Episode 5. Test(2)
4.
In the end, Jeong Joo-won, Selina, Yoo Ah-ram, Hwang Da-bin and me. This is how we became a team.
The balance was not bad.
Jeong Joo-won, who can operate, Hwang Da-bin, who can apply buffs, Selina, who has specialized skills in combat, and Yoo Ah-ram, who is full of interest.
I was the least helpful person on this team.
While I was thinking that, Jeong Joo-won was talking with other team members.
As the chat started, teacher Kang Joo-hyuk saw that most of the students were in groups and spoke.
“It looks like all the teams have been formed. Which team would you like to challenge first?”
It was a loss to be the first to take this test.
This is because I was able to come up with a strategy after watching the first team take the test.
As expected, no one raised their hand.
“how will we do it?”
Dabin Hwang asked our opinion.
“There is too little information. The first is against it.”
This is Jeong Joo-won’s answer.
“Hey, it’s definitely the first one!”
This is Yoo Ah-ram’s answer.
“I don’t like waiting.”
When even Selina answered bluntly, everyone looked at me.
According to the principle of majority voting, if I say I will be the first, then I will be the first to take the test, otherwise, Hwang Da-bin will have the choice.
Anyway, my choice was decided.
“Let’s do it first.”
I didn’t hear Hwang Da-bin’s opinion, but this was a three-for-one match.
“Then, it is decided.”
Jeong Joo-won looked regretful, and soon Hwang Da-bin raised his hand.
“Sir, we will be the first.”
“As expected, Dabin knows something. okay. good night. Then, Dabin’s team, step forward.”
With those words, the five of us stepped forward.
I don’t know about these guys, but it was advantageous to take this test first.
The difficulty gets more difficult as you go further in the exam.
So, this is correct.
“Okay then, let’s start the test!”
With teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s shout, a huge wolf appeared in front of the five of us.
5.
The team members who saw the wolf-type monster that appeared in front of us looked at teacher Kang Joo-hyuk with dumbfounded expressions.
“now… Are you telling us to deal with that?”
Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk nodded at Jeong Joo-won’s words.
“I didn’t tell you to knock it down. You know because you took the entrance exam, right? “You just have to hold on.”
My eyes sparkled at teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s words.
This is because, now that it is the third time, I fully understand what that means.
The entrance exam was also like now, where you had to face monsters.
Of course, I didn’t take the test, but looking at the scenes from the original work, it is said that in the entrance exam, Yunmir killed the monster that appeared with one blow and proudly took the top spot.
Instead of enduring against the monster, he chose to fight and win.
I remembered the monsters that appeared in the first and second exams.
In the first round, an ogre appeared, and in the second round, a troll appeared.
Since different monsters always appeared, I expected a different monster to appear this time as well.
I didn’t know it was Fenrir, though.
Jeong Joo-won frowned at teacher Kang Joo-hyuk’s words.
“What on earth is that monster? “It’s my first time seeing something like that.”
A huge monster sporting silver claws was glaring at us.
Jeong Ju-won responded to Yoo Ah-ram’s words.
“According to my information, that… “It’s Fenrir.”
Hwang Da-bin questioned Jeong Joo-won’s words as if this was his first time hearing the name Fenrir.
“Fenrir?”
“To put it simply, it’s easy to think of him as the king of wolves. I never thought a guy like that would come out from the beginning… … . “The difficulty level of this test is very different from the entrance exam.”
Most of the monsters that appeared during the entrance exam were orcs or goblins.
‘It is said to instill awareness and inform students that they must be sane in order to live at an awakening high school, but it is too much.’
While thinking that, I looked at my colleagues.
The basis of a party raid is to catch the boss monster.
Surely, these guys will try to catch that Fenrir.
I couldn’t leave it like that.
Because teacher Kang Joo-hyuk told me to hold on.
“When you’re complaining, it might be better to think about how you can ‘stand up’ to that guy.”
Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk spoke again, and as soon as the teacher finished speaking, Fenrir, who had been still, began to move.
They started attacking us.
“shit.”
“[Movement speed increases!] Avoid everyone!”
Dabin Hwang saw Fenrir rushing towards us and applied a buff to his teammates.
The moment I felt my body becoming lighter, I launched myself after Hwang Da-bin.
Other students also avoided Fenrir’s attacks with agile movements.
Fortunately, the first attack was avoided.
“Is everyone okay?”
Dabin Hwang looked around at everyone and shouted.
As expected, it was leadership worthy of a ‘second leader.’
“Uh, thank you. “I think I was able to avoid it thanks to the buff.”
“Guys, hey… … .”
Fortunately, no one seemed to be injured. At that time, Yuaram pointed above Fenrir’s head.
[09:35]
Dabin Hwang, who saw a clock with time engraved on Fenrir’s head, turned to Selina.
Selina nodded at Dabin Hwang’s gaze.
This is because Selina was the only one here with offensive talent.
I looked at Selina’s status window.
[Selina]
-Title: Kuldere
-Talent: Hwaryeong (Fire Spirit)
-Grade: Class A
-Attribute: Mask
+Ability
+Intimacy
+Equipment
Ignoring the strange titles and traits, I kept an eye on Selina’s talents.
Hwaryeong. It was a word meaning the spirit of fire.
Grumbling.
Sure enough, before I had time to stop her, Selina, with her arms wrapped in flames, ran forward.
