Chapter 1978 - Shaking Off the Enemy (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The Mailong Private Military Group had no choice but to charge forward, even when they knew the claws of the spiders were everywhere under their feet. Some of the mercenaries were tenacious. They would rather sever their own legs than be dragged into the ground by the Bone-Eating Spiders!
The mercenary group lost a few more people in the valley. The slope they were looking for finally showed up ahead after they all made it through the valley.
The slope was similar to a narrow path on the edge of a cliff. The steep cliff rose up and parted ways with the path leading deeper into the canyon.
The group quickly climbed up the slope. The Bone-Eating Spiders were long waiting for them, as if they knew their plan all along. The side of the cliff was crawling with spiders. It looked like a sinister brown agate from afar!
“They are trying to block our path!” Tommy snarled.
“We have to clear a path with brute force,” Kuma harrumphed. She quickly ran to the front of the group and overtook the ninth team.
The Vice Leader was going to lead the way to clear a path up the slope, which was now full of spiders hanging on it like a vineyard.
Kuma was a Plant Mage. She fired red seeds onto the ground, which grew rapidly as soon as they touched the dried rocks. They turned into huge Flesh-Eating Morning Glories in just a few seconds!
The Flesh-Eating Morning Glories blossomed continuously, as if they were growing in fertile soil. Flesh-Eating Morning Glories were able to swing their stems and roots around. When they picked up the scent of the Bone-Eating Spiders, countless fangs immediately surfaced on the thing and long-stemmed flowers in circles. The Flesh-Eating Morning Glories could devour several Bone-Eating Spiders at once.
“Follow the Vice Leader!”
“Follow the Vice Leader!”
The Mailong Private Military Group did not break from its formation even after losing a few members. They had been through many situations where comrades who just had a laugh with them a few moments ago suddenly turned into dead bodies. The mercenaries all possessed a strong will to survive. They followed the path that Kuma cleared with the Flesh-Eating Morning Glories and charged toward the slope with high morale.
“We have to go higher. Otherwise, the mudslide will bury us!” Nanyu declared.
“Watch our backs, you useless pricks!” Gavin snarled.
Gavin did not care whether they were strong, he was only concerned about the outcome. The ninth team had failed to do their job properly when clearing the path in the valley, and members of his team had died because of it.