I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 63

EP.63 Quantum Jump (1)

[You have consumed the essence 《Dark Essence》]

[The pure energy of darkness is spreading throughout your body.]

Originally, possessing both light and dark attributes at the same time was nearly impossible.

If it were possible to have both conflicting attributes simply by consuming the essence of darkness while having light attribute magic, then there would have been many more people with both attributes in this world.

In fact, for a typical user of light attribute, Dark Essence is no different from a deadly poison.

If mishandled, the energy of darkness could neutralize and eliminate the light attribute magic.

Therefore, Kang Seo-jun immediately activated the Eye of Providence upon consuming the Dark Essence.

He needed to perform a special operation to prevent the energy of darkness from damaging his body and mana circuits, and to avoid a catastrophe where all attribute magic would evaporate due to the mixing of light and darkness.

“Sssssssss…. Hooooooo….”

Kang Seo-jun observed the energy of darkness spreading through his body, riding along his esophagus.

He let the energy of darkness roam freely through every corner of his body while simultaneously maneuvering the light attribute magic to clear a path.

– Throb! –

“Argh!”

Soon, a burning pain surged in the area around his left chest.

The energy of darkness had reached his heart through the blood vessels.

“Kuh, Kuhup!”

Pain is a warning signal from the body.

The current level of warning was DEFCON 1.

“Cough!”

Intense pain twisted and squeezed Kang Seo-jun’s heart.

“Hoo, hoooooo….”

But this level of pain was within his expectations.

For Kang Seo-jun, it was a sign that things were proceeding as planned.

“Sssssss…. Eugh! Hoo! Hoooo! Ugh! Hoooo….”

Kang Seo-jun forced himself to take deep breaths again, focusing on the task at hand.

He allowed the energy of darkness to consume his body as much as it wanted while purifying his body with the light attribute magic, chasing the tail of the energy of darkness.

The energy of darkness and the light attribute magic swirling around in his brain, heart, dantian, and limbs.

He took extreme care to ensure that these two conflicting powers did not mix in the slightest.

If the two were to touch even slightly, a disaster would erupt instantaneously, like a spark falling on dry kindling.

Without the Eye of Providence to clearly read the movements of mana, this challenge would have been utterly impossible to even attempt.

“Sssssssss…. Hooooooo….”

As he repeated the process, a pattern of flow began to take shape gradually.

– Woong… –

The separate whirls of light and darkness from all directions began to merge, growing in size until…

– Sssssssss…. –

– Whoosh! –

They connected from head to toe, forming a beautiful Taiji pattern.

“Hooooooo….”

Kang Seo-jun let out a sigh of relief and slowly opened his eyes.

[The energy of darkness within your body has stabilized!]

[You have acquired the trait [Dark Attribute Magic Lv.Rare]!]

[The constellations of darkness rejoice at your joining.]

[The constellations of light are relieved at your safety.]

[The constellation 《Wise Old Serpent》 sponsors you with dimensional currency.]

[The constellation 《Queen of the Deepest Depths》 sponsors you with a large sum of dimensional currency.]

[The constellation 《Guardian with Scales》 sponsors you with dimensional currency.]

[The constellation 《Illuminating One》 sponsors you with dimensional currency.]

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With this, Kang Seo-jun became the only hunter in the world to possess both light and dark attributes.

‘Well, it doesn’t mean much with my current specs.’

In the future, he could raise an undead legion armed with blessing buffs or shoot cursed solar rays, but for now, that was a future story.

To perform at that level, he would need much higher stats and many more skills and traits.

‘But the important point is that it will definitely be possible someday.’

Given his current rate of growth, it might not be such a distant story after all.

With that thought, Kang Seo-jun stood up.

– Ding! –

[The minions have completed their work and are returning.]

[※Fee: 10% of the dimensional currency has been automatically paid.]

[You can check the detailed gathering report in the dimensional shop window ledger.]

[Thank you for using the Dimensional Shop’s automatic gathering service.]

Just as the timing was perfect, the minions had finished their work.

‘Let’s see… Did they gather everything without missing anything?’

Kang Seo-jun entered the message box in the system window to check the on-site photos sent by the Dimensional Shop Service Team.

[Automatic Gathering Service On-Site Before&After.]

[Work Area: Basement Level 3 – Before]

[Work Area: Basement Level 3 – After]

[Work Area: Basement Level 2 – Before]

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The work was as clean as if someone had used Photoshop to selectively erase the bodies and equipment.

‘Okay. I’ll do a more detailed check with the Eye of Providence on my way out.’

It was time to return to the academy’s dormitory.

‘But before that.’

Kang Seo-jun looked around the now-empty secret warehouse and thought.

