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"

looked at the

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

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

and left. No matter how much

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

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 without a single scratch made it obvious that

I

I couldn't

that's what every third-rate villain says!

students' not so PG curses reverberated throughout the area

though, I was pretty much already near the

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

the figure of silhouette quickly moving through the narrow paths of the dungeon

the monsters present in the dungeon, without stopping, he would directly

was swift

every sword strike flowed like water, smoothly and seemingly with no

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

the apex predator

passed, devastation would be

how is he

uniforms couldn't help but curse out loud as they saw

ranged from goblins to kobolds and many other monsters

best to follow Kevin, one of the red-clothed youths

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

It was true.

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

of the top factions

As long as they completed the task

they immediately agreed.

'Stop Kevin from passing'

they would be granted access to the

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

the youth that just spoke, another

already doing our best

still slower than him despite the fact that he

"Dammit, I don't know!"

last youth remained silent. After

"Let's stop..."

youth's odd behavior, the two other youth's slowed down their pace and turned towards

What's going on

at the two youth's before him, after hesitating for a

let's just give

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

"What! why!?"

expression of his two

catch up, how are we supposed to prevent him from passing the exam?...he's a monster. I don't think

"like him?"

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

"..."

"..."

what he was saying, silence prevailed in

Marcus with. They

their might, they couldn't. Especially not after

his talent, was bound to reach the