Chapter 96

These idiots!

Tang En, standing not far away, frowned and couldn't help but shake his head.

The Flame-Tailed Cheetah is a very dangerous magical beast, generally ranging from level three to five. The flames on their tails start burning from birth and only extinguish upon death. Through the flames on their tails, they can release highly lethal and unpredictable fire arrows and flame beams.

Moreover, they have the habit of toying with their prey...

The one in the mithril armor should be the leader. Among these people, his defense is the strongest. If he could stand at the front to block the Flame-Tailed Cheetah's attacks, giving others the chance to attack, at most a few people would be injured, and they could take down this magical beast.

But he didn't want to take the risk.

Because this Flame-Tailed Cheetah is a mutated variety, extremely powerful, and he was afraid of losing his life.

To avoid the attack just now, he even abandoned the only mage in their team. It was truly inconceivable that such a person could be the leader.

However, seeing his mithril armor, Tang En understood; this was probably a wealthy tycoon.

Tang En originally didn't want to get involved, but seeing those people struggling to defend against the Flame-Tailed Cheetah's attacks, he hesitated.

No matter what, they were all humans, his kind. If he hadn't encountered them, it would be one thing, but since he did, he couldn't just watch them die here.

"Elia, wait for me here."

Tang En put Elia down, and a simple iron sword appeared in his hand.

"Big brother, you're going to save them? Go for it!"

Elia kissed Tang En on the cheek and waved her little hands to cheer him on.

"Hehe, Elia is so good, it'll be done quickly."

Tang En patted her head and walked towards the battle area. At that moment, the Flame-Tailed Cheetah shot a flame beam, and Tang En frowned, leaped, and shot forward like an arrow!

They're going to die!

The members of the Flame Sword Mercenary Group watched the scorching beam with terror, filled with regret.

Damn! These people should be able to block the flame beam!

Kuripa gritted his teeth, crouched down, and hid in the crowd.

At that moment, the Flame-Tailed Cheetah let out a roar, and the flame beam went astray, cutting through a row of trees.

"What's going on!?"

"I don't know—by the gods! Someone is saving us!"

"When did that person appear!?"

The mercenaries were stunned. They had all been staring at the Flame-Tailed Cheetah, but none of them could see when that person appeared!

They saw that person instantly cut off the Flame-Tailed Cheetah's tail, which was shooting flames. The flames immediately became very weak. Before the Flame-Tailed Cheetah could react, the person's sword deeply pierced its head!

The mutated Flame-Tailed Cheetah that almost wiped out their group was killed in an instant!?

So weak...

Tang En pulled out his longsword, speechless. Seeing how intense the battle was, he thought it would take some effort, but he didn't expect the Flame-Tailed Cheetah's defense to be so poor, and it was killed with one strike...

"Thank you, friend, for your help!"

"Grateful beyond measure!"

The mercenaries were very grateful for Tang En's assistance. If not for Tang En, they would have been reduced to ashes.

Saved?

Kuripa came to his senses, coughed lightly, pushed aside the others, and coldly said, "Seeing you in such a state, a mere juvenile Flame-Tailed Cheetah has made you so miserable. Do you even deserve to be a member of the Flame Sword? When we return, half of this month's salary will be deducted!"

After saying that, Kuripa walked towards Tang En, wanting to talk to him.

Glancing at Kuripa, Tang En didn't bother with him, cut open the Flame-Tailed Cheetah's head, and extracted the magic core. To his surprise, it was a high-quality magic core.

The magic core serves the same purpose as a magic crystal, providing mana for magic arrays or as alchemical materials, with equal value. A high-quality magic core is worth thousands of gold coins, and Tang En had made a small fortune.

Kuripa, who was walking, suddenly froze, his eyes fixed on the high-quality magic core in Tang En's hand. Instantly, a thought formed, and his expression changed. The words on his lips turned sour, "What do you mean, friend? Why are you taking our prey?"

The mercenaries, who were originally grateful, saw the high-quality magic core in Tang En's hand and slowly changed their expressions, their greed completely blinding their eyes and hearts.

"Your prey?"

Tang En was stunned. Are you kidding me? You were almost wiped out, and you still have the nerve to call it your prey?

When Tang En noticed Kuripa's gaze, he immediately understood. It was because of the greed for the magic core.

Kuripa sneered, "That's right! This Flame-Tailed Cheetah was discovered by our Flame Sword Mercenary Group. We had already set a trap and were about to hunt it down. You took advantage of our distraction to steal our prey. Isn't that against the rules?"

What a shameless person!

Tang En was amazed. He thought he was shameless enough, but today he met someone even more shameless!

