All according to plan

"Who are you?" As if he hadn't realized that he was being followed until then, Liang Lidong pointed at Ackerman's old face and said, "Aren't you Ackerman from the Temple of Life? You're actually following behind me? I'm the only one who knows about the treasure map. Where did you hear about it? "

All nine of them laughed and looked at Liang Lidong as if he were an idiot. Ackerman mocked, "We didn't hear anything about the gold mine or the treasure map at all. We only wanted to kill you, but you've given us such a great gift … Hahaha. A gold mine, and one that seems to be of high purity. From now on, the Temple of Life in Winterwind will be rich. I'll be the bishop of Winterwind as long as I deliver the news."

Ackerman, who was overjoyed, did not notice that the other eight mercenaries were hinting at each other behind him. However, Liang Lidong did. He mocked, "Do you think you have a chance to deliver the news to the Temple of Life?"

"What?" Ackerman wasn't very smart, but he wasn't an idiot. After a brief daze, he lunged forward hard.

A sword flashed, and a streak of red light burst out of his back. However, because he dodged in time, the attack only caused a flesh wound on Ackerman.

He turned around and was about to curse in fury, when he saw a streak of silver light. He hurriedly shut his mouth and forcibly performed a divine power: Dispel Malice!

The bright green wind swept the eight mercenaries like a swirl. Although it didn't cause any damage to them, they were all pushed back several meters. The streak of silver light that flew at Ackerman was deflected and landed on the ground. It was a sharp dagger. Taking advantage of the moment, Ackerman finally had a chance to curse, "You shameless scoundrels, I paid you a fortune to kill me, and you attacked your employer? What do you want exactly?"

"A fortune?" The thin man made a hand gesture and the other seven spread out to form a semicircle around Ackerman and Liang Lidong. "We haven't received a single cent … Logically speaking, the transaction for the mission has not been completed."

"Dogsh * t!" Ackerman immediately understood that the other party wanted to kill him and monopolize the gold mine. He turned around and said to Liang Lidong, "Sir, we are all spellcasters. Why don't we fight the enemy together …"

Liang Lidong smiled at him and said in a low voice, "Idiot!"

A white scroll landed at his feet, collided with the ground, and bounced up slightly. Then, in an instant, it emitted an intense light.

"Strong Light!" Ackerman shouted angrily. He closed his teary eyes and smashed his scepter down with all his might. A green light enveloped him completely.

The other eight mercenaries also did something befitting of their status. They closed their eyes and retreated. Liang Lidong threw down another scroll, and a light wind surrounded his body. He used all his strength to jump up to a height of six meters. When he was above the mercenaries' heads, he threw a scroll down. The mercenaries could hear the sound of the scroll with their eyes closed, and they scrambled to the side to avoid it.

The scroll fell to the ground and turned into a sea of fire about a meter in length and width. It was a Wall of Fire. Because Liang Lidong was not a spellcaster specializing in fire and his level was not high, the range of the Wall of Fire was not large. If Barbara had cast it, the range would've been at least twice as large.

The wall of fire was as tall as everyone, and as Liang Lidong fell from the sky, he didn't have any falling force at all. Facing the enemy, he lightly tapped his feet on the ground and quickly retreated. Just as he was about to rush into the cave, four streaks of silver light flew towards him.

The Emperor Fall Sword appeared in his hand and he waved it, weaving a silver net in front of him. The four streaks of light were knocked away, and Liang Lidong finally entered the pitch-black passage. However, he didn't escape immediately. Instead, he took out another scroll and threw it out.

As soon as the scroll flew out of the cave, it was pierced by a long arrow. A large chain of lightning struck the air around the cave, but because of the distance, it didn't hurt anyone.

Two mercenaries had a specialty called Blind Fight! Liang Lidong took another look at the mercenary who had just attacked him with a long-range attack, then silently disappeared into the dark tunnel at the entrance.

After a few seconds, the nine people finally broke free from the negative effects of Strong Light. They rubbed their bloodshot eyes in unison. The skinny mercenary waved his hand and shouted in a hurry, "Five of you, go after the caster just now. The rest of you stay and deal with Ackerman with me."

Ackerman gnashed his teeth so hard that he almost broke them. He roared, "You idiots! He intentionally led us to this place so that we would kill each other with the gold mine. How could you be fooled so easily? Have your muscles grown into your brains? "

The five of them left as fast as they could and went after Liang Lidong.

The skinny mercenary smiled. "Of course we know that he intentionally wanted us to kill each other, but I'm actually quite happy about it. We've lived in Winterwind for more than ten years, and we've never heard of any gold mines nearby. He knows that, which means that the treasure map is real, and that few people know about it, maybe only the few of us. As long as you and he die, the gold mine will be ours. We can mine it whenever we want. "

"I'll give you a thousand gold coins to let me go!" Ackerman shouted. "I'll never pursue this matter again. I'll pretend that nothing happened."

