episode_0040

Choi Hana recalled the events of last night.

Lee Jun-woo opened his mouth.

He personally persuaded the cadets.

“Do you remember what the instructors said at the entrance ceremony this morning?”

“Instructors? What are you talking about?”

A male cadet who appeared to be from the Warrior School answered.

Lee Jun-woo turned his head.

“The moment I entered the school, the instructors told me that Hell Week was not training, but actual combat. And if everything goes according to schedule, there will be survival training against monsters tomorrow.”

“What does that have to do with eating snacks?”

The eyes of cadets from other departments were sensitive.

Instructor Yong Hoon-cheol’s awakening guerrilla training was so difficult that it killed him.

With just a scant dinner, I wasn’t completely full.

Of course, it was difficult to resist the snack in front of me.

“The instructors constantly emphasized that it was practical training. Especially from the battle with the monster tomorrow.”

“But…”

“In that actual battle, the instructors declared that they would not provide any help. So we have to think about the worst case scenario where food will not be supplied. Unless you’re a fool.”

The cadets murmured at those words.

“That makes no sense. After all, it’s intense training just like actual combat. There’s a reason why I don’t even give you food…”

“Aren’t you overdoing it? We came here to train, not really to kill monsters, right? Starving us is not training, it is abuse.”

But Lee Jun-woo’s expression was resolute.

“You can tell just by looking at the names of the instructors who participated in this Hell Week. Whether it’s instructor Yong Hoon-cheol or instructor Jeon Ho-jun. They are all strong people who survived the dungeon famous for being hell.”

“That means…”

“If those instructors had emphasized countless times that it was real combat. Are you sure. There is a high possibility that my thoughts will be correct in tomorrow’s isolation training.”

It wasn’t a completely groundless statement.

In more detail, Lee Jun-woo even directly mentioned the battlefields in which the instructors participated.

And even the instructors’ training tendencies.

“That could be possible…”

“But isn’t it too much of a guess? No, if you think about it…”

The cadets’ expressions changed.

Lee Jun-woo’s words were reasonable.

At first, the cadets looked like they were saying some bullshit.

The opinions were split half and half.

Lee Jun-woo’s expression was still stern.

“It wouldn’t be painful if I didn’t eat snacks now. It would be painful if I couldn’t eat anything tomorrow. It will be harder than today’s training.”

Lee Jun-woo’s words continued like this.

Gradually, the cadets were persuaded.

“I think that’s right. It is said that Hell Week was always filled with unpredictable training.”

“That’s right. It might not be wrong…”

It was that moment.

A cadet who was holding a snack quietly put the snack in his bag.

“I follow Lee Jun-woo’s words. I will leave the snack without eating.”

It was Lim Jae-ho.

When the large man said that, the cadets became quiet.

“What happened? Jae-ho Lim follows what Jun-woo Lee says?”

“Lim Jae-ho probably isn’t the type of person to listen to anyone.”

At that time, some gangster-looking guys moved.

The cadets of the Thieves Department and the Assassin Department saw another cadet, Jeong Si-woo.

“No, do we really need to follow Lim Jae-ho? And Lee Jun-woo, he folded Geumtaeyang and suddenly started imitating a model student. Hey Siwoo! Just chew that word and have a snack among ourselves…”

“Shut up! Don’t talk bullshit. Lee Jun-woo… no. Listen to Lee Jun-woo.”

However, Jeong Si-woo made a straight face and silenced the cadets.

At that moment, Lee Jun-woo looked at Jeong Si-woo.

Jeong Si-woo was very surprised.

“Hiik… Oh, no. You can have snacks tomorrow! They say that if you eat a lot, you will gain weight.”

Choi Hana was puzzled.

‘Why are you avoiding Lee Jun-woo’s gaze like that? ‘That gangster?’

But in any case, Lim Jae-ho and Jeong Si-woo had their say in the middle class.

Both of them are at the top based on pure ability alone.

Those two supported Lee Jun-woo’s words.

Opinions immediately shifted to one side.

“Were those two people that obediently listened to others? Even if it’s the same department.”

“That’s right. Since they are both guys with the same personality, they would just say anything about a cadet who is weaker than them.”

“Surely something happened with Lee Jun-woo? You may have already tried it.”

“Yes. Come to think of it, Junwoo Lee was also a member of Aigis. There may be a hidden trick.”

Like that, the cadets from other departments were excited.

And inadvertently, the cadets saw Choi Hana.

I don’t know what to say.

It seems like the rumor about him was quite scary among the cadets.

But of course her answer was fixed.

“I agree.”

To Choi Ha-na, Lee Jun-woo is.

Because he is definitely someone you can trust.

In the end, everyone in the middle class followed Lee Jun-woo’s words.

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Choi Hana’s brief reminiscences are over.

Back to the training ground on day 2.

Beyond augmented reality, it was a special training center created by professors of the Department of Magic.

