The Fire Wolf King Cub

That evening.

The Death Soldier controlled by Lin Ze, A-Liu, was invited to the Flame Mercenary Group's headquarters, where he met the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's men.

They were bruised and battered, bound, and tossed onto the ground.

They looked like a bunch of caterpillars wearing clothes.

The young man hurried over to Huo Lie.

"Regiment Commander, I questioned them, but they're tight-lipped."

Huo Lie glanced at the young man and shook his head slightly.

At eighteen or nineteen, what did he know about interrogation?

Still, the young man was genuinely talented, so Huo Lie had entrusted him with important responsibilities.

Whenever something important came up, he would assign the young man to handle it.

"Brother A-Liu, shall we go take a look together?"

Huo Lie looked toward Lin Ze, who nodded.

Back in the private room at the tavern, Lin Ze had told Huo Lie the Death Soldier's name.

Huo Lie hadn't found the Death Soldier's name strange.

In ordinary families with many children, they often named them in order like that.

It was simple and easy to understand.

Take the name A-Liu, for example. Anyone could tell that he had five older brothers or sisters.

Huo Lie led his men over, while Lin Ze followed a few steps behind.

Among the people lying on the ground, one man had two bruised eyes. He turned onto his side, raised his head, and looked at Huo Lie.

"Regiment Commander Huo Lie, you captured us without reason or proof. Isn't that going too far!?"

Lin Ze looked at the man, who had two bruised eyes yet still wore an indignant expression, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

No wonder the Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had sent him to stir up trouble in Fire Wolf Town.

Even after being caught by the Flame Mercenary Group, he could still stubbornly deny everything.

He'd even withstood the Flame Mercenary Group's initial interrogation.

"Without reason or proof? But I have a witness who can prove you're with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group from Qingshan Town!"

"Not only that, you also led the Wolf Pack toward Fire Wolf Town!"

At Huo Lie's words, the man immediately began struggling violently.

"That's nonsense! I'm a mercenary from Fire Wolf Town. Who's trying to pin this on us?!"

"Bring him here! I'll confront him face-to-face!"

The man lying on the ground was named Liu Hu. He'd been sent to Fire Wolf Town to carry out a mission.

Although he hadn't completed it, he had still caused the Flame Mercenary Group's mission to fail.

His own failure was certainly frustrating, but seeing someone else fail too instantly cheered him up.

Thinking that he could finally finish the mission, return to Qingshan Town, and see his younger brother Liu Dali after so long, Liu Hu felt much better.

He hadn't expected to be cornered before they'd even finished recovering and left Fire Wolf Town!

Liu Hu and the others had just tried to grab their weapons when they were surrounded and beaten.

Whenever they tried to fight back, the beating only got worse.

Liu Hu was a perfect example.

Those two dark, swollen eyes had almost left him unable to open them.

Hearing Liu Hu's words, Huo Lie turned his head toward Lin Ze.

Lin Ze immediately stepped forward, speaking with a hint of hatred.

"The people of Fire Wolf Town might not know, but I came here from Qingshan Town!"

"I saw you wearing the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's insignia and following Hemon, the Third Commander of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group!"

At Lin Ze's words, Liu Hu's pupils contracted slightly.

He hadn't expected the man in front of him to be from Qingshan Town!

He wasn't one to draw attention to himself, and he was fairly steady by nature. He didn't like hanging around taverns and the like.

That was why the Regiment Commander had sent him to Fire Wolf Town.

Since he rarely showed his face, even if the mission failed and he was caught, the people of Fire Wolf Town wouldn't connect him to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

But no matter how much he disliked drawing attention, he still had to show himself when carrying out a mission.

Only someone who'd spent years in Qingshan Town could have seen him while he was out on a mission.

Liu Hu cursed inwardly. He couldn't believe he'd been so unlucky as to run into someone who'd lived in Qingshan Town for years, then come to Fire Wolf Town to make a living—and who'd happened to see him in the Magical Beast Mountain Range!

With so many coincidences piling up against him, Liu Hu felt at a loss for words.

How could anyone be this unlucky?!

Even so, he stubbornly retorted, "You're basing that on your word alone? Then I could say you're actually the one the Wolf Head Mercenary Group sent to Fire Wolf Town!"

Lin Ze replied coolly, "So you're going to keep denying it? Fine. We'll cut off your head and take it to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's headquarters. The Flame Mercenary Group's people may not recognize you, but the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's people will, won't they?"

"Then we can judge from their reaction whether you're one of their men!"

Everyone present looked at Lin Ze in surprise at his cold words.

They hadn't expected him to be so ruthless.

Liu Hu was startled too, and couldn't help saying, "What have I ever done to you? Why are you trying to ruin me!?"

Lin Ze had an idea. Perhaps he could use this opportunity to find out what the Flame Mercenary Group was after in the Fire Wolf Pack!

He paused briefly. Seeing that no one from the Flame Mercenary Group intended to stop him, he spoke.

"The Fire Wolf Pack you led here caused three of my brothers to die in the Magical Beast Mountain Range!"

"If it weren't for you, the Wolf Pack's attack would never have happened!"

"I'm no match for you, so I can only rely on the Flame Mercenary Group."

His voice took on a note of anger and hatred.

But Liu Hu was taken aback when he heard that.

If this was a deadly vendetta over his brothers, then it made sense that the man was so determined to pursue him.

But this man seemed to have seen only the tip of the iceberg.

Liu Hu turned toward Huo Lie and sneered.

"Regiment Commander Huo Lie, does deceiving such a hotheaded young man give you a sense of accomplishment?"

"I admit I'm with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, but the Flame Mercenary Group is hardly innocent when it comes to the Wolf Pack's attack!"

"You've been running around all these days for the Fire Wolf King Cub, haven't you?"

"If you get your hands on it, the Fire Wolf King will fly into a rage, and a Wolf Pack attack will be inevitable."

"Today's attack was nothing compared to the one the Fire Wolf King would lead himself!"

Hearing Liu Hu's words, Lin Ze thought, Just as I expected. I got him to spill the beans.

He feigned shock and looked at Huo Lie.

"Regiment Commander Huo Lie! He... is he telling the truth?!"

The man with the tousled hair stepped forward and spoke in a deep voice.

"Don't listen to him trying to drive a wedge between us. A man like that would say anything to save his own skin!"

He was about to say more, but Huo Lie raised a hand to stop him.

Huo Lie looked at Lin Ze and spoke solemnly.

"Brother A-Liu, I wasn't lying when I first said we were going to eliminate the Wolf King. There were just some details I hadn't explained."

"Since this man from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group wants to make wild accusations, let's set the record straight once and for all."