Although Dongdong is merely a woman, when she fiercely bites down, her strength is also astonishing.
The two-star mercenary, caught off guard, was bitten on the palm and immediately flew into a rage, grabbing Dongdong’s hair and swearing loudly: "Dare to bite me, I’ll kill you tonight, bitch."
In the palm of that mercenary, a flash of Dark Light appeared, as he actually used Dark Power. He raised his fan-sized palm and was about to strike down, clearly intent on killing.
Not far away, Helen saw this, her eyebrows twisted, and as she leaned on her cheek watching the scene, a strand of Dark Energy faintly emerged from her hand.
At that moment, the mercenaries only felt a blur before their eyes, and the biting mercenary let out a piteous shriek.
The bulky body was thrown out, causing a stir in the tavern. Helen’s eyebrows lifted slightly, a hint of a smile appeared on her lips, and she withdrew the Dark Energy.
The mercenary howled continuously, crying out: "My hand, my hand."
The mercenaries looked sharply and took hold of the one who was fiercely commanding Dongdong just a minute earlier.
His right hand was impaled with half a broken bottle, the sharp glass piercing through his entire palm, blood gushing like a fountain.
"The blood won’t stop," a few who came with that mercenary hurriedly came forward to stop the bleeding, but they found that the broken bottle was lodged in the artery and several vital acupoints, making it impossible to stem the flow. With injuries like these, even if it heals, his hand would be useless.
"Who did this, who was so ruthless," one burly man, who appeared to be the leader, saw his companion’s hand disabled and was instantly furious.
Seeing that no one answered, everyone’s gaze turned in unison toward the direction the bottle had flown from.
They saw a young man in the most inconspicuous corner of the tavern, lounging with his legs crossed, struggling to gnaw on a squid strip.
The young man was slender, dressed in light armor, half-covering his face with a golden mask, featuring a delicate chin, crimson lips, high nose, and thick eyebrows.
At that moment, the young man was still chewing on the squid strip, shouting towards the tavern’s owner Helen: "Helen, how many times have I told you, your squid strips are too tough, Chef Mi Xiu’s cooking is much better than your fat chef’s."
Helen had a strange expression, neither crying nor laughing, Yue Jinghua’s skill in feigning ignorance truly unmatched in the world.
The robust man strode forward, sized up Yue Jinghua, and after seeing only a two-star mercenary badge on his clothing, still uneasy, he cupped his fists and asked: "May I ask this young brother, which Mercenary Group do you belong to? I am Lei Lu from the Benxiang Mercenary Group, is that woman your sweetheart?"
There are many unwritten rules in the Mercenary World, and one’s sweetheart is generally not to be provoked lightly.
"Benxiang Mercenary Group, right? Pleasure to meet you. I am Yue Jinghua, belonging to the Second Generation Mercenary Team. Dongdong is not my sweetheart," Yue Jinghua still smiled cheerfully, a face devoid of love.
Second Generation? The Benxiang Mercenary Group is a medium-sized group, which had just taken a mission and left Five Saints Town for a while, hearing the name Second Generation still felt somewhat unfamiliar.
A few knowledgeable mercenaries whispered amongst each other.
Upon hearing that the opposing team is a negative score mercenary squad that could be disbanded at any time, and not to mention having no background, not even hosting a three-star mercenary in their ranks, Lei Lu’s expression suddenly changed, his earlier courtesy gone.
He snorted, glaring fiercely at the playful Yue Jinghua, "Since she’s not your sweetheart, why then did you disable my brother’s hand?"
"Because he’s ugly," Yue Jinghua spit out the squid strip from his mouth, hitting the burly man’s face accurately.
"Asking for death," the burly man felt a fishy smell on his face, and became furious instantly. In front of him, a flash of Dark Light enveloped him in a sphere of Dark Earth Energy.
Bad news, that young man is doomed.
In the Benxiang Mercenary Group, Lei Lu is considered one of the top experts, particularly renowned for his incredibly powerful arms.
It is said that he once strangled over ten thieves with his bare hands during a surprise attack.
The young man didn’t run away, but instead slowly drew the Great Sword from his back, which looked corroded and rusty. Everyone doubted whether the sword, if grasped by Lei Lu, would crumble like tofu.
"What is this?" Helen was astounded as Yue Jinghua unleashed his swordsmanship, her insight far surpassing any mercenary in the tavern.
The Great Sword seemed to drag a Residual Shadow slowly through the air, and then the shadows became more numerous.
Suddenly, the young man vanished.
Sword shadows filled the sky; Lei Lu hadn’t reacted yet when he felt sharp pain all over his body, as countless sword shadows struck him like a torrential downpour.
"Yes, those are sword shadows, the Residual Shadow of the sword. This young man’s swordsmanship has actually reached the realm of illusion," Helen murmured to herself, astounded to witness someone using sword shadows after so many decades.
With a thud, Lei Lu’s body smashed heavily on the ground, his skin almost nowhere unharmed.
He hadn’t even gotten close to Yue Jinghua and was inexplicably defeated.
In the tavern, most of the mercenaries didn’t clearly see what happened; they only knew that within a few breaths, Lei Lu was defeated.
With disheveled hair, Dongdong standing nearby, suddenly felt warmth on her shoulder.
She then saw a young mercenary grinning at her, his shoulder newly clad in Light Armor.
"Dongdong, it’s okay now, I’ll take you back," ignoring the astonished murmurs of the crowd and the dying gasps of Lei Lu, Yue Jinghua escorted Dongdong towards the exit of the tavern.
"Boss, what should we do?" The bartender from the Helen Tavern came forward to inspect; following the mercenary earlier, Lei Lu had been severely beaten. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novelFɪre.net
That Yue surname mercenary was really ruthless, always aiming to eliminate any way out for the enemy. Lei Lu’s biggest strength were his iron-clad arms, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the bones in Lei Lu’s arms were completely shattered by an unknown Dark Energy.
This Dark Energy was extraordinarily bizarre; even if they found a skilled Medical Practitioner, it was unlikely that Lei Lu could ever return to his previous condition.
"Tough, refreshing, Yue Jinghua, you are much more formidable than I expected," Helen’s eyes sparkled for the first time with a clear brightness, as if she had found a rare treasure, "This young man, I have my eyes on him. You go warn the Benxiang Mercenary Group, anyone who dares to trouble the ’Second Generation Mercenaries’ will be opposing Helen Tavern. For the next Mercenary Newcomer King selection, our Five Saints Town finally has a suitable candidate."
Upon hearing this, the bartender was stunned but immediately went to help handle the aftermath.
After stepping out of the tavern, all the noise was left behind.
As soon as the cool summer breeze blew, Dongdong shivered, asking in a low voice, "Captain Yue, why did you save me?"
No good deed is done for free, Dongdong understood that in Five Saints Town she was an insignificant character, Yue Jinghua must have had a reason for helping her.
"Is your man a mercenary? I currently need to recruit some new mercenaries, help me with that," Yue Jinghua chuckled, finally, she found a new recruit.