momentum was like a storm.

Despite being dealt an unexpected blow, Wyvern whose sharpness of attacks did not wane.

“Cough…?!”

Do Jae-hyun got blown away by the counterattack.

He was about to follow up with another coordinated attack, but unable to act due to Wyvern’s fiercer than expected resistance, he fell.

Cuueee-?!

Still…

The Wyvern, filled with rage, prepared its fourth magic attack.

The wind javelins that tormented the party throughout this fight.

Its intensity multiplied several folds, and the casting speed became much faster.

If Do Jae-hyun were to take the attack head on while falling, he would surely receive great shock and be put in danger.

‘I can’t let that happen.’

I couldn’t just watch and do nothing.

I pulled up the magic I had prepared in advance.

From the moment I started fighting Wyvern.

And from the moment Do Jae-hyun created an opening.

The power I was saving to use at the most decisive moment.

“Blow violently.”

My ultimate skill, [Typhoon Hand].

I unleashed that power chanting the Oration.

The gigantic hand of storm began heading from its nest up to the sky, then from the sky towards the battlefield.

‘Defense first….’

[Typhoon Hand] is a rather peculiar skill.

It can summon and directly control highly condensed wind power, which depending on the user’s will, can be utilized in any direction.

If intending to attack, it becomes an attacking skill.

If the goal is to defend, it becomes a defensive skill.

I could move the winds in the direction I wanted.

And what’s needed now is defense.

I had to block the innumerable wind javelins pouring down on Do Jae-hyun.

Paht- Pabaht-

Uuuuuung!!

All the wind javelins that flew in with enough force to tear everything apart were blocked.

The Wyvern is clearly better at manipulating winds than me.

Its winds possess overwhelming destructive power, and the speed at which it controls them is astounding.

But [Typhoon Hand] is also an ultimate skill.

It’s the extreme winds I’ve poured all my power and magic into manifesting.

The refined ultimate skill winds of an A-grade Holder did not easily lose out to Wyvern’s and stood their ground.

‘Next is…’

Having barely blocked all of Wyvern’s wind attacks, I did not lose my focus and moved on to the next plan.

The winds of [Typhoon Hand] still remained.

I can use it at least one more time.

And there are two options.

One is to continue the momentum and attack Wyvern.

Using the direction changing ability of [Typhoon Hand] for attacking this time.

However, I had a negative view of this.

‘It’s inefficient.’

No matter how powerful an ultimate skill [Typhoon Hand] is, it’s still just wind in the end.

Attacking a Wyvern, who has overwhelming affinity and mastery of wind-related magic runes, to attack…

It was like using water-type magic against sea monsters.

I would be able to deal some damage but the efficiency is extremely low.

I couldn’t waste the remaining opportunities like that.

‘Then support…!’

If the user wants, [Typhoon Hand] can change direction at any time.

If desiring to attack, it becomes an attacking skill.

If you want to defend, it becomes a defensive skill.

And…

If wanting to support, it becomes a support skill.

The one Holder who has been most active in this fight, and the only one who created a chance for victory.

Do Jae-hyun.

Although he currently seems to have lost momentum and falling…

If I can provide the driving force again.

He would be able to push Wyvern into a corner once more.

Do Jae-hyun definitely could do it.

‘Show it to me again.’

Seong Na-yeon decided to trust him one more time.

At first, he was just Moon Ga-eun’s boyfriend, which seemed interesting.

When watching the fight later, he became a promising talent I took interest in.

And now.

He’s like the one and only key Holder who can take down the boss.

Believing in him, I converted all the remaining winds of [Typhoon Hand] to support.

Soon, the condensed gigantic winds grabbed the falling Do Jae-hyun.

“…Huh?”

I heard a seemingly bewildered voice come from him.

And not long after, his body was getting pulled up at a tremendous speed.

A speed incomparable to [Levitation].

Instantly taking position behind Wyvern’s back.

It was the beginning of round 2.

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My body that was recklessly falling gets grabbed by an inexplicable wind.

Then once again.

My body starts shooting towards Wyvern.

Tremendous propulsion and speed.

It was a movement as if a motor was attached to my back.

‘It’s Seong Na-yeon…!’

I soon realized.

Seong Na-yeon’s previously silent winds were helping me.

The artificial magic winds supported me so naturally and smoothly it was unbelievable.

‘Her ultimate skill?’

The probability was high that it was.

Not only the current support, but the magic attacks from Wyvern poured down on me earlier were also blocked by these winds.

Effects and duration of this level could only be explained as an ultimate skill.

And she used her one-time only ultimate skill to support me.

I felt a tremendous sense of responsibility.

‘Can’t miss it.’

The golden opportunity Seong Na-yeon created for me.

I absolutely could not miss this.

Luckily, my body condition is optimal.

[Rapid Recovery] that helps heal wounds from magic attacks.

And [Combat Healing] that allows healing during combat.

With the two runes, the injuries from Wyvern have already recovered.

Uuuuuung-!!

The condensed winds instantly moved me behind Wyvern.

I gripped the dagger in my hand with a tense expression.

At first, I was going to take out [Sword of Penitent] but I shook my head and changed my mind.

A chance that doesn’t come easily.

More than just blindly charging in and using a skill, I needed to fight more cautiously with risks in mind.

‘It’s clearly weaker than before.’

I look at Wyvern’s shoulder I stabbed with my spear.

The astonishing destructive power of [Accel Piercing] and its ‘bleeding’ special effect.

The two stacked upon each other and left a deep gash on its shoulder.

That’s not all.

There’s no way I only used [Accel Piercing] in what might have been my final attack opportunity.

‘Must be having a hard time with the poison too.’

[Poison Attack].

A skill like [Poison Claw] evolved and transformed after [Venom] reached level 7 from hunting Manticores.

Unlike the previous effect of only applying poison to claws, I could now mix poison into all ‘physical attacks’.

The moment I used [Accel Piercing] on Wyvern.

I managed to mix in [Poison Attack] at the sword’s tip, inflicting a poison attack as well.

A powerful blow, bleeding, and poison…

Plus Moon Ga-eun’s follow up arrow attack.

It surely must have been much more painful than normal attack tolerance.

Although it immediately counterattacked, I instantly felt its body condition was not normal.

‘Quarter knife first.’

After lightly confirming that advantageous situation.

I first utilized [Quarter Knife] with stun bombs to throw at it.

Cuueee-!!

As expected, small fries like dagger throws won’t work huh.

Wyvern’s reaction speed was considerably fast.

Like when it made me crash to the ground earlier, it stirred up fierce winds and blew the daggers away.

But I was not disappointed.

‘Either way, it used magic right?’

I didn’t expect to deal damage from the first skill use to begin with.

Just depleting its magic even a little bit.

Making it more tired and vulnerable when approaching.

That was the goal.

I also considered using abilities like [Simple Curse] rune or [Declaration of Domination] skill that affect mental stats, but they didn’t suit the urgent situation right now.

‘Now…!’

It’s time to really use the sword.

I immediately used ‘Art of Weapon Exchange’ to take out [Sword of Penitent].

After that, utilizing all physical boost runes like [Agile Agility], I got as close to its back as fast as possible.

An approach it would absolutely not have allowed normally.

A distance I could barely reach only with charging skills and [Accel Piercing].

However, the Wyvern, which has already spent a lot of magic, then used more with that feint.

It did end up allowing a close-range approach.

Cuueee-?!

Wyvern’s huge backskin.

[Sword of Penitent] sinks deeply into it.

Then once more.

Succeeding in reaching it again…

“Explode.”

I did not miss the second chance

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