"I say..."

The convoy of freight trucks raced swiftly along the forest trail, followed closely by the towering 10-meter Hell Spider Beast.

On either side of the convoy, four individuals ran quickly, keeping pace with the trucks.

Of course, these were the four members of our lazy mercenaries team, who, after investing all their skill points into speed, were even faster than the carriages themselves. Essential skills for everyday outings!

However, as the monster behind us drew nearer, I wasn't in a hurry to attack. Instead, I started a conversation with Tuss.

"While it's your business what cargo you transport, it's obvious that this monster is after something in your carriage. Don't you think you should inform us about what's inside?"

"Well..."

Tuss hesitated in his expression, and it looked like my random guess hit the mark.

"Can you guarantee that you won't report me?"

"Oh, come on, that's a strange question. What benefit would that have for us?"

"Alright, alright. I'll tell you then. In addition to regular goods, I have 10 cores of the Ice Magic Humanoid, which I secretly smuggled from the Ais Empire to the Witte Empire. These humanoids are military equipment, so trading them is prohibited, but someone in the Witte Empire is offering a high price, so..."

"Oh, high-priced purchases of military equipment. It seems the Western Continent is not so peaceful. Well, whatever. Let me make an offer. If we manage to defeat this monster, how about we get one humanoid core as our reward?"

"What? Well..."

"Or are you planning to let the monster take all ten cores? Some things are not worth sacrificing even if they don't have lives. I'm sure the price they offered is more than enough, even if we only get nine. It's much more than what we would earn from taking a mercenary mission, isn't it?"

"Fine! But you must promise me that no one except you guys will know about this, and we must defeat this monster for sure."

"That's for sure! Hei Luoli, Oyado, get on the carriage. If anyone else tries to pursue us, kill them without mercy. Those mercenaries from earlier were suspicious, so be especially cautious even if they show up!"

"Got it!"

"Understood, big brother!"

With that, the two of them leaped lightly onto the carriage, while Bai Yueguang and I nodded in agreement. I abruptly turned the carriage around, facing the approaching monster behind us!

"Arcane·Freezing Ray!"

It's a good time to try out the new weapon, even if it's just pretending.

The magical tome in my hand flew to my chest at my command. After it opened, a blue magical sigil flashed, and a blue beam of light shot directly at the monster!

The speed of releasing magic was almost as fast as mine. The things Lanya and Ms. Mary developed are quite impressive!

The only problem is...

After one shot, the gloss on the magic tome disappeared, and with a cracking sound, an expended magic stone was ejected.

My god, it even has an automatic shell ejection design. These people's developed black technology is really amazing!

On the other side, the Freezing Ray flashed past, but the spider beast's huge head turned to the side, successfully avoiding the beam.

Tch! It actually dodged it?

I didn't expect this monster to look so big, yet be so agile.

No, it's probably because of its frequent use of the upper body, which gives it high agility. I should have attacked its lower body earlier... No, wait, its lower body is covered in a tough shell. Even if the beam hit one of its legs, it still has seven left!

In summary, let it stop for now!

"Arcane·Infinity·Millennium Glacier!"

Just as the blue gauge was slowly recovering, it suddenly dropped to zero, but the effect was extremely effective. The spider flower was directly frozen in the ice, its entire body trapped in a block of ice like a bug in blue amber.

"Secret·Ultimate·Dragon Form·Sky-piercing Dragon!"

At the same moment, Bai Yueguang's katana emitted a colorful light.

He grabbed the blade abruptly, transforming into a streak of colorful light that rushed toward the monster, the light then condensed before turning into a dragon that soared into the sky!

With a roar of a dragon, a colorful wyvern swiftly soared into the sky, disappearing into the darkness along with countless ice fragments.

-399999!

The red text appeared on the monster, confirming that the attack after freezing had indeed increased its power significantly.

However, the combined damage of the two attacks was only around 600,000, and there were still 300,000 HP left.

Although I wasn't sure about Bai Yueguang's mana consumption, I didn't have many choices besides using a rapid mana recovery potion.

The monster was clearly heavily wounded, flailing its numerous red tentacles in a reckless manner and crashing around in the forest!

After the strike, Bai Yueguang landed beside me, looking at the rampaging monster with a wry smile.

"Is this all my strongest attack can do? What a pity."

"You should be glad that at least your strongest attack can be used. My previous strongest attack couldn't be used because I didn't have enough mana."

"Don't you have a ring for that?"

"Ah, that... It's still not enough. I need twice the amount of mana I currently have. Unless I can find a magic stone that contains mana similar to what I have, there's no way."

"Could you use your ring then?"

