After sending off Suhlen, the staff member of the Adventurer's Union took the mission list to the back of the hall and handed it to a one-eyed man.
The one-eyed man glanced at it and asked in a deep voice, "What mission?"
"Ruins exploration! Looking at the requirements, it should be a large ruins. "The staff member handed over the mission list.
"Ha!" The one-eyed man sneered with a hint of mockery in his eyes. "Ancient ruins exploration? If these ruins were so easy to explore, would we leave them to them? "
"Maybe they're strong enough?" The staff member next to him said with a smile.
"Then I wish them good luck! Just post it. Two thousand Kinnar. This is not a small number. We can earn a commission. "The one-eyed man shrugged and handed the mission list back.
A few minutes later, an important mission appeared on the mission bulletin board. An A-level mercenary mission might not appear in a month, so naturally, it was hung in the most conspicuous place.
"A-level mercenary mission!"
"Ancient ruins exploration? Recruiting two hundred excavators! "
"Recruiting experienced veterans. The minimum reward is two thousand Kinnar! The reward is quite generous, but the risk is a bit high! "
"Two thousand Kinnar. You can take it but not spend it!"
The mission board quickly attracted everyone's attention, but after seeing that the mission was to explore ancient ruins, many people chose to give up directly. Adventurers and mercenaries who often wandered in the desert knew the risks of exploring ancient ruins. Although the reward was generous, not many people were willing to sign up. There were not many who were sure that they could enter the ancient ruins and come out unscathed.
"It looks good. I'm a little short on money now. I can go and talk to him," a rogue hidden in a brown cloak said in a deep voice.
"Two thousand Kinnar!" A high-level warrior tidied up his armor and got up to check the bulletin board.
At noon the next day, Suhlen recruited some people. A high-level rogue, a high-level warrior, and a dwarf heavy armored warrior. Including Suhlen, there were a total of four people. As for wizards and warlocks, there were few spellcasters in the Adventurer's Union. Moreover, two thousand Kinnar was not attractive to spellcasters, let alone high-level priests and druids.
In addition to these three people, the two hundred workers recruited by Suhlen were also recruited. After a simple meeting and discussion, Suhlen's adventurer team left the city with a large number of materials on the morning of the third day.
Two hundred workers, fifty camels loaded with goods, and three high-level professions, led by Suhlen, set out into the depths of the desert.
Yellow sand filled the sky.
The long team moved slowly in the desert. The speed of the team was not fast. The physical fitness of those ordinary people could not be compared with Suhlen's at all. In this environment, the consumption of physical strength was very high.
The deeper they went into the desert, the stronger the wind and sand. Sometimes, they would encounter terrible sandstorms. The feeling of covering the sky and covering the earth made even Suhlen feel scared. Fortunately, there was a strategic map in the system, which found sandstorms in advance, giving them enough time to prepare and successfully avoided sandstorms.
Of course, compared to the sandstorm, the quicksand was also very dangerous. The sand looked no different from ordinary sand, but once one stepped on it, they would quickly sink. If there was no rescue in time, they would soon be buried alive in the sand. In order to prevent people from accidentally falling into the quicksand, the workers used ropes to connect the people around them. This way, even if they fell into the quicksand, they would be held back by others.
Suhlen rode back and forth in the team. Fifty camels carried a lot of materials. The weather was hot, and the whole team was very tired.
"Captain, the weather is too hot. We need to take a rest." A rogue who was scouting outside came to Suhlen's side and said.
"I hate sand!" Valadin the dwarf said in a muffled voice. He was a mountain dwarf, fifty-three years old this year. He had strong muscles and liked liquor. Suhlen only used half a bottle of vodka to become good friends with him.
Because of the dwarf's weight and armor, it was very difficult for him to walk in the desert. If he was not careful, his heavy body would fall into the sand. Moreover, the iron armor on his body would often have sand get into it. Coupled with the sweat on his body, it was even more uncomfortable for the sand to stick to his body.
Suhlen looked at the tired people, then nodded and said, "Let's go to the back of the sand dune in front to rest. It can shelter us from the sun."
"Everyone, work harder. We can rest when we reach the sand dune in front!" The leader of the craftsmen shouted.
After hearing the voice of the craftsmen, the artificial people were refreshed and immediately quickened their pace.
The human rogue was called Barron. He often wandered in the desert area. His weapons were curved swords and crossbows. As for the warrior, he was a local adventurer named Jayne. He was good at two-handed swords. His strength was average, but he was very experienced.
About ten minutes later, the team came to the back of the sand dune and then began to rest. People took out their own food and water to replenish. Suhlen took out the sheepskin map and compared it to see if the team's route had deviated.
