Jason accepted another task.
He didn't care whether the previous mission was a scam or not, since the purchase price was indeed lower than in the city, and the only place to buy them at a lower price was the South Sea; besides, he did need these Soul Pearl to replenish his soul, so he hadn't lost out.
This time, Jason is in luck; a mission leads directly to the Bone Dragon Prefecture, allowing him to reunite with his other two clones. However, the problem is that this mission seems a bit dangerous.
The mission is to protect the employer and a shipment of goods to Bone Dragon Prefecture. The contents of the goods are confidential, and the entire escort team consists of three hundred people. The strongest members of the team are two Six-Star Fiend, four Five-Star Fiend, and twelve Four Star Fiend.
It seemed a bit dangerous, but since it didn't involve star promotion, it should be simpler than the first escort mission Linley and his crew took on in the original story. Jason weighed his own abilities and felt that the risk was acceptable, so he accepted the assignment.
The employer was a Highgod who looked like a fair-skinned young man, named Frank.
Jason, as Highgod, was still placed among the Highgod despite his relatively low star rating.
"Lord Jason is only Two-Star Fiend?" After exchanging words with several powerful figures, Frank took the time to talk to Jason.
"I happened to break through while traveling, and this time I just wanted to go back to my family along the way." Jason appeared to be a traveler without much guile.
Frank nodded. He could roughly sense from Jason's aura that Jason was Highgod who had broken through on his own, and guessed that his strength was probably at the level of Four Star Fiend.
"Afterwards, I can pay you 80% of the commission for Four Star Fiend. I hope you will protect me in the future."
"I will certainly do my best."
Frank nodded in acknowledgment and then proceeded to the area of Midgod.
Actually, there was another Highgod in the team who, like Jason, had not reached the Four Star Fiend level. She was a female Highgod. Judging from her aura, Jason suspected that she had also just broken through to become Highgod, and she also had the kind of aloofness that belonged to a "god" who had just come from the Material Plane to the Netherworld.
Jason did not exchange any words with the other party.
The team members stayed together in a large hall for a whole day before returning to their respective rooms. This was an unspoken rule among Fiend: on the first day of a mission, they needed to get to know each other to avoid accidentally killing their teammates in a melee with the enemy.
Jason returned to his room and began absorbing the Soul Pearl.
Before accepting the mission, he bought more than a hundred bottles of Netherworld River Water in the city. He didn't dare to buy too many at once, as he was about to take his family to the Infernal Realm and Jason didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
Two years have passed.
As expected, this mission was very troublesome, which was something most of the Fiend had anticipated.
"So, what exactly are we escorting this time? It's only been two years, and we've already encountered bandits five times." Several of the more active Highgod Fiend in the group communicated through the wall using their divine senses.
Such a large-scale Fiend team, the bandit gang that dared to launch the attack were no ordinary bandits.
"It must be related to the internal strife in the Bone Dragon Prefecture. This region has been the most chaotic in the northern part of the continent in recent years," another Highgod said casually.
One of the more composed Six-Star Fiend advised, "These attacks haven't been strong; they're probably just tests. Everyone should be extra vigilant during this time."
"No problem--"
Jason's presence in the team was neither high nor low; everyone assumed that he and another two-star level Highgod were the two weakest Highgod in the team.
He usually cultivates or absorbs Soul Pearl in his room; when they have free time, they drink together, Jason occasionally goes too, but he doesn't deliberately get too close to those two Six-Star Fiend.
In the eleventh year.
A divine sense transmitted. "Everyone, everyone be careful! A large group of enemies is gathering! This time it seems they're serious!"
Jason, who was cultivating, frowned.
"It's been two years since the last attack by a band of robbers led by Highgod. It seems we're preparing for a decisive battle this time."
Jason rose and joined the Highgod.
Two Five-Star Fiend on guard reported, "There are thirty-seven Highgod and over five hundred Midgod on the other side."
The surrounding Fiend had no complaints, nor did they question the origins of Frank's enemies.
They were all seasoned Fiend, and they were prepared for this kind of task when they accepted it.
"Twelve Four Star Fiend, along with Jason and Bessalie, will lead the Midgod in pairs to meet the enemy; Five-Star Fiend will follow us in the charge." The two Six-Star Fiend quickly assigned combat tasks.
Bessalie was the Highgod in the team who, like Jason, hadn't reached the Four Star Fiend.
In battles between Four Star Fiend, Midgod- Fiend can still contend with each other by sheer numbers. But for Five-Star Fiend and above, even elite Midgod- Fiend would find it difficult to withstand the onslaught, and might even be accidentally injured by the scattered power of their teammates.
Fiend, when facing large-scale battles, Fiend of five stars and above generally fight alone and keep their distance from Midgod.
At this point, Frank said, "Leave some to protect me."
The two Six-Star Fiend looked around. "Jason and Bessalie are leading a team of Midgod to protect Mr. Frank."
Jason had no objection; the position was neither good nor bad, and the level of risk depended entirely on how the battle unfolded.
Two Six-Star Fiend, leading four Five-Star Fiend, headed straight for the high- Highgod bandits who were in the center of the enemy's command.
The bandits' strategy was completely different from that of the Fiend. Apart from the three Highgod in the center, the other bandits swarmed forward in a chaotic mass.
Such a large number of bandits usually only come together through short-term alliances of several or even a dozen groups; to have unified command is a pipe dream. The three Highgod who acted as mediators followed the bandits' usual practice: after the bandit leaders succeeded, they divided the spoils according to their merits, and whichever of their subordinates stole something kept it.
Ordinary bandits were clearly easier to deal with than the Midgod Fiend led by the Four Star Fiend.
The Fiend couldn't have asked for this more.
This mission is obviously dangerous, but we still have to take it, all for the sake of an exhilarating battle.
The ranged attacks of nearly a thousand Midgod blotted out the sky, causing a chaotic accumulation of elements in this area, even in the vast Netherworld.
A blue javelin hurtled straight at him. Jason made a grasping motion with his left hand, holding a golden glove, and conjured a phantom hand in front of him. The two javelins collided and shattered.
The cyan javelin shattered into a stream of cyan Wind Divine Power, which then coalesced into a human form.
"Five-Star Fiend specializing in Windwalking Technique and wind element?" Jason thought to himself.
Seeing the Fiend surrounding Jason, the opponent instantly transformed into a javelin and fled into the distance.
This was actually a master hidden among ordinary bandits; he tried to launch a sneak attack but was thwarted.
Jason stared at the trail left by the other party, feeling resentful.
Previously, with his main body present, even without the speed of his Lightning Clone, he could still maintain the speed of a normal Five-Star Fiend. However, now that both his main body and Water Clone have remained on the Yulan Continent, his speed is currently only at the level of Four Star Fiend, and he can't even use his prized Crystal Space.
Frank and the group of Fiend beside him were quite surprised. Jason's attack just now was definitely at the level of Five-Star Fiend, and moreover, it was a rare Highgod of Edicts of Fate in the Netherworld.
Jason paid no attention to these things, his gaze fixed on the battle groups where the two leaders were located in the distance.
There were more than a dozen Highgod fighting in that area, and no Midgod dared to approach.
"The strongest members of the bandit group are three Six-Star Fiend. It seems they have powerful backers. I wonder which faction Frank belongs to during the internal strife in the Bone Dragon Prefecture."
Suddenly, a small group of bandits, led by the same Five-Star Fiend- level Highgod bandit, broke through the Fiend ' blockade and charged towards Jason's location.