90 – special evaluation (4)

Lim Kyung-soo saw it.

Wooo!!

A human who flies away at a speed that can’t even see afterimages and crashes into a wall.

And I realized

That you should never stand behind the beast.

“Turn it off… … uh, what is this… ?”

Kang Seok-ho, who had been kicked by Baek Ha-na’s hind legs and was thrown from end to end, staggered out of the wall. Watching it, Lim Kyung-soo thought.

‘Just pretend to pass out… .’

Scary for Lim Kyung-soo to think such a thing, the two of them moved toward Kang Seok-ho at the same time.

“Lord, Zhu-hee—”

“die.”

Whoaaagh

A cool voice that seemed to be able to extinguish even the rising flame flew towards Kang Seok-ho along with a blazing fireball.

“Juhee… ?!”

At the huge fireball flying towards him, Kang Seok-ho quickly manifested his ability, steel, and rolled on the floor. Lim Kyung-soo, who was watching it, thought again.

‘Just get hit and pass out… .’

The reason Kyungsoo Lim thought that way was simple.

“Garbage.”

“One hundred, one… … !!”

It was because Baek Ha-na climbed on top of Kang Seok-ho, who had rolled on the floor, before he could get up from his seat. He was in a pounding stance that he often used against Kang Seok-ho in the arena.

Whoops, whoops, whoops-!!

Every time Baek Ha-na’s fist moved, Kang Seok-ho’s head shook sharply from side to side.

In fact, I hadn’t seen Kang Seok-ho beaten like that by Baek Ha-na for a day or two, so I wasn’t particularly impressed. However, I thought that the gaze of Na Ju-hee, who was staring at Kang Seok-ho, who was being pounded, with cold eyes, was so frightening that it sent chills down my spine.

‘I think I’ll have to dry it soon… … .’

Kang Seok-ho’s face was already swollen to the point where it was hard to recognize who he was. Concerned that he might really die, Lim Kyung-soo turned his head to ask Lee Na-young, who was the only one who could dry Baek Hana.

“there… … ?”

Up until a moment ago, Lee Na-young, who was behind her, was nowhere to be seen. No, no matter how distracted he was, he couldn’t even grasp the movements of the person right behind him.

‘No, that’s not what I’m going to focus on?!’

Lee Na-young is a subject that must be protected until this test is over.

If Lee Na-young has a problem, the test ends with that.

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Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Lim Kyung-soo hurriedly turned his head.

“Stir-”

I’m going to go to the middle of the day.

“… … ?”

Lim Kyung-soo slowly closed his mouth at the sound of furniture being dragged to the floor, unrelated to the dull sound of Kang Seok-ho being beaten, and moved his gaze there.

– Does it look like blood?

-I don’t think it’s human blood… … .

The two aspiring alchemists who have gone up to the waiting table are whispering among themselves as they put their noses to the wine bottle.

– Haaa.

And another classmate resting sprawled on the floor a few steps away from the two alchemists.

‘… I do not know.’

Lim Kyung-soo decided to sit quietly on the floor and wait for someone to find him.

**

Koo Goo Goo -!!

One of the walls of the banquet room went down, revealing a hidden passageway.

It was the result of the aspiring alchemists who started at the dining table and wandered around. Thanks to that, Lim Kyung-soo, who had been resting in a daze, was able to stand up again.

‘… It’s hiding.’

Lim Kyung-soo first checked Kang Seok-ho’s breathing hole, which was lying there as if he were dead. Fortunately, weak breath was flowing through the small swollen gap.

“Lim Kyung-soo.”

“uh?”

“Stop worrying and come this way.”

“Uh, uh. I am coming.”

At Baek Ha-na’s call, Lim Kyung-soo quickly got up and ran to the secret passageway.

“Once, this book. It was all written on the front and the rest was blank.”

“Really.”

Lim Kyung-soo received the book from Baek Ha-na and personally confirmed that the remaining pages were blank.

“And if what’s written there is true, then you don’t have to stick together like you do now.”

“… … Mmm.”

It seemed that there was still more to be said behind the scenes, but Lim Kyung-soo felt like he was experiencing indirectly how an office worker who was recommended to resign would feel.

“But, as it is written here, I see no reason to disperse if all students who reach the deep end are given a chance to be rewarded.”

“I think the same. By attracting as many teams as possible, even if there are professors, we push through and break through.”