Tang En put away the magic core and the Flame-Tailed Cheetah's tail, impatiently waved his hand, "I don't want to argue with you. If you're saved, just get lost."

Kuripa's eyes turned cold, his hand on the hilt of his sword. He didn't sense any power from Tang En, so he must be an ordinary person.

Kuripa said proudly, "It's simple for us to leave. Hand over the Flame-Tailed Cheetah's magic core and tail, and we'll call it even."

Tang En looked at this idiot, unable to find words to describe him, and turned to leave.

"Clang," Kuripa drew his longsword, pointing it at Tang En's back, "So, you're choosing to be our enemy?"

"Your enemy?"

Tang En glanced at the mercenaries. The ones he had just saved had already drawn their weapons and surrounded him, their greedy eyes fixed on him.

"Ah, if I had known you were all like this, I would have let you die." Tang En sighed, "I warn you, if you don't stop now, it's too late."

"Ha ha ha, arrogant guy! Do you really think an ordinary person can kill this mutated Flame-Tailed Cheetah?"

Kuripa sneered, "If we hadn't distracted it, you would have been killed long ago. In fact, we saved your life. Quickly leave the magic core and tail as our reward!"

"Hmm... that's true..."

"It's us who saved him. If we hadn't distracted the Flame-Tailed Cheetah, it would have killed him next."

"Leader is right! Kid, leave the magic core and tail! We'll spare your life!"

Tang En was speechless. They say birds of a feather flock together. Today, he understood why Kuripa could be the leader.

Because these people are even more shameless!

"What are you doing!"

Elia, extremely angry, ran out, "Big brother saved you, and you want to repay him with ingratitude!"

A little girl?

Kuripa instinctively looked and his eyes widened. What a tender little girl. If he could take her home, she could be raised into a top-notch beauty!

"Seize her!"

Tang En's eyes turned cold, "Whoever touches her dies."

A chill instantly enveloped the mercenaries who tried to grab Elia, and they froze, allowing Elia to run to Tang En's side.

"Hmph!"

Kuripa coldly snorted but didn't take it to heart. After all, once that guy was dead, the little girl would still be his.

"You little girl, why don't you stay put?"

Tang En affectionately ruffled Elia's hair, making her pout, "It's because of these bad guys. Big brother saved them, but they repay him with ingratitude!"

Tang En said disdainfully, "Just a bunch of trash, don't worry about it. Let's go."

"Swish," a sword aura suddenly flew past Tang En, leaving a deep mark on the ground.

"Cross this line, and you die!"

Kuripa said coldly, his eyes fixed on Elia, his greedy desire to possess her written all over his face.

"This little girl is mine now!"

Tang En stopped:

"It seems you're really eager to die..."

Just as he was about to clean up the trash, a group of people emerged from the forest.

Tang En was surprised because he recognized one of them, it was Rock from the Cross Rose Mercenary Group.

Rock's expression changed when he saw Kuripa, spitting, "Damn! What bad luck, running into this bastard."

"Rock..."

Kuripa sneered, "I didn't expect to meet you here..."

"Kuripa... Huh!?"

Rock was about to counter Kuripa when he saw Tang En and Elia surrounded in the center. His expression changed, and he shouted, "Cross Rose! Prepare for battle!"

"Clang, clang, clang," the sound of swords being drawn, Kuripa coldly snorted, "What do you mean, Rock?"

"I think it's time to settle our scores."

The Cross Rose and Flame Sword Mercenary Groups had long-standing grudges. The Flame Sword, with Kuripa's mithril armor, had several times taken the upper hand, stealing Cross Rose's missions, making Rock a laughingstock in Caspamir Castle for a long time.

Once, the Cross Rose even fell into a trap set by the Flame Sword, not only delaying their mission but also losing several members. Since then, the two mercenary groups had become mortal enemies.

Rock didn't want to waste his forces here, but he saw Tang En.

Killing Kuripa here would not only avenge him but also save Tang En, earning his gratitude. In the future, the Cross Rose would have better prospects in Ellington, a win-win situation!

Thinking of this, Rock decided to act. He narrowed his eyes, calculating the advantages and disadvantages of both sides. His weapon wouldn't do much damage to Kuripa's mithril armor, so he had to quickly eliminate Kuripa's subordinates and then concentrate all their forces to attack Kuripa to have a chance of killing him.

Kuripa looked at Rock with disdain, "You think you can—"

Before he could finish, a flash of cold light passed, and Kuripa's head flew high, landing in front of Rock. Rock's eyes widened, still not reacting to what had happened.

"Hey, Rock."

Tang En wiped the blood off his longsword, "You know this idiot?"

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