Rattle~
Lin Hao and the others rapidly descended the cliff on climbing ropes running close to the edge of the valley.
The clips attached to the ropes began smoking from the rapid descent.
Moss and countless claw marks covered the canyon walls, along with scattered rubble and dark cave openings that appeared here and there.
"Watch the cave openings. Be careful of attacks from Rotclaw Beasts."
Vika, who was sliding down after them and treating Lin Hao's group purely as cannon fodder, spoke gravely.
He was not concerned about whether the people below lived or died. He wanted their deaths to have value.
"Careful, there's an ambush below."
Fu Yuan, who had undergone Rotclaw Beast modifications, sensed something and issued a warning.
At the very bottom, Cattiss had already drawn her giant sword designed specifically for beasts and slashed downward.
Squelch~
A foul-smelling Rotclaw Beast with disproportionately huge claws, looking somewhat like a black Licker, suddenly sprang out of a cave and was instantly sliced in two.
Putrid fluid burst out, flesh and blood flying everywhere.
An ordinary Rotclaw Beast was not particularly difficult to deal with, merely a commonplace beast rated D-minus, but cutting one apart so easily still demonstrated a certain level of strength.
Even Vika, sliding down after them, voiced his approval.
"Good work. I have high hopes for you. I'm planning to award one Temporary Residence Permit among you based on your performance."
Faced with this empty promise, however, Lin Hao could not even be bothered to respond. Wang Zhen offered a few perfunctory words instead.
"We're almost at the recorded cave opening, the one marked as most likely to contain the mother."
Cattiss had already memorized the three-dimensional map on the terminal and made her estimate without even looking.
"Let's go in-"
Lin Hao spoke