[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-academy-s-war-hero":3,"chapter-i-became-the-academy-s-war-hero-i-became-the-academy-s-war-hero-chapter-128":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Academy’s War Hero",{"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},1531785,1990,"Chapter 128 : Two Executors (1)","i-became-the-academy-s-war-hero-chapter-128",128,"\u003Cp>Chapter 128: Two Executors (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA—BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What was that?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damage detected on the upper-left section of the main tower!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damage? What about the barrier?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The barrier hasn’t been destroyed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What? Then how did the outer wall get pierced?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-That is… we’re not sure either…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the sudden, incomprehensible chaos, Gustav hurried out of the command control room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once outside, it became much clearer what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the 14th to the 18th floor—about five floors in total—the outer wall had been completely pierced through by five or six massive wooden pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How in the world….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s probably the Hand of Lightening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the familiar voice, he turned his head. Eugene appeared from the lower terrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightly leaping across the stairs and structures, he reached the wooden pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-Wait! Is it safe to touch that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine. It’s already out of her hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After running his hand over the pillar for a few seconds, Eugene landed lightly beside Gustav.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You need to change all the barrier formulas. You can do that, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s not impossible, but.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav spread both hands, his face filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell did they do? Ignoring the barrier and dealing physical damage—does that even make sense?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s Betty Scarletwood’s greatest strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Change the formula so it reacts to all external impacts first. That should offset it to some extent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But then….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. The efficiency will drop drastically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, this is the best option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his gaze outside the tower, Eugene smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s hurry, Master. The real game is right around the corner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving several instructions with Gustav—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I descended back onto the Golem through the terrace and sent a signal to Meriel at the main gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The enemy’s main force is close—move to Phase Two.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meriel nodded and began relaying the message to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the enemy forces gradually came into view, a smile naturally formed on my lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…This is going to be fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, I could clearly feel cold sweat running down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Looks like they’re feeling the pressure too. Sending the main force much earlier than planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, our main force should be arriving soon as well… but who knows how it’ll actually play out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From experience, I knew the gap between the two forces wasn’t that large—but that was only in theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accounting for every possible variable in a real clash was impossible, even for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, all I could rely on right now was my experience and instincts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced briefly toward both sides’ interception turrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brightly lit tower was gradually dimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A fight between Eugene Carter at full physical condition… and two Executors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why, you think I’ll lose?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If you fight both at once, you have no chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…That’s really reassuring.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I don’t like lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At times like this, you could at least tell a white lie to boost your master’s morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I almost grumbled—but instead, I let out a small chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t wrong, and it wasn’t something I didn’t already know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in a one-on-one fight, my chances weren’t even fifty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I hunted A-rank, A+ rank, S-rank, and SS-rank Beasts step by step, devoured their mana, and equipped myself with the Empire’s finest artifacts—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At best, I might barely defeat the Executor of Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, regardless of that, I had no choice but to aim for a draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karen Rosefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was one of the five I had to save.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Alright then, shall we go greet them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking brainwashing, facing trauma, overcoming it, and joining forces to confront a catastrophe—those were all matters for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s just… fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering to steel my resolve, I jumped down from the Golem and charged toward the enemy lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful light source flared up at the center of the plaza, illuminating the deep darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack the Executor of Earth launched on the enemy’s main tower was both a preemptive strike and a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that they had held out this long against an advance force of 500 was already proof enough of their capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was our miscalculation—and their strong performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even taking all that into account—it wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the remaining 1,500 elite troops, 50 First-Rank Believers, and 2 Executors—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining this kind of standoff was impossible for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So surrender now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you do, your lives will be spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that intent, Betty Scarletwood deliberately struck not the enemy’s heart, but its flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If you throw your lives away over the power struggles of high-ranking figures in the Empire, no one will even remember you.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For us, death meant ascending to paradise with God—so giving up our lives was acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for you unbelievers, that option doesn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even beyond faith, both Executors fundamentally opposed meaningless sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were evil, it was still their hands taking lives—and they weren’t Beasts. They could repent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they repented, they would surely become valuable forces in the war against Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To cut down such future strength with their own hands—what greater loss could there be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, upon arriving at the plaza, Betty gathered all the Believers and lined them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she waited for the enemy to approach with a white flag of surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the answer she received was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you withdraw now, we will overlook the human and material losses inflicted on Mallet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will also cease any objections or disputes regarding the slander and baseless accusations made against Karbenna!