Zhao Yuan watched from the side for a long time, he just collected money to do things, just do his duty, and didn't bother to meddle in other things, just when Akuma and his party were about to go home in frustration, a sudden change occurred!

I saw that the swamp, which was originally calm and dead, suddenly began to squirm, and the orcs of the cheetah team stood vigilantly, watching the strange movements in all directions. Zhao Yuan was dragged to the center of the crowd by the five orc martial artists, looking at the quagmire around him that was constantly rising and wriggling, and there was a faint hint of coldness between his eyebrows.

"Oops, that guy isn't a mutant mireurur, it's their leader!" Akuma said.

"Why? Isn't the leader of the mire beasts in the Demon Abyss area, we're still far away!" said one of the team members.

"And that mire beast is only the sixth order, and the one in the Demon Yuan is said to have already reached the seventh order!" the other team members also spoke.

"Silly buns, there's a good chance that the mire beast just now is a descendant of the Demon Abyss!" Akuma scolded, and at this point they didn't care about the stench anymore, and they began to discuss countermeasures.

"Let's see one direction and kill it!"

"No, if you rush directly, you will be finished if you step into the swamp!"

"Then we'll fight these mire beasts to the death!"

"If the mire beasts are injured, just soak in the swamp for a while, they can't beat them and run, change a batch to beat you, and if you can't beat them, they will also bubble in the mud!"

"Capture the thief and capture the king first, let's catch the mire beast just now!"

"You can do it!"

......

"That's enough, you all shut up and listen to me!" Akuma was dizzy from the noise, he knew that it was the most critical moment, he calmly ordered: "The west team members open the way, the other three team members defend and follow, protect the mage, and we will advance to the west!"

When the other team members heard his words, they immediately had a spiritual pillar again, and they all cheered up to carry out their tasks. Zhao Yuan watched their orderly actions, and secretly praised in his heart: No wonder this mercenary army can develop so well and form such a large scale, each of them has a very strong execution, and the captain Akuma is also a person with a leader's temperament.

Within the scope of Zhao Yuan's spiritual power, he had long known that there was a unique area in the west, where the vegetation was lush and it was like an oasis, and not a single mire beast dared to approach it.

However, since the mire beasts that were rampaging through the swamp did not dare to approach there, that oasis must also have unknown dangers, Zhao Yuan looked at Akuma's grim face, and his heart turned a few times, but he still chose to wait and see what happened.

Although the miremon's attacks are not high, the swamp is their home field, and the attacks from all directions are endless, which is extremely difficult, and several team members have been injured, retreating from the front line and being bandaged and treated by the logistics team.

Fortunately, that oasis was not far from them, and the group stepped on the lush lawn of the oasis with a disgraced face, and a few team members were so tired that they actually fell directly to the ground and lay down.

Zhao Yuan has been standing in the center of the team, and the battle on the periphery can't touch him at all, except for the bottom of his feet that are stained with mud, his body is clean, on the other hand, the other mercenaries are almost the same as a clay man.

"Everyone rest in place for five minutes, don't run blindly, just move around this area, I don't need to stress the danger of this oasis anymore!" Akuma said, and sat down tiredly. He happened to be sitting next to Zhao Yuan, and his body of mud also rubbed against Zhao Yuan.

"Hey, I didn't expect to be so unlucky this time, but it affected you, little brother. Akumar sighed. "I don't know if I'll be able to get you out intact this time. As he spoke, he looked back at the woods behind him. The woods were peaceful and vibrant, and there didn't seem to be any danger, but Akuma shuddered involuntarily.

"This forest is dangerous?" Zhao Yuan looked at Akuma's somewhat pale face and couldn't help asking, his spiritual power didn't find anything wrong with this forest.

"It's dangerous...... Akuma whispered, he seemed to remember something, his eyes were a little confused: "They always think I'm talking nonsense, this oasis, the mercenaries who operate here know it, they think it's a good place to rest safely, but I always don't bring my team here...... No matter how tired you are, you have to go back to town to rest. ”

"Fifty years ago, when I was a stunned young man in my twenties, I first came to the Traveler's Swamp with my elders on a mission. Akuma said, grabbing the messy hair with his hand, Zhao Yuan was a little surprised, Akuma looked only in his forties, and his real age was actually more than seventy. However, when he thought of Akuma's identity as a sixth-order martial artist, he was relieved, after all, there were only a few people with outstanding talents, according to the normal cultivation speed, it was already fast to be able to reach the sixth order in their seventies, and the vast majority of people could only stay at the fourth order for the rest of their lives.

