Frank could be somewhat of a opportunist involving the hunters and mages, as well as multiple faction who caught his attention.
Most of these guilds were very power but also had vast influence in the tower as most factions were said to interact with each other in the tower.
If it had not been for the special club he was managing then we would have tried his best to explore the tower and reap some of the many advantages it provides.
But on multiple occasions he had come face to face with Arrogant groups of hunters as well as one who prefer to be alone, each of these groups had one thing in common.
They we're friends of either Sam, himself or Veronica where they shared their own experiences of the tower and some of these tales involved mighty beasts that could destroy the city in one attack or some monsters who were cunning and cruel.
As the years went by the tales frank had learned gave some insight into the tower but in a brief moment before Harry picked him up and carried him into an unknown room he could see Sam and his followers facing a group of monsters with no fear as the little boy he had been helping had disappeared,
However Veronica wasn't taking it all to well as the temple shook and monster cries could be heard as clear as day.
"What's going on?! Are we in the middle of a monster horde?! Is Sam going to be alright?! If he dies then how can I taste his food again! SAM PLEASE DONT DIE!!"
Frank rolled his eyes before he noticed a mini bar and hid behind there as a thunderous roar was heard
Veronica jumped into the mini bar too while they slowly peeled their heads out, staring at the door.
"That wasn't Sam right? That sounds really bad"
"I-I-I don't know! Oh how will I go on if Sam dies, I won't be able to have his chilli fries and his delicious burgers!"
Frank and Veronica's attention was caught as the doorknob started turning before Sam was seen walking through the door.
"Sam! Your alright!"
Sam smiled and said as he took off his armour
"The danger has passed but let's talk more into details about the tower floors"
Veronica started making drinks from behind the mini bar while Frank sat next to Sam
"I've heard some stories about the tower, one of them is that over the last couple months every faction is on edge but I don't know why. Maybe a war will break out?"
Sam could easily guess what was the cause as it was only a month or two ago that he had met some gods such as Ares and Cronos who were said to be among the most powerful beings of the Greek gods.
"I don't think a war will happen but more likely to be preparing for when I climb the tower. It has been only a few months since I've been here."
Frank nearly spilled his drank before he looked at Sam asking
"Are you the reason everybody is on edge in the tower? Are you preparing for a war?!"
Sam knew that in a war with the gods and deities would result in the destruction of the clan. Sam may have encountered a brash and ruthless god like ares or somewhat of a bystander like Cronos but there was still a vast number of gods whom he guessed were somewhere in the middle.
But even if Sam knew everything about the gods it would be difficult to say what their planning so unless they had laid the first blow Sam wanted to simply observe and watch.
"Earlier in that story of the Saint you mentioned he fought a Demon prince on the 14th floor right? Is every floor of the tower going to have difficult enemies?"
Veronica shook her head and said
"Apparently everyone has different types of challenges, such as the saint facing a demon prince. But over in Germany on the 14th floor they were in a survival type of situation where they had to fight for a whole day"
Sam then begun to wonder what the tower floors would be for him but Sam had decided to finally go to the tower tomorrow but opened a gate and said
"I'll come by and visit soon with gifts"
Frank was about to step through before a group of armed men came charging through but were stopped in seconds after Sam incased then in stone cocoons and said
"What give you the right to enter my realm? Answer quickly or you all will be fed to my beasts"
Frank took a closer look before he unmasked them all and instantly knew who they were
"Gary?JJ?Jackson? What are you guys doing?"
Gary looked around not even noticing Sam nor could he recognize him as Sam had hidden his face too
"Boss? What are you doing in this dungeon? We're you captured before we entered?"
Sam hung each of them upside down and smacked Gary in the face even though they were best friends and said as he contained his laughter
"So you know Franky eh? Well since you know about this place then you'll have to die"
JJ and Jackson started panicking while Gary was completely calm before saying
"You mind cutting us loose Sam?"
JJ and Jackson stopped panicking and looked closely at Sam who took off his helmet and said with a smirk
"You and that little gift of yours is super creepy you know that? Here you go"
As Sam was releasing then a knock was heard on his door before saying
"Yes? Who is it?"
Sato was heard on the other side
"Master? Are you in trouble? I sensed multiple people aside from your guests"
Sam tossed Gary and the others back though and said as Frank and Veronica walked through
"Everything is alright Sato, please make sure everyone gets some sleep. I'll be back tomorrow"
Once Sam had passed through and closed the gate he saw Frank was immediately fixing up some drinks but sam felt multiple powerful entities that were nearby but what was odd is that these entities felt like wild monsters but also humans at the same time
"Sorry I gotta go, I'll come by when I have to time"
Once sam was outside he could feel their presences much better than before but he still wasn't sure if they were humans or monsters
However after flying for a few minutes he found the source of things and found it to be in a quarry where he saw the banners of a faction in the shape of a lightning bolt
'That symbol! That's… the faction of Zeus! I better leave while I can….?!'
