I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy [On Hold]

Chapter 96: Womanizer (4)

I fixed my gaze straight ahead.

An open hall stretched in every direction, and right at its center, an old book lay abandoned on the ground.

Exactly as Travis had described.

This marked the second branching point of this ghost-type dungeon.

'Hmm, this place too... It's just like the original game.'

The moment I scoop up the old book resting in the heart of the room, debuff magic will activate within a certain radius from the book, followed by the appearance of small zombies from all directions.

The strategy here is pretty straightforward.

Just like the first branching point, someone takes the lead and lifts the old book at the center.

The rest of the team members only need to confront the small zombies swarming in from every direction.

I turned around and told my team,

"I'll pick up that suspicious-looking book. Just like before, stand by outside. If any monsters appear, deal with them."

They agreed, each brandishing their weapons.

Travis held a spear, Monica a one-handed mace and a shield, Piel had a rapier, and Andrew, in true flamboyant mage fashion, was unarmed.

A pretty solid team.

...Well then, let's go.

Step, step, step─

I approached the very center of the hall.

Then, I bent over and picked up the old book.

The moment I did, my vision blurred and quickly turned pitch black.

'······It's the [Blind] spell.'

Fumbling with my hands, I swiftly pulled out a [Debuff Recovery Potion] from my bag, opened the lid, and drank it.

Just like at the first branching point, I executed the move smoothly and cleanly.

In less than 10 seconds, I dispelled the [Blind] magic.

Then, I looked around.

From a distance, countless small zombies moved toward me with sluggish steps.

······ weren't there too many?

At least three times more than what I saw in the original game.

'Why is that? Turning White wouldn't have tampered with a regular dungeon like this.'

Soon enough, I figured out the reason.

A very simple one.

Our team had more members now than in the original game.

In the original, depending on the route, Neike entered this dungeon with a maximum of three people.

Now our team consisted of five members.

By simple calculation, a maximum of twice the number of small zombies should appear, but the original game wasn't that kind.

The more team members, the exponentially greater the number of monsters that appear.

"It's, it's zombies! They're coming from all sides!"

"There are... there are so many! What... what do we do?"

The procession of zombies, their innards trailing behind.

Overwhelmed by the sight, Travis & Monica looked at me.