Defying the Fate of Beheading

"51 types of different categories of shadow creatures?"

"Average hunting level 8?"

"Number hunted 910?"

"Highest hunting level 16?"

...

The crowd looked at each other in disbelief.

Is this really the result that a team without a titled adventurer can achieve?

A few staff members nervously took the related hunting proofs from Louis and his team.

The scene instantly became unimaginably chaotic.

Because there were just too many proofs poured out by Louis and the others from their dimensional bag.

One could even say it looked like a small hill.

The crowd on the scene was in a state of chaos.

"Hey, hey, hey, is it possible for an 8-person team to directly take first place?"

"Not necessarily, did you see that half-human height dragon horn?"

"Hiss, a Bloodthirsty Dragon Beast's horn? Damn, why are there three pairs of dragon horns? That challenges level 16!"

"Wait, why are there the stingers of Bloodthirsty Bees?"

"No, this stinger must be at least a hundred, average challenge level 6, it's a group battle, with this number, did they annihilate an entire swarm?"

...

The place was bustling with noise.

Swan nudged Louis and said:

"Did you hear what they were saying? Look at what you did!"

Louis's mouth twitched slightly:

"This has nothing to do with me, they were just too fragile."

This truly wasn't Louis being boastful.

With the rapid development of the Mayer Commerce Association, Louis's accumulation of wealth increased day by day.

Especially Mayer Furniture, which has quickly expanded across three countries.

With the endorsement from Ense, Tunisia, and even the Am Empire, and under intentional and unintentional indulgence from all aspects, the Mayer Commerce Association rode the wave of the friendly period among the three countries, cutting through like a hot knife through butter.

Even Louis himself didn't know the exact number of his current fortune.

This required hiring a professional to calculate.

It is precisely because the accumulation of funds increased more and more that the position power of Grip of Greed mastered by him grew stronger.

If Swan's operation of converting rocks lifted the prolonged operation time of this type of Magic to a startling height,

then Grip of Greed went beyond the known concept of Magic, perfectly utilizing Louis's talent to the extreme for a grass-cutting skill.

The adventurers weren't wrong in their guesses.

The Bloodthirsty Bee, favoring swarm battles among shadow creatures, could absolutely be called a big killer of individual creatures.

Ten Bloodthirsty Bees working together could threaten a paradigm-class.

Fifty Bloodthirsty Bees jointly launch a blood source bee formation requiring an LV20 professional to resolve.

More than a hundred Bloodthirsty Bees...

That could pose a threat to any creature below the legendary level.

But Louis was different.

As Louis said, the Bloodthirsty Bees were too fragile.

Indeed, this group, as high-danger magical creatures of the shadow plane, possessed an intimidating power that caused everyone pain.

Yes, the attack of the Bloodthirsty Bees is almost defense-ignoring.

It's due to this characteristic that once you fight with them, you must constantly be cautious of getting riddled by their stings.

A small number might be fine.

With larger numbers, this swarm's attack becomes impossible to evade.

But their bodies are not that robust.

Faced with Grip of Greed, such a unique ability that keeps being activated as long as stamina permits, they were crushed without even seeing what Louis looked like.

This battle was indeed necessary for Louis.

The nearly defensive-magic attacking style of the Bloodthirsty Bees was truly too useful for him.

Just think about it.

Grip of Greed can control innumerable weapons to launch a throw attack forward.

In the coverage area of Grip of Greed, Louis could directly control weapons as if operating Sword Control Technique.

If there was a way to apply this pseudo-magic on the weapons, confronting enemies would mean constant piercing damage and Critical Strikes.

Louis's "bleeding playstyle" would become increasingly absurd.

So, upon discovering the Bloodthirsty Bees, Louis couldn't help himself.

He coveted the Bloodthirsty Bees' abilities.

And unfortunately, the position of Grip of Greed already crushed them.

