Rip Off Huo Lie Big Time!

Rustling sounds echoed through the forest, accompanied by heavy panting.

These sounds were like the footsteps of the Death God, relentlessly pushing the Flame Mercenary Group towards Fire Wolf Town.

The sounds of the Fire Wolf Pack grew closer.

When traveling through the forest, Magical Beasts that had always lived there were faster than humans.

"Ah!"

"No! Spare me!"

With a short plea for mercy, the sounds behind them abruptly stopped.

This sent a chill down the spines of everyone in the Flame Mercenary Group.

The Tall Man running at the front was a High-Star Dou Practitioner, his strength considered top-tier within the Flame Mercenary Group.

In fact, besides the Regiment Commander Huo Lie, he and a few others were the strongest High-Star Dou Practitioners.

But even with such strength, he dared not stop, facing the maddened Fire Wolf Pack.

He remembered Wang Wu voluntarily staying behind to cover their retreat, buying Mu She a sliver of hope.

But something happened, and Mu She ultimately seemed unable to escape.

Judging by the intense Energy Fluctuation that erupted at the end, Mu She had likely perished among the Fire Wolf Pack.

Under these circumstances, the Fire Wolf Pack was chasing them even more ferociously.

A bad premonition began to surface in the mercenary's mind.

Could it be that Mu She, unable to escape, had directly killed the Fire Wolf King Cub?

Only then would the Fire Wolf King pursue them so recklessly.

Because their Regiment Commander still held a Fire Wolf King Cub.

If his guess was correct.

The cub in the Regiment Commander's hand was likely the only Fire Wolf King Cub.

The Fire Wolf King was determined to reclaim its cub.

This was why it ordered the Fire Wolf Pack to pursue them so desperately.

As time passed, screams rose and fell from behind them.

It was as if the Death God was truly trailing them.

It stalked with slow steps, catching up to anyone who fell behind, and swiftly took their lives.

This feeling of waiting for death made the mercenary's heart pound violently.

It was as if an invisible giant hand was slowly clenching his heart, causing it to beat frantically, wanting to break free from the invisible hand.

The fear of impending death quickened his pace.

His agile steps landed heavily on a patch of fallen leaves. The next moment, he felt like he had stepped into empty space, and his body suddenly dropped.

Snap!

A toothed beast trap was suddenly triggered, biting fiercely into the mercenary's calf.

He let out a piercing scream.

"Damn it! Who set this trap!?"

Only then did he realize that among the screams echoing behind him, some might not have been from being caught by the Fire Wolf Pack, but from stepping into these traps!

Before he could free his leg from the beast trap.

A Fiery Red Figure appeared behind him like a ghost, its bloody maw lunging for his nape.

With the Fire Wolf Pack's pursuit alone, and his companions constantly delaying them, faster mercenaries could always make it back to Fire Wolf Town before being caught by the wolves.

But this was not just a wolf pack charge; there were also Death Soldiers who, tirelessly, had laid various traps along this route.

The combination of the two formed dangerous and deadly nooses.

Once their steps were delayed by the Death Soldiers' traps, the wolf pack would follow like a noose, strangling the mercenaries!

Lin Ze, through the perspective of the Death Soldiers, witnessed this exhilarating battle royale.

His Death Soldier traps and the wolf pack's charge had unexpectedly formed a blood-pumping Combination Skill.

It taught this group of ruthless mercenaries a profound lesson.

Unfortunately, these traps didn't have much effect on Huo Lie. After all, he was a true Dou Master.

His strength was far superior to ordinary mercenaries.

Whether it was the pit trap combined with beast traps or the hanging net traps made of special materials, Huo Lie reacted in time and dodged them.

Sensing this, Lin Ze scratched his head.

He decided to make one last attempt.

Since the Death Soldiers were distributed throughout this area, Lin Ze had multiple perspectives.

Being able to know everyone's trajectory in advance and wait for them.

Lin Ze controlled a Death Soldier to wait on Huo Lie's inevitable path.

This was also the trap the Death Soldiers had spent the most effort on.

The trap was simple, just excavating the space below.

A part of the arched structure was preserved above, allowing people to pass normally.

But as soon as the arched structure was destroyed, the soil layer above would instantly disintegrate and collapse.

Below, some tricky tools were arranged, waiting to welcome the person who fell.

Hearing the sound of running getting closer and closer, Lin Ze entered the Proxy State.

The moment Huo Lie rushed out of the dense jungle, Lin Ze immediately swung the cloth bag in his hand.

Dust flew towards Huo Lie, covering him.

Although Huo Lie was startled, he still reacted quickly. Dou Qi erupted from his body, directly shaking off the flying dust.

However, Huo Lie was much more careful than Mu She. He wrapped his arm around the Fire Wolf King Cub, protecting it in his embrace.

"You are the person in the dark!?"

Huo Lie roared at Lin Ze, surprised and angry.

He thought he had planned meticulously and prepared extensively for this mission.

He never expected that there would be a person in the dark targeting them.

Huo Lie could guess that the errand boy Wang Wu, who was deliberately left behind, must also be in league with the person in front of him.

Otherwise, with Mu She's strength, there was no way he would have died earlier than that group of errand boys.

And now, these people were going to make a move on him!

Lin Ze had no interest in answering Huo Lie's words.

After throwing out the dust from the cloth bag, Lin Ze circulated Dou Qi throughout his body and punched downwards.

Boom Fist!

Through the dust, Huo Lie's pupils contracted the moment he saw the Boom Fist.

He was actually not unfamiliar with this Dou Skill.

This was the same Dou Skill used by A-Liu, who had previously guided the Flame Mercenary Group's target towards the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Wang Wu, A-Liu, and the person in front of him who used the same Dou Skill as A-Liu!

All the clues seemed to connect.

From the moment the Flame Mercenary Group failed their first mission to acquire the Fire Wolf King Cub, they had been targeted.

Sensing this, Huo Lie felt a chill run down his spine.

He hadn't expected that, without a sound, the Flame Mercenary Group he led had fallen into the enemy's scheme.

It was like a small insect blindly walking on a spider web.

And every move of the small insect was clearly seen by the spider on the web.

And as the spider plucked the spider silk, the small insect sank deeper and deeper, until finally meeting its doom.

But!

He, Huo Lie, was unwilling!

Huo Lie believed he had figured it all out. He stomped his foot and charged towards Lin Ze.

However, as he exerted force with his foot, and with Lin Ze having already destroyed the arched structure, the soil layer he was standing on instantly collapsed.

Boom!

In his shock, Huo Lie unhesitatingly plunged his palm into the nearby soil layer.

However, to Huo Lie's surprise, that person actually jumped down without fear.

It was as if he was determined to drag Huo Lie to his death with him.

The charge of the Death Soldier was too sudden.

Although Huo Lie tried to dodge, he was hanging on the trap wall, with little room to maneuver. In the end, he was pulled down into the trap by the Death Soldier.

A fierce glint flashed in Huo Lie's eyes. He grabbed the Death Soldier's body, flipped himself, and used the Death Soldier as a cushion.

Facing the power of a Dou Master, the Death Soldier had no power to resist.

With a roar, he crashed onto the bottom of the trap!