This stocky middle-aged man, named Eugene, was a merchant in the city of Prest, and because he had to transport a shipment from the city of Getalia to the city of Prest, he hired a team of adventurers to escort the goods.

Since he didn't want to pay for expensive escorts, he hired a team of unofficial adventurers on the black market according to his own channels.

Such unofficial adventurers are also known as wandering adventurers.

Adventurers can only carry out escort missions if they register with the Adventurers' Association and obtain a certificate, which is equivalent to having a certain amount of credibility guarantee. However, it is necessary to pay a certain amount of membership fees to the Adventurer's Guild every year, and each mission needs to pay a certain amount of remuneration according to the ratio, but at the same time, the Adventurer's Guild will also provide adventurers with more tasks and the convenience of performing tasks.

However, some adventurers refuse to join the adventurers' association because they don't want to pay a high fee, and illegally take escort tasks in private, although the credibility is not too secure, but because the fees charged are low, there are many people who will choose these wandering adventurers.

Eugene chose such a group of wandering adventurers this time, but he didn't expect that the other party turned out to be a robber disguised as an adventurer, who took all his goods and carriage for himself on the way, killed one of his servants, and then abandoned him in the wilderness.

In their opinion, a fat man like Eugene who is full of fat and flesh is thrown in the wilderness, I'm afraid he can't go back alive, right?

Even if they survive, it doesn't matter, for a gang like them to commit crimes, they don't care at all.

Eugene suffered a lot along the way, he was almost eaten by wild beasts several times, he didn't eat for a few days, he was hungry and attracted by the aroma of the food on Kerks' side, so he lurked in the bushes, intending to find an opportunity to steal some food to eat, but was discovered by Fox and others.

After listening to his story, everyone was also a little speechless, because they were greedy for small and cheap, and they encountered such a thing, and it was not good to report it to the Adventurer Association or the Magician Association, after all, you found an adventurer team hired by illegal means, who is to blame?

Lisa listened to Eugene's miserable narration and couldn't help but feel compassion when she saw his embarrassed face.

"Shall we keep him with us, otherwise ordinary people in the wild will be easily eaten by wild beasts·······"

"Lisa!" Brad glared at him, "We're on an escort mission right now, how can we assert our opinions?"

"It's okay, we're going to pass through Prest City anyway, aren't we?"

Nexus smiled: "It's not a hassle to take him for a ride, the carriage is big enough." ”

After speaking, he looked at Eugene next to him: "We can take you, but don't make trouble for us, you know?"

Eugene was overjoyed, nodded busily, and thanked him again and again.

"Thank you, little brother, when I return to Prest City, I will definitely repay you. ”

Quex turned his head absently and continued with dinner with the other three, oh, and now Eugene added.

As a businessman, Eugene is naturally able to speak, and under his praise and management, the relationship with the rest of the team quickly closes, and it didn't take long for him to talk and laugh with the three of Brad, of course, his starving ghost reincarnated eating appearance slightly affected the senses.

Fox was a little silent, not knowing what he was thinking, while Eugene often pretended to be inadvertently peeking at Kerr while chatting and laughing with the others, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Late at night, Brad, Uke, and Lisa took turns keeping vigil, and the tired Eugene was asleep while Kers meditated in his tent.

···········

The carriage brisked along, and the outline of a winding mountain range loomed on the left in front of it.

"Mr. Kers, on our left is the Escarobia Mountains, although our route does not need to pass through the mountains, there are quite a few violent demonic beasts in the Esrobia Mountains, and occasionally there will be incidents of demonic beasts coming down the mountain to invade humans. “

"I don't think we'll be so unlucky, but you'd better be careful, or we'll be in Prester City soon. “

Brad, who was driving the carriage, said to Kerry next to him.

Fox had been in the carriage for a long time, so he came out to breathe, and Eugene was now the only one in the carriage.

"I'll take notice. “

Kox nodded slightly, and the other party didn't know his strength, so he was also kind.

Late at night, everyone else was resting, and Nexus was keeping vigil outside, which was supposed to be Lisa's vigil, but Nexus said that he couldn't sleep a little, so he asked Lisa to rest for a while, let him take his place for a while, and wake her up when he was about to sleep.

Sitting outside the tent, looking at the stars, he gradually closed his eyes and let out a slight snoring sound.

Because there were extra tents, Eugene was given a tent.

At this moment, a head snuck out of the tent.

Eugene looked sneaky, he looked at Kerks, who was sleeping soundly outside, quietly touched his side, and looked closely, his face gloomy.

But looking at the tents next to him, a look of struggle flashed across his face, and he finally returned to his tent.

After a while, Kers's snoring stopped, his eyes opened instantly, and he turned his head to look at Eugene's tent with a deep look in his eyes, but he didn't do anything but wake up Lisa, saying that he was going to sleep, and let her continue the vigil.

