The real world is not a video game.
Before a Boss appears, it won't suddenly play a cutscene or use a grand open space with epic background music to herald the coming battle.
The occurrence and conclusion of a battle are abrupt and short.
Most of the time,
like a rabbit under an eagle's claw or a mosquito in a tree frog's mouth, adventurers, when faced with more powerful predators,
don't even know what kind of danger they are facing before they become corpses.
First, it was Larry who was closest.
Wearing compact armor, sweat still trickling down his face, he turned halfway, showing Doris the exquisite statue he had discovered behind him.
But then, the sudden loss of sensation from his back and the terrified gaze of the blonde girl made him realize something was wrong.
No time to turn around.
Larry instinctively reached out as far as he could, as if exerting all his strength to push Doris out of harm's way.
Unexpectedly, in response to Larry's actions,
