CHAPTER 144 SHOW OFF (PART TWO)

His companion nodded after giving it a thought. "You have a point. Looks like the rules are reasonable,

after all." "They are," Darren said. "If we only hunt high level prey to get more points, we might lose in

the end because we would have used so much time and energy just to get it done. But if we only focus

on dealing with low level prey, we might not be able to earn enough points to win as well. We have to

find some kind of balance." The rest of them finally understood how tricky the rules were based on

Darren's explanation.

"Ha-ha. Nice work, but what's the point of all this analyzing stuff? You're wasting time. Have you found

lots of level one demonic monsters? Nobody dares to answer, so I guess that's a no. You haven't found

lots of level one demonic monsters, but I did,"

Jack interrupted, suddenly showing up in front of them with his head held high.

"Don't be so cocky. You don't have any companion. All you can do is kill several level one demonic

monsters, And you know what? We've already gotten more than 200 points. We'll win this hunting

competition," one of the disciples of Lotus Holy Land snapped.

"Oh? Are you sure?" Jack countered with a cold smile. He opened a bag and a pile of cardiac cores of

different colors dropped to the ground.

"These are all demonic monster's cardiac cores I got," he went on, showing off his work.

Dumbfounded, the disciples of Lotus Holy Land stared at over fifty cardiac cores with wide eyes,

unable to believe that Jack actually managed to collect so many.

Even Darren was taken aback.

'It means he hunted over fifty level one demonic monsters within four hours. It looks like he is more

powerful than I imagined. But the question is, where did he find so many demonic monsters?

These demonic monsters' cardiac cores are very valuable. Each of them carries spiritual energy a

dozen times more powerful than a superior spiritual herb. No one can absorb spiritual energy from

them but me. These cardiac cores' only function is to be ingredients to refine pills, ' he thought as he

checked each of the core with his eyes.

"Don't you feel ashamed of yourself? You even tried to fool us with these diabolic beasts' cardiac

cores,"

Darren said in a scornful manner, trying to hide his ulterior motives.

"Darren must have made a mistake. Based on the aura they give, these are definitely demonic

monsters' cardiac cores." "Perhaps Darren got it wrong. I'm sure they are demonic monsters' cardiac

cores, not diabolic beasts'."

Several disciples of Lotus Holy Land started to discuss in a low voice, making sure they were out of

Darren's earshot.

'How could he make such a small mistake? He is making a fool of himself in front of Jack, ' they

thought.

"Are you blind? Or are you just jealous because I got these valuable cardiac cores?" Jack growled,

unable to contain his temper.

"Come on, just admit it. They are diabolic beasts' cores. You used some skill to change their looks. I

can check them and prove it to everyone that I'm saying the truth," Darren continued, mocking Jack

further. 'Just one touch... that's all I need to assimilate the talent from these cores, ' he thought.

"Do you think I'm that stupid?" What makes you think I'll let you check them? There's no way I'll just

stand here and watch as you take them away from me,"

Jack answered rather scathingly. He was annoyed that his plan didn't seem to go well. He showed the

demonic monsters' cardiac cores to frustrate Darren and make him give up, but it seemed that it was This belongs to - ©.

not working. Worse, Darren was questioning his achievement. He was liking this conversation less and

less.

"Okay, it seems you're too afraid that I will end up revealing your lies. I understand that you want to

keep lying to save your dignity. I mean, who wants to be humiliated, right? I won't push you," Darren

mocked. He then looked at his companions and added, "Let's go!" He then turned around, pretending

to leave.

Seeing that Darren was heading towards the direction of the demonic monster's den, Jack furrowed his

eyebrows and thought, 'No, I can't let him go there. He will find out about the den in no time and get

more points from killing level one demonic monsters.'

After all, that was where he had hunted his prey. He had found the den only an hour ago. During that

period, he went all out and slaughtered over fifty demonic monsters. He had to leave afterwards

because he was too weak. It would take him at least six to eight hours to restore his strength.

'Darren is in a good condition. What if he finds that den and kills more demonic monsters than I did?'

He cast Darren an anxious look. Although he thought all Darren could do was take out a dozen

demonic monsters, he didn't want to risk it. As much as possible, he needed to stall Darren so he

wouldn't be able to catch up or even earn more points than him. It was a strategy that he had to

religiously follow, or else he might lose this in competition.

"Stop!" Jack exclaimed, not wanting Darren to make another step. "You dare suspect me of cheating?

Fine, I will let you examine them. It's not like you have the guts to steal them anyway," he added to

mask the uncomfortable knot in his stomach.

He was aware that fights were not allowed there. Besides, the bag he used to keep cardiac cores

wasn't some common bag. It could take all the diabolic beasts' cardiac cores back in a heartbeat. Even

if Darren were to make an attempt to take them, he would only be able to get one, not all.

"Great! I'll make sure your true colors will be shown to the rest," Darren said, trying to stop himself from

smiling. He went back to where Jack was standing. It was actually hard to keep a straight face as he

got nearer.

He then approached the pile of cardiac cores that Jack collected. He bent down, picked one up, and

pretended to examine it. Knowing that the others couldn't see his expression, he allowed a small smile

to reach his lips as he assimilated the talent of the cardiac cores.