Chapter 84: The Three Major Mercenary Groups

Xiao Yan looked at the corpses on the ground, and his stomach began to churn, an indescribable feeling of nausea surging into his heart.

The bright red blood shone with an unsettling light in the sunlight, emitting bursts of pungent fishy smell.

At this moment, the mercenaries were all lying on the ground, their bodies full of bloodstains and wounds; some died with broken arms, and some were covered in wounds. Corpses were scattered around, as if they were ruthless witnesses to the cruel battle.

In the past, Xiao Yan had only killed magical beasts; this was the first time he had seen the corpses of his own kind, and he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, his legs feeling a bit weak.

But Xiao Yan knew he had to face these, and it was better to face them sooner. If he suddenly became weak in the hands and feet when fighting for his life with someone, the price would be his life. As a person from Earth, although he had come to this world for more than ten years, some problems still couldn't be changed.

After Xiao Yan overcame the obstacles in his heart, he slowly walked to the mercenary big man, preparing to take the pill in his hand.

"Speak! Why did you take action against me!" Xiao Yan roared.

"It's mainly the people from the three major mercenary groups on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital. Other temporary mercenary groups and lone mercenaries were all blocked outside by the three major mercenary groups and were not allowed to enter. Of course, if people from those major forces in the Imperial Capital entered, our mercenary groups would naturally not dare to block them, but so far, I haven't seen any major forces participating." Tie Feng said slowly.

"Do you know why your leader wants to find the youth carrying the black giant sword?" Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, and a chill couldn't help but rise in his heart.

"Introduce these three major mercenary groups to me!" Xiao Yan said indifferently.

"We are from the Kuang Shi Mercenary Group. The leader's name is Laman, and his strength is a 7-star Great Dou Master. There are two deputy leaders under him, who are also Great Dou Master strength, and the whole group has more than a thousand people. There is also the Pale Wolf Mercenary Group; the leader's name is Ji Lei, and his strength is a 5-star Great Dou Master. There are also two deputy leaders with Great Dou Master strength under him. As for the Fierce Tiger Mercenary Group, the leader's name is Dali, and his strength is a 6-star Great Dou Master. Among the three major mercenary groups, our Kuang Shi Mercenary Group has the strongest strength. After hearing the news from the Imperial Capital, they all wanted to get benefits from you, but because they didn't know if you had already left here, after mutual consultation, each group only sent ten squads to investigate first." Tie Feng introduced.

"Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight?" Xiao Yan sneered in his heart.

"I didn't expect the identity to be exposed, just don't know how much was exposed. But it doesn't matter if it's exposed; as long as those people don't know his true identity, they will feel wary and won't dare to deal with him openly. This can be seen from the fact that they only spread the news instead of taking action themselves." Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief secretly.

"This..." Tie Feng hesitated again.

"If you explain clearly, I will give you a quick death; if you don't..." A trace of coldness appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

"It... it is our mercenary group's leader who told us to find a youth carrying a black giant sword in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. After finding him, take the things on him and hand them to him. When we were searching nearby, we heard movement, so we walked over and found that you were carrying a black giant sword on your back, which was very similar to the person our leader mentioned, so we took action against you!" Tie Feng said tremblingly.

"Speak! What is your name? You seem to have come specifically for me, but I don't seem to have offended you! Why did you take action against me?" Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and said indifferently.

At this time, Tie Feng was scared out of his wits, looking at Xiao Yan as if he had seen a devil.

And after hearing what Tie Feng said, Xiao Yan was already exposed. Once this team of mercenaries didn't return on time, wouldn't it mean Xiao Yan was in the Magical Beast Mountain Range? By then, they would definitely send more people to search for Xiao Yan.

"I... I'll say! It's news spread by someone in the Imperial Capital, saying that a youth carrying a black giant sword, whose cultivation is only a Dou Zhe, has countless treasures on him. Whoever can get these treasures can instantly rise and become a force equal to the three major clans in the Imperial Capital." Tie Feng hurriedly told the whole story.

"And I am an alchemist; I have plenty of pills that can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh and bones. Let's play slowly!" After saying that, Xiao Yan walked towards Tie Feng, preparing to execute him.

"You might as well follow me to our mercenary group. As long as you hand over the things on you, our leader won't make things difficult for you. And with your talent and strength, and being an alchemist, as long as you join our mercenary group, you will directly become the number one person in our mercenary group." Tie Feng saw that Xiao Yan was a bit moved and persuaded him again.

Xiao Yan wasn't worried about himself, just worried that if he was exposed, he would implicate the clan.

"Although you used some special means to make us kill each other, the three major mercenary groups have more than four thousand people in total. As long as they know you are still here, they will immediately send more people to deal with you. Your strength is very strong, but no matter how strong you are, you can't be stronger than a Great Dou Master!" Tie Feng seemed to see Xiao Yan's concerns and continued.

"Yo! Quite powerful! You probably haven't heard of the Ten Great Tortures, right! Shall I introduce them to you? The Ten Great Tortures include skinning, waist chopping, rod torture, carts rending, boiling, intestine extraction, combing, deep frying, branding, and slow slicing." A wicked smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth.

"You are simply too terrifying! Are you a ghost?" After the pill in his hand was taken away, the fear in the mercenary big man's eyes grew stronger, and he said tremblingly.

After Tie Feng heard the Ten Great Tortures from Xiao Yan's mouth, he could no longer be tough, his eyes widened as he looked at Xiao Yan, his face full of fear. He really couldn't imagine that a youth would have so many cruel means.

Because the big man was covered in wounds, his consciousness gradually recovered. However, he didn't stop Xiao Yan from taking the pill in his hand; he no longer had any greed for this pill at this time, his face full of fear.

"Old man's name is Tie Feng! Although I accidentally fell into your hands, you should just kill me! If I frown, I'm not a hero!" Tie Feng was obviously also a ruthless character. At this moment, knowing he couldn't live, he became tough instead.

"Damn, how can I play this? These mercenary groups are each no weaker than the Xiao Family. Adding the three groups together, there are probably more than four thousand people, and there are nine Great Dou Masters alone. Looking at this situation, there won't be fewer than a hundred Dou Shi." Xiao Yan said speechlessly in his heart.

"Oh? Then according to you, what should be done?" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Do you know how many people entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range to deal with me?" Xiao Yan said in a deep voice.

"You... don't come over! I'll say! I'll say!" Tie Feng didn't dare to be stubborn at this time, begging for mercy one after another.

"But I killed so many of your people after all!" Xiao Yan said with a helpless face when he heard Tie Feng's words.

"These don't count for anything? They are just ordinary mercenaries. With your status as an alchemist, just refining a few pills is enough to buy their lives." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Tie Feng said with some disdain. Looking at his expression, he really didn't treat these ordinary mercenaries as people.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 85 =====