186: Raging Waves Guild, Mercenary Team
Zhu Qi was stunned when he saw Song Ming enter the dungeon without hesitation.
Then he smiled, somewhat helplessly.
There was naturally no unspeakable conspiracy behind his willingness to bring a “newcomer” like Song Ming into the dungeon.
It was purely on a whim; he wanted to help the newcomer.
After all, everyone started as a newcomer.
But what surprised him was that this person had no intention of teaming up with anyone else.
He entered the dungeon alone.
“Captain, does this guy not understand human language?”
“Even you, Captain, don’t dare to solo this Abyss Dungeon. Is this kid crazy?”
“Who let him into the Black Land? This is just nonsense.”
“Although this dungeon is the least dangerous in the Black Land, it’s not something a newcomer can clear!”
Zhu Qi’s teammates couldn’t help but speak up, all feeling speechless at Song Ming’s arrogant behavior.
The other Professionals were even more agitated.
“I’m not mistaken, am I? This kid even chose hell-level difficulty.”
“He’s a madman.”
“Old Yan, if you had said less, others wouldn’t have gone to solo the dungeon out of spite.”
“Damn it, what does that have to do with me?!”
“Soloing a hell-level dungeon? Is this kid trying to clear a hidden stage?”
“Heh heh, you must be joking. The difficulty of the hidden stage is much higher than hell-level; it’s simply not something a human can pass.”
Everyone spoke over each other, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.
Because in the Black Land, they had never seen anyone dare to solo an Abyss Dungeon.
Let alone close the Abyss Gate.
Perhaps only a king like God Yi could achieve that.
As for Song Ming, this newcomer, they held no hope for him at all.
Many teams had already entered the dungeon once, and re-entering would incur an experience penalty.
So they weren’t in a hurry to farm the dungeon; instead, they were watching the spectacle outside.
After all, they had never seen such a fierce newcomer.
While they believed Song Ming would definitely fail, they also secretly hoped for a miracle to happen.
Five minutes passed.
The Professionals present hadn’t waited for Song Ming to emerge, but they unexpectedly welcomed a group of uninvited guests.
A Professional team of fifteen or sixteen people appeared before everyone.
Moreover, most of the Professionals in the team were foreigners, with only a few Great Xia Country Professionals.
The leader was a burly American man with a winding scar from his brow to the corner of his mouth, giving him a very fierce appearance.
Behind him were mostly Americans, and several Professionals from Japan.
Each of them looked menacing, giving off an unapproachable vibe.
Seeing this, everyone near the light gate was startled.
One person seemed to recognize the newcomers’ origin and said somewhat fearfully, “Guild mercenaries, why are they here?”
The others were also full of confusion upon hearing this.
This team, largely composed of foreign Professionals, could only enter the Black Land if they were affiliated with some large domestic guilds.
They were usually called mercenaries.
They specialized in executing the most dangerous missions for certain guilds, or secretly handling some illicit affairs.
Dispatching mercenaries to the Black Land to harvest Materials and resources was a common practice for these large domestic guilds.
The Great Xia Country did not prohibit this.
After all, these guilds also contributed to curbing the expansion of the Black Land.
The combat power of these mercenaries was often very high; after all, they were filtered out through one cruel battle after another. The weak had long since died, and those who remained were naturally strong.
The leader of this mercenary team was even a Silver Rank 1 powerhouse, which said it all.
Everyone was not too panicked when they saw this group of mercenaries appear.
As long as they didn’t clash with this group of mercenaries, there would generally be no problem.
After all, everyone was here for the dungeon.
They would mind their own business; you do your thing, as long as it doesn’t affect me.
The bald strong man looked around at the nearby Professional teams and, finding them all to be weaklings below Black Iron Rank 1, immediately laughed.
He led his team to the light gate of the hell-level dungeon.
Then he turned and said a few words to a Professional from Japan behind him before leading five mercenaries into the dungeon.
The remaining mercenaries then surrounded the dungeon light gate.
The meaning was clear: no one was allowed to enter.
The other Professionals present rose to their feet, staring at the mercenaries with unfriendly expressions.
Originally, everyone minded their own business, and there was no conflict between them.
But these mercenaries dared to block the entrance to the hell-level difficulty light gate in front of everyone.
This was something they absolutely could not tolerate.
Because these mercenaries had already infringed upon the interests of everyone present.
The mercenary team’s vice-captain, the Professional from Japan wearing black samurai armor, met everyone’s gaze without fear.
“From now on, this Abyss Dungeon is under the control of our Raging Tides Guild.”
“You may freely enter the normal and nightmare difficulty dungeons, but you are not allowed to enter the hell-level difficulty without our permission!”
The Professional from Japan shouted loudly in fluent Great Xia Country language.
Everyone was initially very angry, but when they heard “Raging Tides Guild,” their eyes immediately showed some fear.
The Raging Tides Guild was one of the top large guilds in the Great Xia Country.
There were countless powerhouses within it.
It was said that the Guild Leader of the Raging Tides Guild was a Professional above Rank 200.
It had over ten thousand Professionals under its command, which was simply not something these lone Professionals could contend with.
Although a few guild teams were famous locally, they were no different from ants in front of the behemoth that was the Raging Tides Guild.
Seemingly noticing the apprehension in everyone’s eyes, the Professional from Japan smiled sinisterly, said nothing more, and continued to guard the gate.
“Damn it, these mercenaries are too arrogant!”
“Say less. They are from the Raging Tides Guild; you can’t afford to provoke them!”
“Shit, with so many of us, are we still afraid we can’t beat these mercenaries?”
“Heh heh, you’d better use Appraisal Technique to check; none of these mercenaries are below Rank 115!”
“My goodness, what is the Raging Tides Guild doing with such a big show of force?”
“No need to ask, it must be for the hidden stage item!”
Everyone tacitly refrained from acting, instead starting to discuss.
After all, with their Ranks mostly below Rank 110, they simply couldn’t defeat these mercenaries.
And they were also from the Raging Tides Guild, making them even more untouchable for these people.
Zhu Qi’s expression also darkened, but he didn’t act rashly.
He knew that his team’s strength was simply insufficient to shake the colossal Raging Tides Guild.
At the same time, he also knew their purpose.
It was nothing more than for the hidden stage item.
Hidden stage items only drop once every five years.
It had been exactly five years since the last hidden stage item dropped.
The Raging Tides Guild, in order to obtain the hidden stage item, did not hesitate to blockade the entrance to the hell-level dungeon, also to prevent this item from falling into the hands of others.
It was definitely premeditated.
More importantly, after clearing the hidden stage, there was a chance to drop abyssal crystal.
They were definitely here for this thing!