Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 149

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As I entered the boss room through the unknown door, it was hot at first.

All the monsters I had encountered in the dungeon so far were of the fire attribute.

And as if to imply that the boss monster would also be of the fire attribute, the boss room was filled with suffocating air and intolerable heat.

With my fire resistance at 10 and equipped with the [Scorched Lizard Leather Armor], I had no trouble adapting, but…

The party members with no fire resistance at all seemed to be struggling quite a bit.

As soon as we entered, everyone looked uncomfortable.

‘On top of that, the space is too big.’

I looked around the boss room with a tense expression.

It was big.

It was too big.

It boasted a size that looked to be several times that of the ‘special smuggling space’ I had checked midway, so the boss monster was not yet in sight.

In the ‘Academy Underground Dungeon’, which had the most similar structure to this dungeon, Grizzly Drake or Red Drake had revealed themselves as soon as I entered the boss room…

But now, only an inexplicable sense of tension lingered inside.

‘Is there a boss around here?’

Looking at the end of the boss room, which looks quite far away.

It was hard to see because it was covered in flames everywhere, but there was definitely a wall at the end.

Walls surrounding the beginning and end.

And the vast space stretched out on both sides.

Considering the shape of the cave, it was structured like a dome.

It was a form that was difficult to see as the same space as the narrow interior of the dungeon that had been passed through while attacking the dungeon.

“Is everyone okay?”

I asked the party members who had suddenly fallen silent.

Kang Juyeon, Yoon Ji-ah, and Park Jin-woo had no problem because of their high fire resistance.

Kwon Oh-jun also seemed to be fine, probably having some resistance of his own.

The remaining five party members were the problem.

Due to the dungeon’s special conditions, the intense flames and interior temperature seemed to make it difficult for everyone to breathe.

“It’s… a bit tough.”

“It feels like I’m constantly taking fire attribute magic head-on.”

Hearing the strained replies of the party members, I nodded heavily.

This dungeon had A-grade monsters appearing from the start, so it was a high-level dungeon.

Of course, I expected that the boss raid at the end would not be easy either, but I didn’t know that such a debuff would be in place as a special condition.

It was almost like the debuff of a gimmick boss.

It was a bad condition that could become a major obstacle to raiding.

“Well- It can’t be helped.”

Just as that awkward situation continued.

Lee Soo-mi, who had been quietly standing there, opened her mouth.

She then took out her staff and concentrated to draw up her divine power.

After about 3 minutes, she announced the completion of her divine spell.

“Regain your tranquility.”

It was an oration.

Lee Soo-mi’s ultimate skill, which I had never seen before, was unveiled.

The purple divine power that originated from her staff dispersed and covered the five party members.

The divine power was quickly absorbed by each party member.

Soon, their expressions became noticeably brighter.

It was an astonishing spell that restored the condition of all the struggling party members due to the dungeon’s special conditions.

“…Is that an ultimate skill?”

Knowing it was rude to even ask, the question came out unconsciously.

Lee Soo-mi, looking slightly exhausted, glanced at me.

“You heard the oration, didn’t you?”

“You didn’t have it before.”

“Oh, Mr. President is quite attentive towards me.”

As expected, I’m no match for Lee Soo-mi’s gift of words.

Just how does she think to reflexively come up with words like that?

Moreover, right after she finished speaking…

I felt an unpleasant feeling coming from somewhere.

I cleared my throat and changed the subject.

“Is it a buff skill of the stability-type?”

“Yes – I just learned it recently so the range and duration are short, but 5 people max for 30 minutes is the limit.”

“That’s plenty.”

Lee Soo-mi’s ultimate skill, which I hadn’t even imagined.

Clearly it was a skill she didn’t have during the ‘Forest Covered by Snakes’ raid, but seeing how she freely used it now… She had probably acquired it not long after I left <Judgement of Fire>.

Anyway, it was good.

Thanks to it, the conditions of the five party members who were in poor shape recovered in one breath, and I immediately gave instructions to the party members and ordered them to advance.

“Formation stays the same. Akiba, who is an archer, will come to the front line and join us…”

But then.

Crack, crackle-

Boom, roar!!

Cracks appeared on the walls of the boss room, which had been quiet.

That wasn’t the end of the cracking.

A powerful explosive sound that seemed to destroy every structure was heard, and the wall was blown apart.

And the space visible beyond the caved-in wall.

