Chapter 22: Provoking Sophie

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  Hanma, unaware that he had already been put on a hit list by a notorious assassin, continued to chat idly with Hobo.

  Huò Bào suddenly changed his tone: "Hǎn Mǎ big brother, did you know that last night we had a special gain?"

  "Oh." Han Ma's eyes narrowed for a moment, then immediately dispersed, and he smiled as if unintentionally: "What special thing? Can you tell your old brother?"

  "Of course, but I still need to invite a few more team leaders before I can say anything." Huo said with a loud laugh.

  "What's going on? Actually need..." Huo Bao's attitude piqued Han Ma's curiosity.

  Huò Bào smiled mysteriously, but didn't answer. He just chuckled and said, "This matter is absolutely shocking. Be careful with that old heart of yours later, big brother."

  In the spacious and bright tent.

  The leaders of various forces sat down one after another.

  "Alright, Huo Bo brothers, can you tell us what's going on now?" Han Ma asked with a smile as he saw that everyone had arrived.

  Some noisy tents immediately fell silent, and all quietly looked at the upper face with a smile on Huo Bao's face.

  "Heh heh, I think all of you leaders are clear about what happened last night, right?" Huo Bao said with a sly tone, narrowing his eyes.

  Everyone present looked unnatural on their faces.

  Seeing the expressions of everyone, Huo Bao sneered in his heart, but didn't reveal a hint on his face. "Our Mercenary Guild received a message from the leader of the Thieves' Guild last night."

  "This news is too shocking, our mercenary guild can't afford to take it on alone, hehe, so please everyone come and refer to it, refer to it..."

  The crowd's complexion gradually recovered, and their attention was drawn over by these words, with a look of listening on their faces.

  A sturdy man sitting on the side shouted: "Old Huo, if you have something to say, just say it. Don't keep dangling it in front of us, making everyone impatient and wanting to leave. You can stay behind and enjoy it slowly by yourself, humph."

  Huo Bao gave him a faint glance and said, "Gefu Labor Union's Kuangzhan Elder, please calm down your fiery temper. Since I've called you here, I naturally won't hide anything."

  He cleared his throat and took out a letter from his pocket, saying to Han Ma sitting in the first row on the left: "Han Ma, you take a look first, just pass it down after you're done."

  Han Ma hastily took it over and saw the solemn expression on Huo Bao's face, thinking that this matter was not ordinary either. He took out a letter paper and read it carefully.

  As his gaze moved down, Han Ma's face turned more and more shocked, until he couldn't help but exclaim out loud after finishing reading.

  "How is this possible?"

  Everyone below was staring at Han Ma in this state, their necks stretched out as far as they could see, and they couldn't help but want to rush over and grab it for a closer look. However, the people sitting there were not ordinary people, even the extremely hot-tempered Crazy War was quietly sitting in his original position, although the iron cup in his hand had been pinched into a ball of scrap metal.

  It's okay, although Han Ma was shocked, he didn't forget that there were still a lot of people waiting behind him, so he slowly handed the envelope to the person below, his face still looking extremely ugly.

  The envelope was passed from one person to another slowly and finally returned to He Bao's hands after making a round.

  The atmosphere in the tent was quiet and heavy.

  "Hao Bao little brother, is... your news source accurate?"

  After a while, Han Ma was the first to come back to his senses and asked.

  "Heh heh, everyone is clear about what happened last night. This was found on the elder Kamer of the Thieves' Guild, and later we also encountered the black-clad man who came to steal the letter. It can't be faked."

  After a long time, the leader of the Star Blue Empire in the upper right, an old man in blue robes, broke the silence.

  "It's better for us to believe it exists than not."

  The Hanma opposite him smiled and asked, "I wonder if Master Lanke has any good ideas?"

  Lan Ke smiled lightly and said, "This matter, if we really want to talk about it, isn't that serious." After a pause, he continued, "As long as everyone immediately spreads the news back to their respective forces and puts pressure on the Hols Empire, I'm sure they won't dare use the magic crystal cannon. I suppose Brother Huo Bao also thinks so, right?"

  Hu Bo smiled silently.

  Everyone was silent for a moment before nodding secretly.

  The Hors Empire, if this matter is done discreetly enough, there's really nothing to worry about. As long as all the people are eliminated and the dragon egg is seized, the opportunity is quite great. However, now that the news has been leaked, unless it's not afraid of the anger of the various major forces on the mainland joining together, it can still try its luck.

  However, judging from the current national strength of the Dutch Empire, it is unlikely that they have the guts to do so.

  Seeing this matter has a momentum to resolve, Huo Bao also secretly let out a breath of relief in his heart. After all, relying solely on a mercenary guild is not enough to deter the Hols Empire, but now that these representatives of the major powers on the mainland have been pulled onto one front line, the Hols Empire can only swallow its own bitter fruit.

  At this time, Da Xia laughed loudly: "Lan Ke brother is indeed wise, but I still have one thing to say to the leaders present."

  With their previous experience, everyone no longer ignored Huo Bao's words and instead urged him to speak quickly with smiles.

  "Everyone is clear, we came here to get that dragon egg."

  The two words "dragon egg" entered his ears, and the people below couldn't help but twitch their eyelids.

  Hu Bo's eyes swept across the crowd, his heart secretly amused. "Everyone is also aware of the dangers of the Death Forest, with countless high-level demons that are hard to count. With our current strength, trying to force our way through would indeed be somewhat difficult."

  Everyone nodded in agreement.

  Lan Ke's eyes swept towards Huo Bao, and he smiled and asked: "I don't know, does Younger Brother Huo Bao have any good strategies?"

