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

know what, I'll do you one better. Once I

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

No matter

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

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 without a single scratch made

yo-u, I

head, I couldn't help but

third-rate villain says! Get an

that the students' not so

though, I was pretty much already near the exit of the

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

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

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

swift and

sword strike flowed like water, smoothly and seemingly with no lag in between each

two blood-red eyes

looked like the apex predator of

would

how is he

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 of

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

to follow Kevin, one of

won't be able to get

It was true.

now trying to accomplish a mission they

the dungeon, they had been approached by several

the top factions

enter their faction. As long

hearing what their tasks consisted of, they immediately agreed. To them, it

'Stop Kevin from passing'

to succeed in making Kevin fail, they would be granted access to the [Blood

the three youth's tried their best to make

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

already doing

we still slower than him despite the fact that he

"Dammit, I don't know!"

remained silent. After a while, he slowed down his pace and

"Let's stop..."

youth's slowed down their pace

What's going

before him, after hesitating

let's just give

couldn't help but find their voices raise a

"What! why!?"

the surprised expression of his two

up, how are we supposed to prevent him from passing the exam?...he's a

"like him?"

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

"..."

"..."

with what he was saying, silence prevailed in

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

their might, they

bound to