Before dawn the next day, Rhodes had already brought everyone to the gate of Deep Rock City, and there, Serek was already ready to go. He was still wearing the white leather armor he wore when he first met Rhodes, and his magical sword hung around his waist. At this moment, Serek finally looked like a mercenary. Seeing Rhodes' arrival, Serek took two steps forward and waved at them.

"You came on time."

Serek nodded at Rhode with satisfaction, then he looked at Lijie, Marlene and Old Walker standing next to Rhode in turn. Until the end, Serek turned his eyes to Anne, then he was slightly stunned, with a trace of surprise flashing across his face, but he quickly regained his previous expression, smiled and greeted everyone, and then looked at Rhode again.[]

"It seems you're all ready."

"That's right."

Rhode calmly answered. In fact, when he returned to the stronghold last night to announce the news, everyone's reaction was completely different. Lijie was naturally very worried, but Marlene didn't know where the quiet highland was, so she was full of fighting spirit. Old Walker complained that Rhode wanted to commit suicide and drag them to each other, but he was unable to convince him to give up his decision. As for Anne, she seemed to have no concern about the first time she came to the new mercenary group to take such a dangerous task. She should eat, sleep, and look at her, as if they were about to go to the quiet highland that was terrifying, but to travel to the suburbs.

"Where is the person I want?"

“Here.”

Serek made a gesture, and soon four young women in robes walked out from behind him. The oldest of them was only twenty-five or six years old, and the youngest was about the same age as Lijie. However, unlike ordinary adventurers, these spirit masters' expressions revealed fear and anxiety about the unknown. It is no wonder. After all, not every spirit master is willing to go out with the adventure team. Most of them stay in a safe rear. Like Lijie, who is willing to run around with the mercenary group is an anomaly.

"According to your request, they are all able to use group healing techniques and guardian shields. Well, young people, you should know that this is a great fortune of the association. Although my old friend agreed to your request unwillingly, it does not mean that he will allow you to take them on the road of no return. I must explain in advance that my first priority is to protect them from harm. If something goes wrong with these children, I will take them away immediately. As for the rest, you can only find a way for yourself."

"no problem."

Faced with Serek's words, Rhode didn't say much. He just made a gesture of thanks to Serek, and then walked to the four spirit masters. At this moment, the four spirit masters also looked at the young man with curiosity, suspicion and anxiety. To be honest, they did not want to go to the battlefield in person, but as members of the Mercenary Association, they must obey orders-of course, this is not unconditional.

In some ways, spiritual masters are more precious than mages.

"I think you all heard where we are going."

Rhode ignored their gazes, he just followed his own steps.

"You also know that it is dangerous there and may die. But I will not tell you, I will do everything to ensure that you are not hurt. I will only tell you that if you do exactly what I order, you will not be hurt at all."

Speaking of this, Rhode spread his hands.

"Please remember that you do exactly what I want you to do. If you can do what I ask, then you will not encounter any danger. I know you do not believe me, but the facts will prove it, but on the other hand, I do not want anything that violates my orders, no matter what mentality you are in, I hope you do not do anything that will make me feel unpleasant before I get my permission."

Rhode paused, then he looked around the four spiritual masters with different expressions.

"You are in charge of Lijie. If you have any questions, please ask her. I know that some of you may be better than her in terms of spiritual skills, but in terms of experience in group actions and outdoor life, you are far less skilled than her. If you don't want problems, it's best to obediently listen to her instructions."

After saying this, Rhodes didn't say anything more, but waved his hand to signal everyone to set off. At this moment, Serek also came to Rhodes' side and whispered in his ear with a wry smile.

"To be honest, you are too rude to these ladies."

"I have no interest in pleasing them."

Rhode shook his head.

"We are going to perform a mission this time, not a wild tour, nor a blind date. I don't have time to build a relationship with them. I just need them to complete my orders. Anyway, after this mission, there will be no relationship between me and them anymore."

"Don't say so absolutely."

Serek smiled.

"You looked a bit like a soldier just now."

"Yeah?"

Hearing this, Rhode raised his eyebrows.

"That's right, at least the kind of perseverance and decisiveness when facing tasks... Well, I think ordinary mercenaries do not have such ability."

Rhodes said nothing, but turned around and walked into the carriage.

The quiet highland is not close to Deep Rock City, and many people in the team are not good at moving forward in the wild, so Serek arranged a caravan for transportation. The car had a total of six wheels and was pulled forward by eight strong and strong northern horses. The Mercenary Association is not as formal as the army. It is also a means of transportation they often use when using it to transport personnel.

Although the silent high ground is also the direction of the trend, the Mercenary Association did not use floating ships. First, the floating ships were temporarily suspended due to several previous attacks by merchant ships. Second, the ghost place did not have terminals, and Rhodes and others did not have the ability to fly and jump at high altitudes, not to mention that there is no such thing as parachutes in this world. Even if you survive by chance, the possibility of greeting you below is not the flat and soft earth but the roar and death of undead creatures.