Even more unfortunate, Grip of Greed was transparent and invisible to everyone but Louis, and the Bloodthirsty Bees weren't opponents known for their perception.

The most absolute was, without needing micro-control, the maximum number of Grip of Greed Louis could deploy at one time...

The limit was 310.

Golden Crispy Bees were known for their irresistible piercing damage, making it hard for opponents to confront them head-on.

But now, they met a freak that shouted, "I am your nemesis."

Family, who understands!

As soon as they met, except for the stinger-defensive Bloodthirsty Bee King, the entire swarm was taken down in a second.

Yes.

One second.

A swarm of just over a hundred Bloodthirsty Bees faced 310 of Grip of Greed.

With no resistance, they were obliterated instantly.

High offense and low defense against a unique enemy like Louis really hurt.

This led to the shocking scene witnessed by these adventurers.

Mechanized trigger really was unparalleled horror.

Encountering a counter, they just couldn't resist.

Thus, after Louis and his team submitted the relevant data and the Adventurer Guild members inputted the data into their devices,

on the magic display behind them, the prefix "Moonlight Cat Cat Group" appeared in the top hundred, along with specific adventurer names.

As more new data was entered by the guild members, the rankings of the Moonlight Cat Cat Group members surged forward at a jaw-dropping speed, as if stepping on the gas, charging from the bottom.

Top fifty.

Top twenty.

Top ten.

Ninth.

Eighth.

...

The faces of those adventurer teams at the forefront darkened.

Especially the team in third place.

That was a team where only one person reached the finish line.

Obviously, to raise his score, he had everyone in his team leave so he could enjoy all points alone.

The reason he did this was because the top 3 in the preliminary round of the Adventurer Guild could skip the first round of the title competition.

Of course, since the competition is conducted in a team cooperation manner, the remaining team score is averaged, allowing the top three to consist of more than ten people.

The man was planning to be clever.

But unexpectedly, the Moonlight Cat Cat Group suddenly appeared.

In his wide-eyed stupor, the Moonlight Cat Cat Group soared to third place, pushing his team of one out of position.

Thankfully, his heartbreak soon ended.

Because Louis and his gang quickly took second place and aimed for the first.

Finally, amidst gasps of amazement, they dethroned the team in first place.

"Learned a new thing!"

"The top team was a sub-group of the 3S-level adventurer group, Angsu Mad Lion."

"Most of its members were originally core layers of Angsu Mad Lion. To be pushed down like this, got no face?"

"Face? You think their team would give you face? No mincing words, this team probably isn't normal adventurers."

"At such an age, at this level, with such a setup, probably not..."

"Hush, don't say anymore. Who knows what their situation is, speaking carelessly here, aren't you valuing your life!"

Another round of clamoring arose from the crowd.

Angsu Mad Lion is a top adventurer group in Eastern Bay.

Their peculiarity lies in that, rather than being called an adventurer group, they are more like remnants of a ruined faction.

One might say, that adventurer group holds what remains of a kingdom.

Due to their opponent who destroyed their kingdom now being at the height of power, if they considered rebuilding a kingdom, Angsu Mad Lion would face catastrophic attacks.

So for over a hundred years, they primarily existed as a large adventurer group.

By dividing core members to form new sub-groups, they continued to strengthen their power.

In recent years, among the titled adventurers, Angsu Mad Lion consistently produced a few titled adventurers at fixed intervals.

Usually, when they have sub-groups participate in competitions, it ends in victory after victory.

But now, the Moonlight Cat Cat Group became the second team to bring them to their knees.

Louis glanced at the ranking and said to Swan:

"We're first."

Swan wiggled his head:

"Isn't that obvious? We are the Moonlight Cat Cat Group."

Louis:...

Swan, when you're saying that with hands on your hips, there's absolutely no deterrence.

As he was about to voice his thoughts, suddenly, his hunting sense detected something amiss.

He abruptly looked at Swan:

"Olivia, move back."