Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 129

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“Your magic arrays are too fast. Calm your mind further. The more complex the magic structure, the slower it should flow. When manifesting, let the magic not burst out but array sequentially in a composed manner.”

The voice coming from the side, as usual.

While keeping the words in mind, Kim Chae-eun also tried to let it pass through one ear and not out of the other.

The master always emphasized ‘discernment’.

The advice thrown from the side should always remain as reference.

Although countless pieces of advice passed by her ears, Kim Chae-eun had to engrave and yet shake them off at the same time as she tirelessly put in effort.

‘Slowly. And accurately.’

Speed is not what’s important for mages.

A decisive blow that takes time.

An attack that’s a bit slow yet complete.

As much as the frontline warriors buy time, the ‘dealers’ of the mage-type must prepare the expected damage.

‘…I did it!’

Kim Chae-eun, who had been fighting a battle of her own, finally completed the preparation process and manifested her magic.

[Ultimate Frost] and [Field Freezing].

It was ‘double casting,’ simultaneously unleashing single-target and area of effect spells.

Pop- Crash- Crackle-

Whoosh-

All the magic structures prepared as monster substitutes froze over.

The boulder in the center, and the grass and trees around it as well.

It was the result that showed the two contrasting magics were successfully cast.

Master, who had been watching with a stern expression.

Even Jeong Seon-young finally smiled brightly.

“Congratulations. You’ve finally pulled off double casting.”

“Ah….”

Double casting.

Having succeeded in it now, Kim Chae-eun was fully at the B-grade Holder level in skill.

It wasn’t just in name.

[Intricate arrays, meticulous application, clean manifestation! Your skill in handling magic is nearing perfection. Your understanding of magic and spells rapidly rises.]

[The level of the Rune ‘Magic Control’ has risen.]

[The level of the Rune ‘Adrian’s Spell’ has risen.]

[The level of the Rune ‘Freezing’ has risen.]

[You gain 3 magic from the rune’s traits.]

As if having gained great enlightenment, the info windows incessantly appeared.

Thanks to this, the levels of her main runes passed 10, and her magic stat also surpassed 50.

They were info windows indicating Kim Chae-eun had become a B-grade Holder in visible figures as well.

And….

[Your affinity with ice is at an awe-inspiring level. The high affinity and understanding will bring about another wind when you reach the stage. Your inherent talent blooms.]

[You have obtained the new rune ‘Frozen Battlefield.’]

[You gain 1 magic from the rune’s traits.]

In the info window that rose once more…

This time, Kim Chae-eun’s face flushed in bewilderment.

The runes awakened at the time were talents given to the Holder.

She had received the normal rune [Freezing] and planned to continue using it as her main from then on.

“Ma, Master….”

But now.

That common rune was being shattered.

The epic rune the master possessed.

And of all things, [Frozen Battlefield], called the best of ice-attribute runes.

That rune was…

Being recorded in Kim Chae-eun’s <Holder Information>.

It was the moment the closed bud of talent finally bloomed.

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Ippotranslation

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The raid of the Nest Covered by Clouds went smoothly.

At first, I wondered when we would ever get through this vast plain, but finding the direction was unexpectedly not difficult.

Following [Dolphin’s Sonar], Moon Ga-eun’s exploration rune, we found places where the monsters gathered. Naturally, the direction was set… and as we followed it, we had already passed the entrance and were in the midway point.

“Ga-eun!”

“Yes!”

Hunting in a party with Moon Ga-eun also increasingly became more skilled.

We didn’t have bad chemistry from the start, but after raiding dungeons together for a long time, our level rose considerably.

Now, just calling each other’s names, we knew what to do.

It was almost similar to the pace I had when hunting in a party with Kim Chae-eun.

“Inhale….”

“Do Jae-hyun!!”

Of course, it wasn’t without danger.

B-grade monsters were no problem even if a few came, but when the number of A-grade monster individuals exceeded four, it was considerably difficult.

