
Sam instructed his teammates to sit inside, while he walked out to look at the situation.
What he saw was not much different from his expectations, the Myriad mirage chameleon was a type of beast with a high sense of camaraderie. Seeing, that one of them was already dead, the remaining of them would definitely vent their anger on the killer.
Since he cleared the smell on her which was the only way for them to find the killer, they would vent their anger on the common enemy, the candidates.
The candidates were all in chaos. Some people were unconscious, some of them were injured, some of them were arguing about what was going on.
There are only a few people who are still a little calm and they are the ones who occupy the leadership positions of their respective teams.
Suddenly the Marquis' third son moved, a huge blue-colored fireball shot out from his hand and flew towards a young man who was walking stiffly.
Before people could react, the 'youth' was hit by a fireball, but once he landed on the ground, he disappeared.
This was the scenario Sam wanted to avoid, if they became invisible, it was very difficult to find them and if they really wanted to kill him while still unseen, he said, the only way is to use attacks with high damage as well as a large area of effect.
It is not a good idea to use that type of skill when they do not have a guaranteed supply of spiritual energy to recover their strength.
But the son of the Marquis did not have much choice, so after performing a series of hand seals, a huge wave of blue flames engulfed the area where the 'youth' had disappeared. And within a few seconds, they could hear a growl from the flames and within a minute after the flames disappeared there was a scaly figure that was burning completely between a large patch of burning area.
The Marquis' son became visibly weak. Although, its attack was extremely powerful, it took an equally great toll on its spiritual energy.
His two brothers Zeke and Luther soon moved forward. One of them stood near their third brother, and the other went to check on the corpse. After searching the corpses for a few minutes, they finally found the token and the three of them immediately returned to their camp.
Even if they had some differences and grudges between them, the three brothers were quite united for now in front of outsiders.
As soon as the audience saw that the token was in the hands of the three brothers, some people from the marquis city who had closer ties most of the noble lineages joined them.
Seeing this scene, the remaining candidates exploded in a frenzy. Everyone looked at each other suspiciously, thinking whether the other party was a savage beast. But their suspicions disappeared within seconds when some 'youth' started running towards the three brothers to attack them.
The candidates immediately understood, with the strange body movements of the 'youth' and soon the battle began.
Only at this moment, Sam started walking. He returned to the place, he wrestled with the chameleon and brought back the corpse with him.
Although the meat was inedible, Sam had several other uses for this corpse.
Since they had a scarcity of spiritual energy, they needed to find a way that used less spiritual energy to attack. And the body of the myriad mirage chameleon has many things that may be useful in the future and one of them is its scaly tail.
The tail is one of the deadly weapons that the mirage chameleon uses to attack people. His tail acted like an ordinary python.
It injures the tail around the abdomen and chest of the victim and the muscles of the tail will tighten at the same time the scales will begin to penetrate the skin. The tailbone of this beast was one of the hardest parts belonging to a tier 3 beast.
Sam carried the animal carcass into the distance from the camp, he took his teammates with him. After death there will be some secretions that will be released by these dead animals which is the main reason the meat is contaminated.
Sam and Kelly and Hawk help make clay pots out of mud. Although it was useless for long-term use and was not sturdy, he still made it for this short-term goal.
After setting up the pot, he started cutting with the wind blades. Hawk looked at the short and small wind blades Sam made without the hand seals and minimum spiritual cost and inevitably opened his mouth wide.
After cutting the carcass, he took out his tailbone. It is not the entire tail but the largest part of the tail. It is about one and a half feet long and not too thick
"This is for you. Although, the handle is not there and the tip is not sharp, I think this is better than nothing. Hide it properly and make the necessary arrangements as you see fit."
After which he placed his palm like a knife and surrounded by a thick wind, he began to peel the scales from the skin and flesh from the bones.
He stacked the bones separately and placed the meat in the pot before burying it.
After that he took some scales that were part of the tail and buried the rest. There were ten scales in his hand. After that he took out some intact and long bones that were and buried the rest along with the rest of the organs and excrement of the beast.
"This pot may be one of our greatest help in the near future. That's why, I'm doing this in front of you. Remember the location correctly. After three days, one of us will come here and take it back."
Everyone nodded their heads and they all left the place back to the camp.
But over twenty people among the group were in a frenzy as they failed to find any ferocious beasts and that included the strange trio. Because no one knew that Sam killed the first one.
The night came and everyone went to rest. The next day, the last day of the first mission. Sam made his teammates act like they were looking for the beast, because, the last twenty people would go crazy if they found out.
Although, the fight may be inevitable as it will unfold sooner or later, if the others are exhausted, the, the fight might be on their side and that was why he ordered everyone to make sure not to use spiritual energy.
While they searched, Sam quietly returned to his room and took out the scales and bones he had buried in the corner.
He took the scales in his hand to check his sharpness. His scales were even harder than bones and even sharp enough to cut through bones. That's why it's not a good idea to let a mirage Myriad chameleon slip on you.
He took a bone along one leg and began honing one end with scales. Although his scales were sharp, they were short and since he had some things that could be made into weapons, he would make some that would help them in danger.
And at night, Sam had more than ten bone knives. He gave each one to everyone and kept the rest to himself.
They are not very long and can be hidden inside their clothes.
After nightfall, an announcement came.
"All candidates who have tokens, come to the front door."
After hearing this announcement, Sam walked out and walked towards the front door. Even so some of them were surprised that Sam was holding the last token, no one said anything, lest they be watched and leave a bad impression on the person who examined him.
After arriving at the front door, the voice instructed again.
"Now walk towards the right side of the door and you will find some slots for tokens, put them inside."
They did as they were told and the small compartments were open and there were brushes and paper along with some ink in each compartment.
"Write the name, the people you choose." The voice instructed again and as they wrote the name, they kept the papers inside the compartment and closed them.
Immediately, the names were summoned by one in a loud voice.
To their surprise, two of the strange trio are also summoned along with team member Sam.
After everyone had gathered, ten large compartments opened with food packages inside.
After taking it out, everyone was happy but the twenty people who did not get food immediately came towards them. They are even ready to attack.
They all started eating. Only a strange trio waited for their partner and the three of them shared together. Since they were smart enough to save some of their energy, the food was enough for the three of them.
After eating, as they were about to thank Sam, he interrupted them.
"Thank you Hawk. I'm not that kind of person. Even though our grudge may be over, I won't be so kind as to give you food."
After that everyone, returned to their camp.
The strange trio returned to their camp after thanking Hawk. Although their food seemed peaceful, the remaining group was not the same.
Except for the twenty people from the Marquis city and Sam's group who ate faster than the others, the remaining candidates who ate slowly, were attacked and were like the first time, the, the fight for food continues.
And as before, some of them had to agree to a ceasefire. But this time, more than ten people had no food at all.
They could barely hold on for another day or two if this continued.
Sam looked at them and shook his head as a thought flashed through his mind.
The first wave of candidates who decided to give up would soon appear and it was only the first mission completed.
He was looking forward to future missions and also wanted to see how many of them would pass these six months and continue with the special branch.