Chapter 470 Luring the Snake (1/2)

Everyone could see up to three meters ahead under the crackling flames in the ferocious storm. They scanned the surroundings and the unbounded darkness of the night sky as though it formed into thick, solid walls around them.

The ground was unusually slippery on this abandoned mountain filled with gravel and rocks and the group advanced carefully to avoid falling to their deaths.

Mercenaries lined by both sides had oil lamps and swords in their hands while they were accompanied by their fully-armored companions. After all, everyone knew that the enemy had to extinguish the light sources in their hands if they planned on ambushing in this dark night. Meanwhile, the Chairman was protected in the middle of the group as they moved forward.

Everyone advanced slowly to coordinate with the Chairman's pace. In ten minutes, they covered a few meters of slippery, steep mountain slope. The storm and pitch-black darkness before them seemed as though it was impossible for any enemies to lurk.

Viktor gripped his sword as he scanned the surroundings vigilantly. On the other hand, Rhode had disappeared into the forest. Come to think of it, the Chairman's group was actually playing the same 'drawing the snake out of its hole' game as Felwood. Felwood waited for the Chairman's group to sneak out of their cave to cut off their retreat while the Chairman's group was luring their catchers to attack and wipe them all out.

This was a 'life and death' game and only one side could survive.

And now, it would depend on their opportunity.

Viktor turned back and gazed at the cave that they had exited. At this point in time, they were a distance away from the cave. However, the cautious enemies hadn't launched their attacks yet. It was apparent that those guys were also waiting for the best chance to strike. Without a doubt, Viktor knew what they were up to. The enemies might think that Viktor's group was only probing and they had purposely let them off while waiting for the chance to catch the tiger by its tail. If Viktor's group had the intention to probe the situation, they might hesitate to go even deeper after they discovered that there were no ambushes before them. If that happened, the enemy would use the chance to wipe them all out.

This was truly treacherous.

Viktor sucked in a deep breath. If it weren't for Rhode's group, perhaps they might have to force their way through the traps. Although Viktor was powerful, he wasn't an expert in frontal battle. In this aspect, Barter was much stronger than him and no matter if it were a sea of flames or a land of knives, he would charge forward without hesitation to kill his enemies. To be frank, Viktor was rather admirable of Barter's attitude. However, this didn't mean that he wished to pick up that trait of his.

Almost there.

Viktor gestured and everyone stopped moving. He turned around and ordered his mercenaries softly. ”Inform everyone to get ready. If I'm not mistaken, they should be attacking us soon.”

Viktor shifted his attention to the darkness before him. There was nothing.

”Leader, they stopped!” One of the guards screamed.

Felwood spat and glared at him. ”Shut up! I can see for myself… They must be panicking now but our encirclement isn't fully ready yet. Wait for my command and if there are any idiots who disobey my command, I'll teach him a lesson!”

Sure enough, those mercenaries stopped for a short while and continued to head towards the bottom of the mountain.

Hmph… Humans are greedy and don't know when to give up, even in the face of danger. Oh well, my men should be ready with the encirclement now. Just a little more patience will do…

The mercenaries had arrived at the midpoint of the mountain. Perhaps they were used to the downpour, so they were now advancing much quicker than their turtle-like speed at the start of their 'escape'.

Felwood gripped the pendant hanging before his chest once again. Soon, the dark sky was replaced with vibrant colors and he witnessed his men sneaking in behind the mercenaries with the power of this night vision device. The encirclement was completed and his men awaited for Felwood's orders to strike.

Opportunity knocks only once.

Felwood gestured to his men while holding onto the dagger by his waist.

The storm was getting stronger.

The mercenaries widened their eyes and scanned every corner cautiously in fear that a dagger would strike towards them at anytime. However, even though they did their utmost best, they weren't able to locate their sneaky enemies.

”Phew…” Viktor lowered his head and sighed. At this moment, an assassin suddenly swung his right arm to the side!

An intense blade airflow rose from the ground rapidly and engulfed the storm as though fluttering waves. A pitch-black dagger struck towards Viktor's chest. Clang! Viktor's sword collided with the ambushing dagger. The assassin flinched slightly and seized the chance to attack another mercenary.

”Ambush!” The mercenaries snarled as they gripped daggers smeared with deadly venom and darted for their prey like a pack of hungry, vicious wolves.

”Don't stop! Keep moving!' Viktor ordered his mercenaries and advanced unswervingly. He brandished his sword and a powerful stream of air with dozens of sharp wind edges erupted, slashing the assassins before them. At the same time, Viktor looked for Rhode's presence but he couldn't locate him. It seemed like all he could do now was to wait patiently for Rhode to respond. Viktor's mercenaries continued to resist the assassins' attacks as they howled and released the explosive powers from their weapons.

”They're putting up a hopeless struggle!” Felwood gritted his teeth. This wasn't his hallucination… This immense storm was definitely hindering them from displaying their skills. So what if every single one of them performs like superheroes? There are only ten of them while I have 60! With such an advantage, how can I let them escape?