My Apocalypse Territory
Chapter 483 - 444: The Advancing Adventurer (Unity Chapter)_2

And this was beneficial for the "Warhammer Adventure Group" itself; temporary members would receive rewards according to the agreement, but it could allow the adventure group to accumulate more points to challenge the seven-star level.

Warhammer only recruited six temporary teammates but attracted at least a dozen Awakeners above the Seventh Layer.

This scene baffled some new adventurers who had just registered from out of town, "What is a 'combat power increase'? Mage, assassin, what are all these?!"

Wasn't it agreed that there were only Awakeners and ability users?

I feel like we're not all living in the same world!

The puzzled ones weren't few in number. Beside them, an old adventurer, who struggled to find a place to show off, eyes shining, stepped forward to explain leisurely,

"The adventurer guild not only registers the identity of adventurers but is also the place to participate in professional certification. Currently, we have six basic professions: warrior, mage, assassin, Priesthood, gunman, archer... A mage, generally, is an ability user, but the difference is that only when an ability user has mastered enough spells and knowledge can they be certified in the mage profession.

Other professions are the same. Take the most common warrior profession for example, you must first pass the warrior's strength and speed test, as well as the practical combat exam, and master more than two types of warrior combat skills to bask in the glory of the warrior profession.

Don't be fooled by Warhammer calling for mages and assassins first; those who are certified in a profession at this stage, even the easiest warrior profession, are without exception strong... Combat Skills are expensive and difficult to learn. People like us might never reach the professional level in our entire lives.

However, I heard that in Green Shadow, there is a complete professional inheritance process. Even a novice Awakener can become an experienced and extraordinary powerful professional immediately after accepting the inheritance."

The old adventurer was envious but couldn't possibly work hard enough, so they could only maintain their lifestyle by showing off in front of other novices.

...

The thirty spots for the "White Tree High Ground" task were snapped up in no time.

Among them, the Warhammer Adventure Group deployed nine core members and six externally hired teammates. The remaining fifteen members included Freelance Lone Heroes and members from large adventure groups, but aside from Warhammer, the most numerous, "Purple Mountain Mercenary Corps," only secured four spots. Thus, this mission was subtly led by Warhammer.

The reputation of the Warhammer Adventure Group was well-established, including three six-star adventurers and the rest were all five-star adventurers, so no one questioned their lead.

The thirty-person group restocked their supplies at the neighboring "Trading House," fully prepared, and then headed to the north to "Yong'an Sanctuary."

The north wind howled.

Xiao Qingsheng, the Commander of Warhammer's branch team, and the other twenty-nine masters arrived at the designated meeting place.

Yong'an's temporary stronghold in the wilderness.

There, they met with the person who commissioned the mission.

As soon as they entered, the warmth from the fireplace greeted them. Xiao Qingsheng saw the commissioner—the second in command at Yong'an Mercenary Task Center—a seemingly amiable young man.

In the not-so-large house, either standing or sitting, were about a dozen Awakeners with auras above the Seventh Layer, looking over at them with scrutiny or indifference.

Xiao Qingsheng understood clearly; these were probably the mercenaries from Yong'an.

—After all, it wasn't close to Luoxia, and not everyone had the courage to abandon their homes and seek new opportunities in a foreign place.

"White Tree High Ground encountered the situation two days ago. The last of the Ancestor Dragon Battle Group obtained the information at great peril. That mysterious enemy, although many of them spoke the Daxia language, spoke more frequently in the language of Sakura Country... We suspect they are a group of Sakura people who have been stranded in Daxia Country since before the apocalypse."

As for sailing from Sakura Country to here, the second in command of the task center… including the other high-ranking officials of Yong'an, had never even considered such a possibility.

"Those people are very strong. Our Yong'an's Ancestor Dragon Team was ambushed and had to retreat. However, I need to make one thing clear. Although the Ancestor Dragon Team was ambushed, there were two Ninth Layer masters and several Eighth Layer experts, and they still couldn't last long.

That group is extremely powerful, so this mission is primarily about gathering intelligence on the enemy. Do not act recklessly. We will settle the rewards based on the information obtained."

The second-in-command did not hide anything, lightly embellishing the tragedy of the Ancestor Dragon Team's defeat before revealing it, and sharing other intelligence with all the Awakeners present.

