Chapter 152: Greedy Heart

  Han Jin and the others could see that after walking this distance, those young magicians were exhausted, so they didn't rush to leave, just chatting idly.

  "Lei Zhe, can you still find that nest?" Mo Xinko asked in a low voice.

  "It's around here somewhere, let's take our time and look," said Lei Zhe.

  "Looking slowly? When will it be found?"

  "It's been half a year ago, the impression... is somewhat vague. Besides, in this forest, one mountain peak after another looks almost the same, what good method can I have?"

  "I said at the time that we shouldn't take on this task, it's too much trouble!" Mo Xinkai said.

  "You didn't say anything at the time!" Lei Zhe corrected.

  "What I said in my heart, isn't it okay?"

  "You..." Lei Zhe was momentarily speechless, having just experienced Mo Xikuo's cunning.

  Just then, a shrill cry suddenly came from upstream of the spring water. Those young magicians hastily jumped up and rushed along both banks of the spring towards the upper reaches. However, none of them could match the speed of that genius magical girl. The former were running on the ground, while the latter was flying in mid-air. In just a blink of an eye, she had left everyone far behind her.

  Compared with them, Han Jin and others' reaction speed was much slower. Mo Xinkai lazily grasped his giant sword: "Go take a look?"

  That Azha, although he was the young leader, had very shallow experience and would not play word games. The contract clearly stated that Leizhe's task was only to take them to find the nine-headed snake's nest, and nothing else mattered. In other words, even if those young people all died on the way, it had nothing to do with Leizhe.

  They were all amazed by the contract, which was full of terms that were favorable to their side! It's really hard to understand, in the army, Leizhe acted like a perfect gentleman, but after leaving, he completely became another person. Which one is the real Leizhe?

  "Let's go and see, maybe we can help them." said Xanier.

  "Can we help a wizard?" Mo Xinke burst out laughing: "It's truly an honor... Hmm, I'll have to remember this. When I have kids in the future, I'll tell them that you're not just any ordinary warrior, old man. Think back to when a wizard was in a desperate situation and begged..."

  Han Jin and others were too lazy to continue listening, threw down Mo Xinkuo who was indulging in fantasy, and went straight upstream.

  "Hey! Wait for me!" Mosike woke up from his beautiful dream and hurriedly followed behind.

  In the upper reaches of the spring water, seven or eight mercenaries were facing off against young magicians. The cause of the matter was simple: those female magicians had originally just wanted to wash away the dirt on their bodies, but someone took the lead and it turned into a bath. Just as they were washing with great relish, a group of mercenaries appeared at the edge of the spring water, and things became irretrievable.

  The women, of course, were overwhelmed with shame and anger. The several female magicians cried and complained about the injustice, their robes disheveled, each barefoot, and many personal items scattered around the spring water's edge. It was clear that in their haste, they had only put on their robes without anything underneath. Meanwhile, the male magicians were visibly agitated, holding various magic wands and shouting at each other like they were competing, ready to take action if the talented young magician girl or Asa gave them a signal.

  The mercenaries opposite, however, seemed extremely quiet, but they were exchanging information that outsiders couldn't understand with each other through their eyes. Three warriors stood at the front, behind them were two magicians, and two archers guarded on both sides, and in the back was a warrior holding a giant sword, which didn't seem to be much different from Mosinke's sword.

  Their stance was very reasonable, their expression was very calm, and at a glance, they were mercenaries with extremely rich combat experience. Those young magicians were somewhat reckless, but what can you do? Who let them have a powerful backer? They weren't even afraid of tenth-tier magical beasts, so why would they be afraid of a few mercenaries?

  "Everyone, you've scolded for half a day, shouldn't it be our turn to speak now? Do you still want to talk reason?" The warrior standing at the back said with a smile, seemingly they had already made up their minds.

  The young magicians grew even more indignant. Clearly they had been at a disadvantage, yet the other side was still lecturing them on morality - it was just too much!

  "Shut up, all of you!" The warrior suddenly roared: "Stop quacking like a bunch of ducks, can't you see how annoying it is? If you want to talk sense, come out one by one and speak!"

  "What reason?!" Azrael snorted: "You insulted our companion, what reason is there to talk about?"

  "Are you saying that you are reasonable?" The warrior looked up and down at Asa for a few moments: "Then I ask you, do the Tala Xia mountains belong to you?"

  "What?" Asa didn't understand.

  "I ask you, is Mount Taraxacum yours?"

  "Nonsense!"

  "Is this monster forest yours?"

  This time, Asa didn't even bother speaking.

  "If it's not yours, what have we done wrong by walking on a free land together?"

