Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 141

Chapter 141 32.7 - Mid-terms

It was said that there was a reason why humans always adapted to the environment and evolved continuously.

It was because they were programmed for the sake of 'survival.' It is their natural instinct.

When faced with the unknown, that instinct would awaken.

After all, the unknown, the thing that the brain can never comprehend, is the thing it wants to destroy.

The feelings in Reiner's mind could be explained in such a manner.

"What is this?"

Feeling the crimson aura oozing from their target, he asked himself.

Astron Natusalune.

The last-ranked student of the academy…..The student with some random rumors floating about him…..

The student was their target for some reason, even though he was such an insect that he didn't deserve their time.

He thought Astron was someone who offended the wrong people when the order to kill him in the mid-terms came. Even though the operation was risky, they thought they could easily kill him and leave the place.

However, the scene in front of him was something he would never expect.

SWOOSH! With a sudden burst of speed, Astron's body shot forward monstrously.

He shouldn't have been able to move, let alone lunge like that. The injuries he sustained and the corrosive attribute of the Ruinscreechers should have been eating him from the inside.

But, as if to prove him wrong, his dual daggers danced in the air, their crimson aura trailing behind them.

SWOOSH! SLASH! Each strike became a deadly flurry as he moved with animalistic grace and precision.

"This is crazy," Reiner mumbled.

The way the guy was moving was insanely efficient as if he was already experienced in the act of killing.

"No. He was born to kill."

The crazed smile on his face when he was moving was proof of that. Even though he was a demon contractor, he never once made such a face when killing people.

'His smile reminds me of him.'

The Ruinscreechers were caught off guard, their enhanced ferocity no match for his newfound speed.

SLASH! SLASH!

Blood sprayed through the air as he carved through them with ruthless efficiency. It was a dance of death in the darkest of moments.

With each strike, the crimson energy entered the monsters' bodies, and something strange happened.

The crimson energy circulated in the monster's body and slowly returned to the boy. The Ruinscreechers fell one by one.

But the strange thing was that the monsters' bodies slowly started losing their color.

"SCREECH!"

The monster's scream in agony echoed in their heads as if to remind them that they were here for a mission.

'What am I doing?'

Reiner immediately composed himself.

'This mana is affecting me.'

And he realized. The crimson aura released by that guy was affecting him, disturbing his thoughts by evoking something primal.

'I was scared.'

As he realized that fact, anger enveloped him. He didn't know what this guy's deal was, but he was angry at the fact that a mere human, a mere student, dared to make him scared.

"That guy is crazy….I want him so bad….I want to kill him; I want to see what expression he is going to make."

Hearing this annoying girl's voice made the anger inside him boil more.

"Fucking bastard." He mumbled, looking at the cockroach before him.

Astron's injuries were getting healed whilst the color of the monsters' skin was slowly turning grey.

As if he was sucking their vitality.

"Annie, attack him."

The immediate reaction came from Reiner as he started manipulating his demonic energy.

"Don't order me, you fucker."

SWOOSH!

The girl took a cautious step forward, a menacing scythe clutched in her hand, and suddenly she appeared right before him. With immense precision, she lunged at Astron, her sights set on his throat.

The swiftness of her attack was impressive, but Astron was prepared for their imminent assault, his body enveloped by a swirling, crimson energy that had transformed him into a killing machine.

SWOOSH! Astron's heightened instincts and agility enabled him to deftly sidestep her deadly strike. Her scythe narrowly missed its intended target as it whistled past his neck.

"Ah….It is so good." The girl laughed heartily as her scythe continued to attack the boy.

CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!

The scythe met with the crimson-coated blade as sparks flew. The girl's demonic energy met with the crimson-colored mana, creating a unique spectrum of color.

Meanwhile, Reiner first compressed his demonic energy, activating the skill he got after contracting.

「Demonic Materialization. Blades of Hell. 」

The skill unleashed his demonic energy, fashioning shadowy, tentacle-like blades that rapidly propelled toward Astron with murderous intent. Their speed was so fast that it was incomparable to the Ruinscreechers before.

Dash.