11: So you didn't intend to shield me from the attack?

Wolf Fang sneered, raising his bandage-wrapped hands to clap, a trace of mockery appearing on his pale face.

"Truly worthy of Evil Axe, able to dodge a fatal blow even in such a situation."

He completely ignored Shield Mountain's questioning, disregarding his murderous gaze, and continued praising on his own,

"I was aiming for the heart, yet you still managed to dodge it.

"Damn it @￥%#..."

Evil Axe had just started cursing when his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly pulled out the dagger from his left shoulder.

The dagger was coated with a layer of pale green liquid, likely some kind of poison, as the blood flowing from the wound on his left shoulder had already turned black.

Evil Axe suddenly felt his strength rapidly draining, his arms so heavy he couldn't even lift his short axe.

He clumsily reached toward the storage pouch at his waist, which contained specially crafted antidotes for dwarves.

However, before he could touch the pouch, his outstretched hand weakly slipped down.

Evil Axe's heart sank to the depths.

At that moment, a slender hand suddenly reached out from his side, took the antidote from the pouch, and poured it into his mouth.

The antidote took effect immediately. Feeling his strength gradually returning, Evil Axe finally caught his breath.

Then, he immediately spat out a sentence at the other person,

"Elf, who told you to meddle!"

"I am a Grey Elf," Eagle Eye emphasized his race once again. "Would an elf help you detoxify?"

"..." Evil Axe was momentarily speechless, unable to find a reason to retort.

Wolf Fang watched this scene with interest, completely ignoring Eagle Eye's act of saving Evil Axe.

Shield Mountain suddenly leaped in front of Ronan, his face serious as he said,

"White Night, take him out."

After speaking, he added, "Be careful of his dagger; it's poisoned."

Can't I tell if it's poisoned or not?

Ronan inwardly complained but didn't rush to act.

His Spiritual Power was nearly depleted; every bit of recovery counted.

"What, trying to push your teammate out as a shield again?"

Wolf Fang's tone was disdainful, his eyes brimming with contempt. "How many times is this now? Garru."

"Nonsense! You're the one who repays kindness with betrayal and ambushes teammates," Shield Mountain roared angrily, completely ignoring the other's words.

"Repaying kindness with betrayal... Did I hear that right?" Wolf Fang took out a crystal ball from his waist pouch, with violent flame energy churning inside.

"If it weren't for this concentrated elemental orb being triggered by will, would you have 'kindly' bandaged me and carried me back?"

Upon hearing this, Ronan recalled how Wolf Fang had kept his hand in his waist pouch while severely injured, instantly showing an expression of sudden realization and confirmation.

I knew there must be some mutual destruction method in that waist pouch... "Speaking of ambushing teammates..."

"Have you forgotten how you betrayed other team members before, escaping the beast tide with just Evil Axe?"

Wolf Fang clenched his right hand, and a wisp of green Ghost Fire flew out from the bead on his chest, hovering above his palm.

Immediately after, he swiftly threw the Ghost Fire, shooting it toward Shield Mountain.

As soon as Shield Mountain saw the green Ghost Fire, his expression instantly changed.

He pushed off forcefully with his feet, and in the blink of an eye, his broad figure shifted sideways a great distance, comparable to a short-range teleport.

Wait, so you didn't plan to block the attack for me... Ronan took two steps back and calmly stopped.

In the perception of his Spiritual Power network, the green Ghost Fire seemed to lock onto Shield Mountain, relentlessly pursuing him no matter how he dodged.

The Ghost Fire arrived in an instant, leaving Shield Mountain with no way to avoid it; he could only block with his shield.

The battered great shield was struck by the Ghost Fire.

Without hesitation, Shield Mountain immediately threw away this half of the shield.

The next second, the half of the iron great shield was devoured by the Ghost Fire, completely vanishing into nothingness.

"Looks like you remember."

Wolf Fang separated another cluster of Ghost Fire in his hand. "This is the move your former teammate was most skilled at..."

