Iya Continent: Card God

Enveloped in mist and surrounded by swamps, the natural defensive barriers left Linta at a loss for what to do.

Maren, standing nearby, suggested, "Fez is inside. If he wants to escape, he'll definitely come out on a floating marshwood boat, making a huge commotion. You don't need to worry. Just gather your team and come together to besiege him. We'll figure out a way to break in."

"As for me... I'm no longer of any use, I'll be going now..."

Maren, who was about to leave, was stopped by Linta, "Wait!"

Maren was somewhat bewildered. "I really don't know how I can get in. Please let me go. I promise I'll never be a thief again..."

Linta looked at Malone and solemnly asked, "Do you think it's possible that the entrances and exits to this camp aren't just by boat into and out of the swampy fog?"

"Huh?" Maren paused. "I don't think so... I haven't heard any of the other bandits in the Iron Teeth Gang mention any other way in or out of this place."

Linta: "The ordinary bandits don't know, but what about the regimental commander?"

"This..." Maren fell silent.

Linta's eyes shone with determination as he said confidently, "There are other ways to leave. There can't be only one way. If there were only one way, wouldn't we be doomed if this place were discovered and surrounded? Would a bandit leader who has been hunted for so many years not have any escape plans? Is that even possible?"

Maren was startled and couldn't refuse. Even a petty thief like himself would consider leaving himself a way out. Let alone the leader of dozens of bandits.

"So what if we have them? We can't find them anyway."

Linta shook his head. "No, we can find it. As long as they are trying to escape, they will definitely make a sound. Wherever there is something unusual, that is the escape route."

“You’re right, but Fez can’t escape now. He doesn’t know that Raguel and the brothers were attacked. Your men have surrounded them well, haven’t they?” Malen said.

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Ta's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "What if the other party knew from the beginning?"

Maren was stunned, his face darkening. "What do you mean? Are you saying that Fez knew from the beginning that Raguel would be attacked, or that he knew someone was coming to hunt him down today?"

Linta looked at Malen and said calmly, "If you can tip off the Vazquez family, can't someone in the Vazquez family tip off this Commander Fez?"

Mullen shuddered. "What's the basis for your suspicion...?"

Is there any basis for this? Linta's mind raced. Of course there is. The relationship between the Flame Fox Knight Mok Besson and the underground casino Elephant Gary is the basis. The underground casino has always had many shady dealings. So where do these items come from? They couldn't possibly have been picked up off the street, could they?

Furthermore, it was too much of a coincidence. We were just about to launch an ambush, and we just happened to run into the deputy commander, Laguerre, who was traveling. To avoid attracting attention, we were taking deserted, wild animal-infested trails, but we still bumped into each other. It was as if they already knew we were going this way.

However, this doesn't seem reasonable.

If the other side knew we were coming, shouldn't they have ambushed us? How could we have ambushed them?

The truth can probably only be found by entering the Misty Swamp Mountain.

"What is the terrain like around this Misty Swamp Mountain? Do you know?" Linta asked.

Malen nodded. "I know. There's a table in Captain Fiss's room with a map of the surrounding terrain on it. I've secretly looked at it and memorized it."

As he spoke, Malen squatted down on the ground, picked up some small stones and wooden blocks, and laid out a rough map of the terrain of Misty Swamp Mountain.

Lin Ta gazed intently, memorizing the map of the terrain and mountains.

He then said, "Do as you please now. You can leave whenever you want. Thank you."

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

After he finished speaking, a gust of wind swept away the mist and disappeared without a trace.

Maren paused for a moment, his brows furrowing as he looked around at the mountains.

Linta, wielding the power of the card "Swift Wind," used the undulating terrain of the opponent's map to traverse the mountains, encircling the entire misty Misty Swamp Mountain.

Based on the undulating terrain in the mountains, Lin Ta had some guesses in his mind.

The area covered in swamps is unlikely to be the second exit. If there is a second exit within these Misty Swamp Mountains, it should be in an area that doesn't border the swamp, because the underground of the swamp is unsuitable for digging underground tunnels.

