490: Soaring bounty

Looking at the Novice Village, whose faint outline was already visible in the distance, Lin Tianwei couldn't help but sigh that the Alien's reaction speed was truly swift.

He not only encountered Aliens ambushing him when he was attacking the second Novice Village, but the same was true for the third Novice Village.

Those fully armed Cosmic Beasts clearly weren't natives of this Novice Village, but strong individuals who had specifically rushed here to ambush him.

Although these strong individuals were merely extra food in Lin Tianwei's eyes, as time went on, even more powerful Alien Cosmic Beasts would inevitably come to ambush him in the future.

Not only would there be Universe Masters, but there might even be more than one Universe Master.

Although Lin Tianwei wasn't afraid of being ambushed by Universe Masters,

Their interference would inevitably slow down his progress in completing the siege and conquest mission.

Therefore, taking down a few more Novice Villages while the Alien Cosmic Beasts haven't fully reacted is what Lin Tianwei needs to do right now.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei's mind recalled the news he had just heard from Doran and other Alien Cosmic Beasts.

He seemed to be on a so-called bounty list, with a value of two billion Merit Points.

It was precisely because of this considerable bounty that countless Alien Cosmic Beasts flocked to Lin Tianwei.

Fury, that was Lin Tianwei's only feeling after hearing this news.

Not angry that the other party dared to put a bounty on him, but angry at the pitifully low bounty amount.

A mere two billion Merit Points bounty, who exactly are they looking down on?

Lin Tianwei was very angry, and the consequences would be severe. He decided to correct the Alien's extremely mistaken idea with action.

He just wondered if these Alien Cosmic Beasts had the strength to bear his wrath!

...Three Novice Villages fell!

Seven Novice Villages fell!

Fifteen Novice Villages fell!

It was the familiar meeting, with the familiar attendees, except this time, every Cosmic Beast's face was filled with gloom.

The news of the rapid fall of Novice Villages was like a huge slap, continuously and fiercely hitting their faces.

Their bounty not only failed to achieve its intended warning effect, but it made Lin Tianwei even more frantic, attacking Alien Novice Villages with increasing ferocity.

One Novice Village at a time, this terrifying efficiency made even the Cosmic Beasts present shudder with fear.

Without hesitation, Balota was the first to speak: "A two billion Merit Points bounty is completely sufficient~~~~~~"

However, Balota wasn't trying to find a solution to ambush Lin Tianwei, but rather was being sarcastic towards the Cosmic Beasts who had previously opposed him.

Facts proved his suggestion was entirely correct. If the bounty had been raised to ten billion Merit Points earlier, this arrogant Cosmic Beast might have already been brought to justice.

Even if he hadn't been brought to justice, he certainly wouldn't be able to roam the Alien Battlefield as if there were no Beasts, severely shaming the Alien Cosmic Beasts present.

Facing Balota's sarcasm, Fritz, as the chairman, frowned and loudly reprimanded:

"Balota, now is not the time for schadenfreude."

"What happened before is in the past. Please broaden your thoughts and quickly come up with a solution to the current problem."

Facing Fritz's reprimand, Balota was also extremely displeased and said:

"Solution? What other solution can there be?"

"Either increase the bounty, or you old geezers make a move. You choose one of the two paths."

"But please make your choice quickly, otherwise, more than fifteen Novice Villages will fall."

"Oh, and I'll tell you some bad news: while we were discussing how to deal with this Cosmic Beast, another Novice Village fell."

...Silence, a long silence.

These Alien Cosmic Beasts never fought a losing battle. Faced with Balota's outburst, they all chose to remain silent.

Occasionally, a few Alien Cosmic Beasts would look at Balota in surprise.

They really couldn't understand why Balota, a Mech Clan member, could be so venomous.

Sighing heavily, and with no other option, Fritz spoke again:

"Balota is absolutely right, time waits for no Beast."

"This Cosmic Beast is a huge problem, and it's best to resolve it as soon as possible."

"I propose a bounty of ten billion Merit Points for the head of this Alien Cosmic Beast. What do you all think?"

The moment Fritz finished speaking, Balota retorted: "No."

