In the Multiverse, I Only Get Stronger by Taking Wives

However, it wasn't long before everyone discovered that there wasn't a single monster den nearby.

"What's going on? Are all the nearby dens empty?"

"Could it be that Tsukikawa Shu guy cleared them all out for experience?"

"No way, right? It would take at least half a day for so many of us to clear the dungeon instances, plus rest time. A whole day would barely be enough to clear this dungeon, how could anyone have so much free time to hunt wild monsters?"

But no matter how much they searched, they couldn't find a single creature that could provide experience points.

The group created a chat group and communicated through system messages, all of them very confused.

Some people did find monster dens, but they were all abandoned. The monsters inside were gone, and only some dried black liquid remained on the hardened dirt outside the caves.

"Is it possible that Tsukikawa Shu also ate all the wild monsters around the Goblin Instance for experience?"

Everyone had to admit this conclusion.

The chat group fell silent.

Besides running dungeons daily, they also had time to clear out all the surrounding monsters within a few days.

As the players ventured further and saw one cleared den after another, they all fell silent.

"Good grief, a Level 20 Werewolf Lair has a huge crater... These are Level 20 werewolves with incredibly tenacious vitality! And the corpses have already rotted, there must have been at least twenty of them!"

"It's the same on my end. I found a Lizardman Lair, and it was also wiped out. It looks like it only took one powerful skill. If it weren't for the corpses nearby, I wouldn't have recognized it as a blasted-open lair."

As the members of the Elite Committee searched further, the sights they encountered became increasingly shocking.

Finally, after compiling all their information, they had to reach a final conclusion.

Within a radius of over ten kilometers, not a single wild monster had survived. They had all been taken as experience by Tsukikawa Shu and his group!

However, they were still unwilling to give up and continued to push towards the outer areas.

"No matter how strong Tsukikawa Shu is, it would take him at least a few hours to clear the dungeon. We can't just wait around during those hours!"

Kyuutake Itsuki said, "Keep exploring, I don't believe we won't find a few suitable monster dens."

"With our stamina, the monsters within a twenty-kilometer radius can be our prey. Continue searching!" Miyamoto Daichoku also sent a message.

This time, everyone expanded their search area again.

After half an hour, a player who was moving relatively quickly finally sent a message.

"Hahaha, I found a Forest Wolf Lair that hasn't been cleared yet! Everyone come over, there should be enough monsters here for us to hunt."

"Coming, coming, don't fight over them, we really need to level up this time."

"We still have enough time. Those within five kilometers can come over, let's team up and take down this nest of forest wolves!"

Looking at the messages in the chat group, Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku, who were also worried about not having monsters to hunt, became anxious.

Kyuutake Itsuki: Send the coordinates, we're heading over.

Kyuutake Itsuki's strength was the highest in the group. Although most people didn't want to share experience points with him, they didn't dare to disobey.

A moment later, the coordinates were sent.

"Deep in the forest, let's go!" Kyuutake Itsuki grabbed his greatsword and was about to leave.

"By the way, do you know the habits and characteristics of forest wolves?" Miyamoto Daichoku asked.

"Who cares, we can't let others snatch this experience!" Kyuutake Itsuki said.

He checked the coordinates; it wasn't too far. After clearing this monster den, there would still be enough time to go back and run the dungeon.

He was currently filled with rage.

He had finally reached Level 20 and thought he could take off by running dungeons, but he hadn't expected to run into Tsukikawa Shu.

This Goblin Instance could only be entered by one party at a time. In this Inner World, speed and efficiency were determined by strength.

All he wanted now was to level up quickly and make up for the experience points lost during this waiting time!

Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku didn't delay, heading in the direction of the coordinates sent by the other player.

The two of them weaved through the trees and walked for a while.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Miyamoto Daichoku stopped.

"What's wrong? Don't you want that experience to be snatched by someone else?!" Kyuutake Itsuki said angrily.

"Wait, look at the chat group..." Miyamoto Daichoku's face instantly changed drastically.

"Run! Run quickly! These are not monsters we can handle, they are all Level 40 or above!"

"Level 45! There's a Level 45 Wolf King here, it ate our people!"

As Kyuutake Itsuki saw these two messages, a long wolf howl echoed from the front of the forest.

Accompanying it was the ground shaking, trees toppling! Vaguely, there were also screams of people, and something massive was charging towards them!

Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku's faces instantly turned pale.

Trees were continuously knocked down, and with every landing of the unknown behemoth's paws, the ground trembled.

And this giant monster was still approaching!

"Let's go, hurry..." Miyamoto Daichoku's face was filled with panic.

Vaguely, the two could see in the distance of the forest, three or four people being chased by a group of monsters.

These forest wolves had leaves growing on them, providing natural camouflage. Their bodies were nearly twice the size of ordinary gray wolves, but at this moment, all these monsters had locked onto their prey, their eyes glowing with a faint green light, appearing particularly terrifying.

Each forest wolf was level 40 or above, far beyond what they, who were only in their teens, could handle.

Even Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku could only flee when encountering such creatures.

Especially among them was a Wolf King, a head taller than the other forest wolves, at level 45!

"Damn it, how did these guys provoke such powerful monsters!"

Kyuutake Itsuki cursed and also tried his best to escape backward.

But there was no time to discuss further; the most urgent matter was to escape quickly.

Dust billowed behind them. The forest wolves were very agile, constantly weaving and leaping through the trees. The even larger Wolf King, like a small mountain, charged straight ahead, even spitting flames from its mouth. Trees along the way were knocked down and then burned fiercely.

