After leaving Shenxi Village, everyone finally embarked on their final itinerary. Since they had learned from the parasitic monster that the other party had gathered all the barbarians, Rhodes had no use of the plan that they had originally determined. Next, they just need to go directly through the forest paths, enter the Mist Mountains, and then reach the place where the fortress is located, and deal with the group of devils. But things in this world are always easier said than done, and it is not so easy to solve these devils.

The road ahead gradually began to become bumpy.

The trail in the forest refers to a post road in the forest before heading to the Mist Mountains. Many years ago, this road was used to connect the fortresses and other places and connections, but now after so many years, this road has long been abandoned. If it weren't for some wild animals, smuggling merchants and bandits, this road would probably have no shadow. But even so, the road is still difficult to walk.

Although they had been traveling all day, the mercenaries did not feel tired at all. On the contrary, they looked relaxed and even said something softly from behind with a little smile.

Rhodes can only pretend to turn a blind eye to the actions of his bastards. He shouldn't have let Lijie save the country bumpkin at the beginning. It's really damn. If time could go backwards, Rhodes really wanted to stab him to death with one sword. But unfortunately, time wouldn't go backwards, and Rhodes now has no way to change this, so he simply pretended that he didn't hear anything and continued to move forward.

The sky gradually dimmed. This was not because of the passage of time. In fact, if it was strictly calculated according to time, it was only afternoon now, but the sky above everyone's heads was dim and even the light of the sun was obscured by darkness.

This is also a very strange phenomenon in the Dragon Soul Continent. Although there is no difference between the rise and set of the sun in places protected by the Dragon Soul, the rise and fall of the sun is no different from usual. However, the boundary areas protected by these Dragon Souls may be due to the gradually weakening of the power of order, which has led to the time, climate and even everything here deviating from the normal track. However, in the areas protected by the Dragon Soul, these effects are limited in the end, and now they are only reflected in climate and time. After leaving the Place of Order, that is the real danger.

This is another reason why Rhodes chose here. He hopes that his subordinates can get used to living in such a chaotic place as soon as possible. After all, Rhodes' ultimate goal is to go to the Chaos Land to awaken the Dragon Soul to obtain his territory. If his subordinates cannot adapt to the Chaos Land, then they will encounter a lot of trouble when they set out to the Chaos Land in the future.

Just as everyone followed the almost deserted road to the hillside, Rhode suddenly stopped. Then he raised his arms and signaled everyone to stop. Then Rhode looked at the jungle covered with the dark curtain in front of him, while stretching out his right hand and put the ring on his right middle finger beside his mouth. He asked in a low voice.

"Joey, how is the situation?"

When he heard Rod's inquiry, Joy was lurking forward with his waist and stopped. He looked around him vigilantly, and then he pressed the earrings on his right ear - which were the guild badges improved by Labis. After winning the Midsummer Festival, Rhodes used a considerable portion of the bonus to buy very precious and rare alchemy materials and handed them over to Labis to make various props and devices. After Labis' modification, the guild badges now have abilities similar to alchemy hooks. Of course, they cannot generate any set abilities and halos, but they can flexibly increase and change the functions it holds. Long-distance communication is one of them. It connects in two directions through the resonance of magic circles on each guild badge. After such transformation, the team around Rhodes is becoming more and more like the player team he led in the game.

After confirming that there was no danger around, Joey breathed a sigh of relief. Then he answered.

"Boss, this ghost place is so weird. We had met four teams of barbarians just now. The guys seemed to be patrolling nearby, walking back and forth. The brothers almost got discovered by them several times. Fortunately, we have come in now."

"Report their number, specific location, where are you now?"

"On the right side of the Mist Mountains... it is probably still a little far from the fortress you mentioned by the boss, but you can see it vaguely. The place looks very strict in the guarding. We are just searching the periphery for the time being and have not entered. These barbarians have a team of ten people, with a total of five groups, and each team has a bald head like the kind of black robe you saw before. They patrol about every hour. It seems that they have not reported it to others."

"I understand. You are on standby, and I will bring people to meet you."

After hearing Joey's report, Rhode nodded with satisfaction, then he turned his head and looked at his subordinates behind him.

"Although I know you're a little tired, now is not the time to rest."

