Chapter 57 – Episode 57. Dungeon Practice Training

The first class on Thursday is the long-awaited dungeon practice.

Victoria Academy’s motto is always practice like real life.

It’s because if you only train for safety, you won’t be able to show the same movements in real combat.

That’s why we practiced a lot in real places, not virtual ones, and dungeon practice training was one of them.

Since the first practice last time was a taster, it can be said that this practice is a real dungeon practice training.

This time, the form was a cave-type dungeon.

Of course, the difficulty itself is different from last time.

The passages are smaller and more winding, the roads are difficult, there are many monsters, and each object will be difficult.

So, all the groups were scheming with each other and boosting their morale.

Except for our group.

“…”

“…”

“…”

‘Fuck.’

It’s a familiar silence.

Lee Byeong-hoon, a man from the same group. It’s been a long time since I haven’t seen this kid.

Nam Da-eun was quietly looking at her smart watch, and Rumi was looking at me.

Me and Rumi made eye contact with her and started a conversation through her eyes.

‘What can I do now?’

‘Let’s just wait. I don’t think I can come up with a strategy anyway.’

‘I know.’

After devising a strategy with Rumi, I closed my eyes and meditated.

We were waiting at the meeting point.

If you wait, the professor will come and talk hard about the dangers of dungeon practice training, and the cadets will be hard at work.

There’s a real accident happening today, so I’ll have to listen carefully.

Swoop.

Suddenly, Nam Da-eun quietly got up from her seat and went out of the waiting area.

“I’m going to go to the bathroom in a minute.”

“Yes.”

I sneakily followed him using the bathroom as an excuse.

Nam Da-eun again headed to the corner where she had been on the phone the other day.

Also, I see her on the phone with her sister.

Brotherly love is very strong.

Last time I was lucky enough to hear the conversation, but unlike that time, today I haven’t started talking yet. According to the neurological theory, he hasn’t paid attention to the call yet, so if he gets closer now, he might get caught.

I didn’t follow any further and returned to my original spot.

*

In a corner of the academy, a girl was making a video call.

– Sister! What are you doing today?!

“Today we went into a dungeon. They say this time it’s a more dangerous dungeon than last time.”

– Ugh! Are you okay, sister?

“Of course. You know how strong you are.”

Daeun Nam smiled and posed to emphasize her muscles.

– Right! Uncle Mingyu also said that her sister is the strongest in the academy! Great too!

Uncle Mingyu.

Hearing her name, Nam Da-eun felt miserable.

Uncle Mingyu, the representative of the Buyers Guild, who has taken care of her brother and herself since childhood.

Nam Da-eun spent incredibly happy days. She has a fun school life with friendly guild people. And although she is sickly, her younger sister who tries hard to live.

Her brother’s medical bills were not within the student’s reach. Even so, she always felt grateful to Uncle Mingyu and her guild members who were willing to pay for it.

She was thinking of repaying the debt to the people she was grateful for, but… Even Nam Da-eun, who is such a virtuoso, never imagined that she would receive a slave contract as soon as she became a high school student.

Her child support and her brother’s hospital bills she has been raising herself and her brother since she was little. The total is about 2 billion. And for 20 years, as interest was steadily accruing without Nam Da-eun’s knowledge, her total repayment amount increased to 50 billion.

Naturally, she protested against the unfair contract, but it was already too late.

Nam Da-eun’s younger brother was hospitalized in a hospital affiliated with the guild run by Uncle Min-gyu, and he did not know what he would do to her younger brother.

Unable to go through her formalities to get her brother, she called the police and Nee was also caught.

From the beginning, the purpose of this trash was Nam Da-eun’s body.

The main axis is Mr. Mingyu, whom he trusted.

Her shock was even greater because he was the one who always took care of her sisters.

However, she is fortunate in her misfortune. Nam Da-eun, who was asked for her body, was discovered in her aptitude test.

Those whose talents were discovered upon entering high school had to undergo compulsory training.

She sent Nam Da-eun to her training center, thinking that her contract at the buyer’s guild was only delayed for a while, but her talent wasn’t that great.

She stood out from training school by achieving first place in her jockey, earning her a recommendation for admission to the Victoria Academy.

And she even became famous because of her beauty and her skills.

When her affairs took a turn for the worse, she changed her line in the Buyers Guild.

She took the future S-class Hunter’s younger brother hostage.

There were two conditions that the Buyers Guild wanted.

