Mumbling to himself, SungYoon looked to the side in fear. Luckily, Hargaan didnt seem to mind SungYoons comment about him. Instead, he was smiling with extreme excitement.

I knew it.

Vzzt

Electricity started gathering around Hargaans fists. He could no longer just stand by and watch.

Boom!

The electricity in his fists let out an explosive sound, and Hargaan took a step forward. Then, just like YuWon, Hargaan disappeared in an instant.

Instantly

Flash

Crash Smash!

The Orcs shields broke into pieces, and the Acid Snakes that littered the floor were torn to shreds.

It was the power of Hargaans electric attacks.

Like we arent even needed, are we?

Yeah, but that doesnt mean we should just stand around and watch.

If you dont do anything, you fall behind. That was the unchanging rule of the new world that theyd experienced since the 1st Tutorial.

SungYoon started charging up his Mana Blast. Yolche unsheathed her dual swords, and the Elf siblings prepped their spirits and magic respectively.

The real hunt had started.

* * *

Boss room No.2 was a path filled with various trapsdozens of powerful arrows were fired at them while poison rained down, and swords and spears shot up from the ground.

However

Crash!

Hargaan managed to break through all those traps with sheer force.

It was the same for YuWon.

Fshh, fwooosh

Sizzle

The fire that enveloped YuWons body burned away the arrows and poison that flew at him, and the weapons shooting up were easily avoided with some acrobatics.

There really isnt anything for us to do, huh.

It appears so.

Hargaans teammates passed through the pathway the two of them had created. There were some traps that werent destroyed, but they werent so weak as to get caught in them.

Slash, shing

With her sword, Yolche cut down the flying arrows and spears.

Fsssh

Elador and Paladinte stopped the poison that was raining down with fire and water.

[Mana Blast]

Boom!

Any large obstacles that blocked their path were instantly blown up by SungYoon.

YuWon glanced back at the guys following behind him and nodded his head.

At least theyre skilled enough to not be a hindrance.

With the exception of Hargaan, YuWon had actually doubted their skills. He was worried they might have ended up holding him back.

Well, that wasnt exactly right, since YuWon had no intention of helping any of them, even if their lives were in peril. He didnt have the luxury to intervene and help out every person he passed by.

What YuWon was actually worried about was that they might accidentally get caught up in his business and die.

I think its that way.

With an impatient personality, Hargaan was the one furthest ahead.

After clearing through all the traps, a large door could be seen in the distance. It was an old door that looked to be at least 10 meters tall.

After arriving in front of it, Hargaan waited for YuWon and his party.

What a strange painting.

Hargaan looked at the paintings on the giant door. There were many different drawings all over it. Orcs, Goblins, Lizardmen, Kobolds, Gnolls, Ogres Countless monsters were depicted. And at the top of the door, puzzling hieroglyphics were inscribed.

This is my first time seeing it in person.

Sshhf

YuWon wiped off the dust on the door.

In the center of the painting where Orcs and Goblins were clashing was a drawing of a round object.

Its a war, Hargaan mumbled, understanding what the painting meant.

YuWon nodded his head. Hargaan was right. It was a humongous war that once occurred between various monsters on Barragnda.

And beyond this door

Captain, SungYoon called.

Hargaan turned around and saw that his teammates had all managed to catch up to him.

SungYoon said, How about we take a short break?

Hargaan looked over at YuWon. Though they were accompanying each other due to sharing a destination, YuWon wasnt actually a part of Hargaans team. Not to mention the fact that he and Hargaan had a bet to see who could defeat the boss first.

Is anyone exhausted? asked Hargaan. He was in a hurry, so of course he didnt like the idea of letting YuWon go through the door first.

There is not, sir.

There wasnt anything all that impressive.

Paladinte, thats because YuWon and the captain had already broken through most of the traps.

There wasnt anyone in Hargaans team that appeared injured or exhausted.

Hargaan nodded his head. It seemed like they were ready to enter.

Then lets

Creeeak

With a thick, heavy sound, the cave rumbled.

Hargaan turned his head and saw that YuWon was already opening the door.

Come on, youre going to enter without saying a thing?

I was planning on doing this by myself from the beginning.

But were working together right now, arent we? Couldnt you at least give us a heads up before

Kkyaaaghh

The cry of a monster echoed.

* * *

Startled by the cry, Hargaan stopped talking and turned his head to peek into the open door.

There was nothing but pure darkness inside, but it wasnt just the dark that surprised Hargaan.

