This… what exactly is this?!
Staring at Keti’s relaxed and confident figure, Richard—who appeared refined and composed on the outside—couldn’t help but grit his teeth in displeasure.
His discontented gaze pierced through his glasses, fixed intently on Keti and the flesh-wall fortress the girl had summoned.
What a joke. How could this possibly be considered her own strength? If passing the Combat Test Course relied on summoning such creatures, then anyone could do it!
This was nothing but… trifling tricks, clever gimmicks… such a result, such an outcome…
He absolutely refused to admit it!
So, even though Keti’s Combat Test Course was supposed to have ended according to their prior agreement…
Richard’s darkened face gave no order to conclude the test. Instead, he silently held back, leaving Keti herself a bit bewildered as she started counting on the spot.
That’s right—she had already run this dungeon countless times, and this was the mid-stage.
So… what exactly were they waiting for?
“Director Richard…”
Before the silver-haired beauty could finish speaking, two hooded girls who had slipped into the party turned their heads and exchanged a glance.
The purple-haired older sister with jellyfish-like hair squinted slightly, then quietly said to Sylvia:
“It’s about time. Let’s make our move. Remember, do not hurt our little Keti~! Just protect her, and as for the rest, those two teachers from the Magic Academy should handle it…”
“Mm!”
The elven girl didn’t waste words. Immediately, a magic circle appeared on her hand again—that was a pre-arranged teleportation spell.
At the same moment, in the arena of the final boss, a Puppet Doll designed to trigger the boss battle slowly walked to the center of the stage.
Suddenly, Keti sensed something was wrong.
A strong surge of magical energy seemed to erupt right in front of her, and then the teleportation magic abruptly activated, causing the dungeon’s final boss, the Ancient Behemoth Augujadel, to tremble into existence before everyone.
Hiss… huh?!
[What the—what’s going on? Isn’t that supposed to be the dungeon’s final boss?]
[How did it appear here? This is only the mid-stage of the dungeon!]
[Did some kind of premature encounter mechanism get triggered? This luck is awful. It feels like the students already gave it their all.]
[I saw them just about to leave, but now… now what? Can they even leave?]
[This is terrifying. Even if that tanking summon is strong, against a final boss boosted who knows how many times over, it won’t stand a chance…]
Faced with the sudden appearance of Augujadel, not only those present but also the onlookers outside the dungeon started feeling a bit fearful.
After all, just moments ago, those people were gleefully expecting the Lidel Magic Academy to fail, but now… facing such a powerful boss, most of them could only hope for a miracle victory.
But the silver-haired beauty couldn’t think that way. Facing a boss she, along with three former teammates, had failed to defeat before, Keti took a deep breath and immediately made her decision!
They had to run!
Bosses weren’t like regular monsters. The difficulty of trash mobs mainly lay in their numbers and the threat of being surrounded, but bosses fought solo, relying purely on stats and mechanics.
Such difficulty was clearly beyond what the students could handle, so Keti immediately turned to shout at Richard:
“Director Richard, we have to retreat! The final boss of this dungeon suddenly appeared for some reason, and it’s extremely dangerous if we don’t leave now!”
“Keti… protect the students! Everyone else, fall back immediately!”
Richard gritted his teeth silently but still shouted stubbornly. Lynn frowned and shouted back at Keti:
“Don’t listen to him, Keti, you retreat too. Leave the rest to me!”
Ahhh…
Caught between orders from her superior and another leader, the silver-haired beauty didn’t know who to listen to.
After a moment’s hesitation, she realized that as a teacher, she did have a responsibility to protect the students.
Turning around, Keti had no intention of retreating. Hearing the students withdrawing behind her, her mind flashed rapidly through various strategies she had prepared to defeat Augujadel.
Hah.
Maybe, it wasn’t impossible!
The girl immediately took out a bottle of orange-red potion and glanced at the flesh-wall fortress beside her.
Her summon’s tanking ability seemed effective even against Augujadel, as the Ancient Behemoth roared and charged toward its first target—her summon!
With a thunderous punch, the flesh-wall fortress could not withstand the boss’s immense damage. In just one blow, its HP was cut in half.
Compared to the minor monsters’ earlier scratches, this hit nearly turned the fortress into minced meat.
Still, no matter what, this bought Keti some time. The silver-haired beauty tossed a Breaking Defense Potion first, then slowed Augujadel with her Ice Bow.
The moment the Ancient Behemoth’s movements slowed, Keti slid forward and came directly under the giant beast’s feet!
The solution to dealing with giant bosses was still to attack the legs! Just a bit more, and she could—
However, just as the girl was brimming with confidence, suddenly, the beast seemed to sense something and violently turned its head around!
Thinking the boss’s aggro was firmly fixed on the flesh-wall fortress, Keti was caught completely off guard.
The next instant, the boss’s massive fist slammed down toward her head. A flash of terror crossed the silver-haired beauty’s eyes…
This isn’t good!
***
In that split second, Layla and Sylvia, long prepared, began casting simultaneously. The glow of advanced Holy Light and Druid’s Shield enveloped Keti’s body, but…
The next second, the silver-haired girl crushed her potion. A blazing Flame Arrow streaked across the cave ceiling in a scorching arc, then shot straight at Augujadel.
The Ancient Behemoth instantly lost its balance and crashed to the ground!
The nearby suspension bridge couldn’t withstand the boss’s weight. The moment it collapsed, it lost its center of gravity, and the monster’s massive body slid off the cliff.
A faint smile curved Keti’s lips. Then, she immediately raised her arm, commanding her flesh-wall fortress to unleash its final move!
It charged straight at Augujadel—!
In an instant, the combined weight accelerated the fall. The Ancient Behemoth’s last struggles were futile. With a violent tremor echoing from the depths of the Gorge—
【Ding dong, dungeon — Beast Kingdom successfully cleared! The first clear belongs to — Lidel Magic Academy, Year 1 Class 25 Combat Test Course team!】