Hunter Academy's Battle God

Light leaked from many monitors within a room where the lights had been turned off.

Tap! Tatatap!

Cheat typed something so quickly that her fingers were a blur.

[Success!]

[… Loading 11%]

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[Location: Italy]

[Grotte di Castellana]

Member of Villain Group Rebellion.

Cheat was specialized in hacking, so figuring out the location of a tracking device was easy for her.

"Hmm, Italy~?" Cheat spun in the chair she was sitting on. "Dizzy~"

Tap.

Claw grabbed Cheat's shoulder and spoke in a serious tone. "Don't play around. It's important."

"I'm serious at the moment… Probably?"

Tatatap!

Cheat began typing and tracking again; then she smiled at the screen. Her shark-like teeth became visible.

"Hngh~ As expected, the leader is impressive~ It seems like a lizard really has come out~"

The mana filling Italy’s Castellana Castle had an irregular shape.

“Mana is quite dense around here. The forest we saw last time was already high in mana density, but this one is 150 times more dense than that."

"I see…"

To think that the castle increased the density of the mana around it to such a level… It was definitely the influence of the 'mana's master' in the Castellana's castle.

"But this…" Although she'd correctly guessed it, Cheat took a closer look at the screen.

"It seems like the people from the Association also smelled this."

He saw Kang YuChan, Korea's Hunter Association President, and some rank 6 hunters from Italy. Such strong hunters gathered around could only mean one thing…

"A raid…?"

Laplace was called the 'Witch of Calamity.' Just like her, most rank 7 bosses received nicknames. The name of the rank 7 boss that would soon descend on Italy was 'Species Emperor'.

It was a being that was on top of all the species. It was a respectful way of addressing someone who was called the servant of the Transcendent being that was called the Owner of Mana.

"It's surprising that a rank 7 dungeon opened in an era like this… But Korea and Italy collaborating? I thought they'd fight for profit. The times have changed. Everyone's so cool~" Cheat said in a light tone, but she was thinking about someone.

'Silver Wind Arden… Is it because of that person?'

Thinking about Arden's partners, clearing a rank 7 boss shouldn't be hard for him. Although Rebellion performed terrorist attacks all the time, the Fist King and the other 'Tower's Legends' were opponents even Claw wanted to avoid.

"As I thought… that's the only way."

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He had to clear the 20th floor, reach the peak of the 1st year, take an evaluation test, and act in the semi-finals of the International Competition.

Everything YuSung had achieved in just a year couldn't be compared to what other hunters had been able to do.

'The thing with the tightest deadline is the evaluation test…'

YuSung was serious about everything, but he didn't have time to care about the exam.

YuSung and his party members had become strong enough to not care about the school exams.

They were like snakeheads capable of destroying the ecosystem.

Everyone had the ability to change the examination's flow; YuSung's ability was outstanding, even among them.

'As expected, the Tower and the International Competition are the most important things.'

The Tower was a mysterious structure where each floor had a unique ecosystem.

Although hunters called it the 'Tower', in reality, it was a space where no one knew what kind of world would unfold.

Going up to the 20th floor meant they had to finish 20 reckless adventures successfully.

'Among them, the most important are the 10th and the 20th floors.'

Every 10th floor in the Tower was often called a boss stage.

They were floors that were quite difficult when compared to others.

'Before reaching the 10th floor, I must improve our team play.'

The strength of a party wasn't counted only in their individual strengths.

A party of three that had a good synergy was more effective than one with 10 people. There was no point in making a party if they each moved independently.

'This will be a good opportunity for everyone to learn.'

Lastly, was the semi-finals of the International Competition. YuSung fell into thought because of the rules of the semi-finals. Until then, the International Competition was held in a match facing one country against another. 

The semi-final was a survival where they would put all the remaining teams together.

No one knew what kind of strategy would unfold there.

'The most dangerous area… is Europe.'

Spain, Germany, and Italy, Adela's country. Three European teams had managed to survive.

As Japan was disqualified, only Korea and China survived from Asia.

Not only that, but Korea was a strong country when it came to hunters, so they were surely going to be a big target for European countries.

'The European countries are probably going to try to join forces…'

That was the worst-case scenario YuSung was thinking about, but for such a plan to be successful, there should be an overwhelming leader capable of gathering everyone.

YuSung wouldn't be wary of Europe if he weren't such a leader, but things were different.

When it came to Europe…

'There's Adela.'

Known as the Lazy Genius, she’d managed to rank 1st in a hunter powerhouse like Korea despite never making an effort.

And Adela Ortensia…

 Adela had changed recently.

She'd put a lot of effort into training so she could defeat YuSung.

The Lazy Genius had found a reason to make an effort.

'If European countries join forces, Adela will become a troublesome opponent.'

There were also other teams, but YuSung thought the match would be held around those countries.

'If that happens…'

YuSung made a relaxed smile. Just in case, he had a card he hadn't shown before.

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The students from S class chattered away.

"How is this possible?"

"They're going to mix the high and low-ranking classes?"

"Who came out with this plan? Weren't the exams going to be the same as last year?"

Since they were divided into high and low, it was clear that your Trait's ranking was like a status symbol in the Academy. Even if they were weak or their exam scores were low, they could receive preferential treatment if their Trait was S ranking. According to the hunter's association, such people would be, in theory, more helpful than others, but in Gaon Academy, such a formula had been destroyed.

SiWoo had managed to blow up Angela and Sebastian, two members of Clock Tower Academy, by himself.

Sumire had awakened as a Necromancer after successfully turning a durahan and a succubus into her familiar spirits.

On top of that, there was Shin YuSung—the strongest 1st-year student, an irregular.

Because there were F class students stronger than S class students, dividing the students using such metrics had no point anymore in Gaon.

"Considering only our tests will be held in this way, it's easy to see the reason for this," ChaeHyun said in an annoyed way.

Min SungHyuk nodded. "Yes, but I don't want the balance between the classes breaking like this."

As the S-class representative, Min SungHyuk gave his negative opinion, one female student walked toward him.

"Yes, right?! They should've just increased some of the F class students. What's the point of mixing and decreasing everyone's quality?"

The moment the female student complained, an S class student shouted from the hallway.

"Hey! The lists were posted on the boards!"

Min SungHyuk took out his smartphone and checked the list.

[Partner Member List]

No.12 [Min SungHyuk] [Lee ChaeHyun] [Shin YuSung]

Min SungHyun and Lee ChaeHyun looked at each other. They'd become partners with the strongest 1st-year student.

"Now that I think about it, the teachers have a reason to have changed the rules, so for us complaining is a bit…" SungHyuk said.

"Yes. I feel like we've crossed the line. Let's see how this one goes." Lee ChaeHyun supported his argument.

The female student seemed confused at why they'd suddenly changed their attitude. Min SungHyuk and Lee ChaeHyun avoided looking at each other as if they were embarrassed.