"Captain, we're about to enter the Meilin Mountain Range. There are a lot of Yuan Kou around here. I'm afraid we'll have to enter stealth mode!"
A team of seven white-haired men hid in the forest. From their position, they could see no less than a hundred Yuan Kou roaming around.
This team of seven was the scouting team formed by the man-made Swordmistress, Sky Piercing Swords.
Sky Piercing Swords weren't very strong in battle, but they had the ability to travel through the void, which only Immortal Sword wielders could have. They also had the stealth ability of the Sword Mistress.
Just think about it. A person capable of short-distance teleportation and invisibility stacked together would be a natural-born scout. This was also why Shi Feng had chosen Sky Piercing Sword to form a scouting party. After all, only they could enter and exit the Dark Forest alive.
But even though they had such a suitable scouting ability, they had suffered the greatest loss since their founding in the last mission. Not only had their core leader, the team leader, died there, but the rest of the team members had also lost an average of more than 30 years of lifespan. They had turned from young, fresh meats into white-haired uncles.
It could be said that half of their lives had been lost in that battle. This was their most precious thing, but they still felt no regrets.
Today, after receiving the mission that Sword Immortal Baistalk claimed was to save the entire Yuzhang City, they once again set out without stopping.
"Listen up, we only have one mission, and that is to find out what Yuan Kou is doing in the Meilin Mountain Range!
Especially if we discover any signs of Yuan Kou mining, we must find out what they are mining … Remember, our mission is only to gather information. We are not allowed to have any conflict with Yuan Kou, nor are we allowed to do anything else. We cannot expose our whereabouts. Do you understand? "
The former vice-captain, who was now the captain, said to his team members. The team members nodded vigorously, indicating that they would definitely follow the orders.
"Very good!
Everyone, hold your swords! "
The team leader gave the order and took the lead in gripping his Sky Piercing Sword in his hand. The rest of the team members followed suit and gripped their swords in unison … However, upon closer inspection, one could see that most of their palms were trembling slightly. This represented the fear in their hearts.
Even though they didn't fear death to come here, Ju Wudao made it clear to them before they left. There might be more than 20 Meteor Realm Yuan Kou and four or five Universe Realm Yuan Kou in the Meiling Mountain Range. If they didn't handle this mission well, it might be the last mission of their lives.
The desolate-grade Yuan Kou, the father of the gods, Zeus, once said, "Be it in this world or that world, humans are incomprehensible creatures. Even if their hearts are filled with fear, they will never lose that bit of light.
If we want to defeat the humans in the end, we must defeat that last bit of light. Unfortunately, after 500 years, I still haven't found a way to destroy that bit of light. "
The current scouting team was the best portrayal of Zeus' words. Even though their hearts were filled with fear and they knew that they wouldn't be able to return, because of the existence of that bit of light, their footsteps were fearless.
"Everyone, listen to me. This time, we will definitely return safely!"
The team leader's voice was calm and full of power. "This time, Sword Immortal Baiju is hiding in the void and is watching us.
As long as we complete the mission, he will immediately use the Void Hand to pull us into the void and return to Yuzhang City … I guarantee that this time, everyone will return safely! "
The team leader's words were like good medicine. In an instant, all the team members looked much better and their wrists were no longer trembling … The team leader was right. This time, with Sword Immortal Baiju secretly protecting them, they would definitely be able to return safely to Yuzhang City!
Sigh, this team leader must have never watched television dramas, movies, or anime. He didn't know that he had raised such a huge flag for his team members.
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"Is this really our Meiling Mountain Range?"
The recon party, who were in stealth mode, looked at the scene before them in shock and anger.
Although part of the Meiling Mountain Range had been turned into bare mines due to human exploitation, the majority of the Meiling Mountain Range still maintained its original beautiful forest.
However, at this time, the Meiling Mountain Range had become a scorched land. All the trees were gone and shattered rocks were scattered everywhere. The originally red land had also turned black. It was as if this place had become hell on earth.
There were all kinds of Yuan Kou walking around the team. Most of these Yuan Kou were Magical Beasts like Yuan Kou. Occasionally, there would be some Yuan Kou in human form, such as vampires and succubi like Yuan Kou. In short, these Yuan Kou were almost all Yuan Kou from the Western Magical Beast Camp. There wasn't a single Eastern Yuan Kou.
