Chapter 21 – 21. Second Test
21. Second test
“Whoa…”
So Eun-byeol felt the tension melt away. She lightly brushed off her sword and put it back in her scabbard.
A cool sensation belatedly passed down her arm. The feeling of cutting something was unpleasant, but not bad.
“It is neat. Do you think you are the awakened self of the Ganghwa system?”
“Yes? Oh, that’s…”
“By the way, are you going to take the second exam as well? You seem to have enough skills.”
“Ah yes!”
“Then, once you get your pass, go out and you will see a simple office, where you can sign the consent form and be guided again.
“Yes. Thank you.”
So Eun-byeol went outside at once. In the corner of the hallway on the first floor, I saw a small, simple office set up. She was where consent was obtained.
“Excuse me.”
She went into her office. A woman with dark circles descending inside held out her paper with an emotionless expression.
“You just have to read it and sign it. For storage, you can insert a card here.”
“Oh yes.”
She’s kind of tired. So Eun-byeol received and read the consent form with a shy expression.
‘Hmm…’
There was something unusual written on the consent form. Even if personal information is provided,
‘If you get hurt, you get treatment for free? Could it hurt… ? What does it mean to not be responsible even if you die? .? Wasn’t it better to die than test?’
The second test looked dangerous unlike the first test.
But she couldn’t back down because she was scared. Because the second exam is a kind of opportunity.
Scouts, headhunters, and even guild leaders from various guilds and companies flock to the second test site and have an intuition.
In order to find so-called monster rookies, people with heavy hips are moving their steps.
I couldn’t be the fool to kick out a good opportunity to appeal to them just because I was scared. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to work 10x harder to catch their eye.
“Whoa.”
So Eun-byul signed her consent form with her trembling heart. The tired-looking woman accepted the consent form and handed over her card.
“Go to room 251.”
“Yes.”
So Eun-byeol followed the woman’s words and headed to room 251. Unlike other cubes, it was quite wide. It seemed 10 times wider.
And the structure is also quite different from other places. Unlike the other cubes, which were ordinary cube rooms, this one was like a kind of coliseum. The Colosseum has a circular arena and spectator stands above it.
A large number of people were seated in the stands. There were also faces that looked like they had been seen on TV.
Around 30 people were already buzzing in Cube 251. There were not as many of them as I thought.
Considering that about 10% of those who passed the first test take the second test, it can be concluded that only about 300 of the 17,000 people who have taken the test so far have passed. The pass rate is less than 10%.
Of course, that won’t be all about taking the second test. You’ve probably seen it a few times before.
But even so, it comes to the conclusion that only about 1,000 students pass. The fact that it is still less than 10% has not changed.
‘It’s like that because academy students don’t take exams anyway.’
Still, the fact that it was a ruinous pass rate did not change. Besides, if you think about it, 9 out of 10 people who passed the Hunter exam didn’t go up to D-class and remained as porters.
‘Unconditionally, enter the guild. Must!’
I couldn’t help but catch her heart all the more.
So Eun-byul slapped her cheek and blended in with the crowd. Everyone was standing around with a nervous look on their faces.
After So Eun-byeol entered, one more person came in. Then the man in the suit got up from his seat and said.
“Hmm, it looks like we got together, so shall we start? Please close the door.”
“Yes!”
Thud.
The door is closed.
At the same time, the central part of the floor began to crack and crack.
“Then, I will briefly explain the second test. From now on, you will not be monsters controlled by summoning magic.”
Gee ying.
With a low-pitched mechanical sound, a huge cage begins to rise from the cracked central part.
“You will be dealing with living, real monsters.”
And inside the cage, countless monsters with ghastly eyes shining were howling.
“Kieack!!!”
“Kyaaaaagh!!”
Goblins, orcs, kobolds, gnolls, and various monsters whose names are unknown. They spewed their peers incessantly and screamed. It bangs its head into a hard cage, swings its weapon, and exudes hatred for living things.
