Outside the town is a relatively open plain, and the road stretches into the snow-capped mountains in the distance, sandwiched between yellow and green rolling hills.

About seven or eight miles away from the town, the eyeliner that usually follows behind has disappeared, and the guide and John's stop and go from time to time, making some noises at a time, Lin An looked back, and John's said to her:

"There seems to be someone in the back."

"Are you sure it's not a mercenary on the same path?"

"We're going to a village near the mountain pass, where there are no crops or monsters, and the villagers are few and poor, and very few people go anywhere - the route into the pass does not coincide with ours." Guide Ron explained.

"Can you know how many people are following?" Salin asked.

"Ron and I have set up two warning traps in the back, and judging by the number of birds flying, their main force may be about ten."

John looked at the sky behind him.

Birds flew up over the forest in that direction, and the layman didn't look much out of the ordinary.

"If you add the people who are exploring the path and the people behind the palace, there may be between fifteen and twenty people, and there are not many mercenary groups in the town that can find so many people at once, plus most of them were not there yesterday, then ......"

Ron, the guide, said with his voice changing slightly, and his face turned red.

"So what?" Salin sensed the change in the guide's feelings.

Ron's face was ugly, and he hesitated for a moment before simply speaking, "I suspect that these people may be 'guns and fire' people. ”

"'Guns and fire'? Isn't that the mercenary group you're in right now? Andrei didn't have any nervousness on his face, just something strange.

"We, the peripheral members, just pay money to join the group and change it for shelter, so as not to be oppressed in the town, and in the eyes of 'guns and fires', we are not our own people at all." Ron explained with a wry smile.

"So why are they following us?" Salin only asked why. Stared at Ron.

"I'm afraid I showed my face yesterday and was targeted - I didn't tell you yesterday, in fact, 'Guns and Fire' is the backstage behind the inn where you clashed yesterday," Ron simply poured it out, "When I bought something yesterday, I had already divided into several stores to buy things, and not every one of them came to the door in person, and they were still being targeted, I'm afraid they have been paying attention to you all the time." ”

Lin An and the others were surprised. Unexpectedly, after turning around, he was hired to the enemy's side.

"Sure enough, it's the border, and when you see a fat sheep, you want to kill people and sell goods!" Andrei muttered. There was an eerie excitement in Ron's eyes that lit up his eyes.

In the end, it's still the fault of the money, but Ron buys all the necessities, but the town is so big, and there are eyes full of forces that have been in business for a long time, if you have the heart to investigate. There will be nothing to hide, allowing people to indirectly peek into the details of outsiders.

"You said that, how can we trust you? Even if you are really not their mole, you may stab you in the back at a critical time in order to survive. ”

Salin said lightly, flat and straightforward. Don't even bother to make a show in front of Ron, although the others heard the topic, they didn't care at all.

Here it comes!

Ron's heart tightened.

He had been waiting for this sentence. Originally, I thought that the employer would not say it so directly, and those with more experience would put pressure on him by pretending to be white and black, but looking at the current situation, is he really too extravagant?

These young men did not realize the severity of the matter at all, because he had been skilled in setting up warnings by John. There are some expectations of their abilities.

Although his heart is bitter, these people are the only strength that Ron can borrow at the moment. Without them, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be a glimmer of life, so Ron didn't explain:

"Credibility is the basis for mercenaries to eat, although murder and overselling happen from time to time, but even 'guns and fire' can't challenge this unspoken rule, and from the outsider's point of view, I am also a member of 'guns and fire', so they don't dare to do it blatantly, they can only secretly embellish us in the back, and they will deal with it afterwards, and they will not let an outsider stay alive, unless they are willing to give me a share of the spoils.

But it is not good for me or for them, their share of the spoils cannot be more than what you pay me, and they will not give the benefits to an outsider for nothing, and I know this with 'Guns and Fire', so they have not approached me at all, and they have not intended to leave me a way to live in the first place. ”

After Ron finished speaking, he paused again and said, "I know you have a mage, and it is said that the mage has some kind of spell that can test lies, if you don't believe it, you can test it, and I can tell you what I did yesterday from beginning to end." ”

He didn't know how polygraphy worked, but his suggestion increased the credibility of his words.

Everyone looked at Lin An, shrouded in a cloak, she nodded slightly, and said softly: "Sue him." ”

Ron was a little baffled.

He had always known that the young lady who was surrounded in the middle was the leader of the group, but he had not seen the real face, only from the young and soft voice, this was a pampered young lady.

It also prevented him from having much confidence in a team with mages.

After all, they were too young, even the young male mage who had shown his spells, he was very suspicious that the other party was just an apprentice with more tricks, after all, the official mages he had seen were all young and talented in their early thirties.

