he Ironhide Troll stepped fully into the clearing.
Twenty feet of muscle and iron-like skin towered above the students.
Each step made the ground tremble.
The second-year supervisor stood in front of it, breathing heavily.
His armor was cracked.
Blood ran down his arm.
But he still raised his sword.
"Everyone fall back!"
Students hesitated.
Some froze.
Others drew weapons.
Too many people.
Too much panic.
The troll roared.
The sound shook the entire clearing.
Then it swung its massive arm.
BOOM.
A tree shattered instantly.
Students scattered in every direction.
"Attack together!" the supervisor shouted.
Several students reacted immediately.
Lyra fired two arrows in quick succession.
THUD.
THUD.
The arrows struck the troll's chest.
Both snapped instantly against its skin.
Bran rushed forward with his shield.
"Focus its legs!"
Taro followed beside him.
Wind mana burst around his fists.
"I'll distract it!"
He leapt forward.
The troll's massive arm swung down.
BOOM.
The ground exploded where Taro had been standing.
He barely dodged.
"Okay… that's big."
More students joined the fight.
Fire spells struck the monster's back.
Ice magic froze its leg briefly.
Swords struck its body.
CLANG.
CLANG.
CLANG.
The sound echoed like steel striking stone.
None of it worked.
The troll barely reacted.
Then it grabbed one student and threw him across the clearing.
CRASH.
The student slammed into a tree.
Unconscious.
Panic spread instantly.
The system appeared in Lysander's vision.
Enemy Analysis: Ironhide Troll
Rank: C
Armor Density: Extremely High
Weakness Probability Scan Initiated
The system continued calculating.
Students screamed around him.
Another massive swing knocked three fighters away.
The second-year supervisor lunged forward.
His blade struck the troll's knee.
CLANG.
The sword bounced off.
The troll grabbed him instantly.
CRACK.
Its grip crushed his armor.
The supervisor shouted in pain as he was thrown across the clearing.
He slammed into the ground and didn't stand up again.
The clearing fell into chaos.
Without leadership, the students began retreating.
Some ran.
Others froze.
The troll roared again.
Its red eyes locked onto the closest target.
Taro.
The beastkin stepped forward instinctively.
Wind mana gathered around his fists.
"I'll hold it!"
Lysander's eyes widened slightly.
This is it.
This was the exact moment from the original story.
The moment where Taro tried to protect everyone.
And died.
The system finished its scan.
Weakness Identified
Location: Neck joint (behind ear)
Armor Density: Low
Success Probability:
Direct Attack: 6%
Team Coordination: 31%
Precision Strike: 49%
Lysander exhaled slowly.
The probability wasn't great.
But it was enough.
He looked at Taro.
The beastkin was already charging the monster.
Wind mana swirling around him.
Exactly like the novel described.
Exactly the moment he originally died.
Lysander stepped forward.
His hand moved toward his sword.
Not this time.