Academy Light Attribute Vampire

37 – Preparation (2)

Let’s cross the gate. What’s waiting for you.

With a little dizziness.

Wheeing-

A cold wind pierces the skin.

When I opened my eyes.

“Wow…”

With a pouring snowstorm.

A cliff of ice that sparkles in the sunlight.

And.

– Slippery.

“Wow!”

The sound of Seulgi falling next to me.

In an instant, the landscape changed to a snowfield.

“Damn… This is why I hate winter.”

Sighs can be heard from here and there.

“Supporter!”

“I’m taking it out now!”

A thick winter robe from each team supporter’s bag,

There are snow field items such as detachable crampons.

“Okay. You put it on too. Learn how to attach and detach the crampons by watching them.”

Chin.

Feel the weight of the heavy robe on your arm.

Let’s hurry up and put on the robe.

You can feel the body temperature rising along with the texture of the slightly rough fur.

‘It’s cold, it’s cold.’

The clothes I wore today were simple plain clothes, not the academy uniform.

No matter how chilly the weather is, the clothes are moderately thick,

The coldness of the snow field easily penetrated thick clothes.

‘I’ll have to wear crampons first.’

I couldn’t even walk a few steps, but the soles of my feet got cold.

“Is this it?”

Put your feet in and pull the button on the right.

-Click!

It is completely fixed with a feeling of tightness in the foot.

‘… It’s hard to walk.’

Unfamiliar sensation felt in the feet.

It is a feeling that something like a thorn has sprouted on the sole of the foot and is floating.

“Let’s finish quickly! Set up beacons and prepare to move!”

Let’s look back.

The supporters were breaking the ice and driving the 2m tall pillar they had tied up when they came in.

‘Supporters do more than I thought.’

The installation of the transmission beacon was completed using a drill in an instant.

The avant-garde members of each team took out instruments like compasses and began to lead the way.

Hook.

On the way, the sound of a snowstorm and the sound of feet getting buried in the snow.

And.

Wheein-

Only the sound of drones flying from a distance could be heard.

‘Although I’m staggering because of the strong snowstorm.’

Prepare for emergencies such as distress by transmitting the situation to the outside through the drone,

It is said to play a role in collecting information about the gate.

Of course, the supporter does the steering.

“Damn it…”

I’m busy paying attention to my feet, but I have to control the drone.

‘… Can guys like Bell really do that?’

I don’t think I can.

To be honest, I thought that the positions of support and assistant overlap vaguely.

It’s a completely different look in the world of active players.

At that level, it would be difficult for a supporter to provide practical help in an actual battle situation.

And to be honest, I’m sorry to the hard-working active soldiers.

The age of gates will soon come to an end.

‘Gate’ is just a sign of dimensional convergence.

Still, there will still be a lot of gate-related battles for about a year.

There is nothing wrong with learning.

“Snowfield is the first place. Bad luck, Mr. Helper.”

Let’s walk in the snow endlessly lost in thought.

Seulgi, who was walking with me, opened her mouth.

“… It’s definitely a bit intense. Fighting here.”

“Because there are many variables in the battle in the snow. Follow me carefully.”

It was then.

An elf man, the order of Team 1, shouted loudly.

“Monsters appear on the cliff on the right! Expected number of 12!”

“Prepare for battle!”

Grrr…

Let’s quickly turn our heads.

The shape of something gigantic sliding down a cliff.

“It’s a white bear!”

-Kooooong!

With a nimble speed that was not suitable for its gigantic size, it rushed at the party in an instant.

But.

-Suddenly!

Cluan’s greatsword cut the giant bear in half in an instant.

Soon.

Pew Pew Pew –

Three arrows flew right next to me and went right into the white bear’s eye, stopping its movement.

And let’s fireballs and ice picks flying from behind burst out.

In an instant, the population was reduced to less than half.

A very smooth connection.

‘Is this a pro?’

I saw the seniors the other day and thought they were good.

Certainly, the world of pros is different.

After that, the attack was proceeding smoothly, easily defeating the monsters flocking in.

Rather.

1 The vampire woman who was the back of the party came to me and taught me a lot.

“What type of combat do you use? Blood magic? Shading ceremony?”

“Both are possible… But I mainly use the shading formula.”

“Ah. That’s right. Professor Bergen said it was recommended…”

It’s not because of Professor Bergen.

“I also mostly use the shade ceremony. Thanks to that, I have fewer restrictions even during the day.”

