"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Within the forest, a serpentine Magical Beast, about three meters long with four limbs on its belly, crawled swiftly, its figure disappearing into the depths of the woods.
The Magical Beast's body was covered with signs of battle.
Large areas of the scales turned charred black, and in some places, large pieces of skin and flesh even fell off, revealing the tender pink flesh underneath.
" Netherworld Lock!"
"Laugh!"
Within the forest, accompanied by a low shout, two illusory white chains emerged from the trees.
It coiled Entanglement the running Magical Beast.
Soon, two chains tightly Entanglement the Magical Beast to the ground, rendering it unable to move.
"Hiss~"
With its body firmly controlled by the Netherworld Lock, the Magical Beast let out a piercing, sharp cry, its long, thin tongue protruding from its mouth as it tentatively searched for traces of the murderer in mid-air.
"Call!"
A whooshing sound rang out, and a huge black shadow suddenly appeared above the Magical Beast.
A massive black ruler, as tall as a person, slammed down on the Magical Beast's head with a dull thud.
Immediately following behind, a young man dressed in a tight-fitting outfit stepped out of the forest, his feet landing on the handle of the giant ruler.
The struggling Magical Beast on the ground gradually stiffened, until after a moment, it completely lost its breath.
"Not bad, you're already able to solo a second-tier demonic lizard."
A faint voice echoed through the forest, and another figure emerged from behind a tree. This person was completely shrouded in a black robe, and even his hands were covered with black gloves.
"Hehe, the combination of Soul Skill and Dou Technique can produce effects far exceeding my expectations."
Xiao Huohuo held a dagger in his hand and inserted it into the Magical Beast's head. With a gentle flick, a blue Magic Core fell into his hand.
Just as Xiao Yan was about to speak, he suddenly noticed something, gestured to Xiao Huohuo, and then jumped up a large tree and hid.
Xiao Huohuo picked up the Heavy Xuan Ruler and hid it as well.
As for the lizard's corpse...
Apart from its Magic Core and its scaly skin, this demonic lizard had nothing of value. Therefore, Xiao Huohuo had no intention of keeping it.
The two had just concealed themselves when a series of hurried footsteps sounded.
"Wait, wait for me!"
"Hurry, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group is right behind us!"
"Do you want to die? Run faster, or they'll definitely kill you to silence you."
Chaotic footsteps rushed over, and then, in Xiao Yan's sight, four figures emerged disheveled from the depths of the woods.
His clothes were in a terrible state, covered in mud and stained with some unknown foul-smelling slime, making him look extremely disgusting.
"Hehe, where are you running off to?"
A burst of laughter rang out, followed by the appearance of several more figures who immediately blocked the four of them.
The person in the lead was only Five-Star Dou Zhe (a powerful martial artist), and behind him, four Dou Zhe each occupied a position, along with several mercenaries who had not yet reached the Dou Zhe level, all staring fiercely at the four.
"Ah!"
Among the four, one of the youths, seeing that they had fallen into the enemy's encirclement, immediately looked terrified and spoke to the leader:
"Let us go, please let us go, we didn't hear anything..."
Hahahaha.
Hearing the young man's pleas for mercy, the mercenaries surrounding them exchanged glances, their eyes filled with mocking smiles. One of them threw a dagger at the four men and said:
"Fine! If you take care of the other three, I'll let you go, how about it?"
"You..." The young man stared at the dagger on the ground, cursing angrily.
"You've gone too far!"
Of the four, the slightly older middle-aged man reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder, reassuringly saying, "That's enough."
Then, the middle-aged man looked at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members surrounding them and said:
"You wanted to kill them to silence them, but why go to such extremes?"
A glint of ruthlessness flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes as he spoke loudly:
" The Wolf Head Mercenary Group learned that Xiao Yi Xian had secretly acquired a cave, which contained gold, silver, treasures, secret manuals, and all sorts of martial arts techniques."
They even have Black Tier Dou Technique, but they just want to kill us to silence us!
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, several members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group remained expressionless.
However, those mercenaries who hadn't even reached the level of Dou Zhe instantly had a glint of greed in their eyes.
"Sit tight, all of you! If anyone messes up this mission, the guild leader will skin you alive! As long as you contribute to the guild, what can't you earn? Don't get any ideas you shouldn't have..."
Within the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, the leader, Five-Star Dou Zhe, swept his gaze over the group and spoke loudly.
Sure enough, upon hearing the young man's shouts, everyone immediately calmed down.
This is enough to show the extent of the prestige the regimental commander, as described by the young people, held among them, or perhaps even instilled fear in them.
"Heh, you've got some cleverness, but you lot aren't getting away today."
After reprimanding the crowd, the young man's gaze fell on the four people in the center, and he said indifferently:
"Don't waste your time trying to sow discord. You think you can instigate internal strife? Too bad you don't understand the commander's methods. You're doomed to fail."
"Is that so?" The middle-aged man said loudly, his voice trembling slightly.
"My friends in the shadows, now that you know this, you'd better run!"
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group sneered, "Trying to pull that trick again?"
However, before his smile could last long, a mercenary beside him sniffed the air and his expression immediately changed.
"Boss, there really are people around here! There's a smell of blood!"
The young man's face darkened upon hearing his subordinate's words. He waved his hand and said:
"Seal off the entire venue!"
The members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group immediately looked around warily, while the young man who had detected the scent of blood quickly found the demonic lizard that Xiao Huohuo had killed. Looking at the still-rigid corpse of the lizard, he spoke:
"That Magical Beast just died; the other party is probably hiding nearby!"
Looking at the Magic Core ripped out and its blood still coagulating, the young man's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
He glanced around but couldn't find Xiao Yan and the others, so he said:
"Who is this hidden friend? I am Shi Yang from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Please come out and meet me!"
Unfortunately, neither Xiao Yan nor Xiao Huohuo showed up.
"A cave dwelling?" From the tree, Xiao Huohuo looked at Xiao Yan and whispered:
"I wonder what's inside this cave..."
Xiao Yan rolled his eyes upon hearing this and complained to Xiao Huohuo, "What, haven't you learned enough Dou Technique from your senior?"
A mere Dou Zhe at the Dou Zhe realm, possessing three Black Tier Dou Technique and one Earth Tier Dou Technique.
This net worth is a level of wealth that many powerful families cannot match.
Especially in places like Wutan City in the past, a single scroll of Yellow Tier High Level cultivation technique was already considered the core cultivation technique of a family.