"So exciting?" Lin Li was shocked. From the beginning, he knew that the mission of the six mercenary corps would be extremely dangerous, but he had never thought that it would be this dangerous. What was the concept of a Legendary magical beast? It could be said to be the existence at the top of the magical beast food chain. Each of them had lived for at least hundreds or thousands of years, and their intelligence was even higher than that of most humans. Born with a strong body and the wisdom brought by the passage of time, this was an incomparably perfect combination.
Similarly in the Legendary-realm, a human Legendary powerhouse would not have more than a 30% chance of winning against a Legendary magical beast.
No wonder …
Lin Li understood it all at once. No wonder the Sword Sage of the Storm had no choice but to hire the six mercenary corps.
However, as this question was answered, more questions popped up one after another.
What Lin Li did not understand the most was that the six mercenary corps were almost no different from cannon fodder in front of the Legendary magical beast. Even if the Sword Sage of the Storm found them, how useful could they be? Were they really going to be used as cannon fodder?
This was impossible …
The Sword Sage of the Storm was also the president of the Adventurers Guild. If he lost the six mercenary corps, he would be a tiger with its teeth pulled out. Not to mention other things, just the Alanna Guild of Magic alone could suppress the Adventurers Guild to the point that they could not lift their heads. The bet that would be made half a year later would immediately become a piece of scrap paper.
Integrity was something that only the strong had.
But if they were not cannon fodder, what could they do? Fight the Legendary magical beast head-on? This seemed a little too fake, right?
Apart from that, what Lin Li was most curious about was the identity of the Legendary magical beast. What kind of Legendary magical beast was it that could attract a person like the Sword Sage of the Storm to take it down at all costs?
At this moment, Lin Li suddenly heard a hurried sound of a horn.
He had been in the Silver Hand before, so he knew that this was the order for the mercenary corps to assemble. Then, he saw the continuous line of tents in the distance begin to be put away one by one. From afar, it looked like a rice field being blown by the wind, wave by wave. In the midst of the hurried sound of the horn, Lin Li seemed to hear countless footsteps from afar. Large groups of adventurers were coming out of their respective tents and running quickly to the place where the horn sounded.
This unprecedented mission was about to begin …
"Brother Felic, I have to go over. Listen to my advice and stay here. You can return to the Silver Hand after the mission is over." After Andre hurriedly explained, he planned to drive the carriage away.
To be honest, Lin Li was touched by Andre's words. He was another person who cared about him apart from Andoine and Gerian. Although the way he showed his concern was a little strange — he did not even ask for Lin Li's opinion, and directly tricked Lin Li into coming out — Lin Li could feel his good intentions.
"Wait …" Although he was touched, he was afraid that he would not be able to sleep at night if he did not clarify some things. "Brother Andre, what exactly is this Legendary magical beast that you mentioned? I've never seen a Legendary Magical Beast in my life. Why don't you take me to have a look? Since you're so powerful, I won't be in any danger following you. "
"You want to go with me?" Andre's eyes were wide open. "No, no, no. How can you follow? Don't you know that it's Saruman Snake?"
"Saruman Snake?" Lin Li's heart tightened, but his face did not change. "What is Saruman Snake?"
"Saruman Snake is … is … You won't understand even if I tell you. In short, it's a very, very powerful magical beast. Brother Felic, listen to my advice. That's not a place for you to join in the fun. Besides, you don't have special equipment. You can't withstand the heat emitted by the Saruman Snake. You might be burned to ashes by the heat before you even see it!"
"So powerful?" Lin Li muttered in his heart. Saruman Snake. Who would have thought that there would be such a Legendary Flame Spirit in the Fire Plume Ridge …
For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Lin Li's mind.
He was not only thinking about the Saruman Snake, but also the Fire Salamandrid under the protection of the Saruman Snake, and the cave in Sean's memory …
According to Sean's memory, it was an extremely hot cave. The temperature inside was even enough to roast a living person. Moreover, it was extremely empty, completely unlike the tangled and cobweb-like cave that they went to yesterday. And in the deepest part of the cave, there was magma flowing slowly.
And those black lotuses were growing right next to the magma …
Lin Li now understood why a few black lotuses could grow in a cave at the same time. It turned out that it was all because of this Legendary Flame Spirit, the Saruman Snake …
For Lin Li, the Saruman Snake was no stranger.
He had encountered it once when he was in the Endless World, but at that time, he was still a Super Hunter with a Mythical Weapon. No matter how powerful the monster was, it would be reduced to ashes wherever the Stars of Fury pointed at.
