77 Bizarre Nests

  Not recommended at all)

  Following Captain Paul, the Blood Rose Mercenary Corps also mobilized more than 50 people, fully armed, and followed the young scout to head east.

  At this time, Su Weiwei whispered softly beside Xia Ming: "The Misty Forest generally has very few monster dens, maybe this time we will have an unexpected harvest..." Su Weiwei's soft voice in Xia Ming's ear made him involuntarily sway his heart, and between his wandering thoughts, he met Su Weiwei's somewhat resentful eyes.

  Xia Ming coughed lightly and continued, "Are you saying that this nest might be out of the ordinary?"

  "That's right, this is where the Human Union and Beast Tribe once clashed..." Su Weiwei said.

  The crimson rose was quiet, more than 50 people were rushing in the night, but they tried to avoid making a sound.

  "Squad leader, over there!" The young man leading the way pointed.

  Following the direction of the young man's finger, Xiaoming suddenly found that there was indeed a nest in the northeast direction, but it was covered by branches and was very small, making it difficult to find even if intentionally searched.

  Paul's eyes lit up and he waved his hand: "Brothers, follow me over there and take a look!"

  The people who followed suddenly moved together, and Xia Ming's three men also closely followed behind.

  As soon as he entered the narrow cave, Xia Ming waved his hand and a flame illuminated the cave.

  "My god..."

  One by one, the mercenaries sucked in a breath of cold air.

  The ground is littered with the corpses of magical beasts!

  There were at least a dozen or so corpses of magical beasts, all of which were above level four: Rock Serpents, Earthshaking Bears, Shadow Stalking Panthers... At least a dozen! And although the bloodstains on the ground had dried, it was still clear that these magical beasts hadn't been dead for very long.

  "Wow, boss, we've struck it rich!"

  The fur and materials on this demon beast are worth at least a few hundred gold coins, not to mention the magic crystal... A fourth-level demon beast's magic crystal is worth thousands of gold coins!

  This was already a huge fortune for the mercenary group, and many mercenaries were secretly drooling.

  Paul was still calm, but the joy in his eyes couldn't be concealed.

  "Zack, Clara, help me deal with these monster corpses and see if there are any magic crystals!" Paul said with a smile.

  Zack and Klara stepped forward immediately, skillfully dissecting these demon corpses.

  "Father, this demon beast's corpse doesn't have a magic crystal..."

  "Captain, this one doesn't have it either..."

  Some demons won't have magic crystals, which involves luck.

  "This head doesn't have a magic crystal."

  "Still nothing..."

  However, the next dozen or so demon beast corpses didn't have any magic crystals, which was a bit abnormal. The experienced Zach's face changed slightly: "Captain, these demon beasts have been tampered with, damn it, their magic crystals were dug out by someone!"

  Paul's face suddenly darkened: "Damn it, this is a trap!"

  Everyone's face changed color, and all that could be heard was a commotion outside, as flames burst forth, illuminating the entire area.

  "Looks like we've hooked a big fish!" A young voice came, and outside the cave stood a young man, about twenty-five or six years old, with a few cold smiles on his face, looking at the crowd in the mountain cave.

  Behind the young man, there were hundreds of mercenaries, all wearing the same equipment, far more magnificent than the Blood Rose Mercenary Corps. On either side of the young man stood two people who looked like magicians, and this lineup was much stronger than Xiaoming's side.

  "It's you, Mu'en!" Paul recognized the newcomer and his face sank again.

  "Huh...... it's actually an old acquaintance? Haha, Paul, you've got your day too!" The young man burst out laughing, apparently having known Paul for a long time.

  Zack, who was next to them, also changed color and explained in a low voice: "This Mu En is the deputy captain of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group. He has always wanted to pursue Clara, but has been rejected by the captain many times, and we don't get along... It seems that these demons today are his trap..."

  Xia Ming has already understood.

  The monster corpses in the cave were all deliberately left by Mu'en as bait to confuse other mercenary groups. As for the purpose of doing so, it was naturally to engage in underhanded dealings. In the world of adventurers, the strong prey on the weak, and such things are common occurrences, which is why Paul was also extremely cautious, this time bringing out more than fifty people.

  No matter how much you calculate, who would have thought that the other side had more than a hundred people! Moreover, judging from their weapons and equipment, they were far stronger than Paul's Blood Rose.

  Paul took a deep breath: "Moon, I admit that we lost to your Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps today. Tell me, what conditions do you want in order to let us go?" The opponent had the upper hand with their superior numbers, and it was clear that they couldn't win a fierce battle.

  Mu En sneered coldly: "If it were any other mercenary group, I'd just take some gold coins and be done with it, but you Blood Rose...". He paused for a moment, his gaze suddenly shifting to Clara, a hint of desire flickering in his eyes: "So Miss Clara is here too, I have a suggestion..."

  Mu En stared at Clara and said: "Captain Paul, you also know that I have admired Miss Clara for a long time. Why don't you marry Miss Clara to me? I will immediately release all of you and treat you as honored guests, how about it?"

