Advancing in Formation

Another scream came from the flank and rear.

Since Saine and the Red Scale Captain walked at the front of the group, the subterranean creatures, realizing that the two were tough opponents, began to consciously avoid them and instead attack the weaker mercenary group members at the back.

The Red Scale Captain is not just a simple Advanced Knight Servant; the Red Scale Armor she wears is quite sophisticated.

This appears to be armor made from the hide of some rare and powerful magical beast, with faint traces of Element Power on it, indicating that it has been specially crafted by an alchemist.

With the protection of this scale armor, coupled with the Red Scale Captain's sweeping and powerful offensive style, Saine found that this tough woman was a match for Quasi-Knight.

"Red Scales" is her code name, not her real name.

Mercenaries Knight like her, who live on the edge of danger, often give themselves a code name.

Nicknames like "Violent Bear" and "Powerful Arm" are quite common.

The Red Scales one is a bit more elegant and would be suitable for female Knight.

Of course, this title may also be related to her scale armor and the name of her mercenary group.

Soon after the screams subsided, a message came from a mercenary.

Another person died; this time, they were attacked by a Black Bat that roamed the top of the cave.

These Black Bat, individually possessing the strength of Demonized Creature, swarmed up in a dense mass, causing even Intermediate Squire to become flustered.

It is understandable that there were personnel losses.

This time, the Red Scale Captain stopped in her tracks. She looked at Saine, who was not far from her, and said, "So far, we have lost five people."

"We can't go any further. I think we should take a break."

The Red Scale Captain's voice this time was not as harsh as when she confronted Earl Krupp in the tent.

This signifies that she has accepted Saine, especially after Saine saved her two brothers and then demonstrated a massive Fire Wall in front of her.

Indeed, compared to the Knight ' individual combat, the Mage ' area-of-effect attacks on the battlefield truly demonstrated what a massacre was.

Seven or eight Underground Subhuman who couldn't escape were burned to death in Saine's wall of fire.

In terms of efficiency, they far surpassed these mercenary Knight.

Facing the Red Scale Captain

Suggestions, or rather requests, did not move Saine's calm face.

After a long while, until the Red Scale Captain's patience was worn to the limit, Saine slowly spoke, "According to the information provided by the Giggson Duchy, this underground mine is not very large, which means that there must not be many subterranean Demi-human Tribes."

"Given the ratio of warriors to ordinary people among the demi-human race, maintaining this level of attacks should be their limit."

"Not all demi-humans can hurt your mercenaries. The physique of the vast majority of demi-humans is not even comparable to that of a human teenager."

"Their height determines their maximum strength," Saine said, turning to the Red Scale Captain.

"You seem to know a lot about Underground Subhuman?" Red Scale Captain raised a thick eyebrow and asked.

"There are so many types of demi-humans in the Wizard World; I only know a small part of them."

"Let's move forward quickly, I feel like we're almost at our destination."

"Since the attacks by the demi-humans here are far more intense than those in the areas of the other two mercenary groups, it means we are heading in the right direction." With that, Saine continued deeper into the cave.

"You said we're heading in the right direction, does that mean we can bring in the other two mercenary groups, and also the Giggson Duchy army that's watching from the sidelines?" Red Scale Captain asked, following behind Saine.

It seems this woman is not just physically strong as she appears.

To rise to the position of mercenary leader as a female Knight, one needs not only strength but also other abilities.

This time, faced with the Red Scale Captain's questioning, Saine considered it briefly before nodding and saying, "Okay."

With the Holy Tower Magician, Saine, personally giving his approval, Red Scales hurriedly dispatched his mercenaries to summon the other two mercenary groups and the soldiers of the Giggerson Kingdom outside.

When they met again, the noble Earl Krupp looked very unwell.

Although he was a noble count, Earl Krupp was far inferior to Saine's father Earl Grant.

This count must have consumed countless rare and precious herbs and the flesh Magic Beast Blood Meat to have managed to reach the level of Advanced Knight Servant.

But compared to Red Scales, Knight Attendant who had been through countless battles, Earl Krupp was far inferior.

Fortunately, he still had two capable Advanced Squire under his command, as well as those from the Giggerson Kingdom.

Military equipment.

Whether considering the number of people or the combat strength, these soldiers from the Giggerson Kingdom should be the main force in this underground exploration.

"Master Saine, according to the contracts we signed with those mercenary groups, this mission was contracted out to those mercenaries..." Earl Krupp said to Saine after they entered the underground.

However, Saine clearly had no energy to listen to his rambling and interrupted the bearded count, Saine coldly, "My mission is to investigate and record this monster mutation and madness incident. Do you want me to include your performance in the mission's memoirs?"

Saine's icy voice made Earl Krupp choke.

For a nobleman like him, the Azure Source Holy Tower was an unimaginable behemoth.

Whether it's hindering the Holy Tower mission or leaving a bad reputation within the Holy Tower, his path to nobility in the Giggerson Kingdom is nearing its end.

Having suffered a setback at Saine's hands, Earl Krupp slunk away and summoned his two personal guards to lead the soldiers.

Two young mercenaries from the Red Scale Mercenary Group, noticing the situation, boldly gave Saine a thumbs-up.

The Red Scale Captain didn't rush over to mock Earl Krupp at this crucial moment; she simply watched from a distance, focusing primarily on Saine.

The leaders of the other two mercenary groups also came to Saine to report the situation shortly afterward.

Although their two mercenary groups did not experience as many or as intense attacks after entering the underground mine as the Red Scale Mercenary Group.

However, because the group included many ordinary young men without Battle Qi spirit, and unlike the Red Scale Mercenary Group, they were not able to easily remove the toxins from the Underground Subhuman weapons with Saine's help.

So far, the total number of casualties suffered by the two mercenary groups has exceeded thirty.

Glancing at the two burly mercenary leaders, Saine said, "We haven't encountered that Quasi-Level Magical Beast yet, and we also don't know why those Underground Subhuman attacked us."

"We're almost at our destination. If you don't want to be wiped out, you'd better be careful."

Saine's words made the two burly men tense up.

They exchanged a glance and respectfully said, "Understood."