Lim Kyung-soo let out a sigh of relief at the opinions of the two female students.

“It’s not a bad idea, but looking at these blueprints, I think it’s necessary to suggest the number of people.”

Park Myeong-ho, who, like Lee Na-young, was a prospective alchemist student and was in charge of Lee Na-young’s position in Kang Seok-ho’s team, gave his opinion.

“At most 12 people. So, I think about 3 teams is the right line. Any more than that will make it difficult to deal with traps and unexpected situations.”

As Park Myeong-ho said, the aisle was not that wide, so if more than necessary people gathered together, they might get entangled and run the risk of being annihilated at once.

“Because apart from that, and special rewards, I also have to take care of my individual points… … .”

Lee Na-young, carrying a new bag on her side, wiggled her hand and added her thoughts to Park Myung-ho’s opinion.

“That’s right. If there are a lot of people, it’s also a job to distribute the achievements. And… … .”

Na Joo-hee gnashed her teeth as she briefly glared at her fiancé, who was stretched out in the distance.

“Someone who commits an abrupt act like that bastard might come in.”

After being defeated by Nam Seo-hee in Dalian yesterday, it was as if Nam Seo-hee was chosen as the senior. However, the fiancée, who tried to gain points by inciting unnecessary trouble, was so pitiful that I couldn’t get rid of it.

In particular, even though it was a part created by her ability, her teeth were covered by her shameless act of holding on to a part that could become an erogenous zone for some transformation-type talents, even though it was a woman.

“Looks like it’s been decided. Nayoung.”

“yes… … .”

Lee Na-young unfolded the parchment.

“Lim Kyung-soo.”

“yep… … .”

Lim Kyung-soo glanced at Kang Seok-ho, who had been left unattended for the last time, and raised his shield and took up his position as a frontman.

“If this aisle was straight and unbroken, the road could be greatly shortened.”

Based on the exit, if you could cross the secret passage in a straight line, as Lee Na-young said, you could head to the next option without going through as many as four rooms.

“Please don’t have anything this time… … .”

“The power has increased by one more, so what? Walk quickly.”

“… Ugh.”

Lim Kyung-soo went inside using the fireball that Na Ju-hee floated in front of him as a guidepost, followed by the rest of the party.

Dalgrak, Dalgrak-

“It’s a skeleton.”

“… phew.”

Lim Kyung-soo let out a sigh of relief at the appearance of a low-ranking monster competing for rank among monsters.

It’s a bit creepy to see a bone walking around, but it’s movement is very slow because it doesn’t have muscle or skin, and it’s practically a monster that’s no different from a walking target.

“Oh, wait a minute… … .”

“Why why? Are there any traps?”

Lim Kyung-soo, who was on his way to break the head of an approaching skeleton with his chin snapping at Lee Na-young’s cry, stopped walking.

“No, not like that… Can I bring you some hair?”

“… … hair?”

He acted completely timidly and never thought he would have such an insidious hobby.

“What are you thinking? Can’t you see the fungus growing on their heads? That’s a pretty rare ingredient.”

“… Who said what?”

Park Myung-ho explained the reason on behalf of Lee Na-young, and Lim Kyung-soo scratched his cheeks shyly and hit the bodies of the skeletons who approached right in front of him with his shield.

“Be careful not to fall to the ground.”

“Chit.”

Lim Kyung-soo retrieved the five skulls and handed them over to the two alchemists.

“One… … ?”

“Take it slow.”

After Baek Ha-na’s permission was granted, Lee Na-yeong and Park Myeong-ho sat down and scraped the white fluff that had grown on their skulls with a small chisel and put them in the glass jars they had brought.

“Are those skull gourds really over?”

“Hey. Didn’t I tell you to watch your mouth?”

“… yep.”

We arrived at a dead end, and Na Joo-hee lit a candlestick hanging on the wall.

It’s so-!!

When the conditions for the simple gimmick were met, the dead-end wall went down and opened the way.

“Eh, after two more rooms, it’s the deepest part.”

At Lee Na-young’s words, everyone except Baek Ha-na twinkled.

“Even if the professors are in those two rooms, we can safely reach the deepest part.”

“Thanks for the bus… !!”

Lim Kyung-soo was sincerely excited about the great possibility that he might be able to benefit from an unexpected relationship.

