How did I turn my victim into a phoenix-like hero?

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"Don't worry, the duel will be conducted in a safe manner. You won't die even if you lose."

Cass's eyes were as still as a deep well.

The students, however, wavered.

"Three against one, that should be enough, right?"

"Yeah, a three-layer map! This kind of thing sells for tens of thousands of RMB on the market."

"I want to try it too..."

"With increased monster-killing efficiency, the risks of going into dungeons will also be greatly reduced."

As for what Cass thought...

"I accept."

"Um, Cass..."

"Cass, it's not good to agree so easily."

"Hey? If we win, we can save tens of thousands by getting the map."

"In other words, the terms he offered were too good to be true."

Brid and Corcy expressed their concerns, but Cass remained confident.

Hooked.

Cliff maintained a calm exterior, but was inwardly overjoyed.

Just as he had expected, Cass was not as calm as he appeared.

After all, he's the kind of guy who can say "become the strongest" without batting an eye.

He was confident he could beat Cass so badly he'd never be able to leave the dungeon again.

If we win.

This Class F is now my for the taking.

“I’ll remember you, Cass.”

Be prepared to lose at least one arm.

Having said that, he left with Norius.

"Bye-bye, you nobodies."

Norris also made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Wait a moment."

Cliff bumped right into the owner of the voice, his face turning ashen.

The sound came from the open front door of the classroom.

"!! Gravity Witch...aren't you sleeping at this time??"

The homeroom teacher glared at Cliff with a lazy yet resentful look:

"It's you. There's always someone unleashing their skills, it's so noisy, I can't sleep at all."

A duel is allowed, but if you use skills indiscriminately on campus, your skills and talents will be sealed for 10 days.

"What?! Ughhhhh!!!"

The homeroom teacher flicked his wrist, and golden chains shot out from the void, piercing Cliff, accompanied by a agonizing scream. The two then staggered away.

Cass remained unmoved, looking around, but seemed to find no one.

Cheers and shouts from classmates could be heard from time to time, praising Cass's behavior.

Brid and Corcy gathered around.

"Cass, Corcy and I want to team up with you. I'll help you. By the way, I'm not doing this for the map, I just don't want to see you fight high-level people and die in vain."

Cass responded a beat late: "Ah... is it really okay? Although I accepted the challenge, you don't have to risk fighting him with me."

"Didn't you say you wanted to become the 'strongest'? I have high hopes for you. Please let me lend you a hand."

Cliff, that scumbag, deserves to be punished! And you did a pretty good job saving Corcy.”

Cass smiled casually, "It was nothing, just a small favor."

Corcy said shyly, "Cass, um... thank you for protecting me just now..."

"It's nothing. If you want to thank me, go find Sirocco."

"?"

"?"

The two girls exchanged glances, and Brid asked疑惑地问道, "What does this have to do with him? But he really is an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire..."

"No, because without this from Sirocco," Cass pulled the X21 shield from his pocket, its glow dimmed from use, "I might have ended up in the hospital after that punch from Cliff..."

"...?"

"what is this?"

Judging from their expressions, they had probably never seen such a prop before.

Cass muttered: Where is Sirocco? There's not a trace of him.

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"It hurts! Doctor, can't you be a little gentler?"

"They're disinfecting it, so pain is normal. What happened to your injuries? You have three broken ribs, bruising on your back, and a mild concussion. The shield didn't work?"

Hearing the somewhat apologetic tone in Beren's voice, Sirocco almost wanted to say that it hadn't worked.

On the hospital bed in the infirmary.

Beren's fair face was close at hand. She was applying simple medicine to Shilock, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and then skillfully bandaging him.

A white lab coat paired with black jeans, a high-necked gray sweater pressing down on her slender body and assertive full breasts, and a dark gray ponytail with bangs, exuding a refreshing lemon scent.

Sirocco admired the glimpses of her fair neck and felt that her injuries were worthwhile.

"It was only halfway done, but I gave the shield to someone else."

"You're such a good person, spending 600 RMB to buy this kind of prop for someone else. Were you threatened, or is she your girlfriend?"

"...I remember there was a kind of bitter-sour medicine, wasn't there?"

The school nurse tightly bound the bandage around Shiloh's neck.

"it hurts!"

"I'm selling you X21 at the lowest price, and you still want healing potions?"

"It was stolen stuff, almost expired anyway, and the store that sold X21 went out of business a long time ago. Professor Beren? Hmm!"

A bottle of medicine was shoved into Sirocco's mouth, and a bitter and sour taste, stronger than he had imagined, wafted through his nasal cavity.

"So, how did you know my old name? Are you a corporate spy from which company?"

Beren didn't remove the bottle until Sirocco finished drinking the healing potion, which was barely better than dead fish water.

Hilock couldn't stop coughing; the drink tasted awful.

The wound hasn't healed, but the pain has completely disappeared.

"Trade secrets. Besides, if I really were a business spy, Professor Beren, you'd be far too easy to trick me into revealing anything."

“…”

Beren was a little dumbfounded.

This boy, whose arms were thinner than a girl's, suddenly approached me during class.

When I first saw him, I thought he looked quite interesting, but then he threatened me to sell my "collectibles".

They didn't know what Sirocco was planning, but they knew his background.

Beren was her former name; she changed it after moving from the countryside to the big city.

"...If you don't want to talk, then just lie there quietly."

“Yes, Beren.”

Beren pinched Sirocco's soft, cotton-like cheek hard, pulled up the blackout curtains, and went back to her work.

Sirocco stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

Playing tricks on Belen was fun, but my heart was heavy.

Beren is a merchant NPC who is played quite early in the game Dungeon Cass.

Specifically, the early stages are roughly at the beginner tutorial level.

After unlocking the second floor of the dungeon, players can access the dungeon shop. The female demon shopkeeper there not only has her own storyline and special cutscenes, but more importantly, she offers a wide variety of goods. With enough money, you can even buy late-game items, and completing the dungeon rewards you with a free artifact. She's incredibly popular...

In comparison, Beren was unremarkable.

In this game world where everyone is handsome or beautiful, Beren isn't bad-looking; it's just that her storyline is too short...