Surviving as a Villain at the Academy

80 – Form of Evil. (3)

Adrian, the Saint, was left speechless at the terrifying thing that had fallen before her eyes. What on earth is that. As a Saint, she could only see such a monstrosity for the first time.

Countless monsters intertwined, even their flesh connected as if it were a monstrous shape from another world.

No, it’s a demonic monster, of course. She wanted to get rid of that monstrosity in front of her as soon as possible.

But, it won’t be easy.

A terrifying magic was felt. It felt like confronting a demon. Compared to the previous Andromalius and Dantalion, it seemed immeasurably stronger.

Tension fills the air. Although it didn’t feel as strong as the previous Behemoth, that was a special situation. There was the presence of the imperial knight commander who could attract the attention of Behemoth, and they only had to deal with a single Behemoth entity.

But it wasn’t the case now. The only ones who could attract the attention of that monstrosity were Luslan and Prach.

Moreover, at that time, there were several times more priests and paladins than now. It was a situation where all the priests and paladins residing in the kingdom gathered to defeat Behemoth.

In other words, the current situation was not good at all. Can they withstand until the main forces of the kingdom arrive?

Adrian’s complexion darkened in an unoptimistic situation. For now, only she and Luslan can land a blow on that monstrosity. It doesn’t seem weak to divine power at first glance.

“Luslan.”

Adrian called Luslan, who looked at the same thing as her. Luslan seemed to have understood the Saint’s intentions. He wordlessly held the candlestick of St. Valencia and looked at the monstrosity… the abomination.

“We should take a similar approach as last time.”

“I have to buy time.”

“Yes. I think we can deliver a definite blow to that thing only by using advanced sacred magic.”

“Leave it to me. I don’t know how the enemy will attack, but at least there won’t be any easy wins.”

“…Please.”

Without saying a word, Ruslan guarded the abomination and slowly walked towards it.

The enemy’s attacking style is still unclear. If we rashly jump in without being cautious, it will put others in danger as well.

Caution is necessary.

At that moment, a giant arm suddenly shot out from the abomination’s body and thrust a fierce fist towards Ruslan.

Hwoong-!

Fortunately, Ruslan, who was on guard, was able to avoid the abomination’s giant fist, but he felt a cold sweat trickling down his back.

It looked like a grotesque mass of different shapes and forms combined, as if it had emerged from some unknown place.

Indeed, one cannot expect common sense from these demons.

After thinking so, Ruslan tightly grasped the candlestick of St. Valensia. From the candlestick, which had turned into a sword, a more intense light than before began to radiate.

As if praising his attitude of stepping forward without hesitation to protect something.

The abomination let out a terrible scream, as if the radiance was too repulsive.

-Kkiiiiieeek!

A terrible scream intertwining the cries of demons and the lamentation of the damned swept across the battlefield. Even though it was a simple scream, the shock wave caused the ground to flip.

“aaack!”

Upon hearing the scream, the members of the envoy who had no combat skills began to bleed from their ears and collapsed. As the priests had not yet cast the sacred barrier, chaos settled on the spot.

However, the priests quickly checked the injured and made sure no one had died. Although the speed of casting the sacred barrier was slow, the follow-up measures were not late, and fortunately, no one died.

Watching that scene, Ruslan felt certain.

The situation was much more difficult than when capturing Behemoth. The number of reliable allies was also smaller, and it seemed that there were not many sure ways to strike the monster. How could one possibly strike such a creature with an ordinary sword?

Only priests who use sacred magic or holy knights who wield radiance on their weapons can deliver a proper blow. That’s why the saint asked for time, knowing this.

After dissipating the aftermath of the shockwave, Ruslan rushed towards the abomination. It was to prevent its attention from being diverted elsewhere.

“Look here!”

Intentionally raising his voice, the abomination shot its fist towards Ruslan. Ruslan looked at the fist coming towards him and struck down with his radiant sword.

Cha-jajak-!

