In The Academy As Sukuna

Ch 38 - Ruins (Part 6) - The Final Descent

"Every descent has its own reckoning; every battle, its final blow."

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"Holy shit," a student muttered, her voice as nervous as could be.

Everyone gazed upon the room with wide open eyes, their hearts beating faster with every passing second. The air was filled with the stench of decay and blood.

On the circumference of the room, there were present many little creatures that added to its intimidating presence.

Hovering in the air, there were uncountable, fist-sized beetles. Their green armor shining in the dim light.

They moved in swarms, their little wings creating an irritating sound, while their bites could poison the strongest fighters. This poison, though not lethal, would slow down even the most agile ones.

Hanging from the dome shape by almost invisible threads, were venomous spiders.

With black bodies and a coating of hard armor, they suddenly dropped on unsuspecting victims and trap them in webs which were excruciatingly difficult to get out of.

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Right in the middle of the room was the master of the ruins, the monster at whom if one glances for even a second, they would feel an overwhelming sense of dread and fear.

The Centipede King - A colossal being with a body reaching a length close to 100 meters. Its exoskeleton shone like polished black gems, with countless spikes throughout it.

It had an uncountable number of legs, each so strong yet so sharp that they made little holes in the stone floor when it moved.

Its head was a nightmare in physical form, antennae coming out of it, creating a curved shape. Its mouth had sharp teeth which could seemingly tear through anything with ease.

Its whole body seemed to have no weaknesses. Looking at it, some students immediately lost their will to fight, and tried to retreat back outside to safety.

But regrettably, he door behind them had closed without anyone noticing, without making a single sound.

"Formation!" Silvas shouted, which marked the beginning of the final battle.

Sukuna shot to the left, while Nect to the right, all the other students and instructors surrounded the centipede, who was now awake and ready to battle, which was indicated by the low growling sounds it made.

The room erupted into chaos as the students attacked the centipede king, their battle cries filling the chamber.

Sukuna and Nect had been given the essential job of eliminating all the small creatures so that everyone can fight the boss freely.

Sukuna believed that this was not a good idea, but agreed to it nonetheless, since he wanted to try out some of his new moves.

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Nect walked close to the edge of the room, killing every creature that came into her view.

Her movements were more refined than the ones she displayed in the battle with the ghouls.

Her emotional turmoil had caused her to mature mid-battle and create new muscle memory that aided her in the battle.

However, the targets were too small and too numerous. The more she killed, the more appeared.

She could improve her efficiency tenfold if she could liquify mana again, as it acted akin to a blast, killing everything in its range.

Nect shot to the right, standing on the edge of the battlefield. Her breaths were ragged, as she wiped the sweat from her brow.