I Became the Academy’s Final Boss Chapter 148

Chapter 148

When I opened my eyes, all I could see was pitch-black darkness.

This place is……?

I glared at the being before .

The Demon of the End was staring at with a smile.

What was so amusing to him?

“Did you drag into this place?”

[Did you not enter this place of your own accord?]

“……Right. I did.”

During my final battle against Lord Biden, I drew up the abyssal Demonic Energy that existed deep within 【Lamb】.

And then……

I cut Lord Biden down.

The sensation of slicing through him still lingered in my hand.

Wait.

But even after cutting down Lord Biden, I was still conscious, wasn’t I?

[You are still a fool.]

A fool?

What exactly was he talking about?

The bastard kept speaking in riddles I couldn’t understand.

[While denying your fate, are you not hastening that very fate yourself?]

“What nonsense. Everything I did was to stop your resurrection and destroy Pandemonium.”

[Kikik…….]

The bastard started laughing again.

It was unmistakably mocking laughter.

“What the hell is so funny to you?!”

[How could I not laugh, my foolish vessel.]

“I will never beco your vessel.”

[And yet you released my seal.]

“What do you an by tha—?”

At that mont, dizziness struck my head, and the Demon of the End’s appearance ca into view.

Sothing about him was different.

Why hadn’t I noticed it sooner?

One, two…… five…… eight?

Eight?

There were eight seals piercing through his body.

My mind descended into chaos.

Why?

Not once had a ssage window ever appeared saying my Corrosion Rate increased.

I intentionally restrained my use of Demonic Authorities unless absolutely necessary, and I regularly checked my Corrosion Rate.

Even when fighting Lord Biden, I hadn’t created any new Authorities.

Could there have been so hidden condition that increased Corrosion Rate without my knowledge?

No.

That couldn’t be it either.

If my Corrosion Rate had increased, then a ssage window should’ve appeared.

Wait.

ssage window?

Right.

If it was the ssage window, then there might actually be sothing there.

It always appeared whenever my condition changed.

My gaze shifted toward one corner of my vision.

Unread notifications had piled up there.

The mont I opened them, blue ssage windows flooded down.

【The death of Pandemonium’s High-ranking Executive, Lord Biden, has been confird.】

【Fate Power activates.】

【SS-rank Skill, Lamb absorbs Lord Biden’s power.】

【The Key of the Seal has been obtained.】

【The seal binding the Demon of the End has been released.】

【Corrosion Rate increases.】

【Corrosion Rate: 20%】

“What the hell is this…….”

I swallowed the curse words rising up my throat.

What the hell was Fate Power?

And what was this Key of the Seal supposed to be?

If it involved Fate Power, then was it connected to that damned prophecy?

Frustration surged through .

Just where had things gone wrong?

Or had there always been sothing I simply didn’t know?

Then suddenly, a question I had held for a long ti surfaced in my mind.

Sotis I wondered about it.

How did the Devil Knight in the ga raise his Corrosion Rate?

Even though I deliberately refrained from using Demonic Authorities, increasing Corrosion Rate was far from easy.

Obtaining new Demonic Authorities was already incredibly difficult, and combining Authorities was even harder.

Yet the Devil Knight in the ga had never once displayed a new Authority or used combined Authorities.

Of course, there was a massive difference between the ga’s pace and reality now.

Everything was progressing far faster than in the original story.

Originally, unfolded over the course of three years through countless incidents.

And within that story existed the real Yoo Sung-woo.

Unless the player interfered significantly, he attended the Academy for all three years.

You could even recruit him as a companion during Fragnt exploration.

aning there were no obvious events that should’ve raised his Corrosion Rate.

Then suddenly, a scene from the past surfaced in my mind.

Back when I was still a player.

The Devil Knight used to reveal himself intermittently throughout the story.

And at certain points, his power would suddenly spike.

And those monts were……

Whenever a High-ranking Executive died.

Co to think of it, the Devil Knight only began actively moving around after Lord Biden’s death during the beginning of the second year.

Then did the seals of the End actually break every ti a High-ranking Executive died, even in the ga?

The mont that thought crossed my mind, my head went blank.

That ant every ti a High-ranking Executive was killed, another seal of the End was released.

There were six High-ranking Executives in Pandemonium.

And since the Heavenly Demon didn’t die until the resurrection of the End, that left five.

In other words, each Executive’s death effectively raised the Corrosion Rate by twenty percent.

[You realized it far too late.]

The abyssal Demonic Energy surged forward, trying to swallow whole.

Just like before, it was trying to take over my body.

The jaws of a gigantic beast suddenly lunged toward .

Crunch!

“If you think I’m stupid enough to fall for the exact sa trick twice, you’re out of your damn mind.”

My hand grabbed the beast’s jaws.

The last ti he stole my body, it wasn’t just because everything happened too suddenly for to react.

The decisive factor had been my death.

At the ti, I had lost control over my body, leaving only my soul temporarily trapped within 【Lamb】.

But now the situation was completely different.

I hadn’t lost control over my body.

Rather, I had such complete control that I could even manipulate the abyssal Demonic Energy within this place to a certain extent.

I seized the giant jaws and tore them apart.

“I will never let you manipulate .”

After staring at for a mont, the bastard twisted his lips into a sneer.

[Then struggle all you like. I shall enjoy the spectacle from the best seats.]

You damned bastard.