"While I'm glad you're adopting my previous suggestion, I regret to inform you that that was the going rate before."

"Judging by the strength this Cosmic Beast has displayed, he is one hundred percent a Universe Master, and not even a weak one among Universe Masters."

"In this situation, I propose a bounty of twenty billion Merit Points as a reward for taking him down."

Boom! Balota's words seemed to open the floodgates for the other Alien Cosmic Beasts, making the meeting instantly lively.

However, the other Alien Cosmic Beasts' opinions were mostly similar, basically all rejecting Balota's proposal.

: "How can a Cosmic Beast of unknown strength have a bounty of twenty billion Merit Points?"

: "Twenty billion Merit Points? Do you even hear what you just said?"

"Even a strong Universe Master might only be worth that many Merit Points, and usually, only large group missions can receive such a high bounty."

: "Even if the target has the strength of a Universe Master, he absolutely cannot be too strong."

"Don't look at how many Novice Villages he's conquered; most of them contained Cosmic Beasts of limited strength, with hardly any Lord-level ones."

"How can such a record prove his strength?"

...Listening to these Cosmic Beasts constantly express their opinions, opinions that negated his own, Balota found it extremely amusing and said:

"I remember the last time I made a suggestion, you all opposed it just as vehemently. I just hope you won't be proven wrong again."

"You only care about Merit Points, but not the safety of the Novice Villages. How utterly ridiculous."

"Fine, each to his own. I only need to manage my own Novice Villages."

"I will send powerful Universe Masters to guard the Novice Villages. As for you? Do as you please!"

Those with different paths do not conspire together.

Balota was truly too lazy to talk to these Cosmic Beasts who couldn't grasp the situation.

As for sending Universe Masters to guard the Novice Villages, it wasn't just a fit of pique; it was something he had already planned to do.

After all, he had long since received orders from Lord Star Devouring Beast, whose goal was to ensure Lin Tianwei's demise on the Alien Battlefield, so he naturally couldn't be negligent.

However, sending Universe Masters to the Novice Villages so rashly when the situation wasn't clear at all seemed a bit too abnormal.

It just so happened that he could use this as an excuse to announce it.

Other Cosmic Beasts would only think he was being overly boastful and wouldn't suspect if he had received any prior intelligence or had any unspeakable secrets with the Origin Universe.

Thinking this, Balota directly issued orders to his subordinates, dispatching powerful Universe Masters to guard the Mech Clan Novice Villages near the area where Lin Tianwei was active.

If this Cosmic Beast named "Lin" was unlucky enough to walk right into a trap, he wouldn't mind taking him out directly and completing the task assigned by Lord Star Devouring Beast.

Of course, if Lin's luck was good enough to clear a few more Novice Villages belonging to those fools before his death, helping him weaken his competitors' strength, then he wouldn't mind letting him live a little longer!

...Perhaps Balota's final roar had an effect, or perhaps they were inherently afraid of the terrifying power Lin Tianwei possessed,

After a long discussion, Lin Tianwei's bounty was finally set at fifteen billion Merit Points.

This amount of Merit Points was neither too much nor too little; it just happened to hit both sides' psychological price points.

While it couldn't attract too many powerful Universe Masters to act, it could pique the interest of some Universe Masters who happened to have free time.

And so, just as Lin Tianwei annihilated the nineteenth Novice Village, the latest bounty for Lin Tianwei, a staggering fifteen billion Merit Points, was re-issued.

This bounty, with its suddenly increased reward, immediately attracted the attention of countless Cosmic Beasts.

Most of them belonged to Legions and possessed great strength; only then would they dare to pay attention to such a high bounty of fifteen billion Merit Points.

After all, the amount of the bounty itself represented the strength of the bounty target.

Cosmic Beasts that were too weak attempting such a high-value bounty mission were no different from going to their deaths.

Especially for single bounty targets like this, one could basically infer their strength from the bounty amount.

Fifteen billion Merit Points? That would mean at least a Cosmic Beast with Universe Master strength.

But it couldn't be too strong; perhaps it was just a Universe Master who had recently ascended to the Universe Master-level, seeking ways to stabilize his realm in the Alien Battlefield.

