Chapter 104: Breaking Through, Investigation!

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As the Supreme had predicted, after our group broke through the Supreme Mercenaries’ defense line, the dozen or so archers in our team, including myself, suddenly activated Sprint before the Supreme Mercenary Corps could react. We charged at full speed into the boundless darkness.

By the time the Supreme archers behind us remembered to activate Sprint, our group had already scattered swiftly into the darkness as planned, disrupting the Supreme Mercenaries’ line of sight.

The moment Sprint was unleashed, it immediately stretched the distance across the Kodo Beast Valley. The Supreme Mercenaries chasing at the front were instantly pulled back by over thirty meters…

In the darkness, I quickly changed into a full set of vine armor at maximum speed, and my movement speed surged!

Using the firelight from the Kodo Beast Valley as a guide, I rapidly gauged the pursuers’ direction and trajectory, constantly adjusting my course.

After several rounds of Sprint, I completely lost the pursuers; even the firelight from the Kodo Beast Valley gradually faded into the darkness.

Unfortunately, the Supreme Mercenary Corps had no idea that the magical firelight behind them had already revealed their location and route in full, and one after another, they foolishly quickened their pace to catch up with the similarly dressed archers within their sight. As for those of us in the darkness, we had already put an insurmountable distance between us.

Minutes passed, yet the group channel remained silent—no one had found the target. The atmosphere on the channel turned awkward, each member growing increasingly frustrated.

Even the Supreme himself only then noticed the magical firelight aspect. Frowning, he looked at the brothers who had been escorting the "rookies" back and waved them off.

“Forget it…”

“Brother Hua! We’re just letting them go like this?” the one who spoke was Wolf, who had chased out of the valley.

Though Wolf’s expression was fierce, inside he felt an indescribable sense of pride—earlier, the team had mocked him for being outwitted by a first-rank newcomer. Now, well, if anyone was to be mocked, let it be together! After all, he was no longer the only one embarrassed.

Even the proud vice-captains who had arrogantly looked down on him no longer regarded him with disdain. Seeing this, Wolf felt an unspoken satisfaction and even a bit of gratitude toward Scavenger Kirin. Thanks to Kirin’s stunt today, he now had a way to respond when facing these people in the future.

Thinking this, a faint sense of pride inadvertently crossed his face—just as the Supreme caught sight of it…

His gaze turned cold:

“What? You think you haven’t caused enough trouble yet?”

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Wolf’s heart chilled.

To be honest, although they were cousins, when the Supreme turned serious, even Wolf felt intimidated. He quickly lowered his head and muttered:

“I didn’t mean that… I just thought they were on that kid’s side…”

No sooner had he spoken than a few silent vice-captains shot him cold looks.

“Didn’t you say earlier that Scavenger Kirin was from the Dragon Wolf Knight Corps?”

Wolf’s heart skipped a beat: Why was this question coming up again? Actually, back in Black Wind Forest, he had suspected that Scavenger Kirin wasn’t part of the Dragon Wolf Knight Corps.

But he knew that if his cousin found out they had tried to kill someone without confirmation, thus provoking such a troublesome character—and had almost been killed one-on-one—it would forever damage his standing in his cousin’s eyes.

So, he forced himself to continue the lie:

“Of course that’s true! There were so many brothers with me who heard the Dragon Wolf Knight Corps people telling him to run!”

As soon as he finished, one of the vice-captains of the Supreme Mercenary Corps—the Blood Lion Supreme—sneered:

“If that’s the case, do you really think a member of the Dragon Wolf Knight Corps would willingly associate with so many first-rank rookies?” His words immediately left Wolf speechless.

Indeed, as far as Wolf knew, the Dragon Wolf Knight Corps, like the Supreme Mercenary Corps, had extremely high standards. They wouldn’t even acknowledge anyone below third rank… Let alone befriend so many first-rank rookies!

But Wolf was not one to back down, retorting to Blood Lion Supreme:

“That’s not for sure! Otherwise, why would they help Scavenger Kirin oppose us? Since when did we start letting even rookies like that provoke us?”

Blood Lion Supreme smiled coldly, refusing to argue. Instead, he fixed his gaze on the dozen or so archers captured and brought back:

“They’ve already fled. Your mission is complete. Why don’t you tell us why you helped him escape from our hands?”

No one spoke.

Blood Lion Supreme added:

“Don’t worry, since he’s already gone, we won’t trouble you… Just tell us why you helped them, and we’ll consider tonight’s matter never happened. How about that?”

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“Really?”

The archers’ eyes brightened as they looked toward the Supreme, who rode atop the griffon beast. They hardly dared believe the Supreme Mercenary Corps could be so ‘generous.’

Their purpose in protecting Scavenger Kirin was already fulfilled. Answering or not answering this question was irrelevant. If they could truly turn hostility into peace, it would be all gain and no loss for everyone.

The Supreme himself was vaguely curious why so many were willing to shield Scavenger Kirin against the Supreme. He nodded, tacitly agreeing to Blood Lion Supreme’s offer.

The archers, joyful, no longer concealed anything. They recounted how the wolf pack had attacked the Kodo Beasts, how Scavenger Kirin directed the group to use the Kodo Beasts to block the wolves, faced the magical Kodo Beasts alone, and neutralized the threat of the silver Kodo Beasts—explaining it all in detail.

The Supreme and several vice-captains’ faces turned pale.

They exchanged glances, their expressions growing grave.

From the archers’ account, they could sense the terrifying capabilities of this first-rank archer-warrior…

Terrifying indeed.

It was almost unbelievable that a first-rank newcomer could accomplish such feats!

In such chaos, he had devised a method to resist the wolf pack and was familiar with the roles of various classes, maximizing the chances of success.

Then he had killed a level-10 boss alone!

Not to mention, he had precisely coordinated the wolf pack and Kodo Beast groups…

When the archers finished their testimony, the Supreme’s face shifted several times before he coldly barked:

“Who led the team to chase and provoke the wolf pack this morning?!”

At those words, Wolf’s face instantly drained of color: the Supreme had finally begun to suspect Scavenger Kirin’s true identity…