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"

head seriously, I solemnly looked at

you die, so just hold on tight okay? You know what, I'll do you one better. Once I get out, I'll share your struggles

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

the student and left. No

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

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

my head, I couldn't

every third-rate villain says! Get

after I said that the students' not so PG curses reverberated throughout the

didn't really care though, I was pretty much already near the

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

the figure of silhouette quickly moving through the

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

swift

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

were his two blood-red eyes that shone

the apex predator of

passed, devastation would be

is

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

goblins to kobolds and many other

their best to follow Kevin, one of

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

It was true.

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

had been approached by several members

the top factions of

they approached them was to offer them a chance to enter their faction. As long as they completed the task they had

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

'Stop Kevin from passing'

fail, they would be granted access to

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

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

doing

than him despite the fact that he is

"Dammit, I don't know!"

silent. After a while,

"Let's stop..."

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

going on

youth's before him, after hesitating for a bit, the youth called Marcus

just

the two youths couldn't help but find

"What! why!?"

of his two

to prevent him from passing the exam?...he's a monster.

"like him?"

is bound to reach S rank...no,

"..."

"..."

with what he was saying, silence prevailed in the

to rebuke Marcus with. They too felt that what

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

bound to reach the