The alarm system was standard equipment for mercenaries. It was an alchemy device sold by the Mercenary Union. Once it was set off, it would make a loud noise to alert all the mercenaries nearby.
Many tall and straight figures slowly appeared in the air. Qi Yan Ping raised his crossbow and aimed at the tent where the mist was gathering. He stared at it without blinking. The other mercenaries heard the alarm and quickly rushed into the camp with all kinds of weapons. When they saw the nervous expressions of the mercenaries, they instinctively got into a battle stance.
Regardless of the conflict between Many and Boulder Mercenary Group, at least in this situation, both sides knew what to do.
This was not a child's play. It was a matter of commission and life.
Noda's figure did not appear in their line of sight. Although he was usually sloppy, many knew that he had already stealthily entered battle mode and was ready to attack at any moment.
Sylvia appeared behind her strong and tall coachman with sleepy eyes. At first, she didn't understand why people came out with weapons in the middle of the night. It was obvious that she was not fully awake yet. She didn't have time to analyze and process the information in front of her. She wore a purple cloak and stood on her tiptoes to look through the gap between the shoulders of the mercenaries in front of her. A large group of mercenaries were surrounding a tent as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
However, the surrounded mercenary tent did not move at all. Everyone was a little puzzled. Many sounded the alarm indicating the seriousness of the situation. The mercenaries had made a few assumptions in their hearts — it could be a sneak attack from a magical beast or an attack from a bandit group. However, the scene in front of them obviously did not fit any of the above assumptions.
"What's going on?"
Wendolk carried his giant axe and looked down at Many. The corner of his eyes was slightly squinting. He looked obviously annoyed that Many woke him up from his sweet dream.
Many did not dare to be negligent. They did not put down their crossbows and answered without turning their heads, "Something is wrong. It seems that something went in. It should be man-made."
"What 'seems'?
You didn't even see it clearly and you sounded the alarm?! "
Wendolk shouted as if he had caught onto many small problems. "Did you see it clearly?
Did you have a nightmare when you were asleep? "
The mercenaries at the side, who were acting as if they were facing a formidable enemy, laughed out loud and echoed their agreement, not giving them any face at all.
Many of them furrowed their brows and couldn't help but feel annoyed. They said: "I don't care how you suspect me, but I did see something strange!
It could be a mage's spell. Believe it or not, it's up to you! "
They were finally going to show off their might!
Sylvia clenched her fists and thought happily.
Under the protection of the coachman, she wrapped herself in a thick cloak and tiptoed to look in from the periphery, as if it was the first time she had seen such a big battle. Anyone could see her excitement.
Seeing everyone looking at him suspiciously, as if they all thought that Duo was purposely making them unable to sleep well, Duo sighed inwardly. He could only steadily hold his crossbow and cautiously walk towards the encircled tent, using his actions to prove that he was right.
The cold light of the dagger flashed. Before the mercenaries next to him could react, half of the canvas of the tent was torn. Under the faint light of the fire, they saw a short mercenary sleeping inside.
The mercenaries standing around were not vigilant at all. Their expressions changed from nervousness to anger. They shouted at the guy who was still lying on the bedding, "Eris?
How can you still sleep?
Did you go to sleep with a woman again last night? "
The guy called Eris moved and sat up with a confused look. It turned out that not only was he short, but even his facial features were so small that they could not be seen. There were only big dark circles under his small eyes.
Seeing many flat crossbows aimed at him, he suddenly showed a look of horror. "What … What are you doing?
Why are you aiming at me?
Where's our captain? "
From his expression to his reaction, no one saw anything wrong with him. All the mercenaries suddenly looked at Duo with hostility. Obviously, they were played by Duo!
"Boy!
Don't do it again!
If you wake us up in the middle of the night again, you know what the consequences will be! "
Wendolk snorted coldly and went back to the tent without looking back. The rest of the mercenaries dispersed and went back to sleep while cursing.
"That stupid bird really thinks he's a piece of cake!
When I go out on a mission, he still pees and plays with mud!
If I don't teach him a lesson, he will rebel! "
"F * ck!
He really deserves to be beaten! "
The two or three mercenaries who were still chatting cursed without any restraint, venting the strong dissatisfaction in their hearts.
