They don't want me to try anymore.

On the other hand...

After banging its head on the ground so many times, it's gone numb!

A centipede's head is still a head, and it can feel pain!

"Roar!"

Pain fueled anger, and the giant centipede brandished its claws, determined to cut Richard in two!

Then it failed again.

Anger can easily lead to inaccurate movements, which is quite reasonable.

In short, Richard skillfully dodged each attack, leading the giant centipede northward.

Those outside who bet he wouldn't last three minutes were all devastated, as if they'd lost their parents. It was as if Chen Rui had eaten peppercorns—he was completely numb from losing!

"Richard!" "Junior!"

Finally, Richard met Hepper and Tom, and the giant they had attracted.

The Ash Giants moved slowly, and Hepper and Tom worked together without encountering any trouble.

After they reunited, Richard immediately summoned several elementals to attack both sides as a smokescreen, while the three of them quietly found a side path and ran behind a rock.

The giant centipede naturally saw the giant as well, but it was still furious with Richard and only wanted to continue chasing people, so it made a slight show of weakness towards the giant at this moment.

Unfortunately, the Ash Giants don't care about such things.

It thought to itself, whoever makes a move in front of it should be attacked!

boom!

Hey! (What are you doing?)

After taking a punch from the giant, the centipede could no longer chase Richard and could only sway its segmented body and try to wrap itself around the giant again.

The two enormous creatures tumbled and rolled in the lava and mud, and immediately began to fight fiercely.

And what about Richard and the others?

Seeing that the plan had succeeded, they immediately ran back to the main tunnel further north and searched for boxes and monsters with points among the shattered ruins!

Meanwhile, in the school auditorium, after several reversals, most of the students who had been watching gathered in front of the image of the Red Prison Mine.

"Waaaaah, I'm out of money for food next month."

...This is a gambling addict.

"Damn it, if I could have held on a little longer, I could have opened the box right now."

...This is envy, jealousy, and hatred.

“Look closely, this man is called Richard, he…”

Uh... this ingredient is very complex and difficult to analyze.

In short, some people are lamenting their fate, while others are watching with great amusement, fully demonstrating the diversity of human beings and the fact that people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

Of course, many more people expressed their admiration for Richard.

"Younger students' opinions are unreliable. How could this person have climbed up the ranks by luck? He's clearly very intelligent and capable."

"Although they come from a remote small country, their skills are genuine."

"This junior is worth recruiting into our club."

Saint Goethe, after all, had gathered the empire's young elites; arrogant as they were, they weren't fools. When Richard's true strength was revealed, much of the previous hostility naturally dissipated.

Hamilton's friends, who had initially wanted to stir up trouble and mock him, have now fallen silent.

They glanced furtively at their leader, only to find that he didn't seem to care.

Hamilton simply smiled, narrowing his eyes, and muttered to himself.

"Yes, Richard, you're doing very well... You won't be laughing for long."

"Hahahaha!"

But at least for now, Richard in the fantasy world is smiling happily.

"I found another treasure chest!"

“My situation isn’t bad either.”

Tom found a fire lizard under a rock, its lower half crushed and barely alive, and quickly killed it.

The battle between the two lords caused the entire mine to shake continuously, resulting in a large number of monsters fleeing out of the tunnels, allowing the three to kill monsters and open treasure chests even faster than before.

Hepper brushed a strand of hair, damp with sweat and clinging to her smooth forehead, and smiled charmingly, saying, "I'm almost there to get a passing grade..."

boom!

A tremendous roar interrupted her.

"...What's wrong now?"

The three of them turned around at the same time and saw the Ash Giant lying on the reddish-brown earth, already a salted fish that could only tremble slightly.

Yes, everyone has overlooked one thing.

Although both the giant centipede and the giant are bosses in this illusionary realm, no one has ever said that they are necessarily evenly matched...

"Run!"

Seeing the centipede staring at them again, the three of them immediately dodged.

Amidst the billowing dust, they dodged several sweeping blows, but the passing grade that was within their grasp seemed to be slipping away again.

At that moment, Hepper smiled helplessly and was the first to dart out.

"Senior Heppel?"

"I'll distract it, you guys keep looking for the treasure chests. It's such a shame to give up after just a few... Remember to treat me to cake afterwards!"

After saying that, the brown shadow disappeared under the centipede's carapace.

With a few gunshots and a burst of teleportation light, only two people remained in the mine for the time being.

Richard took a deep breath and decided to go out and buy the best cake. Meanwhile, his hands kept moving and dug a brand new treasure chest out of the ground.

Coincidentally, Tom and Richard were only one short of each other...

The centipede roared and pounced again.

Tom's expression faltered for a moment, then he finally let out a long sigh and said to Richard with sincerity and relief:

"You came up with the idea, so you should still do it in the end. Actually, I had thought about it before. Maybe the graduation certificate isn't as important as I thought. Just like you, even though you're only a beginner, you can still create miracles. I should learn from you..."

"Why are you being so polite?"

Richard shoved the treasure chest into Tom's arms and grinned.

"I hate making choices, so I want to go all out, senior. After you open the treasure chest, please give me another ten seconds."

"Huh? You..."

"Don't worry, friendship is magic, I can succeed!"

Amidst the bewildered stares of his teammates, Richard grinned heartily, revealing eight teeth, and ran straight toward the centipede.

Then a sliding tackle...

With the system buff, he dodged the centipede's hammer again, circled around to its back, and arrived in front of the Ash Giant who was on its last breath.

Yes, that's Richard's goal.

The only two lords should give more points than treasure chests, right?

Isn't this enough for me to graduate?

Outside the auditorium, the crowd held their breath.

A few experienced individuals shook their heads: "Impossible. Ash Giants are known for their defense. Even if they're on their last legs, they won't be harmed by this junior's summoned creatures... Huh? Huh, hey, hey!"

"It can still be like this!"

Richard did not use any summoned creatures to attack the giant.

Instead, he leaped into the mouth of the Ash Giant—which was lying flat on the ground with its mouth half open, unable to stop him at all!

What's next...

He took out the life-saving shield scroll given to him by the school—once used, it would open up a rigid magic shield two meters square in the spot, with extremely high strength.

Then the problem is coming...

Although the giant was over twenty meters tall, his throat was only one meter wide.

Richard wasn't satisfied with that, so he summoned earth and water elementals around him, simply to increase the size of the area.

then……

Boom!

In the intense exchange between ice and fire, the ash giant's neck exploded.

Richard activated the teleportation scroll at the last moment.