Acquired the Scam Rune in the Academy

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“Wake up!!”

Hwang Dong-yeon’s stuttering command.

Along with it, countless monsters appeared.

Seeing that sight, I couldn’t hide my hopeless feeling.

“What the hell is that…”

What the hell is all that?

The island was filled with numerous monsters.

They all looked like undead from the curse series.

As they let out chilling screams, they approached us.

And no matter how many times I washed my eyes and looked, their posture was not friendly at all.

“I think it’s Hwang Dong-yeon’s ability.”

Yoo Eun-seol, who was holding my waist, took a few steps back.

She helped me understand with an explanatory supplement.

“Hwang Dong-yeon’s… ability?”

“Yes. When I tried to enter earlier, Hwang Dong-yeon was arranging magic within his guards, then at one point magic concentrated explosively, and that’s the result.”

“That’s the ability of a Holder…”

Information about Hwang Dong-yeon had always been veiled.

So far, a lot of information had been revealed about the <Villain> clan, their movements and members. And even the submaster Hwang Seong-yeon had caused a major incident, so there was an abundance of related research material.

However, information about the clan master Hwang Dong-yeon himself had never been properly known.

That’s because Hwang Dong-yeon had only established the clan, with almost no criminal history or pre-activity information.

‘He was really controlling monsters?’

<Villain>’s unusual actions related to monsters in the past.

And the lizardman salamander that attacked the academy.

Through some incidents, I had suspected there was a Holder related to [Taming contracts] within <Villain>.

But I never imagined that would be the ability of Master Hwang Dong-yeon, nor that he could control so many monsters.

‘How high is his leadership anyway.’

According to Professor Kang Dong-wook, the number of monsters a Holder can control is affected by leadership and rune level.

And the battalion Hwang Dong-yeon had raised now was at least tens of monsters at first glance.

It was so many monsters that I couldn’t even gauge his leadership at all.

“Holder Do Jae-hyun. We have to retreat first. Regroup with the rear party and wait for reinforcements as much as possible…”

Kaaaahhh–

Kyaaooo–!!

Just as Yoo Eun-seol was hurriedly speaking to me.

An aura of tremendous energy, a ‘howling’, spread throughout the island.

A huge, dragon-like monster made entirely of bones standing among the monsters.

A kind of… ‘Bone dragon’.

There was no shortage in calling it a bone dragon.

It was stomping the ground roughly and screaming.

“Ugh…”

At that moment, I saw Yoo Eun-seol’s body stiffen slightly then relax.

I knew this condition very well.

Status condition ‘fear’.

The status condition I experienced when facing Grizly Drake before.

It was an effect possible with the [Declaration of Domination] skill of the [Oppression] rune I acquired after defeating him.

[The special power of the ‘Bright Mind’ rune keeps the target’s clear mind. You are immune to any curse or status condition.

Fortunately, I was immune to such status conditions.

Thanks to the mental epic rune [Keen Mind] I hunted and acquired from the Japanese boss monster ‘Yamata No Orochi’ yesterday.

I now also had the second legendary rune that Park Jin-woo possessed.

“Master. I think we have to deal with that guy first. As long as he’s there, retreating will only make it more dangerous anyway.”

“……”

Yoo Eun-seol also nodded at my words.

She must have felt it too from the recent howling.

That we had to stop that bone dragon ourselves or it would wipe out our entire party.

As the party’s maximum firepower, we had to take the lead to block it.

Only then was there a glimmer of hope.

‘I have to buy time.’

But the conclusion has been the same from the first operation until now.

I have to buy time.

Somehow buying time and waiting for the soon-to-arrive allies.

That’s why we took the risk and came to the front.

Yoo Eun-seol looked at me worriedly.

“Then I’ll go first. Please be careful.”

“Yes, master. I absolutely won’t die.”

That was the end of our division of roles.

Yoo Eun-seol rushed towards Hwang Seong-yeon, who was slowly pulling out his demon sword again, and I headed towards the bone dragon in front of me.

