1219 The Scum in the Army (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The group went close to the cave that Lin Feili lived in. Mo Fan quickly discovered two soldiers guarding the entrance. They clearly had no intention of letting let anyone pass.
”Jiang Shaoxu, can you take them out?” Mo Fan pointed at the two soldiers in gray-blue outfits.
”Their cultivation isn't strong, I'll handle them,” Jiang Shaoxu agreed.
”Be careful, they might be communicating constantly to see if everything is fine. If they don't respond, the others might notice something is wrong,” Mo Fan reminded her.
”Don't worry, I know how to control their minds.”
Jiang Shaoxu went into the rocks and cast an Advanced Psychic Element Spell to control the minds of the soldiers from over a hundred meters away.
The mental strength of the two soldiers was not high. Jiang Shaoxu was able to control them easily.
Mo Fan, Mu Nujiao, and Lingling strutted past the soldiers, yet they did not even react. One of them was still reporting through his communicator.
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They walked inside and soon arrived in the valley. Hiding behind the rocks, Mo Fan peeked through the cracks and saw the people of the Golden Battle Hunters surrounded by a hundred soldiers. The person in charge was a bearded man with a bulky build. His face was like a brown-haired tiger.
”That guy is Zhang Qihu. He's pretty strong. Shi Qianshou was only focusing on Ge Ming, while that Zhang Qihu took out the rest of us. We didn't even have time to fight back,” Jiang Shaoxu said.
”They have a lot of men. Can you tell how many Advanced Mages and Intermediate Mages they have?” Mo Fan asked.
”Sure, but it will take some time,” Jiang Shaoxu said.
It was necessary to understand the strength of their enemy. Jiang Shaoxu sneakily used her Psychic Element to inspect the soldiers' cultivation levels, while Mo Fan silently moved into the valley with the Dark Noble Mantle.
The Dark Noble Mantle was extremely handy at preventing his presence from being exposed. Even a Super Mage was unable to notice him if they weren't close enough.
Mo Fan observed the surroundings and realized only a few people were guarding the valley. The others had gone deeper into the valley through the passage.
It was good news for Mo Fan. It was incredibly difficult to take on the entire army, but if the soldiers split up, it was easier for him to take them out one by one!
”There are seven Advanced Mages, the rest are Intermediate Mages. I'm afraid we can't really take them on, right?” Jiang Shaoxu said.
A hundred Intermediate Mages were stronger than ten Advanced Mages. If they could not make it past the entrance of the valley, how were they supposed to save Zhang Xiaohou, Lin Feili, Ge Ming, and the others that had gone deeper inside?
”We still have a chance if there's only seven of them. Mu Nujiao, don't show yourself. I'll keep them distracted while you lay down a Demon Tree. Jiang Shaoxu, take care of those with the Psychic Element and the Curse Element, leave the rest to me!” Mo Fan said.
”Mo Fan, are you sure about going up against over a hundred Mages on your own?”
”Why not?”
Mu Nujiao did not say a word, she was already preparing her Demon Tree in the dark. All Plant Magic required a certain time to prepare. Once they planted enough roots and branches across the area, they were basically unbeatable inside it.
The ground was surprisingly sturdy in the area, so it was even harder to penetrate it with plants. However, it also had an advantage; the ground did not shake much, so the Mages with the Earth Element would not notice any abnormalities easily.
That being said, if the plants reached under their feet, and if the cultivation of the Mages was on par with Mu Nujiao's, they would still sense her magic...
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”Keep your chin up; when boss secures the Earth Pistil, we are all going to be living it up. We can do whatever we want, without having to be wary of what the army thinks!” Zhang Qihu said to the soldiers.
”Captain, it's such a waste to let those two girls go. Shouldn't we just have kept them so we could relieve the boredom?” a soldier replied promptly.
”Humph, you are all soldiers, but you are acting like bandits instead!” a female soldier snapped furiously.
”Lieutenant Huang Yi, you're quite wrong about that. Aren't soldiers basically the same as bandits in the old times? It simply depends on who's holding the power in their hands. You can ask even the honest men among us if they were interested in the two girls just then. Not only were they gorgeous, their bodies were hot, too. They must have come from a nice background. It was the only chance that soldiers like us could taste them...” the upright soldier said. ”Am I right, brothers?”
”Yes! HAHAHA!”