
Sam and his team-mates did not move at all. And they're not the only ones who haven't moved. There were still some people who just stood there without moving.
Some of them are alone and some of them have close friends or trustworthy teammates with them.
But they were no more than thirty people who were just on the spot.
The remaining 90 people did the search.
Why are these thirty still here? Well, for Sam's teammates it's because they control themselves at Sam's behest, but the remaining people, they also realize that this isn't a simple mission.
If not for the fact that all of the teammates were in a state of paranoia due to the incident with the food, they would have realized that the mission would not have ended once they caught the token.
Because, the announcement clearly states that the token holder at the end of the third day will be the one who will decide on the food rations and there is no guarantee that the person who catches the beast and acquires the token will be the one who decides the food rations the last token holder.
Everyone standing here would take the easy road after the chaos broke out.
But Sam had another reason.
He was currently staring at the wall on the side of the front door.
From the outside he could see a wall two thousand meters high. Although, he was unable to clearly see the entire wall, he was certain that the wall was entirely in his field of vision despite being vague.
But from inside he could see a wall that was only a few hundred meters high.
At first Sam did not pay much attention to it, but when the food was sent by a bird-type beast, he realized that the walls were not too high from the inside. How come? He didn't know and he didn't insist on knowing.
At this moment his main thought was how they sent the ten ferocious beasts inside.
Even though they were a bit far away from him, the main door was still within the range of their vision and they did not see the door open and the ferocious beasts entered, that was the reason for it being somewhat confused. This fact was not only noticed by him but also by others who were still standing.
After more than two hours, the entire area was completely searched by ninety people and they were unable to find any beasts at all.
This makes them feel confused. Even people who were initially unmoving and thinking of reaping the benefits without much effort were also confused.
Every candidate began to stir, some even thought the announcement was a fad. But they know that it can't be a joke.
So they got up and started looking again. This way the first day of the first mission was all chaotic in the special branch zone.
The candidates were in a frenzy as they continued to search, even the flow was not left unchecked, but at the end of the first day they gave up on the search.
After all they had already searched almost every nook and cranny but aside from the useless trees and some huge stones, they were unable to find anything.
So the first day of the mission ended with all the participants tired and going to rest.
The next day something strange happened.
Some of the people who woke up early to go back in search of the beasts returned to where they had all gathered in the afternoon to see if any of them had found anything.
Sam and his teammates were also there looking at the group of people looking.
Sam was also a little impatient now that the part-time mission had passed and there seemed to be no clues at all. He also wanted to look around.
As everyone was thinking hard, one of the people who went looking in the morning walked towards the nearest person and punched him hard in the face.
"You motherfucker. Why did you hit me?"
The person who was hit immediately shouted. Others say nothing and just run away. The person who was punched immediately became even more furious and followed the other party.
Just as everyone felt strange about this, the same incident happened. A girl in the group hit the person beside her and immediately ran away without saying anything.
And soon the same incidents repeat themselves again and again.
Everyone became curious as to what was going to happen and why these people were hitting others.
So everyone was divided into groups and followed the people who ran in different directions.
Even Sam and his team-mates went to look and they went in the direction of the first attacker.
By the time they entered the scene they saw the assailant lying on the floor with blood flowing from his mouth while the person who was struck by the assailant stood there in panic.
The people who came with Sam and his team-mates were people from the same town where the attacker and the punched man came from.
The scene immediately made them serious.
"Why did you attack him so cruelly?" A young man who seemed to be the team leader asked seriously.
"T-No, I ..."
Just as the man was about to explain, another girl interrupted.
"No, I didn't attack him, by the time I came here he was already like this." The man who got a punch on his face tried to explain himself. But the rest did not listen to his plea and left after they lifted the man who was about to die off the ground.
Sam felt that something was wrong with the situation. Although they did not immediately follow the duo, they were still not too far away and they did not even hear the sound of a fight. They only saw someone lying on the ground and someone else standing there.
Sam did not leave the place and just stood there with his teammates. He began to observe the place and immediately found something. There were traces of people struggling to escape the clutches or clutches of choking.