Kya, oooh–!!

The bone dragon screamed again.

Ignoring its howling with [Keen Mind], I quickly approached right next to it.

‘Damn. It’s freaking huge.’

Its dull, bony legs.

Seeing that, I felt its huge size more vividly.

I had to crane my neck up to barely see its body.

I wondered how on earth Hwang Dong-yeon made a contract with this ridiculous thing.

‘But it has its advantages.’

Because it was so huge in size, there were points I could utilize.

The common rune of the assassin series, [Stealth].

If a high-level [Stealth] just disappears from the opponent’s sight, I could make full use of that effect.

Because the bone dragon was so huge, it couldn’t see me, relatively small, so the [Stealth] effect was properly applied.

‘Hide Attack…!!’

If I becomes [Stealth], I could naturally also use the derived skill [Hide Attack].

After disappearing from the bone dragon’s sight with [Stealth],

I charged towards its hind legs and immediately used [Hide Attack].

[Hide Attack] was one of the few direct attack skills I had.

If I could just land a hit, I was sure to see great effect.

Crack, kagagang–

Gya, gyao?!

“Huh…?”

But the moment my sword touched its body.

Something strange happened.

I immediately stopped moving and stared at the phenomenon.

‘What the, suddenly?’

A strong magical light suddenly…

It arises at the junction of the sword and the body.

The magical power that arose from the junction began to climb up the dragon’s body, then concentrated on a specific point at the center of its body.

That’s for sure.

The ‘magic stone’ embedded in the dragon’s body.

And separate from the magical stone, there was another ‘something’ that was shining brilliantly.

The dazzling lights soon appeared in front of me, creating an information window.

[The dragon’s intense will roams the world even after annihilation. The legend contained in the special item ‘Dragon Heart’ still breathes its scent. The intense magical power emanating from the Dragon Heart covers the surroundings.]

[The ‘Promise Bound by Dragon’ rune and ‘Forgotten Dragon Knight’s Pride’ rune resonate with the Dragon Heart. All hidden special conditions are satisfied regarding a true contract with the ‘Bone Dragon’.]

[The unstable contractual relationship of the ‘Bone Dragon’ has been identified! By satisfying all special conditions, you can break the existing contract and make a new contract. This contract is not affected by leadership and rune level.]

I read the information window in surprise.

‘Dragon Heart? Contract?’

Unfamiliar words and phrases dazzled my eyes.

As always with information windows, there was no intuitive, detailed explanation of the new power.

There were only contents that made me wonder what the hell this meant whenever I saw them.

But I didn’t have time to mumble about it.

You have to go with the flow at times like these.

I could tell from my experience so far.

It was the same when I got the ‘High Rune’, the new ability of [Rune Hunter], and when I broke the seal of the stone slab and gained dragon-related abilities.

Opportunity.

New power always turned into an opportunity to overwhelm crisis.

‘Hand of Contract’.

I use the derived skill of [Promise Bound by Dragon], [Hand of Contract].

As the name implies, this skill allows you to make a contract with the target.

The moment it is used, a contract can be made if the conditions are met.

According to the information window description, I was now able to make a contract with this immense ‘Bone Dragon’

[The contract is successful! ‘Bone Dragon (Curse/Special)’ is added to the contract target list for the ‘Promise of the Dragon’ rune. This is an abnormal contract, and the contractor’s abilities are partially limited.]

[Current List of Contract Monsters (1/1)]

[Sometimes, special beings make informal contracts. Of the rune; You have succeeded in a mysterious contract that goes beyond your full ability; your understanding of the related rune rises rapidly.]

[The level of the ‘Promise Bound by Dragon’ rune has risen.]

[Acquires 7 Leadership with Rune’s tendency.]

;

The first contractor of [Promise Bound by Dragon].

Ironically, it was…

A monster I had contracted with an enemy.

Roaaar!

The bone dragon lowered its massive body.

Then it suddenly pushed its rather gruesome skull towards me.

But unlike before, it was not aggressive at all, and very obedient.

