[{"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-8":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},1319727,1753,"Chapter 8","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>Chapter 8\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After burying my head on the desk for a while, drowning in self-loathing, the bell signaling 11 o’clock rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding-dong-dang-dong— ding-dong-dang-dong—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly lifted my head and looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the cadets had already arrived, filling almost every seat. The timing was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initiation ceremony was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I wanted to forget about the ceremony and crawl back to the dorm to hide under my blanket in shame. But that wasn’t an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I seriously want to die.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook off the emptiness and self-deprecation, then stretched my body slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not now, there wouldn’t be another chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I grabbed my chair and twisted my waist, the hairs on my arms stood on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange flow of mana began to spread throughout the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initiation ceremony had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the more sensitive cadets must have felt it too, as they started glancing around restlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s heads turning in unison reminded me of meerkats wary of predators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the change came swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, craaack—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of something like glass breaking drew everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faces of the cadets hardened as they noticed fine cracks forming in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classroom grew noisy with murmurs from those who hadn’t yet grasped the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with an explosive sound, the space shattered like glass, revealing a black hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pandemonium!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone, realizing what was happening, screamed in terror, and the color drained from the cadets’ faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That name alone carried an unbearable weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the cadets looked lost, unsure of what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now that was my cue to step up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, listen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My deliberately loud voice drew their attention toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to die a meaningless death, running away might be the better option, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced toward the classroom door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rattle, rattle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw a cadet struggling with the handle, trying to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-It’s locked! Must be magic! It won’t budge at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, the cadets who were half in doubt fell into instant panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-No way, is this really Pandemonium?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We—we have to get out of here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were still some who managed to stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Si-woo, Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main characters of this game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, everyone, calm down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The instructors must have already noticed the anomaly! Please stay in your seats!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, their words didn’t reach the cadets consumed by fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the chaos spiraled out of control, Park Si-woo walked up to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… seem oddly calm. Do you have any idea how to fix this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up and look over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pointed toward the black crack, my expression hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following my finger, Park Si-woo’s face stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the pitch-black crack, a jet-black hand was emerging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the real instructor must be about to make their appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, let’s see who huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hand looks… familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Devil Knight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I said it, the killing intent seeping out of the black crack exploded, and silence fell over the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With heavy, echoing footsteps, a figure clad in black armor appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the hell are you coming out from there?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you know of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time the armored figure took a step, the floor trembled, and the massive greatsword dragging along the ground made a grating, unpleasant noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I knew him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That appearance—I’d seen it hundreds of times in-game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was the very same character I was now possessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d played the initiation ceremony chapter more than a hundred times, if not more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But never had the Devil Knight appeared at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared intently at the figure slowly approaching me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resembled me, but… there were differences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fake Devil Knight in front of me was bulkier, while my armor had been sleeker and more ornate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who knew the villain Devil Knight even slightly would’ve noticed the distinctions. But the cadets, trapped in fear, clearly didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me… because of the rampage I caused recently, someone decided to disguise themselves as the Devil Knight to exploit that fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s true… then every action I take in this world becomes a potential variable for future events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before I could think further, the fake Devil Knight stopped right in front of me and looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was I ever that tall in armor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his massive greatsword came crashing down toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword embedded itself where I’d been standing just a moment ago, cracking the marble floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kyaaahhh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cadet’s shrill scream echoed through the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you managed to dodge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the massive greatsword glowing with a cold, eerie light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the gleaming blade, my reflection stared back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had I not instinctively dodged when I sensed that murderous intent, I’d have been split clean in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he saying he didn’t plan to go easy, even if this was all an act?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, that suited me just fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gathered my mana and activated the Asura Divine Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana surged from my dantian, flooding through my body in a violent rush of heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Asura Divine Art was a martial technique embodying the Asura Path, one of the Three Realms and Six Paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it was ferocious—seeking endless battle and strife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entrusting myself to the burning euphoria welling within, I threw my fist forward in a natural motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword rang loudly and was flung backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentary burst of force made him drop his sword, but he quickly grabbed the greatsword again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the massive blade swung through the air like a whip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwaaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous gale tore through the classroom, throwing everything into disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hastily wrapped mana around my body to defend against the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other cadets’ screams echoed amid the chaos, but I didn’t have the luxury to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing through the billowing smoke, I charged at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blazing trail followed my path as I dashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames wrapped around my body, feeding off the overflowing mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the heat surge, I charged straight toward the fake Devil Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames surrounding me exploded outward, engulfing him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the thick dust settled, the voices of the cadets—filled with anticipation—could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“D-Did he win? Against a Demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who even is that guy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their hopeful whispers were short-lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black hand shot out from within the swirling inferno and grabbed me by the collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed the arm with both hands and tried to pry it off, but the grip was so tight it wouldn’t budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell! I am the Devil Knight! How could the Devil Knight be this strong? Isn’t this totally unbalanced?