chapter 14
014. AMAZING First Test
aaagh-!
A panicked situation due to the sudden appearance of a monster.
The few idiots who came forward to respond were crushed beyond recognition in a matter of seconds.
‘Bloody smell….’
Most of the students are demoralized and in a hurry to run away.
‘That would be natural.’
That guy is the B-grade boss monster Panpagia.
At least 8 C-class hunters must make thorough preparations to have any chance of subjugation.
“Why can’t I contact you?!”
“I can’t get a signal….”
“The instructor will be back soon.”
‘What should I do now?’
There is only one reason why I can be so calm.
Because it’s all fake.
‘The corpse is fake, the monster is fake too.’
To be exact, [Hologram Battle System].
The essence of magical engineering that materializes monsters within a certain space.
Those who graduated from Hunter Specialized School will have experienced this.
‘Well, you wouldn’t think it’s fake.’
The technology to realistically reproduce monsters to this degree exists only at Seoul Academy.
Although Baek A-rin and Kang Hwa-yeon look calm, neither of them seem to recognize that this situation is training.
‘Then, let me get my weapon first.’
Thanks to getting out of the procession in advance, I was able to quickly move to the table where the weapon was placed.
‘Training dagger. ‘I’m here.’
I put two well-maintained daggers in my back pocket and held the other one in my hand.
“There is no limit to the number anyway.”
I took additional smoke bombs and looked around.
Of course, there is no way to defeat Panpagia alone.
‘First, I have to approach Baek Arin….’
“You three, take care of the injured first! First of all, students who can move gather around me!”
“Huh…? “Uh, I understand.”
Kang Hwa-yeon is calmly giving instructions to the students.
The students who were in confusion began to follow Ganghwa-yeon’s commands.
‘As expected, Ganghwayeon…. ‘It’s no joke.’
Kang Hwa-yeon shouted as if she had found me standing on one side.
“You there…” .”
What am I?
“….”
She turned her head away, as if speechless, as if she couldn’t find any use for me.
‘Thanks to you, it’s comfortable, but I feel a little different.’
Kang Hwa-yeon spewed fire from her hands and guided her Panpagia to turn its gaze towards her and shouted.
“Children who can use long-distance attacks or have skills, gather here! “You have to deal with them by hitting and running!”
“Then what about us?!”
In response to Kang Hwa-yeon’s words, students holding short-range weapons asked.
“You move the seriously injured students first!”
At her command, the students began to move in unison.
It is likely that close-range attacks will not work on Panpagia’s thick, stone-like scales.
‘Now that there is a central point, things move differently. Even if I rot, I’m still a Class A student.’
“aaah!”
“Save me… Save me….”
Of course, there are some who are not.
‘Just looking at Kang Hwa-yeon, the bowls are different.’
Leadership that resembles her father,
Kang Hwa-yeon makes a choice to save everyone.
She made her own choices.
“Everyone get out now!”
The students who had been attacking began to fall back after Kang Hwa-yeon’s words.
Kuaaa!
As if the attack had worked, Panpagia let out a roar.
“It was eaten! “I got hit by that big guy!”
“It’s done! “We might actually be able to subdue it!”
“If we just keep doing this….”
Students are cheering that hope has arisen.
Kang Hwa-yeon shouted at them.
“Our goal is not subjugation, but to hold out until the professors come!”
That is definitely the right choice.
If it’s Kang Hwa-yeon, there’s no way she can deal with the B-class boss monster even if several kids who have just entered school come together.
Since this happened inside the academy, veteran hunters will come running within 30 minutes at the most.
‘If this were a real situation.’
In the first place, this training did not even have subjugation in mind.
This is just a test to see how calmly you can respond in extreme situations and to give you real-life experience against monsters.
Training will continue until all students are wiped out.
‘The instructor must be watching from the monitoring room.’
With Ganghwayeon’s current tactics, they will be annihilated within 20 minutes.
No, there is no way to avoid being wiped out in the first place.
She lasted 20 minutes because she had reinforcements.
But I must rebel against the Kanghwa-yeon system.
‘I have to subdue Panpagia.’
Holding her dagger in her hand, she ran towards Baek Arin.
***
“What do you mean now?”
Baek Arin frowned and asked me back.
“That’s literally it. If this continues, she will be destroyed.”
Baek Arin is frowning her eyes as if she is suspicious.
That would be natural.
No matter how much he is keeping an eye on me, I understand that Kang Hwa-yeon is trusted more than me.
So, I have to persuade him.
“Right now, Ganghwayeon’s command is trying to save everyone here. Think about it, is that really possible?”
“… “It’s impossible.”
In fact, most of the injured people who are currently unable to move have suffered fatal injuries.
The story is that it is okay to protect it.
“You have to throw away what you have to throw away. “The problem is that there will be no sacrifice against B-class boss monsters in the first place.”
