Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 971: Accidental Encounter

Abel couldn't understand how a fat sheep could laugh at this moment. Suddenly, the youth broke out in cold sweat. Two years ago, something had happened in this black wooden forest on the edge of the Land of Darkness. A group of bandits called "Trembling Millet Blades" stopped two knights who were passing through the Black Wood Forest. At that time, the trembling millet blades were already crowded in this area of the Black Wood Forest, and they had been invited by a group of bandits from a decent power in the Land of Darkness. They were about to leave the edge of the Black Wood Forest.

However, it was such an inconspicuous matter that caused the bandit group to collapse and disperse.

At that time, Abel happened to pass by and hid under the crown of the Black Wood Tree to watch the show. At that time, the bandits treated him as one of the two fat sheep. When a dignified middle-aged man heard that the bandits wanted him to leave all his money and horses behind, he revealed an inappropriate smile. At that time, Abel did not know the meaning of this smile, but the next scene left the youth stunned.

The middle-aged man didn't even make a move. Just the young man on the other rider overthrew the entire bandit group. The bandits, including the leader, all bowed their heads, and the trembling saber also collapsed. After a long time, Abel finally understood the meaning behind the middle-aged man's smile.

Over-confident!

And now, a smile of the same meaning appeared on the younger fat sheep's face. Abel sucked in a breath of cold air. Wasn't it a wolf in sheep's clothing? He tugged at Berek, who was beside him, and was just about to persuade him to let go of the caravan. Unexpectedly, the old man pushed him away with one hand and walked forward with his iron spear that he had picked up, shouting, "Are you deaf? I told you to pay the head tax, but you still want to die!"

Ellen smiled and said, "Grandpa, are you going to take our lives?"

Berek was just a little ugly, and the scar on his head wasn't the one he usually bragged about. It was something he accidentally slipped off when he climbed up a hill, and it was torn off a rock when he hit his head. In fact, everyone in the Dark Spear knew that this old man was fierce and was more afraid of death than anyone else.

The old man shrunk his neck when he asked the young man who was leading the group, causing the group of bandits behind him to almost shake their heads. Berek muttered a few words as if to bolster his courage. "Young man, we are not like those desperate fellows in the mountains. As long as you pay the poll tax, we will let you go. We will not harm your lives," he said forcefully. But those inside are not as easy to talk to as us. After paying the taxes, I'll give you a flag to hang. The guys inside know that you've already paid here, so they won't make things difficult for you, understand? "

"Understood, yes, but I'm a little suspicious."

"Suspect what?"

"Do you suspect that the banner of your Dark Spear is so useful?" '"Do you know who this is?" Ellen pointed at Farez behind him. "This is Lord Farez, the commander of the Frozen Moon Mercenary Group. The Frozen Moon Mercenary Group is also a high-ranking mercenary group in Sardinia. He has been walking in the dark for many years. He has never heard of any Dark Spear."

Berek frowned and murmured, "I've never heard of a Frozen Moon." "Have you heard of it?" He asked the group of old and young men behind him.

The bandits shook their heads.

Fares' expression was extremely awkward.

Alan laughed dryly and whispered to the Guild Leader, "It doesn't matter. When you arrive in the Northern Capital, Bing Yue will definitely be famous throughout the empire."

Fares shook his head and laughed.

Ellen got off his horse and clasped his hands. "I thought you knew how difficult it was for Bing Yue to retreat. Since you don't know, I don't want to waste time either. For the sake of what you said just now, old man, you guys managed to save your lives. Spread out now and don't delay our business."

Berek raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Good boy, I'm going to show you the way. You're not going to take the open path, are you? If I don't kill you, I'll cripple your legs. If you don't want to go over, then crawl over!"

Allen's smile abruptly subsided, and his eyes turned cold. Immediately, a wave of warmth spread around him. As a result, the seemingly indistinct chill on the mountain path was instantly swept clean. Everyone felt the temperature suddenly rise, and the space around the silver-haired young man was even dyed red, as if it was a fire reflecting red. It was as if a furnace had been erected in the space where that person was, and sparks had actually drifted down. Some of the black wooden trees along the road were even more smoke-free. Then, with several loud rumbles, large balls of flames shot up from the canopy of the trees, such as two rows of giant torches!

Berek fell to the ground and the old man stared blankly at the young man in front of him. At this moment, his might was awe-inspiring, as if the entire world was going to be burned because of him, and Birick could not utter a single word of hatred.

Fares couldn't help but be shocked. He had overestimated the young knight who could withstand Hoey's test, but only now did he know that he had underestimated him. At this moment, the aura emanating from his body was as vast as an ocean, and the constantly expanding heat and heat was even more domineering. Even though he was clearly below Level 30, the might of the Ten Saints was no different from those rumored to be, and they were all so earth-shattering.

