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 at the air around me, I soon came to a

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

Interesting...

before me

to affect someone's mood with just a few

Scary.

so if they

in a battle and you suddenly found yourself losing the ability to think properly

potentially making more mistakes...Just

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

I couldn't help but

power was

pawn or

have to

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, so please bear

where a set of gray combat

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

mechanism that is able to withstand blows coming from E ranked monsters at least once. This way we

and glancing at the students to make sure they understood what he had

finish briefing you on a couple of more things, you will be given a couple of seconds in order to

Benjamin briefed us on a couple more

was just the usual safety precaution rules that I was

Nothing particularly important.

for a couple more minutes, smiling, Benjamin

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

a gray suit and quickly changed into

I couldn't help

as tight, it wasn't any better as

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

to cover

though it was uncomfortable at first, I

of the dungeon, I did a few stretches to warm

-Bump!

"Huh?"

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

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

"...Okay"

head and

still hasn't

That's fine by me.

already thought things

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

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

This was good.