The Author's POV

*Achoo!* *Achoo!* *Achoo!*

Yo, what's up with me today?

Is it really true that I'm immune to the flu?

I mean, I've been sneezing too many times lately. It's not even funny anymore.

In the end, I let it go as I had more pressing issues to take care of. Wiping my nose, I headed deeper into the dungeon.

As I headed deeper into the dungeon, I refrained from running.

Honestly, I was pretty much walking.

Currently, the armband on my arm had a large [79] displayed on it. After killing a few more goblins I pretty much hit my goal.

Since I've accomplished what I had set my mind to from the very beginning, the rest wasn't a priority. I didn't need to get a good time as I've already secured a high score for this examination.

Funnily enough, I think that even though I was walking, I was currently one of the fastest students.

I mean, on multiple occasions I've seen students pass me...but after a short bit, I would eventually surpass them as they would always be held back by goblins.

This happened so many times, that I estimated that I was pretty much one of the fastest people present.

Perhaps walking was the most efficient method...I mean, just let the students who were in a rush handle all of the goblins in your stead.

At this point, rather than this being an exam, it was just me having a leisurely stroll.

-Clank! -Clank!

"H-elp!"

As I was walking, I soon saw a student in distress. Squinting my eyes, I soon spotted him fighting multiple goblins at once.

'Two regular goblins and a goblin knight?'

Getting a better look at his situation, I soon spotted him being surrounded by two regular goblins and a goblin that was wearing a knight armor. A goblin knight

...yeah.

The further I went into the dungeon, the more variations of goblins I spotted. I saw a goblin mage on multiple occasions, a goblin knight, a goblin fighter...just why did there have to be so many types of goblins.

...okay, this was my fault on my end, as I was too lazy to come up with different monsters, but still...past me, couldn't you have been a little bit more original?

*Sigh*

In the end, I could only sigh at how unoriginal I was at times. To have considered this novel a masterpiece...I don't know what I was on at that time.

Either way, looking at the student who was desperately looking at me, I raised my hands and innocently said

"...Don't look at me, just having a leisurely stroll here."

I mean, his intentions were obvious.

Use me as cannon fodder for him to get rid of the goblins or transfer them to me. This way he could reap all of the benefits whilst I struggle to deal with the goblins.

...like the professor said, never trust someone inside of dungeons.

I've learned this lesson the hard way.

"Wh-at, help, I'm in danger here! H-ow can you let a fellow student fail? A-fter this we can work together"

head seriously, I solemnly looked at the student before me

on tight okay? You know what, I'll do you one

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

No matter how much he

his plan would've worked if I had a hero complex, but I didn't. Moreover, it really didn't take a

be facing the goblins at an angle, but you would be directly confronting them from the front. Moreover, the fact that his clothes were still without a single scratch made it obvious that this was a

yo-u, I won't forget

I couldn't help but

what every third-rate villain

students' not so PG curses reverberated throughout the area

pretty much already near

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

figure of silhouette quickly moving through

the monsters present in the dungeon, without stopping, he would directly hack towards them and kill them precisely in one

swift

every sword strike flowed like water, smoothly and seemingly

was especially striking about the figure, were his two blood-red eyes that shone under the dark

apex predator

he passed, devastation would be left in

how is

help but curse out loud as they

goblins to kobolds and many other monsters

trying their best to follow Kevin, one of the red-clothed youths couldn't help but

in making him fail, we won't be able to get into the [Blood

It was true.

right now trying to accomplish a mission they had been assigned

to entering the dungeon, they had been approached by several members of the [Blood

top factions

long as they completed the task they had been assigned,

then, after hearing what their tasks consisted of, they immediately agreed. To them, it wasn't something that was

'Stop Kevin from passing'

granted access to the [Blood supremacy]

by the offer, the three youth's tried their best to make things difficult for Kevin...however, they had severely underestimated how strong Kevin

they ran, glancing towards the youth that just spoke,

already doing

are we still slower than him despite

"Dammit, I don't know!"

the two youths conversing, the last youth remained silent. After

"Let's stop..."

two other youth's slowed

going

before him, after hesitating for

just

the two youths couldn't help

"What! why!?"

his two comrades, Marcus clenched his fist and

barely catch up, how are we supposed to prevent him from passing the exam?...he's a monster. I don't think joining [Blood supremacy] would outweigh the cost of

"like him?"

who is bound to reach S rank...no,

"..."

"..."

with what he was saying, silence prevailed in

two youths couldn't find any words to rebuke Marcus with. They too felt that what he

wanted to refute Marcus's statement with all their might, they couldn't. Especially

his talent, was bound to reach the S