[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss":3,"chapter-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-105":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Academy’s Final Boss",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1319781,1753,"Chapter 105","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-105",105,"\u003Cp>Chapter 105\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground split apart, and magma and the demonic beasts of Hell boiled up everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berid was clearly at the forefront of every operation, placing powerful Demons within the Student Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even without them, there were countless Demons that had infiltrated the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intoxicated by the power that surged with the Hell Manifestation, the Demons ran rampant, and the screams of cadets echoed from outside the Student Council room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help! It’s a Demon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are monsters lurking outside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop blocking the way and move! The Demon’s coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no warning whatsoever, the phenomenon began, throwing not only the cadets but even the instructors into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You damn bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this was how he stabbed us in the back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately contacted the comrades who had gone out to capture the Demons—no, the bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All Demons are bait! Abort the mission immediately and return to the Academy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t wait for a response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were all bait, then my comrades would be safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened the tightly shut door of the Student Council room, I ran into cadets who were fleeing from something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had found an escape route, the fleeing cadets rushed into the Student Council room all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up and get inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re stuck in the door! Stop pushing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shoved the cadets aside and sprinted out into the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, I saw a Demon strolling along while humming, tentacles protruding from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ukyahahaha! The time has finally come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon’s eyes curved into a crescent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as if it had found a new toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the power I sensed, it was a low-ranked Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its strength had been boosted by the Hellification, but since its base was trash, the cadets could have taken it down if they banded together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the surroundings looking like the apocalypse itself, the cadets seemed completely panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were simply too many cadets for the instructors to protect them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Demon in front of me sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you staring off into space for? Have you lost your mind from fear? Khehehehe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This bastard…… I’m in the middle of thinking here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was already dizzy from getting blindsided by Berid, and now some trash mob was getting on my nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it had been provoked, the Demon twisted its face in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said shut up. You’re annoying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its frivolous laughter and the tentacles swaying before my eyes were both irritating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it flared its demonic energy in anger, its tentacles began to swell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon thrust them toward me like sharp spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to die that badly, I’ll grant your wish!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyance surged through me as I glared at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its attack wasn’t even worth dodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating the Asura Divine Art, I wrapped Infernal Flame around my fist and fired a straight punch head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swollen tentacle dented in with a dull thump, like a water balloon struck by my fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d expected it to be hard after sharpening itself, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation was like hitting a dense, rubbery water balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon froze, finally realizing something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not the only one who got stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a Demon too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I compressed the Infernal Flame in my hand, spinning it tightly and sharpening it like an awl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacle affected by the heat began to bubble and boil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon tried to say something in panic, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drove my Infernal Flame straight into its tentacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pitiful thing that lacked even basic resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacle exploded in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon writhed in agony, and I stepped forward, grabbing it by the head and lifting it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll ask you just once. Where’s Berid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know that great one’s name……?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infernal Flame burst from my hand and incinerated the Demon’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said I’d ask just once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I beat down Demons one by one, I’d find out eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Berid came to mind, I felt heat rise into my head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you want to take it dirty, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time I felt this level of rage was when I stabbed Seo Da-hee with my own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Jinri Hall, where the Student Council room was located, I surveyed my surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside was even more of a mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic beasts of Hell prowled about, craving the vitality of the living, while magma and toxic gas churned up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly a scene straight out of the apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the demonic beasts roaming nearby turned their gazes toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic beasts of Hell were always starving, endlessly craving the vitality of the living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the target was a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really didn’t know their place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grrrrrrrr……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwooooo……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like famished ghouls, they drooled as they stared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already devoured several cadets, blood and strands of hair clinging around their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, they were weak enough that Academy cadets could defeat them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their regeneration was extremely high, and the more living beings they devoured, the stronger they became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood smeared around their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fist so tightly that blood began to seep out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the blood flowed down my fist and dripped—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starving ghouls charged at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because of the Hell Manifestation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if the entire environment was moving to bolster my power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a home ground created by the Reader—no, perhaps the power I drew here was even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lightly flicked my hand, scattering the blood that had flowed onto their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghouls were engulfed in Infernal Flame, as if they had spontaneously combusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kieeeeeeeek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kkeeeeeeek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began writhing on the ground as if in excruciating pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infernal Flame was fire that punished sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to its