Why Did I Have to Enroll – Chapter 202

Lesson 40. No Alien Allowed – 2

“How dare a feeble human stand in the way of our legion!”

A voice echoed in response to Ban Yu-won’s words. It resonated through the vastness of space, filled with potent Magic Power and an unsettling Wave. Any being with weak Resistance would transform into an orc just by hearing it.

At the center of the fleet, at the forefront of a flagship resembling an asteroid, stood a massive orc. This must be the ‘commander.’

“But this is perfect timing. I was just getting thirsty. Before entering Earth, I’ll quench my thirst with your blood!”

Boom!

Once again, a Wave spread out, Amplifying both his power and that of his subordinate orcs. He was controlling the orc Wave in Resonance with the flagship. It was clear: the commander wielding the relic was that guy.

Of course, unlike the previous orc Wave, this situation wasn’t simple. Even if the commander was killed, another orc aboard the flagship would soon resonate with the relic.

The problem was that the relic itself was too massive and sturdy to even consider destroying. And what about the commander chosen by such a relic?

The distance was too great to measure accurately, but he was at least twice as strong as the Constellation’s avatar they had faced before.

[Level 200?! An orc at level 200!]

See, I knew it.

Level 200 translates to 2,000 in Life terms. It means he’s as strong as the combined Life of Ban Yu-won and Luciel. Keira’s timely notification, which could assess the abilities of the strong at a glance, made him feel weak.

[It’s okay, Master. If you keep infusing me with Wildness… I’ll take him on!]

“No matter how much Wildness you have, that guy also has the relic’s backup.”

[That’s why you need to help me. With your Origin Blade!]

“Sigh… I guess I have no choice.”

“I’ll wipe you all out!”

Boldly, the orc leaped from the flagship, charging straight at them through space. Luciel, receiving all the Wildness Ban Yu-won poured into her Wildness Core, gathered the immense energy in her mouth and fired it like a laser beam!

“Ha!”

The orc tried to block it with his massive glaive, but it was futile. The glaive couldn’t withstand the immense heat and melted away. Clicking his tongue, he quickly retreated to avoid it.

Several ships in its path were destroyed, and tens of thousands of orcs aboard evaporated in an instant.

The depth of Wildness, which couldn’t normally be handled or contained. Luciel endured it solely through her divine beast-like body and the Resonance with Ban Yu-won’s Origin Blade, roaring once more.

[I’ll keep firing!]

If she could extract the concept from the destroyed orcs, she could fire another energy cannon with the same power. It might seem like infinite firing, but…

Even a machine gun overheats or melts if fired continuously. If Luciel kept firing with the same power, her body wouldn’t withstand it. Ban Yu-won observed the movement of her internal concept and made a calm judgment.

“Three more times is the limit. Let’s be a bit more cautious.”

[But I haven’t eaten the elixir candy yet. If I do, I could fire seven more shots consecutively.]

Luciel had already resolved to sacrifice herself. She immediately fired a second shot at the orc commander, but he dodged it, causing several more orc ships to explode.

“Raaaargh!”

The orc roared at the destruction of the ships, swinging a newly formed glaive to unleash a devastating Slash. The massive crescent-shaped Slash, cutting through space, resembled the trajectory of Kang Mi-yeon’s power, but the destructive power and scale were on a different level.

[Master, I…]

“I’ll block it.”

It’s not something that can be easily broken with Magic Power. Even if he used the Origin Blade to employ the mysteries of Flow or Counter, it would be fortunate to deflect or Flow away even a tenth of the Slash’s power.

But he still had something else he could use.

“Seal!”

Raising the Seal Ring on his left index finger to reveal the seal, he poured a large amount of Origin Qi to activate it. If it were a weapon wielded directly by the orc, it would be different, but a Slash of Magic Power already separated from the main body…!

“What!”

Ban Yu-won felt a strange satisfaction at the orc’s shocked voice. The crescent-shaped Slash, frozen in place, floated in space.

“Luciel, now!”

[Yes!]

This time, the shot was aimed directly at the flagship. Of course, they didn’t expect to destroy it, and in reality, it only ended up destroying a large number of ships that hurriedly blocked its path, but the aim was for a different effect.

“You… you bastards…!”

Realizing that Luciel could target the flagship at any time, the fleet couldn’t help but move defensively. The fleet’s advance had nearly halted, and in that gap, Abel and Keira were wreaking havoc, creating even more chaos.

Of course, Lilith, who was controlling it as Abel’s core, wasn’t satisfied with the situation and asked him.

[Master, should I target the commander too?]

‘No, even if we kill this guy, another commander will just take his place. Instead, look for an opening to target the flagship.’

[But…]

“I’ll cut you down myself!”

And the moment arrived. The orc commander, his entire body turning red, charged straight at Luciel! The blood-red flames burning on his glaive left a long trail in space, resembling a comet falling from the sky.

[Follower of Ten Thousand Flames?!]

Seeing this, Keira cried out in alarm. Hearing her scream, Ban Yu-won thought, ‘No way.’

“Did he make a contract with a Constellation?”

