The Tales of Draconic Warlock

Dungeon Diving, the last of the exam before my graduation and saying goodbye to the academy, maybe forever. There is a high chance that I will never return to the academy in this lifetime.

Sure, there is a chance that the academy might ask me to return as a professor or something after the world tour that I am keen on taking. The world tour is not to increase my knowledge about the world but to let it all go.

I have been hiding my true strength all these years. It was very stressful, especially when there are old fogies who are observing us. It was a nightmare for me in the duels. I had to be extra careful not to slip up even once or else that could be the end of not only me but also my family.

I can't drag this on for long and it is the reason why I am taking this world tour.

I would use this world tour as a cover and makeup that I encounter some opportunities that were helpful in increasing my rank faster. No one would have any reason to not believe but even then, I am sure that I had to hide my real rank.

I am sure that I may reach Tier-7 at the least or even higher but I can't just jump from my current status to Tier-7 or higher directly. I may show myself as Tier-5 or maybe Tier-6, depending on the circumstances in the future. It would be at least believable without raising too many eyes.

Reaching Tier-7 is something that stops many awakened from advancing further and if I show up back as Tier-7, only after a few years, then that would raise too many eyes. Everyone would want to know the secret to reach such a stage at such a young age.

Who wouldn't?

Showing such power would only make more enemies for me rather than deterring the old ones. I want to be free from all this stress. Maybe I should return after I reach Tier-9, that may be for the best.

Even if they want to know my secret, no one would move against me directly or in the shadows unless they have something or someone backing them to protect them from the wrath of a Tier-9 professional.

In a kingdom like this, I am sure that I would be alright as long as I reach Tier-9 and no one has any ties to some powerhouses outside of the kingdom.

I mean, if they have, they might have already left for better places or taken over the kingdom, unless it's the royal family that has connections from higher regions.

Hmm, I never thought about the fact.

Whenever we think that the information in our possession is nearing completion, something else pops out. There is also something out there to learn, to know about.

That is a lesson one shouldn't forget about.

Well, anyway, it is for the future me to think about this revealing my true power. Based on the conditions at that time in the future, I would decide on what to show and what to hide.

For now, let's rest for the day. Come morning, it would be the dungeon diving and I have to spend a week there. Sleep would be a luxury while in the dungeon. So, it's best to rest and make sure that both my mind and body are in optimum condition.

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The rest day is over and today is the start of the Dungeon Diving exam.

We arrived on the school grounds similar to the duels, before we were transported to the duels arena in the capital.

Orthos, the middle-aged man who chaperoned us to the duels appeared before us. It looks like he is in charge of this dungeon diving as well.

Orthos looked at the students for a minute before starting to speak, "Okay students, as I informed you before, the dungeon exam would be held for a week. You would enter the dungeon and stay there for a week before you return. It means that you have to survive inside for a week and also kill the monsters at the same time for survival".

"Depending on the monsters killed and how long you can survive in the dungeon, you would be awarded marks. Yes, you can leave the dungeon before the seven-day period and know this, by doing so, you would lose marks".

"I hope that everyone has supplies for the next week as we won't be providing you anything. If you lack anything, you have to earn them in the dungeon. Now, follow me to the teleportation facility".

Huh, teleportation facility again?

It looks like the exam wouldn't be held in the academy, similar to the duels.

Maybe, they thought that the dungeons here were too similar to everyone here. After all, most of the dungeons that were eligible to enter would have been visited by the students. It has been five years since we entered. So unless there is some lazy assed person here, there is no way that they didn't at least experience every dungeon that is available in the academy.

So there wouldn't be a proper exam if they tested us here.
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Moreover, I don't think that there is such a big dungeon here at the academy for us to survive in there for seven days. There are almost five hundred of us and if we enter the same dungeon, within an hour or so, we would start to encounter each other.

There would be no peace in hunting monsters. It would be rather students hunting each other.

Though he didn't say anything about stealing other students' points, I don't think that there is anything that can stop students from stealing kills of other students.

They can swoop while the monsters are at the edge of their life and claim the kill as theirs by sneakily attacking them.

There is nothing but a headache if I don't stop speculating. When we reach the exam place, I am sure I can understand all the rules. Let's wait and see.