Hunter Academy's Battle God - Chapter 138

Hunter Academy’s Battle God
[Translator –  Daniel Shin]
[Proofreader –  ilafy]
Chapter 138
BOOM!
Fire poured in every direction, and fragments from the skeletons rained down every time Racule swung his giant sword.
Racule was a berserker who only got stronger as he became more immersed in a fight, so he displayed immense power against Sumire’s army of undead.
[The opponent is under the effect of a debuff.]
[Name: Blessing of the Cursed Princess]
[Effect: Combat power will be decreased by 50% for 24 hours.]
Sumire was just giving a relaxed smile as she looked at the hologram. She had already researched information on Racule before entering the dungeon.
Every 24 hours, the curse and blessing changed. With a buff, Racule could face a rank 6 as long as it wasn’t a named boss, but the debuff was one that decreased its combat power.
BOOM! Clang! Clang!
“No one…! Will be able to take control of this castle…! No matter what they try!” a mournful voice cried out from Racule’s armor. 
Sumire sat on her throne with an elegant atmosphere as she watched the battle; then she raised her index finger.
Swoosh-
Particles of the hologram scattered away, and a ring appeared on her index finger. Sumire smiled and extended her hand.
“The darkness shall cover the sun,” the queen’s clear voice rang out over the room.
The Trait Laplace offered Sumire was too special.
[The Witch’s Dark Magic can borrow more strength from the fragment.]
[The Witch’s Dark Magic is fortifying the dark clouds of despair.]
[The Witch’s Dark Magic is fortifying the familiar spirits.]
Laplace’s Trait was fortifying her original Trait, her artifacts, and even the skill inside it.
As the clouds of despair covered the ceilings of the abandoned castle, a blue light began emanating from her skeletons’ eyes.
“Rise.”
Sumire raised her hands into the air, and the fragmented skeletons began rising again, and ghouls clawed their way up through the ground.
There didn’t seem to be an end to Sumire’s mana—she just looked at her familiar spirits fight in a relaxed manner.
“The strength of the Master…! I can feel it!”
“Strength… is… overflowing…”
Lilith and the death knight, whom Sumire was fond of, shouted excitedly.
Racule kept getting weaker, and Sumire’s familiar spirits had become stronger.
Slash!! Swish!
“Fufu! With… such a slow sword… you won’t be able to reach Master.”
Although Lilith wasn’t a familiar spirit that was good at fighting, she was fighting on equal terms against Racule.
“YOU!” a deathly scream spread from Racule’s armor.
It wouldn’t have been weird for a student to have run in fear from it, but Sumire’s army was fearless.
The army of the undead pushed forward like a wave.
While the ghouls and skeletons were pouring down on him and Lilith restrained his movements with a whip, the death knight’s greatsword smashed Racule’s head.  
BOOM!
Paf! Boom!
It was an impact that was hard to handle, even for a boss.
Racule fell to his knees, and his armor impacted the floor.
WHOOM-!
Black energy poured from the collapsed Racule. At the same time, his black cape started to turn red.
YuSung, who had been looking from a distance for Sumire’s safety, changed his posture to a more relaxed one.
“The second phase…”
Slide- Boom!
Racule tossed his armor aside.
He was unlocking the true strength of the berserker warrior that had been suppressed. Unlike most rank 5 bosses, Racule had the rare pattern of ‘Awakening’.
‘This could be dangerous.’
Grab-
YuSung prepared himself just in case and clenched his fists. As he did that, Sumire grabbed his hand.
“Y-you can’t. YuSung…”
“Sumire?”
The sultry smile she’d shown before was nowhere to be seen. Sumire smiled like an innocent sheep, but it was still different from her usual smile.
Slide-
She grabbed YuSung’s hand and pulled him toward her. She usually would have been too embarrassed to do such a thing.
“I cannot allow you to dirty your hands on something like this.”
Sumire made YuSung sit on Laplace’s throne. If she was the queen of the undead, the one she followed was her party leader, Shin YuSung.
Slide-
Sumire sat on YuSung’s thighs, pulled her body close to his, and gave him an intense look.
“I’ll deal with that guy, so… YuSung, could you believe in me and stay here?”