Cursing him inwardly, I withdrew my consciousness from 【Lamb】 and imdiately resolved to hurry back to the Academy.

Please let Baek Hyun-joong have so kind of solution.

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Park Siwoo let out a ragged breath.

The spear imbued with starlight pierced through Laszlo’s chest.

Black blood dripped from Laszlo’s mouth.

“Kgh…… M-My lord…….”

With those final words, his body slowly began to stiffen.

His petrifying body gradually crumbled into dust.

At the sa ti, Park Siwoo collapsed onto the ground.

If Laszlo’s power hadn’t suddenly weakened at the very last mont, both he and Dan Chun-woo would’ve died.

Park Siwoo turned his head toward Dan Chun-woo.

Dan Chun-woo was barely standing while using his sword as a cane.

But his legs were trembling violently.

‘Seriously, what a stubborn bastard.’

The laboratory was still in chaos.

Chun Ga-eun was mowing down the Undead and the laboratory’s security forces.

Yoo Iseo and Seo Da-hee had separated in order to destroy the Avatar Project.

The swarming Undead had begun losing their power.

More accurately, they were returning to corpses.

Which ant the Necromancer who raised them from death had died.

Park Siwoo knew exactly who that Necromancer was.

Lord Biden.

‘A High-ranking Executive of Pandemonium was really defeated?’

Honestly, he couldn’t believe it.

Even if only briefly, Park Siwoo had witnessed that overwhelming being with his own eyes.

That existence had looked like the incarnation of death itself.

And it died?

Then just what kind of monster had killed it?

And how strong was that person?

Compared to that, he himself was still far too weak.

He thought he had beco stronger through desperate effort, yet he still couldn’t even handle one of Lord Biden’s subordinates alone.

At that mont, soone was walking toward them from afar.

Park Siwoo recognized who it was imdiately.

“Helena.”

Soone was slung over her shoulder.

Park Siwoo quickly recognized the person hanging there like luggage.

“You brought her properly. But what happened to you?”

Even generously speaking, Helena didn’t look fine.

Her hair was a ss, and her body was covered in dirt.

One of her eyes was even swollen with a dark bruise.

There were no traces of blood, but she looked like she’d gotten into a brutal fistfight with soone.

At Park Siwoo’s question, Helena frowned.

“She resisted more fiercely than I expected. And her strength was absurd too. I had a hard ti subduing her without injuring her.”

Honestly, considering No. 66’s combat power, this was still fortunate.

During the earlier experint, No. 66 hadn’t been able to fully utilize her strength.

Helena set No. 66 down.

Park Siwoo stared at the unconscious-looking No. 66.

A face identical to Yoo Sung-woo’s.

He questioned her identity.

“Who exactly is she? I’ve never heard Sung-woo ntion having family.”

“How could he say anything? Admitting he had family would basically be admitting he was Pandemonium’s servant.”

Pity filled Helena’s face as she looked at No. 66.

‘What a pitiful person.’

Both the woman before her and Yoo Sung-woo were pitiful.

Both siblings had been toyed with by Pandemonium.

Surely Yoo Sung-woo had no choice but to obey Pandemonium in order to protect his younger sister.

And the sister he fought to protect had ended up enduring horrific experints in this place.

At this point, all of Helena’s hatred and resentnt toward Yoo Sung-woo had completely vanished.

“Then this person is Sung-woo’s family?”

“Probably. I don’t know if she’s his older sister or younger sister though.”

“Hmm.”

Park Siwoo let out a low groan.

He still hadn’t fully sorted out his feelings regarding Yoo Sung-woo.

No—

Rather, he still believed in him.

‘Then was Sung-woo acting as the Devil Knight all this ti to protect his sister?’

Soon, Helena and Park Siwoo’s eyes t.

Without anyone saying anything first, the two nodded.

For Yoo Sung-woo’s sake, they had to properly protect the woman before them.

And so—

Another misunderstanding slowly began spreading.

If Yoo Sung-woo had known, he would’ve shaken his head in disbelief.

But he wasn’t here.

Perhaps because the troubleso Undead had disappeared, the suppression and destruction of the laboratory progressed rapidly.

Massive explosions erupted throughout the facility as parts of the laboratory exploded apart.

It seed Chun Ga-eun and Yoo Iseo were rampaging at full power.

Looking at Dan Chun-woo and Helena, Park Siwoo spoke.

“Let’s get out before we get caught up in anything else.”

“Yeah. But what about that guy?”

Helena pointed at Dan Chun-woo.

At her question, Park Siwoo tilted his head.

“What about Dan Chun-woo?”

“No, I think that person fainted while standing.”

“…….”

Park Siwoo closed his mouth in disbelief.

Then again, it made sense.

While he had accumulated damage on Laszlo from the rear, Dan Chun-woo had endured Laszlo’s attacks head-on.

And despite that, he still insisted on standing.

Honestly, it almost looked idiotic.

Using his spear as a cane, Park Siwoo stood up and spoke.

“I’ll support Dan Chun-woo. You keep taking care of her.”

“Got it.”

Park Siwoo and Helena supported Dan Chun-woo and No. 66 as they slowly exited the laboratory.

The mont they erged through the entrance they ca from, they squinted beneath the warm sunlight.

When they first arrived, the sun had only just begun rising.

But now it stood high in the sky.

At that mont, the ground trembled with a massive explosion.

Proof that the laboratory had completely detonated.

And thus—

The operation to subjugate Lord Biden ca to its end.