Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Zone 7 – Old Shelter (3)

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Bang! Kwaggang-!!

Kwaaaaang!!

The Termen warriors fall like autumn leaves to my fists.

Powerful blows pierce their bodies even without using [Dragon Spell] or [Berserk].

It’s partly because my basic stats have now grown to S-grade levels, and various runes supporting my body are creating synergistic effects.

But the main reason for this intense power…

It was due to the ‘knuckle item’ embedded in both my hands, shining with various magic stones.

◎Name: Fist of Mutual Destruction

◎Type: Knuckle

◎Grade: Epic

◎Durability: Damaged

◎Creators: Choi Yoo-min, Lee Hyun-ho

◎Special Effects:

1) Strength +3 Speed +3

2) ‘Equipment Destruction’ effect is always applied. If the opponent’s equipped gear is Epic grade or lower, there’s a high chance of damaging it.

3) ‘Power of Mutual Destruction’ effect is always applied. Reduces the opponent’s durability by 50%, and increases the power of ‘hand-to-hand combat’ related attacks by 20%. However, this item’s durability is also reduced in inverse proportion. Durability cannot be repaired, and all effects disappear if it reaches the ‘destroyed’ state.

◎Derived Skills: –

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◎Details:

: A knuckle created through the collaboration of blacksmiths with the greatest talents. As a masterpiece of outstanding blacksmiths, it possesses tremendous abilities, but the price to pay is equally substantial.

‘They really made it properly.’

I can’t help but admire it.

It’s unbelievable that such an overpowered item wasn’t a strategic achievement but made by blacksmiths, and by two Holders who had never even lived in another world.

‘I’ve been asking for this for a long time….’

In fact, the creation of a knuckle item was one of the things I had requested a long time ago.

As I acquired runes like [Warriors’ Enhancement Technique] or [Power of the Boiling Werewolf], I developed quite a deep understanding of not just swordsmanship but also hand-to-hand combat.

In reality, I often utilized hand-to-hand combat while wielding a sword, and there were many times when I exerted stronger power when fighting barehanded.

So when Choi Yoo-min and Lee Hyun-ho joined the clan, I asked them to create a usable knuckle item.

I thought that these two Holders, who would grow to become the best blacksmiths in the country, would make something proper.

‘…But this is too good.’

When the two worked together, a truly outstanding masterpiece was born.

Although it has the drawback of eating away at its own durability and being unrepairable, it wasn’t a big problem.

After all, I only need to use it for this battle.

Moreover, there was one more advantage to using knuckles.

[Termen’s Will of Convergence is manifested. High-purity magical power is condensing in the weapon you are using. You can freely use this magical power at any time.]

[Will of Convergence], which I acquired after defeating the last Termen Peltaned during the neutral area conquest of <Beltane>.

This rune naturally condenses magical power into weapons during battle without me having to intentionally do so, and it was much more responsive to the focused knuckles than to a long sword like Lich.

In other words, to put it simply-.

‘Each punch is a full-power magic nuke.’

It’s crude, but an accurate description.

Anyway, the attack using a powerful Epic weapon and a highly responsive rune was definitely effective.

-Argh!! What on earth is this?!

-This is cowardly!! Fight fairly with a sword!!

The Termen warriors were swept away helplessly.

I’m not sure why using fists instead of a sword is cowardly, but they fell without even being able to properly counterattack.

In a melee situation, I didn’t even need Jaiten.

Considering speed and rune levels, my charge was much faster than Jaiten’s.

I swept through the battlefield using my bare feet and hands, saving allies in danger and inflicting damage on enemies.

And when the battle started to intensify.

“Master! It’s the vampires’ symbolic magic!”

A clan member in charge of coordinating the battlefield from the rear shouted urgently.

Kugugugugu-.

Hwrrrr-!!

As he said, in the rear area of the Termen warriors, baron-level vampires were collectively preparing symbolic magic.

The lower the rank of a vampire, the simpler their symbolic magic tends to be, and these vampires seemed to possess symbols related to ‘attributes’.

Heat was rising around, and the ground was about to flip over.

‘I could block it directly, but….’

There are many ways to block their magic.

I could command the allied forces to block it strategically, or I could step forward myself and sweep them all away at once.

But there was an even faster and more precise method.

“Ripley.”

Using [Call of Contract], I called forth Ripley, my fourth contractor.

