"this……"

Liz attacked instantly, and the second-level professionals of the Grey Eagle Mercenary Group didn't even have time to react.

In the blink of an eye, one person was knocked away.

They didn't expect that the cloaked man following Annuo was so powerful.

“Level 3!”

As Ed looked at the whip marks on the face of his subordinate who was lying at his feet, his eyes gradually narrowed.

Liz's level is one level lower than Anno, only level 18.

When Liz took action just now, Ed had already sensed the fluctuations of Liz's magic power.

As a level 20 hunter, if he was provoked by a level 18 person, he would have rushed up to teach the other person a lesson.

However, Ed held back when facing Anno.

The master that Liz mentioned is quite intimidating.

The slaves are all level 18, so the master’s strength must not be bad either.

If Anno is also level 20, Ed will be at a disadvantage in the fight.

“Hahaha, Brother An, don’t be angry!”

A smile appeared on Ed's face and he apologized to Anno.

“I’m wrong this time, brother. This is also the first time I’ve seen an adventurer, so I wanted to learn from him. Don’t get me wrong!

When we deliver Alman's goods to the capital, I'll treat you to a drink to make amends!"

Ed's words gave Annuo face, which made it impossible for Annuo to continue.

"I'm sorry, my subordinate was too impulsive and injured your man.

Do you want to go to the church for treatment? I will pay for the treatment!"

An Nuo also replied with a smile.

Ed twitched his lips and laughed dryly: "No need, we have a priest in our team!"

As he spoke, one of the second-level priests began to treat the mercenary who was hit on the cheek by Liz's whip.

Annuo shrugged and walked to the front of the convoy with Liz.

Although Ed's words were pleasant to the ear, he did not stop those people when they came forward to provoke him.

If Liz showed the strength of the third level, and the strength of the master Annuo was unknown, Ed would not be as easy to talk to as he is now.

"Uncle, are you just going to let them go like this?"

The man who was beaten came up to Ed and said with a wronged look on his face: "Why don't you teach them a lesson?"

"I didn't expect that the cloaked man was actually level three!"

Ed looked at An Nuo's back and whispered, "Besides, the adventurer named An is likely to be even stronger.

But I don’t think it will exceed level three!

They are most likely Alman's guards.

However, although Alman sent a batch of good goods this time, he did not have the ability to find a fourth-level professional!

Besides, this is inside the city.

Once we start fighting, we will attract the attention of patrolling soldiers, which will be detrimental to our next plan!"

"I understand. But uncle, once we leave the city, we must teach them a lesson!"

"Hmph, don't worry!"

A hint of a sinister smile appeared on Ed's lips as he said, "Whether these two are real adventurers or not, it's just bad luck for them to get involved in this matter. If they die, they can't blame anyone else."

When Alman saw that all the goods were loaded, he started shouting.

After hearing this, Ed immediately followed the convoy with his subordinates.

Anno took Liz and walked to the side of the convoy.

After leaving the city, the group began to head north towards the royal city.

The cart was not pulled by horses, but by a kind of horse-like magical beast called the Cloud Horse.

Although this magical beast is larger than an ordinary horse, it has a gentle temperament and is not very powerful in combat.

Because of its faster speed, it is often domesticated by humans to replace ordinary horses.

Although the goods were a lot, with Yunma, the 100-kilometer journey to the royal city could be reached in eight or nine hours.

In other words, we can reach the royal city tonight.

Although An Nuo seemed relaxed along the way, he was actually paying attention to the movements around him.

The feeling that Ed had given Anno before was very strange.

He clearly wanted to provoke Annuo, but after suffering a loss, he chose to swallow his anger.

Especially the mercenary who was whipped by Liz, the look in his eyes when he looked at Anno was very strange.

It seems like "You will fall into my hands soon."

This is also the reason why Annuo is on guard against the Grey Eagle Mercenaries.

After the caravan started moving, Alman stayed in a carriage in the middle of the caravan.

I don't care about what happened between Anno and Ed.

Merchants are also divided into big and small.

He was just a small businessman and didn't dare to anger any third-level professional.

The ordinary people who did the hard labor did not notice the strange atmosphere between An Nuo and the mercenaries.

They complained about the scorching summer sun and talked about family matters.

This situation continued until noon.

The caravan stopped by a small river and took a short rest.

Just as everyone was sitting in the shadow of the carriage eating dry food, a group of people on horseback suddenly appeared in the distance and galloped towards them.

