Chapter 333: Gu Yan (2/2)

”Well then, since you made the right decision, let us move forward,” the leader said. ”I better introduce myself. Name is Gu Yan. I am a normal mercenary who takes on tasks like these to enter danger zones and salvage resources. My specialty is indeed this Thunder Twilight Zone, and I have been here at the thunder Graveyard Island a few times before.”

”Xue Wei,”

”Hei Gou,”

”Lin Xiao,”

”Bai Tianyi,”

”Xue Luoluo.”

All of them quickly introduced themselves, but none of them said anything unnecessary. They could all feel the intentions that this group had for them and knew that it was not out of kindness they had been invited, so they were not willing to share anything about themselves.

Even so, no one seemed to really mind. They all looked at Xue Wei and his friends as dead men walking. There was no need to know about them or their secrets. If they had something of value, it would end up in their hands anyway.

If Xue Wei had known their thoughts, he would have laughed. What was making them so confident that the ones who died would be them? In the end, Xue Wei was planning to become a fisherman reaping all the benefits.

Xue Wei had no intention of letting these people off alive. Although he was not capable of fighting them right now, because he had to look at the bigger picture, it did not mean he was going just to leave them be.

The moment they had forced him and his friends to join their group, he was ready to kill them all.

It is evident that they wanted him dead. It was clear that they aimed to use them as dummies, that would die for their chance of survival. He could never forgive them for this.

A chilling smile flitted across Xue Wei's lips, but it vanished before anyone noticed it.

”Well then, now we know each other, why don't we go on?” Gu Yan asked as he smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

”Sure,” Xue Wei said with a nod of his head. He had already steeled his heart for what was going to happen.

”Why don't you all walk at the front?” Gu Yan asked. ”We will take the rear so that if the Soul Remnants appear, then we can fight them off.”

Xue Wei smirked when he heard this, and he shook his head. The Soul Remnants could not fight outside of the forest, but they made it sound as if they were making a considerable sacrifice.

”Okay,” Xue Wei just said with a nod of his head. He was not going to argue with them about it, but his eyes were cold as he told Luoluo to walk behind him.

Bai Tianyi, Hei Gou, and Lin Xiao walked by Xue Wei's side while Luoluo was walking behind the four of them, being shielded by their large figures and protected by them.

Luoluo felt at peace and was walking in a carefree manner as if they were in the middle of their own backyard.

Gu Yan looked at Luoluo and her carefree attitude and knew instantly that it was not because she was unaware, but simply because she trusted the four men who were shielding her unconditionally.

Then he looked at Bai Tianyi, and he could not help but frown.

These two were obviously kids, but even so, they were still in the middle of the Thunder Graveyard Island.

One thing that puzzled him was how they had the strength to be inside the Thunder Twilight Zone. Kids were not that strong, and they had a short time to cultivate, but they were already Heavenly Knights.

Secondly, even if they made it into the Thunder Twilight Zone, they needed experience and some sense of alertness.

These senses should have been trained through multiple life and death situations. But kids could not have gone through many of them, so how could they have gotten this far?

Suddenly a chill ran through his heart as he realized that the group in front was not one he could see through. All of them seemed to be more secretive than the other, and if he was not careful, he might end up suffering instead.

Frowning, he started to wonder if he had made the wrong decision. This Thunder Graveyard Island was already immensely dangerous, and having added an unknown variable of Xue Wei and his group, was it going to become even more dangerous than what he had initially planned?

A flash of murderous intent flittered past his eyes. He saw how Xue Wei and the others had their backs to them. Should he just kill them all in one blast?

Unsure of what to do, he was uncomfortable, and a bit hesitant, but then he laughed slightly.

He was an esteemed Ordinary Saint. How could he be scared of a mere Sky Knight and his friends?