In the Name of God - Chapter 29.2
The more I thought about it, the more choked up I became, recalling all the harsh words and actions I had taken.
-……
The clan leader remained silent for a while.
-…Fine. Do as you wish.
His barely uttered reply carried a sigh, as if he had known this moment would come.
-However, even if they are parachuted in, if they lack skill, I cannot cover for them.
“I do not think that will be a problem.”
A complex smile appeared on Seong Do‑wan’s face after a deep breath.
“They seem stronger than I thought.”
***
It was common knowledge that the main activity and income of combat-type awakeners revolved around dungeon raids. And everyone knew that to raid dungeons, you needed a party or a raid team.
Therefore, judging each party member’s responsiveness and coordination during the team battle test as a key factor for promotion was natural.
‘But still, this is such a ragtag group…’
The square barrier for the team battle was much larger than for the individual test.
Four randomly selected members, including myself, formed a party tasked with defeating a monster equivalent to the boss of an F-rank dungeon.
The party consisted of two swordsmen and two gunners.
Since the members were chosen randomly, the positions overlapped. Fortunately, at least they were divided into front and back lines… but there was a slight problem.
‘Who put a monster like this here?’
The monster we were facing was a massive rock golem with a thick stone shell and forearm-sized horns.
It was said to be one of the toughest among F-rank monsters.
As a result, iron fragments were slowly chipping off from the swords wielded by the two swordsmen. Their teeth were practically falling out from the effort.
Bang, bang, bang!
The gaunt-faced man beside me sprayed his automatic pistol. The bullets hit the golem’s flat chest and ricocheted off. One of the bullets bounced again off the barrier and nearly pierced the swordsman’s foot.
Grrr-
A sound like rocks grinding together came from the golem, and its massive stone axe swiped just in front of the swordsmen.
“Ah!”
The man, panicking at the incoming attack, rolled on the floor. The other swordsman barely blocked it, but his stance collapsed.
‘Passing the individual test was already impressive.’
Echo peeked out from under his hood and yawned.
-Master, why aren’t you fighting?
“Thinking.”
-About what?
“I’m curious why they prepared such a monster for the test.”
Echo tilted his head left and right at my quiet whisper.
“The team battle had a time limit. Running out of time doesn’t mean failure; it only affects the evaluation.”
However, if a team member becomes incapacitated, the entire team fails.
Most participants were therefore attacking cautiously, trying not to sustain serious injuries, hoping the time would run out quickly.
Monitoring the individual tests of combat-type promotion exams revealed that the type and placement of monsters were adjusted according to each awakener’s position.
Ranged attackers like me faced charging monsters at a tricky 7 meters. Melee users faced regenerating monsters with thrown weapons or swords. Magic users faced monsters with magic resistance shields. Tanks faced golems with heavy attacks that normal strength could not withstand. Each monster was designed to be particularly challenging for its assigned awakener.
It was as if the organizers wanted us to demonstrate skill beyond that point.
This golem would be no different.
The standard approach would be to survive 20 minutes against this golem, whose body could barely be pierced by sword or gun. But since the evaluation was involved, there might be other ways to handle it.
‘We need to do something impressive to get a high evaluation.’
Here, a high evaluation likely meant the minimum requirement to promote two ranks at once rather than just one.
Something overwhelming was necessary.
‘It’s time to put that plan to use.’
I immediately recalled the conversation I had with Echo yesterday.
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