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Chapter 595 Getting the Out of There!

Upon hearing Jing Chen's question, Xiao Ding's smile gradually faded. He sighed with a wry smile, pondered for a long time as if organizing his thoughts, and finally said slowly, "Half a month ago, Qing Lin went out and never returned. According to my investigation, she was probably captured. At the place where she disappeared, we found traces of a fierce battle. There were also many snake scales stained with blood there, which must have been the scales of Qing Lin's two-headed fire spirit snake."

"To defeat Qinglin's two-headed fire spirit snake and capture Qinglin, the opponent must be at least a Dou Ling expert." Jing Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table. His brows furrowed slowly as he asked doubtfully, "But who would target Qinglin? She's just a little girl. What Dou Ling expert would lower themselves to deal with her?"

"We don't know about that." Xiao Ding shook his head with a wry smile, then continued, "It was the day after Qing Lin disappeared that the Sand Mercenary Group suddenly began to devour and eliminate the Sand Mercenary Group's forces in Stone Desert City. Apart from our few mercenary groups, the others were basically unable to resist. So, in less than five days, the other weak forces in the city were wiped out by the Sand Mercenary Group."

"It was only at this point that the few mercenary groups with slightly stronger influence realized what was happening and immediately prepared to form an alliance against the Sand Mercenary Group. According to our calculations, even with Rob, a Grand Battle Master, the Sand Mercenary Group still couldn't easily defeat our alliance. However, in the following days, a Grand Battle Master and several Battle Masters suddenly appeared within the Sand Mercenary Group."

"Faced with the enemy's rapidly increasing strength, panic began to set in within our ranks. After all, it was just a temporary, loose alliance, so it didn't have much binding force. Therefore, in this situation of fighting independently, one of the other three mercenary groups was completely wiped out, another surrendered, and the third, after paying the Sand Mercenary Group a huge sum of money as a peace offering, chose to withdraw from the city."

"Because our Mo Tie Mercenary Group was the toughest nut to crack, they left it for last. That's why we have all of this happening today. If you had come any later, the Mo Tie Mercenary Group would probably have been wiped out as well," Xiao Ding sighed.

"Do you know where those people who suddenly joined the Sand Mercenary Group came from?" Jing Chen squinted at the slightly warm teacup in his hand, the tea reflecting his deep eyes.

"I don't know." Xiao Ding shook his head, a thoughtful look on his face. After a moment, he hesitated and said, "I seem to think that Qing Lin's disappearance is related to the strong people who suddenly joined the Sand Mercenary Group. After all, the timing of these events is too coincidental."

"Very few people should know about the Azure Scale Two-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent, so why would they choose to target Azure Scale?" Jing Chen slowly picked up his teacup, his eyes fixed on the tea. Suddenly, he noticed something and murmured to himself, "Could it be because of the Jade Serpent's Three-Flower Pupil?"

"We don't know what happened either," Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged a glance and both smiled bitterly.

"Just because you don't know doesn't mean Rob doesn't know," Jing Chen chuckled, putting down his teacup and glancing at Hai Bodong before saying, "I'll go find him. I want to see where he gets the guts!"

"How about we gather some people to go together? After all, there are quite a few of them," Xiao Ding pondered.

"Whatever." Jing Chen didn't seem to care much about it. He got up, passed Hai Bodong, placed a hand on Hai Bodong's shoulder, and asked, "Mr. Hai, would you like to come along?"

"I'm bored here anyway, so I'll go with you to see what's going on. But don't expect me to do anything, my fee is very high," Hai Bodong said with a faint smile.

Smiling and nodding, Jing Chen lifted his leg and walked towards the gate. Hai Bodong followed lazily behind, followed by Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, and finally, the fifty-odd elite members quickly assembled. Then, the group stormed out of headquarters, their faces filled with murderous intent, heading straight for the Sand Mercenary Group's territory.

On the street, upon seeing this group of mercenaries with fierce expressions suddenly appear, the people around them quickly made way. They then stared at the group of men with strange looks and whispered among themselves.

"Huh? Aren't they from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group? Why do they dare to come out at a time like this? Aren't they afraid of the Sand Mercenary Group?"

"Heh, I just heard from someone from the Sand Mercenary Group that their operation failed, and that Grand Master died at the hands of the Mo Tie people. Now, these guys are probably planning to get their revenge."

"What?! That Grand Battle Master from the Sand Mercenary Group is dead? When did the Desert Iron Mercenary Group have a powerhouse capable of contending with a Grand Battle Master?"

"Look, that's the black-clad youth leading the group. Heh heh, pretty impressive, right? But that Grand Dou Master named Mo Ran was really killed by him right in front of everyone." A passerby, seemingly knowing some of the inside story, looked at the youth in front of the group of mercenaries with awe. He didn't finish his sentence, but he didn't dare to. Sometimes, the less you know, the happier you are.

"Really? That boy is probably not even twenty yet, how could he possibly defeat a Grand Master?" The people around the passerby were all dumbfounded, their faces full of disbelief.

"Tch, just watch. This time, I think the Sand Mercenary Group is going to be in big trouble. Who told them to be so arrogant lately?" a passerby chuckled gleefully.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the city, Jing Chen and his group traversed several streets. More than ten minutes later, the Sand Mercenary Group, with its imposing and impenetrable formation, appeared in everyone's sight.

At this moment, the Sand Mercenary Group had clearly received intelligence of Mo Ran's death. Therefore, a large number of mercenaries were patrolling the gate, brandishing gleaming weapons. Their tense faces showed extreme solemnity. When they spotted the large group of Desert Iron Mercenaries appearing at the end of the street, panic immediately gripped their faces. Several mercenaries scrambled through the gate and rushed off to report.

Looking calmly at the Sand Mercenary Group members who were crowding around the entrance of the Sand Mercenary Group, their hands gripping weapons and their bodies trembling slightly, Jing Chen and the others slowly stopped at the entrance.

Looking at the trembling members of the Sand Mercenary Group, Jing Chen simply smiled. He had no designs on these members. His purpose in coming here was to see Rob, the leader of the Sand Mercenary Group. Narrowing his eyes, Jing Chen and the others decided to wait for Rob to emerge from the gate.

(End of this chapter)