The night was like water, watering Tanai Mountain. Spring had arrived, and the fragrance of flowers and grass was still intoxicating even at night.
Danger lurked in the quiet night, accompanied by the low cries of insects. There were teams of mercenaries stationed in every corner of the mithril mine. The calm was filled with caution and vigilance.
A team of black armored figures were like shadows in the dark night, slowly moving through the lush shrubbery with a sinister and mysterious aura. Dark grand magus Edwin floated in the air, leading the way. Three hundred Death Guards were like specters, silently following behind Edwin.
With Laureton in the lead, the two thousand Cairo mercenaries followed behind the three hundred Death Guards, slowly advancing towards the mithril mine. Behind the Cairo mercenary band was a group of ten or so small factions. There were about a thousand experts wearing mercenary uniforms of various colors.
In the valley where the mithril mine was located, the three factions had gathered to guard this place. However, because the three factions still needed to guard their lair, they only had a total of more than a thousand mercenaries guarding the mithril mine in the valley. These thousand or so mercenaries were three times less than Laureton's two thousand elite mercenaries, three hundred Death Guards from the Calamity Church, and a thousand experts from the ten small factions.
Dark grand magus Edwin released a dark magic spell, and a black mass of air slowly spread out. The area in front of the valley that was lit up by the moonlight was suddenly enveloped in a faint layer of mist, as if the moisture of the night was slowly gathering together.
For some unknown reason, the insects that had been chirping in a low voice gradually lost all signs of life. Arthur, the wind archmage of the House of Menlo, was currently resting with his eyes closed. He seemed to have sensed the abnormal movements and couldn't help but open his eyes to look outside the valley. He muttered to himself, "What's going on? Why aren't there any sounds of insects around?"
In a tent to Arthur's left, the orc warrior Calorie called out in a low, muffled voice, "Hey Arthur, it's getting late. Rest early."
"I feel like something's wrong. I'll go take a look." Arthur mumbled to himself as he walked out of his tent. He used Levitation to float into the air and looked out of the valley. "Huh? Why is it foggy!" Arthur muttered to himself as he slowly floated out of the valley.
There were all sorts of tents in the valley, and there were also a few high-spirited mercenaries in charge of night patrols. When they saw Arthur float into the air, the mercenaries in charge of night sentries all greeted him. Some of the Rainbow Sickle mercenaries laughed softly and said, "This fellow isn't sleeping in the middle of the night. Does he want to go out and have fun in the middle of the night? Heh heh, that's true. It's been hard on us to be assigned to such a place."
"Who cares, we just need to guard our night." Another mercenary casually replied.
"Shh!" Edwin, who was approaching, suddenly let out a soft sigh and made a gesture towards the Death Guards behind him. The Death Guards that had been advancing like ghostly shadows suddenly crouched down and retreated, concealing themselves in the lush shrubbery without any signs of life.
Laureton's eyes were very sharp, and he immediately waved his hand behind him when he saw Edwin's movements. The long, snaking line was instantly replaced by soft panting sounds. These people were extremely far away from Arthur in the valley, and such soft panting sounds wouldn't be heard at all.
Arthur walked out of the valley and gazed into the distance with furrowed brows. He didn't discover anything out of the ordinary, so he stopped for a while and mumbled something before returning to Tanai.
At this moment, the Rainbow Sickle mercenary band, the House of Menlo, and the Katar orc tribe had all gathered according to the distance between them. An orc who was guarding the outskirts of the Katar orc tribe was suddenly jolted awake by an ear-piercing whistle. By the time he reacted, he discovered that there was a dangling crossbow bolt nailed to a large tree nearby. There was a letter tied to the end of the bolt.
Next was the Adam Menlo Family. A guard of the Adam Menlo Family was also awakened by a crossbow bolt. There was also a letter on the crossbow bolt. Next was the Rainbow Sickle Mercenary Band, which was right next to the mithril mine valley. They were also shaken by the crossbow bolts that carried a letter.
The leaders of the three great powers in the Valley of Sunshine were all roused from their various states in the blink of an eye. They hurriedly gathered their men with the letter in their hands and woke up all the sleeping mercenaries. They rushed towards the mithril mine valley at top speed.