He stared at the mercenaries in front of him and said gritting his teeth. At the same time, he glared fiercely at Anne, who was hiding behind Marlene, who was still smiling. This was the thing Rhodes was the least willing to recall. After the damn country bumpkin said something he shouldn't say at all, Anne laughed as if he was poked into a laugh. As a result, these mercenaries kept laughing, which caused Rhodes to not even get angry. What made Rhodes even more depressed was that after this incident, the image he had originally carefully shaped showed signs of collapse.

Originally, those mercenaries respected them very much when they saw them, but now they are no longer as respectful as before. Even the spiritual masters and girls around Lijie were the same. They didn't even dare to say a word when they saw them, but now they not only took the initiative to say hello to them, but they even gathered together to look at them secretly biting their ears. It didn't have to eavesdrop on Rhodes and knew what these women were talking about in private. What made him even more depressed was that Lijie, who was originally the most obedient, not only did not discipline her subordinates, but even had sex with them...

That damn bastard!

Rhodes was not interested in shaping his approachable image. He shouldn't have a damn thing. He even wanted to consider whether he should wear a mask or something in the future.

"We're ready to do it."

Thinking of this, Rhode sighed helplessly, and then he raised his face again and said.

Night falls.

Although it was still afternoon, the forest was already dark in the distance. When Rhodes led his subordinates to meet with Joey and others at the scheduled location, the sky had completely dimmed, and only the distance was lit in the darkness, showing their existence.

That's where.

Looking at the huge black shadow in the distance, Rhodes was still dark. It was the fortress ruins in his memory, but the integrity of the fortress ruins was beyond Rhodes' expectations. It was no wonder that after all, the guild that chose this area was not Rhodes, but another player. Because the Duchy of Moon had not yet been destroyed at that time, Rhodes was still a casual player and had no interest in participating in guilds. At that time, a player guild chose this land and eventually built this stronghold fortress.

The reason why Rhodes remembers this is very simple. Later, after he occupied the Chaos Land, he was surprised to find that the fortress of the player guild was actually built in the throat of his territory. Not only that, the other party also used it as a support to harass Rhode's starlight every few days. Rhodes, who was unable to bear the trouble, was naturally not a person who was waiting to die. In the end, the first war between the player guild broke out on this land, and the result was that Rhodes gained the control of the fortress with an overwhelming advantage. At the same time, the player guild was completely driven out of this area.

It is precisely because of this experience in the game world that Rhodes attaches great importance to this fortress, and for Rhodes, this is also an excellent place. As long as he can control this area, when he enters the Chaos Land again in the future, he does not need to run a thousand miles deep like in the game, and then spends a lot of manpower and material resources to get everything done.

In other words, this fortress is Rhodes' frontline position and the place he needs to operate the most.

"Boss, what should I do next?"

Hiding beside Rhodes, Joey stared at the fortress in the distance with excitement and nervousness. Before Rhodes arrived, Joey had already conducted a certain degree of reconnaissance on the fortress, but it made him a little depressed. Although he had heard Rhodes say that this fortress has been in disrepair before, in fact, at least the periphery of the fortress is still very complete. Although there are some damaged places, it is not a problem for those barbarians. Joey and his companions tried several times to sneak into it, but in the end they failed. Most of these barbarians were concentrated on the periphery of the fortress. Although these people seemed careless, their feelings were very sharp and difficult to deal with. Faced with such a situation, Joey didn't know how to start. After all, there were more than 300 people on the other side, and there were only 30 people on his side. Moreover, the fortress was easy to defend but difficult to attack. The number of people on his side did not have the upper hand. It was really a headache to do what to do.

"Do you want Miss Qilian or Miss Marin to throw a few spells over?"

"What a joke."

Hearing Joey's suggestion, Rhode glared at him coldly. This fortress is his own in the future. If it is destroyed by Qi Lian or Marlene's spell, it will be his own who will eventually repair it. He will not do such idiotic things, and for Rhode, he has a better way.

Thinking of this, Rhode turned his head and made a gesture to the mercenaries behind him. Seeing Rhode's gesture, the mercenaries immediately calmed down and looked at their regiment commander seriously.

"Next I will break you apart and divide it into three groups. We will always keep in touch and attack from three directions."

Speaking of this, Rhodes paused for a moment, and then he made a gesture.

"Lijie, you and Marlene, Kafa, Ralph, Snooker, we are in a group. The second team is composed of Joey and his subordinates plus Snooker and Crand. The third team is led by Marlene..." As he said this, Rhode nodded to a middle-aged mercenary standing not far away from him.

