Pop! Pop! Pop!

As everyone had just turned their guns around, several sniper shots rang out, and those members of the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps who had rushed out of the valley fell to the ground, their heads burst open by bullets.

An Long was slightly startled, realizing it was the sniper squad led by Spirit You, and he breathed a sigh of relief, gritting his teeth as he fired his gun while charging towards the valley.

After hearing An Long's words, Fiery Bird waited behind a tree for a while, and indeed he felt the bullets bearing down on him thin out considerably—even if there were still some aimed in his direction, they weren't targeting him.

With a slight frown, Fiery Bird began to wonder to himself, what was going on? Why had they truly stopped targeting him?

Perfect chance!

With a cold smile, Fiery Bird's figure flashed as he charged rapidly towards An Long.

Suddenly, Fiery Bird's expression changed, and he quickly darted behind a large tree for cover.

"Ma De! Ma De! Yan Mo, Kuang Shi! What are they doing here?" Fiery Bird growled with a dark expression on his face.

Although Fiery Bird had confirmed that An Long's position was where the commander was located, he had not truly seen who was there, for the bullets were too dense. But now that he had approached closer, he recognized Yan Mo and his companion standing behind An Long and was once again in a bind!

"Yan Mo, the leader, Kuang Shi, the deputy, what is the meaning of this?" Fiery Bird bit down on his teeth and shouted out loud.

"You don't need to know what this means," a low shout rang out as two figures dashed out from left and right, charging straight towards Fiery Bird.

Seeing the approaching figures, An Long and the others instinctively raised their gun muzzles, waiting for them to pass before continuing to fire!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of muffled sounds erupted as the two figures rapidly unleashed a combo attack on Fiery Bird, before passing by each other and turning swiftly to face Fiery Bird, who was leaning against the tree.

"Xuan Long!" Fiery Bird glanced at Xuan Long and then turned to look at the person beside him, "Is this one from the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps?"

"Dragon Flame Mercenary Group, Snake Woman!" Xing Fei spoke coldly.

"Snake Woman?! You're the one who was redeemed by the Dragon King from the Grand Beast Arena? How is that possible? How could you possibly have the strength of a Paladin Knight?!" Fiery Bird was shocked and in disbelief as he stared at Snake Woman.

"You know too much!" Snake Woman glared coldly at Fiery Bird and charged forward swiftly.

Xuan Long also charged forward without a word; Fiery Bird absolutely could not be allowed to live!

"While you're here entangled with me, your boss is being surrounded and attacked by four Paladin Knights; he's probably dead by now! With him as my funeral accompaniment, I have made a profit," Fiery Bird declared.

Knowing that there was no chance for his survival today, and even though Yan Mo and Kuang Shi did not make a move, they had already approached and blocked any escape route for the three of them. Fiery Bird shouted out loud with a desperate ferocity.

The firing from An Long and the others abruptly stopped, and Xuan Long's group was stunned for a moment.

"Go to hell!" Fiery Bird's eyes flashed brightly as he unleashed a fierce punch towards Xuan Long's chest.

Pop!

Just as Xuan Long was unable to dodge in time, the sound of a sniper rifle shot out, and a sniper bullet grazed by Xuan Long, heading toward Fiery Bird's fist.

Fiery Bird's expression changed, and he quickly retreated, while Xuan Long also reacted and quickly moved away from Fiery Bird.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Continuous sniper rifle shots rang out, and An Long and his comrades reflexively looked up to see that, because their side had ceased fire, a few more people had emerged from the valley, also being sniped with shots to the head.

"Fire!" An Long roared, and everyone began shooting at the valley again, once more trapping the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps inside. However, even though they were whole-heartedly suppressing the valley, their eyes occasionally darted toward Fiery Bird!

After steadying himself, Fiery Bird angrily glanced towards Xuan Long's rear flank, where, twenty meters away, Spirit You had his sniper trained on him—the very shot that had saved Xuan Long had been fired by him!

Yan Mo and the others all gave Spirit You a look, their eyes revealing shock.

This guy… was actually able to catch the attack pattern of a Paladin Knight?!

Incredible!

What kind of monsters are those under Dragon King?

After collecting themselves, Yan Mo and his companion gave Fiery Bird an annoyed stare.

Then, taking a step forward, they teamed up with Xuan Long, effectively surrounding Fiery Bird.

"Do you truly not care about the life and death of your boss?" Fiery Bird glanced at Yan Mo and his companion, then turned his head to mock Xuan Long.

Xuan Long's expression tensed, and then with a sneer, he spoke, "You just said that there were four Paladin Knights attacking Dragon King, didn't you?"

"Yes!" Fiery Bird nodded firmly.

"Where would the Blazing Flame Mercenary Corps get four Paladin Knights?" Xuan Long mocked him.

Fiery Bird smiled slightly, "We Blazing Flames may not have so many Paladin Knights, but aren't you aware how much your Dragon Flame Mercenary Group is detested? Do you know how many long-standing mercenary groups want you dead?"

"You…" Xuan Long furrowed his brow, his heart sinking. He was acutely aware of the situation Dragon Flame was in, which had been crafted by Jiang Chen precisely to place Dragon Flame in this precarious position. Only through this could they be better tested.

However, Fiery Bird's words made Xuan Long question Jiang Chen's methods for the first time. He wasn't afraid of the perilous situations they faced, nor the possibility of being besieged by several Paladin Knights himself. What worried him was Jiang Chen. Now that Jiang Chen had been exposed, and today he had even been surrounded by four Paladin Knights, these kinds of situations were likely not limited to today.

"I'll go to Dragon King!"

Xing Fei, looking upset, set off towards the direction of the valley. She did not detour, as worried for Jiang Chen, she charged directly into the crossfire between Dragon Flame and Blazing Flame.

"Snake Woman, don't go through the valley! If you get injured, would you be helping or burdening him?" Xuan Long shouted sternly.

Snake Woman's expression changed and, clenching her teeth, she withdrew from the crossfire and ran towards the nearby mountain wall instead.

"Too late! You're all too late! Dragon King must be doomed by now!" Fiery Bird said, his face darkening.

But a hint of uncertainty flashed in Fiery Bird's eyes. He was unsure whether Mu Si and the others had really arrived. If they had, they should have been causing chaos at the front of the valley by now.

Xuan Long and those watching Fiery Bird could clearly see the change in his expression. Yan Mo spoke with a heavy voice, "Fiery Bird, it seems your reinforcements never came, did they?"

Whoosh!

After another glance at the valley, Fiery Bird let out a breath and shook his head slightly, "I should not have trusted them!"

After a pause, Fiery Bird looked up at Xuan Long, "Commander Xuan Long, if I join Dragon Flame, would you let me go?"

"That's not for me to decide!" Xuan Long shook his head slightly.

Fiery Bird fell silent for a while and then said quietly, "Take me to see Dragon King."

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