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.

recovered from their nausea, I fell into deep thought. Glancing

thickness of the mana around us increased...I see, the second-year student must have embedded mana into

Interesting...

year before me successfully caught my

able to affect someone's mood

Scary.

so if they were

of mind. Imagine being in a battle and you suddenly found yourself losing the ability to think properly because of

opponent potentially making more mistakes...Just like what had happened with Alex back in

with interest, I couldn't help but think of recruiting him

appeared in the novel, I couldn't help but be fascinated by his

power was definitely

or

have to observe

student. I will briefly explain to you a

where a set of gray combat suits were laid on

bunch of clothes that you will need to

is able to withstand blows coming

and glancing at the students to make sure they understood what

I finish briefing 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 sure you wear them as they are crucial in keeping

that, Benjamin briefed us on a couple

after hearing the first part, I pretty much stopped listening. It was just the usual safety precaution rules that I was briefed back

Nothing particularly important.

for a couple more minutes, smiling, Benjamin glanced at all of the students and

combat suits and wait for me at the starting

a gray suit

men and one for women. As I put on the suit, I couldn't help but be reminded of the suit I was made to

wasn't any better

materials were attached to the chest and abdomen areas of the suit, as well as the knees and elbows,

those areas to cover the more vulnerable parts

suit on, though it was uncomfortable at first,

starting line of the dungeon, I

-Bump!

"Huh?"

feeling someone bump into me, I turned around. Soon I saw Arnold's figure standing a few meters from where I was

inside of the dungeon...since there are no

"...Okay"

I nodded my head

still hasn't given up

That's fine by me.

thought

with the many other stares, I had noticed his stare back at the ranking evaluation. Compared to the other stares, his was the only one that contained obvious malicious intentions in

because it slipped his mind or because he thought my rank was higher, Jin still hadn't

This was good.