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic Tower Master Gustav and Karbenna’s representative, Eugene Carter, each declared in turn—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then shouted together:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave this place!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last shred of rationality remaining in Betty Scarletwood snapped completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that is your answer… then so be it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she plunged her hand into the ground, wooden pillars like before began erupting rapidly from the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing them one by one, she hurled them toward the center of Mallet’s main tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was completely different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillars couldn’t even scratch the tower’s outer wall and simply fell into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at that exact moment that the main force of the Mallet—Karbenna alliance arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As enemy forces appeared one after another beyond the Golems, Betty gritted her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Sister Karen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this moment on, there will be no surrender.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A killing intent far more intense than before surged from her entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA—BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaagh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave the wounded to the mages! Focus on maintaining formation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enemy units that headed toward the turrets are moving toward the main tower!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ignore them! Focus only on enemies in the plaza!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the chaos of explosions and battle cries, even screams and commands became indistinguishable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among participants on the same side, differences in ability were inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To account for this, the command structure had balanced team compositions as much as possible—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, some stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hyah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the duo of “Ironblood” Frederick Lake and master of manipulation magic, Dale Wedmeyer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They focused on repelling ordinary Believers charging at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Dale restrained or halted parts of the enemy’s body, Frederick would finish them in a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, against enemies with strong faith, binding magic often failed—so their success rate wasn’t particularly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who broke through them were handled by another duo—Walter Clark and Eric Belfor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not getting through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use your spear there, you idiot! You’re still in your prime and you’ve got no sense! What would you have done without me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Sometimes I can’t tell if you’re an ally or an enemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the bickering, their coordination was strangely perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Belfor drove back enemies at mid-to-close range with sword and spear, Walter supported him with auxiliary magic to prevent him from being surrounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even that wasn’t enough to block everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the gap in individual skill was reduced, the numerical disadvantage remained overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they weren’t already at a disadvantage, they wouldn’t need such strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why they were necessary—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The special forces carefully selected by the Special Task Force and Karbenna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean ‘minor injury’?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you keep fighting like that, it’ll definitely worsen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just hurry up—huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The bleeding… it’s stopping?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please wait three more minutes. The treatment isn’t finished yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada Colloid, one of the Special Task Force’s finest healers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She excelled in both close-range healing magic and mid-range remote healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, what is this—?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll be crushed if you just stand there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ignore him and push through! The main gate is right—Aagh?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dave Green, one of only five arcane mages in Karbenna. His specialty was Shadow Mirror Technique, capable of both absorption and counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His barrier confused enemies—sometimes like a shadow, sometimes like a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die! Die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-Hey! The enemy’s over there, why are you attacking the ground—?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“High resistance doesn’t mean you won’t see illusions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah Hamilton, a support mage specializing in disruption and illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around her, countless demonic apparitions flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…We need slight reinforcement on the right flank. Yes. The main tower’s defense is still holding. I’ll report again in ten minutes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis Rostein, a master of flight magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his report, he rose back into the sky to observe the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no better observer for assessing the situation and adjusting tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for two who had yet to join the main force, all special forces were fulfilling their roles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the Golems disrupting enemy formations and the Dellowell-specific tactical system centered around Eugene Carter—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front line maintained a precarious stalemate, neither advancing nor retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truly overwhelming force entered the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Belfor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walter hurriedly cast a binding spell—but the Executor of Earth didn’t falter for even a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belfor gritted his teeth, desperately trying to steady his breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with blurred vision, the memory of her previous display was vivid and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The approaching opponent didn’t dodge or block the spear—she simply walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Belfor concentrated all his mana into a single strike—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she deflected it effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with her free left hand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struck his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blow crushed his sturdy armor instantly, shattering his ribs and the organs beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Belfor crawled on the ground, suppressing a groan, she drew her greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it was about to cleave his neck in two—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two spells activated simultaneously between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak, creak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick barrier blocking the blade—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a magic circle spread across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a hundred meters away—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agent Meriel and Michel Bernhardt exchanged silent glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, both began deploying their signature magic at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>",1778,"2026-06-06T06:11:51.613Z",1,"novelbin.me","4929be54daa22ba504eb9cb5562e0e47dcc36d914cd20288f2206470c77ea2d5","i-became-the-academy-s-war-hero-chapter-129","i-became-the-academy-s-war-hero-chapter-127",163,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-war-hero-cover.jpg"]