I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 128

EP.128 The Heart of the Red Cross Society (6)

[You have applied for the 《Auto Collection Service》 from the Dimensional Shop.]

[Please set the auto-collection items.]

[Items > Materials > Corpses > Demons > All parts.]

[Items > Equipment > All equipment.]

[Set the number of summoned personnel.]

[40 people.]

[The fee has been set to 20%.]

[Summoning minions. Please ensure sufficient space.]

– Yop! Yop! –

– Ui! Ui! –

– Zawa! Zawa! –

Kang Seo-jun left the task of collecting corpses and equipment in the hideout to the minions and walked towards the room in the far corner of the fifth basement floor. There was a door leading to Omen’s secret vault.

Before heading to the secret vault, he didn’t forget to explain the minions to Park Tae-ho. It would be troublesome if Park Tae-ho mistook the minions for monsters and cut them down.

After hearing his grandson-in-law’s explanation, Park Tae-ho looked back and forth between the minions and Kang Seo-jun, marveling that he was practically a one-man guild.

– Bang! –

While Park Tae-ho broke down the locked doors of the five-story underground hideout one by one, and the minions devoured the demons’ corpses and equipment without missing a beat, Kang Seo-jun opened Omen’s secret vault in his usual manner.

Using 《Eye of Providence》, he opened the hidden passage, disarmed the traps and security devices….

“Ah….”

No matter how many times he repeated it, the moment of opening the large vault door never got old. Beyond the vault door, a treasure trove unfolded as always.

Gold bars and cash piled up like mountains, various jewels and ornaments were a given. From [Rare] to [Legendary] grade, there were also plenty of precious equipment and items.

The [Mythic] grade probability drop item Kang Seo-jun had been hoping for was also there without any issues.

‘Wow…. It’s here! It dropped! [Mythic] grade! It really dropped!!!’

The [Mythic] grade item 《Rose of Oblivion》.

In the game [Grand Hunter Academy], it was an item with such an abysmal drop rate that it was almost considered dummy data.

‘It seems that a luck stat of ’50’ works well even for [Mythic] grades.’

《Rose of Oblivion》 was not only a high-performance magic staff but also a medium that allowed one to form a contract with Lilith, the Empress of the Demon Realm.

‘This is an item I don’t need.’

The 《Rose of Oblivion》 was unusable as a weapon due to his current lack of stats, and its secondary function of forming a contract with a high demon was only useful for demons or demonic beings. Kang Seo-jun, already favored by numerous constellations, had no use for it.

‘Besides, I don’t like Lilith because she’s not a virgin.’

Without hesitation, Kang Seo-jun reached out to sell the Rose of the Non-Virgin in the Dimensional Shop.

‘Huh?’

At that moment, something exuding an overwhelming presence behind the Rose of the Non-Virgin caught Kang Seo-jun’s eye.

‘Wh-What!?’

Squinting his eyes to get a better look, he realized it was an item he knew very well.

“Shit, what is this!?”

An exclamation burst out of him.

Behind the 《Rose of Oblivion》 was an unexpected jackpot he hadn’t anticipated.

“Another [Mythic] grade item!?!?”

– Gulp! –

Kang Seo-jun swallowed dryly and quickly approached the other [Mythic] grade item.

‘It’s not an entirely unfamiliar item.’

The [Mythic] grade item 《Heart of the Shadow Lord》.

It was a component used to create the [Transcendent] grade trait 《Authority of Projection》.

‘Authority of Projection….’

A power that allowed one to replicate anything that existed in this world within the limits of one’s mana.

As befitting a [Transcendent] grade trait, it boasted an absurdly overpowered performance.

‘…And it has an incredibly good synergy with the Dimensional Shop.’

The 《Dimensional Shop》 was a trait that created ‘something’ from ‘nothing’ in exchange for dimensional currency. Meanwhile, 《Authority of Projection》 was a trait that created additional ‘something’ by copying existing ‘something.’

‘In simpler terms, it means I can duplicate items.’

It meant he could buy [Mythic] grade items from the Dimensional Shop and then copy them to resell, enabling a cheat-like playstyle.

‘Of course, it consumes an enormous amount of mana….’

Naturally, copying [Mythic] grade items wasn’t something that could be done easily.

‘At the very least, my mana stat needs to be over 46 to pull this off.’

With his current specs, he couldn’t even properly wield a [Mythic] grade item, let alone copy it.

‘It’s a good item, but I don’t need it right now.’

While 《Authority of Projection》 was undoubtedly a great trait, acquiring it required many other materials besides the 《Heart of the Shadow Lord》. Even if he obtained 《Authority of Projection》 immediately, he wouldn’t be able to utilize it properly due to his insufficient mana stat.

‘For now, it’s better to just sell it and use the proceeds to boost my stats.’

Kang Seo-jun decided to sell the 《Heart of the Shadow Lord》 as well.

‘Wow…! To get two [Mythic] grade items…!’

This was an unexpected stroke of luck. It was likely the influence of his luck stat being boosted to ’50’. Thanks to the trait 《Favored One》, which doped his luck to ’50’, the entire universe seemed to be reconfiguring itself in his favor.

‘The hidden DLC must be influencing this as well.’

Originally, the 《Heart of the Shadow Lord》 was not an item that dropped here. It was an item that dropped at an extremely low rate from places filled with all sorts of bizarre entities, like the ‘Void’ or the ‘Demon Realm’. To obtain it here was astonishing.

It seemed that since this world was part of the hidden DLC of [Grand Hunter Academy], the drop items were slightly different from what Kang Seo-jun knew.

