Chapter 37 – Summer Vacation at the Academy (6)

Gradually, slowly, slowly

When he encountered the goblin, he cut off both her shoulders and cut off her head.

Now I can’t even cut to the bone in one go.

It would have been possible to cut only by aiming between bones, but such delicacy was still lacking.

The battle I experienced when possessed by Yi Xian was quite simple.

In order to survive, I measured the distance before I was injured or infected, and then exploded the zombie’s head with one blow.

So, when I went to the supermarket, my combat power quickly increased by practicing a little bit of power control.

‘Still weak.’

I was wasting 3 attacks while practicing control of my strength, but the goblin I was dealing with was weaker than I thought.

Before I knew it, my level had risen, and I could even use the insight in the survival rules, but I couldn’t even use calmness against goblins.

It seems that fighting these goblins is not a critical situation, nor is it an enemy worthy of using insight.

I don’t know if it was just my mood, but I felt like I was much weaker than the goblin I fought in the practical exam.

Even though I was using good equipment, not standard equipment, and even though I had experience with possession, I don’t think I was at a level where I could easily deal with him like this?

After cutting down the 6th goblin, I decided to ask Guide Torres who was watching me.

“Guide, are the goblins here naturally this weak? It seems like the ones I fought in the final exam were stronger.”

“That’s right. It’s like an introductory dungeon. Goblins that have just been created are at this level.”

“I see.”

Then, I think this is a place where it is right to pass through easily like now.

Let’s not be satisfied here.

*

Except for the last time when the three goblins were together, there was no time for me to be attacked.

Because that blow is nothing more than a hit with armor.

Should I call it an introductory dungeon? It wasn’t that difficult.

“But there’s nothing left.”

A total of 17 goblins were killed in the dungeon, and since the by-products have no value, the profit is 0.

Although I still had experience and growth, it was a little disappointing that I didn’t make any money.

“That’s why the guides receive counseling.”

“Do you also sell things to students?”

“Don’t worry, I didn’t rip you off. If you need maintenance on the equipment, you can stop by anytime.”

I think the way Guide Torres treated me like a poor guy when he first saw me has disappeared.

I think I showed today that I can fight at a level that won’t be a burden.

On my way out of the dungeon, I decided to ask some more questions.

“Where would be the next goblin dungeon for beginners?”

“Next already? If you look at the fight today, it’ll be okay since you have some time to spare. Wouldn’t it be better to go to a dungeon with stronger goblins? They won’t be treated as foolishly as here. Or, change the target and target the command system, low-level zombies, or skeletons. That’s okay, after all. Goblins are small, right?”

I had quite a bit of experience catching zombies, so I didn’t pull them right away.

Would it be better to find a strong goblin?

Now that I think about it, I remembered the orc that came up as an exam assignment.

“What about orcs?”

“The orcs will be difficult with Student Yu Xian’s current strength. He has no skills and lacks physical ability. If you look at whether he can win in a fight, Student Yu Xian may be able to defeat an orc, but there is a high probability that he will be seriously injured.”

“It’s okay to be a strong goblin. Yes, I understand.”

I think I should increase my combat power a little more while dealing with goblins and then aim for the orcs.

I think zombies and skeletons are also good for gaining experience dealing with humanoid enemies.

What? Aren’t all the enemies so far humanoid? Goblins are also classified as dolls.

“Guide, wouldn’t it be unreasonable for you to be non-human?”

“That one is much stronger.”

I gave up immediately upon hearing the guide’s firm voice.

If you think about it, most beings that can be called monsters take the form of beasts, not humanoids.

It seemed that humanoid enemies, whose combat abilities varied greatly depending on whether they had tools or not, were easier than animals whose entire bodies were weapons.

Since the body structure is completely different, it would be quite difficult to target a vital area such as the heart.

I returned to the place where the space was broken and returned to the original world.

I followed the red line I followed earlier to the place where the warp gate was, then used the pass to open the warp gate and return to the Global Academy.

“Returning to the dungeon is possible after returning here to Utopia, so you should be able to do it now. Good luck then.”

“Yes. Thank you for your various answers.”

After parting ways with Guide Torres, on my way back to the dormitory, I entered the dungeon in the student support office app and pressed the return button.

It was simpler than I thought.

All you have to do is go to the dungeon management office to be assigned a dungeon, and the rest can be done through the app.

“What should I do when I go hunting monsters worth making money?”

I forgot and didn’t ask about it.

I’ll have to ask counselor Lee Da-young later.

Because I still have to do more goblin hunting.

***

Royna Naen has had a very difficult time with her friend these days.

The cause was Kim Seo-yeon, a foolish friend known to the academy as a beautiful healer with sky-blue hair.

“Go right now and tell me the truth. What are you doing while moaning?”

