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This was blatant extortion!
For the first time, the NPCs were shocked by the shamelessness of the players.
"Of course, you can also choose to stay in the cage." Lu Li refused to budge, acting like a street thug. He had seen plenty of people like this in real life.
"Alright, as long as you let us out, I'll agree to any of your requests. I'm Sergeant Blair." One of the NPCs in the cage spoke before Weegli could.
"But we don't even have —" Weegli retorted.
"Shut up, you damn dwarf." Sergeant Blair was a handsome Warrior with a deep and powerful voice. He used his god-like voice to make a request to Lu Li. "I can agree to your conditions, but you must help us defeat the enemies below."
Lu Li turned around and saw that the cleared plaza was once again filled with monsters.
There were also two people who seemed to be the leaders behind them. They were the ones who had captured the mercenaries — Nekrum Guelom and Shadow Priest Sezz 'ziz.
Apart from Lu Li, Weilan Haifeng and the others' faces instantly turned green. There were at least three to four hundred monsters.
"Looks like we're going to die again." Xiaoba Jiang sighed, pretending to be mature. "Greed really isn't a good thing. Lu Li, if you let them out earlier, we might have escaped by now."
Lu Li didn't care about her at all. He used the key to open the five cages and promised, "That's our common enemy. Sergeant, I accept your conditions. Let's fight side by side."
The tall Sergeant Brad walked out of the cage and glared at Lu Li.
However, he still understood that in a situation like this where they were surrounded by enemies, it was better to stick together and get through this difficult situation first.
The five NPCs instantly changed their equipment and equipped their weapons. Lu Li said that all the good stuff was in their backpacks and had not been looted by the trolls. He wasn't lying.
"Lu Li, why did you ask for 20 pieces of Gold-tier equipment?" This question churned in everyone's heart. Weilan Haifeng really couldn't hold it in any longer. He would die if he didn't ask.
"Oh, I was just joking," Lu Li replied casually.
"F * ck, why are you talking so much? I don't think this guy is a good guy. I'm afraid he'll go back on his word." Weilan Haifeng was right, but he was not stupid. He could always tell the difference between a good guy and a bad guy.
"Yes, I want him to go back on his word. If he just leaves like that, why would I mention 20 pieces of Gold-grade equipment …" Lu Li was clear-headed the whole time and did not make any mistakes.
"Huh?" Weilan Haifeng was confused again.
"He came up with a rather exaggerated condition to infuriate Sergeant Brad," Lu Li explained. "Did you see the way he looked at me just now? Wasn't it murderous?"
"Yes," everyone nodded.
"Once we're done with the monsters below, these bastards will start killing us. Promises are worthless to these mercenaries. They won't be able to take it lying down, so they'll kill all of us who saved them. I want them to kill us because they're friendly …" Lu Li said matter-of-factly.
"F * ck, you're so sneaky!" Weilan Haifeng looked at him in disgust.
If they didn't mention any conditions, they could just open the door and let these people out. After they fought their way out, they would go their separate ways.
Of course, if these people died in the middle of the battle, there wouldn't be any follow-up.
However, if you mentioned an outrageous condition and made Sergeant Brad hate you, he would attack the player first because of this hatred after they finished working together.
That way, the players would have another boss to fight. It was equivalent to a hidden boss.
"Do you think we'll be able to fight these monsters? Even if we do, do you think we'll still be able to fight these NPCs?" Wander pointed at the densely packed monsters in the plaza below and hit the nail on the head.
Yes, the premise of all this was that they could survive.
"Don't be fooled by their numbers. Most of them are Sandfury laborers and Sandfury slaves. They'll be able to kill the normal monsters with a few group attacks. Less than one-tenth of the elite monsters are the ones we need to watch out for. We don't need to take the lead. Let the NPCs take the lead. As long as they don't die in the hands of the monsters, it'll be fine," Lu Li said.
"Aren't we being too bad?" A child like Remnant Dream couldn't accept the law of the jungle in such a short time.
"It's not that serious. These NPCs are set up in the dungeon. You'll see them every time you come in. They're not good people either. To put it nicely, they're mercenaries, but in fact, they're no different from bandits. Did you notice that Warlock with a hood? That's an orc." If it were someone else, Lu Li probably wouldn't have explained it to them. It was only because it was an underage girl that he had the patience to explain.
It didn't mean that the Alliance that worked with the Horde was evil, but at least it meant that the members of their mercenary team were more mixed, so their bottom line was naturally weaker.
"You guys take care of the left ones. We'll take care of the right ones. Let's go!" Sergeant Brad pulled out his sword and rushed towards the incoming monsters.
This small mercenary team consisted of Sergeant Brad, a Shield Warrior, Lavin, a Thief, Orc Warlock Olro, Blood-eye, a Dwarf Priest, Murta, and Goblin Wiggli who was only a guide. He didn't have much attack power and only knew how to plant mines everywhere.
The monsters in the plaza didn't all charge in at once.
They were divided into three batches. The first batch only had about a hundred of them. Five NPCs and ten players split up to defend. With Lu Li's hint, the players obviously showed signs of slacking off.
However, the NPCs couldn't slack off. They had finally regained their freedom, so how could they be willing to fall into the hands of the trolls?
The battle was very intense. The monsters were constantly being killed, and the five NPCs were also starting to get injured.
Lu Li and the others couldn't just watch these NPCs die, so they took the time to help out in times of crisis. However, the NPCs weren't so kind. They seemed to be deliberately avoiding the elites, leaving the elites for Lu Li and the others. They were actually planning to exhaust the strength of their temporary companions.
Unfortunately, they didn't know who their teammates were.
Players were the adventurers in the eyes of the NPCs. They were blessed with potions and immortality, so they didn't have much strength to exhaust. Even if they did, it would only be the mana of a healer.
The first wave of monsters was quickly dealt with due to their seemingly united but actually divided cooperation.
The second wave of monsters came, and the number of elites increased significantly.
The NPCs had no choice but to use their skills. For example, the Orc Warlock had a skill called Rain of Fire, which was much more powerful than Sesame Tangyuan. The NPC Thief also had many stun skills, and the coordination between them was quite good.
Everyone had no choice but to put in more effort in this wave of monsters. Otherwise, they would be unlucky if they died before even touching the boss.
The third wave of monsters came!
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