Halla was startled. He took a closer look and his face immediately turned pale when he took a closer look at the Snake Mountain!
"We're done for, they found us! But … how is this possible, we're clearly going against the wind! "Halla screamed.
Mo Fan glanced at the Snake Mountain and saw more snakes rolling down the mountain and falling to the ground. The Snake Mountain began to collapse, turning into ferocious snakes wriggling on the ground. Most terrifyingly, they were crawling toward them rapidly …
The scales of the snakes reflected light. The ground was glistening like the surface of a lake when the snakes were wriggling around. However, it did not look beautiful at all. It was utterly terrifying!
"What's going on? Didn't you choose a path that won't be discovered? We listened to you and sat on the Camel Beasts!" the leader of the mercenaries yelled angrily when he saw the terrifying sight.
"I don't know, we shouldn't have been discovered …"
"They're coming for us!"
"I know, I know!" Halla suddenly recalled something. He glared at Ferrero and snarled, "It's all your fault! Why did you give them the dew? The scent is going to attract the female Medusae here. When the female Medusae are here, the male Medusae will follow them too!"
"My Magical Dew is supposed to drive away demon creatures. Why would it attract demon creatures!?" Ferrero was enraged. He did not understand why he had to take the blame.
"You must have added some Feifei Powder to your Mystical Flower Dew. Its smell is very similar to our medicinal ingredient, realgar. I believe the snakes that are sensitive to odors must have smelled it …" Mu Bai said.
"Mubai, can't you tell us something like that earlier?" Zhao Manyan said.
"I didn't know the Medusae would be so hostile toward the scent," Mubai said.
"You still have the time to think about it? Don't you know we are no different from dead people now?" Chad said coldly.
The merchant was in despair too. He had lived here for so many years. How could he not know the consequences of being targeted by the Medusae? Even if Cairo sent an army to protect them, they might not be able to escort them safely into the city!
The saddest thing was that they didn't dare to run.
Right now, as long as they touched the ground and ran wildly, the nearby berserk scorpions would surge over like a tide. That way, they wouldn't have any chance of survival. However, with the speed of the Hunchbacked Beasts, they had no chance of shaking off the Medusae. No wonder the mercenary leader Chad said they were no different from dead people!
"Don't get off the camel beast no matter what!!" Seeing that a few women were so scared that they were about to jump off the Camel Beasts and run away, Old Hala hastily shouted.
"If we don't run, are we just going to wait for death here? These camel beasts are so slow!" A few uncles said.
"We'll do our best to protect you after taking the money, but if you don't follow the rules and attract more demon creatures to the extent that we can't handle them, I'll kill you before the demon creatures arrive!" the leader of the mercenaries, Chad, said coldly.
As expected of an experienced mercenary, he was able to intimidate the people who were clueless about the situation with a single sentence, preventing the situation from getting out of hand.
Mofan felt like he had to learn the trick. Protecting people was a difficult task, especially when they were in danger. Even if they were warned beforehand, they would still lose their minds and run around recklessly. They would die if they ran around recklessly. The demon creatures loved to chase after people like that. Not only would Chad's threat guarantee their lives, it would also prevent the formation from falling into chaos, greatly increasing their chances of survival!
No one else jumped off the Hunchbacked Beasts. The leader of the mercenaries, Chad, was indeed an experienced Mage. He glanced at Ferrero and said in an unfriendly tone, "Do you still have more of that perfume?"
"Yes," Ferrero replied.
"Give me more," Chad said.
"Give it to you?"
"Cut the crap, just give it to me!" Chad snapped impatiently.
Ferrero's eyes flickered with anger. He did not understand why a mediocre Mage like him dared to order him around.
"Ferrero, give him everything," Mentor Vani said.
Ferrero did not disobey his mentor's order. He gave all the Magical Nectar to Chad.
Chad began to draw a Star Pattern with the color of moonlight. After he was done, a Steel-Armored Beast with three horns on its head appeared in front of the group.
"Moo!" The Steel-Armored Beast was right beside Chad. It slowly lowered its head. Chad reached out his hand and gently stroked its horn.
"I'm sorry, old friend," Chad closed his eyes and lowered his head. His face was twitching slightly.
