[Your party holds the priority for the Event Raid. Unless you want to reveal its existence, other dungeon explorers will not be notified until one hour later!]

“What? How can an Event Raid appear in a Field Dungeon!?” I exclaimed.

“Event Raids don’t only appear when Event Dungeons are cleared! We must have met some sort of condition!”

I could hear Hwaya’s voice clearly in the heavy rain. However, it wasn’t the answer I wanted, since it meant there was nothing wrong with that monster being here.

Out of all the explorers on Earth, my father was the only one that wasn’t here who could be of help. However, we were facing the boss monster of a SS+ rank 100-man raid. Should I prioritize running away? Or should I call my father?

[Shin, make it public immediately! Sumire will help!]

[Sumire!? She’s not stro—]

[She’s Gold ranked!]

Gold!? She couldn’t climb 20 floors in 2 years, but she managed to climb over 30 floors in half a year!? That was...like me! What happened to her!?

I hesitated for a moment, but soon made the Event Raid public. Now that I thought about it, my father would rather come and die than do nothing when his son was in such a dangerous situation.

Meanwhile, the drake landed on the ground, causing a tremor. It didn’t have wings like the wyverns, and its body was more similar to the Giant Iron Boar that appeared in Guangzhou. It had beefy legs, and its front paws had razor-sharp claws. In addition, its front paws looked like they could reach dozens of yards in the air. The dense mana it emitted made it hard to breathe. It seemed stronger than most of the demons I met in the Luka continent.

“Turn the helicopter around!” I shouted.

“We can’t fight that guy on a helicopter!”

The pilot immediately turned the helicopter around. However, the drake must have locked onto us already as it opened its mouth and breathed fire directly at us. Although the heavy downpour made it hard to see, its giant orange flame wasn’t weakened in the slightest and headed toward the helicopter like a laser.

“Tsk, I’ll go on ahead!”

Then, Hwaya clicked her tongue and jumped out of the helicopter. She could fly with her ability, so she could fight against the drake in the air. It might be okay if the drake focused on using magical attacks, but it would be hard for Hwaya to fight it on her own if it used physical attacks. That was why she stayed in the helicopter until now, safely shooting magic at wyverns.

As such, I prepared myself to also jump out. Looking back at Ye-Eun and Ludia, I said through the messaging system, [That guy’s extremely strong. We can always run away to the dungeon if it gets dangerous, but there’s still a chance something might go wrong. I’m not going to force you, but…]

“It’s fine.”

“I’m confident I can run away if it gets dangerous!”

That was what I thought they’d say. There was no way Ludia would leave me behind and escape, and Ye-Eun was almost addicted to hunting monsters after she got rid of her monsterphobia. The problem was that she was too careless with her life.

“I’ll make it clear. You guys don’t need to risk your lives here. If it gets dangerous, I’m going to take you in my arms and use Return, got it?”

“Okay!”

“Got it!”

Their eyes were sparkling for some reason. I hoped it wasn’t because I said I’d take them in my arms! This wasn’t the time to be so relaxed!

“Whew, okay. I’m going to go ahead, so come back after you get out of the helicopter. Talaria!”

I summoned Talaria and leapt into the air. Hwaya was blocking the drake’s attack with her ability. At the tip of her fingers, a circular ring of fire rose up and absorbed all the fire the drake breathed out. It went without saying that it was thanks to her that our helicopter was still safe.

Standing confidently in midair, Hwaya shouted, “Fight me, you lizard! You won’t be able to even touch me with your flames!”

Looking at her, I was reminded of that time on TV where she killed the wyvern in Busan. I thought she looked cool back then and envied her, but now I was fighting with her shoulder to shoulder. I couldn’t be more deeply moved.

Hwaya ran out to fight the drake without hesitation, even after hearing it was SS+ ranked. She wasn’t being reckless. She had a strong mentality, which did not let her fall back in the face of her enemy. It was possible because she believed herself to be one of the strongest on Earth, who did not allow defeat. Thinking of how cool she was, I also thought I should take after her spirit.

To do that, there was something I needed to do.

“Get over here you god damned lizards. All of you, come at me!”

[You have mastered mid-rank Provoke! Your provocation seeps into your soul. You can now provoke deaf monsters!]

[You have learned high-rank Provoke. Existences in the same area as you cannot escape your provocation. Weak monsters might die from having their spirits suppressed by your provocation.]

My provocation spread through the entire Field Dungeon without being hindered by the torrential rain. It even caught the attention of the ability users who were panicking from the Flame Drake and the wyvern boss’s sudden appearance. Furthermore, it calmed their confusion temporarily.

However, the ordinary wyverns were the ones I really wanted to call!

[Kiaaaaaak!]

[Kyaaaaaaa!]

Countless wyverns as numerous as the raindrops falling down flew toward me! I was delighted. Damn, the world sure chose the wrong guy as the Hero. Why do I smile in such dangerous situations!?

Regardless, there was one important thing. For the first time since the demon’s Army Commander, I was facing a formidable enemy. I couldn’t worry about hiding my abilities as I had to go all out. I couldn’t defeat the Army Commander without Peruta’s help, but I didn’t think the enemy in front of me would need me to summon my teacher.

