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.

this development, staring at the students who seemed to have suddenly magically recovered from their nausea, I fell into

around us increased...I see, the second-year student must

Interesting...

second year before me successfully caught

able to affect someone's mood with just a

Scary.

especially so if

few words, they could influence your state of mind. Imagine being in a battle and you suddenly found

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

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

I couldn't help but be fascinated by

was

or

have to

keep this short. My name is Benjamin Hor and as you can see from my uniform I'm a second-year student. I will briefly explain

set of gray combat suits

my left over here, are a bunch of clothes that you will need to wear when

as well as a defense mechanism that is able to withstand blows coming from E ranked monsters at least once. This way we can preserve

students to make sure they understood what

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

Benjamin briefed us

pretty much stopped listening. It was just the usual safety precaution rules that

Nothing particularly important.

Benjamin glanced at all of the students and

Please change into your combat suits and wait for me at the

gray suit and

for 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 wear back in the virtual reality

wasn't any better as I

the suit, several black pads made out of special shock-absorbing materials were attached to the chest and abdomen areas of the suit, as well as the knees and elbows, and other important

areas to cover the more vulnerable parts of

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

of the dungeon, I did a few stretches to warm my

-Bump!

"Huh?"

I turned around. Soon I saw Arnold's figure standing a few meters from where I was standing.

dungeon...since there

"...Okay"

my head and moved

still hasn't

That's fine by me.

thought things through

ranking evaluation. Compared to the other stares, his was the only one

back in Hollberg. Maybe because it slipped his mind or because he

This was good.