Never overestimate your strength.

Even the strongest Blue Ape Mercenary Group in Huaores City is still in a mess when facing the third-level monster group.

The mercenary group rushed out of the twenty-mile mountain road in one breath, and completely got rid of the hunting range of the Demon-Devouring Worm.

When Cairns ordered that he could stop, the mercenaries fell to the ground, so tired that they couldn't even take care of the surrounding environment.

Arthur bent over and gasped heavily, with sweat stains on his face. Even the third-level old mercenaries were exhausted and paralyzed. Only Arthur, who was second-level, could keep up with the team with strong perseverance. When he set off, his bright leather armor was already covered in blood and dust.

Although he was embarrassed, Arthur's overall condition was still good, and his equipment was still neat. The mercenaries fell on the ground and their leather armor was crooked. In addition to their weapons, they had nowhere to go. Many people were injured. The entire mercenary group was only Captain Keynes and a few leaders above the War Commander level could still stand.

Cairns looked around with vigilant eyes. As the leader, he must be the strongest one. As long as he is still standing, the entire mercenary group will not fall.

But when the eyes touched the brothers lying on the ground, a trace of undetectable sadness appeared.

"Tony, count the losses."

"Boss, thirteen of them didn't follow, and seven brothers were seriously injured. We suffered a huge loss in this mission." Tony cried and looked sad.

Cairns seemed to have been hit hard on his chest. Although Tony didn't say it directly, everyone knew the ending of the thirteen mercenaries.

Keynes closed his eyes in pain. Although this was the fate of a mercenary and was destined to be such an ending from the first day he entered this profession, no one could face it calmly when he lost his brother.

When Cairns opened his eyes again, he made a new decision, "Angus, take the injured brother and find another mountain road to the city. The others will set off after resting for half an hour. It is not suitable for staying here for a long time."

Angus was stunned for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Let Tony lead the team back. I am more familiar with the roads in the mountains, and our supplies are lost. With me, the hunter, it is more convenient to replenish food."

Tony immediately jumped up, "Angus, what do you mean? In terms of survival ability in the wild, I am inferior to you?"

Cairns just pondered for a moment and continued, "Our mission needs to continue. It is indeed more suitable for Angus. Tony, you can lead the team back."

"Boss!"

"Tony, this is an order. We have lost more than a dozen brothers. I don't want anyone to have an accident. You want to bring people back alive."

Tony wanted to say something else, but was blocked by Keynes's stern gaze, and he had to nod his head unwillingly.

Since he had decided, Tony stopped talking and briefly discussed the route back to the city with Angus, and took the seven injured mercenaries and three responsible for caring on the road, supporting each other and set off first. As Cairns said, this is definitely not a suitable place to stay.

Tony took more than ten steps and suddenly turned back, and went straight to Arthur and hugged him hard, making Arthur feel a little suffocated.

"Boy, be careful! Brother Tony is ready to drink at Nightingale Bar and wait for you to come back. Don't lose your life if you are still a young man."

Tony's words made the mercenaries around him laugh and diluted some sadness.

Arthur's face turned red, but he didn't know what to say, just nodded foolishly.

Tony waved his hand and turned around and left quickly. The thin figure quickly disappeared between the undulating mountains and fields...

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Shortly after Tony led the team away, the mercenary group set out again.

After this battle, the size of the team shrank by nearly one-third. After just experiencing casualties, many mercenaries seemed a little depressed, and no one spoke along the way.

Cairns and Angus were more cautious than before. Even the elf Iraya, who had been away from the team, began to participate in the exploration of the way. Every time the team stayed, they had to repeatedly reconnaissance the encirclement environment and confirm.

Fortunately, no accidents occurred in the next few days. After discarding the supplies and equipment, the mercenary group had some trouble eating and camping. Each meal was barbecue and various preys that were caught. At night, they could only find a shelter place to lie in a cloak and clothes wrapped in a cloak and garment.

Arthur has only now truly experienced the pain of mercenaries sleeping in the open.

In fact, this is the real side of the mercenary's life. He had only seen mercenaries drinking and eating meat before, and lingering in the bright side of brothels and casinos. Few people know that mercenaries' brightness is exchanged for hardship and life!

When the mercenary group climbed over a low mountain covered with shrubs and plants, the sound of pleasant running water came quietly.

At the foot of the mountain between the two mountains, a stream that was several meters wide and clear was appeared. The banks of the stream were covered with purple-red reeds that were only about feet high, and a few furry beasts were drinking water by the stream.

All the mercenaries had a happy expression in their eyes, and their mental fatigue from the past few days was wiped out. Even so, no mercenary rashly left the team and rushed over, but instead held the weapons in his hand tightly.

Old mercenaries with many years of experience in survival in the wild know that not only human races, but almost all intelligent creatures like water, so there are often huge dangers lurking by the water, and many creatures even use the water edge as their hunting grounds.

"Where have we been? How long will it take?" Cairns suddenly turned his head and asked.

"Soren Canyon is located south of the Holy Sword Peak, the main peak of the Orlando Mountains. Legend has it that Salon Canyon was split by the Holy Sword of the Gods and Demons during the war of gods and demons. The source of the Donet River, the largest river in the Orlando Mountains, is the Holy Sword Peak. The river flows down from the Holy Sword Peak, and it flows southward through the Solon Canyon and goes south to our human kingdom. The stream in front of you should be a branch of the Donet River, and you will walk along this stream toward the source. You will probably have three days to get to Salon Canyon."

As an experienced hunter, the entire Orlando Mountains map is in Angus' head.

At this time, a crisp and melodious sound of flutes came from the river. Without waiting for Cairns' orders, the mercenaries rushed towards the stream excitedly, and some mercenaries ran and pulled off their leather armor.

The sound of the flute is unique to the elves Ilaya. Compared with human elves, they prefer water and cleanliness. When Iyala plays the flute happily, it means that the vicinity must be safe.

The mercenaries leaped into the water one after another, and used the clear stream water to wash away the stains accumulated on their bodies for many days and the mental fatigue that had been in recent days.

Looking at the mercenaries playing in the stream, Cairns, who was standing by the river, showed a rare smile on his face in the past few days. At this time, only Arthur and Adeline were left beside him.

Cairns looked at Adeline, "Don't you find a secluded place to wash? I can keep watch for you."

Adeline glared at the bearded leader fiercely, and the female magician was obviously not interested in Keynes's dirty jokes.

Keynes, who was disappointed, smiled boldly.

"Look! What is that?" Suddenly, a burst of mercenaries screamed from the stream at the foot of the mountain.

Accompanied by the exclamation, the vibration of the ground under my feet...
Chapter completed!