Necromancer Academy's Genius Summoner

Chapter 82

Chapter 82The timing for Simon crossing over to the center was perfect.

As the day brightened and the students resumed their activities in earnest, the four bridges to cross to the central Kera Island transformed into bloody battlefields.

Students who had their own way of crossing the river could avoid the conflict, but if they did not, they had to use the bridge.

"Letting you pass for only 50 points!"

In particular, on the western island, there was an incident where a faction of Class E students formed around the Special Admission No. 7 named 'Elissa', who was in that class. They took over the bridge and used the point transfer function of the tongue pad to receive points like a toll.

Thanks to that, the students who started on the western island were tied up there for a while.

In the end, a large-scale alliance was formed to overthrow Elissa's faction on the western island, and Elissa quickly retreated from the bridge.

While the battles across the island were developing, there being no time to catch a single breath, Simon, who arrived early on the central Kera Island, was focusing on the

"If he begs for us to let him into our team later, I'll just beat him up and get some points."

"Hahaha!"

Vincent's team moved in a friendly atmosphere.

It didn't take them long to arrive in front of the kera camp. They could see the dwarf-like kera roaming on the top of that stair-like hill.

"This is a fight of speed."

Said Vincent while getting the attention of his teammates.

"It's more important to take even a single step forward than it is to hunt a monster. I doubt we'll be taken down by kera, since we're Kizen, but once we get tired and start to slow down, we may have to deal with the entire camps forces."

Everyone nodded with serious faces.

"Well then, let us get to the positions we discussed before and start right away."

"Okay!"

"Yeah."

They immediately went into formation to charge through. Two Combat Magic aspirants took the lead, followed by Jet-Black Mechanics, Curses, and Hemomancy aspirants.

The leader, Vincent, was standing right in the middle of the formation.

"Let's go!"

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The eight team members started climbing the hill at once.

[Kerrugh!]

[Kerurrurgh!]

Nearby keras also saw them and rushed in. Maybe because the emergency alert hadn't been rung yet, they were just running out of their huts one by one.

"Theyre just kera."

The Combat Magic aspirants taking the lead gathered jet-black into their fists and swung.

The keras were launched away, heads already caved in from a single punch. The firepower of the students from the rear was poured out, and the surroundings were neatly devastated.

"This way! This is the fastest way up!"

Vincent led the team, and everyone came together, breaking through with a terrifying force. However, at this point, the monsters were actively swarming them. Even reaching halfway up was a struggle.

"We're already halfway there! Just a little bit more!"

Vincent clapped and encouraged his teammates. The students, drenched in sweat, later realized something was wrong.

'W-We're only halfway there?'

Climbing the hill while fighting was more tiring than it looked.

Moreover, it wasn't easy to hunt the quick monsters who didnt even reach the students waists.

However, there was no other option, as there were monsters constantly swarming them from behind. Everyone clenched their teeth and ran.

"Aaaaaagh!"

While forcibly breaking through, a problem ended up arising.

One of the teammates had sprained his ankle while sprinting up, rolling onto the floor while clutching his leg.

Everyone turned around in surprise.

"What's the matter?"

"Ugh! M-My ankle!"

Vincent ran to him first and gave the student a shoulder as support.

"I can't leave you like this! Hang in there!"

"......Th-Thank you."

The already slow pace was reduced by nearly half because of the injury.

The Combat Magic aspirants in the lead were finding it uncomfortable while beating the monsters up.

'Am I hindering them? If we dare to bring the wounded, we'll all be wiped out because of that one person.'

It wasnt like he was really going to die anyway, and when the barrier gauge reached 0%, the emergency shield would turn on, and he would immediately be teleported to a safe space.

Right now, it was a situation where they couldn't guarantee if they could break through the camp if everyone was in good condition.

He thought they did not need to take the injured person with a broken leg.

The other students thought the same. The team had a very good atmosphere, so they couldn't say it out loud, but they all felt the same way.

"Ten more in front!"

"They keep on coming!"

The slower the speed and which they broke through, the more monsters they had to face.