Chad quickly opened the bottles of Magical Nectar and poured them on different parts of the Steel-Armored Beast while the others were confused. He even made the Steel-Armored Beast drink a few bottles of the nectar …
"Captain, what are you doing!?" a member of the mercenaries blurted out when he saw Chad's strange behavior.
Chad ignored the mercenaries. He stroked the Steel-Armored Beast's horn again. His expression looked like he was about to part with his life.
"Captain!"
Everyone finally realized what was going on. The mercenaries knew how close their captain was to his Contracted Steel-Armored Beast, but they did not expect their captain to make such a sacrifice.
"Moo!"
The Steel-Armored Beast let out a roar and sprinted in the other direction. Its unique scent was still lingering in the air as it ran. Everyone could smell it from a great distance away.
It ran for a kilometer. The group soon realized that the Medusae that were heading toward them had changed their direction. They were chasing after the Steel-Armored Beast!
More Medusae soon caught up to the Steel-Armored Beast. They were extremely sensitive to the scent of the Magical Nectar. The Medusae were infuriated by the strong scent of the Magical Nectar that had been poured on the Steel-Armored Beast.
The Steel-Armored Beast's speed was not as fast as they had imagined. The Medusae were very good at hunting their prey. They would split into several groups. Some of the Medusae would seal off their prey, while the others would surround and shrink their prey. The prey would have nowhere to hide even in a spacious area!
The Hunchbacked Beast was slowly moving forward. The group lowered their heads, not daring to look at the pitiful sight on the other side.
It was unlikely that the Steel-Armored Beast would survive. Chad had said goodbye to it after Summoning it. Mofan was not sure if he should say that Chad was ruthless or wise when he saw the Medusae shifting their attention away.
"Captain, you're the most reliable one in a time like this," the Merchant smiled.
The Merchant was impressed by the Captain's adaptability when he used the Magical Nectar to distract the Medusae. Even if the people of the European University Institute were able to handle the Medusae, there was no way they could protect everyone and the Merchant's resources. It would be perfect if they could avoid being attacked.
"You'll be responsible for the cost," Chad said coldly.
"Not a problem, you've sacrificed so much for us. I'll make it up to you," the Merchant said with a smile.
However, Chad was not happy at all. He did not even dare to turn around.
"I think it's too early for us to celebrate," Mubai said.
The Steel-Armored Beast was not a favorite food for the Medusae, so when the Medusae realized it was a Steel-Armored Beast with a strange smell, they would continue to chase after them. After all, apart from the strange smell, the Medusae also carried the smell of living humans with them.
Mubai was right. They saw the Medusae catching up to them in just five minutes.
"Quick, quick, we should be able to make it to the city in time," Halla said.
"What's the point of telling us? Why don't you tell your goddamned Hunchbacked Beast!?" Zhao Manyan cursed.
The Hunchbacked Beast was aware of the danger it was in. It started running across the wet sand …
"I'll solidify the sand!" Sofia said.
"That's right!"
"I'll accelerate with the Wind Element!"
"Show me what you've got!" screamed old Halla.
The Hunchbacked Beast was a lot faster after the wet sand was dried up. With the help of the Wind Element, it managed to buy some time for the Medusae to catch up to them.
There were a lot of Medusae. The Medusae slithered across the ground. The closer they got, the scarier they were. Their red tongues flicked out continuously, their triangular yellow eyes, and their enormous bodies weaved into a black, brown, and red carpet on the yellow ground. Their wriggling bodies were like waves, sending shivers down everyone's spine!
"It's right ahead, it's right ahead!" Halla yelled.
The terrain began to slide. Once they crossed the ravine, they would be in Cairo's territory. On the other side of the ravine, there would be an army guarding it.
The Hunchbacked Beasts rushed to the bottom of the trench and rushed back up crazily. The group of snakes had already swum to the bottom of the trench. They jumped up and opened their fangs in midair, biting at the Hunchbacked Beasts of the travelers behind the group.
"Watch out behind!" Zoey yelled.
Heidi turned around. Her eyes emitted a brilliant blue glow. A great force spread out in the air. The Medusae that were lunging at them froze in place as if time had stopped. A few seconds later, they turned into lifeless corpses and fell into the ravine.
"The Space Element!" Mentor Vani stared at Heidi in astonishment.
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