After weeks in the dangerous lawless island! Various trainees, had now formed factions under the talented Grimm.
From the first day, arriving in the island with over 400 students at different locations. More than 100 had found their demise to the island mysteriously.
Mostly those who had died, were the unlucky Grimm, that refused to join factions under a leader, and ended up in far more dangerous situations leading to death.
With weeks of running, hiding from the vicious plants and beasts, the leaders managed to kill some weak beasts thanks to already having powerful class core skills, and ability talents. Those who wanted to follow had to promise to first help the leader level up. Then they would receive help themselves to strengthen the faction.
So far the powerful factions were the Skylar faction led by The dark Grimm tanker Michael Skylar, Bounty hunter faction Led by Rogue Amber of the earth and wind element, hunter class.
David Gale of the Foodie resource Faction filled with mostly fire elemental Grimm users, and also known for their arrogance and overbearing behavior.
Trade union faction led by Bill Sands of the water and dark elements.
Alchemy faction led by Venny Landers, who wields fire.
And the anomalous faction called Liberation led by Allsmiles, their motto?! That even untalented, did not need a sun, and moon to survive. And even though, it was expected that they would not last long. Somehow, they managed to grow tremendously.
But today all the leaders of these factions, despite their differences, decided to hold a meeting together under a giant green camouflage tent.
All of them had heavy solemn faces.
The first to open their mouth was Michael who had a dignified and righteous aura, "I guess since all of you are here! You have met, or heard of the rumored moving trees, that look like umbrellas." he said unhurriedly.
David intervened " What bloody trees are you talking about?"
"The fucking flesh devouring tree hordes you dumbass! The, murderous fuckers killed a scouting squad of mine, when we were hunting wild beast bears, how can you not know about it?!" Shouted the hunter Rogue.
"Those trees are as hard as diamond, our weapons are no match for them and, they can also move around during the night, when their power is doubled, ever since that light beam on our first night here a few days ago, those tree hunting humans have been appearing more frequently.
It's like they hate humans and, that blood mist of theirs is such a headache. If we don't do nothing about them we will all die, luckily they are only located deep in the center of the island, as it looks like its their territory." Said Rogue gritting her teeth.
"Humph! I only heard of it and not seen it, it is obvious an idiot must have provoked them, but why are you so scared that you called me? And even said it's urgent enough to give out lawless coins," said David.
Who did not know the importance of lawless coins. after a dungeon got raided a chest of coins will be received after clearing it. And said coins will be helpful at the end of the survival training to get whatever one wants.
"Because even though this island is full of beasts and dangerous plants and traps. there is no way those freakish plants are the normal indigenous kind of our dimension they must be of the 'Monster type' empire, when the island was won by the Klein nation for themselves."
After hearing those words everyone sucked in a cold breeze.
The training of Grimm to survey beasts is to avoid the high death toll of humans when fighting the otherworldly demon monsters.
Even with grimms could still struggle against the demon monsters the demons still held the advantage of being born physically more powerful, close to endless mana supply, high affinity to elements and some can control other beasts of the same affinity a true calamity.
Venny Lander the alchemist then asked " Then what is the plan?! ever since we got here 6 weeks ago we have been leveling up none stop and I'm sure most of us have had our first evolution at G rank since I can see all of you are above level 28," he said surveying everyone.
"The plan is simple. we level up and evolve to higher ranks by collaborating with each other. And raid Mutant dungeons."
Everyone's eyes lit up, they have been in the outskirts for weeks and only killed beasts outside but mutant beasts dungeons are the best place to collect coins and even advanced high rank weapons.
Only dungeons mostly contained mutants at a higher ratio than outside.
"So who will lead us then?" said a calm voice.
Everyone gaze turned to the one who asked and the smiling lad who they very much knew as 'Allsmiles' wiping drool by the corner of his mouth.
"I say we go by careers that we have,"
Everyone had already awakened their career suited for them thanks to their grimoires reading their desires and seeing their potential for their future and evolving into the G rank which took them about a week to complete and had many skill sets what was left is the collection of powerful beast core skills for each beast socket.
The choosing of a beast core you must have a similar heart vein towards it.
Each time a new core is synced only it has to be made sure it has powerful skills.
Beasts when they die leave a core and 3 skills inside the core. if a Grimm wishes to use a beast skill a grimoire can extract one skill from a core and destroy the others leaving only one skill to be master's by a grimm to the peak.
Core skill must be mastered to their peak to create a phenomenon known as the Evo Imprint (EI) that will awaken a new ability in future evolutions that was originally a skill.
Grimoire sockets can only take in three cores and then never be able to take a skill from a monster or beast again.
That is why most Grimm prefer taking a normal core skill then a unique core skill of that same element.
So most powerful classes prefer to start out with power skills.
Cores can be retrieved by hunting dungeon beasts and killing demon monsters in the battlefield.
