"So boring."
Anna sat on the ground and sighed at the sky.
She finally understood the strange looks Lin Zhongxiaowu had given her when she volunteered for the front lines, and why he had approved without hesitation—go on, go on.
I'll lose if you run into a living one!
And so, she watched monster after monster turn into fragments, minced flesh, and utterly vanished corpses. In the end, even Anya could barely take it anymore, stamping her foot in anger.
You useless trash, try a little harder!
Come a little closer!
If you can't, I'll come over myself!
She had lost count of how many times she had thought that, but every time she planned to shift her feet, she could sense that meaningful gaze from above and behind her.
Her teacher's gaze.
The slaughter was ahead, carnage within reach, yet she could see it but not touch it.
The Frost Giant beside her had gotten so bored he was picking at his feet—literally. Huge chunks of ice kept falling away beneath the scrape of his axe blade.
Someone had even brought out liquor and the roasted meat from lunch, seizing the time to refill their stomachs.
All that was missing was a carpet, some boiling water, hot tea, and a spring outing.
Until the ground suddenly shook. The dark tunnel cracked, compressed, and expanded as booming footsteps rang out. A lizard-like Aberration drove its enormous body forward, crawling ahead.
Its thick shell withstood the barrage of gunfire. Its immense body stood dozens of meters tall, and every stomp twisted steel as it approached the defensive line.
It continuously devoured the shattered remains around it. Dense tumors sprouted from the wounds torn open by autocannon fire, bursting apart and spreading thick dark-green smoke.
That hideous sight made Anya's eyes light