[{"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-31":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},1319750,1753,"Chapter 31","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>Chapter 31\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside where the Spatial Crack had appeared was, quite literally, a scene of utter chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing that caught my eyes were the countless Monsters flying across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creatures with the upper bodies of humans covered in feathers, and the heads of birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time those things flapped their wings, gusts of wind tore through the area, overturning nearby cars and buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KyAAAAAAAH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams of people echoed everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streets were paralyzed, and people were desperately trying to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spears thrown by those creatures rained down upon the panicked crowd below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving at the scene, I first assessed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many Monsters, and it seemed the Heroes hadn’t arrived yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering this was the city center, it would take approximately three minutes before the Heroes arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short time—but enough for people to be injured, and even killed in large numbers by the Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the creatures that emerged from the Spatial Crack were notoriously troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And of all things, they had to be flying-type Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard to deal with, and to make matters worse, it was a Wave—meaning their numbers were continuously increasing even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In situations like this, the Wave wouldn’t end easily unless at least a high-ranking Hero appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a level that one or two mid-tier Heroes couldn’t handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had an instinctive feeling this was going to be a messy fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to move was Park Min-seo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dashed forward at incredible speed, used a car as a stepping stone, and jumped—landing on a traffic light post before leaping again to reach one of the creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his sword held in a reverse grip, he drove it straight through the chest of the half-human, half-bird Monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KEEEEEEH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a piercing shriek, the creature plummeted to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull thud—the sound of something breaking—echoed as the Monster died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After flicking the blood from his blade, Park Min-seo turned to look at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you zoning out? There are too many of them! We need to reduce their numbers before the Heroes get here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran up to me and slapped my shoulder as if to bring me back to my senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That movement of his…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far cleaner, far sharper than anything I’d seen from him during training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could a person improve this much in such a short time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, my earlier sense of discomfort hadn’t been wrong after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, rescuing civilians took priority right now, so I set my thoughts aside and moved my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I channeled the energy of the Asura Divine Art that had lain dormant, heat rose from my lower abdomen and spread throughout my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a light breath, and as I exhaled with the energy of the Divine Art, hot steam burst out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the half-human, half-bird creatures in the sky suddenly began to soar even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High enough that even with a running start, it would be difficult to reach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo and Dan Chun-woo both shook their heads helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! They’re too high up—we can’t even attack them…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I loosened up my heated body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll drag them down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re too high! Even if you somehow reach them, you’ll end up injured—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo tried to stop me, but I ignored him and stomped on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce heat gathered in my hands and feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the surrounding terrain, I climbed higher and higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creatures noticed me and flapped their wings, generating a fierce windstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body wavered as I ran along the building’s outer wall, but I focused my mana into my legs and kicked off the wall again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, I still couldn’t quite reach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KEK! KEK! KEK!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-human, half-birds above me let out strange, mocking cries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mocking me, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ll regret that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bald eagle, you’re first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Hellfire burst from beneath my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I concentrated all my mana at a single point and ignited it for propulsion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My shoes were destroyed by the flames—but it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now, I was close enough to reach the bald-headed one that had been mocking me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KEEEEH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature, momentarily startled, opened its beak in a grin and swung its spear toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have thought I couldn’t dodge midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted my body and concentrated firepower in my hand, causing a small explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That allowed me to maneuver even in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body spun several times midair, narrowly avoiding the creature’s strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I clung onto its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KEEEEH!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature panicked and thrashed violently, calling for its allies. Soon, the others began flying toward me to grab me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was exactly what I had been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hup!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment all their attention was focused on me, I stepped on the creature’s head, using the incoming ones as stepping stones to leap upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the highest point, I focused mana in my feet and triggered an explosion—soaring even higher than the flock of Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fffhhhhh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, I drew mana from deep within my core and ignited the Infernal Flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The raging Hellfire surged from my core, up through my chest, and burst out of my throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Dragon Breath, you bird-brained idiots!