It was as if…

‘Telling me to get on its body’.

It was definitely a gesture like get on my body.

Professor Kang Dong-wook was definitely right.

Without the [Language] rune, communication with the contractor was anything but easy.

If I could overcome all the crises today and return, I would definitely have to get the common runes related to [Training Contract].

Thinking so, I got on the bone dragon’s body.

Whoooaaaa!!

Rooooaaarrrr!!

As I climbed up the bone dragon’s body, it let out a roar as intense as before, causing a howl.

At first glance it was so despairing and terrifying, but…

Now that it was on our side, I couldn’t ask for a more reassuring roar.

“What, what the…”

“Wasn’t that a monster made by the Master…?”

Desperate voices came from the ground.

Looking around briefly…

Our party members who were fighting fiercely behind us.

Yoo Eun-seol and Hwang Seong-yeon, who were clashing weapons against each other.

Even Hwang Dong-yeon, who had unleashed these monsters.

Everyone was looking at me with disbelief.

Or with desperate eyes.

Roaaar!!

Boom! Boom!

Rooooaaarrrr!!

In that silence.

Once again, the bone dragon roared.

Then it mercilessly began to trample the enemies who had fallen into a ‘fear’ state for a moment.

“F*ck! What the hell is this…!!”

“Ru, Run away!”

“Kyaahhh-!!”

In an instant the battlefield became chaotic.

<Villain> clan members fled in panic to avoid the bone dragon’s attack, and those who failed to escape were killed on the spot by the stomping.

Roaaar!!

Boom! Boom!

Similarly, Hwang Dong-yeon’s undead monsters.

Although they each possessed considerable power, they were completely swept away like dust by the bone dragon’s blind rampage, who was like their boss.

The bone dragon’s physical ability was much better than I had expected.

“Everyone, stay calm! We have to stop it by joining forces!”

“It’s impossible! How do we stop that?!”

“Do Jae-hyun! Do Jae-hyun, we just need to catch that bastard. Get in somehow and bring that son of a bitch down!”

Amidst the turmoil.

A man who looked like an executive of the <Villain> clan gave reasonably calm instructions.

I guess every group has someone with quick thinking.

That executive made the most rational inference given the short time and situation.

‘Not good.’

I clicked my tongue at him.

The bone dragon is an extremely powerful monster.

A disaster-like monster that crushes everything in front of it with its huge body and tremendous strength.

Without seeing the detailed <Contractor Information>, just looking at its physical abilities, it felt like an S-grade monster.

But as I first approached it, it is relatively slow.

Also, being so large makes it difficult to deal with enemies clinging to it.

The <Villain> executive was taking good advantage of that weakness.

If multiple B-grade or higher Holders clung to me at once, it could be very dangerous even if I was on the bone dragon.

“Then I’ll have to use something else.”

Seeing the <Villain> clan members swarming like ants…

I grinned.

Although communication with the bone dragon is still difficult without the [Language] rune,

There was…

A way to deal with this situation.

[A special effect linked to the ‘Rune Hunter’ rune can be used. Currently, a total of 3 runes can be granted to the contractor, ‘Bone Dragon’.]

[The ‘Agility (Normal/Lv.5)’ rune is granted to contractor ‘Bone Dragon’. The rune is deleted from the Holder’s Information.]

[The ‘Physical Defense (Normal/Lv.7)’ rune is granted to contractor ‘Bone Dragon’. The rune is deleted from the Holder’s Information.] contemporary romance

[The ‘Dead Firework (Rare/Lv.5)’ rune is granted to contractor ‘Bone Dragon’. The rune is deleted from Holder’s Information.]

The special effect of [Promise Bound by Dragon] linked with [Rune Hunter].

‘Rune Grant’.

Through this effect, I granted the bone dragon three runes among those I had acquired so far that had lower efficiency.

And…

Roooaaarr!!

Boo! Boom! Boom!!

Whooooosh!!

“Did I give too much…?”

The bone dragon started rampaging like crazy.

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