Chapter 101: Reaping the Benefits of Others’ Struggles

“A saber-toothed tiger!” Rod couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice, frowning deeply. Running into a saber-toothed beast at this moment was a huge problem.
Saber-toothed beasts were gold-tier magical beasts, covered in yellow and black fur, resembling tigers in appearance, except for a triangular, sword-like serrated weapon growing from their mouths. They belonged to the physical-type magical beasts. It was easy to imagine just how powerful and terrifying their attacks must be as gold-tier beasts.
Roar! Roar! Roar! The saber-toothed tiger had now set its sights on Rod andHill. With a leap, it jumped from the large tree across from them straight toHill’s side, staring coldly at the humans and letting out low growls. Meanwhile, the smaller one leaped onto the tree where Rod was, staring down at him coldly from above.
“Damn it, this is troublesome!” Seeing this, Rod inwardly groaned. With two saber-toothed tigers, things were about to get tough.
“Roar…” With a high-pitched roar, the tiger below launched its attack first, rushing towardHill’s location. Instantly, battle ensued. The saber-toothed tiger was indeed fast, quickly gaining the upper hand with its terrifying speed. It moved like a shadow aroundHill, and after a few dull thuds,Hill was injured without any chance to resist. Three obvious wounds on his arm were shocking to behold.
Another low growl came as the tiger above also attacked, leaping down toward the branch where Rod stood.
Rod quickly grasped Dark Dragon and used a flash to dodge the attacking tiger, then launched a fierce counterattack before the beast could land on the branch.
The simplest sword techniques were used, with a barrage of sword shadows attacking the still-in-the-air tiger.
Whether it was fast or slow, the tiger, unable to dodge or avoid the attacks from the human in mid-air, let out a loud roar. Then, the sword somehow firmly stuck into a nearby branch, forcing it to twist and change its direction of attack.
“Looking for death!” Facing this saber-toothed tiger, Rod knew it must be an immature one; otherwise, how could a magical beast be so clumsy in its attacks? He quickly followed up with a flash, unleashing a torrent of arrows.

Autumn Wind Sword appeared as promised, rushing toward the little saber-tooth tiger with a howling wind and immense power. Seizing the opportunity while the enemy was weak—this was Rod’s strategy. Indeed, this saber-tooth tiger lacked experience and was not even at the golden level; still immature, it was likely in its growth phase, with strength somewhere between advanced and silver levels. By his judgment, it should be between bronze and silver—strength he could handle. So he had to deal with this creature quickly and escape from there.

Below,Hill was nearly exhausted, covered in wounds. Under the attacks of the adult saber-tooth tiger, he could only defend passively, suffering more injuries that made him look tired and in agony.

With Autumn Wind Sword at his side, who could rival him? The little saber-tooth tiger, barely steady on its feet, was thrown into chaos by such a powerful attack. It was the first time it had faced such a formidable opponent and didn’t know what to do, roaring anxiously as it stepped back.

“Die, beast!” With a loud shout, under the strike of Autumn Wind Sword, sword shadows filled the air before converging in his hand above the Dark Dragon. A flash of dark light and a cold blade shot out like a star in the night.

The speed was so fast that the little saber-tooth tiger couldn’t see clearly. A muffled sound came as the long sword pierced through its head, and it was slowly pulled out amidst its roars!

With a dull thud, its body fell from the branch and crashed heavily onto the ground below.

“Roar…” The events over there were naturally seen by the adult saber-tooth tiger andHill. Seeing their son killed by that human, the adult tiger’s anger erupted. With a fierce charge, it pushed asideHill and rushed at the one who had killed its son.

“Damn it!” Seeing the adult tiger targeting him, Rod grew anxious. Glancing atHill, who was trying to retreat despite his injuries with a faint smile, he realized the danger and quickly darted aside, narrowly avoiding the enraged tiger’s attack as he rushed towardHill.

“Roar…” The roar behind him made Rod smirk. AmidstHill’s resentful and terrified gaze, he reached him and, taking advantage of his stunned reaction, kicked him hard toward the tiger before escaping.

“Damn you!” The angry roars from behind andHill’s curses merged together. Without time to look back, Rod ran away with a satisfied smile. Soon after moving far away from that area, he took a breath of relief only after confirming no one was following him.

