Chapter 26

Mukeum was taken out by instructor for further treatment . Yeowun called out to the instructor since there was another wounded student, but the instructor was busy tending to Mukeum . Yeowun then picked Jahyun up and followed the instructor out .

“Where did he go?”

The instructor was already on his way to the main building . Yeowun quickly used his running skill to catch up to him . The instructor, however, seemed to be expecting Yeowun .

“Instructor . The 80th cadet is also hurt . ”

“I know . ”

“Huh?”

“I knew someone would get him and follow me . ”

The instructor just said that he purposely left Jahyun back there . Yeowun then asked, “Did you make me come after you?”

“Well, you are not stupid . ”

It was a yes .

“What is the reason for that, sir?”

“Reason? Nothing special . Your group especially made it seem like the entire test was already doomed . ”

Something was weird about what the instructor was saying .

“Well, I just wanted to tell you that . Give him to me . ”

The instructor hoisted Jahyun over his shoulder and told Yeowun to return .

“You know a cadet can’t be outside the dorms at night, right?”

“…Understood, sir . ”

Chun Yeowun turned to go back but the instructor spoke to him from behind .

“Well, there’s more than one way to skin a cat . ”

Then the instructor went into the building with two cadets over his shoulders . Yeowun then thought about what the instructor had said to him . As he entered the room, he realized something .

‘What said… especially . So other groups had the same thing happen to them?’

He then realized what the instructor meant . Unlike Mukeum, Chun Yeowun did not know what was happening nor did he understand the intent behind letting them know about the test three days prior .

‘Attacking the group leader will makes be easy to deal with . If the other groups experienced the same attack, they would’ve all realized this . ’

Chun Yeowun then came to a conclusion about what happened .

‘So this was why the four groups were destined to fight each other . ’

Everything had been intentional from the beginning to condone covert attacks .

‘No wonder it was weird that it was so simple . ’

This was the academy of the Demonic Cult, not the academy of some justice-oriented clan . Pushing for noble teamwork was weird, and this was the reason behind it all . Chun Yeowun then realized the truth .

‘So, they want us to act like true cultists . Good . Then I don’t need to be tied down to the rules . ’

Yeowun casually walked into the room . After hearing the instructor’s words, members of the 8th group were all depressed . Yeowun sighed, “How long are you going to sulk for after losing our leader?”

“W-what are you talking about!”

One of the cadets that followed Mukeum shouted back . All the students then turned to Yeowun .

“We should be busy choosing a new leader and thinking of a new strategy for tomorrow’s test . We shouldn’t just sit around and do nothing . ”

Nobody could find the words to respond . Yeowun was right . They felt stupid for thinking they had already lost after losing their leader . One of the students asked, “Then who will be our leader?”

They all knew about the formations, but only the leader had the experience of leading the entire group . In addition, the leader’s responsibility for the eighteen students other than Mukeum and Jahyun was something that none of the students wanted to take . Hu Bong got up and proposed, “Why don’t you think we have a leader? My master, Chun Yeowun, is here to lead you . ”

The students were flabbergasted . They thought they didn’t have a leader at first, but they realized that maybe Yeowun could take the place . Silence fell and one of the students raised his hand .

“I, 38th cadet Lee Chan, agree to the idea . ”

“M-me too!”

It was the start . And soon, most of them agreed to elect Chun Yeowun as the leader . The six cadets who followed Mukeum had to agree because of everyone else, and Chun Yeowun asked the group to confirm their decision .

“Is everyone on the same page with me being the new leader?”

They answered yes and Chun Yeowun shared what he thought when he was being trained . They then spent the night coming up with a new plan .

At midnight, when everyone was asleep, someone left the 8th group’s dorm and walked somewhere silently . He had covered his face with black clothes .

‘Nano, night vision mode . ’

[Activating night vision on the user’s sight . ]

It was Chun Yeowun . Why was he walking around when everyone else was asleep?

Chun Yeowun then stopped at the entrance of one room . It was the 7th group room . There was an opening to the door of the room, and Yeowun looked over it .

‘Is there someone that’s not asleep here?’

[Scanning the interior of the room . ]

Yeowun’s eyes swept across the room and the light ran from left to right .

[All twenty entities inside the room are all asleep . ]

Nano’s voice confirmed that the people inside were sleeping . Yeowun carefully opened the door and walked in .

‘Finally, everyone’s asleep . ’

Yeowun had been out throughout the night, checking on the students of other rooms to see if they were asleep .

‘Nano, is the one who attacked Mukeum in this room?’

Yeowun knew Nano memorized everything he saw .

[No match in this room . ]

The 7th group did not have the attacker either . But Yeowun did not leave the room .

‘I see . Well, it doesn’t matter . ’

Yeowun then began walking over to the bed and began pressing every student’s blood point . And when he was done working on all the students except the last bed, he walked over to the group leader . And when he got near the bed, the leader’s eyes flashed open .

‘What?!’

Unlike the other students, the leader slept lightly and he was strong, so he had woken up from the sound .

“YOU- nngh… . ”

However, his blood point was pressed on before he could react . Chun Yeowun was shocked but he was able to quickly put him down . He sighed with relief and took out the long needle from his pocket .

‘Well, I know you didn’t do this, but I’m sorry . ’

Yeowun then poked the needle in 7th group leader Ko King’s thigh, foot, and a few muscle points . When he woke up, he wouldn’t be able to walk for a few days .

‘We’re done here . Let’s move onto the next . ’

Chun Yeowun’s target wasn’t just one room . It wasn’t for revenge, but he was going to find the attacker and get payback . He also was going to act on the second test’s hidden goal, so Yeowun then moved to the fifth room .

Unlike the 7th and 8th where entire group consisted of boys, the fifth group had two girl cadets; one of them was the leader, Chun Wonryou . Chun Yeowun then realized she was upstairs and gave up .

‘Then… the culprit must be in the sixth group . ’

If it was to hurt Mukeum, then it must have been one of the leaders . Yeowun then thought the leader of the 6th group might be the guilty party and walked to the sixth room . Nano scanned the room .

[A total of 16 students are all asleep . ]

‘Sixteen?’

Chun Yeowun frowned . The sixth group had a total of twenty students and three of them were girls . If there were only sixteen inside, then it meant that one person was missing . Yeowun then walked in and checked on each student . He couldn’t find the leader .

‘What?’

Yeowun scanned everyone, but none of them matched the attacker . It was suspicious that the leader was missing . Yeowun then shook his head and looked at other students .

‘…Well, there are more ways to skin a cat, right?’

He then grinned and began pressing the blood points of all the students .

And this was what happened until Chun Yeowun was up on stage for the lottery . Lee Hameng was truly astonished . If Chun Yeowun was the leader, it meant that Chun Mukeum was injured by someone here .

‘They understood my test then . I guess this year’s academy is a success . ’

Hameng then asked the leaders, “Are you all done?”

All the leaders shouted, “Mado!”

“Good . I know you all have prepared fair and square for this test . Good luck . ”

‘Fair and square?’

All the leaders seemed to feel uncomfortable . As the leaders stepped down and gave the paper they pulled out to the instructors, one student was glaring at the other leaders . It was leader of the sixth group, 108th cadet Ha Ilming . Chun Yeowun then ordered Nano .

‘Nano, scan him . ’

Wherever Ha Ilming went, half of his group was limping with pale faces . Yeowun felt satisfied knowing that he had achieved his goal .

[Scan complete . Entity Ha Ilming matches the attacker profile . ]