Night.
In the middle of the Cracked Scale Forest, close to the Gray Furnace.
Behind a slope, Lin Chuan held up his heavy sniper rifle and guarded the perimeter.
Images of the nearby berserkers were playing in his goggles from time to time.
Entering the middle of the forest with the temporary team, Hayashi River realized that it had been the right decision to follow them. The danger here was far greater than he had imagined.
Many berserkers here were in groups, ranging from a dozen to nearly a hundred, which wasn't something a temporary team could deal with.
Among these group Berserkers, there were leaders. Their strength was ten times that of ordinary Berserkers, and they were existences that could wipe out an entire team.
If they ran into a group of berserkers, the temporary team could only circle around and look for lone berserkers or animal-type berserkers.
There were also many animal-type berserkers in the middle of the forest, and they had gained a lot along the way.
However, this wasn't enough for a temporary team of a hundred people; they would have to stay for at least two days to break even.
In this temporary team, Hayashi River's role wasn't as a sniper, but as a scout.
It wasn't that Lu Xiong, the temporary team leader, looked down on him; a heavy sniper would be valued by the team even if he was carrying a standard sniper rifle.
The real reason was that Hayashi River's poison shield wasn't of a standard size, so he couldn't participate in the battle to hunt berserkers.
"Hey … Brother Ling, after this operation, will you consider joining our Gray Bar mercenary group?"
"Our mercenary group is treated very well, and we have the Gray Furnace as our backer. Since you're a heavy sniper, your treatment won't be bad …"
Behind a rock not far away, a rat-headed man called out softly. He was addressing Hayashi River by his fake name, "Ling."
Looking at this rat-headed man, Hayashi River wanted to laugh. This guy was wearing a fully enclosed sensory-sensing helmet and a helmet-type poison shield.
The shape of the poison shield was like the helmets of astronauts on Earth. There was no doubt that it worked well, and it also had a strong defense.
However, it was inconvenient to move around while wearing such a heavy poison shield, let alone fight. His strength would drop by at least thirty percent.
This was the White Dwarf army's special anti-poison device. It was standard equipment for entering the depths of the Cracked Scale Forest. It wasn't bought by the Ashen Bar Mercenary Group, but rented, and the rent wasn't cheap.
Looking at the jamming device on the rat-man's back, it was as big as a backpack. Hayashi River tried to lift it, but it was as heavy as a mountain.
This was also rented from the military. The rent for these two pieces of equipment was calculated by the day, and the deposit was several thousand gold coins.
This was also why many mercenaries would say that if they did not gain anything, they would suffer losses every day.
Of course, these were anti-poison devices and jamming devices for the sentry personnel. The equipment for the combatants was smaller, but in Hayashi River's eyes, it was still very cumbersome.
This was the weakness of many of the instruments in this world. Apart from the Heart Elemental Equipment, even if the other instruments were of good quality, they were still light and small.
Seeing that Hayashi River kept looking at him, the rat-man thought that he was envious of his equipment, so he immediately adjusted his gas helmet and jamming device, and began a new round of lobbying.
"When the operation is over, I'll think about it …"
Hayashi River's response was brief. He was thinking about how to improve these devices.
"Meow …"
A cat's cry came from the earpiece. It was the angry cry of the Blue Kitty. This rat-man was the guy who wanted to torture it previously.
"Master, you have to take revenge for me!" The Blue Kitty's cry expressed this meaning.
Hayashi River was unmoved. If he wanted to take revenge, he could do it himself. This rat-man was only a Level 1 Heart Elemental Knight. From its actions, its overall combat ability was average, at the level of an ordinary Level 1 Heart Elemental Knight. Its ability to escape and dig holes should be very strong.
Bang bang bang …
Bursts of sounds came. Hayashi River pressed on the goggles and transmitted the video over.
In the forest far away, in a sunken open space, a group of people were besieging two berserkers. They were both animal-type. One was a wild boar as big as an elephant, and the other was a five-meter long lizard.
The animal-type berserkers in the middle of the forest, other than their huge size, had some signs of metalization.
For example, this wild boar's fangs were glowing with the luster of [Blazing Alloy] …
From the battle video, this siege was very intense. The strength of the two animal-type berserkers was very strong, far surpassing the berserkers at the edge of the forest.
"Boss Lu Xiong, Martina is very strong. It seems that this battle will be more daunting than dangerous …"
In this temporary team, other than Lu Xiong, the leader of the Gray and White Bar mercenary group, the town's garrison captain, Martina, had also joined. Both of their combat ability was comparable to a Level 5 Heart Elemental Knight, much stronger than the others.
