I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius

I Became an Academy Overpowered Growth Genius – 138

EP.138 The Growth Genius (1)

Kang Seo-jun’s hunter specs had now reached [SS] grade, with all stats at ’35’ and various traits and skill enhancements. He had also finished his significant encounter with Sakura. It was now Monday morning at 6 AM, the perfect time to start his activities.

Leaving the exhausted Sakura at the camp after their all-night affair, Kang Seo-jun exited the Mana Spot in Gangwon-do. Now that he was among the top 100 strong individuals worldwide, it was time to travel the world and collect [Mythic] grade items.

‘First, let’s finish off the Red Cross Society.’

There was no need to stir up trouble unnecessarily, so it was best to continue with what he had already started. There were three remaining secret warehouses of the Red Cross Society: one in Jeju Island, one in Russia, and one at their headquarters in Mount Kumgang.

The closest secret warehouse to Kang Seo-jun was the headquarters of the Red Cross Society in Mount Kumgang. Without hesitation, Kang Seo-jun headed towards the headquarters of the Red Cross Society.

Now that Kang Seo-jun had reached [SS] grade, the Red Cross Society was nothing more than a low-level bandit group to him. The leader of the Red Cross Society, Omen, was only at [S+] grade, and the executives were at most [S-] grade or lower.

The difference in specs between Kang Seo-jun and the Red Cross Society was enormous, and since Kang Seo-jun knew all their abilities and techniques, they couldn’t defeat him even if they fought a hundred times.

-Whoooosh!!!

With his increased physical and mana specs, he could now easily surpass Mach 3 in flight speed. Traveling at supersonic speed, it took less than a minute to get from Gangwon-do to Mount Kumgang.

“Who are you….”

-Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

“Ugh!?, Aaaah!! Ugh, ugh!!”

These were the last words of Omen, the leader of the Red Cross Society and a [S+] grade demon. He was killed instantly upon encountering Kang Seo-jun, with his head, pancreas, heart, and dantian pierced by [Holy Spear Lv. Rare].

It was a rather anticlimactic end for a demon who had been the most feared in Korea just two months ago.

‘Thanks for everything, Omen.’

Now, all that was left was to devour all the relics he had left behind. To raise all stats to ’40’ using the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》, he needed about 25 [Mythic] grade items. To completely cure the remaining debuff traits, he needed about 5 more [Mythic] grade items.

‘The total number of [Mythic] grade items needed is 30. I can gather them all within a week.’

As a veteran player of the game [Grand Hunter Academy], Kang Seo-jun knew the locations of all the valuable warehouses in this world. Moreover, with his flight speed now easily surpassing Mach 3, it would take less than 10 hours to circle the globe at full speed.

‘By today… no, before lunch, I’ll finish farming the Red Cross Society.’

After that, there were three options: the vampire clan in Russia, the insect sorcerer organization in China, or another demon organization in Japan.

“Hmm.”

The decision was quick.

‘Since one of Omen’s secret warehouses is in Russia… I’ll hit that last and then go after the Russian vampire clan.’

With his plan set, Kang Seo-jun moved at lightning speed. From the Red Cross Society’s headquarters, he farmed a total of 3 [Mythic] grade items.

-BOOOOM!!!

After finishing the farming, he bought a 《Bombing Air Bomb》 and obliterated the headquarters area. Any surviving demons were located and eliminated using the 《Eye of Providence》.

‘Next is Jeju Island… no…’

Kang Seo-jun initially intended to head to Jeju Island, where one of Omen’s secret warehouses was, but he shook his head. The Kuyamoto clan had already cleaned up the area, leaving no living demons, and the secret warehouse likely only contained [Legendary] grade items at best.

Now that he could raid almost any warehouse on Earth, there was no need to waste time on such low-value targets.

‘Let’s go straight to Russia.’

-Whoooosh!!!

-BOOOOM!!!

And so, one day, two days, three days, four days… a week passed. Starting with the vampire clan in Russia, he targeted the insect sorcerer organization in China, the demon organization in Japan, a cult in India, terrorist groups in the Middle East and Africa, crime cartels in Southeast Asia and South America, neo-Nazis and secret societies in Europe, and more.

Focusing on warehouses with relatively lax security, Kang Seo-jun managed to farm a staggering 42 [Mythic] grade items in just one week. Along the way, he had to fight some villain organization executives, but they were all [S+] grade or lower, making them easy opponents for the [SS] grade Kang Seo-jun.

However, he avoided direct confrontations with the leaders of villain organizations as much as possible. Some of them were not only [SS] grade like him but also included a few [SSS] grade individuals who were even stronger.

But they were still just individuals. No matter how strong they were, they couldn’t catch Kang Seo-jun, who used overwhelming intelligence to target only the places where they weren’t present, conducting guerrilla strikes.

‘Finally…’

Having judged that he had raided all the worthwhile places, Kang Seo-jun threw himself into the 《Brilliant Cradle of the Young Divine Emperor》.

And for an entire day.

