Chapter 23: Wolf Flame Mercenary Corps

  On this side, Hao Ren and the others still did not know that Warlight had successfully contracted with the two Magic Roots that had left them in a sorry state, and were now sitting on the ground listlessly.

  "What to do? What to do? Are we just going to abandon our pride and flee alone?" Shang Qi was filled with regret, clutching his head. He had never hated himself as much as he did now. If only he were a bit stronger...

  "It's all my fault, if I hadn't picked that flower, none of this would have happened." Yu Mei covered her face and wept uncontrollably.

  The wooden statue sat silently on the stone, but the low air pressure around it made the small animals nearby retreat three feet away, not daring to get close.

  "Don't be like this, it's already happened, what's the use of being sad?" He thought of the promise he made to the elder before they set out, and felt like a joke. At first, he was very unhappy about bringing such a small child on the mission, but now, it was this smallest child who had risked his life to save them, fighting for their chance to live. Punching the tree with all his might, even if blood was dripping down, couldn't dispel the hatred in his heart!

  "What shall we do now?" Shang Qi asked in confusion.

  "Alright, everyone cheer up, we'll go back and take a look... see what the situation is, then make further plans. If... if... we'll first go back and inform the college." Hao Ren composed himself and spoke, receiving unanimous agreement.

  On this side, the war lightly crazy followed the guidance of the demon child, running with all his might. Some demons felt the double-stranded magic aura on her body and were frightened to flee in all directions. Trees, flowers, and demons whizzed by until they stopped at a cliff thousands of feet high. It was like a heavenly ravine, looking down, shrouded in mist, and it was impossible to see what was below.

  "Master, it's just over there. However, the Sharp-beaked Black Hawk likes to build its nest next to the Red Cloud Fruit. After eating it, the beak of the Sharp-beaked Black Hawk can become even harder. Master, or else I'll help you pick some!"

  "I'll come myself."

  No one can help anyone forever, this is an undisputed fact. So many years of life and death have made her understand that only by strengthening her own strength can she be invincible. No matter how difficult or dangerous it is, she will always face the challenge head-on, overcome all difficulties, because that is the pride of her warrior spirit!

  Let the demon child take root in the soil, wrapping its thick roots around her waist, and slowly crawling downwards. As she moves closer, a huge nest appears in front of her, not far from the Red Cloud Fruit. Just as she's about to grab it, a massive black shadow suddenly dives down from the sky. Seeing the shadow getting closer and closer, Warlight makes a forceful movement with her foot, spinning 360 degrees, swinging from one side to the other, grabbing onto a protruding rock. Warlight looks up at the black shadow.

  Sharp-beaked Black Eagle! The iron hook-like beak shone brightly, circled once, and charged at her again. War Light Crazy secretly used his spiritual power, thinking it was just in time! A fireball twice as big as usual fiercely smashed towards the Sharp-beaked Black Eagle, accompanied by a sharp eagle cry, only to see its black shiny feathers burned bald, its head plummeting straight down, disappearing from view soon after.

  Danger eliminated, War Light Crazy stared at the three red cloud fragrant fruits, her eyes fixed. But when her hand just touched it, the red cloud fragrant fruit disappeared, and this time she was stunned, unable to understand. She returned to the cliff first, and then carefully thought back.

  Asked the little monster, the little monster said it didn't know either, wanted to pick another one, the little monster said there wasn't any left. Feeling a bit disappointed, Warlight prepared to head back.

  But Heaven has made her a hero, and now, hearing the sounds of fighting and barking coming from ahead, Zhan Liangcun uses his wood-based spiritual power to hide himself in a large tree.

  A vast amount of yellow smoke is coming, look! A huge pack of mastiffs, at least a hundred or so, the pack of mastiffs keeps chasing after a group of people in front, there are men and women in the group, they fight back while retreating, some have already been injured.

  With no way out, the pack of wolves surrounded the group on the cliff, eyes gleaming with ferocity, baring their teeth and drooling foul-smelling saliva.

  "Young master, there's a cliff behind us and we can't escape. Dying is not worth regretting. But even if I have to sacrifice my own life, I'll make sure to clear a path for you. Just hope that you can safely bring back the herbs and save our captain's life." A burly man grasped his large knife in front of his chest, vigilantly gazing at the pack of wolves as he spoke to the severely injured young man behind him.

  "No, Uncle, how can I abandon you? If something happens to you, I'll have the face to see my father?" The young man was covered in wounds and could barely stand, but despite his disheveled state, he couldn't hide his dignified demeanor, his sharp facial features, piercing eyes, straight nose bridge, and full lips that were slightly pale due to excessive blood loss.

  Just as the warlord was sizing them up, that pack of wolfhounds had already pounced. To save or not to save? If they didn't save them, these people would probably lose their lives here, and looking at the young master's appearance, he didn't seem like a particularly evil person either.

  After understanding, Zhan Lightcrazy jumped up from the tree, countless fireballs lined up in a row, both hands pushed forward, and the fireballs flew out, directly exploding heads, bloody and violent!

  Ling Han stared at this sudden scene in shock, he had already prepared himself for death, but suddenly a lifesaver appeared. Ah, the lifesaver was very violent! However, his strength was extremely powerful, could such a young Spirit King turn the tide? At this moment, the excitement in his heart was indescribable, great difficulties will not kill him, there must be good fortune afterwards!

