The Academy’s Undercover Professor – 119



◈ Episode 119 The King of All Vicious Beasts (1)

Pantos stared in the direction of the Kunst auction house where they had fled.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Alex who was riding a truck full of stolen goods saw Pantos’ strange behavior and asked that question.

“We were looking at the place we left.”

“Kunst Auction House? “Why are you there?”

“I felt something there.”

You felt something?

Alex also stared at where the Kunst auction house was located.

Kunst had already crossed several blocks and was hidden by the wall of the building so he couldn’t even be seen.

“What are you feeling? “I don’t know anything.”

“Big game.”

“What is game?”

This guy is saying something unintelligible again.

no. Rather is it because he is a prisoner that he expresses it so simply?

“But it’s dangerous.”

“what?”

“The scent and presence of this prey. He’s not an ordinary guy. “It’s so dangerous that I’ve never encountered it before and maybe even stronger…”

Pantos spoke and then closed his mouth.

“what. Why do you stop talking? “So you’re saying it’s at the Kunst auction house now?”

“Yes.”

What really happened at the auction house that Pantos said like that?

The leader Ludger and Hans who had gone to join him still remained in Kunst.

Something won’t happen to these two right?

‘No no. ‘Don’t worry for nothing.’

Alex shook his head to shake off his anxiety.

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That day I met Enya and had a separate conversation with Ludger.

Alex once asked Ludger something he was curious about.

-Hey leader.

-Why are you doing that?

-Now that I think about it the leader said that Pantos has the second highest combat power among our organization.

-That’s right.

-Then who is in first place? Is it really the leader himself?

The answer that came back to Alex who asked with a playful smile was completely unexpected.

-The 2nd place combat power rating I mentioned is an evaluation given only to combat personnel. Of course I’m not in it.

-what? So there is a separate number one? Is that really me?

-Alex You are in third place. Still you also maintained good grades at the Knight Academy so your skills are second to none but not enough to take first place.

-Then is there anyone who would say it is number one?

-there is.

-Who is that?

When I asked that question the name Ludger brought up was completely unexpected.

-Hans.

* * *

As Hans felt his mind disappearing into the distant darkness he suddenly recalled an event from the past.

That was quite some time after meeting Ludger and swearing allegiance to him.

Even though Ludger knew that Hans had an animal-like constitution he only ordered him to do things that did not involve fighting.

One day Hans couldn’t bear it anymore and asked Ludger who took care of everything with his own hands instead of asking for help even when battle was necessary.

-older brother. I have one question.

-Tell me.

-Why did you accept a coward like me?

Hans still didn’t understand.

Even though Ludger saw his true abilities he did not try to fully utilize them.

Rather as if to be considerate of him he completely ruled out fighting.

-You don’t know either. Even though I had this ability I was a coward and always ran away. Even so it is also true that he has powers that others cannot have.

-Is it because it’s strange that they accepted you like that?

-To be honest… that’s right.

It was okay to say it was a lack of qualifications.

This was said by a man who had lived a humble life and had been chased from place to place because he could not receive favor from anyone until now and did not even believe in real favor.

‘okay. It certainly was.’

What did your brother say at that time?

-That’s because you’re a coward.

-I am indeed. I know it’s because I hate fighting but hearing it in person makes me feel bad again.

-no. Similar but different.

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-If it’s similar it’s similar. What’s different?

-Hans. You know your strength very well. And I know how dangerous that power is and how great a responsibility it comes with. Aren’t you afraid? I’m afraid you might hurt someone with your power.

-….

At that time for the first time in his life Hans realized that when a person is hit hard no words come out.

That’s not it.

I’m a coward who ran away because I didn’t like fighting and was scared of getting hurt.

I should have said that but what came out of my mouth was something completely different.

-I was an orphan.

He complained like that in a self-deprecating voice.

-When I was young I lived in an orphanage. At that time I couldn’t get along with others properly.

-….

-There was a child who was like a younger sister who took special care of me. He was a bright and cute kid who couldn’t even be compared to someone like me. If she had grown up she would have made a man cry and gotten married into a good family.

At that time he recalled how he had been a loner even during his orphanage days.

-I killed that child.

-…Hans.

-It was an accident. Because he brought a puppy that I don’t know where he got it from. So I guess he was trying to show me. I guess it was just a child’s naive thought of seeing cute things together.

If only the puppy hadn’t bitten Hans’ hand then.

If only he knew his constitution back then.

-If I hadn’t accepted that child’s kindness back then…

That wouldn’t have happened.

It was an honest statement but for Hans what happened that day was a nightmare and a trauma that he could not forget even after a lifetime.

The first manifestation of the awakened beast man.

And in childhood when the self was not yet properly established.

