Episode 225
59. Freshman Entrance Ceremony (3)
From the first entry to clearing the first floor, there was no difference.
The Hisperiif introductory dungeon is a simple dungeon with only two floors, including the boss room.
True to the word of the introductory dungeon, the monsters that appear are not that strong either.
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Most of them are a type that pours out a mass offensive rather than a single entity is strong.If you keep your mind straight, even the average person with no combat experience will be able to respond in a 1:1 ratio.
In particular, it goes without saying if they are talented people who have stood out since their first year.
Right now, it’s just like Byron or the barbarian Elka of the north.
One year ago, around this time, I reminisce about the memories.
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Me and Byron were following the freshmen in Joe’s back row.“You fight pretty well.”
“Right. The linkage is also pretty good. Especially the younger Theodore Lincoln.”
Byron said pleased.
Of course, there’s no way I’m not ignorant of Theodore’s level.
He was a junior in the SSS rank, which was ranked as the number one recruiting club in the main story.
He also respects his fighting ability and is very flexible in his ability to judge situations.
And above all, as the child of the leader of a huge democratic country, he was also at the peak of his political power.
If the brute force cheat in Arthur’s Faculty is Byron.
Theodore is called a cheat in the field of life and club expansion.
Being compared to Byron in any one field is nothing more than proving that he is a tremendous talent.
“There is nothing particularly dangerous.”
“As long as you don’t step on strange traps. And because all the kids are front-line, there’s no need to check the kids coming in from the back row.”
It worked quite a bit better than expected.
Is it because it’s a warrior school?
It feels like everyone is going out and fighting at once, so although it’s messy, it’s much more stable than the mixed faculty in terms of connection.
Perhaps, if the Faculty of Wizards and Archers and even the Faculty form groups, the connection may be certain.
“there! Don’t go too far! At least keep a distance so that your comrades next to you can immediately come back to you in case of an emergency!!”
Of course, it was also because the assistant professor who was in charge of guiding the students was faithfully guiding them.
The fact that there are some professors, and the talented seniors behind them are watching.
Even the students, who were initially afraid, quickly adapt to the battle and show off their skills to the fullest.
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Me and Byron looked at it and seriously evaluated the personnel.Because the roles of the seniors selected this time were not only the roles they had to play as simple leaders, but also the roles of evaluating the skills of the students.
I put my junior in the intermediate class! I can control my grades!
Of course, even saying this, I took the evaluation quite seriously.
He wasn’t just looking at his skills lightly, he was mainly looking at situational judgment.
‘Did she say that she was Lil Piana, and she calmly navigates the path while being pushed, an additional 5 points.’
‘Go Seo-gyun… … Deductions for crying.’
Scary to evaluate like that, our team cleared the first floor of the Hisperiif dungeon.
From the beginning, the first floor was a bit of a taste, and from the second floor it was the real exhaust.
Professor Insol rechecked the equipment and condition of the personnel in front of the stairs going down to the basement.
His eyes, as he watched the students meticulously, were determined to never cause anything unsavory.
but.
If an accident happens again this time, it’s not enough to have an accident at Hisperief for two years in a row.
The Arthur School, the main body, will achieve two crowns.
As a faculty member, not only his own honor, but the honor of the entire faculty is at stake.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes!!”
The lively voices of the freshmen resounded throughout the community.
“From the second floor, it will be much more difficult than it is now. The quantity that comes out is also different. Moreover, since the dungeons are connected, you may encounter other groups. You should take note of this.”
“I will keep that in mind!”
“good. Then go!”
The problem started now.
Access to the second floor was smooth.
The juniors who were accustomed to battle also defeated the monster wave that came rushing in with a much larger quantity without difficulty.
By the way.
“… … ?”
Obviously, there was a staircase where the boss room should have been.
“professor.”
Professor Insol and I were the first to notice the anomaly.
I quietly approached the professor, leaving behind the juniors who were excited about the idea of attacking the boss.
“Is there anything like this on the map?”
“no. There is not. Obviously, the structure was the same until here… … .”
Chow, the professor unfolded the map and showed it to me. The zone our 3rd group entered was zone E.
Except for the passage leading to Area F, it was almost a straight line.
“Is there a possibility that we entered Area F?”
“There is not. How the hell did this happen… … .”
The professor was very upset.
This is an introductory dungeon to Hisperiif.
Unlike other dungeons that have entered and exited many times and whose structure changes randomly, it is a dungeon with a fixed structure 365 days a year.
The stairs that are not even on the map suddenly jump out… … .
‘have.’
At that moment, a memory I had forgotten for a while flashed through my head.
Hisperiif introductory dungeon.
A tutorial dungeon that anyone who plays Paradise Academia must go through.
However, there is a secret hidden here that first-time users will never know.
It is the abyss labyrinth.
It turns out that the tutorial dungeon was not a simple hunting ground–the cliché boasts a long history in RPG games.
Because it was Paradise Academia, which borrowed most of the RPG clichés.
The producers did not bother to twist the cliché.
The second floor of Hisperief, a secret labyrinth hidden beneath it.
300 years ago, with the setting of a dungeon that even the heroes had not yet discovered.
It is an ultra-high level dungeon filled with monsters as strong as the Garden of Dreams and ancient monsters.
‘by the way… … Hesperiif’s hidden area will be open from next year, isn’t it?’