First, Nam Da-eun, a promising prospect who has signed a contract with the Buyers Guild, will graduate while raising the status of the Buyers Guild by taking first place in all of her practical tests.

Second, after she graduates, she will sign a lifetime contract with the Buyers Guild.

That was the condition for repayment of the debt.

Although she has talent, she has no connections, and she asks for help. Fearing that her brother will be harmed, Nam Da-eun has no choice but to obey.

Da-eun Nam’s only rebellion was that she acted as unpretentiously as possible and shattered Da-eun Nam’s image.

– Sister?

“Yeah, Mister Mingyu. That’s right. Her sister is incredibly strong, so don’t worry.”

– Yes! I love you sister! When can I see you next time? Mingyu said she couldn’t come to her sister’s academy class because she was too busy.

“… I’ll be back in a month. Sorry. I have a lot of classes…”

This was also a trick to limit contact with her brother as much as possible.

But she couldn’t tease.

I didn’t want to put a gloom on that innocent little brother’s face.

“Sister, I really have to go now. I’ll call you again next time.”

– Hing. Okay. Call me again tomorrow I’m so bored with nothing to do here.

“… Yes. I’ll be sure to call you.”

There was even a set time in the day when she could call her brother.

Nam Da-eun gritted her teeth and hung up her hologram phone.

“Ha….”

Bang!

Nam Da-eun’s fist was lodged in the wall of the hallway.

“I’ll save you. Sure. I’ll save you…”

Nam Da-eun silently repeats her words of saving her, but no one listens to her voice.

*

When she returned to her seat, the professor was standing in the center of the waiting area.

“Come on, everyone, gather around.”

I quickly returned to my group.

“Unlike the previous training, today, all members enter at once. The first goal is to escape, but we will give extra points to the group that catches the most monsters or finds the most artifacts.”

Because of the professor’s word, “Extra points,” More groups took independent action, and the number of cadets who suffered from terrorism also increased.

In this dungeon practice, it was absolutely not possible to act alone.

“There are quite strong monsters in the dungeon that we will enter today. You must not be vigilant for even a second in the dungeon. However, as it is training, the healer team will back you up. There will be no damage to your life, but if you receive a lot of treatment, points will be deducted. .”

Daeun Nam returned to our group while the professor continued her talk.

“Now, prepare to enter. Entry proceeds in reverse order from the 20th group.”

We were in 13 groups, so we had to prepare slowly.

“Guys, let’s get ready.”

I thought everyone would wake up and start getting ready…

Except for me, they were already ready.

Actually, there is not much to prepare. Well.

“Next! Enter Team 13!”

“Yep!”

I, the honorary leader, led the group from the front.

When I entered the portal, I saw several groups who had already entered.

Since this dungeon started all at once, everyone was waiting.

“Hoyeon-san. Are you going to follow Miss Nam Da-eun again…?”

“Ummm, well.”

To be honest, I have to stick with Baek Ah-young, so I’m not interested in how to attack.

Still, Rumi needs to be close to Nam Da-eun as much as possible.

That way, you’ll be safe even in the runaway dungeon.

I’m not a bad kid by nature, so I won’t throw it away if I’m isolated in a dungeon with Rumi.

“For now, stick with Nam Da-eun as much as possible. This is more important than escaping quickly, grabbing a lot of treasure and monsters and escaping, so Da-eun Nam won’t run as well as last time.”

“Four. Got it!”

Seeing Rumi respond with a bright smile, my conscience hurts a bit.

‘Sorry. But I can’t help it.’

How many girls do you have to flirt with in the first place?

I entered the dungeon in advance and approached the waiting team of healers.

“Hello. Is the saintess here?”

“Oh, she’s cute. I’m sorry, but the saintess isn’t someone you can meet just because you want to. Please come next time.”

When I asked about Baek Ah-young from the nearest healer, who looked stupid, I heard a congratulatory order.

“Wait a minute, I know you.”

“Ah, senior. Is that so?”

Fortunately, Baek A-young, who was talking to someone else, heard my voice and approached.

“Hello, Mr. Ayoung.”

“Yeah, nice to meet you. I always feel it, but seeing Hoyeon at the nursery school and here is a different feeling, so it’s amazing.”

“Ayeong-ssi is also cool because she looks like a pro when working.”

“Thank you. Hehe.”

“Come to think of it, where is Ah-young in charge of the passage?”

I asked the question I wanted to Baek A-young, who was smiling at my praise.

“Huh? I’ll take the biggest aisle. There might be more than one team entering that place.”

