Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

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The uninhabited island of Ganghwado, Gijangeum Island.

The place where the Academy Alliance search team and <Villain> confronted each other.

In the center of it all, unbelievable things were happening one after another.

Seeing the sight, Hwang Seong-yeon could not hide his absurd feelings.

‘What the hell is that…’

It was literally in an instant.

The giant monster created by Hwang Dong-yeon, the Bone Dragon.

Do Jae-hyun, who first clashed swords with that overwhelming monster, was suddenly completely engulfed in some strange light and escaped from the monster’s attack.

Then he somehow succeeded in controlling it and in no time was sweeping the battlefield riding on its back.

Just thinking about it, this unbelievable event happened in less than 10 minutes.

That’s why Hwang Seong-yeon, who was exchanging swords with Yoo Eun-seol, also hurriedly pulled back to observe the situation.

Fortunately, there were still many people on this side from Hombi Baeksan, so stopping the fight with Yoo Eun-seol was easy.

‘Is it a rune that steals the enemy’s abilities in real time?’

He couldn’t help but be suspicious.

In the short battle, Do Jae-hyun had continued to show peculiar powers.

The [Art of Hidden Throwing Knives] of his subordinate Ji Yoon-jae.

And its ultimate skill, [Knife Rain].

He was using the abilities of enemies he fought just yesterday today. It wouldn’t be strange at all if he could steal abilities in real time.

It’s just unbelievable that such a power actually exists.

“I, I can’t believe it… My, my Bo, Bone Dra, Dragon… Ugh, ugh…!!”

Nearby, Hwang Dong-yeon was murmuring with a blank expression.

The ‘Bone Dragon’ is not simply a monster you make a contract with, but a monster that must be ‘manufactured’ directly using top-tier magic stones and special items like [Dragon Hearts].

After establishing <Villain>…

It was a monster created after investing enormous capital and time over a really long period.

Having that monster he prepared so ambitiously get stolen in just 10 minutes was maddening.

‘…This got boring.’

The situation was turning out worse than he thought.

The purpose of this battle was purely an ‘experiment’ from the beginning.

[Leadership Contract] and [Rudenark Spell].

And Hwang Dong-yeon, who through the rune [Death Lord] could breathe life into the undead he made himself and control them.

On top of that, obtaining the item [Order of Harmony] allowed him to make up for the 20% of power he was lacking.

This battle was to inspect the final version of that power and experience in advance the ‘massacre’ planned for the future, a kind of trial version.

If he could sweep away the Academy Alliance forces with perfect control, it would be a great success. And even if it wasn’t as successful as he thought, the plan was to just finish checking and escape.

“How, how did he make that…!! Ho, how lo, long did it ta, take…!!”

But he didn’t expect a failure of this magnitude.

Hwang Dong-yeon’s ambitious undead legion.

While the summoning and manipulation worked, the ‘Bone Dragon’, considered his greatest asset, fell into the enemy’s hands.

The process and cause are unknown.

Other than that the protagonist was Do Jae-hyun, there was nothing they could find out.

That’s why Hwang Dong-yeon was furious enough to demolish everything around him.

The fruits of several years of human experimentation, monster experimentation, and the enormous funds poured into them… Were crumbling pathetically.

It was more surprising that he still had a shred of sanity left.

‘…It’s time to get rid of this punk too.’

Seeing that, Hwang Seong-yeon clicked his tongue.

The reason he brought Hwang Dong-yeon along until now wasn’t because they were brothers.

Hwang Seong-yeon wasn’t the type of person moved by human emotion, and feelings like affection had long since died within him.

It was just that his younger brother was a psychopath on par with himself.

To the point of being disgustingly grotesque.

Their purposes and abilities matched, so they moved together out of mutual benefit, nothing more.

But it seemed like it was time to end that partnership.

In the end <Villain> was just a clan made for necessity.

It was now a used tool that had served its purpose, so he had no lingering attachment.

He needed to find another group, another partner, that could feed more blood to his demon sword and satisfy his desires.

“Ugh, ugh… Sto, stop that ba, bastard…!! Dra, drag him do, down…!!”

Hwang Dong-yeon was still lost in rage, shouting orders at the <Villain> clan members.

After watching that for a bit, Hwang Seong-yeon raised his demon sword.

And soon after, a crimson aura enveloped Hwang Seong-yeon’s body.

That aura, which had shown overwhelming power in attack and defense, now hid Hwang Seong-yeon’s presence.

It looked just like an assassin using [Stealth].

Somewhere amidst the chaos and pandemonium at the center of Gijangeum Island…

Hwang Seong-yeon slowly faded away.

And he looked upon the man who had sparked all these cracks.

‘Do Jae-hyun.’

A Holder who just awakened this year, yet was already approaching A-grade.

A Holder he just found interesting despite his subordinates’ excessive reports.

A Holder who defied all expectations and managed to shatter their plans.

Now he could say for sure.

Do Jae-hyun was at the center of all these results.

An irregular that prevented the gears from meshing properly.

Looking at him, Hwang Seong-yeon smiled deeply inside.

‘…Interesting.’

For the first time in a very, very long while…

He felt like an interesting opponent had appeared.

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Kaaooo!

The dragon flew into the air.

With that huge body, how can it fly?

But interestingly, it has the ability to freely adjust his body size.

[Bone Fragment of Transformation].

One of the runes the dragon possesses, allowing it to gather the extending bones and adjust his size.

Thanks to it, at first the sky was too small no matter how much I looked up due to its huge size, but now it was just the right size for me to ride on.

If it had flesh on, it would be about the size of a wyvern.

