Becoming strong was one of the primary goals of this game.

Hunt monsters. Collect drops. Build the strongest skill card deck combination.

In this VR game of Dungeon and Hunters Online, there are only two classifications of entity:

It's either you are the hunter. Or you are the hunted.

If you don't want to be the latter, you need to be better than that option - a sweet rule that I adhered, a rule I thought was necessary to enjoy this game.

"Did I lose?" a humanoid dragon asked me, his body torn in half, his HP on the verge of being depleted. Somehow, he is holding on with his dragonic will. But even that will not last long.

"You're still alive despite that attack?" I asked, a little amused. "You're really strong."

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"That was an intense battle." he said, his skin drying out of energy. He turned to flesh and bones.

"Yep, it sure was. That was the hardest battle I fought in my seven years playing this game." I answered.

"We both gave our best." He muttered.

"....yeah." I hummed and sat beside him,

"You lied. I haven't even made you use half of your mana." He continued with a smirk. "I never stood a chance since the beginning. It wasn't even a battle."

Did I perhaps hurt his pride? He sounded a little bit bitter.

"This was the 7th International Cup, you know. So much for being the final raid boss." he started disintegrating to particles as I saw his HP bar completely depleted.

"You were too strong..." he muttered as his last particles disintegrated. "Poseidon..."

Strong, you say...

[ You have defeated the final boss! ]

[ You have gained the rewards! ]

When I saw the notifications, I felt satisfied. I quickly accessed the menu system.

[ Are you sure you want to retire from the event? Forfeiting from this round will forfeit all of your achievements and accumulated points on the event. All of your records for this event will be erased. ]

I unhesitantly clicked the accept button.

[ All of your accumulated points was surrendered. ]

[ You have left the Dungeon and Hunters Online 7th International Cup. ]

Being strong was good. But being too strong... I don't know about that.

Or maybe I had just put a little more expectation than necessary for the biggest event of this game. I thought I can finally go all out again.

Sighs... maybe I'll just enjoy this game the way I can enjoy it. How about being streamer? Hmm?