1518 Sacrificing the Contracted Beas (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Halla was stunned. He took a closer look ahead and immediately his face went pale!
”We are screwed, they've noticed us! But… how is this possible, the wind is clearly blowing in the opposite direction!” Halla cried out.
Mo Fan followed their gazes, and noticed more Lesser Medusae were falling and rolling down to the ground. The mountain began to collapse as it transformed into countless twisting and wriggling figures. Most terrifyingly, they were rapidly heading towards the convoy...
The scales of Lesser Medusae were reflective, so their scales glimmered like the surface of a lake while they were moving. Unfortunately, it was far from a beautiful sight!
”What's going on? Didn't you already choose a safe route? We stayed on the Camel Beasts as you requested!” the leader of the mercenaries grunted when he noticed the ghastly sight.
”I don't know, they shouldn't have noticed us here...”
”They are coming right at us!”
”I know, I can see that!” Halla suddenly thought of something. He glared at Ferrero and said, ”It's you, the perfume that you gave them! It's attracting the female Lesser Medusae, and the male Lesser Medusae are following them too!”
”My Magical Dew is supposed to drive demon creatures away, why would it attract them!?” Ferrero was enraged. He did not understand why he had to take the blame!
”Your Magical Dew is most likely mixed with an ingredient with a scent similar to realgar, used in our Chinese medicine. I believe the Lesser Medusae have captured its scent...” Mu Bai said.
”Mu Bai, could you please tell us vital information like that sooner?” Zhao Manyan said.
”I didn't know these Lesser Medusae would be so aggressive toward the scent!” Mu Bai protested.
”Are you seriously worried about that now? Didn't you realize we are as good as dead now?” the leader of the mercenaries, whose name was Chad, snarled coldly.
The merchant had a hopeless look too. He had lived here for many years. How could he not know the consequences of being targeted by a Snake Mountain? Even if Cairo sent an army to protect them, it was still unlikely that the army could escort them into the city safely!
The worst thing was, they could not just run for their lives!
As soon as they touched the ground, the Gorgons nearby would rush toward them like a tide, leaving them with no chance to escape. They also had no hope of outrunning the fast Lesser Medusae with the Camel Beasts' speed. It was the reason Chad said that they were as good as dead!
”Don't dismount from the Camel Beasts, no matter what happens!” Halla quickly yelled when he saw a few women about to jump off the Camel Beasts and flee for their lives.
”Are we going to wait here and die then? These Camel Beasts are so slow!” a few men said.
The old mercenary immediately got the situation under control with just a single sentence.
Mo Fan felt like he should learn from the mercenary, too. Protecting others was a very difficult job, especially in a dangerous situation like this. Even if they told people not to separate from the group, people would still run aimlessly when they were overwhelmed by fear, and those people would most likely end up dead. Demon creatures enjoyed chasing after those people first, so not only would Chad's threats guarantee their safety, it would also maintain the formation of the group, which would greatly increase their chances of surviving!
The people gave up on the thought of dismounting from the Camel Beasts. Chad was a very experienced mercenary. He glanced at Ferrero and said in an unfriendly tone, ”Do you still have the perfume?”
”I do,” Ferrero replied.
”Give it to me!” Chad said.
”To you?”
”Cut the crap, just give it to me now!” Chad demanded impatiently.
Ferrero's eyes flickered angrily. He did not understand why an unimpressive Mage like the mercenary dared to order him around.
”Ferrero, give it to him,” Vani said.
Ferrero did not disobey his mentor's order. He gave the rest of the Magical Dew to Chad.
Chad drew a lunar-white Star Pattern. After it was completed, a Steel-Armored Beast appeared in front of the group.
The Steel-Armored Beast stood beside Chad. It slowly lowered its head. Chad reached out his hand and gently fondled its horns.
”I'm sorry, old pal,” Chad closed his eyes while bowing his head, too. His face was twitching slightly.
While the others were confused about what Chad was up to, he quickly poured the Magical Dew on different parts of the Steel-Armored Beast. He even let the Steel-Armored Beast drink a few bottles of it...
”Captain, what are you doing!?” a member of the squad blurted out when he saw the unusual behavior from his captain.