Chapter 28

Kaboom!

"Huh, what was that sound?" I asked, my voice barely audible because of the chaos outside.

Swze! Swze!

"T-the barrier, i-its opening," a student stammered, trembling as he watched. Instantly rushing to the window, I looked out.

"Fucking Hell." The barrier slowly parted from above, causing a swarm of bee type monsters to invade the academy.

Bzzz! Bzzz!

The incessant flapping of the monster resonated through the academy. Within seconds, over a hundred monsters had breached inside.

'Where are the instructors, and what the hell happened to the barrier?'

Sweeeee! Boom!

A loud explosion erupted in the sky, decimating dozens of monsters instantly.

"The instructors are here." someone shouted.

"We will be saved."

The students expressed their joy at seeing the monster get incinerated. But their relief was short lived, as the explosion only seemed to attract more monsters.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

More and more explosions erupted, but the monsters didn't end there; on the contrary, they seemed endless.

Buzz! Buzzz!

My watch vibrated as a new message arrived.

[Royal Academy: students, please remain in your classes and dormitory and prepare for battle if the situation worsens.]

'This isn't good. The academy isn't confident about fending them off, and most of the fourth and fifth years are on missions, leaving the second and third years to fight the monsters; maybe the first years will also join the fight.'

Crash!

""Kyaaaa""

""Ahhhhh""

The students screemed in fear as a monster crashed on the window. Looking up, I could not see the crack anymore, as it was hidden by the swarm of bees.

'Damn it, it hadn't been that long since I got a second life, and you are telling me it's over now, fate, fuck that.

Swoosh!

Crash!

Another monster crashed onto the window, but it didn't break. The window could withstand powerful blows from an A ranker's attack. This meant they were weaker; the monsters were either A rank or weaker.

"Thank god, it's durable."

Boom! Boom!

This time, the explosion caused the academy to shake. "What a fierce battle!" I muttered.

Buzz! Buzz!

'Huh, another message'

[Royal Academy: Students prepare to battle. The wall has been destroyed.]

All the students, faces became pale, and they trembled in fear. I was also not an exception, as my legs also started to tremble.

'Calm down, calm down.' I took a deep breath. Calming myself, I instructed Taren to close the door and started to ponder.

'What do we do? We can't defend and win against swarms of monsters.' After thinking for a bit, I got two options.

The first option is to group up with other classes and defend against monsters, but if they don't have a teacher, they will think of us as a liability, and they may not be willing to help us.

The second option is to fight monsters until the teacher arrives and helps us, but fighting with swarms of monsters will instantly drain our stamina, and to make matters worse, they have flight ability, and their ranks are unknown.

'What should I do? What is the best option–'

Blast!

The closed door got blasted into pieces, revealing black bees with red stripes on their backs. The monsters red eyes shone a malicious glint in them. In a second, the monsters launched us, attacking with a red stinger on their back.

"Fire users, create smoke." I shouted. I shouted, hoping to use smoke to drive them away, similar to how bees are handled in the real world.

'But how did the door blast off like it's nothing? My mind raced; in the novel, the classroom could withstand A rankers attack. And seeing the bees, it's definitely not A rank monsters.

The students didn't listen to my words and started attacking the monster, seeing a monster preparing to attack me. I took my daggers and waited.

With its stinger pointed, the monster launched at me with great speed.

Clank!

"Guhh," my hands got repelled from it's attack, and I was pushed backwards. 'E- or E rank' I confirmed.

Avoid the monster's next attack. I leapt behind the monster.

「Dagger art: Dark Slash」

Slash!

I severed one of its wings, as it is the most fragile and essential part of a flight. As the monster lost its balance, I closed in and stabbed its eyes multiple times.

Kacha!

Kacha!

The monster fell lifelessly.

'I should test it now' I used the absorption gacha. Under the glove, my hand shone a purple color, and the monster's body also faintly shone.

Ding!

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Agility: 1

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Seeing the status screen appear in front of me, my eyes widened in surprise.

'E rank, huh, without flight ability, they are nothing.'

"Everyone, focus on cutting the wings first; it's the most fragile, and without the wings, they can't properly attack us." Announcing this, I attacked the next monster that launched at me.

「Lost Gem」

「Shit」

Activating my soul bound and gravity field skills, I prepared for the assault. With the speed generated by its wings, the monster will launch at me like a bullet with its stinger facing me.

'I only needed to cut off the wings as it approaches me, kill it instantly.' It's a simple strategy but an effective one.

Swoosh!

The monster flew at me with great speed, but I could clearly see where it was going to attack.

Tilting my body, I avoid its stinger piercing my chest. And slashed its wings.

Seizing the chance, I drove the dagger into its eyes repeatedly until the monster was dead.

「Absorption Gacha」

Ding!

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Mana: 1

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Using the same strategy and with the help of others, I continued to kill more monsters and used Absorption Gacha.

Ding!

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Mana: 1

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Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

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"Huff-huff, let's escape through the window; there is no end to this," Taren urged, his voice strained with exhaustion.

We have been fighting for half an hour now, and the monster didn't show any signs of ending.

The classroom was now littered with monster corpses, and the students have accumulated injuries and exhausted so much mana and stamina.

And I'm in the worst condition out of them all; my body's condition had me tiring quickly, resulting in the relentless attacks from monsters and amassing injuries.

If not for Taren and Marie helping me, I would be at death's door now, or maybe even dead.

"Open the window and get out quickly. I, along with other top rankers, will hold them off until you guys safely get out of the class." Taren urged me and others.

Nodding my head, I looked outside to see if any monsters were near. Seeing all the monsters focusing on the instructors, I opened the window and jumped out.

Thud!

Landing safely, I saw most of the students had moved outside to fight.

'They are in the same situation as us.'

Suddenly, a dozen lines connected to my body.

"Shit!"

「Dash」

Activating Dash, I sprinted away from my current place.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

I watched in horror as monsters into the spot where I had been standing moments ago.

「Mist」

「Water Bullet」

Casting a mist spell, I channeled mana into my eyes. Seeing a line attaching to their bodies, I fired water bullets, piercing their eyes.

Pui! Pui! Pui!

With their vision impaired, I drew my dagger and swiftly finished them off.

'It's time to use the skill'

I unleashed mist again, but this time I used all of my mana for it. Taking out a potion, I drank it and replenished my mana.

「Perfect Clone」

I don't need mana to make a copy of myself, and the best part is that this copy has its own mana reserve, the same as mine. But the only problem is that its mana veins are also the same as mine. That's why this skill name is a perfect clone.

I mentally commanded the clone to assist me, and together, we dispatched the nearby monsters caught in the mist. I used Absorption Gacha on the fallen monsters.

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Mana: 1

Strength: 1

Agility: 2

Speed: 2

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Seeing the status screen, I stood there stupefied.

'I only killed one monster now, so how did I got additional points'? After racking my brain, a theory formed in my mind.