So Eun-byeol instinctively felt goose bumps all over her body. It felt completely different from the goblin I had just met, who was somewhat similar to a person with a great nose. The fear as a prey seemed to wriggle.
‘That’s a real monster…’
She gripped the sword tied around her waist tightly. I felt a cold sweat flow. But you shouldn’t be scared like this. From now on, I have to fight and kill those things to make money.
And it was necessary to show an impactful appearance from the beginning in order to leave an impression on those who were watching this scene.
“You are free to run amok as long as the person next to you is not involved. There is no such thing as a score. Still, it would be good to work hard.”
As the man said that, he looked at the audience. And he spoke again.
“Well, since you’ve come this far, I believe you all know what I mean. Then let’s get started.”
Right.
The man snaps his fingers. At the same time, the cage that had been confining the monsters was dismantled with a sound, and the monsters were released.
“Kieack!!!”
“Ugh, aaaaagh!!”
Monsters pouring out like a tidal wave. The old glaive the orc was holding aimed at a man’s neck.
The man’s body froze with fear, he could not move. Under normal circumstances, his head would have been blown off, but such a terrible thing did not happen.
Whiik!
“Wow!”
When the examiner raised his finger, the man’s body was lifted into the air. She had saved the man with her telekinetic powers.
‘There seems to be at least a safety device.’
Still, I wouldn’t try to take someone with such an unsightly appearance.
“Come on, show off your cool side… Huh?!”
“Kieack!”
A goblin rushed at Soeunbyeol. So Eun-byeol was momentarily taken aback. However, her body habitually activated Slash (F),
Awesome!
As it was, he cut the goblin’s body vertically.
Puhwaak.
Blood pouring from the dismembered body. However, the hot and warm evidence of life evaporated in an instant and disappeared into smoke.
Since the monster’s body is made of magic, the moment it loses its life, it returns to the magic world, leaving only a small magic stone.
“Heo-eok, hee-eok.”
I had only cut one of her, but she felt a cold sweat break out all over her body. However, she had no time to relax.
There were still many monsters, and the number of ‘unrescued’ volunteers was dwindling.
“Huh!”
She swung her sword again and cut down a goblin. She continued to swing without stopping, cutting down small monsters.
‘Maybe I’m a bit strong?’
After she cut about 5 of them like that, her confidence began to gain. She realized that she was stronger than she thought.
So Eun-byul, who gained courage, started to rush towards the monsters. A rush of adrenaline rushed through her veins and her exhilaration flooded her entire body.
However, her runaway didn’t last long. Her slash, which she confidently swung, was blocked by something in her and ricocheted off.
Jjoong!
“What?”
“Purr.”
In an instant, So Eun-byul’s battle excitement subsided and her hair went white. And the situation around me started to come into my eyes.
“Oak…”
“Kheheheung!”
Monsters classified as D-class, orcs. Her green mass of muscle swung her glaive at her.
Jjoong!
“It’s great.”
So Eun-byeol also faced her cut. However, it was a little different from the Goblin days. It was So Eun-byeol’s sword attack that bounced off.
Caang, Kang, Kagagak!
A relentless attack. So Eun-byeol had no choice but to be in a hurry to stop it. Unlike middle school goblins, orcs had more than twice the strength of adult men.
Not long ago, she was an ordinary female college student, which was not something she could handle.
Tae Ae-aeng.
“Sigh!”
Soon, unable to overcome the power of the orc, her sword flew through the air. Blood trickled down from her torn palms.
Whoops.
At the same time, telekinesis wrapped around her body. The examiner judged that she could no longer continue the battle.
‘No!’
However, she couldn’t end it like this. Because she hasn’t shown all of herself yet.
She mustered all her sanity before disengaging from the battle.
In order to activate the abilities that the Constellation-nim had specially developed, but which I have not been able to handle properly yet.
[Light of Annihilation]
“Aaaaagh!!”
A pure white light penetrated the orc’s chest.