“-Hm?”

As soon as Ripley was summoned, she looked around and grasped the situation in less than 3 seconds.

Then she crossed her arms and looked at me.

“Vampires again?”

“I thought you’d be the expert for this.”

“Hmph. It’s so annoying.”

She’s still grumbling, but magical power was already rising from her feet and fingertips.

[Penetrating Seed] that had reached Max level.

Her main magic, the symbolic magic of ‘seed’, was unfolding.

And.

-Th-that’s Countess Ripley?

-Impossible! Why would the Elegant Architect be here?!

The enemy vampires preparing their magic fell into a state of panic.

Having left <Beltane> and settled in the <Room of Deserters>, they never thought they would encounter a countess-level vampire here.

‘-Now, let’s see how you like getting a taste of your own medicine.’

For warriors’ battles, use a warrior’s strength.

For vampires’ battles, use vampire magic.

It was a simple formula prepared while getting ready for the conquest of zone 7.

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Ippotranslation

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“There are no surviving Termen warriors! All are dead!”

“Great victory! It’s a great victory!”

The <Evil Hunter> Allied Forces achieved consecutive victories in zone 7.

The Termen warriors died on their knees, and the vampires vanished in vain.

Overwhelming victories were achieved in every battle that occurred within the zone.

Of course, given the large scale of the battles, there were some casualties, but we continued our offensive while minimizing those losses.

“The Disruption Signposts are having a great effect, Master.”

And among those, the most effective were the magic tools left behind by the R&D team.

In fact, one of the biggest obstacles in conquering zone 7 was the magic traps.

The traps that bestowed all sorts of debuffs and triggered troublesome effects during battle were completely neutralized through magic tools like the [Disruption Signpost].

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this alone solved half of the zone 7 conquest.

‘When the conditions are the same, then it becomes a battle of quality.’

It’s not a battle of numbers.

It’s a battle of quality.

The battle between Holders and monsters.

Or in battles between Holders and Adapters, the only important thing is the difference in combat level.

Even if you bring a truckload of B-grade monsters, they can’t kill one A-grade Holder of the offensive warrior type.

In the end, the side with more strong and capable troops wins.

‘Because they’re carefully selected elite troops.’

All the troops who volunteered for this ‘<Evil Hunter> Allied Forces’ are B-grade Holders or above.

Elite Holders who were successful in their respective clans or as independents have all gathered… So the level of combat can’t be low.

On top of that, add my strategy tailored specifically for the Termen and vampires.

Although we only had a month to prepare, we already had enough power to win.

“Master. New traces of Termen have been discovered.”

Kim A-reum, the leader of Hunting Team 4 and deputy commander of the reconnaissance unit, approached me to report.

I took a slight breath and asked in response.

“Where?”

“In the northeast. At the edge of the direction we’ve been advancing.”

“It feels like we’re almost there.”

“Yes. And…”

Kim A-reum looked around slightly and then leaned in to whisper quietly.

“This force seems to have a much stronger aura.”

“Specifically?”

“If the Termen warriors we’ve encountered so far were at the intermediate level you mentioned, Master, the enemies ahead of us now are confirmed to be high-level – and there are even forces beyond that.”

Kim A-reum’s words reminded me of the enemy forces I had forgotten about.

Chieftain warrior Tashmad.

Top-class warriors Aldred and Grimeld.

And 20 high-class Termen warriors.

The core of the forces that Orland had explained in <Beltane> was now right in front of us.

They were on a completely different level from the low to mid-level warriors and baron-class vampires we had faced so far.

I nodded, sensing that a full-scale fierce battle was about to begin.

“I understand. I’ll issue new orders soon-“

“But Master. That’s not all.”

At that moment, Kim A-reum interrupted me with quite a serious expression.

That’s not all.

The confirmed forces are already dangerous enough, but there’s something more.

…What more could there be?

Before I could even question it, Kim A-reum explained the reason first.

“It seems like I can feel the aura of the Ludenark School.”

“You mean the black magic?”

“Yes. And it’s definitely not the aura of an ordinary executive. Based on all the research we’ve done within the clan and my experience at Wolfenser…”

Kim A-reum narrowed her eyes as she looked at me.

“Vice School Head Dave. It’s definitely his aura. And perhaps… I can feel something even beyond that.”

At the final stages of conquering zone 7, a powerful variable had appeared.

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