"A thousand gold coins?" The skinny mercenary covered his face and laughed out loud. He laughed so hard that his whole body rocked back and forth. After a while, he wiped the tears from his eyes and laughed mockingly, "A thousand gold coins is not even a thousandth of the value of this gold mine." He opened his hands, twirled them, and looked at the golden spots around him with fascination. Then he said in a morbid tone, "As long as we have this gold mine, we can establish a powerful mercenary group in the future. At that time, the Iron Blood Mercenary Group and the Black Wind Mercenary Group will only lick our shoes. And that bitch Marilyn, I want her to regret it. She will kneel in front of me and beg me to f * ck her, hahahaha …"

Ackerman said angrily, "There are many things involved in mining. Just the processing of pure gold is a huge problem. Do you think that you eight mercenaries with no background can occupy this mine? That's impossible. As long as you move a bit of slag outside, you'll be discovered by the nobles. With their greed, they'll definitely devour you until not even your bones are left."

"That's our business. You don't have to worry about it!" The skinny mercenary sneered and pulled out his weapon.

"Damn it!" Ackerman knew that there was no turning back. The only thing he could do now was to think of a way to survive.

Liang Lidong rushed out of the tunnel of the mine and used the spiritual link to speak to the magic pet that had been hovering in the air. "Joan Of Arc, begin the plan!"

"Roger, Master!" Joan Of Arc's sweet voice was very pleasant to the ears.

Joan began to reduce her flying altitude, but even so, it was still very difficult to see her flying in the air at such a night, unless there was someone like Liang Lidong who had a special bloodline vision, he would be able to do it.

After roughly estimating the time, Liang Lidong felt that the enemy was about to come out. He used Mistride at a distance of about 300 meters from the entrance of the cave. Because he was already at level four and had the magical state effect of the specialty Light of Wisdom, the radius of Mistride had reached a distance of 330 meters at this time.

Less than 20 seconds after Mistride was cast, five figures rushed out of the cave. As soon as they got out of the cave and entered the thick fog, they realized that something was wrong. Although the range of vision would be greatly reduced at night, this was too low. It was only about 10 meters at most, and it was frighteningly quiet.

"Something's wrong!" The sturdy mercenary who rushed out first shouted. "Disperse!"

As soon as his voice fell, a huge fireball pierced through the thick fog and smashed down from the sky. They were terrified and desperately dodged to the side. Four of them avoided the effective killing range of the big fireball, but one of them was a little slow and didn't have time to escape. He was thrown into the air by the explosion of the big fireball and fell to the ground like a broken doll. Not to mention that his whole body was charred, the angle of his head and body became very strange, which was enough to explain his fate.

Although Liang Lidong was not a fire-elemental Mage and did not have the specialty of Equanimity to increase the power of fire-elemental magic, his identity as a Warlock meant that the power of the scrolls he created was not weak. Besides, the large fireball spell itself was very lethal.

The other four mercenaries dodged to the side, and this caused them to be more than 10 meters away from their companions. Because of the limited vision, they couldn't see their companions in an instant. In a sense, they had fallen into a situation where they were fighting alone.

"Joan Of Arc, well done!" Liang Lidong couldn't help but praise.

"Of course, don't you know who I am?" Joan Of Arc was very proud. It immediately flew to the stone crevice of the cliff and grabbed another scroll that had been hidden in advance.

As a magic pet, Joan Of Arc was also a spellcaster, so of course it could use magic scrolls. Previously, Liang Lidong let it take the scrolls out a few times so that it could hide the scrolls in a suitable place. After all, it didn't have a backpack like Liang Lidong, which could store and store items at will.

"You despicable coward, come out and fight if you have the ability. What's the point of hiding in the fog and attacking people?"

The sturdy mercenary shouted. He wanted to force Liang Lidong out, and he wanted to use his voice to inform his companions of his location so that they could approach him. But this little trick of his had to be aborted. Fog Riding not only blocked vision but also blocked sound, so it couldn't be transmitted far.

Hearing the other party's shout, Liang Lidong sneered and then said through the mind channel, "Joan Of Arc, you deal with the two on the left, and I'll deal with the two on the right. Let's have a competition to see who finishes the task first."

"It's me!" Joan Of Arc said triumphantly: "You've given me all the fireballs scrolls, the most powerful magic in your hand is now in my claws. I've fallen in love with the feeling of explosive fire, it's just too great...Why am I a wind-element monster and not a fire element instead? It's really frustrating."