Surrounded by Five Beast Lords novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57

Damn People can actually play it like that?”

They re just cheap tricks. I don’t believe hiding can get them a decent ranking”

Regina listened to the discussion and looked down on Dora’s team even more. She had absolute confidence in Cassian

team

She said. “I told you we were right to switch the engagement to your real daughter. Just look at Dora What could she ev

amount to?

Vivienne ignored her and kept watching the match.

Several familiar women beside them chimed in one after another.

“No wonder your son is so outstanding. You really did raise him well.”

“Vivienne, Regina is right. The best things should be saved for your biological daughter.”

“Exactly. An adopted daughter is not blood, after all.”

Vivienne only smiled and said nothing.

She did not want to discuss her family affairs with those unrelated women. They were only there for the spectacle, and no one of them truly cared.

Dora and Mindy’s teams reached their destination an hour later. Under Clive and Milo’s direction, they set up a hidden b practical temporary camp and arranged a few simple warning traps around it.

Along the way, they had also gathered a fair amount of valuable material to help them survive the wet season.

As for the leaderboard, their team sat at the very bottom, exactly where everyone expected them to be.

Inside the temporary camp, Elmer stared at their last–place ranking on the Optical Brain and grew anxious.

He said, “Dora, we’re dead last. Cassian is already in third place.”

Dora was carefully placing a stalk of Silverthread Moss, which carried a clean, refreshing scent, sato Her spatial Roam

She did not even look up when she answered, calm and unhurried. “What’s the rush? The competition just started

Clive leaned against a rock with his eyes closed, entirely indifferent to the rankings.

Lioren had already vanished. No cae knew where he had gone to “scout” this time

Mindy smiled as well. “Elsier, take it easy

Dora gave a faint smile and took several burritos and wraps from her Spatial Realm before handing them out Tees replenish our crystal energy first. We burned through quite a bit on the way here

The aroma of the burritos, roasted alien beast meat, and fresh vegetables wrapped inside warm tortillas quickly cased the tension in the camp

hoort ister fans ranking climbed another place. Ha team held steady in second. The team in bru belonged or name Valena Drake

Three hours passed, and Dora’s team had eliminated more than a dozen teams and searched the area around their camp t resources and alien plants. Their points reac a little, and their ranking climbed to 186th.

Valeria’s team remained in first place, and Cassian’s team stayed in second.

This time, however, the gap between them had narrowed to only five points.

As long as Cassian killed one more Level Three mutated alien beast, he could overtake Valeria’s team and take first place

Another two hours passed. Cassian’s team had already claimed first place and pulled 30 points ahead of second.

Compared with Dora’s team, which was still dead last, the gap had grown to more than three hundred points.

Every team could see the rankings through the Optical Brain map.

Someone on Cassian’s team refreshed the leaderboard in excitement. When he saw the number sitting at the very bottom, he burst out laughing

‘Look at that. Dora’s team is dead last. They sure picked a nice, faraway hole to hide in.”

‘She’s probably scared out of her mind I bet she only dares to pick weeds around the edge.”

‘Cassian, you called it. You re a genius.”

Cassian looked at the rankings, and the last trace of unease he had felt over Dora’s equipment and the males around her finally disappeared. In its place came complete contempt and smug satisfaction.

They were too absorbed in the thrill of holding first place and mocking the “losers” to notice one crucial detail. Their crysta energy was draining fast.

As the main attacker, Cassian had been unleashing his strongest moves again and again, so his consumption was easy to imagine.

The others had also pushed their supernatural abilities to the limit just to support him.

After several rounds of brutal fighting, the crystal energy food they had brought was nearly gone.

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Meanwhile, the campfire at Dora’s temporary campsite burned in quiet, steady flames.

Her team had eaten, rested, and recovered. At that moment, they were in peak condition

As time passed, the fighting in the central rift gradually changed What had begun as an excited hunt turned into a brže war of attrition and chaotic competition.

To increase the challenge, the organizers had released higher–level alien beasts into the cenu al zone

These creatures were not only powerful but also cunning and vicious. They often moved in packs, using the complex terrain for ambushes and flank attacks.

Wale mure was that different teams kept clashing over high–value alien beasts and rare mutated plante nx etmed opon Even when the interference was not fatal, it still deepened the chaos and drained everyone Taster

Cassian’s team had seized the early advantage. With Cassian’s Level 5 fire ability providing overwhelming damage their ranking remained firmly in the top three

However, the weakness of their aggressive strategy became apparent at an alarming rate.

They had chosen a swamp region filled with fierce alien beasts, including several massive Level 4 and Level 3 creatures

The endless fighting drained everyone’s crystal energy like water rushing through an open floodgate.

Cassian suffered the worst consumption as the teams absolute core.

He had already eaten more than half of the crystal energy food he had brought, and fatigue began to show on his face, along with a faint, barely hidden impatience.

Worse still, the long, violent battles and the heavy scent of blood seemed to draw more alien beasts from nearby regions toward this hunting ground.

Bit by bit, they stopped being hunters. They became prey trapped in the center of the swarm.

During one attempt to surround and eliminate a small pack of Level 3 Venom–Spitting Giant Lizards, the team made a serious mistake.

One Level 3 ability user was hit by venom. His movements slowed at once, and danger closed in on him.

Another Level 3 ability user tried to rescue him, but a second giant lizard cut him off.

“Cassian! Help me!” the injured teammate shouted in terror.

Cassian was locked in battle with an especially vicious Level 5/Armored Crocodile King. His flames struck its heavy shell, but the attacks did far less damage than expected.

When he heard the cry for help, impatience and calculation flickered through his eyes. Then he snapped, “Hold on Ill come over once I finish this one.”

But the “finish” he promised never came.

The Armored Crocodile King proved viciously difficult to deal with.

To protect himself and break free as quickly as possible, Cassian even used the disposable high–explosive energy round lie had meant to keep as a last resort. Only then did he barely manage to wound it badly enough to force it back

By the time he turned around, the injured Level 3 supernatural teammate was already on the verge of death

The teammate who had tried to rescue him had also suffered serious injuries, and the others barely managed to drag both of them back inside the defensive circle.

The Armored Crocodile King, badly wounded by Cassian, let out a dying howl. That howl surred up even more alien beast nearby

In an instant, the team fell into an even greater crisis. More than ten Level 4 alien beasts, along with a larger swarm of Leve 3 alien beasts, surrounded them on every side.

“Fall back. We re getting out first. Cassian’s face turned grim. Driven by his hunger for quick success, he linally gave the

to retreat.

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