Chapter 63: The Undying Mercenary Group

Zhao Hai and Merlin both nodded, but this matter was a bit strange. Normally, there would be people traveling from Black Mountain Pass to Casar City every day, but today, it was bizarre that not a single person had come from Black Mountain Pass to Casar City. Up until now, Zhao Hai and his group had not encountered a single person.

What Zhao Hai and his group did not know was that very early in the morning, a caravan had already passed the route they were taking. However, these caravans discovered something amiss after traveling a short distance and immediately retreated to a small city behind them. They then informed the merchants who followed, and now many people who had come out of Black Mountain Pass were staying in a small city that Zhao Hai and his group had passed through, preparing to form a larger caravan and hire more mercenaries from Black Mountain Pass before continuing their journey.

Zhao Hai and his group were unaware of this. Due to the long journey, Zhao Hai had been feeling very tired and had woken up a bit late. The caravans had set off at dawn, two to three hours earlier than them, so Zhao Hai was unaware of this.

It was precisely because the merchants had blocked the people behind that Zhao Hai and his group did not see anyone coming from Black Mountain Pass, leading to this strange situation.

Not only Zhao Hai, but even Green did not understand. On the continent, there were many bandits, and it was also possible to encounter wild animal attacks in the wilderness. Therefore, caravans were very cautious. If they noticed anything unusual, they would immediately enter a city and team up with other caravans before continuing. Zhao Hai, of course, did not know this, and neither did Green. The Budan family had never had their own caravan, so he was not familiar with these matters, which led to this situation.

Zhao Hai and his group continued to move forward. Along the way, they had encountered five villages, and the people in these villages had all disappeared. These villages were not very large, but combined, they had over a thousand people, and all of them had vanished. Not only the people, but all living things in the villages had disappeared.

The further Zhao Hai and his group went, the more they felt alarmed. Not only did the number of missing people increase, but Merlin also felt that the energy of dark magic was becoming stronger and more terrifying.

Based on Merlin's estimation, if the dark mage frequently used the charm spell and managed to charm so many people at once, their strength must have reached at least the eighth level, the same as Merlin's.

Although Merlin estimated that the opponent was of the same level as her, she had to admit that if they really fought, she might not be able to win. Dark magic was too bizarre, and she had no confidence.

However, Zhao Hai was not too worried. He still had Green, and if things got really bad, he could hide in the space. He did not believe that the opponent could chase him into the space.

The alien did not speed up or slow down, continuing to move steadily. This was one of Zhao Hai's characteristics. No matter when, he always pursued stability and reminded himself to stay calm. He had learned a saying in school: "In the face of major events, one must remain calm," and he had always taken this as his motto.

So at this moment, Zhao Hai kept reminding himself to stay calm. He carefully observed the surroundings, although he could not see anything unusual, he was still very cautious, always prepared to deal with emergencies.

Merlin sat beside Zhao Hai, closing her eyes to rest, while Green sat on the alien's head, seemingly asleep. Meg had already been sent back to the space by Zhao Hai.

However, to Zhao Hai's surprise, they did not encounter any incidents throughout the day. By four in the afternoon, although they still did not see anyone on the road, they had not encountered any attacks. Everything was unusually calm.

Just as Zhao Hai was about to stop for a rest, Merlin suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Young Master, you should go back to the space. I feel a strong energy of dark magic ahead. It seems the opponent is prepared."

Zhao Hai was taken aback, but he knew that staying would not help much. He nodded and flashed into the space, but the alien did not enter, remaining outside and continuing to carry the two people forward.

As soon as Zhao Hai entered the space, he immediately went into the thatched cottage and looked at the screen. What puzzled him was that the image on the screen was still moving, as if he were still sitting on the alien's back.

This made Zhao Hai pause, and then he slapped his head. He had really been confused. He could see a hundred meters around the point where he entered the space, but if that point could move, wouldn't he be able to see more? He had never thought of this before. When he entered, he did not put the alien away, intending to help Green and Merlin if necessary, but he forgot to make the alien stop, so the alien continued to move forward, leading to this discovery. It turned out that if he entered the space on a moving object, the image on the screen would also move, and the space could move forward without him being outside.

