Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

Chapter 235

The City of the Scattered Wolves (3)

A sleek stretched brown fur and a rugged body.

A form that seemed closer to a beast than a human.

It was undoubtedly an A-grade monster, a Werewolf.

Werewolves are monsters with clear limits, even among their kind.

Their stats and runes are all focused on physical combat, and their intelligence is not that high, lacking combat sense.

There are some that utilize magical attacks, but those are really rare cases.

Most individuals have similar abilities and similar strengths.

It was a characteristic clearly contrasted with Lycanthropes, where each has vastly different runes and abilities, resulting in different grades for each individual.

‘They can’t even talk.’

Moreover, they haven’t developed any particular language, so conversation is impossible.

That’s the reason they are trying to attack us first.

They were not the core of this dungeon, the Lycans, meaning ‘Baraten’ or ‘Clark’.

They were no different from the other mass-produced monsters we’ve been hunting so far.

And that meant…

There was no need to hesitate in hunting them down.

Their appearance had already been predicted by the scout archers, so we were prepared.

I began commanding as I looked at the 6 Werewolves that appeared in front of us.

“Team A, start the battle first!”

As I lightly called out the order, Team A, who had taken their positions in advance, charged into the battlefield.

Before raiding this dungeon, I had divided the attack squad into 3 teams.

Simple team formations of A, B, and C.

Conveniently, excluding the special classes, the number of members per class is perfectly divided into 3 teams.

The reason for dividing into teams is simple.

To distribute the members’ stamina and increase combat efficiency, as well as for ease of command.

Especially when dealing with A-grade monsters like now, the difficulty of the strategy itself becomes very low, so fighting by teams is much more effective.

“All warrior classes, take two each!”

Park Jin-woo, the leader of Team A, gave a slightly awkward subsidiary order.

The assignments of team leaders were done quite rationally.

For Team A’s leader, it was Park Jin-woo, the vice-captain.

For Team B, it was me, the captain.

For Team C, the experienced veteran Lim Hyun.

I had slightly avoided giving Lim Hyun a specific position, but this time there was no suitable candidate besides him.

Team leaders had to be of a class that could directly lead from the front line.

And they had to be proven elites of their respective classes.

Moreover, rejecting outside members too much was not a good look for an attack squad that had gathered together for a common goal.

Grrrr…!!

Kwaaaang–!!

Paat- Pabambat-

Kuaaaaah…?!

The howls of the Werewolves rang out, and the battle with Team A began.

The warrior classes each took on two Werewolves, and supporting them, a volley of silver arrows rained down.

And on top of that, the bombardment of the mage class Holders layered like paint.

The howls of the Werewolves were drowned out by the tremendous roars and sounds of weapons filling the dungeon.

‘They’re fighting much better than expected.’

I watched the battle without letting my guard down.

It was the first battle in the dungeon and Park Jin-woo’s first command, so I was a bit worried…

But my concerns were unfounded, as Team A’s cohesion was excellent.

The three warrior classes flawlessly tanked at the front, and based on that, the support members poured out intense damage.

Especially the silver arrows of the archer classes effectively bound the Werewolves’ movements as expected.

Sssu- Kang! Kahgang–!!

Bang- Kwagahgang–!!

Kuaaaaah…!!

‘…Those two are overwhelming though.’

Among them, a few members stood out prominently.

Camila Flores and Angela Gremville.

Including Akiba, they were only 3 of the foreign Holders.

They were the only two Holders with American nationality.

I had hired them with some expectations at the time, but seeing the results, their abilities were even more outstanding.

‘The quintessential shield warrior.’

Camila Flores was the quintessential defensive warrior.

Wielding a shield larger than her own body, she effortlessly blocked the Werewolves’ attacks, and the shield techniques and supplementary thrusts she mixed in showed just how easily she was fighting.

There were no openings.

She blocked every attack.

No interference fazed her.

I thought that even if it was not an A-grade monster, but an A-grade Holder attacking…

It would be difficult for them to easily break through her defense.

That’s how solid her defensive system was.

I had heard from Park Jin-woo before that she was considered a top prospect at the California Holder Academy, and her performance truly lived up to that lavish praise.

‘…And Angela.’

Then there was Angela Gremville, Camila’s friend.

The red-haired mage class B-grade Holder.

Yet she displayed magic so outstanding that her B-grade seemed insignificant.

Intensely blazing fire magic and support magic employed right where needed.

Her magic, with both destructive power and stability, was an incredibly reassuring core of rear support leading the attack squad.

In a way, she seemed more formidable than other A-grade Holders like Kang Juyeon or Kim Chae-eun.

‘Juyeon was right.’

