“Cough!” Cartman spat out blood. If he hadn’t instinctively shielded himself, the attack would have been fatal. The mercenaries gasped in horror.0

“Cartman!”0

“What the hell?!”0

“Kyaahh,” the monster roared.0

The mercenaries realized that the boss they thought they had subdued was laughing at them.0

“Pitiful…” The boss spoke, but it wasn’t the language of humans. It was an unnatural distortion of a beast’s cry, twisted until it mimicked human speech. “Insects…”0

Rumble.0

Chains snapped and fell to the ground, and the pillars sank into the floor. The gaping wound in the boss’s chest, inflicted during the battle, began to close. The Dungeon’s structure—its very mechanics—were changing.0

“Mana…,” Cartman said as his pupils dilated. The Dungeon’s mana wavered and the density skyrocketed, filling the entire space before they could even react. “The mana levels are shifting!”0

In an instant, the Dungeon’s mana had more than doubled. At this concentration, this wasn’t just an A-Rank Dungeon anymore.0

This is an AAA-Rank Dungeon! Cartman thought. 3

“Kyuaah!” The boss grinned, its now-free arms moving with ease.0

Boom!0

With just a simple swing, the mercenaries were blown away. Those in its trajectory were slammed into the walls, their heads smashing...0