The Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student - Chapter 222
Chapter 222
“… What is this situation?”
Carr slumped his shoulders, his expression gloomy.
“Do you think I would really be that easy to beat?”
“I’m sorry, senior.”
The examinee at the front smirked at Carr’s grumbling.
“But didn’t you say it yourself? You claimed I was the weakest second-year student.”
Carr found himself surrounded by eleven examinees.
The goal of the Unified Entrance Exam was to survive against the second-years.
Yet the reverse could easily occur.
There was no rule forbidding examinees from attacking second-years.
Taking down a second-year was also a valid strategy to make it to the end.
It was natural for the examinees to target Carr, known as the weakest among the second-years.
“Ugh! I didn’t expect this! Even after I sold you all talismans for passing the exam!”
Carr clutched his head in frustration.
The examinees readied their weapons as they watched him.
The knights stepped forward, while the sorcerers and summoners took positions in the back.
Carr folded his arms, observing them.
“Can’t we settle this peacefully?”
The party leader shook his head firmly.
“We refuse. We plan to defeat our seniors and enter Lumene.”
He secretly reveled in the situation.
‘This guy is nothing special! That’s what they must be thinking…’
Carr had already boasted about his low grades and barely surviving.
As a result, first-year students perceived him as weak.
Defeating a second-year like Carr would boost their chances of admission.
They were determined not to let him go.
At that moment, Carr sighed dramatically.
“You reap what you sow.”
Everyone flinched at the voice from above and looked up.
They froze upon seeing a blonde, blue-eyed female student sitting on a cane.
“Chloe!”
Carr waved enthusiastically.
The other test takers turned pale at the mention of her name.
Chloe Mueller!
Among second-year sorcery students, she was a formidable force, rivaling Abad, and an opponent they should avoid.
The students’ faces paled further at her unexpected appearance.
Chloe crossed her legs and replied coolly, “You’re finished now! Prepare yourselves! Carr, you handle this yourself.”
“Huh?”
“If you think about it, it’s all the seeds you’ve sown.”
Chloe smiled.
“Hey! We’re friends, aren’t we? Can’t you help me out?”
“Nope.”
Chloe refused firmly, opening her book as if actively disengaging from the situation.
Carr slumped further, watching his friend read leisurely.
“And.”
Chloe glanced at the students, smiling.
“If your juniors are looking down on you, then what’s the point of becoming a senior?”
“Ah. Yeah, yeah. I suppose I have no other choice.”
Carr relaxed his shoulders and stepped forward.
The examinees looked tense.
‘So, Chloe Mueller won’t get involved!’
‘This is a good opportunity!’
The examinees secretly cheered and tightened their encirclement.
Carr opened a subspace, revealing a flood of weapons.
The knight aspirants closing in flinched.
“Enchantment.”
Carr activated his sorcery, making the swords move as if alive.
The knights in front grew tense at the sight.
Even though he was the lowest-ranking student, he was still a Lumene student.
They had to stay alert.
Meanwhile, the sorcerers in the rear began casting spells.
Carr quickly countered with a dispel spell.
“Huh!”
“Our sorcery has been dispelled!”
It was surprising that even a simple restraining spell countered three sorcerers simultaneously.
As their sorcery was dispelled, the party leader shouted urgently, “Hey! Vanguard! Apply pressure and prevent him from using more sorcery!”
“But what about his spells?”
“That’s just basic enchantment sorcery! No need to be afraid!”
One of the knights, encouraged by these words, charged at Carr’s swords.
“Oops! Too bad. Wrong answer.”
Carr grinned and activated another spell.
The sword, struck by the charging examinee, glowed red and exploded with a bang!
“Whoa?”
“I-it exploded?”
“What? Is that a magic sword?”
Bewildered cries erupted from the examinees.
“Hey! You said it was just simple enchantment sorcery!”
One of the vanguards shouted at the party leader, questioning him.
He hadn’t fainted, thanks to his Aura armor, but he sustained significant damage.
The flustered party leader grew angry.
“You didn’t take enough damage to be eliminated! Just fight back! That’s the role of the vanguard!”
“You’re going to use us as shields? And steal my spot in the incoming class?”
The examinee who had rushed at Carr stumbled and shouted in protest.
Carr stroked his chin, assessing the situation.
‘Huh? This might be easier than I thought.’
A year ago, Carr would have been defeated instantly.
He had made it into the school by the skin of his teeth and advanced to the second year in the same manner.
He was always at the bottom of the second-year ranks.
Yet even so, he was now able to handle these hastily assembled party members.
One year at Lumene had transformed him from someone who dreamed of being a supporter to a capable individual.
‘Supporting means protecting the heroes’ backs.’
Carr pulled out a one-handed crossbow from his subspace.
He had spent a year watching and protecting the backs of countless comrades.
‘I don’t have the ability to stand beside them or the strength to keep up. But to be a true supporter, I need to be able to stand on my own in some way.’
He knew the gap between them was deep and would only widen.
‘But I must chase after them as much as I can, using everything I have.’
When a hero collapses from exhaustion, to be worthy of supporting them and offering proper encouragement, he had to be able to at least follow in their footsteps.
That’s why Carr studied diligently and did his best to master his skills.
