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"

my head seriously, I solemnly looked at the student before me and

okay? You know what, I'll do you one better. Once I get out, I'll share your struggles with one of the professors, maybe

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

the student and left. No matter how much

a hero complex, but I

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

I won't

I couldn't help but

every third-rate villain says! Get an original quote

not so

pretty much already near the exit of the

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

figure of silhouette quickly moving

stopping, he would directly hack towards them and kill

was swift and

water, smoothly and seemingly with no

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

looked like the apex predator

would be

is he

Kevin, following behind him, three students wearing red-colored uniforms couldn't help but curse out loud as they saw the numerous monster carcasses by the side

ranged from goblins to kobolds and many other monsters that weren't present in the

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

succeed in making him fail, we won't be able to get

It was true.

that were following Kevin, were right now trying to accomplish a mission they had been assigned moments before entering the

entering the dungeon, they had been approached

top factions

them a chance to enter their faction. As long as they completed the task they had been assigned, they would be

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

'Stop Kevin from passing'

fail, they would be granted access to the [Blood supremacy] faction, which

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

ran, glancing towards the youth that just spoke, another youth couldn't help

already doing our

in the world are we still slower than him despite the fact that

"Dammit, I don't know!"

conversing, the last youth remained silent. After a while, he

"Let's stop..."

the youth's odd behavior, the two other youth's slowed down their

What's going on

hesitating for a

just

the two youths couldn't help

"What! why!?"

his two

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

"like him?"

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

"..."

"..."

he was saying,

rebuke Marcus with. They too felt that what he said had some

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

talent, was bound to reach