He Hunts, I Haunt

[Only the top ten players have ever killed that boss. How is a monster holding that item?]

The man's face went pale as ice crept over him.

"No way!"

He reacted fast and activated another item to halt the spread.

But a second later, I pulled out something new.

[Direwolf Talon, Crimson Rose Cross, Judgment's End, Witchseer Eye… These are all SSS-rank items!]

The chat erupted in shock.

One item after another flew from my hands, as if they were worthless.

For the first time, real fear crossed the man's face.

He had probably never even seen this many SSS-grade items in his life.

He couldn't fight back. Not against this.

His resolve shattered in seconds.

The system message rang out.

[Player Bill Walton has been eliminated.]

My account instantly ticked up by 1,000 coins.

That was my reward for taking down a high-level player.

The chat stayed frozen. No one typed a word, utterly stunned.

A long moment passed before someone finally asked, [Is this even real?]

[This has to be a bug. Why does a weak monster have so many top-tier items?]

[I recognize the Crimson Rose Cross. Big V got it once from a dungeon boss. I have never seen anyone else get that one.]

[She is throwing SSS gear around like it is nothing. I've never seen anyone use items like this.]

[Only Big V could fight with these gears, but he's so strong that he usually doesn't even bother with items.]

[What is happening right now?]

I had no idea the chat had gone completely wild.

I rushed to the ragdoll's side and lifted it up.

"Hold on. I'll get you to the cabin and stitch you up."

I opened my inventory.

Page after page of SSS items filled the screen.

Items that would be treasures to anyone else were nothing to me. I had hundreds of them.

Every single one of them was a gift from Victor.

I never used them in the beginner dungeon, so I had nearly forgotten about them.

I finally found a navigation tool.

We followed the route it showed and reached the cabin without any trouble.

Once inside, I carefully stitched the ragdoll back together. Only then did I finally let out a breath.

Ragdoll stared at me like I was a hero.

"I had no idea you were this amazing! If you had used those earlier, we wouldn't have been so scared!"

"I just remembered them," I said quietly.

Not long after, we heard engines outside. Players were arriving.

But this time, I wasn't nearly as afraid.

The ragdoll shook its bunny ears, then it hopped onto the table, waving its arms like a tiny general.

"This time, we're gonna scare them to death. I'm gonna eat them all!"

"Relax, Bunny. We'll be fine."

I stood by the window on the third floor and looked down, trying to think of the best way to scare them.

Then I saw someone I never expected.

My entire body locked up.

Victor was here.

He was walking with a team of players, both men and women. But everyone clearly followed his lead.

The chat exploded.

[No way! It is Big V!]

[That little monster is finished. Not even items can save her now.]

The ragdoll lit up at the sight of so many people.

It looked ready to charge.

I clapped a hand over its mouth, but it was too wide, and a little sound still slipped out.

Below, the man at the center of the group suddenly stopped.