Chapter 91: Poaching

Hearing Gretz's shout, everyone subconsciously cast their eyes over for a moment.

Gross's face was extremely pale. The whites of his eyes were no longer visible, and they were all black, reflecting the blazing fire, which looked particularly creepy. The blue veins on his pale neck were prominent, wriggling under the skin like earthworms, extending upwards little by little.

This was the sign of being eroded by the power of the devil.

"Damn it, why were you tempted by the devil?" Gretz's face was ashen, and he killed the sand knight in front of him with a white-hot move.

Erosion is a means for the devil to lure humans to fall. However, for hundreds of years, no one has ever heard of humans being eroded by the power of the devil. He has only seen related rumors from the ancient scrolls that have been passed down.

According to legend, in the War of Original Sin thousands of years ago, the devil was affected by the World Stone, and his power was greatly reduced, and he could not destroy all humans in the first place. When humans gradually gained a foothold, the devil had to use this method to divide humans and strengthen their own power. One of the more famous examples is the Blood Crow.

As one of the human heroes in the Sin War, Xuewu was originally an archer. She led the human coalition to resist the attacks of demons again and again in the Sin War. Unfortunately, she betrayed humans for some reason and was eroded by the power of demons, becoming the current Xuewu.

More detailed information has been lost in the long history. The mainstream saying that has been circulated so far is that humans make deals with demons for their own desires and sell their souls in exchange for more powerful power.

Gross actually chose to trade with Rodament.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Gretz would never believe it. In his eyes, Gross is a noble Lugain, with lofty ideals and beliefs, and would never covet powerful power and trade with demons. But the facts before him forced him to give up the last thought in his heart.

At this time, the three barbarians suddenly jumped high, and a jumping attack was aimed at Gross next to Rodament. As soon as they moved, other professions suddenly launched and rushed over there together.

The originally solid defense line instantly had many loopholes. The solid defense line built by the mercenaries with the help of professionals was destroyed, and a dozen sand knights took the opportunity to break in.

Sabers were dancing wildly. A dozen sand knights had blood-red eyes, and their four arms left afterimages, instantly slashing down at least fifty mercenaries.

"Kill!" Without even turning his head, Graze killed the sand knights who rushed behind him with a white-hot second.

The mercenaries were well-trained, and after a brief panic, they quickly regained their footing. They stepped on the fanatical aura and rushed forward like a tide, and then suddenly dispersed, leaving more than a dozen bodies of sand knights on the ground.

Just as the defense line was regained here, three barbarians over there also drew a parabola in the air and fell suddenly. They grinned, and the two-handed axes in their hands chopped at Gross mercilessly.

Seeing that the three axes blocked Gross's retreat directions, Rodament suddenly raised his hand. A ball of dark light suddenly shot at the barbarian in the middle.

"Damn it." The barbarian cursed inwardly and hurriedly raised the axe to block his chest. There was no place to gain leverage in the air, so he could only bite the bullet and use the wide axe blade to block the blow.

After a while, the dark magic bullet hit the axe blade, and it immediately made a hissing sound. A black smoke floated up slowly, and the axe blade was dissolved by the magic bullet. With a scream, the barbarian fell from the air to the ground, holding his chest and howling miserably.

The highly corrosive magic power raged in his chest. Black smoke and pus flowed out from between his fingers. In just a few breaths, a piece of his chest was corroded away, and there was no movement.

"Isn't Ruhadi here?" Gross slowly raised his head and raised his hands to block the axes chopped down from both sides. He stared at the two barbarians indifferently, his tone was empty, without any emotional fluctuations.

The two barbarians were shocked and tried to pull their hands away. Unexpectedly, Gross's hands were like iron clamps, and the axe could not be pulled out at all. They were immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat. This was definitely not the power that humans possessed. Moreover, Gross was just a weak mage.

In the moment of distraction, a black shadow flashed. The heads of the two barbarians flew high, and a half-meter-high blood waterfall spurted out from the broken ends.

"Kill them." Rodament clenched his bloody right claw and laughed.

"They are not worth my effort." Gross lowered his eyes, and the blue veins on his neck had already spread over his chin.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Rodament laughed and raised his hand to shoot several black magic bullets.

"Hide." The paladin who rushed to the front saw the magic bullet flying and hurriedly dodged.

With a sound of "chi", the magic bullet failed to work, and only corroded a deep pit on the ground. However, this completely disrupted the formation of these professions. The sand knights around them had bloodshot eyes and roared, taking the opportunity to divide and surround them into three parts.

Grez saw these professionals being divided and surrounded by the sand knights, and his face became uglier. He didn't expect these professionals to listen to his orders. After all, they were followers of Ruhadi. But these damned souls actually pointed directly at Gross in front of him. Aren't they afraid that they would stab him out and cause the anger of His Majesty Jehain?

