Eldritch Creature's Guide

Goldtooth Fortress City, Demon Continent, 8th Floor of the Tower, One Week Later.

One week later, after the final war between the Human Brotherhood and the Demon Tribes on the 8th Floor started, the situation was still basically the same as it was when the final conflict erupted at first, as it seemed that everything proceeded at slower pace contrary to what would one initially expect.

The Demon Tribes were still fighting a trench war in many of those islands, as the human troops were putting on ferocious resistance towards the advances of the demon armies. Especially after the Demon Tribes had lost two Gold-Tiers at the siege of two fortresses due to their negligence, they stopped being reckless in their advance and went for the slower approach.

Due to this, they were right now carefully approaching the topic of the conquest of the island, but to anyone, it was clear that they were slowly advancing, and soon enough, probably within one month, they would achieve absolute control over all islands.

Unsurprisingly, the Human Brotherhood and its main forces decided to abandon their compatriots on the islands, who were fighting hell for them. That was because, from their point of view, their sacrifice for the greater good was natural and needed. Thus they were left to die while those on the continent were mobilizing for the large-scale war.

It was through the Guild that Samiel obtained information that advisors from the Germinal Order, the Avalon Kingdom, as well as the Magisterium, had disappeared on the same day when the Demon Tribes launched their first offensive, which left the leaders of the Human Brotherhood fuming in anger, rage, and despair as they watched the Demon Tribes advancing through their territories and slaughtering their people.

Still, apparently, the Avalon Kingdom has left them with an entire Death Battalion of Bronze-Tier death slaves. Having one thousand peak Bronze-Tier Death Slaves greatly enhanced the threat of the Human Brotherhood because if they used them at the right time in the conventional time, they would be able to create tremendous damage to the Demon Tribes.

Death Slaves were basically slaves, who were subjected to countless rituals that enhanced their powers to the extreme, alongside ensuring their loyalty. Aside from that, they have some kind of death magic seal, which made them just lifeless husks that could only obey the orders of their masters.

During the one week, Samiel took another two F-Ranked Mission from The Guild, which were basically just capturing some peak Bronze-Tier Magical Beasts and one of them, was putting down a bandit group that was hiding in the mountains.

They were pretty sneaky, as they were very good at hiding, not leaving many traces after them and if not for Samiel's Undeads, he would have had a very hard time in finding them. After he arrived at the approximate location, respectively the mountains where the bandits were supposedly hiding, he immediately released all of his Undeads, together with Ashimer's and also Nefertari in the mix.

With this combination of searching forces, he managed to find their hideout within one hour. The strongest bandit, their leader, was surprisingly a renegade from the Imp Tribe, who reached the Silver-Tier by killing and devouring the essences of his fellow tribesman.

Thus after killing him, Samiel also cashed a reward of 10 million Gold Coins, and even though the Gold Coins were not that valuable in the Tower, it was still okey, as Samiel was sizzling them away, waiting for the time, when he would be going to some World outside of the Tower, where he could use them.

As of right now, both Samiel and Yvriane were awaiting for the right moment to join the war, together with the Dharzug, who also stayed at The Guild's inn. Neither one of them joined the war at this moment, as that would be detrimental because they needed the Mission through The Guild to be issued.

Only Yvraine occasionally came into a verbal confrontation with the Dharzug when they encountered each other, but their exchanges were not anything serious. Yvraine was still not fond of cooperating with the Orkish Divine Champion, but she had to admit that Dharzug was extremely powerful, especially after she saw him fighting Samiel.

Of course, the fight ended in Dharzug's overwhelming victory, but even the Ork said that it was only a matter of Level. Dharzug was Level 64 Silver-Tier, and he noted that if Samiel reached the Silver-Tier, the fight between them could have a very uncertain end.

Samiel Zentuar was right now at Level 32 Bronze-Tier, basically 32 Levels below the Dharzug, which was a great disparity between the two of them. Of course, the Dharzug wasn't an ordinary Ork but an evolved subspecies with terrifying evolutionary potential, personally blessed by the Chief God of the Orkish Pantheon, Gork.

He was also the Holy Apostle and Champion of the Gork, so he was extremely powerful for his Tier and could fight and kill some weaker Gold-Tier, meaning that his combat prowess was extremely frightening. The fact that Samiel could withstand around half an hour against him was an exceptional feat.

Samiel also managed to reach Level 32 during this one week, as he obtained a good number of Mana Crystals from the forward fortress of the Human Brotherhood he raided, and especially from the bandit hideout. Surprisingly the bandits were hiding there a considerable amount of Mana Crystals, and their leader had a stash of more than two hundred Silver-Tier ones.

"Is there finally something... I am getting bored up here."

Samiel whined as he asked that question mainly for himself, as he was browsing through the Mission that The Guild was issuing, especially the one connected to the ongoing war between the Human Brotherhood and the Demon Tribes.

He was sure that sooner or later, the Demon Tribes would make use of the contractors to hasten up the conquests of the islands, as the situation was terrible there. Unbeknown to the wider public, from the internal information, some of the Demon Tribes suffered severe losses as they fell into countless traps that the humans prepared for them.

"The Demon Tribes won't be issuing one that soon because most if not all, commanders on the frontlines want the honor and glory for conquering the islands. Their social status within the Tribe and the amount of resources they receive from the Tribe are directly tied to their achievement on the battlefield."