It is not something worth boasting to die before he succeeds.

In comparison, although the caravan is slower, it is better to be safe and reliable.

Unfortunately, things are often not diverted by human will.

The road to the quiet highland was not smooth, perhaps because almost no one would come to this ghost place, it had long been abandoned, the overgrown road was uneven, and the bumps along the way were even mercenaries like Lijie and Old Walker could not bear it, let alone Marlene and the other four spirit masters who had almost no experience. The bumps along the way made them lie on the side of the car and linger on the side of the car, but Anne showed the calmest performance. She was curled up in the corner alone and slept without any influence at all.

Although according to the original booked plan, after reaching the quiet highland, everyone should set off immediately, seeing the ladies who walked out of the car, their legs were weak and their faces turned blue, and they almost collapsed on the ground without even seeing the enemy, Rhodes and Serek could only choose to rest for a long time on the spot and then go to save the person.

"I hope those guys can support us to rush."

Rod looked at the rolling black forest in the distance and said with a little melancholy. It was already late at this moment, but unlike ordinary forests, there was no sound of bird songs and beasts. Rod knew what was behind it, and there was nothing but death. Can those people really persevere until they arrive? Rod did not have much confidence in this. He had done similar tasks many times in the game. Although he arrived at the location every time, NPC may not always persevere until he arrives. When you rushed to the target location desperately, all you saw was the corpse of NPC, which was indeed a very depressing thing.

"Don't worry."

Serek is more open than Rhodes.

"I know the leader of the 'Victory Wine' Mercenary Group. He was a very alert young man. He would not die so easily. And even if we know that there is little hope of survival, we must give it a try. After all, we are the mercenary association anyway."

This is responsibility.

Rhode didn't say anything more. The Mercenary Association appears to be a very powerful organization on the surface and has great prestige among the mercenaries, but this is not just because they have the power to disband the mercenary group and enhance their status. Power and obligations have always been relative. Mercenaries obey the orders of the mercenary association, and the mercenary association will naturally act for the mercenary group. Such rescue actions are one of them. Whether they are still alive or not, since the mercenary association has received their request for help, they must send people to rescue. This kind of dependence and connection between life and death is much closer than the contract clauses in black and white... In fact, this is the reason why many mercenary groups grit their teeth and insist on even if they are in trouble.

Trust is not cost-free.

"I...I can't do it anymore, Lijie."

Relying against a tree, Marlin felt the ground under her feet become weak and the sky above her head was also rotating. An unparalleled sense of disgust echoed in her chest. The stimulation that was even more painful than she had accidentally eaten a magical plant made the poor girl unable to bear it. She leaned against the trunk of the tree, leaning her head back, barely suppressing the vomiting that was almost surging from her throat, while Lijie half-kneeled beside her, showing her a more comfortable spiritual skill.

"Hold on, Marlene, come, take a deep breath, lean on it and rest for a while."

"Wow...ah...!!!"

Seeing Marlene's pain now, I guess she would even vomit out the overnight dinner last night.

The other spiritual masters were not much better, but luckily compared to Marlene, at least they had a lot of experience in self-rescue at this level. But seeing that they were exhausted and lying on the ground at this moment, they were probably seen by uninformed people, and they thought they had been attacked by undead creatures and turned into corpses.

Only one person shows no pressure.

"Huh..."

With her mouth wide open and yawning, Annie climbed down from the caravan. She stretched comfortably. The other ladies looked at her with a comfortable expression and all of them had the idea of ​​killing people. People would really make people angry.

"Ah, Commander, have we arrived? When will we set off?"

"In three hours, let them take a break."

Facing Anne who had come to him, Rhode quickly answered, and then pointed to the temporary camp beside the caravan.

"You go eat and take a break, and then we're ready to go and don't forget your mission."

"Of course, don't worry, the team leader, there must be no problem with Annie!"

After answering with confidence, Anne trotted to the camp, then took out a few pieces of jerky from her bag, and started eating the hot soup on the fire leisurely. Her spirited look was indeed a bit like Marlin and others leaning against the tree trunk next to her, as if her bones were being pulled away.

"I really didn't expect that you could actually kidnap her."

Serek took two cups of hot water and walked to Rhodes to sit down, and handed over one of them.

"It seems you really have some tricks."

"Do you know Anne?"

After taking the cup handed over by Serek, Rhode asked casually. Faced with his inquiry, Serek nodded slightly.

"I have seen her several times before. The little girl's personality is a bit troublesome, but her talent is beyond words. Don't look at her usual carelessness and nothing is taken to her heart. That's because there is nothing worth her attention - well, once she really gets serious, the little guy is very powerful."

"I think so, too."

