Chapter 71 – 71. Omens

As soon as the elevator door opened, I felt the same air as the gate. I checked my surroundings while maintaining my tension so that I could draw my sword at any time.

‘Is there no test tube?’

All that is there is a white door in front and a speaker in the corner of the ceiling.

As I cautiously approached the door, the guide’s voice came from the speaker.

“Welcome. Team 32 everyone. From now on, all you have to do is break through the 4th test site ‘Puppet Theater’ within the 40-minute time limit and bring the Hunter Association certificate.”

“Isn’t there a separate test tube?”

Visurin asked, and the speaker answered.

“The examiner will evaluate you while hiding in the artificial dungeon. Due to lack of time, I will not be taking any further questions.”

It’s a pity that I only asked one question.

“We will begin the exam now. The time limit is 40 minutes. The exam begins.”

After exchanging glances with Bisurin and Yujea, as soon as the voice finished, I opened the door and went forward. No, I was trying to move on.

Even if Visurin hadn’t stumbled.

“…What is it?”

Just as I looked back at her, she also turned her head to look at Yoo Je-ah. Judging from the situation, the reason I stumbled seems to be because of Yoo Je-ah.

“Sorry. I’m nervous, so I don’t know.”

Yoo Je-ah, who didn’t feel apologetic at all, rather sneeringly smirked, shamelessly continued.

“Are you going to stand still like that? Aren’t you running out of time?”

“You suddenly became very talkative.”

When I made a sarcastic remark, she glanced this way, then looked back at Visurin and smirked.

“Should we start?”

“…Yoo Jea-sama. I warn you. Don’t do that again. Kang Dae-woong, let’s go.”

It’s something I don’t like, but I had to take an exam, so I rushed into the puppet theater.

Lead the way through the white aisle.
After a while, two wooden puppets, squeaking as if dancing, came into my field of vision. They were the ones who copied the normal monster puppet dolls of the puppet theater.

If you send a hand signal to stop immediately.

“Wow!?”

Visurin staggered once again.

“Sorry. Because of the sudden stop.”

“You!”

The strings of reason broke and the puppets responded to the spit out sound. Those who find this side come running, revealing the blades built into their bodies.

‘Oh, shit.’

I shouted the name of Yoo Je-ah, who had an unpleasant smile while chewing curse words in my heart.

“Eugea!”

No answer came back.
Magic? I don’t even want to write Her gaze was fixed on Visurin, who was glaring at her.

Yes, that’s how it comes out.
It was better After all, it was my intention to attract people’s attention again.

‘I do it alone.’

He slams the ground at those who sway and run. Their blades rushed at me like that. As expected of a C-class monster, it was extremely agile.

But before their blades reach.

‘The strong current of the heart.’

My sword strikes his arm first.

Thud!!!

Puppet-dol, unable to overcome the shock, falls forward. It was a posture that could not be counterattacked with common sense, but common sense did not work with monsters and puppets.

A blade flying towards my neck even as I fall.
However, I also had experience dealing with them at the SSLK training center.

I lifted the blade and let go of the sword, and I hit him on the head. Thud! The puppet doll collapsed to the floor with a heavy sound.

Just as he was about to wrap his magic around him again to finish him off, another puppet doll from behind interfered.

I quickly switched my sword path and blew him away, then slammed the puppet doll’s cervical vertebrae as hard as I could.

Quick!

‘First, one.’

As he turned to the blown puppet, two arrows flew from behind and pierced his forehead and shoulder.

It was a support shot from Bisurin, who came to his senses belatedly.

‘Come now?’

Tsk.

After completely silencing the puppet stones, I looked back and Bishurin approached and bowed her head.

“Sorry. I lost my temper for a moment.”

“I know.”

I looked at her yuge ah, who gave her a pint.
She was smiling as if the situation was amusing.

This sybalum.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“Am I talking?”

Then you, who are you?
I stare at him without a word, but now he laughs out loud. Hee hee, do it

“Smile?”

Hee hee.”

The lid seems to open.
No. You have to be patient. If you attack the same team here, you will definitely fall.

I said, barely suppressing my boiling anger.

“If you apologize now and say you won’t do that in the future, I’ll take care of it.”

“Will you watch? Me? You?”

Pooh, she let out her sneer, and finally burst out laughing at her. This Sybalum, for real.

“Oh, that’s funny. I will only watch this once. Stop worrying and take the test.”

“I am doing this to take the test.”

“Never mind.”