Now, both stamina and jet-black were at their limit. At that moment when everyone felt their limits and were about to give up

Out of nowhere, a deep, earthshaking rumble resounded.

Everyone's eyes turned. A monster was just walking through the dense terrain of the kera tribe, who gathered like a swarm of ants.

"I-It's a golem! That's a golem, right?"

"Someone's riding on it!"

Simon, who was riding on the mud golem, was smiling while enjoying the cool breeze. Below that, Pier's clone below him was bursting out laughing.

[Bwahahahahaha! Go! Go on!]

For small keras, the golem was truly like a giant itself.

No other means of attack were needed. Countless keras were trampled to death just by the golem running.

Vincent wondered if there was any other way to break through a monster's camp this ignorantly.

But it was far more effective. The aggressive keras were now busy running away. The golem was like a wolf that came into a flock of sheep.

"Isn't that the guy who said he'd climb alone?"

"Insane. Woah, he's actually going to make it by himself."

Vincent's team members were looking at Simon with gazes mixed with admiration and envy.

It was a little shameless, having ridiculed him earlier, but some students hoped he might save them. However, Simon and the golem just passed by as though they didn't see them.

It was then.

[Kerugh! (What's wrong?)]

Hearing the commotion, a kera adorned with colorful decorations appeared from the hut.

[Kerugh! Kerururugh! (The humans have invaded!)]

[Kerurugh! (Leave it to me!)]

He was the Chieftain of the keras tribe.

Just by the appearance of the Chieftain, the morale of the keras greatly increased. Nearby keras began to raise their weapons and cheer.

As the Chieftain lifted the staff in his hand, flames flickered into existence and began to rapidly form into a single mass.

He was none other than the only kera who could use magic!

The moment he aimed his staff and was about to fire the spell

He was hit by a running golem and died immediately.

Simon didn't notice at all, looking somewhere else.

'Huh, what? Did I bump into something?'

It was just that kind of reaction.

However, the impact of Simon removing the boss was huge.

The keras, having lost their commander in a single moment, fell into confusion and began to flounder.

"Huh? Why aren't these guys rushing in?"

Vincent's team members noticed the change as well. Vincent bit his lips with a hardened face and stepped forward.

"Looks like something changed! Let's all take a breather......!"

[Kerugh!]

[Kerurugh!]

And all of a sudden, some keras around Vincent began to go to a knee, facing him.

As Vincent stepped back with a bewildered face, a sword suddenly was pointed at his neck.

"Huuff! Wh-What are you doing?!"

"I knew there was something odd."

The male student who pointed his sword at Vincent said in a cold voice,

"Do you know that you're the only one with a barrier gauge of 100% right now? Why are you the only one not being attacked by monsters?"

"......!"

"100%? For real?"

The other students also realized that something was odd and went into an uproar.

"Guiding us in the wrong way and going round and round on purpose in order for us to make us lose our energy, slowing down by taking an injured person with us, and making a drama It's pretty clear now. Don't tell me, you......"

The male student ripped the necklace off Vincent's neck.

Vincent stretched his arms out in fright, but the male student stopped him by placing a sword close to his neck before examining the necklace's shape.

"This looks similar to what the keras are wearing. Isn't this an artifact from the 'supplies'?

The supplies contained various kinds of artifacts that'd help you in Island Survival, not only food.

Perhaps this was something that made keras consider the wearer an ally, or it was a necklace with the effect of gaining respect.

He threw the necklace in his hand to the girl next to him. The female student put the necklace on herself, and then approached the keras

The keras around her flinched and backed away, and soon knelt down toward her.

The female student made an exasperated face.

"So you fooled us, Vincent?"

"N-No! Everyone, calm down! Hear me out!"

The atmosphere became cold in an instant.

"So you were planning to get all our points after we're all wiped out?

"No wonder why he's the only one with a lot of points."

"Are there any other victims besides us?"

Once the suspicion emerged, it grew out of control. The girl wearing the necklace beckoned as though giving a signal.

"I guess there's no need to speak more. Goodbye."

The sword pointed at Vincent's neck drew its line.