Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 81

Chapter 81 Chapter 19.3 - Before the dungeon

<Saturday Morning 11 AM>

'Sigh…' Ethan sighed to himself as he started walking to the entrance of the academy. The last week had been fairly stressful for him since he watched the footage of the monsters running rampant in Nexoria City after the attack.

'How strong those monsters were….Even that amount of hunters was not enough to stop them.' Watching the footage, he understood one simple thing. Being a hunter and awakened was a blessing.

He saw non-awakened people getting massacred by the monsters until the hunters helped. They were completely helpless and couldn't do anything against the strong.

However, being awakened didn't mean Hunters were unbeatable. No, rather than that, he saw hunters on the verge of dying countless times, and at that moment, he understood why her father and her siblings would always say being a hunter was not as easy and cool as it looked.

'Without the effort and strength, being awakened is meaningless.'

He himself had recently awakened, and he knew how hard it was to go against those monsters as a normal person. He saw the students in one of the most prestigious academies struggling against monsters.

'I should get stronger soon. I can't stay the weak me as before.' He wanted to help others, clearing gates. Just like his father, the one he looked up to, he wanted to be a hero.

That was one of the two reasons why he accepted Emily's request. First, he wanted to have more experience, but he didn't want to request it from his family. He wanted to stand on his own; you may call it his pride as a man.

Secondly, he wanted to help the girl. After hearing about Emily's condition, he wanted to help her. It was his innate desire.

And here, he was on his way to his second real dungeon exploration.

"Hey, Ethan. Where are you going?" At that moment, he heard the familiar sound of his best friend.

Lucas called out as he spotted Ethan striding through the academy grounds.

"I have something to do," Ethan replied.

"Ah... Is it about that dungeon? Heeeeeh... You've been invited?" Lucas teased, a playful grin on his face.

"Tch. Shut up," Ethan muttered, clearly not in the mood for teasing.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. When are you coming back?" Lucas asked, genuinely curious.

"I don't know, maybe around evening?" Ethan replied, his thoughts still focused on his upcoming dungeon expedition with Emily.

"I see. Then, let's hang out sometime later. It's been a while. I want to call some girls," Lucas suggested, nudging Ethan.

Ethan hesitated for a moment before relenting. "You know I don't like hanging out with girls."

"Come on. Give it a chance, huh? We won't stay as students for long anyway," Lucas reasoned.

"Fine, fine. I'll come," Ethan agreed, albeit reluctantly.

"Promise," Lucas said, holding out his pinky finger. Looking at his friend behaving childishly, he couldn't help but shake his head. Lucas was always like that, but he was glad Lucas was the way he was.

Ethan sighed but hooked his own pinky around Lucas's. "I can't. You know dungeons can be unpredictable." Though he still wanted to leave leverage for himself.

Lucas chuckled. "Hmm... Then, call me when you need help."

Ethan raised an eyebrow. "You think I'll need your help?"

Lucas grinned mischievously. "You bastard. Did you forget you awakened later than us? Do you want me to beat you?"

Ethan rolled his eyes but couldn't help but crack a small smile. "Sigh... Okay, I'll give you a call later."

"Then, I will be waiting for your call."

After that, he left, waving his hands leaving Lucas back there. Ethan continued on his way to the meeting point for the dungeon expedition. He took a lift, and he reached there after 30 minutes of the ride.

As he arrived at the designated location, he spotted Emily and the other members of the expedition.

"Ah, Ethan. You are here." Seeing Ethan arrive, Emily came to him immediately, reaching at him with a smile.

The place he was in right now was the building of a guild, but Ethan could see how different it was from his family's.

The difference between classes was showing itself from the design and fashion alone, but even then, he could see the building was clearly neglected.

Even though this guild hall seemed neglected, he could sense the determination and hope in Emily's eyes.

"We are waiting for the last member to arrive, and then we are ready to go." Just as Emily was about to speak, suddenly she saw the person they had been waiting for.

"Ah, he is here." Saying that her eyes turned to the newcomer, and there they could see him walking--black pants, a black t-shirt, and a jacket with a hood over his head.

"Astron?"

And cold purple-eyes.

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After the message came from the Azure Crest Guild, I immediately started preparing myself.

Since, according to my profile, I didn't have any experience as a Hunter, they probably waited for other people to reach out to them.

But, from the start, I already knew this position would be empty. Since, in the game, there were no archers at the party, and the healer was the demon-contractor.

Therefore, I had already finished my preparations.

'Silencer.'

The first one was to order a specific silencer for my gun. Since this one was not a brand product but rather a specific one from a blacksmith, the silencer needed to be made specifically, and it took a while.

'Bunch of potions, antidotes, and light-attribute bullets.

Aside from that, those three were also necessary for the incoming expedition.

'And lastly, food and water supply for one month, high-quality tent, and a lot of magazines.'

These whole things almost made my real spatial bracelet filled to the brim, but they were all necessary.