"Are you kidding? I can't use it without equipping it!"

"You're right."

"Well, my mana potion cooldown is over, and this monster is finished... Luckily, this place is big and there are no bystanders."

"Hey hey, what are you planning to do?"

"Oh, nothing. If you release the dragon, I'll release mine too~ Great Arcane·Legends·Ice Dragon, come forth!!!!"

This time, the magic circle summoning the ice dragon appeared directly beneath the spider flower. Before it could even realize what was happening, the massive ice dragon roared as it burst out of the magic circle, completely binding the spider flower within its own body.

"Can you control it now?"

Bai Yueguang asked from the side.

"No, all I can utilize are its most basic, physical abilities. If I let it unleash its full 20% DPS power, I won't be able to control it."

"20%... My god, if it went 100% DPS..."

"Tsk, this magic is meant for use on cities. Going all out with DPS would be a massacre."

"In simple terms, it's like C4 explosives?"

"No, it's more like a nuclear bomb. Alright, crush it!"

I exerted force and the ice dragon's body tightened suddenly. Green liquid sprayed out from its body, but halfway through, it froze into large green ice chunks due to the ice dragon's cold aura, falling one by one.

"Good thing it's a big guy; I specialize in this kind of AOE. Otherwise, it would be a waste to use it on individual targets."

I looked at the Hell Spider Flower, which had turned into an ice sculpture, and laughed.

Quest complete.

Experience gained: 10000+7000

Obtained 【Hell Lord's Staff】

Level up

LV49

Teammate level up

Bai Yueguang

LV 46

Oyado

LV 34

Emergency Quest - Near-death Hei Luoli

Quest experience unknown

Quest rewards unknown

Just as we were about to express our awe at completing the quest, a new quest suddenly popped up and startled us!

"..."

"Bai..."

Bai Yueguang's face immediately went black. Before I could say anything, a burst of black light emanated from the other person's body, and they turned into a black shadow and disappeared into the distance!

In the far distance, I could see the green markers indicating my teammates.

"Oh no, did someone manage to sneak attack the team from behind? How audacious! It's nighttime now!"

Shadow Stealth!

In a flash, I passed through the entire forest and arrived near the team.

The first thing I saw was the overturned carriage, tangled ropes surrounding it. Next to it, Oyado was wielding a dagger, defending against attacks and protecting the fallen Hei Luoli behind her.

At this moment, a person emerged from the nearby forest and appeared behind Oyado!

However, in my Shadow Stealth state, I was even faster. Even before the enemy noticed me, I had already appeared behind the attacker. And then...

I swiftly stabbed with my hidden blade four times, severing all the tendons in the attacker's limbs. Then, I inserted three miniature motors concealed within the hidden blade into his mouth and pressed a button.

"Ah...Ahhh!!!"

The person collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably. Blood gushed from his mouth, splattering everywhere.

"Brother!"

Oyado called out with excitement upon seeing me.

"I'm sorry for being late."

I walked over and gently patted Oyado's head.

"You... You bastard..."

The person who had just been facing Oyado tried to attack me but realized his body was slowly turning into black mist, disappearing into the air.

The effect of the Sleeves of Doom was activated, instantly killing the hidden corpse when HP falls below 10%.

Right after assassinating the person who had attacked Oyado, I immediately stabbed this person too. First, a kidney strike reduced his HP to below 10%, then one more strike.

The belts of swordsmen are usually tight, so they hardly feel a slender weapon penetrating from the belt area.

As for this swordsman... he was the one who had previously worn the impressive black armor. Compared to my sleeves that could easily cut through iron, his armor was not enough to dull my blade.

But his armor could still be salvaged and refurbished. After all, it still looked pretty cool.

"Don't think we're afraid of you! We have over a hundred people! Right now, we only have around thirty, but the rest are on their way here!"

The previous green archer shouted at me.

I shook my head helplessly and walked over to Hei Luoli, preparing to heal.

"It's not me you should be worried about... It's him."

I pointed to the other side of the forest, where a figure slowly walked out of the woods. As he emerged, the surrounding trees even ignited an unnatural blue fire!

With red pupils scanning the people around, he disappeared in an instant.

I quickly picked up Oyado and Hei Luoli, rushing to Tu Si's side, who was scared to the point of urinating, and we all stealthily escaped into the forest.

"Brother, was that Bai Yueguang just now? Why are we running?"

"Because... I think someone with black hair turning white, and black eyes turning red, emitting black aura, is definitely in a state of not recognizing anyone! It's better to wait for him to vent and then talk to him."

"Oh, I see!"

Understanding my ass! That guy is going berserk!