Naen said she had no dating experience, but now she was sure that Seoyeon was doing something really stupid.

He didn’t even ask me if I did well on the final exam and just kept looking at him from a distance that Yu Xian wouldn’t notice.

It was okay up to that point, but it got to this point when Yu Xian, who was recently called the weakest member of the academy, started going to the dungeon.

“It seems like Sian has really grown… Should I stay away from him even more?”

Yoo Si-an, who said he couldn’t properly kill the goblin that appeared in the practical exam, began to become stronger after breaking up with Kim Seo-yeon.

I went to the dungeon alone every day and came back unscathed, but there were too many witnesses.

When I found out where he was going through a friend of a friend, he said that he was going to a mid-level goblin dungeon, and that he was going to a group of at least two people, a little more, or about four people, and that he was going to the dungeons by himself.

There is even a rumor going around among students that the rumor that he is the weakest may be wrong.

And because of that, Seoyeon is like this.

She was overly worried at first. I thought it would be difficult for her to get into the dungeon, but she is doing so well on her own.

Naen, who thought that Mai Hoshino had tricked Seo-yeon, asked, ‘Is this really happening?’ Because she thought the same thing.

The problem is that since it became real, Seoyeon can no longer approach her again.

“It seems like your growth is slowly gaining momentum. Wouldn’t it be better if you had a supporter? For whom have you been working hard to learn your skills so far?”

“If I’m there again… You might stop…”

Naen, whose conversation had always returned to its original state, decided to step up for her failing friend.

“Should I try to negotiate with Yoo Sian?”

“No. You are a woman too.”

Even though she said she wanted to break up, she got jealous.

I know it’s not really the intention to break up, it’s just to create some distance, but the problem is who accepts it.

Would she have thought of going back to Yu Xian if he had started hanging out with another woman?

Just looking at her makes Seo-yeon shed bloody tears, so let’s not think about that.

“Ha, I understand. But are you going to stay stuck in the dormitory and watch over Yu-sian? You should at least go to dungeons during vacation and build up your skills. Shouldn’t you make good use of the time when Yu-sian isn’t around?”

“It’s all meaningless…”

Naen couldn’t stand this foolish friend and ended up hitting him on the head.

***

Today, I checked the status window after finishing the inspection of equipment, especially the sword, which was part of my daily routine.

【Yusian】

【Level: 2】

【Combat Power: 189】

【Skills: Summer Possession (A), Establishment of Self (A+), Survival Rules (A)】

【Quest in progress (4/5)】

“My combat power doesn’t increase anymore?”

When you conquer the introductory goblin dungeon, your combat power increases significantly.

The number has surpassed three digits, and survival rule number 2, see-through, has been released.

And then I went through the beginner and intermediate goblin dungeons alone, but at some point, my combat power stopped growing.

Still, it went up by about 1 or 2, but today it didn’t go up at all. What’s the problem?

“Hmm…”

While I was thinking about it, I used the lower world possession to check the compatibility with Isian in the stationary world.

Seeing that the fitness level was around 42%, which was higher than last time, I felt like I had grown quite a bit, but it was still an impossible number to possess again.

“Should I go crack the zombie’s head?”

It’s not about breaking it, it’s about cutting it down, but I think I’ve gained all the experience I can get as a goblin.

In the case of upper-level goblin dungeons, they basically go in groups, so it was difficult to go around alone.

In times like this, you probably need a counselor.

I’ll have to ask the expert I see almost every day.

*

“Are you tired of goblins?”

Counselor Lee Da-young asked me comfortably.

Since we often met to take over the goblin dungeon, I allowed them to speak comfortably.

“Rather than saying I’m sick of it, I’m not growing well. Am I just sick of it? Anyway, aren’t there any other places I can go alone?”

“I also think that growth may be slow because I’m alone. Wait a minute.”

Counselor Lee Da-young typed quickly and read it carefully as if she had found something.

I think I found something?

“Would you like to go here? I have experience in intermediate goblin dungeons, so it should be enough.”

They brought up a screen for me to see, and it was an intermediate goblin dungeon with an entity called a hobgoblin.

“Most monsters are goblins, but it is said that up to two hobgoblins can appear. I think it would be okay to have one more person just in case. Is there anyone?”

There is none.

Since it’s vacation time, the only person I see every day is Vulcan Ludric.

It’s at the level of going out to exercise in the evening and just seeing his face, but there’s no way he would go with me even though I declared that I would defeat Vulcan.

As I remained silent, counselor Lee Da-young taught me a method.

“Shall I save you? I will let you know when a student of a similar level to you comes. Of course, I will also tell you that I will go with you.”

“Please do me a favor.”

*

That evening, the student support office app notified me of the person I was going with tomorrow.

“It’s a woman. Roy or Naen. Where have you heard of this before?”