It took Kang Seo-jun an entire day to absorb 30 [Mythic] grade items, raising all his stats to ’40’ and curing all his debuff traits.

“Ahhh….”

The sense of liberation he felt as all the debuff traits that had plagued him vanished was immense. Coupled with the exhilaration from the further growth of his body and mana, the pleasure that surged through him was indescribable, beyond even dopamine or orgasm.

“Now, I can finally enter the Tower.”

With all debuff traits cured and all stats at ’40’, Kang Seo-jun’s pure specs were now at [SS+] grade. With various traits and skill enhancements, his effective specs were at [SSS] grade.

‘Now, there are only about ten individuals worldwide who can match me in a life-and-death battle.’

[SSS] grade was the pinnacle of humanity, encompassing hunters, demons, vampires, and all other races. It was a level so monstrous that even a [Mythic] grade boss monster, capable of devastating an entire continent alone, could be handled single-handedly.

‘With these specs, the Tower should be a breeze. No matter what I face, I should win easily unless it’s another [SSS] grade powerhouse or a [Transcendent] grade deity.’

There was no longer any being in this world that Kang Seo-jun couldn’t kill.

‘Let’s head out immediately.’

With his ultimate goal now within reach, Kang Seo-jun flew straight towards the Tower. The Tower stood tall in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, an immense and towering structure that current human technology couldn’t possibly construct. It looked like a real-life version of the mythical Tower of Babel.

Its grandeur was comparable to the mightiest of mountains.

‘I’m going in.’

Maintaining his flight speed, Kang Seo-jun dove through one of the many windows of the towering structure. Despite its appearance, the Tower was essentially a massive dimensional gate. Whether one entered through the giant main gate at the bottom or one of the countless windows above, they would end up on the same first floor of the Tower.

-Whoooosh!

Soon, a white light enveloped Kang Seo-jun’s vision, and in an instant, the scenery changed from a vast ocean to a green meadow.

-BOOOOM!!!

However, Kang Seo-jun didn’t slow down and continued flying. The first floor of the Tower was a low-level zone, suitable for even [B] grade individuals. To find items that suited his taste, he needed to reach at least the 81st floor of the Tower.

-Whoooosh!

-Whoooosh!

Kang Seo-jun passed through several more massive tower-like dimensional gates, continuously ascending to higher floors without pause.

The highest floor humanity had conquered in the Tower was the 72nd floor. Upon reaching the 72nd floor, Kang Seo-jun began to single-handedly conquer the Tower’s frontlines.

‘This is easy.’

With the power to single-handedly subdue [Mythic] grade boss monsters, the incredible speed to circle the Earth in just about five hours, and the overwhelming knowledge as a veteran player of the game [Grand Hunter Academy], Kang Seo-jun’s conquest of the Tower was swift and efficient.

[The Floor Lord of the 72nd floor of the Tower of Trials, 《Lord of the Deep Sea Giants》, has been defeated.]

[The Floor Lord of the 73rd floor of the Tower of Trials, 《The Corrupted Ancient Curse》, has been defeated.]

[The Floor Lord of the 74th floor of the Tower of Trials, 《The Raven Messenger of the Stars》, has been defeated.]

…

[The Floor Lord of the 84th floor of the Tower of Trials, 《The Dragon that Swallowed the Curse》, has been defeated.]

[The Floor Lord of the 85th floor of the Tower of Trials, 《The Golden Dragon Angrasil》, has been defeated.]

[The Floor Lord of the 86th floor of the Tower of Trials, 《The Beast of the Goddess》, has been defeated.]

…

The top hunters who were also attempting to conquer the Tower could only stare in astonishment at the messages that appeared every few days, unable to do anything else.

“This is the end…!”

[The Floor Lord of the 100th floor of the Tower of Trials, 《The Nameless Martial God》, has been defeated.]

Thus, in just three months, the Tower was conquered up to the 100th floor. What Kang Seo-jun did in the Tower was essentially an extension of his farming activities on Earth. Like a treasure-hunting machine, he moved to locations with [Mythic] and [Transcendent] grade items and repeatedly farmed them.

Although the process was not easy due to inevitable encounters with formidable enemies, the results were immensely rewarding.

‘The Ultimate Return is almost complete.’

The result of using over hundreds of [Mythic] grade items and five [Transcendent] grade items, which were not particularly useful to Kang Seo-jun but were of the highest grade, was that his effective specs had reached the [EX] grade, a level where even 《Constellations》 could be killed.

‘Now, only the final chapter remains.’

To protect Earth from the great invasion of demons, he needed to:

Grow the ultimate martial art technique 《Heavenly Demon Divine Art》 to the 12-star extreme level.

Complete the ultimate magic technique 《10th Circle – Ring of Genesis》.

Awaken his 《Unique Divinity》 to the 《Transcendent Attribute》 to gain superiority in the realm of transcendence.

‘Even if a hundred Thanos-like beings lead billions of troops to invade, I will prepare so that they can’t even scratch the Earth.’

Having monopolized all the prime resources in the Tower and possessing nearly infinite dimensional currency, Kang Seo-jun was confident.