379 – Shiva and the Fools (1)

Sometimes I felt that way.

When she faced Kara a year ago, what would have happened if she had the Ragnarok or Usk sword?

It is a Usk blade that inflicts large and small injuries on my body even without using magical power.

During her freshman sparring, Kara caused quite a bit of damage to me.

So she would have done more damage than before, but she would not have been able to guarantee victory or defeat.

No. Rather, it would have been difficult to win if we had just endured a little longer. The reason is simple.

Just because it can pierce my hard body doesn’t mean I’m weak. Rather, it is a body that is accustomed to getting hurt.

Moreover, although Raina is comparable to Kara, she is not much stronger than Kara.

This world is a place where the body is important, but technology is important. Raina is lacking in her technical skills compared to Kara.

-Whoosh!

The sharp blade of Ragnarok was stuck in my shoulder, specifically in my trapezius muscle.

When you see that about half of the blade is stuck, you can tell that it was struck with quite strong force.

But in other words, Ragnarok cannot be used again. I held Ragnarok’s handle tightly.

“Huh?”

Reyna’s eyes widened as I grabbed her handle her. You must be embarrassed because it doesn’t budget.

Now all that’s left is a counterattack. I held on to her handle her and punched her in the face.

-Boo!

A fist landed coolly on Reina’s cheek and she flew behind her. Ragnarok, which was stuck in the trapezius muscle, was also naturally chosen.

My trapezius muscle, which had been severely damaged, was regenerated and came back to normal. It doesn’t matter if you turn your arm around.

“Cough! Cough!”

Rayna, who was knocked out by her fist, stood up, coughing harshly. Her face is already covered up.

Her pretty face was swollen like Anpanman, and there were many cuts and bruises all over her body.

Unlike when I cut my wrists, I am being beaten up. Actually, this is normal.

‘Because it’s a style that pushes with physical ability from the beginning.’

In some ways, his style is similar to mine. And the weaknesses of that style are clear.

Either you get robbed like a dog by a highly skilled opponent, or you get robbed by someone with a stronger body.

In that respect, Raina can be seen as having good balance. To be honest, I am more of a traveler.

A body that doesn’t break through even if you hit it, and even if it breaks through, it regenerates just fine. Do you think this makes sense?

So, everyone tends to have similar reactions when dealing with me.

What is that guy? Are you a human? Is it really an animal? Etc.

‘······But did I hit him too much?’

I looked at Rayna, scratching her head. As I said before, her whole body is covered with scars.

I tried to counterattack her every time I hit her, but she damaged her piled up in an instant.

Me on the other hand? That’s right, but as you can see, it’s fine. I can’t even catch my breath and my physical strength is strong.

“Reina.”

“Why?”

Perhaps because my cheeks are swollen, my pronunciation is leaking. Nevertheless, the poisonous eyes remain the same.

Raina is also a very poisonous person, so she won’t give up. But look at her.

It is a face that no one can help but feel sympathy for. It would have been better for her to faint.

“Aren’t your teeth shaking?”

“It’s shaking so fix it.”

“Is that okay?”

Amazing. For some reason, there was no description of teeth falling out or anything like that in Soul World.

She is also proud of her healthy teeth with Rod and Rize, who have gone through many years of struggle. A world without implants.

“That’s okay. What about Seonbae?”

“I’m growing again?”

“······Are you really the devil?”

Instead of answering, I responded by shrugging my shoulders. There is no need to tell the secret.

Anyway, I think it’s time to finish this. I’m so injured, I need to give myself time to rest.

No matter how much Raina is, she’s not finished growing yet. She was young and had plenty of room to grow.

By the time Reina took one step forward, she was holding Ragnarok tightly. The fighting spirit in her blue eyes burned brightly.

-Sereung

As she passed by, she pulled out a sword from the ground. This is the Usk curve that has been in place until now.

When I picked up the curved sword, Reina looked at me even more nervously. She knows it’s her her her her her last time her her.

After defeating her, I plan to get her her her red treasure and get the rest of the treasure as well. A lot of time has passed.