On the second day, the genius was bright, and everyone continued to embark on the journey.

On the nearest path in the Escarrobia Mountains, horse-drawn carriages drove slowly.

This section is the most dangerous place, it is easy to appear beasts and even demonic beasts, and Brad and the others are guarding next to the carriage, extremely cautious.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a deafening roar was heard not far ahead.

"Stop!"

Brad's expression instantly became extremely solemn, judging from the sound, this was definitely not an ordinary beast, and he listened carefully.

"There's Warcraft····· Wait, there seems to be a fight. “

The roar of the monster seemed to be mixed with the sound of collision and human curses.

The carriage cautiously approached and found that it was a team of adventurers engaged with an earth dragon.

Several wagons loaded with goods next to them were also in tatters, apparently attacked by demonic beasts during transportation.

There were several human corpses lying in a mess on the side of the road, which should have been dead adventurers, but the earth dragon was also covered in bruises, and it was obvious that the siege of adventurers made it uncomfortable.

Although the appearance of the earth dragon is similar to that of the giant dragon, it is still very different, the earth dragon has no wings, the body is rickety, the lower limbs are thick, and the upper limbs are relatively short.

This earth dragon should have second-level strength, and it is also a dragon subspecies anyway, even if it is not lightly injured, it is still fierce, and its thick tail flicks, smashing the surrounding trees.

"!"

There were only three people left who fought with the earth dragon, and the leader was a middle-aged man with a cold face, with a lame leg, judging from the fluctuation of magic energy, it should be a second-level magic master, and he was constantly cursing at the moment.

The other two are a first-level magician, and the other is just a trainee magician.

"Roar!"

The earth dragon opened its bloody jaws, its thick legs stretched out, and rushed towards them, its fierce claws and long blade-like tail bursting out together.

In the midst of the screams, the trainee magician was directly cut off by the whistling tail, and the first-level magician was also scratched by the opponent's claws, a hideous wound appeared on his abdomen, and his face was full of coldness.

A curtain of water unfolded in front of the middle-aged lame man, barely blocking the dragon's attack, but he also took several steps back.

"Shall we help?"

Lisa said.

A hint of hesitation flashed on Brad's face, but he still said in a deep voice: "Don't get close, take a look first, we must protect the safety of our employer first!"

This is, Eugene heard the movement and got out of the carriage, looking at the miserable and fierce battlefield in the distance, his face first showed a look of horror, but when he saw the figure of the battle with the earth dragon, he suddenly roared angrily.

"It's them! they're the ones who killed my servants and stole my goods!"

Such a coincidence?

Looks, stunned, looked at the two adventurers in crisis rather amusemently.

"Hmph, what a retribution, Brother Brad, let's leave them alone and let them fend for themselves. ”

Uk said in disgust, apparently not impressed by such a creature who ruined the reputation of the adventurer.

Brad looked at Kerks.

Fox said lightly: "Let's take a look first." ”

Brad nodded, since the employer had no intention of interfering, then he didn't have to make extraneous complications, which was the most basic quality of an adventurer who accepted the commission.

The earth dragon roared, and the injuries on its body only made it more violent.

It opened its mouth and roared, and the invisible spiritual fluctuations spread, which should be a mental attack.

The first-level magician was obviously stagnant, and was seized by the earth dragon, and his claws slashed through, directly separating the corpse.

And the lame middle-aged man couldn't resist alone after all, and the injuries on his body continued to increase.

A cold light swept through, and even the only remaining left arm was torn apart by the opponent's claws and fell to the ground.

"Ahh

The man let out a scream of pain and fell to the ground, feeling extremely desperate as he looked at the approaching earth dragon.

His face turned unusually hideous.

"Damn, if it weren't for that bitch Bertha, how would I have gotten to this point······ I'm not reconciled to ·······"

But the Earth Dragon was not going to stay, its eyes flashed with a furious red light, and it roared and rushed over.

The man closed his eyes.

"Bang"

There was a sound of shattering, but it was not his head that was shattered.

He was shocked to see that the thin young man slowly withdrew his fist, and the dragon's head had burst like a watermelon on the ground, and its body fell to the ground with a "coax".

What the hell is this?

Also incredulous are the trio of Brad, Uk, and Lisa.

"Mr. Kers?"

Brad lost his voice, and he barely saw an afterimage flashing.

Lisa covered her mouth in surprise, and Uk was glazed over.

Eugene shuddered and stepped back.

Sure enough·········

The lame middle-aged man was immersed in the joy of escaping, after all, there was nothing better than being alive.

"Thank you······" A smile squeezed out of his face, but it disappeared immediately.

Because, the cold and piercing killing machine enveloped him.

Kox lifted his hat slightly, revealing his inky pupils.

”······ If I heard me right, you mentioned Bertha?"