Everyone rushed toward the Third Squad. At last, as they neared the location, they saw an area filled with terrifying heat waves. Anyone who approached could not help retreating, afraid that the scorching current would burn their skin.
Li Xiao nodded in satisfaction. This was the entrance to the underground passage. Their efficiency was impressive—they had found it so quickly.
The Desert Iron Mercenary Group members said with smiles, "This exit was originally buried beneath yellow sand. If this beauty hadn't said there was an aura here, we really might not have found the entrance."
Just as the group was overjoyed, piercing laughter suddenly rang out from around them. Amid great gusts of blowing sand, the Sha Zhi Mercenary Group arrived as well.
"Ha ha ha, where do you think you're going?"
The Da Dou Shi at the front was the leader of the Sha Zhi Mercenary Group, Luo Bu! The powerful pressure made the brothers Xiao Ding and Xiao Li turn solemn. They had not expected them to truly come.
Xiao Ding knew the strength of the Sha Zhi Mercenary Group well. Unless absolutely necessary, he did not wish to make enemies of them, so he stepped forward and said, "Everyone, the Desert Iron Mercenary Group is carrying out a mission. I hope you can make this convenient for us."
As the Dog-Head Strategist of the Sha Zhi Mercenary Group, Mo Xing immediately sneered, "Captain Xiao Ding, I haven't heard of the Mercenary Guild issuing such a mission. Besides, this is territory controlled by our Sha Zhi Mercenary Group. Is there anything improper about us coming here?"
Because Li Xiao's commission had been given directly to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and had not been posted through the Mercenary Guild, the Sha Zhi Mercenary Group had found an opening.