  "It's not a good plan," Hao burst out laughing and shook his head, took a sip of water, and said: "I just have a suggestion, I think if we can all work together and enter the Death Forest, our casualties might be greatly reduced. At that time, defeating the Black Dragon won't be impossible."

  Han Ma's eyes flashed with a hint of divine light, "Younger brother's meaning is... cooperation?"

  "That's right." Huo Bao nodded.

  Lan Ke lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded.

  I agree.

  Han Ma also smiled slightly.

  I agree.

  "I agree."

  "I agree."

  。。。。。。。。

  After a brief discussion, many teams also agreed on temporary cooperation.

  On the surface, the atmosphere was quite warm, but everyone in their heart knew that this verbal cooperation would at most be preserved until they entered the depths of the Death Forest. Once they reached their destination, it would be every man for himself - those who could stab others in the back would do so, and those who could chop people down head-on would do so. In short, when faced with great interests, alliances were as fragile as a courtesan's thighs.

  Liu Feng stood outside the tent, listening to the harmonious and cheerful laughter coming from inside, with a cold smile in his heart.

  The corners of his mouth curled up with a hint of disdain, and he whispered to Sophie: "Fei'er, after entering the depths of the Death Forest, you must be extremely careful. Those guys inside will stop at nothing for that dragon egg."

  Sophie blinked her long eyelashes and smiled slightly, whispering in Liu Feng's ear: "Don't worry, husband, I'm not just a vase who only understands brute force, how could I not know about their despicable thoughts?"

  A hot gust of wind blew past her ear, a tingling sensation, an eyebrow raised, and he reached out to pull Sophie into his arms, saying menacingly, "Can I take this as flirting?"

  Sophie smiled coyly and said, "What do you think?" Her voice was husky and sent shivers down Liu Feng's spine.

  "Hey, little beauty, don't try to tease me, or else...". He tightly encircled her slender waist with his right hand constantly roaming over it, menacingly smiling.

  Sophie didn't back down, instead pushing her full chest forward and smiling slyly, "Or else... what can you do to me?"

  This extremely provocative action stirred up a strong desire in his heart, which was burning fiercely and continuously.

  "Girl, you've successfully lit the fire, but now, you're responsible for putting it out." Liu Feng said with a sly smile, panting slightly.

  Sophie's pretty face turned bright red, and she said in a flustered tone: "Husband, stop it, can't I just admit my mistake?"

  Liu Feng glared at him, "Isn't it a bit late to be saying this now?"

  Her right hand slid up from her soft waist, invading those full breasts.

  Her whole body felt numb and weak, Sophie only felt a surge of heat as that magical hand moved unceasingly, she couldn't exert any strength, so she could only softly lie down in Liu Feng's arms, letting him do as he pleased.

  "Cough... Cough..."

  A dry coughing sound came from behind.

  Sophie let out a soft cry, lifted her head and saw the dry face of Huo Bao. Her pretty face was like it had been burned by fire, she quickly left Liu Feng's arms, adjusted her clothes, and then quickly ran into the tent. However, before leaving, she didn't forget to give Liu Feng's waist a hard pinch.

  The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, Liu Feng couldn't help but be speechless - how did every woman know about this weakness of men?

  Turning around, she looked at Huo Bao with a bad expression and said, "Why didn't you go with those team leaders? What are you doing here?"

  "Hey, hey," looking at Liu Feng's unsatisfied face, Huo Bao didn't take it seriously. He understood that talking to a dissatisfied man was terrifying, so he just forced out a dry laugh.

  After a while, Liu Feng finally calmed down and said calmly: "What's up, Uncle Ho looking for me?"

  Huo violently nodded heavily.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Hehe, Xiao Feng, I see you're making good progress with my niece." Huo Bao said with a smile.

  He raised an eyebrow and looked at Huo Bao, who was beaming with joy. Liu Feng's heart couldn't help but feel a sense of vigilance. This old man was being overly friendly for no reason, he must have ulterior motives.

  As expected, Huo Bao continued laughing and said: "Xiao Feng, I suppose you also know the danger of this matter?"

  "Here." Liu Feng's heart skipped a beat, "With you, Uncle Ho, what danger could there be?"

  "Haha, you're really cunning. " Huo Bao smiled helplessly and then said seriously: "Xiao Feng, I really hope you can help us this time. Someone who can match an eighth-level strongman like you is exactly what we need now. Let's just say it's for Fei'er's sake, okay?"

  Since things have been said to this extent, if you continue to shirk responsibility, wouldn't that show that you don't care about Fei'er?

  "Sighing inwardly, he said somewhat helplessly: 'Speak up, what's the matter? I'll try to help as much as I can.'"

  "Hey," seeing Liu Feng nod in response, Huo Bao burst out laughing: "Little Feng, actually it's not a big deal, you also know that among the four major empires' teams this time, there are hidden 9th-level Star strongmen. Even if the Hols Empire withdraws early now, there are still three Star strongmen."

  Upon hearing this, Liu Feng furrowed his brow and interrupted: "Are you asking me to fight them to the death?"

  Although Liu Feng was confident that using his Wind Step and Boundary Splitting Clone, he could fight against a strong Star General for dozens of rounds, but if he wanted to defeat him and take his life, it would be impossible. The difference between the 8th and 9th stages wasn't just a matter of quantity, and Liu Feng still had some self-awareness about this.

  Huò shook his head and sighed, "Of course not. We're clear that an eighth-stage strongman can't defeat a ninth-stage strongman. I just hope that after we enter the depths of the Death Forest, you'll cooperate with us and protect our team."

  The request doesn't sound too excessive, but when the time comes, if you don't go and wipe out their family, they will surely clean up the scene. In the end, it's still necessary to fight with them. However, with Sophie here, Liu Feng thinks it's really impossible to wash his hands of the matter, so he can only reluctantly nod in agreement.

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