( Somewhere, in a continent inside the Third Floor.)
" What did you say !!!!!! ?? another *Sleeper has been defeated ?? " said Tusk as he drinks his beer while repositioning the way he seat.
Tusk the Werehog, leader of the "Black Thorn" guild. The Sharpquill's Syre of the Werebeasts and the most powerful Candidate of the entire pit has been patiently listening to his subordinate sudden news as this subordinate explains why his failure.
As the Werehog heard the bizarre news, he immediately laughs as he make jokes at the news. Not just that, all of his subordinate follows him as they all disagree with the news details.
" So what you're saying is, ..... "
" ... A human .... with just a mace and shield whatsoever just defeated a Sleeper Monster ... ?? " Tusk asks, to the subordinate in front of him.
" Yes syre, I know this is unbelievable but it's the truth, .... " the subordinate said with fear all written in his body.
" I saw it with my own eyes syre, that human .... the one I informed earlier is a real deal as the rumors say. "
" A human with a shield and mace acquainted by a heinous creature which follows him. "
" The sole survivor of the Eighth Floor, and the Slayer of the Sleeper Monsters. "
" The Unstoppable Invader of the Pit, and the .... "
" Okay okay enough ..... !!!!!!!! " Tusk said as he stops the subordinate from making another sound.
As the feared subordinate calmed down, Tusk demanded the subordinate to tell him what happened at the [Avarice] Continent mission. The mission that the subordinate was tasked for.
Hearing that, the subordinate started to stutter as he instantly reminded what just happened there.
" The thing is syre, ... "
" As we went to the Continent, things went as well as we planned but ..." said the subordinate.
" But .... ????? "
" We were all suddenly ambushed and assassinated by the OverLord guild behind our backs, as their guild member use their Invisible abilities to hide from our plain sight. "
Tusk is immediately pissed hearing the name, as he crunches his fist destroying the bottle that contains his beer, and asks.
" Ambushed .... Assassinated ... ?? "
" How can that be? I thought you say you already monitored and prepare some powerful and unique spells before you enter that place right? " ask Tusk as he growls.
" I ... I .... " said the subordinate stutters.
Seeing that, the other subordinates laughs at him as they called him scaredy-cat and pipsqueak, etc. The subordinates continue laughing but suddenly.
" ENOUGH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " Tusk shouted with a high bass voice.
As the shout bursts out from Tusk's mouth, the people there just stood silent, as they instantly succumb themselves to his orders. After all, all of them are Unready to face the fatal consequences if they bluntly dare to disturb their Syre.
As the people's voices went out, Tusk asks the subordinate that is in front of him to continue what he was going to report earlier.
" Of course Syre, after all the story doesn't end there since at the battle earlier the Overlord guild suddenly use their 'magical steel' power or the OverLord guild used to say 'Technology' to rain all of us down with many fire arrows, with only a single strike. "
" The damage to our forces was also catastrophic, even our Werebeasts were easily killed in the crossfire .... but that's not all ... " the subordinates.
Hearing that Tusk suddenly felt interested as he can't wait to hear the continuation of it.
" What happened, is there something else .... ?? " Tusk asked which the subordinate shyly answers.
" Yes sure ...... !!!!!!!!! "
" After this, the craziest thing that ever happens and should never happen happens," he said as he describe the entirety of the story.
Hearing that Tusk answers, " Ohohohoho ... I'm listening. "
As the subordinate opens his mouth and at that time also Tusk listens to every word he says carefully as the subordinate explain the detailed version of the next scene which he already said earlier.
" I see, so to sum it up, as you fight the [OverLord]'s, a Sleeper monster awakens but was immediately killed by that rumored human you were talking about earlier huh ..... "
" Yes my syre, the rumored human appeared and saved us like those ancient heroes that were well written in the legends. "
" He even said and asked if we can at least stop the war of the guilds since he deemed it to be too destructive for us to do so. "
Hearing that explanation, Tusk laughs again as he mocks the last line of words that the subordinate has spoken. As he mocks the words, Tusk rise from his seat and descends to the subordinate as he speaks.
