Became a Third-Rate Villain in the Hero Academy

In this work, the mission of ‘subjugating monsters’ does not simply mean killing monsters.

It refers to the whole series of processes of moving to the haunting area, chasing and killing monsters.

The difficulty of the ‘Monster Subjugation’ mission is not proportional to the monster’s strength alone.

Although it is rare, subjugating Cockatrice may be more difficult than subjugating Kraken.

The fact that the spawning area for each monster is different also plays a part.

There are strong warriors in the grasslands, and there are strong warriors in the sea.

In the grasslands, a hero who cuts down a cockatrice captain, and in the sea, even a baby kraken is often unable to deal with it.

And the strength of monsters is generally proportional to their age.

If it’s the same type of monster, a 5 year old one is much stronger than a 6 month old one.

Also, long-surviving monsters become so-called ‘named’.

Like instinct, monsters naturally cluster around ‘named’.

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From this point on, the level of the monsters belonging to the group will rise sharply.

The instinct to protect vital points is also strengthened.

Monsters believe only in their innate physical abilities.

Just because there is one ‘named’ in grunge, the subjugation difficulty rises sharply.

To give an example of named monsters, centipede-type monsters have centipede lords and giant centipedes, and cockatrice names include cockatrice battle leaders with impressive yellow feathers and cockatrice captains with red feathers.

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We walked swiftly on the magical meadow.

Of course, this meadow was also created by magic.

‘Hmm, but it’s a grassland dungeon. I don’t think the giant centipede will come out of here.’

In this work, it was a desert terrain.

A lot of the future has changed, so there’s a chance the giant centipede won’t pop out.

By the way, the grassland is the main haunt of Cockatrice.

‘Noctar, are you all right?’

Before entering the dungeon, if you think it is dangerous for Noctar and Orc comrades, do not hesitate and use the emergency contact crystal immediately.

In particular, Noctar can be agile because he is on the same team as the wizard Andrew.

‘You must have understood.’

It was the guy who hit him like he was going to break his own bone during the performance evaluation match with Andrew, so he must have understood this.

Orc mates, including Noctar, are highly likely to have changed their future because of me in a way.

Like Theo, Noctar is an extra character who gets caught up in an incident that occurs at the end of the first year on most routes and dies prematurely.

Even in the current spearman route, he is an unfortunate character that only comes out with fingerprints that he died at some point.

I feel a sense of unity, and I feel that I have to take responsibility somehow.

So, I keep moving in the direction Sierra is pointing.

“Oh, look over there.”

Travis pointed his finger at the top of the hill.

There was a giant chicken-like monster that walked on two legs.

There was a cockatrice.

“Oh, it’s also a spirit magician. The performance is sure!”

Esilder immediately threw a memorization of mana at Cockatrice.

Of course, it’s memorization for the match, but since it contains mana, if it hits a vital point, it will give a meaningful blow.

‘But somehow… it’s too small?’

Too small for a large cockatrice.

Small to medium sized at least.

Is it because what you see in the game is different from what you see in person?

Or is it from a distance?

Anyway, it’s good news that the monster was found so quickly.

“Oh, sorry. He was aiming for his leg.”

—Kee, Kie, Eek!

Cockatrice, who had been memorized by Esilder on her wings, screamed.

“Ah, it’s not right, too. Too far. If it was only about 30m closer, I’d definitely hit it.”

Lee Shilder clicked his tongue.

Wings are not the cockatrice’s weakness.

Of course, it would be painful to memorize the raw flesh, but Cockatrice is a strong monster.

Legs to block movement.

If you want to kill someone in one shot, you have to aim at vital points such as the neck and heart.

“But where did you hit it? I can’t see well. Oh, he runs away.”

“What are you doing?! Hurry up!”

Lee Shilder shouted at his teammates and started running in the lead.

After all, he’s an assassin, so his movements are very quick.

“… so fast”

The figure of Esilder has already disappeared in the distance.

Me, Max, and Travis ran straight ahead.

“············”.

Either way, Siena is just pretending to run leisurely.

However, there was not much difference between us in terms of speed.

‘It’s a real Elementalist Gaesagi.’

Perhaps you are getting the help of the wind spirit.

“Damn it, a little bit!”

While running, Esilder threw memorization at Cockatrice.

