The Good-for-Nothing Seventh Miss Part 1 || LK Adaptation

𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑻𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆

When surrounded by such intense fire elements, the men’s breathing became rapid as they breathed in the warm air.

“We would meet the Phoenix soon, and I hope that everyone would do their best to help me take it down. I only require its heart, and so you can freely distribute the other parts amongst yourselves.” The client decided to reiterate that huge point for the men he had hired for the mission.

The most intriguing item for that mission would be the eighth-grade magical core. Furthermore, that was not any ordinary magical core. It was one from a Phoenix that they had only heard in rumors, and its value would far exceed those from a typical high-level magical beast.

“Since we’ve accepted the mission, rest assured that we will give it our all,” one of the mercenary leaders said with a dignified expression. However, the excitement that flickered on his face had exposed his real emotions.

“Then I would like to express my thanks. If you can help me to obtain the Phoenix’s heart, I promise that I will increase an extra twenty percent in all of your rewards.” The client enticed them with an even better bait, and the group of mercenaries immediately burst into a frenzy. The client had already promised them a great reward for that mission, and he had just added another twenty percent to that fee! That mission was definitely worth it!

All the mercenaries bumped their fists as they got ready to fight their way through the mission. Then they rushed toward the peak of Mount Kuluo with strong and large strides.

People would die for wealth the way birds would die for food. For those gold coins, all of them could do nothing but charged forward!

The thousand men team accelerated their pace as they marched toward Mount Kuluo at an amazing speed.

Those mercenaries were so blinded by greed that they did not notice the cruel and disdainful smile on the client’s face as they rushed forth.

However, someone had noticed the client’s expression.

Lisa narrowed her eyes and looked at the group of people who had followed the client. Even though the client had recovered his usual calmness, the emotions that he revealed sounded the warning bells in her mind.

She predicted that the men were not there to deal with the Phoenix. Instead, she had a feeling that the client had them there for another reason.

Lisa quickly made her way to Du Lang’s side and whispered, “Leader Du, tell your men to stay at the back when we encounter the Phoenix. They were not to fight it head-on. If you think that you cannot defeat it, tell your men to retreat from the mountain.”

Du Lang was shocked. Lisa had given him such strange advice. She did not want them to clash with the Phoenix head-on, and she wanted them to retreat if something was amiss? Had she discovered something he did not?

“Huo Luca, do you know something I don’t?” Du Lang asked in a low voice.

Lisa furrowed her eyebrows. The client’s motives were still unclear, and if their objective was not the Phoenix, then she had to pay extra attention to their movements. However, Du Lang had a lot of men with him. If they were to retreat at the same time, then it would arouse the client’s suspicion. After all, she had wanted them to flee before they encountered the Phoenix. She also knew that it would damage the Cave Wolves Mercenary Group’s reputation if they were to escape without a fight.

She had hesitated repeatedly, but Lisa ultimately decided to remind Du Lang.

“The Phoenix is not only a high-level magical beast; it may very well be at the sage level. With our team’s current strength, we are not its match.”

Lisa’s words were like a nuclear bomb that had exploded in Du Lang’s mind. He already had some doubts about the authenticity of the mission’s information, but he could not be sure. His heart instantly sank when he heard Lisa said that.

“I understand. I will tell my men to pay more attention. If the mission fails because of misinformation, then the client does not have any rights to command us further.” Du Lang nodded in agreement, and he was extremely grateful for Lisa’s warning. Otherwise, with his personality, he would undoubtedly lead his men to the front line when they encounter the Phoenix. If that were to happen, they could not retreat even if they wanted to.

Lisa smiled and said nothing else. Then she slowed her pace and gradually pulled away from the Cave Wolves Mercenary Group. Even though Evil Wolf wanted to follow her, Du Lang had pulled him back.

Du Lang had a feeling that Huo Luca said all those things because he was to go away to deal with his personal errands.

Lisa slowed her pace because she noticed that the client had deliberately increased their distance with the rest of the team. They had fallen so far behind that they could even leave if they wanted to. They must have had another reason for doing that.

Those people had taken great pains to recruit such a large group of mercenaries to deal with the Phoenix. Why did they leave at such a crucial moment? They must have had a reason for that, and Lisa wanted to find out their real motive for the mission.

When the client noticed that the hired-mercenaries had reached the mountain top, he immediately signaled his companions. Dozens of men in black reacted quickly, and they suddenly moved into the dense forest. In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared behind the massive group of men.

A petite little figure had also followed them as they entered the dense forest.

The dozens of men dressed in black accelerated their speed the moment they stepped into the forest as fast as their feet could carry them.

No ordinary people could move as fast as they did. Except for the seven wolves in the Cave Wolves Mercenary Group, no one else could probably match their speed.

It was evident that the client and his companions had already reached the level of an advanced profession.

It was rather doubtful that a group of experts would employ a group of mercenaries who were far inferior when compared to themselves.

Even Lisa found it hard to keep up with their speed. They moved so fast that the trees around them were not a worthy obstacle.

When she realized that she would lose sight of them, Lisa immediately fished out a speed potion and poured it down her throat. She could finally match the speed of the men in front of her.

A bottle of that potion would give her three minutes of speed, and she had followed them for more than 12 minutes. She had probably consumed about five to six bottles of potions without any hesitation. Each of the speed potions had cost hundreds of gold coins, and in such a short period, she had thrown away thousands of gold coins.