Academy Dropout Is Too Strong

26. Sorcerer’s Manor

aaa!

It exploded.

A view of the tallest building around. The deafening roar was indeed enough to take people’s minds away.

The elf who had been yelling at me until just now stopped with its mouth wide open.

A truly overwhelming sight.

It would be nice if I could look at it comfortably as a third person, but unfortunately I couldn’t.

Nara also had to hold on to her spirit.

Huge pieces of building debris scattered across the sky from the explosion began to fall to the ground.

right in our heads.

─Eight Trigrams

I planted a strong foot on the ground and stretched out my fist.

The relatively small fists moved through the air without hesitation and soon collided with fragments.

‘Faqing.’

Quaang-! Shrapnel exploded.

It was thanks to the fact that the energy of fire poured in the moment the fist met.

Afterwards, as the building fragments collapsed, a mist of earth rose up and enveloped the son-in-law, blinding him for a moment.

I was careful in case another shrapnel or explosion came, but no matter how long I waited, I felt no further threat.

Soon, the haze of smoke that obscured my vision disappeared.

Only then did I realize the strangeness.

“… … What is that?”

Chun Yu-ha stood up from her seat and glared at the red sky above with her brow furrowed.

The sky shines brightly and ominously with a purplish glow rather than red.

No matter how bizarre the neighborhood is, the sky was a normal blue color, but right now even that has become strange.

‘It would be unreasonable to think of that as an aurora.’

That would be too easy a judgment.

I had to always keep the worst in mind to survive.

I immediately secretly shot a wave of air in one direction down the street.

It must have been about 300 or so (about 1 km).

Koo, the wave hit the wall.

Originally, it was not because of lack of energy, but because it collided with something in the air and shattered into pieces.

I was sure

This place was not like a barrier prepared by Seondo for the campus’s own defense.

A space for the purpose of blocking the inside and outside, not to protect someone.

I knew of a place in this special environment, isolated like a cage.

Dungeon.

[You have entered the ‘Wizard’s Territory’. ]

Not an artificially created training dungeon, but a real dungeon.

[ Output the dungeon information. ]

[ Wizard’s Territory ]

[Hazard level: S]

[ As the dimensional boundary collapsed, the area of the archmage was mutated. Likewise, hurry up and kill the mutating mage. ]

In a special dungeon that is also extremely dangerous.

***

“… … There is no one but us.”

The elf, who had regained his composure belatedly, rolled his eyes and scanned the quiet street.

Every time I came, people who used to make loud noises and walk around in various costumes, as if they were having a festival, now didn’t even poke their noses.

There is no feeling of popularity anywhere.

There is only one thing that feels alive not only in the surroundings but also in the entire isolated space.

Pajijik-!

It was only near the top of the tower, where one side of the wall was pierced and still radiated a bright and ominous glow.

“It sucks.”

Fortunately, the location of the target is clearly visible.

Anyway, we had to choose.

Will I stop here and quietly wait for rescue, or will I escape this place on my own?

He turned his head and met Chun Yu-ha’s eyes next to him.

She looked at me without saying anything, then smiled.

“What do you think would be good? I will fully follow your opinion.”

I then looked at Eleanor on the other side.

She looked confused as to what to say.

Looking at it, it seemed like it would take a while, so I decided not to listen.

“No, my opinion is-!”

I ignored it.

It was because he looked like he was going to say the same thing as Chun Yu-ha anyway.

Anyway, as a guide at this point, I decided on a course of action based on the various circumstances.

Originally, it was not my taste to just wait, and now I have to do it like this.

[ Hurry up and defeat the mutating wizard. ]

In many cases, such time-limited missions would become more annoying if not handled as quickly as possible.

So I declared

“Catch the boss.”

Kill the mage who appears to be the owner of this dungeon.

I had no intention of getting killed again.

Having decided on a course of action, we immediately moved from our seats.

advanced

***

Jujutsudong (呪術洞).

Since it happened at the center of the shaman department campus, which is the leading faculty, a rescue will surely come someday.

Before being caught up in the dungeon, there were numerous cadets outside as well as 7/8 classes or professors who had reached the state of Hwagyeong.

There was a high possibility that he was still exploring what the hell this was all about right now.

But when will rescue be possible?

If you ask when the point of transition from a simple attempt to an achievement is, it is puzzling.

High-ranking wizards and Hwagyeong warriors were by no means despised, but if you were to ask if they were enough to forcefully destroy a dungeon, that would be another story.

‘… … It’s a dungeon that only we dragged into. It’s better to think that the entrance is blocked.’

It was far better to be pessimistic than to wait for death holding on to hope.

The story would be different if the Ancient Dragon Principal or the owner of the island, Wireless, came, but it was unreasonable to expect them to come right away as they are always busy.

So, the answer was fixed from the beginning.

Even though it was rough, I chose the path to survive on my own.

If either side is full of uncertainty, I’d rather decide the time of my death myself.

Also, how to survive.

“Then what are you going to do specifically?”

I whispered, hiding behind a mannequin dressed in a celestial tailcoat, under a sign in a clothing store that read “Franklin’s Dapper.”

