Chapter 39 Outside the dungeon

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*Clack clack*

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor of the teacher's dormitory. A young girl was running with a very urgent look. She headed towards a teacher's room and rang the bell repeatedly.

"Hurry up, hurry up." She muttered.

She had called the teacher behind this door multiple times, but there was no response. This forced her to go there in person to report the situation directly.

*Clack*

A moment later, the door creaked open, and a beautiful woman with a slightly grumpy expression emerged. She had dark purple hair and amber eyes. Her striking beauty was immediately captivating.

She was wearing simple clothes. There was still a bit of moisture on her body and her hair was not completely dry. It seemed like she had just finished bathing.

"What's the matter?"

The woman spoke up in annoyance. She was very unhappy that someone interrupted her while she was taking a shower, forcing her to stop and come out to talk. But she knew that if someone came to look for her, something serious must have happened.

When she realized that the person who came was her teaching assistant. Her expression was also very urgent, Aveline was even more certain of her guess.

Ms. Aveline! Something terrible has happened!" the teaching assistant said.

"What's it? Calm down."

"It's very urgent, teacher. I can't calm down!!"

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Aveline said sternly.

"Okay, Lina. Tell me everything." Aveline pointed to her room, signaling the teaching assistant to come in and continued.

*Clack*

The door closed and Lina quickly reported the situation to Aveline.

"There are two students from our class and one student from class 1-B still in the dungeon." Lina quickly said.

Aveline's expression immediately stiffened. She threw a puzzled look and stared at her teaching assistant.

From Aveline's eyes, Lina could see what she meant.

'Does this need to be reported too? Isn't it normal for Hollis students to enter the dungeon?'

Knowing Aveline's temperament too well, Lina continued without hesitation.

"The problem is that the gatekeeper of that dungeon just reported that there is a demonic aura in that dungeon! Although the dungeon hasn't shown any signs of being overloaded, it is still very dangerous for our students." Lina hurriedly reported.

Aveline was a little stunned when she heard this, but she quickly calmed down. She once again threw a puzzled look.

"Then just notify the student management, right? Tell them to activate the teleportation function from those students' badges..."

Before Aveline could finish, Lina quickly interrupted. This made Aveline very uncomfortable, but she still listened patiently. She understood her teaching assistant's personality better than anyone else.

Lina, whose full name was Lina Nguyen, was her former student and had decided to become her teaching assistant right after graduation.

"They couldn't! The management announced that the activation failed. The badges of the three students are all malfunctioning. The three of them entered the Colupia Ruins dungeon together and it seems that they activated the trap that disables items with teleportation functions."

Hearing this, Aveline's expression immediately became unsightly as she realized how serious the problem was. Not only were Hollis' students trapped in the dungeon, but the dungeon also carried the aura of demons. What she felt fortunate about was that the dungeon was not showing any signs of being overloaded.

"...What are the names of those three students?" Aveline asked with a frown.

"They are Briar Sharron and Danz Grayson from our class. The remaining student is Livy Hadley from class 1-B." Lina quickly replied.

Aveline's face immediately darkened upon hearing these names.

Danz Grayson, she knew, she had been paying attention to him lately because of his stubbornness towards Rapier. But he wasn't that outstanding compared to the other two.

Briar Sharron and Livy Hadley were the 2nd and 4th best in the entire grade. Livy was also the beloved daughter of the Lotus Group - the largest business group in the entire continent. The Lotus Group was Hollis's biggest investor, second only to the government. If Livy had had any problems, Hollis would have had a serious headache.

But Aveline really didn't care about those things, what she cared about was her students, Hollis' students who were having problems. As a dedicated teacher, she wouldn't allow her students to have any problems.

"Have you informed the homeroom teacher of class 1-B yet?" Aveline asked Lina.

Since there was a student from class 1-B, Livy Hadley, present, she had to inform the homeroom teacher of that class, just like she had to inform her because two students from her class were involved in this incident.

Because Livy Hadley from Class 1-B was involved this time, it was necessary to inform her homeroom teacher, just like Aveline were informed because two of her students were involved in this incident.

"Mr. Pietro's teaching assistant has already informed him." Lina quickly replied.

Pietro was the homeroom teacher of class 1-B. His full name was Pietro Borya.

*Ting ting*

The notification bell rang from Lina's BracePhone, she glanced at the message from Mr. Pietro's teaching assistant and said to Aveline.

"Mr. Pietro has known the situation. He said he'll meet you at the dungeon gate. He's gone ahead."

"Okay. You go out first. I'll be right there." Aveline frowned at her disheveled appearance, she pushed Lina out of the room and closed the door. Less than a minute later, she opened the door. She had changed into more formal clothes. She was already extremely beautiful, so she didn't need makeup, just needed to choose the right clothes to wear and it would be fine.