The scouting team had to carefully avoid these Yuan Kou. They couldn't have the slightest contact with them, otherwise their invisibility would be immediately broken.
Although the invisibility ability of the Sky Piercer could last for a long time, there was a limit. They absolutely couldn't have the slightest contact with any of the Yuan Kou. Even if it was just a touch of their clothes, their invisibility would immediately be broken.
In this area that was densely packed with Yuan Silhouettes, only death would await him if he were to reveal himself.
"Team leader, look over there!
Those are the statues of the Seven Heroes of Meiling! "
Suddenly, a team member pointed at several broken stone statues. Anyone in Yuzhang City could recognize at a glance that these seven statues were the Seven Heroes of Plum Ridge, who had sacrificed their lives for humanity during the war against Medusa and turned into stone statues.
They had been the heroes and idols of Yuzhang City for hundreds of years … In these hundreds of years, they had been worshiped by generations of Yuzhang people. It could be said that they had become part of Yuzhang City's heritage and culture.
Not too long ago, when these team members had just become Sword Bearers, they had also come here to offer their offerings and respect to these Heroic Spirits. However, such an important thing in their hearts had now been turned into a pile of rubble, carelessly tossed here.
"Damn it, these Yuan Kou!"
A team member clenched his fist, but immediately, another hand was placed on top of his fist.
"Idiot, listen to me. As a scout, we need to stay calm. Don't harm your teammates!"
The team leader said dryly. This emotional team member seemed to have been doused with a basin of cold water, and he immediately calmed down.
"I'm sorry, Team Leader, I was too impulsive!"
"Don't worry, in the future, we, the people of Yuzhang, will definitely repay this hatred!"
The team leader patted his shoulder, and the team set off once again, heading deeper into the Meiling Mountain Range.
The Meiling Mountain Range was extremely vast. Just the three main mining areas occupied an area of tens of thousands of square kilometers. It was almost impossible for this small scout team to search the entire Meiling Mountain Range in a short period of time.
Logically speaking, the scouts should choose the routes that were less populated and not easily discovered by Yuan Kou.
However, after a short period of consideration, the team leader decided to do the opposite. He took the initiative to lead the team to places with more Yuan Kou.
His reason was very simple. The more Yuan Kou there were, the more heavily guarded the place was. That was where Yuan Kou was doing bad things.
Only by taking the initiative to move forward and explore those places could they complete the task given to them by their superiors, and find out whether Yuan Kou were mining or not.
This team leader's idea wasn't bad. This was indeed a method that could quickly complete the investigation, but at the same time, the danger would increase exponentially … They were hiding among so many Yuan Li in their invisible state. If they accidentally came into contact with them, they would be completely exposed … Just now, one of the team members had stepped on a pile of feces and slipped, almost crashing into the body of a Bull-eyed Demon Spider behind him. If it wasn't for the team leader's quick reflexes, pulling his body, he might have already been finished.
Thanks to this team member's lesson, the rest of the team members began to pay attention to their feet as they moved forward, hoping that they would not step on feces … But the problem was that because a large number of Yuan Kou were gathered here, there was feces everywhere in the Meiling Mountain Range. It was a very difficult task to pass through here without getting their shoes wet.
After cautiously walking for a while, the team finally found a place where a large number of Yuan Kou were gathered. They quietly crept forward and saw a huge hole in the ground that was about 50 meters wide.
"I know this place! Isn't this the Luo Jiaping Mine?!"
One of the team members exclaimed. When he was an Ancient Sword Wielder, he had stayed in this mine for a whole year. He was very familiar with this place. As long as he saw the surrounding stones, he would be able to recognize this place.
"The Luo Jiaping mineral vein is a yellow rich mineral vein!"
The team leader closed his eyes and thought for a while. Then, he suddenly opened them. "All of you wait here. I'll go to the side of the hole and see what they're doing!"
"Let me do it, team leader!
You can command us here. "
"Let me do it, team leader!
The team can't do without you! "A few of the team members said, hoping that they could accept the task of investigating the hole.
"All of you, shut up … Do you have the ability to pass through those Yuan Kou?"
The team leader snorted. The closer they got to the hole, the denser the Yuan Kou became. Without outstanding dodging skills and a flexible body, it was impossible to pass through these Yuan Kou.