  "You're dreaming!"

  "Don't even think about it!"

  Paul hadn't even spoken, but the group of mercenaries beside him cursed in unison. This Mu En was a notorious playboy and spendthrift in the mercenary world, although his strength was passable, his reputation was terrible. If Clara fell into his hands, that flower of the mercenaries would wither away.

  Mu En's face sank, but he hadn't blown up yet, waiting for Paul to speak.

  Paul gazed deeply at Muun: "Muun, don't think that just because your Snow Wolf Mercenary Team is one of the three major mercenary teams in Lieyang City, you can do whatever you want. It's best to leave a way out for others, our Blood Rose isn't easy to bully either!"

  This sentence is clearly refusing.

  "Good!" Mu En was extremely angry and laughed: "Respect the wine without drinking, drink the penalty! I'll see how you get through this today!" Mu En looked at Clara, no longer hiding it, with a hint of slyness on his face, he didn't believe that this little white rabbit could still run away today!

  Captain Paul looked at Xiaoming and the other two, sighed, and said: "Three of you, I'm sorry. Today was my momentary carelessness that put you in danger. When we start fighting later, my men will cover for you, so take the opportunity to leave."

  "Captain Paul laughed and said, since we came together, let's leave together. Moreover, a trivial Snow Wolf mercenary group can't stop us." Xiaoming smiled slightly, but when he turned to look at Mu En, his eyes carried a hint of coldness.

  Xia Ming could tell that Mu En was also a fifth-level warrior. At his age, he had reached the fifth level, although not as good as the geniuses from Cang Yan Academy, but still a personal talent. As for other members of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group, most were between third and fourth levels, with two magicians at the third level.

  It's just that at this level, Xiaoming and his two friends can still take care of themselves, and if they really want to leave, no one can stop them.

  "We're staying." Su Wei said, her eyebrows furrowed in distaste at Mu En.

  "Alright, I knew Paul wasn't wrong about this guy!" Paul smiled brightly, his previous gloominess swept away, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, let's go all out against Snow Wolf's bastard!"

  As soon as Paul shouted, the people of Blood Rose picked up their weapons one by one and rushed forward.

  "How arrogant!" Mu En sneered, his eyes growing even colder. He waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately understood, as dozens of people rushed towards the cave, sealing it completely, like a copper wall and iron fortress, making it impossible for Blood Rose's people to escape.

  "Take care of Clara for a while, Mingxia," Paul said with a smile, but Xiaoming saw a resolute determination to face death in his eyes.

  "Don't worry." Xiaoming had a good impression of Paul and Clara, so he agreed, his face also becoming more serious. Although the three of them could leave at any time, there were too many people on the other side, and a fierce battle would still be troublesome.

  "Capture that little girl Clara alive, and I'll reward whoever does it with 5,000 gold coins!" Mu En's words instantly set Snow Wolf's men abuzz, and under the temptation of a huge reward, they all charged towards the cave entrance with renewed vigor.

  "Damn it, we're done for! Kill the son of a bitch!" The Blood Rose people were enraged too, their eyes all red with anger. They couldn't just sit there and wait to die.

  The Snow Wolf's men were extremely cunning and launched a fierce attack around the entrance, trapping Blood Rose inside and not allowing them to escape, forcing them to stay in the cave.

  After losing two or three brothers in a row, Paul's face became even more gloomy.

  Clara's face was somewhat pale, her lips tightly pursed, her body slightly trembling with urgency and anger.

  "Don't worry, there should be a way." Xiaoming patted Clara's shoulder and comforted her, while thinking to himself.

  "Squad leader, they're setting fires outside!" Zach caught a whiff of smoke and his expression changed, immediately alerting Paul.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, a thick smoke emerged from the cave, and flames rushed in, roaring and crackling with a loud popping sound.

  "Damn it, it's their wizard, actually wanting to trap us here and burn us to death!" Paul gritted his teeth, this Mu'en was ruthless, actually using this trick.

  Can't help but say, Mu En is indeed a master of sinister plots, and under normal circumstances, he can effortlessly take care of the Blood Rose gang.

  "Gushing Spring Technique!" Xiaoming waved his staff, and a deep blue light appeared, bursting forth from the ground like a fountain, instantly reducing the flames.

  "Magician!" Mu'en was startled the moment the water light appeared. When did Blood Rose also have a magician? And it seemed that their level wasn't low either.

  "Keep setting fires, I don't believe they can withstand it!" Mu En sneered.

  The situation was getting more and more critical, Xia Ming had been using water system magic to hold off the attack, but he wasn't proficient in water system magic. Moreover, the two magicians on the other side and nearly a hundred people were constantly increasing the flames, even he was having trouble holding on.

  "Xia Ming, this monster den is strange!"

  At this moment, Tang Ge, who had been anxiously pacing back and forth, suddenly lit up his eyes and shouted loudly.