Yvraine stated, already getting annoyed with his whining, as she just now realized how much battle maniac her partner could be when he was bored and there was nothing to fight or kill for him. Even though he occasionally sparred with the Dharzug, it was not the same as feeling the hot blood of your enemies and killing your foes with a sharp blade and precise spell.

"And due to that, they don't want to take contractors, as they would be taking away their chances to improve their social standing. Apparently, even the situation with the forward fortress on the Demon Continent that we raided was enough for them when they realized what exactly they had missed."

Samiel finished as he understood the thought process of the commanders from the Demon Tribes on the frontlines. The thing they lost the opportunity to prove themselves by obtaining the crucial information and resources of the Human Brotherhood from the fortress that he raided, which they handed over for The Guild to take care of, was something that enraged many of them.

On the 8th Floor, many demons from the younger generation who were still in the Mortal Level were competing against each other for honor, glory and achievements, so, logically, they wanted to hog all opportunities for themselves.

Of course, the competency of those people was an entirely different matter, as many of them were just privileged idiots who never participated in the war, so Samiel knew that sooner or later, some of the fronts would collapse because even though the Demon Tribes had strength and power, the humans had the strategical advantage on their side.

To the surprise of many people, the General who was in charge of all the human troops on those islands proved his brilliant strategic and tactical mind when he started using any advantage available to him and especially the terrain and even some internal disputes between the Tribes themselves to stall them as much as possible.

'Bip, bip, bip.'

Suddenly as Samiel was lying on Yvraine's lap, he heard a beeping sound from his Holo-Brain. Finally, the thing he had waited for finally happened. He enjoyed a nice nap at this time of day, but when he heard that sound, he knew that this was the end of the leisure time.

Upon hearing that beeping sound, Samiel immediately got up and opened the Holo-Brain, which was the hub of The Guild where all missions were issued aside from other essential things, as he realized that The Guild had issued out a new mission regarding the war.

[E-Rank Mission: Island at coordination X154-987-3642

Sender: Imp Demon Tribe

Requirements: E-Rank Mercenary or higher

Description: Island at the coordination X154-987-3642 is heavily forested and the fortifications of the humans have proved problematic for the Imp Demon Tribe to breach and after initial losses of the Tribe, the commander has decided to pull out his forces. Among all Islands, this one, is the hardest to conquer due to the natural flora being extremely hostile to living organisms. Aside from that, it has been noted that the island is home to dangerous monkey demon-type magical beats that are hunting the demons as their primary source of food.

Note: The strongest Two-Faced Monkey is at the peak of Silver-Tier; they typically hunt in large groups of between 50 to 200 Two-Faced Monkeys at the same time, using the natural enviroment of dense forest as their most significant advantage, making any combat against them very unpredictable.

Objective: Break the defenses of the human troops and clean out the trenches and the defensive line on the northern parts of the island for the Imp Army to advance further and conquer the island.

Rewards: 10,000 Credits]

Samiel immediately accepted this mission and started discussing the strategy over its completion with Yvraine. The Imp Demon Tribe was one of the weakest Demon Tribes because they were not descendants of a particular Daemon but rather a mish-mash of bloodlines that combined together.

Due to that, they didn't have anything special about their race; they didn't have any special abilities or innate ones, which would give them an advantage over their foes, not they didn't have anything and they were weak. The only significant thing about their species was the fact that they were numerous.

They were extremely numerous, but their individual strength was more like comparable to a cannon fodder, and as such, they were treated by the strongest tribes. They were just disposable pieces on the chessboard and nobody would care if a few thousand of Imps were sent to death because they would be able to repopulate very soon. That was the reason why they were sent to the island that no other Demon Tribe wanted.

Ironically though, after their initial failure, they didn't expect their commander to immediately contact the Tribe Elders, who in turn posted a mission through The Guild. This should indeed come as a shock, not only because it became a mission, but because the commander was smart enough to realize that something fishy was going on there.

"What is the natural flora and fauna of that place? While the Imps are not the strongest tribe around, their number is perfectly made of that weakness..."

After that, Samiel started searching for the information available and soon found the island and, of course, the Two-Faced Monkey that lived on the island in large numbers, as they were practically a dominant species there.

Because there was no natural predator, they reproduced at stagerrign speed and very fastly became an dominant species on the island.

"Here it is... the main reason should be the presence of the Two-Faced Monkey. They are carnivorous magical beasts whose preferred food is the meat of demons, especially the Imps. Because the entire island is filled with very high trees and dense forests, the monkeys are almost impossible to combat in this enviroment effectively, and they are specialists in hunting flying targets. Also, they are always hunting in large groups and are extremely coordinated with each other, making them a top predator on the island."

As Samiel read the description together with Yvraine, there was a common thought that rang a bell for them. Someone from another tribe probably wanted to get rid of the Imps and sent them to a place where they would be for sure either annihilated or take enormous damage.

"Okey... now I see why the payment is 10,000 Credits for this one. Ok... Yv find a mission for the annihilation of the Two-Faced Monkey or at least eradicating some part of their population... such thing should fall for the F-Ranked Mission."

Samiel stated as Yvraine did what he instructed and started browsing through the F-Ranked Mission, and indeed she found 3 new missions that were related to that Island, and all of them were about annihilating the Two-Faced Monkey.