1358: Assembly

“You’re at least Four Realms Late Stage, yet you’re mixing so poorly.”

In the ruins, Wang Chen looked at the several pending transactions added to his identity card, his eyes filled with a hint of speechlessness.

He had suddenly appeared to save a few mercenaries, originally thinking that since one of them was a Four Realms Late Stage, he could earn a bit more extra money, but the four people combined didn't even have a million star coins.

It could be said that this was the lowest gain among his recent harvests.

Beside him, Li Mingyi and the other three laughed awkwardly, not daring to refute in the slightest.

At the same time, their gazes swept over the shattered corpse of the Nightmare Ghost on the ground not far away, and their hearts were filled with even greater relief.

This Nightmare Ghost was incredibly terrifying; a few minutes ago, they had already fallen into despair, preparing themselves to die here, but then...

The mysterious person who suddenly appeared, with just one punch, blasted this terrifying monster into pieces.

With such strength, let alone taking all their wealth, even if he went a bit further, they wouldn't and wouldn't dare to have any complaints.

Especially Li Mingyi, with his middle-parted hair, who truly felt like he had escaped death, his gaze as he secretly sized up the mysterious person before him was filled with reverence.

“Alright, you guys find a place to hide. The number of Nightmare Ghosts in the ruins isn’t many now. Be careful, and you should be able to get out in no time.”

Wang Chen put away his identity card, turned to give them a few instructions, and then intended to continue his actions.

After a round of sweeping, he found that the number of Nightmare Ghosts had significantly decreased; now, he would have to wander for a long time to encounter just one.

Moreover, the proportion of Nightmare Ghosts that originally existed in the ruins was even smaller among those encountered; most of them were those who had just been transformed from recently killed mercenaries.

In this situation, Wang Chen felt that he would probably clear out this ruin very soon.

“Thank you for the reminder, sir!”

Upon hearing Wang Chen's words, Li Mingyi and the others were slightly stunned, then quickly thanked him repeatedly.

However, Wang Chen merely waved his hand and turned to continue towards the unexplored areas.

But just then.

Whoosh!

A faint whistling sound rang out.

A red light flew into the sky in the distance, then exploded like fireworks, illuminating the dim sky within the ruins.

“This is?”

Wang Chen looked up, his brows slightly furrowed.

“Sir, it’s the Fire Fox Mercenary Group's assembly signal.”

Li Mingyi, seeing this, quickly stepped forward and explained.

“Assembly signal? Is the guy who sent the signal crazy?!”

Wang Chen was somewhat surprised to hear that.

Making a commotion in the ruins could attract the attention of Nightmare Ghosts, which led every mercenary to act cautiously, fearing to attract the attention of Nightmare Ghosts; only he would act somewhat recklessly.

Now, the Fire Fox Mercenary Group sending an assembly signal would likely attract not only other members of the mercenary group but also Nightmare Ghosts.

Whoosh!

As Wang Chen was thinking, another yellow firework exploded in the distant sky.

“This isn’t the Storm Mercenary Group's assembly signal, is it?”

Before Li Mingyi could speak, Wang Chen directly turned and asked.

“Precisely.”

Li Mingyi nodded, his expression a bit grim.

At this point, he also realized that something was amiss. Gathering together indeed provided greater strength, but in this vast ruin, it would also become a bigger target in the eyes of Nightmare Ghosts.

He truly didn't know what the Fire Fox Mercenary Group and the Storm Mercenary Group were thinking, sending assembly signals at this time, and even gathering together.

“You decide whether to go or not. Goodbye.”

Wang Chen looked at the slowly dissipating yellow firework in the distant sky, gave an instruction, and then rushed rapidly in the direction of the firework.

The Fire Fox Mercenary Group and the Storm Mercenary Group making such a big commotion actually provided convenience for him, he just didn't know how many Nightmare Ghosts would be attracted.

...

...

When the two assembly signals ascended consecutively.

Chen Feng, Left Thousand Peaks, and others had already begun to delve deeper into the center of the ruins.

Those who sent the signals were merely their respective subordinates left behind.

Walking cautiously through the ruins, desperately trying to conceal their Qi, everyone, upon turning to see the two firework-like assembly signals, also heard chaotic sounds echoing around them.

Clearly, the monsters hidden everywhere had been attracted by the sudden commotion.

“Stay alert. Once this wave passes, the rest of the journey will be much safer for us.”

Chen Feng reminded them at this point, leading everyone into a dilapidated building.

After setting up a Formation to conceal their Qi, Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief, while also signaling to everyone that they could relax.

At this time, their group consisted of seven people in total: besides Chen Feng, Zhang Bao, and Left Thousand Peaks, who were all Realm Four Peak Stage, there were also four elite Four Realms Late Stage members from the Fire Fox Mercenary Group and the Storm Mercenary Group.

“How far are we from the center of the ruins now?”

Left Thousand Peaks cautiously watched the black shadows constantly flitting past outside, asking without turning his head.

“Almost there. If we proceed at full speed without encountering any accidents, we’ll be able to approach the central area in at most half an hour.”

Chen Feng, who was also observing the situation outside, replied.

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on Left Thousand Peaks’s face.

Among the black shadows that had just passed by outside, some had a Qi that made him feel threatened; they were definitely extremely powerful Nightmare Ghosts.

Being able to enter the center of the ruins as soon as possible, not to mention the treasures hidden within, would greatly improve their personal safety.

After all, according to Chen Feng, the center of the ruins was also the center of the Seal, the area where the suppression of Nightmare Ghosts was strongest.

“Time to go!”

“After the Seal is broken, the anti-air Formation in the ruins should be lifted. We must leave the ruins immediately, without wasting a single moment.”

“In the central area of the Seal, there are definitely more terrifying beings suppressed.”

“Once we get entangled, it will probably be difficult for us to leave.”

Chen Feng observed the situation outside, and seeing that there was no more movement, he removed the Qi-concealing Formation while speaking.

Regarding the news of the treasure, only he, Zhang Bao, and Left Thousand Peaks currently knew about it. For the other four in the team, the excuse given was to go to the center of the ruins to break the Seal, dismantle the anti-air Formation, and strive for an escape opportunity.

At the same time, these four people, in Chen Feng's eyes, were also the pathfinders and cannon fodder for entering the central area of the ruins later.

Once the treasure was obtained, these four people could not be left alive.

Leaving their hiding place, they continued forward.

Because of the commotion caused by the assembly signals, the rest of the journey was uneventful.

Soon.

“We’re here, this is it!”

Chen Feng stopped, his voice filled with suppressed excitement. Zhang Bao, Left Thousand Peaks, and the others also eagerly looked.

An oval-shaped valley appeared before everyone's eyes.