The few players who first discovered the forest wolf pack ran forward, gasping for breath. Their current stamina was far inferior to these high-level forest wolves.

In the first encounter, one player was instantly killed under the Wolf King's claws, and the others were more or less injured.

"Ahhhhhh!"

The player with the lowest level, clutching his injured abdomen, stumbled on a tree branch. When he looked back again, the wolf pack had already closed in. He was instantly pounced on by the wolves again, and after a scream, his body was torn to shreds.

But this bought the people in front time and a chance to escape.

Finally, after a thrilling chase, the few people managed to escape the forest just as their stamina was about to give out, finally getting rid of the monsters' hunt.

They tumbled and scrambled onto an open area, all panting heavily, exhausted to the point of collapse.

"Have all the surrounding monsters been cleared out by that Tsukikawa Shu, leaving only these monsters above level 40?" Miyamoto Daichoku said.

"How is that possible... does that mean his strength is already comparable to these monsters?" Kyuutake Itsuki said.

"Someone who can eliminate all monsters in the 35-40 level range should at least be able to fight this level 45 Wolf King, right?" Miyamoto Daichoku said.

This time, they had originally intended to farm more experience points while they had nothing to do, but it resulted in unnecessary casualties, and even players like Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku, both level 20, almost lost their lives here.

In just a short while, two of the ten bodyguard players were dead, and three others were injured.

"You bastards, don't you know that the further you get from town, the higher the monster levels? How dare you go so far to provoke monsters of this level?"

Kyuutake Itsuki was furious, grabbing one of the player's collars and lifting him up.

"I... I was also following your instructions to expand the search range..." the other person said in terror.

"You dare talk back!"

Kyuutake Itsuki punched him fiercely in the face, leaving him bruised and bleeding from the nose.

"Enough, do you want more casualties? Are we still going to do the dungeon or not?"

Finally, Miyamoto Daichoku intervened to stop him, "In the end, weren't you also the one who didn't scout properly to see what level monsters the forest wolves were."

"Hmph!"

Kyuutake Itsuki then snorted coldly and roughly threw the dazed player to the ground.

And it wasn't just here that this situation occurred; all players who went out to find wild monsters encountered the same situation.

The only wild monster lairs were not only far from the dungeon but also very high-level, all above level 40, capable of instantly killing these so-called "high-level players" with a single blow.

Looking at the situation in the chat group, the Shuchiin Academy students who were currently near the Goblin Instance were also shocked.

They were now hiding in nearby grass or bushes, afraid of being seen by Player Hunters or monsters.

All the high-level players acting as bodyguards had no intention of paying attention to their Sugar Daddies and had all run far away to farm experience.

"These guys, we wasted our money on them! They just abandoned us and ran more than ten kilometers away?"

"So irresponsible, I'm firing them!"

Some Shuchiin students finally realized the reality of the situation and became very angry.

"Resources should be left to the most capable people. Letting Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku go should have been enough, but they all ran off at once. What is this? I'll teach them a lesson when they get back."

Nita Goichi scratched a mosquito bite, also very angry.

Initially, they were just looking for some wild monsters nearby to supplement their experience, but now they had run farther and farther, directly to more than ten kilometers away. What kind of bodyguards were they at this distance!

And if only a portion of them had left, it would have been fine, but all ten bodyguard players had run off on their own, leaving them, the weaklings, in fear.

Fortunately, all the surrounding monsters had actually been cleared by Tsukikawa Shu, so there was no danger. Otherwise, given the dangerous situation on the outskirts of the town, everyone would have been wiped out in less than five minutes.

However, they did not understand the current situation and still had to proceed with caution, enduring mosquito bites, lying in the grass and woods, trembling with fear.

"Only monsters level 40 and above are left? What's going on?"

Tanuma Tsubasa scrolled through the chat group content, finding it very strange. "Did that Tsukikawa Shu clear out all the surrounding wild monsters? But the wild monsters around the dungeon should at least be in the level 20 to 30 range, right? Can he really clear them out in a few days?"

To this question, all the students exchanged bewildered glances.

Regarding the levels and combat power in the Inner World, only a small number of people could clearly recognize the gap. As for them, who were only level 1 weaklings, there was no need to even mention it.

After a moment, the people who had excitedly rushed off to snatch experience returned to the Goblin Instance, looking dejected and many of them injured.

This rash expedition had resulted in the deaths of two of the ten bodyguard players, and the rest had sustained injuries to varying degrees.

"You bunch of jerks, you just abandoned us and ran off to level up?"

Nita Goichi leaped out from the bushes, furious. His fair, tender skin was covered in mosquito bites.

Of course, he wasn't directing this at his own two bodyguards. The two bodyguards he'd hired were the highest level and the ones who should be acquiring resources. It was only natural for them to explore and gain more experience.

This was for the good of the entire committee, and Nita Goichi understood that perfectly.

But for everyone else, he had to deliver a stern lecture!

"You should think of the collective, consider the collective's interests, take pride in the collective. You can't always be shortsighted and only think about leveling up yourselves."

Nita Goichi said to the bodyguard players, "Only when our Elite Committee grows stronger can you enjoy better treatment. Only then can the entire committee serve as your solid backing. Do you understand?"

"As the president, I must point out this erroneous behavior of yours! And prevent such things from happening in the future!"

Mimicking the posture of the senior executives and elders in his company when they held meetings, Nita Goichi lectured the bodyguard players, launching into his speech.

As the supreme leader, he had a responsibility to lead the entire team to prosperity, while also preventing these shortsighted individuals from destroying the collective's future!

As for Nita Goichi's scolding, many people felt veins bulging on their foreheads.