And this group of people has a young voice, but the shelf is very large, even if there is a mage in the team, but after he became a guide, he still does not show his true face from beginning to end, and even the basic entertainment after outsiders join, which makes Ron sure that this group of people lacks travel, otherwise if it is an experienced person, he will only pay such a large amount of money, and he will only try to make friends with him as much as possible, so that he will be willing to exert one hundred and twenty points of strength for the task.

"It's really a group of aristocratic young masters and young ladies who don't know whether to live or die, they even take the guards and maids with them when they go out, I thought it was just a wronged task to go around the outer edge of the mountain pass, but now I am being targeted by the guy who 'poison gun', this time I am afraid it will not be easy."

Ron regretted it a little, and his credibility as a mercenary and his instinct for self-preservation were tug-of-war in his heart.

When Saleen got Lin An's signal, he smiled at Ron and said:

"It seems that what you said is true, so as a compliment to your honesty and trustworthiness, I can sue you for a message that should reassure you......"

……

On the distant hill behind Lin An and the others, there was a small group of people looking down from a high place.

"What are these people doing? Are they on an outing? ”

A man with a half-man tall bow stood on a boulder. One hand put up a pergola on his eyes to look out, and when he saw Lin An and his group of seven or eight people walking loosely out of formation, he turned his head speechlessly and said to his twin brother behind him.

"The 'Coyote' Wall of the 'Guns and Fire' members is also one of the best thieves in the town, and the gang in front didn't find out that they were being targeted, and it was the first time they came to Lop Nur, so it's normal not to know the danger here."

The elder brother of the archer brothers, who also carried a big bow on his back, said in a deep voice.

"Maybe it's because the artist is bold?"

A middle-aged man with a double-sided axe on his back next to the archer brother touched his chin and said, and a mature woman with a thick whip wrapped around her waist on the side suddenly let out a giggle.

"Such a beautiful and sinister Lop Nur will teach them a lesson soon!"

A small, monkey-like young man with a sharp mouth opened his arms and sang with operatic emphasis, "Dear friends. Welcome to Lop Nur - if you make it alive this time! ”

The young companion's meticulous performance contrasted with his thin and lewd appearance, causing his companions to laugh.

The young man bowed proudly like a well-known actor, provoking even greater laughter. While laughing, the people of the "Hammer" mercenary group also quietly looked at the "Crystal Magic Sword" Marcus who stood outside them from time to time, looking detached and indifferent.

- Mercenaries are a group of unbelievable and ruthless guys, if they don't have some self-confidence and strength, they will not eat the mercenary's life-saving meal, "Crystal Sword" Marcus has been recognized and admired by them for his past achievements. But it doesn't mean that they will lightly recognize the strongman in the mouth of the "Crystal Magic Sword".

Especially after seeing Lin An's group of people without any plain and vigilant sparse formation, and the other party's light yì was embellished with "guns and fire", they even looked down on Lin An and his party, feeling that the other party was completely incomparable to their boss "Hammer", not to mention the unimaginably exaggerated strength in the mouth of the "Crystal Magic Sword":

A little girl who doesn't have any hair is ten times more than the "Hammer" boss has killed in the past 20 years?

Are you kidding!

After the horror of the members of the "Hammer" mercenary group. I felt that it was ridiculous, and at the same time I felt that my group was deeply despised and insulted, so I was in a situation where there was no benefit. insisted on following behind Lin An and his party and the people of "Guns and Fire", and see how powerful this group of people respected by the "Crystal Demon Sword" was!

"Hammer" remained silent as his men began to laugh, until they were a little exaggerated. and then he stopped drinking them.

After all, his subordinates were angry with him, and he also felt that he had been insulted. But the meaning is enough, offending the "Crystal Demon Sword" and making him turn against him is not what he wants, and the other party's mage identity and past record also make him have to be afraid of three points.

But the "Crystal Demon Sword" didn't seem to hear the laughter of the people around him at all, holding the crystal one-handed sword that symbolized his identity in his hand, standing on the ground, watching the few small black dots go farther and farther away, gradually entering a woodland.

The members of the "Hammer" mercenary group also felt bored when they saw that the real audience didn't even give them any attention, and the smile on their faces gradually disappeared, and they began to pay attention to the movement in the distance again.

The location of the hill where they were located was very good, although the distance was a little far, but the route of Lin An and the others was right under their sight, and after they passed through the small fir woodland, Lin An's team would appear in their sight again.

