Academy Silver Gatekeeper - Chapter 144



144 – You and I Both Go to Work on the Weekend – 3

“I’ll tell you in advance just in case. “Don’t rely too much on me inside.”

This was what the examiner said right before entering the dungeon.

It may feel disappointing, but he also added that he wants you to understand.

But no one. Not only me, but also Suhyeon, Dasom, and Lee Hyunwoo.

No one expressed any feelings of disappointment at the judge’s words.

Rather, Lee Hyun-woo was sighing with relief, as if he was fortunate.

‘Thank goodness.’

Yes, I was very fortunate. Honestly, I was worried inside.

The examiner’s level has now surpassed even Grade A.

Although it is still rated as B in the grade measurement.

No one believed it was real.

My father already seemed convinced of that.

So he told me. Learn a lot from the examiner.

Even though the series are different, there is definitely something to be gained!

That’s why I was worried. Because the examiner is a good person.

It would be embarrassing if you wiped out everything in the dungeon by yourself just for the sake of us.

We also have to gain something.

Beyond simply material things, it is the foundation for further growth.

One actual combat experience, one use of magic attribute.

He said not to rely too much on it in such a situation.

When asked to go through enough experiences and face the challenge one more time, I nodded as the examiner.

I was just grateful that they always took care of us.

‘… But I had no idea something this ridiculous would happen!’

When the examiner first doubted our clan’s dispatcher, I was heartbroken.

It is natural that a clan member who has done his best until now is suspicious.

But at the same time, I was able to understand the examiner.

That’s because what just happened was completely inexplicable!

‘The fog lake! There hasn’t been a single report of the Mist Lake coming out of this dungeon?!’

Although it is rare for the dungeon environment or monsters to change, it does happen occasionally.

However, even those things that occur often occur with a certain cycle.

And if the inside of the dungeon changes, of course you can sense it from outside.

But this time, all those cases were wrong.

It was not a period of change, nor was it a place where changes were reported in the first place.

Even right before entering, I didn’t see any changes!

“Sister! What about the magic attribute situation?”

“Oh, yes! It’s still okay. Three or four range spells are easy. Dasom, what about you?”

“I still have some free time. “It won’t be to the point where it can’t be healed.”

Thank god. First of all, Dasom’s condition is the most important.

No matter how much my junior and Soohyun completely block the front and rear.

In the end, it is inevitable that minor injuries will occur.

Healing the injury quickly and on time is the most important step in conquering the dungeon.

“Junior! “The arm you injured earlier is okay, right?”

“I can’t help it! Senior Dasom Yu treated me so thoroughly! Ahaha!!”

There is still a lot of fog, and foghorns are howling from under the hills.

In the meantime, my junior didn’t look discouraged at all.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who was encouraged by that. Dasom and Soohyun…

Oh, Soohyun, are you trying to get it from the examiner, not your junior?

“Everyone.”

At this time, the examiner who had been silently handling the foggers next to him opened his mouth.

“It seems like something bigger is coming.”

“Yes? … Oh, no way! If it’s a big guy!”

In response to Dasom’s question, the examiner nods her head as if it is correct.

Big guy. At those words, I immediately turned my head and looked at the fog at the bottom of the hill.

Then, I began to feel a vague but distinct magical power within me.

“It seems like Hana noticed it too. How is it?”

“You must be the boss. “I guess this is why the attacks of the foggers have become less frequent.”

“That may be the case, or it may be because the damage has increased. Anyway.”

Sereung-

The examiner, who adjusted the sword he was holding, smiled slightly.

“Let’s do our best this time too and do well like last time.” Still, it’ll be better than the last wave of corpses, so don’t be too nervous. As long as you don’t make any mistakes, just like you did until now.”

*

The boss will be much more dangerous than the Fog Lake so far.

With a nervous look on her face, Hana puts magic on her fingertips.

“Suhyeon. Be careful.”

I am always thankful for my sister’s concern for her.

However, rather than being careful this time, she wanted to push herself a little further.

The examiner is right next to you. She must show Him.

How much stronger I have become, how much I have grown.

So my goal was to let people know that they can now stay by their side.

Hehe!―

A black shadow seemed to appear in front of me and then instantly flew into the air.

It looks like they were trying to focus on the front and aim for the rear, but there’s no way around it.

The examiner trusted me and left me behind, but that can never happen!

Although it was not visible to the eye, the sword was raised as the body moved.

Then, as I thrust hard through her hazy fog, a familiar sensation came to my hand.

Deep!—

It’s not deep. If I had been a little faster, I would have been able to cut the leather off.

When I took the sword back, it seemed to only have a little bit of blood on it and didn’t cause any significant injuries.

“Soo-hyeon!? Uh, how did you do it?”

From my perspective, it was a very disappointing and unsatisfactory attack.

But in Hana’s eyes, this seemed really amazing.

“It’s no big deal. “Concentrate, sister.”

“Uh… Ugh, ugh! Sorry!”

You can’t like things like this. It’s a shame for the examiner.

If you were going to attack, you should have seriously injured the boss from the beginning.