With the sound of flesh tearing, the abomination’s fist was split in half. Furthermore, the split fist started to burn completely due to the sinister radiance emanating from Ruslan’s sword.

A foul odor pierced Ruslan’s nose, but he didn’t care and continued to cut through the abomination’s fist as he advanced.

However, the abomination was not such an easy opponent.

The guy screamed when his fist split open.

Then, the grotesque head of a wolf that was mixed in his body ripped apart and a massive arm shot towards Ruslan, appearing right in front of his nose.

“What…!”

Ruslan swung the candlestick in panic, but the wolf bit into the candlestick with its strong teeth.

Despite the radiance, the wolf shape resisted the radiance faintly, not letting go of the candlestick of Saint Valensia.

At the same time, besides the wolf shape, the guy sent various shapes of maus into Ruslan, screaming in painful agony as they mixed in his body.

As Ruslan, who had the candlestick grabbed, there was no way for him to escape. The shapes of the maus that popped out from the grotesque massive body extended their flesh and attacked from all directions, assaulting Ruslan.

Ruslan made a defeated expression because there was absolutely no way to avoid it.

He never expected that even while being hit by the radiance, the guy would not let go of the candlestick.

“Oh no…!”

“Ruslan-nim!”

Adrian also prepared sacred magic and shouted urgently as Ruslan became endangered.

At that moment, there was a person slashing through the grotesque flesh masses that were on Ruslan’s back.

“Darn it. What is this terrible thing…!”

It was Prakh.

* * *

As expected. Abomination is someone that Ruslan can’t easily guarantee victory against. It is weaker than Behemoth, but the difference is not that large.

The guy had no resistance to the sacred power itself, but he had considerable fortitude. In other words, it means that he is capable of doing everything even while his body burns in radiance.

Furthermore, the guy was a monster made up of various shapes of maus. He could use all the powers of the maus mixed in his body. Like how he is now sending out various shapes to pressure Ruslan.

So Ruslan could only be in a dire situation. It was no different from confronting several maus with powerful forces, not just mere pests. Moreover, they were maus that could resist the radiance to some extent due to their magic.

This was the moment for me to step up. My body was moving as I desired.

Somehow, it seemed like that guy had never properly done anything…!

Ordinary conventional swords would have a hard time landing proper hits against Abomination, but that does not apply to me right now.

I looked at Abomination with my magical vision. His weak points on his body, one after another, started to become visible. Furthermore, I infused magic into my sword.

Even if he was protecting his body with magic, the magic circulating within my body right now was Asty’s magic. It’s impossible for a mere conglomeration of maus emitting crude magic that could not even penetrate through me.

Asty’s magic is magic converted into magical power in order to live in the human realm. And the basic trait of magic is… it cannot resist any magic stronger than itself.

Why can’t lower-level demons, middle-level demons, and even high-level demons resist higher-level demons? The reason is simple.

It’s because magic, the source of power for demons, has that kind of nature. The magic of a stronger demon devours the magic of a weaker demon.

So weak demons cannot resist stronger demons. That’s why Nea and the other two demons tremble in front of Asty.

And even though it is converted into magical power, it is ultimately Asty’s magic. It means that it is not a force that can be blocked by such a weak magic.

Shoooaaak!

The forms of monsters that were being cut down in an instant. In a way, my magic power seems to be more effective than Valencia’s candlestick, at least when it comes to abominations.

I successfully managed to remove even the wolf form that was holding onto Rusran while pushing forward. With the blockade gone, Rusran could finally shake off the abomination and retreat. I, too, retreated before receiving any additional attacks from the abomination.

“That guy seems to have a lot of spirit… Do not charge head-on.”

“…Thank you.”

“Enough, draw his attention. The saint is doing something.”

I pointed my thumb towards the saint, who was heaving a sigh of relief from behind.

“Got it. You…”

“I should obviously join forces. Did you think I could do something alone after experiencing that sight just now?”

“No.”

“Then just focus on your tasks. There’s no time to worry about anything else.”

In response to my words, Rusran only nodded silently.