The Path to Sainthood from Fairy Tail

Since Li Xuan and Hawkeye had a fixed target to eliminate, more and more insects entered the flames, and the captain started to get busy.

It seems that the queen gave birth too hastily. These insects that can walk in flames are very weak in defense. Just a simple water magic can completely kill the insects that have just walked out of the flames.

The rest of the heavy weapons can also easily cause damage to this kind of insect.

Just as Li Xuan and Hawkeye continued to snipe the bugs, problems arose in the defense line next to them.

The color-changing insects suddenly appeared in the crowd and started killing, causing the soldiers who were not prepared at all to fall into chaos in an instant.

The defense line had just been built, but before it had lasted an hour, a gap was opened.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of Zerg poured in from this gap, trying to completely tear apart the entire line of defense.

Just when the defense line was about to crumble, a small team descended from the sky like a divine force and charged directly into the Zerg, turning the tide and killing the Zerg so that they dared not enter this defense line.

Each member of these teams is agile and has the ability to accurately find the weaknesses of insects and kill them with one blow.

After clearing out some of the bugs, the team leader began to take over the command of this line of defense.

"The bugs are dead, everyone return to your positions! Medics, treat the wounded, support, deal with these bugs, and remember to take out the bug crystals!"

Under the command of the team leader, the soldiers acted quickly and quickly filled the defense line.

The rest of the team members were also dispersed throughout the defense line to prevent the color-changing insects from attacking again without being noticed.

But just as the defense line was being restored in an orderly manner, several anemones successfully evaded the team's cleanup and crossed the defense line.

The five color-changing insects did not linger at all and started crossing the mountains.

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With half an hour left before the army arrived, Li Xuan and Hawkeye could hardly see the bugs with big bulges on their abdomens.

The trees were almost completely burned out, and the flames began to weaken, to the point where even ordinary insects could easily pass through.

I guess the Queen of the Hive also feels that there is no need to produce special insects.

At this time, the pressure on the team leader and other team members suddenly increased.

I don’t know if the queens were holding a grudge, but they sent their armies directly to the border, trying to use numbers to completely crush the humans who resisted their advance.

The barrels of their sniper rifles have turned red, and they will probably be scrapped after the battle.

Suddenly, Li Xuan had an idea. He rolled over and fired a shot above and behind his original position.

Green blood splattered, and at the same time a color-changing insect appeared and fell down helplessly.

As an experienced mercenary, Hawkeye also dodged the moment Li Xuan moved.

The two successfully avoided the sneak attack of the color-changing insect.

"You...are blocking my light!"

Li Xuan took out his pistol and fired four shots in succession in four directions.

Four green columns of blood spurted out, and then the four color-changing insects, including the sneak attack Hawkeye, fell to the ground and lost their lives.

Hawkeye looked at the five color-changing insects in surprise and swallowed involuntarily.

"Li Xuan, your shooting skills are truly...superb!"

Even the battle-hardened Hawkeye couldn't do what Li Xuan did just now, dodging the sneak attack while shooting the enemy down and then decisively taking out his pistol to eliminate the remaining enemies.

Li Xuan put away his pistol, touched the back of his head, and smiled shyly: "My shooting skills are actually just average. I just happened to sense the murderous intent from behind. But... where did these color-changing insects come from? I don't remember letting them go."

Hawkeye said confidently, "I think these anemone bugs must have come from other lines of defense. After all, such a long time is enough for them to cross mountains and rivers to rush here!"

"Then what do we do now?"

Li Xuan picked up the assassin he had just thrown away. It was now covered in dirt and the muzzle was a mess. It looked like a damaged weapon.

I should have used better materials earlier, but the materials in the workshop at that time could only make this assassin to this extent.

Li Xuan sighed secretly. He didn't expect that his first work would be retired like this.

Hawkeye put away his sniper rifle and said directly to Li Xuan, "We've done a good job so far. Even if the fungal blanket spreads here, it won't matter. It will just be more troublesome to clean it up. Leave the rest to the army."

Li Xuan asked curiously, "But are we just leaving like this?"

Hawkeye pointed downwards. "We have to leave! The Captain and the others are also leaving. How can we possibly handle so many bugs with just the two of us?"

Sure enough, the captain and others also began to fight and retreat, and were completely ready to leave.

After Hawkeye had packed up, he took out the book on mechanics' knowledge and solemnly handed it to Li Xuan: "I lost this bet. If you hadn't discovered it in advance, the color-changing insects would have caused extremely serious damage to me."

Li Xuan took the book without hesitation.

Then, he took out three incendiary magazines and said, "These are incendiary bombs. Although I won, I can't let you return empty-handed. This assassin is scrapped, so I won't give them to you. Take these three magazines. I hope they can help you later."

Hawkeye didn't hesitate and put away the magazine.

As if he had thought of something, he asked Li Xuan again: "Have you heard of the Qiongguang Mercenary Group?"

"The Poor Mercenary Group? No, is this mercenary group really that poor? Why is it named that?"

Li Xuan's face was full of disdain. Who doesn't become a mercenary to make money to support their family? How could any mercenary be willing to join with this name?

Hawkeye covered his forehead helplessly. "It's not the pauper's poor, it's the sky's sky... Oh! Forget it, I'll explain it to you later. We're getting ready to leave!"

Hawkeye's words dispelled Li Xuan's last doubts.

After spending less than a day together, Li Xuan did feel that this team did not seem to be from the military.

Just from the attitude towards the mission, there was something completely wrong. Li Xuan had never met a soldier who treated the mission so perfunctorily.

First, they discovered that the Queen of the Hive had extraordinary talents, so they retreated immediately. Later, they did not hold out until the arrival of the army, and they began to retreat directly.

It’s not that Li Xuan believes that all soldiers should sacrifice themselves selflessly under any circumstances, but the entire team’s behavior of putting their own lives first is not like that of the soldiers of the Xingqi Empire.

That's it.

If it were a mercenary group, all this would be understandable.

After all, mercenaries take jobs to complete missions and live a comfortable life.

Mercenaries are generally unwilling to take on missions that will result in certain death, unless they are mercenaries who are like players and can be resurrected infinitely.

Soon, Hawkeye brought Li Xuan and the captain and others to reunite.

They worked together to clear out the Zerg pursuers behind them.

Next, all we have to do is wait for the main force to arrive and set up the defense line to complete the mission.

But while waiting, Li Xuan felt like he was working in vain. If this team was really mercenaries, then he should be entitled to a share of the rewards this time.

If I don't have any money at all, and I'm giving away so many incendiary bombs for nothing, it's a bit of a loss no matter how I think about it...