“Here it comes again!”

“Avoid it, avoid it…!!”

The <Villain> clan members were still in chaos.

No matter how great their number or how many of Hwang Dong-yeon’s undead there were, it was useless.

With the original huge dragon just once.

With the size-adjusted dragon just once.

With the irregular combat methods, I kept inflicting damage, so they couldn’t get their bearings.

“Everyone attack together! Bring that thing down!”

“It’s impossible! Physical attacks don’t work at all!”

“Damn it! What the hell can we do?!”

Moreover, what they had to deal with was not just the dragon’s abilities.

[The Gratest Racehorse Under Heaven].

My assault-type runes unified into one by the higher order rune system.

The special effect of this rune is ‘Rapid Riding’, which allows 70% rune utilization while riding a ‘mount’.

The dragon was of course categorized as a ‘mount’, satisfying the condition, and I could utilize the linked [Ruthless Charge] rune whenever I used assault runes.

Thanks to it, the <Villain>s’ physical attacks were completely nullified.

Kwa, kwaaa!

The dragon’s wings swept over the enemy troops once more.

Despite simply being a close-quarters combat utilizing physical attacks, the effects were tremendous due to the overwhelming stats.

<Contractor Info>

◎ Name: – (Bon)

– Contractor: Do Jae-hyun

◎ Classification: True Dragon (Special / Manufacture)

◎ Attribute: Curse (Undead)

◎ Affinity: Neutral

◎ Status: Normal

◎ General Stats:-

◎ [Strength: 98 (+11.0)]

◎ [Magic: 55 (+12.0)]

◎ [Speed: 53 (+12.2)]

◎ [Divinity: 11 (+8.0)]

◎ [Toughness: 101 (+9.0)]

◎ [Willpower: 22 (+9.8)]

◎ Possessed Runes:-

◎ [Dragon’s Fury Lv.18]

◎ [Oppression Lv.15]

◎ [Bone Fragment of Transformation Lv.15]

◎ [Magic Domination](*Restricted)

◎ [Promise Bound by Dragon](*Restricted)

◎ [Agility Lv.5]

◎ [Physical Defense Lv.7]

◎ [The Dead Firework Lv.5]

◎ Details

: An undead given intelligence through the forbidden magic of Ludenark. All the dragon’s glory from legends is gone, only the dragon heart and top-grade magic stones cling onto that trace. Due to the abnormal method, it was in an unstable contract relationship, but has made a new contract after meeting a qualified contractor. However, since it is not a complete contract in term of control, some runes and abilities are restricted.

When I first saw its stats, I was shocked speechless.

I guessed it was around the level of top A-grade or S-grade…

But I’d never imagined its main stats (Strength, Toughness) would be near 100.

Almost double my main stats.

Additionally, it’s gaining extra abilities through [Promise Bound by Dragon] special effect.

In short, a monster.

It would take several top A-grade Holders joining forces to barely stop it.

‘His abilities are also more diverse than I thought.’

Aside from the three runes I gave it, the dragon itself possessed 5 runes.

Some abilities were restricted due to my low Leadership stat and rune levels, but that was a problem that could be resolved with time.

Rather….

Seeing the name ‘Ludenark’ appear again in the details, an uncomfortable feeling arose within me.

It’s information I’ve seen before when obtaining the [Rapid Recovery] rune, and seeing it again in the dragon’s details means…

It’s probably a clue regarding new information I’ll get in the future.

I felt I had to research more into this part later.

‘What should I name it?’

The blank ‘Name’ in the <Contractor Info>.

According to Professor Kang Dong-wook, directly giving a name strengthens the bond between contractor and contracted, so I should do it.

Giving a name raises affinity while [Language] allows building more rapport.

But lacking spare time and no names coming to mind…

I just randomly picked a name.

[You have given the name ‘Bon’ to the contractor. This name will now serve as a bridge to further strengthen your contract relationship.]

[Unilateral communication! An unsatisfying name only brings discomfort. Contractor ‘Bon’’s affinity has slightly dropped, and some abilities have weakened.]

‘Damn it.’

Total failure.

Since it was a dragon, I just shortened it easily to ‘Bon’, but he probably didn’t like it.

Even his abilities dropped despite me putting some affection into naming him… it stung a little.

Kaaooo!

Boom! Kwaa!

Whoosh-

Anyway, combat with the contractor boasting monstrous abilities was crazily intense.

With overwhelming abilities and the newly gained fire elemental magic rune, Bon tormented the Villain clansmen.

I, riding it, was relegated to more of a support role.

It wasn’t just Bon and me.

S-grade Holder Yoo Eun-seol, and our party in the back after achieving victory in the small-scale battle.

Everyone joined forces and started pushing back the enemies, forcing the <Villain> more and more onto the defensive.

And…

“They’re here! Reinforcements have arrived!”

Things always happen if you endure and wait.

We were driven into a corner as if everything was over, but held on until the end to secure a foothold for a reversal.

Of course, we were also lucky to gain ‘Bon’ in the process…

Anyway, we did our best in the given conditions, that hasn’t changed.

“Judgment of Fire! The master of Judgment of Fire, Holder Kang Woo-hyun!”

“Holder Hwang Geun-wook and Moon Jung-hyuk of Royal have also come!”

“I’m Song Do-hyeok! The elites of Sunset Flower clan have all arrived.”

Truly the end.

The news of reinforcements arriving, my ears nearly bleeding from the roars.

The tops of the 3 greatest domestic clans, the S-grade Holders.

The elite Holders have come to wipe out the <Villains>.

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