Behind the valley, Kuang Shi and his men were quietly following behind the Dark Dragon Ghost and the others.

On this side, it was Spirit You who led Long Ya's men to demonstrate the art of silent killing, which greatly astonished both Yan Mo and Kuang Shi. However, considering the identities of Spirit You and his men, they weren't too surprised.

After the people in the dense forest were also dealt with, Spirit You called over An Long and Kuang Shi.

"Mr. Yan Mo, Mr. Kuang Shi, please set up defenses on both the left and right flanks. I'll take a small team and set up defense at the back. An Long, the task of intercepting the escaping soldiers in the valley is yours!" Spirit You took over the command without any courtesy.

An Long didn't say anything; Jiang Chen had told them that when they operated jointly, An Long knew it was an opportunity for the Dragon Flame captains to learn. He nodded without objection.

"If anyone attacks you, fire your guns immediately. We'll come over to support you upon hearing gunshots!" Yan Mo nodded and warned.

Spirit You smiled slightly, "Okay!"

Yan Mo and Kuang Shi exchanged glances before turning to set up defenses on the two wings. Spirit You nodded at An Long and led a small team towards the deeper parts of the forest behind them, disappearing into the woods in the blink of an eye. Everyone in this squad was equipped with three guns: a pistol, a submachine gun, and a sniper rifle!

Watching Spirit You and his men leave, An Long waved his hand, and a Fire God Cannon was handed to him. He set up the cannon aimed at the valley and the men waited quietly.

Da da da!

A burst of rapid gunfire sounded at the front of the valley, and the expressions of An Long and his men darkened as they prepared for immediate action.

Boom boom boom!

The dull roar resounded as numerous boulders rolled down from the cliffs on both sides of the valley, changing the expressions of the Dragon Flame Mercenary Group in an instant.

The Fiery Bird shouted out with a pale face, "Rita, Mu Han'er!"

Receiving no response, Fiery Bird's face turned ashen as he shouted, "Retreat, retreat from the valley!"

Da da da!

The members of the Dragon Flame Mercenary Group returned fire as they retreated.

"Fire!" An Long had been watching the direction of the valley, and as he saw the retreating figures of the Dragon Flame Mercenary Group, he bellowed and firmly pulled the trigger of the Fire God Cannon.

Da da da!

Flames burst forth as everyone opened fire, unleashing a rain of bullets on the Dragon Flame Mercenary Group!

"Dammit! Dammit! Why haven't Mu Si and the others arrived yet?" Fiery Bird looked ahead at the doggedly advancing Dragon Flame Mercenary Group with a gloomy expression and cursed angrily.

Although Fiery Bird had underestimated the combat strength of the Dragon Flame Mercenary Group, he wasn't foolsih and knew that in such a situation, he'd be caught between two fires. He had risked danger because he had contacted other Mercenary Corps, including enlisting the help of Mu Si and three other Paladin Knights.

His guess was that Jiang Chen or Xuan Long would definitely be leading the front. If Mu Si and the others could ambush the front and capture Jiang Chen or Xuan Long, they would win.

But now the battle had started, and the front line troops weren't in disarray, which was puzzling to him. Could it be that Mu Si and the others hadn't come? If they hadn't arrived, he was in deep trouble!

In fact, Mu Si and the others had arrived—only to be held up by someone!

As the battle began, Jiang Chen's expression suddenly changed, and he said to Du Feng beside him, "I'm leaving you in charge of the command."

With that, Jiang Chen picked up his hefty staff and turned to run towards the back.

Du Feng glanced at Jiang Chen's retreating figure and understood; Paladin Knights had arrived. Whether they were friend or foe, the battle must end quickly; he couldn't allow Jiang Chen to face an unknown number of newcomers alone!

After leaving the group, Jiang Chen ran wildly for a hundred meters, then abruptly stopped and drew his Blood Saber.

Clang!

A flash of scarlet, and Jiang Chen stared coldly at the mound in front of him, saying solemnly, "Come out!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Four figures appeared in front of Jiang Chen, it was the four people, Mu Si.

"Dragon King, your name has been thundering in our ears these past few days!"

Mu Si looked at Jiang Chen coldly, "A newly emerged force, yet so oblivious to keeping a low profile, repeatedly making moves that shock the sects and powers. Your Dragon Flame is really not taking us established forces seriously!"

Jiang Chen replied with sarcasm, "If you have the capability, why don't you also make a few sensational moves? If you don't have what it takes, yet you resent others for stealing the spotlight, that's truly shameless."

"Dragon King, you still talk tough when death is at your doorstep?!" The blond man bellowed.

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as he said coldly, "Yes, you're the ones who are at death's doorstep. What's the use of talking nonsense with you!"

After a pause, Jiang Chen glanced at a mound thirty meters to his side, a deep thought flashing in his eyes.

"You dare to be distracted in front of us, are we invisible to you? Fellas, beat him until he's crippled, but don't kill him. I want to have a good time dealing with him!" Mu Si shouted, and the four of them charged towards Jiang Chen.

They were truly envious, jealous, and hateful towards the fame Dragon Flame had now.

Just as Jiang Chen said, they couldn't achieve the feat of annihilating forces like the Dark Spider, but a rising power did, which infuriated them. Naturally, they harbored resentment towards Dragon Flame.

In an instant, the battle was joined.

Whoosh!

Bang bang!

The blood-colored saber shadows swiftly flickered as five figures engaged in rapid combat.

During the combat, Jiang Chen maintained a three-part vigilance.

And the object of his vigilance was the mound thirty meters to his left. The four people in front of him didn't give him a sense of danger, but something over there gave him the feeling of a death threat.

What was there, exactly?

...

As Jiang Chen and the others got into action, the war in the valley was reaching its end—the Dragon Flame Mercenary Corps could be said to have trapped themselves in an inescapable situation!

"Damn it! Mu Si, I'm not finished with you!" The Fiery Bird roared, eyes red with blood, as he charged towards the dense woods behind the valley.

In his judgment, for Jiang Chen to take them down, he would definitely need to split his forces—two cliff sides, the forest behind, plus a frontal assault. And for safety, the leaders of the divided forces would surely be Paladin Knights or Great Knights, leaving just one Paladin Knight to command the frontal assault was already generous.

His deduction was not bad, Jiang Chen had indeed made such arrangements. However, he had underestimated the combat power of the Long Ya Special Warfare Team Members and, at the same time, Jiang Chen's own strength.

If he had known that Jiang Chen was a powerhouse capable of facing four opponents without defeat, he would never have gambled on a maneuver that put one in a desperate situation to seek survival.

Now, he had played himself into a corner, failing to catch any fish and instead losing all his bait!

Dodging the bullets fired from within the dense forest, the Fiery Bird quickly charged into the woods.

An Long's expression changed slightly. Just as he was about to loudly call out to the two Kuang Shi, several sniper rifle shots rang out, causing him to pause briefly.

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