Extra Pages: The Author's Odyssey

The moment Lucas, Evelyn, Lyra and Sunny entered the tunnel, six (E-)Rank Goblins attacked them, but they easily killed them before walking forward.

In the dimly lit tunnel, the quartet faced another wave of adversaries as twenty E-rank goblins emerged menacingly. Lucas and Evelyn exchanged a knowing glance, a silent communication that spoke volumes about their shared experiences battling such creatures.

Lucas, his grip firm on the hilt of his sword, turned to Evelyn. "More goblins, but we can handle them. Stick close, and watch each other's backs," he advised, his voice a steady reassurance amid the impending chaos.

Evelyn, her bow drawn and ready, nodded in agreement. "Got it, Lucas. Let's make quick work of these pests." Her fingers deftly manipulated the bowstring as she continued, "I've enchanted my arrows with lightning magic. It should give us an explosive advantage."

As the goblins closed in, Lucas and Sunny charged forward with determination. Lucas, deftly parried strikes with his sword, while Sunny, armed with a spear, lunged with calculated precision. The clash of metal against goblin hide echoed through the tunnel.

Meanwhile, Evelyn's arrows found their marks, each strike triggering a dazzling explosion as the goblins met their electrifying end. The tunnel resonated with the thunderous aftermath of their demise.

Lyra, with a staff in hand, focused her attention on supporting her comrades. With a wave of her staff, she cast a buffing spell on Sunny and Lucas, enhancing their strength twofold. Lyra then joined the fray, seamlessly switching between defensive spells and striking down goblins with swift movements.

The battle unfolded like a choreographed dance, a harmonious collaboration of skill and magic. Lucas and Evelyn fought side by side, their movements synchronized as they carved a path through the goblin horde. Sunny's spear thrusts were met with Lyra's magical reinforcements, creating a formidable duo.

Amidst the chaos, Lucas shouted, "Evelyn, cover us from a distance! Lyra, keep those buffs coming!" The team's synergy was evident, with each member contributing their unique abilities to overcome the odds.

The tunnel became a battleground, illuminated by flashes of magic and the glint of weapons.

Soon, Adrian and others also caught up to them and they started moving together.

Adrian Glanced at Lucas and Sunny, both of them were showing good teamwork.

Aric who was a few steps behind Adrian also sees the fight, his main target is Lucas, and this is a perfect opportunity for him to study Lucas.

Aric had tried to not involve himself with kicking him out of the Academy directly, he had ordered his man to his bidding but obviously, they failed.

Aric also know that Lucas has found himself very dangerous situation where one mistake could kill him but despite all of this he somehow survives.

Kyle was fighting three E-rank Goblins at the same time. Suddenly, an arrow past his left side and hit the head of one of the Goblin.

Lucas frowned knowing that the arrow didn't belong to Evelyn, He turned back and looked at where the arrow came from. He saw Emma aiming her bow at another Goblin. Even though she stole his kill, he didn't want to be impolite to her.

He smiled and said,

"Thanks for helping."

But instead of replying Emma completely ignored him.

'This bitch.'

Emma has shown this kind of attitude since Lybraith's dungeon, Lucas also knows why she was doing that but that doesn't mean Lucas is not angry.

He turned to Evelyn, who was skillfully killing goblin after goblin with her bow.

Seeing Evelyn, Lucas has a sudden idea in his head.

"Evelyn," Lucas shouted, bringing the attention of Evelyn toward him.

"Kill as much as goblin you can, don't lose to Emma."

At that, both of them stop for a moment, Evelyn has a confused expression on her face ann the other hand, and Emmisas is furious.

Both of them looked at each other and there was an invisible spark of electricity when their gaze met.

Like some kind of switch on their heads both of them started to kill the goblin with their bow with unbelievable speed.

They both don't want to lose from each other.

'With this, Emma will have her full attention on Evelyn from now on.'

Lucas went back to killing goblins, Lucas wore a neutral expression, but if someone who saw Lucas fighting before saw him now, that person would notice that Lucas was faster and more brutal than before.

Half an hour later,

Lucas and Sunny were fighting on the left side with Evelyn and Lyra. Meanwhile, Adrian and his team were on the right with Noah, Kale and Elera. No one noticed when the distance between the groups started to increase. Some more students also caught up to them and were fighting between the two groups.

As Lucas slash his sword and killed another Goblin he felt a sudden familiar sucking force. Before he could understand what happened, he disappeared and appeared inside the training ground.

Lucas looked around and saw other students also appearing one by one.

'It seems the time for the Exam has ended.'

He looks forward and finds Headmaster Hera standing there instead of Professor Lillian.

He was confused but there was no harm from her being here.

Just like others he also looked to the Headmaster who appeared in front of the students.

The headmaster looked at the dishevelled and tired students and nodded before speaking loudly,

"All of you showed great performance, even though spending one day inside the dungeon was a huge surprise. There were also a few students who caught my attention because they showed great potential."

She glanced at Adrian and Aric, indicating she was talking about them.

"I know for everyone this experience was new, spending one day inside a cold and dark place, without water, food, and a nice place to sleep. All of you must be thinking it was too hard, considering it was the first test from the Academy."

"When working as a hero, there will be times when you will find yourself trapped in a dungeon like this. without water, food, and a nice place to sleep. This is just a small example of what can happen in future. "

She said and looked at the students in front of her, all of them looked exhausted but there was one student who looked fine.

It was Lucas Darkheart.

Like others, his clothes also had mud, the blood of a goblin and a few scratches on the shirt but he was not exhausted at all.

Headmaster Hera shook her head and continued,

"Anyway, the results of your written test and Dungeon Dane will show you tomorrow. For now, go and get some rest in your room."