“…… Look, it's the 'guns and fire' people! The skinny young man who had been performing the play before exclaimed, "...... They're in the woods! ”

“…… Wow, big deal, 'Guns and Fire' dispatched twenty or thirty core members this time, 'Thin Monkey', your eyes are sharper, how many are there? ”

"I've counted, twenty-seven or eight, even the 'Black Fire' mage, 'ground mouse' and 'fierce wolf' seem to be there, and most of the 'Guns and Fire' families are here!"

"It's over, the group in front of me is dead, so many people have a calculating intention, even if it's our 'Crazy Hammer', I'm afraid few will be able to escape." The younger brother in the twin archer shook his head and sighed.

"The 'guns and fire' guys are so ruthless!"

“…… Across this woodland, right in front of the Lolo River, the 'guns and fire' guys. I'm afraid it's going to take advantage of them while they're crossing the river. ”

"Well, let's pray for our new friends, and hopefully they'll have one or two to live...... The god of mercenaries is above! The thin young man made a false prayer gesture and squinted at the "Crystal Magic Sword".

The companion next to him patted him, "Idiot, the gang of chicks in front of you are not mercenaries at first glance, even if the god of mercenaries comes, it is impossible for 'guns and fire' to let the fat in the mouth run away!" ”

"Even God can't protect them now, poor fellows......"

The people of the "Hammer" mercenary group whispered.

Most of them didn't pay attention to the last sentence of the "Crystal Magic Sword". A light flashed under his indifferent eyes, but their boss "Hammer" paid attention to the look of the "Crystal Demon Sword" from time to time, and there seemed to be a premonition in his heart.

"Hammer" turned his head to look at the small one over there. It seems that even two or three hundred people will crowd out of the sparse mountain forest, but just from such a distance, even the archers with the strongest eyesight can only see trees like toothpicks.

At this time, the mage who had been silent among his companions. But he suddenly whispered: "There are spell fluctuations!" ”

As he spoke, the mage threw a white crystal to the ground, and the distant scenery folded into the crystal mirror.

In the image, the aura of the spells in the mountains and forests can be faintly seen, like fireworks, colorful and dazzling. And when the mirror image was formed, a blue and red "cosmos" was bursting out in the middle of the scene.

Even through the mirror image, everyone seemed to be able to feel the violent aftermath of the explosion of the spell like "Cosmos". It's no wonder that the mage companions in the mercenary group can feel the spell fluctuations from such a distance.

But this mirror image was only for a short moment, and the mage of the "Hammer" mercenary group suddenly snorted and spat out a mouthful of blood!

At the same time, the crystal mirror, splattered with blood droplets, suddenly bulged outward. It was as if there was an invisible force in the image that hit the mirror surface, and a huge crack suddenly appeared on the mirror. It instantly spread to the edge of the mirror, and then with a click, this enchanted crystal mirror that the whole group had raised funds to buy turned into countless fragments!

The "Hammer" mercenary group was stunned by this change, and most of them were dumbfounded!

Only the "Hammer" reacted and hugged his fellow mage, while their fellow mage was foaming blood from his mouth, his eyes were distracted and unfocused, spasmodic like a seizure, and muttered indistinctly:

“…… It's so strong...... What a strong mental power...... Hey, hey, hey, hey......"

The "Crystal Demon Sword" did not sneer on his face, and solemnly and quickly detected the mage's injuries, seeing that the magic aura released on the mage emitted a thick deep purple red, the "Crystal Demon Sword" looked solemn.

"Mental power backlash, heavy damage,"

The "Crystal Demon Sword" hesitated for a moment, took out a bottle of silver-white potion that seemed to contain a whirlpool, poured the potion down, and then said to the "Hammer", "I owe you a favor, and I pay it back." ”

"Thank you for helping, Marcus!"

"Hammer" didn't know the medicine that Marcus gave his companion, but he could see from the appearance and the spasms that his companion gradually stopped, and it was more than enough to repay him, and now he owed the other party.

"You don't have to thank me, this bottle of medicine can only relieve the mental backlash and make him sober up, and the follow-up treatment can only rely on himself," the "Crystal Demon Sword" frowned and said, "What's more, I also made mistakes, I didn't expect that just a long-distance peek would have such a strict consequence." ”

"Hammer" knew that this could not be blamed on the "Crystal Magic Sword", but there was still a bitterness in his mouth:

When he indulged his men to laugh, who would have thought that this would be the case?

Marcus repeatedly dissuaded them, but they were competitive and insisted on going their own way, ignoring his advice.

He couldn't help but ask, "Who are they?" "Could it be that the young girl in Marcus's mouth is actually an old monster at the ** division level?

"Your best not to ask about their identity, just remember that they are people you can't mess with."

"Crystal Demon Sword" whispered.

He looked up into the distance, and in his sight, the woodland had returned to calm, and the group of people was walking out of the forest one by one and appeared in his sight.