Damn, why hadn't he thought of this before? If he had, he could have let the alien walk outside while he stayed in the space, doing whatever he wanted, saving himself the trouble of traveling.

However, at this moment, Zhao Hai did not have the time to think too much. He also wanted to see what the dark mage was up to.

Merlin and Green were focused on the front, so they did not think too much. The alien continued to move steadily, and the dark magic energy that Merlin felt became stronger.

Suddenly, shouts and the sound of weapons clashing came from ahead. Green and Merlin's expressions tightened. They knew that the event they had been waiting for all day had finally happened.

At this moment, the alien suddenly stopped, and the two were taken aback. Then Zhao Hai suddenly appeared on the alien's back and said to the two, "Grandpa Green, Grandma Merlin, let's go into the space. The alien will keep moving forward, and we can still see what's happening ahead."

Green and Merlin were taken aback, but they quickly understood Zhao Hai's meaning. Their faces lit up, and then Green shook his head and said, "No, Young Master, we won't go in. If we do, the opponent might discover the secret of the space, which would be counterproductive."

Zhao Hai was taken aback, then nodded and said, "Alright, then I won't go in either. When necessary, I can release the undead creatures I've captured to help. That way, others will only think I'm a dark mage and won't discover the secret of the space."

Green and Merlin frowned. They really did not want Zhao Hai to take this risk, but if Zhao Hai entered the space and then the undead creatures appeared, it might expose the secret of the space, putting them in a difficult position.

Green thought for a moment and turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, if you want to stay outside, it's best to call Merlin out to guard you. That way, it will be safer."

Zhao Hai nodded and called Merlin out. Now Zhao Hai had discovered that as long as he thought of someone in the space, that person could hear him. If someone in the space wanted to talk to him, they just needed to knock on the screen, and he would hear a sound similar to a QQ friend request. After he allowed it, they could talk to him.

This discovery made Zhao Hai very happy. It made his communication with the space more convenient, saving him the trouble of entering the space to call people.

After Merlin was called out, she immediately sat beside Zhao Hai, carefully observing the surroundings, ready to protect him at any time. Seeing that Merlin was out, Zhao Hai ordered the alien to continue moving forward, but this time more cautiously. Green had already stood up, his aura faintly visible, ready to act at any moment.

After moving forward for more than a thousand meters, they reached a small hill. Zhao Hai and his group finally saw what was happening. In front of the hill, a large group of undead creatures was attacking a caravan. The caravan had a flag with a red flower, indicating it belonged to the Makider family.

At this moment, Green noticed a flag beside the hill. The flag was entirely black with a white skull on it, somewhat like a pirate flag Zhao Hai had seen on Earth, but not exactly the same.

When Green saw this flag, his face changed. He recognized an organization, a notorious one on the continent: the Undying Mercenary Group.

The Undying Mercenary Group was one of the most powerful mercenary groups on the continent, but also one of the smallest. The core members of this mercenary group numbered only eight!

Generally, eight people would not be called a mercenary group but a small adventure team. However, this group of eight was called a mercenary group because all eight were dark mages!

This mercenary group had existed for several decades. In those decades, they had taken on over a thousand missions, and more than five hundred times, they had killed their employers and stolen their goods. Later, no one dared to hire them, so they turned to robbery, becoming a bandit group.

Of course, there were other mercenary groups on the continent that did similar things, but they would not be remembered by everyone. The key was that every time they acted, they would kill all nearby civilians and turn them into undead creatures, using these undead creatures to attack their targets, which was extremely cruel.

There were people on the continent who had thought about dealing with them. Once, the Undying Mercenary Group attacked the goods of the famous commercial family, the Sinya family. The Sinya family sent experts to pursue and kill them, and seven of the eight members of the Undying Mercenary Group died, with the last one severely injured.

The people on the continent thought that the Undying Mercenary Group would disappear from then on, but they did not expect that the surviving member of the Undying Mercenary Group would do something incredibly crazy.