Chapter 474: Cooperation

A full twenty minutes later, the demigod-level battle finally ended. 'Blood-Eyed Angel' Robert Yvonne cut off the head of the Wind Serpent Latacia. The thirteen Wind God's Fangs were embedded in Latacia's massive serpent body, sucking its flesh and blood, while the main sword was thrust into the top of the enormous snake head. It could be seen that the Wind Serpent Latacia was writhing and struggling incessantly on the blade, while Robert Yvonne held the hilt with both hands, striving to suppress and tame this demigod-level powerful soul. She gradually activated the power of the holy nails, causing Latacia's resistance to weaken.

In fact, this demigod giant serpent was also very suitable for unsealing his 'Crimson Dragon Armor', as it belonged to the element of air among the four elements.

The problem was that Latacia's soul and blood could not completely dispel the curse of the 'Crimson Dragon Armor', but they could elevate the 'Wind God's Fangs', a set of saint-level armaments, to the threshold of divine level. This would double the Blood-Eyed Maid's strength, making her a true existence capable of contending with those veteran demigods, and in the future, she could help him the most in confronting enemies and hunting.

"The next target is two thousand two hundred miles away."

Li Mochen gazed fervently at the main sword of 'Wind God's Fangs' in Robert's hand. After devouring the soul of the Wind Serpent Latacia, the sword's aura had become exceptionally terrifying. It resonated with Robert herself, causing the surrounding gale to intensify.

The wind blades unconsciously summoned by the Blood-Eyed Maid alone were already twice as powerful as those she had exerted with full force before.

'Wind God's Fangs' had not obtained all of Latacia's legacy, but a part of this wind divine authority was still inherited by the main sword, greatly benefiting Robert.

However, next, they had to hunt down twelve legendary fifth-tier giant beasts with all their might to make 'Wind God's Fangs' a complete set of mythical weapons.

"Miss Eldridge, your task is complete. You may leave now."

What followed were merely legendary creatures; the strength of the four of them was sufficient.

But Delfinia, upon hearing this, raised an eyebrow: "Why drive me away? I want to participate in your hunting plan from now on."

"You?"

Li Mochen glanced at her sideways, then sneered disdainfully: "Need a share of the money, right?"

A high-ranking legendary beast could net them between fifty million and two hundred million. The items from this demigod giant serpent—the sinews, bones, etc.—were worth at least seven hundred million gold shields. They had already been reserved by Anthony Braden, and the offer was very favorable.

If they sold the demigod serpent soul and Latacia's flesh and blood together, they could earn over a billion.

This was why Li Mochen had resumed his old trade in the dark world, hunting legendary and even demigod giant beasts. Low-level magical creatures were not worth much, but high-level mythical beings like Latacia were each priced astronomically.

And the funds of the Heterogeneous Race were never abundant; their financial situation was even worse than his.

"I can call Bob Albinsson over. You'll have to give us 30% of the profits."

The Void Night Lord said very frankly: "Of course, you'll also have to cover the cost of bullets and such."

"Wow—"

Li Mochen spread his hands: "I have so many legends under me; why should I rely on you?"

"You don't have a legendary fourth-tier magic shooter! And I can help you prevent them from escaping."

Delfinia narrowed her eyes: "From now on, this kind of demigod hunting operation can be excluded from the spirit contract tasks. I will participate whenever I have time."

"I still feel you're taking advantage."

Li Mochen shook his head disapprovingly, but he was somewhat tempted: "How about this: for legendary giant beasts, I'll give you at most 25% of the profits, and for demigod level, 20%. Also, you must go all out and not slack off like today."

He actually very much hoped Delfinia would voluntarily join. Not to mention her ability to restrict the void, leaving prey with no escape, the Void Night Lord's own superior mobility was very enticing to Li Mochen. She could carry them across thousands of miles in an extremely short time, even more useful than a mage's 'Teleportation Gate'.

With her help, Li Mochen thought he might be able to complete the hunting task for the remaining twelve legendary creatures before the NHSAA National Fighting Championship began.

"Agreed!"

Delfinia also felt she had gained an advantage, trying hard to conceal a hint of pride in her eyes: "Give me ten minutes, and I'll have Albinsson come over. Also, I wasn't slacking off earlier; my injuries haven't healed yet."

She had been severely wounded twice by Li Mochen in succession, and now her strength was less than seventy percent; she had no choice but to slack off.

...

By the opening day of the NHSAA National Fighting Championship, Li Mochen and his team had only hunted nine legendary giant beasts.

Despite their formidable combat power and the intelligence support provided by Anthony, all creatures above legendary level possessed a stronger or weaker danger-sensing ability.

The reason they had successfully killed the Wind Serpent Latacia earlier was that this demigod-level mythical creature was injured, coupled with Li Mochen's 'Zhou Tian Divine Mechanism Mysterious Pivot Lock Star Secret Art' that blocked fate.

Moreover, as a top predator like Latacia, while possessing the highest combat power, its danger-sensing ability was relatively weak. This was determined by natural evolution: a lion's perception of danger is always inferior to that of a rabbit or deer.

Thus, Li Mochen's initial hunts went very smoothly; the powerful beasts fell one by one under their combined efforts. But when Li Mochen began targeting a legendary unicorn, they started missing repeatedly.

There was no help for it; Li Mochen had to consider balance. He couldn't just use these close-combat powerful beasts to replace the thirteen legendary souls in the Wind God's Fangs. It was best to balance various abilities to maximize the Blood-Eyed Maid's strength enhancement.

For instance, that legendary unicorn could not only allow the Blood-Eyed Maid's power to grow continuously but also grant her the ability to control lightning, purify, and expel. It could purify and expel curses, toxins, suppress evil forces, and so on—

"I don't understand, Mr. Willtenstein, why you must participate in the NHSAA Fighting Championship."

When Delfinia teleported Li Mochen and the others to Los Angeles—the venue for the national competition—Bob Albinsson asked in puzzlement: "Given your identity and status, Mr. Willtenstein, this seems a bit beneath you."

Delfinia also pricked up her ears to listen. This time, following Li Mochen, they had earned about a little over three hundred million. For the Heterogeneous Race, which could not operate industries in the light world and was hostile to both dark creatures and humans in the dark world, this was a huge sum.

So she was actually very dissatisfied that Li Mochen suddenly wanted to go to Los Angeles to compete.

"The thing is, I'm really short on money right now."

Li Mochen was quite frank: "The Navigator Elite Agency recently signed two big endorsement deals for me: Skywalker Sports Drink Company and Cadira Pharmaceutical Company, totaling five hundred and forty million gold shields over two years. And now, I only need to participate in about thirty matches, spending a little over twenty hours, to earn this huge sum. It's simple and easy, isn't it?"

Also, over at Sunrise Media, Nanette Drew hoped he would compete, using his popularity to keep stoking the heat for 'Fury War God'.

The latter's money-making power was terrifying; the total sales of the third volume had reached one hundred and ten million copies.

This was already at the level of a phenomenon-level manga, and the last manga to reach this level had generated over ten billion gold shields in revenue from derivative merchandise alone.

Delfinia's breath caught, feeling as if her injuries were worsening.