“Be quiet and keep moving. Maybe there is a team like us that has found a hidden passage.”

“yep.”

Lim Kyung-soo quickly took up his shield and started walking forward.

“But I do feel like I’m really inside.”

There was a strong feeling of something gloomy, but the thing I felt the most was the missing window.

“Hmm, then… open?”

Lim Kyung-soo pushed the huge door with his shield.

“Five? It’s getting pushed.”

Unlike the doors that had made bizarre noises so far, they moved very smoothly, as if they were well oiled. And I was stunned at the sight between the cracks in the door.

“What is this… … ?”

The space inside the door is full of cracks and scorched marks here and there.

“… Let’s go to the next room.”

“uh? Ah oh.”

Lim Kyung-soo quickly headed for the open door on the other side, and the party followed suit. Left alone, Hana Baek chased after the party, briefly catching the traces of the fierce battle.

“Open?”

“open it.”

Lim Kyung-soo, who arrived in front of the last room as he was almost running, pushed the door with his shield once again.

When the door was opened, the scenery of a room with a modern feel that was quite different from before was unfolded.

“One… ?”

Nam Seo-hee, who was sitting on the sofa in the center of the room, stood up.

“As expected, it was you, Seo-hee.”

Baek Ha-na passed Lim Kyung-soo and approached Nam Seo-hee.

“The process goes out later and we talk, what kind of room is this?”

“yes? Oh, this is a shelter.”

“shelter?”

“wait.”

Nam Seo-hee took a piece of paper from the table in front of the sofa and held it out to Baek Ha-na.

“You worked hard to get here, you can come straight to the deepest part, or you can look around this test site a bit more. They say it will disappear when this test is over, so look at it while you can.”

“… I see.”

Baek Ha-na, who read the contents on the paper carefully, handed it back to Nam Seo-hee and gestured toward Lee Na-young.

“Nayoung. Show me the blueprints.”

“yes… … !!”

Lee Na-young hurriedly ran over and handed over the blueprint she was holding to Baek Ha-na.

This was the last room, and if you go through that back door, you will see a passage that leads to the deepest part. And it was this resting place where the end of all the roads that stretched out in various directions was now.

Confirming that all conditions were met, Baek Ha-na embraced Lee Na-young.

“Ha, is it one?”

“Stay calm here.”

“uh? uh, uh… .”

I don’t know, but Lee Na-yeong just nodded and decided to stay calm with her hands on her knees as Baek Ha-na said.

“It’s Seohee.”

“yes.”

“What about the other team members?”

“I just left it because I couldn’t keep up with the speed. Well, it seems like they are trying to find hidden ingredients, so it seems like they did a good job.”

“… I see.”

“Why?”

“no. Nayoung is by my side.”

“yes. Okay.”

Nam Seo-hee also followed Baek Ha-na’s words and sat next to Lee Na-young without asking. Baek Ha-na, who had two friends attached, headed to Na Joo-hee, who was looking this way from a little distance away.

“Are you going to rest here?”

“for now.”

“yes. Then I’ll take a look around-“

Poo-!!

“… … Oops.”

Na Ju-hee grabbed her stomach and collapsed.

Hana Baek grabbed Na Joo-hee, who was falling down, and carefully laid her on the floor before getting up again. Lim Kyung-soo, who was watching the whole process, said with great embarrassment.

“What, what? suddenly… ?”

“I’ll make it as comfortable as possible.”

“… … uh?”

Lim Kyung-soo blinked blankly as he saw Baek Ha-na approaching him. The situation was so sudden and embarrassing that the accident was paralyzed.

“no… ha, sleep… … uh… ?”

Lim Kyung-soo, who pursed his lips like a broken machine, struggled to organize his thoughts.

“Everyone, wasn’t it you who said that we could all be rewarded together?!”

“right.”

Stopping in front of Lim Kyung-soo, who had been pushed against a wall before he knew it and could no longer step back, Baek Ha-na said quietly.

“That’s why you do it.”

Aside from being the chief, he listens to what he wants at the academy level. In other words, everyone is given the opportunity to receive the same benefits as the senior, as long as they reach the deepest level.

And the benefits will include tutoring by pointing out a specific professor.

“I won’t let anyone disturb my summer… .”

“No, summer? What the hell is that-”

Baek Ha-na’s fist turned Lim Kyung-soo’s chin.