‘I feel like crying tears of joy.’

Where did Omen get this and stash it here? He felt genuinely grateful, almost wanting to send a heartfelt video message of thanks.

‘I need to sell it quickly.’

[※Shop Notification: This is a high-value item. Are you sure you want to sell it?]

[You have sold the [Mythic] grade item 《Rose of Oblivion》.]

[You have sold the [Mythic] grade item 《Heart of the Shadow Lord》.]

– Whoosh!!!! –

“Wow….”

Dimensional currency poured out, flooding like a tsunami.

“Vacuum cleaner mode ON!!!”

Having whetted his appetite with the [Mythic] grade items, it was now time to devour the rest of the loot.

[You have sold the [Legendary+] grade item 《Nemean Lion’s Hide》.]

[You have sold the [Legendary] grade item 《Fire Rat’s Fur Coat》.]

[You have sold the [Legendary+] grade item 《Black Dragon’s Orb》.]

[You have sold the [Epic+] grade item 《Orc Champion’s Double-edged Axe》.]

[You have sold the [Epic] grade item 《Three-tailed Fox’s Fox Bead》.]

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Kang Seo-jun swept through the secret vault like a Pac-Man, devouring everything in his path. Though there were some usable weapons and armor here and there, he sold them all without hesitation.

Setting up equipment could wait until he had sufficient hardware. For now, the focus was on enhancing his stats. Any expensive item had to be sold to fuel the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》.

“Whew….”

It took about 15 minutes.

That was the time it took to completely clear out Omen’s secret vault without leaving a speck of dust.

‘It’s definitely nice to be able to move faster with higher agility.’

His agility, which had reached ’28’, played a significant role in quickly looting the vault. Using his nimble body, capable of catching bullets, to loot the vault resulted in the mountain of items being sorted in the blink of an eye.

‘Now then….’

Kang Seo-jun opened the 《Dimensional Shop》 to check his earnings.

“Wow….”

Two [Mythic] grade items, nine [Legendary] grade items, twenty-five [Epic] grade items, and numerous [Rare] grade items along with gold bars, cash, and jewels of equivalent value….

‘With this… I might be able to reach all stats ’35’ by today…?’

Getting an additional [Mythic] grade item was a huge advantage.

‘I need to change my plans for this week.’

Until now, he had prioritized ‘farming’ to make the most of his week with Park Tae-ho, but with the current situation, he needed to reconsider.

‘If I finish looting this hideout by this morning….’

If he could lie in the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》 from this afternoon until tomorrow morning and boost all his stats to 35….

‘My pure specs would be [S+] grade. My practical specs would be [SS] grade…!’

Even without Park Tae-ho, Kang Seo-jun could sweep through [Legendary] grade dungeons alone. He could then ask Park Tae-ho to tackle [Epic] grade dungeons separately.

‘For this week, I’ll have Grandfather focus on farming resources for the final chapter, while I concentrate on my growth alone.’

With an additional [Mythic] grade item, there was no need to stick with Park Tae-ho for the entire week.

‘Good. Plan change. Let’s quickly finish looting the hideout and start boosting my stats!’

Now that he had completely looted Omen’s secret vault, he needed to hurry and finish looting the hideout before the Kuyamoto clan arrived.

‘I hope Grandfather and the minions are doing well….’

Kang Seo-jun activated 《Eye of Providence》 to check on Park Tae-ho and the minions.

“Huh…!?”

A single exclamation escaped him.

“Kuyamoto Sakura…!?”

The situation was dire. At some point, Kuyamoto Sakura and the clan’s swordsmen had broken through the entrance and were facing off against Park Tae-ho.

– Ui…. Ui…. –

– Zawa…. Zawa…. –

The minions, terrified, were trembling behind Park Tae-ho.

“Damn it!”

The atmosphere was tense, with both sides having drawn their weapons, ready to clash at any moment.

“In just 15 minutes…! How did this happen!”

Had today’s luck been entirely consumed by the drop of the [Mythic] grade items? He had been so engrossed in looting that he hadn’t checked the situation above, and now this had happened.

“Ah, damn…!”

Kang Seo-jun sprinted as if his feet were on fire. He needed to resolve the situation before any of the key figures got seriously injured.

“Ugh…!”

With pure physical specs at [A] grade, enhanced by various physical traits and 《Wind Spirit Magic》, Kang Seo-jun sprinted at full speed. In just three seconds, he had run from Omen’s secret vault to the second basement floor.

He saw Park Tae-ho in the middle of the hallway on the second basement floor, facing off against the Kuyamoto group.

“Grandfather!”

Unintentionally, they had ended up surrounding the Kuyamoto clan from both sides.

“Wha- What!?”

– Slash!! –

As Kang Seo-jun suddenly appeared from behind, some members of the Kuyamoto clan quickly turned towards him, raising their swords even more sharply.

“Attacking from behind! How cowardly!”

“No! These bastards?!?! Who are you pointing your swords at!!!”

Already in a troublesome situation, Park Tae-ho started to get angry. It seemed he was furious because the Kuyamoto swordsmen were pointing their swords at his grandson-in-law, which only made things more complicated for Kang Seo-jun.

What had happened between the Kuyamoto clan and Park Tae-ho while he was looting the secret vault to create such a hostile atmosphere?

‘This is driving me crazy!’

On one side was his heroine Park Seo-yoon’s grandfather. On the other side was another heroine, Sakura. Was this another catfight in the harem route?

A difficult battle was about to begin.