Chapter 611: Outside the school (5)

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The more energy waves Yeom Junyeol infused, the stronger Hongryong’s flames became and the bigger he grew.

Instead of Geum Chansol, the energy waves that Class 2-0 gave off rose into the air and flowed toward Hongryong.

The students who understood what was going on immediately looked at the dragon.

“What the…!”

“The center of the energy wave link is changing!”

The first time Class 2-0 tried using the energy wave link was to give Jegal a special gift on teacher’s day.

However, most gifts were bound to be expensive in value, and the upright Jegal refused to receive such gifts at all.

In addition, Jegal’s first lame student Hong Gyubin had already given him a lot of special but inexpensive gifts, so Class 2-0 had few options.

A gift that was acceptable to Jegal and something that his previous students hadn’t given him yet.

As a result, they decided to give Jegal a ‘garden’ as a gift.

However, the process of energy wave link has been rough.

Even if they successfully match their energy waves, it wasn’t easy bringing together several into one.

What they came up with in the process was the pattern they are now standing on.

But now, the energy waves that flowed along the pattern were stretching straight toward Yeom Juneyol.

“What the, our energy waves are going to Yeom Junyeol!”

“Hongryong is getting bigger.”

The pattern engraved on the floor was a cryptographic character used among the students of Class 2-0, something that they designed themselves.

Since linking several energy waves does not work well, this was the medium that helped them increase their concentration.

They decided to write it in code because they were afraid that if they wrote it using Korean characters, Jegal would find out what kind of gift they’d give him on Teacher’s Day.

After writing four characters in each of the four cardinal directions, they wrote their names in the positions where they’d stand to increase their concentration and create a passage for energy waves to flow, making it easier for them to collect their strength.

However, the existence of Hongryong was more powerful than the pattern they devised and simply united their power.

“What now, Geumchan?”

“We’ve already collected a lot of energy waves. We can’t stop this now.”

Geum Chansol quickly rolled his head.

He couldn’t determine what was exactly happening, but he decided that it would be better to leave the center of the energy wave link to Yeom Junyeol.

Geum Chansol has received little help from the association, but he currently still owns a garden that they nominated as a gift for Teacher’s Day.

Moreover, after the demon god sent his strength, he was pushed back by the priest in the fight for control.

Geum Chansol judged that it was best to look for other possibilities.

He shouted at his classmates.

“The demon god has intervened. If we don’t dominate this otherworld now, we don’t know what will happen. Hey, send your energy waves to Yeom Junyeol!”

Students of Class 2-0 quickly nodded at Geum Chansol’s words.

They slightly lowered their output when they saw that Yeom Junyeol became the center of the link, but they quickly raised their energy waves again at their class president’s directive.

Then, a light even brighter than the first energy wave link shone on the walls of the labyrinth.

Fwaaaat!

“Euuhk…!”

Yeom Junyeol opened his eyes to concentrate, revealing his vertical pupils.

His eyes were burning with his red energy waves, and he felt heat all over his body.

As the main body of Hongryong flew high before the students, the labyrinth brightened as if a sun had shone over it.

“Junyeol-ah!”

Chokryong ran towards Yeom Junyeol.

She approached him despite the strong flow of energy waves.

Yeom Junyeol seemed to have difficulty with the suddenly increased energy waves in his body, but he was gradually stabilizing.

As if he were practicing, Yeom Junyeol took the lead and began using the energy waves.

Witnessing this, Chokryong admired the young dragon.

“As expected, Junyeol is a genius! He never learned it before, but he’s good at swallowing energy!”

For powers related to nature such as fire, water, electricity, and land, there was something called ‘swallowing energy.’

One could bring about the initiative of the ability invoked by their opponent.

The Dragon Clan didn’t give Yeom Junyeol such training because it was quite dangerous.

Yeom Junyeol received the training from someone else.

Jo Euishin, in the form of the Red Wall Thief.

‘I’ve practiced dealing with energy waves that aren’t mine before. I can do this!’

Yeom Junyeol was flustered when the energy waves first rushed toward him, but he soon remembered his training with the Red Wall Thief.