Angela’s selection came with a strong recommendation from Kang Juyeon.

The interviewers who were in charge of the final interview were hesitant about her being a foreign holder, but Kang Juyeon, being a fellow fire mage, confidently told me that she had a hunch.

And the performance Angela is now showing…

I can say without a doubt that it is the most outstanding feat in the current A-Team combat.

It proved Kang Juyeon’s positive evaluation of her at the time of selection with her skills.

Kung, Kuwoong–!!

Krrrr….

The battle ended in an instant.

Although werewolves are considered quite strong among the A-grade monsters, it was not easy for them to stop our attack squad, which consisted of experienced high-ranked Holders.

Especially in this attack squad, there were two special-type Holders.

One was a taming-type Holder, and the other was a willpower-type Holder.

Since my B-Team has quite a lot of special abilities, those two were assigned to A-Team and B-Team separately.

As the few domestic taming-type Holders summoned monsters and dispersed the aggro complicatedly, the warrior-type Holders in A-Team could fight comfortably without being particularly exposed to danger.

Although it seemed like three teams were roughly divided, they were teams that had neatly distributed their personnel.

“Combat terminated!! A total of 6 A-grade werewolf monsters, all hunted successfully!”

Park Jin-woo, who was at the forefront, shouted in a brighter voice.

Although I had the overall responsibility of leading the attack squad, it was also true that the role of the team leader in each team’s combat was very important.

As the team leader and deputy squad leader, he seemed quite happy that the first combat he was in charge of ended very successfully.

‘Kid. He can do well.’

Seeing my friend’s internal growth made me feel good for some reason.

I tried to hide the smile spreading across my face and said to the members, “Let’s clean up the byproducts for a bit and move right away.”

There was no time to be caught up with the werewolves.

Before the day was over, we had to find ‘Baraten’s base’ as soon as possible.

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Ippotranslation

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The A-grade holder, Lim Hyun, doubted his own eyes.

It had already been 1 hour since the dungeon raid by the <Ripple Raid> began.

They had already fought werewolves dozens of times that they encountered in the middle.

No matter how much easier it was to hunt A-grade monsters compared to S-grade, they were still ‘A-grade monsters that traveled in packs’.

The endless battles and continuous hunting.

If this continued consecutively, the fatigue of the attack squad would unknowingly accumulate.

And this accumulated fatigue…

At some point, it could put the attack squad in a critical crisis.

It really came at a moment they didn’t notice.

Temporary attack squads and inexperienced attack leaders tended to miss it even more.

‘…The operation is just too neat.’

But there was no such sight in the <Ripple Raid>.

The role distribution of the A, B, and C teams within the attack squad was very neat, and the combat situation also continued to preemptively occupy advantageous high grounds as prepared.

They mobilized all available material and human resources to minimize the fatigue of the attack squad as much as possible.

This is easy to say but never easy to put into practice.

Lim Hyun, who was the attack leader for the <Deep Green Grassland> dungeon raid until last year, also knew how difficult it was.

And at the center of it, the squad leader Do Jae-hyun…

How outstanding his command ability and leadership were.

‘I just thought they were students with great potential.’

Last year, Lim Hyun had been a short-term instructor at the Seoul Holder Academy, following Yoo Eun-seol and Jeong Seon-young.

Do Jae-hyun, Park Jin-woo, Kang Juyeon, and others…

The key Holders of the current <Ripple Raid> were students whom Lim Hyun had directly or indirectly taught.

He was well aware of their potential and skills, of course.

The golden generation that would lead the future of the Holder community.

Lim Hyun also fully agreed with the overly packaged expressions used by the media.

‘Times really are changing fast.’

However, that expression did not seem exaggerated at all.

They were not the generation that would lead the future of the holder community…

They were the generation in charge of the present of the holder community.

The <Ripple Raid> that could open a new horizon for dungeon raids.

Within it, they freely demonstrated their abilities without restraint, and moved freely without being intimidated among the veteran high-ranking Holders.

As a senior Holder, and as a high-ranking Holder who had made an era…

It was a sight that made him feel the time had come to pass the baton to his juniors.

And.

“Entire attack squad, halt.”

The squad leader, who had been fighting fiercely whenever werewolves appeared…

Gave a halt order with a cautious expression.

The squad leader’s command, which had never issued a failed order so far.

Following that, the members took cover behind protruding rocks, carefully hiding their bodies.

And they turned their gaze upward.

The huge hill spread out in front of them.

Beyond that…

Krrreuaaah!!

—-!!

Awoooooh!!

Finally, the silver-haired werewolves and dozens of werewolves appeared.

They seemed to be charging toward each other as ‘brethren’.

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