"It's time to retreat." Suddenly, a low voice floated beside him. Grez's heart trembled, realizing that he had made such a low-level mistake, and he didn't notice that someone had touched him.

"This place is not suitable for defense." Lan Wu looked serious, and with a bear paw, he made the sand knight in front of him stagger and retreat several steps, knocking down several sand knights.

"I... I can't retreat." Graze danced with the long sword in his hand, cleanly killing a sand knight who rushed over, and a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

He really couldn't retreat. Gross was still here. This retreat meant completely abandoning Gross. Those followers of Ruhadi openly killed Gross in front of him, obviously intending to put the blame on him.

Although mercenaries are one of the three major forces in Lugaoin, with a strong foundation, their identity is very embarrassing. In terms of strength, professionals are far ahead and can be called the first force in Lugaoin. In terms of closeness, Jie Haiyin obviously relies more on the army under his command. Mercenaries are not loved by their grandmothers or grandfathers, and they are just a punching bag.

The rumors of banning mercenaries are not groundless. As a well-known figure in Lugaoin, how could he not know that Jie Haiyin and the ministers had discussed this issue no less than ten times. If it weren't for the uneven distribution of benefits demanded by all parties, the Mercenary Union would have been banned long ago and divided up by the major families and the city guards.

If Gross died here now, he didn't even need to think about it to know that it was Ruhadi's deliberate act. With just one excuse, Jie Haiyin and the various families would quickly reach a consensus and work together to divide up the mercenaries under the Mercenary Union. Under the temptation of huge benefits, no matter how to defend, the words of these professionals will be regarded as the most important evidence.

"If they die, no one will testify." Lan Wu said in a muffled voice, pulling away the saber that was about to hit him with a bear paw, and kicked the Sand Knight in the abdomen, kicking him away.

Grez was stunned for a moment, dodged the saber chopped by the Sand Knight, and killed him with a white-hot clean and neat move. He was a little tempted. If all these professionals died here, even if they couldn't completely get rid of the fate of being annexed, at least they could temporarily save the Mercenary Union. This is a good idea.

With a glance, Gretz quickly understood the whole battle situation. Now the mercenaries are holding the defense line and holding back about 500 sand knights. Those professionals were divided and surrounded into three groups, and there are at least 400 sand knights.

"Are you interested in developing in the Rogue Camp?" Lan Wu dodged sideways and casually smashed a deeper damage. The mercenary behind him took the opportunity to stab with a spear, deeply piercing the chest of the sand knight. With another pick, the sand knight was lifted high and knocked over again.

Gretz was stunned and even forgot about the sand knight rushing in front of him. This suggestion had a great impact on him. He is a pure Lugaoin person. He grew up in Lugaoin since he was a child, and then became a mercenary and inherited Gretz's title.

He never thought of leaving Lugaoin. Even though he had long known that Jehain and the families intended to annex the mercenary union, he only hoped to speak to Jehain through Gross in order to preserve the mercenary union that has been passed down for thousands of years.

A hissing sound woke Gretz up. He just came back to his senses and suddenly saw a light arrow nailed to the right eye of the sand knight in front of him. The pure power of holy light corroded the head of the sand knight violently. In just a short breath, most of the head of the sand knight was corroded.

"Holy light?" Gretz was shocked. He suddenly saw a skeleton archer drawing his bow and shooting a light arrow. He couldn't help but re-examine Lan Wu's strength in his heart.

Necromancers have never been very popular in Lu Gaoyin. Except for a few who accepted the amnesty of various families, they just like to be alone and wander around alone. But no necromancer can summon such a weird skeleton.

Skeletons are undead creatures. Holy light has an extra damage bonus to undead creatures. The two are combined into one. It's really a bit weird and a bit inconsistent.

"I'm very sincere." Lan Wu casually threw a damage deepening and retreated to the back. The bear man's transformation has ended. Facing such a melee, it is better to hit the damage deepening.

"The Rogue Camp is now facing a crisis, but it is also an opportunity." Lan Wu stepped aside to let the mercenary who came forward to fill the position behind him, and smiled and hit a damage deepening: "You and your mercenaries can join in and share this opportunity with the Rogue Camp. I won't guarantee anything. After all, it is Master Akara and the others who make the decision. But I can hire you and your mercenaries first. If you are satisfied in the future, we will continue to discuss in depth."

Gretz took a step back, stepped aside to let the mercenary who came to fill the position behind him, lowered his head and stared at Lan Wu's eyes: "I admit that I am moved. But..."

At this point, he raised his hand and nodded Gross beside Rodament, and exhaled a long breath: "If you can rescue him, I will agree."