“Aha, that’s right. I see. Have a hard time!”

“Yeah, you train hard too!”

He waved Baek Ah-yeong’s hand and returned to her seat.

“As of the current time, all groups have entered! From now on, start exploring the vestiges! If there is any friction between the cadets, regardless of the reason, you will be disqualified immediately, so don’t let that happen!”

It seems that all the groups came in just in time.

It’s finally starting

Dungeon congestion occurs approximately 30 minutes after training begins.

The dungeon type was the same cave type as the previous practice. Fortunately, as I had proven my ability to find my way the other day, I expected that they would follow my instructions.

“Hey, let’s go to the narrowest place over there. That’s where the treasure is originally hidden.”

“Should we decide where to go and start?”

The other groups were debating which route would be best.

“Guys. Just because you go fast in this test doesn’t mean you’re ranked first. You have to find as many treasures as possible and catch monsters. Let’s go through the widest aisle first.”

Without delay, I led our group through the widest aisle.

The reason is, of course, that Baek Ah-young is the channel in charge.

‘Open eyes’

I even opened my eyes so that there would be no doubt, and I took the lead in walking and searching.

Kreureung-

It wasn’t long before I encountered monsters.

The main enemy of the elves with a humanoid green body. It was an orc.

“No, where is the orc crying and crying?”

“Why is that?”

“Orcs are chwiiik!”

“…Yes?”

Rumi was thinking hard about what my bullshit meant.

Bullshit should be passed off as bullshit, but am I trying to accept it as bullshit?

Kreureung-

The two orcs sneaked up on me without even knowing what I was thinking.

Our group has already been accustomed to Nam Da-eun’s hunting.

The three of them stared blankly at Nam Da-eun, but Nam Da-eun did not raise her sword, wondering what she was thinking.

Eventually, the orc in the front came up to 3 meters in front of me.

“Nam Da-eun? Hey, what are you doing?”

“Ho, Mr. Hoyeon. Just kill him!”

“Huh? Oh, that’s right. Shouldn’t I be able to kill you?”

Rumi awakened my hunting instinct, which had been tamed by Nam Da-eun. Also smart Rumi.

Kreur-

Saliva drips down the fangs protruding from her mouth.

The magic circle was quickly manifested. I set fire to the dirty orc cub’s body.

Roaring!

Chwii profit-!

Only then did the orc start to cry properly!

“As expected, whether it’s home appliances or orcs, you have to be beaten to come to your senses.”

“… Yes?”

“Nothing.”

Chwiik-! Chwiik-!

The burning orc struggled with his body and called for help from the orc standing behind him.

Krrr!

The orc came running with a strange noise, and I threw a fireball into the orc’s open mouth.

Chwiik-! Chwiik-!

Two burning orcs roaring orcs lunged at me as a final stand, but Kwakwawang! It was turned to ashes by a pillar of fire rising from the floor and disappeared.

“Still, I’ve learned something good. Orcs only cry when they’re hit.”

“Oh, right!”

Rumi also gave up and started accepting.

Rumble-

Hard-

“What, what is this!”

Suddenly, the ground in the dungeon started to vibrate, and Lee Byeong-hoon, who had been watching the situation, shouted in surprise.

‘Come.’

A sign of dungeon rampage.

Within 1 minute after the earth rumble started, the dungeon would run out of control, and due to the rapidly increasing amount of mana, people would be forcibly transferred one by one and scattered.

At that time, if your body is connected to each other, you can move together.

“Rumi! Nam Da-eun is holding her left arm and waiting quietly! I’ll report to the Hunters and come back!”

“Yes, yes! I’ll wait!”

“Hey, hey! Me too!”

Byeonghun Lee exclaimed in embarrassment. You come or not, bastard.

Fortunately, Nam Da-eun did not particularly object to Rumi grabbing her left arm. Confirming that, I ran to Baek Ah-young, who was watching us from behind.

“Ayoung! The dungeon is strange!”

“Yeah, I know. This… Might be a precursor to a runaway dungeon. For now, withdraw, prepare countermeasures, and then reintroduce…”

Kururrureung!

The dungeon shook tremendously and the mana density of the air began to increase.

I can’t delay any longer. I wanted to hold your hand without feeling awkward, but there was no time.

I just quickly grabbed Baek Ah-young’s hand.

“Ho, Hoyeonah?!”

Baek Ah-yeong panicked and tried to remove his hand, but fortunately, she felt her body transfer at just the right time.

And, my vision was dark.