Morris was severely injured. He adjusted his body in mid-air and landed with a gloomy face, looking at the big guy who was showing off his horns to him.
Two pairs of gleaming green wolf eyes shone from behind the ox, savage and bloodthirsty, like hunters in the night, waiting for the right moment to strike and kill.
This prompted Morris, who was preparing to teach that big guy a lesson, to put away his staff.
Unless absolutely necessary, even someone as powerful as Morris wouldn't want to test the taboos of this place with himself, so he angrily raised his voice.
"You Chinese, keep your beasts in check."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark shadow fell behind the woman who was playing with animals. Gong Ye, who had returned, shook his head at the madman.
“I went to check it out. The rock wall above us was completely sealed shut, and there was no way to get out.”
Morris's eyes flashed. How could he possibly lead a group into China's forbidden territory without making sufficient preparations?
Wait, when did this person leave to check? Why didn't he notice?
Their attention began to reassess China's military strength.
A violent madman, if he really goes berserk, he doesn't care about anything. None of the people here today will be able to leave here alive.
A man whose strength is unknown, yet who can single-handedly hold off all the remaining members of the Holy Alliance during a battle.
A woman who controls lightning. Although my abilities are a counter to hers, besides her superpowers, her fighting skills are comparable to those of top international mercenaries.
Their gazes finally settled on Ruan Xianxian's face. This girl with her big buck teeth, who was playing with animals, seemed to be the weakest of the four in terms of combat strength, yet the four of them subtly centered their attention around her.
On the other hand, while they had the fighting strength, they were defeated because of a lack of unity among their people.
Misjudging the combat strength was his biggest mistake on this trip.
Damn it, with this fighting power, why not go to the seaside to control the floods?
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Seeing the fleeting contempt and anger in his eyes as he looked at Xianxian, Miyano's gaze deepened.
Weakest?
Before regaining his memories, it might have been like this!
Now...
Miyano, who had only recovered some of the love scenes, admitted that he was no match for his wife, nor for the martial arts fanatic!
With a clear understanding of the combat capabilities, Morris can only rely on his knowledge of this restricted area and his ability to counter the dark insects.
Just as he was about to show his sincerity, that damned woman who hadn't said much about playing with animals since his arrival smiled and raised an eyebrow.
The voice was as beautiful as a lark's song, but the content was anything but friendly.
"Cooperation? Sincerity? Your Holy Alliance abandons even your closest confidants so easily. What makes you think I'm being sincere?"
Then he added, "Don't even mention me. After you threw your companions out to test the mechanism, ask how many of the Holy Alliance members who follow you still believe in your sincerity?"
Otherwise, I wouldn't have given way so my dog could kick you and vent my anger.
If I were them, I would definitely be more wary of you right now than of China.
How can there be cooperation if people are not united?
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the fifteen men behind Morris flickered.
Morris brought two servants with him on this trip; one died in the jaws of wolves, and the other was seriously wounded and thrown out by him to test insects.
Although Maurice had told them before the operation that he would eliminate two dissidents around him, the Pope's spies, they all understood that he was doing this to monopolize the profits or to keep some for himself.
But this is enough to show that this person is ruthless and cruel.
He understood that Ruan Xianxian's words were meant to provoke him, but he still couldn't help thinking that when it came to the necessary sacrifice, Morris would never be lenient with them.
“You…” Morris was furious, but before he could jump up and down, Ruan Xianxian comforted him.
“I understand, I understand. You didn’t cruelly kill your companions; you just wanted to do something behind the Pope’s back and eliminate dissidents.”
Then, her tone shifted abruptly, her beautiful, eloquent almond-shaped eyes filled with ill intent.
"Now that both of them are dead, are we all going to be considered as dissidents to be eliminated?"
"With so many people here, if even one of them were to leak your actions to His Holiness the Pope, I bet you'd be dead!"
These words hit the nail on the head, and everyone's eyes flickered again, their emotions changing.
The Holy Alliance stipulates that the Pope must receive 70% of any items obtained through leads provided by the Vatican.
Who would risk traveling thousands of miles to illegally enter the mysterious land of China without wanting to return with a full load?
Before setting off, everyone tacitly agreed to keep the lion's share of the spoils for themselves, but ultimately, Chinese culture is different from theirs.
Nothing could compare to the benefits gained from selling Maurice and taking them from the Pope.
With just two sentences, Ruan Xianxian made some of the fifteen people deeply wary and vigilant towards Morris, while others' eyes darted around, clearly harboring ulterior motives.
With a soft thud, a dark figure darted out from the group of fifteen and dodged to the side of the yak.
The elegant Dracula straightened his clothes and gave everyone an apologetic smile.
“I think what Ruan said makes a lot of sense. Perhaps you don’t have this idea, Morris. Please forgive me for having to be cautious.”
I was just here to join in the fun, so I'll leave and just wander around with these three big guys.
Moo—
The yak, extremely displeased, pawed at the ground and brandished its horns.
A smile flashed in Dracula's eyes as he leaned in and sniffed the large creature. "Don't confuse friend with foe; we're the same kind."
Amazingly, the yak put down its hooves, brought its wet nose close to sniff Dracula, and gave up the attack.
Ruan Xianxian knew that this was a unique way for animals to greet each other.
Dracula mentioned in his letter that he was a vampire, and bats are also considered beasts... right?
A yak bigger than a house sniffing each other with an extremely handsome human is a rather jarring sight!
Ruan Xianxian turned her head and met Morris's fiery eyes, as if he wanted to pierce through her with his gaze.
Judging from his lip movements, he seemed about to unleash a torrent of curses when a Buddhist chant rang out from the crowd. A monk named Shixin, holding prayer beads, stepped forward and walked to Dracula's side.
He looked at Ruan Xianxian, smiled kindly, but said to Dracula, "Benefactor, you don't mind if this humble monk joins your team, do you?"
“Then you should ask him.” Dracula gestured with his chin, indicating to the yak next to him that had once again revealed its horns.
With a smile on his face, Shi Xin took a small grass with three leaves from his robe and offered it to the yak's mouth. "Benefactor Ox, may this humble monk join you?"
The yak looked at the grass, then at the bald donkey.
Then he looked at the grass, then at the bald donkey.
He opened his mouth wide, his tongue swirling around a blade of grass barely bigger than his eyelashes, chewing it over and over again, no longer protesting the monk Shixin's arrival.
After the letter was released, another wizard carrying a crystal ball came out. She had short, fiery red hair, and it was difficult to tell whether she was male or female because of her large wizard robes.
But Nguyen Hien immediately recognized her as a witch.
At this point, the opposition between the two sides turned into a three-way standoff, and Maurice, who was initially furious, gradually fell silent.
He looked grimly at Shi Xin and the others who had run away from home, formed their own team, and nearly divided up most of his fighting force.
"Who doesn't know that those three beasts are being manipulated by the woman on the other side? Dracula, can I interpret your actions as betrayal? Aren't you afraid of the Pope's wrath if he finds out?"
What? You've given up being a bat and now want to be a dog of China?
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