"I really don't understand what the boss is thinking. He actually asks us to protect such a weakling and still have to obey his orders?"
After negotiating the cooperation with Elsa, Natsuki Subaru quickly planned to start a trading trip, not wanting to waste time, and hoped that Elsa would arrange an escort for him as soon as possible.
It was only later that Natsuki Subaru realized that negotiating with Elsa was just one of the difficulties. The problems he faced now still made him feel overwhelmed.
The escorts that Elsa arranged for him were much stronger than the average mercenary group in terms of experience and strength.
However, compared to the general mercenary groups that collect money to do things, these killers who hunt and kill in the underground world are obviously more difficult to control.
Not only are they full of murderous intent, but their attitudes are also very unruly. Although he is clearly the person in charge of the caravan, few people are willing to listen to him.
If the so-called "boss" hadn't been able to suppress these killers, Natsuki Subaru would have even worried that he would have been killed by these killers before he even transported the goods to the designated location.
"Stop, something seems wrong. We have walked this section of road often before, and because it is quite remote, almost no one passes by.
But judging from the messy grass and footprints on the ground, it’s clear that a large number of people passed through here not long ago.”
The person assigned by the assassination organization to lead the team this time was a leader of the original assassination organization in the underground world, nicknamed "Poison Stinger", who was good at making poisons and tempering poisons to kill people.
Originally, with his level of strength, he should not be responsible for such low-level security work.
But considering that this was the first cooperation with Natsuki Subaru and the others, and Erza was also worried that Natsuki Subaru, who was fighting against the fifth scum, would not be able to suppress these murderous killers, she asked "Stinger" to help watch.
As one of the leaders of the original assassination organization, "Stinger" was obviously one of the few people who had seen Wood take action before. He was convinced of Wood's strong strength, so he had no orders from Wood, the "boss".
Every bit of dissatisfaction.
As an experienced and experienced killer, Stinger has been silent since just now, but that doesn't mean he will take it lightly.
If it was a task arranged by that bitch Elsa, then forget it, but Elsa said it was arranged by the "boss", so he had to pay more attention.
Scar, who beheaded his "mother" and killed the second leader of the assassination organization in a flash, and Wood, who instantly unified all the assassination organizations in the underground world with his extremely powerful strength, is undoubtedly a combination of strength and power in the eyes of the original leaders like Sting and the others.
A ferocious and unique character.
If he did not successfully complete the task assigned by the other party, Stinger could not even think about what would happen to him!
In order to avoid any problems in this mission, Stinger was very alert and observed every move around him.
And when their caravan passed through this trail, Stinger instantly felt that something was wrong.
The wilderness is different from the highway. Because it is inaccessible, the number of people passing through it every day is limited.
But just now Stinger discovered that the wilderness trail in front of them was not only surrounded by messy grass, but also had many footprints of earth dragons and people.
"Something may happen ahead. I suggest that we choose another route to move forward." Although it is not yet certain whether there is any danger ahead, Stinger still cautiously suggested changing the route ahead based on the idea of sailing with caution.
"But judging from the location on the map, if we change our route, it will take three days longer than the original time.
Most of our goods this time are fresh. If the delivery time is too long, the price of the goods will be greatly reduced."
Seeing Stinger, who had always been gloomy and taciturn, speak, he directly told Natsuki Subaru that the other party was the most dangerous among the group of people.
Under normal circumstances, he would not want to refute the words of these killers, but the current situation is special. If they change their route, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the benefits of their trip.
Moreover, Natsuki Subaru had long been dissatisfied with these special "guards" who had always been unruly and disobedient to orders, and now he boldly retorted.
"Is profit or life more important? If we change the route, at most we will get less benefit.
But if you insist on moving forward, if something happens ahead and all the goods are gone, who will be responsible for this matter?
You weakling, let me see it clearly. The footprints left on the ground are obviously left by knight boots. Those who can wear such knight boots are usually troops or soldiers with regular establishment.
