Outside the Coiling Snakes Valley, there was a small town. Its original name was Coiling Snakes Town, but the mercenaries liked to call it 'Hope Town'.
The reason was that after entering the Despair Abyss, one's life could not be guaranteed. Only when one returned to the surface in the Great Rift Valley and saw this small town that was built halfway up the mountain would it mean that one had truly walked out of the Despair Abyss alive.
Only by seeing this small town would there be hope!
There were many mercenaries in the town. This was the best time to harvest Fire Red Ant eggs. One ant egg was equivalent to one gold, so many mercenaries came here to make a fortune.
Normally, no matter how big a mercenary group was, they would not dare to provoke the Fire Red Ants that were more than five meters long. However, this season was an exception.
In these two months, countless female Fire Red Ants would fly out and find another place to build a new Fire Red Ant Kingdom. When they started to lay eggs, there would not be any Fire Red Ants guarding it. Even if there were, there would only be a small number of them. Thus, the mercenaries could take the opportunity to steal the ant eggs and exchange them for gold. Of course, the Great Rift Valley at the periphery of the Despair Abyss was the territory of the Fire Red Ants. When the mercenaries passed through the underground caves, the chances of encountering other Fire Red Ants that were foraging for food were very high. Hence, this was definitely a high-risk job where one's life was exchanged for money.
"One map is sold for two gold. Young man, please do not complain, because these maps were exchanged with the lives of countless explorers. Every time we sell a map, we will take out half of the price as compensation for the families of the explorers." The old man in charge of selling the maps from the Warrior Guild sincerely pointed out a few death zones to Yue Yang and the rest.
The Despair Abyss was a large rift valley that ran from east to west. It was six hundred kilometers long.
The widest central zone was a hundred and twenty kilometers wide. The gap between the normal rift valleys was forty to fifty kilometers wide. It was said that the record for the deepest drop was more than ten kilometers.
The terrain was not flat, but there were many towering peaks and jagged rocks. Most of the places at the bottom of the valley could not see sunlight all year round. The terrain was extremely dangerous.
The central zone of the rift valley was still an absolute death zone. No one was able to find out the truth.
On the map, there were a total of six death zones that were forbidden to enter. They were 'Abyss Black Water Lake', 'Flaming Mountain', 'Broken Bones Bridge', 'Sandstorm Canyon', 'Cloud Top Lake' and 'Death Zone'.
Apart from the dead center, the other five were scattered around the periphery on the east and west sides.
The Starlight Serene Indigo Grass that Yue Yang and the others wanted to collect was on a high cliff near the Cloud Top Lake. It was said that they had to climb up a dangerous peak that was more than three thousand meters high. Only on the precipice of the precipice could they see this strange flower that only bloomed under the starlight.
"Inan … Brother Inan left a message at the Thieves' Guild, saying that he would meet up with us in a few days. There's also a message from City Lord Fallen Flowers. She said that in half a month, she'll come personally to pick the Starlight Serene Indigo Grass with us. She wants us to explore the terrain first. " Ye Kong had returned from the Thief Guild, and the news he brought back gave Yue Yang a slight headache. One girl could be hugged in his arms, but two girls had come. The situation was not good. He hoped that City Mistress Fallen Flowers and Inan would not be too jealous.
"Let's explore the way first. This place is very dangerous, it's good that we spend a few days exploring." Yue Bing knew that picking the Starlight Serene Indigo Grass was not easy. It would be better to wait for City Lord Fallen Flowers, who was an expert.
Yue Yang also thought so. He did not even want to bring Yue Bing, Ye Kong, Fatty Hai and the others to pick it.
If he brought them to the Cloud Top Lake, that kind of dead place, and he climbed up the precipice to pick the Starlight Serene Indigo Grass, it would not be a joke if something happened to the few of them. Especially Yue Bing. If she was injured, how could he explain it to Fourth Mother?
When they left the town and headed towards the Despair Abyss, Yue Yang looked left and right, but he did not see that mysterious female thief who loved to read books …
Although there were mercenaries walking in front, there were also mercenaries following behind.