Lu Xiong was good at using knives and shields. He was an expert in close combat and could hold one berserker back.
Martina, on the other hand, was an expert in mid-range combat. When the two of them worked together, their lethality doubled.
In addition, there were several experts among the temporary members, all of whom were Level 3 Heart Elemental Knights with excellent equipment.
These experts alone were enough to deal with these two berserkers, not to mention the other members.
Looking at the video of Bernie from the Demon Cat Tribe, who was setting traps in the distance, Hayashi River secretly shook his head. Perhaps Martina joined the team because of her.
"Meow …"
In the headset, Blue Kitty meowed again, and a recording came.
"Tsk tsk … Old Lie, this temporary team doesn't look like much! I thought we were going to look for trouble with those Swarm Berserkers … "
"Young Master Ken, Swarm Berserkers are very dangerous. If this temporary team goes over, they'll be courting death. Don't have such thoughts. Joining this temporary team is just to gain some combat experience … "
"Okay, but this kind of combat is actually boring …"
After listening to this recording, Hayashi River realized who Ken and Old Lie were. They were two of the experts who joined temporarily.
Ken was the young heavy sniper, and Old Lie was responsible for suppressing fire. He didn't expect them to be together.
"Geniuses from big forces who came out to train …" Hayashi River pondered.
At this moment, the rat-headed man gestured and pointed to the west, indicating that there seemed to be some movement there, and asked Hayashi River to go and take a look.
"This cowardly and lazy guy dares to look for trouble with Little Meow …"
Hayashi River sneered secretly, but he was happy with it. He could use this chance to scout out the locations of the Berserkers that the Little Whites had monitored and see which ones were suitable for hunting in the future.
Coming out from the slope, Hayashi River pressed on the headset and said in a low voice, "I'm leaving. If you want to take action, take this opportunity. Don't hit too hard, just scare them. This kind of guy just needs a little lesson. "
From the other end of the headset came the cry of Blue Kitty, indicating that it understood. It must have just been "scaring" the rat-headed man.
Coming down from the slope, Hayashi River walked toward the west side of the forest. After leaving the temporary team's location, he sped up.
A few hours ago, the Little Whites had already scouted out the surrounding terrain.
"The Little Whites' transformation this time was very successful …"
"The concentration of [Heart Element Substance] in the middle of the Cracked Scale Forest is not low. It's very suitable for the second level of [Windmill Mist Suppression Technique] …"
Hayashi River quietly moved forward and soon came near a large tree.
This tree was different from the surrounding trees. One side of the tree trunk was empty, and there were light black ants the size of a finger entrenched on it.
This was a type of Berserker Ant, and it was the prey that Hayashi River wanted to find the most.
The [Blazing Alloy Extractor]'s blueprint mentioned that the nest of this type of Berserker Ant could extract very high purity [Blazing Alloy].
In the past, Cromwell had obtained a huge fortune by relying on these ant nests.
However, this type of Berserker Ant also lived in groups, and it required the strength of a Heart Element Warrior of the seventh level or above to barely deal with them.
Hayashi River estimated that he would wait until the second level of [Windmill Mist Suppression Technique] was completed, and his strength had improved further before he came back to look for these ants.
"There are more than a dozen of such ant nests in this area. I wonder how much [Blazing Alloy] will be after I extract all of them …" Hayashi River muttered to himself.
"Meow …"
A meow came from the headset, and it seemed to be a little anxious.
Hayashi River was startled, and then he smiled and said, "Why? With the help of the Little Whites, you won't be unable to deal with that Rat-Man, right? "
"Meow meow …"
Blue Kitty meowed, and then two images were transmitted over.
One of the images was of a Rat-Man. This guy was crawling on the ground, and his legs were wet. No one knew why he was so scared that he peed himself.
The other image was of a team battle scene. Two Berserkers were lying on the ground, and they were actually shivering, allowing everyone to attack them indiscriminately.
"What's going on?!"
Hayashi River was shocked. Through the image, he saw that near the forest where the battle scene was, there seemed to be a figure approaching.
The figure's speed was not fast, but from time to time, the fearful cries of the Berserkers could be heard. The forest was in chaos, and it seemed that there were Berserkers escaping.
Boom!
On his forehead, the image of an eyeball suddenly appeared, and a heart-wrenching pain came. Hayashi River's head went blank, and he almost fell to the ground.
"What is this thing?"
Hayashi River's heart jumped, and he hurriedly told the little guy, "Little Meow, come to me. Don't go to the battlefield, I'm afraid it's over there."
"Meow …"
Blue Kitty meowed, which meant that Sister Bonnie was still there …
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