[{"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-37":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},1319756,1753,"Chapter 37","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Chapter 37\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain poured like a deluge down the back alleys of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Kedelak was running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed his body against the shelter of the buildings’ forest and panted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu—hu—what a crazy bitch,” he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been chased by the hunter day and night for dozens of hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That crazy bitch never tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he hid in the walls of a building, concealed himself in the trees, or changed his appearance and melted into the crowd, that monster somehow found him and tightened its grip on his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurung!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment a flash of light streaked through the air and thunder cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunder made Kedelak flinch and tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now even the sound of thunder made his body shake reflexively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact alone made Kedelak scowl violently and become angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me—feeling fear of some brat who couldn’t even reach my chest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not bring himself to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon was a predator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true predator that stood a tier above humans, who occupied the top of the food chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was a demon who ranked among the upper echelons of such beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he did not enjoy the same favor of the lord as Berid, he still served the same lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him to feel fear—his pride as a demon would not allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If she chases me again, I will kill her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even used his ace in the hole—molting—to escape her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning against the building wall, the one who had been hit by the Devil Knight drew a short breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abdomen the Devil Knight had struck still throbbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unpleasant qi of that martial art was preventing him from recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only that strike hadn’t been allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t have had to run from that damned bitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kedelak cursed the Devil Knight in his head, the one who had pushed him into his current plight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare that soon-to-be puppet—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Pandemonium, the Devil Knight’s reputation was the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one favored by the aloof, solitary Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one promised the largest reward, the chosen vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in truth he was nothing more than a hound with a noose and a deadline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kedelak disliked that guy who received every privilege and favor simply because he was the vessel of a great being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely the qi contained in that strike had been deliberately applied by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you weren’t the vessel of a great being, you’d be nothing but a worthless creature—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worthless creature? Is that how you refer to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice that should not have been heard came from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound sent a chill through Kedelak; he looked around frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing visible around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was not normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was definitely in the middle of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passersby had somehow vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kedelak’s heightened demonic instincts sounded an alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat ran down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A metallic sound hit his ears as he kept scanning the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Kedelak transformed his body into a monstrous form and swung a massive hand toward where the sound had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his gesture, the outer wall of a building was sliced off like tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No one.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nobody there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kedelak felt as if he had been possessed by a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurrrung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light flashed in the void and thunder struck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kedelak’s attention was no longer on the thunder and lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A more dangerous qi than when that crazy one had chased him was now pricking his survival instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And precisely because of that, Kedelak should have been even more wary of the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black streak that struck like a bolt of lightning from the heavens pierced Kedelak’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to scream at the terrible pain, but whatever had pierced his neck prevented him from speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kuek, keok, kuek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the thing that had penetrated his neck grasp him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a blade as black as pitch that had impaled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwaruk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson flames spewed from the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With agonizing burning pain and the feeling of countless insects gnawing at his flesh, Kedelak writhed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames devoured his body as if they were a living organism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kedelak recognized the qi in the devouring blaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This fire was not ordinary. And this qi—!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately he guessed who had attacked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thrashed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Devil Knight!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not understand this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would his comrade attack him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when he had contributed greatly to their shared cause!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You did it because you thought I might betray you to the heroes and be captured, didn’t you!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to ask that, but the flames were already burning his vocal cords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Knight, who had approached without his notice, drove a huge spear into Kedelak’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear that pierced his shoulder planted into the ground and pinned him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Krek, kek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only let out painful groans as his body shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sound of flesh being pierced, a spear plunged into his opposite shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puk, puk, puk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spears were driven into his limbs like a giant insect specimen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole body burned in the Flames of Gehenna, a sword protruded from his throat, and spears pierced his arms and legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to move properly, he convulsed in the terrible burning pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it felt like death was imminent, the demon’s robust body would not allow him to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—the Devil Knight had carefully controlled where to drive the spears so Kedelak would not actually die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ta—speak! Speak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why on earth had the Devil Knight done such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With reddened eyes I tried to grasp the Devil Knight’s intentions, but I couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Knight who had driven a spear through my back finally stood before Kedelak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full plate armor soaked in jet-black, horns sprouting from its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the devil-like helmet’s visor, golden eyes glinted and stared straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw those eyes, Kedelak felt as if he were being devoured by that golden gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed his head by instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His posture was like a retainer kneeling before a king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kedelak no longer begged for his life in a pitiful manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Knight did not seem inclined to spare him anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely waited for a merciful death to be granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sereok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Knight drew a new sword from the shadows and cut Kedelak’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neck that looked as if it had been stitched together from all kinds of monsters rolled across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Knight placed his boot on the rolling head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did not give you an easy death out of consideration. There’s a creditor who’s been desperately awaiting your death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he finished speaking than the creature’s body—seeming like a mash of every monster—began reverting to an ordinary human form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old, frail, grotesquely wrinkled body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Kedelak’s true form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon that had lent him power was reclaiming every last ounce of that power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time, even the soul that was the price of the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the spacetime that governed cause and effect, a black hand burrowed into the motionless body and pulled Kedelak’s soul out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kedelak’s soul, seized by the black hand, screamed with agony louder than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after confirming that Kedelak’s soul had been subordinated to the demon did Yoo Sung-woo turn his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was someone watching from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White hair whipped in the harsh wind, crackling with pure white lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rumble, someone appeared before my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo, hair stained white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue lightning flashed in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this our first meeting since the Artifact Museum?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cold gaze pierced me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo did not look well, even if I tried to see it kindly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body bore small wounds as if she had been fighting until just moments ago, and the bloodshot clarity of her eyes was blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was half out of her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her ferocity alone was enough to devour this space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing intent spread out in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no mistaking that she was a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lunatic emitting that much killing intent could easily have been a mid-boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something felt off. Even for a high-ranked demon, Da-hee wouldn’t have fallen so easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you trying to say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The hole in Da-hee’s chest. You did that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blue eyes met mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kurung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning flashed repeatedly through the dark clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation from when I had thrust my hand into her chest still remained vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heartbeat that had been pulsing, and the violent turbulence I had felt between beats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I stopped her breath with these hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I had left a mark purposely so you could recognize the trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Aaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her furious cry, the dark sky brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder gathered inside the stormclouds, swelling until a lightning of unprecedented size fell toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of lightning fierce as if it were the embodiment of her rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That force rivaled the power I had emitted when I had been consumed by the Heart of the Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was the very strike I had been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I put my hand to my chest and drew out the Homunculus’s Heart I had absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked Lia one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you really sure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s all for the groom.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her resolute voice, I raised the Homunculus’s Heart toward the falling bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwa-rrrung!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning—like a massive hammer with physical force—pierced through me and struck the ground, rippling and smashing the asphalt around us like waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet I took little damage, thanks to the magic circle on the Homunculus’s Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive magic circle wrapped the Homunculus’s Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vision magic of the Frankenstein count family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her full-strength strike was absorbed into the Homunculus’s Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lia let out a scream of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kyaaah!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, darkness fell over the neon-lit city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blow had caused a power outage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before pitch-black darkness settled, Yoo Iseo, having poured out all her strength, looked at me with an expression of emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did not waste the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stomped the ground and lunged into her embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yoo Iseo, regaining consciousness, tried to dodge, but I was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fist struck violently at her solar plexus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Urk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment I whispered softly into her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember what I said before. Trust no one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could not be certain whether she would hear these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I whispered them because I knew what was to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body collapsed limply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would not get up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already reached her limit before facing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having unleashed that massive attack in that condition, there was no way her body would survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took the Homunculus Core—the Homunculus’s Heart containing her strength—and left the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frankenstein, the novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Doctor Frankenstein revived corpses through electrical devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That metaphorical core, the Homunculus’s Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I filled this artifact with the most powerful electricity in this world, it would transform into a relic capable of resurrecting the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preparation was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was finally time to resurrect Seo Da-hee.\u003C\u002Fp>",1875,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","69bce8695a96ed007e47406b319b3aa6f6932831ab14df946fb19f1421303145","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-38","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-36",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]