Rather than dealing with his teacher’s flames, it was much easier dealing with Class 2-0’s and Ma Jinseung’s energy waves.

Yeom Junyeol spoke brightly to Chokryong, who looked at him with a half-worried and half-proud expression.

“…I’m okay. I will try dominating this otherworld now!”

The sky seemed to turn red as Hongryong circled the sky wide.

Yeom Junyeol tried to swallow the labyrinth with the powerful energy waves that rushed toward him.

The resistance of the demon priest with the reinforcement of his god was strong, but it wasn’t possible to directly attack Yeom Junyeol thanks to Jegal’s protection.

The labyrinth slowly faded into Yeom Junyeol’s color.

Although slowly, Yeom Junyeol was gradually dominating the otherworld.

Meanwhile, Chokryong continued to watch the energy waves, looking out for any abnormalities.

‘It’s strange. It didn’t seem like my energy waves would until now…’

Her heart beat strangely when she saw the energy waves gathering around Hongryong.

When Geum Chansol was at the center of the link, Chokryong was hurt when she tried supplying her energy waves.

However, this time…

Perhaps because it was Yeom Junyeol at the center, it seemed as if her energy waves would mix if she tried.

‘Let’s try it. Even if it doesn’t work, Junyeol won’t get hurt!’

If Chokryong’s power is added successfully, the dominance of this otherworld will be completed quickly.

Chokryong reached out her hand and spilled energy waves toward Yeom Junyeol.

The Red Dragon of Jong Volcano directed her energy waves.

“Grandma?”

Yeom Junyeol felt her energy waves and looked at her.

Kwaaaaa!

An energy wave so powerful that it was difficult to stand his ground was emitted out of Hongryong and hit the labyrinth.

Before the students standing in the pattern lost their balance, Jegal’s power held them up.

Under the word “Protection” engraved by Jegal, they saw the whole labyrinth change.

The walls, which had been sinisterly distorted, had changed into the scales and flames of Hongryong.

Fwaaa…

At that moment, the energy wave link naturally ended.

Everyone looked around in bewilderment.

“What happened just now?”

“A huge amount of energy waves suddenly came when Junyeol’s grandma joined…”

There was a lot of doubt, but there was one thing for sure.

Judging from the labyrinth that contained Yeom Junyeol’s energy, they successfully dominated the otherworld.

The students looked around and cheered.

“We did it!”

The labyrinth, which was now Yeom Junyeol’s garden, was warm.

Like marbles, the fiery walls were engraved with Class 2-0’s and Ma Jinseung’s energy waves.

And among the colors was Chokryong’s.

***

Residential area, around the emergency exit.

An otherworld occurred while they were checking the exit, and the students centered at the Jiikhoe began the attack.

The defense was led by Gye Idam.

What they were using to build the defensive line was an item made of otherworld ore.

Students who were actualizing their cards questioned it.

“There’s something like this at the Jiikhoe Hall…?”

“They were planning to do a mock combat training in the winter.”

“Were they?”

“Yeah, I heard of that too. The seniors must’ve prepared a surprise gift for freshmen and sophomores before they graduated.”

Just in time, the Jiikhoe was holding a large number of item cards purchased for training, so there was no shortage of material.

Even after hearing Park Seunghyun’s explanation, Kim Hyungu still questioned.

“Training as a surprise gift?”

“Yeah, didn’t Siwan hyung ask you last time?”

“Ah, come to think of it…”

Kim Hyungu seemed to be convinced when Sung Siwan’s name was mentioned.

Sung Siwan, who was about to graduate, seemed to be interested in the recent training situation of his juniors.

He asked about their main attack skills and the level of their comprehension.

It could’ve been a rude question to ask one’s skills or level, but all his juniors trusted him so they had no problem revealing it.

“Was he asking to train us? Yeah, thanks to that, it’s become easy to deploy personnel now.”

“I was going to get advice on combat skills from Siwan hyung later though…”

“You’d better get it. Even Jiikhoe’s chairman changed his weapon because of Siwan hyung’s advice.”