He thought of something and when he was about to ask the person believed to be the murderer, he was nowhere to be seen. He was in the distance walking towards the camping spot.
Sam immediately turned around and was about to follow him, but suddenly the person disappeared as he turned the tree and the tree blocked his view.
"Stay in a group. Don't stray and everyone's holding hands with at least one person." Sam said as he also held hands with Jasmine and walked slowly with his group. When he arrived at where the person disappeared from, he immediately frowned as he looked at the traces of the same struggle.
"Sam, he's there." Philip said while pointing to the distance. Everyone turned to look in that direction and saw the 'killer' walking towards the camp. His walking seemed stiff and stiff at the same time also very slow.
Sam did not immediately follow him and looked around. Then behind a bunch of rocks, he finds the unconscious killer's body.
When the group saw it, they immediately goosebumps. If the young man is here, then who's gone. This was the only thought in their minds.
Sam immediately examined the young man's body and he found some scaly patterns on his torso.
He stood up and looked a little frustrated.
Sam immediately ran after the 'young man' who was walking towards the camp.
When they were still halfway through, Sam caught up with him and immediately jumped towards the 'young man.
The two are struggling in the grip of each other. Sam activated elemental fusion. His hand that was suffocating the young man suddenly lit up with golden flames and the 'youth' immediately started to struggle even harder.
At this moment, the other teammates also caught up with him and when they saw the struggle they did not know whether they should attack or not.
Suddenly, they saw something that gave them goosebumps.
As the flames around Sam's arm grew stronger, the 'youth's' body suddenly started to emit cracking sounds and in front of their astounding gazes, they saw him turn into a huge scaly figure.
Sam did not release his grip and instead tightened it around his neck. The scaly beast's tail began to whip and eventually encircled Sam's body.
But Sam did not leave the beast alone. He tightened his grip and forcefully opened the beast's mouth and put his hand inside. Before the beast could do anything, he instantly fired a small fireball continuously.
The beast began to moan, but soon it stopped as the burning smell spread.
Sam finally stood up and the rest of the team, quickly advancing forward to support him. But he refused.
"Don't touch me." Sam said and went towards the beast. He used the wind blade to cut the beast and immediately found the token.
"Don't touch the carcass. Go back to camp."
Sam gave the order and immediately ran towards the river and jumped into it without a second thought. He started swimming and scratching his entire body at the same time. He just returned to camp after an hour.
And the camp was completely in chaos by the time he came.
He saw some people fainting in that place and some people bleeding from their mouths. He went to their camp and saw that his teammates were all inside.
"What's going on? What kind of animal is that?" Philip was the first to ask when he saw Sam's half-naked body completely red from scratch.
"The beast was named Myriad mirage Chameleon. These ferocious beasts were usually not that powerful, but at situations where spiritual energy was scarce was a nightmare.
This beast was a bit strange compared to other chameleon-type beasts. Most chameleons roam alone, but this one will travel in groups.
Their abilities were also truly strange.
The first ability is, it can change into any shape depending on the level of cultivation. The beast I defeated was at Level 3 which was on par with Beginners
The second ability is to immediately disappear and blend with the environment. It took a lot of effort to find them because they did not make any sound at all.
If we attack it from a distance, they can sense it and avoid it. Even in close range, their defense was quite high and if they were not killed in a single blow, they would immediately disappear and blend in with the surroundings. So, the only way to attack is with a single killing or grappling blow. The current scarcity of energy does not give us the freedom to attack it with a strong skill to perform one hit kill.
The third ability is illusion. That is why many people are unconscious outside.
His last ability was that, on his last breath, he would leave a certain smell on the killer that would attract the killer, which is why I immediately ran away from you and drifted until it was almost bloody.
What's more dangerous is that you'll be poisoned if you eat that meat. That's why I don't want you to touch him. At this moment, the rest of the beasts would have already become carrion.
"Don't you think it's better to tell the other participants?" ask Hawk.
"no need. They'll find out soon enough. If I'm not mistaken, some of them must have realized that there was a wild beast behind the strange incident, so they'll take action." He said slowly.