Beat the Boss Mob

9 – Hunting the Hydra

The next day. Leon sighed as he recalled the situation in the tower yesterday.

‘Still, I wanted to come all the way to the top floor, just in case.’

No one in the world can know the hero’s journey.

The tower is a space of perfect chaos. Purgatory, where even gods cannot interfere.

Once you enter, you are completely cut off from the outside world.

You can know that the hero has succeeded only when the monsters disappear and the tower collapses.

If that’s not the case, the world will just have to continue selecting and sending warriors.

It is a bonus to burn incense for the warriors who have not returned.

But the owner of the tower, Leon, knew the situation.

The tower itself is a world for him, so it’s only natural.

Thanks to that, I could feel the repercussions when a hero died like yesterday.

‘Enlil. Cheer up.’

Maybe it was luck at first. But there is a trick.

Thanks to this, Enlil did not die on the way like the other warriors.

Even though it is an infinite hell that changes every time she enters, she finally arrives at the throne room.

Every time I arrived, I challenged every time, I lost every time, but I showed potential.

That’s why Rion saved her every time. She was sent down

Unlike other warriors, he showed clear potential.

‘I looked it up and found that some of the other Tier 0 heroes were already dead.’

Even though everything isn’t a game, it’s a reality, something you can’t help but find.

Aside from Enlil, is there any hero with other potential?

But it became clear that ‘reality is completely different from games’.

If all Tiers 0 were the same as Enlil, then she had to reach the Throne Hall besides her.

As a result, this was a thorough ‘reality’, and Enlil was the only challenger.

At least not yet.

“Huh-uh-“

Sighing once again, Leon opened the door to the chief instructor’s office and entered.

She sought him out to discuss what had happened yesterday.

“Chief Instructor Edmund. I am Instructor Leon.”

“Ah. Welcome, Instructor Leon. I was waiting.”

Instructor Edmund greets Leone with a handsome mustache.

At first glance, he may seem like a spoiled brat, but the truth is different.

It’s just that you can’t enter the tower because you’re not qualified.

In terms of skill, he was a much stronger person than most warrior candidates.

‘Looking at it like this, I don’t really understand how to qualify as a hero.’

Do you think holy relics only like those who are young and beautiful?

Rion shook her head and sat down at Edmund’s recommendation.

“I heard the story. Mana seniority… I say.”

“Yes. I want to teach it, but it is completely different from the training policy so far, so I came here because I wanted to report it to the chief instructor.”

Reporting is important. Especially when it comes to seniors.

It is not simply a matter of whether the superiors like it or not.

There is also a part about whether there is an opponent who can cover you in case of a problem.

Now, the important thing for Leon is to ‘make the warriors stronger and send them to the tower.’

That’s why I came here as a drill instructor, but I get tired when I lose my relationship with the head instructor there.

No matter how bossy you are, no matter how strong you are, you can’t end it on your own.

Even if you do something stupid, only you will suffer loss.

“Let’s take a look at this first. This is relevant material.”

Materials for mana practice that I wrote as hard as I could remember.

After examining them, Edmund twitched his chin and was troubled.

“Ummm….”

First of all, the theory is great. It’s not the absurd nonsense of some wizards.

Refine mana and process it to the highest efficiency.

It is much more useful than the conventional use of mana, which is decided by quantity if possible.

‘In fact, this kind of opinion has come up many times before.’

A lot of mana. Then, what would happen if you made that rich mana even more pure?

Maybe something more powerful than the power of mana you’re using right now will come out?! Doing.

Anyone who uses mana would have thought about that topic at least once.

‘But….’

Then why has the topic never been seriously discussed?

If you can produce such good results, no one will ask you to do it.

That’s because the process is twice as difficult as using mana.

It takes more effort than you can imagine to make a perfect piece of jewelry.

Jewelry is what comes out after mining ore from a vein and going through all kinds of processes.

This is something ordinary people cannot even dream of. Even the artisans have a hard time.

The same goes for mana seniority. Knights, swordsmen and even wizards.

For that act, an unprecedented effort is forced.

However, does it always succeed? Not even that. The probability of failure is higher.

To sum it up, it’s several times more difficult than simply using mana.

In addition, there is no guarantee that you will succeed unconditionally, and it is an extremely difficult operation method.

“Instructor Leone. As you know, the concept of refining mana is so inefficient that it has never been properly discussed.”

“I roughly figured it out. There is so much mana in this world, it is better to absorb and use more mana during such hardships. That was the conclusion.”

