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"

solemnly looked at the

let you die, so just hold on tight okay? You know what, I'll do

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

and left. No matter how much he screamed, I just ignored

worked if I had a hero complex, but I didn't. Moreover,

was positioning his body made his intentions obvious. If you were really in trouble, you wouldn't 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

yo-u, I won't forget

I couldn't help but

third-rate villain says! Get

not so PG curses reverberated throughout the

pretty much already

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

figure of silhouette quickly moving through the narrow paths of the

stopping, he would directly hack towards them

swift

smoothly and seemingly with no lag

striking about the figure, were his two blood-red eyes

apex

would

is he

following behind him, three students wearing red-colored uniforms couldn't help but curse out

many other monsters that weren't present

one of the red-clothed

we won't be able to get into the [Blood supremacy] faction.

It was true.

were following Kevin, were right now trying to accomplish a mission they

the dungeon, they had been approached by several members of

top factions of

offer them a chance to enter their faction. As long as they completed

they immediately agreed. To them, it wasn't something that was

'Stop Kevin from passing'

granted access to the [Blood

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

glancing towards the youth that just spoke, another

doing

how in the world are we still slower than him despite the fact that he is fighting

"Dammit, I don't know!"

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

"Let's stop..."

two other youth's slowed down their pace and turned towards

What's going on

youth's before him, after hesitating for a bit,

just give

two youths couldn't help but find their

"What! why!?"

surprised expression of his two comrades, Marcus clenched his fist and

passing the exam?...he's a monster. I don't think joining [Blood supremacy] would outweigh the cost of

"like him?"

to reach S

"..."

"..."

what he was saying, silence prevailed

any words to rebuke Marcus with. They too felt that what

might, they couldn't. Especially not

to reach the