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.

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

see, the second-year student must have embedded mana into his voice

Interesting...

second year before me successfully caught my

be able to affect someone's mood with just

Scary.

if

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

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

couldn't help but

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

power was definitely

pawn or

have to observe

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

set of gray combat

bunch of clothes that you will need to wear when

coming from E

make sure

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 you

briefed us on

hearing the first part, I pretty much stopped listening. It was just the usual safety precaution

Nothing particularly important.

smiling, Benjamin glanced at all of

much everything for now. Please change into your combat suits and wait for me at

my head, I took a gray suit and

suit, I couldn't help but be reminded of the suit I was made to wear back in the virtual

as tight, it wasn't any better as I felt my

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

put in those areas to

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

starting line of the dungeon, I

-Bump!

"Huh?"

Soon I saw Arnold's figure standing a few meters from where I was standing. Glancing at me with utter disdain, he slowly

watch out inside of the dungeon...since there are

"...Okay"

head and moved

hasn't

That's fine by me.

already thought

many other stares, I had noticed his stare back at the ranking evaluation. Compared

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

This was good.