Seeing that human escape, the saber-tooth tiger naturally turned its attention toHill as its main target for revenge.

Standing there for a moment, deep in thought, a faint smile appeared on his lips after a long while: “Heh heh, it’s time to go back and take a look!”

He wasn’t stupid enough to leave at this moment— the saber-tooth tiger wasn’t scary enough to scare him that way. Thinking of the little saber-tooth tiger he had killed earlier, it was a real treasure—a gold-tier magical beast. Though physical, its value was far higher than that of silver-tier magical beasts.

Just its fur and the saber teeth on its head were worth over a hundred gold coins.

The saying “Man dies for wealth, bird dies for food” was truly true. Here, Rod was willing to take a risk for that little wealth.

Of course, he had an even better idea in mind: he hoped thatHill and the giant saber-tooth tiger would fight to the death, so he could reap the benefits. He certainly wouldn’t let someone else get the advantage.

This idea wasn’t just a fantasy—it was quite possible. After all, althoughHill was just a silver-level warrior and the beast was gold-tier, human minds, methods, and potential are infinite. Anything could happen in a life-or-death situation. Even thoughHill was already severely injured, in desperation and under the attack of the enraged saber-tooth tiger, he would fight desperately. In such a situation, even if he died, he wouldn’t let the saber-tooth tiger escape unscathed— at least he would injure it or cause even greater harm.

Carefully, he sneaked back along the route he had used to escape. Soon, he reached the vicinity of the previous area, where he could still faintly hear sporadic fighting sounds and roars. With a quick leap, he reached the treetops and looked down. The scene ahead was clearly visible to him.

Sure enough, it was not much different from what he had guessed. By now, the saber-tooth tiger was severely injured, whileHill was in a miserable state. The battle between the two had turned into a fight between two wild beasts. Its weapon must have been shattered at some point, andHill was now fighting the saber-tooth tiger bare-handed.

Cries of pain, roars, and groans could all be heard clearly even from his position.

“It looks pretty good!” In high spirits, perched atop a tree, Rod watched the battle unfold from above, enjoying the spectacle. He waited patiently for an opportunity to arise as the fierce fight in the distance continued.

As the battle progressed, it became increasingly clear that bothHill and the saber-tooth tiger were severely injured. Covered in blood, they continued to fight relentlessly.Hill’s silver combat energy was gradually fading, and the saber-tooth tiger was in no better condition—gasping for breath, with two long wounds revealing its bones.

“Damn you, die!” With a roar, an unknown force suddenly energizedHill, who rushed at the saber-tooth tiger, climbed onto its back, and tightly wrapped his arms around its neck before biting down hard on its carotid artery.

Struggling desperately, thrashing around, roaring, and howling, the saber-tooth tiger’s movements grew weaker until it finally stopped moving. Blood soaked the ground as it lay there, gasping heavily, its eyes growing dim.

“That’s enough!” Seeing what was happening in the distance, Rod muttered to himself before jumping down from the tree and walking slowly toward the scene, his steps leisurely and unhurried.

“Huff… Bastard, I still can’t kill you!” Breathing heavily,Hill lay on his back, gasping for air, looking up at the night sky with a faint smile on his lips.

He had done it—he had defeated a gold-level saber-tooth tiger under such difficult circumstances. He had even advanced in rank, rising from mid-brown to late brown, taking another step closer to becoming a gold warrior. If word of this battle spread, he would surely become famous—a brown warrior who single-handedly killed a gold-level beast! What an glorious achievement.

Thinking of this, a hint of excitement appeared on his lips. “Hmph, kid, wait for me! I’ll deal with you once I get out!”

Glancing at the two dead saber-tooth tiger bodies beside him, he murmured that this bounty was likely greater than robbing that kid. As for that kid, it could wait until later.

“You don’t need to come looking for me. I’ve already arrived. If you want revenge, come and get me!”

A cold voice rang out, causingHill’s expression to change drastically as he quickly turned to face the person standing in front of him, his face twisting in horror.

It’s him! How did that damned kid return! At this thought, his face turned pale gray. He was completely exhausted from fighting the saber-toothed tiger and could barely stand, let alone seek revenge. The other guy’s sneer made his scalp tingle—couldn’t he guess his intentions?