He also sensed the aura of the thirty people from Xiao Qingsheng's group, nearly half of whom were above the Eighth Layer, and four were at the Ninth Layer.

Compared to their own gradually decaying mercenary industry, there was quite a disparity.

But those mysterious people were really too strong. That one Ancestor Dragon Team suffered heavy losses in just a few minutes, and only five or six people managed to escape back, with both the main and deputy commanders of the Ninth Layer killed in battle.

Such a brutal defeat scared the director, Cui Xinseng, who dared not continue with the onslaught, hoping instead to understand the enemy's capabilities.

However, if the Ancestor Dragon Battle Group suffered such a dismal defeat, with their undisciplined and disjointed alliance, can such a team really complete the mission?

The second in command was not optimistic at all.

...

Snowflakes drifted down.

The world was decked in silvery white.

Adventurers like Xiao Qingsheng had come prepared, donning combat uniforms with a snow camouflage pattern. In this snowy weather, white became the best color for concealment.

The mercenaries from Yong'an, though they couldn't buy the standard combat uniforms, also wore white coats—no one present was a novice in matters of survival and disguise.

As they gradually drew closer to the "White Tree High Ground," they could faintly make out the silvery-white snow trees and the outline of a logging camp built at the edge of the forest.

"What should we do? Continuing to approach will surely alert the people inside, won't it?"

Someone asked.

A mercenary from Yong'an spoke up, "What else can we do? Everyone goes their own way, uses their own methods, and leaves the rest to fate!"

He was averse to the adventurers from Luoxia and didn't want to act together with them.

Yong'an had hired them, but they had also enlisted so many adventurers. It was obvious that the officials from Yong'an doubted their ability to complete the task—although the reality was indeed so.

Warhammer Subgroup Commander Xiao Qingsheng furrowed his brow, aware that a melon forcibly twisted off its vine is not sweet.

"In our team, we have an ability user from the Perception Series. Why not let her scout out the area briefly before discussing a plan of action?"

"Perception Series? What's the use! The opposition has experts. Your scouting spiritual power will be detected within minutes, and you'll just end up startling the snake!"

Xiao Qingsheng smiled confidently, "We have our ways of remaining undetected."

After saying this,

A female Awakener from his team, holding a magic wand topped with a crystal, planted it on the ground, closed her eyes, and began to murmur.

Moments later, her eyes opened sharply, as if a glint of light had flashed by; she raised her wand, and the crystal at the top began to emit a faint light.

Magic "Reconnaissance Eagle" spell!

Some of the Awakeners around could feel that, in that instant, something seemed to have shot out.

In the sky, an ephemeral figure of an eagle formed from Source Power soared, its keen gaze focused on the logging camp below.

Spiritual reconnaissance is easily detected by those with strong spiritual power, but magical scouting is quite different. The vision of the "Reconnaissance Eagle" allows it to see any energy response without the need for spiritual power coverage, making it very hard to detect.

The spell lasted for a bit more than a minute, and the mercenaries from Yong'an, amidst their astonishment, also firmly shut their mouths.

When the "Reconnaissance Eagle" dissipated, the female ability user reported, "The energy responses of the people inside are all quite strong, but there aren't many of them, only fifty-seven. There's no energy response from Awakeners anywhere else within sight; they must be at some distance..."

Subgroup Commander Xiao Qingsheng immediately caught on, "The 'White Tree High Ground' is a resource area; the enemy has occupied it, naturally for the White Trees within. Two days have already passed; the enemy might be on alert, but it's impossible for them all to stay in the logging camp...

Since there aren't many enemies right now, then... perhaps we can strike hard, seize a few prisoners to interrogate. Compared to slow reconnaissance, that would be much more efficient."

Fifty-seven enemies, more than their number, and no weaklings among them.

Yet the Awakeners present, whether adventurers or mercenaries, were all among the elite of the profession and confident in their abilities.

As long as they weren't facing an enemy force three to five times their number, what difficulty would there be in overcoming them swiftly!

Next, the female ability user cast "Reconnaissance Eagle" two more times, confirming that aside from the logging camp, the nearest enemies were three to five kilometers away.

It meant that as long as they kept their movements quiet and were quick, they could potentially strike swiftly and retreat before the enemy's reinforcements arrived.

(Two more chapters, cheers!)

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