Chapter 198 - Driven Into A Corner (1/2)

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The six great mercenary corps were still holding on. From Lin Li’s position, he could clearly see the heavily armored warriors of Silver Storm using their s.h.i.+elds to restrain the Salamander’s movements to a limited area. They used their sharp swords to slash it, causing blood to splatter from its body that was covered in flames.

After that, this legendary beast roared, and flailed its tail, which caused a deafening sound to tear through the air. Then, a Fire Storm descended…

“AHHH…”

Screams were heard incessantly, so much so that even Lin Li who was far away could hear it clearly. The strength of a legendary beast was too terrifying. With just one Fire Storm, several adventurers have been killed almost instantaneously. Yet, the members of the Silver Storm did not retreat even a single step.

… This was because they had no way to retreat

Less than ten meters behind the Silver Storm was the mage’s unit of the six great mercenary corps. Within that area, hundreds of mages were reciting spells hastily, allowing the Fire Storm to land on the Elemental s.h.i.+eld. It appeared that the Elemental s.h.i.+eld’s brilliance started to dim, but not a single one of them dared to stop reciting.

It was because they knew that this recitation would give them another shot at the Salamander. If they were to stop reciting and allow the Salamander to finish off the Silver Storm, then only death would await them.

The Silver Storm closed in even more, and their sharp swords tore open deep wounds on the Salamander. The magicians at the back started to recite their spells even faster.

Something bad is happening… Lin Li could clearly see that the two small eyes of the Salamander started to radiate intense crimson light. The six great mercenary corps were in trouble, for this was the sign that the Salamander was furious. He had come across this legendary beast once; he of course knew how terrifying it was in its fury. If he were to exaggerate a little, it had the force of a cataclysm.

With his current strength, provoking the Salamander would mean death.

Unless…

… he had the opportunity to use that weakness.

However, such chances were too rare. Even for someone that had hunted a Salamander like Lin Li, he had to admit that a chance occurred less than once within a hundred times. To able to encounter it once was just sheer luck.

“Run!” Lin Li glanced at the battlefield and the salamander, and made his decision without hesitation.

But when he turned around, he heard panting.

Lin Li turned and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a middle-aged man in his forties carrying his sword while leaning on the rocks and breathing heavily.

The middle-aged man seemed like he had just gone through an intense battle. The leather armor that he was wearing had been drenched in sweat and blood. There was a wound stretching all the way from his waist to his lower abdomen, blood oozing out endlessly. The meticulously crafted leather armor had been covered in dirt and ash, causing it to be in a mess. For unknown reasons, Lin Li felt that that this middle-aged man was very clean when he first saw him.

This weird feeling caused Lin Li to be stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized he had such a feeling because of the man’s arms. Even though his whole body was a wreck, his arms were totally clean, including the sword his right hand held onto tightly. There was not a single trace of blood on it.

“h.e.l.lo…” Lin Li scratched his head awkwardly. The six great mercenary corps were putting their lives on the line, yet he was just hiding and watching. Even with Lin Li’s shamelessness, he could not help but feel remorse. I was too careless, I need to conceal myself better next time…

“Aah, h.e.l.lo…” The middle-aged man smiled. It could be due to the injuries that he seemed to be in pain while smiling.

This was a troublesome place; another second spent here meant another second of danger. Lin Li hurriedly exchanged greetings, and thought of escaping with Sean and Argus. However, just as he turned around, he heard a loud “BOOM” even before he could raise his leg.

In the moment when the loud sound was heard, Lin Li felt something had crashed into his chest. In front of him, the world had turned into a burst of colors, and countless stars were flas.h.i.+ng. His mind was blank, and he could only hear a buzzing sound. The ground that was covered in blood was shaking, and the sky was dyed red. It looked like the end of the world.

The searing flames were raging, and large meteors were ripping up the skies with flames trailing behind them, descending with an aura reminiscent of utter destruction.

“Aaaaaaah!”