Chapter 108: The Hunting Competition (Part 2)

There was nothing noteworthy about the afternoon journey. From the departure after lunch until the camp just before evening, the speed of the convoy remained very fast. Perhaps because the ‘Hunting Competition’ had already spread throughout the entire convoy, people began to unconsciously quicken their pace due to anticipation.

They hoped to reach the predetermined campsite sooner to enjoy this ‘Hunting Competition’.

Among them, the people on Baron Janel’s side naturally accounted for the majority—after all, Baron Janel, who was not participating, was purely in the mindset of watching the excitement.

Plus, he was positioned at the very front of the convoy.

Therefore, the speed was, to a large extent, controlled by this Good-for-nothing Baron.

Consequently, with such a mindset, the convoy arrived at the campsite an hour earlier than expected.

And the moment they arrived at the campsite, just as the people of Tier Territory were preparing the bonfire, that Baron Janel ran over—

“Miss Lily, has it not started yet?”

Baron Janel, pushing his belly forward, moved closer to the daughter of Baron Tier. However, that belly seemed like a wide gulf separating the two sides. Before Baron Janel could get close, his belly almost bumped into the daughter of Baron Tier, but the latter deftly dodged it.

“Not yet!”

Although she dodged the ‘collision’, the daughter of Baron Tier was not in a good mood at all. She did not even offer the usual polite greetings.

Her gaze was fixed on Dean and his group, who were preparing not far away—

Dean, the two captains Theron and Ike, as well as Chad, who had the best archery skills among the young people, made up this team.

“Captain, the guys from Defendi Territory have set off!”

Chad, who had the best eyesight, saw movement in the distance and immediately reported to Dean in a low voice.

“Then, let’s set off too!”

Dean nodded, glanced at the three young people, and finally rested his gaze on Huck beside him, saying: “I’ll leave the safety of the camp to you for now!”

“Don’t worry, Regiment Commander!”

Our rough Vice Regiment Commander waved his Battleaxe and spoke in a loud voice.

“Please return safely!”

The daughter of Baron Tier eventually walked over and said to Dean and his group in front of her.

As one of the heirs of Tier Territory, this was something she had to do.

Of course, it should have been ‘return in triumph’, but considering the situation at hand, the daughter of the Baron Family changed it to ‘return safely’—compared to a momentary victory or defeat, Health was undoubtedly more important.

Dean did not speak, he only nodded, and the three young people following Dean also nodded in imitation—after all, these young people did not know what to say at this moment, so it was better to just nod and remain silent.

After waving goodbye to the remaining young people of the Ferrchelen Knight Order and the Baron’s Guards, Dean and his group disappeared into the Dense Forest nearby.

“I’m really looking forward to the final result!”

Churde Defendi stood beside the daughter of Baron Tier and said with a smile.

“You’d better not be surprised then!”

The daughter of Baron Tier looked at the other’s smile and couldn’t help but say angrily.

“In that case, let’s wait and see!”

Churde Defendi, who thought he was sure to win, was not scared by such a ‘threat’, and his smile remained.

“We’ll know when the time comes!”

The daughter of Baron Tier dropped these harsh words and quickly walked away from here—she was worried that if she stayed any longer, she wouldn’t be able to resist punching the other party.

The other party’s insidious and cunning appearance was really infuriating!

Dean, you must teach him a good lesson!

The angry daughter of Baron Tier prayed like this in her heart.

And in fact, even if the daughter of Baron Tier did not pray like this, Dean would definitely do so—

“Regiment Commander, be careful, it’s a trap!”

Chad, with his sharp eyes, raised a hand to stop the team behind him. He held a branch in his hand and gently poked the snow on the ground in front.

Very quickly, a saw-toothed animal trap appeared there.

The oversized saw-toothed mouth undoubtedly indicated that it existed to catch the largest creatures in the Snowplains Dense Forest: Snow Bears.

There were many such traps in the Snowplains Dense Forest.

They were all placed by hunters from Tier Territory, but to avoid hurting innocent people, they would annotate with text or symbols nearby.

But here?

Not to mention that this place was already several days’ journey away from the Snowplains Dense Forest, and whether there were Snow Bears was one thing, but the mere absence of text or symbols meant it was definitely not the work of hunters—after all, accidentally stepping on a trap would be a devastating disaster for anyone. Even an existence at the Grand Knight level would have to spend the rest of their life on crutches, let alone ordinary people.

