After passing through a long and narrow passage, a vast space awaited us. Sitting at the far end of the lava pond was a giant monster covered in bright red scales.
“That is……don’t tell me….”
“A Red Dragon!?”
Gain spoke to the stuneed examinees,
“That’s right. It’s the Red Dragon, the boss of this level. From now on, you guys will have to fight and defeat that monster.”
“……Are you being serious right now!?”
“It’s a danger Level A monster……”
“If the six of you can’t defeat a monster with a danger level of A, then the A rank is just a dream for you. Of course, even if you guys succeed in defeating it, not all of you will pass. We, the examiners, will watch closely how you fought. Then with that, we will decide whether you pass or fail.”
It seems to be a test in which the remaining six people cooperate to fight the Red Dragon. They instinctively braced themselves, and Emily reassured them.
“You don’t have to worry. If it’s a minor injury, I’ll be able to heal it. Well, I can’t do it if you die of course. Ahahaha.”
That Ahaha….. she laughs happily.
“No, I have no choice but to do it….…”
“I’ll at least take down a monster with danger level A……!”
Determined examinees raised their weapons. On the other hand, the Red Dragon, who had been lying still and must have been asleep until then, slowly opened its eyelids. Perhaps noticing our intrusion, it raises its huge body and roared at us.
“Guruaaaaaa!!!”
The air trembled at the loud sound.
“It’s ridiculously big……”
“Isn’t it about twenty meters tall……?”
When it get up, its enormity becomes even more noticeable and the examinees involuntarily retreated.
“……? It’s weird…. Was it that big?”
It was Gain who muttered and tilted his head in confusion.
“I checked it in the preliminary survey, but it was supposed to be a little smaller.….”
In the meantime, the Red Dragon approaches us with a rumbling sound. Then, as if convinced, Gain exclaims.
“No, it’s definitely too big! ……Ugh! What the hell is going on!? It’s not just a red dragon!?”
“““Eh?”””
“W-wait, what do you mean by that……?”
The next moment, the Red Dragon flexed its neck, bent its head and then it let out a furious breath. It was a wide-area attack that cannot be avoided.
“I-Ice Shield!”
Emily quickly created a wall of ice. She tried to protect everyone from the powerful breath.
Shuwaaaaaaa!!
But from the moment the ice shield touched the breath, it melts in an instant. Then, the wall disappeared almost instantly, and the breath with only slightly reduced power attacks everyone.
“Ooooooooo!”
That’s where Gain stepped in. He raised his glittering sword and swung it down just before it collided with Breath. The breath was split into two. Flames passed by everyone behind him. However, he didn’t seem to be able to completely prevent the breath himself, and his body was scorched and he fell to the ground.
Emily rushed over.
“Gain!? No, h-heal now…… Heal!”
“L-later, ……don’t worry. Escape……first…. It’s not an ordinary red dragon…… Obviously, it’s too big…… Breath should not be as powerful as this either….…”
Apparently, something unexpected is happening.
“The exam is suspended! We are going to withdraw now! You, hold Gain!”
“Y-yes!”
One of the examinees carried the injured Gain and tries to withdraw from the scene. However, just as we were about to go back the way we came, we were stopped. We were blocked by an invisible wall.
“This is…. a barrier!?”
“What do you mean!? It was not here when we came in!”
“Damn! Is there any other way to escape!?”
The examinees hurriedly look around, but they can’t find any such routes. Meanwhile, the Red Dragon was closing in on us.
“S-seriously…… What on earth should we do?”
“The only thing we can do is fight, right?”
“What!?”
“Mmm. We have to do it.”
While the other examinees were stunned, it was Anje and Fana who showed their will to fight.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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