Joonb.u.m looked at its claws . They were so sharp and thick that one blow to the body or head meant instant death . It quickly threw its paws at Joonb.u.m, and he flipped back to dodge it . The snow made him slide further away quickly and he got up as he distanced himself from the monster . The monster, however, jumped up again . Joonb.u.m held his arm up and the monsters claw ripped apart the leather wrapped around the reinforced plastic armor inside . It did manage to withstand the attack, but Joonb.u.m felt the impact transferred to him . He unsheathed a sword from his belt and quickly thrust it into the tigers mouth . The monster jumped back, blood pouring from its mouth as it fell . It was dead . Jinpok, who also just finished killing another saber-toothed tiger, approached him . Wow, how did you do that? You show off! Jinpok shouted as he checked how Joonb.u.m killed the monster with one blow to its mouth . Haha, it was just luck . Luck? h.e.l.l, if thats luck, then you must the G.o.d of Luck or something . Jinpok shook his head . Then they heard other people shouting of their victory against the saber-toothed tigers . These were solitary monsters, but they seemed to have formed a pack to survive the harsh conditions after the disaster . The forests rules and territories were now gone . All living things of Khalodian Mountain seemed to be struggling to survive . Jinpok frowned, But this is terrible . Yeah, they need to survive, Joonb.u.m commented . Even to Jinpok, the mountain looked like it was in a serious state . People came running at them and master skinners began working on the tigers that Joonb.u.m and Jinpok just killed . Hectos also came to them with two big deer legs on his shoulders . A deer? Yes, sir . Oh! I was getting hungry . Hectos, you surely didnt forget…? Jinpok, you know me best . I have this also . Hectos pointed to a leather bag on his waist . Lets have lunch then, Jinpok offered and Joonb.u.m nodded . They gathered wood to start a bonfire . The meat was skewed into a big tree branch and was then roasted . As they started cooking, other soldiers around them began preparing food for themselves . The meat was abundant as the hunt went smoothly . Its a success . But… The mountain was still suffering the aftereffects of the disaster . If they encountered another disaster such as an avalanche, there was no chance of surviving . Joonb.u.m turned to the peaks in the distance . Hmm . Whats going on? Oh, I was just looking at those mountains Jinpok turned to the mountain peaks also . He was looking at the peak closest to them . Should we break that? Yeah . That will reduce the danger in the future . A few heavy rounds with the sniper rifle will do . Maybe . Or we can just throw an RPG at it . Yeah . Joonb.u.m laughed . They finished cooking the deer leg and began eating . * The expedition ended around February . It was the largest expedition known to date, consisting of hundreds of mercenaries, hunters, soldiers, and merchants . It was considered very dangerous, but in the end, all the partic.i.p.ants were able to gain a huge profit and there were only a few hundred casualties . Even those were due to reckless moves to gain more profit . The person who earned the most profit was Joonb.u.m . Throughout the expedition, he utilized a total of twelve avalanches to kill off all the monsters in the area . The monsters killed by avalanches were retrieved in perfect condition as there were no wounds or damage . The number of monsters dropped dramatically after the expedition and was replaced with the herbivores that the Ainos brought back . Most of the Guardians also returned to the mountain, except Galfus who stayed behind with Joonb.u.m . After the mountain stabilized, two-thirds of the Ainos went back . A farewell feast was held for a week within the city as people sang sad farewells to the Ainos . The road to the Khalodian Mountains was also being quickly reinforced . The trees were cut down and the roads were leveled . Ainos women used heavy machinery to do the work and the men gathered around the trees to drag them out . The result was a wide road of twenty feet that connected the mountain range to the Khalodian cities .