The Academy's Barbarian

Chapter 83.1 - A Changing Future (6)

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Among the Seven Warriors, Ulan's concentration was quite remarkable. Not only in battles but also in other fields, once he focused, he never wavered his gaze. This time was no exception.

Kwagagagaga!

A shockwave swept through the examination venue. Soon after, Professor Dirac transformed into a monster. The grotesquely wriggling tentacles unfolded around, but Ulan's gaze remained fixed on the answer sheet.

'If I do it this way...'

His eyes were filled with a frightening concentration.

The screams of students and all sorts of noises were generated from all directions, but none of this commotion could disturb Ulan's concentration.

Thud! Thud!

At that moment, blood started pouring from his nose; but he didn't wipe it away. No, to be more accurate, he didn't even realize that he was bleeding. He was so focused on his own battle.

As he continued to fight in this lonely bloodbath, his pencil suddenly stopped moving; his crimson eyes sparkled like stars.

"......It's over."

He could see the path to the correct answer.

In his past life and present life combined, he had never reached this unknown realm before. He took the steps towards it step by step.

And finally

"Yes, the answer is...!"

the numbers were etched in his mind.

At the moment when the battle fought for dozens of minutes was about to end in victory, Ulan's body moved involuntarily; because he instinctively sensed a threat.

At that moment

Quaaaang!

A giant tentacle slammed into the ground; where Ulan had been just moments before.

The desk and chair were shattered beyond recognition. Furthermore, the answer sheets on top of it turned into powder, torn to pieces.

"......!"

Ulan's eyes widened; dozens of minutes of struggling writing down the solution, pushing his brain to its limits, had turned to dust and disappeared in an instant.

With this sight, his concentration, which had been maintained for so long, also turned to dust. His head went blank, and a dazed expression appeared on his face.

"The answer, the answer is...!"

No matter how hard he tried to recall it, he simply couldn't remember. All the work he'd put into solving the problem disappeared into nothingness as the answer sheets turned to dust. At the moment when his efforts turned to ashes,

Thud!

Somewhere deep inside him, the sound of something breaking echoed, and that was the last thing Ulan remembered.

* * * * *

The resounding tumult echoed through the examination venue it was the sound of the neatly halved monster's torso falling by Ulan's axe; a potent attack that would have instantly killed an ordinary creature. However, the monster, as if not affected in the slightest, fiercely swung its tentacles.

However, this time, it had chosen the wrong opponent.

Screech! Crack! Thud!

Dozens of tentacles were severed in mid-air.

Within twenty steps from Ulan, it was the price of entering the realm of a Master. Ulan didn't miss a single tentacle as he swiftly closed the distance with the monster.

In an instant, he narrowed the gap.

As soon as he arrived in front of the monster, a savage axe strike rained down; each blow tore flesh and shattered bones, a devastating onslaught.

'Wow, he's really amazing.'

Noah couldn't help but admire Ulan.

Ulan, whose Berserker attribute had activated, was much more aggressive and destructive than usual.

'He's even crazier than in the original.'

The sight of Ulan overwhelming a 8-star monster.

Of course, the monster didn't just sit there and take it. It kept trying to regenerate and counterattack. However, it was only trying; in reality, it never succeeded in counterattacking.

Every time it regenerated its tentacles, they were cut off like a crab's leg by Ulan's angry axe it was a one-sided massacre, not a battle.

As she was watching this scene in a daze, she suddenly felt a mana reaction in the surrounding area.

'Huh? What is this...'

The source of the mana reaction was Dilia.

She was imbuing mana into the spell she had instantly completed. Once the enchantment was complete, the magic would soon activate.

The moment she realized this, Noah was horrified.

"No, wait a minute!"

Then she quickly blocked Dilias way; to prevent the spell from being cast.

Meanwhile, faced with Noah's sudden intrusion, Dilia held back the mana. At the same time, Noah shouted at her, still looking shocked, "What are you doing?!"

"That's, I, want to say," Dilia frowned. She flicked her hand out, "Step aside. I have to help Ulan."

"Now is not the time!"

"......what?"

Another twitch of eyebrows. Dilia couldn't understand what Noah was saying.

Then, the answer came back, "Ulan is in a state where he can't distinguish between friend and foe right now. If we provoke him and attract his attention, we'll be in danger then!"

The Berserker attribute was an undeniable penalty; there were benefits, of course.

Even in a state of poisoning or with low health, he could fight normally, so.

'But.......'

At the same time, there was a fatal flaw.

As mentioned earlier, he doesn't distinguish between friend or foe, and simply destroys all living things around him. That's why it was called a penalty.

In the original, there was something like this.

When playing as one of the seven warriors, If Ulan entered the berserker state for some reason, one had to retreat a hundred steps to ensure safety.

Just after Noah finished her explanation, Dilia asked with a puzzled expression, "......How do you know that?"

Because she experienced it in the original game. But she couldn't say that so straightforwardly. So, Noah just shrugged and made up the most plausible excuse, "I'm from the same tribe as Ulan."

"......."

Dilia fell silent; she couldn't find any ground to refute..

After a moment, she broke the spell. It meant that she accepted Noah's words.

"Do you know how long he'll be like that?"

"Yeah, he'll probably go back to normal once his destructive urge is satisfied."

The duration of the Berserker state was short-lived; it varied from situation to situation, but on average, it was about 5 minutes or so. And just as it was now just over 5 minutes.

Stop!

The furious axe strikes stopped; the body of Ulan swayed at the same time

"Ugh."

and a low groan escaped him. It was due to a sudden intense headache and dizziness. After a few more staggering moments, Ulan, who had been stumbling, gradually regained his senses.

(End of Chapter. . . . . . . .Thanks for Reading. . . . . . . . . )

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