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If that were the case, the examiner, not Hana, would have liked it.

When my thoughts reach that point, I suddenly feel resentful.

It would have been nice if you had done it a little more properly, Kim Soo-hyun. Why didn’t I do it right?

Are you going to turn all the effort and hardship you’ve worked so hard into in vain?

Do it right. You can never be complacent.

That woman, Irina, is hovering around the examiner.

I have overwhelming power that I can’t even dream of now.

They are looking for every opportunity to somehow steal away my examiner.

In such a situation, if you fall behind even a little, you can’t catch the examiner.

I closed my eyes. Because of the fog, the time of day is meaningless anyway.

In that case, it is much better to take other senses to the extreme.

Only then can we make up for the disappointing exit from earlier!

Sassasa!—

I can hear it. Beyond the fog, the footsteps of the boss targeting us.

I feel it. The breath of a monster that will attack you as soon as it finds an opening.

‘Right.’

At first I thought it was behind me, but before I knew it, the location had changed.

And in that direction, senior Dasom Yoo happened to be standing.

It was clear that he instinctively targeted the side that was being protected first.

It would have been nice to have been warned in advance, but there was no time.

“Kyaat!?”

She lightly pushed her senior to her side and swung her sword once again.

From bottom to top, left to right. This time to definitely cause damage.

Scott!—

I was very dissatisfied with the feeling I felt from the sword.

I definitely couldn’t cut it this time either. I tried to cut open the stomach, but I ended up only cutting off the leg.

“Ah! Me, Nice! Su-hyun! Thank you!”

Senior Yoo Da-som looks good with just that, but not me.

She bit her lip until it bled. This is already my second mistake. It shouldn’t be like this!

“Ice Spear!”

Even Hana hit her magic very well.

I was aiming for the moment when the flight time became longer while avoiding my attack.

Hehe!―

I liked Hana and Senior Yoo Da-som when they heard the boss scream! And I clenched my fist.

But for me it wasn’t good at all. On the contrary, I became even more miserable with myself.

What would you do if you noticed it first? It’s not really causing much damage!

“Suhyeon!”

At that moment, I turned around reflexively at the sound of Lee Hyeon-woo’s voice calling me.

There, Hyunwoo Lee was seen narrowly avoiding the boss’s attack.

Why did he call me when his life was at stake?

The answer to that was given by my sword, my hands, and my instincts.

Wow!—

Is it just a coincidence? Or was it intentional?

Thanks to Hyunwoo Lee’s narrow evasion, the boss came right at me.

In order to escape into the fog, you must pass by me.

What I had to do in that situation was to cut the guy down with all my might.

“Nice! Comrade!”

Lee Hyeon-woo raises his hands and cheers.

I looked at him for a moment and then focused on the boss beyond the fog.

… Thank you, Hyunwoo Lee. Thank you, comrade. Thanks to you, the examiner also smiled.

*

What. You fight a lot better than I thought?

The boss that can be felt beyond the fog is a grade A monster at best.

I told him not to rely on me, but my hands were actually shaking.

Should I step forward or not? Because I was wondering whether I should endure it or not.

I refrain as much as possible from stepping forward to help my team members grow.

Practical experience is an irreplaceable resource.

How good it is that you don’t have to fight the Elder from the beginning like I did!

But what if my consideration turns into greed?

What should I do if I get injured for no reason?

When I thought about that, I started to feel restless.

“Huh!”

The boss’s claws draw a long blood line on Soohyun’s shoulder.

As soon as that happens, Yu Dasom rushes over and immediately provides treatment.

The reason why it can happen like that even though there may be another boss attack.

“Ice Wall!”

This time, the attack targeting Judasom was thwarted by Kang Hana’s magic.

And Lee Hyeon-woo, who rushed in, quickly cut off the guy’s front leg.

It’s clearly the boss who surprises me in the fog.

In fact, the side where the wound increases is not the side that receives the surprise attack, but the opposite side.

After being harassed by the foghorns, it seemed like everyone had adapted to the short period of time.

‘There is a need to step forward… ‘ ‘Why not?’

I was going to leave it alone for a while and then step forward when I got tired.

But if it’s like this, I think it’ll be okay even if I stay silent.

Ugh!—

That is, until a light tremor suddenly passes through my skin.

“… I’m going crazy.”

This isn’t right. Now there are two bosses instead of one?

We knew about the monster cataclysm and the gate incident.

However, this is the first time that there can be two bosses inside a dungeon.

I clicked my tongue and turned to look at the other boss who was looking after my teammates.

Fortunately, only the individuals are different, not the monsters at all.

Another boss is the Mist Lake. That means that I can fully respond.

‘Now that things are like this, let’s try some new technology.’

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Recently, we succeeded in collecting the fragments of something that was broken in a battle and fusing them again.

It would have been very disappointing if it had been disposable, but should I say it is fortunate?

Welcome, boss friend. Is this your first time using Elder abilities?

Wow!—

Monster blood is scattered through the fog.

And at that point, a black shadow is wriggling.

Well, I’ll try to take a few more when I meet Hyun Soo-jin later.