Game of the World Tree - Chapter 319

319. Chapter 317 Don’t Let the Enemy Escape

After saying goodbye to the old steward of the Border Earl, the leaders of the two major mercenary groups returned to the camp with dozens of mages.

However, the smiles on their faces faded a lot, and they looked at each other with a hint of vigilance.

The Britta Mercenary Group and the Owl Mercenary Group are both veteran mercenary groups active on the border of the empire. Like the nearby orcs, they started their careers by hunting elves, which led to many frictions.

“Cynthia, no matter how much our two groups disagreed with each other before, this time we have to face a black dragon. Although the other party is not an adult, we must be serious with our strength. So… we will temporarily suppress the previous filth. I think you don’t want to be surpassed by the ‘crocodile’, right?”

Cairns glanced at Cynthia and said in a deep voice.

Crocodile…

Hearing this name, the smile on Cynthia’s face faded a little, and there was a hint of gloom between her eyebrows.

The Crocodile Mercenary Group is a mercenary group that has developed rapidly in recent years. Although they lack high-end combat power, their number has already approached that of the veteran Owl Mercenary Group.

The Britta Mercenary Group was powerful, and the Crocodile Mercenary Group did not dare to provoke them, but they squeezed out many orders from the declining Owl Mercenary Group, which made Cynthia gnashed her teeth.

“It’s just a lucky guy. When this hunting is successful, the whole Maple Leaf Territory will naturally know how powerful our Owl Mercenary Group is!”

Cynthia sneered.

Keynes did not comment, just smiled and said:

“I heard that… Crocodile went to the Kingdom of Iris some time ago. It is said that he took a big business. It is estimated that this time he will come back and further expand his strength. You… do your best.”

After hearing his words, Cynthia’s expression became more gloomy.

But in the end, she still sneered twice:

“That Crocodile guy, it’s been almost three months, and there is no news. Maybe he was wiped out in the mission.”

Keynes just shrugged his shoulders after hearing this.

Although he also felt that it was a bit strange that the Crocodile Mercenary Group had not returned for so long and there was no news at all, he did not believe that a mercenary group with thousands of people would be wiped out.

I’m kidding. If a mercenary group of thousands of people were wiped out, the news on the black market would have exploded long ago. How could it be so calm now?

Maybe… they were held back by some mission?

Or did they encounter orcs?

I heard that a few months ago, the orcs in the Death Desert raised an army of 30,000 people. I don’t know if they were targeting the Kingdom of Iris.

It’s probably the case. They and the Kingdom of Iris are old enemies. If there is a war, it’s normal for the Crocodile Mercenary Group to be involved…

However, so much time has passed, and I guess the war should have been over, right?

It’s just that there has been no news, which seems a bit strange.

Forget it, what does this have to do with me?

Keynes shook his head.

“Pack up and let’s set off as soon as possible. This place is not very far from the Dark Mountains. The longer the time, the more accidents there will be. If the Black Dragon notices something, the difficulty of hunting the other party will probably increase sharply. This kind of mission… The most important thing is to be sudden!”

Keynes said.

This time, they made sufficient preparations and had the strong support of the Border Lord. They were very confident in dealing with the underage black dragon.

However, although the black dragon was evil and violent, it was not stupid.

If it knew that they had summoned so many people to come, it would probably run away in advance.

“You don’t need to teach me.”

Cynthia, who was in a bad mood because of the Crocodile Mercenary Group, said coldly, and then took half of the mages to rush to their own camp…

Keynes shook his head, and then began to greet his team, preparing to pack up the camp and set off.

With a loud whistle, the mercenary camp outside Maple Leaf City was ready to move.

They stopped trading with the caravan, and began to pack their luggage and line up under the captain’s scolding.

For a while, the open space outside the city was dusty.

And those caravans patrolling in the camp also withdrew and stood aside to watch.

Of course, there was still a trace of regret on their faces.

The mercenaries were leaving, so they couldn’t do business, unless… they waited for the mercenaries to return from hunting.

However, it was unknown how many days it would take, and they couldn’t stay in Maple Leaf City forever.

However, among the mercenary caravans, there were some people with happy faces, who looked out of place.

They were members of the Amway Chamber of Commerce.

They gathered together, excited, whispering:

“Finally leaving! It’s been three days! We’ve been waiting so long that the flowers have withered…”

“The preparation for this damn mission is too long, isn’t it? I didn’t expect that I would have to sell the tattered equipment for three days…”

“Shh… keep your voice down, it’s just tattered, not worth many contribution points. Besides, when we seize it, won’t it still be ours? In addition… have you gathered intelligence?”

“Okay, okay, I’ve written down all the information about the mercenary group.”

“What’s the point of writing it down? Upload it to the forum! In addition… notify Big Brother Xiao Xian Miao and the others! Then quickly put on armor, let’s blend into the team, and then we can backstab them!”

“Hehehe… this is good, this is good, I like it!”

“Hurry up… notify Big Brother Xiao Xian

Miao and the others!” Some members of the Chamber of Commerce sneaked away, muttering something.

And some others quietly put on armor, dressed up as mercenaries, and secretly fell behind the large army…

…

The border of the Elf Forest, the Black Dragon Castle.

“They are setting off.”

Xiao Xian Miao looked at the message from the chat system with an excited expression.

This time, the players of Maple Leaf Territory watched the live broadcast of some first-test players who sneaked into Maple Leaf City for the mercenary operation. Except for the specific strength of the opponent, which is still unclear, they have seen everything clearly.

Now, almost all the players in the server know that Maple Leaf Territory is going to send a team to encircle and suppress the black dragon!

There will be at least 5,000 people!

What a fat sheep!

The players who are still in the Elf Forest are all excited.

Especially the players who have not broken through to the upper position of Black Iron.

They have been doing quests and dungeons during this period, watching the first-test players wandering around Maple Leaf City, which makes them envious!

Now… they finally have the opportunity to participate!

“How strong are they?”

Beside Xiao Xian Miao, Transformer Ji Gang looked excited.

“Demacia uploaded it to the forum. There are thirteen people with silver strength, including two upper silver, four middle silver, and the rest are lower silver.”

“In addition, there are about 800 people who have reached the upper iron level, about 3,000 middle and lower iron, and the rest are apprentices.”

“Among the silver-level bosses, the strongest is the leader of the Britta Mercenary Group, a level 70 shield warrior, who is good at…”

Xiao Xian Miao scrolled out the information on the forum and read it one by one.

The information is very rich, all of which were recently inquired by players who lurked among the mercenaries.

“According to their marching speed, it is estimated that they can arrive in four days at most.”

After talking about the information, Xiao Xian Miao closed the webpage.

“In other words… one day in reality?”

Transformer Ji Gang rubbed his hands expectantly.

Xiao Xian Miao nodded:

“That’s right, notify all the major guilds and prepare for war mobilization!”

“By the way! Tell everyone not to be impulsive and alarm the other party in advance. If you scare people away, it will not be worth it. The NPCs in this game are very cunning. When they see that they can’t beat them, they run faster than rabbits. It’s too real!”

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(End of this chapter)