" Too destructive for us huh ..... "
" What a joke ..... "
" I thought his powerful rumored human to be some kind of a ..... Berserked Warrior, a crazed fighter who seeks only fist and blood from his enemies ... "
" But instead he was just a peaceful treaty pup, who thinks that he's some kind of a priest or something Pyyyyuhh (Spits) !!!!!! "
As Tusk gets closer to the subordinate, the subordinate suddenly trembles in fear as his Syre smirks vilely upon him.
" Hehehehehehe ..... 707989 ( The subordinate's number ) ... it seems you've already worried too much for such absurd things .. " Tusk said with a smile.
" Syre .... ??? " 707989 said but suddenly his head was chopped off.
Seeing that the whole people there go full panic mode, as they scream louder and louder horrified by the transpired scene. Whilst Tusk, who had no remorse for it just takes a breath and immediately orders everyone there to stay calm as he wipes the blood from his hands.
After he did that, Tusk raises his head and says, " Everyone ... hears me !!!!!!!!!!!! "
" I as your Syre felt sorry(lie) for 707989's death, ..... "
" .... but his death serves fatal information of us of the ongoing war. "
" For many years, our forces were mysteriously defeated by an unknown party that just bashes in without our permission. "
" From what we all know, this unknown Party had already been a pain in the neck for our guild since this individual taken over our most pivotal Dungeons and defeated some of the high-valued monsters. "
" Not just that, this wretched individual had also had taken one of our esteemed generals without mercy ... "
" But now, we know who is this wretched person ... and as you esteemed leader, I already decided that this 'human' should die by our hands !!!!!! "
" What do you say my fellow monsters, should we kill him !!!! ?? " Tusk asks.
Hearing that, all of the monsters say, " Kill him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
" Alright then !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " Tusk said as he commands all of his subordinates to turn on the Party which his subordinates excitingly respond.
" YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!! "
In the "Black Thorn" guild, there is a custom that before they do some big events like war or something like that, they should do at least a big party to release their fears to release their worries of the upcoming things ahead.
At that moment, all of the guild members will drown themselves in some alchemistic brewed beer potion that the guild Priest created to strengthen them both inside and outside.
( After a few minutes passed.)
Tusk sits on this throne, seeing all of his subordinates below as he yawns. But suddenly someone came.
" Syre Tusk ... Syre Tusk ... " said one of his subordinates as the monster whisper in his ears.
" Hmmm... I see interesting .... " Tusk says.
" (Well then,) .... Excuse me all of you, for some reason, I need to have a meeting with someone, please continue your things without me !!!!!! " Tusk said as he leaves, leaving all of his drowned and drunken subordinates in the Party.
After Tusk left he went to a room wherein there he met candidate 23874 and candidate 3457 who were acquainting someone they met before. As they all take a seat and start some discussions, Tusk then asks.
" Okay then, it seems from what I can tell that ... your such an interesting guy, hunting a fellow same species for some 'Values' ..... "
" Well then, ...... (drinks) ...... I accept your offer, welcome to the team. " Tusk says as he lends his hand which the newcomer says.
" Of course Syre Tusk, I Ripper Jack, Candidate no. 74311 the Deadly Hunter from the 'Human' race is now at your service," said Jack with a grin.
( In another place. )
< You Leveled Up >
" Fyuuhhh .... that is now for today, it seems the more I leveled up the fewer EXP I will get. " said the person as he wipes his shield from ashes.
Behind him, it can be seen that he already defeat not just rivaling candidates but also giant monsters, Dungeon traps and etc. It was a pile of corpses there.
" Hmmm ... guess I need to defeat more Dungeons huh ... ?? "
" Hey System, do you have any ideas for me ?? " he asks.
< " Of course, I had some recommendations that you could use, ... ">
< " User Rangga. " >
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Extra:
Sleepers: A slang that the candidates used to call the Sleeper Monsters.