He aimed the crossbow at the party leader behind him and pulled the trigger.
“A sorcerer who uses such crude attacks…”
Bang!
The enchanted arrow exploded.
It was a special explosive arrow Carr had crafted with alchemy.
‘Of course, the cost per shot is steep.’
Carr grinned and loaded the next arrow.
“Huh!”
The party leader looked flustered by the unexpected power of his attack and intensified the shield sorcery.
Ping! Tick!
This time, the arrow was deflected by the shield sorcery.
It was a regular arrow, designed to drain sorcery power.
“Now, here’s the problem. Will the next one be an explosive arrow or a regular arrow?”
Carr grinned and loaded the next arrow.
He shot it at one of the rear line’s flustered members.
Crash!
“The answer is… an explosive arrow!”
“Hey! Vanguard! Block it properly!”
“Are we your human shields!”
The hastily assembled party began to unravel.
‘Their biggest weakness is their lack of solidarity.’
One of the hallmarks of Lumene students was their pride.
All were talented enough to pass the Lumene entrance exam, instilling a strong sense of pride in their skills.
Believing they were the best from a young age, they struggled to work well together.
‘This problem persisted through the start of the first semester at Lumene.’
Having experienced this firsthand, Carr exploited the gap in their team.
‘If their party falls apart like this, it really can’t be helped.’
Carr pulled out a potion bottle.
Even as he drank the potion, he continued to batter the opposing party with alchemy sorcery.
Chloe, who had set aside her book, watched with a smile.
‘That’s right, Carr. Even if it were based on merit alone, you would have easily advanced to the second year.’
Most second-year students thought Carr’s promotion was due to luck, but that wasn’t the case.
While his written test scores might suggest otherwise, Carr had proven his capability in real-life situations.
His scores might not be average, but he certainly wouldn’t be easily defeated by a swarm of arrogant test takers.
‘None of the test takers here are particularly outstanding.’
Chloe, pondering this, glanced to the side.
Crackle—crash! Crash!
Her ice crystals formed a shield in mid-air.
Simultaneously, the sorcery bullets aimed at Chloe scattered harmlessly.
Chloe’s eyes narrowed.
‘Sniping sorcery.’
It was a powerful spell.
Chloe scanned the area.
‘They completely disguised the sound, too.’
Thump-
Chloe closed her book and descended from her staff.
Suspended in the air, she flew towards the source of the sniping sorcery.
Whoosh-!
Pop-! Pop-!
The sniping sorcery shot from behind.
The barrier sorcery cracked under the increased power.
Chloe tilted her head in confusion.
‘I couldn’t find the flow of mana this time either.’
It seemed to be a sorcerer specializing in this area.
Chloe was familiar with this type of sorcerer.
‘I guess it’s a Magician Killer.’
For a traditional sorcerer like Chloe, a Magician Killer was a natural enemy.
In reality, if she kept getting sniped without knowing her assailant’s location, it would be difficult for Chloe.
‘If this continues.’
Thump-!
Chloe gripped her staff tightly.
Rumble-!
Chloe’s cold sorcery surged forth.
“If I can’t pinpoint the location.”
Chloe smiled brightly.
“I’ll just freeze everything.”
Chloe activated her unique sorcery.
Her Ice World enveloped her surroundings.
In an instant, a wave of cold air spread across the vast area.
Crackle-crackle-crack-!
Chloe, having frozen the area in seconds, focused in on one specific spot.
‘There it is.’
Sensing the wave of mana, Chloe quickly moved towards it.
Carr, observing from a distance, stuck out his tongue.
“Chloe is a real monster, huh.”
As he spoke, Carr turned his attention to the test takers who had attacked him.
“Okay, shall we finish this?”
Slosh-!
Carr, twirling a long potion bottle on his finger, grinned.
“I’ll show you what it is to fight a Lumene student.”
“Eek!”
The students who had recklessly charged in screamed.
Carr easily overpowered them.
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“The Lumene students are pretty impressive.”
Ar watched the test with sparkling eyes.
When she saw Leo on the screen, she clenched her fists.
“There he is! Black Rabbit!”
Ar, whose feelings for Leo had cooled, was calling him ‘Black Rabbit’ again.
“Miss Ar, I have a question.”
“Huh? What?”
“Why do you call Leo the Black Rabbit? He has a cute side like a rabbit, but don’t you think a white rabbit would suit him better?”
“When I first saw him, he was a rabbit, but his hair was black at the time. That’s how the name started, and I guess it just stuck.”
“L-Leo with rabbit ears…?”
Eiran placed her hands on her cheeks, made a wistful expression, and twisted her body.
“I-I want to see! Don’t you have any pictures?”
“No.”
Eiran was visibly frustrated by the firm response.
Then, Lunia, resting her chin on her hand, commented with amusement.
“Huh. That test taker is quite brave.”
Ar and Eiran also turned their attention to the screen.
It was typical for test takers to flee in panic at the sight of Leo.
But the girl now standing firm before Leo was different.
“That’s truly brave. Who is she?”
As Eiran expressed her admiration, Ar’s eyes widened.
“Aina Beidna.”
The test taker was someone Ar knew.
“She’s the great-granddaughter of the Swordmaster.”.