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.

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

around us increased...I see, the second-year student must have embedded mana into his voice creating

Interesting...

me successfully

someone's mood with

Scary.

so if they

mind. Imagine being in a battle and you suddenly found yourself losing

the opponent potentially making more mistakes...Just like what had

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

I couldn't help but be fascinated

power was

or an

have to observe

is better, I will 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 to you a couple of important things that you will need to know to ensure your safety as you start the examination,

set of gray combat suits were laid on the floor, Benjamin

over here, are a bunch of clothes that you will need to wear when crossing the

mechanism that is able to withstand blows coming from E ranked monsters at

sure they

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

like that, Benjamin briefed us on a

part, I pretty much stopped listening. It was just the usual safety precaution rules that I was briefed back in the dungeon

Nothing particularly important.

couple more minutes, smiling, Benjamin glanced at

change into your combat suits and wait for me at the starting line of

head, I took a gray suit and quickly

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

as tight, it wasn't any better

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

specifically put in those areas to cover

it was uncomfortable at first, I quickly got used

the starting line of the dungeon, I did a few stretches to warm

-Bump!

"Huh?"

someone bump into me, I turned around. Soon I saw Arnold's figure standing a

better watch out inside of the dungeon...since there are no cameras you

"...Okay"

politely, I nodded my head and moved a few meters

still hasn't

That's fine by me.

already thought things through

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

happened back in Hollberg. Maybe because it slipped his mind or because he thought my rank

This was good.