……

“…… As a compliment to your honesty and trustworthiness, I can tell you a piece of information that should reassure you, and that is that we do have mages in our ranks, but not one, but four. ”

After hearing this from Salin's mouth, Ron seemed to fall into a dreaming state.

He followed his employer into the small forest in a daze. Watching the "coyote" walk in front of him as if he hadn't seen him, he circled a fir several times with mysterious steps, and then turned back and led his accomplices into the encirclement.

What finally happened in front of his eyes was a one-sided bloody massacre.

The "Guns and Fire" group of mercenaries who had fallen into illusion attacked wildly, but they didn't even touch the corners of their clothes from beginning to end.

And his employers are a total group of cold-blooded demons:

The boss of "Guns and Fire", who is known for his cruelty, was scared to death by the indifferent male mage who was the first to reveal his identity as a mage, and stabbed several of his men to death with his spear, which slaughtered countless lives;

The two mages of "Guns and Fire" broke down and begged for mercy, but his employers were still unmoved by the huge ransom they offered, and they did not tolerate their fellow mages, and the dignified mage was finally nailed to the trunk of a tree like a string of gourds!

The people of "guns and fire" are all elites. The powerful mercenary that Ron could only look up to in the past fell like a wheat harvest throughout the battle, and from beginning to end. There were only five people who made the move, and Ron and the young female employer led by her, as well as the male guards beside her, had been standing by with their hands tied to the side.

No captives!

Don't ask why!

No ransom!

After the five young men had finished killing, they skillfully dispersed to the scene and piled up the corpses. He didn't check the loot from the corpses, and poured some kind of potion on a hill of two dozen corpses!

The hill melted at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a stream of red and yellow blood seeping into the surface, and there were bits and pieces of metal left on the ground, which were directly dug out of a deep pit by spell and buried, leaving only a few traces on the surrounding environment. No one can restore a massacre that took place here.

Ron was completely terrified!

Only then did he realize that this group of young employers, who were no different from Chicks in his eyes, turned out to be a group of ruthless people who killed people without blinking!

Look at their understatement but unusually cold determination when they kill. After killing people, he was dressed in a mess, as if he had just warmed up - Ron had seen many killing scenes when he entered the industry, but only then did he understand what a real killing god was!

Lin An and no one paid attention to Ron, who was shocked, and Andre saw Lin An facing out of the woods. Noticing something wrong, "What's wrong Ann?" ”

"Someone was peeping just now. I taught the other party a lesson," Lin An said lightly, "It feels very far away, and it doesn't look like it's with this gang." ”

"There are so many dead and alive flies here, buzzing non-stop!" Andrei was a little impatient.

Shirley said in the back, "They don't want to come." ”

"Hmm."

……

After that, the journey was much quieter, and the group left the main road and was able to fly with spells, and the speed increased considerably.

Ron, the guide, seemed to have his tongue cut out, and did not say a word, only speaking when questioned, searching his stomach and trying to find out what he knew.

And Lin An and his entourage also arrived at the small village where they agreed to meet after noon.

Byron's people had already arrived, and they sent people to monitor the intersection, and when they saw a group of hooded people coming at the bottom of the mountain, they immediately turned around to inform them, and when Lin An and the others saw the entrance of the village, Byron had already led people to greet them at the entrance of the village.

Byron also brought twelve or thirteen people, all wearing mercenary clothes, as if they had a tacit understanding with Lin An and his group, they were also wearing cloaks, Byron and Lin An also looked at each other and smiled when they saw this, and Byron's people were also dumbfounded after Lin An took off his hood, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.

This also highlights the difference in the reaction of one of them, Amani, who has not been seen for a month, stands in the middle of Byron's people, smiling at Lin An and the others, showing his white teeth.

And Byron also seemed to notice Amani's actions behind him from the expressions of Andre and others, and slightly turned sideways to let Amani step forward, and then smiled at Lin An:

"Master Lin must not be surprised by Amani's appearance!"

"Old acquaintances, with Amani joining, of course you get twice the result with half the effort."

Amani's appearance only verified Lin Anxin's speculation that he had already been seven or eight points certain: Amani and even the organization behind him are indeed Byron's forces.

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you Yang Lingfeng for the big pink ticket! o(n_n)o~ It's getting cold, I'm cold, my brain is slightly dizzy, and I'm not particularly dizzy, but fortunately, the rain finally stopped - but I still have to say, winter is really annoying, ah, oh, forget, the crystal magic sword that played soy sauce in chapter 494 is the mage who was introduced together with Amani when he first appeared in the secret magic group: There have been a lot of bugs recently, and I swear I've read it carefully every time I finish the code, but there are still fish that slip through the net, so I have to change it when I look at it again the next day.