chapter 13
13. Combat Class 1
While talking with Baek Hwa-yeon, the door to Class 1 opened.
“Nice to meet you. Class 1 combat class everyone. My name is Cheol-Woong Park, the homeroom teacher and instructor who will be in charge of you this year.”
It seemed that Park Cheol-woong, who was in charge of the combat system entrance exam, was also in charge of the combat system class 1.
Park Cheol-woong looked at each one and stopped looking at Lee Do-jin.
“….”
Lee Do-jin also faced Cheol-woong Park without avoiding his gaze.
They entangled their eyes.
Park Cheol-woong, who stared at Lee Do-jin for a moment, continued to speak.
“You guys think you are strong enough. And that may be true. However, strength alone cannot deal with monsters.”
Park Cheol-woong floated a hologram window in the air on the screen.
“In the first grade. And the only class that will start fighting from the first semester is the combat class 1, you guys are the only ones.”
The eyes of the combat class 1 students showed a look of pride.
“As such, thorough preparation is necessary. First of all, you’ll be participating in a virtual mock raid today.
“After monitoring the strengths and weaknesses of each individual and what needs to be improved, each instructor will be assigned.”
Extremely cadet opportunistic system.
Of course, this system is applied only to the 1st class.
A place where only certain talents are gathered.
It is possible to make such an intensive investment because there is a certain degree of confidence that you can get results as much as you invest.
“You will fall into a forest similar to the Colosseum, which was the entrance exam site. This time it’s not a battle royale. Because the opponent is a monster in the first place. The time limit for the virtual mock raid is 2 hours. All you have to do is survive during that time and defeat the monsters.”
No matter how hard it is, it’s the 1st class in combat.
No matter how much you have been training for 3 years at a higher education institution, it is strange that you are given mock training from the first day of admission. No one rebelled.
“A fight between cadets is impossible. Regardless of the reason, if you break this, you will be punished severely.”
Even if there are a group of people with great personalities, there won’t be a crazy person who will cause trouble from the first day.
“It doesn’t matter if you cooperate with the cadets you meet. There is no penalty for cooperating. Rather recommend it. You guys become hunters If you put it into practice, most of them will be doing cooperative raids.”
Lee Do-jin wore a leather case with a wooden sword on his back.
Baek Hwa-yeon turned her back and stared at Lee Do-jin.
“If we meet, let’s raid together!”
“Uh, yes.”
***
I climbed into a magic circle similar to when I was heading to the .
Instructor Park Cheol-woong stared at me.
“Is it a wooden sword again?”
“Yes.”
I don’t know why everyone is obsessed with my wooden sword.
Woe-Evil!
A light hit me.
The sight is back.
“Oh, freshman representative!”
A man with wide shoulders caught my eye. She was holding a huge shield in one hand.
The man held out her huge hand to me.
“Nice to meet you. I’m a shield warrior! It’s Park Seong-gu!”
“Oh, nice to meet you.”
After shaking hands lightly, he raised a wooden sword.
Right after saying hello.
Kung-! Thud-!
The sound of huge footsteps came from the right side of Seonggu Park and me.
Kwaaagh!
A giant belonging to the humanoid monsters.
An ogre, a monster nearly 4 meters tall, was running and running.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Park Seong-gu ran towards the ogre, bursting out screams, whether it was laughter or spirit.
Wow!
And along with the shield, the whole body was driven into a tree on the left side.
A virtual monster created by magic and alchemy.
It looked too real to be dismissed as virtual.
“Ha ha ha ha! Truly an advanced monster! Ogre!!”
Park Seong-gu did not even groan and stood up again with a hearty laugh.
First of all, the first cadet I met is not normal.
I heard a wooden sword.
How am I supposed to cut down that huge guy?
-Whether the person to be cut is a monster or a human. Aiming for that target is the first thing.
Master’s voice, which I still vividly remember, resonated in my head.
-If you can’t get a feel for the guy you need to cut, just cut the space.
Cut space.
It was too grandiose an act to say ‘just do it’.
I knew what that meant.
He raised his wooden sword upwards. Going beyond the one-dimensional notion of having to cut the target-
I put my intention of cutting space into a wooden sword.
A straight beam of light split the center of the ogre.
Sucker!
Wow!
The ogre’s body, split in half, fell to the ground, scattering a halo of light.
“… Can I pretend I didn’t see it? Friend?”
Park Seong-gu stared at me with a ghostly expression.
“No, I don’t care.”
I moved on.
I wanted to face more and stronger monsters.
***
Lee Do-jin continued walking.
After killing the first ogre, I killed two orcs and two goblins.
Every single sword.
Unfortunately, the ogre that Dojin Lee had to kill first seemed to be the strongest monster here, in the .
From then on, I paid attention to observation. How other cadets fight.
Especially, I paid attention to the movements of the swordsmen who belong to the same class.
The results of the observation were not very satisfactory.
All in good weapons. To a good body. It was a good move.
The only person who crossed the line that his teacher Sword Emperor Dan Chun-Woo suggested to him was Baek Hwa-Yeon, a disciple of Sword Master Seol-Ah Yoo.