However, walking down this stone path that was less than half a meter wide, step by step, going down for dozens of meters, then turning in another direction and walking for dozens of meters again, making a detour down layer by layer, was a very chilling action.
Looking down, the mercenaries at the bottom of the valley were even smaller than ants. Although Ye Kong's courage was not small, he could not help but feel his scalp go numb.
If he were to accidentally fall down, then not even his bones would be left.
The most frightening thing was that the mountain wind here was extremely strong. Waves after waves of whistling, the wind would blow people up from time to time.
Even Fatty Hai's huge body that weighed 150 kilograms couldn't withstand the strong wind. When the mountain wind blew, he had to quickly grab onto the cracks on the precipice, otherwise he would also be blown away by the strong wind … Yue Yang, who was behind him, was the calmest person in the whole team. When the mountain wind blew, countless mercenaries cursed one after another, but he was the only one who was as calm as before.
Ever since he had comprehended the Nature's Heart, this bit of wind was nothing to Yue Yang.
Yue Bing pulled on the corner of her brother's clothes and followed behind him.
Every time the biting cold mountain wind blew, Yue Yang would reach out and hold her small hand, so that she wouldn't be blown away by the wind.
In the sky, from time to time, there would be huge spiders, Rock Goats, or huge lizards being blown away by the mountain wind. Some of them were blown away by the mountain wind, smashing into the mountain wall and turning into a pool of blood. If the wind suddenly decreased, the animals in the air would fall down one by one, finally making a dull thud. Many times, the Rock Goats that were blown away would still be alive, bleating in the air.
The bleating sounded especially terrifying in the howling wind, causing people's bodies to go soft.
Yue Yang saw a mercenary on the top of the cliff slip. Before he could fall to the bottom of the valley, he was blown away by the mountain wind.
In an instant, no one knew where he was thrown to.
Only a blood-curdling scream could be heard echoing in the valley for a long time.
"Don't be afraid, it's okay!" Yue Yang hurriedly comforted Yue Bing. Who knew that the little girl was very strong-willed, immediately shaking her head: "I'm not afraid!"
"I'm so scared, please comfort me too!" Fatty Hai said with a sullen face.
"Shut up!" Ye Kong wanted to beat this guy to death, but it was a pity that this was not the right place.
"You pig heads, if you don't want to die, pay attention to me and use all your strength! Do you want to come back alive and get a share of the money? If you don't want to die here and become the lizards' dinner or the spiders' feces, then you better be 120% vigilant and follow me. See how I walk, you walk. If you fall down, no one can save you, and no one dares to save you! "A mercenary leader with a big beard lectured loudly. It seemed that the mercenary who slipped just now was his subordinate.
They walked for more than two hours on the winding path on the cliff.
By the time they reached the camp at the bottom of the valley, the sky was already completely dark. For the last part of the road, the mercenaries had to light torches to walk down.
At the bottom of the valley, the mercenaries sat on the rocks, gnawing on the greasy rock goat leg as they laughed at Fatty Hai: "Rookie, welcome to the Despair Abyss. You've prepared quite a lot of things, but you seem to have forgotten to bring your wet nurse!"
"Ah, what should I do if I want to drink milk? I haven't stopped drinking milk yet! "A skinny mercenary cried out in a strange voice.
"Hahaha!" The mercenaries all laughed together.
"…" Fatty Hai's eyes flashed with anger, but he quickly lowered his head.
"When you laugh at others, don't forget to look behind you …" Yue Yang suddenly laughed coldly.
"What did you say?" The skinny mercenary was furious when he heard that. He threw the roasted meat on the ground and took out his dagger at the same time.
"I'm just advising you to be careful!" Yue Yang shrugged his shoulders.
"Rookie, looks like I'm going to give you a lesson and teach you what it means to shut up!" The skinny mercenary walked over with a sinister smile. Suddenly, a black shadow quickly pounced out from the darkness and attacked the skinny mercenary's body. Then, it quickly dragged him into the darkness. When the mercenaries saw this, they shouted "Dogsh * t". One after another, they threw down the roasted meat in their hands and took out their weapons from their waists. They raised their torches and chased into the darkness.
