4: Enrollment... Again?!

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Thud! As the warrior collapsed to the ground, I also slumped down

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Thud! As the warrior collapsed to the
ground, I also slumped down.

"Huff, huff..."

My hands were trembling uncontrollably. It wasn't just the fear of death; I had never pushed myself to such extreme situations before.

First battle, first 'Blink,' first kill.

The delayed pain from the broken shin bone surged through me, and the five corpses scattered around reminded me that I had become a different person.

This is reality, and I am Val Ashbluff, the 'Blink' mage.

And I killed them all to survive.

Unable to bear the pain in my shin, I hurried to rummage through the warrior's pockets without being swept by any emotional turmoil.

Fortunately, there was a potion.

As I swallowed it, a sharp bitterness overwhelmed me, causing me to gag. The first taste of a potion was bitter and sweet.

Taking out another potion, I poured it over my shin, feeling the pain gradually subside. It seemed to be the 'painkilling' effect of the potion.

Though it didn't heal immediately due to being a cheap potion, it was enough for now.

"...I'm alive."

Relief finally washed over me, and the tension loosened. I realized now that my legs were shaking terribly.

'I need to get out of here...'

As I slowly stood up, I noticed that the corpses all had pockets. Being a penniless beggar with little money, I had to be realistic.

The saying that bloodstained money is disgusting means nothing to someone who has no money.

I rummaged through the pursuers' pockets, gathering useful items and putting them in my backpack.

I managed to find quite a bit of cash, approximately 2 million deniers. In Korean terms, that's about 2 million won.

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"He says he's coming over."

The mage squad confirmed the boy on the other side through a telescope.

Given the considerable distance between the cliffs, crossing seemed impossible without knowing 'Power Jump' spells, a Night Position mage specialty.

"Only a knight of at least 3rd class could cross that distance..."

"Can that young boy really do it?"

While the mages expressed such doubts, the boy on the other side suddenly blurred, leaving afterimages as he appeared on top of a floating rock.

"W-What?"

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