So the cadets’ appearance was a mess.

The monster’s flesh and blood were all over his body.

“Kyaaaagh-”

The middle class cadets cut off the head of the rushing ghoul.

Literally practical.

From morning to five o’clock in the afternoon.

The cadets continued to deal with waves of monsters.

A female cadet named Jeong Min-ji from the Warrior Department plunged her sword into the floor and sat down.

“Everything went as Lee Jun-woo said… Sigh…”

Before we knew it, the eyes of the cadets were following Lee Jun-woo first.

There were as many as 6 monster waves today.

The cadets had to block the wave themselves like in a defense game.

Although I knew it was actual isolation training.

Nearly a hundred monsters rushed in in one wave.

– Not only orcs, but also undead… no, all kinds of monsters are mixed together!

Cadets of middle class, not even high class.

As they are cadets with average skills.

I almost panicked when I saw that many monsters.

– are you okay! Create a formation according to the class! If you create a proper party and deal with it, you can deal with many types!

However, the cadet who was the most calm despite the chaos was Lee Jun-woo.

He immediately formed groups of cadets.

– Divide the party into three and respond according to the type and properties of the monster!

And he continued to take charge of subsequent instructions.

Even Lim Jae-ho and Jeong Si-woo followed Lee Jun-woo’s words faithfully.

Towards the end of the wave, the defense pace of the middle class was better than that of the high class.

“Ha! I think I’ll buy some now.”

An interlude after the sixth wave.

The cadets followed Lee Jun-woo’s instructions and ate the snacks left behind.

‘No way, the timing of snacks was taken with the morale of the cadets in mind…’

Although it was a desperate wave.

Still, in a situation where no meals or snacks are distributed.

Knowing that there was food left to eat was a psychological help.

High-calorie combat food, not an ordinary snack.

The middle class cadets quickly recovered their energy by eating the snacks they had left behind.

On the other hand, the high class cadets looked exhausted.

Ha Ye-eun even fainted.

“We can do well against that high class in today’s training!”

Jeong Si-woo was burning with motivation.

Although he is famous for his poor training attitude.

Somehow, today I followed all of Lee Jun-woo’s instructions without saying any complaints.

Lim Jae-ho was also seen continuously asking Lee Jun-woo’s opinion.

Even the other cadets seemed to think of Lee Jun-woo as the leader of the middle class.

‘As expected, Lee Jun-woo is amazing!’

Choi Hana was also very tired.

Still, I was still motivated.

I didn’t want to lose to a high class team with An Yu-min.

I glanced at Lee Jun-woo.

Lee Jun-woo silently held in his hand the red magic stone he had used in the past liberal arts major.

‘You must have been very tired, but you were training again…’

Even when Lee Jun-woo was resting for a while, he did not let go of the magic stone even for a moment.

It seemed like they were training their attachments.

Even now, even Lim Jae-ho and Jeong Si-woo are sitting on the floor, catching their breath.

‘He’s someone I can’t help but respect.’

And seeing Lee Jun-woo gain the trust of the cadets.

Choi Hana was strangely happier with her.

Although I wasn’t conscious of it.

My heart was pounding as I looked at Lee Jun-woo.

“Wave ends here! The last training of the day is Time Attack, assuming a battle with a dungeon boss! Let the battle begin!”

And instructor Jeon Ho-jun shouted.

I guess I didn’t think there would be another battle after this.

A sigh flowed from the high class cadets.

But the middle class was different.

“Everyone was in good spirits. Then let’s go again.”

At Lee Jun-woo’s words, the middle class cadets all raised their weapons.

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“Ha… My whole body aches.”

The training for the second day has ended.

After finishing my schedule, I lay down on the bed in my accommodation.

Today, unlike yesterday, I had to actively swing my sword.

So my whole body screamed.

It was very satisfying.

The second day of training went much better than I expected.

‘I didn’t know that the middle class would unite so well.’

In the original episode, An Yu-min had a very difficult time.

Of course, since it is a middle class, the motivation is lower than that of a high class.

The specifications are also relatively poor.

Nevertheless, the cadets’ personalities are strong.

Cadets from different faculties behaved as they pleased.

Therefore, it is very difficult to unify the opinions of Group 1 and achieve high scores against high classes.

‘But it gave the best results.’

All middle class personnel survived.

And in the final time attack, I succeeded in defeating the boss at a similar timing to the high class.

[Story Quest]================================

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▶ Quest 1-4 Please kill me instead! Hell week!

: Survive Hell Week without a final retirement.

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▶​ Remarks

: Cleared the hidden quest.

: Cleared the 2nd day boss monster within the time limit.

/ Hard difficulty perks are available.

▷▷ Obtained 50 Theia Crystals.​

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This Hell Week is the final quest of Chapter 1 of the original work.

As such, there were separate hidden quests on hard difficulty.