When the mercenaries chased after them, there was no longer any movement in the darkness. The monster that had attacked the skinny mercenary had disappeared without a trace along with its prey.
After a while, the mercenaries who couldn't catch up to the monster returned resentfully.
A bald mercenary leader walked in front of Yue Yang, glaring at him as he said, "You saw the Ghost Shadow Rock Spider, but you didn't give a warning. You're the one who caused the death of my brothers!"
Yue Yang shook his head indifferently: "I did warn him, but he ignored my words. If the Ghost Shadow Rock Spider hadn't appeared, perhaps I would have already fallen to the ground with a dagger. Before that, I didn't see you, the leader, say a single word to stop him. I know you love your subordinates, but I also value my brothers. You insulting them is the same as slapping my face … Now, I want to say this. If there's a next time, I won't wait for the Ghost Shadow Rock Spider to ambush me. I'll do it myself! "
"Even if my brother was in the wrong, you can't just watch him get killed by the Ghost Shadow Rock Spider! We are humans. In a dangerous situation, we should help each other! "The bald mercenary leader was angry and ashamed. He anxiously stomped his feet.
"When these words come out of your mouth now, it really does sound sarcastic. Before he pulled out his dagger, why didn't you say that we are humans and should help each other in a dangerous situation?" Yue Yang rebuked.
The bald mercenary leader's face turned red and green. He was so angry that he punched his chest a few times and roared in pain: "Even if he was in the wrong, you shouldn't have watched him die. He wouldn't have really killed you. He was just being arrogant and wanted to teach you a lesson. He didn't deserve to die! You obviously could have saved him. You should have saved him first! If he was in the wrong, I can make him apologize to you! "
"Alright, I'll wait for your apology!" Yue Yang waved his hand and Gray Wolf dashed out from the darkness.
In its mouth was the skinny green-skinned mercenary.
It was impossible for any of the mercenaries to catch up to the Ghost Shadow Rock Spider. However, in front of Gray Wolf, the Ghost Shadow Rock Spider's speed was only slightly faster than a tortoise.
Gray Wolf arrogantly returned in front of Yue Yang and threw the dying skinny mercenary onto the ground. At the same time, it growled at the stunned mercenaries. Its imposing manner was extremely tyrannical and its whole body was filled with dense demonic energy. It scared them so much that they all took a few steps back.
The mercenary leader also jumped in fright.
Looking carefully, it was a Silver-ranked Level 4 Two-headed Demon Wolf. Even he, who was used to seeing the world, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva with his heart beating like a drum.
When he saw that his brother was still alive, he hurriedly rushed over and hugged him, shouting loudly, "Give me the antidote, quickly!"
Yue Yang brought Yue Bing and turned to leave.
"I, I'm the boss, how can I let my brother stand up for me … Yue Yang, listen to me, I will definitely not be a burden to you in the future. I will definitely be a qualified boss. I will never run away or cower in the future! Forever! Do you hear me, I said forever! "Fatty Hai was like an injured beast, shouting loudly at Yue Yang's back.
"Even if you don't qualify now, after special training, you will become a qualified boss. I believe that you have this potential!" Yue Yang turned back and smiled.
"Bastard, don't say that I don't qualify! It's just special training … "Fatty Hai's tears rolled down.
Ye Kong walked over and patted Fatty Hai's shoulders, who was so excited that his whole body was trembling. Unexpectedly, he didn't say anything.
The two brothers Li Qie and Li Ge were the same. They came over and patted Fatty Hai's shoulders.
Then, they chased after Yue Yang.
The bald mercenary leader who had just rescued the skinny mercenary looked at Yue Yang's back disappearing into the darkness and muttered to himself, "Yue Yang is a disciple of the Yue Clan? Could he be the legendary good-for-nothing Xiao San? Heavens, people like him … I can only say that we are blind, no, the world is blind … This move and shameful lesson, I will remember it. I will remember it forever! "
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