“Ugh…” Cartman staggered to his feet, making Geinalt’s face light up in relief.0

“You’re awake!” he shouted.0

“Hey….” Cartman’s unfocused eyes slowly regained clarity. “What happened?”0

“We managed to defeat the boss!”0

“The boss?” Cartman looked puzzled.0

Geinalt darted his gaze toward the side, where Ketal stood peering curiously at a treasure chest.0

“I see what happened,” Cartman muttered, sounding as though he already knew the answer. Then, he shook off the lingering fog in his mind and approached Ketal.0

“Oh, you’re up. How’s your injury?” Ketal asked.0

“My ribs feel a bit cracked, but nothing major. Looks like you took down the boss,” Cartman said.0

“Yeah, it was pretty fun,” Ketal replied, grinning broadly.0

Cartman could only let out a dry chuckle. A boss in a AAA-Rank Dungeon…0

It was a beast so strong that only Transcendent fighters could stand against it. Yet, Ketal had beaten it without even breaking a sweat.0

He really is a monster, Cartman thought. Then, he turned to Ketal. “Thank you. We owe you our lives.”0

Ketal gave him a slightly awkward smile. Before Cartman lost consciousness, Ketal could have jumped in sooner but had chosen to watch the fight unfold. Although he knew the boss wasn’t truly trying to kill Cartman, he still felt a pang of guilt, especially now that Cartman was wounded.1

“It’s nothing,” Ketal said. “I’m a mercenary, after all. I just did my job.”0

“It’s a relief that you see it that way.” Cartman walked toward a small door at the back of the boss’s room. Opening it, he went inside and soon returned...0