"Let's go"

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"How's the situation?"

A tall, handsome man with neatly cut blond hair and brown eyes was standing in front of the dungeon's gate with a solemn expression.

"Everything is fine now. Except for the presence of a demon's aura, the dungeon hasn't shown any signs of being overloaded yet..." Peter replied.

The blond man frowned when he heard the dungeon gatekeeper's answer.

Peter saw the expression of the man in front of him and knew that his words were wrong. No one knew what was happening inside, yet he said "everything is fine". It was no different from looking down on the lives of the people trapped inside.

The man wasn't a fool. He knew the gatekeeper didn't mean it that way, he just wanted to ease the situation so he said that. There was no reason to get angry with him.

When the atmosphere became awkward, a female voice broke it.

"Has the rescue team arrived yet?" Aveline asked as soon as she arrived.

The blond man saw Aveline, a strange light flashed across his eyes but quickly disappeared. He greeted her.

"Hello, Ms. Aveline."

"Uh, hello, Mr. Pietro." Aveline nodded politely and then turned her eyes back to the gatekeeper.

Peter was extremely grateful to Aveline for rescuing him from the heavy atmosphere just now. He immediately replied.

"The rescue team will be here in 5 minutes."

Aveline frowned when she heard this information. She thought the rescue team had already entered a long time ago. After all, it had been almost 2 hours since the announcement.

"Why haven't they arrived yet?" Aveline asked with a serious expression.

Peter was speechless when he saw Aveline's appearance, the feeling that Aveline brought was even more terrifying than the blond man before.

Peter's colleague saw that his friend was in trouble and quickly continued Aveline's words on his behalf.

"E-rank dungeons rarely have problems, so the rescue team also has very few E-rank members. Because of that, the mobilization is a bit difficult."

"..."

Both Aveline and Pietro were speechless. Both of them had solemn faces.

"How long have the three Hollis students been here?" Aveline asked.

Peter's colleague opened the list of individuals in the dungeon and looked at it. Then he quickly reported.

"It's been more than a day."

"..."

Aveline and Pietro sat on the chair, both of their faces extremely solemn. Neither of them said a word, but each of them understood the other's feelings.

The two homeroom teachers themselves were truly helpless at this moment. They had no choice but to wait and pray for their students from outside the dungeon.

Although they were very anxious, their level was too high for an E-class dungeon, forcing their way in would only cause the dungeon to overload and collapse. It was better to wait for the rescue team to come and rescue their students.

After a while, the rescue team finally arrived and quickly entered the dungeon gate, starting the rescue. Only then did the two teachers feel a little more relieved.

The blonde teacher felt the atmosphere was a bit stuffy, so she took a deep breath and said.

"Ms. Aveline"

"?". Aveline didn't say anything, only using her facial expression to express her thoughts.

"Why do you think the kids entered the dungeon so early?". Pietro had already guessed the answer, he just wanted to have a topic to talk about so he asked.

Aveline thought for a while, then slowly said.

"Maybe they want to increase their combat ability and earn more contribution points. This is the main reason students enter the dungeon early." Aveline said in an obvious tone.

"That's right..." Pietro scratched his head and said.

"..."

The atmosphere fell into silence again after Aveline coldly stated her opinion.

Aveline and Pietro were basically two individuals with completely opposite personalities. While Aveline was a cold and strict person, Pietro was a warm and bright teacher. The only thing they had in common was that they both cared deeply for their students.

"Haha...so...who do you think came up with the idea of ​​entering the dungeon this time?" Pietro spoke up once more. He couldn't stand the silence.

Aveline paused to think for a moment after hearing that.

"...I think it was Danz Grayson from my class."

"Why do you think so?" Pietro asked curiously.

"Briar and Livy are already very strong, and they don't lack contribution points. Ranking 2nd and 4th in the entire year during the entrance exam gave them a lot of contribution points..."

She hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"...more than anything, I have a feeling that's it."

She hadn't noticed Danz for long, but she felt that he wasn't as simple as he seemed. He wasn't some weirdo who was only focused on practicing a weapon that was considered useless. She felt that he had a huge goal within him and that he would do anything to serve that goal.

She had a feeling that he would be the one to lead the charge in entering the dungeon this time. After all, out of the three of them, he was the one who lacked the most combat ability and contribution points.

As for why he was able to attract the 2nd and 4th place in the entire grade, she still didn't quite understand. It was true that he gave off a very special feeling, but she hadn't interacted with him enough to understand his personality more deeply. What kind of person he was was still a question that Aveline was very curious about.

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