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed me down toward the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull pain exploded through my body, but I barely held on, gripping his arm with all my strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Park Si-woo, who’d been waiting for an opening, charged in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stance glowed faintly with starlight—still unrefined, but the power in his hands couldn’t be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small yet radiant source of light—gathering the strength he’d been storing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Knight, noticing it, threw me aside and tried to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I refused to let him move. I surged my mana, clinging onto him like a leech to hinder his motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hup!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His greatsword swung toward Park Si-woo but missed its mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si-woo seized the opening and dashed straight into his guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he hurled the glowing light in his hand toward the armor and shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, get back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, everything turned white. My ears rang with a piercing beep— sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a massive shockwave swept through the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within that explosion, I was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, if you steal the spotlight now, my whole plan falls apart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this episode, all attention was supposed to be on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any character that stood out too much here would become Pandemonium’s next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was the spy sent by Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if I performed best, Pandemonium would divert its attention away from this class entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was a bonus, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were Hidden Pieces that could only be acquired by drawing the instructors’ full attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now this guy just had to jump in, steal the moment, and hog the best scene?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine then. Time to unleash more power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I began channeling my mana, driving the Asura Divine Art to its extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, Park Si-woo was a Playable Character one of the main heroes destined to protect this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, he was just a rookie in his first episode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That attack of his wouldn’t deal any real damage to the instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I’d need a technique even greater, more dazzling and far more powerful to capture the instructors’ attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I pushed the Asura Divine Art to its limit, scorching heat erupted outward in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-that crazy bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s so hot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cadets’ groans of pain echoed around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t have the capacity to care about these useless extras, who just stood there doing nothing but panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small flame ignited on my palm, quickly absorbing the surrounding heat, growing larger and larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In moments, a fiery sphere the size of a gym ball began to spin violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asura Divine Art – Purgatory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flame imbued with the searing heat of hell itself fell toward the fake Devil Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA-AAAAAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion was even greater than Park Si-woo’s earlier attack, shaking the entire classroom as if it were about to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room had long since turned to ruins; most cadets were dazed and barely conscious from the blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I brushed aside fragments of shattered desks and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He actually endured that…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for an instructor, that was absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the settling dust, the Devil Knight appeared, holding up a shield in a defensive stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t unharmed, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge crack split his chestplate, and parts of his armor were half-melted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking half-dead, he still spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To unleash such an attack without regard for those around you… you look more like a Villain than a Hero.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better that than dying at a Demon’s hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Is that so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, his figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp pain struck my solar plexus, knocking the breath out of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gahk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m getting tired of this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I collapsed to the floor, barely holding onto my fading consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fake Devil Knight, who had subdued me in an instant, struck Park Si-woo down next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he began walking toward the cadets who still had a shred of awareness left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, none of you have anything worth showing me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time he moved, cadets were flung aside or dropped helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone stepped in front of the Devil Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pupils trembled with fear, and blood dripped between her tightly clenched fingers gripping her weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely holding herself together amidst overwhelming terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Become a Hero, the strongest ally, Helena, had a fatal flaw Demon Phobia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-No more…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got a bit of power, I see. Yet you’ve just been watching until now? A cowardly bystander, then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Knight raised his sword, his tone dripping with mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the very least, I’ll make sure you don’t feel pain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade dropped swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s eyes widened as she stared at the greatsword falling toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her violet eyes glowed, surging with mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped, her voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ins… Instructor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fake Devil Knight’s sword froze mid-air, inches from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was… the instructor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena’s violet eyes split like a reptile’s—glowing with a radiant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of a dragon that pierced through all things—seeing through illusions and perceiving the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With them, Helena shattered the illusion magic cloaking the instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>",1978,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.586Z",1,"novelbin.me","0e27132bca4458687de22a06532578f05eb21bf5c9c694607694c897717ca238","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-9","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-7",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]