Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 739 - 8: Battle for Glory

The Titan had been flying for over a month, and everyone’s luck was fairly good. They only encountered a thunderstorm once. After some rest and repairs, the Titan resumed its journey.

Finally, on the morning of the thirty-fourth day, just as dawn was breaking and after passing through a fiery red patch of clouds, the Titan landed in front of a low hill.

Beneath the hill was a private estate.

Calling it a private estate, it was more like a small village.

This somewhat surprised Yue Jinghua; she had originally thought the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group had at most around a hundred people.

Once Feng Buhui explained, she learned that the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group had over five hundred permanent mercenaries, not counting the reserves, plus over a thousand reserve soldiers and their families. The base of the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group was affectionately called Ni Family Manor by the mercenaries.

"Married mercenaries are allowed to have their own private houses in the manor to accommodate their families and relatives. The size of the private houses is based on individual mercenary points, and the two brothers of the Ni family live in the northernmost part of the manor. The manor may seem small, but its layout is very complete. There are weapon shops, an Elixir Medicine Shop, and other notable stores. Ni Huo may seem impulsive, but he is actually a meticulous thinker. He broke through to Dark Heavenly two years ago, making him a newly crowned Mercenary King on the continent with the title ’Fire Scythe.’ According to the rules of the Mercenary World, each Mercenary King receives a Directional Transmission Scroll after being titled, which in emergencies, sends the Mercenary King to Geyue Town," Feng Buhui spoke very carefully, after Yue Jinghua had agreed to help Ni Qianjun despite past grudges, and Feng Buhui had already implicitly regarded her as the only team leader for the rest of his life.

Geyue Town does not publicly disclose its location, allowing the mercenaries to go to the town to register themselves, which is a kind of implicit test, something both Yue Jinghua and Qin Dongting were clearly aware of.

Yue Jinghua and the July Mercenary Team arrived at the entrance of Ni Family Manor together.

At the entrance stood four mercenaries, all with eyes like torches and imposing figures. Yue Jinghua swept them with her Divine Sense and discovered that their skills were all around Dark Earth Great Success, slightly better than Feng Buhui earlier.

One of them recognized Feng Buhui and disdainfully glanced at his arm, spitting out: "Feng Buhui, you traitor, still have the face to return to Ni Family Manor?"

Feng Buhui had left the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group during his prime.

There are two types of leaving the Mercenary World; one is forced retirement due to disability, which often comes with overwhelming honor and good reputation.

The other type is notoriously frowned upon. That is, joining another group and leaving the original team.

Such departures, whether for fame or fortune, are scorned in the Mercenary World.

When Feng Buhui had to leave the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group due to a handicap, the group had even prepared a feast for him in celebration.

Who would have thought that more than half a year later, rumors would spread that Feng Buhui had joined an obscure little mercenary squad.

The mercenaries did not believe it at first until they saw Feng Buhui and his supposed-to-be-disabled arm once again, and then they "suddenly realized."

"Yang Chang, I’m here to see Qian Jun, please announce my arrival," Feng Buhui also recognized the mercenary; the two had been close comrades and roommates, but now, seeing the contempt in the other’s eyes, Feng Buhui felt bitter.

"You still have the nerve to mention the deputy team leader? Those beside you must be from that insignificant little team, huh? Hmph, birds of a feather flock together, you such a worthless person only deserve such a sleazy team, get lost." Yang Chang looked aslant, seeing the members of the July Mercenary Team as odd looking.

Women were all frail, and men were either tall or short, fat or skinny, handsome or ugly. If it was about choosing the "Most Bizarre Mercenary Team," they might just qualify, yet Feng Buhui abandoned the overly five-star Reversed Fire Mercenary Group for such an insignificant mercenary squad.

"Kid, who did you say is not up to snuff? Our July Mercenary Team is the fastest rising Five-star Mercenary Team on the continent," Luo Compass burst into flames upon hearing this, waving his millstone-like fists, poised to punch Yang Chang.

"Pah, sightless fool, if you guys are a Five-star Mercenary Team, then I am the Mercenary King Bo Sai," Yang Chang, with his eyebrows fiercely knitted, picked up the heavy axe in his hand, ready to swing it at Luo Compass.

"Luo Compass, Yang Chang," Feng Buhui saw this and was about to step forward to intervene.

"Buhui," Yue Jinghua shook her head.

In the world of mercenaries, reasoning is useless; fists are the truth.

The strength of the July Mercenary Team is not known to the outside world, except by the Five Saints Branch.

Letting Luo Compass knock down the opponent’s arrogance could also help establish the reputation of the July Mercenary Team.

Yang Chang was fiercely imposing, the broad axe in his hand was almost as tall as a person, swinging it left and right, any single strike could split a head open.

Luo Compass neither dodged nor avoided, his face turning red, and as Yang Chang swung the axe, he neither moved nor dodged, but yelled, "Come on, hit your grandpa’s forehead, if I so much as flinch, I, Luo Compass, will kowtow three times to you. If you miss, kneel and bark like a dog for grandpa three times."

Upon hearing this, Yang Chang became even more furious, with the broad axe in his hand making a ripping noise as it started spinning.

In an instant, the shadow of the axe, like a wheel of fire and wind, chopped down towards the head of Luo Compass.

"Ah," but this cry was not from Luo Compass; when Yang Chang aimed at Luo’s chubbily earnest head and chopped down, it felt as though the axe had struck a smooth stone.

The force in his wrist vanished as if absorbed by a sponge, followed by a strange force surging up from the handle of the axe.

The axe in Yang Chang’s hand unexpectedly lost its aim, folding eerily back.

The chilling blade of the axe flew past Yang Chang’s head.

Yang Chang felt a chill on his forehead, reaching to touch it and finding a cool, bare patch where his lush hair had been neatly shaved off.

Looking back at Luo Compass, he was unflinching, his mung bean-sized eyes brimming with smugness, he made a vulgar gesture towards Yang Chang, clearly full of disdain.

"Come on, bark like a dog for grandpa to hear," Luo Compass pursued his advantage, having gone through the tribulation of the Shura Sword Formation, his Divine Rune defense had greatly increased; not only could he withstand ordinary attacks, but he could even resist poison to a large extent.

The defensive power of Luo Compass could now only be described as freakish.

"You!" Yang Chang was shocked and frightened, while the other mercenaries from Fierce Fire Mercenary Group were also filled with righteous indignation, surrounding Luo Compass.

The other members of the July Mercenary Team, upon seeing this, were not to be outdone; as both sides were about to draw their crossbows, suddenly a stern and authoritative voice sounded: "Who dares to cause such a commotion here?"