"Quiet! Quiet!" the level 5 swordsman leading the team shouted loudly, immediately calming down all the mercenaries in the team.
However, Ruian on the side observed that the captain of the Tiger mercenaries was shouting at the mercenaries in the small group. Obviously, this captain was not a broad-minded person.
The captain then said: "Everyone, come closer and hold the torch high."
Then, the team moved closer and moved forward in a formation similar to a rhombus.
Ruian made a visual inspection and found that under the light of the torch, he could only see about five meters away. But without the torch, he could only see about one meter away at most. This would be very dangerous. If someone were to sneak attack, it would be very dangerous.
Easily attacked by surprise.
The team soon walked onto the flat land halfway up the mountain. For a moment, the fog seemed to be much thicker, but everyone was used to the foggy environment and did not feel any discomfort.
At this time, the howling sounded, and everyone's heart suddenly sank. The howling was much louder and sharper than what was heard in the town of Gesudo, as if it was right next to the ears, as if with a howling,
A skeleton will jump out next to you.
In an instant, everyone's hearts became much more solemn, as if danger was coming, everyone's steps slowed down unconsciously.
Suddenly, a horrifying voice sounded from the team: "I'm not leaving, I'm quitting."
The team suddenly stopped, and all the mercenaries turned their attention to a pale young mercenary, who was a member of the small group. His companions also looked at him in disbelief.
This is so embarrassing. I haven’t even met the real owner yet. I’ve just started and I’m scared to retreat. This is so cowardly. It’s obvious that this is a young boy who has just come out and has never seen the world.
The young mercenary's face suddenly turned from white to red under the different gazes of everyone. His companions in the small group also instantly blushed with anger.
"Okay, since you want to quit, then go back by yourself." The captain was also very angry, especially the members of this small group who had quarreled with him, so he directly drove the timid mercenary away.
The young mercenary's face turned blue and white, especially when everyone's eyes changed from disbelief to anger, and finally turned into contempt. At this time, the young mercenary stopped talking, gritted his teeth, turned around and left.
In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the mist.
Several of his companions did not open their mouths to persuade him to stay. On the contrary, there was a trace of hatred in everyone's eyes, hating that this young mercenary would cause them to be embarrassed as well.
Watching the young mercenaries leave, the captain seemed not to want to let go of the small group. He said in an extremely mocking tone: "Who else among you wants to quit?"
All of a sudden, the other members of the small group responded and cursed. Immediately, the Tiger Mercenary Group immediately responded with curses.
Suddenly, a fierce quarrel broke out.
"That's enough, everyone should shut up and don't even look at where this place is." A middle-aged mercenary in his thirties who had hardly spoken and who, like Ruian, did not join a small group, really couldn't stand it.
, couldn't help but shouted loudly.
The quarrelsome people on both sides became quiet as if they had suddenly awakened. Then another mercenary who made no sound came out to smooth things over, and the atmosphere between the two parties relaxed.
Next, the team changed their formation slightly. The Tiger Mercenary Group and the small group stood separately before continuing to move forward.
During this period, Ruian did not speak. He was observing from the side. The quarrel between the two parties was within his expectation, but what he was observing at this time was another thing, that is, the team stopped, and the people behind it who were more than 20 meters apart were
The third team failed to catch up.
"After such a long time, it stands to reason that they should have caught up, but they just haven't. Did they go the wrong way? Or? This is a bit weird!" Ruian thought to himself.
Ryan did not tell anyone about this strange incident, and no other mercenary in the team seemed to notice this strange situation.
Ruian raised his vigilance to the highest level and followed the team.
After walking about a hundred meters, Ruian suddenly shouted: "Stop."
All the mercenaries stopped immediately. A few mercenaries looked at Ruian without warning. The remaining mercenaries were very vigilant and did not look at Ruian. Instead, they kept searching around.
"What's the matter?" the captain asked angrily. He seemed to have strong opinions on mercenaries other than the Tiger Mercenary Group.
Ryan was not angry, but said coldly: "Don't you find it strange?"
"strangeness?"
Everyone began to think in their hearts that something strange had happened, but for a moment, no one seemed to see anything strange.
"It's nothing strange. Stop scaring people." The impatient captain seemed even more angry.
Ryan said extremely calmly: "The flat land halfway up Gesudo Mountain is only tens of meters wide, but we have walked hundreds of meters and haven't reached the end yet. Don't you think it's strange?"
As soon as the words were spoken, all the mercenaries immediately woke up. It was like cold water being poured on their heads, and their hearts felt horrified. All the mercenaries couldn't help but grab the swords in their hands and bring the swords close to their bodies to make themselves feel safer.