W-W-What was that?

W-Was that boss?

What kind of a monster is it?

Its cry was petrifying, and its presence alone was spine-curling, making Hargaans teammates tremble.

Hargaan also gulped. He knew the bosss identity, but this was the first time he was facing it directly. He really is an incredible bastard, he commented.

Tmp

YuWon was once again quick in his steps. The door had opened just enough for one person to get through, so he started walking inside the room.

Hargaan couldnt continue hesitating, so he looked back at his group and said, Lets go.

Tmp tmp

Unlike the rest of the cave where there were torches lining the wall, inside of the door was entirely dark.

Hargaan gathered electricity in his hands to create some light. The inside of the room was a long cave, and towards the center, the ceiling got higher, forming a circular dome.

And at the center of the dome was

Thump

Kkyaaagh!

The source of the cries.

W-Whats that?

What the fuck?

Thump, thump!

Rattle, rattle

The boss was locked behind giant steel bars, and it had a terrifying appearance. It looked like a disgusting mix of Orc, Goblin, Ogre, and morethe face resembling various monsters, the body of an Ogre, the legs of an Orc, the tail of a Lizardman, and black wings from an unknown beast.

This monster towered over 10 meters tall.

Kkyaaagh!

The boss screamed at the group that had appeared within its sights.

Just hearing its cry made their bodies feel like they were going numb.

With the exception of YuWon and Hargaan, the rest of the gang took a few steps back, unable to withstand the pressure from the boss.

YuWon observed the boss, which was restrained with chains all over its body.

A Chimera.

The boss struggled in pain. It considered itself, a mix of various monsters, an abomination, feeling pain and anger. This mix of emotions condensed into bloodthirst and mana, which swirled around the Chimera.

The Chimera in front of them was a monster that didnt naturally exist within the Tutorial, like Suruhtra. Thats why it was the final boss of the Tutorial and why it required the cooperation of tens of thousands of participants to defeat it.

[Youve entered Boss Room No.3.]

[DEFEAT THE BOSS THE SEALED CHIMERA.]

[Once the objective is achieved, the Tutorial will be finalized.]

Those were pretty simple messages, but there were more messages waiting for them in boss room No.3.

[1 person is able to break the Chimeras seal and make it their familiar.]

[If you break the sealing crystal, the time limit will end, and you will be able to pass the Tutorial regardless of the requirements.]

[The Chimeras master will earn additional CP respective to the participants they kill.]

Whirr

Next to the cell where the Chimera was locked up, there was a staff glowing dark red. And at the top of the staff, there was a crystal emitting light. That was likely the sealing crystal that the message had mentioned.

So if that thing is broken, this guy is going to be freed from its jail?

So its a trial where you need to kill the Chimera while also defending the crystal from other participants

This doesnt seem that hard.

The trial would have been far more complicated if more participants were present, but only ten people were inside the boss room right now.

It wasnt too big a number for keeping track of each others movements. And even if one of them tried to pull something, there was the force called Hargaan that they had to get through first.

Grab

Hey.

YuWon turned his head. Before he realized it, Hargaan had snuck up behind him and grabbed his shoulder tightly.

What do you think youre doing? asked Hargaan.

Let go.

I asked what youre doing.

I need that thing.

Are you planning on betraying me after all that? Did you forget about our bet?

The bet between YuWon and Hargaan was either who could kill the boss first or rack up the most CP. That meant that in order for the bet to be resolved, one of them had to kill the boss.

However, if the sealing crystal was broken, the participant who broke it would be able to control the Chimera like a familiar. Thus they would no longer be able to bet on who could kill the boss first.

I didnt. I think Im going to be the winner of that bet, YuWon replied.

After hearing YuWons response, Hargaan froze for a second before shouting and squeezing YuWons shoulder even tighter.

Then what are you doing? Why do you need that thing?!

This is why I wanted to do this alone.

YuWon let out a sigh while raising his hand. Before anyone even noticed it, he was wielding a sword from his inventory.

Kim YuWon!

Vzzzzzt!

Hargaan unleashed an electric attack on YuWon, but

Whoosh!

Shatter!

YuWon had already thrown his sword, breaking the sealing crystal far off in the distance.

Only

[The sealing crystal has been broken.]

[The boss Chimera will be released from its seal.]

[PLEASE DEFEAT THE UNSEALED CHIMERA.]

[The Chimeras master is Kim YuWon.]