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.

to steal kill from the others. No

he was on, Ren quietly moved closer to where the

really have to do is pretend to attack the monster like the others. Since our goal is killing it, we should naturally hold back once

area, Ren sat down and waited

wasn't attacking the Five-tusked Mammuth now was because

had to wait for the other teams to

long after, more and more teams had started to gather. The more teams gathered,

everyone

monster and emerge as number

...

then and a large explosion shook

BOOOOM

"bahruuuuuuhhhhaaaaa—!"

"Keh!"

"Ghh..."

as the five-tusked Mammoth flew into a fit of rage. Wherever it went,

—Shwup!

student was injured severely, an instructor would quickly

Such scenes appeared everywhere.

special artifact beforehand, so in case they received a blow that could

Unfortunately...

fifty points were deducted from the

—Swooosh! —Swooosh! —Swooosh!

Whenever she pulled the string of her bow back a

aiming for its

the arrow disappeared.

—Clank!

by this, Amanda once again drew her bow. Once again she released

—Swooosh!

and Eleonore worked together with the other teams

whilst Elonore stood at the back,

"Back me up!"

would need my

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

bicker, but they worked well together as Emma stood at the front and Eleonore helped at the

SHIIIING—!

Kevin swiftly and deftly moved around the Mammuth's

were aiming for the

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

But that was enough...

"bahruuuuuuhhhhaaaaa—!"

but surely the Mammuth was slowing down. Its movements had started to become more and more predictable.

close to killing

"Huaaa!"

"Hup!"

this, everyone stopped holding back. Different colored hues enveloped the surroundings as everyone

attack became more fierce, Kevin's attack became

was going in

"Hee..."

not far from them, a faint smile appeared

the

very beginning, I

for this. It's because

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

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

faces of everyone once they see

smile on my

Kevin's face once he realized that I

I couldn't wait.

Amanda, use your strongest move! Eleonore help

the Five-tusked Mammoth and sensing something, Emma suddenly shouted. Following her call, the Mammuth roared towards the

"bahruuuuuuhhhhaaaaa—!"

gathered towards Amanda. Looking at each other, Eleonore

you think you're

are you doing

before Kevin, Emma smiled sweetly. Two short words

you back here. How about this, I'll let you go once Amanda is done, you okay with

this how you want

the situation. They were trying to hold him back. Emma's

got that

give me

as the red hue around him shrouded everything within

long you can hold me