Chapter 150
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 150
Chapter Title: Lesson 30. Final Exam - 5
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I'd wondered what we'd do if the waves didn't end by Monday, but fortunately, the long defense battle wrapped up its final wave on Sunday afternoon.
Ban Yu-won could instinctively tell this was the last one because, while he and his familiars were gleefully smashing monsters from all directions, a creature appeared that could only be judged as the boss monster, no matter how you looked at it.
[Foolish ones who dare to violate the taboo...]
"No, you're the taboo itself."
A monster with a human body and a bull's head.
Its massive brass frame absorbed magic from all sides, gleaming black.
The two horns sprouting from its head were covered in flows of magic inscribed with ancient runes that even Ban Yu-won couldn't easily decipher, making them incredibly menacing.
And in its hands, it wielded a grotesquely twisted giant axe.
The weapon resonated with the runes wrapping the horns, glowing black as it aimed not at Ban Yu-won, but at the tower.
[Do you even know what you're doing right now?]
"Sorry, I don't really know either."
Not that he could have a conversation with the people inside anyway.
They seemed to know he was protecting them, but above all else, building the tower was priority. At some point, they stopped even glancing his way, ignoring the hordes of monsters and focusing solely on construction.
Thanks to that, the thick magic that had spread everywhere when the pillar of light first descended was gradually converging into the tower.
'That magic's form is definitely light waves... so light magic, huh? No wonder photon magic is top-tier. I still have no clue what's going on... but at least I know the tower's purpose here is nothing like the Bible story.'
And that a ton of groups were after it.
The bull-headed brute striking a pose in front of him now probably wasn't the real black curtain either.
This was all just a plausible recreation of a historical scene.
"Any chance you'll explain what they're doing with the tower?"
[Unbelievable. Protecting the tower without a single scratch amid this assault...]
Ah, maybe proper conversation wasn't possible with this guy either?
"So, gonna explain why they're building the tower?"
[I'll meet your spirit with my full power. I'll crush you before the tower. Take my axe!]
Yeah, didn't expect that.
Apparently, the boss fight's difficulty or setup changed based on tower damage during the waves.
But with his familiars covering all directions, the tower and its builders hadn't taken a single scratch.
That must've made the bull talk big.
[Kuaaaaa!]
The bull pawed the ground like it was about to charge, then suddenly hurled the axe in one hand.
That was probably a skill.
A skill that used the pawing as a trigger to sharply boost attack power.
Of course, wielding the Origin Sword and reading the flow of its concepts, Ban Yu-won easily—
—Kwaaaang!
Didn't dodge. He raised his sword to block.
Not his usual style of deflecting and countering. He even invoked defense and solidity concepts, unfamiliar to him.
Because he knew the moment he dodged, it'd turn on the tower.
"Kuh!"
Even maintaining maximum solidity with the Origin Sword, he couldn't fully dissipate the impact and was pushed back.
Two lines traced by his feet scarred the earth.
Thud. The axe, thrown with full force, fell.
[Not bad.]
The bull grinned sinisterly, its protruding fangs glinting.