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lion’s roar carrying blazing fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Infernal Flame spread wide across the air, scorching everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of the humanoid birds were engulfed in flames and fell to the ground, while the survivors panicked and retreated downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo and Park Min-seo didn’t miss that opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp blue sword aura cut through the air, and with a loud crash, the Monsters that had fallen were slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Dan Chun-woo’s sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Park Min-seo’s assault continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved like a seasoned mercenary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his clear blue sword aura, he sliced through the air, weaving between the Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached them, he relentlessly targeted one of their wings—as if declaring he would never let them fly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as I hurled flames through the sky, I didn’t take my eyes off him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I hadn’t followed Park Min-seo here out of some heroic sense of justice as a Hero cadet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fame and reputation that would come from clearing this Wave— —the more I distinguished myself, the weaker my connection to Pandemonium would become, and the higher my evaluation from the Student Council would rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this was a kind of additional benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more than that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believed that by watching his battle, I might be able to find proof of him being a Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I had seen his fighting style, even greater doubts began to take root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were the defining traits of a Demon again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent disposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncontrollable aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And power that grew proportionally to that aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Park Min-seo’s case, he wasn’t becoming violent—his swordsmanship had become more refined, more sophisticated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than relying on brute strength, his movements were tactical and calculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had my sense of discomfort been wrong all along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting my suspicions aside for the moment, thanks to Park Min-seo’s efforts, the Monsters were no longer able to take flight and were now crawling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There they are!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There aren’t as many Monsters as I thought. Someone must be holding the Wave back over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, are those Academy students? Well done! Excellent response!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I realized it, the Heroes had arrived and began slaying the Monsters that Park Min-seo had grounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, I would’ve called it perfect timing—but since I wanted to properly gauge Park Min-seo right now, I couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only a stronger Monster had shown up, I could’ve pretended to be injured and pushed it onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it, he was leading the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally guided the incoming Heroes, and soon the endless flood of Monsters began to dwindle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was finally being brought under control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that cleanup and administrative matters were underway, there was nothing more a few mere cadets like us could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that was left was to wait for things to finish smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Monsters were completely eliminated by the Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who seemed to be the highest-ranking Hero among those dispatched approached us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you were the first to arrive and began stopping the Wave. When a sudden Wave occurs, the period right after its emergence is when civilians are most vulnerable. Thanks to you, there were no casualties. You’ve done what we Heroes should have done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man bowed deeply to us as he said that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dan Chun-woo nodded as if it were only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo, however, stopped the Hero from bowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, sir. We only did what we were supposed to do as Academy cadets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suspected as much when I saw how young you all looked, but you truly are cadets, huh? I didn’t expect to meet juniors here. You all have impressive skill. Are you third-years on an off-campus mission?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, we’re freshmen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Park Min-seo’s reply, the senior Hero’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your combat ability, your grasp of the situation, your response—all perfect. I naturally assumed you were third-years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re flattering us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not flattery—it’s the truth… Ah! Do you perhaps already have a guild or organization you’re considering joining?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said that, he pulled out some business cards from his chest pocket and began handing them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I may only be a mid-tier Hero, but I run a small guild. Heroes like you are always welcome. Contact me if you’re interested.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted Park Min-seo on the shoulder, clearly most impressed with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Min-seo and I accepted his card politely, but Dan Chun-woo didn’t even glance his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior Hero looked a bit taken aback by Dan Chun-woo’s rudeness, but then, recognizing his face perhaps, he quickly fell silent and stepped back without further comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, we underwent a brief debriefing for situational assessment and were driven back to the Academy in the Hero’s car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you again for today. Don’t forget my card—keep it safe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeated his words several times, leaving with a somewhat regretful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once we got out of the car, we headed straight for the dorms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of us spoke along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awkward silence settled between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, I still hadn’t uncovered Park Min-seo’s true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about him was definitely suspicious, but whether that had any connection to being a Demon—I honestly couldn’t tell anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only there had been stronger enemies, I might’ve been able to learn more about his abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Monsters that had spilled from the Wave were simply too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were troublesome to deal with only because they were half-human, half-bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far too insignificant to properly gauge Park Min-seo’s full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was impossible to accurately measure strength in a chaotic city battle like this anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, hoping for stronger Monsters to appear would’ve been selfish of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in this world—this reality—even a low-tier Monster Wave like that could claim countless lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed I would have to wait for another opportunity to test Park Min-seo’s true power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A duel would be the most straightforward way to confirm it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, I already had mountains of tasks piled up that needed my attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it, we had arrived at the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We exchanged farewells before splitting off to our respective rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good work, everyone. Go get some rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You too, good job today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this chaotic day had finally come to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been a few unexpected incidents, sure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—but overall, I’d say it had been a pretty satisfying outing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Lia seemed to have enjoyed it the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I got back, I was planning to crash on my bed and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for tonight, I didn’t think anything else would happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—I thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, until Dan Chun-woo stepped in front of Park Min-seo, stopping him from leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had kept silent even during battle opened his mouth for the second time that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I challenge you to a duel.”\u003C\u002Fp>",2033,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","fb595854419c2c927dea9c1ff0642a097d8e3442d0f3fc7147e60ba3fe101d48","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-32","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-30",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]