Balbo was very excited, very, very excited. Looking at the crystal clear dragon fruit on the cliff and smelling the faint fragrance, he wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly up!
Due to the special lockdown of information, other than the internal staff, no one knew the importance of this mission to the Flying Mercenary Group.
The Flying Mercenary Group was still a B-rank mercenary group, and their mission accumulation had already reached a certain point. Only by completing one A-rank mission or three Beyond B-rank missions could they be promoted to an A-rank mercenary group and develop a larger force. However, if he chose three Beyond B-rank missions to upgrade his mercenary group, as long as he failed one of them, the other two Beyond B-rank missions would be in vain, and he would have to start all over again.
The Flying Mercenary Group's influence on the continent was far inferior to the Red Smelting Mercenary Group and the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group. The biggest reason was that they were a B-rank mercenary group, while the other two were A-rank mercenary groups.
The benefits and subsidies given by the Mercenary Union were completely different for A-rank and B-rank mercenary groups. If they had the subsidy funds of an A-rank mercenary group, they would be able to develop at a high speed immediately and would soon be able to compete with the top two mercenary groups. It was Battok who did not hesitate to send his son, a spirit illusionist, to come personally. He even sent another three-star spirit illusionist, a yellow-robed old man, to help out to ensure that the mission was foolproof.
Qin City's A-rank mission had not been completed, and the Light Fantasy Temple had suffered heavy losses. Although they had paid Obis as usual, the mission had failed. Therefore, the Flying Mercenary Group could only change their target to the Beyond B-rank mission, the dragon fruit mission.
After a few years, they had already completed two Beyond B Grade missions. They were only missing this one. How could Balbo not be excited?
"Elder Lou Xi, you've misjudged this time! " Look, those Red Smelting Mercenaries haven't caught up yet. This means that they don't have the strength to compete with us at all. They've retreated in the face of difficulties. We'll definitely complete the dragon fruit mission this time. By then, we'll also be an A-rank mercenary group!”Looking around, the Red Smelting Mercenaries were nowhere to be seen. Balbo couldn't help but snort and smirk.
Speaking up to this point, he was still a little angry. Just now, she actually retreated just because that yellow-haired kid was being cool. She really let them off easy. If she met them on the way back, he would definitely teach her a lesson! You're not old, but you're quite scheming. You actually tricked me, Balbo. Do you dare to be a little more arrogant?
"It's good to be careful. The Broken Soul Cliff is already close to the Death Mountain Ridge, and there are many high level Magical Beasts among them.”The yellow-robed old man frowned. He still felt that something was wrong. He had a bad feeling in his heart, but he could not tell what the problem was.
"Elder, don't worry. As long as Rong Luo doesn't come, we'll definitely be the ones to get the dragon fruit." Balbo snorted. With our strength, we don't need to worry about ordinary spirit beasts. It's good that they're here. We can even harvest a few spirit beast corpses and magical crystals.”
"That's true." The yellow-robed old man was quite confident in his strength. He suppressed the strange uneasiness in his heart and nodded.
As they climbed, the dragon fruit on the Broken Soul Cliff was right in front of them. The Flying Mercenary Group had already climbed up the cliff before the other adventurers, beating all the small mercenary groups that were competing with them to the back. Only those small mercenary groups dared to be angry but did not dare to say anything.
"Got it!" Balbo looked at the dragon fruit in front of him and was about to go over to pluck it happily. However, just as he took a step forward, a strong wind that caused his face to hurt suddenly enveloped his head!
"Ah, it's a High-Star Spiritual Beast! Young master, be careful!"
The yellow-robed old man's expression was greatly shocked. He hurriedly shouted for his armor transformation and rushed forward with a flash of silver light, rescuing Balbo from the eagle's claws. Before he could catch his breath, another golden eagle pecked at him!
"Why are there two high-ranked spiritual beasts at once?”The yellow-robed old man sucked in a breath of cold air. He hurriedly grabbed Balbo and somersaulted a few times to the side. They crossed the huge stone wall. From here, they could see the mountain range past the Broken Soul Cliff. The two of them inadvertently looked in that direction. It was fine if they didn't look, but when they looked, they almost lost their souls.
"Oh my god! Those…those are spirit beasts?" Balbo's eyeballs almost popped out, and his scalp went numb. Looking at the black cloud of dust, he roughly estimated that there were no less than a hundred spirit beasts!
"Oh my god! A large group of spirit beasts has arrived!"
"Oh, I'm going to die, I'm going to die! I'm really going to die this time!"
"Quick, quick, run!"
Many mercenary adventurers were terrified and shouted in a mess. They ran down the Soul Breaking Cliff at a faster speed than before. In the midst of life and death, many people burst out with unimaginable speed. Unfortunately, the spirit beasts behind them were even faster than them. Many people were quickly caught up, and miserable cries rang out.
Under the claws of the spirit beasts, ordinary adventurers and mercenaries were unable to withstand a single blow!
"Damn it! It was Sidi Pollen! I knew it was strange. That fragrance doesn't smell like dragon fruit at all!”The yellow-robed old man finally discovered the crux of the problem, but it was too late. He could only grab Balbo and flee in a sorry state. The large group of spirit beasts followed closely behind, relentlessly chasing after him.
"No, I can't! Our A-rank mercenary group!" Watching the dragon fruit that was close to him being drowned by a large group of spirit beasts, it also indicated that this mission and his dream had officially gone bankrupt. Balbo, who wanted to cry but had no tears, even had the heart to die. Just thinking about it, he understood who had ruthlessly set him up. He could not help but let out a miserable and angry howl towards the sky.
"Red Smelting Mercenaries! That brat! I'm not done with you!"
Far away, Ao Feng and a group of Red Smelting Mercenaries were hiding at the entrance of a valley, watching everything with cold eyes. They could faintly hear this mournful cry.
"You're not done with us. We have to let you live.”Ao Feng casually pushed aside a patch of thorns, the corners of his lips curled into a beautiful arc, and he looked back disdainfully. "Besides, I can trick you once, but can't I trick you a second time?”
"Ahaha, that pig head, even if we compete ten more times, the loser will still be him!”
"That's right. If Lord Zhuiyun were to fight him head-on, I'm afraid he would lose even more miserably. However, it seems more refreshing to trick him like this. " Hehehe…" Seeing Balbo being chased by the large group of spirit beasts, Xi Tan and Wei Nuo felt extremely comfortable. They let out a breath and smiled.
Although they were loyal, they were not pedantic people. In this Great Forest of the Sun Never Sets, other than their own brothers, there was no need to be righteous. Naturally, they did not reject Ao Feng's methods and even admired him.
In the eyes of Xi Tan and Wei Nuo, Ao Feng was becoming more and more mysterious. He had a holy beast and a precious noble mirage beast, the ice rat. Moreover, this ice rat had actually surpassed nine stars and became a spirit beast. Everything was so strange.
"The spirit beasts have passed. Let's go.”
The spirit beasts on the horizon chased after Balbo and his companion into the forest. No more magical beasts could be seen coming out of the mountain. Everyone knew that it was about time. Wei Nuo immediately held his greatsword and cut through the thorns in front of him. He followed the small path that was only wide enough for one person to walk through. He bypassed the gaps between a few boulders and walked for about an hour before a small, quiet valley appeared in front of everyone.
At this point, everyone was stunned. Then, everyone's faces were filled with ecstasy!
In the valley, there was a pool of gurgling spring water at the corner of the wall. Above the spring, there were green plants and crystal clear red fruits, just like the one on the cliff in front of them. However, there were as many as three fruits!
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