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"

at the student before me

going to be fine, the school won't let you die, so just hold on tight okay? You know what, I'll do you one better. Once I get

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

the student and left. No matter how much he

had a hero complex, but I didn't. Moreover, it really didn't take a

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 without a single scratch made it

I won't

my head, I

what every third-rate villain says!

so PG curses reverberated throughout the area I was

I was pretty much

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

different dungeon, the figure of silhouette quickly moving through the

passed by the monsters present in the dungeon, without stopping, he would directly hack

was swift

like water, smoothly and seemingly with

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

looked like the apex

he passed, devastation would be left

how is he

wearing red-colored uniforms couldn't help but curse out loud as they saw the

goblins to kobolds and many other monsters that weren't

best to follow Kevin, one of the red-clothed

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

It was true.

trying to accomplish a mission they had been assigned moments before entering

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

the top factions of the

a chance to enter their faction. As long as they completed the task they

consisted of, they immediately agreed. To

'Stop Kevin from passing'

in making Kevin fail, they would be granted access to the [Blood supremacy] faction, which would bestow great honor upon

to make things

they ran, glancing towards the youth that just spoke,

doing our

the world are we still slower than him despite the fact

"Dammit, I don't know!"

silent. After a while, he

"Let's stop..."

youth's slowed down

What's going

before him, after hesitating

just give

their eyes wide, the two youths couldn't help but find their voices raise a

"What! why!?"

surprised expression of his two comrades,

the exam?...he's a monster. I don't think joining

"like him?"

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

"..."

"..."

what he was saying, silence prevailed in

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

Marcus's statement with all their might, they couldn't.

to reach the S or