Chapter 149: The Wisdom of the Magic Beast

  "I've caught wind of water." A voice came from ahead, Xanthe's: "You two hold on a bit longer, we'd best make for the spring to rest."

  Mo Xinkuo reluctantly raised his head and asked: "How much farther is it?"

  "Not far, just a little further ahead, we should be able to hear the sound of the spring water."

  Moxinke had to muster up his spirit and continue leading the way forward. However, those female mages and two auxiliary priests were still dissatisfied with Moxinke's earlier rudeness and were quietly reprimanding him in hushed tones. Asa seemed to have a lot of authority among the young people, he walked over and said a few words, and those female mages immediately fell silent.

  Not far from here, I saw a spring, although the span of the spring was very narrow, less than two meters, but in this dark and dense forest, it was also a small piece of blessed land. At least, sunlight could be seen here, and there was real, tender green grass.

  Several female magicians cheered and ran upstream to the spring, their bodies covered with mud and various colored juices, just in need of a good wash.

  Moxinke sat down by the side of the spring, placing his giant sword beside him. Sasou and Leizhe also sat down next to Moxinke. Yasha hesitated for a moment before walking towards Han Jin's side.

  In just two hours, their mood had undergone a drastic change. Asa knew that they had come too hastily, with almost no preparation, but who could blame them? It was the principal who said to set off immediately, and even if he had more guts, he wouldn't dare to disobey the principal of the Magic Academy.

  Han Jin took out a few pieces of dried meat from the space ring and threw them to Mo Xinkuo and others, and he also put a piece of dried meat into his mouth, chewing slowly. "Cough... I don't quite understand something." Yasha had already walked over.

  "What?" The gazes of Han Jin and several others fell on Asa.

  "Those magical teleportation arrays in Gū Yá City aren't used frequently, are they?"

  "The teleportation magic circle is a great source of wealth for the Mercenary Guild. If it weren't used frequently, what would they eat and drink?" Mo Xinko said.

  "Why is it... that even roads can't be found here? Is it that no one has ever come before?"

  "You're talking about this," said Mo Xinkai slowly, "The magic teleportation array can only transport people to a certain area, but there is no accurate location, either on this side of the mountain or that side, or even running to another mountain."

  "How could this be?" Azusa said with a look of surprise on her face: "What if someone is transported to a group of demons?"

  "This kind of thing has indeed happened before." Mo Xinkai replied: "What else can be done? Fight, if you can't beat them then die."

  "This... this... is too irresponsible!" Asa angrily said: "They are making a joke with people's lives!"

  "Coming to the Monster Forest is an adventure in itself, what did you come here for?" Mo Xinko said with a hint of a smile: "If you're afraid of adventure, then you shouldn't have come."

  Azusa paused for a moment: "But they can completely build a fixed magic teleportation array in the forest, and then send someone to guard it. With the power of the Mercenary Guild, can't even this be done?"

  "You're thinking too simply."

  "Is it simple?"

  "It is said that at first, the Mercenary Guild did indeed build several fixed magic teleportation arrays in the forest, but then something unexpected happened."

  "What's unexpected?" Azah asked curiously.

  Han Jin and others also became curious, although Mo Xin Ke had never set foot in the depths of the Tala Xia mountain range, but he was born and raised in Gou Ya City, so naturally he knew more than others.

  "Since the establishment of the magic teleportation array, it has greatly facilitated the mercenaries. The frequency of mercenaries entering and exiting the Magic Beast Forest has also increased. Near one of the magic arrays, there is a pack of Wind Wolves. For mercenaries, Wind Wolves are a very good prey. Wolf skin can be used to make leather armor, wolf teeth can be used to make magic swords, and if they're lucky, they can even obtain a few magic crystals. Moreover, Wind Wolves are only fifth-tier magic beasts, not a big threat."

  Han Jin and others listened with relish, and Asa asked: "Then what?"

  "Although the Storm Wolves are always active in groups, ... humans are far stronger than magical beasts." Mo Xinko pointed to his own head: "An experienced mercenary has too many ways to deal with a pack of Storm Wolves. Under the constant attacks of the mercenaries, the number of wolves decreased drastically."

  "I don't know when, but a wolf king was born in that pack of wolves, a true wolf king! Ordinary Wind Wolves can at most become sixth-tier magical beasts after advancing, but the strength of that wolf king... is said to have already reached eighth or ninth tier."

  "Eight and nine seem like nothing special either?" Azah said.

  "What's the hurry?" Mo Xinke glanced at Asa with a hint of white in his eyes: "A few high-ranking mercenaries noticed the Wolf King, because they knew that they might get a piece of variant magic crystal. But then, the Wolf King suddenly abandoned its wolf pack and disappeared into the forest. When it reappeared again, it brought back tens of thousands of Wind Wolves."