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Translator – Daniel Shin
Proofreader – ilafy
 

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As Sumire touched his face with her hands, YuSung nodded.
“Okay.”
He always believed in his party members, so listening to Sumire’s request wasn’t hard.
“Sumire, I believe in you.”
YuSung smiled at her. Sumire grinned ecstatically, and then she kissed YuSung on his cheek.
“Then I’ll be back soon.”
The seductive Queen of the undead changed into a pure bunny only in front of YuSung. Sumire’s attitude reflected her usual feelings, but that only applied in front of YuSung.
Pang!
Racule had Awakened and entered his 2nd phase.
Red energy that represented the energy of a berserker flowed from Racule’s eyes.
“I’ll cut off your head and put it on display here!” Racule, covered in mad energy, rushed toward Sumire.
It was common sense that to stop an army of the undead, one would have to kill the necromancer, Sumire.
Plaf!
Lilith’s whip wrapped around Racule’s right hand.
“Where are you going?”
“I’ll… protect… Master…”
BPP!
The death knight threw his greatsword and grabbed Racule with both arms. It was common knowledge that although necromancers could control familiar spirits with mana, they weren’t good in hand-to-hand combat.
That’s why Racule targeted Sumire, but Sumire, who had Laplace’s favor, was different.
Swoosh!
Sumire, just like Laplace—who had fought alongside her familiar spirits against the hunters—was also good at fighting.
Slash!
Black energy cut through Racule’s chest. It was as if a portal had suddenly torn the space apart.
“Th-this?”
Racule looked down at the black energy, Laplace’s strength that Sumire’s mana had processed, covering his chest.
Rather than a skill, it was a type of mana conversion based on Laplace’s Dark Magic.
Laplace’s strength and Sumire were a blessed combination.
Sumire’s body overflowed with mana, and because of her natural-born talent, she could quickly convert it.
Laplace’s strength allowed Sumire to use her Talent to her full extent and gave her speed and strength.
Grab!
Sumire made a cold smile; then she clenched her fist as if she were making something explode—it was a technique that was like a death sentence to Racule.
Paf!!
Sumire’s black energy pierced Racule’s body like he was a pincushion.
Although the opponent was a rank 5 boss under the effect of a debuff, she’d shown an overwhelming difference in strength.
BOOM!
As Racule collapsed, the skeletons raised their arms to celebrate the victory.
[You’ve defeated Racule.]
Sumire walked toward the boss.
[A powerful source of strength has been detected from Racule’s corpse.]
[You can use the source to activate the Witch’s Authority.]
[First Authority: Animate Dead]
[Effect: You can use the strength of the deceased to create a familiar spirit.]
[Second Authority: Undead Fusion]
[Effect: You can fuse the strength of the deceased with a familiar spirit.]
Animate Dead…
Undead Fusion…
Both skills could only be used when you defeated a rank 5 boss or higher.
Still, it was a scam-like skill that allowed you to get stronger as you hunted bosses. As the queen of the undead, Sumire used the authority.
“I think that the second authority is going to be good because I already have a good knight.”
Swoosh!
As Sumire moved her hand, Racule’s strength rose to the sky like a firefly and then entered the death knight’s body.
“C-Cough! This…! This… strength!’
Pang!
The death knight was unsummoned and disappeared.
[Undead Fusion activated.]
[Death Knight X Dark Knight Racule]
[The death knight has been reborn through Racule’s strength.]
[You will not know the result until the fusion is over.]
[Remaining Time: 48 hours.]
At the same time, a hologram rose into the sky.
“Congratulations on your victory, Master.”
While being saluted by Lilith and the undead, Sumire walked toward YuSung.
That time, Sumire sat on YuSung and placed her head against him.
“I did a good job… so… can you praise me?”
Sumire tapped on her head as if she were a dog waiting to be praised by her master. It was a behavior Sumir would’ve otherwise never done without Laplace’s influence, but she was more honest with herself when it was active, so she wasn’t embarrassed.
‘Then… since the battle is over…’
YuSung was trying to take out her hair ornament as always, but Sumire grabbed his hands.
“That’s cheating,” Sumire pouted.
‘I guess I have no other choice…’
In the end, YuSung stroked Sumire’s hair just as she wanted.
“Ah, hehehe…” Sumire became really happy and grinned while making weird sounds. 
Shin YuSung just smiled at her. 
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