The fact that Hesperiif’s hidden area exists is revealed when the protagonist, Aidan Christopher, is in his third year.
An expedition consisting of a professor and two students goes missing while exploring the safety of Hisperiif.
It was discovered when Aidan and his party roamed Hisperiif to search for them.
‘Students as well as professors were found as tragic bodies and boasted a tremendous impact.’
I was still thinking about vivid memories.
But is it open now?
At this point in time when Arthur’s Faculty students flock to the entrance exams?
The moment that thought reached there.
This was not the time to stand idly here.
“Professor, you must withdraw.”
“I think so too. The magic that I can feel under those stairs is unusual.”
Professor Insol nodded in agreement. Fortunately, he was a very careful professor.
If it was the opinion that we should just go down, we had to stop it even if we had to use force.
If you look closely, the design of the stairs is also noticeably different.
An ominous purple brick.
It was an atmosphere that seemed to slip into the abyss as it was once set foot on it.
“Come on, everyone, pay attention. There is a minor problem now, so I think we will have to go back the way we came.”
“Yes?”
“There are variables. You have to leave at once.”
The professor shouted in a soft voice so as not to disturb the students.
Even the juniors did not know English, but it was the time when I was just about to go back as it was the professor’s instructions.
“Careful!!!”
flash!!
Yura Esther jumps forward and develops a divine barrier.
A triple barrier that spreads out with a bright light.
“Everyone gather around me!”
As soon as Yura started screaming, the entrance to the stairs roared and started sucking everything in.
“oh!! My bag!!”
“Get your hands off the bag!!”
I immediately took out the yam and cut off the girl’s bag strap.
The untie bag fell to the floor and disappeared down the stairs.
However.
Not everyone was able to respond quickly.
“Ahhh-!!!”
“… … !?”
Two students, who were a little far from the barrier, were quickly dragged down the stairs.
“Theodore Lincoln!?”
Before I could catch it, two students were sucked into the stairs.
At the same time, the flow of air rushing into the interior of the stairs is also calmed.
As if they devoured their victims.
“… … .”
in a situation that happened in an instant.
There was only heavy silence in the dungeon, where freshmen were full of vitality.
* * *
“You must withdraw quickly and inform the Faculty of this!”
“But my friend!! I was sucked into the stairs, please let me go in to save myself!”
A freshman stopped in front of Professor Insol and shouted.
From the looks of it, it was like a friend of a girl who had been sucked in a while ago.
“professor!!”
“no. It’s too dangerous! A formal rescue team should be organized and deployed… … !”
“The professor said that down there is extremely dangerous! So what about my friend? If you don’t save it right now, you’re going to die!!”
The girl almost screamed. Then, helplessly, he sat down on the floor and started crying.
“Penia, what about Penia… … !!”
‘X feet.’
It was a dire situation.
I know what lurks down there.
I bet you
As the professor said, if a rescue team is organized late, the two students will be found 100% horrific.
Even if one of the students dragged away was Theodore Lincoln.
It was clear that he would never be able to survive at the current level.
However, the professor was not wrong.
If you do not leave this dungeon quickly, there may be additional victims.
‘What if… … !’
In the end, there was only one way.
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Me and Byron going in.‘Maybe it’s not just Area E. If a passage like this occurred at once in other areas… … .’
If that were the case, it wasn’t the end of a simple incident.
It was undoubtedly a catastrophe.
A professor or two lead students might be able to fight against the abyss of Hisperiif to some extent.
It is absolutely impossible to keep freshmen.
‘No one knows the structure of this dungeon except me. When the rescue team enters, it must be an irreversible situation.’
I said to Tarkan, who was looking at the situation seriously.
“Byron.”
“You don’t have to explain. I know there is no other answer than this.”
Byron drew a heavy sword and stood right in front of Professor Insol.
“Professor, we will go.”
“what… … !? Absolutely not!”
“However, you can’t just ignore the junior who was dragged in front of you.”
As I joined in and sympathized with Byron, the professor bit his lip. he knows it too
If you back off like this.
The fact that both students are going to die.
“Well, then I would rather… … !”
“The professor must lead the remaining juniors. And please report it to the upper management right away and dispatch a rescue team.”
it is a theory
For now, the top priority was to safely escape the remaining personnel from the dungeon.
And that was the role of the professor.
He trembled with anger, then pulled out two potions from his bag and said:
Warrior’s Potion.
It was a buff potion that raised all stats for a certain period of time.
“instead… … You must return as soon as you are rescued. Do you understand?”
“Don’t worry.”
Fortunately, as far as I know, my skills and Byron are enough to rescue the students and get out.
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Moreover, the abyss of Hisperiif is treated as a single dungeon.If a victim has occurred in Haengjae or other areas, you will be able to meet them immediately without needing to search.
“Don’t worry too much. Your friend will come to our rescue for sure.”
I comforted my colleague who was sitting down, and drank the potion the professor had given me at once.
‘I drank it when I fought Nordin, and this is what it is.’
Truly a warrior’s potion.
As soon as you drink it, your whole body is energized. It takes about 20 minutes for the effect to rotate.
The goal was to quickly secure the victims who were caught up in the past and retreat.
The moment we were about to go down the stairs after doping.
Someone grabbed my collar.
“I will go too.”
Hair that shines brilliantly even in the dark basement.
Canaanite temple candidate for the holy fire woman.
It was Yura Esther.