The Unexpected NPC

Chapter 42 Unexpected Reward

Chapter 42 Unexpected Reward

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"By the way, Danz." Briar spoke up.

"Hmm?"

"Why are you in the boss room?"

"Ah..."

That's right, I haven't told them yet.

"It's quite a long story...". I scratched my head and smiled bitterly.

Then I slowly recounted my journey from when we were separated until I was pushed into the gate. Including the appearance of the demon.

I didn't go into detail about the battle between me and the boss. After all, it wasn't a glorious battle, and I only survived because of a dirty trick.

Oh, I also didn't tell about the dreamscape that the boss put me in, or the fact that the demon had buffed it. I just said that I was too badly injured during the battle and fell unconscious.

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"...Just as I thought. The reason you were pushed into the boss room was because of some demon's tricks." Liz said seriously.

"According to you, that demon seems to be a high-rank demon. How did it get in without overloading the dungeon?" Briar asked with a frown.

While I was unconscious from being trapped in the dreamscape, Liz and Briar had rescued me in time. They also successfully brought me out of the Dungeon through the boss room's exit.

During the time I was recovering in the hospital room, Aveline had also told them about the demon's aura appearing in the dungeon. It seemed that they had guessed that the reason I was in the boss room was because of the demon's involvement from that moment on. They just didn't understand how it did it.

"I'm not too sure. But I think it didn't actually enter the dungeon. It might just used a part of its consciousness, soul, or some kind of skill to indirectly control some monsters in the dungeon. It seems that because of that, the dungeon didn't collapse, but its aura still lingered in the dungeon and caused an alarm." I made my guess.

Well, this is the only explanation that makes sense to me...

"You make sense..." Briar rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment before agreeing with me.

"Let's drop this topic. You're safe, that's all matters. But you have to be more careful next time!" Liz looked at me with fiery eyes.

"Okay, I'll pay attention." I smiled reassuringly.

After this incident, I deeply realized my own weakness. If I were stronger, I wouldn't have struggled so much when pushed into a difficult situation.

Just look at Briar and Liz, they weren't actually as strong as the boss but they were still strong enough to fight it. They definitely wouldn't have fallen into the same predicament as me even if they had to face the boss alone.

'I have to get stronger. The sooner the better'. I made up my mind.

No matter what tricks I use, I need to progress quickly.

Not to mention the Demon King's invasion in the distant future, just the fact that I don't want to be a burden to others right now is enough to motivate me to become stronger.

"Oh right. The loot!"

I quickly checked the things I got from the dungeon, which I put in my Storage Space. But then I was surprised to find that the bracelet was not on my hand, nor was the BracePhone.

"Here, your Storage Space and BracePhone. I've already converted the loot into points for you, just go to your student account to check." Liz placed the two bracelets in my hands with a mischievous smile.