“Then is there another way? Even if they participated in the battle in the first place, they wouldn’t be able to land an effective hit, right?”
Baek A-rin pointed to the students holding close-range weapons and said.
“I am Panpagia… I know that monster’s weakness.”
“What?”
Baek Arin frowned as if she was dumbfounded.
“You know your weakness?”
It is a natural suspicion.
The weaknesses of large monsters such as Panpagia can be traded for billions just because of the information itself.
That’s why there’s no way you can trust me for having that information.
‘Still, Baek A-rin has to be persuaded.’
It is impossible for me to attack weaknesses alone.
But there is no way Kang Hwa-yeon would listen to me.
A student as influential as Kang Hwa-yeon.
We need Baek A-rin, who has the title of Son of the Snowy Mountain.
“You won’t believe it. I understand. I also admit that Kang Hwa-yeon’s method seems to be the best. But does she really think she can survive at her best?”
“… If what you say is true. There will definitely be victims. “We won’t be able to save all of the injured.”
“I know.”
“….”
Baek Ah-rin’s eyes are seen shaking.
I knew.
Baek A-rin will trust my words now.
“Bet on blind hope at 1%, or take sacrifice and bet on 50% chance. “Choose.”
‘Baek A-rin will have no choice but to trust me. ‘Because Baek A-rin is a girl with a 50% chance.’
Baek Ah-rin stared into my eyes.
“I’ll bet on you.”
***
Baek Ah-rin had no choice but to trust Kim Si-woo.
Her friend Kang Hwa-yeon was brilliant, and her methods certainly seemed like the best.
But she knew.
The word “Best” Does not mean survival.
Nevertheless, she had no choice but to bet on suicide, which was the best option.
At that time, Kim Si-woo’s second plan was created.
“….”
There is not a single reason for Kim Si-woo to lie.
One. A sweet offer that significantly increases your chances of survival.
Two. What Kim Si-woo has shown so far.
‘And….’
Three. It was clear that Kim Si-woo was hiding something.
But whatever his identity is.
It would not have been possible to predict that a monster would invade this place.
Siwoo Kim’s suggestion to himself now.
In Kim Si-woo’s opinion, this was probably the best way to survive.
“I can’t refuse.”
Baek A-rin followed Ganghwa-yeon’s words and approached the nearby students who were moving her injured people.
All of the injured people looked like they were on the verge of death.
“Everyone stop.”
Everyone looked at Baek A-rin at her words.
…
After Baek Arin’s explanation was over, a male student expressed his dissatisfaction with her as if it were absurd.
“So what you’re saying is that we should charge at that guy now?”
“That’s right. To be exact, it’s a stone… No, you have to remove the scales.”
“Who do you think is an asshole?! “I’m not saying you should just go and die.”
Students raising their voices at Baek A-rin’s words.
“Then why don’t you die while moving the body here?”
“….”
Everyone seemed a little agitated by Baek A-rin’s words.
However, there was no one who actively took action.
‘The main group of students in this class who used short-range weapons were the Kwak Du-pal group.’
If you move your arms, you will be able to create an atmosphere.
Information that Kim Si-woo gave to Baek A-rin.
-It holds Kwak Doo-pal’s weakness. If you say my name, you will have no choice but to listen.
‘How does Kim Si-woo know that? There’s no need to worry any more.’
With today’s results, we would be able to identify Kim Si-woo.
Baek Arin turned her gaze towards Kwak Doo-pal.
“What do you think?”
“What?”
“Kim Si-woo said that you would have no choice but to follow.”
Kwak Doo-pal frowned for a moment and asked.
“How can I trust this weakness you mentioned?”
‘It’s solid information…’ .’
Even Baek A-rin herself is not sure about this operation.
However, he had already decided to bet on Kim Si-woo.
Since he had chosen them, he had to move them.
‘The reason Kim Si-woo bothered to ask me. Well, it’s obvious.’
Baek A-rin knew.
Aside from Ganghwa-yeon, she is the one in this class who can put the most weight into words.
“Who do you think I am? That’s solid information. “This is information I heard from my father, the chairman of Snow Mountain.”
Everyone was excited to hear the word “Information from the snowy mountain.”
“She is the daughter of the Seolsan family.”
“Definitely information about the snowy mountains….”
At that time, the man who was the first to express his dissatisfaction raised his voice.
“If you say it right, we have to go into that monster’s belly button. Who will take charge?”
Everyone seemed to pay attention to his words.
“Anyway, someone else will take on the most dangerous role instead of you. Jeongjee, will I stay here and die, or will I subdue that ridiculous monster with reliable information from the snowy mountain and become a hero?”
Kwak Doo-pal stood up holding his weapon and said.
“Hey! “If things continue like this, we’ll all die, so let’s try something.”
Everyone began to pick up their weapons, with Kwak Doo-pal leading the way.
Baek Arin swallowed her saliva.
‘I hope this is the right choice’