Chapter 7

"──Ah, fireballs again!! You’re so unoriginal!"

──My whole body was burned, but I managed to recover thanks to a potion!!

And while I was being thoroughly roasted, I was able to buy some time and successfully reach the inside of the cave.

"Gr-r-r-r-r…!!"

The wolf growled and glared at me inside the cave. Even without needing to guess, I could tell from its clenched jaw that it was filled with anger.

The cave entrance was about 5 meters in diameter, and while it was too big to fit inside, the fact that it didn’t attack suggested that it was a non-active area—monsters couldn’t enter.

Still, it’s scary to have the wolf glaring at me, and I wish it would go away soon…

I took a deep breath and pulled out my smartphone.

The comment section was a chaotic festival.

Comments:

- Survived!!!!

- Amazing!!!!

- When you were on fire (literally) at the end, I thought you were done for! Haha

- Good job, *Yukikaze*… *¥100,000*

- *ARAGAMI* If the timing for drinking the potion had been off by even a second, you would have died. It’s not just luck; this is hope you clung to and pulled yourself back. Congratulations *¥10,000,000*

- The second-highest Super Chat amount is insane…

- You really overcame a dire situation, even the second place agrees! Haha

- Congratulations *¥20,000*

- Well done *¥30,000*

Yeah… yeah.

"Of course, it’s great to get the money, but it doesn’t really help much. It would be nice if it automatically went to my family’s account when I reach the end."

Comments:

- You’re just riding high from surviving, right? Haha

- You have a certain air of ease

- The lack of tension is nothing new

- You’ve got the talent of a streamer

No, I’m not really riding high; I’m just feeling relieved and exhausted, which is making my mood a bit off.

I’m aware that my mood is off, but I can’t seem to control this heightened feeling.

"Something’s making me angry."

Comments:

- What?

- Who?

- What kind of thing?

- Don’t chain them

"Do you think the timing was bad? It was like it knew, ‘Here I come, boom!’ And it was holding back and using weak attacks."

I don’t know why, but I was lashing out at the wolf in front of me, which was engulfed in flames.

I’m not angry because it held back; that’s what helped me survive. If it had gone all out from the start, I would have died instantly.

...

Surviving doesn’t make me feel any better. I just want to vent this pent-up anger.

"Arghhh!! You damn wolf! You underestimated me and let me escape easily! You’re a predator who can only burn things, a weak mammal with no skills! Your brain is like an ostrich, stopping all thought! Stupid, stupid! Be swallowed whole by a pelican!"

Comments:

- Haha

- You’re really provoking it

- You’re using every flawed animal you can think of to provoke it… Haha

- Even if it doesn’t make sense, it’s still effective, isn’t it? Haha

- *ARAGAMI* I like you

- You’re getting a love call from the second-highest Super Chat… Haha

- *Yukikaze* WorldMizer is mine

- Why are you competing? Haha

While I was venting a bit, *Yukikaze* claimed ownership. *ARAGAMI* is… quite entertaining.

–BOOM!

"Wh-what!?"

I jumped at the sudden loud noise.

Cautiously looking at the source of the sound…

"Growl!"

"Of course you’re angry, right?"

The wolf growled lowly, its face close to the cave entrance. On closer inspection, it had a handsome face, ugh.

But the flames deduct points, right?

Joking aside, the loud noise seemed to be from the wolf’s angry fireball.

It didn’t seem to have any effect, though. The viewers commented.

Comments:

- Of course it’s angry, right? Haha

- Apologize

- Kneel down!

- A microcosm of the modern world’s darkness, where the victim kneels to the perpetrator…

- Haha

- At least try to identify it? You might be able to deal with it if you know the data

"Identify… yeah, that’s a good idea."

There were quite a few comments suggesting I identify it.

I don’t think knowing its level and name will help much, but I’ll leave that to the experts.

I focused on the glaring wolf and chanted.

"Identify"

Then, information was imprinted in my mind.

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*Named Unique Boss Individual*

Name: Scorch

Race: Sun Wolf

Level: 1240

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"Uuuuuh… Cheater."

I felt the wolf’s incredible strength anew after confirming the information.

But for such a strong creature, it made a huge mistake by underestimating and letting its prey escape. It reeks of incompetence.

"Um, so it’s a Named Unique Boss Individual? Its name is Scorch. The race is… how do you read it? Sun Wolf. Its level is 1240. Haha."

I couldn’t help but give a dry laugh.

Comments:

- It’s a Named Unique Boss Individual!?

- That’s a reaction from someone who doesn’t know

- I know what Named, Unique, and Boss mean, but not combined

- All of them are strong

- The average level of monsters on the 50th floor is 68, right? This is bad

- No matter what, there’s no way to win

- *ARAGAMI* It seems the entire 500th floor is a boss room. In other words, you can’t leave until you defeat that wolf

- \(^o^)/

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It’s over. Completely.

Thanks for the useful information, *ARAGAMI*.

And thanks for shoving despair in my face at the same time!!

"Alright, I’m going to sleep."

Comments:

- Don’t escape reality

- I can see why you’d want to, though Haha

- Don’t run away Haha

- Level 2 new adventurer vs. Level 1240 obviously strong wolf… Faii!

- I’m about to pee my pants from the obvious outcome

- Can’t even stand on the same playing field as Faii

- *Yukikaze* I’ll definitely come to help

As I was losing consciousness from fatigue and other factors, I saw *Yukikaze*’s comment before my vision turned black.