‘The 50 jewel reward is sweet, but clearing it is very difficult.’

As a middle class member in the original, it is difficult to prevent the annihilation of group 1, let alone the boss monster.

‘I couldn’t properly use Jeong Si-woo and Lim Jae-ho as colleagues in the first place.’

I can use those two as colleagues at least after the midterm exams.

But those two people actively cooperated with me.

So, like operating Aegis.

I was able to direct Group 1 directly.

I also had worse specs than An Yu-min in the original.

We defeated monsters together using the stats and skills we had raised so far.

‘Thanks to that, I made it on time.’

The villain’s attack takes place tomorrow.

Killing that villain was the ultimate goal of Hell Week.

Not only is the reward for that last hit very good, but since the opponent is a villain, it naturally leads to underworld site content.

So what I focused on was the evolution of skills.

I achieved that goal today, on the second day, faster than expected.

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[Stats have increased.]

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* Strength: 24(+1) [Durability 5, Strength 10, Balance 9(+1)]

* Intelligence: 22(+2) [Computation ability 7, Casting speed 8, Spell durability 7(+2)]

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Muscle strength and intelligence increased.

I swung the holy knight sword filled with power all day long.

Of course, I didn’t swing it recklessly.

Just as I learned from instructor Yong Hoon-cheol yesterday.

As I moved with the body’s balance in mind, my balance improved.

‘And I continued to use the flame magic stone.’

We had to deal with a large number of monsters.

Thus, not only divine power but also fire attribute mana was maintained in the sword.

As a result, the spell durability stat also increased.

Those two stats are currently 9 and 7, respectively.

In order to evolve the skill, the stat was 1 short as shown in the notification window below.

[Skill]=========================​​​​

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▷▷ Holy Strike – 「Goddess’ Flame Sword」/ Rare Skill

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* Minimum required stats

​: Balance 10 (Strength)

: Spell Durability 8 (Intelligence)

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The awakening level has increased through continuous use of power.

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[The awakening level has increased.]

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* Awakening level: 42(+2) –> 2sp obtained!

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With that stat bonus, all skill requirements were achieved.

Awakening level.

That is the sum of the levels of my primary and secondary powers.

A side power formed from the throne of the shadow mirror, which is the secondary power.

As the level of those powers increased, the level of the secondary power also steadily increased.

‘Before, level 25 was my limit.’

Although it is still not enough for the Aigis members who are now heading toward awakening level 70.

But I am clearly different from before.

‘I didn’t forget. ‘What I have to do.’

Hidden title: Avenger of Cold Fire.

Due to the absolute composure effect, I was not at all shaken by the three Aegis members.

But in the depths of my heart, there is a fire of revenge.

That cold, blue fire burns without going out.

If it was something that could take away everything from those three people.

I was able to become calmer than anyone else in the world.

No, I absolutely had to do it.

When I awakened my hidden power, I agreed.

If you reject the fate guided by the hidden title.

I will lose all my powers and die.

‘I’ll have to do whatever it takes.’

Even if it means destroying those three.

I calmly checked my newly acquired skills.

[Skill]=========================​​​​

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[Skill evolution was successful.]

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▶ Holy Strike – 「Goddess’ Flame Sword」 / Rare

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As it is a rare skill.

Even countries with relatively poor stats can now make significant deals.

With this, all preparations have been completed to hunt down the villain directly instead of An Yu-min.

And that moment when you are about to go to sleep for tomorrow.

“What is it?”

I felt an instinctive sense of danger at that moment.

I turned my head towards the place where the ominous energy was spreading.

The window of the four-person accommodation.

The window was open.

Someone was sitting on the window sill with their legs crossed.

“I wasn’t sleeping yet. Hehehe.”

A young woman with a breathtakingly alluring smile.

She was a silver-haired woman with such a bewitching aura that she didn’t feel like a human at all.

‘I’m not human.’

He quickly raised his hand to the Holy Knight’s sword.

I almost didn’t recognize him for a moment in that unfamiliar atmosphere.

It was definitely someone I knew.

‘Why Song Xia?’

I almost mistook it because it was completely different from my usual feeling.

It was definitely Song Xia.

Red eyes that shine so beautifully that it gives goosebumps all over your body.

But under the moonlight outside the window, the gaze felt very ominous.

It was dangerous.

Just like when I stood in front of that horror hall.

No, I instinctively felt a deeper ominousness than that.

Soon, Song Xia’s lips opened.

“I’ll ask you straight. Do you still love An Yu-min?”

But Song Xia asked me a question I had never thought of.

‘What bullshit…’

Right at that moment.

My head became even colder.

There is no action without reason.

‘Something is happening in Aegis.’

The system’s notification window responded.

Perhaps, a good opportunity for my revenge had arisen.

I answered quickly.

“No. Could that be possible?”

Song Xia’s expression changed.