Academy Silver Gatekeeper

63 – Dungeon Conquest – 3

Lizard Man is a C grade monster.

It’s not that fast, and it’s not particularly strong either.

At the very least, it’s about the same size as a human.

It lives in a swampy area, which is a very troublesome environment.

And although it is crude, it is at the level of being graded C for using ‘weapons’.

Kyareuk-!

“Ugh!”

But these guys were different. Not weak, but rather strong.

In addition, the speed is so fast that it cannot be compared to other guys.

Right now, the students who were outnumbered just a moment ago won the victory without difficulty.

Now, on the contrary, despite the superiority in numbers, a skirmish was taking place.

“Ice Wall!”

An ice wall is built to cover the three people.

Taking advantage of that gap, Judasom quickly approached the injured student.

“where!”

“shoulder! Fuck, it hurts so bad!”

“Stay still! Moving makes it harder to treat!”

It is originally correct to take the injured back and treat them.

However, the situation is very urgent, and Judasom is not the only person behind the scenes.

So Hana Kang covered Judasom like this even while using attack magic.

K-!

The students barely succeeded in defeating one Lizard Man.

However, there are still four more enemies left.

As Baek Seo-jin said, taking a break from time to time was a godsend.

If you didn’t know how to fight and kept fighting, if you faced this situation now.

There was a high probability that battle fatigue would have accumulated and resulted in more serious injuries.

‘What the hell is this? Lizardmen and the like can withstand my magic?’

Kang Hana bit her lip, saying it was impossible.

His own freezing magic was enough to inflict fatal wounds on even B-rank monsters.

It’s normal that it’s hard to even react properly to something like a C grade.

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Just looking at the previous battles, that’s the case.

Even with relatively weak magic, the lizard man died.

I was even worried that other students would have nothing to do.

‘But now… .’

Hana Kang quickly surveyed the battlefield.

Because he saved his mana, it was enough to use wide-area magic.

The problem is that the distance between the students and Lizard Man is too close.

It would be nice if they could keep their distance, but it’s a matter of whether they let go.

“Isn’t something strange, senior?”

A female student who was in charge of treatment in the rear quietly asked a question.

“Was the lizard man originally like that? I’m new. I wasn’t that fast or strong.”

“It looks strange to me too. There are no external features to speak of. Oh, maybe… .”

When Hana Kang looked at the female student, she shook her head.

“A while ago, the examiner checked and said that it was grade C.”

Baek Seo-jin, an examiner, is an auxiliary group, especially the detection and measurement side.

The skill he showed was an infallible skilled weapon series.

“Then how should I explain that… .”

Hana Kang, who was saying that, suddenly discovered something strange.

It was Baek Seo-jin who was fighting with the students just a little while ago.

At some point, it disappeared from the front line.

‘what. Judge… Where are you going?’

Could it be that he was knocked down by the lizard man?

Hana Kang hurriedly looked at the floor, but all she saw was the corpse of a lizard man.

Above all, there is Judasom, but there is no way I will be watching it until it reaches that level.

‘no way… No, no. The judge is not the kind of person who would do that.’

Kang Min-seong and Ma Hak-joon are extremely demanding from a human perspective.

Baek Seo-jin was heard at the same time in the eyes of the two veterans.

Kang Ha-na herself was convinced that Baek Seo-jin was a trustworthy person.

So, I’m not thinking such nonsense.

I can’t run away like trash guys. What could be the matter?

yes. If you are Baek Seo-jin, if you are an examiner, there must be a reason for leaving your seat.

‘… right. Come to think of it, the others?!’

I was so preoccupied with the immediate battle that I forgot the most important thing.

In the current situation, the moment you get caught, there will be terrible consequences.

However, even though the battle has been going on for quite some time, there are no other Lizardmen approaching.

My people are fighting, but no lizard men are approaching?

‘Examiner. No way, alone!’

Quaang-!

As if Kang Hana’s prediction was correct, a roar was heard not far away.

*

The students who had been taking down the Lizardmen leisurely until just a while ago.

But now, I could see them struggling quite hard as if it was like when.

Students are not weak. It’s not even careless.

The change came not from them, but from the monsters.

‘At first, I thought it was a new object or a higher grade.’

Neither. It’s just that the level of the guys as a whole has gone up.

At the beginning of the Gate incident, it is said that the level of newly appeared supernatural powers was lower than now.

After that, professional training institutes gradually appeared, and veterans trained them.

In this way, it can be seen that the level has been raised little by little to the current level.

That method is also happening to the monsters.

If this side received the lessons from the previous generation quickly and effectively as education.

Monsters changed as a choice for survival, a kind of ‘evolution’.

Actually, I thought about whether or not to use this.

Evolution of monsters. When you think about it, this is a really great discovery.

It is a class that has become stronger even though it is not that the grade has increased.

And if you think that there will be more and more of these things in the future.

It could be said that it was a rare light in my life with no future other than civil servants.

But the problem is, I’m not a monster researcher, just a civil servant.

It’s not a field job, and I don’t have to meet monsters, but the monster evolves out of the blue.