And judging from the number of footprints left by the earth dragon and the knight, the number of people who passed through here before is definitely not a small number.
Although I don’t know what the other party is doing in this wilderness, what is certain is that they are definitely not here for an outing!”
If it were another caravan, the traces left behind would be more of the marks of carriage wheels and the footprints of ordinary leather boots, rather than uniform knight boots. An experienced stinger can see this at a glance.
Gotta come out.
For Natsuki Subaru, if something happens to the goods this time, the most he can do is go back and be scolded by his master.
But as for Stinger, he was worried that if he messed up the mission this time, with the encouragement of the gut hunter bitch, the boss Wood might kill him directly!
So at this moment, Stinger changed his previous silent posture, grabbed Natsuki Subaru's collar, and angrily shouted at Natsuki Subaru in an almost roaring tone.
“But even if there are troops like the Kingdom Knights in front of us, as long as they are not Warcraft, they probably won’t do anything to us, right?
And if the benefits obtained do not reach the expected level, aren't you afraid that your boss will punish you?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Natsuki Subaru also understood the meaning of Stinger's words at this moment, but as this was his first time working, Natsuki Subaru still tried his best to make things perfect.
This would give him more face in front of Emilia, so he insisted without feeling confident at the moment.
I have to say that Natsuki Subaru is also quite smart. Under normal circumstances, Stinger would have killed him long ago.
But when they heard that if the income was insufficient, they might also be punished by Wood, Stinger hesitated again.
So after struggling for a while, Stinger could only come up with a relatively compromise method and said: "We can divide the goods into two halves. You and some brothers who are not wanted will take some of the goods that are easy to spoil.
Fresh goods move on.
We took other goods and some wanted brothers and rerouted to the next city, so that even if we encountered any situation, we could minimize the loss."
No matter what the knights in front of them were doing in the wild, it was certain that killers like the "Stingers" on the list would start to attack each other once they came into contact with each other.
The biggest advantage of choosing to divide the army into two routes is that it can not only ensure that fresh goods are transported to the next city on time, maximize profits, but also avoid the entire army being annihilated when encountering danger.
To put it another way, if Natsuki Subaru and his group really encounter an accident, Stinger can take the remaining goods and explain to Wood.
At that time, he only needs to throw all the blame to the dead Natsuki Subaru and tell the boss that the weakling named Natsuki Subaru did not listen to his suggestions at all and insisted on moving forward along the original route, causing them to suffer heavy losses.
After hearing Stinger's suggestion, Natsuki Subaru hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.
Because he also feels that this is indeed the best of both worlds at the moment. Although the people on his side seem to be more dangerous, Natsuki Subaru, who has the ability of "Death Return", said that he is not timid at all.
Even if something unexpected happens before, the worst thing you can do is die once, and then after another death reset, you can just accept the Stinger's suggestion and change your route.
And just when Stinger and Natsuki Subaru happily assigned their teams and prepared to split into two groups, a sudden thick fog suddenly rushed towards them at an extremely fast speed and engulfed their figures.
Already...
The picture goes back to two days ago...
Anastasia has prepared various strategic materials at an extremely fast speed, and Wilkin and the Mimi triplets are also ready to go at any time.
Yurius, on his side, also used his excellent eloquence and negotiation skills to quickly reach a cooperation agreement with the Curio camp and persuaded the other party to send combat forces to defeat the White Whale.
The Karsten family is one of the few duke families in the Dragon Kingdom. Because they have been engaged in military work for generations and are loyal to the royal family, the family has a certain number of escorts.
In order to fulfill the wish of Wilhelm, the "Sword Demon", to completely subjugate the other party, and to conquer the Mist Monster, even though he knew that Yurius and the others had ulterior motives, Curio finally agreed to the cooperation.
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The reason is also very simple. Regardless of whether Anastasia and the others are using them as gunmen, conquering the White Whale is originally one of their goals.
