Ever since Roland’s party came to this school building, things have been real quiet, not a single Hobgoblin could be spotted.

David's party found themselves in a state of bewilderment; just five minutes earlier, they had been engaged in a fierce battle against an army of Hobgoblins. However, the moment Roland’s party arrived, the Hobgoblins immediately started retreating.

It was obvious that the Hobgoblins were terrified of Roland’s party, which was why they retreated.

David’s party had no idea why the Hobgoblins retreated, but they assumed it was because of Roland’s party. Grateful for what seemed like assistance, they treated it as if Roland’s party had helped them.

“T-Thank you so much for helping us!!”

“Thank you!!!”

“You saved our lives! Thank you!!”

David’s party didn’t hesitate to express their gratitude to Roland’s party.

At this point in time, David’s party still hadn't noticed Dragonire’s presence. This was because Dragonire was standing at the far back, making it difficult to notice him. Furthermore, Dragonire had his hoodie on, further concealing his presence and making it even harder for anyone to notice him.

Dragonire didn't intend to hide himself from David’s party; it was just that it was 2 AM, and he felt somewhat sleepy and wasn’t in the mood to interact or start a conversation with anyone.

At this moment, Dragonire let out a small yawn. “Haaaaaa..!”

Dragonire lowkey wanted to take a short nap, but he knew he needed Roland’s permission to do that. Taking a nap without Roland’s consent would only make Roland angry at him.

‘This bastard, Roland… I feel like I don’t have freedom when I follow this guy…’

During this time, Dragonire was contemplating whether he should seek revenge now or later, as he disliked the idea of Roland controlling him.

Out of nowhere, Roland informed his party, “I'm running out of patience. You guys know what to do, right?”

"Yes, boss!!!" replied Roland's party, except for Dragonire.

Immediately, without warning, David’s party was surrounded by Roland’s party members.

"Huh? Do what? What's going on?" Dragonire asked, confused and unsure of what Roland was saying.

"Ah, don't worry about it. Since you're still new to the party, you can just watch and learn. Next time, you'll know what to do." Roland reassured Dragonire.

Dragonire didn't understand what Roland meant by that. "I'm confused. What do you mean, 'watch and learn'?" Dragonire asked.

“Stop asking too many questions, you’re starting to piss me off…”

Sensing Roland’s anger, Dragonire immediately shut his mouth and refrained from asking any more questions.

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"What's the meaning of this?" David inquired.

"Yeah, what's going on here?" Carl questioned.

"D-Did we do something wrong? Why are we getting surrounded?" Sasha asked, feeling uneasy.

David’s party was curious, and began asking questions.

"You don't need to know because you're all going to die soon! Hahaha!" Roland declared. In an instant, Roland's demeanor shifted from chill mode to bloodthirsty mode.

Sensing Roland’s bloodthirsty aura, David’s party became terrified.

“W-What are you doing?!”

“Why are you trying to kill us?!”

“Yeah, what did we even do to you?!”

Confused, David's party couldn't help but keep asking why, demanding an explanation.

"Kekeke! You want to know the reason, huh? Fine! Since y'all are going to die anyway, I guess there's no harm telling you guys why. Alright, listen carefully, the answer is very simple – it's because you guys are my food!" Roland declared with a sinister tone.

“We’re your food?!!”

“This doesn’t make sense, what do you mean we’re your food?!”

"Seriously, I can't believe I'm wasting my time talking to my food. Whatever, just shut up and die!" Roland declared, unwilling to waste any more time as he went straight for the kills.

Out of nowhere:

TIME FREEZE!

[You have cast Time Freeze, time will stop for 10 seconds starting from now.]

‘Hmm… What the hell is this?’ Dragonire wondered, confused and unable to understand why Roland wanted to kill David's party.

‘Well, I don’t know why Roland is trying to kill them, but since they’re my friends, there’s no way I would sit still and let them die.’

With this, Dragonire walked toward Roland and arrived in front of Roland.

[7 seconds remaining before time will resume.]

‘Let’s see… I wonder what I should do… Oh! I know. Alright, how about this! Hehe!’

Without mercy, Dragonire began kicking Roland’s private parts nonstop for 5 seconds.

KICK!!!

KICK!!!

KICK!!!

[2 seconds remaining before time will resume.]

‘Oh, shit! There's not much time left! I have to quickly get back to my position to avoid looking suspicious.’

For the remaining two seconds, Dragonire quickly dashed back to his original position, the same spot where he had been standing earlier, and acted as if he had done nothing. This way, Roland wouldn’t notice that it was him who kicked his private parts.

[Time Freeze has ended. Time will now resume.]

The moment time resumed, Roland suddenly felt an intense itchiness in his private area, accompanied by a slight pain. As a result, he stopped and stood still, looking very confused.

‘Huh? What the fuck? Why the hell is my private part so itchy?’

"Hold on, guys!! Time out!!!" Roland exclaimed as he quickly left the gym area and went to the school washroom.

Naturally, confusion swept over everyone as Roland abruptly left and headed to the washroom. Numerous questions raced through their minds, yet none dared to ask Roland about it, fearing that Roland would get mad and possibly kill them if they asked.

“Eh? What happened to Roland?” Lela asked.

“No idea. Maybe he needed to take a quick dump, who knows.” Jonathan replied.

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Meanwhile, upon realizing that Roland was gone, David's party felt a temporary sense of relief. However, they still couldn't run away because Roland's party members were blocking their path and preventing them from going anywhere.

During this time, Dragonire was secretly laughing within his heart.

‘Lmao! Kekeke! That was so funny! Oh my! I feel like laughing out loud, but I guess I have no choice but to hold it in for now, or else they may suspect that it was me who kicked Roland’s private part.’

At the same time, Dragonire was rather impressed that Roland didn’t scream out loud. Though Dragonire had already guessed that he didn't inflict enough damage to harm someone as powerful as Roland, so it made sense why Roland didn’t feel much pain except for feeling extremely itchy.