He paused for a moment before Jiang Chen said indifferently, "Introduce me to Dark Spider."

"Yes!"

Xuan Long nodded solemnly, "Dark Spider's lair is on a small island at the edge of Parrot Ocean, but no one knows exactly which island it is.

Their organization has revealed the presence of six Innate Grandmasters; one was killed by the Dragon King, leaving five. The total number of their members is around one thousand five hundred.

After our recent skirmishes and yesterday's battle, they should have around a thousand people left. Of course, this does not include any strength they may have hidden.

However, according to rumors, Dark Spider's leader, Mage Liesi, is a very arrogant and conceited person, and he acts very ostentatiously, so it is unlikely that they have hidden strength."

"Continue," said Jiang Chen softly.

Xuan Long nodded and continued, "After the recent skirmishes, we have generally understood that the strength of Dark Spider's members is uneven. Beyond the six Innate Grandmasters, the strongest is only one Four-Star Knight with Heavenly Level peak strength.

Oh, the classification of strength abroad is almost the same as at home, but the names are different. The four levels of Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow correspond to Four-Star, Three-Star, Two-Star, and One-Star Knights. Semi Innate is called Great Knight, and Innate Grandmaster is called Paladin Knight."

After introducing the foreign strength classification, Xuan Long went on to introduce Dark Spider's strength: "Below the one Four-Star Knight, there are more than twenty Three-Star Knights, over a hundred Two-Star Knights, and nearly five hundred One-Star Knights. The rest are ordinary people."

"This..." Jiang Chen said with a puzzled face, "How come Dark Spider's strength is so..."

Xuan Long chuckled and said, "Mage Liesi's policy is that as long as those six of them are there, Dark Spider can stand at the top echelon of the sect forces. Without those six, it doesn't matter whether Dark Spider exists or not.

So whenever they have resources, they are divided among those six Paladin Knights, rarely giving anything to their subordinates. If that Four-Star Knight wasn't Mage Liesi's son, he probably wouldn't have been allocated any resources either."

Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile:

"No wonder their strength varies so much. With such a selfish leader, how could anyone strong be willing to serve them? Wouldn't it be much easier to deal with them? Just carry out a decapitation strike, finish off the remaining five Paladin Knights, and they'll probably disband on their own, right? I think their brothers might not even have the thought of taking revenge."

Xuan Long nodded slightly, "Indeed, Dark Spider's force is the most abnormal one. However, the decapitation strike is not something we first thought of. The third-ranked Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps once wanted to use this method to finish off Dark Spider, but for some reason, they gave up on the operation."

"They gave up on the operation?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. For the third-ranked mercenary corp to give up on an operation, Dark Spider must have the support of some powerful figures behind them.

"Have you had any contact with the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps?" Jiang Chen asked in a low voice.

Xuan Long shook his head slightly, "When accepting the mission, I also thought about getting information from the people of the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps, but our Dragon Flame Mercenary Group is newly established and doesn't yet have the status to speak with the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps."

"Brother Long, I saw Kuang Shi, the vice captain of the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps, when I entered the city," Scar interjected. "According to his habits, coming to Changlan City means he'll definitely go to the central Grand Beast Arena. He loves watching beast fights the most!"

"Oh?" Xuan Long was surprised for a moment, then turned to look at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as he said in a deep voice, "Ah Long, Scar, Xue Yu, follow me. The rest of you rest in the hotel."

"Yes!" the three of them exclaimed in unison.

The four of them stood up and walked out of the room, heading straight for the central Grand Beast Arena.

Since they were now opposing the Dark Spider, it was imperative to uncover as much of their true situation as possible. A force that even the world's third-ranked Mercenary Corps feared necessitated that Jiang Chen proceed with caution.

Upon arriving at the Grand Beast Arena, which undoubtedly served as a symbol of Changlan City, the entrance was teeming with a steady stream of people going in and out.

"Stop right there." As Jiang Chen and his companions reached the entrance to the Beast Fighting Arena, they were intercepted by the staff there.

The staff member looked them over and spoke indifferently, "You all seem unfamiliar. May I ask which group you're with?"

"Dragon Flame Mercenary Group, Xuan Long." Xuan Long replied softly.

The employee was slightly taken aback, then chuckled, "Oh, it turns out to be the big boss of Dragon Flame Mercenary Group, Brother Xuan Long. I apologize, since it's your first time here, I had to ask. Please don't mind!"

"It's fine, but I'm not..." Xuan Long started to say with a light chuckle, shaking his head as he intended to explain.

Scar raised an eyebrow, interrupting hastily, "Brother Long, I didn't expect even the Dark Night Angel's people to know about our Dragon Flame. It seems we have made quite a name for ourselves."

Scar's interjection left Xuan Long momentarily stunned, but he quickly realized what was happening and cast an apologetic glance at Jiang Chen before turning to the staff at the entrance, "Can we go in now?"

"Of course, please go ahead!" The staff member glanced at Scar and Jiang Chen, smiling as he gestured towards the entrance of the Beast Fighting Arena.

Jiang Chen chuckled helplessly, giving Xuan Long a teasing look, and stepped into the Beast Fighting Arena ahead of the others.

A flicker of shame crossed Xuan Long's eyes as he followed suit.

"Dragon King, I'm sorry," Xuan Long murmured apologetically to Jiang Chen as they entered the vast Beast Fighting Arena and walked through the corridor by the entrance.

Chen Jiantao was taken aback, looking at Xuan Long with confusion.

"Can't you see what just happened?"

Jiang Chen replied with a light smile, but then his expression suddenly turned serious, "It's understandable that Ah Long didn't grasp the situation since he has been in a foreign mercenary group for only a few months, before which his visits abroad were solely for training. But what about you?"

As he spoke, Jiang Chen fixed his intense gaze on Chen Jiantao, "You should be well aware of your own status. If you encounter something like this during a mission and fail to catch on, could your secret be easily detected by others?"

Chen Jiantao was momentarily dumbfounded, then suddenly came to a realization, "That person just now didn't know which of us was in charge, but now..."

"You understand now?"

Jiang Chen spoke indifferently, "The Dragon Flame Mercenary Group has always been publicly led by Xuan Long, with everyone recognizing him as the head. I'm not worried about others knowing that I own Flame Dragon and facing trouble because of it. What I'm worried about is your lack of vigilance. When executing the next mission, could you inadvertently give away secrets because of your own words?"

Xuan Long and Chen Jiantao both hung their heads in shame, especially Xuan Long, who felt deeply mortified.

He had almost exposed Jiang Chen's identity, with Scar stepping in to cover for him, but his final glance had once again betrayed Jiang Chen as the leader.

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