"Great Fireball!""Great Fireball!"

  Two Great Fireballs flew out one after another, hitting the Mountain Drake.

  Boom! Boom!

  "Roar!"

  After two huge explosions, the Mountain Drake let out a painful howl.

  Suddenly attacked, the Mountain Drake glared angrily at the two attackers.It then spread its limbs and charged madly toward them.

  "Split up!"

  As she spoke, a faint white light lit up on Hulim’s feet. She then separated from Alicia at an astonishing speed.While moving, she pointed her wand at the charging Mountain Drake.

  "Great Fireball!"

  Boom——！

  Another Great Fireball hit the Drake’s relatively fragile abdomen. Originally hesitant about who to chase after the two split up, the Mountain Drake’s blood-red eyes immediately locked onto Hulim.

  "Roar——!"

  The Drake roared and charged forward.

  "Burning Curtain!"

  A curtain of fire suddenly erupted from the ground, completely covering the field of vision.Driven by anger, the Mountain Drake continued charging forward without hesitation. It quickly crashed through the fire curtain and rushed past.But Hulim was nowhere to be seen behind the curtain.

  Just as it was about to search around for her.

  "Hey, where are you looking? Look up here!"

  The Drake lifted its head.What greeted it was a Storm Spear.

  Boom!

  "Roar——!!!"

  The Storm Spear hit the Drake’s face, and it let out another miserable scream.

  "I told you to look up, and you actually did?"

  Miko mocked.

  "Snort——!"

  Two powerful gusts of air suddenly shot out from the Mountain Drake’s nostrils. Its gaze toward Miko was filled with killing intent.It stopped in place, raised its thick tail high, and then slammed it down.

  Thud!

  The ground shattered instantly. It then swept its tail across the ground, scooping up a large number of gravels.

  "Miko, dodge quickly! Great Fireball——!""Great Fireball!"

  Realizing the danger, Hulim and Alicia immediately attacked the Drake.

  Whoosh——!!!

  But before the Great Fireballs hit, the gravels rolled up by the Drake’s tail had already been thrown out.

  "Ah——!"

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  Although Miko was already fleeing, her speed was far slower than the incoming stones. Hit by them, she fell from the sky.

  "Burning Curtain!"

  Rising flames once again engulfed the Mountain Drake.

  "Miko, are you okay?"

  Alicia, who was closer, immediately went to check on her.

  "I-I’m fine."

  Miko climbed up from the ground. Fortunately, she had kept Strengthen activated, so she didn’t suffer serious injuries.

  Click, click, click......

  At that moment, a familiar sound came from inside the fire curtain.

  "That noise......"

  Alicia and Miko stared blankly at the curtain of fire.

  "No way, not again?"

  Boom! Boom! Boom......

  As soon as the words fell, a huge roller rushed out of the fire curtain at high speed, crushing the ground and approaching the two of them.

  Watching the Mountain Drake curl up into a ball again, hugging its tail and transforming into this form, Miko and Alicia panicked and ran away as fast as they could.

  The Mountain Drake’s back was covered with hard spines. In this form, those spines turned into the most terrifying weapons—even rocks could be easily crushed. There was no doubt what would happen if a person was hit.

  "......"

  Watching Miko and Alicia being chased and fleeing desperately, Hulim couldn’t help but sigh.

  "This guy has really bad compatibility. We should have come to the Echo Maze instead......"

  "Forget it, let’s finish it quickly. Team practice can wait for later......"

  In the next moment, Hulim raised her wand again, and her aura underwent a certain change.

  "Fire Thorn Spell!""Fire Thorn Spell!""Fire Thorn Spell!""......"

  Magic power was rapidly consumed in a short time like flowing water.

  At the same time......

  "Ahah——! Hulim, help me——!""It’s definitely too early for this! This dungeon lord is way too strong!"

  Seeing the Mountain Drake about to catch up, Miko and Alicia became extremely flustered.

  Whoosh——！

  At that moment, a large number of fire thorns suddenly appeared behind them.Like coming to life, the fire thorns wove into networks, blocking the Mountain Drake’s path.

  Boom! Boom! Boom......

  After crashing through multiple fire networks in a row, the speed of the high-speed moving roller inevitably slowed down.However, the fire thorns seemed endless, continuing to appear one after another.Finally, the roller stopped completely.

  Sensing something was wrong, the Mountain Drake immediately tried to exit its curled-up state. But the fire thorns took this opportunity to wrap around it, binding it tightly.

  "This is......"

  Miko and Alicia also stopped, looking at each other in surprise.

  "Hulim made a move!"

  Miko said, relieved to be alive.

  But Alicia thought more deeply than her.

  "This speed? Could it be chantless casting......"

  "Roar——! Roar——!"

  Bound tightly by the numerous fire thorns, the Mountain Drake kept roaring. Its violent struggles destroyed some of the fire thorns, but also caused it to suffer more fire damage.

  "Miko, Alicia, now! Attack with all your strength!"

  "Got it!"

  Miko immediately chanted an incantation, preparing to cast a spell.Alicia followed closely behind.

  "Storm Spear!""Great Fireball!"

  The two spells hit the Mountain Drake one after another.

  "Roar——!!!"

  The Mountain Drake let out an even louder cry of agony.But bound as it was, it could only act as a stationary target.

  Just as Miko and Alicia were preparing for their next round of attacks, huge fireballs crashed into the Mountain Drake one after another.

  "......""......"

  A few minutes later.

  The Mountain Drake was completely roasted. As a dungeon lord, dying in such an aggrieved way was truly pitiful......

  Clang!

  One of the horns on the Mountain Drake’s forehead was cut off by Hulim and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

  Miko stared at Hulim curiously.

  "Hulim, what are you doing?"

  Clang!

  Another horn was cut off.

  "You mean this horn? It’s used as proof for the Adventurers' Guild. Submit this, and you’ll be directly certified as a Rank C Adventurer."

  "Huh, really?! "

  "Yes, the clerk at the Langard Branch told me earlier. As long as you submit a body part of the dungeon lord from any of the five dungeons, you won’t need to take the promotion assessment and will directly receive Rank C certification—provided you’ve completed the required number of D-rank quests, of course."

  With that, Hulim jumped down from the Drake’s head and looked at Miko.

  "Miko, you’re registered as an adventurer too, right? Take this horn and submit it. It’ll save you a lot of trouble."

  "Okay, I’ll take it!"

  Miko picked up the horn and stuffed it into her backpack.

  Alicia wasn’t an adventurer, so she was a little confused by their actions.

  "Hulim, why don’t you want to take the Rank C assessment and choose this method instead? "

  After all, the strength of these dungeon lords was generally beyond the capabilities of a Rank C adventurer team. Choosing to face such a powerful opponent instead of taking the presumably easier assessment seemed very strange.

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