Truth quietly stared at Reg without saying a word, so Reg could clearly hear the BOSS roaring behind him, along with the screams of the others.
That made him a bit nervous— crap, had he said something wrong again because of his usual quick tongue?
Then Truth gently placed her small hand on Reg’s shoulder. His lips turned pale with tension.
“Uh?”
“Whoosh!” With a light push, Truth sent Reg flying straight toward the BOSS.
Reg instinctively shielded his head and crashed into the BOSS’s back without a scratch.
“Rooaaar…”
The BOSS sensed something was off behind it and turned around suspiciously— only to see a razor-thin line of blood like a strand of hair flying toward it!
The moment it realized what it was, the bloodline pierced straight through its right leg, instantly numbing it.
The massive body lost its balance and collapsed forward, landing right in front of the trembling Su Na and her companion.
“Huh?”
Reg got up from behind the BOSS with a dumbfounded expression, meeting the equally confused gazes of Su Na and the others.
“Huh?”
“Hey, everyone, look!” From a distance, Truth suddenly shouted to the group:
“Reg actually discovered the BOSS’s weakness is in its legs and knocked it down in one go! So impressive!”
As a tutorial BOSS meant to teach beginners how to parry, once you countered its blatantly obvious swing, its fragile legs would immediately lose balance and cause it to fall.
But not a single one of these students knew how to parry!
So Truth had no choice but to make Reg “demonstrate” by crippling one of the BOSS’s legs and weakening it.
Then she silently released a wave of pressure that suppressed everyone’s urge to flee.
It worked immediately. A chilling aura of battle filled the air.
After a brief moment of dizziness, the group’s crushed morale hit rock bottom and then rebounded.
They began to seriously consider the possibility of defeating the BOSS.
“What? This BOSS… has a weakness?!”
Hearing Truth’s shout, everyone looked shocked. You’re saying this powerful creature actually has a weak point, and one of us managed to take it down instantly?
Reg quickly caught on and shouted:
“Everyone, aim for the legs— we can win this!”
Can we really win?
The group looked at Reg, then at the BOSS at his feet that was starting to rise again.
The scene seemed to be telling them something— and that was…
We can win!
“We’re getting out of here alive!” someone shouted, and everyone’s fighting spirit was reignited.
“That’s right, we can do this!”
“Top students of the academy aren’t going to die before making it to graduation!”
“If we’re going to die anyway, might as well go all out!”…
“Roar!” The BOSS stood up with a sky-shaking howl, dragging its numb right leg into the final battle against Reg and the others— but it was still just a pitiful chicken pecking at other chickens.
At the same time, Mailun, who had been unconscious, was jolted awake by the BOSS’s roar.
As he opened his eyes, he saw everyone fighting desperately while shouting about friendship and bonds, and the BOSS visibly weakening.
Reg was shining the brightest among them, charging ahead to protect the mages.
Su Na’s voice also reached Mailun’s ears:
“Nice job, Reg! I knew I picked the right swordsman!”
Everyone at the academy knew that Reg had been working under Su Na for a long time because he was short on money.
But to Mailun, that sentence meant something else entirely.
What?! Every nerve in Mailun’s body was suddenly triggered. What do you mean by “picked”? I’ve been chasing you for so long and you’ve never said anything like that to me! Are you saying I’m not as good as him?!
Seeing that the BOSS was about to be defeated, Mailun stood up despite his injuries, gritted his teeth, grabbed his twin blades, and charged in— completely disrupting the formation.
“Mailun, what are you doing? Get out of the way!” Su Na shouted. Mailun was too close, making it difficult for her to aim at the BOSS’s weak points. He also threw off the rhythm of a few others, causing them to get injured by the BOSS.
“No one is better than me— no one!”
Because the BOSS’s mobility had dropped significantly, Mailun’s twin blades were able to keep up with it, making it look like they were evenly matched.
“I told you, Su Na! I’ll clear this dungeon and present the final reward to you myself!”
“Even if you did, I wouldn’t take it! Let me say it again: I’ve never liked you, not even once!”
“Stop lying, Princess. Prove it with your actions if you mean it!”
The moment he said that, Su Na snapped.
Ever since someone at the academy started spreading rumors that she was a “tsundere,” Mailun hadn’t stopped bothering her. Fine, then— I’ll prove it to you!
“Fine, I’ll be honest—I don’t even like guys. I only like cute girls!”
“Yeah, right. What a shy little excuse.”
“You don’t believe me? Fine! Truth, get over here!” Su Na suddenly turned to look at Truth.
“What’s going on? This doesn’t seem like it has anything to do with me,” Truth looked a little confused.
Why was she being dragged into this?
Since Truth didn’t move, Su Na jogged over, grabbed her by the collar with both hands, and said:
“Kiss me!”
“Huh?!”
You’re not helping your teammates fight the BOSS, and instead you’re running over to ask me for a kiss?
Su Na figured that if Truth kissed her on the cheek in front of Mailun, he’d finally give up.
Meanwhile, the BOSS’s HP had entered its final phase. Under Reg’s lead, they had weakened its left leg, exposing a vulnerable spot that could be finished off.
Mailun seized the chance to climb onto the BOSS’s back, becoming the closest one to land a decisive blow on its head.
“Watch closely, Su Na! I will offer you the greatest treasure this labyrinth has to offer!”
Mailun’s twin blades stabbed fiercely into the BOSS’s head.
With a thunderous crash, the creature collapsed, and the others quickly scattered.
“Damn it! Mailun stole the reward again!”
“So sneaky— he climbed up there while we weren’t looking!”
“Forget it, we survived. That’s what matters.”
“Yeah… we actually made it out alive!”
As the dust settled and the BOSS’s life finally faded, everyone let out a cheer of relief.
They hadn’t expected to win— and it was all thanks to Reg discovering the weak point!
“It’s all because of you, Reg! No wonder you’re the most talented warrior in our class!”
“How did you even dare to take on the BOSS solo? That was insanely brave!”
“Turns out you’re even stronger than Mailun… huh? What are you looking at?”
They gathered around Reg to praise him, only to notice he wasn’t responding.
He was staring nervously in Su Na’s direction……
[Successfully defeated Tier-1 BOSS: “Mutant Timberbeast.” Reward acquired: Weapon – Silverlight Blade]
“Bzzzz…”
From the BOSS’s corpse, Mailun lifted his twin blades and looked up.
With a hum, a sleek, silver longblade materialized above him— the reward for delivering the final blow!
Mailun grabbed the Silverlight Blade and gave it a few flashy swings. It was light, smooth, and felt just right.
“Look, Su Na! I’ve fulfilled my promise and earned the final reward. Now I’ll hand it to you personally— huh?!”
Just like Reg and the others, Mailun froze when he looked over to Su Na.
His brain short-circuited, as if he were seeing something he could never have imagined in his life.
In the distance, Su Na was gripping Truth by the collar, forcing her to stand on tiptoe and tilt her head upward.
That wasn’t too unusual— Mailun had done the same to others at the academy before.
The only problem was… why were their lips pressed together?!
Tftc!