The ninth team was struggling to move forward with two injured members. They were already lagging behind when the Mailong Private Military Group entered a place covered in frost and moss.
The Mailong Private Military Group had left markings along the way. After falling behind for some time, Ai Jiangtu finally discovered the mercenaries had set up camp at a place with a good view.
"Isn't it time to rest yet?" Nan Jue asked.
"Something must have happened," Ai Jiangtu said.
"What are these mercenaries up to now?" Mofan was getting impatient with the Mailong Private Military Group.
When they arrived at the camp, they saw Gavin and a group of people surrounding three other people. The three were lying on simple stretchers.
Gavin frowned. He said when he saw Mofan and the others approaching, "Just in time, bring these three to your team, too."
"What's wrong with them?" Ai Jiangtu asked.
"They're sick. They're suffering from altitude sickness, too," Gavin said.
"We already have two injured members on our team. We won't be able to keep up at this rate," Ai Jiangtu said immediately.
"It's an order. Since you've joined the mercenary group, you should share some of its responsibilities. We'll rest here for now. We'll continue our journey in three hours," Gavin said.
"You're going too far! We're not medics on stretchers. You should know that your people aren't as strong as us!" Zhao Manyan finally lost his patience. He pointed at Gavin and cursed.
"Hehe, kid, do you think there's a lack of strong people in this world? No matter how strong you are, do you think you can take on my entire mercenary group!? "Gavin scoffed at Zhao Manyan.
"Humph, a bunch of useless people like you aren't worth our time," Zhao Manyan snarled back.
"Sure, you're only a temporary member. Feel free to leave if you want to, I won't stop you," Gavin said.
"Alright, there's no need to argue at a time like this. Ninth team, if you don't want to carry so many patients, and the other teams don't want to, it's easy to deal with it. You guys, carry the patients to the side. If they don't recover in three hours, we'll see how fast they are," Kuma said.
Everyone heard Kuma's words, especially the three patients. They were so scared that they started trembling.
"I already told you on the way here that if you affect the team's mission or movement, you will have to give up on anyone, including me, the Vice Leader. If you still remember that you signed the agreement, you should leave the team. Otherwise, we will have to do it ourselves," Kuma said.
The three patients continued to plead, but the other mercenaries were silent.
The relationship between the mercenaries was not as strong as the relationship between the hunters. Everyone only pursued benefits. As long as they did not kill each other, the mercenaries had no obligation to protect the safety of the other members.
Every time they went out on a mission, their lives were on the line. Not getting any money was worse than being killed!
A moment later, Ai Jiangtu said, "Send the three of them to our division."
"Oh? We're not forcing you to do it, "Kuma said.
"I used to be a soldier. I can't accept it," Ai Jiangtu said.
"Very well, I hope you won't fall behind. Otherwise, we might give up on you too. Do you know that more than ninety people in our team are counting on the money to live a good life for the rest of their lives? They won't be happy if you stop them from making money," Kuma said.
The reward was extremely high. The mercenaries had their own rules. Even if someone died during the mission, they would still receive the reward. The mercenaries who signed the contract had to write down the name of a family member before the mission was completed. After the mission was completed, the leader of the mercenary group would give the money to the family member. Mercenaries were cold-blooded and selfish, but they were very strict when it came to money. No one was allowed to take it away. Due to the rules, it was rare for mercenaries to kill each other.
…
"Ai Jiangtu, how are we supposed to survive if you send the patients to us?" Zhao Manyan said with a long face.
"I can't help it. They are more cold-blooded than I thought," Ai Jiangtu said.
"I'm really speechless. The real members of the Mailong Private Military Group don't care if the patients are dead or alive, but we, the temporary members, are responsible for their lives. We aren't Bodhisattvas!" Zhao Manyan said.
"Old Ai didn't do anything wrong. After all, we aren't mercenaries. It's only right for us to stick to our principles," Nan Jue said.
"Mofan, what do you think?" Jiang Yu asked.
"Let's just follow Old Ai's instructions. These people are all foreigners. Let's just treat it as an advertisement for our country," Mofan said.
Five patients were added to the team. Jiang Yu Summoned his Rock Giant and weaved vines into stretchers, dragging the five patients along the way.
The five patients were no different than corpses lying on the ground. The members of the national team could only sigh when they saw how much pain they were in and how cold the mercenaries were.
"What's going on? Why are so many of them sick all of a sudden?" Mu Ningxue asked, feeling something was not right.
"For some reason, I have a feeling it's going to happen again," Ling Ling said.
…
Three hours later, the team continued to move forward. It had to be said that the oxygen in the rift valley was indeed a little thin. The plants were negative in nature and did not receive any sunlight. Without sunlight, there was no way for plants to purify the air. Everyone had a feeling of stuffiness and difficulty breathing.
"Humph!"
"Humph!"
Guan Yu groaned, as if something was stuck to his nose.
"Guan Yu, do you have a cold?" Jiang Shaoxu turned around and asked.
"I don't know, I suddenly have a lot of snot," Guan Yu realized that his nose was blocked. He tried to breathe through his mouth.
His breathing grew heavier. Jiang Shaoxu had been observing him. He gradually noticed Guan Yu's face turning pale.
"Guan Yu, are you sure you're alright?" Jiang Shaoxu asked.
"I … I'm having trouble breathing. I'm so tired, it's hard for me to breathe." Guan Yu was wobbling. He sat down on the moss beside him. His chest was rising and falling rapidly.
"No way, are you suffering from altitude sickness too?" said Zhao Manyan.
"I'm not feeling too well," said Ai Jiangtu.
"Me too," said Ling Ling with a weak voice.
Mofan was carrying Ling Ling on his back. He turned around and saw her pale face. Her lips were moving, like a stranded fish trying to breathe through her gills.
"Ling Ling," Mofan quickly put her down.
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