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"Swish."
Davian was pouring water elemental magic onto the floor of the boss room.
"Sizzle."
The water elemental magic met the intense heat and vaporized as soon as it touched the floor.
"Swish."
Despite this, Davian continued to douse the floor.
Ariel, who had been staring at the Oculus' corpse with wide eyes, approached him.
"What on earth are you doing...?"
Davian, still pouring water on the floor, replied, "Its skin and shell were already weakened, burned and melted."
He was right.
Ariel also felt that she could behead Oculus in his current state with a single strike.
She simply didn't have the confidence to pass through the flames.
"That's true... but still, to blow his head off in one go. You're quite something. And, are you in the magic department or the swordsmanship department? Which are you?"
"I'm double majoring."
"Double majoring? I heard there was a freshman doing that. It's you. Anyway, what are you doing now? Why are you keeping pouring water that's just evaporating? Why not just blow the fire away with wind like you did before?"
"Wind can only clear a path temporarily. If used incorrectly, it will only make the flames bigger."
"That's true... What's your name?"
"Davian. Davian Naone."
"Sizzle."
The water that Davian was pouring continued to turn into steam and rise.
"I think this is enough."
"Enough for what?"
Davian withdrew his palm from the floor.
As soon as the pouring stopped, the connection between the water elemental magic and Davian was severed.
Then he immediately raised his arm high.
He began to pour magic back into the water elemental magic that was lingering as steam on the ceiling.
The severed water elemental magic began to react to Davian's magic again.
Murmurs could be heard from behind.
It was the magic department majors.
"What, what is it? The water elemental magic that turned into steam is reconnected with him!"
"How? How can once severed elemental magic be reconnected?"
"I've heard that it's possible if you have a lot of magic and can operate it precisely, but that's only for formal mages in the Magic Tower, right? Is there anyone in the academy who can do that?"
"Wait, didn't he say he's a freshman? Is this even possible?"
"That's not the point! He's still pouring magic into it! Into the steam!"
A moment later.
The steam, filled with powerful magic, instantly turned into water.
"Splash!"
The steam turned into a curtain of water and fell to the floor at the same time.
It was as if a large carpet made of water was covering the fire.
The inferno that had been heating up the boss room was extinguished from top to bottom in an instant.
The club members slowly entered the extinguished boss room.
"You put out that huge fire in one go, but the floor isn't even flooded?"
"It's not about the amount of water. It's about the magic inside."
"But who is that freshman? Does anyone know him? Is there someone like that in our academy?"
"I heard there was a rumor that there's an amazing student in the freshman class. Is it him?"
Ariel shouted.
"Everyone, focus! This is a dungeon where core amplification has occurred. A new dungeon boss is coming soon."
At Ariel's words, the members reorganized and began to look around nervously.
"It's rank C now. What kind of boss will come out?"
"I hope it's a monster we can handle."
At that moment.
"Beep. Beep."
From beyond the dark, massive cave came a sound like a flute, but also like scraping metal.
"Ugh, ugh! That sound is creepy. What should we do?"
"We don't know yet. It might just be a loud sound."
"Really?"
"Thud."
A large forepaw entered through the dark boundary of the cave.
Slowly, the boss monster revealed itself.
"Manticore?"
The body of a giant lion.
It was four times larger than a typical male lion that could be seen in the forest.
Its head was that of an old man, but its mouth was stretched long and filled with sharp teeth.
It had two wings on its back, and its tail, curved sharply and facing forward, was that of a scorpion.
"Beep. Beep."
It didn't seem to be intentionally howling, but an unpleasant sound echoed everywhere each time it breathed.
Ariel shouted.
"Defense formation number 2!"
The students followed Ariel's instructions and formed the pre-arranged formation.
"Be careful not to get bitten. Those teeth can cut through steel. And that tail. It shoots poison needles. Just a graze will kill you. Be careful of the powerful forepaws too!"
"Beep. Beep."
"Nox! Naberro! Support me! The rest of the mages, focus on defense! Archers, aim for its face! Arrows won't even stick to its body!"
Ariel, who gave instructions quickly, leaped forward.
It was Ariel Frontia, who always took the lead in attacking.
Following Ariel, the swordsmen also charged forward.
Davian also leaped forward.
"Freshman! No, Davian! It's dangerous! Come back!"
Freddy's awkward tone was heard from behind, but he didn't pay attention.
"Beep." "Beep."
The lion with the face of an old man, the Manticore.
Whether it was excited by the sight of the charging humans, the unpleasant beeping sound became more frequent and rough.
Ariel was the first to swing her sword.
The angry Manticore swung its forepaw at Ariel.
"Bang!"
The support fire from the mage in the rear hit the Manticore's forepaw.
In the meantime, Ariel's sword deeply pierced the Manticore's right eye.
It was a fast, concise, and extremely efficient movement.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
The Manticore let out a painful breath.
"Fwoosh!"
A poison needle was fired from the tail, which had been full of anger.
It was almost the same size as the thin, long sword Ariel was holding.