After delivering the three letters of warning with super fast flying spells, Han Shuo once again silently returned to the surroundings of the mithril mine valley and hid himself. All the explosives had been set up in advance, and Han Shuo coldly watched the changes in Tanai through the three yin demons, waiting for a fierce battle to break out.
The three powers in the mithril mine had more than a thousand mercenaries in total. Once this force was destroyed by Laureton, it would be difficult for the three powers to turn the situation around even if they joined hands. Last time, the three powers had gathered at Tanai Mountain, and Laureton's enmity towards Laureton had made it so that he wouldn't be merciful towards them. Once the experts guarding the mithril mine were killed, what awaited them would be even more brutal revenge.
Florida and the other two were able to distinguish themselves in a place like the Valley of Sunshine, so none of them were stupid. They naturally understood this logic. Holding the attitude that they'd rather believe it, the three sent out their experts to communicate with each other. They brought out most of their experts from their lairs and rushed towards the mithril mine at top speed.
As time passed by in the valley where the mithril mine was, some of the mercenaries who'd originally been in high spirits began to show signs of fatigue. They yawned continuously, their mental state at its worst.
Edwin, who'd been hiding outside the valley, had already met up with Laureton at this time. He'd been staring coldly at the valley with a dark face when he suddenly turned his head and glanced at Laureton, saying, "We can make our move now."
Killing intent burst forth from Laureton's eyes, and even his shiny bald head seemed to sparkle with a cold light. He nodded and said lowly, "My brothers died in this valley last time. This time, I'll make them pay tenfold, a hundredfold. Chief Hagen, are you all ready? "
"Don't worry Chief Laureton, we've long since prepared half of Tanai's mithril mine." The ten small powers knew that they weren't as strong as any of the four great powers, so they'd all banded together. Hagen of the Flame mercenary band was the leader of this alliance.
"Very good! Not just the mithril mine, as long as you help me annihilate the other three powers, you'll take all of their territory. Our Cairo mercenary band will still occupy the Valley of Sunshine. I hope you won't disappoint me! "Laureton smiled coldly in his heart, but spoke heartily on the surface.
"Don't worry, we know what to do!" Hagen laughed slyly, indicating that he completely understood Laureton's thoughts.
"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Be careful, I'll use a dense fog to cover the path to the valley. Don't make any noise when you enter. It's best if those people all die in their sleep!" Edwin yelled impatiently, an unconcealable arrogance in his expression.
The Calamity Church was famous throughout the Profound Continent for being difficult to provoke. Apart from the Church of Light, there were very few powers that could contend against them. Even Laureton wasn't in Edwin's eyes, much less the captains of these small mercenary bands. Therefore, Edwin didn't treat them as sincerely and courteously as he had treated Han Shuo.
These small mercenary bands understood Edwin's identity and naturally didn't dare provoke him. Just the sinister and mysterious aura of the three hundred Death Guards was enough to make their hearts palpitate. These people had long since heard of the Calamity Church's ruthless and callous disregard for human life. When they saw Edwin's impatient expression, they all softly cried out in agreement.
Edwin was still a bit proud of these people's fear. He enjoyed this feeling of superiority in terms of strength very much. He hummed lightly in arrogance and waved his hand, ordering a tall and thin Death Guard in front of him, "Advance, kill them all!"
The Death Guards were a group of fanatical believers of an evil god. They were fanatical believers who had given all their faith and spirit to the evil god. These people carried the evil god's will and terrifying power, mercilessly massacring all enemies of the Calamity Church throughout the Profound Continent. They were a group of inhumane executioners who obtained a certain kind of power by offering sacrifices to the evil god, easily possessing the ability to dictate the life and death of others.
Under Edwin's command, the Death Guard's gray eyes were filled with fanatical excitement. He was as crazy as Laureton who had gone berserk three times. He gnashed his teeth so hard that it made cracking sounds, as if he was chewing on the bones of some beast or human. His movements were incomparably agile as he led the three hundred Death Guards under the cover of the dense fog and rushed towards the valley.
The experts of the three major powers led by Florida, Adam Menlo, and Katar were currently on their way to the valley. Each of them was burning with anxiety as they continuously gave orders, urging the experts below to move faster, afraid that they wouldn't arrive in time.
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