NOVEL NEXT chapter 7
7 – Please… Stop… I’m scared…!(2)
“The test will begin soon. Place your hand on the round magic stone in front of you.”
A voice guidance was suddenly heard from the air.
Following the instructions, I raised my hand without thinking.
Go away!
“Ah… I’m surprised… What is this… Is it broken?”
I think I heard something I shouldn’t have heard, but even the mana stone turned from blue to red.
This… Is it okay?
“We’ll start testing now. Good luck. Contestant 456.”
“Hmm? It started right away without any explanation? Did you start now?”
A wave of magic passed by like the wind, and when I opened my eyes again, I was lying in a meadow surrounded by dense trees.
It evokes the illusion that you are actually in a dreamy forest.
From the story, it seems that the next year saw a stage-type dungeon clear test, but this time it seems to be a completely different type.
Tightly gripping the supply gauntlet for testing.
Shu- Shhh—
At that moment, I heard the rustling of grass in front of me.
It’s very subtle, so I’m not sure, but I think there’s something inside.
“…….?”
Since I’m looking at it with concentration, I think I can see something, and sometimes I don’t.
It was the time when I was constantly watching the shimmering beyond the forest.
“Kwuyiyiyi!!!!”
“!!!! All……”
Chiyiying
Puuuong!
Suddenly, something rushed in and I quickly accelerated to avoid it to the side.
There is a difference in stats, but the one just before seemed a bit fast, right?
“Kkeiik… Kkuik?”
“A boar…A pig?”
When I checked the identity, I saw a brown wild boar.
The size was not as big as I thought. A… The size of a small, large dog?
As if angry at not being able to land an attack, he is leveling the ground with his feet.
“Whoa……”
First, take a deep breath and examine the situation.
First of all, I don’t feel any other presence around me.
Seeing that it hasn’t come out after some time has passed, you can consider the opponent now as that wild boar.
Beyond the endless forest, and a wild boar that didn’t look very strong(?) Came out first.
Other than that, I can guess that there are no other elements such as terrain or traps.
Is this a ‘Wave’ test? If it’s a format where more and more strong or many opponents pop out over time, it makes sense that the opponent is that one wild boar.’
If you think about the level of the generation of protagonists from all over the world, especially the golden generation, the wave format is the most appropriate test to check the level difference.
It is also the most common pattern in field type monster gates.
If that’s the case… The three most important factors are evaluated here and now.
It is endurance, time, and situation judgment.
Endurance is how long a wave can withstand.
How fast time can beat the waves.
Situation judgment is how well you can cope with the ever-changing pattern of waves.
Among them, my garbage stamina and power won’t get me good grades in endurance and time.
I’ll probably get tired after a while.
Then what I can show you is situational judgment.
It shows quick situational judgment and response.
‘Yes. Why don’t I have to directly participate in battle with such a trashy body? A strategist who quickly grasps the situation in a monster gate or dungeon using his speed and gives battle instructions! That’s cool!’
It feels like the path I have to go has been decided in an instant.
Now that the goal has been set, all that remains is the process.
First of all, we could see that the first response was successful.
“Quieyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyykiyyyyyyyyyyyykiyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!”
First of all, let’s deal with that guy rushing in and think about it.
I feel the stats go up little by little due to the effect of the upward correction.
Concentrate all your nerves on the wild boar again and use a special kill pattern.
‘Pungwol’s protection.’
“Quick?”
[Blessing of the Poongwol has evaded the enemy’s attack!]
Through the protection of the wind and the moon, lightly shed the charge, then turn around and move to the side of the wild boar.
What is left is to feed the wild boar, which has become defenseless due to the charge, a counter using acceleration.
Fur Ock!
How are you? Even if you look at it like this, a non-recoil attack that hits with the maximum speed of 999 will be quite painful.
First of all, I passed the first enemy lightly. So, now to prepare for the next wave…?
“Kwyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!”
I turned around to see the wild boar getting up again, not far away.
Oh sh*t. You just got hit and survived?
Uh… Then… I can’t draw it…
[Blessing of the Poongwol]
[Active effect is on cooldown! Unavailable at this time!]
As you can see from the recent gauntlet hit, the boar was very angry.
Even with a vicious force behind him, he looked like he was really pissed off.
Without even a chance to wait, the wild boar rushes right in.
[Currently unavailable!]
[Currently unavailable!]
Damn it. f*cked.
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It must have been a bit conceited after the monster incident. I was under the illusion that I might be strong.
If you think about it, wasn’t the reason why you were able to defeat the monster in just two attempts, because the first attack went in properly and you won by avoiding the next attack with the protection of Poongwol?
