Became a Genius Shikigami at the Academy

Chapter 85

‘A thousand points?’

Without a doubt, it was the highest-scoring mission that came out to date.

In addition, at the same time as the occurrence of such a mission, a change occurred in the leaderboard of the terminal.

Tiling!

【1st place: 2-B Class Yun Yi-Hwa Team】

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The test end time, the time when the mission is accomplished, has not come yet, but the scores are already being recognized.

And what that meant was simple.

‘… Are you trying to induce competition in earnest?’

With the change in the leaderboards, all remaining teams would have known the owner of the treasure.

Simply put, we were the target of the public at this moment.

“How did this happen?”

“A thousand points?”

“Things are going very strangely… … .”

The team members also recognized the imminent crisis and each shed a sigh of relief.

Yoon Yi-hwa, who was watching it, posed a question through the communicator.

[…] Would you rather give up the treasure?]

It wasn’t a strange reaction. Of course, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t coveted, but it’s too risky to keep as it is, and it could have produced worse results than nothing.

[Even if you hand over the treasure to another team, you’re still in the top 5. It’s never a bad score, is it?]

As a result, the team members were also deeply troubled.

“Certainly, this could cost you if you overdo it.”

“Hey, it’s a pity. I can’t help it.”

“It’s just as Lee Hwa said. Even if it was just annihilation, there is a higher chance that it will go down to 5th place in the final settlement.”

However, things in the world are not going to be that easy. Han Chae-won, who was the first to inform her of the ideal, once again changed her expression and reported a new fact.

“That, over there. Our name is already engraved on the wooden plate… … ?”

[What are you talking about?]

When I hurriedly checked the treasure, it really was. Obviously, the word 2-B Yoon Yi-hwa team, which did not exist before, was clearly visible.

‘… Did you cast a spell beforehand?’

It seemed that the examiner had no intention of letting them choose the easy path.

Yoon Yi-hwa sighed heavily and spoke again.

[It’s like this again. I can’t do this anymore.]

“You mean you have no choice but to endure?”

[Unfortunately, I think so.]

Among the team members who had resigned and were making plans for the future, I, who had been silent for a long time, opened my mouth.

“Do I really need to get out of here?”

“Then what are you going to do? If you stay here, surely all the other teams will come, right?”

High-ranking teams with confidence in their skills and low-ranking teams aiming for a comeback.

In fact, there are countless reasons for us to be targeted.

However, if I went outside anyway, the same thing would just repeat itself. In that case, it might be better to hide inside a cave with a complex structure.

[Indeed, we are going to use the maze of the cave to survive. It makes sense.]

As I said before, in this cave, my shikigami can be used to the fullest extent, and there is a high possibility that the opposing teams will encounter each other and check each other in the process of reaching the depths.

“Does it sound like you are right? I agree.”

“I have no objections.”

“Because there is not much time left until the end of the exam. It might be worth doing more than you think.”

When the team members agreed, Yoon Yi-hwa also nodded and said.

[okay. If not now, when will we try to take first place in the exam? It won’t be easy, but let’s do it as much as we can.]

If so, the first thing to do is set.

I moved the remaining three team members to their respective positions and began to raise their spiritual power.

“… What are you going to do?”

“I will open a barrier.”

Since we decided to defend this place, of course we can’t let the enemy in comfortably, can we?

“At least you have to get rid of the power.”

Recalling the heinous magic that I had experienced many times before in the game, I burst into laughter that could not be contained.

***

There is a magic called the Gye of Bichak (庇錯).

It is a type of intermediate shielding technique, and it was a terrible technique that aroused the resentment of many players since it first appeared in the second part of the series.

‘… It was called the peep-beep barrier.’

Although this technique was a barrier technique, it was not particularly effective in combat, such as imprisoning or inflicting damage to people within range.

However, it has one special effect that I want it to contain a lot of malice from the production team.

‘I’m tired of thinking about it now.’

It was an optical illusion that had an effect within a certain range.

Sometimes it deceives the eyes, sometimes it confuses one’s thoughts, and in the end it causes a great hindrance in the way to the destination.

In a word, it meant that it would be twice as difficult to find a way, find things, or find people inside this barrier.

“Even though it’s a place I’ve been through before, I don’t think it’s the road I knew.”

“… This must be really confusing.”

[It seems that way from my side outside the boundary of the barrier. Is it a way to overwrite the effect on the terrain itself?]

Yoon Yi-hwa’s guess was correct.

If it was a psychic or hallucinatory technique that directly affects the target, the effect could be negated according to the specifications, but this non-attachment system is a vicious technique that works on topographical features.

For that reason, as long as the entire barrier is not destroyed, it will inevitably be affected by the magic.

‘The reason I made it is so obvious that it makes me laugh.’

Thanks to such a performance, the system of non-attacking appeared as a stage gimmick in the game from time to time, and was the main culprit that made the player tired.

