Behind him, a whole group of mercenaries followed desperately, outrunning each other. In front, Yue Yang continuously slashed with his sword. Using his purple flames to force the Fire Red Ants back, he opened a road with only a few Fire Red Ants present, spread thinly apart. This allowed the mercenaries to run towards the nearest Ant Tunnel. The ones who took the lead in rushing into it were the Assistant Troop Leader and the black oaf, and they had already started fighting the Fire Red Ants in the Tunnel. The other mercenaries immediately rushed forward to help in order to survive.
The one who was the last to go was an elderly person who carried the Golden Ant Eggs. He had stayed behind for a while to receive the ten Teleportation Scrolls from Yue Yang.
“Ah Hao, you must come back, you must. If our family loses you, it would definitely fall apart. You must remember that.” The elderly person looked like he was the leader’s uncle or older relative. He didn’t forget to force a Teleportation Scroll into the leader’s hand before he left.
“I’m fine. You guys go, quickly go now!”
The Mercenary Troop Leader named Ah Hao did not reject the Teleportation Scroll. He received it and stuffed it into his robe, then he quickly ran back to Yue Yang’s side.
If he did not have Yue Yang’s protection, the chances of him surviving in the sea of ants was practically zero.
Yue Yang watched as the mercenaries rushed into the Ant Tunnel like a hive of bees. The ones who were slightly slower were crying out for help in desperation, begging their comrades to pull them along. However, most of them only cared about fleeing themselves, very few people turned back to lend a helping hand. In any case, it was simply a huge mess. Yue Yang slashed his blade and created a trailing blaze, setting the antennas of the few Fire Red Ants which had followed them on fire. The blade slashed the Fire Red Ants which were about to reach the mouth of the Ant Tunnel open. This was his final parting gift to them, Yue Yang could not be bothered about whether they lived or died beyond this… When he turned his head back and looked towards the Mercenary Troop Leader Ah Hao, he pointed at an underground cave where numerous Fire Red Ants were crawling out of with his shaking fingers. His lips trembled with fear but he said with certainty, “That, that, that’s where you should go in.”
By no means would Yue Yang bring a nuisance into the cave, he grabbed the Mercenary Troop Leader and jumped back onto the platform, then handed a map to him. “Mark the location clearly on the map, and you can go.”
“Really?”
Hearing this, the Mercenary Troop Leader Ah Hao was startled. He could live?
He was instantly so moved that he kept thanking Yue Yang continuously. He hurriedly marked the path he previously walked on the map.
Finally, as he took out the Teleportation Scroll and prepared to leave, he suddenly raised his head and looked towards Yue Yang, asking emotionally, “Can you at least tell me what your respected name is?”
Yue Yang could not be bothered to pay attention to this fellow. Could it be that he still wanted to take revenge on him?
As for repaying his kindness, just forget about it…
The Mercenary Troop Leader Ah Hao offered the little object that the Assistant Troop Leader had stuffed into his hands with both hands to Yue Yang. “We relied on this to find the Hard-shelled Dragon Fruit. Previously we kept this from you because we were afraid that you would go back on your promise, and refuse to save us after getting the Hard-shelled Dragon Fruit. We acted as vile characters, and we’re really ashamed for that. We hope that you could be magnanimous and forgive us. Farewell. If I, Zhong Hao can return alive, and if we can see each other again, we, the Wild Sand Mercenary Troop, will await your orders if you have any mission for us, any time. ”
“Double Dragon Shears? I had been suspicious about how you could actually pick the Hard-shelled Dragon Fruit. Turns out that you guys had this with you. Not bad, with this, I do not need to use the Dragon Slaying Dagger which requires so much effort… How many Hard-shelled Dragon Fruits are left down there? ” Yue Yang played with the little shining golden item in his hands, tossing it into the air and catching it again, before keeping it in his robe.
“We don’t know. As there are dragons down there, we didn’t dare go too close to them. We had only picked one when we heard the dragons roaring suddenly. We were so scared that we immediately ran out.” When the Mercenary Troop Leader thought of what happened when they stole the fruit, he shuddered hard. He then immediately opened the Teleportation Scroll and left.
“Are there really dragons down there? Is it a giant dragon, or is it a flying dragon?” Yue Yang’s heart twitched with excitement. If he could kill a dragon, then the profits of his journey would definitely be even larger.
No matter whether there were dragons down there, he must find out and see for himself.