Ling Xiao was sitting on top of the Golden Wind Wolf. Ever since he had subdued the Golden Wolf King, he had been in an extremely good mood.
He had ridden the Golden Wolf King all the way from Wolf Fang Valley to the Giant Flower Lizard's territory.
With the Golden Wolf King's powerful aura, none of the Spirit Beasts dared to block its path. Instead, as soon as they smelled the Golden Wolf King's aura, they hurriedly scurried away. Furthermore, the Golden Wolf King was extremely familiar with the outskirts of the mountain range, so it didn't need Ling Xiao to take the route. As soon as Ling Xiao mentioned the Illusionary Valley, the Golden Wolf King took a shortcut with Ling Xiao, saving him a lot of time.
What made Ling Xiao even happier was that he had obtained quite a few precious Spirit Grasses along the way, including three low-tier second Spirit Grasses. This was a bountiful harvest!
Ling Xiao and his Golden Wolf King carefully passed through the Giant Flower Lizard's territory under the watchful eyes of the Giant Flower Lizard. The Giant Flower Lizard kept its promise and didn't launch any sudden attacks.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but sigh to himself. Communication between Spirit Beasts was truly convenient, and they were much cuter than humans. At the very least, they wouldn't go back on their word.
After passing through the Giant Flower Lizard's territory, the Golden Wolf King sent a telepathic message, "Master, that guy just said that three days ago, there were humans who passed by here. Some of them were eaten by them, and some of them escaped towards the Illusion Valley."
Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows and sank into deep thought. Could it be that my good sister has already brought people to the Illusionary Valley?
I wonder if they've already discovered the secret realm?
The 'good sister' in Ling Xiao's heart was naturally Wei Daier, who he had met once before.
"Xiao Jin, go at full speed and get to the Illusionary Valley as soon as possible!" Ling Xiao shouted as if he was riding a horse.
The Golden Wolf King felt wronged as it started running. "Master, I'm hungry."
"Hungry my ass! I'll let you eat your fill once we get to the Illusionary Valley!" Ling Xiao slapped the wolf's head.
The golden wolf king had no choice but to run with all its might. It was as fast as lightning, much faster than Ling Xiao's Cloud Shadow.
Half a day later, in front of the Illusory Valley, dozens of mercenaries from the Green Wolves Mercenary Group were gathered in groups of twos and threes. Some were drinking and chatting, some were roasting meat, and some were cultivating alone …
The Golden Wolf and a few high level profound practitioners were roasting beast meat in a remote place while discussing something in a low voice. Their expressions were extremely solemn.
"Captain and the others have already entered the third day, but there's still no sign of them. I'm afraid …" Jin Lang said in a low voice, his eyes carefully observing the reactions of the few high levelled profound practitioners.
These high level profound practitioners had pretty good prestige in the group, and they all had the potential to break through to the Mystic Knight rank. Jin Lang had been planning these past few days to pull them into the cage. If Qing Lang and the others really couldn't come out, the position of group leader would definitely belong to him.
Although the Green Wolf Regiment was not as strong as it used to be, he believed that as long as he, the Golden Wolf, was around, they would be able to slowly recover their previous strength.
A high levelled profound practitioner sighed, "Once you fall into the illusion, there's a slim chance of survival. Captain is too impulsive."
Another person said, "Although that's the case, Captain Feng escaped from here, so I believe that there must be a way out. Captain and the others will definitely be able to return smoothly."
"But we can't keep waiting like this. Everyone's water and wine are almost gone, and we don't know when the spirit beasts will come out to attack. Didn't we suddenly lose a few brothers last night? If this goes on, I'm afraid that we'll all die here before the captain and the others come out."
"Yeah, we really can't continue like this."
"But we can't disobey the captain's orders. If we leave without permission, when the captain comes out in the future, I'm afraid …"
When these words were said, everyone became silent.
They had all seen Qing Lang's strength and methods. If they left without permission, it would be fine if Qing Lang died in the Illusory Valley, but if he could come out alive, they would probably not have a good ending.
At this time, Jin Lang opened his mouth again, "I have a good idea. Not only will the captain not blame us, but everyone can also leave safely now."
"Captain Jin, we'll listen to you. We'll do whatever you say." A high levelled profound practitioner who had a good relationship with Jin Lang replied.
The others all nodded in agreement.
Currently, Jin Lang was the strongest here, and he was usually the third strongest person in the group. His words naturally had the most influence.
Jin Lang whispered, "Since everyone listens to me, I suggest that we leave first and return to the relay station to rest. If the captain can come out and find us, I'll explain to the group that we were attacked by the Giant Flower Lizards and that we had no choice but to leave. I believe that the captain won't blame us. Could it be that he wants us to be attacked by those Giant Flower Lizards and die?
Although we've lied to him, I'm doing this for the sake of everyone's safety. If you agree, then go and tell everyone else. If you don't agree, then just treat it as a fart. Everyone, continue to wait here for the leader and the others to come out. "
The few high levelled profound practitioners fell silent for a while. The high levelled profound practitioner who had responded to Jin Lang took the lead and said, "I think Captain Jin's words are reasonable. Does the captain have the heart to let us wait here and die?"
The other high level profound practitioners glanced at each other and nodded in succession.
Jin Lang couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. At the same time, he prayed that Qing Lang and the others would not come out of the Illusory Valley.