Now that one person is willing to work together, and she, Kurxiu, has taken the lion's share of the credit for leading this matter, there is no reason for her to refuse this matter.
And when Crusch took the "Sword Demon" and Phoenix, as well as hundreds of guards from the family, as well as Anastasia and the others' "Iron Fang" led by Wilkin, they searched for the wasteland.
When they arrived at the White Whale, the expedition was far from going as smoothly as they imagined.
Because before the attack on the White Whale, Kurxiu and the others had heard about some of the abilities of the "White Whale of the Mist", so they were already prepared.
When the white mist of the white whale shrouded them and the sound of whale sounds appeared in the sky, Curio ordered his men to release a special flare into the air.
This powerful flare can not only dispel darkness, but also hinder the magic factors in the air.
No matter how powerful the White Whale's white fog ability is, it is also formed by its own magic power. Therefore, under the interference of the magic power of these flares, not only does the night become as bright as day, there is even a thick fog accompanying the appearance of the White Whale.
Now it has disappeared.
It was also the moment when the white mist dissipated that everyone was able to see the true face of White Whale, one of the three legendary monsters known as the "Warcraft of the Mist".
The so-called white whale is really a monster that looks like a huge white whale swimming in the air. It has horns on its head, its eyes can emit a terrifying red light, and there is a huge pink aperture on its head. It is more than 50 meters long, and its body is covered with
Densely dense vents and white hairs.
The huge size and ferocious appearance caused many people present to fall into a state of brief shock.
However, at this moment, Curio clearly showed his outstanding leadership qualities. He not only awakened his subordinates who were still in a dazed state, but also organized an attack at an extremely fast speed.
However, although the expedition team dispelled the beluga's troublesome dense fog ability and saw its true face in Lushan, the subsequent expedition was not that smooth.
White Whale has the ability to fly in the air. It can fly at an altitude of hundreds of meters. Ordinary magic cannot reach this height at all, unless it is a combination of magic that is jointly cast, or a powerful magic that consumes a lot of magic.
This is already the case for magicians, let alone warrior professions such as knights. Except for a few strong men such as "Sword Demon" Wilhelm, Yurius and Wilkin, other warriors can basically only
They stared on the ground because they couldn't even touch the beluga's feet.
In addition to its huge size, the white hair on its body can also greatly weaken magical damage and physical strikes.
Because of its huge size and the limited number of people who can harm it, the beluga has never suffered any fatal injuries.
And what’s even more outrageous is that in addition to releasing ordinary fog, White Whale also has two powerful abilities, namely "Clone" and "Disappearing Mist"!
Among them, the clone ability, as the name suggests, is to create clones. Beluga has the ability to create two physical clones that are slightly inferior to itself and have independent fighting consciousness.
As for the so-called "disappearing fog", it is a kind of strengthened white fog of the white whale, which can make the things it touches disappear from the world and erase the memory of the object in others!
"Disappearing Mist" requires a large amount of magic power. Even a huge individual like a beluga cannot make the disappearing mist instantly fill the surroundings like releasing ordinary mist. Instead, it can only intermittently spit out a stream of mist from the exhaust hole.
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However, the power of the "Fog of Disappearance" is real. Some of the guards brought by Curxiu were shrouded in the fog just because they could not avoid it, and their existence was instantly wiped out from this world.
No one remembers the names of the people who were erased, and they have no relevant memories, but Crusch clearly remembers how many people he brought to defeat the White Whale.
At present, a small number of people disappeared without any reason. Even if she could not remember the existence of those people, she knew that it was the beluga whale in the sky that was responsible.
The only people present who could inflict huge trauma on the white whale were Wilhelm, Wilkin and Yurius.
Originally, if the three of them focused on a white whale, they could quickly shoot it down and let other combat forces on the ground join in.
But now the white whale suddenly separated into two physical clones, and the originally limited firepower was immediately divided again.