At this time, some red light spots suddenly appeared on his strategic map. There were about fifty people in the light spots, and they were moving quickly toward their current position.
"Desert bandits?" Seeing the red light spots, Suhlen frowned slightly. He did not find anyone watching them in the past two days. How did these desert bandits find them so accurately?
"Screech!"
There was an eagle's cry in the sky. Suhlen looked up and saw a goshawk hovering over the team and then flying away.
An eagle! Suhlen immediately understood. It was obvious that these desert bandits were using falcons to watch them. If the Northern Town City could tame falcons, then other people could tame falcons as well.
"Guards!" Suhlen put away the map and shouted.
"Sir, what can I do for you?" The leader of the craftsmen ran over and asked.
"Desert bandits are coming. Everyone, immediately form a circle around the camels. Craftsmen, go into the circle and hide," Suhlen said in a deep voice.
"Desert bandits?" Hearing the word desert bandits, the leader of the craftsmen's face changed drastically. As someone who lived in this area of the desert, he was very familiar with the desert bandits' style. These desert bandits often robbed caravans. Their methods were cruel. They usually rode fast horses and held scimitars in their hands. Like a whirlwind, they rushed up to kill. Their speed was fast, and they did not leave anyone alive. They also did not negotiate. It could be said that they were notorious.
"Get up! Everyone, form a circle around the camels. The desert bandits are coming! Move fast! "
The team that was resting immediately exploded. One by one, they jumped up from the sand and pulled the camels into a circle. They took out all kinds of bows and spears and were ready to fight.
After hearing that the desert bandits were coming, the three Advanced Professionals picked up their weapons and went to Suhlen to discuss it.
"Should we just run away?" The Rogue glanced at the workers not far away and said.
As an adventurer who often moved around here, he clearly knew the strength of the desert bandits. Although there were only forty to fifty of them, the weakest among them was still at grade one. Among them, the leader of the desert bandits was a high-grade professional. There were only four of them. Facing so many desert bandits was simply courting death. As for the workers, they basically could not count on them.
"No need." Suhlen shook his head. After seeing their expressions, Suhlen continued, "When the desert bandits come later, you are responsible for protecting the workers. Leave the rest to me."
"This …" The three of them looked at each other.
A cloud of dust rose in the distant sky, followed by the rapid sound of horse hooves. Dozens of masked desert bandits quickly approached from the other side of the dune. When they were about five or six hundred meters away, the desert bandits divided into two teams to surround them from the left and right, directly choking off the team's retreat.
"Kill!"
The notorious desert bandits did not hesitate at all. Under the command of the desert bandit leader, the rest of the desert bandits waved their scimitars and rushed up. Some of the desert bandits attacked from the side, while the others took out their bows and arrows to shoot.
"After walking in the desert for so long, I can finally move my body!" Speed looked at the desert bandits rushing up and moved his shoulders. Then, he tapped the horse's abdomen and the Pegasus instantly accelerated. The Storm Halberd also appeared in his hand at this moment.
"He's crazy!" Seeing Suhlen rushing directly to dozens of desert bandits, the other three Advanced Professionals' faces changed greatly.
The speed of the Pegasus was amazing. In just a few breaths, Suhlen was about to meet the desert bandits. The arrows shot by the desert bandits were directly left behind.
"Clang!"
Accompanied by the sound of metal clashing, Suhlen waved his Storm Halberd and instantly cut off the head of a desert bandit. Even the scimitar in his hand was broken into two pieces. The Pegasus' speed did not decrease at all. Suhlen waved his Storm Halberd and rushed forward. In an instant, the halberd swept across. Accompanied by the whine of the horse and the sound of metal clashing, all the desert bandits who alternated with Suhlen were cut down one by one.
"Storm!"
Suhlen waved his hands and the Storm Halberd was like a wheel. The power of thunder and storm on the Storm Halberd also burst out. Streams of Qi were like Sword Qi, instantly killing the four desert bandits around him. Then, the halberd was waved again and again. Light blades flew out and directly killed the desert bandits in the distance.
"Quick, shoot the arrows, kill him!" Seeing that his men had suffered heavy casualties as soon as they came into contact, the leader of the desert bandits panicked and hurriedly ordered the archers to focus fire.
However, the arrows were useless against Suhlen. He waved his halberd and deflected the arrows that were shot at him. The Pegasus accelerated again and directly dodged the sound of the rain of arrows. Then, it quickly rushed to the remaining desert bandits. Seeing that the arrows were useless, the remaining desert bandits quickly threw down their bows and grabbed their scimitars, ready to attack.
Just before the desert bandits could react, Suhlen had already rushed directly into them like a tiger in a flock of sheep.
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