Mando frowned as he looked at Eris, who had an innocent look on his face. His expression did not change at all. He looked at Mando with resentment and cursed in a low voice. He repaired his tent with the surrounding mercenaries and went back to sleep.
It was obvious that such a loud sound from the enemy attack alarm did not wake up a mercenary with rich combat experience and high vigilance. Such an impossible incident was very suspicious, and Duo would not doubt his own judgment.
However, he thought that this strange situation still needed time to observe, so he did not explain anything.
Noda appeared out of thin air and said with a very unnatural expression, "All the animals in the forest in the east are dead!
Not even a bug's cry! "
This was not good news. Duo and Noda understood that their team seemed to be targeted by an enemy with a spellcaster.
"Mages …" Duo immediately figured out how to deal with this situation. He took out a carving knife and a raw stone slate from the pocket he carried with him.
"Watch for me for the rest of the night. I'll prepare something. If the other party comes again, it should be useful."
Duo did not ask for advice at all. Noda, on the other hand, nodded with a serious expression, then turned and disappeared into the shadows.
His usual glib and scoundrel image seemed to be a different person from him.
Sylvia tossed and turned in the carriage, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was in a mess because her long reflex arc had slowly reported what had just happened to the analysis system in her brain. Then after an hour of thinking, Sylvia came to the following "shocking" conclusion:
Duo sounded the alarm in the middle of the night and caused all the mercenaries to get up and take action. His behavior was completely disappointing — it was all revenge for letting him keep watch at night!
Revenge!
Complete revenge!
Sylvia was furious!
The young lady gritted her teeth and covered herself with a warm blanket. She muttered fiercely, "Hmph!
You're good this time. When I think of a new way, I'll definitely kill you! "
Much to Duo's surprise, nothing happened in the camp after midnight.
Similarly, the next day's journey was also uneventful.
However, Many and Norda, who were scouting ahead, could hear the harsh insults behind them from afar. It was clear that the 'teasing' last night had been taken as a provocation by them, causing them to become more and more unbridled with sarcasm.
Duo naturally would not ask for trouble. Noda did not find anything unusual during his night watch at the camp last night. But the next day, when he checked the situation in the northeast, the result was a little disappointing: all the creatures in that area, from the ants underground to the bats on the trees, without exception, were all unscathed. The only abnormality was that they were all dead.
The two walked in front of the team to investigate. The road conditions should not be so bad, but for some reason, there were inexplicable deep pits and tree trunks in the middle of the road. All kinds of roadblocks caused the team to move even slower. Duo and Noda had a tacit understanding and roughly understood —
The other party was trying to delay the team's speed, and when the team was tired, they would eat the whole team in one bite.
Finally, the second night was not very peaceful.
Noda, who was on night watch, also found many of the white fog he saw on the first night, and the white fog also "invaded" another mercenary's tent.
Noda did not act rashly, but only quietly told Duo about it at dawn.
So, Duo secretly noted down these mercenaries who were "invaded" by the white fog and secretly observed them.
For the next five days, the team continued to move forward. Every night, Duo and Noda took turns to be on night watch. Similarly, the white fog appeared more and more times, and the "invaded" mercenaries accounted for more than half of the mercenary team.
This made Duo and Noda feel a deep sense of crisis!
But on the sixth night, when he and Noda solemnly told Wendork about the situation, the reply they got was Wendork's disdainful reply, "Ridiculous!
Why didn't I feel anything unusual?
So much money for the mission to let you two stay on duty for a few more days, why are you complaining so much?
If you don't want to do it, then f * ck off immediately! "
Many of them resisted the urge to stab this arrogant guy to death, narrowed their eyes and coldly glanced at him, then turned around and pulled Norda, who also had a murderous look on his face and a short sword in his hand, away.
Wendork was stared at like a knife, and he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and his hair stood up. This guy's murderous look was too strong!
The old mercenary understood that the more people he killed, the more ruthless he became, and the more he couldn't hide his murderous look!
Just now, after Duo squinted their eyes and looked at him coldly, Wendork could not help but feel a sense of fear rising in his heart, but then he forcibly suppressed it. He fiercely spat to cover up his momentary panic, and walked back to his tent while cursing.
However, just when all the mercenaries extinguished the bonfire and walked into their tents to rest, a heart-wrenching scream broke the silence of the night sky —
"Eris!
What are you doing?
Why are you — ah!!!!!! "