Chapter 81 - Heading Towards Silent Highland (6000 Words) (1/2)

Chapter 81: Heading Towards Silent Highland (6000 Words)

Translator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios

Before the sun rose on the second day, Rhode arrived at the Deep Stone City’s entrance with his group Sereck, as equipped with his usual leather aric sword, was even earlier than him At thisRhode’s arrival, Sereck stepped forward and waved at them

“You’re just on time”

Sereck nodded in satisfaction Then, he swept his gaze over Lize, Marlene and Old Walker His eyes stopped upon resting on Anne, who h he quickly recovered and greeted everyone with a smile

“Looks like you’re ready”

“Yeah”

Rhode answered calht seem calht, everyone expressed their shock differently

Lize felt worried for the safety of the group, naturally

Marlene was full of spirit as she didn’t knohere Silent Plateau was

Old Walker co death

And Anne had no opinions on theso far Thus, her reaction was as though they were about to go on a field trip

“What about the people I requested for?”

“They’re here”

Sereck waved his ar theest was approxie

Contrary to the veteran mercenaries, these four Clerics explicitly revealed their fear on their faces It was not surprising as not roup out into the wilderness Lize was a special exception indeed

“All of the spells and Barrier Well, lad, Ito the Mercenary association Although ree to your request, it doesn’t mean that you can send theht now — if anything happens to these children, I will leave with them immediately As for the journey afterward, you can only rely on yourself”

“Not a proble Sereck’s re else and thanked him Then he made his way towards the four Clerics who looked at him with skepticiso, but as a member of the Mercenary association, they must obey their orders

In soes

“I think you guys should be ahere we are heading to” Rhode ignored their gazes and spoke calerous there and youas you follow my command, you will be safe”

Rhode spread out his hands

“Please re, just do it and believe in the results If you do as I say, you will not encounter any danger I understand that right now, it’s ainst yours, but the facts will soon prove my credibility As such, I don’t want anyone to disobey my command no matter what situation arises I hope that none of you will do so that would make me unhappy”

Rhode paused for a aze over the four Clerics who had various expressions

“I will leave you to Lize If you have any questions, you can ask her I know that soards to tea, neither one of you can hold a candle to her If you don’t want to suffer, then you’d better listen to her instructions”

Rhode said noMeanwhile, Sereck made his way towards Rhode with a bitter smile

“Honestly… aren’t you a little too harsh on these ladies?”

“I’ their favor”

Rhode shrugged and shook his head

“We’re here to carry out the mission This is neither a field trip nor a blind date, so I don’t have time to care whether they like me or not — I only need them to followto do with the is for certain” Sereck smiled”The way you talk is somewhat like an ar that coht, that kind of deter a mission… Well, in my opinion, an ordinary mercenary won’t have such a skill”

Rhode didn’t reply as he turned around and walked to the carriage

Silent Plateau wasn’t a place near Deep Stone City; furtherroup eren’t accustoed a caravan to be used for transportation The caravan had six wheels and required eight horses to pull them forward Since the Mercenary association wasn’t as strict as the army, caravans like this were often used as transportation for h there were strong offshore winds in Silent Plateau, the Mercenary association forbid the shi+p to travel there The reason was simple Firstly, because of the recent attacks on ets Secondly, that place had no port and Rhode and his entourage had no experience in juh altitudes This world had no parachute, and even if they landed safely, theybefore acco

Thus, while a caravanshi+p

Unfortunately, things do not always go as planned

The road to Silent Plateau wasn’t fun — it was riddled with bumps and weeds as almost no one would dare to travel to this haunted place Even Lize and Old Walker ere seasoned mercenaries could not take it, not to er cared about their ih oddly enough, Anne had a calm expression as she slept alone in the corner of the caravan

According to their original plan, after reaching Silent Plateau, all of theet off and move out immediately Alas, everyone was currently blue in their faces, and their legs felt like jelly They hadn’t even encountered their first enemy… but were already on their fours Rhode and Sereck had no choice but to rest for half a day before setting off

“I hope that those guys can hold on until we arrive”

Rhode whispered to himself as he stared at the oht had already fallen, but the forest was abnorle animal sound could be heard fro else but the aura of death He really hoped that those people could hold on until they arrived

But Rhode did not put much faith in their ability to survive as he had experienced plenty of siame Most of the time, NPCs would succumb to death before their reinforce how ht his way to the rescue location

“No need to worry”

Sereck was more optimistic than Rhode

“I know the leader of Victorious Wine He is a vigilant young man; he won’t die that easily Even if his chance of survival is close to zero, we still have to try since we are all part of the Mercenary association”

Responsibility

Rhode didn’t reply Sereck The Mercenary association appeared to be a strong organization on the surface, and they were highly-regarded aroups However, it didn’t mean that they had the power to forcefully disband a roup to enhance their status Power and responsibility always came hand-in-hand The mercenaries would listen to the Mercenary association’s orders, and in turn, the Mercenary association would aid thefor reinforcement was one such perk members of the Mercenary association had Whether they were alive or dead, once the Mercenary association receives their request, they will send people to their rescue

This display of reliability proved to the far stronger than any contract; in fact, the reason why roups dared to explore was also because of this

Trust was priceless

“I… I can’t go on anyainst the tree Her legs wobbled like jelly, and her head was spinning uncontrollably A nauseous sensation took over her body; it felt even worse than the ic plant she had accidentally eaten She tilted her head upwards to suppress the vo up to her throat while Lize quickly cast a spell to alleviate her condition

“Bear with it Marlene Take a deep breath and rest for a while”

“Take a deep…urghh…!!!”

Marlene’s body suddenly arched and her throat convulsed uncontrollably