Even so, even the weakest Universe Master was still a Universe Master. Legions without a Universe Master overseeing them wouldn't dare to take on such a bounty mission.

At least a Cosmic Beast at the peak of the Lord-level would be required to participate in this bounty.

For a time, due to the appearance of this bounty mission, the Chaos Universe side saw undercurrents surge and forces gather.

It's just unknown who will be the final winner of this bounty,

Will it be those powerful Alien Cosmic Beasts coveting the high bounty, or Lin Tianwei, this incredibly stubborn hothead who has ventured deep into the Chaos Universe alone... Merit Points: 13.2 billion++!

After devouring nineteen Novice Villages, Lin Tianwei's Merit Points began to increase wildly, quickly reaching an extremely high number.

The value of each of these Novice Villages exceeded one hundred million, some even surpassing one billion, and their defensive strengths were stronger one after another.

Unfortunately, their biggest mistake was not fleeing the moment they saw Lin Tianwei.

No matter how many ants gathered, they were still ants, completely unable to shake Lin Tianwei, a giant on the horizon.

With just a simple bite, Lin Tianwei could directly swallow a Novice Village,

Swallowing the Novice Village and the Alien Cosmic Beasts living on it whole,

All transformed into energy for his growth and a massive amount of Merit Points.

It was precisely through the accumulation of these Novice Villages and Alien Cosmic Beasts that Lin Tianwei's Merit Points had reached the terrifying number of 13.2 billion.

The Merit Points that the so-called Score Farming Alliance could promise Lin Tianwei was nothing more than this,

Yet Lin Tianwei had already earned this massive amount of Merit Points in just half a month.

Batro? Score Farming Alliance?

He wondered where these parasites got the confidence to try to recruit Lin Tianwei.

The Merit Points they had accumulated over years of parasitic consumption on the Alien Battlefield seemed easily attainable to Lin Tianwei with just a little effort.

True powerhouses never shy away from challenges; only those fake powerhouses, the truly weak, resort to slacking off and engaging in such crooked ways.

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei subconsciously looked towards the next Novice Village — Alien Novice Village No. 6487.

Although this Novice Village looked unremarkable, it was valued at five billion Merit Points in the bounty mission.

Compared to other Novice Villages with nine-figure Merit Points values, there was no doubt that this Novice Village was a big one; it would have even stronger defensive forces.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei instantly became excited.

He just wondered what kind of surprise this powerful Novice Village would bring him... Alien Novice Village No. 6487!

As Lin Tianwei's bounty amount continuously increased, it naturally attracted countless strong individuals to his area of activity.

Unlike the previous Legions, which only had Lord-level Cosmic Beasts at most, this time, the Legion that arrived at Alien Novice Village No. 6487 was the Lamos Legion, which boasted two Universe Masters.

Under normal circumstances, a mere fifteen billion Merit Points bounty mission would never attract the presence of two Universe Masters.

After all, this was a bounty mission, not a free reward.

As long as it was a mission, there would always be risks.

Often, powerful Cosmic Beasts would undertake seemingly simple missions, only to fail in the end and perish.

In such circumstances, unless the risks could be assessed, or for some extremely special reasons, no powerful Cosmic Beast would take on a bounty mission with a low reward.

The Lamos Legion's presence here also had its unique reason: proximity.

The Lamos Legion happened to be on a mission near Alien Novice Village No. 6487 recently,

After receiving Lin Tianwei's bounty mission, they also came here to stake out, hoping to try their luck.

If they were lucky enough to encounter the "Novice Village Killer,"

Taking his life and earning a hefty fifteen billion Merit Points would also be a very satisfying outcome.

As for the "Novice Village Killer"? This was naturally the title given to Lin Tianwei by the Chaos Universe.

Without knowing Lin Tianwei's name, and considering his terrifying acts of relentlessly attacking Novice Villages, this title was indeed well-deserved.

He just wondered if Lin Tianwei, this "Novice Village Killer," could successfully cause Alien Novice Village No. 6487 to fall,

Cause Alien Novice Village No. 6487 to fall under the protection of the powerful Lamos Legion. (End of Chapter)