I was proud of the fact that I overcame a monster enough to beat Yoo Chun-hwa, even though I couldn’t even win properly through luck and talent.
This is the result of that.
I can’t win even a single wild boar like that in front of me.
The situation is worst.
Poongwol’s blessing has already been used, so the cooldown is going around, and the distance to the wild boar is very close after feeding the attack.
Of course, the wild boar was attacking like crazy, and I had to dodge all of its attacks at close range.
“……!!!”
“Kwyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!”
I can’t even groan because I’m concentrating.
I wanted to move faster and leave enough distance, but my low-quality stamina wouldn’t allow it.
If I fall, I’ll get tired quickly, so the next problem was.
In the end, I had no choice but to continue fighting in super close combat.
This one has garbage-like stamina that allows you to retire if the opponent gets hit by any rubbish mob.
On the other hand, the opponent is a wild boar overflowing with stamina.
I barely dodge it due to the difference in speed and use acceleration whenever I get a chance to attack, but
“Kwuyiyiyi!!!!!!”
“…. That’s great…….”
[HP 10(-15)/40]
[Warning! Health dropped below 20%. Please prioritize physical recovery as much as possible.]
I have already failed to set the timing for the second time.
I don’t know if it’s a counter using the blessing of the wind, but it was actually very difficult to attack with the timing of 0.1 Seconds in such an urgent situation.
Thanks to that, I didn’t even get hit by the opponent’s attack, but my stamina went down.
Fortunately, unlike the last time, I was wearing the gauntlet properly, so my arm wasn’t broken?
It seems that my strength stat, which is only 25 even after being corrected, is much weaker than I thought.
Already hit five times, but the wild boar did not fall down.
“Gwyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy…”
I was already exhausted from my stamina. Concentration, which was compensated by the speed stat reaching 999, held on to the fainting consciousness.
But the same goes for wild boars.
As if my attack wasn’t meaningless, the wild boar that had been attacking until just a moment ago stopped moving for a moment.
After a brief confrontation. We finally realized that we had reached our limits.
“Shhhhh… Hghhhhh!!!!!!”
Notably, the wild boar raises mana.
A rushing attack that is performed immediately.
I thought I couldn’t escape the pressure of the wide range of attacks.
[Cooldown time is over!]
[Blessing of the Poonwol can be used again.]
But I also had a reason for pulling the time up until this point.
Immediately use the blessing of the Poongwol that returns just in time.
Ignoring the pressure from the wild boar’s charge, move behind the boar as if teleporting.
‘Now….. Stop… Search!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’
Perfect counter hook with the gauntlet worn in the right hand.
I definitely felt like I went in properly.
This is over.
“Queee!!!!!!!!!!”
Unsurprisingly, the wild boar collapsed with a tremendous scream.
Finally… I finally beat that mad boar!
My body is suddenly filled with mulberry.
….. Should I say it, I sat down at the sage time that came right away.
‘What am I doing… Me?’
It was so embarrassing that I had fought with all my might against that one wild boar and barely won.
I think I’ve already fought for more than tens of minutes just from the experience alone, but when I think that hundreds of thousands of people are watching this, I’m already ashamed.
This incident was caused by my pride.
I’m rather glad I went through it now. If it was a real situation, it would be the end.
Let’s keep this in mind. This is no longer a game.
An arrow appears in front of you without mercy.
Anyway, it means to move towards the next wave.
With a devastated feeling, I decided to move according to the instructions.
I was trudging along quietly with a weary pace.
Waaa!!!!!!!!!!
“…….???”
Suddenly, a tremendous shout is heard.
When I woke up, hundreds of thousands of spectators were watching from above, and before I knew it, I could see five professors in front of me.
All of them are familiar faces.
Did you serve as a judge for this test? But why did it already come out?
I’m already exhausted, so I can’t judge the situation properly.
If you look in the mirror now, you must be looking stupid.
I couldn’t get my head around it, but suddenly, a woman who appeared to be a reporter approached with a microphone next to me.
“Wow, congratulations! The professors who were the judges also told me, but it’s really all time !!”
Yes? What?
“You’re probably the only cadet this time, you’re amazing!”
“???????????”
“You’ve completely defeated the mother doppelgänger you played against this time. Isn’t this a scene you can watch casually?”
“Yes????????”
I don’t know… What is that… It’s scary…
“Now, our cadet 456, who pulled out the best scenes from the test so far. I’ll take care of Mr. Kim Ga-sok!”
“Ah, ah…? Ah?!?!?!?!?!?!?”
Waaa!!!!!!!
A huge shout is heard again.
What is the current situation?
Um… Hey?