The first thing that catches your eye when you arrive at the auditorium.
It was a big scoreboard.
The scoreboard, which was divided into two sides, showed the scores of the freshmen on one side and the scores of the seniors on the other.
‘Is it 8 vs 14.’
I don’t know the exact criteria for scoring, but I think it was probably based on the number of times cleared.
Depending on the level of difficulty, there may be additional points, but basically, I think the score will be recorded only when the attack is successful.
‘The score difference isn’t as big as I thought.’
There is a clear gap between freshmen and seniors. It is only natural that the seniors who have played one to two years more are superior in many ways to the freshmen.
Taking that into account, the score difference of 6 points was smaller than expected.
‘It’s even more so if you think about my failures.’
It can be seen that there are few people who can quickly clear the dungeon except for me.
At least Erina and Albion come to mind, but those two were also swept away from the same dungeon as me.
‘I don’t know if it’s Serenity or Herculus.’
Of course, even with those two, the fact that we were at a disadvantage did not change.
I looked at the scoreboard again.
‘That one?’
In addition to the overall score, there was other information displayed below it.
individual score.
The five names with the highest scores were listed in order.
‘The freshman side… After all, Herculus is number one.’
Herculus was in first place with 3 points, and Serenia was in second place with 2 points.
‘And the seniors must be him, of course.’
I looked at the scoreboard on the seniors’ side.
Then, the name came clearly to the eyes.
It was Lucifer, the student council president.
‘Ha, as expected.’
It was quite predictable that he would win first place.
According to the information I heard from Esca, he was definitely not at the level of a normal student.
The only thing that was unexpected was the score he scored.
‘Nine points alone?’
Lucifer alone scored more points than all freshmen combined.
Next, we could see how big the gap was compared to Esca and Radius, who were in 2nd place with 2 points.
‘It’s different.’
A strange competitive spirit burns in my heart.
A being I have never met in person.
But for some reason, the feeling of not wanting to lose was fluctuating.
“I can’t lose like this.”
Apart from the competition between freshmen and seniors, I didn’t want to lose as an individual either.
The moment I tried to enter the empty magic circle.
“Wait a minute.”
Professor Cedric called me over.
“What are you doing?”
“Oh, nothing else, it’s because of the magic dungeon you entered earlier.”
“Have you had any problems?”
“Well… It seems that the students, including you, suffered losses because we couldn’t control it properly.”
“What is it?”
“Originally, the difficulty of that dungeon was at a level that you could easily clear. Because the strength of the hero was set according to the level of the students.”
Certainly, the first hero he encountered was not that strong.
No, it was true that it was strong, but it was not a gap that could never be won.
However, at some point, it suddenly became stronger and became an unbearable situation.
“There are cases where a hero awakens according to the strength of the other person, but it was our mistake not to think of that.”
Cedric conveys his apologies.
If that’s true, it’s clearly the faculty’s fault.
But I didn’t really want to blame them.
In the end, it is true that the attack failed because I was lacking.
“it’s okay. It doesn’t matter as long as the same thing doesn’t happen.”
“Thank you for saying that. If something happens that affects the results of the Hero Dungeon, we will take action separately.”
“All right.”
“Then let’s go in.”
I bowed my head to Cedric and moved into the magic circle.
“let’s go together!”
“I want to go too.”
Erina and Jetty hurriedly followed.
Whoops.
After a while, the magic circle was activated, and the scenery changed in an instant.
This place was also the first time I had ever seen it.
But one thing was certain.
The background of this dungeon is the place of the Demon World.
It was because of the demons all around.
‘There’s no way demons exist in areas other than the Pandemonium.’
Soon Cedric’s voice was heard.
[This area is the Dark Griffon Gorge located at the southern end of Pandemonium. Once you clear all the griffons and destroy the gorge, the mission is complete. Then, good work.]
As soon as Cedric finished speaking, the griffons appeared one by one.
‘It’s the griffon I knew.’
A monster griffon with the face of an eagle and the body of a lion.
Like a demonic monster, the black color was sprinkled with demonic energy.
“You look down on me from above.”
I threw myself at the griffons.
Keye!
Soon, the screams of the griffons in the canyon began to resonate.
* * *
Kwaaang!
“Is this dungeon going to end like this?”
A huge body collapsing before your eyes.
They were twin cyclops with two heads.
As soon as he was defeated, a magic circle leading to the auditorium opened.
I came out through the magic circle.
And check the scoreboard above.
15 vs. 23.
The situation where the score that was 6th grade suddenly widened to 8 points.
I was clearing the dungeons as fast as I could, but even if the seniors were faster, it was too fast.
‘I did rise to first place in my individual score.’
Currently, I was ranked first among freshmen with 6 points.
Second place Herculus had 4 points, but I think it would be difficult for him to catch up with me.
But my competitors were not the same freshmen.
Lucifer continues to be number one among seniors.
He was my target.
‘It’s 13 points… It’s too far.’