Hans who was unable to suppress his wild instincts ended up killing the girl who did so.

-It was the first murder in my life.

I still feel dizzy when I think about what happened back then.

The image of herself covered in blood and the girl who had become a cold corpse.

And even the feel of blood and flesh in your mouth.

That miserable memory was also a sin he had to carry with him for the rest of his life.

So even though Hans had this ability he didn’t fight anyone and just kept running away.

Because I couldn’t bear to see the power of this dirty beast which had trampled on a girl’s miserable life do the same thing again.

-But Hans. As you live there will definitely come a day in your life when things don’t go as you wanted.

-What is that? Are you cursing me?

-It’s advice and advice. Hans. You may one day encounter a reality you do not want to face. If you have that power it might happen that way.

-What if you run away even then? Throw away everything.

Hans answered with a forced smile as if he was deliberately joking.

Maybe he said that because he wanted Ludger to reprimand him and criticize him.

But he didn’t.

-That would also be your choice.

As it has been so far.

Even if such a moment comes just run away is enough.

He answered calmly with his back turned to me.

-Hans. I won’t blame you if that moment comes one day and you throw everything away and run away.

-What is that?

Ludger didn’t say anything like believing in you or saying that you could do it.

I just eased his worries by saying that I wouldn’t be held responsible if he ran away.

At that time Hans grumbled as to what that was but he could not answer with confidence that he would not do that.

‘I guess it’s really time for me to die. ‘I’m reminded of all the past that’s nothing special.’

Hans laughed at his miserable situation as if mocking himself.

I thought that after living a life of running away I met a good person and did something worthwhile in my own way.

Even if it was something that would not be recognized by the world.

For him being by Ludger’s side and helping him was a sanctuary where he could escape from the trauma of the past.

‘It wouldn’t be that bad to die in this state though.’

Still if it’s the last time.

Let’s burn it all down just once.

* * *

Ludger made his way through the crowds flowing outside and headed into the auction house.

The inside was still in chaos with people who were unable to evacuate and intruders destroying the inside.

“Kill! “Kill them all!”

“You damn bastards!”

Under Ludger’s gaze the forces that attacked the Kunst auction house began to appear one by one.

‘The first people who attacked the auction house were criminals who came to steal valuables.’

They didn’t even think about fighting with the guards and only took what they could.

However some were driven by greed and tried to steal the ornaments and jewels worn by noble women.

‘The black magicians who are presumed to have used black magic inside.’

There were also many valuable artifacts at the Kunst auction house.

These were things that warlocks would drool over but even the person guarding them disappeared so it was understandable that they would step forward.

‘The biggest problem is that these guys are just trying to kill people without even targeting objects or anything else.’

Guys who intentionally start a fight even though there is no need to fight.

no. These guys are bent on killing nobles rather than fighting.

Ludger had met such guys once before and guessed their identity right away.

‘They are the liberation army.’

How could the liberation army just ignore the fact that wealthy nobles and businessmen are gathering in one place like this?

These are the people who do not hesitate to carry out suicide bombings if they can kill all the people who are like their enemies.

“asleep!”

At that time a door in one wall opened and a liberation soldier with a hood over his mouth rushed at Ludger.

Ludger who had already sensed a presence inside used the [Source Code] to create a spell on the spot and shot out magic.

A pure white flame exploded before my eyes.

[Burning Thunder] a second-tier lightning magic pierced the liberation army’s solar plexus.

“Keeek.”

Glancing at the fallen liberation army Ludger wondered how they could be active in a place like this.

In the end most of the liberators used gunpowder weapons so they would not be able to fight easily in a place where [Silence of Fire] was maintained.

Or did they bring a wizard with them? At that time it seemed like there was quite a lot of power loss in the train terror incident.

‘Now that I think about it these guys….’

As Ludger tried to approach the fallen liberation army he felt a sense of deja vu and hurriedly retreated back.

That judgment was correct.

Because the body of the liberation army that had collapsed a moment ago exploded with intense flames.

Kwaaaaang!

Ludger who was out of the radius of the explosion frowned as he looked at the smoke rising thickly.

I guess it’s because they are the liberation army guys. Suicide terrorism was rampant.

Moreover Ludger who had been the victim of this suicide attack once was naturally aware of their despicable methods and had fully prepared accordingly.

but.

‘An explosion occurred in a space where the silence of fire was maintained?’

He even applied the silence of fire at all times and spread it around.

As long as this magic that suppresses the action of gunpowder is maintained the gunpowder will not ignite no matter how much you light the fuse.

Nevertheless an explosion occurred.

‘It is not an artifact created using magic. I couldn’t feel any reverberations of the unique magic power. That means it is a bomb made of pure gunpowder.’

A fire is created within the magic that suppresses the action of gunpowder?

