The Tutorial Is Too Hard Chapter 35:

[I thought I was going to die! I was really about to die!]
 
[Didn't I tell you not to fall off? So why did you go and do the exact opposite?]
 
[How can you not fall off!]
 
[I didn't fall off!]
 
[faipfebsdbs;bsd]
 
[Enough . The results from the 4th floor will tell us exactly . ]
 
[Tell us what?]
 
[How far up you can climb in this place]
 
***
 
[Round 2, Day 29 . 8:30]
 
It was ideal for me to focus these last few days on my growth and training .
Thanks to that, I've become accustomed to using Blink .
It was still difficult to use as an attack, but adequate for the purpose of closing a gap closing or escaping .
 
Using the Talaria's Wings skill freely however was still troublesome .
At least I was able to fly in the sky by using the Glide skill instead of having to flap those wings constantly to fly .
One more thing to note was that none of my resistance skills have improved .
It seems their levels have become too high for the grinding in the Waiting Room to have an effect .
 
And, with only a short amount of time left for the 2nd Round to finish, I thought of challenging the 4th Floor to test out the newly skills -  Blink and Talaria's Wings .
 
Clearing the floor would be difficult considering the time, so it would mainly be reconnaissance of the beginning area .
 
[Will you enter the 4th Floor?]
 
Yeap .
 
A bright light surrounded my body, with a familiar echoing of the portal .
 
 
[Welcome to Tutorial Stage, Hell Difficulty Floor 4]
 
 
I quickly scanned the area as I entered the floor .
It had the usual polished stone corridor .
The only difference was that, the corridor had gotten much wider .
 
It was about 10m wide .
As for the height . . . forget it .
It was too dark, and there was not a single object I could use to estimate the height .
Just looking up wasn’t enough to give an accurate measure .
I guessed it was probably about the same as the ceiling of Inchon airport .
 
Anyway, the fact that the corridor had become larger was lucky for me .
Good luck for Ho Jae . Hahaha

(TL note: original is pronounced Ho Jae (which means good luck) for Ho Jae . It's a bad pun)

 
I begin to take out the equipments from the Inventory that I had bought with Kirikiri's advice .
I wore a new leather chest armour instead of the old one that I'd been using .
It was a shiny, black leather armour; I had no clue as to where that leather had came from .
Afterwards I wore a pair of leather pants, boots, gloves and a belt .
They were all dyed in black making a set .
 
It had been quite costly to buy all the equipments in black leather as they were uncommon .
If it hadn’t been for the Gods and their extra points, making a set would have been difficult .
 
Of course, there was no bonus for buying them in the same colour .
It just looked cool .
 
On the belt was a throwing dagger as advised by Kirikiri .
Its effectiveness would drop in midrange, but it would be useful to create an opening . .
I could still use it as a sidearm in case I lost my sword .
 
I could somewhat guess what the theme of 4th Floor was based on Kirikiri’s advice to bring a throwing weapon .
It meant that there was probably a target that I must hit out of range .
 
This time, I may need to fight monsters in combat instead of using the usual machinated traps .
 
Based on the info from the Community,
On Easy Difficulty mode, the first monster was a walking mushroom man .
In the Normal mode, a goblin .
Information about the type of monster in the Hard mode had yet to come .
 
[Kuwaaaaaaa]
 
I heard a sharp warcry from further ahead .
I guess a monster was coming out .
 
As the tension was building up, I firmly held onto my sword and shield and checked my equipment again .
With everything in place, I marched towards where the warcry had come from .
 
It was a typical green skinned monster that you’d see in cartoons or novels .
His skin was an unusual green .
His body jam packed with muscle, comparable to that of an Olympic wrestling gold medalist .
Giant fangs .
Red eyes .
Height of 2m .
 
Why was this guy my first opponent?
 
Damn, I could actually tell how different Hell was from other modes of difficulty just by looking at the monster instead of the traps .
 
The goblin from Normal Difficulty was short - around 100cm in height .
He was also unarmed .
The tip was to use the long reach of the weapon and fight from a distance .
 
But the monster in front of me was fully equipped .
In steel .
 
He looked less like a monster and more like a medieval knight .
His helmet, chest armour and boots were all made out of solid steel .
Only his arms and thighs were exposed .
 
