CHAPTER 753: BEFORE THE HUNT

"I’ve got and compiled all the information. Although I won’t be there to assist you, please take a look at this." Melody pointed to the screen beside her in the voice call.

There was a picture of a dinosaur on the screen.

"This will be your target. It’s called Deinonychus antirrhopus. This dinosaur is known for its change of pace, as you requested.

"It normally stalks its prey carefully but could explode into a sprint with powerful legs.

"According to the scout, there is one Tier 6 and 3 Tier 5 of this Deinonychus antirrhopus.

"The exact number of other beasts is unknown, but it shouldn’t be lower than two thousand.

"The forest you’re going to doesn’t look like it has complicated terrain, but at the same time, it’s not good for you as well. You won’t be able to use any terrain to your advantage. At most, you can divide them and deal with them if you are fast enough."

"The map?" Clovis asked.

"Don’t worry. I have a file attached. This is the map, the danger area, and the average tier of the beasts." Melody showed the files.

With this information, Clovis would know when to strike first and where to go.

Still, even with the information, Melody was slightly worried. Mara was definitely a sadist to give this kind of assignment. No matter how absurd Clovis’ strength was, it was going to be hard to kill 1 Tier 6 beast, 12 Tier 5 beasts, and over 2,000 Tier 4 beasts or lower.

Even Reolf wasn’t enough to justify it. Unsure, she couldn’t help but ask, "Are you going to be fine? In the first place, why are you aiming for this beast?"

Clovis thought for a moment before raising one finger. "For my unique ability. I can’t provide any more information, sorry."

"No, that’s fine." Melody shook her head in understanding. A unique ability was the deepest secret of a person, so it was better not to disclose that information to avoid anyone investigating it and finding its weakness.

Besides, they were on a video call. Even when they were together, they shouldn’t do it casually because the wall might have ears.

Clovis nodded. "Thank you for the information. Please pass my thanks to Vina as well."

"She is talking as if it’s a chore."

"Well, I’m planning to ask her again."

"I see. Well, we can definitely repay her in the future." Melody nodded. "For now, you should focus on getting stronger. We are doing the same."

"Okay. How are you? Are you all right? How is Dante?"

Melody smiled. "Don’t worry. Dante is doing all right. Although his speech hasn’t been restored completely, he can already walk by himself without any support, you know?

"He has worked so hard in the past few months. According to the doctor, it will take another three months before his speech returns. At that time, Dante might be able to do some exercise again."

"That’s great. Is he going to become an explorer?"

"I don’t think so. However, it looks like he’s interested in management."

"Oh? Management?" Clovis raised his eyebrows.

"Yes. I couldn’t show it to him, but..." Melody had a hard time containing her excitement. She became more expressive ever since Dante recovered. "He wants to help us.

"He doesn’t want to be a combatant. He wants to be a person good enough to take care of all of our needs.

"I’m sure he said it because he felt indebted. I told him that he should do whatever he wanted instead of thinking about us, but...

"Anyway, it looks like I couldn’t change his mind."

Despite getting disappointed for not being able to change his mind, Melody looked so excited because she felt touched by her brother’s action. And from her expression, it looked like Dante enjoyed it as well.

If he worked hard just because he wanted to repay her, Melody would definitely be sad.

That was why he was happy for her.

"You don’t really mind if Dante helps us, right? I will make sure he does his best and does not disappoint you."

Clovis nodded. "Of course. I know how capable you are, so I’m sure your younger brother will do just fine. Besides, Kanaria might have to focus on the city more in the future, so having Dante become our manager will be pretty good.

"Even if he doesn’t plan to become a combatant, it’s good for him to absorb some essence to make his physical strength stronger.

"As long as he’s with us, it’s going to be a bit dangerous. However, touching him is the same as touching me, so I won’t let them go."

Melody smiled. "Thank you, Clovis. Without your help, I won’t be able to see Dante wake up for the rest of my life."

"I didn’t do anything. Even without me, the facility still exists. Sooner or later, you will stumble upon that facility."

"No way. I won’t be someone important enough to test it. By the time he can receive the treatment, it might already be too late. Besides, his brain surgery is something that not every doctor can perform." Melody shook her head. "I promise I will work hard."

Clovis scratched the back of his head. "Well, pay attention to your health. It looks like you’re in the wilderness as well, so I won’t bother you any longer."

"Yes."

"In that case, I will hang up. Please congratulate Dante for me. I will give some gifts once I’m back." Clovis waved his hand.

Melody just smiled as Clovis hung up the call.

Now that he had gotten the information, he walked to Mara, who was leaning on Reolf’s body. A few months had passed, so Reolf had dropped his guard against Mara.

"Are you going now?" Mara asked.

"Yes. I will need Reolf to help me."

Mara stood up while raising three fingers. "All right. The task is simple. Going outside the forest means you have failed. You have to kill every single beast. Leaving a single one means you fail. If you don’t know whether you have finished or not, utilize your senses to figure it out.

"Last but not least, you have 12 hours. Taking longer than that is unacceptable. If you fail... I will let you go with triple the daily meditation."

"..." Clovis smiled wryly. "I will do my best not to fail."