There was only one such case in his memory.

‘Special gunpowder that [Silence of Fire] does not work on. ‘The rebels have it?’

This cannot happen.

That’s right because that special gunpowder was destroyed in the Delica Kingdom by burning down the entire factory along with his identity as <James Moriarty> without a trace.

‘I thought everything had been removed at that time but were there still any remnants left? And they joined the liberation army?’

This wasn’t a normal problem.

I can’t believe that special gunpowder that silences fire doesn’t work has fallen into the hands of the liberation army.

Ludger sensed that this was not an ordinary problem but he thought he should quickly find Hans and escape from here.

At that time the outer wall of the building collapsed with a rumbling sound.

Faaah!

All lights inside the building went out.

In an instant darkness fell.

Wow!

Someone’s desperate scream rang out from across the hallway that was like an endless throat of an animal.

Before Ludger could prepare for it a black shadow flew out rolled on the floor and stopped at Ludger’s feet.

‘person?’

It was a man in a black suit covered in blood.

However the eerie magic emanating from him hinted that he was no ordinary person.

‘Is this sinister magic a black magician? These are the guys who attacked the auction house. But what about this….’

The wounds on the warlock’s body were neither from a sword nor from magic.

It was the mark of being bitten by countless animals.

An ordinary person cannot produce traces like this.

‘Could it be… Hans wrote that?’

This was the essence of the anxiety I had felt a while ago.

* * *

“How can this be…. My Kunst Auction House….”

Ivan Luke who had evacuated outside looked devastated as he saw the commotion going on inside the building.

The Blackguards were trapped underground and suddenly the Warlocks and the Criminal Liberation Army appeared and caused a stir.

Perhaps because Ivan Luke had barely escaped his hair was scattered and his clean clothes were torn in several places and full of dust.

“Director! it’s okay! But the building is still in good shape! The evacuation of customers has been completed to some extent….”

“Customers? Now wait a minute. What about the princess? “Where is the princess?!”

“Uh uhh. “I haven’t checked that yet…”

“What will you do if the princess is harmed? “Hurry up and check it out!”

“Oh I understand!”

It was the moment when the adjutant was about to leave in a hurry.

Ahhhhhhh────!!!!!

The sound of something crying was heard from inside the building.

It sounded like something huge shouting or like countless beasts shouting at once.

The emotions mixed within are endless hatred and anger.

And sadness.

The people who were watching noisily from the outside suddenly fell silent as the tension ran through their skin.

The fear that spread so quickly brought silence to the surroundings.

“What just happened?”

Kwaaaaang!

One wall of the Kunst building collapsed.

Considering the particularly high ceiling of the exterior wall of the 8th floor it was close to 1.5 times the height of other buildings so debris fell down in an instant.

People screamed and evacuated.

“What is that?”

Those who were in a safe place were able to spot a silhouette visible through the hazy smoke of the wreckage.

“wolf? “Is that a wolf?”

Sticking out of the ruins of the broken wall on the 8th floor was the head of a black wolf.

They had no idea why there was a wolf in the Kunst auction house but their astonishment did not end there.

The wolf’s heads which were only visible at first began to protrude one by one.

One and two.

When it grew to more than a dozen people felt something was strange.

Because the wolf’s body was all tangled together as one.

And it wasn’t until some time later that people realized that it was taking the shape of something other than a single body.

“Cow hands?”

It was a huge ‘hand’ not a wolf.

A huge hand with a beast’s head on each finger broke down the outer wall again.

Debris fell and a cloud of dust rose up engulfing the surrounding area.

However people were frozen in place and had no intention of running away.

What appeared outside was the destruction of the Kunst Auction House building.

Because it was a huge black furred beast that seemed to be dozens of meters tall.

Countless beast heads hanging all over the body.

What could be considered the head of the main body was a hideous head that looked like a dried out wolf skull.

There were three such heads one on each shoulder and their red eyes were shining from their gaping black pupils.

From the distorted horns on top of his head to the black mane that flutters in the wind.

It was a strange creature so horrendous that it seemed as if hundreds of wild animals were gathered together and tangled together by the three-headed hellhound said to be run by the devil.

“It’s a girl.”

Someone who recognized the monster spoke in a trembling voice.

He was a man who had witnessed with his own eyes what happened in a city in a kingdom five years ago.

How could I forget?

The monster reflected in his retina still haunts him occasionally appearing in his nightmares.

A rare demonic beast that once appeared in the Kingdom of Durman summoned countless cryptids and even ate the elite knights of the Kingdom of Durman.

The protagonist of the ‘Bloody Night’ that took place five years ago and the nightmare of the city where the incident took place.

“─Beast of Jévaudan!”

The king of all vicious beasts has been resurrected in Lederbelk.