CHAPTER 61: CHAPTER 61: YOU THREE WORKED HARD

Kicking away the attacking hellhound, Wells quickly adjusted his stance, deflecting an arrow that was aiming for his face.

After dealing with it, he noticed the hunter on the other side had already retreated seven or eight steps away from him.

Ralph, that guy, what did he mean by "you go deal with that hunter"?

The hunter and his dog make it two against one, don’t they?

If I can just avoid being kited to death, it would already be good.

The battle started too suddenly. Just a second before, Ralph was negotiating with the opposing leader, trying to buy the unused demon corpse, and both were arguing over the price.

The next second, the opponent suddenly launched an attack on them.

The dwarf was caught off guard and injured in the arm, the situation was very unfavorable for their side.

However, Wells couldn’t understand why they initiated the attack, it wasn’t like they had gotten that A Level Demon Crystal.

Besides, their side, although at a disadvantage, wasn’t incapable of fighting back; eventually, it would end up in mutual destruction.

That small piece of A Level Demon Crystal is precious, but is it really worth risking their lives?

Could it be that someone among them wanted to use their hands to get rid of some teammates to split more?

No, that method is too risky and stupid.

Wells dodged another arrow, which was clearly imbued with a spinning skill, and glanced at his teammates.

Ralph was locked in combat with the opposing leader, both sides being agile types; Wells thought each move was dangerously close, yet no one was getting severely injured.

Jini’s position was relatively safe, she was healing the dwarf on the other side, and after the gray-white light, the dwarf’s status improved significantly.

Jini also noticed Wells and didn’t play favorites, the gray-white light sprinkled on him as well.

For a moment, Wells felt a continuous surge of power within his body.

Now he felt he could do anything!

The hound attacked from the side once more, and at the same time, the hunter shot two arrows in quick succession.

One aiming directly at Wells’ face, the other blocking his escape route.

If it were just a moment ago, he might really have flipped in this kind of offensive, but now!

With an upward flick, Wells parried the arrow coming straight on, then an overhead slash aimed right at the charging hound.

Wells exhibited speed and power far beyond what he demonstrated earlier.

With one slash, the hound’s howls turned into whimpers, a wound extending from its shoulder to abdomen nearly killed the beast, severely injured, it staggered away to escape.

Wells’ chest rose slightly, his cheeks flushed from excitement.

Once again looking at the opposing side, his eyes were filled with fighting intent, this time, the hunter would be the prey.

But, was there something he missed?

Right, what about the mage?

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In the Mushroom Forest, the law enforcement unit Lin Jun brought seemed to have no chance to come on stage.

The two adventurer teams didn’t stay fighting in the cave, but moved the battlefield outside.

Since Fatty and the thing in its belly were fine, this human conflict had nothing to do with him anymore.

It seemed victory would soon be decided between the two sides.

Although the dwarf was ambushed, and the mage fled, the woman named Jini, through continuous potential activation, relentlessly exploited her teammates, directly pushing the team’s strength above the opponents.

After this fight, the guys probably need to lie down for half a month, the opponent’s team didn’t lose unfairly.

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Clang——

Blocking Ralph’s blade once more, the leader of this team suddenly retreated a few steps, taking out that A Level Demon Crystal from his chest.

"No more fighting! We concede! Here’s the Demon Crystal, let us go! Or I’ll blow it up!"

As he spoke, a surge of magic power was injected into it, causing the crystal to emit a dazzling purple light — this leader actually possessed magic manipulation skills.

He didn’t want to give up such a fortune, but now he had no choice but to pay to avoid disaster.

From halfway through, they had been consistently on the back foot, he almost got his throat cut several times by the opponent wielding dual blades.

Their hunter, without a pet, was forced to engage in close combat with a hand axe, barely surviving.

If he delayed surrendering any longer, the hunter might’ve lost his life.

Fortunately, Ralph seemed unwilling to part with the Demon Crystal.

Seeing the crystal edging towards its critical point, he hurriedly stopped: "Wait, don’t be rash."

In reality, Ralph still hadn’t figured out why the fight broke out between the two sides.

He did want the Demon Crystal, but these guys weren’t easy to cross, he wouldn’t initiate a fight first.

The opponent’s sudden attack was even more baffling, apart from the visible gear, they hadn’t revealed any wealth, how did that lead to an attack?

Of course, not understanding didn’t stop him from collecting spoils; they’d already fought, so not taking the crystal would be a huge loss.

"Alright, hand it over, I’ll let you go." Ralph extended his hand and said.

The opposing leader was nearly amused in anger: "Do you take me for an idiot? Make way, ensure our path is clear and I’ll give it to you!"

"Tch." Ralph waved his hand, signaling his teammates to come near and make a passage.

As the opponents moved to the outside without much distance, Ralph called them: "Alright, give me the Demon Crystal, I promise not to pursue you."

The leader also realized that this position was probably Ralph’s bottom line; any more delay might trigger another fight.

Exchanged a glance with teammates.

The A Level Demon Crystal was hurled out forcefully, even flying over Ralph, towards the Mushroom Forest.

After tossing the A Level Demon Crystal, they turned and raced off with all their might, not even grabbing the unconscious hunter’s dog lying nearby.

Luckily, the Demon Crystal was only thrown to the edge of the Mushroom Forest. Cursing, Ralph picked it up, he truly had no intent to kill them all off.

"What a great windfall!"

With a sudden substantial gain, Wells almost forgot about the minor displeasure with his captain.

"It’s a shame, some coward left their comrades to run."

Ralph naturally referred to the mage, others were equally annoyed.

Wells bluntly said: "Next time we meet, I’ll make sure he doesn’t get away easily."

"This fight really wore me out." Ralph complained, rubbing his shoulder.

He now felt more exhausted than staying awake for two days and nights straight, and the feeling kept worsening.

"There are still many demon corpses left inside the cave, and we have a few here too. Whoever has the strength to trade them, I need a little break."

As Ralph said this, Wells and the dwarf also felt a bit drained.

Eventually, the task of trading fell to Jini, who was still in relatively good spirits.

The captain apologetically said: "Sorry, it’s a burden, even for a Priest to do physical work in the end."

"No worries, you three have really worked hard. Just go and rest assured, I’ll help keep watch after moving things."

Jini’s smile was still so reassuring!

The three simply rested behind a relatively concealed mushroom not far from the cave.

It’s not that they didn’t want to switch to a safer place, they really were too tired to walk any further.

After sitting down, it wasn’t long before the three fell asleep.

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Muffled sounds near his ears woke Wells.

Hmm?

How long did I sleep?

Wells tried to get up, only to find he couldn’t move!

He realized he had been tied up!

Who did this, Ralph?

He couldn’t see anyone else around.

"Damn it, where is this? Ralph, what the hell do you want to do?"

"Ahhhhhhhhh——"

The sudden scream startled Wells.

That voice... was it Ralph?