  "Tens of thousands? You must be joking!" Lei Zhe was shocked. With his abilities, if he were surrounded by tens of thousands of Wind Wolves, there would only be one dead end. His stealth technique could only hide his shadow, not truly make him disappear. If the wolf pack didn't disperse, he wouldn't be able to fly out of thin air either. Once the effect of his stealth wore off, he would be torn into pieces by the wolves. Moreover, a wolf's sense of smell was extremely keen and would definitely locate his position.

  "Are you kidding me? Thousands of mercenaries were torn apart by wolves, and I'd joke about that?" Mo Xinko's eyes widened.

  "This is impossible!" Azha shook his head and said, "The combat power of the mercenaries is much stronger than that of the Wind Wolves. Those tens of thousands of Wind Wolves can't pose a threat to several thousand mercenaries!"

  "Are you listening? If not, I won't say anything more." Mo Xinkai shut his mouth.

  "Wait..." Azusa hastily smiled and apologized: "Sorry, I won't interrupt you again."

  "Hmm!" Mo Xinko hummed: "The wolf king led the pack to attack the guards of the magic teleportation array, and strangely, after killing the guards, they didn't destroy the teleportation array. Instead, they kept guarding it, and every time the array was activated, dozens of mercenaries would be teleported over, only for the wolf pack to launch another attack. Maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe the wolf king really can understand human language. The guards of the teleportation array change shifts every ten days, and on the day the wolf king led the pack to attack the guards, it just so happened to be the first day of the shift change. As a result, for an entire ten days, all the mercenaries who teleported over were killed by the wolf pack."

  "Will the Mercenary Corps never be found?" Han Jin asked calmly.

  "No." Mo Xinkai shook his head: "The mercenaries will only go to the Tala Xia mountain range after receiving enough tasks, it's normal that they can't complete their tasks in ten days."

  "How was it finally discovered?" Sasori asked.

  "After ten days, the rotating mercenaries went through the transmission array, but the mercenaries who were supposed to return never came back. This raised suspicions among the Mercenary Guild, and they sent more mercenaries over again, still with no news. Finally, a vice president, said to be a 10th-tier professional, personally led a team through the transmission array to investigate the cause, only to... disappear as well."

  Sasori and others involuntarily took a cold breath, just looking at Gerald, they knew what kind of combat power a tenth-level professional had. Listening to Mo Xinkou's tone, the vice president was actually lost under the wolf's kiss. This is no longer an issue of strength, but that wolf pack is too crazy!

  "The castle of Gonying was in chaos, some mercenaries said that the magic array had a problem and connected to another dimension. However, after repeated checks by the mages, the magic array was normal! In the end, the leader of the Mercenary Association at that time... I forgot his name, he led some high-ranking professionals from another transmission array to the Tala Xia mountain range, and then rushed to the scene of the incident."

  Saying this, Mo Xinko let out a light sigh: "Ten days later, they finally approached the magic array, only to find that it had become a true hell. There were corpses everywhere, both human and wolf. A majestic, blood-red-eyed wolf king led tens of thousands of Wind Wolves, guarding the magic array with their lives."

  Finally, the leader of the Mercenary Guild rushed back to Lonely Cliff City and issued a city-wide announcement. He said that this was no longer a hunt or counter-hunt, but a war - a war launched by the wolf pack against Lonely Cliff City! He called on all mercenaries to take up their arms and join the battle.

  "What's next?" Azah couldn't help but ask again.

  "You just said that if the mercenaries could unite, the wolf pack wouldn't be a match for humans." Mosike said: "Then the wolf pack was defeated, but not one of the Storm Wolves escaped. They fought alongside their king until their last breath."

  "Who would have thought that a beast could possess such wisdom." Azah sighed.

  "Unexpected things are many." Mo Xinkai said lazily: "Actually, demons aren't that scary."

  "What's scary is what?"

  "High-ranking professionals of all intelligent species, including humans and elves, are the ones to be feared." Mo Xinko said: "Among mercenaries, there are often some small frictions. If no one mediates or controls them, they will eventually escalate into hatred. A long time ago, a mercenary group learned that the leader of an opposing mercenary group would be passing through a magic array in the western part of the Tala Xia mountain range on the second day at dawn. They ambushed near the magic array and attacked as soon as the opposing group's leader appeared, killing even the guards of the magic array. Later, the Mercenary Guild simply dismantled the magic arrays in the forest and replaced them with one-way magic arrays, changing the transmission coordinates to random locations within a certain area, similar to how it is now."

  "Is this really happening? Why can't they just sit down and talk things through?" Azza asked.

  Lei Zhe and Sasu O couldn't help but laugh out loud, Mo Xin Ke opened his mouth, he was defeated, really didn't know what to say next.

  "The greatest principle of this world is that you have what kind of power." The young principal of the Magic Academy suddenly interjected, her gaze sweeping across Han Jin and others: "Which one of you is Raphael?"

  "It's me." Han Jin was taken aback: "Do you have something on your mind?"

  The young headmaster of the Magic Academy turned his gaze away and completely ignored Han Jin.