Synopsis

The chapter opens with a dungeon raid underway, with various groups of players taking on different levels of difficulty, all without being aware that the raid is being manipulated by the main character. While some squads face heavy resistance, others easily progress. The protagonist is secretly ensuring their team gets the most mission points while planning the elimination of a powerful ally, Ungram, as they are deemed troublesome and too strong to control. The chapter ends with the group discovering that a powerful enemy, the Elder Hydra, is located near the dungeon's core.