episode_0047
by adminIf you ask a hunter what his or her most routine task is, he or she will most likely answer something like this:
Subjugating monsters and defeating dungeon masters.
The raid game, the second game of the sports competition, was also selected based on people’s perceptions.
Of course, it was not selected based on simple recognition alone.
This is because it is more enjoyable to watch and makes it easier to check each cadet’s skills among the two important virtues that today’s society requires of hunters, raid and rescue.
One way or another, in the end, the sports competition presents itself as a festival for cadets externally rather than an actual evaluation.
‘The reason the dungeon raid was held ahead of the mid-term evaluation was all for this time.’
This is why practical activities such as dungeon raids were placed ahead of mid-term evaluations.
It was to make Eden’s students feel like they were fighting against a stronger monster, the dungeon lord of a dungeon.
“Information will be provided before the second match and raid begins.”
Professor Roman Kelia, a professor in charge of demonology who was standing side by side with Professor Raina, opened his mouth with a stern expression.
If the raid had been conducted against a typical dungeon owner like during the dungeon strategy practice, he might have ended it with a few words of encouragement, but this was not the case because he was dealing with such a typical dungeon owner.
Because the cadets, including me, were well aware of that fact, all 40 cadets, without exception, listened to Professor Roman.
“The dungeon lords you will face in this match are all captured from level 3 dungeons.”
It is just one level higher than the level 4 dungeon master I experienced in my dungeon strategy practice.
In terms of setting the mood, it’s only a step up. It may be considered funny, but no cadet dared to think such a thing.
There was no way that the cadets born and raised in this world would not know how scary the difference of just one grade can be.
“Eight cadets form a group, and at the end of the game, the groups that defeat the dungeon master advance to the final game, the tournament.”
In other words, everyone here might advance to the tournament, or only one group might advance.
After calmly finishing his sentence, Professor Roman rolled his eyes and glanced at Professor Raina.
Professor Raina noticed that gaze and took a step closer with a smile on his face. She tapped the floor lightly with the tip of the cane she was holding in her hand.
Forty white magic spheres appeared. As the cadets guessed its purpose, Professor Raina flicked his wand and moved the magic sphere in front of each cadet.
“If you each pour your magic power into the magic sphere, the color of the magic power will change. Please gather together cadets with the same color magic sphere and form a group.”
At first glance, it seemed like he was asking to check the results of the group formation, but Professor Raina’s subsequent remarks made the cadets who were trying to infuse their magic into the magic sphere think at least once.
“For your information, exchange between cadets is allowed only if the cadets have a magic sphere whose color has not changed.”
He was given the choice of whether to immediately check the color assigned to the magic sphere that flew in front of him or to swap it with another cadet.
The situation is no different from a semi-random draw. The cadets began to think hard.
‘Well, it’s none of my business.’
I was confident that I could pass this match no matter who I was with, so I immediately poured my magic power into the magic sphere.
Seaaaa-.
The magic sphere containing my magic turned vivid green. Now I just need to find the cadet who pulled out the green magic sphere.
When I looked around to find a cadet with a green magic orb, there were more cadets than I expected, each injecting magic into the first magic orb they received.
In terms of percentage, it would be around 60%. They seem to be the type of person like me who is confident in their abilities.
“Hmm, I think it’s almost finished.”
It didn’t take long for the group to be fully decided.
Infuse magical power into the magic sphere, check the color, and gather together cadets with magic spheres of the same color.
Because it was just that, a simple method.
Pak-!
“… Ah.”
Of course, in the process, Cheon Yu-hwa lost his magic sphere through illusion killing, but since it was a problem that only one person had to join in the empty group, it was overlooked.
“Now, are you all gathered in groups?”
Green magic sphere, red magic sphere, yellow magic sphere, blue magic sphere, black magic sphere.
Forty cadets were divided into eight groups according to five colors.
But when I put it all together, what should I say? A quite unreasonable group was born.
“… Isn’t that a bit weird?”
I could hear these words right next to me, but no one could disagree with them.