"Clang!"
The poison needle, which was shot sharply at Ariel still in the air, collided with a suddenly formed ice wall.
When Ariel turned her head, Davian was already there.
"Thank you, Davian."
"Whoosh."
As soon as the two landed on the ground, the other forepaw swung towards Davian and Ariel.
A fireball instantly formed in Davian's left hand.
The large fireball flew and collided with the forepaw.
"Bang!"
The Manticore's incoming forepaw was engulfed in flames and pushed back a long way.
Nox, who was watching this from the rear, gaped.
"What, that freshman. He pushed back the Manticore's attack with a fireball he made so quickly? And the fire is still burning?"
He was Nox Yucal, who was still in the top ranks of the 6th grade magic department.
But he didn't have the confidence to create a fireball with that much destructive power at that speed.
'Unless it's someone like Grady Butley, how can he do magic at that level...'
Grady Butley.
He is the 6th grade valedictorian who showed a demonstration of creating a phoenix in yesterday's magic demonstration.
In fact, the assessment is that he is virtually comparable to 7th grade.
But Nox was unknowingly comparing the freshman in front of him with Grady Butley.
In the meantime, the 2nd echelon of swordsmen launched an attack.
However, they could not inflict significant damage like Ariel and had to retreat.
Thick leather.
Powerful teeth.
Fast and huge forepaws.
In addition, the tail, which constantly shoots poison needles.
Among the C-rank dungeon final bosses, a monster that is not easy to deal with has appeared.
"Ariel sunbae."
Ariel turned her head.
"Yes? Davian."
"Let's get rid of the remaining eye. I'll cover you."
"......"
It was no longer possible to tell him to stay behind because he was a freshman.
Just from when he defeated Oculus alone a little while ago and the sight he had just shown, Ariel could be sure.
'He's the strongest of everyone here right now.'
The Manticore is also a difficult opponent, but once the dungeon core is destroyed, the monster wave will begin in earnest.
In fact, it was close to impossible for the current club members to block the wave without damage.
No, the probability of it being impossible to block it may be higher.
Then everyone will be wiped out.
'Maybe with him......'
Davian urged Ariel once again.
"Sunbae!"
"Okay, good! Let's go!"
Ariel forcefully kicked off the ground and flew towards the Manticore's face.
Davian jumping right after.
"Kwaang, Kwang! Kwaang!"
This time, Davian didn't wait for the Manticore's attack.
Four or five huge fireballs hit the Manticore's body here and there.
It wasn't powerful enough to burn through the thick leather, but it was enough to distract the Manticore.
While the Manticore was unable to focus due to Davian's fireball attack.
"Thwack."
Ariel's sword was able to easily pierce the remaining eye deeply.
"Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!"
The Manticore writhed in pain.
The huge scorpion tail began to fire poison needles at random in all directions.
It wildly thrashed its forepaws around everywhere.
Just grazing a poison needle would kill you, and getting hit by those randomly swinging forepaws would cause your internal organs to burst.
But.
Even though it could not be said to be the strongest party, the dungeon exploration club members were not that clumsy.
Following Ariel's lead, the members gradually attacked the Manticore.
Some time later.
"Koong!"
The Manticore, which had countless large and small wounds on its head, finally collapsed to the dungeon floor.
"W, we caught the Manticore!"
"Is anyone hurt? It was easier to catch than I thought? Have we improved a little?"
"Hey, it's probably because Ariel sunbae stabbed out both eyes in the beginning."
"Right? Anyway, amazing. Ariel sunbae."
"No, it's thanks to that guy. Davian, was it? That freshman."
"Well...... he was really amazing. That freshman."
The club members gathered in front of the Manticore's corpse, centered around Ariel.
"Sunbae! Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. Everyone worked hard."
"But Davian. Are you really a freshman? Didn't you fail a few years?"
"Hey, there's no failing at Elton Academy. If you don't meet the grade, you just get expelled."
"Oh, is that so. Then he's just a freshman? This year's entrance? Seventeen years old?"
Davian slowly nodded.
"He has that much magic at that age? And the magic manifestation speed is amazing too?"
Another sunbae asked.
"I'm more curious about these unbelievable movements than that. You said you were double majoring? A mage who flies through the sky and spams magic. Wow......"
"Hey, sunbae. It's not like he flew through the sky."
"That's just how it looks to you swordsmen. To us mages, it's no different from flying through the sky."
While the sunbaes gathered around Davian and poured out admiration and questions.
"Ting."
Davian heard a familiar notification sound.
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―Defeated the final boss of the C-rank dungeon, a new event will be opened.
[Event: Destroy the C-rank dungeon core]
―Hold out until the dungeon completely disappears after destroying the dungeon core.
―Reward: Mana points are accumulated each time you defeat the rushing monsters.
―Caution: A powerful monster wave will be accompanied.
―Accept: Y / N
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"Dududuk, duduk."
Davian alternately twisted his neck from side to side and stretched his body.
'The real game starts now. Mana point hunting.'
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