Absolute Beast Dominion - Chapter 394: Territory Bounty - 1
Chapter 394: Territory Bounty – 1
When the fire died out, the scene left behind was barren.
The entire area carried a mix of scents—burned steam, smoke, and charred leaves. Leo even suspected that if not for the wet environment, the fire would have already spread far beyond control.
After the fire burned away Leo’s generated vines, it had tightly coiled itself as a preventive measure to shield its vital organs. This also meant its outer bark-like armor had been burned into cinders. And since it was part of its body, the pain was obvious—it writhed across the ground, not even attempting to burrow underground, as that would hurt far worse.
Twak! Slash! Slash! Twak! Slash!
“Damn! No wonder Lily likes using wind blades so much,” Leo exclaimed. “These wind blades are highly effective and useful when I don’t want to fight these disgusting beings.”
Verdant Thorncrawler (Mid 3-star) killed – 20,000 XP
Realising he still needed more XP to level up, he promptly looked around for a new target.
Just when the elves and the girls thought the fight was over, Leo pressed his hands against the ground.
The area trembled as the earth began to crack. Leo closed his eyes and focused, sensing the worms through the [Geo Resonance Sense] trait of Howl.
Thin vines shot through the cracks he had formed, and in the next instant, he yanked countless worms into the air.
“Elaris!” he called out to the Low 3-star elf.
“Hop on Nyxa and tap this badge over any corpse that Nyxa wouldn’t want to eat. Take another companion who can use wind element to collect beast cores, mana crystals, and soul cores if they appear.”
“Because I said so. Now go—and be quick. I’ll be cleaning up the area… even the underground.”
Elaris nodded and hesitantly approached Nyxa, but flinched when the beast turned its head to glare at her.
Leo watched as Elaris guided Nyxa toward a nearby elf. The second elf stiffened upon seeing her approach, clearly realizing she would be made to ride as well. Under Leo’s gaze, she simply cursed Elaris internally for choosing her and nervously climbed onto Nyxa’s back.
And so he began.
Leo was surprised to realize there were far too many worms.
Eventually, Leo grew annoyed and resumed slaughtering the worms indiscriminately.
“Boss! Leave some worms for us! I’m sure the credits you get from hunting these are worthless to you, but it’s gold for us. Please leave the rest to us!”
Earlier, the three girls had also tried to stop Leo, though their way of reasoning was different—they said that as the territory leader, he shouldn’t be doing such menial work. Clearly indicating for him to leave some beasts for them.
Leo grunted and finally stopped, somewhat frustrated that he hadn’t found a single beast of suitable rank to gain more XP. He had already killed several hundred worms, yet all of them were below Mid 3-star.
What Leo didn’t know, however, was that encountering a Mid 3-star beast randomly was already quite rare in protected areas like the academy. Most 3-star and above beasts occupied established zones documented by the academy.
To hunt higher-ranked beasts, Leo would need to consult Aurelius and pay the appropriate cost for such information. The advantage, however, was that these zones often contained high-quality loot—magic plants, rare fruits, and even natural treasures. But he if was lucky enough, he can encounter such zones without information.
Balance: 10.9 M -> 11 M
Sylrael and Naelith were coordinating the elven forces, efficiently managing the aftermath of the beast attack.
>The territory has been successfully protected from a moderate-level beast attack!
>Total Prosperity Points and Prosperity Ranking will be displayed after the Issued Bounty is completed.
“It’s a wood type… should be able to enhance Niri or Treant… oh wait, Lily named it Drycha.”
Leo looked at the centipede’s remains once more. The most valuable part—its worm armor—had been completely burned.
He picked up a Beast Core and held it in his hand, deliberating who to enhance.
