Too Cool, Captain!

The groups watched Van cheerfully tuck the medallion away and felt as if they had eaten sour grapes. The acidic taste burned the back of their throats.

"Hmph! He just got lucky," one sneered.

"Just you watch, the next time he goes for a treasure, he'll trigger a 9th rank beast and be wiped from the Mausoleum," another commented.

Ignoring the vicious glares of the people around him, Van cheerfully pulled a brightly-colored feather duster from an ancient treasure box.

A 5th level raccoon demon beast appeared. It's eyes were rimmed with inky black and filled with ferocity. However, it was more cowardly than the raven Van had drawn out before. Seeing that Van was in the 7th rank, it hesitated and decided to attack his battalion instead.

Van calmly stepped back.

A beast in the 5th rank was easy to deal with for a battalion with members in the 5th and 6th rank. It would be good training for them for the later rounds as well.