If I could do it with my own strength, I would do so. I could always call Peruta, but that was only as a last resort. If I continued to rely on my master, how could I surpass him?

I took out my Gluttony Spear from the inventory. The moment I firmly gripped the spear shaft, I felt myself becoming more excited. I shouted, “Peika, let’s go full power!”

[Leave it to me, Master. I’m the strongest now!]

Strongest? The moment I knitted my brows, Gluttony Spear began to shine with a golden light. It was undoubtedly Spirit Aura, but it was stronger than it ever was before. Why? The moment I asked in my head, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky.

“Whoa!”

[Mo…More!]

I was surprised for a second, thinking the lightning struck me, but that wasn’t it. The lightning was completely absorbed by my spear and was clearly strengthening it. Not to mention, with all the storm clouds in the sky, I wouldn’t be surprised if another…

BOOM! B-B-BOOM!

My ear became temporarily deaf. Lightning struck my spear continuously. A few of them even missed their target and struck down incoming wyverns. I finally understood. Elementals were born from nature. They were existences always in line with nature and were greatly affected by nature. In this severe thunderstorm, Peika was at her strongest since the day we met.

“Peika, let’s go!”

[Send them flying!]

The incoming wyverns stopped and flinched at the lightning. Meanwhile, I put them in my spear’s trajectory. To be exact, they were on my way to the Flame Drake, but I had gathered them together on purpose in the first place.

Kicking off the air, I used Gale Track.

“Uooooooooooh!”

Using the power of lightning, Peika’s Spirit Aura had made the spear larger like I was using Sky God’s Rage. The moment my spear even touched the wyverns, they all exploded, and my spear grew stronger each time they died. This was because Gale Track increased my attack power by 5% each time I sent an enemy flying!

[Kugyaaaaa! Hero, I came for you!]

“I’m not into bestiality! If you want me, at least try to polymorph into a beautiful girl!” I retorted cheekily.

17th. 18th, 19th…! I was approaching the drake. Since I was in a super-armored state, nothing could stop me. 20th! 100% fully charged! Then, I flew past Hwaya. Seeing her stare at me with her wide opened eyes, I couldn’t help but think she was cute.

The drake opened its mouth after seeing me draw closer. Was he planning on swallowing me? I shouted, “Ruyue!”

[Ask me anything!]

“Help me so that guy will let me attack him without fighting back!”

[I’ll gladly do it, anything you want…!]

Then, I suddenly heard the sound of a machine gun. Pepper was controlling his helicopter from nearby and had fired at the drake! Imbued with his mana, the bullets seemed to be effective against the drake.

[Freezing!]

Ruyue took about 30% of my mana and casted an elemental spell. Although it was for a brief instant, I thought the world would freeze. In fact, our surroundings became completely frozen. The beams of light shining down became arrows of ice, the fire breathed out by the drake froze, and its entire body also froze.

[The world is on my side now!]

So that was it! Usually, she created water from the water vapor in the air, but now, there was water everywhere around us. Even our enemy was completely soaked with water! Even if it was an SS+ ranked boss monster and had fire-attributes, Ruyue could freeze it. Both of my elementals could show their greatest strengths in this environment. I felt at least 50% stronger than my normal self.

The moment I realized it, I charged towards the drake’s mouth and pierced my spear through it.

[Critical Hit!]

[Kuaaaaang!]

Its frozen body instantly defrosted, while blood burst out from the top of its mouth like a fountain. Although the heavy rain would wash away the blood in time, the blood that splashed onto me made me feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, it wasn’t poisonous.

[Herooooo! I’ll eat you!]

“I already told you, no you won’t!”

I was now as free as a bird! After landing my attack perfectly, I flew back up. I didn’t need to use Divine Speed, and, as soon as I backed off, Hwaya quickly blocked the drake’s flames. She was on fire today! Pun intended.

“Guys! Let me join in too!”

Pepper flew toward us, shooting down the nearby wyverns with his helicopter. At the same time, the ground lightened up and a few people appeared. The dungeon explorer communication channel became noisy.

[Son, I came to help!]

[Unni, Hwawoo-nim! Minami Violet Sumire, reporting for duty!]

[Shit…I’m going to really die if I’m not careful…!]

Other than one particular guy, the reinforcing explorers couldn’t be more reliable. I instantly thought, Walker might die if he’s not careful…

According to our contract, he had to come help us if we called him for Event Raids or Event Dungeons, but he came without either of us asking him. Because we thought this battle would be hard for Walker, we hadn’t planned on calling him at all.

Perhaps, my father had caught him and brought him along, but he could have escaped if he wanted to. I was happy that he came on his own accord. If possible, I hoped this raid would end without Walker getting hurt.

“Huhu. All the dungeon explorers on Earth are here,” Hwaya remarked as she flew next to me. I wasn’t sure if she had absorbed the drake’s power, but she was emitting strong flames. Since Ludia and Ye-Eun would soon return, she was right.

Looking at the drake still bleeding from its mouth, I snorted. It may be dangerous to think this way, but I didn’t think I could lose to anyone now!

The moment after I thought that, a giant wyvern twice as big as normal wyverns appeared in front of us.

Because of the drake, we had forgotten about it. It was the dungeon boss of the Wyvern’s Nest.