‘The blue treasure is with Eom Seok-dae… And where is the green treasure? There should also be orange treasure.’

They would have taken the green and orange treasures from Kara. But Raina only has red treasure.

She didn’t really care since she could find the location with the indigo treasure anyway. For now, let’s start with the red treasure.

-Kaang!

The Usk curved sword and Ragnarok collided with each other, creating a refreshing noise.

Perhaps because they are made of the same material, they appear to be intact and not broken anywhere.

Ragnarok is an axe, so if you push it with ‘force’, it will be pushed back. However, I have the upper hand in terms of physical ability.

I even swung the curved sword with one hand, and Reina held it with both hands, so I can feel the difference in her specifications.

-Taaak!

“Evil!”

She hit the back of Reina’s hand hard with her free right hand. I immediately put down her curved sword.

The left hand her her she is naturally empty. With his left hand her her her, he grabbed the handle of Ragnarok.

-Swoosh!

Ragnarok escaped in vain from Raina’s hands her her her her. Reina stretched out her hand toward Ragnarok.

But the fight is already over. I threw Ragnarok aside and squeezed his right hand.

As I clenched my right hand, the rock fragments scattered around slowly began to come together.

Rather than simply gathering together, they gathered around Raina, turning it into a kind of prison.

“uuu!”

The rock prison was completed in an instant. As soon as I clench my fist like this, the pressure will increase more and more.

It wouldn’t be possible if Raina was fine, but she can’t escape now that she’s lost her strength and stamina.

Now all that’s left is finishing. I asked Raina just before taking the bracelet off her arm.

“Reina.”

“·······Yes.”

Reina answered weakly. She seems to have realized that she will be eliminated.

I made a good save by borrowing the power of Ragnarok, but that’s it. It’s not enough to take me down.

What. If we worked together with other people, we could have at least ripped off the bracelet. To prevent that, Raina was taken out of the field.

“What is your wish?”

“······A wish?”

“Yes. Wish.”

“If I tell you, will you let me go?”

In the meantime, the swelling on her face has gradually gone down. Her pronunciation she became clearer.

I looked at Raina with a blunt expression and then she opened her mouth.

“No.”

“Then why?”

“I was thinking about granting your wish.”

“Really?!”

It’s a surprise. I was just as surprised as Raina.

I looked at her with a somewhat blank expression and saw that her eyes were sparkling.

Since he said he would grant wishes, it was natural for him to react like that.

“······Do you think you will listen?”

“Oh. If you think about it, no.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Apart from that, I am not willing to listen. Before that, I had to listen to Raina’s opinion first.

The content of the wish is to have Reina move on to the second year instead of her first year. It is a wish that has great merit for me as well.

It was to protect Reina from the moment she took on her teaching assistant position in the first place. If she moves on to her second year, she won’t have to.

‘Every time she goes to another country, Raina will be alone.’

Of course, if you listen to it out loud, it’s obvious that people will have strange suspicions. So I spoke carefully.

“It will be good for you too, because I’ll be moving you up to second grade.”

“Huh? Make me a second year student?”

“Yes. You are strong. So…”

“Good!”

No. Wait a minute.

“Thank you!”

“?”

Why is he like this?

I was very embarrassed to see Raina ready to sacrifice her life.

She was beyond embarrassed. I was wondering why on earth he was reacting like this.

······No. Actually, there is something vaguely troubling me. Even though I’m a teaching assistant, that doesn’t mean I know everything about first-year students.

‘Could it be that I’m being bullied in a place I can’t see?’

It’s not like there’s no possibility at all. Didn’t he drop out of Soul World because he couldn’t withstand the implicit bullying?

Moreover, since it was receiving a lot of attention now, it would have been worse, not less.

That’s why you react like that. I narrowed my eyes.

‘Victims of school violence usually don’t talk much.’

It has been like that since ancient times. Whether it’s school violence or workplace violence, victims don’t talk about what happened.

Why? Fear of shocking the people you love. Most of them have a weak heart.

