บท 26: Chapter 26 Hidden Boss (1)
Chapter 26 Hidden Boss (1)
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The One-Horned Snake, after attacking and swallowing Francis, turned its eyes towards me. But it didn't take long for it to leave, leaving me alone in the cave. Its actions were so realistic that I didn't believe it was just an artificial intelligence.
Looking at the battlefield before my eyes, I couldn't help but exclaim.
"Wow, that was insane..."
I knew this snake was strong, but I didn't expect it to be this fiercely strong. With just one attack from its tail, Francis logged out. But it must be because he was an assassin, so his defense was weaker than other classes.
Luckily, I had the mutant lemongrass pouch on me, otherwise I would have become its victim.
I couldn't help but shiver as I remembered its overwhelming power.
"Well, I've achieved my goal anyway. Now I'll just find a secluded place and rest peacefully."
I had to leave this place. The smell of blood might attract some other scary creatures. I wasn't sure if I had enough things to avoid them all.
I quickly moved out of the cave, avoiding stepping on the puddles of pineapple juice on the ground.
Speaking of pineapple juice, I was really lucky. I had discovered a mutated wild pineapple bush growing near the lake shore in the area where I found the second flag. Thinking about using it as snake bait, I squeezed out some pineapple juice and threw it into the storage space. It was really smart of me to do that.
Well, why think so much. My job here was done. Now I just needed to find a place to rest while waiting for class to end.
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I was slowly moving through the forest, trying to stay away from the area just now. Of course, I had to move carefully. I had come this far. If I died from carelessness, it would be a waste.
I continued to advance, and when I was far enough away from the battlefield, I started looking for a place to rest.
On the way, the number of monsters I encountered kept increasing, making it extremely difficult for me to avoid them. A week of training and I still couldn't use Convergence. I still couldn't stab accurately at a single point, so how could I dare to fight? I didn't have the confidence to fight while I still couldn't use the Andrea Sword Technique probably. Um...and my stats are suck.
"I'm near the border of the southern, central, and eastern areas..." I muttered while staring at the map.
'No wonder the number of monsters kept increasing...' I rubbed my eyebrows and thought.
I guess I should change direction. I don't have the ability to survive in places like this.
Thinking of what to do, I immediately turned around and left the area adjacent to the central area, away from the chaos. I headed along the border between the southern and eastern areas. I wanted to follow it and gradually go to the edge of the forest.
'But why do I feel so uneasy...'
While moving, an uneasy feeling slowly grew in my heart. That feeling was both uneasy and strange. It was as if I had forgotten something important.
'What did I forget?'
I tried to recall the events that would happen in this virtual reality lesson. It was just that every time I tried to dig into my memories, the headache would come uncompromisingly. But I persisted, ignoring the pain. This uneasy feeling made it impossible for me to stay still.
"What the hell is it...?". I groaned in pain, my steps faltering a bit.
Suddenly, a small electric current seemed to run through my mind, and a few unclear images appeared.
"Ah?". I let out a surprised sound.
For the first time since I had regressed, I saw some vague images of my lost memories. And it became clearer and clearer.
In that forgotten memory, I found myself reading a novel on my laptop.
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Karen and her teammates were currently working together to destroy a pack of mutated wolves. She unleashed a series of attack spells and easily defeated a series of targets.
Not only Karen, the teammates she encountered while moving also defeated those wolves with ease, no one was inferior to the other.
It didn't take long for the group to destroy a pack of mutated wolves.
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"Um, Karen is still as awesome as ever."
I sat on the chair, staring at the laptop screen. I happily enjoyed my favorite novel while continuing to praise Karen's strength. Oh, her teammates were also amazing.
Suddenly, a student with a bloody body and one arm missing rushed over. He kept screaming for help.
Briar was a man of chivalry, he couldn't abandon someone in need. He went to help the student and kindly asked what happened.
Before the student could say anything, a loud roar followed by a cloud of dust headed straight for Karen's group. The group couldn't help but close their eyes and cover their ears in annoyance.
"Damnn, another trouble has already arrived."
As expected of the main characters, wherever they go, trouble follow. They're like a walking disaster magnet.