‘If I just whisk away like this, the hunters outside might run into trouble.’

After all, they were in the position of guarding this cathedral.

The guards outside might end up being held responsible for the bodies and equipment that Kang Seo-jun had taken.

‘I saw them earlier, and they were earnestly keeping watch.’

He didn’t want conscientious people like them to be unfairly punished because of him.

And there would be constellations who, like Kang Seo-jun, disliked such outcomes.

For the sake of managing the favorability of the constellations, it seemed best to take some action before leaving.

‘What should I do?’

That’s when.

– Ding! –

[The constellation 《Compassionate Hermit》 sponsors you with the item [Area-Specific Annihilation Bomb].]

The constellation 《Compassionate Hermit》 provided the answer.

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▶Area-Specific Annihilation Bomb

◆Grade:

[Epic+]

◆Description:

A bomb invented by a notorious assassination organization in the Arcane Punk world. It annihilates everything of rare grade or lower within the designated area.

The area is set by specifying the X, Y, and Z axes in meter increments. Each axis can be set up to a maximum of 500m.

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An [Epic+] grade bomb, capable of annihilating anything of rare grade or below.

When Kang Seo-jun touched the sponsorship message window, a cylindrical steel mass popped out.

He carefully caught it.

He seemed to understand the intention of the constellation 《Compassionate Hermit》.

‘That seems like a good idea.’

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After finishing the cathedral farming, Kang Seo-jun returned to his academy dormitory.

He immediately turned on the TV to check the news.

As expected, there was a breaking news report about the cathedral in Stellarport.

[The Cathedral in Stellarport….]

[A sudden explosion….]

[The building completely collapsed….]

[Fortunately, there are no casualties….]

[Investigation into the incident is underway.]

Kang Seo-jun chuckled at the mention of an investigation.

“Good luck finding anything.”

Of course, he hadn’t turned on the TV just to watch the news.

Kang Seo-jun’s interest was in the Taesan Group hunters shown behind the reporter.

Several young hunters and one middle-aged hunter were in conversation.

Kang Seo-jun activated the Eye of Providence to read their conversation.

– I’m sorry. The ground suddenly shook, and the cathedral just… We don’t know what happened…. –

– What do you have to be sorry for? The Demons must have set something up. It’s fortunate you’re safe. You could have been seriously injured. Make sure to visit the hospital. Oh, and… since you all risked your life over a bomb this time, you’ll get a proper hazard pay bonus. –

– A bonus!? –

– Yes. Isn’t this the taste of working for a big corporation? –

[Some constellations are satisfied with the heartwarming conclusion.]

[The constellation 《Compassionate Hermit》sponsors you with dimensional currency.]

[The constellation 《Guardian with Scales》 sponsors you with dimensional currency.]

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“A world where everyone is happy. It’s complete.”

Kang Seo-jun earned a hefty amount of dimensional currency.

The hunters of the Taesan Group received bonuses.

The reporters got their story.

The constellations were satisfied with Kang Seo-jun’s actions.

“Good. I can move on to the next task with peace of mind.”

Kang Seo-jun turned off the TV and stretched.

‘First, let’s see how much I earned from farming at the cathedral.’

The bodies of the Demons and monsters.

The equipment they used.

The gold bars and cash in the secret warehouse.

Rare-grade items.

Epic-grade items.

Legendary-grade items.

All together.

‘Wow. This should be more than enough to deal with all my debuffs and still have plenty left over.’

Herniated disc, flat feet, carpal tunnel syndrome, obesity, viral & allergic dermatitis, stage 3 cancer, Squint eyes, severe tinnitus, baldness, habitual shoulder dislocation, urinary incontinence, prostate enlargement, chronic hemorrhoids, and so on…

It seemed like he could solve almost hundreds of minor and major debuffs and even upgrade the tech needed for an extreme king return.

‘It requires a workaround, though.’

Of course, curing each debuff trait one by one through the dimensional shop window was not feasible, and a workaround was necessary.

Kang Seo-jun’s debuff traits were exchanged for three transcendental-grade traits, after all.

However, since stacking debuff traits applies compound interest to bonus points, their pure value was actually cheaper than three transcendental-grade traits.

But still, curing them one by one would also involve astronomical costs.

‘Only newbies would think of curing these debuff traits one by one.’

As a veteran of [Grand Hunter Academy], Kang Seo-jun always had a way to seek the best cost-effectiveness.

‘I never intended to use a method that wasn’t cost-effective from the start.’

A mythic-grade item that could be purchased right now.

The Emperor of the Galactic Empire’s Life Support Device.

With it.

‘It would be a leap in growth.’

A quantum jump was possible.