Chapter 72 – Summer Vacation at the Academy (9)

When we took Seoyeon and Naen to the warp gate management center, there was one person who came out before us.

Senior Pael Enrica was wearing her wide-brimmed hat and holding one of her canes.

The armor was normal armor, but that hat made me feel like a wizard.

“Hello, senior.”

Naen, whom I knew, said hello first, and we both said hello as well.

“Okay. Five hasn’t arrived yet.”

Yesterday, when I left Lake Xilon to explain things to her first year, I thought she wasn’t the type to come out early, but I guess I misjudged.

After looking at us for a moment, he took out his smartphone and sent a message.

Are you urging me to come quickly?

Not long after, three men came first.

Koki Kasori, when you fought me yesterday, you came bare-chested and wearing baggy clothes, but today you were properly equipped.

He was wearing several daggers and a gauntlet on his left fist.

It was an armament designed to utilize a fighting strategy combining daggers and fists.

Jothis Krish seemed to be a wizard with red hair like senior Pael Enrica.

He was holding a slightly long metal cane, and it seemed strong enough to be wielded if necessary.

The remaining person was Bajay Banerjee, and this one seemed to be handling the gun.

He had a pistol on his waist and a proper automatic rifle on his back.

Tae Won-ho carries several pistols, but this one seems to be more accurate.

“Did Enrica come first?”

“Yes. Because I went to bed early and woke up early.”

I ignored the three of us and said hello to senior Pael Enrica first.

And when we were standing in groups of three with senior Pael Enrica at the center, as if there was a strange confrontation, Bajay Banerjee looked at us and said.

“Kim Seoyeon, did she always carry a gun?”

“No, I borrowed what Sian had.”

Seoyeon answered, wrapping her arms around me.

Seeing that, Vajay Banerjee said with a slightly bitter smile.

“Guns are easy and convenient weapons, so use them carefully.”

“Okay. I’ll make sure no one gets hurt because of me.”

Jotis Krisch was talking to senior Pael Enrica, and Kasori Koki, who competed with me yesterday, only looked at me a few times.

“Everyone came early?”

Among the first-graders, Biyeonhwa came last.

Are you using a bow as your main weapon?

It was not considered because it is a weapon that depends on the user’s capabilities a little more than a gun, but I understand that it is capable of more diverse responses.

“I also met senior Xilan on the way. I think I can go right away.”

And as I stood next to Naen in the divided group, senior Lake Xilan arrived last.

He was wearing heavy armor that matched the large body I saw yesterday. He was similar to Naen or Julian Loa, perhaps because he was bigger, but the intimidating feeling was different.

Is this what Vulcan Ludric feels like when he wears the right armor?

Unlike the buckler used by Naen, the shield was equipped with a huge tower shield that fit the body.

“Two, four, six, eight. Let’s go.”

After neatly counting the number of people, senior Lake Xilan placed his smartphone on the terminal.

After confirming the number of people, the warp gate opens, and through the magic that connects the now familiar spaces, we move to a facility near the upper level dungeon.

When I came out of the room with the warp gate, there were two dungeon managers.

There was only one person at the intermediate level, but it seems like there are two people at the advanced level.

“I’m not too worried because there are two third-graders, but you know you always have to be careful, right?”

“Yes. There will be no problem.”

“Okay. I went. Come.”

The place we followed along with Senior Xylan, who was leading the way, was a fairly large space rift.

Unlike the beginner and intermediate dungeons, which are more difficult to explain by saying there was a crack in the air, it felt like someone had artificially knocked it open.

“First graders, come in one minute. We’ll just open the entrance. Let’s go, Enrica.”

“Okay. Go first, Xylan.”

Senior Lake Xylan entered with a tower shield and hammer, and then senior Pael Enrica entered with flames wrapped around his staff.

When the two seniors disappeared, Naen stood in front of the gate, turned to us and said.

“I will be the vanguard and leader of the party, so I hope you follow along.”

“Well, that was originally decided.”

Biyeonhwa gave strength to Naen’s words.

Unlike me, who suddenly joined in, the party members must have talked a little more inside.

“It is better to save on bullets and arrows, so Koki Kasori and Yu Xian should take an active role. Can you do it?”

“It’s my first time dealing with orcs, so it may take some time to get used to it.”

“Tch. I can’t believe I lost to this guy. I can do it.”

It looks like this side has dealt with orcs.

I should have competed with one too, but I feel like I surpassed it a bit.

If you can carry it on your back, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to carry it on your back.

“It’s time. Let’s go in, Roy or Naen.”

Jothis Krish said, as if he was measuring the time.