But even a Super Hunter with the Stars of Fury had experienced a tough battle when he encountered the Saruman Snake. When he finally defeated the Saruman Snake by a fluke, Lin Li was so tired that he could not even walk. After that, he was unwilling to go deep into places like volcanoes for a long time. This was the shadow that the battle had left on him.
But …
While that battle had left a shadow in his heart, it had also left him with two precious treasures. The first was a pair of gloves, which had directly raised Lin Li's battle power to a whole new level. As for the second treasure, it had only come into play today. That was the fatal weakness of the Saruman Snake Battle Team …
This weakness was too fatal. If it was used well, even with Lin Li's current strength, it was not impossible to create a miracle.
But if he wanted to create a miracle, he had to first get past Andre. From Andre's determined look, he would not let Lin Li follow him today no matter what.
Lin Li smiled. If Andre did not let him follow, he would not go. It would be the same if he followed secretly later …
At that moment, he no longer mentioned the matter of joining in the fun, and only nodded honestly. "Well, Brother Andre, you go ahead with your work. We will hide here and return to the Silver Hand's camp when the limelight has passed."
How would Andre know what was going on in this guy's mind?
In fact, not to mention Andre, anyone else would not be able to guess Lin Li's thoughts.
Who could imagine that a warrior who was not even level-5 would excitedly rush to the front of a legendary magical beast? There was a gap of more than 15 levels between them. Even the words' heaven and hell 'weren't enough to describe the gap between them. This was no longer a death wish. This was completely insane!
Even when Lin Li said he wanted to join in the fun just now, Andre only thought that he was joking. Everyone only had one life. Without any benefits, who would foolishly give their life away?
How would Andre know that this fella was not only not joking, but was even more serious than anyone else …
"Brother Felic, don't worry and rest here. I'll tell Serena about the rest," said Lin Li.
"Thank you, Brother Andre."
"It's just a small matter. You don't have to be so polite with me. Go!" After Andre finished speaking, he had already boarded the carriage. The whip in his hand suddenly cracked in the air, making a crisp "pa" sound. The two fine horses neighed loudly and pulled the carriage and Andre away from the scene …
"Sean, get ready. We are leaving too." Before leaving, Lin Li studied the map again.
"Mr Felic, are we going too?"
"Of course!"
"But, Mr Andre seemed to say that there is a Saruman Snake …" Sean was a little worried. He was not worried about his own safety, but worried about this Mr Felic who had changed his life.
"Don't worry, the Saruman Snake is nothing …" Lin Li boasted shamelessly. He slowly rolled up the map in his hand and stuffed it into his backpack. Then, he brought Sean across the flat wasteland, and followed the mountain path that they had walked once before. They quietly made their way up the Fire Plume Ridge …
Because the six mercenary corps were leading the way, the journey was much calmer this time. The two of them did not even encounter a mouse along the way, not to mention a magical beast. It was a peaceful journey up the mountainside. If not for the rugged mountain path, it would really look like they were on a sightseeing tour.
"Wait …" It was the withered forest in front again, but Lin Li stopped outside the forest because he found a pool of blood.
The blood extended from the forest. It was warm and sticky to the touch. It should be human blood …
This made Lin Li feel very strange. He had just come to this forest yesterday, so he naturally knew best what was in it. Other than the Abyss Fiendish Iron Mine, there were only trees that were struggling at death's door. What was the matter with the blood flowing from them? Could it be that there was a powerful magical beast all of a sudden?
"Sean, be careful. Don't make any noise." Lin Li released two Hastening Spells, one for himself and one for Sean. At the same time, he released a Life Detection Spell, which covered most of the forest.
Under the coverage of the Life Detection Spell, Lin Li tried his best to be as soft as possible, and slowly went deeper into the forest.
Along the way, they did not encounter any powerful magical beasts. Instead, they found some corpses of adventurers and traces of a fierce battle. From the emblems on these corpses, there were people from various mercenary corps, including two members of the Silver Hand …
The surrounding environment was messy. There were traces of sword slashes and wounds of magic bombardment. Large tracts of trees were burnt, and most of the corpses on the ground were incomplete. From the wounds on their bodies, some were torn to death by some kind of ferocious magical beast, while others were obviously burned to death by fire. From a distance, it looked like a piece of charcoal.
"Fire Wolf, this is definitely a Fire Wolf!" Other than the Salamander, this could be the most dangerous thing on the Fire Plume Ridge. The level-10 magical beast, the Fire Wolf. Lin Li remembered it very clearly. When he was reading in the Omniscient Tower, the Archmage's adventure diary had mentioned such a thing. It had extremely sharp claws and teeth, came and went like the wind, and appeared in groups. It was bright red, just like the morning glow on the horizon. In the Archmage's adventure diary, this kind of creature had killed nearly half of his companions in an instant …
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