How to Survive as the Academy’s Villain

Chapter 43

At Diana’s ominous words of threat, Elliot shouted back with a resolute tone.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Diana. No one’s dying here. Kamon is my friend. I won’t let you do that to him.”

“Haha, oh dear. Such touching friendship. You two are quite the pair.”

Diana burst into mocking laughter at his words, prompting Elliot to shout once more.

“And the inheritance here is mine. Only the legitimate successor of the Fren family can claim it…….”

“Ha, fuck. Legitimate successor, huh? What does that matter? Elliot, you’re seriously mistaken about something. Our goal is to see who excavates Dranthe’s vault first. You know that, right?”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Then stop pissing me off with that crap. It makes me want to kill you.”

“What? So you’re willing to kill your own kin to get what you want?”

“Kin? Come on, since when were we ever kin? Did you ever treat me like a sister in the first place?”

Diana continued with a smile curling at her lips.

“Hah. So I’m giving you one last chance out of ‘kinship.’ Give up everything now and leave quietly. Then you can live out your life in peace.”

Then.

Thud!

Elliot nudged my arm again, signaling something with his eyes.

But.

‘What’s he trying to say?’

I couldn’t understand what Elliot’s signals meant.

Diana, noticing his actions, sneered and shouted.

“Hah, fine. It seems you have no intention of giving up. Then let’s end this. Kill them al…….”

At that moment, Elliot quickly pulled something out of his pocket and said, “Kamon, cover me with magic. We can handle this situation ourselves.”

“What?”

Elliot demanded magic support from me out of nowhere, and without waiting for my response, he chugged the potion he held.

“Uooooooooh!”

His eyes turned bloodshot, and his previously scrawny body began to swell.

“B-Berserker potion.”

Someone identified the potion Elliot had consumed and shouted.

“Geez, how pathetic. My brother…….”

“Dianaaaaaa!”

Elliot, now more than twice his original size and seemingly losing his mind, roared and charged at her.

Boom, boom, boom!

Damn it.

What am I supposed to do when he suddenly goes berserk like this?!

“What are you doing? Subdue him quickly.”

Diana commanded, gesturing with her chin at the approaching Elliot, then twisted her lips into a smirk as she looked at me.

“You just wait there, Kamon Vade.”

“What?”

Boom, boom!

“Stop him! Subdue him no matter what!”

Diana’s men rushed to stop the berserk Elliot.

“Out of my way!”

Boom!

The Berserker potion wasn’t for nothing, as Elliot’s swollen body seemed to have increased his strength several times over.

“Ugh!”

“W-Why is he so strong?”

Diana’s men, flustered by Elliot’s insane power, were in disarray, causing their leader to urgently shout, “Protect the lady! Make sure she doesn’t get hurt…….”

But.

“Forget it. Just deal with him quickly.”

“Yes, miss.”

With everyone’s attention focused on Elliot, a path to the dragon sculpture with the ‘Orb’ opened up for me.

‘Thank you, Elliot!’

I silently shouted and started running towards the dragon sculpture with the ‘Orb’.

Thud, thud, thud!

Even though I couldn’t support Elliot with magic or take down the enemies.

If you can’t get Dranthe’s inheritance, neither can Diana.

So just hold on a bit longer!

“Raaaaargh!”

At that moment.

“Catch that bastard! Get Kamon Vade first!”

I heard Diana’s sharp, irritable voice from behind.

And then.

“Kyle! Capture Kamon right now!”

Her shout for Kyle was followed by, “Yes, I understand.”

Whoosh!

I heard the sound of something slicing through the air from behind.

‘Shit, why now! Damn it! Just a bit more, just a bit more!’

Thud, thud!

I ran with all my might without turning back.

Whoosh, smack!

But suddenly, Kyle appeared in front of me and spoke apologetically, “Kamon, sorry. I have to because of the contract. But given the situation, I’ll do my best.”

What? Do your best?

No, just go easy on me……

Whack!

“Argh!”

“What? Kamon, why didn’t you block that?”

I was kicked in the stomach and lifted off the ground by Kyle’s unexpected attack.

Whoosh!

‘Crazy bastard, how am I supposed to block that?’

Whoosh, thud!

I flew quite a distance and crashed to the edge of the altar, groaning in pain from the blow to my abdomen.

It hurts so damn much.

“Argh, Dianaaaa!”

Thud!

At the same time, Elliot, who had been rampaging like the Hulk, finally collapsed under the combined attacks of Diana’s men.

“Hah, hahahaha!”

Diana laughed in delight as she watched.

“It was bound to end like this. Why do you struggle like worms? I can’t understand.”

Muttering to herself, she slowly approached the subdued Elliot and swung her arm forcefully.

Slap!

“Ugh!”

Elliot, with his lip split and bleeding, groaned.

“Hoo, that feels better.”

Diana, staring at Elliot’s blood on her hand, then turned her gaze to me.

“And you, Kamon Vade……”

Her voice, filled with pent-up rage, called my name as she took a deep breath and shook her head.
“Hoo. Never mind. It’s over anyway. There’s no need to rush. Securing the inheritance comes first.”

