Bab 39: Misunderstanding

*Bang!*

*Shaa!* The snake let out the last wail before its head fell to the ground. From the looks of it, the snake didn't die immediately as the poison only killed a part of the snake. But now that the poison had spread into the snake's body, the snake couldn't do anything other than accept its fate.

"Ha… Ha…" Clovis panted a few times before he laughed. "Hahaha…hahahahaha! We did it!"

Jay was also exhausted because he had been continuously exerting his beast soul. If the battle continued a bit longer, he might not even be able to stand up.

Kanaria couldn't help but smile, feeling proud that their group could actually kill a Tier 2 snake. And because she was the least exhausted, she immediately surveyed the area, making sure that not a single person dared to steal their part.

"Jay!" Clovis pointed at the side, specifically at the glyptodon's corpse. "I hid my bag over there. Immediately get all the snake's essence and retreat from here. Although I want to bring the materials this snake has like its venom or something else, I don't think we have that kind of leeway."

"Understood." Jay nodded with a serious expression. That was right. While they had killed the snake, it didn't mean that they were safe yet.

Clovis couldn't really get up, so he could only let Jay do the rest by himself.

"Kanaria."

"Don't worry. The area is secured for now."

Clovis smiled. "I hope that this is enough to make them stop pursuing you. Though, I think that there will be some conflicts in the near future."

"This is better. At the very least, I believe that this group can get stronger and stronger, unlike their group. I bet that the three girls will be left behind sooner or later."

"I'm glad. In that case, continue monitoring the situation."

"Okay. But are you alright? Do you need some medicine?"

"It's fine. I don't think my bones are broken. But let me lay down here for a bit." Clovis sighed. He never thought that he would be saved by the shirt he bought from Another World Mall.

At the same time, this was also proof that Another World Mall had that much potential.

Jay, on the other hand, grabbed all the essence, including the glyptodons.

However, they got another surprise when Jay extracted the snake's essence.

"Eh?" Jay found a small purple cube. "Isn't this a beast soul?"

"What?" Both Kanaria and Clovis widened their eyes as if they couldn't believe their luck. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah. This must be the beast soul. I don't know what kind of beast soul it is, but it should be something powerful. We have to identify it at the base."

"Alright. Even if we have that, I don't think any of us is strong enough to absorb the essence." Clovis sighed.

"That's true."

Jay kept extracting the snake's essence. Due to the size of the snake, they got an abundant amount of essence. In fact, it was more than the Tier 1 short-faced bear.

"Oi, Clovis. We are about to get 1 liter of Tier 2 essence. I bet that we can get at least a couple of tens of thousands from selling this alone. If we add our haul as well as the prize money, we should have no problem getting eighty or ninety thousand. If we're lucky, we might get a total of one hundred thousand, along with the super injections." Jay smirked, feeling excited.

Clovis's face brightened. "For real? Money, money, money…"

Kanaria couldn't help but chuckle, looking at his reaction. She perfectly knew that Clovis's heart must be bleeding after spending all the special bullets he had. The bullets were so special that they couldn't be easily acquired, so there was no way Clovis would be able to get one anymore.

Instead of showing any remorse, Clovis tried to lighten the mood by making them laugh. That action actually made Kanaria overwhelmed by gratitude.

It only took Jay ten minutes to get all the essence. After that, he picked up Clovis, who still had a hard time moving. It couldn't be helped, considering Clovis just took the full blow of a Tier 2 snake.

At the same time, Jay couldn't help but look at Clovis's blade, wondering what kind of material it was made of. To think that even with such force, it didn't snap.

"Sorry. I still have a hard time moving. We'll go back to the Elasmotherium Territory. Although I won't be able to join you guys in the fight, we still need to fulfill our side of agreement and meet those people again."

"Got it." Jay unfortunately couldn't join the transaction, while Kanaria had to make sure that no one dared to rob Clovis in his current condition.

…

As expected, the moment they heard the potential of a Tier 2 snake appearing in the competition area, the soldiers were ordered to evacuate the people and investigate the trace of the snake.

Because of Clovis's constant running, the trail was extremely long. They were even occupied with the egg.

"Commander. We suspect that there are people trying to use the snake to murder someone." One of the investigators couldn't help but make a conjecture.

"What do you mean?"

"We found several corpses. One of them seemed to be responsible for bringing the snake's egg. As a result, the snake came to this place to bring back its offspring. Unfortunately, the egg had been destroyed and the snake was probably chasing after their targets."

"Several corpses? Did the snake kill them?"

"Judging from their wounds, their targets probably fought back and defeated them."

"Have you found the snake yet?" The commander asked while wondering who was trying to kill the participants. In fact, there was no way those corpses were responsible for luring the snake. Someone must have given them the snake. The person who could toy with a snake of this level should be extremely powerful.

"Not yet. We're still following the trail in the forest."

"Continue. Even if the target is killed, I want you to find their corpse. If you find the snake and confirm it's Tier 2, you have my permission to kill them."

"Do you want to stop the competition?"

The commander frowned. On the one hand, stopping the competition would probably be what he should do. On the other hand, this kind of thing was bound to happen sooner or later in everyone's life. If they couldn't overcome such a thing, they would die in one way or another.

In the end, the commander came to a decision. "No. We won't stop the competition. Just find the snake and kill it if it's still alive."

"Under—" The report stopped as the investigator had reached the field where the battle transpired. He could see the giant corpse from afar, making him realize that the snake had actually died.

"What's wrong?" The commander felt weird since the report ended so abruptly.

The investigator gulped down before confirming, "The snake is dead."

"What?" The commander sucked a cold breath. "Did you say the snake is dead? Who killed it?"

"We are not sure. I can't imagine that the participants, who are only Tier 0 explorers, could actually achieve this." The investigator squinted his eyes as if he saw a few shadows moving around the snake's corpse. "Wait a second. I think I see a few people."

"The participants? Or are there any intruders? If they are intruders, you have my permission to engage." The commander panicked. There was someone daring enough to bring the snake into the competition area, so it wouldn't be weird if there was a group of people that dared to enter their competition area.

"They are…" The investigator used the binoculars to check them from afar. He was shocked when he recognized these people. "They are Ivan Reagen and his team."

"Ivan Reagen? That genius child who has a 99% evolution rate?"

"Yes, sir. I shouldn't mistake his appearance. The three people should be the women in his party." The investigator opened his device and checked their identities and appearances. "I have confirmed that they are Elina Woo, Lovelia Rusth, and Vina."

The commander sucked a cold breath. "I see. So, that genius even managed to kill a Tier 2 snake."

"I saw a lot of sword wounds, so yeah, I believed he was the only one who had the strength to injure the snake."

"Got it. Don't leave yet. Observe them from a distance for another fifteen minutes, making sure that they don't die. They should be quite exhausted after the fight. If they have any signs of giving up on the competition, make sure you escort them to safety. We can't allow such brilliant potential to die."

"Yes, sir."

…

While they focused on Ivan, Clovis's scheme had begun to take place. Once the sun was about to set, Clovis came to the designated place.

This time, he found not only the people he saved earlier but two more groups. It seemed that they were enticed by the potential of the trade.

Clovis was happy because his plan to defeat Ivan's group overwhelmingly could come to fruition. Even Kanaria was feeling excited as if she wanted to see the face Ivan and Lovelia made when they lost.

Clovis waved his hand with a smile.

"Hello everyone. Thank you for coming and believing me. I won't bore you with any speech, so I will just tell you two things. First, we will conduct everything fairly. If you are cheating us, we will stop the trade. Second, with everyone's agreement, we can do another trade right before the competition ends. If no one has objections, let us begin."

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