Nothing went wrong in the remaining days, and not every event was as dramatic as the Death Village.
However, while there were no major problems, there were constant minor ones. Groups of infected individuals appeared intermittently during the journey, forcing the team to send out personnel to clear them out.
During this period, under the pastor's careful care, the thief He Zeyu's injuries were almost completely healed.
It's important to know that for every extra day an infected person survives after the update, their level increases by one, and there's a chance they'll evolve into a higher-level infected.
The current average level of infected individuals is around 25, which is a bit high for the Long-Hearted Separation team.
In particular, because Ye Muli's level was too low, the infected could spot him from afar and thus turned to attacking mercenary groups.
For the mercenary group, apart from some issues with team cohesion on the first day, the subsequent days of clearing out the infected went surprisingly smoothly.
This was largely thanks to the emergence of a "magic swordsman" in the team, who could use debuff magic to suppress the attributes of the infected, allowing everyone to easily defeat these high-level infected.
Previously, Wang Gang was the only one who could be in the front line. If other infected people suddenly entered the battlefield by accident and Wang Gang did not stop them first, it would be a disaster.
The other two men were not capable of directly confronting the infected.
Now that Liu Nian is on the field as a support defender, he can temporarily step in as a secondary tank if an emergency occurs.
Fortunately, Liu Nian's attributes haven't been revealed. If it were discovered that his health is higher than Wang Gang's as a shield guard, then things would get really messed up!
Even without that, his damage output is comparable to that of an archer, and he also has the ability to weaken infected, allowing him to switch freely between various roles.
However, to Du Mingna's dismay, he lacked offensive skills, possessing only the ability to weaken attributes; otherwise, his damage output could have been significantly enhanced.
However, she quickly came to terms with it. If someone were truly that versatile, why would she even have the chance to recruit them?
It's just an R-type mercenary group, so don't expect to recruit SSRs!
Currently, apart from the Axe Gang and the Sword and Rose Mercenary Group, whose members are around level 24, the rest of the mercenaries are generally level 23 or lower.
This time, they faced another unexpected situation: the entire convoy was attacked by a group of infected individuals.
They were on an open highway, with overgrown farmland on both sides. Originally, a large group of infected people had gathered and blocked the road ahead.
However, during the clearing process, infected people continued to join from the farmland on both sides, blocking the way forward. Left with no other choice, the mercenary groups had to temporarily band together for defense.
The two mercenaries were guarding the infected at the head; they were the strongest, so breaking through the infected's defenses was left to them.
The remaining mercenary groups defended against the infected that kept coming from both flanks of the convoy. Once they successfully broke through the road ahead, everyone drove away together.
The situation is extremely urgent, so the two large ones are not concerned about these matters. They are carrying more goods and cannot break through safely on their own. They need to unite to retreat safely.
For large mercenary groups, reputation is everything. Abandoning the escort mission and running away is worse than dying here, otherwise they would suffer an even worse fate if they went back.
It must be said that the generous treatment is not all good; their rules are stricter than those of other small mercenary groups.
In this long, single-file formation of convoys, ranged classes and priests stood on the rooftops of the vehicles, firing down from above. Du Mingna led Liu Nian and Ye Muli to defend the infected on the left flank, while Wang Gang and He Zeyu defended the infected on the right.
Flanking them were other mercenaries, who together formed the flank defense.
Because Liu Nian is both strong and resilient, his task is very challenging.
As the main tank, he needs to hold off the infected while also building up his aggro so that the infected will only chase after him. Otherwise, with Ye Muli's defensive capabilities, he will be scratched to death by the infected in no time.
Last time, we tried having Wang Gang hold the infected's aggro so Ye Muli could unleash her damage, but the level difference was too great, and the infected abandoned Wang Gang and went straight for Ye Muli.
Unfortunately, Wang Gang had just used his taunt and his skill was still on cooldown. If Liu Nian hadn't been there, Ye Muli would probably have died on the spot.
There's nothing that can be done; even a god can't save someone from a chaotic situation of hatred, since building up hatred takes time.
Considering this situation, Du Mingna had Liu Nian take Ye Muli with her while she assisted from the side, and then assigned the remote professional focus to Wang Gang's side.
