Ryan was a swordsman. This was the third small-scale battle he had experienced since he graduated from the commoner swordsman academy. After the battle, he stayed behind to help the priest clean up the battlefield. This was a tradition in the mercenary world. Any mercenary had to stay behind to clean up the battlefield after every battle within three years of becoming a mercenary. It was said that this could train the newbie's ability to withstand corpses and blood. In fact, the effect was indeed quite good. Many mercenaries who vomited at the sight of blood and corpses could grow into qualified and calm veteran mercenaries in just one or two years.
The number of deaths in this battle was more than the total number of deaths in Ryan's three battles combined, but the battlefield cleaning was also the easiest of the three battles. Other than a few heavily injured people who were covered in black, there was no blood on the battlefield, no broken limbs, and no corpses. Because the dead people were all vaporized in an instant, not even a trace of dust was left behind. Ryan was still terrified, and his hands were trembling slightly. He was glad that the terrifying red spider had not fired that terrifying hellfire at them at the beginning.
Ryan lifted up the last injured person who had been treated by the priest. His charred skin had already become as smooth as a baby's. He looked at the over-exhausted female priest who was on the verge of collapse and sighed in his heart. Fortunately, we have a priest. As long as you don't die on the spot, no matter how serious your injuries are, the priest can heal you. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the place where the cavalry died. He turned his head and was stunned. Then, he let out a soft cry.
The mercenary who was carrying the wounded with him heard his exclamation and turned his head to look around. However, he did not see anything. He could not help but ask,"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost.”
"I just saw a man in a black suit descend from the sky and disappear into the forest along the path of the fire spider." Ryan swallowed his saliva and said.”
"That should be a Thief. Thieves can steal things and play assassination, but if they provoke the Fire Spiders, they are definitely courting death.”The mercenary continued,""Fire Spiders live in the dark forest for many years, so their hearing and vision are very sharp. Ordinary thieves will definitely not be able to return.”
"What's the difference between a top-tier assassin and an ordinary thief?”Ryan asked. The mercenary was only two months away from his three-year term, so he was considered a veteran. He thought for a moment and replied,""The first is the aura. It can completely hide one's battle energy and magic fluctuations. No one can sense it. The second was speed. It was said that the speed of an assassin should be comparable to that of an elf.”
"Then did you feel any warrior energy or magic power fluctuations just now?”
"No!" The veteran mercenary said firmly.
"I don't know how fast the elves are, but that thief went from the air to the ground and disappeared into the forest in the blink of an eye.”Ryan gulped again." I've never seen anyone so fast.”
"There's no doubt about it. That person was definitely an assassin or something.”The veteran mercenary was so shocked that he couldn't hold the wounded man steadily and let him fall to the ground. Even in a coma, the wounded man still had a painful expression on his face.
The two newbies looked at each other. Assassins were the highest-level existence among thieves. There was a saying in the mercenary world that one could offend the God of War and the Holy Knight, but one could not offend the Death Wizard and the Assassin.
"Maybe it's a high-level assassin. Of course, we can't sense their battle energy or magic, and their speed is very fast.”The veteran mercenary said with a lack of confidence.
"That's true. After all, we're still new here. It's normal that we can't sense the assassin's battle energy and magic.”Ryan agreed." Let's go back to the guild quickly. I'm very tired and want to sleep." By the way, I'll tell everyone that an assassin has gone into the forest.”
In fact, the two of them could not even sense the aura and magic of a high-level Bandit, let alone an assassin.
The two of them carried the injured and a few priests back to the guild. The atmosphere in the guild was quite oppressive, which was in stark contrast to the usual noisy atmosphere. Ryan put down the wounded and walked to the captain of his mercenary team. He whispered,"Captain, I just saw a Thief chasing into the forest of the Fire Spiders. Judging from his speed, he should be an assassin.”
Although Ryan spoke very softly, the guild hall was rather quiet at this time. Many people heard it and started discussing. A proud mage said disdainfully,""Now everyone knows that there are no more talents in the profession of thieves. There are only three low-level assassins in the entire continent, and these three low-level assassins are all from other countries. Therefore, that person just now could not be an assassin. The new mercenaries who were cleaning up the battlefield shouldn't express their opinions.”
The blatant sarcasm in these words made Ryan blush. His captain said casually," Who doesn't become a qualified mercenary after slowly accumulating experience? So what if they're experienced? Just now, everyone was still inferior to a commoner sommelier. They were all scared out of their wits and didn't dare to attack, so sigh, let's not talk about it.”
The captain's words caused the hall to fall silent again. All of a sudden, the mages in the hall stood up at the same time with nervous expressions on their faces. They gripped their staffs tightly with both hands. A mage shouted to everyone," A powerful fire magic wave is coming in this direction. It's the magic wave of the Red Fire Spider. Everyone, get ready. It's very fast." Before he could finish speaking, he widened his eyes and took two steps back. He fell to the ground and shouted in horror,""Impossible, how could he be so fast? He has already entered the town.”
The mage's words made all the mercenaries in the hall pale. It was fine if the hundred mercenaries failed to fight the fire spiders. At most, they would be laughed at by the mercenaries who did not participate in this operation for a while. Now, that terrifying fire spider had entered the town. The fire spider dared to rush into the town, so it must have recovered its strength. With that thing's strength, the town would probably suffer heavy casualties. How would the world view them? The prestige of the mercenary world had probably been completely lost by them. Even if they survived this time, they would no longer have the face to be mercenaries.
A few impatient warriors grabbed their weapons and prepared to rush out and fight the Spider King. Even if they died in battle, it was better than being scolded to death in the future. As soon as he picked up his weapon, a black figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the guild hall. He held an ordinary iron sword in his left hand and something in his right hand that was faintly emitting a red halo.
The few soldiers rushed to the door and shouted at the man in black,"Get out of the way. I want to go out and fight for my life. That spider had actually come to the town.”
The man in black stared at his green eyes in surprise, then a faint smile appeared in his eyes. He opened his right hand and said,"You're talking about this thing, right?"
"Oh my god, the crystal core of the Fire Spider King.”A mage shouted loudly, disregarding his status.
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