Therefore, this was an absolute taboo in the Snowplains Dense Forest.

And here, they had just passed by the people of Defendi Territory who were quite unfriendly to them… everything seemed so clear.

“Bastards, what do they want to do?”

Theron, one of the captains, shouted angrily.

“Of course, to cause me trouble!”

The other captain, Ike, had clearly expected this. He just shrugged his shoulders and grabbed his extremely impulsive friend: “Calm down, Theron. What’s the use of you rushing back like this?”

“Why would it be useless? I want to ask that Churde Defendi for an explanation!”

Theron shouted loudly.

“Explanation? We were just capturing prey and put down some animal traps. Is using animal traps not allowed in hunting? Did you guys get hurt? What a pity, but during hunting, it’s inevitable to accidentally hurt innocent people. I’m really sorry… Believe me, you will get such an answer—they had already thought of all the ways to deal with it when they proposed this hunt!”

Ike said with a sigh, and then, in the next moment, he cast his gaze on his Regiment Commander.

Theron and Chad did the same.

Obviously, at this moment, these three young people needed Dean to give them a decision.

“Yes, during hunting, it is inevitable to accidentally hurt innocent people—whether it’s us or them!”

Dean’s slightly cold words showed what he was planning to do.

Hearing Dean’s words, the three young people immediately started rubbing their fists and palms, especially Theron, who gripped his Longsword tight. He was ready to teach those guys a lesson they would never forget.

However, the next moment, the three young people were stunned when they heard Dean’s words—

“You go hunt, I’ll follow these guys!”

Dean said this.

“Regiment Commander, we want to go too!”

“Regiment Commander, you are alone!”

The three young people immediately started clamoring.

“Quiet!”

Dean gave a low shout, and immediately, the three young people fell silent. Dean’s authority was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

“Don’t forget what we are doing now—a hunting competition, not a brawl or a duel. It’s not about winning or defeating the opponent to achieve victory. We need prey… I believe you three can do your best, so you should also believe that I can do my best, understand?”

Dean swept his gaze over the three of them and asked.

“Understood!”

The three young people answered simultaneously.

“Then, we split into two groups! You be careful!”

Dean gave his final instruction.

“Regiment Commander, leave it to us. We will definitely make them understand why the hunters of Tier Territory are the best!”

The three young people patted their chests and promised.

Dean nodded and gave the young people the encouragement they needed most.

Then, after the four agreed on a time to meet again, they temporarily separated at this place.

Dean followed the direction where the other party had set the traps.

The three young people, relying on the experience given by their ancestors, judged the places where the prey were hiding.

Soon, the sky darkened.

Dean had gone about fifteen kilometers deep into this forest.

Half an hour ago, Dean had already caught up with the four people from Defendi Territory—these people had stopped their trap-setting business after going about five kilometers deep into the forest.

It was not because they thought it was useless.

It was just that the trap materials they carried with them had run out.

However, this also increased their speed of advance.

That nearly straight forward speed told Dean that the other party definitely had a very accurate destination.

After moving forward for another ten-plus minutes, the four people from Defendi Territory stopped, identified the direction, and then moved forward again. This time, very quickly, they stopped in front of a snow hill.

“Coo… coo…”

One of the four made such a bird call.

“Coo… coo…”

Similar calls came from not far away.

Then, the four people walked over following such calls—

“Over here!”

The connectors who had been waiting for a long time immediately walked out of their hiding place when they saw the figures of the four people, waving their arms and beckoning the four to come over.

“There are fewer people than I imagined. I thought there would be a big harvest. Are the cowards of Tier Territory too afraid to compete?”

The leader of the connectors looked at Carl walking over and couldn’t help laughing. However, when he saw the bitter smiles on the faces of Carl and his group of four, he immediately noticed something wrong.

“What? What happened?”

The leader asked.

“It’s much more than you imagined… the first plan, we must give it up!”

Carl said this.

“We prepared for so long, how can we just give up like this?”

The leader exclaimed.

“Then are you ready to risk your life with a guy close to the Strength of a Grand Knight?”

Looking at the other party who disagreed, Carl sneered.