[Brother and sister in law ?!]

[Do you know them?]

Vance asked from a prince with a dark expression.

[Yes, man that missing his lower half is the second prince of Azure kingdom Fan Min. Lady who besides him is his wife Zhi Ruo]

Tao Xun explained to Vance with a grim look. Fan Yu didn't want to believe the scene in front of him even now he wished his brother Fan Min stands up the front of him alongside with his wife Zhi Ruo telling him it is just a prank and everything is just an illusion.

But the reality was cruel his second brother that proud of his strength was kill in such gruesome way and his beautiful wife's face eaten by those creatures seeing a sword stuck in beings neck Fan Yu can guess how much she struggled before her death.

Meanwhile, Vance was observing those creatures with curiosity.

[Do you have any idea Whitey ?]

Said Vance. He knows those creatures doesn't have any physical characteristic of orc-like pig nose and tick but fat potbelly but also it is not even close to elf except it is long ear. But on closer inspection creatures eyes have similar to an elf that used to see in the dark and long distance, their muscular build along with all kinds of tattoo and war paint on their body was more similar to orks from world 40.000.

[No Idea master I compared those creatures DNA, blood structure and organ placement to all living things in my data and results is weird.]

While examining insides of creature's chest using her mechadendrite arms, Whitey putts a small flask that full of creature's blood in a pocket of Task Servitor.

[Tell me]

A moments later a large amount of data printed on paper begins to appear from Task Servitor. Quickly Whitey processes data printed on paper said.

[Master those creatures are more similar to human]

[Human!?]

Humans were the last thing Vance expected those creatures are related. Except for corruption from chaos gods, Vance and Whitey didn't expect human's body change that much It was both scary and fascinating.

When Vance turns his head his eyes met's Whitey's eye immediately Vance know she is also thinking the same thing with faint smile Vance nods his head. Noticing her master's approval Whitey instantly gives a command to her servitors to take intact corpse for research.

Seeing servitors putting corpse of unknown creature into Chimera soldiers of imperium didn't know what to do except stare with curiosity. Priests of the Cult of the Machine and their new commander are weird people having the same interest on a corpse.

[Comander Vance why are you taking them for ?]

Tao Xun asked from Vance seeing he giving a command to this mysterious priest to putting a corpse into Chimera.

[I want to know what they are]

Answered Vance.

[Commander Vance those things are lesser Rakshasa]

[Lesser Rakshasa ?]

[Yes, those things are Rakshasa a type of demons who lives around territories of Divine Pheonix empire. Those things are remnant of World summoner who once declared war against Divine Pheonix empire. They are likes to eat the flesh of living human and rink their blood. I heard lesser ranked Rakshasa have physical power equivalent of rank 5, medium grade ork and elf. Worst of them all it is they create tribes and likes to attack at night.]

[So there is higher rank on Rakshasa as well?]

[Yes there is a medium and higher ranked Rakshasa have the ability to control black magic and strength of ogre while having the same appearance us. Also said there were a Ravana and Kumbhakarna who was working under World summoner that eats the flesh of dragons, saint ranked cultivators at breakfast but I think that is just a rumour without any proof. Because there is no news about high or even medium ranked Rakshasa in thousand years of history. ]

But to Vance, it was the high possibility those Rakshasas exists and even now somewhere in this vast world their children or may even that world summoner is alive because he knows the power of a contracted world more than same world summoner. He must get stronger fast before becoming the food of some creature or killed by people.

[Arnelle any news ?]

[No sir we found nothing except some parts of people looks like eaten by something.]

[Ok immediately return to camp and prepare your men to defend against night raid. Hey you put some booby trap on that corpse.]

[Roger]

After ending talk Vance immediately commands his soldiers to gather corpses of people after giving a proper burial as for couple Fan Yu given them burial fit for noble It took time but Vance knows it is necessary. On it is a way towards camp, Vance and Whitey's subordinates sprayed blood on his way giving direction to Rakshasas while drawing map.

[Tao Xun why he is creating a trail of blood on the ground doesn't he fear a Rakshasas ? ]

Sometime later Fan Yu asked from Tao Xun after seeing Vance doing after calming himself down.

[Prince no matter what we do we still have to face Rakshasa because we must pass this valley to enter Azure kingdom. So commander Vance wants to lure them from their place giving them an advantage to his ground, lesser Rakshasas may have the human-like appearance but they are still more of beasts so they will follow this trail providing an extra advantage to commander Vance's force. ]

Fan Yu couldn't help but amaze at Vance's idea but he was uncertain about his force because, in the end, they are ordinary people without a drop of qi or mana drop uses weapons related to a republic except for that woman and hulking mens working under her. He has the confidence to kill at least 30 or 40 people because Fan Yu in past observed a fight between iron cloud cavalry and some unknown platoon of bandits wielding weapons of Republic. It was a one-sided slaughter.

But he doesn't know this battle will let him withes true power created from ordinary people with an unbreakable will.