“Seoyeon, you came in last.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Naen, who left those words, entered first, followed by Koki Kasori.

When I entered the dungeon for the third time, I felt strong heat.

“What? Is it hot?”

The dungeon had terrain that could be said to be a forest, and smoke was creeping up from the floor, perhaps because the fire had been set and then extinguished.

Senior Lake Zylan was standing with his arms crossed with his shield planted on the ground, and senior Pael Enrica was also leaning next to him with his staff resting on the ground.

When everyone, including the next ranger and healer Seoyeon, entered the dungeon, senior Lake Xilan spoke.

“There’s just a little problem.”

It’s hard to breathe because the forest at the entrance to the dungeon is completely on fire.

“An orc druid was created in the dungeon, and it made grass and trees grow around it. Then, it had to control the firepower on its own, but Enrica was preparing a strong spell even before she came in to rest after finishing from the beginning, so the forest burned down? First, The fire was put out, but the smoke rose like this.”

Although he confirmed in the dungeon information that there was a low probability of an Orc Druid appearing, he had no idea that it would actually appear.

I remembered that senior Pael Enrica had flames wrapped around her staff when she entered the dungeon.

In order to use strong magic immediately after entering the dungeon, I prepared magic before entering, and when I entered and tried to use it, it was a forest.

Even if you blow it up and put out the fire, it is not a good situation if the smoke rises like this.

Senior Lake Xilan glared at senior Pael Enrica with smiling eyes.

“I’m sorry. I really made a mistake.”

“Thanks to one big fire, all the orcs will gather here. What do you want to do?”

Senior Lake Xilan asked Naen when he saw Naen, and Naen answered right away.

“We have to get out of here first. If senior Pael Enrica or Senior Lake Xylan fight together, we can aim for a complete strike, but if we have to fight on our own, many orcs are dangerous.”

“Okay. I guess we should do this instead. Enrica, raise the fire resistance of the first years a little.”

“Yes. I have to do that.”

Senior Pael Enrica raised her staff and headed towards us.

And as the red energy spread out and surrounded us like a protective shield in a sparring room, the heat I felt was significantly reduced.

“Let’s go.”

It was clear that orcs would come in because of the smoke, so we quickly left the entrance.

After leaving the area where the burn marks remained, orcs appeared shortly after.

The huge orc with a face that almost resembled a beast was holding an ax and was covered in light leather armor.

“Kkuryuk?”

An orc that unexpectedly encountered us on the way, probably on the way to where the smoke was coming from, made a stupid noise.

“Kwaeeeeek!!!”

When an orc discovered a pen and let out a pig-snapping sound, the surrounding orcs began to gather.

At first, there were five that were discovered, but soon there were three times that number.

I think I got this wrong? I thought I would have a chance to slowly fight an orc, but it ended up being a melee from the beginning.

“I’ll go first!”

Naen ran toward the orcs, wrapping mana around his sword.

The moment the orcs’ attention was focused, arrows and bullets began to fly.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Easy profit!

Vajay Banerjee’s well-ordered automatic rifle fire began to tear holes in the orc’s body, and Biyeonhwa’s arrow pierced the orc’s body.

Even if you use consumables, there are still quite a few advantages to long-distance attacks.

Kaaaaang! Suddenly!

Meanwhile, Naen, who ran first, blocked the orc’s ax with his shield and swung a sword wrapped in mana.

The sword, sharpened to its limit, cut off the orc’s arm in one go.

To my left, I could slightly hear the crackling sound of electricity as if Kasori Koki was deploying mana.

And then an orc swung his hatchet sharply at me, who had not yet drawn his weapon.

Kaang!

Rather than drawing a sword, I also used Shadow Craft to create a sword with a shadow and strike an axe.

And after that, he took advantage of the opportunity and plunged the sword into his chest.

The sharp sword easily pierced the leather armor and skin worn by the orc, and he was able to get out of the embrace right away without being caught in a struggle like the last time he faced the hobgoblin.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Love!

On a battlefield raining down bullets and arrows, I took a step towards the next orc.

*

After one battle, everyone took a breath.

Seo-yeon and Jothis Krishu did not have to participate in the battle.

Since there were no injuries on our side, it is better to refrain from using fire magic that is difficult to control in the forest.

Senior Lake Xylan said after looking at the orc’s corpse lying on the floor.

“Usually there are five of them in a group, but they took out three times that many without our help, so their skills are sufficient. At this level, there will be no problem except for the dungeon boss.”

Dungeon bosses will give you a better experience, right?

We continued to advance deeper into the dungeon.