Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan was not satisfied after killing the Bright-Colored Beasts with ease. They were already dead before he could test the new additional effect of his Earth Element.

The Bright-Colored Beasts were very weak. It was common for these Servant-class creatures to roam around the boundary of the safe zone. The mine seriously needed to be managed better. If he had not happened to be around, more than a dozen people would be dead!

“Kid, I didn’t expect you to be so strong. You must be a high achiever of some renowned college. Are you interested in working in our quarry? I’ll offer you a handsome pay. I can definitely afford it. It might look like a small quarry, but there are a lot of valuables in these mines. Once we extract them, I will build a bigger mine! I promise I won’t mistreat you, what do you say?” the foreman said.

“I’m already being kind for not reporting you for not following the protocols,” Mo Fan answered.

“I’m just short on funds. Once have the funds, I’ll tighten up security…”

Mo Fan was about to beat the foreman up when he suddenly noticed more spikes appearing on the other side of the hill. There were a lot more of them this time.

“More of them?” Mo Fan frowned.

It was common to see a small group of demon creatures at the boundary of the safe zone, but it would be unusual if there were more of them. Mo Fan had already used the Earth Pistil to cleanse the land. It was unlikely there were so many demon creatures living in the area.

The heavy stomping was shaking the mountain so vigorously that it was on the verge of collapsing. A few enormous beasts appeared from the cloud of dust, running straight toward the quarry.

There were three Warrior-level creatures with green hides. Their Auras were significantly stronger than the Bright-Colored Beasts, feeling like they were going to trample the quarry flat!

Mo Fan was astounded. They were still at the boundary of the safe zone, close to human territory, so where did these strong Warrior-level creatures come from? Was there a new demon horde in the mountains close to Fanxue Mountain?

Mo Fan finally noticed a group of people riding on the creatures as they arrived.

A man in a brown coat was riding on the creature that was around ten meters tall. He was wearing a pair of glasses with golden frames, and had a cold and vicious look to his eyes.

The man scanned the mine coldly. His expression shifted when he saw the corpses of the Bright-Colored Beasts.

“Leader, the Bright-Colored Beasts which were looking for the Silver Stone Heart for us are dead.”

“Who killed these Bright-Colored Beasts?” the man in the brown coat demanded.

“My friend…” the foreman began, stepping forward with a smile.

These people who were riding the strong beasts were obviously no ordinary people. The difference between the Green-Skinned Beasts and the Bright-Colored Beasts was like comparing a few stray cats with a bunch of lions!

“Answer my question!” the man in a brown coat shouted.

Mo Fan was about to speak when the guard grabbed him on the shoulder and shook his head.

“They are mercenaries. You might be in trouble. Let me handle it,” Zhu Kan told Mo Fan. He walked toward the mercenaries.

“Ugh… we killed them together. These Bright-Colored Beasts suddenly showed up in our mine and attacked our trucks, so we killed them,” Zhu Kan said.

“Fellow Mages, were these Bright-Colored Beasts your Summoned Beasts?” the foreman asked cautiously.

Summoned Beasts?

Impossible, Mo Fan could sense the innate savage Auras about the Bright-Colored Beasts. They were clearly not Summoned Beasts!

“We were training the Bright-Colored Beasts in the mountains to search for something. It took us a great effort to train them, but you have killed them all. Should I kill you all too?” the leader of the mercenaries spat.

The creature he was riding swung its arm and knocked Zhu Kan flying.

Zhu Kan did not expect them to attack him. He slammed heavily into the building behind him.

“What are you doing!?” the foreman yelled in shock

“Those creatures attacked us first. It’s normal for us to kill them! Why are you being so unreasonable?” the young Mage said angrily.

“Unreasonable?” the leader of the mercenaries smiled nastily. He looked down at the young Mage and said, “To be honest with you, the thing we are looking for is more valuable than all your lives. We drove the Bright-Colored Beasts here. They were so close to finding the Silver Stone Heart, but you killed them. I already have the urge to kill you all, and you’re telling me I’m unreasonable?”

“Please, let’s all stay calm. What did you say you were looking for? The Silver Stone Heart?” the foreman said.

“Yes, do you know where it is?” the man said coldly.

“Maybe, I guess,” The foreman did not dare to lie after seeing how vicious these mercenaries were.

As a matter of fact, he had built the quarry here because he had found something extremely valuable. As a normal merchant, he would struggle to dig the treasure up himself. He could only lease the area and slowly mine the minerals that the valuable object was producing. Once he saved up enough, he would figure out a way to dig the treasure up.

To his surprise, someone else was looking for the Silver Stone Heart, and they were a bunch of vicious mercenaries!

Zhu Kan would most likely have to spend all his life in bed after those injuries. The foreman believed he should guarantee his safety first, no matter how greedy he was. Otherwise, he would not be surprised if these people killed them and made it look like demon creatures were responsible for their deaths!

“Spill it out, or our Battle Beast Mercenary Group will break the bones of everyone here!” the leader of the mercenaries declared coldly.

“Yes, of course, they are only working for me. Please spare our lives,” the foreman nodded very quickly.

“Battle Beast Mercenary Group? You’re going to break the bones of everyone here?”

Mo Fan lifted his gaze. He looked at the aloof leader of the mercenaries and grinned, “It’s been a while since I last stumbled into scum like you!”