Gauss was the first to target and kill most of the mosquito bats.
Then he glanced at Raven Aik, who was not idle and had already started flapping its wings to chase those mosquito bats fleeing to the sky.
Its flying speed was faster than the mosquito bats, and its sharp beak and claws were more outstanding.
In terms of maneuverability and attack power, the last few remaining mosquito bats were no match for it.
Guessing that those mosquito bats would most likely die at Aik’s hands, Gauss had no intention of wasting more time.
The remaining hundreds of low-tier monsters had already started to show signs of collapse.
Even though the enemy was numerous, with just two people, it would be difficult to keep all the fleeing enemies from escaping, but Gauss intended to try his best.
After all, this concerned the accumulation of his total monster kills, and even without considering that, each monster equated to money.
With monster bounties existing, killing one was equivalent to a meal’s worth.
Though not much, killing these small monsters was not difficult for him now.
Gauss ignored the twenty or thirty bloodthirsty monsters picking up weapons, ready to charge at him.
They were so aggressive, he’d naturally keep them alive first, go kill those monsters scared out of their wits, and then turn to deal with them later.
These were the so-called "fear demons."
Their fat bodies had already started moving backward, shielding the other monster troops.
But Gauss wouldn’t let them escape.
"Magic Missile!"
A bright blue missile aimed at the nearest fear demon.
The missile ripped through the air, precisely hitting its bloated big head.
"Boom!"
Like a bullet piercing a watermelon, the fear demon’s head exploded as soon as it touched the missile!
"Fear Demon killed *1"
"Current number of ordinary monsters in Monster Atlas: 15"
The fear demon illuminated the fifteenth image on the ordinary page of the Monster Atlas.
"Title obtained [Fear Demon Hunter]..."
"Title Effect: Piercing. In battles against fear demons and their advanced races, your attacks will have a special piercing power, making it easier to penetrate their fat armor."
Oddly, after Gauss killed the fear demon,
its headless body fell to the ground, quickly turning into a pool of pus and grease residue, melting away, its entire body disappearing without a trace.
Gauss blinked.
Returned to the abyss?
After all, being creatures not from the material world, a little anomaly was normal.
Gauss then charged at the group of fleeing fear demons and kobolds.
"Boom!"
The downgraded magic missile and flaming arrow in his hands were used alternately.
Occasionally, when dealing with some relentless, attacking goblins, he could only momentarily draw the rapier from his storage pouch, granting them a swift end.
In the distance, Aaliyah, after using Entanglement Technique to bind the low-tier monsters escaping to the edge, also swung her wooden staff to finish off the low-tier monsters.
Though her frontal combat ability wasn’t strong, the body strength of a Professional allowed her to kill low-tier monsters like kobolds and goblins with her wooden staff.
The agile figure of the Gray Wolf Ulfen was also rapidly moving back and forth on the spot.
It bit down on a monster’s head, capable of killing a low-tier monster with a single bite.
With so many monsters, it was impossible to kill them all in a short time, so there was no competition for monsters. The unrestricted Ulfen also displayed the powerful capabilities of a Druid’s companion.
After completing the collection of new entries in the Monster Atlas for two types of low-tier monsters, Gauss immersed himself fully in the "money-grabbing business."
"Silver Coin +1!"
"Silver Coin +1!"
...
Text seemed to flicker before Gauss’s eyes.
When the dust had settled,
the two people and one wolf stood in place, slightly panting.
"It seems we didn’t manage to keep all these monsters from escaping...." Aaliyah surveyed the chaotic battlefield, speaking with slight regret.
"Probably let 20 or 30 get away." Gauss concluded.
"Total monsters killed: 672"
He should have killed over fifty monsters in that wave.
Ulfen and Aaliyah should also have killed twenty or thirty, and the rest managed to escape in various directions into the forest.
However, according to the meeting, this clearing could be considered as completed, with so many low-tier monsters, it’s hard to completely eliminate every single one.
With a target of around a hundred, if most wanted to flee,
relying on just a few squad members blocking them was hard, and chasing the monsters that escaped later, scattered in all directions, was unrealistic.
"Take a rest, and once we’ve recovered, let’s find the next target."
Gauss lit a green smoke signal symbolizing the completion of the clearing task.
Subsequently, the Adventurer’s Guild’s collection department would come to gather the spoils.
"Alright." Aaliyah was panting.
Her stamina wasn’t as good as Gauss’s, so after exerting herself, she needed some time to catch her breath.
Gauss expertly pulled out a red magic power berry, popping it into his mouth along with some frog meat jerky.
During the battle, he’d periodically perform similar replenishing actions, so he was quite adept.
After chewing a couple of times, warm energy quickly surged through his body.
Especially the energy from the magic power berry crafted by Divine Berry Technique, it was instantly absorbed as nutrients, nourishing his entire body, like tasting a refreshing spring, quickly recovering part of his condition. Meanwhile, the demon frog meat’s aftereffect was stronger, continuously filling his energy storage glands with power.
"Want some?"
Gauss took out another piece of jerky.
Aaliyah blinked, remembering when she’d tried to review the compressed frog meat Gauss praised in town, only to end up numb and speechless for a long time.
Recalling that memory, her pupils quickly contracted, and she shook her head vigorously.
"No... no thanks, you can have it."
Gauss felt a bit sorry for her and stuffed the flavorful frog meat jerky into his mouth.
One magic power berry, paired with two strips of frog meat jerky, should be enough to fill his stomach.
While waiting for the jerky to digest, replenishing his stamina and magic power,
he began tallying the gains from that clearing operation in his mind.
"Elite Demon Half-Ogre 2.5 gold coins/each..."
"Low-tier monsters, some a bit cheaper, average bounty calculated at 1 silver coin 10 copper coins, assuming a total of 75 kills, that would be about 83 silver coins."
"As for spoils, based on past experience, they should sell for over 1 gold coin."
"Although not all were caught, many of the fleeing monsters were also defeated."
Adding that up, it came to 4-5 gold coins.
The Adventurer’s Guild would take a commission, but only a nominal one for labor costs.
This was one of the main reasons adventurers were willing to take risks in harsh weather.
What a fast way to earn money!