There is nothing special with cores from a demon monster or beast but, beast are much easier to kill than demon monsters that have high affinity to man's and their mastery of their skills are unparalleled as they are not as brainless as beasts.
But having a demon monster core will give a Grimm less time to reach the peak of that skill as it has been already mastered by demon monsters since birth.
But getting a beast skill will mean more time on practicing a skill and reaching it's peak to get a Evo imprint out of it.
Other lazy nobility can be found killing powerful beasts without working for it a prime example being
David gale of the merchant family.
"I say let's get Michael to be leader, he has the qualities and is already a upright person with virtue plus more power than most of us." Said the alchemist
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and looked toward Allsmiles who too nodded his head.
"We also have to find the cause of these trees devouring humans, and who or what provoked them," said Michael in a firm tone.
Everyone agreed upon it, they had to stop whatever caused this and also If it was a person they would not hesitate to kill them to satiate their anger.
Already some of their subordinates had died and they lost large numbers of man power and they could not go deeper into the island due those trees.
"Now we will aim to hunt for powerful beast as a team and get some good beast core skills let's work well together," said Michael his sky blue eyes piercing this e that where with him.
After the dismissal Allsmiles approached the other David gale, " Why did you not become leader I think you are more suited for it,"
"Hmph don't that I don't see your plans to create discord with me and the others don't try me or else I will kill you," said David.
"But if you can be leader I think you can finally have a chance with Carla, the member of the Rogue faction such a pity," said Allsmiles walking away sighing in a dejected tone.
David's ears perked up hearing the name Carla who in the factions did not know the shield maiden Carla.
He tried to woe her but failed numerous times and had no choice but to grit his teeth since he could to nothing to her as a subordinate of the Witch Rogue, and also the way she refused saying she had a boyfriend.
His guess was the bastard that was with her the day they got sent here.
But no matter where he looked he could not find the guy, he thought he must be already dead since the only way to survive is by joining a faction to ensure proper growth.
"Okay then tell me how you plan to make leader,"
Allsmiles paused and looked back at David his creepy smile became even more cunning like a hyena that just caught its prey.
"Its simple by making you the strongest in all the factions," Said Allsmiles.
Raising an eyebrow David then asked "And how are you going to do that,"
Flap! Flip! Flap!
Opening up his grimoire Allsmiles then casually pulled out a red ruby like porcelain potion bottle.
"With this of course the vein Strengthener,"
"Vein strengthener?" asked David gazing at the ruby red porcelain bottle.
"Yes I will tell you the truth this was given to be by someone important to help my elemental veins become more cleansed and stronger that is how even my untalented subordinates were able to get a rare grimoire class."
Wide eyed shock filled David's eyes followed by delight.
"Then If I take it I can be more powerful than that bastard Michael and Carla will finally recognize?" said David stretching out his hand toward the bottle but then stopped and looked up to the smiling youth.
"What is the catch?"
"Hehehe, smart just as I expected. This potion was made through a difficult process and was also made with precious and powerful material of course it would need proper compensation." Said Allsmiles as he lifted up 2 fingers.
"200 hundred gold," said David with a smile.
But Allsmiles shock his head in disagreement.
"2 thousand gold?" Said David borrowing his brows.
But still Allsmiles shook head.
"Then two what? Million," said David angrily.
"Why does it have to always be money?" said Allsmiles.
Killing intent perverted his gaze as he sailed in an cold by a sinister grin hanging on his mouth.
" Two lives, that is all I want from you,"
A chill ran down David's spine seeing the sinister smile and he started contemplating.
After a while he spoke again, "Are they powerful?"
"Well only one of them is and the other I'm not sure of his location but you would be happy to kill him I guarantee you," said Allsmiles.
Raising an eyebrow out of interest David asked " Who would I be happy to kill?"
A feint chuckle left Allsmiles mouth, "The one miss Carla was accompanied by before arriving here Otto Alarick,"
A wave of joyous killing intent sparked in David's eyes and he laughed loudly " You could have said so in the beginning I would have even done it for you for free to kill that pig farmer,"
"And the final one is Michael Skylar,"
Silence
The laughter ended immediately and David gazed at Allsmiles who was wiping away some drool from his mouth with a white handkerchief.
"Why?"
"What do you mean why? He is a obstacle that is all you have to know so will you help me,"
David only thought for a moment but then agreed snatching the potion away from Allsmiles and gulped it down in one go.
"Mmhhh," a sweet honey warm liquid travelled to his stomach and spread to his heart and ignited his veins, turning his mana even purer and more powerful.
"With this potion your mana will be cleaner and help it level up in class, the time you fuse with a skill core it will double the power of your skills." Said Allsmiles.
Now his goal in this island was beginning the time to grab absolute control of the cream of the crop and deliver them to his lord had now begun.