When Karen opened her eyes, a large figure gradually appeared. It was a ferocious bear with red fur and a flickering flame on its head. It exuded an extremely overwhelming aura, causing everyone to be extremely tense. Only Karen remained calm as usual.
'E- rank!'. Everyone had the same thought.
"The hidden boss appeared. Not that surprising." My eyes were glued to the screen, and my hands kept picking up slices of potato chips and stuffing them into my mouth. Watching something interesting requires something to eat.
From the start of class until now, Karen's group had been sweeping through the virtual world without any difficulty. I wasn't too surprised that the hidden boss appeared. If it didn't appear, it would be strange as fuck.
"It's the hidden boss! Everyone be careful!" Livy spoke from behind.
"Where did it come from?" Ellie asked the injured student, losing her composure.
He was extremely confused and scared, the feeling of realistic pain also made his mind a bit hazy. Ellie's voice pulled him out of that tangled mess of emotions. He answered with a trembling voice.
"I-I was moving near the border between the eastern and southern areas with my group when I encountered it. My entire group died at its hands and it chased me all the way here..."
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My steps faltered, cold sweat began to pour out.
"No way...". I muttered.
Why am I so unlucky? I randomly picked a direction to go and ended up going straight to the hidden boss's nest? I'm not the main character, how could I possibly fight it?! It's an E- rank and I'm just an F- rank rookie! It's a whole rank higher than me! How can I fight it?!
'I need to change direction right now. I just hope I haven't actually gotten close to its nest'. I started to panic a little and turned around to leave this dangerous area.
It's just that luck isn't something I possess. Just as I turned around, a large figure with crimson fur and a fire on its head appeared not far from me. That figure immediately made my steps falter, my pupils constricted like a needle hole. My heart seemed to skip a beat and quickly started pounding. Cold sweat started pouring out uncontrollably.
'Damn it!'. I cursed my luck as my body kept shaking.
Why did it have to be me? I just wanted to find a place to rest? Why did this happen to me? According to the novel, it was a different group of students who first encountered it, and Karen's group was the one who dealt with it, right?
Tens of thousands of questions of why began to form in my head. My mind was like a pile of tinder at the moment.
"Roargggg"
The deadly roar with a terrifying aftertaste emitted from the mutated bear in front of me made everything around me shake violently. But thanks to it, I was able to regain some of my composure.
Despite my body shaking violently, I still tried to use my brain to its full capacity. Pushing the sluggish gears to work harder than ever.
'This is just a virtual world! It's not real.' I muttered in my mind, trying to get rid of the fear from my body.
I know, this isn't real. I shouldn't fear death here. But I can't help it. I've died once, and the feeling of death is still haunting me. It blurs the lines between this virtual world and reality.
Others might think, having died once, why should I be afraid of death? Bullshit! That's the most stupid thought I've ever heard. Death is something that normal people never want to experience. Even if you're resurrected after death, the feeling of circling around the Gates of Hell won't be able to fade away in a short time. The fear of death will cover your body.
It's possible that when a person has experienced death many times and is too familiar with it, they no longer fear death. But at that time, will that person really retain their "humanity"?
And I, a regressor after a tragic death, am also just an ordinary person. I can't help but be afraid. Even if my mind tells me that this is an illusion, my body won't listen.
'I need a countermeasure against this boss'. The gears in my head started working at maximum capacity.
At this moment, the big bear started to attack. It wanted to rush forward and grab my head.
'If I remember correctly, it will charge forward with the first attack'
It gained momentum, jumped up strongly, and charged at me at an extremely fast speed.
'That's right!'
It really charged as I remembered! Thank goodness my memory finally kicked in at the right time.
I tried to move my body to avoid it, but my whole body was frozen, just standing there trembling non-stop.
'Move, my legs!!!'. I screamed in panic.
The bear was getting closer now, but my body still didn't move.
'Fuck! Am I going to "die" here? I already got three flags!!'
"Damn fucking bear!!". I screamed with unconcealable anger.
The bear's claws were now right next to my face.
'I can't accept it-'
*Swish*
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