I Became a Tentacle Monster Blooming in the Academy Garden 245

## Chapter 245 – Mademoiselle (14)

Amidst the chaos, the atmosphere of the Swordsmanship Department, a faculty solely dedicated to combat, was, on the contrary, intensely heated.

A spirit of rivalry, believing they could triumph against anyone.

Confidence in their swords, honed to perfection.

Moreover, although these opponents were said to be capable of attacking and injuring humans, they were, compared to the previous Arachnela, nothing more than relatively harmless riffraff.

“Each squad!! Remember your roles!!
Monster Combat Theory, remember?
Just do as you’ve learned, and stay sharp!!
Maintain formation!! Don’t let your guard down!!”

The professors, more than anyone, were worried about the students becoming complacent and were constantly nagging them.

“Report: 10 monsters have been defeated so far!!
The Swordsmanship Department and Applied Magic Department students, who were briefly outside during lunchtime, are putting up a good fight!!
However, they are at a disadvantage since the battlefield moved to the auxiliary training grounds!!”

“Urgent report, Head Professor Cepelli!!
Report of 3 monsters discovered in the medical building!!”

“Vice-Professor Mekeni!! Request for support from the Magic Building……!!”

“Squads 1 and 4, move to the medical building with Professor Marx.
Squads 2 and 5, move to the Magic Building with Vice-Professor Mekeni!!”

But the reports flooding into the temporary command center were incessant.

Before Head Professor Cepelli could finish giving his orders, a man, his eyes changed by one particular piece of news, stepped forward and drew his sword.

“I’ll go to the Magic Building, Professor Cepelli.”

“Edward? Very well.
Squads 2 and 5!! Move to the Magic Building with Vice-Professor Edward!!
Squads 3, 6, and 7, rescue the medical building with me, and then head to the restricted area!!”

“Move out!! Maintain strict perimeter!!”

Just as Edward received his orders and turned to move forward, a voice, firm but unable to conceal its clarity, echoed from behind him.

“Assistant, Lucia di Borgia.
Just returned from escorting evacuees in front of the flower garden.
I will join Vice-Professor Edward immediately.”

Lucia, her simple dress modified for mobility by tearing the side to expose her thigh, and still bearing the uncleaned bloodstains of someone unknown, immediately deployed the mechanical longsword she pulled from her side.

“Hmm…!! Thank you, Lucia.
Then, each squad!! Maintain formation and move out!!
Let’s go!! Forward!!”

Perhaps thinking of Eloise, his urgency was palpable, but Edward was careful to ensure the students could safely follow.

Lucia, guarding the rear, kept her eyes fixed on him, her gaze darkening as her eyelids lowered slightly.

And behind them, in the command center, the cry of an assistant, stunned by newly received news, echoed softly.

“Report: 6 monsters discovered in the workshop!!
Uh…!! Head Professor…!! Professor-nim!!
We have no reserves……!!
What are we going to do?!”

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Amid the chaotic pandemonium.

Students, who would normally be enjoying a pleasant lunch, were caught in a sudden surprise attack and were desperately trying to survive, fleeing in all directions.

Even with the culmination of various technologies, the only combat personnel in the academy were, at best, the Swordsmanship Department and the Applied Magic Department.

Moreover, as with any university, the characteristic of lunchtime was the free movement of students.

Nobles, especially those in the Swordsmanship Department who used their bodies extensively, were obsessed with good food that would nourish them.

Some even left the academy altogether to eat separately outside, rather than dining in the student cafeteria.

In addition, there were commoners who brought packed lunches due to their family circumstances, and students from Chaoxing who had to eat specially prepared meals due to their physical constitutions.

Perhaps because these individuals also gathered with friends in search of good spots to enjoy their lunch,

A significant number of students were scattered throughout the academy, and the aftermath of the current incident continued to unfold.

“Miss, what are you doing!! Get a grip?”

– Creeeeeeak

Suddenly raising its forepaws, standing on two legs instead of four, and clawing at its own face, was a monster the size of a car.

Just moments ago, she had simply stepped out of the workshop’s main gate.

Karla, stunned and sitting on her backside, could only stare blankly at the scene before her, unsure if it was a dream or reality.

Then, following the source of the sharp voice she heard, she slowly turned her head.

“Snap out of it!!
Get back, quick!!”

– Kyaaaaaaaa

Someone rushed in front of Karla and swung their arm again.

Following the leg extended to the side by that someone, a healthy thigh was smoothly revealed through the slit of the cheongsam.

The monster roared again as soon as her arm was swung, as if she had thrown something.

Only after discovering the metal needles embedded in the monster’s paw that it had used to rub its face did Karla finally come to her senses and hurriedly crawl backward, escaping the scene.

“This way!!”

Hyeryeong, who had managed to escape with Hyeryeong’s protection, grabbed Karla’s wrist and quickly threw something from her pocket behind her.

As soon as the glass bottle Hyeryeong threw shattered on the ground, a bubbling sound arose from the floor, accompanied by a thick fog.

