Chapter 500
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Reyek led his mercenary group back to the mercenary guild's encampment.
A mercenary group like the Yaffelk Snake had its own encampment in most of the mercenary guilds in the cities.
"Leader."
The attendant who was in charge of taking care of the mercenary group immediately stepped forward to welcome Reyek's return.
"Bring me the employment contract." Reyek walked into the room inside the encampment and ordered the attendant.
Only five people followed Reyek into the room. These five people could be said to be the pillars of the Yaffelk Snake.
The attendant took out an old sheepskin scroll from a metal box that was sealed by magic. Reyek took the scroll and opened it. He browsed through the contents and fell into deep thought.
"Leader, are we scouting the enemy this time?"
A black-robed mage among the five glanced at the contents of the sheepskin scroll and asked Reyek in a hoarse voice.
"I don't know."
Reyek gave this answer after carefully reading the various terms on the sheepskin scroll.
This was an employment contract.
It wasn't an employment contract from the mercenary guild, but a contract that was made in private.
The purpose of such a contract was to hire them to do some shady things, but the remuneration was far more generous than the missions received in the mercenary guild.
"Leader must be thinking of a plan! After all, as long as we get rid of that shop owner, the remuneration will be more than our annual missions combined. "
The boisterous archer was also one of the pillars of the Yaffelk Snake, and he seemed to be in a state of eagerness.
"I object. That guy isn't someone we can deal with."
A cold voice interrupted the archer's enthusiasm. Everyone looked at the swordsman who was leaning against the door.
"Isn't it just a Chaos Demon? Morris, are you afraid of fighting your own kind? "
The archer passionately placed his hand on the shoulder of the swordsman. But before the archer could say another word, a longsword was already at his neck.
"I admit that the Chaos Demon's ability to nullify magic is indeed troublesome. But that shop owner doesn't seem to be as good as you. He probably doesn't even know how to swing his sword. Morris. "The archer raised his hands in surrender.
The blade of the swordsman was wrapped in gray magic, which was the most obvious symbol of a Chaos Demon.
"Really? I don't know how to use a sword, but I can still kill you easily. "
The hand of the Chaos Fiend named Morris trembled slightly. The blade of the Chaos Fiend sliced off the two arrows hovering behind the archer in an untraceable trajectory.
"The strength of the Chaos Demons isn't only in their magic power, but also in their body and reflexes that are superior to humans." He glanced at the archer's raised hands and said, "Your movements of dodging and counterattacking just now were as slow as a child's in my eyes. Do you think there's any meaning no matter how exquisite your swordsmanship is?"
"Morris, that's enough," Reyek reminded the two of them. Only then did they stop their confrontation.
"The most troublesome thing is that that guy isn't an ordinary Chaos Demon." The swordsman sheathed his sword and said, "He has the surname of Yanorod, Josiah Yanorod. He's the absolute ruler of the Chaos Demons. Even if he doesn't know swordsmanship, he can crush your skull with one hand."
"Everyone, the target's individual ability is the most important."
A man wearing gold-rimmed spectacles beside Reyek interrupted their conversation.
"He has a close relationship with the Seven Sages of Noland. The Gray Cloaked Ones have sent owls to monitor him, or should I say … to protect him in the dark. It's basically impossible for us to deal with him secretly in Noland."
"So do you want to give up on this mission so easily? I won't mention the deposit provided by the employer, but the alchemical potions he provided can indeed treat the effects of the Grey Fog, right?! "
The archer slammed his hands on the table angrily and looked at Reyek.
Reyek, on the other hand, fell into a long silence.
The Yefferk Snake Mercenary Group was indeed the strongest mercenary group in the world. But a year ago, they encountered an almost fatal accident …
They encountered a group of monsters that they had never seen before when they were exploring a mysterious ruin in the Land of Frost.
These monsters were different from ghosts and banshees, but their abilities caused great mental damage to the mercenaries under Reyek's command.
At that time, there were 22 mercenaries who were affected by those monsters. Although Reyek commanded his mercenary group to retreat safely, half of these 22 mercenaries lost their minds halfway and turned into extremely violent monsters.
The remaining half of the mercenaries also suffered from all sorts of terrifying hallucinations all year round.
For the first half of the year, Reyek had been traveling all over the world in search of a cure for this strange disease. However, he realized that other than when they set up camp, he and the other mercenaries would sing and dance like idiots after getting drunk to make the traumatized mercenaries laugh, only then could they escape from the terrifying hallucinations for a period of time.
In this half a year, he lost another six mercenaries, but fortunately, Reyek came to Noland … Here, he heard the singing of an elf.
The elf's singing temporarily alleviated the symptoms of the mercenaries, allowing them to live like normal people.
Reyek raised his head from his memories and realized that the remaining five pillars of the Yefferk Snake Mercenary Group had already started arguing.
"If we fail this mission, the price we have to pay won't be that simple!"
"We just need to lure the target out of the city. At most, we won't have to come to Noland after the mission is completed!"
Reyek listened quietly to their argument and took out the two music scores that Josiah gave him before he left.
"You're focusing on the wrong place." Reyek intervened in their argument. His gaze swept across everyone present. "If we complete the mission and eliminate the target, the Weave will completely disappear from this world. At the same time, Miss Taylin's new song may never be heard in this lifetime!"
At this moment, the five mercenaries who had been arguing fell into silence. The entire room was enveloped in a strange atmosphere. The five of them looked at each other, not knowing how to retort.
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