Right now, I couldn’t feel any presence anywhere on the ground, but I didn’t know that there might be someone hiding my feelings.

Due to the nature of the dungeon, there was a possibility that monsters would suddenly appear in the air.

For that reason, we were approaching the Mage Tower with the most stealthy movement possible.

FYI, Eleanor was behind the hextech suit, and I said quietly next to the monster mask.

“There are dungeons with separate escape methods and gimmicks, but those are normal times. In our case now, we only need to eliminate the cause.”

The place where the cause of the dungeon was obvious.

There was an explosion right before the accident, and there was a very high probability that it was the upper level of the Mage Tower, which was still emitting dazzling brilliance.

The system message also said to remove the mutating wizard.

There was definitely a possibility that it would be a different place, but I had to check the visible place so that I had a chance to talk about it next time.

“… … That means you have to go up eventually.”

Once you go, anything goes.

Looking at the still shimmering halo of light, it felt like something was going to happen at any moment.

If another disaster occurs, it is difficult to expect that the situation will be better than now.

So, before the bomb exploded, we had better go up and take it out.

‘Because I wonder what it would be like if I were a member now.’

It wasn’t even that there was no basis for action at all.

Chun Yu-ha attacks from the front, and I let go of attacks that are difficult for him to block.

Eleanor, who shoots powerful arrows from behind, was added to the previous position in the Devil’s View.

Any problems could be dealt with.

Yes, it was worth dealing with if it weren’t for the level of ignorance like a dragon.

With such determination, we arrived at the Magic Tower, which seemed to lean a little more than before.

‘Monte Cristo’. I pushed open the gate beneath the signboard written in fancy handwriting.

As it is the core of the dungeon, I wondered if there might be some defenses, but the gate opened very easily.

The panoramic view of the lobby immediately visible was in a dizzying state as the interior was overturned and damaged as if an earthquake had occurred.

I stepped on the broken tile floor, careful not to let something come out of my blind spot.

moved forward cautiously. Cheon Yu-ha and Eleanor followed me.

“There are no stairs.”

Unless there were other means of boarding in the hidden space of the lobby, apparently the only means to go up was the elevator in front of me.

Eleanor, who is good at detecting and disarming traps, looked everywhere, but couldn’t find anything more.

After completing the minimum safety check, we got on the elevator in the lobby, and the guy started moving without any problems even while the surroundings were devastated.

Get it – get it –

After passing through dozens of floors, he reached a stairway where he could feel the mysterious air.

It was where I was last week.

Also, it happened to be the lab of the wizard we were scheduled to meet today.

Shiiik—with an unpleasant metallic sound, the elevator doors opened, revealing a view of the cracked floors all over as if they were about to collapse.

A space where the distinction between the lobby, hallway, and laboratory has disappeared.

An ominous shimmering crack in the air and a pumpkin-headed wizard standing right in front of it.

In the hand was something like a jewel that seemed to fit the rift.

‘Worth a try.’

Even though the opponent was a high ranking 7th class mage, I was still confident.

The 7th class mage was stronger than the warriors of the climax, but compared to the warriors of Hwagyeong, they were clearly weaker.

Even that pumpkin-headed professor’s major wasn’t combat magic, but ancient languages and magic engineering.

I thought it might be slightly stronger than the Zoltrac that I had encountered before.

So if everyone joins forces, it’s an opponent that can be defeated enough.

That was until the jewel in the professor’s hand sparkled.

─Kirik.

It gave off an ominous light.

At the same time, a system message was displayed on one side of the field of view.

[ Wizard ‘Pumpkinson’ has partially completed the mutation. ]

[Evolves into the originating demon ‘Jack O’Lantern’. ]

[Dungeon information is changed. ]

[Jack O’Lantern’s Territory]

[Hazard level: S+]

[ As the dimensional boundary collapsed, the area of the archmage was mutated. Hurry up and slay the wizard who has turned into a demon. ]

‘f*ck, the time limit is too short.’

I don’t think it’s been 5 minutes since I entered the dungeon, does this make sense?

As I was complaining inwardly, the pumpkin-headed demon raised its head.

Dark red blood flowed from his empty eyes.

“──Ner.”

Fire-! A blue fire arose in the demon’s eyes and in the air.

The boy stretched out his finger.

recited at the same time.

“──Cyrus.”

It was a spell with the meaning of ‘sun’ in the ancient language.

I immediately stretched out both hands and tried to twist them.

However, the magical power in the process of being built into the spell far exceeded my original expectations.

‘hot.’

Just looking at the magic made my eyes burn.

At the tip of the devil’s finger, a tiny sun was completed.

──Geongondaenai (乾坤大挪移).

I felt it while waving my hands and twisting the sky and the earth. It doesn’t bounce completely.

“damage!”

As soon as I shouted that, Chun Yu-ha and Eleanor evaded their seats to the side.

I soon encountered a beam of light flying by.

I inadvertently spat out.

“Sir-”

***

Deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed deed ──!

The rays of light passed the road fast and heavy like a train.

Cheon Yu-ha stared blankly.

After that, there were no human figures on the left side of the road.

nothing.