[No, it’s probably… that relic! It’s something left by a Constellation! By resonating with it, he’s wielding the Constellation’s power!]

No wonder the scale was absurd!

“I’ll tear you apart!”

“Tsk…!”

As the orc flew at breakneck speed to strike Luciel’s forehead with his glaive, Ban Yu-won clicked his tongue and moved his hand slightly. At that moment, the crescent-shaped Slash, which had been floating around sealed, suddenly regained its power and attacked its master!

“Ugh!”

The orc, not expecting his own Slash to turn against him, hurriedly raised his glaive to block it, groaning in pain. It was an opportunity!

“Luciel!”

[Roar!]

The energy gathered at Luciel’s mouth crackled and discharged with sparks. Her nine tails stood up in unison, concentrating the electric energy at her mouth, shaping it into a spear. The artifact, now almost completely assimilated with her, exceeded its output limit to create a thunderbolt close to a power.

In the next moment, the thunder spear pierced the orc’s abdomen, which had lost its balance while blocking the Slash!

“Raaaaagh!”

It was a perfect strike, piercing the orc’s most vulnerable spot. The thunder spear continued its momentum, destroying several more ships made of orc bones, muscles, and flesh. It was thanks to Luciel perfectly following the control of the Origin Blade while resonating with Ban Yu-won.

“Haaargh!”

But Luciel, having fired such powerful shots consecutively, was now truly out of strength. Even if she could recover by eating the elixir candy, from now on, Ban Yu-won had to face the orc himself to avoid causing her permanent damage!

“Grr…!”

Ban Yu-won, who had moved behind the orc, who was howling across space, didn’t give him a chance and swung the Executioner’s Longsword without hesitation. In a perfect ambush, unexpectedly, flames erupted from the orc’s back, trying to burn him, but…

Strangely, Ban Yu-won’s body glowed red, extinguishing them.

“…Huh?”

The orc’s head, cut off effortlessly, floated in space without tension. Given that the orc was using the power of a Constellation, Ban Yu-won had expected him not to die easily and had braced for some damage in his attack. Yet, he had succeeded in extinguishing the orc’s flames and beheading him.

‘Even though he was an enemy with Life 2,000, did he go down this easily?’

Was the damage from Luciel’s thunder spear that severe? Of course, it must have been, but he had clearly sensed an auto-shield or something activating to counter him during his attack…?

Before he could even use the Origin Blade to defend, it had vanished on its own, and the orc’s defense had momentarily dropped to near zero, allowing the Executioner’s Longsword to update its execution list.

[In the midst of a terrible battle, you have successfully beheaded a strong enemy. The Executioner’s Longsword is undergoing a conceptual mutation.]

Well, on top of everything, having successfully beheaded an absurdly strong enemy, the Executioner’s Longsword, which proved its identity, began an odd mutation. The minor issue was that, unlike Eve or Lilith before, the evolution didn’t complete immediately. Instead, it crumpled into a pitiful shape and began to transform slowly.

Not knowing how long the mutation would take, it couldn’t be used here anymore. Ban Yu-won sighed and stored the longsword in his inventory. He also absorbed the concepts from the orc he had killed, giving the Wildness to Luciel and distributing the remaining concepts appropriately among his followers.

“Lilith, Keira! Inflict as much damage on the flagship as possible before a new commander is born!”

[I’m already on it…! That ability just now was unusual. Could it be that the Follower of Ten Thousand Flames is directly watching this place?]

[Master, Eve seems to have succeeded!]

What did she succeed in?

Muttering reflexively while tilting his head, Ban Yu-won realized what it meant and looked up. At that moment…

“Crack, crackle!”

“Sh-sh-sh!”

Giga Drill Break!

It felt as if Eve had said those words. Probably not, but…

The ‘Abyss,’ Ban Yu-won’s subordinate, which Eve had taken, suddenly swelled up and crashed into the flagship, splitting it in half!

[We did it!]

“I never imagined we could kill the commander with just the two of us.”

It was true that killing the orc commander wouldn’t change anything unless they could do something about the relic itself. A new commander would just be born. However, it wasn’t an instantaneous process, and naturally, selecting an appropriate commander or injecting power took time. Naturally, this created gaps in the relic that managed it.

However, considering Abel and Keira’s performance, it was judged that it would be difficult to exploit those gaps unless they stopped the fleet. So, they had sent them to the fleet and faced the orc commander with just Luciel and himself…

‘I was only planning to hold the commander off while inflicting damage on the fleet, but I never thought we’d finish off the commander so easily.’

Ban Yu-won was still puzzled. Clearly, the orc, or rather the power residing in him, had tried to counterattack him… Why had it disappeared?

[Master!]

“Oh, Luciel. Right, you fired a lot of shots. I’ll give you the elixir candy right now…”

[No, they’re coming!]

“Oh.”

Was it because she was still in Resonance with Ban Yu-won that she could read it? When he looked up, Ban Yu-won saw two space vessels just breaking through the dimensional wall and appearing.

“Yuuuuuu-won! 90% special discount clause! Don’t forget!”

“I told you, I’m not doing that!”

The Platinum members of Level Force, the reinforcements, were arriving!