Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

86. Trolling

#86. Trolling

The second-year cadets’ practical training was proceeding smoothly.

There were almost no casualties, and most of them continued to subdue the villains steadily.

The reason this was possible was because of ‘party play’.

As they had been trained at the academy, they worked together to fight against the villains, linking their abilities together to attack the villains.

Tiring tiring tiring.

As the battle doll fell, alarms rang on the three watches at the same time. The points earned by the three people for subduing the villain were divided into 1/n, but stability was gained in return.

It wasn’t a loss to split the points since it consumed less stamina than going alone and allowed you to hunt more battle dolls.

“I think it’s time to start intermediate hunting?”

“I agree. What about you, Han-Young?”

“It seems possible. It doesn’t even take 20 seconds to hunt at beginner level… How many minutes would it take to hunt at intermediate level?”

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“Everyone agrees, that’s good. But you have to be careful. Beginner and intermediate levels are different.”

“Who doesn’t know that? Anyway, let’s just be careful not to run into anyone at the higher level.”

The three moved quickly, ignoring the beginner dolls they encountered and searching for the intermediate dolls.

Each doll had the numbers 1, 2, and 3 written on its head, making them easy to recognize.

1 is a beginner doll.

2 is an intermediate doll.

3 was a high-level doll.

I haven’t encountered 3 yet, and most of the ones I’ve encountered have been 1 and 2. Even among those, 1 was the majority.

2 met once or twice, but at that time, they had not yet properly developed teamwork and were aware of each other’s abilities, so they ran away without fighting.

‘But it’s different now… .’

The three confirmed that their skill combinations were well suited to each other, and by practicing on beginner dolls, they were able to continue the linkage well.

Intermediate was no longer something to be feared.

“Hey. I see it over there. Is that the shopping district?”

“Towards the shopping district? Wait a minute… What do I see… People? Other kids?”

“Hmm… Are you being chased by an intermediate level?”

“Let’s go for now.”

The three of them started running across the alley lined with shops in the distance. And then the vague shapes of the people began to come into clear view.

They were students taking the test together.

“Run away!”

“What do you mean run away… We’ll hunt the intermediate ones, so you guys get out.”

Lee Han-young snickered at the words of another test taker and looked at the intermediate doll. There was only this guy around. How could he be scared by a guy like this… No, he thought it was understandable since he was walking around alone.

No matter how skilled you are, it’s nearly impossible to catch a doll with the skill level of a mid-level hero on your own.

“Okay. How much will this guy score? 10? 20? Hehe… I’m looking forward to it.”

“It doesn’t look that strong. Wouldn’t it be 10 points?”

“Is that so? But you never know. It could be 30 points.”

“That would be nice, hehehe.”

The trio laugh while looking at the intermediate battle doll.

But then a man shouted at them from behind.

“Hey! I told you to run away! What are you doing!”

“… What? You’re not there yet? I’ll catch him myself, so don’t worry about it and go your way. The three of us can easily catch even an intermediate level.”

Lee Han-young frowned and spoke sharply as he continued to see the motive for telling them to run away.

“You idiots…! He’s not the problem!”

“…?”

“Hey, crazy! You’re here!”

The classmate who had been talking looked into the empty space beyond where the trio was, then his face turned pale and he ran away.

And the trio’s gaze also turned to where their classmate’s gaze had rested.

“… … .”

“This is fucked up… .”

“A high-class… doll?”

The trio were staring blankly at the high-level doll that suddenly appeared, completely oblivious to the fact that there was an intermediate-level doll in front of them.

Ki-kik- Ki-gi-kik-

The superior doll slowly approached them, making strange sounds.

The mouth of the wooden doll opened in an arc. It seemed as if it was delighted to find so much prey.

Since the dolls were created based on the villains’ personalities, this behavior was completely natural.

And only then did the trio realize why the superior doll had not caught their fellow student who had just run away and why it had let them go.

‘You’re using that guy to drag us in… .’

Having only dealt with monsters, I had no idea that a doll that learned the villain’s thought patterns would turn out like this.

The trio couldn’t move properly due to the pressure of the magical power released by the superior doll and just stared at him.

If things continued like this, I would be defeated by the higher-level doll and eliminated. But there was nothing I could do about it.

That was when.

“I finally found it.”

A voice was heard from behind, and a figure was seen moving towards the superior doll.

‘Are you crazy…? Running at me even though you knew I was a high-class doll…?’

They thought that the fellow student who rushed at the superior doll was crazy. He clearly knew that it was a superior doll and rushed at it.

‘I guess I’ll retire soon.’

The three of them checked the face of the person who had rushed towards the superior doll while thinking the same thing.

It was Lee Soo-hyuk.

A guy who has recently been threatened by Cynthia, but still firmly holds onto the top spot.

But even if it’s Lee Soo-hyuk, the result of the match won’t change.