Feeling speechless, I closed my eyes. And he sighed. I didn’t want to use this method, but I couldn’t help it. If the test continues in this state, it seems that sooner or later something big will happen.

I opened my eyes, took a deep breath, and cried out.

“Examiner!”

A resounding voice echoed through the white aisle.
When the lights went off and on for a moment, a man in a tuxedo was standing in front of us.

“The test tube appears.”

Literally out of nowhere.
As if the light had been turned off for a moment, as if it had teleported.

‘It’s probably Class A.’

Well, it didn’t matter anyway.
The important thing right now is to do something about this troll, Yuzea.

“You’ve seen what this troll bastard is doing, right?”

“Hmm.”

At my words, the examiner looked at Yujea.

“He’s playful, but not enough to knock him out.”

“Could there be a fatal accident?”

“I have you, so you don’t have to worry about that. I give a warning to Yuzea. If you deliberately interfere with another person’s exam one more time, we will immediately disqualify you at the discretion of the examiner.”

“Like this?”

Yoo Je-ah walked over and slapped Bisurin on the back with the palm of her hand.

It was natural for the examiner’s face to turn cold. To do something like this openly after he had just warned you was to ignore him and make fun of him.

…This is more crazy than I thought.

“…Yoojea-sama, I will disqualify you as of this time.”

The examiner, who spoke in a blunt voice as if he had received a lot of heat, made a call on his smartphone, and after a while, people wearing the Hunter Association mark took Yoo Je-ah.

She still smirked as she was being dragged outside.

As if you wanted it to be like this.

“Then what about the rest of us? If you wish, I will give you a chance to retest.”

The examiner, who was glaring at Yujea as she was being dragged out, turned her gaze to us and asked.

It’s a retest

Why?

“I am fine. We will continue the test as it is.”

“Kang Dae-woong?”

“You are full of confidence. What will Visurin do?”

“Ah, I…”

Visurin looked at me and pondered, then made a decision.

“I will continue.”

“I am surprised. Okay. Then, the test will be conducted by two people. Need an advantage?”

Anything to increase the time?
No, but can I give you an advantage in the national exam? Maybe that’s just what he said. Whether it’s a prank or a trick on me.

I shook my head.

In the first place, I had no intention of accepting it even if I really did.

“No need.”

“Uh, uh…”

“That’s a good attitude. Then we will restart the exam.”

The lights flickered in the aisle with a deep smile, and the examiner disappeared without a trace, just like when he first appeared. I started walking down the aisle again.

“Hey…Are you confident?”

When I was less than a few steps away, Bisurin, who was following me from behind, asked. As if they trusted me and continued the test.

I asked.

“Then are you not confident?”

“Me too…”

“Three in front.”

Just as he was about to reply, puppet stones approached him. She stopped talking and immediately set the bowstring.

Tung!

Arrows are fired with a bouncy sound.
If you don’t stop there and tie the arrows again, this time two arrows will fly in succession.

I jumped forward before the puppet doll got any closer. Arrows flew over them as the swords wrapped in the mighty stream blew away their slender bodies.

It’s best to keep the attacker in check, but if you’re out of breath, you can make a mistake, so it’s safe to pour arrows at the downed guy.

Well, it wasn’t bad

It was a bit lacking in power to finish it off, but it was enough to keep the fallen one from getting up.

Thud!!

After easily defeating one, I immediately thrust my sword at the other. I swung my sword horizontally at the one who staggered after being hit in the chest.

The puppet-dol’s head spins around with a crackling sound. At the same time, the arrow that caused the wind pierced the neck of the first one to fall.

Seeing that the power itself is different from that of other arrows, it seems that the skill was used. Looking back at her, she had an answer that she hadn’t been able to answer before, with a confident expression on her face.

“I am confident too.”

Well, not bad.
I just finished off the guy who already took a big hit.

After giving a rough nod, we hurried our steps again, and soon another group of puppet stones blocked our way.

Just then, a broadcast came out saying that 20 minutes had passed. I actively used the Geosimryu to kill them.

After that, after defeating the Puppet Dolls one more time, the Puppet Master, the boss monster of the Puppet Theater, finally appeared in front of us.

‘It’s been decorated quite carefully.’

The guy sitting in the middle of the broken wooden doll was wearing a gimmick saying that the name was a boss monster. Behind that guy, there was a seemingly luxurious picture frame hanging.

Maybe that’s proof.

I grabbed my sword and took a big step forward for the final battle of the test.