"What is your relationship with Crimson Gauze?" Shield Mountain asked, his face ashen, eyes flickering.

"The one who will kill you." Wolf Fang said no more.

The Ghost Fire in his hand continuously expanded, green flames rising, as if preparing for a major attack.

At that moment, a tentative slender Ray shot toward Wolf Fang's right hand, which was holding the fire.

However, just as the Ray was about to hit, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared, neutralizing the attack.

"Did you lure the Bear Goblin to the camp?"

Ronan asked, his fingertips gathering scorching crimson energy.

"White Night, you always surprise me time and again," Wolf Fang turned to look at Ronan. "I thought you would die from the poison I specially prepared for you. I never expected you to survive until now."

Hah, so you were the one who killed the original owner.

"To eliminate you, this unstable factor, I had to call over the Goblins I had painstakingly controlled..."

At this point, Wolf Fang's face showed even more apprehension. "Yet I still couldn't deal with you."

"Controlling Goblins..." Evil Axe keenly caught this information, suddenly realizing, and shouted loudly,

"So you were the one who led us to the Bear Goblin's cave!"

"No wonder I hesitated for a moment back then, and you took the lead charging into the cave..." With Evil Axe's reminder, Shield Mountain also recalled the details from that time.

"Looks like you were afraid we'd suspect the cave's scale didn't match a Goblin nest."

"You control the Goblins with that bead, right? But how do you control the Bear Goblin? Bear Goblins aren't affected by such magic... Wait!"

Eagle Eye analyzed layer by layer, suddenly pausing and immediately realizing,

"You scattered the black skull powder!"

Previously, everyone followed the black skull powder to the Bear Goblin's cave, mistakenly thinking there was a second Adventurer team.

In reality, Wolf Fang had scattered it on his way back injured, while the others weren't paying attention.

The purpose was to guide the pursuing Bear Goblin in the right direction.

"Truly worthy of a former magic family of the Grey Elf race. Not much in strength, but quite knowledgeable."

Wolf Fang's eyes were filled with thick mockery as he chuckled lightly. "Pity, a waste who couldn't even learn the simplest magic and had to become a ranger has no right to comment here!"

"Thud."

A Corrosive Arrow flew rapidly toward Wolf Fang, and the invisible barrier around him appeared again, easily deflecting it.

Immediately after, a second, a third... Eagle Eye seemed to have entered rapid-fire mode, shooting five Corrosive Arrows in a row at Wolf Fang, all deflected one by one by the barrier.

"Someone who flaunts with one or two magic items dares to talk about magic here?"

Eagle Eye hated it most when people said he couldn't use magic, and second most hated were mages weaker than himself.

Ronan gradually sorted out his thoughts.

Wolf Fang deliberately joined his enemy's team to seek revenge, planning various schemes to use monsters to kill all team members... At first glance, it seemed fine, but... If you could poison the original owner, why not just poison Shield Mountain and Evil Axe directly?

Did you have to drag us unrelated innocent bystanders into this?

"Mage White Night, although we had some misunderstandings before, I believe you won't mind. Let's attack together!"

Eagle Eye spoke as if it were natural, then quickly added, "As long as the attack intensity exceeds the barrier's limit, we can completely destroy that transparent turtle shell!"

"Lord White Night, Evil Axe is at your command anytime," Evil Axe had recovered from the poisoned state, regaining some strength.

"White Night, I'll cover you. Let's all attack together," Shield Mountain drew his remaining one-handed sword.

"White Night, how about making a deal?"

Wolf Fang was very wary of Ronan's magic, thinking of compromising. "As long as you don't act, I promise not to detonate this concentrated elemental orb."

"Unless absolutely necessary, I don't want to perish together with everyone."

Upon hearing this, Shield Mountain and the other two all gasped in unison.

Only then did they remember that the concentrated elemental orb in Wolf Fang's hand was the most deadly key.