[Giant Snow Monster Prince Consort Battle: The strongest male snow monsters engage in violent competition. The winner will obtain all female snow monsters and earn the right to reproduce with the Snow Monster Queen.]
[PS: Obtaining the right to reproduce with the Snow Monster Queen is the lifelong dream of all male giant snow monsters. However, male snow monsters that fail in the competition will be permanently expelled from the snow monster tribe and forced to fend for themselves.]
After reading the prompt, Ethan finally understood why those giant snow monsters were gathered together.
They were actually competing for the position of prince consort.
'Looks like this snow monster race is quite special. It even follows a matriarchal system.'
'And the smaller snow monster standing beside the two giant ones is probably their queen, right?'
'If… I steal their queen away...'
Just thinking about it made Ethan feel that the scene would be insanely exciting.
Returning to where the residents were.
He roughly explained what was happening ahead.
"Hunter Five," Ethan instructed Hunter Five, Daji, and the others, "Later, I'll go draw those snow monsters away. Then you take the chance to leave immediately and head back to the villa. Understand?"
"Lord, then… then what about you?"
"Meow~"
Hunter Five and the others were worried about Ethan.
But Ethan smiled and said, "I'm fast. Those giant snow monsters might not even be able to catch me. Don't worry."
"Lord!"
Hunter Five immediately burst into tears, dropped to one knee, and bowed to Ethan, "Lord, what you've done for us, Hunter Five will remember forever!"
"We will remember it forever!"
Everyone dropped to their knees and kowtowed to their lord.
Because they all knew that what lay ahead was probably far more dangerous than what the lord had described.
Yet the lord was willing to sacrifice himself for them. They were moved to the extreme.
But what they didn't know was… Ethan was really just thinking that if his residents died, that would be a waste of labor. As for actually sacrificing himself to save them, that was impossible.
He just wanted to give it a try, if the snow monsters didn't chase him, then he'd just have to tell the residents, "Sorry, goodbye!"
As for sacrificing himself, Ethan hadn't even considered it.
"Alright, stop kneeling and all that. You're making it look like a life-or-death farewell," Ethan stood up and waved his hand, "I'm just doing what I should do."
"Lord!"
Everyone choked up.
Ethan, however, just shrugged. Even if there were no residents, he would still do this anyway.
So he naturally understood their excitement, but he wasn't going to explain anything.
After all, the rule of a profiteer. If you can gain benefits, why explain.
As a beautiful lie, there's nothing wrong with it. As long as everyone's happy, that's what really matters.
[Resident Loyalty +10]
[Resident Loyalty +5]
[Resident Loyalty…]
"Alright, move!"
After receiving the system notifications, Ethan's mood immediately improved.
Then he took out several snow monster hides and quickly crafted them into a snow monster fur cloak, the hooded kind. He draped it over himself, and at a glance, he really did look like a smaller-sized snow monster.
Immediately after, he quietly and stealthily headed toward the snow monsters.
Sure enough, along the way, no snow monsters recognized him as an outsider. Even when he reached the edge of the snow monster circle, they still didn't notice him.
Although being surrounded by dozens or even hundreds of snow monsters made Ethan a bit nervous, fortunately, all the snow monsters were focused on the battle for the prince consort, and no one seemed to notice his presence.
"ROAR!"
"AAAH! Hiss!"
The giant snow monsters in the center were already fighting with no regard for retreat.
They were even rolling around on the ground, using their sharp teeth and claws to bite and tear at each other's fur.
Very quickly, blood seeped through their pelts, revealing patches of crimson.
Yet just as they were fighting to the death, an arrow suddenly shot past them at high speed. Tied to the tip of the arrow was a bluish-purple ghost claw. It flew all the way to the Snow Monster Queen, and the arrow landed on the ice staff in her hand.
But the ghost claw tied to the arrowhead suddenly went "crack" and grabbed the Snow Monster Queen's wrist.
The Snow Monster Queen was badly startled.
The two giant snow monsters who had been fighting for the prince consort position were also shocked. They both stopped moving and stared intently at the suddenly appearing arrow and ghost claw.
No one knew what had just happened.
"Ah!"
Before they could even react, the Snow Monster Queen was suddenly yanked over by something and fell to the ground. Then, like a sled, she was dragged straight across the snow by this husky Ethan. One man and one snow monster raced wildly across the snowfield.
A long trail was dragged directly across the ground.
"ROAR!"
"WAAAOOO!"
Only after Ethan had dragged the Snow Monster Queen several hundred meters away did the snow monsters finally react. Their queen had actually been taken away.
One by one, they were instantly enraged. How could they possibly endure this? They all went berserk and chased madly in Ethan's direction.
Ethan dragged their queen along just like this.
ヽ(∀＜●) o—————(・ω・｣∠)_
At the same time, he also dragged along over a hundred snow monsters. One man leading a whole pack of wild monsters, sprinting like crazy across the ice plains.
And when the residents saw this, they seized the perfect opportunity while the snow monsters were lured away and hurriedly slipped off in secret.
After Daji escorted the residents out of the ice plains, she suddenly turned back without hesitation. Hunter Five quickly stopped her and said, "Lady Daji, please come back with us. The lord is risking enormous danger. We can't cause him more trouble."
"Meow!"
But Daji's tail flicked unhappily.
After baring her teeth and warning Hunter Five, she went around him and left.
Hunter Five and the others watched Daji's departing figure and silently lowered their heads. Lady Daji clearly knew how dangerous it was, yet she still went wholeheartedly to save the lord, while they…
"Hey, Little Five, don't think too much about it~"
Ivankov suddenly patted Hunter Five on the shoulder and comforted him, "The lord naturally has his own plans. As tools… no, as his residents, just doing what he tells us is the correct choice."
"It's also time for us to hurry back to the villa. There's not much time left now."
"With our pace, it'll already be difficult to make it back. Don't waste any more time, Little Five~"
"Don't call me Little Five again!"
Hunter Five roared angrily, then looked up at the gray, gloomy sky. The fog was already growing very thick.
Even the illumination range of the kerosene lamp seemed much shorter now.
This was the sign that the sun was about to set.
"Let's move!"
Hunter Five knew Ivankov was right. The lord had agility buffs, but they didn't.
If they didn't leave now, they would truly be betraying the great effort the lord had made to save them.
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