In the dense forest, the Crocodile Mercenary Team's camp.
A group of mercenaries surrounded dozens of tied-up elves and excitedly counted their numbers.
"One, two, three … fifty-seven, fifty-eight …"
"Fifty-eight! We actually caught fifty-eight of them in one go! "
"They're all young elves! And more than half of them are female! "
"Hahaha! We're rich! We're rich! Even if we split it evenly, each of us can earn a few hundred gold coins! "
"Leader! You're really too amazing! I've never seen so many elves in my life! "
The mercenaries said excitedly.
Crocodile took a bottle of water from a mercenary and gulped it down before saying proudly, "Haha!
When have I, your leader, not been amazing? "
What a joke! He, Crocodile, had relied on his status as a commoner to become a Silver-ranked Magic Swordsman. He had even single-handedly raised a mercenary team of a thousand people. Even the nobles had to treat him with respect!
After saying that, Crocodile's expression showed some regret.
"It's a pity that the Black Dragon has returned. Otherwise, we could have caught even more …"
"Even more?"
"Yes, at least a few hundred!"
Crocodile sighed.
Hearing their leader's words, the mercenaries who hadn't participated in the sneak attack sucked in a cold breath.
"A few hundred elves? The Eternal Overlord above! Where did that Black Dragon find so many elves? And … they're all so young! "
"God knows, maybe it wiped out the remaining elves in the Elven Forest?"
Crocodile shook his head.
He could only explain it to the mercenaries in this way.
However, although this operation had been very successful, Crocodile felt somewhat uneasy.
Thinking back to the few teleportation arrays just now, and then looking at the elves he had caught who were either curiously or excitedly sizing up the mercenaries, Crocodile felt that something wasn't right …
If he really had to say something, it would be that these captured elves' reactions were slightly different from what he had imagined …
Crocodile had thought that they would be fearful, angry, and desperate. Based on his many years of experience as a mercenary, he was even worried that some elves would stubbornly choose to commit suicide …
However, the truth was that the dozens of captured elves were exceptionally cooperative with the mercenaries. Along the way, they acted as if they were following the mercenaries around in their own gardens. Their eyes were bright as they watched the mercenaries coming and going. Some were curious, some were excited, but there was no nervousness or fear!
What a bunch of strange fellows! Did they not know what they were about to face?
Crocodile was very surprised.
But now that he thought about it, the Black Dragon could gather hundreds of young young elves.
Crocodile thought for a moment, and he really couldn't understand it.
He felt uneasy. Perhaps it was because the entire plan was going too smoothly?
However, these captured elves of the captured elves?
He had, Crocodile, Crocodile, Crocodile, and of the elves.
Of of the Of of them, Of them of of them Of them, of them! Of them?
But … the harvest was too great, and to prevent any further complications, he had to bring his men back as soon as possible.
Crocodile drank a mouthful of water, and then waved his hand to disperse the surrounding mercenaries.
"Disperse, disperse! Keep an eye on these elves! No one is allowed to move! One of their fingers is worth a year's worth of your commission! "
"Pack your things, we'll set off tonight and return to the Empire's border as soon as possible!"
After Crocodile gave the order, Salty Meow and the other 58 captured players were all put under supervision.
They obediently listened to the mercenaries' orders, and at the same time, curiously sized up the mercenaries' camp.
On the surface, they seemed to be shocked by the scale of the thousands of mercenaries.
But in reality, the players were completely excited at this moment …
In the game's chat system.
Fifty-eight players who were captured by the human mercenaries were pulled into Little Salty Meow's temporary team.
Meanwhile, in the party chat channel, the players' messages had already flooded the screen.
"A mercenary group! This is a human mercenary group! "
"So many people! Could it be a hidden plot? "
"Very likely! From their conversation, it seems like they were here for Merril, but they didn't expect to catch us. "
"Are they really here for Merril? Could it really be the follow-up plot that was triggered after he went out last time? "
"That I don't know, but … it seems like they treat us like treasures."
"Of course they treat us like treasures! You're a Third Beta Gamer, so you might not know, but an elf is worth at least 1,000 gold coins in the black market! If it's a female, it's double! "
"Why are you so familiar with this?"
"Hehe, when the underground world map was first opened, I sold myself twice and earned more than 3,000 gold coins!"
