Half an hour later, at the Respawn Point.
Dense white lights flickered on. The first corpse-hauling teams, who had not been gone long, returned almost completely intact.
The plaza fell silent for a moment before curses exploded.
"Who said it had no life signs? Get out here and take a beating!"
"I checked with Psionic Vision! It really didn't move at the time!"
"Tier Four behemoths are all question marks on our panels. It'd be a miracle if we could scan them!"
"I already touched its scales! I was one slash away! One slash! One slash more and I could've cut off a small piece!"
"Quit howling. I already posted the death recording on the forum."
A new post quickly appeared on the forum.
<Practical Test One: Hauling Corpses Outside Shadow City—A Tier Four Behemoth Actually Played Dead After Cowering from a Tier Five Battle? Brothers, remember to poke it first!>
At least they had scouted ahead, so they would not be wiped out next time!
Replies beneath the post refreshed rapidly.
"Thanks to the martyrs. OP's death had value."
"Saved it. I'll poke it first next time."
"So this is a guide bought with lives? So simple and brutal. I'm moved to tears."
"I suggest sending a cannon-fodder team to poke it first. If they don't die, bring in the hauler and drag it back."
"The abacus you're working must be audible even in the Heart Core Sanctuary."
The freshly resurrected corpse-hauling players cursed as they began adding details.
Someone had specifically studied the death replay footage. Based on the wound that occupied half the giant beast's head, they concluded that it was at least severely injured and near death. If they went again, not only could they retrieve the scales and armor, they might even get a complete