There were hundreds of people in this group and they moved very quickly. They soon arrived around the caravan.

The men on horseback had their faces covered with black scarves and held a variety of weapons in their hands.

The arrival of these people immediately caused panic among ordinary people.

"Here comes with ill intentions!"

When An Nuo saw this, he immediately realized that trouble was coming.

Although most of these people are at the first and second levels, there are also several third-level professionals.

The strongest one is the level 19 warrior!

With such strength, even the Grey Eagle Mercenaries with Ed may not be able to cope with it.

Alman, who had learned the news, had already gotten off the carriage.

When Alman saw the professionals approaching from all directions, his face turned pale instantly.

“Why are there so many robbers!”

The other party's attire has confirmed their identities.

"Captain Ed, Captain Ed!"

Alman shouted to Ed who was not far away: "They are robbers, please drive them away and protect the goods!"

In a nearby carriage, two girls about sixteen or seventeen years old lifted the curtains and looked outside cautiously.

"Oh no! It seems my father has been robbed!"

One of the blue-haired girls heard Alman's cry and whispered.

The other girl next to her had long, smooth white hair and an exquisite face. Her facial features seemed to be carefully carved, and there was not a single flaw to be found.

When the white-haired girl heard that there were robbers, she immediately shrank under the seat in the carriage, her face full of fear and her body shaking uncontrollably.

Seeing this, the blue-haired girl immediately comforted him, "Don't worry, Phil, my father has hired many professionals to protect you. I will definitely take you back to the royal city safely and find your family!"

After hearing this, the white-haired girl's expression eased a lot.

Although he was captured by humans and almost became a slave.

But it was the blue-haired girl in front of her who saved her at the critical moment.

Phil knows that there are bad people among humans, but there are also good people!

She smiled at the blue-haired girl and nodded.

As the white hair shook, the pointed ears on both sides were revealed!

This is an elf girl!

Ed heard Alman's shout and walked towards the robbers with a group of mercenaries.

"Didn't you notice anyone around when you came here?" Ed asked the leader of the robbers.

“Don’t worry, there are no large caravans traveling this road today.

Those small caravans have been scared by my people and changed their routes.

No one will leave from here at this point.”

The robber leader chuckled and said, “But, Ed, I really didn’t expect you to take the initiative to cooperate with me.

And I, a wanted robber, murdered my employer.

If this matter were to be exposed, you and I would probably end up on the run.”

The difference in strength between level 19 and level 20 isn’t too big, and the robbers have the upper hand in numbers.

The other party treated Ed as an equal.

After hearing this, Ed's eyes flashed with impatience, and he said, "Stop talking nonsense, Gris, something is wrong now!"

"What do you mean?" Gris' smile froze and he asked warily.

People in their line of work have to be careful at the slightest sign of trouble, otherwise they would have been dead long ago.

For this operation, Ed sent someone to find him for cooperation yesterday.

Alman's caravan has a long-term cooperation with the Grey Eagle Mercenaries.

According to Ed's investigation, Alman's caravans always hired mercenaries for escort.

But he actually maintains a team of ten professionals.

And there are also third-level professionals!

This team is not usually used.

But Ed found out that the cargo that Alman was carrying this time included other goods besides ordinary goods.

There are also good things smuggled in from the Empire.

The value may reach tens of thousands of gold coins!

There was no way Alman wouldn't let them come over to escort him.

It's just that they were hiding in the convoy.

Ed even felt that Liz and Anno were Alman's guards.

Faced with the offer of tens of thousands of gold coins, Ed was tempted.

Regardless of the fact that Alman had been his partner for many years, he teamed up with his former companion, now a wanted criminal Gris, to rob and kill Alman.

After Gris learned about the existence of Anno and Liz from Ed, he sneered.

“Damn adventurers, they must be Alman’s guards!

This is Alman's first time smuggling. With his financial resources, supporting two third-level professionals is already the limit.

If you and I join forces, it won’t be easy to kill them!

Get started! "

Gris roared and rushed towards the convoy with a group of robbers.

Anno, who was far away, saw that the mercenaries around Ed not only did not stop the robbers, but rushed up with them. He knew that things were starting to develop in a strange direction again.

"I just wanted to do a mission along the way, can't it be finished smoothly?"

An Nuo sighed helplessly and drew the dagger he had just bought from his waist.