I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy [On Hiatus]

Chapter 65: Treasure (5)

Suddenly, the giant underground spider in front of us twitched slightly.

You could easily miss the subtle movement if you weren't looking for it.

But my sharp [Observer's Eye] didn't miss the creature's tiny twitch.

"Aisha, back up─"

I couldn't finish my warning.

Aisha had already moved back and was gripping her bow, ready for battle.

'Her stance changed so quickly.'

Although I was curious, I put it aside.

"Everyone, get ready for battle."

Our first task was to defeat this giant underground spider.

Its body was shielded by a hard exoskeleton.

Ordinary spiders have soft shells, but this monster, though a spider, was armored.

Usually, you'd have to wear down its eight legs before striking its head, but─

'That's too slow. Given my current team's skills, we can do better.'

I turned to my armed teammates.

"Travis, draw its attention. You handled the Cockatrice well last time, I know you can do this. Noctar, Ralph, while Travis keeps it busy, sneak up and flip it over."

"Got it, I'm on it!"

""Understood.""

I leaned towards Aisha.

"When it's flipped, aim for the red spot on its belly. That's your target. You only get one shot."

"Yes, understood!"

Aisha was tightly clenching her teeth, her gaze fixed on the giant underground spider.

Good. She's focused.

If they follow my plan, this should be an easy fight.

Aisha's mana arrow could penetrate its hard shell, but that wasn't the best plan.

Using mana to power up a bow isn't efficient.

You have to spend a lot of mana to kill just one creature.

And we still had more monsters to fight as we moved up.

"Huuuuu......"

Aisha took a deep breath.

Her eyes never left the giant underground spider.

"Then I'll trust you, Aisha."

To help, I ran towards Travis.

We brought it down quickly.

While Travis and I kept its attention, Noctar & Ralph, coming from the side, flipped it over.

The powerful creature tried to get back up, but in the moment it was flipped, its life ended.

Aisha's piercing mana arrow had found its mark─ the red spot on its belly.

I looked at my teammates, pleased.

"Well done, everyone."

"Huh, really? I didn't do much. Just ran around a bit."

Travis scratched his head.

"No, everyone did their part perfectly."

And that's the truth.

Teamwork is key.

Even in the easiest and lowest difficulty wizard route would have been dangerous if Neike was alone.