In his hand was a giant axe .
I couldn’t even imagine how much it would weigh .
It was a vicious axe, one I probably could lift even with two hands, let alone swing .
And he was holding it with one hand .
At least the handle of the axe was short .
It would have been a dire situation if he had a long weapon along with long arms .
 
Haah, what to do?
The monster stood in the same spot, staring, as if he was taunting me to attack .
Was I supposed to charge into him?
 
I glimpsed at the gladius in my right hand .
It was too short .
 
This sword had done its role sufficiently well until now .
Mainly for self harm .
But, at this moment, I wished that I had chosen a long weapon like a spear instead of such a short one .
Even a longsword would have be much better .
 
What the **** do I do now?
 
Let's think positively .
Kirikiri had not advised me to switch my weapon .
Instead what she had recommended was to wear armour and have a side-arm .
That meant this weapon was enough for me to beat this monster .
 
A wooden round shield and a gladius .
 
To deal with the difference in reach, I would have to jump towards the monster to get in close range like an infighter .
Me?
Against that?
 
Closing the distance wasn't hard thanks to Blink .
The problem was afterwards .
 
Hm, let's try blocking his attack for now .
My main weapon was the shield, not the sword .
I blocked and parried the attacks, and I stabbed whenever there was an opening, slowly wounding him to victory .
A perfect game plan, in theory .
 
I slowly walked forward, encouraging myself with each step .
Then suddenly, the monster charged forward as it shouted .
 
[Battle Focus]
 
Instead of retreating, I lunged towards and stabbed at the monster's neck .
Before the sword was able to reach its target, the monster swung its left arm .
 
[Blink]
 
I used the Blink skill to move backwards and create distance .
I had previously lunged so aggressively because I have Blink .
 
The monster didn't even act surprised by my Blink and began closing the distance without any hesitation .
 
The monster swung its axe, making a menacing sound .
With the momentum it had, a poor block could result in the loss of my arm let alone the shield .
 
Clash
 
I had somehow managed to parry the strike .
It sounded as if the shield was going to break, but it still held on quite well .
 
An ache spread from my wrist to the shoulder .
I held my sword in reverse grip and stabbed into the monster's neck .
Although it was aimed at the neck,
whether it was because of the height or because I had just missed, the strike instead landed between the neck and the shoulder .
 
And,
The sword wouldn't come out .
 
Bang!
 
I managed to block the fist from the monster's left arm, but the shield struck me in the face .
 
I gave up on the sword and used the Blink skill to go backwards and make a gap again .
Damn, was it possible for a sword to get stuck in pure muscle like that?
 
The monster didn't seem to be bothered by the sword in his shoulder and continued attacking .
I succeed again on parrying his axe with my shield .
 
The monster stepped forward and began to swing his axe the same way as he had before .
Then suddenly he changed his motion, lowering his stance and tackling with his shoulder .
Even though I was watching him do so, I wasn’t able to respond to his movement .
 
As I was forming my stance to parry the strike coming above me, someone tackled me from below, flinging me into the air, despite having managed to block it .
 
I used my Blink skill to move backwards once more .
For someone who had such a reach and height advantage to lunge into the fight like that… 
 
Heavy pain surged up from my stomach, along with its contents and blood .
 
As I tried to recover, I stared back at the monster,
he snorted and glanced at me with an arrogant look, then he made a gesture with his hand, asking me to attack first .
 
Ah, is that so .
He had been playing with me the whole time .
 
I didn't think there would be so much gap in our skill .
 
Let's think about this .
 
I was above him in terms of speed .
Even excluding the Blink skill, I was still much faster .
But for it to have ended up like this, it was definitely due to the difference in skill .
Even in terms of strength, there wasn't so much difference .
 
I could say that with certainty, since I've experienced it myself during the self harm sessions .
It was just the difference in weapons and my lack of proficiency with my weapon .
 
It seemed he was not actively trying to kill me by making the first move .
He was acting as if he was playing, no, teaching a new recruit as an experienced instructor .
However, he was a guardian who had the role to stop me from going past him .
 
