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 the student before me and reassured

school won't let 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 with one of the professors, maybe

-Clank! -Clank!

"W-ait, no, help!"

and left. No

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

the way he was positioning his 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,

yo-u, I

I couldn't

every third-rate villain says! Get

students' not so PG curses reverberated throughout the area

care though, I was pretty much already near the

...

-Spurt! -Spurt! -Spurt!

moving through the narrow paths of the dungeon could

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

swift

and seemingly with no lag

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

like the apex

he passed, devastation would be

how is he

away from 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 of the

kobolds and many other monsters that weren't present in the

Kevin, one of

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

It was true.

youths that were following Kevin, were right now trying to accomplish a mission they had been assigned

been approached by several members of the [Blood supremacy]

the top factions of the

As long as they completed the

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 would bestow great honor

the three youth's tried their best to make

ran, glancing towards the youth that just spoke, another

doing

how in the world are we still slower than him despite the

"Dammit, I don't know!"

conversing, the last youth remained silent.

"Let's stop..."

behavior, the two other youth's slowed down

What's going

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

just give

two youths couldn't help but find their

"What! why!?"

expression of his two

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

"like him?"

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

"..."

"..."

saying,

any words to rebuke Marcus with. They too felt that

their might, they couldn't. Especially not after witnessing firsthand how powerful Kevin

was bound to reach the S or SS