Liam summoned three captains for the meeting
When Emma, Henry and Noah arrived.
Liam stood at the head of the table with his arms folded, his expression complex.
"I have a way to kill that b-rank." he said, his eyes shifting between them. "However, one of you has to act as bait to lure it near our Territory."
Then he explained his plan.
Normally, he wouldn't have risked the lives of his people. If they did not confront it now, they would have to face it later without the protection. And Liam did not know how many lives it would cost. He clenched his fists.
"I'll do it," said Emma, raising her hand.
"No, leave it to me", said Noah as he rushed forward.
But Liam ignores his reaction.
"What about you Henry?"
Henry met his gaze without showing any emotion. "My Lord, I'm an archer. I don't make good bait."
Liam chuckled at that. "So Henry, who do you think would be most suitable as bait?"
"My Lord, I think it's Emma." said Henry without hesitation.
"Hum, why do …"
A loud voice suddenly cut in.
"Henry, who are you looking down on?!" Noah snapped, his eyes turned red with anger.
Henry looked at Noah's ."It's not about who is strong."
His eyes land on Emma. "Emma is agile and quick with her mind."
Noah let out a sharp "Humph," then sat back.
"Ahem." Liam caught.
"Let's get back to the topic."
His eyes on Emma, "We are counting on you," he said, his voice filled with gravity.
"Just leave it to me, my lord," said Emma with determination.
Soon, Emma left the Territory in search of a beast along with Eva.
Liam checked the ranking.
A blue system interface appeared before him.
[Leaderboard Update]
Rank 1: Undead Lord – 50 points
Rank 2: Rose Miller – 49 points
Rank 3: Thio Ruen – 45 points
Rank 4: Nia Soral – 41 points
Rank 5: Alix Fenric – 33 points
Rank 6: Liam – 30 points
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Rank 1000: Veira Thalor – 5 points
"Hm. I've fallen to rank six," Liam muttered, narrowing his eyes. "No matter. Once I defeat that B-rank, I'll climb back to the top."
"Three more hours until the event ends," Liam said quietly, then fell silent, his gaze fixed on the forest.
Henry and Noah, seeing Liam fall silent they went to organize their ranks for the upcoming fight.
30 minutes peaased…
Eva returned, her movements were swift as she pressed through the dense trees with ease.
"My Lord, we've located the B-rank beast about 200 metres to the east. Emma will lure the beast soon." Eva said, kneeling before Liam.
10 minutes later…
Awoooooooo!
A deep howl rang through the forest.
The trees shook violently as a massive wolf burst through the forest.
Its size easily dwarfed the other wolves, its silver fur waving like snow in the wind, and its crimson eyes glowed with rage. A human dared to disturb its sleep.
They locked on Emma's retreating figure. Its claws slashed toward her, shaming the tree that blocked the way into the chankes.
This provided Emma enough time. barely dodge its claws.
Emma's eyes darted around as she was weaving through trees and debris at full speed. But the beast was still hot on her tail.
Its heavy breathing felt in her ears, each exhale sending a chill down her spine and making her blood run cold.
Fortunately, she reached the protective shield just in the nick of time.
The wolf beast let out a roar as it slammed onto the shield.
Emma stumbled to a stop, gasping for air, her chest rising and falling as she panted hard.
He checked on Emma's condition. "Sigh, just a few scratches…. Nothing serious."
"Awoooooooo!"
The Fang Wolf's howl shook the air, sending shivers down the spines of everyone who heard it.
Its crimson eyes stared at the people in the Territory. Liam made eye contact with the beast, his chest tightened, and his heart beat faster.
A blue system prompt appeared.
[Name]: Fang Wolf
Rank: B
Grade: Boss
HP: 10,000 / 10,000
Skills: Beast Flurry, Bloodlust, Leader's Might
His eyes narrowed…
"Fuck! " The thought of facing that beast out in the open sent shivers down his spine.
"Fortunately, we have the protection shield active," thought Liam, calming down.
Soon, over thirty wolves emerged from within the forest.
surrounding the territory from all sides.
Henry said "My lord, we are surrounded."
Noah let out a chuckle his grin growing wider. "Hahah, there is only D-rank we can handle with ease, there is no need to make a scene."
As he drew his sword.
Liam nodded, "We have the protection of the shield, they can't attack us, let's just focus on the B-rank first."