Chapter 744: Warning (2/2)

They knew little about these desolate lands beyond the area around the small town. What they knew about the Wolf King and neutral lands came from the residents of the town and the Xue Brothers. They knew little apart from that. Although they had found some maps on the mercenaries, one could imagine the difficulty of forming an operation plan based on unfamiliar geography and names.

Qianye was somewhat regretful at this point. He should’ve kept Rockwell around and asked him about the surrounding lands.

Nighteye drew her finger across the map, saying, “Let’s walk along the outer rim of the Black Grove toward the northwest. Since those mercenaries are rushing over, there’ll be a sequence to their arrival. That’ll make it easy for us to destroy them one after the other.”

Qianye pondered for a moment. “How do we know if they’re here for us or not?”

Nighteye said indifferently, “The Wolf King has already turned this area into a no-man’s land. Why else would assassins and adventurers come here? All we’ll meet here are the Wolf King’s forces and mercenaries who want our lives. We can’t be wrong in killing them.”

Qianye nodded.

Nighteye looked at him and said, “I thought you’d stop me because we might meet some unfortunate bloke who’s just stumbled into the area!”

Qianye replied, “It’s as you said. It’s their misfortune to have stumbled in. Getting killed is also their misfortune.”

“That’s a bit unlike you.”

“All those who want our lives will say it’s a misunderstanding after falling into our hands. I won’t risk putting you in danger for this so-called kindness.”

Nighteye’s gaze landed on the map, almost as though she didn’t dare look at Qianye. “Then, let’s set out.”

The quiet forest suddenly became quite clamorous as rumbling explosions and gunshots echoed from time to time.

Three faintly discernible figures were advancing slowly along the border of the Black Grove. They moved at a certain distance from one another but remained close enough to help each other out at the critical juncture. Apparently, it was a tacit understanding that had been born through countless battles.

The man at the front formed a sudden gesture. The three men halted their steps at the same time and retracted their auras, leaving only faint hazy shadows. The leader remained in concealment for a moment before moving slowly toward the border of the forest. There, under the cover of an ancient tree, he poked his head out to observe.

Upon looking, his aura was immediately thrown into chaos and his figure became much clearer than before.

The two companions were astonished and immediately assumed a combat stance. On the battlefield, a brief moment of carelessness could produce extremely serious consequences.

Fortunately, nothing happened, and the leader managed to contract his aura once more after that short lapse in control. He gestured at the other two to come and see.

The two arrived at the forest borders and hid behind the tree before looking out, exercising the utmost caution under all circumstances.

Despite being prepared, they almost lost their composure at the sight.

On a hill outside of the forest, there were dozens of wooden stakes with a corpse each hanging from it. These people were uniformly equipped and likely belonged to a single organization. It was the insignia on their attire that shook the three.

They retreated into the depths of the forest and gathered around a tree. There, they brought out a writing board each and began communicating rapidly.

“It’s the Predator Mercenary Corps!”

“Right, I saw their leader’s corpse.”

“Judging from the number of corpses, it seems they were completely wiped out here.”

“Are they here for the bounty?”

“Why else would anyone come here?”

“That means they probably died to the targets.”

“Very likely. By putting them on display like this, are the targets trying to warn the other hunters or provoke the Wolf King?”

“Both, I guess. Someone who dared to kill Gary won’t put the Wolf King in his eyes.”

“We need to reassess the risks involved.”

“My opinion is to retreat.”

“I agree.”

“Agreed.”

After coming to a consensus, the three put away their writing boards. Their figures gradually faded as they made to re-enter stealth and leave this dangerous forest.

Unexpectedly, a voice rang out beside their ears at the same time. “I don’t agree.”

Shocked, the three looked over at the same time and saw Qianye standing not so far away, staring at them with a spurious smile. That gun in his hand filled their hearts with fear and trepidation.

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