Fares could not imagine what kind of scene such a person would have if he had passed the Level 30 Gate.

Probably immediately jump to the top of the Ten Saints? He was extremely shocked by this thought that flashed past him. Although he felt that it was absurd, he vaguely felt that this was the truth.

Suppressing the bandits with his Qi, Allen smiled and withdrew the might of the Heavenly Fire. The Black Wood Tree flames on both sides dispersed, only releasing strands of green smoke. The fireplace-like red light and the Martian phenomenon also disappeared, and the forest returned to its original appearance. It wasn't until then that Birick took a deep breath and said with a sad face, "My lord, please forgive us for being blind. We won't accept the poll tax anymore. We won't accept it anymore. Everyone, please go over."

'"I've changed my mind again, Grandpa, where's your nest of bandits? Take us around?" Allen laughed mischievously.

Berek was stunned for a long time before muttering, "I've been here for so many years and haven't seen a caravan visit their lair. Sir, are you really a caravan?"

Alan looked at Fares behind him and smiled, "Who said no?"

Fares didn't say anything.

Suddenly, a miserable scream came from the black woods on the left side of the mountain path. Alan roughly judged the location from the strength of his voice to be three to four hundred meters away. He quickly said to Fares, "Stay here and watch. I'll see what happens."

He stretched out his hand and grabbed Red King, who was hanging by the horse's side, with an invisible force field. Alan grabbed the saber and disappeared from the sight of the bandits. Berek rolled his eyes and gestured with his hands behind his back, carelessly telling everyone to run away. Seeing the old man's strange expression, Fares immediately laughed. He flapped his spear and said in a low voice, "None of you are allowed to leave until that lord returns. Whoever dares to run, I'll take care of a hole in the spear. If you want to give it a try, just come."

"You haven't kicked a board in years, kid. You kicked a hard one. We're going to lose a lot of money this time," Birick whispered to Abel, wanting to cry but not cry.

Abel only smiled bitterly.

Alan passed through the trees and was extremely fast. In just a few breaths, he had already arrived at the place where the screams were coming from. He saw a corpse. The corpse's entire face was blown up, and its death was miserable. The corpse was a male. He wore a dark battle uniform and armor of the same color. The armor was well-crafted. The man also had a firearm in his hand. Not far away, there was a saber. The equipment looked pretty good. Judging from the corpse, this person did not look like a bandit from the Land of Darkness. Alan saw that he was still wearing a chain around his neck and took out a nameplate. On the front of the nameplate was the symbol of the mercenary group, "Shadow Chasing", but behind it was a name.

This person was actually Zhuying's mercenary?

Gunshots and curses suddenly sounded a hundred meters ahead. Perhaps he had seen Zhuying looking for trouble with Fares and the others in the form of a local snake before. Alan was preconceived and did not have a good impression of the mercenary group in Spear City. However, the other party had always walked out of the city of guns. Regarding Hoey's relationship, Alan put down his nameplate and raised his saber to take a good look.

Alan moved silently, choosing a dense bush as his hiding place. Looking through the cracks in the grass, a few figures flickered in a woodland not far away. Those men were obviously also Shadow Chasing Mercenaries. Judging from their movements, they weren't simply pouncing on each other. Instead, they were covering for each other and relying on each other. There were some rules. These ten men formed an invisible encirclement net. When Alan arrived, it happened to be the time for them to close the encirclement net.

The person tightened in the net was a blue figure. He probably felt that there was no hope of escaping anymore, so he simply stopped. Because of the angle, Alan could not see it clearly. He simply climbed up a nearby black tree and looked down from above. His gaze fell on the blue figure, but he was stunned.

That person was actually the arrogant woman who wanted to compete with him to hire Frozen Moon in the small building of the Frozen Moon Mercenary Company that day. At this moment, she was still dressed in a man's uniform, blue robe and blue armor. She was holding a short silver barrel musket in her left hand and a long red whip in her other hand. Although the whip was slender and long, under the refraction of the daylight in the forest, it shone with a metallic luster. It should be an iron whip without any mistakes. This was a rare weapon. After all, compared to swords, spears, and axes, it was much harder to use a soft weapon like a long whip.

However, this scene made Ellen even more puzzled. Why did the shadow chasing mercenaries attack that arrogant woman?

The woman who was surrounded in the middle did not panic at all. Even in this harsh situation, her brows were still arrogant. This woman was tall, and her expression was so proud. As a result, her gaze always gave off a kind of arrogant and arrogant feeling. Being swept by her contemptuous gaze, even a person would be angry for no reason. At this moment, the woman said, "It turns out that the so-called top three mercenary corps in Spear City also did that job of robbing and killing employers. It really opened my eyes. I wonder how Hoey would feel if he heard about this."

Alan's heart shook.