Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281 Chapter 66.2 - Grave

Being the way the game is, there were bound to be opponents that didn't directly challenge the protagonist physically but had used different methods.

This was to make sure that the developers could add a mystery element to the game. However, at this point, I doubt that it was simply a game.

Even now, something inside me feels different. From the moment I woke up, I felt like something inside me was a lot more complete.

Whether the way I think or the way I feel….It is hard to pinpoint. But, even then, the feeling inside me, you can call it a hunch, is saying that I think the world is not that simple, and there are many things that I have yet to know about it.

In any case, now that hunch needs to be taken to the shelf for the time being, as I need an object to focus on.

'The mana flow…..'

From what I could see from the environment, the direction of the mana, and the continuous energy supply somewhere, what Irina and Sylvie had said all pointed at one thing.

When every piece of information was revealed right before us, there weren't many things that we could do.

"You…."

At that moment, Irina's voice entered my head. "Were you able to deduce anything?"

She asked with her eyes sparkling. It seemed that even though the fog of her dream-like state was lingering in her head, she was still able to act rationally.

It was also easy to understand why she was depending on me for the answer. In her eyes right now, my previous two achievements regarding theoretical things should be on the front, and they are giving her a high evaluation.

Her thoughts were not necessarily wrong either.

But at the same time, there are many questions regarding this. If it was that demon, how was Irina able to wake me up?

Even in the game, the sole reason Ethan was able to defeat it was because of the powers he had awakened in the later times of the second year's first semester. Just like Sylvie, Ethan was also immune to the changes in his psyche.

The spell the demon used wasn't effective on him; therefore, Sylvie and Ethan both embarked on the small journey to bring it down.

It was also the event where the two got closer, and Sylvie started becoming a part of the main cast. However, Ethan was not there now, and only Sylvie was awake.

After she had woken Irina up, which was probably the rightest choice she could make in that situation, Irina decided to test the waters.

But from that point on, everything is blank.

What did she do when she entered into my consciousness using 「Phantasmal Transfer」 spell? I knew what that spell did, and certainly, she must be in my dream.

Another important question.

What did she see?

Did she see about my past? The past that was about her and about Earth? Because if that is the case…

I didn't want to do what I needed to do.

'From her reaction, that doesn't seem to be the case.'

I could see with my eyes. Unless Irina is the world's best actor who can control even the micromovements of her body, any reaction would never be missed by my eyes. Therefore, it is safe to assume that whatever she had seen, there was something that she couldn't directly remember.

'This also corresponds to what I had experienced, so everything is fine.'

At least it should be fine. If my existence here is in danger, I need to take extreme measures, which I have never wished to do.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Irina asked, seemingly uncomfortable with my gaze. At her reaction, I understood that I had been looking at her with my thoughts wandering around for a while.

"My bad….I was lost in thoughts." I replied.

"…..It is fine….I am a bit shaken as well."

It seemed she connected my behavior to the fact that I had just woken up from that state and was bombarded with huge amounts of information. Certainly, if that was any other normal human out there, her assumption would be correct.

But sadly for her, it was not true in this case, though this assumption is something I will gladly accept.

"So…" She continued. "What do you think?"

As she asked once again, I decided to answer with a mix of truth and lies. Revealing that I knew too much about this could make her suspicious since the source of my information is something that is almost impossible to reveal.

"First and foremost, I agree with your hypothesis. The entity we are looking for is the sole reason why Phantom's Land was formed." I said, pointing out the data. "I can assure you that you haven't made any mistakes in your calculations."

That was the truth. After going through her calculations in almost an instant, I was sure that she hadn't made any mistake.

Irina looked relieved by my words, a hint of satisfaction in her eyes. "I'm glad to hear that. But there's still so much we don't know. What's the next step, Astron?"

This point was important.

'If I want to confront this demon, no matter what, I can't do it alone right now.'

Even if that entity is not at its peak right now, it is still a formidable enemy, especially against something like me.

'Since it has almost a whole army underneath.'

Considering the fact that, in the game, it was able to control all those souls as he wished…..It was a type of enemy that wasn't compatible with me.

'Phantoms are not that hard to deal with if they are alone, but once they are much higher in numbers, things will get very hard.'