The Grandmaster opened his eyes wider. No longer did his eyes shared the same grey hues it did before, it transformed into a brighter azure, seemingly bright like the stars.
"Betrum Nation had fall." The man said. Immediately, the other three furrowed their brows, trying to remember which Nation it is.
"Isn’t it at the Greater Melosi Region, where the Forest of Bug at?" a child, looking like is just past 10 years old asked.
Despite his young appearance, he was well respected, for he is the youngest person to attain the title Guild High Master, a title given to SSS-rank members of the Guild.
"It is. But isn’t it a Tier 2 Nation? Does tend to fall every decade or so?" A brutish looking woman, with scars covering her arms and necks with a mean streak lying across her cheeks and almost reaching her eyes.
"Maybe so, but the Forest of Bug is a great source of many rare resources, one that can only be harvested from Giant Bugs." A scholarly looking young man said, his gaze on his fellow SSS-rankers.
"Betrum Nation fell because of a monster outbreak." The elderly man said, causing the rest to have their eyes widened in surprise.
"The possible S-rank monsters of the Forest?" the scholarly man asked. The others narrowed their eyes at that.
A-rank monsters, while powerful, are still capable of being taken down by a number of B-rankers with a decent strategy. The same did not hold true for A-rank monsters.
There is a reason why the requirement to be considered a powerful force is the presence of an S-ranker. They capable of keeping the dominion of the force as no force would like to face the wrath of an S-ranker. Even those who possess S-ranker of their own.
After all, a rampaging S-ranker capable of doing great damage without being caught if they choose to terrorize a Nation. After all, without sufficient S-ranker, there are so many grounds that can be covered by an S-ranker. Even with the help of the weaker soldiers and combatants.
Seeing the old man nodded, the breath of the three people hitched. They have known the possibility but most don’t dare to entertain such thought. For the presence of an S-rank monster could devastate a large part of the region if it decided to go on a rampage.
"How many A-rank monsters that they spot?" the child asked. One of the ways, though highly inaccurate, to detect an S-rank entity is by counting the number of A-rank monsters.
Usually, S-rank monsters, with some exceptions, have a number of A-rank monsters under their command. In fact, it is widely believed that the presence of an S-rank monster could lead to the stabilization of the monsters in the area, allowing more to reach their possible peak, which are A-rank.
"The number is around 50, with the highest estimate double that." The eyes of the trio narrowed further. 50 A-rank is already a large number. Even the strongest Tier 2 Nations only have that many.
But for the highest estimate to double, the question of the existence of an S-ranker is already answered.
"There is more." The old man said, causing whatever the others to shut their mouth, "The numbers are for the new type of monsters that destroy Betrum Nation. It did not count the numerous A-rank Bugs in the forest, as they did not leave their forest."
"W-wha-" the woman let out a choked gasp. The rest are not any better. The Forest of Bug already considered the most dangerous of the Danger Zone near it, having a large number of A-rank Bugs, and yet, none of it come out of the Danger Zone, leaving only a new type of monsters?!
The old man nodded, causing the three people’s mind to reel in from the shock.
"No wonder why we are reacting to this." The brutish woman said, the shock already passing through her. Continue your adventure at freewebnovel
The rest agreed, having calm down from the surprise.
"So, how many S-ranker we will send?" only the High Council of the Adventure Guild could give order to the S and SS-rankers of the Guild, plus they could give the mobilization order and request to enter a territory easier with the authority of the High Council.
No same Nations would refuse the request of 7 SSS-rankers after all.
"Send 5." The child said. The others looked at him in surprise before nodding. They trust each other and while 5 S-rankers to kill one seem excessive, it is better to be safe than sorry.
"Who are the closest 5 in the area then?" the woman asked, looking at the scholarly man.
The man did not say a word and swipe his hand on the table in front of them. Immediately, the map of the world appeared. He pointed at the area where Betrum Nation was and caused a scroll to pop out from there. It unfolded, revealing a map, one with a better depiction of Betrum Nation and the Nations around it.
Instantly, several bright spot light up.
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"3 at Misral Kingdom and 4 at Taranis Kingdom." The scholarly man said out loud. Hearing of Taranis Kingdom, the High Master all winced.
Taranis Kingdom is infamous for being rather … loud in their believe. That human should be overlord of the world, that they are the purest race in the world.
The human purists Nation had been in a conflict with several non-human nations; the Rothol Alliance, the largest Beastkin Nation in Greater Melosi Region, Lisien Forest, the leader of numerous Elven Realm in the region and some outside of it as well and Cors Under-Empire, the largest Dwarf Nation and the largest supplier of ores in the region.
"Can’t we just don’t support Taranis Kingdom anymore?" the child whined. Everyone in the room shared his annoyance.
The Kingdom only existed because of the presence of the Adventure Guild, adding more to the number of S-rankers in their domain, making it hard for