Obviously, when I saw him fighting, it seemed that he had no more firepower than other rear guards or assistants.

“Even if I did this, I endured until level 3.5 In the entrance exam. Isn’t it amazing?”

“Ah… Yes.”

Entrance exam.

It must have been an old test. I haven’t heard from you in a long time.

A guild of about four suns is a fairly high-ranking guild.

Among them, you can think of it as a fairly high seat for party A.

That kind of person was also level 3.5…

I can feel the potential of the main character and Seong Jin-ha.

‘I…’

I’m a special case, so I’ll leave it out.

“But since I’ve come this far as a helper, I should teach you something. Look.”

The vampire girl pointed her finger at an iceberg a short distance away.

“This is a method that I discovered and use, so they won’t teach you at school, right?”

Ugh-

I can feel the vampire woman infusing her shadow with her mana.

And after a while.

Damn it!

Black mana rises from an iceberg far away and cracks the iceberg.

“Oh.”

“How about it? Shading is good, but using shadows makes the attack range visible to the enemy.”

That’s natural.

That’s why you can avoid the shadow magician’s attack with a slow release of mana even with the naked eye.

“So! The method I came up with is to move the shadows into the ground.”

“Into the ground?”

It was definitely a novel idea.

‘I’ll have to try it.’

Infused mana into the shadow.

‘It’s underground…’

Is this how you do it?

The feeling of pushing a shadow into the darkness underground.

Although the shadows have certainly disappeared from the naked eye.

The shadow’s presence gradually fades.

Due to the nature of shadows that exist only when there is light, in order to maintain them in a place without light,

You have to forcefully maintain the link with mana.

‘I can’t go that far?’

After moving about 30m, the link shakes dangerously.

At this point…

“Of course, this is a fairly advanced technology.

There is such a thing! Just keep that in mind and then…”

Quang!

I was only going to crack the iceberg.

Maybe it was the first time, the iceberg was shattered because the power control failed.

“What?!”

“Reina! I was surprised!”

“… I didn’t do it!!”

Vampire girl. Reina’s eyes shake violently.

“What?! What did you just do?”

“I did as you taught me…

Sorry. It’s harder than I thought, so controlling my strength…”

“No… That’s not it…”

The eyes filled with astonishment are gradually losing their light.

“I… Spent years trying to make one of these…”

Mr. Reina trudging along as a team, feeling down.

‘…I’m sorry about something.’

It’s kind of hard to say this.

I don’t think it’s that advanced…

“What’s up?”

Seulgi, who was watching from the side, approached and started talking.

“No. Nothing.”

“Really? Reina-san doesn’t seem to mind anything about that…

Oh right! Aren’t you curious about anything?”

It’s definitely a good opportunity.

As I watched from the side, I asked about each element I was curious about.

It might be a bit annoying.

Seulgi said that if there was something he didn’t know, he would ask other party members.

He answered my questions wholeheartedly.

Definitely a good person.

“Then what rewards do you usually get at the gate?”

“Hmm… First of all, there are magic stones that drop from monsters.

If you catch a boss monster or get stuck in a dungeon type gate. Sometimes materials and artifacts come out of treasure chests.”

Ingredients or artifacts.

Look around.

The great sword of the engineering chief, Cluane.

The ring worn by the vampire woman.

The gloves worn by Seulgi next to you.

Equipment with an unusual appearance to be called a product somewhere.

Seulgi smiled brightly as if she had noticed my gaze.

“Ah. This.”

Let’s bring our right hand closer.

You can see the detailed appearance.

A green vine-like pattern is luxuriously engraved on a white background.

A bow glove excluding the index and pinky fingers.

A small green jewel embedded in the center emits a subtle light.

“I bought it recently with the money I saved up until now.

It’s called the ‘guide of the wind’, and it’s an artifact that increases speed and accuracy when shooting arrows.”

Somehow, when the arrow flew, it glowed green.

‘…It’s amazing.’

Artifactra.

Come to think of it, I don’t have any artifacts right now.

Of course, there are things like that because artifacts are prohibited in schools, but…

‘..No.’

‘Come to think of it, isn’t this also an artifact?’

Look at your right wrist.

Now the pattern is about 80% filled.

If it’s definitely at the level of the Holy Sword, it’ll be of a fairly high rank among artifacts.

For now, it’s a long way off.

It’s time to think about artifacts, even if it means thinking about future episodes.

“We’re almost there.”

The news of the avant-garde that you will soon encounter the boss monster.

