The Author's POV

"Five-tusked Mammoth? How can we defeat that?"

Kevin and his team looked down below them. An enormous elephant-looking creature with five tusks extending from its mouth leisurely walked across the area below them.

Five-tusked Mammoth, a ranked creature famous for its tremendous strength and tough outer layer.

"T-that's the boss monster isn't it?"

Standing beside Kevin a tall individual spoke. He had brown eyes and black hair. His name was Ray and he came from Lutwik academy.

"It is"

Feeling the tremendous pressure coming from the monster, Kevin knew without a doubt that that was the boss monster.

'Can I defeat it by myself?'

Despite being D ranked himself, Kevin was unsure. Simply put, the pressure exuding from the monster was terrifying. Thinking along those lines, he decided to stay put.

"Let's wait for the other teams to come"

"Other teams?"

"Yeah, at the moment, even if we can try to defeat the monster, without a doubt the other teams will come and may try to steal the kill from us"

If once they were close to defeating the monster the other teams came and stole their kill, Kevin would be pretty pissed.

"Look another team is here"

Suddenly Ray pointed out as he looked towards the distance. Turning around, Kevin looked towards the direction of where Ray was pointing.

"That's Jin...oh, and him"

Kevin instantly spotted Jin standing in the middle of the group. Besides him, was Aaron.

Immediately his eyes narrowed.

He did not have a good impression of Aaron. From the small interaction he had with him, Kevin knew that he was targeting him.

"Hm?"

On the opposite side, sensing something, Aaron turned his head around. A smile emerged on his lips.

"Look who we've got here..."

Aaron's and Kevin's eyes interlocked. Sparks flew in the air. The tension between the two rose.

"Oh, I definitely remember writing this part..."

Whilst Kevin and Aaron were busy looking at each other, on the opposite side, a black-haired blue-eyed youth looked at them with an amused expression.

"Writing what part?"

"Wha-the!"

Startling Ren, Aerin appeared next to him. Placing his hand on his chest, Ren waved his hand.

"Jeezus, don't scare people like that"

"I'm sorry, but what were you talking about before?"

"Hm? Oh nothing, I was just referring to the notes I had made on the five tusked Mammuth"

"Oh, what have you got?"

Aerin instantly got curious.

From what she figured out so far regarding Ren after interacting with him for a bit during the dungeon run was that he had good knowledge of the monsters within the dungeon.

Like their weaknesses and behavioral patterns.

"I forgot"

In response to Aerin's question, Ren shook his head. Aerin was left speechless as a result.

"..."

"What? It doesn't really matter anyway"

Noticing her reaction, Ren rolled his eyes.

kill from the others. No point in

was on, Ren quietly moved closer to where the boss monster

really have to do is pretend to attack the monster like the

rather secluded area, Ren sat down and waited for

attacking the Five-tusked Mammuth now was because it would

other teams to gather before deciding on his next

and more teams had started to gather. The more teams gathered, the more the tensions

five-rusked Mammuth below, everyone had a similar goal

boss monster and emerge as number

...

then and a

BOOOOM

"bahruuuuuuhhhhaaaaa—!"

"Keh!"

"Ghh..."

into a fit of rage. Wherever it went, students would be sent

—Shwup!

a student was injured severely, an instructor would

Such scenes appeared everywhere.

received a blow that could threaten their

Unfortunately...

happened, fifty points were deducted from the overall

—Swooosh! —Swooosh! —Swooosh!

rock, stood Amanda with her bow drawn. Whenever she pulled the string of her bow back a blue translucent

currently aiming for

the arrow disappeared. It soon

—Clank!

Amanda's arrow disintegrated. Unbothered by

—Swooosh!

with the other teams

shortswords whilst Elonore stood at

"Back me up!"

would need

colorful yet devastating spells flew towards the Mammuth in the distance as Eleonore cast spells as if she was a

worked well together as Emma

SHIIIING—!

Aaron and Kevin swiftly and deftly moved around the Mammuth's lower

were aiming

of the monster was, the best they could do was cause

But that was enough...

"bahruuuuuuhhhhaaaaa—!"

had

were close

"Huaaa!"

"Hup!"

colored hues enveloped the surroundings as everyone

more fierce, Kevin's attack

going in for

"Hee..."

from them, a faint smile

lowering its health. Do the heavy job and leave the

beginning,

for this. It's because I

was quite simple. Just when everyone was about to deal their last blow I would quickly send a ring in front of them to

their attacks, it would be enough to delay them. I would then swoop in and take

imaging the faces of everyone once

smile on my

Kevin's face once he

I couldn't wait.

use your

her call, the Mammuth roared towards the sky as one of its legs gave

"bahruuuuuuhhhhaaaaa—!"

tremendous amount of power gathered towards Amanda. Looking at each

where do you think you're

are you

smiled sweetly. Two short

I, unfortunately, have to hold you back here. How about this, I'll let

this how you want to

situation. They were trying to hold him back. Emma's smile deepened as she

got that

give me

as the red hue

for how long