  "You... you have insulted our comrades!" Azha shouted in anger.

  "What a joke!" the warrior said, "If I take off my pants and pee on the main road, can I then accuse all the passersby of insulting me?"

  Han Jin suddenly laughed from afar: "Mo Xinkuo, that guy is a match for you."

  "What does it mean?" Mo Xinkuo asked in confusion.

  "What Raphael means is that you and that guy look alike." Sasori said with a chuckle.

  "Get out! I've never peeked at a woman bathing!"

  "We're talking about eloquence." Sasuke gave Mochizuki a cold glance.

  On the other side, Asa was already red with rage, but the warrior opposite him did not let up on Asa and continued to accuse him incessantly: "The spring water here belongs to everyone. You people ran over here to bathe and dirtied the spring water. We didn't say anything about that, but you...

  The young magicians could no longer bear it and began to curse one after another, the words of the warrior behind were drowned out by the curses.

  The genius magical girl slowly raised her hand, and the young magicians saw the movement of the master of the courtyard. The curses stopped involuntarily, and that genius magical girl said in a cold voice: "It seems that for you bunch of unrepentant, unreasonable beasts, it's necessary to severely punish you."

  "Punishment?" The warrior sneered, then his face suddenly changed and he shouted: "Take action!"

  Several female magicians who had cried until they were tearful suddenly let out a scream, two human shadows appeared beside them without knowing whether it was god or ghost, when they came to their senses, two daggers emitting cold light had already been placed on their necks.

  The mercenaries on the opposite side started at the same time, slowly pressing forward, trying to respond to their companions. The two thieves, who were controlling the female magician under the knife, retreated cautiously in different directions, apparently to prevent sudden attacks from this side, so as not to lose all the hostages at once.

  Asa's face changed, and the new magical girl's face didn't look good either. The feeling of being unable to use magic was very depressing, and they were all just starting out as magicians, so there was no way they could coordinate with each other. Even if they gritted their teeth in anger, they could only watch helplessly.

  Responding to his own companion, the warrior immediately revealed a cold smile: "Now, who is going to punish whom?"

  The commotion from earlier had completely disappeared, and the magicians were all keeping silent. Han Jin continued to observe that genius magic girl, seeing that she still hadn't made a move, he couldn't help but feel very disappointed. In fact, he had overestimated that genius magic girl, because people's talents are different, on their own paths of pursuit, they progress at different speeds, but some things can't be made up for by talent, such as experience and vigilance. If Gwala or Zagunede were here, they would have already launched a swift counterattack, even if it meant sacrificing their own companions immediately, but that genius magic girl absolutely couldn't do that.

  The warrior saw that the magicians in front of him had become honest, and his heart was greatly settled. He understood that he had grasped the weakness. At this moment, he no longer concealed his gaze, greedily staring at the magic wand in the hands of the talented young magician girl. Suddenly, he shouted: "Put all your magic wands on the ground! Now!!"

  The young people stirred, looking at Asa together, waiting for Asa to make a decision. Asa hesitated for a moment and had no choice but to throw the magic wand to the ground. The other magicians followed suit and threw away their wands one after another.

  "You!" The warrior pointed at the genius magical girl with his hand, but his gaze was directed elsewhere, sweeping over Han Jin and the other two: "And you three, throw all your weapons to the ground."

  Sassou looked at the magic wand in his hand, raised his head and smiled silently, not listening to the order at all. Mo Xinko was even more outrageous, shouting loudly: "You're talking to Grandpa?"

  The warrior was taken aback, but he was also a clever person and immediately understood the relationship between the two in front of him. He said in a low voice, "Brother, I know this has nothing to do with you, but don't make things difficult for me either! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

  "Hah... how can you be so rude?" Mo Xinko burst out laughing: "Want to bite me?!"

  The warrior sneered and suddenly reached out to grab the hostage's hair, pulling her over. The poor female magician screamed and struggled with all her might, but her strength was too weak to have any effect. The warrior stretched out his hand again, grabbing the little finger of the hostage's right hand.

  A faint, almost imperceptible cracking sound came through, and the female magician's head jerked up violently, her entire face contorted in agony. Even walking through the forest had left her feeling exhausted, and this pampered flower was utterly unable to bear the pain of having her pinky finger brutally snapped off. In an instant, not just tears but even snot flowed out from the pain, her mouth agape wide enough to fit a fist inside, clearly revealing her tongue trembling at an extremely rapid frequency. Then came an inhuman wail.

  "Remember, my patience is limited!" The warrior said coldly: "I repeat for the last time, put down your weapons!"