Lee Do-jin found another prosecutor.
A black-haired female swordsman stood still with her sword stretched out.
Seven hobgoblins surrounded him.
Despite the fact that the distance is slowly closing.
Lee Do-jin completely killed his presence and looked at the woman.
The Hobgoblins approached slowly, as if they were holding their breath.
Let’s keep the woman still until we reach right in front of us. The Hobgoblins stepped on the ground strongly, as if they were sure of their victory.
Kill aaagh! Karaaagh!
Seven Hobgoblins attacked from all directions simultaneously.
Sharp teeth that could shatter a human head at once, and dozens of dagger-like hands, struck like a flash war.
At that time, the woman’s hand headed for the handle of the sword worn around her waist.
Scak!
Behind the sound of sharp swords.
Whewyyyyy-!
The wind blew.
Write—————Wow!
The hobgoblin’s head, which had thrust her head in first, shot upward.
The sword wind is not over.
The woman danced a sword dance.
My feet were light as if I was taking a walk.
Her sword was ferocious.
The limbs of the seven Hobgoblins flew one after another.
Arm.
Legs.
Head.
Twelve limbs swelled with light.
All 7 Hobgoblins were cut into pieces and scattered.
“….”
Lee Do-jin was raising the corner of her mouth without realizing it.
I finally found it. A swordsman who has crossed a certain line.
The woman who had slaughtered 7 goblins into pieces of meat with 30 consecutive hits had her sword bladed.
Keying….
Then she slowly turned her head.
Heading towards the place where Lee Do-jin is staring at her.
A clear and pure voice permeated my ears.
“Are you Cadet Lee Do-jin?”
Lee Do-jin opened her eyes wide.
‘How did you know?’
Without seeing her face.
Lee Do-jin slowly approached the woman.
“How did you know?”
Women.
Her eyes were closed.
“You can put your words at ease. For me, honorifics have become a habit.”
The woman stood in front of Lee Do-jin.
“My name is Jia Ryu. She is blind I can’t see her eyes.”
Blind.
The swordsmanship that Liu Jia had just shown was imprinted in her mind. It was hard to believe that she was blind.
“Amazing. It’s pure admiration. It was a great sword dance.”
“Just because she wielded her sword at random, she treated it as her sword dance. Thank you.”
Jia Ryu took a step closer to Dojin Lee.
“After learning the new technique. She started to feel the presence of certain people. They were usually top-tier hunters who survived for a long time on the raid front. Crossed the line dozens of times.”
Liu Jia had her eyes closed. Her two gray eyes were staring straight into Lee Do-jin’s eyes.
“By the way. Why, can I feel the same presence in Cadet Lee Do-jin’s body?”
To be precise. I felt a greater presence than them. Like someone who has crossed the line hundreds of times.
“So I was surprised. When Cadet-nim stood on the podium as the freshman representative, she was very visible. Cadet only.”
-The virtual mock raid is over. All monsters disappear.
A notice announcing the end of the virtual mock raid echoed through the forest.
Liu Jia closed her eyes again.
And she smiled lightly.
“Let’s chat again later. Um, while eating?”
“… Okay.”
Lee Do-jin nodded her head. She
Because she herself, as a military man, had many questions about Liu Jia.
***
The night of her first day at school deepened.
5Th in the guild rankings in Korea.
Guild Master So Daecheol’s mansion.
Parr….
So-eun trembled with his hands.
I felt the handle of my father’s door, which I had to open right now, feel too heavy.
“What are you doing?”
A profound voice rang in my ears.
“Don’t waste your time and come in quickly.”
At So Dae-cheol’s words, So-eun hurriedly opened the door.
So-Eun managed to control his trembling body and lowered her head.
“You called. Father.”
“I heard. Athena 2nd year summer vacation. The mana anemic trash you brought has become the new student representative of Iroas Academy.”
So Yoo-eun’s face turned white.
“Yes, yes. It’s really strange… I think I really solved my mana anemic.”
So Dae-cheol wrinkled his forehead.
“You really disappoint me from start to finish. I am the youngest.”
Disappointed.
‘Disappointment, disappointment, disappointment….’
Those two words messed with So-Eun’s head.
His head felt hot. Father.
To be recognized by So Dae-cheol, the sword master in front of him, he made countless efforts over the years.
To avoid hearing that disappointment.
“Mana achilles is an impossible disease to treat on its own. The effect of the mana purification water I provided must have manifested a little late.”
So Dae-cheol sincerely thought so.
During the summer vacation of the second year, the mana purified water injected by Changchun into Lee Dojin worked.
“In other words, that bastard named Do-jin Lee’s force. The guy’s body. All this window. I, So Dae-cheol’s asset. It seems that the thing doesn’t know who its owner is.”
So Dae-cheol’s eyes shone sadly.
“I will lend you 15 members of the 1st raid. Each one is a top-notch Hunter.”
Those sword-like eyes strangled So-eun.
“Tomorrow, bring him in front of me.”