Don’t even bullshit a passing dog. It was clear he would bark.

Kiek-!

Kiruk-!

“Look ahead! I’ll cut what comes in!”

“If it’s hard, don’t notice and get out! It’s a real big deal if you force it for nothing!”

Fortunately, these Lizardmen are people who can be seen as ‘transitional’.

It’s grown a step higher than normal guys, but it’s still not perfect.

And the 3rd squad students were doing much better than expected.

‘not bad. Yes, not yet.’

He pushed one Lizard Man and passed it to the students.

Since he is caught behind, he will soon be subdued.

The problem is that the immediate battle is getting too long.

Everyone was so focused on this. To only five Lizardmen.

Considering the battles so far, there may be other guys approaching.

‘And if they’re in an evolved state, it’s a real big deal.’

Did the anxiety I had been feeling earlier and this sense of heterogeneity foresee the current situation?

I don’t know when I got this feeling. As before, this tingling sensation.

Was it when the character was created? no Come to think of it, I think it was before that.

The feeling comes right before the boss gives a shit, or before the appearance of a malicious complainant.

Either that or he hurriedly left before the gate appeared.

‘I sensed the crisis situation very well. If you look at it that way, the real danger is just beginning.’

The tingling sensation pointed in the opposite direction to where the current battle was taking place.

Something is coming. Very quietly, but surely.

No more personnel can be taken out. It’s still tight here.

So, while the students’ nerves were focused on the Lizard Man, they escaped.

And it moved in the direction of the most ominous feeling.

‘… yes. A sad hunch is always right. plague.’

Not far from the students of the 3rd squad, in a place covered with countless reeds.

Grrr-

I came across the boss of this dungeon, ‘Alpha’.

*

[ Welcome, Dean. ]

[ Are you here? ]

“Forgive me for being late.”

When Ma Hak-joon enters the video conference room, the Minister of Public Administration and Security and the head of the Association of People with Powers greet each other.

Since we are all familiar with each other, we omit other words and go straight to the main point.

[Sorry for finding you so suddenly, dean. But it is very urgent. ]

Beep-

At this time, another video contact window popped up and an old man’s face appeared.

[ what. Did Hakjun even call him? ]

[It happened. ]

Even Kang Min-seong appeared in the video conference.

There, Ma Hak-jun felt once again that this was not an ordinary thing.

[ Do you remember the abandoned mine dungeon located in Sokcho, Gangwon-do? ]

“If it’s there, I know it’s an A-rank dungeon.”

[ you’re right. It’s a grade A dungeon. It’s a place I’ve already cleared several times. ]

The Minister of Public Administration and Security sighs and continues.

[There was an accident in the dungeon there. No, it would be more accurate to say that it was a disaster. ]

[A disaster? ]

Kang Min-seong blinks his eyes in response.

It was a similar reaction to Ma Hak-jun. The word disaster, not an accident, was a difficult word to accept.

“What do you mean? It’s a disaster.”

[ Seniors. ]

The answer to the question of the two old people was replaced by the president of the person with special abilities.

[I got a call a while ago. The team that regularly went out to clear the dungeon was wiped out. ]

“… what?”

[ what? ]

Both Ma Hak-jun and Kang Min-seong ask back as if they couldn’t believe it.

The reaction was that they couldn’t understand what they were hearing right now.

[ What are you talking about. it’s annihilation It’s not even kids, why is it grade A? ]

The nation’s highest power is an S-class person.

But they are so precious, and once they move, the influence is so great.

Usually, the actual main force is in charge of A-classes, not S-classes.

And most of the gates and dungeons that appear end at the A-grade line.

The official S-class gate outbreak only happened half a year ago.

Therefore, it can be said that the A-classes are never pushed by the S-classes in terms of actual combat experience.

“It is nonsense.”

Ma Hak-jun knows the level of his juniors very well.

He immediately shook his head and spoke to the minister.

“They are juniors with a lot of practical experience. They knew very well what the consequences of a single carelessness could be. it’s annihilation association president. Please tell me the names that belong to the team.”

[Yes, senior. The warriors who belonged to the team were all A-class talents, with a total of 6 people, weapon type Gu Tae-bum, martial arts type… . ]

The names of the dead listed one by one.

There, Ma Hak-jun and Kang Min-seong sighed once more.

The names of the listed dead were juniors who were quite good among those with A-class abilities.

He had just become A-Class, and he wasn’t even a B-Class person who had been tricked yet.

“… What the hell happened.”

When Ma Hak-jun opened his mouth, the president of the association replied.

[Monsters poured out shortly after the dungeon subjugation team entered. As you know, if the dungeon subjugation fails, the monsters will come out. There, knowing the situation of the internal failure, we requested support from each clan and formed an investigation team consisting of 20 A-rank members. ]

“therefore.”

[There, we found a group of War Hounds, engaged them, and succeeded in catching the boss. However, according to them, the level of monsters has risen to an incomparable level. ]

At the words of the president of the association, Ma Hak-jun let out a sigh.

The anxiety I had felt earlier was unfortunately not grounded.