‘After all, after the 4th series, I bought a complaint saying it would increase the useless play time, but it ended up disappearing… … .’

Now is the time when the effect of wasting time is desperately needed.

Although the difficulty of use itself was comparable to that of the high-ranking technique, once the classification was in the intermediate level, it was barely enough for me to use now.

Having spread the barrier in the center of the cave like that, I took out all the Hwanmaw Maws and let them breathe a cursed mist as I walked around the passage.

If it’s like this, it’s probably going to be hard for anyone to get here.

[Okay, then, let’s organize the operation. The wooden plaque with the score is the one that Han Kang-yoon has, and first, block the enemy as much as possible, and if it doesn’t work, then spread out and run away.]

“Okay. Even if it attracts attention, only the person with the wooden shield needs to be saved.”

“If it’s like this in the first place, no team can come this far so quickly. We had quite a hard time finding it even though we weren’t in the way, right?”

3 hours until the end of the exam.

The atmosphere in the team wasn’t bad because it looked like it could hold up well if done well.

And actually, several teams had already entered the cave, but they were having a hard time entering the depths.

‘… For now, it’s as expected.’

The problem is the top-level teams that have the power to break through and reach this point.

And, as expected, near the end of the test, the team that finally broke through the road to the deepest part appeared.

The time you have to endure is no more, no less, an hour from now.

The final decisive battle of the test was about to unfold.

***

“The unexpected team got their treasure?”

When Han Kang-yun’s team, Yoon Yi-hwa’s team, acquired the cave’s treasure, the professors gathered in one place and watched it exclaimed with curiosity.

“Certainly, there is Han Kang-yoon, who is good at shikigami, so his contribution to this kind of test is high.”

“I definitely thought the learner would come from the team that the top 5 cadets belonged to… … .”

“Hey, it’s going to be a pretty interesting situation anyway.”

The meaning of a thousand points hanging on a treasure is great.

Now, when most of the missions are cleared, the last chance to change the rankings.

Of course, there will be competition for him.

“Then, shall we make a prediction?”

These were the words of Hyejin Yoo, newly appointed dean this time.

“Are you talking about predictions?”

“yes. In the end, who will be on top of the final score, with a bonus?”

At the words of Yoo Hye-jin, tension flowed among the professors for a moment.

Usually, the bonus Yoo Hye-jin talks about wasn’t just a penny or two.

“What if there are multiple correct answers?”

“I will share it equally.”

“Then, Sophia.”

“I think she’ll take first place, too.”

“I’ll do it with Miss Charlotte too!”

Opinions were mostly unified.

In the first place, her current team’s score wasn’t great, and the professors have been watching her enormous talents by their side.

“Isn’t Sophia an exceptional talent despite the long history of the academy?”

“Except for the current top exorcist, Jung Hae, honestly, I have never seen a talent like her.”

“Besides, that talent is blooming day by day. Right now, in the first year, it was amazing, but now, hasn’t it grown even more remarkably?”

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Most exorcists who have seen her say: The protagonist of the next generation will definitely be her.

In short, Sophia was a top-class talent in the world, both in name and reality.

In that atmosphere, there were four professors who had different opinions from him.

It was Baek Ji-eun, a professor in charge of Class A, Ko Da-hye, a professor of goldsmiths, Hye-jin Yoo, the dean, and finally, Man-su Hwang, one of the professors in charge of the graduating class.

First of all, Hwang Man-soo chose Hwang Ji-hak instead of Sophia.

“Miss Charlotte’s talent is of course great, but her assistant, Hwang Ji-hak, is also an exceptional cadet. There’s a good chance he’ll be sharply aiming for gaps.”

And the other three all chose Han Kang-yoon. Other professors have cast a suspicious look at him.

“Certainly, it has been showing an unusual rate of growth recently… … . Isn’t that enough?”

“I’ve seen it a few times in class, but I don’t remember it being comparable to Miss Charlotte yet.”

“Of course, there is a possibility, as it is the person who currently has the treasure.”

However, the three of them did not change their opinions even with such a gaze.

In fact, Baek Ji-eun, who has been watching Han Kang-yoon the longest, nodded and said.

“If you simply fight head-on, it will be difficult for Sophia to win. By the way… … Those who know will know, but Han Kang-yoon’s specialty is not like that.”

Then, Da-hye Ko began to sympathize with him.

“Honestly, there is nothing great about other magic, but the power of curse-type magic is no joke. That will do enough damage to Miss Charlotte.”

Everyone looked at the last remaining Yoo Hye-jin with an interesting gaze.

And she opened her mouth with a meaningful smile.

“Because I didn’t really think of a reason. It’s just fun.”

“ah. That’s right… … .”

However, whatever the process, it was clear that as many as three professors chose Han Kang-yoon.

Interested in that fact, the professors focused more and shifted their gaze beyond the screen.