Me and Ceria Alfheim, floating a green magic sphere.
And one more unusual thing… .
“I think it’s green even for me?”
Judging from the fact that only one person in the green group was empty, it seems that even the magic orb that Chen Yu-hwa blew away was the green group’s magic orb.
In fact, three of the first-year cadets who were considered the strongest were placed in one group.
If this continues, it will become a very obvious match as to which group will advance to the tournament.
Moreover, too much attention will be focused on one group… .
In such a situation, the solution proposed by Professors Raina and Roman Callia was much simpler than expected.
“Then, let’s do it like this. Everyone, green group, relax.”
Professor Raina tilted the crystal ball on the end of her staff towards us, and soon the crystal ball received her magic and started to glow.
Paaa-!
‘… Weakening spell?’
A curse-based spell. Like the barrier magician I chose, it was the main skill of the shaman, one of the unpopular professions.
Of course, shamans had their own difficulties, but I remember that they were in a better situation than barrier wizards because they had decent class-specific attack techniques and were able to play with a clear concept.
But why is Professor Raina using this?
I thought that way for a while, but then I thought that since it wasn’t a game, the job restrictions would have disappeared.
‘Right now, even I have deviated significantly from the pure barrier magician route.’
Thanks to the succession of rounds, I also possess many skills that go beyond the limits of a barrier magician.
Of course, even if it wasn’t a series succession, I would have been able to learn it somehow, like the spear technique I learned by directly encountering Professor Caria… .
‘It’s so inefficient that you don’t want to do it, and that’s probably why it took so long.’
Fortunately, since it was a spear skill that increased proficiency as you hit your body hard, you were able to increase your rank quickly.
As evidence, rune magic is still not of a high rank. The quality of rune magic is high, but that is because I was somewhat negligent in rune magic.
‘Professor Raina is a certified genius magician. There’s nothing strange about learning a spell.’
Perhaps Odd Spatium and Rayna Graven, who have extensive knowledge of space and magic, could somehow imitate my domain if they understood the principles.
This world is full of geniuses.
As I was thinking that, Professor Raina looked at us and nodded with satisfaction.
“Good. At this level, there will still be some competition, right?”
Is it true that the weakening curse personally placed by a professor-level person from Eden is different from a normal debuff?
The overall ability level has decreased significantly.
Except for Cheon Yu-hwa, who was completely unaffected by the illusion killing, all of the green team members, including Ceria Alfheim and I, were making strange expressions as they repeated movements such as swinging their arms or clenching and releasing their hands with subtle facial expressions.
Anyway, the cadets in the other groups seemed happy.
‘It doesn’t matter.’
Even if the abilities are lowered and the magic output is lowered, what’s the big deal?
Until now, it has not been highlighted as much because it has been used as a cheat of ridiculously high growth rate and succession of rounds, but the most basic operation policy of the barrier technique is not to kill anyone.
In the first place, the barrier armament was a technique I created myself, and originally there was no attack skill exclusive to the barrier magician’s job.
Within the area of influence of the barrier, my power is raised stronger and the other party’s power is further weakened.
That is the most basic operating method of the barrier magician profession.
He controls the battlefield by covering the battlefield with a barrier and pouring all kinds of buffs on his allies and all kinds of debuffs on his enemies.
‘Because it is the sphere of influence that has raised the fighting style of such a barrier magician to its limit.’
This level of debuff becomes insignificant as the area expands.
And the time was quickly approaching just before the second game started, and the 40 cadets who passed the first game were divided into five groups of eight each and headed to the place where the second game would be held.
A space that mimics the interior of a dungeon in each area in a wide-open grassland.
Five areas were revealed that Odd Spartium personally removed from parts of the dungeon’s interior.
Five districts and five groups.
─You’ve waited a long time! Hunters’ main job and the flower of dungeon raiding!
While listening to the broadcast, everyone takes their steps inside the area where the dungeon owner is waiting.
─Let the second match, Raid, begin!
And right from the start.
“… Regional development.”
I made a hand sign and recited the chant of the realm.
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