Sam nearly got away before hundreds of hunters found Sam and circled around him
'Well that perfect…. I doubt they will just let my leave here'
Sam put on his helmet and grabbed the handle of his sword as the tension between Sam and the hundreds of hunter grew tighter and tighter but this was interrupted by a man hovering above Sam saying
"State your intentions or face the the consequences"
Sam grew his wings and flew to eye level with the man and said
"I was just passing by…. Will you let me leave or will you be in my way?"
However their attention was place on the gate in the middle of the quarry as the gate broke open. Allowing hundreds of snakes to pour out before Sam used his Dragons breath to kill all the snakes before a creature with the head of a snake and the body of a man came out of the gate and witnessed the scene and could finally see what these monsters were called.
Nagas, Half man and half snake.
""Whatssss thisss? A Divine SSSSurpent?""
Sam and the others were slightly confused by the creatures remark before it pointed a trident at Sam saying as several more Nagas came through
""KILL THEM ALL AND CAPTURE THE DIVINE SSSSURPENT!""
Sam slammed his foot down and caused a small landslide saying to the hunters next to him
"I'm now caught up in this so I'll do what a can to help"
Although the hunters beside Sam seemed hesitant the leader floated down next to Sam and said as he pulled out a bow
"Very well, Sam stone. I trust your strong enough to make it through this as my lord wishes to speak with you. Call me bolt"
Sam could already guess who this lord was and felt uneasy but knew he would cross that bridge later as he jumped into the quarry alongside the other hunters.
Sam's knowledge wasn't enough to call him a sage whom are said to be keepers of all knowledge but this didn't mean it was little. During his days before his great trial he took hunter classes on monster biology and martial arts training. It is with this deep understanding of both martial arts and monster biology that allows Sam to quickly dispose of multiple groups of Nagas.
But with every creature he killed more and more came out of the gate as well as their sizes getting bigger and bigger with every new batch of Nagas.
After some time Sam was facing dozen of Nagas the size of buildings
"Hey! Get your men out of here! I got a plan!"
Bolt could sense his force's strength were at their limit before ordering his men to fall back while Sam was surrounded by dozens of Nagas
""Whatsss thissss? Giving up ssssso sssssoon?""
Sam smirked and said as a gate opened on the edge of the quarry with everyone walking out
"No, I'm just calling my faction to my side to even the odds"
""?!""
Sam flew up and said as everyone else joined Sam over the quarry
"Warriors of the Dragon clan! So them our might!"
Bolt could feel each of their strengths and was surprised as almost all of them could be on equal footing with himself.
Sam landed back on the ground and smiled as he saw the Naha being pushed back mercilessly and with no quarter given.
Sam in the heat of the moment opened up one of his rewards from completing the emergency quest, the faction skills.
[Faction Skills(Available skill slots 5/5)]Lv.1
(Click to create a new faction skill)
[Draconian Fire skills]
[Draconian water]
[Draconian Wind]
[Draconian Earth]
[Draconian Lighting]
Once Sam clicked on create he saw a single page saying
[Create the skill in your mind]
Sam then sat down and closed his eyes as he began contemplating what he wanted to do for his first skill until a memory flashed by when he did archery in his younger days
"Hey mom! How long did it take you to get a bullseye?"
Sam smiled as he remembered the exact words his mother then said
"Sam, when mom uses her bow I don't aim with my eyes but with my heart. It's the heart that guides me"
Sam opened his eyes and grabbed bolt's bow and said as he drew back the bow string
"
[You have Created a Draconian Fire skill you have called
Sam let loose the arrow that nearly burned the bow to ash and in doing so caused an illusion that both the sun and moon shined over the quarry
Bolt and the Zeus members then tracked the arrow to see it destroy a Naga in one shot before it caused a chain reaction of explosion, leaving only bits and pieces scattered around the quarry.
Sam handed the bow back to bolt said said before joining his faction
"I'll make sure to buy you a new bow but we'll take it from here"
Bolt felt his hand burning as he grabbed his bow back before it turned to dust with surprised him as his bow was made by the blacksmith god Hephaestus using very rare materials.
'Sam stone, how are you so powerful?'
""Follow him and watch, my chosen""
Bolt heard the voice and followed Sam down the quarry after unsheathing his two daggers that he keeps hidden in his sleeves
Sam kept walking past the Naga corpses till he joined the others at the gate
"No losses, nice control of teamwork. Well done"
Everyone smiled before sato asked while looking at bolt who was walking up to them
"Master, we have a stray. Shall I eliminate it?"
Sam looked over and bolt and saw no change in his pace towards them and said before stepping through the gate
"It's alright, let him follow us through. Closing the gate is all that matters"
Sato was the last to enter as he took one final look around the quarry before joining Sam and the others