Chapter 80: The Supreme Mercenary Corps

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The Gale Demon Wolf King and its pack have returned to the Blackwind Forest?!

Upon hearing this news, I immediately realized the gravity of the situation. Without hesitation, I activated Swiftstep and dashed toward the direction of the White Cloud Mining District at the fastest speed possible—almost at the very moment that the news was spoken, I could distinctly feel the ground of the Blackwind Forest beginning to tremble rapidly.

A wave of unprecedented chill swept in from every direction!

Run!!

Even though I didn't know the exact details of the Gale Demon Wolf King, anyone with half a brain could understand the immense pressure and danger represented by the return of the demon wolf pack!

Imagine thousands, tens of thousands of demon wolves flooding into Blackwind Forest—what a spectacular scene that would be!

Unfortunately, I had no intention of experiencing the thrill of a stampede at the cost of losing levels; it simply wasn’t worth it.

At this moment, my mind was consumed by a single thought—to escape!

This time, I was even more desperate than when fleeing from the Battle Wolf, giving everything I had to run! For I could already feel the ground outside Blackwind Forest... the frequency of its trembling was accelerating... faster and faster, clearer and clearer!

Though I was now fully equipped with level-15 top-tier silver gear, my defense was impressive only compared to other first-tier players...

In front of the demon wolf pack, especially the level-21 Gale Demon Wolves... just three or four of them firing a volley of Wind Blades could obliterate me completely!

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Fortunately, the warning came not too late; at the very instant the demon wolf pack surged into Blackwind Forest, I began my escape!

Sensing the direction of the oppressive aura from the wolves, I dashed toward the White Cloud Mining District, carefully adjusting my route deeper into Blackwind Forest to avoid colliding with the pack.

Swiftstep was incredibly fast—even the Gale Demon Wolves might not catch up with me, but I knew this speed was only possible while I had MP.

If my MP ran out before I escaped the wolves’ charge, the pack would trample right over my corpse!

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Moreover, the little MP I had left was clearly insufficient to carry me out of Blackwind Forest.

In my desperation, I stopped worrying about the shrubs and paths ahead, letting my vine armor scrape through the brush, letting the wind roar past my ears, not daring to pause for a second as I raced forward...

This speed lasted for a full sixty-five seconds.

Finally!

My MP dwindled to a pitiful single point.

Five seconds later, the unfamiliar sensation of being weighed down flooded my body, as if my feet were bound by heavy shackles, and my pace slowed noticeably.

Still, I dared not relax. Even as I sensed the wolf pack drawing ever closer, their pounding footsteps echoing in my chest, I refused to give up.

Gritting my teeth, I even drew my Silver Beast Magic Dagger from my waist, ready to fight to the death against the wolves soon to come into view—I was unwilling to resign myself!

But just as I braced for a desperate battle, something strange happened!

“Awoooooooo!!!!”

A sudden, piercing wolf howl erupted from the epicenter of the tremors, and—just like that—the intense shaking caused by the charging pack abruptly diminished by more than half!

This powerful tremor vanished just thirty or forty meters away from me.

The unexpected change left me stunned for a moment...

But I quickly seized the chance to escape, my heart pounding as I kept sprinting toward the White Cloud Mining District.

Though I was puzzled by the wolves’ sudden stop, I knew this much: “Curiosity can kill a cat, and it can kill a man too!”

I had no intention of letting my meager curiosity cost me my levels and equipment, feeding myself to the wolves.

But in the next instant... my curiosity swelled uncontrollably!

Suddenly!

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Behind me, countless frenzied wolf howls erupted—purely aggressive, incessant roars and snarls, mingled with the sounds of human battle cries. The entire Blackwind Forest seemed to boil over!

At that moment, I could no longer restrain myself; I stopped and turned toward the source of the noise and the sudden flashes of light piercing the night...

All kinds of magic and skill lights rose up in sheets within the dark forest.

Endless sounds of spells and skills cutting through the air, exploding, mingling with the agonized howls of the demon wolves—within moments, the once silent Blackwind Forest behind me transformed into a battlefield shrouded in smoke and chaos!

And it was a battlefield controlled by players!

I involuntarily drew a sharp breath:

No wonder the wolf pack had suddenly stopped... At least a thousand players had followed in, none of them amateurs, and their organization was formidable. Not only did their momentum suppress the demon wolves, they seemed intent on crushing the wolf pack in one fell swoop!

Such confidence and strength made me gasp again. I vaguely guessed that this group pursuing into Blackwind Forest must be the leading guild of Frost City—the Supreme Mercenary Corps.

The Supreme Mercenary Corps had finally made their move after repeated provocations from the Dragon-Wolf Knights!

Realizing this, I unconsciously relaxed and quietly moved closer to the battlefield.

Since the Supreme Mercenary Corps had intervened, those entering Blackwind Forest were surely all third-tier experts. Against a first or second-tier demon wolf pack, the outcome was hardly in doubt.

As I approached a corner of the battlefield, the scene became much clearer.

Countless lines of third-tier experts held formation against the furious onslaught of the wolf pack, their ranged firepower cycling without pause;

The demon wolf pack, on the other hand, despite their ferocious attacks, almost none survived a single volley before being slain by magic and arrows; a few high-level wolves managed to approach the Supreme Mercenary Corps’ defense, but were quickly swatted away by several towering humanoid magical beasts that appeared out of nowhere;

The wolf pack, nevertheless, continued their mad assault, the scene utterly brutal!

After several minutes of battle, the Supreme Mercenary Corps stood firm as a mountain, relentlessly slaughtering wolves that charged from the front.

Just as I marveled at their organization and strength, chaos suddenly erupted at the rear of the Supreme Mercenary Corps!