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.

from their nausea, I fell into deep thought. Glancing at the

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

Interesting...

second year before me successfully caught

able to affect someone's mood with

Scary.

was especially so if they

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

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

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

novel, I couldn't help but be fascinated by

was definitely

pawn or

to

I will briefly explain to you a couple of important things that you will need

left where a set of gray combat suits were laid on

bunch of clothes

coming from E ranked

to make sure they understood what he had said,

couple of seconds in order to change into those combat clothes. Please

that, Benjamin briefed us on a couple

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

Nothing particularly important.

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

for now. Please change into your combat suits and wait for me at the starting line

took a gray suit

suit, I couldn't help but be reminded of

wasn't as tight, it wasn't any better as

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

specifically put in those areas to cover the more vulnerable parts of

suit on, though it was uncomfortable

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

-Bump!

"Huh?"

I saw Arnold's figure standing a few meters from where I was standing. Glancing at me with utter

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

noticed his stare back at the ranking evaluation. Compared to the other stares, his was the only one that contained

Hollberg. Maybe because it slipped his

This was good.