“This is all I have right now!!
Get inside first…!!
Open the door quickly…… Argh…!!”

Perhaps it was because of the thick fog.

The monster’s appearance was obscured by the fog, but the same was true for the fleeing girls.

The moment Hyeryeong grabbed Karla’s wrist and sent her forward.

Hyeryeong’s thigh, grazed by the monster’s sharp claws, scattered flesh as if half torn off, and Hyeryeong collapsed to the ground with a scream, still holding Karla’s hand.

“Hye… Hyeryeong…!! Are… are you okay…!?”

“How could I be okay… *sob*……”

With one leg almost unusable, Hyeryeong limped, struggling to stand on her remaining leg.

While Karla supported her, the monster finally shook its tail, dispelling the fog.

– Kerreureureuk

Following Hyeryeong’s vital point attack, and even the annoying fog.

The enraged monster finally discovered the two girls trying to enter the workshop’s main gate and rushed towards them with furious, thundering steps.

Moreover, behind that monster were two more monsters running towards them from a distance upon seeing humans.

At the sight of the monsters about to reach them in a few steps, Karla instinctively hugged the injured Hyeryeong tightly and was about to scream when.

“May the grace of the Holy Spirit be with you.
Within that fence, faith is the grace of salvation.”

Golden eyes appeared as the workshop’s main gate burst open.

Those eyes, shining as if emitting their own light, quickly passed Karla’s side, blocking the path between Karla and the monster.

Those eyes, staring at the monster without so much as a blink, seemed to hold something particularly special.

“Bear the sins, lest you be crushed by their weight.”

The emotionless voice emanating from the owner of those beautiful and mysterious eyes was reflected in Karla’s gaze, which had spun around and fallen to the ground while still embracing Hyeryeong.

The monster, too, seemed momentarily taken aback by Yeriel’s sudden appearance.

But as the monster roared wildly and swung its forepaws, Karla could only imagine Yeriel being torn to shreds in an instant and instinctively closed her eyes, screaming.

“Kyaaaaaa!!”

Soon, a loud crash echoed.

But since she felt nothing on her body, Karla slowly opened her eyes and looked ahead, and what she saw was a scene that could only be described as shocking.

“Are you alright? Can you stand?”

Monsters struggling to reach them, and a translucent golden wall blocking their path.

Seemingly bewildered by the wall blocking them, the three monsters were pounding and clawing at it.

Yet, the golden wall only shed small, dust-like fragments and stood firmly in its place.

And in front of it, Yeriel was extending her hand towards her, and Karla dazedly took that hand.

Karla, alternating her gaze between the monster still rubbing its body against the golden wall and the injured Hyeryeong, began to make a fuss towards Yeriel.

“Hyeryeong… Hyeryeong is hurt……”

“Indeed. She’s badly injured.
But she’ll be able to stand.
Will you try to stand?”

“Ugh…… This much injury is……
I am the finest masterpiece of the Tang family…
Even without one leg… I can still walk… uh…?”

But with a gentle smile, Yeriel stroked the torn thigh and said one word.

Hyeryeong, who had been gritting her teeth in pain, first placed her good leg on the ground and tried to stand with support.

She stood up far too quickly, and upon seeing that her thigh, which had been torn open to the point of revealing her bones, had returned without a single scar or bloodstain, she stared blankly at her own thigh, just like Karla, her mouth agape.

What on earth had happened in the short time she had closed her eyes?

Even the daughter of a prestigious Chaoxing family was witnessing the miracle of Sistina for the first time, and she even muttered to herself without realizing it.

“Ah… uh…… Th-that…? My leg… my leg……?
At least… 35 weeks of recovery…… uh-oh…!?”

“Shall we go inside?
It’s too gruesome here.
Shall we go to the second floor first?”

With a bewildered expression, the two girls, no longer caring about the monsters, entered the door she opened as if in a daze, at Yeriel’s smile as she walked ahead and opened the main gate.

And the moment Yeriel also closed the door and stepped inside.

Looking out through the slightly opened crack in the door, Yeriel, watching the monsters still roaring in anger at being blocked by the golden wall, murmured something in a small voice.

“Nom.”

At that moment, Yeriel, even adding an adorable hand gesture, softly uttered an onomatopoeia for biting something.

In that instant, the monsters were quickly swallowed one after another by a giant form that burst out from the floor, and before they knew it, the monsters that had been pounding on the golden wall had all disappeared without a trace.

– Kyuiiiiiing

As the giant form, having swallowed the monsters in one bite, roared and then disappeared back into the ground, Yeriel, who had been silently watching the scene, sighed softly and pushed the main gate closed.

“Haa…… Heavenly God……”

“Yeriel…!! Are you okay?
Come up quickly……!!”

“I’ll be right there. Oh, shall I bring some nice tea from the chapel?
It’s tea I used to drink in my hometown, would you like to try it?”

Answering Karla’s shout with a seemingly nonchalant expression, Yeriel then smiled again as she stepped away from the main gate and slowly began to climb the stairs.