Chapter 299: The Dragon Hunting Team and the Elf Ike Meet Again
Chapter 299: The Dragon Hunting Team and the Elf Ike Meet Again
Time flies by.
Two years later.
Atugus is worthy of being the protagonist of this world. In just two years, his strength has grown to the peak of the eighth level. Even the chaotic power in his body can be stably controlled without going out of control.
In addition, Artugus's two companions, Valli and Saiyi, also achieved the eighth level after being beaten repeatedly by Seth and Harvey. Although they had just entered the eighth level, they were already considered top combat power in this world where the online access was locked.
In a city tavern in the Kingdom of Kava, the previous dragon hunting team was resting here.
The pub, which should have been bustling with activity, now had a depressing atmosphere and was clearly not as lively as before.
Feeling the atmosphere here, Turner couldn't help but sigh.
"Really? There's going to be a war in the Western Continent anyway."
"Yeah, the people in the East Continent are completely crazy. The whole thing is in chaos. I thought the West Continent would be a little calmer, but it's going to be uneasy for a while."
The mage in the team also sighed.
"I don't know if this war will be just a symbolic one like in the past, or if it will be the same as in the Eastern Continent." Turner took a deep gulp of his wine. "I don't know what's happened to Ike and Dottie."
Although they are a dragon hunting team and are quite powerful, they don't usually have so many dragons to hunt. They either can't defeat them or can't find them.
In their daily lives, they mainly rely on accepting various commissions to make a living, but unfortunately, recently they have all been war missions. They don’t want to get involved in the fights between these countries, so their lives have been quite tight recently.
Just as all the dragon hunting team sighed, a loud shout suddenly came from the corner of the tavern.
"That man is an undercover agent sent by the Empire! Everyone, attack together! Capture him!"
As soon as the words fell, the pub suddenly became noisy, all kinds of wine bottles flew everywhere, and the so-called undercover agent was nowhere to be seen.
Upon seeing this scene, all the members of the dragon hunting team immediately stood up and moved away, not wanting to cause themselves unnecessary trouble.
But before they could leave, the noisy crowd had dispersed, leaving behind a person covered in a mixture of broken glass and blood.
Looking at the man's chest which was motionless, he was obviously dead.
Turner instinctively frowned when he saw the dead body. Although spies and the like deserved to die, these people in the tavern were just ordinary people. How could they dare to kill people?
Turner didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that the people in the tavern were very aggressive. No! It wasn't just the people in the tavern. Everyone they had come into contact with in this city seemed to be very aggressive. They would fight at the slightest provocation. He didn't know what was wrong with these people.
Turner's feeling was not wrong. Not only in this city, but in the entire human country of the Western Continent, almost everyone was full of resentment, and various fights and even casualties occurred one after another.
Shaking his head, Turner stopped thinking about it. It had nothing to do with him and the others anyway.
Just as the dragon hunting team returned to the hotel, an unexpected acquaintance came to the door.
Looking at the fully armed Ike, Turner felt uneasy instinctively, but after all, they had been teammates for many years, and Turner would not drive Ike away just because of this little uneasiness.
After inviting Ike to sit down, Turner poured him a glass of water.
"Ike, it's been a long time. What brings you to the Kingdom of Kava? The Elf Forest is boring. Want to rejoin the team and start adventuring again?"
Turner made a small joke, but Ike, who was usually cheerful and easy-going, didn't smile at all.
"Captain, I came to you this time to ask for your help."
"help?"
Turner was very confused and didn't understand why Ike, as an elf, needed help from a few humans.
Ike didn't keep the conversation a secret and said, "A small group of elves disappeared in the Sadira Mountains. The Elven Forest suspects the Calamity Clan is responsible. The killing of our companions has angered Her Majesty the Queen."
Hearing this, Turner grinned, feeling a little toothache, and the memory of being beaten and blackmailed by the Disaster Clan in his early years came to his mind.
Not only Turner, but other members of the dragon hunting team also looked unhappy.
"Why? You don't want us to help the Elf Forest attack the Disaster Clan, do you?"
Turner said half-jokingly.
"It's not that we don't want to help you, it's mainly because you know our strength very well. Even if we help, we will still be crushed by the Disaster Clan back then. Not to mention that so many years have passed, and the Disaster Clan will only become stronger."
Turner's meaning is very clear. It's not that we don't want to help you, but the enemy is too strong and they can't do anything to help.
When Ike heard this, his expression remained unchanged.
"I understand. That's why you don't need to deal with the Calamity Families. They are our Elven Forest's rivals. What I would like to ask for is that when the Elven Forest's main force heads towards the Calamity Families, can you help contact other high-level adventurers to prevent them from getting involved in the war between the Elven Forest and the Calamity Families?"
As he spoke, Ike waved his hand and took out several boxes of gold coins from the space equipment.
"These gold coins are your operating expenses. After the mission is completed, the Elf Forest will pay you the same amount as your reward."
Generous! It’s really too generous!
A rough count of the gold coins given by the Elf Forest was at least 100,000, which was a reward that Turner and his friends absolutely could not refuse.
Moreover, this task is quite simple for them. After all, it is just to prevent other adventurer teams from participating in this war. With these gold coins, other adventurer teams will not go through the trouble of getting involved in this muddy water.
But Turner was still keenly aware of the word "war" in Ike's words. Combined with the increasingly tense situation in the Western Continent recently, he felt that this matter was not that simple.
Just as he was about to refuse, Turner noticed the desire in the eyes of his other teammates. After hesitating for a moment, he finally agreed. After all, this mission didn't seem to be dangerous, and they didn't have to pay for it themselves, so why not do it? If they felt there was any danger, although it would be a bit unfair to Ike, Turner would still give up the mission with his teammates.
Just after Turner took on the task, Ike nodded with satisfaction and turned to leave. He still had many tasks to accomplish when he came to the human country this time.
But when he left, without anyone noticing, a strange light flashed in his eyes for a moment.
For a period of time afterwards, Turner visited many teams of adventurers as instructed in the mission.
Being in the same circle, the Dragon Hunting Team has a very good reputation, so they were not turned away.
When Turner suggested not to participate in the war between the Elf Forest and the Disaster Clan, almost all the adventurer teams agreed.
Turner was very happy to see that things were going so smoothly. He could even see 100,000 gold coins waving towards him.
For some reason, Turner asked about the next plan.
The result is that they are prepared to participate in wars with other countries, under the pretext of defending their country.
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