"Hiss." "Sizzle."

"Hmm?" Linta stopped and listened intently. It seemed that he heard a strange sound somewhere on the mountain.

Wild beasts? Insects and birds? No, none of those, it's a person!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

With a swift wind and a fleeting shadow, Linta arrived at the outer edge of the Misty Swamp Mountain.

Here, there is no swamp, no mist, and everything is clearly visible.

Beneath the lush trees, a group of menacing-looking bandits were hastily making their escape.

"go!"

"The commander said the enemy has discovered this place, let's get out of here quickly."

"It was knights from the Vázquez family who brought them."

Linta looked down at the fleeing Black Tooth Gang bandits and finally confirmed the truth of his suspicions.

Fies, the leader of the Iron Teeth Gang, had indeed known all along that the Vasquez family's knights were coming to suppress bandits. But why didn't he leave immediately? Instead, he sent his vice-leader out to kidnap the bandits while the rest of his men escaped?

There's only one answer! He's covering something up. He doesn't want the Vázquez family to know there's an inside man within the family. If they all escape beforehand, it's tantamount to telling the enemy that their intelligence on the bandit suppression operation has been leaked. But if half the men are killed, and the deputy commander is also killed in the process, that's a different story.

From the Vázquez family's perspective, this was an accident. The reason the enemy escaped was likely due to an inadvertent leak of information regarding the attack on Vice-Commander Raguel. Although the commander escaped, their stronghold was wiped out, and the vice-commander was captured and killed. It could be considered a success. The capture and pursuit of Fes will certainly continue, but there's no need to rush it for now.

"What should I do now...?" Linta murmured to himself, lost in thought once more.

There were more than twenty bandits below, as well as a silver-level leader.

If one goes down to fight alone, there is no way to stop him. He will definitely exhaust all his magic and mental energy and die in the end.

Waiting for others to arrive is probably even more impossible.

In particular, that Flame Fox Knight, Mok, might be in cahoots with them. That guy definitely won't let the team hurry up. He'll definitely try to buy enough time for these guys to escape.

"Damn it!" Linta gritted his teeth.

I really couldn't think of a better way, and feeling a bit discouraged, I consoled myself by saying, "What does it have to do with me? I'm just here to make a little money. Let them do whatever they want behind my back!"

Just as I was having this thought, a scream rang out, "Ouch!"

The sound came from among the fleeing Iron Teeth Gang bandits; it seemed someone had been attacked.

"Huh? What happened?" Linta blinked sharply, looking down at the commotion below.

One of the bandits clutched his wound and collapsed to the ground in agony. Blood continued to flow from the wounds on his body; upon closer inspection, it was clear that he had been slashed by a sword.

Commander Fez walked solemnly to his companions and brothers, examining their injuries.

"Commander... save me..."

Iron-Toothed Fies gave a cold, stern look. "Take him with you. Be careful. Stay together, one in front of the other, don't fall behind."

"Yes!" The bandits of the Iron Teeth Gang, following their leader's orders, placed their companion on the crate they were carrying and carried away.

The figure, hidden in the shadows of the woods, drew his sword, his sharp eyes fixed on the scene, a secret delight in his heart.

They prepared to launch another surprise attack with their swords, hindering their departure.

Who should they attack? Probably the few carrying boxes and people; those few are too busy to help themselves.

"Fuck!"

A flash of silver light appeared, and with lightning speed, a sword slashed out, its magical energy aimed directly at a certain person.

"Zheng!"

A metallic clang resounded as the thrusting sword energy was blocked by Fiss, whose hand was adorned with a fine iron tiger-tooth claw. The silver sword energy struck the tiger-tooth claw, flickering and dissipating.

"Not good!" The person who drew the sword realized the danger and tried to escape, but he was already surrounded by a group of elite bandits.

The leader, Fies, said coldly, "I knew it. I knew who you would attack."

Linta, high above, stared wide-eyed at the knight who had been caught in the ambush, Siz.