I am thinking the path leading forward is very simple yet concise. It seems they have already planned forward.

The slime dealing box aka core resonator seems too advanced. It oddly seems there is no need for us to be working for them. The way they act confirms they have went through this path a number of times.

The surrounding seems quite opposite of the latter. The smell of burnt charcoal and the humidity of the air made my breath quicker.

Moving forward, I discovered a miasma covered lake. The imperial men ordered us to move forth. We have to Wear a mask to protect us from the air, I learned from our leader breathing poisonous air causes temporary paralysis or permanent one.

I don't know why my instinct is screaming to run away. It is a particular sensation for the first time in my life. My heart is speeding up, guts are churning and my senses have particularly become sharp, I have a very chilling sensation all over my body. If not for the reasoning I would have already ran far away.

I don't want others to know I am afraid. My eyes are still calm, nobody should have noticed anything wrong. I the great can overcome my fear with reasoning. Everything has a purpose the journey too will show the purpose.

Team leader of the armed group POV-

' This distance is correct to bait the prey out of the lake. The group of rookies do not know their mask have special sedative. Numbing their bodies when fear overcome them. These four lamb signed their death certificate on this mission. Humph, do they think it is easy to pass through the area of level 2 moon flower forest then they are just dreaming. If not or our soldier's previous sacrifice they could never get this far. Those snake repellent spray covering our path and the core resonator they excitedly watching are one use item. These boxes and repellent had already costed them, they could never pay in two generation. Sacrifice of them should be no problem'

Team Leader of the Mercenary group, Jack's POV- ' They sure have paid me pretty well this time, enough for me to last for 20 years; having to pay the price of reputation and mockery. I guess I had no choice, they told me the plan when the mission started, I never knew it would be like this, could I rebel, No, I do not have the strength to rebel against the armed men. The chances that I can kill two of them and going down is much more honourable but still I do not have the choice to do so, it is shame for my dead comrades, but honour and reputation goes down the ditch when it comes to life; for the disgusting mission number of lives have to be sacrificed 'I hate it.'

Leader Jack says " So you guys have come this far, I do not want to say anything but you should all fairly know that you havent done any work for your pay. The path till here is very smooth, no to your profession, no to your profession I say, We are not adventures, we are mercenary, mercenary should be riskier and here we will take the risk. Many of you were asking Why level 1 and level 0 members are allowed."

"I will tell you, these container as which you assume something has the blood of the snow rodent, they are found in level 1 area and have little blood, think about it how much time do they need to collect this amount of blood. I wont state inexplicably, its 2 years; and now you all need to pay the price"

Without listening to the ruckus caused by his speech, he pressed the green button on the hinge side of the container.

'Sooch'

Red gas started appearing out of the container. By the time, the five of us started to act, we found our body very much immovable. I see, My job is to become a living bat, I thought Jack was a man with a story, and what has he done Betray us, Bait us, Use us, he is no better than a coward.

In the face of power jack is also powerless huh.

They could have used other method other than baiting us,but its too bad I couldnt even open my mouth.

By observing from outside situation it would appear there were five red dot coloured bodies with sweet aroma around them. It could even entice anybody to take a lick, if not for the particular area dull of life it would hardly take any time for theses men's to be attacked by many monsters.

As the aroma started spreading out the monster in the lake leapt out.A blue bulgy mutant toad, double my size.

' it looks particularly intelligent, but I doubt it should be any wiser than its predecessor, it is staring straight at us, is it going to gulp us in a whole or eating us a strewn meat. Would I be alive in its stomach corroded by its acid or would i turn into a smoke.Should I be thinking like this, I wish leader Jack to die before me before its my turn'

Before I could react the monster gulped us whole. My consciousness started fading away as I went deeper and deeper.

ACTIVATING THE PATH FINDER SYSTEM

[1%,2%,3%,...97%,98%,99%..100%]

SUPPRESSING THE PREDECESSOR WILL.

BEEP

ACTIVATION COMPLETE

A gurgling sound, a roast smell, a stickiness is the sensation when I woke up, to find the other participators has already left to afterlife then why am I left alone.

" You are awake"

" Hm, what is that Sound"

"No need to turn around I am inside you; concentrate your mind"

I just did what I am being told.

I found myself in a bright room wholly made of tree bark sitting face to face with a shadow.

In a sweet voice the shadow says

"Hello there, Myself you don't need to know"

"Why am I here; find it yourself"

I find myself in a confused situation. I tried to touch her, conforming its a shadow.

'Huuh'

"I know nothing comes for free, what is the price"

"Life energy"

"I see"

'From Mr. Earthlings memory I guess it should be somewhat related to hunting'

" Yes"

"ooh, you can read my inner thoughts"

'I cant hide anything from her, Guess i have no choice but to leave my second life to her'

"Ok, tell me how to get out of here"

" You just need to wait"

"Wait, it is"

"Um,Would I get skills or would I get Power"

"Neither"

"Then"

"You have to explore it yourself"

"I see"

Outside the monster's stomach-

After satisfying meal, the toad sets its eyes upon the initiators.

" Hey girl, can you tell me how strong is the monster"

" You can find it yourself"

"How, oh wait"

'activate staus'

Activating: Status

In my own retina I could see

[

Creature: Unknown

HP: 20/20

Others: unlocked

]

'show my status'

[

level 1: hp- 5, str-5,def-5,agi-3,mp-0

skills:basic sword movements

]

'OOh, I am level 1 now'

' The monster is basically 10 times stronger than an ordinary human.'

"By the way,why is the creature unknown"

"Cause you don't have the knowledge"

"Don't you know"

"Every wisdom has its price"

"How much"

"You cannot have many more debt"

"Why"

" you wont get the answer"

'Seems she wont tell me'

'I feel like nothing is hidden from her, the same feeling as someone have taken out my guts outside and making milk shake from it'

On the outside-

The monster attacked the nearest prey , he could barely dodge just to its tongue stick to his ass, without any second he being gulped and send to me. Too bad credit is not cash, otherwise i could try to pick some, oh, he was already dead when he arrived. The nimble action barely in 5 seconds.

Having seen their partner in crime die in front of them made them flinched, yet none of them backed off.Remarkably Jack and his cronies are in the front the army men used large chain to bind it, the monster slowed down a bit, and there the chance for attack came; the four army mean all used their hand guns as if there is no other chance, it got minor blunt damage due its slipperiness nevertheless the lethargy drug in the sweet aroma kicked its effect, as its attack slowed down.

Even though it is not so intelligent,the lethargy made it realize it has no chance to survive,The monster turned its back ready to flee: to give the golden chance to the 4 mercenaries, three cling to it to jab down, the enraged monster sprayed acid over them wonderfully, The majorly injured mercenaries prayed for their lives as arrows started raining towards them.

As its movement further slowed down , it's chicken in the table now; the imperial men killed it off cleanly.

Jack the lucky one who survived all the harshness asked

"Leader Mike I have did what I was told"

Mike said "You did what you were told"

"But you have lost your strength"

"you have no men left"

"But-"

Suddenly an arrowshot through his chest; with his eyes wide and finger pointed Jack limped down.

"You reap what you sow"

Mike said "men clear up"

They first sorted out the equipment from the dead,used corpse dissolver to clean things up.

They swiftly beheaded the monster, collected its body part and its blood an carried them with special container.

"Okay boys throw its body into the lake and get the hell out of here"

I watched as they ran as fast as they could. I could not understand why are they running?

The fight only took about 2 minutes of time, it was really bizarre and I could not understand the things around, but I know things are getting quirkier.