‘What… what the hell?’

It really felt like a game. Like the kind of ridiculous slimes you’d find in an RPG.

Toing-! Toing-! Toing-!

Rather than shooting, it was faster to just smash them, so I joined Aquila and started slamming down on the Mudpets. The new recruits hesitated at first, watching us in disbelief, but eventually, they awkwardly stepped forward and followed suit.

“If the Boss Mudpet shows up, don’t forget to blow the whistle!”

I shouted toward Tia, who had the whistle hanging around her neck.

It was protocol—when a first or second-grade monster appeared, we were supposed to gather more soldiers and take it down together. These weren’t the kind of creatures we were supposed to fight with such a small team.

‘Though, with Aquila here, we’d probably be fine.’

In the original story, Aquila had taken down the Boss Mudpet alongside Karon.

But Karon wasn’t here. To avoid unnecessary risks, I decided to stick to the novel’s original plan—if the Boss Mudpet showed up, I’d lure it toward the others so we could kill it together.

“It’s over.”

Aquila, ever efficient, took the time to slice off a round Mudpet ear from each corpse for me. Proof of the kills.

These would serve as evidence when we tallied the results of my bet with Violet. I stuffed them into the pouch I carried for disposing of monster remains.

‘This alone should guarantee my victory.’

Some might call it cheap, but Violet had set the rules herself—the count of monsters was all that mattered. And these weak little Mudpets? They counted just as much as any other kill.@@novelbin@@

Satisfied, I secured the pouch but didn’t let my guard down. The Boss Mudpet was bound to appear any second now.

“Salvia, are you tense?”

Aquila lightly grasped my arm, as if he had noticed something, then suddenly lifted his head toward the boulders ahead.

He had sensed something.

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