Chapter 94

I became a mafia of the academy, Chapter 94

Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang bang!

With each piece of rock hitting the boy's body, a tremendous explosion resounded, and dust rose.

"Kha! Kha hahaha! I'll make breathing holes all over your body!"

The brat, who dared to mock and ignore me, and tried to interfere with the alliance's plan.

And, as if by some twist of fate, the boy was also the disciple of Guochun Shi, who had imprisoned him in Niflheim.

"The great Guochun Shi barely managed to block this attack by concentrating his aura. Do you think a brat like you can withstand it?!"

As the boy's shadow, which had been faintly visible, began to be swallowed by the dust, making it impossible to identify him, I stopped swinging the pickaxe and looked into the dust.

The shape of the boy, gradually becoming visible as the dust cleared.

Judging from his posture, which was the same as when he first took the hit, it seemed he had died instantly.

"I guess I've taken care of the meddler. Now, to really help the upper floors…."

"…That's not quite right."

"Huh?"

A voice that shouldn't have come from behind me was heard.

Did the dust get into my ears while swinging? I dug my little finger into my ear canal.

"I didn't expect the academy uniform to tear like this…."

The boy's voice, still audible.

Thinking it might be a trick, I carefully observed the dust and confirmed that the figure, which had been standing there blankly, was now walking towards me.

"…You withstood my shotgun swing?"

Even Guochun Shi had to concentrate his aura to barely block my attack?

"Shotgun swing? That's why it's in this state, with such a rustic name."

The boy, walking out of the dust little by little.

"You. What, what is that…."

Clearly, the boy's attire had changed from the academy uniform he was wearing before the attack.

He was now dressed in a black suit, as if woven from darkness, and he brushed off his clothes while looking at me.

"…Don't think you'll die a clean death. Worm."

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Shotgun Swing.

In the game, this is the skill that signals the start of Phase 2 when you face a miner.

With a short pre-action and terrain destruction attribute that uproots the ground, and with damage so outrageous it can turn an unprepared player into rags in an instant.

However, there was one thing I overlooked: in the game, to reach Phase 2, you had to reduce the boy's HP by more than half… but this was reality.

I had forgotten that the boy could use this skill whenever he got angry.

And as a result….

"How long have you been here, and you've already messed up your school uniform like this?"

The uniform I was originally wearing was torn to pieces, and my body, damaged by the shock, was throbbing continuously….

The only fortunate thing was that before coming to the 10th floor, I had prepared for battle by wearing [DisPater] under my academy uniform, which had reduced most of the impact.

Guochun Shi, being an aura omnipotentialist, would have taken it bare-handed, but for me, it was a tough attack to handle without the benefit of gear.

I thought the academy uniform, with its basic defensive spell inscribed, would be enough, but I didn't expect it to be shredded like this….

"…To withstand that. Are you really a new student at the academy?"

The boy, whose eyes had widened as much as they could, looked at me and asked.

"Did you see the name tag on the uniform you tore? Ha. This thing isn't meant for a brat like you, it's a hassle."

To me, DisPater was a combat suit used as a hitman for Calliope and for executive activities.

Therefore, I had tried not to use it at the academy, but now, with things like this, I had no choice but to fight.

"No, no, it's only natural, right?"

If I were to nitpick, Calliope was also preparing for a war against villains, so it was an organizational matter. Convinced of this, I clenched my fist and glared at the boy.

Not as Han Yujin, a new student at the academy, but as Eugene Han, a hitman for Calliope.

"Since Phase 2 has started, you should be on your guard."

"What?"

"If you stand there like a fool, you'll die."

At the same time, I took out Tommy from the cube and fired at the boy.

"A gun…?!"

The boy, who had been making a shield rise from the ground to protect himself.

The stones, not ordinary ones but from the dungeon floor, remained intact, mocking the insignificance of Tommy.

"Can you even hurt me with such a toy!"

"Of course."

Taking advantage of the shield blocking my view, I punched it directly.

"Uh?"

Cracks began to spread from where my fist hit, and the miner's figure, hidden behind it, was revealed.

"I've got you."

I pulled the trigger again, but the boy, instead of dodging, lowered his head and deflected the bullets with his safety helmet, then charged at me.