Rhodes had not had much contact with Anne, but in the previous test, he had already noticed that the girl's strength was unusual, and...

"Do you know her life experience?"

Seeing Anne easily picking up the shield in her hand with her right hand, then throwing it to the ground casually. The heavy shield contacted the ground, making a dull sound, and even fell into it. Rhode couldn't help but raise his brow and then asked. He thought his physique and strength were pretty good, but it was definitely not easy to pick up this full armed shock shield weighing dozens of kilograms after one hand. You must know that before setting off, Rhode handed over the Rock Heart Shield he obtained from the Sigh Rock to her and embedded it in the shock shield. It was not a light equipment.

It is worth mentioning that Anne, who got the magic shield, was very excited and even happily pounced on Rhode and kissed him. This made Rhode a little amused, but this girl's personality was like this, and he could only let her go helplessly.

"I don't know, I only know that Macbeth's former leader found her in the forest. At that time, the child was only one or two years old and lived with the beast. Then the old guy took her out of the forest and raised her. This was really not an easy thing. I remember at the beginning, this child was like a beast. She would bite whoever touched her. The old guy couldn't bite it clearly. To be honest, many people asked the old guy to sell this girl at that time, and it would be useless to keep it anyway. But the old guy was very stubborn and hard-working.

Disagreeing with the public, she kept her. She taught her to speak like humans, learn to write, and learn fighting skills. He treated her like his daughter. He had to say that the child became more and more like a human, but her personality... I have also heard about what happened to the Macbeth Mercenary Group now. Leaving that is also a good thing for her, at least she doesn't have to stay there and get angry... This child's strength has always been so great that we doubt whether she has the blood of a barbarian, but..."

As he said that, Serek smiled.

"I have never seen such a slim savage, and if it were a dwarf, it would be a bit too tall. To be fair, she is still very beautiful."

Speaking of this, Serek stopped for a while, and then his expression became serious.

"Okay, let's get back to the point, I want to know what kind of way do you have to let all of us enter the quiet highland safely? You said you are very familiar with this place, I don't know whether it is true or false, but I want to believe you, but as a companion, I hope you can know your plans."

"Of course there is no problem."

Faced with Serek's questions, Rhode raised his head and had unprecedented confidence flashed across his face.

He has enough confidence in the game. In the early stage of the game, the Silent Highlands is also a dungeon that makes players very troubled. It is even called the Holy Land of the Group Destruction by many players, and it almost dies once and once. So later, many players bypassed this dungeon because, according to many people, the equipment in the dungeon was not very good, and there were no valuable items worth paying attention to, so basically no players went to trouble this dungeon again.

As the well-deserved first-killing king in the game, Rhodes naturally also won this dungeon, and it was him who created the "9+1" tactic that was popular among players later.

The so-called "9+1" tactic is that nine spirit masters plus a profession that can conduct long-distance and large-scale attacks. In this dungeon, Rhodes utilized the protection, endurance and the ability of the sacred power to the limit. Under the attack and protection of up to nine spirit masters, the combat power of the undead can be suppressed to the lowest level. The reason why the entire spirit master lineup is not chosen is to be on the safe side. Once an accident occurs, there can be a guaranteed insurance.

After that, the silent high ground, once known as the "Holy Land of the Sect" became a place where many spiritual masters come to gain experience. After all, they are auxiliary professions themselves, and it is difficult to level up on weekdays except for the dungeons. The "9+1" tactic of the silent high ground can allow them to gain experience to the greatest extent. Later, this was also regarded as a trial venue for many players. Whether you are a PK direction or a mission direction, as long as you can successfully pass the silent high ground, you can basically be considered as being able to master the skills and experience of the spiritual master.

As a lasting moment, Rhodes certainly did not bring the spirit masters in his guild here to upgrade and practice combat skills. He almost closed his eyes and knew how to go. There was an interesting thing in it. Once Rhodes brought the spirit masters of his guild to come here to swim. But in the end, for some reason, the boss was stuck and never showed up. This was the first time such a thing happened in this game. Rhodes took his team members to wait for more than ten minutes, but the boss didn't come out, and he could only withdraw from the dungeon helplessly. After this incident spread, many players on the forum also joked that the boss was afraid of being killed by Rhodes and did not dare to show up...

So for Rhodes, the faint high ground that makes people feel terrified is actually not something to be afraid of.

Although he had only five spirit masters in his hands this time, which was far from the requirements of the "9+1" tactic, Rhode was not worried at all. After all, this tactic was created by him, so he naturally knew what the core requirement was. The Mercenary Association could not give him the last spirit master, but four were definitely not a small number. Moreover, Lijie had the blood of an angel, and the power of the spirit skills she cast could be equal to two spirit masters, not to mention that there were mages like Marlene on the side. There should be no problem in theory. What's more, Serek also participated in this operation. A level 40 swordsman master was enough to offset the remaining part.
To be continued...