Chapter 66: 066 Discovered Slacking Off

Countless mercenary groups were carrying all kinds of Sea Beasts on their shoulders.

And not a single land-based creature could be seen.

Clearly, the threat regarding Sea Beasts was growing ever greater.

His figure flickered, and he quickly returned to the small building; Jin Xin was sitting in her chair processing documents as usual.

Seeing Zhang Bei return, she only nodded slightly.

She was very confident in Zhang Bei's strength; as long as he didn't go looking for death, there was basically no one who could hurt him now.

"How is the Sea Beast threat now?"

The pen in Jin Xin's hand paused: "It's still acceptable, but the mercenary groups are suffering heavy casualties."

Hearing the little girl's words, Zhang Bei frowned.

Currently, in the entire Nantian Settlement, the City Defense Team and the mercenary groups together formed the defense system.

The mercenary groups' daily hunting helped relieve pressure on Nantian.

Meanwhile, the City Defense Team protected the city, providing a safe zone for these mercenary groups.

If the mercenary groups ran into trouble, it meant all the pressure would fall onto the City Defense Team.

Although they could rely on the three combat squads like the Iron Blood to handle it,

the number of people was still too small; they were only used for hunting top-tier Fierce Beasts.

The little girl looked up at Zhang Bei: "Don't worry, the City Defense Team is already expanding its scale."

Zhang Bei nodded: "I'll go out and take a look."

After saying this, he turned and walked outside.

Arriving at the seaside, countless mercenary groups were hunting Fierce Beasts here.

However, what Zhang Bei didn't expect was that Su Xiao Xiao was also standing here leading a team.

From time to time, a mercenary group would bring a person out from the team to join the battle.

Zhang Bei's figure was quickly discovered.

Su Xiao Xiao hurried over: "How do you have time to come here today?"

"Just came to look. What are you doing?"

Su Xiao Xiao looked at the group of smiling girls.

"This is my Baihua Group. Each person costs one Level 10 Crystal Core per hour."

Hearing this, the corner of Zhang Bei's mouth twitched.

He had to admire Su Xiao Xiao's imagination; she really could come up with any method.

Niu Xuanming: 【Renting out healers?】

Ye Fan: 【I'm just like, wow, this price is truly outrageous.】

Li Qinqin: 【No choice, healers are a scarce resource after all.】

Zhang Bei's gaze fixed on a mercenary group fighting a Sea Beast.

The one at the very front should have Earth Element powers.

Their entire body was covered in a layer of stone-like shell, and the Sea Beast's attacks couldn't break through this defense at all.

Occasionally, when a burst of power managed to injure the meat shield, they were quickly healed by the healer behind them.

It had to be said that with a healer, the strength of a combat team improved by more than just a little.

As long as they didn't get injured, they could output damage infinitely!

Suddenly, a voice spoke up: "Little brother, any interest in trying things out with us?"

Zhang Bei turned his head; what met his eyes was a middle-aged man wearing a jacket.

His face was full of stubble, and he was biting on a rolled-up cigarette.

"What do you mean?"

Seeing Zhang Bei's confusion, the middle-aged man smiled and explained.

"The mercenary group is short-handed. Today's goal is ten Level 10 Sea Beasts. If you agree, I'll give you two Level 10 Crystal Cores."

Zhang Bei raised an eyebrow: "Fine, what do I need to do?"

The middle-aged man took a deep drag of his cigarette: "I see you have a long bow, just stand in the back and output damage with peace of mind."

As he spoke, his gaze turned to Su Xiao Xiao: "I wonder what this beauty thinks?"

Su Xiao Xiao immediately laughed: "I'm a healer; two Level 10 Crystal Cores won't be enough to dismiss me."

The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he looked Su Xiao Xiao up and down: "Then five, and we'll add more to today's hunting mission!"

After saying this, he led the two of them behind a rock.

There were already a man and a woman standing there; the man held a long sword.

The other person held a staff.

The middle-aged man began to introduce them: "You can just call this guy Dao Ke, and this beauty is a Fire Mage; you can call her A Huo."

Zhang Bei thought for a moment: "I'm called Bai Xiong, and my weapon of choice is a long bow."

Su Xiao Xiao stood beside Zhang Bei: "Just call me A Su, I'm a healer!"

After seeing that everyone knew each other, the middle-aged man took a shield from behind his back.

"Just call me Uncle, the first target is that Poison Toad over there!"

Zhang Bei looked in the direction the middle-aged man was pointing; a toad a full meter tall was lying on the sand.

Calling it a toad, in reality, this thing was covered in seven colors.

A full meter tall, its entire body was covered in mucus.

Ye Fan: 【Is this hiding his identity and playing the pig to eat the tiger?】

Niu Xuanming: 【Is it really okay for Brother Bei to fool people like this?】

Wu Yingcai: 【Tsk, it would be interesting if Brother Bei killed this thing in one hit!】

The group quickly organized their formation, with Zhang Bei and Su Xiao Xiao standing at the back.

The mage was protected in the middle.

The middle-aged man carried his shield and stood at the very front.

Dao Ke followed beside the middle-aged man, ready to find an opportunity at any time.

Accompanied by an attack from the mage, the resting Poison Toad was immediately startled.

A mouthful of green-glowing saliva poured down on the group like a torrential rain.

The middle-aged man raised his shield over his head: "Dodge!"

The group used their various means to dodge the attack.

Su Xiao Xiao lowered her voice and leaned toward Zhang Bei: "Why are you in the mood to play with a mercenary group today?"

Actually, Su Xiao Xiao was right; with Zhang Bei's strength, following this kind of mercenary group was just playing around.

Zhang Bei casually shot an arrow, which landed beside the Poison Toad: "Just seeing what the strength of mercenary groups is like now."

Su Xiao Xiao nodded, and a light enveloped the middle-aged man.

Zhang Bei held his long bow, controlling the energy output in his body to avoid killing this Poison Toad in one hit.

The battle lasted for a full five minutes, and the middle-aged man's forehead was already covered in sweat.

The mucus on the Poison Toad's body could effectively insulate against physical attacks.

Dao Ke had almost no use, only able to help the middle-aged man distract the Poison Toad.

The mage gritted her teeth: "Hey, if you keep holding back your strength, we won't be able to hold on!"

This was clearly said to Zhang Bei; she had long since noticed Zhang Bei, who had been chatting the whole time.

After five minutes of fighting, he hadn't even broken a sweat.

Ye Fan: 【Slacking off and getting caught by the boss!】

Niu Xuanming: 【Laughing to death, Brother Bei clearly doesn't know how to slack off!】

Li Qinqin: 【Stop playing, finish it early!】

Zhang Bei scratched his head; he had been too busy chatting and hadn't expected this group to be so weak.

Black-red light appeared in his hand and surged into the long bow.

This energy arrow regained its accuracy and, in an instant, drilled into the Poison Toad's mouth.

After a barely audible explosion, the entire Poison Toad fell to the ground.

The middle-aged man wiped his mucus-covered shield and gave Zhang Bei a thumbs up.

"Well done!"

The mage pouted: "Uncle, he was slacking off the whole time!"

The middle-aged man laughed twice: "It's fine, didn't he finish it?" ===== CHAPTER 67 =====