chapter 28
028. How to save Erina Esnatia
‘I was worried because it was my first time seeing her in person. ‘I guess I can recognize it like this.’
Recalling the description of Gakheonheon, I was able to recognize the location of the trap and its hidden shape.
In order to satisfy the conditions for this dungeon to change into [Temple of Destiny], You must reach the test destination.
‘Test time limit is up to 3 hours.’
After the time limit has passed, you must leave the dungeon regardless of whether you arrived or not.
‘I may be able to force myself to go all the way.’
There is no way Erina Esnatia would accept that.
It is impossible for me to clear [Temple of Destiny] On my own without her.
The average time it takes to explore [Educational Dungeon] Is two hours.
This is also based on a round trip, so considering the trap, it usually takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach the destination.
In other words, there is plenty of time.
‘If it was the way it was.’
Professor Shin So-ah prepared a trap to test me.
I don’t know how, but it would be wise to cover it as quickly as possible.
In order to do that, it would be wise for me, who can recognize traps, to take the lead.
“I will take the lead.”
Erina Esnatia looked at me as if she was a little embarrassed by my words, then laughed and said.
“KIMCHI! That’s wrong. It’s right for me, the one holding the shield, to take the lead. I’m thinking about such basic things.”
“I can recognize dungeon traps to some extent. I stand in front…”
“NO! I know better than you.”
With Erina Esnatia’s personality, there is no way she would dislike it if a man took the lead.
‘I guess it means that the favorability rating that is stuck on the floor is meaningless.’
Furthermore, she grew up receiving elite education in the Hunter family, so it is not entirely wrong.
From her perspective, she probably thinks I’m in the way.
And the line of battle that uses shields as its main weapon.
It is also a so-called ‘tank’….
Erina slightly lifted her chin and looked.
“Besides, I have no intention of being protected by a weakling like YOU!”
Is that so?
I don’t want to waste time, but if my thoughts are this strong, there’s nothing I can do.
I don’t think anyone will listen if I say more.
In cases like this, it is best to let people experience it themselves.
After you fall into the trap a few times, you will start to change on your own.
If you really look into it and avoid it, it doesn’t matter.
“Okay, you take the lead.”
“As expected, KIMCHI! I give up easily.”
Erina Esnatia sneered, nobly covering her mouth with her hand.
‘What are you asking me to do?’ .’
***
“Ahhhhh
Arrows and piles of stones flew towards her in an instant.
‘If that were real, Erina would have died 10 times already.’
She had already fallen into the trap four times while walking here.
“Would you like to change it, lady?”
“Shut up. Kimchi….”
Even though she is out of breath, she is stubborn.
Of course, she is a training trap, so there is no particular threat to her life.
Of course, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.
‘I’m the one who’s right anyway.’
Erina Es Natia said under her breath.
“It hurts so bad!”
“If it were real, I wouldn’t be from this world anymore.”
“Kimchi is SHUT UP! Giving up is not in my dictionary!”
“?”
I don’t know what kind of Korean dictionary you bought, but if it doesn’t have [Give Up], It’s defective.
Please buy a new one, b*tch.
She said, glaring at me as if my thoughts had leaked out without my knowledge.
“Why do you keep helping me out?”
There is a bit of a delay because Erina Esna Thia insists on staying in front, but I don’t think she’ll have any trouble arriving on time.
‘The score may be low because I had fun stepping on the trap.’
It doesn’t matter.
Anyway, we will be in distress due to abnormal phenomena in the dungeon.
There is no way you can give a score there.
“Come on! We’re running out of time! GO!!”
With those words, Erina Esnatia takes the lead again.
I wish they would stop being stubborn and change their positions.
At that time, something caught my eye in the direction Erina Esnatia was heading.
‘It’s a trap.’
At the bottom of a dark cave, crystals of a slightly different color are sparkling between ordinary pieces of rock.
Up to now, it is exactly as described in .
Professor Shin So-ah couldn’t have been bluffing to me.
‘There must be something there.’
I don’t know what that something is, so I feel very uncomfortable and I can’t relax.
Up until now, the location, mechanism, and appearance of the trap were no different from those described in .
The moment you step on the crystal in front of you, the floor will collapse and you will be trapped in the middle of the cave.
I don’t know anything else, but it’s troubling that time is delayed.
I should tell you this.
“There’s a trap in front of there.”
“Ha! How could KIMCHI have seen something that I couldn’t see? There’s nothing in front of me.”
No, you haven’t found it yet.