  A pack of quokkas were ambushed from behind, and a large number of them immediately turned around and rushed towards the enemy. She seemed to be able to smell the foul odor coming from them, which was unbearable for her who loved cleanliness. Picking up a withered "tree root" from the ground, she made a clever move, swinging the tree root in several circles towards the group of people. The tree root then flew back, and in an instant, a scene of people flying in mid-air unfolded. A line of people fell to the ground, and a rain of fire killed more than 20 quokkas, forcing them to the edge of the cliff.

  "Inferno Slash!"

  In an instant, a fiery red blade chopped down, and the edge of the cliff was neatly severed. Dozens of mastiffs fell with the rocks, and the sound of their mournful barks could still be heard. The cliff beneath her feet was still smoking, not a single blade of grass grew.

  Crisis averted, Zhan Qinghuan came back to her senses and looked at these people. The tree root that had just helped her rescue was nowhere to be seen.

  "Thank you for saving my life." The big man who had just spoken made a fist and bowed.

  "You're welcome. Who are you?"

  "Your Excellency, we are from the Wolf Flame Mercenary Group. This is our young master. We came here to search for a certain herb and didn't expect an accident to happen. Thank you for saving us, we're deeply grateful."

  The most seriously injured young man came to her with the support of others, "I am Ling Han, the young master of Langyan Mercenary Group. Thank you for saving me. I don't know where you are from, but I will repay you in the future if there is a chance."

  "You don't have to repay me." Having understood roughly, Zhan Qing wanted to leave, but she was worried about Shang Qi and the others.

  "Cut it out, what's with the show... What's so great about that..." A faint voice came from the crowd, but everyone heard it. Someone was being provocative, and it wasn't just a matter of doing good deeds without leaving a name anymore.

  "Shut up! What kind of thing are you!" The big man scolded her, glaring at her fiercely, the faces of others also looked indignant.

  "Please calm down, she doesn't understand things, don't mind it. After we return, we will definitely teach her a good lesson." Ling Han's face was slightly awkward as he looked at Zhan Qingkuang, with a hint of cold light flashing in his eyes. It was all because of this Wu Xiaowei, who was lazy and greedy, and only cared about money. If it weren't for the sake of her mother's face, they wouldn't have brought her along on this trip. If it weren't for her, they wouldn't have encountered the wolf pack and suffered such heavy losses. Now she still had no shame in speaking out of turn, he really wanted to split open her skull and see what was inside, how could there be someone so stupid?

  "Don't take this as an example." He glanced at her and turned to leave, what a bother, causing trouble for no reason, if only he had known earlier, he wouldn't have bothered.

  Feeling her anger, Yao'er stepped forward to comfort her, "Don't be angry, Master, or else I'll go back and suck them dry."

  "No need, it's not worth it for such a small ant. Didn't you suck enough just now?" The tree root that disappeared after saving people was indeed the demon child. As expected, it wasn't Warlight who made a loss-making deal!

  "Master, just a little bit like that, how can it be enough?" Yao'er complained.

  "Alright, next time I get the chance, you can eat to your heart's content." But why do all her contracted magical beasts love eating so much?! It was only then that she remembered the Gluttony that she had taken in as a magical beast.

  As expected, Xiao Bao came out and shouted: "The master is so cruel, he doesn't care about me, and I'm starving. I'm angry!"

  Feeling the uneasy and mischievous spirit, Zhen lightly comforted it before smiling at the spoiled and playful Pao. "Alright, alright, Pao is hungry, so Master will make something delicious for you, okay?"

  "A lot more."

  "Good."

  "It's very delicious."

  "Good."

  She carefully advanced into the space, feeding her precious son well, but found that the previously disappeared Red Cloud Fragrance had been planted in rows and columns, five ridges, each with twenty pieces, a total of one hundred. The small fruit's purple outer skin, each with a red cloud pattern on top, looked adorable. Prosperous! Prosperous! She happily fed her precious son, then gazed at the Red Cloud Fragrance, laughing so hard she couldn't close her mouth. It turned out that previously, things couldn't be brought into the space because the life energy was too proud! The space was also arrogant!

  Recovering from her emotional turmoil, Xiaoye brought two beasts to cook and eat, unaware of the disappointment, self-blame, and resentment that awaited her on the other side.

  Hao Ren and the others carefully arrived at the place where they had previously fought against the demon, but except for a broken tree trunk, sand and stones, as well as burn marks from the big fire, nothing was left. The Lightcrafter was gone, even that demonic plant was nowhere to be seen.

  Shang Qi suddenly fell to the ground, "It's gone, it's all gone, nothing is left..."

  Yu Mei cried out loud, and Mu Tong looked at them, not knowing how to comfort her, his heart also aching.

  "Alright, stop crying. The task has been delayed. Let's head back to the academy and report this to the elder." Hao Ren looked up at the sky, clenched his fists, and blinked away the tears that were about to fall.

  He looked at him with a bewildered expression, then glanced at the land in front of him. He was truly incompetent, and when faced with danger, he still had to rely on someone younger than him for protection. Now that she was lightly wounded, whether she lived or died was unknown, and he couldn't even avenge her. This thought filled his heart with sorrow.