Flying-type monsters usually don’t have the habit of moving together in groups, but that only applied to the Sobaeksan Mountain field.

In the Nest Covered by Clouds, countless monsters appeared gathering in hordes over and over.

And resolving these crises was…

“Ah!”

“Holder Seong Na-yeon!”

A-grade Holder Seong Na-yeon steadily protected the rear.

She would quietly watch our hunt, then personally step forward and handle the monsters when dangerous situations like this occurred.

Extremely skilled wind magic and brilliant swordsmanship as a multi-holder.

Admiration as a fellow multi-holder involuntarily came out.

Displaying that, she silently aided our hunt.

…Practically there was one more A-grade Holder in the party.

But Seong Na-yeon’s attitude remained consistent.

“Please pay me no mind. Just continue what you were doing.”

Just what were we ‘doing’ though…

She seemed to be quietly helping, yet would send anticipating gazes at times.

Moon Ga-eun and I gritted our teeth and ignored that gaze.

We didn’t know what kind of report would go to Moon Jung-hyuk if we got tempted and did skinship or something.

‘If we don’t do it, won’t he worry about that instead?’

Moon Jung-hyuk was fully capable of doing that.

Anyway, with the pace with Moon Ga-eun and Seong Na-yeon’s help, we were finally able to arrive at the final stretch of the dungeon.

The end of the midway point.

At the end of the vast plain, a nest finally came into view.

Just as the dungeon’s entrance was a nest, the boss room seemed to be a nest as well.

But this was no ordinary nest either.

“Wow… how is this so big?”

“Can you even call this a nest?”

We looked at the giant nest with tired expressions.

If ordinary nests were made of small branches…

This nest was composed of gigantic trees.

Enormous fallen trunks placed horizontally and a spacious clearing inside.

The scale was too overwhelming to call it a nest.

“This is the boss room for sure right?”

“Obviously. It’s just sitting there oasis-like in this wide plain.”

Inside the boss room, there were all kinds of terrain but no monsters in particular noticeably stood out.

Seeing as most of the monsters in the dungeon had been flying-types, and the boss monster we would soon face had a high chance of being a flying-type as well.

And….

Screee-

Kyueeee-!!

Once we climbed and stood on one side of the giant nest…

A bizarre cry could be heard from somewhere.

Among the cries of flying-type monsters heard so far, this sent chills down my spine the most.

The shockwaves could be felt even from afar.

“Here it comes!”

Blocking the sunlight, one giant monster revealed its form.

A body and wings large enough to cover the entire sky.

It had the figure of a bird but with the legs stretched below and rugged look, it was undoubtedly a pterodactyl.

Covered in deep blue scales that occasionally glittered.

Dragon or Wyvern.

If told to find the one among the monsters encountered so far that was closest to a dragon, I would point to that guy.

The rumored A-grade monster.

Its majesty seemed near an S-grade.

It surely looked like a ‘Wyvern.’

“Everyone, behind me!”

And then.

Seong Na-yeon, who had been quietly observing the situation, leapt in front of us.

Then she swiftly manifested something using magic.

Similar to when she used [Levitation] upon entering the dungeon.

It was the posture of preparing wind-attribute magic.

Screee-

Kyueeee-!!

The wyvern shrieked once more.

Quack, qwack-!!

Phat, phat, kwoong!!

And the terrain around the nest started getting smashed.

As if countless meteors were striking, holes were punched through in succession by the invisible energy.

“Th, this is….”

We hurriedly went to Seong Na-yeon’s side at her call and watched the sight while breaking into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, thanks to the strong barrier she deployed with wind-attribute magic, we could evade that damage.

Seong Na-yeon spoke.

“It’s a monster that can use wind-attribute magic runes. Much stronger than the monsters faced so far. At minimum A-grade, we must also consider it being S-grade. There’s too much concentrated magic so I hastily responded, but…”

Her gaze turned to the wyvern dominating the sky.

“That monster seems to control winds better than I can.”

That clearly wasn’t good news.

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