meaning, Infernal Flame carried the power of karmic retribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, it was fundamentally incompatible with Demonic Authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their greatest strength—regeneration—was utterly useless before Infernal Flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving them behind, I started walking to find Berid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, I felt an overwhelming presence from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This familiar presence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted my head and looked upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such a high altitude that it couldn’t even be seen without focusing one’s vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, someone stood calmly atop a sword, gazing down at the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, subspace began to open in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, swords began emerging one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, two, ten, fifty…… one hundred…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swords filled the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their number was one hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, a rain of swords descended upon the Academy all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swords accelerated as they fell from the lofty heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just before they struck the ground—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each sword gained a will of its own, abruptly changing direction and shooting outward in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly astonishing mana control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swords that spread across the Academy began cutting down the ghouls and low-ranked Demons on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of the trump card I had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was the perfect field for the Sword Empress to shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Spirit-Controlled Sword Technique allowed long-range attacks, wide-area suppression, and even targeted assassinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why she stood out all the more in chaos like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she wasn’t the only instructor present here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a gigantic magic circle formed in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That magic circle gradually began to shrink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already seen this spell once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic that had wiped out the rampaging demonic beasts all at once during the field trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the flow of mana and turning my head, I saw Mabel, her face twisted with fury, holding her staff and chanting a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two, the situation at the Academy could be entrusted to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I focused on finding the root cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spread my mana in all directions, turning this place into my Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of the Hellification, my Domain expanded to near infinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I searched for the place where my mana was raging the most violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be the very center of this Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I threw myself toward the heart of Hell, where ghouls were swarming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Jae-seok stared at the Demon’s body as it disintegrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep sigh escaped his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with Demons wasn’t difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he watched the dissolving corpse, his emotions were complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pandemonium had always targeted the Academy, dispatching spies without fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes as instructors, sometimes as staff working within the Academy, and sometimes as Academy cadets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spent a long time at the Academy, he had watched countless Demons be dealt with that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And each time, the same thought crossed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why sell one’s soul to Demons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were they being loyal for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had personally experienced the horrors of war and the brutality of dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even he, who had fought and struggled endlessly to survive, couldn’t understand their purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For what reason did they devote their bodies and souls to such unwavering loyalty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it simply because their souls were mortgaged to Demons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it because they truly sympathized with Pandemonium’s goals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ironically, the largest group among the spies infiltrating the Academy consisted of mere cadets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just what were those young ones pledging their loyalty for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Kang Jae-seok was called Yaksha and feared by Demons, he wasn’t an emotionless machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were times when cadets he had taught were revealed to be Demons and killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also times when he heard news that graduates had become Demons and were put down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time, he was filled with grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon he had just killed was named Kwon Ji-seung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He belonged to Class C and specialized in flashy dual-blade techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Kang Jae-seok passed through the Academy grounds, he would see him chatting energetically with friends, bread from the campus store hanging from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, that boy had been erased from this world without even leaving ashes behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Demon who contracted with Demons couldn’t even leave behind a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they had sold their soul, their death was bound to the Demon they contracted with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deaths of Demons who vanished without a body were remembered by no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok reached out to the spot where the body had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small cloud of dust remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clenching his fist tightly, Kang Jae-seok murmured softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will remember you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had become a Demon, he had once been his student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped that the end of students who had chosen the wrong path wouldn’t be lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the fate that awaited Demons after death, he did not pray for their repose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kang Jae-seok stood up, his back looked endlessly small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, his phone rang loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Checking the caller, he saw it was Yoo Iseo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried that the Demon subjugation might have failed, he answered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cadet Yoo Iseo, what is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“I–Instructor?”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was urgent, her breathing ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Jae-seok sensed that something had gone terribly wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[“Th–the Academy. The Academy is in danger!”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting to hear more, he sprinted toward the Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time his foot struck the ground, a massive crater formed, and sonic booms erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the Academy came into view in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight, Instructor Kang Jae-seok’s face twisted into something ferocious and murderous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Academy was wreathed in ominous demonic energy, flickering like flames, and magma boiled up across the grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above all else, beings that could hardly be called living creatures wandered the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Kang Jae-seok’s enraged roar burst forth as a blood-red energy wave.\u003C\u002Fp>",1969,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","e20686a3bef2d77f17c5973a92132ac90211757760c0b3a174747f1a9f59ad47","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-58","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-57",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]