Of course, because Cockatrice ran out of his throat, the distance difference was still there.

—Kee, Kie, Kie!

Meanwhile, Cockatrice blocked the memorization of Esilder, who was tenaciously aiming at her legs, with her huge wings.

·······The situation is strange.

If not taught by someone, blocking the legs is an unpredictable behavior from a cockatrice.

If it is a normal monster, you should have run to Esilder with anger from the moment it was memorized by the wing.

I’ve been playing tag with Cockatrice for over 3 minutes.

“…what is that?”

Esilder murmured softly.

He was looking at the hordes of cockatrices coming from afar, with a pale face.

A few seconds later, everyone on the team saw a swarm of Cockatrices.

The eyes of Esilder, Max, and Travis turn to despair.

‘This is not the answer.’

I quickly judged.

There appear to be at least ten.

If it’s a cockatrice swarm of that size, it’s probably best to face a team of active mid-level warriors.

······ Even one of the feathers is yellow.

The ‘named’ Cockatrice battle captain is interposed.

The emergency contact crystal must be broken.

“Sierra, break the emergency call crystal.”

“I understand~”

Inconsistent with the current situation, Sierra responded cheerfully and broke the emergency contact crystal.

If you break that crystal, about 5 minutes later, the instructors in charge will come running.

‘Anyway, I have to deal with that swarm of Cockatrice for about 5 minutes.’

The option of running away was not allowed to us.

Cockatrice has the same speed as Esilder, who has the fastest feet among our team members.

“Uhhhhhh. What should I do…?”

“Damn, why, why…why…why! You’re popping out in a swarm! Isn’t it enough to just catch one big cockatrice?”

Max and Travis cried.

“f*ck you, you bastard!”

Esilder shouted while throwing a memorization at the hordes of cockatrices running towards them.

However, there were too many of them, so they didn’t do much damage.

‘under.’

I was scared too.

When a ghost suddenly pops out in a horror game, it’s like being afraid, you can’t be calm at all.

If it’s a game, you can fail. you have to retry

But the current situation, the reality is different.

Oops, while I was doing it, I fell down a single rope and died.

“·················ogue.”

The only difference between me and them is that thanks to [Twisted Nobility’s Dignity], I don’t show fear on the outside.

I was just like them.

Only Sienna showed no significant agitation.

Rather, she is looking forward to something.

As if this situation is funny, he is even putting a smile on his lips.

…it must be the confidence that you can change the situation with your own power at any time.

‘Well, Sienna, even if you use half of that bitch’s power, you’ll easily tie up a bunch of cockatrices like that.’

I think we’re going to die.

Years like a pervert.

He’s an elf who really doesn’t want to get involved.

‘Yeah, I didn’t even ask for your help.’

I immediately shook my head.

The goal is to survive until the instructors arrive.

It should last at least 5 minutes.

“…I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared…”

“What should I do, Esilder?”

“I don’t even know, sir. Jang Woo-hee… I wanted to win once.”

However, it is impossible for those who have already lost their minds and have lost their minds.

Perhaps if the herd of cockatrices approached a little further, they could each run away.

Such a situation must be prevented unconditionally.

“Travis, pick up the stones right now. Throw them when they approach and spin around us. Don’t be afraid, there will be only one or two Cockatrice following you.”

I immediately ordered my teammates.

A ship needs a captain, and a team needs a captain.

“Leesilder, throw memorization. Instead, the closer you get, the easier it will be to target Cockatrice’s weakness, so, unlike Travis, aim to reduce the number.”

In this urgent situation, there should be only one head.

As we learned in Introduction to Heroism, even if the head issues the wrong command, the limbs must perform it in unison.

“Max, raise your shield and stop the cockatrice swarm.”

“······scared.”

“If it’s your ability, you can withstand a cockatrice attack like that to a certain extent.”

“That, but…”

“If you don’t raise your shield now, everyone here will die. I’ll make up for what’s lacking. You can do it.”

Having said that, I pulled out a long sword for fighting and stood near Max.

Travis looked at me blankly for a moment, then picked up the stone.

“Damn it, yes. You have to do something like this and that and that and that.”

Esilder also put memorization on her finger.

“…Okay, I’ll try…”

Max also lifted the Tower Shield.

I glanced at Siena, who had an interesting look, and then glanced at the nearby swarm of Cockatrices.