On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 77
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 077
It Might Not Be Like That From Now On (3)
Around noon.
“Finally arrived… mmph!”
“Quantus, you’re being too loud.”
The Sword School first years, who had moved cautiously after the subjugation, finally arrived in front of the ruins.
The scale of the ruins was enormous.
“In the middle of the forest, ruins like this…”
Now I could somewhat understand why each grade had different entrances.
This place, the Koers Ruins, was so incredibly vast that the exploration rate was said to be less than 50%.
“It’s not just vast. I heard there are places too dangerous to enter.”
“I feel kind of chilly too.”
The reason why rarely seen magical beasts inhabit this place!
There’s a reason for the saying that magical beasts originated from these Koers Ruins.
“That’s the place.”
Ziel checked the map and confirmed the ruin entrance where the first years would enter.
‘There’s no major threat near the entrance.’
Ziel immediately gathered the team leaders.
“From now on, we’ll set up a temporary camp here. Team leaders, install traps and alert devices at the locations I designate and return. Don’t forget to mark them with stakes or long tree branches.”
“Weren’t we going in right away?”
“Student Maris Sopen, since we’re entering by teams, it will take time. During that time, there could be attacks from magical beasts, so we’re preparing.”
The most vulnerable time for attacks is precisely when taking a rest.
Having already fought magical beasts, the students’ stamina was definitely depleted.
So maintaining thorough vigilance while resting was the top priority.
‘We’ll need to stay until evening.’
Ziel estimated the time while recalling the goals of ruins exploration.
The ruins exploration objective was simple.
Go inside and retrieve designated items.
This was a ruin that had already been explored, with only relatively safe traps left inside after being cleared.
Simply put, it could be said to be a place used for student practice.
One of the reasons for dividing into teams.
‘The teams with the most stamina consumption should be sent in last.’
Ziel enters the ruins with every team.
In other words, he makes five round trips.
Of course, there was no problem at all with Ziel’s stamina.
Meanwhile, the team leaders who went to install traps with their team members.
“Leader, look over there.”
Ann stopped installing the trap and looked up at Quantus’s words.
“That looks like a ruin entrance too.”
“You’re right. Is that the Arcane School side?”
“It seems like it. But I don’t see anyone. We really did come early.”
“Haven’t they already gone in?”
“…Th-that could be possible?”
Quantus had somehow become timid.
He felt somewhat diminished after witnessing Ann’s capabilities.
“Hmm. They’ll definitely do better than us.”
“What are you talking about? We worked so hard too.”
“Well, it’s still Arcane School. You know how well-supported they are.”
Ann’s thinking wasn’t wrong.
Students from any department had vague thoughts about Arcane School.
For instance, that they had tremendous amounts of money and received the best treatment and enormous support from the Academy.
‘Well, we learned from Teacher Ziel though.’
Delev was having similar thoughts.
“Peak, look over there. There’s no one at the ruin entrance.”
“Oh, you’re right. Haven’t they already gone in, Delev?”
“Well, it’s hard to think they came earlier than us.”
It was a bit far to see clearly, but it didn’t seem like there were people there either.
“We’re going to win. Just like the teacher said.”
“Right? But what did Teacher Ziel do before coming here? Did you know Peckworms have a weak spot?”
“No. I didn’t want to know.”
Delev sighed and looked down at the leather pouch.
The scent wafting up faintly made him think he would have definitely thrown up if he had eaten a lot this morning.
‘Bear with it.’
Once the schedule was finished and they returned, a shower first without fail!
Anyway, Teacher Ziel was amazing every time he saw him.
‘Where on earth did this person come from.’
Even during training, various rumors had been circulating.
Teacher Ziel was actually a former prisoner.
When they looked into the Steelheart family, it had already fallen and he came dreaming of revenge.
Or….
He was secretly dispatched by the Imperial Palace.
Exceptional skills that were too outstanding for a liberal arts instructor!
The students also had their doubts.
But there was one thing they never doubted.
The fact that he cared for the students.
Without that, there was no way to explain all the things they had experienced so far.
Even after setting up traps and returning, sure enough.
“Delev, come quickly. The teacher brought water.”
“Water?”
Their drinking water supply was running low anyway.
There really were several large containers filled with water.
“Where did you get the water?”
“There was a stream nearby.”
Delev was stunned by Lydia’s words.
A stream?
No matter how hard he listened, he couldn’t hear the sound of flowing water.
“Teacher, how did you discover the stream?”
“I heard the sound. The color of the plants changed too, and I could see traces of animals.”