As for the pastor, she is the busiest, as she needs to juggle both responsibilities.
As he was saying this, Liu Nian had already engaged the enemy, and the infected roared as they pounced on him.
Instant-cast spells like Amplify Damage, Disintegrate Ray, and Curse were all unleashed on it, causing its hatred level to skyrocket. The infected couldn't help but hate Liu Nian.
Especially since Amplify Damage is an area-of-effect spell, several infected attacked Liu Nian in an instant.
Du Mingna felt a little worried as she watched three infected people rush towards Liu Nian at the same time.
They had never dealt with more than two infected people at the same time before, so they quickly shouted at Tang Tongbi to make sure to replenish Liu Nian's blood volume.
Liu Nian wasn't worried about his own safety at all. His physique and defense were very strong, and he also had a medium-level slow recovery aid to heal. Moreover, he was facing ordinary infected people, which was like a dimensional reduction attack.
If Liu Nian were the only infected person blocking the way, his summoned creatures could have easily eliminated them, and he wouldn't have needed to lift a finger.
The attacks from ordinary infected individuals were easily parried by Liu Nian with his sword. What seemed like a fierce attack to others was like a slow-motion replay to Liu Nian.
The forced loss of first blood due to the parry successfully triggered the protective effect of Liu Nian's equipment, causing a light blue shield to deflect, which could defend against 100 points of damage.
Just tell me how I'm supposed to die?
The other teammates are used to this shield; they've gone from being curious at first to being numb to it now.
Du Mingna clearly remembered Liu Nian explaining that this was an effect inherent to blue equipment, which could make one immune to some damage.
I didn't ask for the specific data myself. Everyone has secrets, and too much interference will only make people feel disgusted.
In her eyes, this was a lone wolf with some ability looking for a team. He deserved a better team, but she didn't have the idea of letting him go for the time being. Selfishly speaking, who wouldn't like someone who is cheap and reliable?
Each infected person was cursed with several curses, and the hatred value steadily fell on Liu Nian. At this moment, Liu Nian turned his head and winked at the people behind him.
Ye Muli was watching Liu Nian nervously, gripping the sword tightly in his hand, not even noticing that his knuckles were turning white.
These infected individuals were of a very high level; he never dreamed he would face them, let alone several in a row.
You should know that when he's alone, he only takes on low-level tasks, and most of them are simple tasks like delivering messages.
Although the tension has eased somewhat after spending these past few days together, I still subconsciously feel nervous when facing the situation.
"Relax, Brother Nian said he would protect me." Ye Muli looked enviously at the figure fighting in front of her and encouraged herself.
"Brother Nian, protect me!" Ye Muli shouted, then joined the battle.
This tone and demeanor don't sound like they're going to fight; they sound like they're going to their deaths!
"Don't worry!" Liu Nian said without turning his head, slicing off half of the infected person's hand with his sword.
Seeing that her teammates had already made their moves, Du Mingna's body gradually became transparent, which was the assassin's signature skill: invisibility.
When she finally reveals herself, it will be time to reap the rewards.
Liu Nian single-handedly kept the three infected at bay, and the infected on Ye Muli's side had already lost half its health and a hand, greatly reducing its threat.
Du Mingna suddenly appeared behind the infected creature and launched a sneak attack, stunning it for four seconds.
Originally, after the sneak attack, she was going to use another skill, Five-Star Kidney Strike, to stun the infected. However, Liu Nian's output was high, so she changed her strategy when the infected woke up and used the Five-Star Finishing Move, Bone Removal.
Purple light converged between the two daggers, then swiftly pierced the infected man's back.
The assassin has an attack bonus when positioned behind the enemy, and this time she was lucky enough to trigger a critical hit. The infected, who still had a little bit of health left, was instantly killed by Dumina's Eviscerate.
The assassin's explosive power was terrifying, leaving Ye Muli speechless with astonishment.
With the combined efforts of the three, they quickly sent the three infected individuals to their deaths.
Before the three could even catch their breath, the other mercenaries nearby exclaimed in surprise.
Liu Nian looked at the several figures emerging from the waist-high weeds in front of him, his expression somewhat solemn.
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