"At that time, this oasis already existed, and my elders, like other mercenaries, thought it was a safe place to rest, and every time they came in on a mission, they would rest here for a while, and sometimes even spend the night here. Once, several mercenary squads came to rest in this oasis, and the captain of our squad thought they were too noisy and didn't want to be with them, so he led us deeper into the oasis. ”

At this point, Akuma unconsciously began to snap his fingers and make a "click" sound, as if to dispel his inner turmoil: "Then, something terrible happened, and when I woke up at night, I found that the people who had been sleeping around me were gone, and I was the only one in the whole camp. I ran around the oasis, but I found that there was not a single figure in the whole oasis, and there were several teams that had set up camp the night before to spend the night. Their camps are still there, the campfires are still sparking, and some camps still have half-eaten meals, but all of them are gone!"

"I waited all night without anyone showing up, and it wasn't until dawn the next day that I gathered up the contents of the camp and walked back with the map I found in another team's tent and was lying on the ground. That's why I'm sure they didn't leave on their own, because none of the captains would have left the map on the ground, and he must have had an accident while studying the route, and he didn't even have a chance to put the map away......"

Speaking of which, Akuma pulled out a map made of unknown animal fur. "This map is very detailed, I've been here for so many years and I can't find a better map. With that, he unfolded the map in front of Zhao Yuan.

The map is painted in bright red ink, and the strokes on it are very intricate, but they are also extremely delicate, and there is not a single mistake in the strokes. Zhao Yuan quickly scanned the map, and his strong spiritual power made him quickly memorize the map, but there was a place on the map that he was particularly concerned about.

"Why is the line in this place messed up?" Zhao Yuan said, pointing to the upper left corner of the map.

Akuma glanced at him appreciatively and said in a deep voice, "This location is this oasis." ”

"Over the years, I've traveled almost all the places on the map, except for the abyss where the mire leader is located, I've explored everything else, but I still can't understand what these lines mean, maybe it's a ......mistake," Akumar said, shaking his head in disbelief.

Zhao Yuan was comparing the treasure map with this map in his mind, and he was surprised to find that the location indicated by the treasure map was this oasis!

"Akuma, have you ever wondered why you were the only one who came out alive back then?" Zhao Yuan asked suddenly.

Akuma shook his head, his appearance still looked very young, but the look in his eyes revealed endless vicissitudes: "Maybe this is fate, I have thought about it countless times over the years, but I have never found the answer." ”

The two were silent for a while, and the five-minute break passed quickly, Akuma stood up and began to direct the team to set up camp, and Zhao Yuan also stood up and patted the dirt on his robe.

At this time, Akuma inadvertently caught a glimpse of the silver lines on Zhao Yuan's exposed forearm. "Little brother, I didn't expect that as a human race, you also have contract demonic beasts!"

It is almost the privilege of the Orcs to make a contract with Warcraft, and it is often difficult for the cunning and treacherous Terrans to gain the favor of Warcraft.

Zhao Yuan suddenly thought of something at this time, and he took the initiative to reply: "Yes, it is a Xuanwu that has formed a bond with me, and he has saved me several times." ”

Akuma's eyes widened in surprise: "Little brother, you and I are really destined, my contract demonic beast is also a Xuanwu!"

Zhao Yuan's eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and he said, "Yes, that's really a coincidence, there are not many people who can make a contract with Xuanwu, right?"

"Of course," Akuma nodded: "Although Xuanwu is not the kind of demonic beast that will fight desperately, but their wisdom is extraordinary, it is really not easy to find one, even if it is found, each Xuanwu has its own escape tricks, and the number of people I have seen who have contracted Xuanwu does not exceed this number." As he spoke, Akuma raised a palm. "And little brother, your Xuanwu is actually willing to sacrifice his life to save you, and the relationship with you must be very good, my Xuanwu was saved by my father, and in return it made a contract with me, but it usually doesn't pay attention to me at all. ”

But what he didn't say was that Xuanwu, as a kind of demonic beast with strong defense, weak attack, and a very slow growth cycle, few people were willing to contract. Other Warcraft and human beings have a contract, they are basically lifelong partners, and humans are willing to block each other when they encounter danger, but Xuanwu's lifespan is too long, as long as they survive the contractor, they can regain their freedom again, so even if the contractor encounters danger, Xuanwu will not necessarily sacrifice his life to help.