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Most of the area in the Monster Mountain Range is covered by dense forests. Although it seems quiet, any seasoned mercenary knows that dangers lurk there.

Many of the mercenaries here are working together for the first time, but thanks to their years of experience, they are still able to maintain a certain level of understanding.

Various signals can be conveyed through eye contact, and they often communicate using special gestures.

In places like this, making a sound can often be fatal.

Among mercenaries, this set of special hand gestures has gradually spread over the decades and has basically become a unique local communication term.

As for Xiao Yan, as a new mercenary, the veteran mercenaries treated him relatively well, placing him in a relatively closed beta section.

If the outermost mercenaries are attacked, they can provide flexible support.

After all, newcomers have little experience and poor reaction speed. If they get injured here, it will not only weaken the combat power of the entire mercenary group.

At the same time, the blood left by humans will be detected by other magical beasts, causing more trouble.

The group responsible for protecting Little Fairy Doctor consists of over thirty regular mercenary members.

They all wore a badge with a one-eyed wolf's head on their chests, representing their respective factions.

Within this guard team, a rather handsome young man was occasionally chatting with Little Fairy Doctor.

Most of the time, Little Fairy Doctor smiled and shook her head, seemingly rejecting some suggestion from the other party.

The young man wasn't angry after being rejected by Little Fairy Doctor; instead, he turned his attention to the numerous mercenaries.

"Everyone, stay alert! We're about to enter the Monster Mountain Range. If anyone messes up here, I'll kick them out of the group, understand?"

The young man was clearly venting his resentment on others, which shows that his magnanimity was just a facade in front of Little Fairy Doctor.

"Yes, Young Commander!"

The mercenaries from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group responded loudly, and the young man nodded in satisfaction, enjoying the feeling that everyone's help was invaluable.

"Pah, what a piece of trash. He's just relying on his dad being the leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Otherwise, with his character, how could he expect Little Fairy Doctor to even look at him?"

The mercenary next to Xiao Yan couldn't help but mutter a few curses under his breath, his tone tinged with a hint of bitterness.

"Is that guy's dad very strong?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask as well.

"Of course, that guy's father is one of the few Dou Shi experts in Qingshan Town. His combat strength ranks among the top three in the entire Qingshan Town. Otherwise, with his strength as a six-star Dou Zhe, how could he command so many people?"

No matter how dissatisfied they were with the other party, the mercenary who was talking to Xiao Yan still showed deep fear when the young man's father was mentioned.

"A Battle Master... I guess that's barely passable?"

Xiao Yan subconsciously made a comment, after all, he was already a Dou Shi when he was thirteen years old.

The mercenary who heard Xiao Yan speak gave him a strange look.

If this guy isn't just a complete hothead, then he can only be described as a seasoned scion of a powerful family.

However, he couldn't see any so-called noble air about Xiao Yan, and subconsciously thought that this guy might have some mental problems that caused his perception to be biased.

Not long after officially entering the territory of the Monster Mountain Range, the mercenaries were attacked in the first wave of attacks.

Hidden beneath the dense fallen leaves lies a first-tier magical beast, the Fallen Leaf Serpent.

Taking advantage of a mercenary's carelessness, he instantly broke through his disguise and bit the man's thigh.

The mercenary's face visibly turned purple, clearly indicating that he had been poisoned.

The first-tier magical beast was quickly surrounded and hacked into mincemeat by the mercenaries, but unfortunately, no magic core or anything like that was found on its body.

The only option was to remove the snake gall from its body and keep it as a trophy.

The poisoned mercenary was quickly taken to Little Fairy Doctor's side at the rear. After taking the antidote specially made by Little Fairy Doctor, the snake venom in his body was quickly neutralized.

As they continued their advance, Xiao Yan's mercenary group encountered three more waves of attacks.

Most of the monsters were low-level monsters scattered around, and the mercenaries usually managed to defeat them.

The only time a first-tier Earth Demon Ape broke through the formation and rushed in front of Xiao Yan was when it was injured and forced to retreat by a single punch.

With his power, he could easily kill the Earth Demon Ape with a single blow, but there was no need for that.

"Young man, you're quite strong. You actually managed to knock that Earth Demon Ape back after exchanging a punch with it."

"Look, when that young man broke that tree before, he was holding back, haha."

"To have this level of skill at this age, his future is simply limitless."

It should be noted that among first-tier magical beasts, the Earth Demon Ape is known for its strength. Even a four-star warrior would find it difficult to gain the upper hand in a direct confrontation of strength.

This gave everyone a better understanding of Xiao Yan's strength, and they all praised him.

"It's just that I used a little too much force."

Xiao Yan simply smiled and nodded in response to the mercenaries' praise, appearing quite casual.

The herb-gathering team continued onward, and as they reached a certain point, a soft voice rang out from within the group.

"Everyone, the herb-gathering area is just ahead. You've all had a long journey, so let's rest here for a bit."

It was Little Fairy Doctor who spoke. After she spoke, the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group also spoke, telling everyone to rest where they were.

A dozen or so mercenaries were scattered around the house, on guard.

"You guys, clear away all the vegetation and vines around here, in case any monsters lurk and attack us."

The young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group directly issued orders to Xiao Yan and the dozen or so temporary mercenaries, directing them to continue their operation.

Of course, these cleanup tasks were mostly done by temporarily hired mercenaries, while the Wolf Head Mercenary Group members rested on the spot to recover their fighting spirit.

Although they were dissatisfied with this guy's arrangements, the other mercenaries had no choice but to comply because he had more people and more power.

Xiao Yan also pretended to clear away the vegetation along the way, and unknowingly walked a long way.

Suddenly, the view ahead opened up, and sunlight streamed in.

Xiao Yan then realized that he had actually crossed the forest and arrived at the edge of a cliff.

However, the cliff is not that steep, and there are many strange rocks below the cliff that can be used as footholds.

At that moment, Xiao Yan smelled a medicinal fragrance and looked over. On the edge of the cliff, there was a bright red fruit growing.

Although he didn't know what it was or what it was used for, it was definitely a rare medicinal herb. Xiao Yan walked a few steps to the edge of the cliff and reached out to grab the fruit.

Just as he reached out, another fair and jade-like arm also reached for the fruit. In the end, Xiao Yan was a step too slow and grabbed the jade-like arm instead.