"F * ck?! You can sell yourself? That's amazing! But … are gold coins useful? "
"Nonsense, a gold coin is worth 100 silver coins, that's a huge sum of 300,000 silver coins! Just the equipment forged by the Dark Dwarves would be enough to forge at least 30 sets of rare blue equipment! If converted to contribution points, that's 60,000! At that time, resurrection depended on the perfect number of times, and dying twice only cost 2,000 contribution points. "
"F * ck! Two thousand contribution points for 60,000! That's awesome! Is this a loophole in the system? "
"Not necessarily. Because I sold myself twice, and the Dwarf trafficker went bankrupt. Moreover, the number of resurrection times has become resurrection coins, and the death penalty is getting bigger … "
"…"
"Don't underestimate our value in the game! In summary … it's normal for these mercenaries to treat us like treasures! I heard from the Dark Dwarves that bounty hunters in the underground world who earn more than 30 gold coins a year are considered rich. "
"…"
The players chatted non-stop in the chat channel.
At the same time, Salty Meow and the other veteran players contacted their own guilds.
"Meow Big, where are you?"
"In a forest, there are many mercenaries around. Looking at the location of the small map, it should not be far from the Black Dragon Castle, but it's close to the border of the map. I'll invite you to join the team. "
"F * ck! There are so many people in the team?! "
"After all, more than 50 people were captured in one go … and there are mercenaries all around, so it's impossible to tell how many there are. Just now, from eavesdropping on the NPCs' conversation, it seems like there are thousands of them …"
"So many?! Our guild alone might not be able to rescue them … "
"Then call Nature's Heart and the First Army! Also, there's the Third Beta Gamer's newly established guild, the Autobots. But … I want to wait a little longer. According to the Elven Kingdom game's routine, the hidden plot is coming soon. "
The players communicated in the chat channel, and Eve roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter by eavesdropping on the players' conversations and the mercenaries' actions …
"So, it's just a mercenary group that's after the Black Dragon's wealth! They also know that the Black Dragon has elves under him, but they treat the players as the Black Dragon's kin! "
Eve was enlightened.
"Crocodile Mercenary Group? More than a thousand people, not too much, not too little. "
"But … since they're here, they might as well stay. Just as well, the players' strength has increased greatly recently. It's time to try out a large army battle in advance to see the players' strength. "
Thinking of this, Eve calculated the speed of the mercenaries …
"They'll be completely out of the players' range of activity in about two days …"
The Crocodile Mercenary Group was about 260 kilometers away from Eve's body in a straight line. They were heading towards the north, and after about 70 kilometers, they would be out of the players' range of activity by 300 kilometers.
The Crocodile Mercenary Group was carrying a large number of goods. Even if they were moving at full speed, their speed was not fast. But even so, two days was enough for them to get out.
In other words, within two days, even if they did not rescue Salty Meow and the others, they would be forcefully teleported back to Yggdrasil because they were out of the maximum range of activity.
At that time, unless Eve expanded the players' range of activity, the mercenary group would be completely out of the players' range of pursuit.
Of course, how could Eve let the mercenary group go so easily?
She pondered for a moment and decisively gave a new mission to the players …
[Ding —]
[Players "Salty Meow", "Gourd Island Boss", "Gourd Island Boss", and other 58 players triggered a time-limited random mission]
[Random Mission: Crocodile Mercenary Group activated]
[Mission Description: The Black Dragon Merril's activities have finally attracted the attention of humans. A human mercenary group called "Crocodile Mercenary Group" has attacked the Black Dragon Castle and captured a large number of elves!]
[In order to save your compatriots, in order to take revenge, you have decided to pursue and attack the mercenary group!]
[Mission Objective: 1. Destroy the Crocodile Mercenary Group 2. Rescue the captured players]
[Mission Time Limit: 24 hours]
[Mission Headcount: Unlimited]
[Mission Level: Level 11]
[Mission Reward: Experience Points, Contribution Points, Resurrection Coins]
[Mission Hint 1: The mercenary group is returning to the north. If they leave the mission range, the mission will be judged as a failure. Players, please act as soon as possible]
[Mission Hint 2: The mercenary group has a large number of people. Players, please form a group and command the operation together.]
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