"Then what do you think happened?" The middle-aged mercenary who just broke up the fight asked Ruian before the captain wanted to speak.
"I think we're lost." Ryan thought for a moment and replied.
"Impossible, how could we get lost?" the captain replied immediately. He was leading the way along the way. If Ruian said that he was lost, he was trying to undermine him. Can he not deny it?
"Then how do you explain that you have walked for so long and still haven't come out of the flat ground?" Ruian was also a little angry at this unreasonable captain.
"I..." The captain was speechless, but he bravely said: "It's just a little off track. I'll walk out after a while."
Ryan stopped talking.
After a while, the team continued moving forward.
But after walking more than a hundred meters, they still didn't get out of the flat ground. At this time, everyone knew that everyone was lost.
This fog is really weird.
"What should we do?" Some mercenaries couldn't help shouting. Then some of the mercenaries looked at the captain, and some looked at Ryan. Obviously, in the hearts of some mercenaries, they felt that Ryan was much more reliable than the captain.
The captain didn't speak. He looked at Ryan with mocking eyes. Judging from his appearance, it seemed that he had a way to deal with this situation, but he didn't use it because he wanted to see Ryan make a fool of himself.
Looking at the captain's expression, Ruian knew roughly what he was thinking. He was a little angry and was about to speak.
At this moment, a fierce fighting sound suddenly sounded in front. The fighting sound was very quiet at first, mixed with the constant howling, and was not obvious. But gradually, the fighting sound became louder and louder, even louder than
Howling. Listening to this fighting sound, it felt as if the fighting was about to happen right in front of you, but a layer of fog blocked your view.
The mercenaries looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.
"Let's go over and take a look." The captain shouted immediately. In this mission, the Tiger Mercenary Group had the largest number of people, so the captain was very concerned about rescuing his companions.
"Slow down, this place is too weird. If you rush over like this, it might be a trap." A tall middle-aged mercenary in the small group said loudly. This tall mercenary is the organizer of the small group, so it is equivalent to a small group.
For his part, he has been quarreling with the captain since he was first detached from the team. Now he suddenly stood up against the captain, which was a bit of an argument, because the reason he said was a bit far-fetched.
"What do you mean by that? Don't you obey my orders?" the captain said angrily. He now allowed the sounds of fighting to ring in his ears and wanted to deal with this annoying person first.
"Orders? I'm not your subordinate, why should I obey your orders?" the tall mercenary replied in a weird voice.
Then the two sides started to yell at each other again.
The middle-aged mercenary who had just stopped the fight had to stand up and break up the fight again. He said: "Stop arguing. Let's go over and take a look. Maybe our companions are waiting for us to rescue them?"
The bad attitudes of both sides finally calmed down a bit. Later, several neutral mercenaries came forward to persuade them, and the two sides relaxed.
Afterwards, the team marched along the sound of fighting. Unexpectedly, the fighting seemed to be happening right in front of them. As a result, the team walked dozens of meters without encountering it.
This is so weird!
Suddenly, the sound of fighting stopped, and with it, the team also stopped.
Everyone looked at each other again, at a loss.
"It's all your fault. If you hadn't stopped us, we would have found the place where the fight was taking place." The captain expressed his anger at the tall mercenary.
"What? You're still blaming me. I told you before that this place is very weird, and it was you who ran here stupidly." The tall mercenary didn't tolerate it at all.
The two sides once again faced each other tit for tat. This time, even their companions participated, and some even began to threaten with long swords.
At this moment, the sound of fighting suddenly came from behind again, from a small sound to a loud one. Suddenly, it seemed as if the sound of fighting was right behind them.
The quarrel stopped abruptly, and the two parties had no intention of arguing anymore.
"Let's go over and take a look." The middle-aged mercenary who broke up the fight quickly suggested.
Immediately, the team turned around and walked back, but the result was still the same. It was clear that the sound of fighting was only about ten meters away, but after walking hundreds of meters, there was still no fighting scene.
Suddenly, the sound of fighting stopped suddenly.
The team stopped again, and everyone was at a loss again.
If all the mercenaries in the team had not been on alert, and if no clues had been found along the way, someone might have suffered a mental breakdown. But such a scene is enough to make people feel crazy. All abnormal situations come from sounds.
, but the scene in front of me was obscured by fog, and it was completely impossible to detect whether there were any other abnormalities.
Ryan didn't have any good ideas. He kept thinking in his head. Suddenly, he had a thought and asked the captain: "Do you have a way to contact other teams?"