No matter how strong he is, he won’t be able to defeat a high-level doll.

At the moment I was thinking that, Lee Soo-hyuk and the upper-level doll clashed.

Kagagak- Kagagak!

There was a sound like wood being cut, and a shock wave spread out into the surrounding area.

“Me, me… friend…?”

And the result.

There was a large scratch on the upper doll’s arm.

“Hmm. I guess I lacked some strength. Next time, I’ll blow off your arm.”

***

While Lee Soo-hyuk was fighting the advanced doll, Cynthia was also fighting another advanced doll.

However, if there is one thing that is different from Lee Soo-hyuk… .

Cynthia was fighting numerous beginner and intermediate level dolls while also facing an advanced level doll.

‘There are so many… How can I not do this…?’

-Shia… Why did you bring all of them here? A villain hunt? Is that right?

‘… … .’

Cynthia remained silent, unable to answer Illien’s question.

That’s understandable, because I just dragged them around without thinking. I was tired of dealing with them one by one, so I decided to collect them and deal with them all at once.

Then a problem arose.

I had encountered a high-level doll. I had been looking for this guy from the beginning, but… I didn’t know I would meet him while carrying this many dolls.

Behind him is an army of dolls.

In front is a high-level doll.

It was truly a dilemma.

It was also a situation that Cynthia brought upon herself.

– To begin with, these doll guys weren’t created based on monsters, but on villains? Then they must have some intelligence… You should have been suspicious when they followed you around so obediently!

‘Is that so…?’

-That’s it.

‘…Then why didn’t you tell me, Illian?’

-… That’s it.

‘That’s it?’

-I realize it now, so that’s right.

‘… … .’

-Ahem… Anyway! Now is the time to think about how to overcome the difficulties in front of us!

‘okay.’

Cynthia turned around and ran forward, summoning her magical power. Trusting in Kwon Seong-shin’s sturdy body and the strength of the monstrous strength that Cheon Mu-bong had taught her, she decided to push forward with her body.

Kwaang! As she swung her bow, beginner and intermediate dolls exploded and flew away.

-Wow… Look how strong you are. And you’re not using your bow to shoot arrows anymore, you’re swinging it around like a baseball bat.

Cynthia swung the bow she had been given for testing with all her might.

He was swinging his sword so fiercely that it made you wonder if it wouldn’t have been better to just receive a sword and use it.

“Whew… It’s hard… Yes! No matter what dolls I deal with, it’s never going to end…!”

Cynthia, who had quickly broken through the group of beginner/intermediate dolls, thought that she would first shake off a few of the dolls and then fight the advanced dolls again.

‘The right and left sides are blocked… and there are dolls behind me, so this is the only way to go!’

Cynthia ran forward without thinking.

A group of puppets and high-level puppets were chasing me madly from behind, but I was able to gain some distance by using the path of the wind.

Of course, despite that, the superior doll was chasing her at a crazy speed. Just before catching her, it shot out a fierce magical force towards Cynthia as if it would not let her go.

So Cynthia kept running.

I ran into many of my classmates along the way, but I ignored them and kept running. I waited for the puppet army to fall and I was left alone with the upper-level puppet.

‘By the way, is the higher-level doll following along well?’

-Oh, by the way, I didn’t know you, Sia, would think like this.

‘what?’

-That guy called the high-level doll. He took care of a few of your classmates and then followed you back? Isn’t that what you intended, Sia?

‘… Ahem. Actually, I do this much too. According to the exam rules, I can’t attack directly.’

It was an unintended consequence, and she had no intention of discouraging her classmates, but Cynthia was flattered by Illien’s compliment and clapped back.

Whether it was intended or not, the result was like this, so isn’t it the same? That was my thought.

‘Anyway, we’re almost there! The puppet army has all joined the others, and only one high-level doll remains.’

-Then we have to stick together now.

‘Yeah. I just need to find a spot and stick around.’

Cynthia is somewhere where other cadets cannot disturb her.

We went looking for a quiet place where only the two of us could fight. If we fought in an open place, we might lose the final blow. If that happened, the points would be split.

-Ah! Is there a good place over there?

‘Huh? Where?’

-Just keep running forward, Sia!

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‘okay!’

Cynthia heard Illien’s words and ran forward, releasing her magic power.

-And use the paradox of light to make an arrow!

‘Why the paradox of light?’

-Make it quickly!

‘Oh, okay.’

Cynthia created an arrow made of light as Illien had said.

-Throw forward with full force! In a straight line at shoulder height!

She didn’t know why Illien was doing this, but she figured that he must have thought of something, so she used her super strength transformation to greatly enhance her physical abilities and then threw the arrow.

Kwarung! An arrow was shot out with a sound like lightning striking.

and…

“Who the fuck is this!”

For some reason, a familiar voice sounded in Cynthia’s ears.

Tiring!

[+] 130 points

Cynthia’s watch brought in some amazing scores.