It seems the time has come for the expedition to come to an end.

“… Let’s relax a little from here.”

Everyone in the party tightened the strings of tension that had been loosening.

In an instant, the surrounding air changes.

‘A boss monster…’

The boss monster that comes to mind when you think of snowy fields.

It would be quite difficult if something like Bingryong suddenly jumped out.

A gate of that level would have put talents at the level of a guild leader.

In that case.

-uuu…

In the form of a giant monkey wrapped in white fur.

Deformedly long arms and hideous molars.

“It’s a Yeti…!”

-Guuu.

Let’s enter the distance to be checked with the naked eye.

It started screaming as if it had spotted us too.

-Kwaaa!!

As expected, Yeti is a national rule in the snow.

But…

-Kwaaang!!

– Gout!!

“…Two?”

One more yeti jumped out from among the collapsed iceberg pieces next to it.

“…Looks like a Yeti couple.”

“Oops. You deserve to be angry if you set foot in the newlyweds’ house.”

Unlike the light jokes that flow out of your mouth

The expression of the expedition team hardens.

“Prepare for battle.”

“Team 1 takes the left side. Team 2 takes the right side!

Spread your distance so that we don’t affect each other’s battle!”

At the same time, Team 1 rushed at the Yeti on the left.

Let the Yeti on the right immediately try to pinpoint Team 1.

“No way.”

An arrow flies towards the corner of the yeti’s eye on the right.

I quickly raise my hand to block it.

Hook.

-Kuaaa!!

The arrow went straight into the skin of his arm…

They immediately started running towards us.

“Keep your distance! Follow me!”

I managed to lure the Yeti to a place with a wide ice field.

– Bang!

The avant-garde blocks the yeti’s long arms.

Attacks with large movements take time to dodge with the help of arrows.

Bojo’s cast magic burned Yeti’s skin.

The battle is going smoothly.

What I do is to help by using the shading formula whenever I see a gap from time to time.

Just like now.

Push-!

Apply the skills you learned from the vampire girl a while ago

From the ground up, raise the thorns on the Yeti’s soles.

Though it can’t pierce the yeti’s thick hide.

Every time the guy who momentarily lost his balance stumbled.

The wounds increase one by one by the avant-garde sword.

“Nice!”

“Just a little more! Not long!”

The problem then.

The Yeti roared suddenly.

-Spoken word!

Knee crouched in her own huge body.

Quang!

I jumped high in place and slammed the floor.

“Uh… Uh!!”

I escaped the influence of the jump.

As the ice that supported the floor completely fell to the floor.

Plop-!

The bodies of the vanguard and yeti sank under the ice.

“Ben!!!”

Soon after, the Yeti was back on the ice using her long arms.

The vanguard is drowning in the water thanks to the heavy armor, struggling to come up..

“… Calm down!”

The man who took the order quickly gave instructions.

“The supporter immediately rescues Ben with a rope! And…!”

Order’s eyes are on Seulgi.

“The rearguard needs to draw attention while the assistant casts a spell. Can you?”

“… I’ll try.”

We respond quickly even in sudden situations.

But.

-Kwaaang!!

The Yeti is fast approaching.

I urgently try to widen the distance.

The Yeti was already approaching.

“First of all, defense magic…!”

“Wait! Casting now…”

‘Defense magic is too late.’

Pu-wook!

Put your hand into the shadow.

“… What are you doing right now…”

A questioning voice.

But more than that…

Sway-

I pulled my arm out of the shadow and lifted it up.

A much larger amount of black mana than in the gauntlet.

‘Quickly.’

The Yeti’s shadow covers the group.

Right before he lifts his huge arm and strikes it down.

Jjwoong-!!!!

**

It’s late.

At this rate, at least two people will be retired…!

It was then.

The academy kid who came in as a helper in front of me suddenly put his arm into the shadow.

“… What are you doing right now…”

Did I go crazy because of the sudden situation?

But now wasn’t the time to care about him.

First of all, as soon as possible, use even disposable artifacts…!

Jjwoong-!!!

A sound so huge that the inside of the cave resonates.

I felt such a huge impact that the floor trembled.

But.

‘…What happened?’

I don’t feel any pain or floating feeling.

I’m sure the Yeti’s attack…

“…This.”

Let’s look around.

Everyone was looking at what was happening in front of them with dumbfounded expressions.

A huge black shield that fills the field of view.

A boy holding a shield shimmering in black haze.

It was blocking the huge Yeti’s arm.