"What is going on?!" Ivan gritted his teeth.
"Kh!" Vina blocked a Tier 1 beast with all her strength, but it still pushed her back by one meter. She was normally able to stop even a Tier 2 beast, so it was quite surprising.
Ivan fought against these beasts one by one, but his teammates ended up struggling against the other beasts.
"There they are!" A voice soon came from the side.
"!!!" Ivan raised his head and saw the reinforcement.
"Peel the enemies from the right!" Their leader waved his hand down, ordering the rest of the group.
Now that they had more numbers than the beasts, the fight shifted in their favor. Ivan skillfully killed one beast after another, astonishing the people. However, it didn't change the fact that he could only do this because of the reinforcement.
Hence, once it was over, Ivan gathered his group and politely thanked them. "Because of your help, our group manages to take these beasts down. Thank you."
The leader scratched the back of his head. "You end up being the one who kills most of them, so there is no need to thank us. Besides, the Libation Fiesta is the one making us realize what we should do in this situation."
"!!!" Ivan couldn't help but widen his eyes. In the end, everything led to Clovis. He didn't know what Clovis did, but he actually managed to change people's opinions even after all the rumors they had spread.
"Is there something wrong?" The leader asked innocently.
Ivan clenched his hands into fists as though he wanted to explode. But Elina tapped his back, reminding him not to take any action.
Ivan took a deep breath and shook his head. "It's nothing. We're thankful for your help, so we'll get going soon."
"We understand. These beasts are much stronger than normal, so if you don't mind, we can join hands in this expedition. In the end, we're representing our city and nation so that we won't be looked down upon by the OpenSky company."
Obviously, Ivan had no grudge against them. However, because Clovis was the one giving the idea, there was no way he would accept the invitation.
"Sorry. We'll get going now. You guys can take the beasts as our gratitude."
"Alright." The leader didn't insist and took a step back, watching them leave.
Inside the forest, the people had actually combined two or three groups into one and started overwhelming the beasts.
Their hunt became much more effective, and if they could show a lot of results, they would still be favored by the OpenSky company.
Meanwhile, Clovis immediately went separate ways after saving a few groups, hoping they would spread his name.
While it was true that they were important, Clovis's goal remained the same. Now that he didn't have to worry about the others, it would be time for him to head to his original destination.
After cutting down a lot of beasts standing in their way, Clovis finally reached the inner part of the forest, specifically the location of one of the Tier 3 beasts.
The beast that became their first target was a frog. Clovis's group was living inside the swamp area far from the center of the forest. There would be no one who could steal their kills in this place.
In addition, this was a new terrain for them. The swamp before them consisted of a large pond with a shape similar to that of a meandering river. However, they could see the end of the pond and there was no flow, which abandoned the possibility of a river.
There were a lot of lands around, which would be convenient for them.
"That's our target, huh? Beelzebufo." Kanaira squinted her eyes, observing this frog. "It was supposed to live during the Late Cretaceous period. They had a broad, squad body with powerful hind limbs adapted for jumping. It had a large mount and strong jaws. Looking at its size, the body should weigh about half a ton and be two meters in height."
"Jay. We don't know if we can defeat the real Tier 3 beast, so we'll go all out from the start. Kanaria will focus on eliminating all the beasts around us, but if they happen to reach our position, we'll deal with them personally."
"Got it." Kanaria nodded.
Jay didn't reply immediately. Instead, he asked, "So, we'll force the frog out of the water?"
"Yeah. We don't know what kind of creatures are inside the swamp, so we'll have to be careful." Clovis nodded.
"Still, Beelzebufo, huh? Why not call it Beelzebub? Wait. Beelzebub is a fly, right?" Jay tilted his head in confusion.
"What are you thinking?" Clovis shook his head helplessly. "Anyway, frog meat is supposed to be a delicacy, right?"
"Yep. I think they're good…" Kanaria nodded and pointed at the screen in her Skyglasses. "Look, even Melody is searching for the recipe online."
They chuckled. Clovis waved his hand and said, "Alright. Let's begin the hunt. I wonder how many Tier 3 beasts we can hunt in this place."
Kanaria nodded and jumped into the tree, taking her position. Jay stood up while unsheathing his blade.
Clovis and Jay immediately came out of the bushes and ran toward the swamp. There was a five-meter gap that separated them from the frog.
Without hesitation, Jay leaped into the air after strengthening the muscles on his thighs. With his extraordinary muscle, covering ten meters was easy. He could even reach the third floor with a single leap.
On the other hand, Clovis tossed his short sword to the branch on the other side and swung like a Tarzan.
However, he soon noticed a popping bubble on the water's surface. A pair of eyes actually emerged, finding Clovis.
He witnessed it in slow motion, allowing him to move his sword to the front.
Right after he passed this pair of eyes, a huge crocodile leaped into the air, trying to bite him.
"!!!" Clovis waved his sword while spinning his body, trying to avoid it. However, the beast was so violent and strong that it slammed Clovis with its own body.