Next to the boss room, which looked like a large open space, another large space that even a group of monsters could fit in was prepared.

This dungeon was consistent from start to finish.

The ‘room’ that I had discovered several times while raiding the dungeon.

Evidence of smuggling and crime was found in those special spaces for illicit transactions.

It appeared the same way even in the boss room.

Boom, crash…!!

Soon after, the dungeon’s side was completely blown apart.

The perpetrator of the explosion revealed itself before long.

“It’s, it’s the boss.”

“That’s….”

Exclamations came from the party members’ mouths.

And for good reason – the appearance of the boss monster that appeared dramatically was… so bizarre and enormous that it was horrifying.

The fiery eyes and sharp fangs.

The violent aura as if it would tear everything apart.

Just looking at the head, its creepy appearance stood out…

‘Fuck, it has 8 heads?’

The boss monster was a gigantic snake with a body size that seemed to reach several meters, extremely tough scales, and a whopping 8 heads.

“Yamata no Orochi…”

Akiba, who was at the forefront, muttered as she saw the monster.

“I thought it only existed in legends…”

Yamata no Orochi.

A legendary Japanese monster with the form of a giant serpent.

It was a monster I had only heard of in passing, I didn’t know it actually existed as a boss monster in a dungeon.

The monster swung its 8 heads and tail as it approached us.

Tap- tap-

“Holder Kwon! I’ll go first!”

“Okay!”

There was no time to hesitate.

I declared that I would take the vanguard toward Kwon Oh-jun and implicitly asked for support in succession.

And using [The Greatest Racehorse Under Heaven], I rushed straight toward Yamata no Orochi.

The weapon in my hand was [Wyvern Spear].

One of the new weapons I had recently received from Choi Yoo-min before coming to Japan.

It was also one of the most efficient weapons when taking the first attack on a monster.

‘Accel Piercing.’

A swift charge.

Extreme thrusting using that acceleration.

I rushed in toward Yamata no Orochi’s body using the derived skill [Accel Piercing].

It was one of my stronger attack skills, so I was able to deal a decisive blow to the enemy monster.

Grrr!-

A creepy, chilly sound was heard.

I could feel the spear piercing the scales as it penetrated the monster.

Facing the fierce charge, Yamata no Orochi also tried to dodge it somehow, but…

It wasn’t enough.

My speed was already 51, and [The Greatest Racehorse Under Heaven] was level 5.

The charging and thrusting at almost the realm level was not easy to avoid for a monster without speed as its forte.

Boom, crash…!!

Yamata no Orochi thrashed violently with a horrible roar.

The piercing attack that penetrated its sturdy durability left a big wound on its body, and the unique ‘bleeding’ effect of [Accel Piercing] was taking place from the injury.

Proof that I had landed a decisive hit with the first attack.

“Ugh!”

I immediately dodged its thrashing.

The resistance was so intense that there was no time to pull out the spear.

The 8 heads and tail flailed around chaotically.

The inside of the boss room shook, and parts of it started to break.

I moved as far away from the monster’s attack range as possible and clung to another side wall.

Then I shouted.

“Holder Kwon!”

“Leave it to me and fall back!”

The battle I started with my [Accel Piercing].

Now it was time for the party members who had prepared in advance to follow up while I changed weapons, caught my breath, and got ready.

Kwon Oh-jun and Park Jin-woo started rushing toward the monster from both directions.

Supporting magic attacks had already been cast from the back.

I still didn’t know what runes and abilities Yamata no Orochi had, but at this rate, it seemed we would be able to hunt it smoothly.

But….

Crack, crackle-

Boom, roar!!

“What?!”

On the side where I was catching my breath.

The wall on the opposite side of where Yamata no Orochi appeared suddenly exploded.

I hurriedly utilized my body defense runes so as not to get swept away by the impact.

‘What is this?’

While being blown away by the wall fragments, I was puzzled.

Yamata no Orochi had already burst through the wall, so why did the opposite wall suddenly explode?

To solve that question, I forcibly turned my body to look at the site of the shock.

And….

Gh, oooo-!!

“Holy…shit.”

Faced with a sight I couldn’t comprehend rationally, I could only spit out a curse in a daze.

Another monster appeared as it blew apart the wall.

An overwhelming second monster.

‘There are two boss monsters?’

Following Yamata no Orochi…

A gigantic snake with a total of 9 heads had…

Newly revealed itself.

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