“Ah….”
As always, a simple answer.
Delev asked a friend who was nearby.
“How long did it take to get back?”
“I don’t know. After going there, roughly 20 minutes?”
To hear sounds from that distance.
Of course, he said the plant colors changed and he saw animal traces too….
‘He must have come to scout the area beforehand.’
That’s what Delev thought.
But Ziel had really just heard the sound.
The plant colors and animal traces were discovered afterwards.
‘Or maybe he came here before for other business?’
Not at all.
Suspicion slowly rising again!
Anyway, the water was very refreshing.
“The order is Groups 1, 2, 5, 3, 4. We’re going in reverse order of those who had the most physical exhaustion in the previous subjugation.”
Delev and Celia’s groups, which had remained as standby teams, would enter first and second respectively.
Both clenched their fists tightly.
‘I’ll definitely finish before that bastard!’
‘I absolutely have to come out earlier than Celia.’
Blazing competitive spirit!
If competitive spirit were visible, sparks would have already flown between the two.
Celia had been continuously displeased, thinking that Delev had stolen her swordsmanship.
Conversely, Delev was annoyed by Celia’s constant nagging.
Their interests aligned perfectly.
But Ziel put on the brakes.
“What’s important is safety. Especially student Delev Kundel and student Celia Rihart. You two are the most proactive but also the most careless. Be careful.”
“…Yes.”
“…Yep.”
Of course, he didn’t know about their relationship, but it was appropriate advice.
“The team leaders will take the lead. I plan to move between the front and rear to check for threats. As I said, I won’t intervene unless it’s a very dangerous situation. Keep that in mind. That’s all.”
The briefing ended with that.
Afterwards, each group was given 10 minutes before deployment.
The goal was to reach the end and retrieve a specific item.
It was time to formulate strategies.
Before Group 1, who had devised their own strategy, finally entered the ruins.
“Student Celia Rihart.”
“Yes, teacher.”
“Among the remaining students, you’re the strongest, so control them well and maintain a thorough perimeter.”
“…!”
The strongest among the remaining students!
Those words, or rather those words that sounded like praise, made Celia’s heart race.
‘As expected, there’s no one but me, right?’
She was misunderstanding in a slightly strange direction, but anyway, her determination was overflowing.
“Yes! Of course. Leave it to me and go!”
Ziel stepped into the ruins with Group 1.
The second practical training event.
It was the beginning of ruins exploration.
Koers Ruins!
Dozens of entrances alone.
Some entrances were so notorious that once you entered, no one had ever come out.
The actual exploration rate was only 45%, and some entrances had been completely sealed off.
Of course, the entrance the students were entering had already been explored and most threats removed, but they couldn’t let their guard down.
“Stop for a moment.”
Delev raised his hand.
Ziel nodded at the sight.
‘Correct, student Delev Kundel.’
“Peak, the torch.”
“Here.”
Delev took the torch and illuminated the area ahead.
Then he carefully tapped the floor entrance with the tip of the torch.
Kurrrung!
The trap activated and several iron chunks swept across the floor around them.
“Whoa.”
“Cr-crazy.”
The Group 1 students gasped at the sight.
They had almost been caught in that.
Even if it wouldn’t kill them, injury was guaranteed.
Delev felt exhilaration instead.
‘Just as Teacher told us.’
The floors inside ruins are not all the same.
Examine the ceiling and walls closely, and if there’s anything different, you must stop.
Those words had proven exactly right!
The other students felt similarly, if not quite exhilarated, especially the first years who had newly joined this practical training.
‘Everything Teacher said is right.’
‘Completely different from Professor Elcanto…’
Trust that was now almost perfectly established!
And Ziel’s training proved effective in the situations that followed.
“Krrruk!”
Stone Crook.
A monster that inhabited the inside of ruins appeared.
A large magical beast wielding a stone hammer!
Its pale white skin, having received no sunlight at all, made its appearance even more grotesque.
“Gilbert, Rascal, Anita, forward!”
Then three people with spears stepped forward.
A passage that was somewhat filled when the three stood side by side.
“The other three, prepare crossbows.”
Swords were meaningless in narrow passages.
Instead, spears that could attack while maintaining distance were very useful.
Crossbows, which required less space than bows, were the same.
“Krrruk!”
The Stone Crook charged!
Bang, kuwoong!
Surprisingly, it struck down one of the three spears with its stone hammer and pushed its body forward.
The formation was about to collapse in an instant!
