Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 106

Chapter 106 Chapter 25.8 - Joint Dungeon

"Urghk…..My head….."

Irina opened her eyes, and immediately, a wave of pain assaulted her. It felt as though her head was pounding, and her body ached all over.

"Ughk!"

She tried to move, but the effort was excruciating. Her limbs felt heavy like they were encased in lead.

Gradually, her surroundings came into focus—she was lying in the snow, the cold seeping through her clothes.

"Oh, right… the Yeti," she mumbled, memories of the battle flooding back.

"Yeah, the Yeti…."

Just at that exact moment, she heard someone's voice coming from the sides. It was the annoying voice of the guy she didn't want to associate with.

"What?" She mumbled with surprise as she turned her head to the side, looking at where the voice came from.

"What, what?"

It was the same annoying guy. His cold purple eyes were looking down at her from the rock he was simply sitting on.

"W-what, urgh...are you doing here?"

Despite the pain, she forced herself to sit up, assessing her injuries.

Bruises and cuts adorned her arms and legs, souvenirs of the fierce attack. Her clothes were torn in places, and she could see a few spots where blood had seeped through.

That surprise attack and her crash probably injured her both internally and on the surface.

"Can't you see?" he replied, gesturing around them. Countless wolves were lying on the ground, each with arrows lodged in them.

Irina's eyes widened with realization. "You did this?"

He didn't answer, but his cold and confident demeanor spoke volumes. It was Astron, the same guy she had been trying to avoid, the one she thought was a bastard.

In her current state of pain and confusion, she couldn't shake off the unease that gripped her whenever she was near this man. The rumors and the stories she had just read were still fresh in her mind.

BOOM!

At that exact second, she felt the tremors underneath the ground, followed by the sound of explosions.

"The Yeti!" She shouted as she realized the monster had yet to die. If the monster didn't die, that meant Julia was also in danger.

"Krugh-"

She tried to stand, but the pain was overwhelming.

"Why are you not helping them?"

She asked as she looked at the bastard sitting on the rocks leisurely.

"Even if I go there, I can't do anything." However, he simply shrugged in response.

'Ah….He is injured….'

Now that Irina looked into his clothes closely, she saw the coat he was wearing had torn marks all over. His pants, shirt, and everything was tattered, and from some of the wounds, blood was dripping.

Also, she could see his mana was almost exhausted. Being sensitive to the mana from birth, she could feel the amount of mana lingering around.

It was clear that a very dangerous fight had just occurred in this place.

"Also, someone needs to take care of these frenzied monsters."

"Frenzied monsters?"

"I thought you had noticed it earlier." His words were sarcastic as if he was mocking her. But his expression never changed, even for a second.

However, when she looked at it back, the Yeti should have died after the attack she had done. There was no way a monster of rank four could withstand one of her strongest attacks. It was mathematically impossible.

"So, that's why?"

She could also see why that Snow Squirrel didn't die at that time.

"It took you long enough."

"..." She had no words to say anymore as she realized she was in no position to reprimand him. In fact, what he was doing was one of the most crucial things.

He understood that he didn't have enough strength to confront the boss monster. Even the arrow he had shot at the Lesser Magma Wyrm wouldn't be strong enough to damage the Yeti's skin.

So, instead of wasting his time trying to show off, he did what was best. Covering the real part of the group from the sides.

Not everyone in the academy could simply push their pride and stay on the backlines while letting others gain all the credit.

'How come such a thorough guy did such a thing?'

At that moment, she asked herself. Considering the way he was thoughtful, it didn't make sense that he was someone who would force himself on others. Such people would seek attention all the time.

However, this wasn't the time to think about such matters anymore. The more she felt the tremors coming from the boss' side, the more her worries got stronger.

"Urgh!"

She stood up, ignoring the pain in her ribs.

"Where are you going?" He asked, his gaze looking at where her hands were clenching.

"I will help them."

"Do you think you will offer anything with that condition?"

She was annoyed at the fact that this bastard was looking at him with such eyes like he was saying, 'Are you stupid.'

"…..It is better than sitting on the back…."

"….Yeah, this is something you would say."

She got chills when she heard him say that. As she tried to leave, she stumbled and almost fell.

It was clear she wasn't in a condition to rush into another battle. However, that determination in her eyes couldn't be overlooked. Julia was there, and from the way she saw that, the Yeti was pushing her back.

She might even be in a critical condition right now.

SWOOSH!

"Take this."

Just at that moment, a vial flew towards her face.

THUD!

She grabbed the vial in the air and looked at its contents.

'A mid-rank potion? How did he find such a thing?'

She was well aware of the fact that Astron was an orphan. And mid-rank potions were quite rare, as well as they were expensive. Therefore, her suspicions soared when she saw the vial in her hand.

"I won't take something you got with dirty money." She frowned and threw the potion back.

"What are you talking about?"

"Tch….Don't play dumb."

As she frowned, he finally understood what she meant.

"…..You really are stupid."

"Ha! What are you saying!"