“Amplify!”
As Hwang Da-bin applied a buff that amplified attack power, the flames on Selina’s arms flickered wildly.
Looking at that scene, I shouted urgently.
“Wait a minute, stop!”
6.
But my cry was one step too late. Selina jumped in, aiming for Fenrir’s neck, even though I yelled for her to stop.
Kwaang!!
Soon, a huge explosion was heard. Selina’s attack hit Fenrir.
“It went in properly!”
“That’s enough… … .”
The team members muttered with a glimmer of hope.
Fenrir could not be seen because of the thick smoke rising.
After successfully attacking, Selina returned to us and her expression hardened.
I, too, could not help but have a hard expression on my face.
Then Yoo Ah-ram, who was standing next to me, saw our expressions and asked.
“Both of you, what’s wrong?”
“I can’t take it down like this.”
Rather, it only made Fenrir angry.
-Crrrrrrrrr.
[08:47]
The smoke cleared and Fenrir reappeared. I saw that her eyes were red, and it seemed like she was very angry.
“why… … .”
“Did you forget what Teacher Kang Joo-hyuk said?”
My words reminded everyone of what teacher Kang Joo-hyuk said.
‘You just have to endure it.’
Those words were no different from telling me to just avoid it.
The entrance exam and the current exam looked the same on the outside, but they were different exams.
During the entrance exam, you were given a ‘problem’ that asked you to demonstrate your abilities against a monster.
The answer to that problem would have been different for each student.
In other words, it was a test in which individual action was acceptable.
However, this test was the first test taken at school.
Since all 100 freshmen take the test, it would have been necessary to come up with a plan to differentiate the test.
And the difference is, ‘How well can a student listen and solve problems?’ It was.
Even in regular schools, when taking a test, you read the questions carefully and find the answer.
However, I was deceived by the claim that it was the same as an entrance exam, so I was unable to properly listen to the questions given by teacher Joo-Hyuk Kang.
How can newly awakened people defeat a boss-level monster like Fenrir?
From the beginning, this was a test to see how we would cope.
“So that’s what happened.”
The first person to understand what I meant was my roommate, Jeong Ju-won, who had the best brain.
“Damn, I was fooled by the teacher. “I should have stopped the attack like my roommate said.”
“What are you talking about? “It’s natural to catch monsters, right?”
I bit my lip at Hwang Da-bin’s words.
Because it was a world where monsters disappeared, children were taught from a young age that ‘monsters are bad guys’ and ‘When a monster appears, you have to catch it.’ I have received this kind of indoctrination.
So it was natural to think that way.
I have no intention of blaming him for that, but even Hwang Da-bin, who entered as second place student, does not know that that was a blind spot.
‘I don’t have much practical experience yet.’
No matter how outstanding they were as awakeners, they were still high school students.
“Wait a minute, guys… … . I don’t think now is the time to talk about this… … .”
We looked at Fenrir, who was in a state of excitement as he heard Yoo Ah-ram’s trembling voice.
-Whoop, whoop.
It was as if they were preparing before attacking their prey.
“You just have to dodge. If you can’t definitely defeat Fenrir, it’s best to dodge!”
Hwang Da-bin shouted at Jeong Joo-won’s words.
“I can’t believe I have to avoid it like this… … .”
Dabin Hwang shouted in frustration, and Juwon Jeong swallowed his voice.
Grumbling.
At that time, Selina wrapped her arms around flames, as if she was planning to fight again.
“Selina?”
“… “Offense is the best defense.”
As Selina said that and rushed towards Fenrir once again, I looked at Time floating above Fenrir’s head.
[07:59]
Time continued to pass, and there were 8 minutes left.
I remembered the past I had experienced.
In the first round, I attacked an ogre that showed up without realizing it, got hit by a huge fist and fainted, so I got the lowest score.
In the second round, in order to get first place in this test, I got into a fight with Dabin Hwang and was beaten by Dabin Hwang. I was able to steal Dabin Hwang’s ability, and using that ability, I defeated the troll like a dog.
But even then, I didn’t get first place.
This was because he defeated the monster without joining forces with his colleagues and without even realizing the hidden intention of the test.
Although it did get some attention.
Afterwards, I was able to become uniquely stronger by collecting various talents using the ‘transfer’ talent.
I had no intention of playing alone in the third round.
If you use your colleagues well, you will be able to get a decent score on this test.
The current situation was a future I had never experienced and I was powerless, but it didn’t matter.
‘Because I can utilize these guys’ talents better than anyone else.’
I looked at the status windows of my colleagues around me with ‘eyes wide open’.
I had to find a breakthrough to overcome the current situation.
Suddenly, a small, trembling girl caught my eye.
A girl who is an official, but is afraid of monsters. Although she is normally active, she is a child who becomes unable to do anything in front of monsters.
Yoo Ah-ram.
But I know. How this child will change in the future.
I looked at the title that appeared in Yoo Ah-ram’s status window.
[Yoo Ah-ram]
-Title: Fisherman
The future Yoo Ah-ram is a fisherman who flies everywhere and catches monsters faster than anyone else.
She was afraid of monsters when she was young.
It may be a little early for everyone to grow together in this episode, but I thought it would be good to get rid of Yoo Ah-ram’s trauma.
At the same time, a good idea occurred to me and I called Yoo Ah-ram, who was shaking.