Although Raina is not for the faint of heart, the story is different if there is political pressure.

Even if she is a princess from Frozen, she would be in a lot of trouble if there was someone higher than her.

“······I’ll think slowly for now. And team kill, so don’t fight with the students.”

“Are you telling me to keep fighting with my senior?”

“That’s right. Before that…”

-Plop!

I tore off Raina’s bracelet.

Her shield began to fill up around Raina.

Even if I say it now, it wouldn’t make much sense.

What’s important to her is rest.

“Get some rest. See you later.”

“I’ll be waiting!”

“Okay.”

Before long, Reina was completely covered by her shield. The treasure on her finger also fell naturally.

The treasure has a function that automatically drops when the wearer is eliminated. In the case of rings, the size increases.

I picked up the red treasure and put it in my pocket. There were a lot of rings in it, so I was chatting about it.

‘I originally planned to finish it quickly…’

I looked around. I could see the eliminated candidates surrounded by a shield.

Now that she’s realized that Raina’s bullying is worse than she expected, she plans to do something about it.

-Ddduduk!

I loosened my hands and walked away.

First, I have to move my seat.

******

In the East, there is a word called ‘Sangun’. It means the lord and owner of the mountain.

A place where numerous animals live in the mountains, and where turf wars take place several times a day.

Usually, the ‘tiger’, one of the top predators, becomes the mountain group, but sometimes other animals may take that place.

And there were mountains in the current test as well. The difference is that they are humans, not animals.

-Kwasik! Kwaaang!

“Ugh, ugh!”

“Why, why is it like that?! What did we do wrong?!”

“Save me!”

It means that the human has a power that far surpasses that of a single animal.

Currently, that person is committing tyranny, not tyranny, in exams, and students have been swept away like fallen leaves in an autumn storm.

Even when they joined forces, they were swept away, but as long as they were separated, they were nothing more than prey. It is truly a tyranny worthy of being called a mountain army.

“I, Prince Nangong! Is there no way?!”

“How do you deal with a monster like that? Just give up or run away.”

“But there must be a way!”

“It’s a method…”

Namgung Seok-dae, a civilian(?) Who was excitedly robbed by the Sangun, was troubled when he heard those words.

Honestly, it was safe to say that there was no way to defeat that tyrant. Wasn’t even Raina, whom he trusted, excitedly robbed?

The good news is that there is only one person there and there are many people here. Also, although it takes time, resurrection exists.

“It’s not that there is no way. Instead, it will be a little difficult.”

“Wh-what method?”

“Do you think it’s a wheel-and-wheel war?”

Before the wheel.

A tactic of continuously replacing troops like a rolling wheel.

It is a tactic that is suitable when dealing with the majority and the minority, but at the same time involves great sacrifice on the majority side.

“That’s the only way I can think of right now. Luckily, almost everyone has gathered.”

“Okay, then let’s use that tactic! All we have to do is rip off the bracelet!”

“Hmm…”

Namgung Seokdae turned his gaze. At the end of the gaze, a very wonderful scene unfolds.

-Quaang!

A deep red explosion occurred from far away. I could tell right away who did that.

Namgung Seokdae nodded her head with a half-given expression and opened her mouth.

“That seems to be the only answer. We have to attack at night, so organizing personnel will be important.”

“Leave the organization to me!”

“Arrange for a decisive battle to take place on the last day.”

After Namgung Seokdae’s words, the personnel began to be organized. He turned his head and looked in the direction where Sangun was.

That’s not a human. It could be said that it was a beast wearing human clothing.

‘If I can somehow reduce my stamina, there might be a chance.’

However, there was something that Namgung Seokdae overlooked.

It is true that wheel-to-wheel combat is a good tactic for draining the stamina of a small number of people.

The problem is that that minority is ridiculously strong. Also, in terms of ‘physical strength’, it is second to none.

‘Could it be that I’ll be fine for three days and three nights?’

When I lived in the forest of chaos, I had to fight wheel-to-wheel every day.