The party continued forward without stopping.
This road-no, strictly speaking, it could not be called a road at all. The places they passed through looked no different from ordinary wilderness. Yet Bagnell seemed extremely familiar with the terrain, easily finding his bearings without even needing any navigational equipment.
He knew where to find water and where there would be caves. Watching him, one could not help suspecting that he really had done this sort of work before. Xi Ping often teased him about it, but whenever Bagnell spoke of these Jungle Card Adepts, disdain always slipped into his voice.
"Are they weak?" Chen Mu asked, somewhat puzzled. In his view, anyone who could survive in the Jungle ought to have some ability.
Bagnell replied dismissively, "Individually, they aren't weak, and there really are some experts among them. But put them together, and they're nothing but a rabble. Against a regular army, they can only swallow defeat."
From his expression, one would have thought the force he currently commanded was a regular army.
Then Bagnell rubbed his chin and mused, "We could consider recruiting a few people there. Every base has a few unusual youngsters who are quite interesting. Getting them to join us would be pretty difficult, though."
The party advanced quickly, faster than Chen Mu had imagined.
They encountered countless wild beasts along the way, and the novice Card Adepts never had a day of rest. At first, they still suffered adverse reactions, but as they fought more and more battles, they gradually grew accustomed to it-accustomed to fighting.
This approach also exacted a heavy price from the party. Not one of the five squads remained at full strength. The first squad was in the best condition, with twenty-two combat units left. The other squads were mostly down to