"Even your safety helmet can't withstand such a toy!"

Indeed, a reaction worthy of a veteran villain.

But.

"Then how about this?"

"What?"

Daring to close the distance against a martial artist.

I struck the boy's head with my right hand.

Zing───!!!

"Khaaaak──!!"

The attack, which was like a slap, slammed the boy's head into the ground.

As I lifted my foot to stomp on him, the boy rolled to the side, avoiding the attack, and swung his pickaxe at me.

"Die by being pierced through by the pickaxe!!"

I kicked back at the source of the attack, but there was only an empty hole.

Without losing my composure, I watched the holes around me, waiting for the boy to emerge.

"…Huh?"

For some reason, I couldn't pinpoint the boy's location as I had before.

The only thing I could sense was the mana emanating from the ground, which had been ordinary just moments ago.

"Could it be that he planted mana stones in the ground to hide his position?"

I thought the boy had used his head quite well.

Or, could it be that he had prepared for this because he had been caught once in the past?

"Ha hahaha! Try to find me like that brat did!"

At the same time as the boy's voice came from behind, I felt a strong impact from my back.

"Krk!"

I kicked back at the source of the attack, but there was only an empty hole.

Without losing my composure, I watched the holes around me, waiting for the boy to emerge.

"Here it's empty!"

The pickaxe, which had appeared from a newly created hole, struck my foot this time.

"Ugh!"

Feeling anger rise at the boy's actions, which involved attacking and then disappearing, I thought to myself, "This is a dirty way to attack…."

"Anyway, you're a brat with a really annoying pattern…!"

Frustrated by the boy's mole-catching-like tactics, I attacked the hole where he had disappeared, collapsing it.

This was a common pattern used to catch miners, suggesting where they could move. However,

"In the game, your part was always about 'stomping' being the rule."

Of course, I could catch him if I timed my counterattack correctly, but why take the hard way when there's an easier one?

With this simple and good method.

I concentrated all the aura I had been focusing in my fists into my right leg.

The step I took was just one.

But it wasn't an ordinary stomp; it was a step filled with aura, ready to explode at any moment.

"The best defense is an attack. If you keep hiding in the ground, I'll turn the entire ground upside down."

Crack── Crack crack crack──!

Cracks began to spread from where I stepped, like a spider web.

I stomped with the intention of destroying the entire floor.

Although the range didn't meet my expectations,

"Y-you madman!"

It was enough to force the boy, who had been hiding in the ground to attack me again, to come up.

"Back out again?"

This time, I didn't miss the opportunity, grabbing the boy by the collar and lifting him up to prevent him from returning to the ground.

"Kha! Let go! Let me go, brat!"

The boy, hanging in the air, struggled.

"I am a miner! A villain called the ruler of the underground! I won't be caught by a punk like you!"

The boy, who seemed to take great pride in his villain name, was preparing to counterattack with his pickaxe while struggling.

"Then go back to the ground."

I slammed him into the ground to prevent him from doing anything else and kicked his abdomen with all my strength.

"Kah!"

The miner, clearly hit effectively, trembled and panted.

Even so, he glared at me with sharp eyes.

"Krk… How dare you, a punk like you! T-try to catch this miner? Kha."

And I remembered, the miner was this kind of boy.

A boy with immense pride. Watching him swing his pickaxe in defiance, an amusing thought came to mind.

What if I shattered that pride?

"Let me tell you an interesting fact. You seem to think you're a great guy who fought Guochun Shi on equal terms… but it's better to wake up from your dream."

"What…?!"

The boy, glaring at me as if asking what I was talking about.

"Guochun Shi wouldn't remember a brat who can be caught by a new student, right?"

"Y-you…!"

With those words, the boy finally lost his composure, trembling and using his pickaxe as a cane to barely stand up.

"I'll… kill you…!"

Holding the pickaxe in his hand, the boy charged at me, relying solely on his anger, without using any abilities or skills.

He was an easy target for me.

I easily dodged the boy's swinging pickaxe and grabbed his arm.

"I'd like to play more, but I'm busy."

Then, I placed my palm on the inside of his elbow and used the principle of a lever to snap it.

"Wait for the next chance."

──Snap.