At this time, a cry of alarm came from not far away, "Not good, there's a Mountain Pangolin!"
All of the Green Wolf mercenaries picked up their weapons and rushed towards the source of the cry.
Jin Lang cursed inwardly at their bad luck. He had no choice but to be the first to say, "Let's go together!"
Then he took the lead and rushed over.
The few high levelled profound practitioners also hurriedly chased after him.
A fat Mountain Pangolin's sharp mouth had pierced through a mercenary's body and was sucking the mercenary's flesh and blood.
This was the Mountain Pangolin that had ambushed the Cold Snake siblings. The corner of its eyes still had scars left behind by them, and its body was also covered in sword wounds. However, none of them had injured any vital parts.
"Damned beast, die!" The Golden Wolf took the lead, and his Golden Sword shot out a few rays of golden light towards the pangolin.
Everyone knew that the Mountain Pangolin was slow and its attacks were weak, so Jin Lang wasn't afraid to fight it.
The Mountain Pangolin flung its dried up corpse, and a few clumps of mud came out of its mouth and collided with the golden light.
Boom!
At this time, the Mountain Pangolin took the opportunity to burrow into the ground. When it reappeared, it was already at the feet of a mercenary and dragged him into the ground.
"Ah!" The mercenary only let out a scream before disappearing in front of everyone.
Everyone was shocked and quickly found a tree to climb up.
"Damned bastard, he definitely came prepared!" Jin Lang couldn't help but spit.
When the Mountain Pangolin appeared again, it had no target to attack and had no choice but to burrow out of the ground and ram into a tree in an attempt to knock it down and let the people below come down.
Jin Lang immediately spread out his body and attacked the Mountain Pangolin, slashing a few times on its body.
Ding ding dang dang!
The sword in his hand was a low level Second Tier weapon, but when it hit the Mountain Pangolin, other than making a series of clashing sounds, it couldn't cut into its flesh.
The Mountain Pangolin's armor was comparable to a high level Second Tier weapon. If he could kill the Mountain Pangolin and obtain its armor, he could sell it for tens of thousands of gold coins. It was the best material to refine mid or even high level Second Tier gloves and armor.
The Mountain Pangolin was attacked from behind and quickly swung its tail.
Jin Lang couldn't retreat in time and the tail fiercely smashed into his body, sending him flying more than ten meters away and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Everyone attack together, kill this bastard!" A high levelled profound practitioner cried out and slashed at the Mountain Pangolin with a large blade.
The rest of the mercenaries jumped down from the trees and raised their weapons to attack the Mountain Pangolin.
They had all experienced life and death and knew that at this moment, only by being united could they not be defeated one by one.
The attacks of dozens of profound practitioner mercenaries were comparable to a few low levelled profound practitioners, forcing the Mountain Pangolin to retreat step by step. It occasionally used its body and elemental attacks to take the lives of a few mercenaries.
A sharp-eyed mercenary shouted, "Everyone, quickly attack its eyes. It has an old injury."
These words shocked all the mercenaries. One after another, sword rays, blade shadows, spears … attacked the Mountain Pangolin's eyes.
The Mountain Pangolin let out a strange cry and immediately turned around to escape into the nearby hills.
"Go away, let me do it!" Jin Lang regained his breath and shouted loudly. His entire body bounced up, and the Xuan energy in his body gathered on the tip of his sword. A powerful golden ray of light pierced towards the pangolin's eyes.
"Jiji!"
The Mountain Pangolin didn't have time to retreat into the ground this time and was injured by the golden light. Its sharp beak let out a sharp and ear-piercing sound.
"It's blind! Everyone work together to chop it to death!" Jin Lang's attack had succeeded, and he couldn't help shouting in excitement.
The mercenaries' morale rose and attacked the Mountain Pangolin with all their strength.
Although the Mountain Pangolin's defense was abnormal, it couldn't withstand the crazy attacks of so many weapons.
Not long after, the Mountain Pangolin lost its direction and kept running around. It didn't know where to go into the belly of the mountain and was cut down by dozens of mercenaries.
"Good job everyone! Cut off this damned Mountain Pangolin's armor and keep its sharp beak. Everyone, eat its meat. Once we're full, we'll go back and wait for the captain to return," Jin Lang commanded as he wiped off the blood at the corner of his mouth. His mood had become extremely heroic, as if he could already see the moment he became the captain.
The mercenaries didn't want to stay here and wait. When they heard Jin Lang's shout, they immediately agreed in unison, "Go back and wait for the leader … go back and wait for the leader …"
On a hill not far away, a man and a wolf were overlooking everything that had happened here.
Ling Xiao smiled and said, "Xiao Jin, why don't we go down and join in the fun?"
The Golden Wolf King said, "Master, I should eat, or I won't have the strength to fight."
"You glutton, you're so stupid. Isn't that Mountain Pangolin's meat the most delicious?
Don't you want to eat it? "Ling Xiao patted the wolf's head and lightly scolded.
As soon as Ling Xiao said this, the Golden Wolf King revealed a greedy expression and said, "Master is right. I'll go down and snatch it."
As soon as it said this, it immediately carried Ling Xiao down the hill.
"Hehe, it's time for revenge." Ling Xiao looked at the mighty Golden Wolf and coldly smiled.