Should I run?
My left arm which had been blocking until now wasn't normal .
The impact from the tackle was still there as well .
If I used my Blink skill, no, even without it, I would be able to reach the Waiting Room .
 
I could improve my skill by repeatedly challenging him again and again .
I might have gotten wrecked by him now, but this situation won't last forever . I'm sure .
If I survived and healed in the Waiting Room, I would always try again at another time .
 
My thoughts were clear, but my legs wouldn't move .
 
It hurt my pride too much to retreat from this .
No, I'm just angry at this point .
 
I controlled my breathing and lowered my stance .
I stuck my weakened left arm close to my body and formed a guard .
 
The monster looked at me with interest at first, before making a stance himself with the axe on the front, realising that I was up to something .
 
That was not the stance you need .
Weren't you overestimating your long arms there .
 
I tensed up my body and used Blink .
 
Forward .
Not in front of the monster, but beyond where he was standing .
 
This was my special attack - Tackle .
 
Bang!
 
With a noise similar to a cannonball hitting a wall, I lost my consciousness .
 
 
Auaah .
I think I hit my head again .
 
Damn, where is this .
I couldn’t see at all .
 
It felt like I was having a hangover .
The world spun around me .
 
I tried to force my arms and legs to move, but they wouldn't move as I had wished .
Soon, I realised I was on the floor .
Despite my effort, it hadn't easy to even sit up .
 
Some time had passed until my sights slowly came back to me .
Among the still shaky vision, I could see the monster .
 
He was also lying on the floor, unable to move his arms and legs .
But, his red eyes were looking directly at me .
 
It was as if both sides got hit by the KO punch in a match .
Whoever stood first would win .
 
I clenched my teeth, trying to get myself together, but ended up falling instead .
 
[Battle Focus]
 
With the accelerated thought process, I checked the state of my muscles one by one .
None of them seemed okay .
My left arm, which was the centre of the impact, was beyond salvageable .
 
Let's not rush here .
That monster can't stand too .
 
If I fell because of rushing, it would take that much longer to stand again .
Let's be calm and slow .
 
I pulled my hips back, making the cat stance from yoga .
I supported the weight with my right arm and my knees .
 
Could I stand from here?
Trying to endure the dizziness while forcing my limbs to move was difficult .
It wasn't so much the pain, but a problem with concentration .
 
 
UUh, Uaaaah!
 
I was standing now . Bastard .
I almost fell over again, but managed to at least get on my feet in a stagger using my right arm .
 
My head was still spinning, and my vision was shaking .
The body was in a constant seizure .
I could feel an uncomfortable feeling knocking at the roof of my mouth .
 
Did you know?
I was used to this situation .
I was very experienced with this situation .
 
"This was the power of pain and stun resistance . You son of a bitch!!"
 
Shouting needlessly had caused my eyes to roll over again .
Shit .
 
You are fucked,
the moment my balance recovered so the I can walk .
 
I put my hand on my knees and stared at the monster who still twitching his arms and legs with the sword stuck in his shoulder .
 
****
 
I ended up puking over the body of the monster .
Forcing myself to move and trying to swing a sword to kill the monster had made the situation much worse .
Since the skin and muscle of that monster was much thicker than I had thought, I had to stab repeatedly for a long time before I was able to kill him .
 
There was blood all over the surroundings and on my body .
Normally it would have been my blood, but this time it was someone else's .
Whether I could call a monster someone could wait until later .
 
I couldn't even kill a rat or an insect back in the day,
but now I was able to kill a living being, even if it was a monster - by stabbing multiple times like a deranged killer .
 
But, I didn't feel anything .
Was it because my mind had changed as my body became more and more inhuman?
Or had I lost something inside me?
Had I just become used to death and blood?
 
I would never find out the reason .
 
 
I collapsed onto the floor, just barely sitting .
Using a potion at this stage seemed unnecessary, so I decided to rest and move later .
 
As I was about to rest, the monster's body became see-through, then eventually disappeared .
In place of the corpse was a stone .
 
What's this?
A drop?
 
[Goblin Graktus's birthstone]
Description: A stone gifted to the Blood Eye Tribe's meanest instructor Graktus by the tribe's shaman at birth . You can sell this in the shop .
 
I'm sorry .
That huge monster just now was a goblin?