Chapter39:MercenaryGroup

Themiddle-agedmanworeshortclothesandhadanaveragephysique.Hiswidefaceandtwoeyesbeamedwithspirit.Helookedlikehewascontemplatingsomethingandasked,“Howmanyofthemwerethere?Didyouseeclearlywheretheyarefrom?”

“Idonotknowwheretheyarefrom,buttherearequiteafewnewbies.Thosewhohavesomeabilityshouldnotbetoomany.Iguessitshouldbesomesectwhichsenttheirdiscipleshereforsomeexperience.”Theintelligentlookingmanglancedatthemiddle-agedmanandsaid,“Leader,thisisabigchanceforus!ThosewhocanrideaCloud-PiercingWolfEaglemusthavesometreasureonthem.Wehavealreadycomeoutforhalfamonthandtherehavenotbeenmanyresults.Wecannotaffordtomissthischance.”

Themiddle-agedmanwaspondering.ThosewhocouldrideaCloud-PiercingWolfEagle,theirbackgroundmustnotbesimple.Iftheywereunableto“eat”themcompletely,therewouldbealotoftroubleinthefuture.

“Leader,rewardsarefoundthroughrisks.Thosewhobroughtoutnewbiestotrain,theyshouldnotbetoostrong,orelsetheywouldn’tcometotheForestofDemons.”Theintelligentlookingmansaid.Heseemedtobeveryeagerforthis.

“Okay,everyonereadyup,let’sdothis!”

Themiddle-agedmanclenchedhisteethandmadehisdecision.

“ForestofDemons,whatafamiliarfeeling.”

Inthebottomofthevalley,SuYistretchedhisbody.Thiswasafamiliarplaceforhim.

“There’ssomethingweirdaroundthough.”

Lookingaround,SuYisuddenlyfeltsomethingstrange.AfterthreeyearswithintheForestofDemons,thiskindoffeelingwaswaytoofamiliar.

Heconsciouslybackedoffafewsteps,lendingtheterrainofthevalley.Aftergoingneartoagiganticboulderwhereonecouldretreatandattackwithease,heexaminedthesurroundingscarefully.

Outsidethevalley,therewasonlyasmallpath,withcliffsoverseeingit,andtheforestwaslushwithtalltreeseverywhere.

SuYifrowned,ifsomeoneweretoambushthemhere,thiswoulddefinitelybeaspottodie.

Butafterthinkingaboutit,SuYifeltthatsuchambushwasn’ttoolikely,thereshouldn’tbeanysanepersonwhowouldbewillingtomakesuchmoveagainstSacredMountain.

ButSuYididnotdaretorelax,hehidhimselfneartheboulder.

Theatmosphereinthesurroundingareawaswaytooweird.TherewereactuallynofluttersandchirpingofbirdsrunningawaywhenamassivebeastsuchasCloud-PiercingWolfEaglelanded.Thereshouldhavebeensuchmovementsunlesssomeonehadalreadyscaredthemawaybeforetheyhadlanded.

Withinthevalley,everyonegotoffthebeastandstretchedthemselves.

Thepeoplewalkedaroundtheareaandstartedmeditatingwiththeirlegscrossed,waitingquietlyforthebeasttorestup.

Thepeoplewerenottheoneswhowerethemostexhausted,itwastheCloud-PiercingWolfEagle.

“Careful!”

Suddenly,themeditatingDharmaProtectorWangseemedtohavediscoveredsomething,hisclosedeyesshotwideopenandgaveoffalightandhestoodupinaflash.

ThefewpeoplefromSacredMountainwhowerebehindWangQuanDealsobecameseriousandrespondedquickly.ThefewdisciplesfromSacredMountainalsochangedtheircarefreeattitudeinasecondandreadiedthemselves.

“What’sthematter?!”

“Istheredanger?!”

HeSan,SongWuQiu,MoBuFanandtherestallbecamefrantic.Whenhavetheyeverexperiencedsomethinglikethis?

Onthesmallpathinfrontofthem,therewasasuddensoundoftrembling.Everyone’sgazeturnedinthatdirection.

Aroundthevalley,amongthelushtalltrees,thereweresoundsofleavesbeingdisturbed.Therewasmovementthroughouttheforest.

“It’samercenarygroup.”

SuYifrowned.Hewasveryfamiliarwiththisstyle.ThiswastheusualstyleofmercenarygroupsintheForestofDemons.