Right then, Delev grabbed another spear as if he had been waiting and filled that position.
And-
Puuuk!
“Krwaaaaar!”
The spear pierced deep into the Stone Crook’s body.
Meanwhile, the other two spears stabbed the Stone Crook.
However.
Bang!
“Kuk!”
As if that wasn’t nearly enough, the Stone Crook swung its stone hammer to attack Delev.
He twisted his body to dodge in an instant, but there was still some impact.
“Group Leader!”
“Fall back! What about the crossbows!”
“Can’t shoot! Vision is blocked!”
Because the Stone Crook had charged too early.
Only then did Teacher Ziel’s advice come to mind.
‘Stone Crooks are magical beasts with considerable durability.’
It’s not the kind of creature that would fall just from stabbing it with a spear a few times.
He should have stabbed and immediately retreated.
‘What should I do.’
His mind raced intensely in that brief moment.
Should he continue attacking with the spear and go for a war of attrition?
Or try another method…
‘This won’t be easy. Now, let’s see what they’ll do.’
Agent 8 thought that’s probably what would happen.
Some would get injured by the Stone Crook and use that sacrifice as a stepping stone to break through the ruins.
The Stone Crook was that level of magical beast.
A magical beast that first-year level students could never face alone.
But right at that moment.
Thud.
When he turned his head toward the sound of something falling, he could see the path the Stone Crook had come from.
‘The ceiling.’
Delev didn’t hesitate.
“Grab the spear!”
“The spear?”
“Grab the spear and push it as is! Just like that! Everyone else help from behind!”
The students moved urgently at the group leader’s words.
Thunk!
Meanwhile, another spear pierced into the Stone Crook’s body, and at the same time, students holding three other spears began pushing forward.
“Eeek!”
“Uuugh!”
“The hammer, watch out for the hammer!”
“Grroooaar!”
The Stone Crook swung its hammer relentlessly.
Everyone was holding near the end of the spear handles so they barely avoided getting hit, but it would be dangerous if they were pushed back even a little.
Right then.
Delev received a crossbow and aimed at the ceiling entrance.
‘Please.’
Swoosh!
The fired crossbow bolt.
And finally the Stone Crook began to be pushed back!
Ting!
The moment the bolt hit the ceiling.
Rumble!
A trap activated from the ceiling.
Click, thoom! Crash!
Iron chunks flew down from the ceiling and struck the Stone Crook hard.
“Now’s our chance!”
The remaining students with new spears rushed in and finished off the Stone Crook.
“Huff, gasp.”
“Wheeze. D-did we actually defeat it?”
“We did it…”
The Stone Crook finally fell after having a full ten spears driven into it.
If there hadn’t been a gap in the trap.
‘It might have been the end.’
The passage was already narrow.
Plus it was an unfamiliar space.
And there was even a large magical beast.
Everything was difficult, but they overcame it.
“Delev, how did you know about the trap?”
Delev, who had hesitated, gave an unexpected answer.
“…I just saw it.”
“You’re answering like the teacher?”
“I-is that so?”
He really just saw it.
No, that’s not right.
He did hear a sound.
It was by chance though.
“Anyway, we survived thanks to you, thank you.”
“We defeated it thanks to our Group 1 leader. Right?”
Delev shook his head.
“We all did it together.”
In such a narrow space, it would have been absolutely difficult to face that magical beast alone!
It was a level that required at least the ability to channel mana into one’s sword, but Delev hadn’t reached that level yet.
‘Excellent.’
Not far away.
Agent 8, who had been following and watching them while hidden, also applauded inwardly.
‘To notice the trap at that timing and activate it to defeat the Stone Crook.’
His prediction had been wrong.
‘That guy Delev is truly a Kundel.’
Is this what it means to be from a Great Family?
Not only his leadership, but his situational judgment and adaptability were also excellent.
In Agent 8’s view, if it hadn’t been for Delev, the exploration might have stopped here.
When there are multiple casualties, it becomes difficult to advance.
However, there was one fact that Agent 8 didn’t know.
The sound of something falling that Delev had heard before defeating the Stone Crook.
That was exactly…
‘He noticed well.’
It was the sound made by a very small stone fragment that Ziel had thrown while channeling mana, without anyone knowing.
To help the students.
‘It was a dangerous situation, after all.’
Of course, they would never know about it in the future either.
“Well done, student Delev Kundel.”
“Teacher.”
“Check the injured and let’s continue moving.”
Delev nodded and stood up.
Somehow.
He felt like he had grown even more.
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