Episode 179 Week 9 Midterm Exam (3)
Wednesday morning.
I headed to the ground floor of the dungeon building to take the midterm exam.
All the first-year students gathered in a large hall the size of an auditorium.
In the very center, a large teleportation portal opens.
Of course, you don’t have to jump right in there, there are dozens of small magic circles blinking softly on the floor.
It was just the right size for two people, so it wasn’t hard to guess what it was used for.
The calligrapher and I chose one of the magic circles and stood on it.
Looking closely at his face, he looks less sleepy than usual, as if he had a good night’s sleep the day before.
I held the fist microphone in front of him and asked.
“Tell me something. What percentage is the battery charged now?”
“… … 70?”
A calligrapher tilting his head to answer.
It’s a somewhat ambiguous number, but somewhere around 70%.
At this point, I think there will be no problem continuing activities until the evening.
As I looked around, I noticed some familiar faces.
A tiger biting the hand of Park Na-ri, a student in the next class, without mercy.
“Meow.”
“Hey, you. Stop. Bite. A little.”
It looks like you’re not taking the [Cube of Life] with you, because it’s an item that has no meaning unless you store nature items in it.
From Beom’s perspective, it’s like ‘confiscation of the villa for 3 days’, so he can’t help but feel very hurt.
A little further away, Shin Byeong-cheol is chatting away at a rapid pace, and Go Hyeon-woo is nodding his head and listening to it all.
Then our eyes met and we exchanged a quick greeting.
On the other hand, Han So-mi is jumping around like a rabbit with both hands on her head, and Song Cheon-hye is looking at her seriously.
‘I’m curious about the conversation.’
And on the other side, Hong Yeon-hwa is nagging Baek Jun-seok with a very unpleasant expression.
Then, when he spots me, he pauses for a moment, then rolls his eyes and timidly waves his hand.
When you wave your hand back, the expression on its face brightens, and if it had a tail, it seems like it would wag its tail too.
“… … ?”
Baek Jun-seok felt that Hong Yeon-hwa’s appearance was very unfamiliar to him, so he just kept looking back and forth between him and Hong Yeon-hwa.
As the scheduled time approached, each class’s homeroom teacher appeared one by one.
As expected, Lee Soo-dok appeared last.
I told you that guy doesn’t really care about students.
“It’s about to start. Everyone, please step onto the magic circle.”
Then, two students stood in one magic circle.
The calligrapher comes a little closer and gently grabs my sleeve.
– Wheeing—
Soon, a mechanical sound seemed to ring out from underfoot, and the magic circles that had been blinking softly began to glow more and more intensely.
Soon the floor was filled with light, to the point where the magic circle became invisible.
[5]
[4]
[3]
[2]
[1]
[Start!]
– Paaaaat!
My eyes turned white.
When my vision returned to normal, the calligrapher and I were standing in the middle of the forest.
The midterm dungeon is located on an uninhabited island.
[Kim Ho 100%]
[100% calligrapher]
▷Survival Items
(doesn’t exist)
▷Crystal
(doesn’t exist)
The scoreboard shows our two health gauges, survival items, crystals in possession, and charging status.
Of course, it’s a blank slate right now.
“Just wait a minute.”
“huh.”
I set the calligrapher down and kicked the ground.
Pick a tall tree, climb it quickly, and look around from there.
‘I have a rough idea where it is.’
As expected of an old man, I have memorized the geography of this uninhabited island, and with that, I have also figured out my current location.
A huge advantage compared to other students who were vaguely stranded on a deserted island.
And if there is an advantage, shouldn’t we make the most of it?
I came down from the tree and held out my hand to the calligrapher.
“Catch it. We’ll move quickly.”
“Suddenly?”
“Right. Flick.”
“depart.”
The calligrapher took my hand, and we started running through the forest.
All kinds of terrain features, such as trees, bushes, rocks, passing animals or monsters, quickly pass by the corner of your eye.
And whenever you encounter annoying obstacles like cliffs, large rocks, or groups of monsters,
“Jump.”
“Jump.”
– Boom! Boom!
Using Windforce, Levitate Zone, and Feather Step, he jumped over in one breath.
After running and jumping like that a few times, my vision opened up and a flat rock appeared.
This is our first destination.
There is nothing special about this place itself, but it will soon become special.
I pointed to the open sky.
“Let’s look over there. What do you see?”
“sky.”
“Right? The gift will come down from there now.”
“gift……?”
The calligrapher continued to look up at the sky, tilting his head.
And less than a minute after I announced it,
– Whaaaa …
A jet appeared and quickly circled over the uninhabited island.
Then, something big and small in the shape of a cube falls down like a bomb.
However, as they fell, their parachutes opened and their speed suddenly slowed down, and only then could their shapes be properly confirmed.
‘Supply box.’
Inside are items that will help you survive.
A situation where you have to endure 3 days with nothing because your inventory is sealed.
In such a situation, supplies are like rain in a drought, and it is definitely beneficial to have them.
However, the teachers only vaguely mentioned that ‘supplies are provided occasionally’, but did not tell us exactly when and where they would land.
On the other hand, I knew all about it, so I moved quickly as soon as the midterm exam started.
Sure enough, a box landed right in front of us.
He kicked the parachute away and grabbed the box lid.
“Shall we open it?”
“huh.”
[Subspace Bag (D)]
[Knife (D)]
[Calorie Bar (E)]*2
The subspace bag acts as an inventory substitute.
A knife is an essential survival tool.