WithintheForestofDemons,thereweremanymercenarygroups.Thesmallonesconsistedoftensofpeople,whilethelargeonesreachedhundreds,searchingforherbs,huntingbeaststoobtainfurs,skinsandrarematerialsinsidetheforestasawayoflife.

Buttherewerealsosomemercenarygroupswhodidnotcaremuchaboutmorals.IntheForestofDemons,robbing,taking,tricking,killing,allthesewereusualoccurrences.

Inconclusion,withintheForestofDemons,strengthwasthelaw.

Swoop!Swoop!

Allofasudden,fromalldirections,manyfiguresdashedoutoneafteranother.Fierceandaggressiveaurasfilledtheair.Therewereatleastfortytofiftyfigureswhichhaddashedout.

Severalotherfigureswalkedout,theirauraswererelativelystrong.

Inthemiddlewasamiddle-agedmaninshortclothes,hisaurawasfierce,andhiseyeswerefullofspiritashestaredateveryoneinthevalley.

Themiddle-agedmanwaslookingatWangQuanDeandtherest,butwhenhesawtheemblemonWangQuanDeandtherestofthemen’srobes,hisexpressionchanged.

“Hehe,Leader,therearesomenicegirlshere,thisisagoodhaul!”Besidethemiddle-agedman,therewerepeoplelookingatLiuYanni,LiLingandtherestoftheladies.Theireyesshoneandtheirfacesecstatic,lustlurkedintheireyes.

“Handoverallthetreasuresthatyouhave,leavethewomen,orelsewewillnotbepolite!”

Someoneholleredandsneered.Thereissofewofthemandtheyevenbroughtalongsomenewbies.Howwouldtheybeamatchforthem?Thistripwasveryrewarding.

“Youdonotknowyourplace.YoudaretobesoaudaciousinfrontofSacredMountain!”

BesideWangQuanDe,theexpressionofthemanwhowasinchargeoftestingthecandidates’talentsafewdaysagowassharp.Hisgazecoldlysweptoverthesurroundings.Facingthetensoffigureswhichhadsurroundedthem,hedidnotseemtocaremuch.

“SacredMountain!”

Whenthesetwowordscameout,thetensoffigureswhohadbeensneeringandmockinginstantlygotashock.

Thosetwowords,‘SacredMountain’,werelikeahundredthousandmountainsinstantlycrushingoneveryone’shearts.

Themiddle-agedmanwhowastheleaderpanicked,hisfacelosingallitscolour.

“FriendsfromSacredMountain,thisisalljustamisunderstanding,weshallleavenow!”

Themiddle-agedmaninstantlychangedexpressionandsmiled.HewouldhaveneverinhislifeimaginedthatthepeoplewhohadarrivedwereactuallypeoplefromSacredMountain.

“AlowlymobdarestorobSacredMountain.Wellsinceyouhavecome,thenyoudon’tneedtoleave!”

WangQuanDecasuallyswepthisgazeoverthefigures,acoldsmileformedonhisface.

Hearinghiswords,thefacesofthepeoplefromthemercenarygroupchangedandbackedoff.

“FriendsfromSacredMountain,thisistheForestofDemons,wedidnotmeantooffendyou,whydoyouneedtoforceothers?”Themiddle-agedmaninshortclothesslightlyfurrowedhiseyebrows.

“Itisthelotofyouwhodonothaveeyes,nowyoumustpaytheprice!”WangQuanDecalmlysaid.Hedidnotintendtoletthemoff.

“Friend,dowereallyhavetosuffermassivelossestobothsides?Idonotthinkyouwillgainanythingoutofthis.”

Thefaceofthemiddle-agedmangrewslightlymorehostile.HehadbeenaroundintheForestofDemonsforaverylongtime.Astheleaderofamercenarygroup,ifhebenthiskneestootherstoomuch,howwouldhebeabletomakeotherssubmittohiminthefuture?

Furthermore,withhiscultivationlevel,evenintheentireForestofDemons,hewoulddefinitelybeoneofthestrongest.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😊)

“Youoverestimateyourself!”

WangQuanDesneered.Lookingatthefiguresinthesurroundings,acoldlightflashedinhiseyes.

“WolfEagle,kill!”Whenhefinishedhiswords,WangQuanDewavedhissleeve,killingintentoverflowedfromhiseyes.

“Howl!”TheCloud-PiercingWolfEaglewhohadbeenrestinginthevalleysuddenlyroaredandmoved,stretchingitswings.Itsentirebodyshinedandanincomparablystrongauraburstthroughtheplacelikeatornadoinaflash.