Suppressing her emotions, Diana gestured to her men.

“Clark, properly bind them and take them away. The rest, find my inheritance.”

“Yes, miss!”

Wait, what?

In movies and comics, villains often let their guard down at the last moment, giving the protagonist an opening. And now, too.

‘Is this really happening?’

I noticed a hidden lever not far from where I had fallen.

‘I mean, I’m not the protagonist, but thanks for the opportunity. In times like these, luck has to be on my side.’

How many times have I had bad luck so far……!

Watching the approaching figures, I quickly got to my feet and started running.

Thud, thud, thud!

“What, what’s happening?”

“Catch him quickly!”

And finally.

“Got it.”

I managed to grasp the hidden lever.

“Stop your pointless resistance and come here quietly.”

“Yeah, let’s not waste energy.”

Diana’s subordinates tried to coax me, but I just chuckled and shook my head.

“Why would I……?”

“What?”

“Hah, then you leave us no choice. Don’t blame us later if you get hurt. Attack!”

Thud, thud!

They rushed towards me, and I looked at the lever in my hand.

‘Originally, it was the key to guide the altar to the lower floor…….’

If someone other than Dranthe’s bloodline pulls this, it turns into a trap instead of a key.
So.

“Who said it was your inheritance?”

I smirked and yanked the lever hard.

Rumble, thud!

Clatter, whoosh!

“What, what is this?”

“Water? Water is pouring in!”

Suddenly, a massive amount of water started pouring down from the ceiling above the altar where everyone stood.

Thud, thud, thud!

As the torrential water rained down, the expressions of everyone on the altar changed to one of panic.

“W-What is this…….”

“Miss, it’s dangerous! Quickly, retreat to the stairs!”

Even amidst the chaos, there were those who didn’t hesitate to protect their master.

“Damn it!”

“Hold on! Grab onto something!”

“No, no! Aaaah!”

Most of them lost their balance and were swept away by the trap meant to flood the altar.

While holding onto the lever, I endured the deluge, focusing only on one spot.

“…….”

Kyle Perrion stood there, unfazed, despite the powerful downpour, without any change in his expression.

“Kamon, what the hell did you do?”

“What?”

“You did this, didn’t you!”

“So what if I did?”

“Stop it right now!”

Shouting, he started moving towards me through the torrent of water.

Thud, thud, thud.

Like a scene from a martial arts novel, he ran towards me over the rapidly falling water……

‘Walking on water?’

Is that even possible?

I mean, he’s not Jesus, so how is he walking on water?

But I smirked and muttered, “Why? Kyle, are you coming here? What about those people being swept away?”

“What?”

“Uaaaaaah!”

Following my words, screams from those being battered against the walls and altar by the water reached his ears, making him turn his head.

“…….”

Then, he looked back at me.

Tap, tap, tap!

He started moving towards the people in danger over the water.

‘Got it.’

Seizing the moment when the most threatening enemy was distracted, I turned my gaze to the dragon sculpture.

‘Now I just need to go there and get the ‘Orb’.’

With that thought, I pulled out a potion from my pocket.

Gulp, gulp!

After downing the bitter potion with a hint of lemon, I released the lever and quickly moved forward.

Splash, thud!

Despite the continuous downpour, I could support myself due to the increased weight on my steps.

“Alright, I can make it like this…… What?!”

Whoosh!

Suddenly, I felt a scorching heat brush past my cheek.

‘What the hell was that?’

Barely dodging, I saw a round fireball hurtling past.

“Take that bastard down first!”

Looking towards where the fireball came from, I saw Diana Fren pointing at me furiously from the top of the stairs where the water wasn’t reaching.

“Hah, but miss, the water is too strong. We can’t aim properly.”

“Add more weight! Break through the water like that bastard!”

“But we’ll get swept away……”

“What are the mages doing? Fire magic quickly!”

With Diana’s orders, her subordinates began moving.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Fireballs and magic missiles flew towards me, with the occasional arrow.

“Hmmph!”

Splash, splash!

I moved as quickly as possible.

Splash, thud!

“Ahhh!”

“No, save me!”

Those who followed Diana’s orders and jumped into the strong currents couldn’t withstand the force and were swept away.

“Useless idiots! Freeze the water! Make a path, you fools!”

Her new orders prompted the mages to stop their attacks on me and start freezing the water.
Crack, crack!

“A path is forming.”

“Then go! Catch that bastard!”

“Yes, miss.”

Whoosh!

Those who hadn’t been swept away and the excavation team leader jumped onto the newly formed ice path.

But.

Crack!

“What, what is this?!”

“No, no! Aaah!”

The ice wasn’t thick enough to hold their weight, breaking instantly.

Crash!

The excavation team leader and remaining soldiers were swept away by the current.
Watching all this, I taunted Diana, “Diana, why do something so stupid when it’s clearly not going to work? Struggling like a bug.”

“You bastard……”

“I can’t understand it. I only feel sorry for your subordinates. They suffer because of their foolish master.”

Mocking her just as she did Elliot earlier, Diana glared at me from the stairs with a murderous expression.

“I will kill you, Kamon Vade!”