There are only two calorie bars, which is not enough to fill your stomach.
The rest are meant to be self-sufficient, so only two are included.
‘Of course this is not the end.’
The supply boxes have just started to run out, so everyone will be panicking and running towards the nearest box.
Well then, it’s not too late for us either, so let’s try to get one more.
I reached out to the calligrapher.
“Let’s go. If we do well, we can have one more.”
“depart.”
– Boom! Boom!
This time, I cast Windforce and jumped up and down, and soon arrived at my next destination.
And when I opened the box of supplies that was just sitting there,
[Sleeping Bag (D)]
[Sleeping Bag (D)]
“How did you get a sleeping bag right away?”
“You’re lucky.”
The calligrapher promised to get a sleeping bag for me instead of letting me take the tiger doll, and luckily I was able to get it right away.
However, it remains to be seen whether a basic sleeping bag or something like that can replace a B-rank daily life item.
– Kwakwakwang!
The sound of explosions resonating sporadically from all over the place.
It looks like a fight has broken out between students over the supply box.
Since their numbers were very limited and they were dropped by parachute, it was inevitable that conflict would arise.
– Kwaaaaah—!
On one side, a pillar of fire rises high.
That’s 100% Hong Yeon-hwa.
It’s not as far away as you might think, so maybe we’ll run into each other.
“Just in case, let me look at one more place. Hand.”
“hand.”
It’s more likely to disappear now, but it’s still worth a walk.
He again kicked the ground while holding hands with the calligrapher.
– Boom! Boom!
The third place we arrived at while running fast.
We walked towards the supply box that was visible in the distance, and almost simultaneously stopped walking.
“It’s already been eaten.”
“It’s empty.”
Because the box was wide open.
Since I was already bringing two, it wouldn’t have been strange if someone took them first.
Also, the box was opened,
– Wedge!
There was a very high probability that there were other students nearby.
One inspector and one thief jumped out from the grass on either side.
‘Byeongcheol’s friends.’
These two people belong to Shin Byeong-cheol’s gang, and although they are in the same class, they only know each other by face.
So I have no intention of letting it go.
Since I took the initiative, there is nothing more to it.
The calligrapher and I split up as if we had made a promise and each took on one person.
– Doo doo doo doo!
A calligrapher firing an assault rifle at an approaching bandit.
A dozen or so magic gun shots are fired in a straight line from the guy’s abdomen to between his eyebrows.
He fell to the floor with a thud as he was being pounced on.
– Wedge!
As I leaned forward, the longsword narrowly passed by my shoulder.
Before the inspector could swing his sword again, he dashed in, grabbed him by the collar, and cast Windforce.
He was lifted about an inch off the ground, and then he was thrown to the ground.
– Boom!
“Ugh.”
A test that produces the sound of air being exhaled from the lungs.
The calligrapher looked down at him quietly and placed a magic bullet between his eyebrows.
– Doo doo doo!
The bodies of the two people who had collapsed soon disappeared as if they had evaporated.
As with any above-ground dungeon, the safety device released them outside.
If you are judged to be incapacitated, you will drop all survival items and crystals you were holding, and you will be able to re-enter only after a 6-hour waiting period.
It’s best not to get hurt because it’s a penalty that has a huge negative impact on the midterm exam.
And the survival items left lying there where they disappeared.
It must have come from the third supply box.
[Alarm Trap (D)]
[Calorie Bar]*2
An alarm trap is a device that notifies you when another student approaches nearby.
The calorie bars only came with two of them.
If we combine the items from the three supply boxes,
▷Survival Items
[Subspace Bag]
[knife]
[Sleeping bag]*2
[Alarm Trap]
[Calorie Bar]*4
“That’s a good start.”
“Flicker again?”
“No. Let’s stop farming boxes here.”
By now most of the supply crates should be empty.
Running around busily will only lead to wasted effort and increase the chances of running into other students.
So it’s better to turn your attention to the next goal.
At this point, the only goals you can think of are either getting crystals to recharge, or building a survival base.
I gave the calligrapher a choice.
“What do you want to do first?”
“… … Crystal?”
“Okay. Let’s go Crystal.”
“depart.”
We started walking.
There was no rush, so I took my time, being cautious of my surroundings.
As we continued walking, the calligrapher asked a question.
“Where did you come from?”
“Crystal?”
“huh.”
“First of all, I’m going to go treasure hunting.”
Crystals could be obtained in a number of ways, one of which was through treasure hunting.
Uncover crystals cleverly hidden in every corner of the uninhabited island.
[Sweeping] As we learned in the strategy battle, this is an arrangement from Yongsal Academy to look closely at even the smallest details.
But the calligrapher pointed forward and asked.
“Are you giving them some too?”
“Keeruk.”
“Keeek.”
A group of goblins block the way.
Since it wasn’t even a handful, I didn’t bother to come out and answered the questions while the calligrapher fired the magic gun repeatedly.
– Doo doo doo doo!
“It does drop when you catch a monster, but I don’t think goblins will drop it.”
I’ve taken countless midterm exams on deserted islands, and I’ve killed thousands of monsters along the way.
Among them, there were only a few instances where crystals dropped from goblins.
“So, for drops, I expect that some strong guys, like beheaders or trolls, will appear, and for now… … .”
I stopped talking and shut my mouth.
The goblins were swept away by the calligrapher’s magic bullets.
Because a red crystal was sparkling between them.
“It came out.”
“… … This is a mess.”