“Ah… Right, Idam hyung changed his weapon suddenly.”

As if Kim Hyungu and Park Seungyhun promised, they looked at Gye Idam who was in charge of leading the defensive line.

Instead of the energy gun that he has been using since he entered Eungwang High, Gye Idam was wielding a hammer.

The weapon was a huge hammer that was similar to his height if he held it vertically.

Some people found this sudden change strange, but they were convinced when they remembered Gye Idam’s disastrous shooting skills.

It was widely believed that without his light skill Mist of Night Silence and his excellent physical abilities, Gye Idam would’ve been seriously injured or misled by Class Zero by now.

“I think he can use that hammer better, and that’s considering he’s been using it for two weeks only compared to the gun that he used for two years.”

“That’s true.”

“Why has he been using a gun when he’s strong enough to swing?”

That’s because of his affection for Ahn Dain.

But Gye Idam can’t afford to reveal that fact.

Looking at Park Seunghyun and Kim Hyungu, Gye Idam spoke.

“…Attack’s not over yet.”

“Heol, did he hear that?”

“Ah, sorry!”

Gye Idam’s expression was sour as he looked at the two freshmen hurry back.

He looked at the gap between the two worlds.

As soon as the otherworld spawned, Sung Siwan organized the attack team and headed in.

Gye Idam wanted to join the attack squad.

However, Sung Siwan refused, saying that he hadn’t mastered his weapon yet and that the chairman of Jiikhoe had to take command outside.

He was convinced, but Gye Idam couldn’t help but feel sad and nervous.

He tried to divert his thoughts.

‘If it’s Siwan hyung, the attack would go smoothly. I’m sure he was there in PMH, but why did the Jiikhoe get wiped out in the game?’

Gye Idam and Sung Siwan thought that the cause of the annihilation of Jiikhoe in PMH wasn’t the otherworld that spawned around the emergency exit.

In short, the storm was yet to arrive for Jiikhoe.

“…An enemy!”

At Kim Hyungu’s words, Gye Idam immediately stood alert and gripped the hammer.

Enemies covered in white fur dragged their feet and squeezed through the gap between the worlds.

Three of the four were moving toward Gye Idam, and the other was moving toward Kim Hyungu and Park Seunghyun.

Gye Idam measured the enemies’ speed and tried to subdue them, but something was strange.

Shwwwiik!

“W-what the, they’re faster than before!”

“What are you doing? Run!”

Park Seunghyun and Kim Hyungu’s flustered voices were heard.

The enemies’ rarity was the same, but their abilities seemed to be different.

In any case, all Gye Idam could do now was to swing his hammer.

While he swung toward the enemies’ heads, one of the enemies aimed at Park Seunghyun.

“Seunghyun-ah!”

Kwaang!

Kim Hyungu pulled Park Seunghyun, saving him from getting his head crushed.

In the place where Park Seunghyun stood, a metal that was used to build their defense line was crushed.

Seeing it, Park Seunghyun spoke in a trembling voice.

“They’re more destructive than before…”

The enemy didn’t stop and tried to swing at them again.

In the meantime, Gye Idam already knocked down one of the enemies, but he still couldn’t afford to run to the two freshmen.

He looked around, but everyone was already engaged in battle.

When he was about to shout for the two to run away…

Bang bang! Bang!

Wooooo…

Kuuung!

An enemy fell with a shot.

The bullet of an energy gun penetrated the enemy’s vital point with great precision.

It was shot from a distance as they couldn’t see who was behind this phenomenon.

‘Not many people can handle a gun good enough to shoot down an enemy from that long distance…!’

The first thing that came to mind was, of course, Ahn Dain.

He looked around to find the heroine, but she was nowhere to be seen.

Instead, it was someone wearing a crow doll mask who appeared.

‘Is that Ahn Dain?’

“…”

The person wearing the crow doll mask took it off and threw it away.

Gye Idam gasped at the face that he saw.

Jo Euishi, who looked very displeased, was staring at Gye Idam.

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