The Hunter Likes Dinosaur Movies
He was a humble B-rank Hunter. A healer, no less. You know, the kind who patches up the real heroes, gets yelled at for not healing fast enough, and survives by standing very far in the back.
Then his party waltzed into a hidden boss dungeon. Whoops.
As the Dragonoid Queen made mincemeat of his team and his intestines started auditioning for open air, he prepared to die with dignity-or at least without crying too loudly. But just before his final breath:
Ding!
[Hidden Skill Unlocked: "Sacrificial Lamb"]
[Effect: When taking damage, reflect 50% back with 1,000,000,000% additional True damage and guaranteed crit.]
[You have slain boss monster "Dragonoid Queen"]
[Party Contribution: 100%]
[Reward Acquired: Retry (EX)]
They say every Awakener has a hidden skill waiting to be unlocked under the right conditions-some in battle, others in moments of despair. For him? It was being used as a meat shield.