What else could they do?
They could only resign themselves to fate.
Other than accepting their fate, their hearts were now filled with boundless regret.
They regretted retreating back then.
If they had held on a little longer, would the outcome have been different?
At the very least, that human might have continued carrying them through the dungeons at breakneck speed in recognition of their persistence.
Now...
It seemed that regret was useless.
"What are we supposed to do now? The Special Admissions Entrance Exam is only two months away..."
Sankui's expression turned somewhat grim.
As for the Special Admissions Entrance Exam, every repeat examinee took it extremely seriously.
Including them.
The reason they had not cared much before was because they had been certain everyone would fail together.
But now that one person was about to make it ashore, those still floundering in the water would become a joke.
"The only way to salvage this now is to have that human take us into the dungeons with him."
"There are still five Hero-tier dungeons left. Those five are more difficult than the previous fifteen, have the largest number of minor monsters, and offer the most experience. If he is willing to take us along, then at the very least, we can definitely reach level 350."
"Then, even if we cannot get into the top academies through the Special Admissions Entrance Exam, we can still enter some lower-tier first-rate academies."
Arya analyzed the situation with a solemn expression.
"But will that human be willing to take us? After all, our attitude toward him before was so awful..."
Asude asked.
The moment he said that—
The three of them fell silent.
Thinking back on how they had treated that human, it truly had been bad enough.
It would have been one