Chapter 113: Revoke His Captain Status

Chapter 113: Revoke His Captain Status

The giant spider was also in a sorry state.

Its body was covered in wounds, with arrows embedded in its abdomen, leaking dark green fluid from the injuries.

Its grotesque mandibles were constantly chewing on something.

This Squad 8 was really useless.

How did they even let it get this far?

The spider webs woven into a circle should have served as an alarm.

There hadn't been any significant movement on their side, so they shouldn't have been detected.

"Captain, what do we do?" Duke asked, gripping his battle axe tightly as he stood up.

"You take them and go first. I'll hold off these spiders," Wu Heng instructed.

Bang, bang, bang~!

At the same time, Barson and Bagdong had already started pulling the triggers.

Orange bullets shot out, sweeping towards the incoming spider swarm.

"Who, me?" Duke shook his battle axe, "Captain, you're a mage, you should go first."

"I'm the captain, or are you the captain? Listen to me, take them and go, wait for me at Boulder Bridge, now go…." Wu Heng urged.

Duke glanced at the rapidly approaching spider swarm, then back at Wu Heng.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Alright!"

He hoisted one person over his shoulder and dragged the cocoon's tail, then plunged into the forest on one side.

"Aim for the giant spider," Wu Heng ordered, then ran towards the wooden door behind him.

He opened the portal, and skeletons began marching out.

"Attack!" Wu Heng commanded.

Clatter, clatter~!

The skeletons charged forward, cleavers in hand, slashing at the approaching spiders.

In an instant, the skeletons and the spider swarm collided, engaging in a fierce battle.

The skeletons used weapons, but the spiders' size and ability to climb trees made them tough opponents.

As spiders fell in droves, the skeletons also scattered into piles of bones.

"Bagdong, take down the big one," Wu Heng instructed.

Bagdong removed his outer armor, revealing an iron-gray skeleton, and leaped towards the giant spider.

His powerful punches struck the spider's bloated abdomen, each hit resonating with force.

With the spider already seriously injured, dark green fluid gushed out in spurts.

Seizing the opportunity.

Bagdong drove his fist into the giant spider's cavity, the shockwave from his attack exploding within its chest.

The spider collapsed limply to the ground.

The remaining small spiders suddenly scattered and vanished into the forest.

Is it over?

Did the small spiders just run away?

At this moment, Xiaoxiao flew back from a distance and said, "Uncle, the members of Squad 8 left, they didn't wait for you."

When the battle began.

Wu Heng had Xiaoxiao keep an eye on Squad 8.

It seemed that by drawing away the spider swarm, he had given them a chance to escape.

That's just as well.

If all the members of Squad 8 had died here and he was unharmed, it would have been hard to explain.

"Hmm, Xiaoxiao, you did great."

Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and said, "I'm not a kid, that won't work on me."

"Xiaoxiao is so smart, you even noticed that."

"Of course."

Wu Heng had Xiaoxiao continue scouting the area, just in case Squad 8 decided to return.

Wu Heng then ordered the skeletons, "Take down those cocoons and bring back all the bodies."

The skeletons went back into action.

They removed the cocoons hanging from the trees along the way and gathered all the spider corpses, bringing everything back through the portal.

Whether they would be useful or not, it was better to bring them back first.

They could decide later if they were of any use.

Once the scene was cleared and he was sure that no one would trace it back to him.

Wu Heng started walking towards Boulder Bridge.

...

"Captain, over here!" Duke called out with a joyful expression, waving his hand.

The three people they had rescued were all awake, standing beside Duke.

Their faces were ashen, and their lips were cracked.

It was unclear whether they were poisoned or if the two days of captivity had taken a toll on them.

"Stop shouting, you might attract some wild beasts," Wu Heng said as he approached with Barson and Bagdong.

Duke came over and asked, "Captain, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Once you got away, I just ran after you."

"Captain, you're really tough."

Wu Heng looked at the three rescued people and asked, "How are you holding up?"

The one named 'Abdu' immediately replied, "Thank you, Captain, for rescuing us."

"It's part of the mission. Let's head back so you can recover as soon as possible."

Wu Heng glanced around and frowned, "Damn, where's our cart?"

"I checked the tracks earlier; it seems Squad 8 took everything, Captain. They ran off and even took our cart," Duke said angrily.

Wu Heng was also a bit pissed off.

He could tolerate the previous incidents, but taking the cart was just too much.

"Sorry about this, folks. We did have a cart prepared, but someone took it while we were inside," Wu Heng explained to the three weakened individuals.

"Ah, well, nothing can be done," the middle-aged man said.

"Let's go, we'll have to walk back. Hopefully, we'll run into a merchant caravan along the way and hitch a ride."

The group supported each other as they walked along the path out.

...

Steward's Study.

Steward Gomez frowned as the disheveled members of Squad 8 burst in.

They were in bad shape, all of them injured, with the orc warrior missing half an arm.

Although it had been bandaged, blood was still seeping through the cloth.

This was a serious injury.

Fractures and internal injuries could be treated.

But a severed limb was a different story, especially in Luntam City, where it couldn't be easily restored.

The steward lightly pulled the rope beside him, and the bell outside the door rang.

A staff member walked in.

The steward immediately said, "Prepare potions, tend to the wounded."

Shortly, a rescue team arrived and began treating their injuries.

"What happened? Did the mission fail?" the steward asked the captain of Squad 8.

"Steward, the mission failed. The location where the target was held had a ferocious swarm of giant spiders. We couldn't rescue the target," Fischer sighed.

"You did your best. Tell me the exact location and the details, and I'll send someone else to check it out later," the steward said.

"Understood!"

"Take your team to heal up; the guild will cover your medical expenses," the steward continued.

Fischer nodded but didn't leave. Instead, he added, "Steward, I need to speak about the members of Squad 12."

"Where are they, by the way?"

"Steward, the members of Squad 12 refused to participate in the investigation. When faced with the giant spider swarm, they abandoned us and fled, leading to significant losses for our squad. If they had stayed and fought, we wouldn't be in this state."

Hearing this, the steward's frown deepened.

Deserting the battlefield and abandoning comrades.

In this world, that was the gravest sin.

Even in private gangs or small groups, such behavior was unacceptable.

Let alone in a guild that had evolved from an adventuring party.

When multiple squads take on a mission together, they are no longer separate teams but one unified group.

To abandon comrades and flee, regardless of the reason, was unforgivable.

"Steward!" Fischer leaned on the desk with both hands and said directly, "Deserting comrades in the midst of battle is a severe violation. I request that the guild revoke his captain status and issue a warrant for his arrest on charges of attempting to murder his comrades."