“YOU! You see. There is nothing here…”
Erina Esnatia steps on the crystalline floor with a confident expression.
“Wait a minute…!”
Duduk-
As described in , It is a trap that operates with a dull sound.
The only difference was that a huge rock was also falling from above.
-Swish
A fleeting moment
He pulled her from behind.
-Fussuk
Erina Esnatia falls backwards after being pulled.
“WHAT!! KIMCHI, what are you doing….”
She looked at me and opened her mouth as if to protest against me.
“In front.”
Bang-
A deep pit formed where Erina stepped on her trap, and the loud sound of a huge rock falling on top of it was heard.
“What….”
When Erina Snatia saw that, she seemed speechless and couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
“I heard it’s dangerous.”
“AH… Trap… Thank you.”
She finally answered my words, looking at me with a puzzled expression.
Thank you. Is it.
But you still say thank you.
Erina spoke while taking a deep breath due to her surprise.
“Is this K-Academy’s test?…”
“That’s right.”
She answered her question calmly.
Calmly.
Isn’t this the world’s highest level K-Hunter Academy’s HARD mode test?
That can’t be possible.
Are you crazy?
No, you just said a student almost died?
Of course, since it is a hunter academy, even if you are a student, you are definitely a hunter who has received the hunter grade.
For this reason, deaths during training continue to occur.
Yes, but.
This is a trap set by the professor.
Why are you seriously trying to kill me?
‘…Is this the special treatment that Professor Shin So-ah was talking about?’
Well, I guess they really tried to kill him.
There must have been some kind of safety device.
They probably just raised the difficulty level a little more to test me.
Thanks to this, Erina Esnatia was sweating coldly as if she was a little scared.
“If you’re scared, I can change it right now.”
“Hey, I’m not talking nonsense! Who says you’re scared!”
No, you were scared.
“I don’t mind, but it might be difficult to save you next time. You’ll be buried here with me before you meet your destined partner.”
“sh*t! With Y, YOU?!”
“It’s not a live burial, it’s a live burial. A stone falls with a crash from above, and dirt slowly pours down on top of it. Instead of air, there’s only dust in the lungs…”
“Okay, I understand! OK! It’s OK!”
Erina Esnatia is scared.
“Now I’m taking the lead, you have no complaints, right?”
“Ah, I understand. KIMCHI. I don’t want you to be buried here with YOU.”
“Okay, I thought well.
She trudged behind her and muttered.
“K-TEST… I’m so scared.”
K- Going in won’t cause PTSD, right?
It’s a bit difficult as a K-Warrior.
At that time, I saw something behind Erina Esnatia.
“Back!”
Gang-!
As I spoke, she swung her shield behind her and a clear and cheerful sound rang out.
‘The reaction speed is different.’
“KIMCHI!! It’s the enemy!”
Grrr-
An E-class monster [Black Tooth] Appeared behind her with its eyes flashing in the darkness.
‘It was time to come out.’
I was lucky that I didn’t encounter a single one along the way.
Appearance similar to a hyena.
If you actually form a group, it is a very strong monster.
‘There are just two of them.’
I should be able to deal with that on my own.
Erina Esnatia was suddenly in front holding a shield.
“[Holy Shield]!”
As soon as Erina Esnatia shouted, her surroundings became brightly lit.
One of Erina Esnatia’s skills.
A top-level tanking skill that creates strong protection around the area.
That’s one of the reasons I brought her to her.
‘How on earth is this guy’s genre a paladin?’
“KIMCHI From now on, I will show you my performance!”
***
Of course, the E-class Jjabari monster Geomchi was no match for Erina Esnatia.
‘It wouldn’t be surprising if there were dozens, but it would be natural if there were two.’
After walking for a while, the end of the long passage began to appear.
“We have arrived.”
After passing through the narrow passage of the cave, the destination we arrived at was a moderately wide space.
From now on there is nothing but a wall.
This is the final destination of this test.
Now, all you have to do is operate the watch here and return the way you came.
“Ha… Originally, this is a place where I should have come with a strong and wonderful man…”
“A cave date with kimchi is nice. Thanks to me, he came quickly.”
Erina blurted out her words as if she felt a little awkward.
“Well, it was surprising for KIMCHI. I admit that…”
Once I was in the front line, I knew the location of the trap, so I arrived quickly.
“Now authenticate and go BACK! You can be separated from YOU!”
Cheering Erina Esnatia.
‘Yes, no.’
From now on, we go to [Temple of Destiny].
We should attack together.
Now, let’s get shipwrecked.