"You take Anna, Kars and others to touch the ravines on the left, and there is a sewer pipe leading to the fortress, but I think it's no longer used now. Through that ravines, you will enter the inside of the fortress. Then I want you to enter the first floor. Joy, you take your men to the right, the cliff, and go around the second floor of the fortress from the above path, and go down from above - remember, be careful, don't attract anyone's attention. Lando, you lead the Rangers to occupy the high point and cover Joy and the others, after Joy and the others enter the hall. You can lead your men to attack them and restrain their attention - As for Anne, I want you to protect others here. Remember, don't act rashly. After seeing my signal, I want you to lead all the remaining people to attack the fortress head-on, push those guys back, but don't get too far away."

Speaking of this, Rhodes reached out and made a gesture.

"From now on, I will set out first, after I set out ten minutes, Joy will act, and after Joy will set out fifteen minutes. Mafa will act. Remember, if you encounter any problems, report them to me as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

"Yes, the leader!"

"very good."

Rhode nodded when he heard everyone's answer.

"Very good, let's go."

As elites who could be selected by Rhodes, these mercenaries showed superlative qualities at this time. Although Rhodes' grouping was disrupted, it was thanks to his training. Now the twenty-five mercenaries are very familiar with each other. Although some people do cooperate better, at least they will not be unfamiliar with others. Rhodes did not care about these trivial matters. After giving the order, he quickly left quietly with his subordinates.

But what Lijie and Marlene didn't expect was that Rhodes did not go to the vicinity of the fortress as they thought. On the contrary, after leaving the others, Rhodes took the remaining mercenaries in a big circle, then arrived at a dark cave, and touched them quietly.

"Where is this? Mr. Rhode?"

Walking into the cave, under Rhode's instructions, Marin summoned a small ball of light to illuminate the road in front of her. With the help of the magic light, Marin looked at the cave in front of her curiously, but in Marin's view, this cave seemed to be no different from those ordinary caves. The stalactites hanging upside down at the top of the cave and the ground full of cold water. No matter how you look at it, it is just an ordinary cave.

"This is a secret passage to the fortress. A long time ago, the builders of the fortress built such a passage underground to ensure that they can leave the fortress in times of crisis, but now we use it the same... Marlene, I hope you can be a little lighter and don't use too powerful spells, otherwise we will probably have to explain it here."

Speaking here, Rhode paused for a moment, then he lowered his eyes slightly.

"And, this place is not as safe as you think."

"Why?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Rhodes' words, and at this moment, they suddenly heard a slight sound coming from the darkness.

At first glance, the sound was like a series of meaningless noises, but soon, the sounds became louder and closer to everyone. At this time, the mercenaries had already picked up the weapons in their hands and looked around with vigilance. Marlin and Lijie also leaned against each other and cast magic shields to avoid possible attacks.

And at this moment, suddenly, a group of huge black shadows appeared in their figure from the magical glory.

"It's a vampire bat!"

Seeing this black shadow, the mercenary who was conscious immediately shouted, and at this moment, Rhode finally took action.

Facing the vampire bats that were overwhelming in front of him, the bright red sword in Rhode's hand burst out in the dark like a shining thunder. For a moment, several straight sword lights weaved and intertwined into a large net, flying towards the black bat group. Soon, screams came one after another. In just a blink of an eye, dozens of bats fell to the ground and turned into corpses.

But this did not stop the attack of these huge bats. They still made the dizzy screams, and at the same time they spread rapidly, avoiding Rhode's attack direction and launching a new attack on the mercenaries from both sides.

It has to be said that these vampire bats are indeed powerful. They are more than one meter long. Their sharp teeth and venom that can cause human paralysis are both the best things for vampire bats. What they are best at first is to use their venom to paralyze prey, and then rush up to suck the blood on the other party's body. If they are ordinary mercenaries, they will be at a loss when they encounter these vampire bats. Fortunately, under Rhode's training, these mercenaries are naturally not comparable to ordinary people.

Faced with the attack of vampire bats, Marlin shouted softly, and soon, a burning fire wall quickly stood up to isolate them from the vampire bats. At this time, the mercenaries were ready. They waved their long swords and launched a fierce attack on the prey in front of them. (To be continued)

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