The Author's POV

-Vuuuuam!

Taking a step into the dungeon, I felt the world around me twist.

It first started with my eyesight...everything became black.

Then it was my hearing, my sense of touch followed soon after....thereafter all my remaining senses disappeared.

I felt nothing.

It felt as if I was an insignificant speck of dust drifting in a lonely space.

I soon after lost my sense of time.

...What may have been seconds felt like an eternity.

-Vuuuuam!

"Fuuuuuu...."

Finally, after an unknown period of time, hearing the faint sound of my breathing, I knew that my senses were returning.

Because I had been through this situation before, back in the black market dungeon, I was somewhat able to adjust to the shift in sensations.

Unlike last time, I didn't puke this time.

Opening my eyelids, I found myself inside of a damp and dark environment.

Instantly, a heavy scent of granite invaded my nostrils. Soon after, a cold gush of air brushed against my skin.

Glancing around, I found many students grimacing and holding onto their stomachs—Trying their best to not puke.

-Blaaargh! -Blaaargh! -Blaaargh!

...well, there was always bound to be a few who people who couldn't hold out.

With dungeons being off-limit to people who didn't have Hero licenses, apart from a few, most of the students present had never been inside of a dungeon. Their reaction was understandable.

Arriving and standing before us, a second-year student with a green Lock uniform, warmly smiled towards us.

The student had short curly black hair that gently fell towards the side of his face, and his deep black eyes that seemed to carry a hit of warmth perfectly complemented his hair. He didn't look particularly outstanding, but he seemed to be an amiable person instantly giving people a good impression of him.

As he spoke, his deep yet pleasant voice traveled through each of the student's ears calming them down.

"Alright, fellow students, I'll give you five minutes to recover before I'll start the next briefing."

As soon as his words entered the student's ears, most of the students managed to regain their bearing.

suddenly magically recovered from their nausea, I fell into deep thought. Glancing at the air around me,

second-year student must have embedded mana into

Interesting...

before me

someone's mood with just a few

Scary.

was especially so if they were against

they could influence your state of mind. Imagine being in a battle and you suddenly found yourself losing the ability to

more mistakes...Just like what had happened with Alex

couldn't help but think of recruiting him into my

the novel, I couldn't help

power was definitely

pawn or an important

have to

name is Benjamin Hor and as you can see from my uniform I'm a second-year student. I will briefly explain to you a couple of important things that you will need to

of gray combat suits were laid on

bunch of clothes that you

are equipped with a tracking device as well as a defense mechanism that is able to withstand blows coming from E ranked monsters

at the students to make sure they understood

you on a couple of more things, you will be given a couple of seconds in order to change into those combat clothes. Please make

briefed us on a

just the usual safety precaution rules that I was briefed back

Nothing particularly important.

more minutes, smiling, Benjamin glanced at all of the students

your combat suits and wait

head, I took a gray

men and one for women. As I put on the suit, I couldn't

tight, it wasn't any better

special shock-absorbing materials were attached to the chest and abdomen areas of the suit, as well as the knees

in those areas to cover the more vulnerable

moved around with the suit on, though it was uncomfortable at first, I quickly got used to

the dungeon, I did a few stretches to

-Bump!

"Huh?"

into me, I turned around. Soon I saw Arnold's figure standing a few meters from

dungeon...since there are no

"...Okay"

head and moved a few

still hasn't given up

That's fine by me.

thought things through

back at the ranking evaluation. Compared to the other stares,

Jin hadn't had told him about what had happened back in Hollberg. Maybe because it slipped his mind or because he thought my rank was higher,

This was good.