While Lucifer scored 4 points, he scored 6 points, but the gap was already too wide from the start.
I didn’t know how many magic dungeons were left and how long the sports day would last, but it didn’t look like the gap would be narrowed in a short period of time.
‘For now, I have no choice but to do my best.’
I quickly entered the next dungeon.
[This dungeon is the shadow of the underworld.]
‘Is it a dungeon that wipes out the underworld? It seems easier than I thought.’
But what followed was beyond my expectations.
[In this dungeon, students must find targets within the darkness. The target is an ornament called the flag of the god of death.]
‘A mission to find a target?’
A dungeon where the purpose is not to sweep or disappear, but to find a target.
It was the first type of mission that appeared, so I was a little embarrassed.
It is the same with other students.
“Looking for something? It would be annoying.”
“It’s much more convenient to break it by hitting it.”
“No, not necessarily.”
“What bullshit.”
The eyes of the students turned to me.
“I see.”
“As long as he’s there, this mission could be better.”
I also sympathized with those guys to some extent.
It’s hard to be faster than me if the goal is to defeat the opponent or recapture the area in the first place.
Because the fighting power itself is so different.
If the other students took 1, I took 10 and the other students had to work together to be able to face the enemy that was possible for me alone.
‘But with this form, the story is different.’
Finding the target in the dungeon was a rather tricky task from my point of view.
‘At first glance, it looks very spacious.’
It’s not just wide.
Countless alleyways leading between buildings.
I didn’t know where or how to go.
A situation where you have to wander for a long time to find things.
In the end, it could be seen that everyone started under the same conditions.
“Can’t we just push it all over and find it?”
“right. You can just beat the people out here and tell them to find them.”
A plausible idea.
It will take much less time than moving directly.
However, the professor’s words that followed changed everyone’s thoughts.
[For reference, if the target is destroyed, the mission is a failure at that point. The same goes for killing someone with a target. The person who takes over the target intact is the final winner.]
This makes it impossible to move randomly.
Because if you do something wrong, there could be a situation where you can’t get anything and end up.
‘It might take quite a while.’
It was a mission that could only be solved by looking around the dark side and gathering information.
‘It’s different.’
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Until now, all I had to do was defeat the opponent and destroy the target, but to be given a mission like this.
It was a decent mission in terms of giving students a variety of experiences.
‘I don’t know if this has much meaning.’
After all, this demon realm begins with strength and ends with strength.
Rather than solving problems by means other than force, logic by force will work best in the end.
‘What… For now, I’ll do as I’m told.’
Most of the other students have already gone into the dark.
Some of them formed a group, while others acted alone, but it was impossible to determine who was the correct answer.
“Kyler, let’s go too.”
“okay. This is a speed battle.”
“I get it.”
We moved into the darkness.
* * *
After wandering around the underworld for a while, I felt two main things.
‘There are too few people.’
There were too few people to stand out for the large area.
Of course, I didn’t check inside the house or building.
There were few people passing by on the street, but it was too early to make a hasty decision because the many buildings around it could be filled with people.
What I felt next.
‘weak.’
It is clear that this place is a demon realm.
The building style, the people passing by, and even the demonic energy flowing through the air all existed in the demon realm.
But it was so weird.
‘It’s not normal to be weaker than humans.’
The members of the Demon Realm basically had stronger power than humans.
However, the people of this dark area are on the same level as ordinary humans.
It was not a normal situation for anyone to see.
And what’s even more strange.
“excuse me? There is something I want to ask you.”
“Mo, I don’t know!”
“Yes?”
“Aww!”
The man shook off Erina who was asking questions and ran away in a hurry.
“No, are you there?”
Erina couldn’t hide her absurd expression.
Similar scenes were unfolding all over the place.
“Hey there!”
“I don’t know!”
“Come on, just answer the question… .”
“We know nothing!”
Other students were also staring blankly at the people running away without having a proper conversation.
“What the hell is going on?”
“Well… .”
In the magic dungeon, everything that happens inside is decided according to the setting at the time it was first created.
It may change in the middle, but if not, the story that the current situation was intended from the beginning.
‘The use of violent methods is limited. It’s not easy to talk about it though… .’
Spending time here won’t change anything.
It seemed better to look around a little more and re-judge.
“Let’s get moving first.”
“Where are you going?”
“There are places to go.”
If people are avoiding it, the correct answer is to go where you can’t avoid it.
And there was such a place in this dark area.
‘Even if it’s not necessarily a novel or a game, it always existed on Earth.’
information guild.
Those who hide in the dark, deal with all kinds of information, and don’t mind doing illegal things.
It was only natural that there were such beings in the underworld.
‘Let’s see.’
I slowly looked around.
People who try to stay away from us and refuse to make eye contact.
But some of them were different.
Although the distance was the same, their eyes were observing our every move.
And one of them is out of place.
A man disappears into a tangled alley.
‘Thank you for moving as expected.’
Now it’s time to grab the tail.
I secretly started following the man.