Reincarnation Paradise: Passion Leads to Greatest Success

Chapter 157 The Terrified Contractor

Most of the team leaders were very cooperative and immediately led their teams to the ruins to investigate the people.

However, a small number of group leaders seemed somewhat hesitant.

"Team Leader Lajus, I will not participate in this operation. When I joined, I said that I would only be responsible for the battle against Adabao."

At this moment, a young woman stepped forward and refused directly, her tone very firm.

Nolan refused for a simple reason: she had triggered a hidden quest, but after seeing the difficulty level as ???, she knew that the battle that created this ruin was not over yet, and if she dared to participate, she would surely die. This was beyond the scope of the battle that she could participate in with her current strength.

In the battle of Atabao, which was a war of offense and defense, she only wanted to earn some contribution points to exchange for some life-restoring potions in the kingdom's faction shop, which would save her a lot of money.

The hidden mission she has now received is a survival battle. If she accepts it, her range of movement will be restricted, and she will need to delay the battle for as long as possible, up to an hour.

In other words, the battle is not over, and it will break out again soon.

Although she coveted the reward of five attribute points and three medium-sized Soul Crystals, she knew that it would come at the cost of her life.

She guessed that this might be the result of a battle between the guardians of the Great Tomb faction and someone else, which would have left these battle marks.

In any case, no matter what threats Li Qiusi uses, she will not get involved. Even if the battle between Yadabao and her forces fails, she will only lose her current identity. Her mission has already progressed to the third stage, and she can return as long as she stays for a week.

Furthermore, faction missions are not included in the overall score; it's just a slight reduction in rewards. Compared to losing your life, making appropriate sacrifices is the wise choice.

There were exactly four contractors present, all from different factions.

They came from the adventurer, magician, worker, and royal faction, respectively.

Seeing Nolan, a fellow contractor, take the lead in refusing, they made their decision and stood up to express their stance. Their situation was largely the same as Nolan's; they did not want to take on a mission that would result in certain death.

After all, as contractors, they knew far more than Lajus.

Given their strength, they had virtually no chance of survival against a level 100 guardian, so no one dared to take on the mission.

"Okay, I won't force you. You can go back now. I'll have a good talk with your boss about this."

Lahoz squinted and shooed her away in a very unfriendly tone.

Upon hearing this, the four contractor team leaders, including Nolan, slunk away from the scene. Once they were a certain distance away, they immediately took off running, all heading in the same direction: towards the city gate of the royal capital.

Since a massive battle might break out in the capital, they naturally had to leave as soon as possible.

After the four left, Lajus promoted one new team leader to each of the four teams that were at a loss without their own team leader. The four new team leaders immediately led their teams to the ruins.

After dealing with a group, Lajus recognized the last two somewhat reluctant group leaders. They were members of the aristocratic faction, lazy bums who just wanted to gain experience. Lajus immediately said rudely, "Do I need to find Marquis Rebone to come and greet you personally before you'll obey my orders?"

Upon hearing this, the two noblemen showed a hint of fear on their faces, as if they had thought of something, and their bodies trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Lajus shouted with disgust, "Hurry up and go!!"

"yes----.

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"yes----.

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The two noblemen were startled and had no choice but to lead the way into the ruins. The gazes behind them made them dare not be negligent in the slightest, and they moved very quickly.

After dealing with the disobedient personnel, Lajus looked at the large number of rescue teams in the ruins, each using their own methods to move the building debris. The worry in her eyes reflected the unease in her heart.

"Lagus, those people seem to know something."

Ibiruai seemed to be referring to the four people who had just left.

The four individuals were all outstanding figures who had risen to prominence in various factions recently. However, when faced with these ruins, they all showed signs of panic. Although it was only a hint, it did not escape her notice, given her extensive experience of observing all kinds of people.

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm worried about."

Lajus sighed sadly, "It's hard for me not to suspect that the forces they represent know something, but even if they do, we can only ask them after tonight."

Ebiruai nodded slightly. Lajus's words were basically in line with her guess. She also thought that tonight's turmoil might be closely related to those forces. But were those forces really that powerful?

"By the way, why didn't Black Knife come? Logically speaking, he should have sensed it long ago and might not have been the first to arrive."

Gegran scratched his head in confusion.

Upon hearing these words, Lajus and Evilue felt a headache coming on.

During this period, the capital city has been changing every day. First, the entire Eight Fingers were inexplicably wiped out, then the demon Adabao was about to invade, and now a mysterious strongman has appeared and is fighting in the capital city with such astonishing strength.

Regardless of the reason, the two felt a sense of utter despair about the future. Unknown events occurred one after another, but none of them could make sense of the situation.

Most importantly, the attitude of Black Knife, this Steel-rank adventurer, is unpredictable.

They genuinely hoped that Black Knife could join their team, so that they could gain two powerful allies and receive significant assistance in both operations and discussions.

After all, Black Blade's strength and Steel Princess's intelligence-gathering ability are undeniable.

Lajus believed that she was not suited to handle the situation in the capital. She was better at leading a team to hunt monsters or carry out assassination missions.

However, commanding an army, defending against various enemies, analyzing the situation, and dealing with all sorts of insidious tactics is something that makes her extremely frustrated.

You should know that she had only slept for a little over an hour tonight when she was woken up and had no choice but to rush to the scene.

"He might just be observing the situation nearby."

Laju replied weakly, then perked up and urged, "Let's go help too!"

The members of the Blue Rose team nodded and each took charge of a specific area, greatly accelerating the search and rescue progress.

However, to their disappointment, no survivors or unconscious individuals were found at the scene; all they unearthed were corpses in various gruesome states.

This effectively cuts off their chance to ask what happened at the scene, and also means that the ruins will remain an unsolved mystery.