“You know that. I heard that it hasn’t been long since you crossed the sea.”

What is it? This child. Are you suspicious right now?

I just wanted to make sure that I was the one who kept my guard up as much as possible.

Edmund said it was nothing more than a thoughtless statement.

“As you know, the mana here is full. For example-.”

Saaa!―

Blue mana rises from Edmund’s fingertips.

A skill different from the wizard’s magic. An aura used by swordsmen or knights.

It is not difficult to summon that crystal in this world.

“Even an old man like me can easily do this.”

Did you mean the level of slicing the monsters while smiling?

Looking at it like this, I think I know why the holy relic didn’t choose this man as a hero.

Too much modesty! That, too, is quite unsightly!

“So the other instructors are showing skepticism….”

There is, but what? You’d better get it right next time.

If you don’t like it, I’ll go find other instructors, hang you upside down, and change your perception.

“Because Miss Enlil agrees to its usefulness. If the hero who was resurrected from the tower, not someone else, says that, there must be a reason.”

Listening to Edmund’s words, Leon thought that it was fortunate that he had listened to Enlil yesterday.

If it wasn’t for the hero, there would be no reason for the instructors to listen.

“Still, I need to do something to put the other instructors’ doubts to rest.”

“Proof, something like that. Isn’t it?”

Edmund smiled bitterly when he pointed out the key point at once.

It’s ridiculous to prove it to the instructor of the Hero Academy and not to anyone else.

But I don’t know, the law plays a very big role in this kind of thing.

If you do something decisive, you won’t talk about it anymore.

“Actually, a hydra has appeared in the mountains to the north, not far from the academy here.”

Hydra, a high-ranking monster with strong mana resistance and poison.

From the outside, he seems to be in a very powerful position.

In the tower, it was just an entity that couldn’t even be a mid-boss.

“Are you asking me to deal with that hydra?”

“That’s not it. It means asking for the cadets who are going to deal with that hydra.”

“….”

No, that’s why I’m asking you to deal with it after all.

Hydra’s mana resistance is so high, what can a cadet do?

It’s not as good as Enlil, but it’s something similar to that.

“I hope you don’t step out, but the hydra is a very powerful beast. Don’t you know again? If Instructor Leone armed with mana seniority makes an impressive appearance in front of the students, the instructors who can never ignore the opinions of the students will acknowledge it.”

Edmund waits for an answer with a small smile on his lips.

‘You used your hair. Are you saying I’m not the head instructor for nothing?’

Anyway, the demons have to be sorted out. And that job is taken by the warrior candidates.

But it is true that I am anxious. Losing a hero in a place other than the tower should be avoided.

So, if a problem arises, it is not a hero, but a person of comparable skill is needed.

The chief instructor thought of Leon as that person and made a proposal.

I can’t refuse this anyway. It’s a very good cause.

I went at the request of the chief instructor. He does an impressive job there.

For the other instructors, it was clear that they would no longer be able to hold a sense of skepticism.

“Ummm….”

But for some reason, Rion didn’t give an immediate answer and showed signs of hesitation.

“Is something wrong, Instructor Leon?”

“Yes? Ah. No. Thinking about something for a second.”

“You can decline it if you are uncomfortable with Hydra.”

A formidable beast. It also provides a place to step out.

Maybe he’s having trouble with the monster called Hydra.

But there was another reason why Leon kept delaying his reply.

‘Hydra that… Mana resistance is also a feature, but… Isn’t the more important characteristic of the atrocious poison?’

It’s not all about having a lot of brains or being strong against mana attacks.

The deadly venom it exhales kills the moment it enters the body.

That’s why I’m forced to spend a significant amount of mana on defense rather than attack—

‘But I… Poison doesn’t work at all.’

One of the numerous powers possessed by the owner of the Tower.

No poison in the world can do any harm.

The deadly venom of the hydra is nothing more than a stinky sigh to him.

‘I can’t even be poisoned, so I have to pretend to spend mana to defend against poison? Hey this really… It must be quite troublesome.’

*

A few days later. The number of people to eliminate the hydra has been decided.

Rion will be the first to lead, and 10 cadets will gain experience.

Among them was Adnel, who even tried to drop out, but was persuaded by Leon.

And the last one—

“The preparations are complete, Instructor.”

“Uh… okay. Let’s go.”

Rion, who was once again involved with Enlil, touched his forehead.

It’s true that I was trying to raise that hero, but I didn’t want to bump into it so often.