Hunter Academy’s Battle God
Chapter 177

'I should think about that next time…'

EunAh, who had been caught up in her thoughts, was finally able to fall asleep thanks to the pressure from Sumire’s hug.

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WHOOM-!

A giant dragon's claws passed over his head. Most people who faced a dragon for the first time shook from the pressure.

'But this challenger...'

Aslan looked at YuSung with surprised eyes. He'd gone through many adventures with diverse subjugation teams before becoming a Dragon Slayer, but he'd never seen someone who didn't even hesitate when faced with a dragon like YuSung.

Leg, knees, thighs…

His mana flowed smoothly through his body, and YuSung's fortified body shot toward the dragon like an arrow.

Paf!

However, the situation didn't seem good before he extended his hand.

'What's he trying to do? He won't be able to break through a dragon's defenses with mana fortification...'

Aslan was worrying for nothing.

Clang-!

As YuSung's hands touched it, the dragon’s mana barrier broke as if it were panes of glass.

'That's…!'

Aslan knew that what YuSung had used was Wave Resonance.

Just like throwing a rock into a still pond, a calm wave could resonate with the opponent, and when that happened, its characteristics changed—the wave became a wavelength, and it tore apart the target.

'The mana... is resonating with itself!' Aslan was surprised when he saw something new.

Mana Resonance was something that hunters rarely got the opportunity to see, but what he'd just seen wasn't a product of coincidence.

Tap.

As the dragon’s shield broke, YuSung pulled his hand back, and mana flowed like a waterfall from the broken barrier.

Battle God Style 5th Form, Wave Resonance.

Although he hadn’t touched the dragon, it still received critical damage.

Mana was more important than blood to dragons, so thanks to the Mana Resonance, the regurgitated mana had an effect similar to a poison spreading through its blood.

The dragon opened its mouth and screamed, using a skill that planted fear in the opponent, but it didn’t frighten YuSung. Not only that, but he didn't stop moving.

'As expected… Mana Resonance works.'

Instead, YuSung extended his hands toward the dragon.

'The main difference is the huge amount of mana.'

He wasn't being reckless, YuSung aimed for the dragon’s attacks before it even made them.

'Once again, I have to guess how much mana he's going to use.'

Dragons were called Lord of Mana, so Mana Resonance was a fatal weapon for them and definitely dealt critical damage to them, but as more time passed, the regurgitated mana diluted.

'But…'

What if their own undilutable mana flowed back into them?

ROAR-

The red dragon's body increased in size, and mana began gathering around its mouth as it began shining with a red color.

It was the red dragon's signature move, a fearful flame that people said could burn for over a hundred years—dragon breath.

Aslan watched YuSung's battle with great interest. He'd taught numerous people in the Tower Records, but to think he'd face dragon breath directly with Resonance. It was Aslan's first time seeing such an exciting battle.

Boom. Boom.

The dragon raised its body and poured out fire.

FWOOSH!

YuSung's thoughts accelerated, and with that, time stopped. The hot flames of the dragon's breath were right before him.

'Now.'

He'd awakened his Super Senses, sp YuSung could analyze the situation like he was walking a clearly marked path.

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Everything was clear—how strong the mana before him was, how much mana he had to pour out to counter it, and to what angle his hands should move.

The only thing he had to do was move his hands according to what was clearly laid out before him.

[The Battle God Style is a martial art I created based on my body... From the 5th form onward, you have to create a new path that suits your body.]

YuSung remembered Yu WonHak's words.

Although his master, Yu WonHak, had taught and raised YuSung following his training methods, he didn't want him to follow his path.

[You were born with a much greater body than mine, so I'm sure you'll be able to go further!]

Although his head was calmer and colder than at any other time, for some reason, his heart was feeling hot.

[Why am I raising a disciple?]

[The answer is obvious! It’s to create humanity's strongest hunter that can surpass me!]

[Of course, you still have a long way to go!]

Only after seeing the path did YuSung feel that he'd finally understood WonHak's true teachings.

'The reason Master… never taught me the 5th Form of the Battle God Style...'

At first, he thought that the reason was that the Battle God Style didn't suit him. After all, it was something that his master, the person whom he respected more than anyone, had said, but that was meaningless for WonHak.

The real reason behind WonHak telling him to create a new Battle God Style was…

'He wished for me to walk a different path from his.’

Rather than WonHak’s Battle God Style, his master wanted him to use his own Battle God Style.

He wanted him to write a new history as Shin YuSung instead of being just the Fist King's Disciple.

WonHak thought he had the talent to go beyond what he'd been able to achieve as the Fist King, and what YuSung saw was the road created by that belief.

Everything was clear.

Swoosh.

Blue energy gathered around YuSung’s palm, and as he extended his hand, the mana that was calm like a river began fluctuating like a wave.

Green Dragon's Heavenly Ascent.

BOOM-!

Like water and fire, mana aggressively clashed. Defeating a dragon, a Mana Lord, with mana was impossible, but the Green Dragon's Heavenly Ascent was a technique that used the other party's mana—the stronger the opponent's mana, the stronger the attack became.

That’s why, instead of defeating the dragon’s mana, he wanted to change its direction.

BOOM!

Green Dragon's Heavenly Ascent mixed with the dragon’s breath. As the mana’s characteristics changed, instead of hitting YuSung, it flew toward the dragon.

Clang!

Once again, the dragon's shield easily broke. That time, he'd broken the shield with pure technique instead of Mana Resonance.

"ROAR!"

The dragon once again raised its body and screamed. Since mana didn't work, it was planning to use its feet, which were harder than steel.

But if the dragon used strength instead of mana, it was nothing more than a big lizard to YuSung.

Tap!

YuSung leaped and gathered mana in the pals of his hands.

Since he'd successfully done a Mana Resonance and used the Green Dragon's Heavenly Ascent…

'I'll put everything into this attack.'

He'd already decided on what technique to use.

'My own Battle God Style...'

Swoosh!

A menacing-looking mana began gathering in his hands. He'd many it numerous times by then, but that time, he was going to use it differently.

WonHak's Black Dragon's Boulder Crushing Palm was like a mixer that crushed the opponent, but the Black Dragon's Boulder Crushing Palm YuSung was trying to use was one that gathered mana and condensed it into one point.

The mana gathered in YuSung's hands shone and emitted a golden light.

Battle God Style Black Dragon's Boulder Crushing Palm.

YuSung extended his left hand.

BOOM!

The mana shining with a golden light hit the dragon's body.

BOOM!

The huge amount of mana created a strong torrent of wind that swept through the surroundings. Aslan protected his head with his arms, but even he was pushed back.

"Ugh!"

As the wind disappeared, Aslan opened his eyes.

Ssss.

The dragon had been turned into particles and was scattering away in the wind.

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Until then, he’d taught many people in the Tower Records. Of course, he was just created with data, but still, the pride he had as a Dragon Slayer was real.

Aslan ended up kneeling before YuSung in the name of chivalry, which he'd forgotten long ago.

"As the Tower’s Record, it is my job to give you information... but I have nothing to teach you. Please, forgive me for my ignorance."

With Aslan's recognition, he got a test result.

[You've successfully seen the Tower Records.]

[Information Type: Boss]

[No5661: Red Dragon Sardonyx]

[Class Finished]

[Administrator: Dragon Slayer Aslan]

[Score: S]

YuSung realized how to defeat a dragon on his own after just one challenge. Aslan's score was S-rank, which was something not even rank 7 hunters had been able to achieve.

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