Taking care of the swarm of ghasts wasn’t difficult at all.

Why? Because, just like I memorized back in training, ghasts are weak to fire! That’s how Aquila was able to save Dalin in the original novel—ah, damn it, now I’m pissed.

Anyway, the moment Aquila enveloped his sword in flames, the swarm of ghasts hesitated and recoiled. He immediately prepared to leap forward and cut them all down, but since I was worried about his injuries, I told him to stay put and started shooting.

No matter how much I attacked, the ghasts couldn’t get any closer due to the fire, so we were able to wipe them out safely.

“Violet, just you wait.”

As I cut off a piece from one of the fallen monsters, blood splattered across my cheek. But all I could think about was shoving this in Violet’s face. That battle junkie—she’ll stop challenging me to duels now, won’t she?

“How do we get out of the cave?”@@novelbin@@

“It’s fine, Salvia. I can bring it down.”

Despite his battered body, Aquila stood his ground and prepared to bring down the rock barrier. Just as I was about to stop him—

Crash—Boom!

The rocks suddenly crumbled, and I turned to look in that direction. At the same time, my eyes met with the wide-eyed gazes of our fellow recruits, staring at us in shock.

“Salvia!”

While the others stood frozen, Karon bolted toward me like a bullet, his eyes trembling as he asked,

“Are you okay?! Are you hurt anywhere?!”

“Shouldn’t you be asking Aquila that…?”

Compared to me, who only had slightly disheveled hair, Aquila looked downright awful—his uniform was torn in several places, and even his cheek had a fresh wound.

When I awkwardly gestured toward Aquila, Karon turned to him and, in the most robotic tone possible, asked,

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