"Good thing Xiaoxing and I contacted the Yue Ye Merchant Company ahead of time. Otherwise, this many demons would have worn us down to death." Gandalf held a golden staff, standing opposite Lin Xin on either side of the other spellcasters from the two Demon Hunt Squads, guarding them.
If the two squads hadn't had so many melee fighters, Gandalf would have insisted on charging in with a sword to hack at the demons.
Noticing Xue Meng's puzzled look beside him, Bai Xiaoxing spread his hands helplessly and switched to the communication channel.
"From a certain perspective, he isn't wrong," Bai Xiaoxing explained. "If our squads had left before the Yue Ye Merchant Company, we would have run into this demon army first. Unless we could persuade both captains to take a long detour-and that's assuming they agreed-our mission to explore the Cave of Dreadful Wails would definitely have been toast."
"Mm." Xue Meng nodded slightly. "And waiting until the Yue Ye Merchant Company was attacked before setting out wouldn't work either, because getting through the demons' border checkpoint would be even harder then. So leaving with the Yue Ye Merchant Company really was our best option."
Turning to look at Long Haochen beside him, Yue Chen couldn't help asking, "Excited?"
Caught off guard by the question, Long Haochen froze, the eagerness still on his face, then answered instinctively, "It's been so long since I last fought alongside you, Brother Yue."
"Aren't you nervous?" Yue Chen asked with a chuckle. "From what we can see, the demon army sent to intercept the Yue Ye Merchant Company isn't large enough to pose much of a threat to our two Demon Hunt Squads. But have you forgotten that we're near the border of Narik Province? More-and stronger-demon forces could arrive to