Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

Chapter 83: Chapter 83 – Next Point

Fortunately, not a single one dared to attack. Not even the leaders moved. They realized Leo and his group had no large stone with them and commanded their people to withdraw.

There was no need to risk fighting a group of strong individuals who didn't bring the epigraph.

"Go to the ravine! We will be the one securing the epigraph!"

"Don't let those people from Namgoong Clan take it away. It's the treasure of the Murim Alliance!"

The leaders shouted and everyone followed suit.

Having all martial artists' attention away from them, Leo and his group managed to enter the forest without much fight. They stopped and gathered behind the trees' shadow. Coco returned to its usual size and sat on Chiaki's shoulder.

"Good work, everyone." Leo said, checking the condition of his group. "Let's regroup and rest for a bit. We will wait until the enemy is gone before heading back to camp with optical illusion. Once they realized we had taken the epigraph, they would definitely try to chase after us. So we will go straight to the warehouse after this."

"Understood, Leader."

"Haha, that was fun. I got so many target practice. That satisfied my urge to shoot a little."

"I am a little bit dissatisfied, but it's a good job. These corpses are lifeless. Their martial arts were tarnished. I am glad to help them ascend."

Chiaki, Jack, and Shui gave their comments, while Coco was silent. The toy only growled as it had no vocal cord.

Leo chuckled hearing their remarks. He had expected this mission to be difficult, but they finished it easily. Their only problem was with Heartless Undertaker and his annoying regenerative ability.

'It's not a bad start. But, we need to be careful not to overexert ourselves. Our mission hasn't finished yet.'

He looked at his group and checked his status.

[Status Window]

Individual name: Leo

Status: Healthy

Nanites: 46%

Railgun truly used too much Nanites to activate. This was the first time he used more than 70% of his Nanites and even had to regenerate 20% of them.

Martial artists weren't to be underestimated.

Still, their job was done, and they could finally return after delivering the epigraph to the warehouse.

The capsule opened, and a large stone floated out.

The stone was pitch black and had a red mark on it. These marks created something similar to words, but indistinguishable. They were different from the words used at this age.

Seeing the stone, Zhen's eyes widened in surprise.

"This is..." He couldn't believe it.

The stone was something he never thought he would see in his life with his own eyes.

"The epigraph. How?" Zhen looked at Leo and the others with a questioning gaze.

He didn't ask how they managed to secure it, but how they managed to put it away in a capsule.

With the engravings that covered the epigraph, a storage ring or space bag couldn't be used. The epigraph's Qi was too thick and would disrupt the item's function.

"We have a special capsule that can compress and store items regardless of Qi. Well, you can call it our technology." Leo explained shortly and put the epigraph back into the capsule. "But that's not important, no? We need to go to the warehouse right now."

"Yes, you're right."

Now was indeed not the time to ask that. And there was no way Leo would expose his group secret to someone he barely knew.

"Then, let's pack up and go."

They were already ready. Everything they needed was inside their bag, and their weapons were ready. They only needed to disassemble the tent and go.

"Here is the map of the warehouse. We can only reach a certain spot before being forced to walk. The rest of the way is filled with traps and pitfalls."

Zhen gave a piece of paper to Leo and pointed at a red circle. Unexpectedly, it was pretty close to Luoyang City where they stayed before.

"Here is where the warehouse is located. Because you secured the epigraph faster than scheduled, I don't think someone arrived at that place yet."

"Then we can take a detour to avoid being detected. The last thing we need is fighting off more people."

Leo began to plan the route as he looked at his map. The usual path used to return to Luoyang undoubtedly had hidden scouts or ambushers.

After a few minutes, he nodded and gave out the order.

"Take out the humvee and follow the path I marked, Chiaki. Make sure you stay on the path and avoid any unnecessary trouble."

"Roger."