Battle Through the Heavens: Even without the Burning Flame Technique, I, Xiao Yan, still became an e

"Thank you for your help, young man. My mercenary group was ambushed by snake people here, and the situation is urgent. Please help me go to Stone Desert City and fetch reinforcements!"

Normally, Xiao Yan wouldn't want to help, but looking at the badge on the other person's chest, Xiao Yan fell into thought.

The badge depicts a large tree, with a bolt of lightning on the left and a ball of fire on the right, all within its shade.

Xiao Yan was familiar with this pattern; it was a design he had made when he was young, when he and his two older brothers made a bold promise to form a mercenary group in the future.

Although this is the first time I've seen it, it has left a very deep impression on me.

"What's your commander's name?"

Xiao Yan replied calmly. The mercenary paused for a moment, then casually answered, "My Mo Tie Mercenary Group has two leaders. These two leaders are brothers, named Xiao Ding and Xiao Li respectively."

Upon hearing these two familiar names, Xiao Yan smiled and nodded.

"Let's go. Take me to the place where your mercenary squad was ambushed. By the time we get back to Stone Desert City and back, they'll probably all be dead. You lead the way."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the mercenary immediately shook his head: "Young brother, the snake people who ambushed us are no ordinary people. There are three nine-star Dou Zhe among them. We've only met by chance, and I can't let you die in vain!"

"direction."

Xiao Yan was getting impatient. "I have my reasons for doing this. This back-and-forth trip will take a long time. By the time reinforcements arrive, everyone will probably be dead."

Seeing the boy's confident assertion, the mercenary, though filled with doubt, pointed to a sand dune behind him: "It's just a few hundred meters over there."

"Um."

Without saying a word, Xiao Yan grabbed the injured mercenary and took several rapid strides, leaping dozens of meters in an instant. In just a few steps, he had already crossed several sand dunes and arrived at the top of a sand dune not far from where the mercenary team was located.

He placed the mercenary on the ground and watched the situation below.

On the battlefield below the sand dunes, eight strange creatures dressed in bizarre attire and wielding curved swords surrounded ten mercenaries.

These creatures have upper bodies similar to humans, but lower bodies that are thick snake tails. Their upright bodies sway back and forth, posing a constant threat of attack.

The tail ring at the end of the tail would occasionally slap the ground, making a rustling sound, which was specifically used to disrupt the enemy's mind and make them feel agitated.

"Is this what a snake-man is? This is the first time I've ever seen one."

Unlike the monsters I had imagined, these snake people were organized and intelligent, and were like another variant of humans.

"That's right, that's our mercenary team. We originally came here to hunt magical beasts, but I didn't expect to be ambushed by these snake people. The others risked their lives to create an opportunity for me to escape."

Even while escaping, I was still accidentally slashed; the snake-men's weapons were all coated with potent poison, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

"Kill them, leave only the women!"

Of the ten mercenaries, there were eight men and two women, one of whom was a slender figure, around twenty years old.

The woman was exquisitely beautiful with sharp eyes, like a fierce female leopard. Her bronze-colored belly and thighs were exposed, making her the primary target of these snake people.

Snakes are inherently promiscuous. Although it is difficult for humans and snake people to have offspring, there is no fundamental reproductive isolation between them. Human women who are captured by snake people often suffer tragic fates and are basically reduced to objects of abuse.

Perhaps death would be easier than falling into the hands of a snake-man.

"Go, but be careful not to hurt the humans."

With a thought, Xiao Yan summoned three powerful fire beasts.

Under Xiao Yan's command, three fire beasts with the strength of eight-star Great Dou Masters were dispatched.

Meanwhile, the injured mercenary was dumbfounded as he watched Xiao Yan summon the blazing magical beasts. Who was this guy who could control so many fire-breathing magical beasts at once?

"Everyone, try your best to hold on. Danzi has already gone to get reinforcements. Let's hold on for as long as we can."

Even so, large beads of sweat kept dripping down her forehead.

The woman leading the mercenary squad was only a seven-star Dou Zhe, while the opposing side had three nine-star Dou Zhes. No one knew how long they could hold out.

"Let's do it!"

The snake-men flicked their tongues and attacked in a swarm, their first targets being the weakest members of the mercenary squad.

"cry!"

Just then, the sky suddenly became incredibly bright and hot. The snake people and mercenaries below looked up and saw a huge firebird, about ten meters long, circling above them.

"What is that?"

Neither the mercenaries nor the humans had ever seen anything like it before, and they were all puzzled.

But there was one thing that everyone was very clear about: this giant firebird was extremely terrifying. Even from dozens of meters away, one could feel the terrifying heat emanating from it.

Just then, the giant firebird flapped its wings violently, and a scorching gust of hot wind, like a crashing wave, was whipped up and rushed directly towards the snake-man below.

The hot air was incredibly fast, instantly engulfing several snake-men and burning them to a crisp in a matter of moments.

"What the hell is that? Run!"

Seeing several of their kind burned to a crisp without any resistance, the snake-people realized how terrifying this giant firebird was.

They all crouched down and fled. Their snake tails were very agile in this desert, and they moved much faster than ordinary humans.

However, just as they were preparing to escape, a giant fire ape suddenly descended from the sky and smashed down with its fist, creating a huge sand pit about ten meters in diameter, killing the two snake-men.

Meanwhile, a giant fire serpent emerged from the ground and swallowed the remaining two snake-men whole.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. The eight snake-men were all annihilated by the three fire beasts, and they didn't even have time to scream before they were turned into charred remains.

After killing all the snake-men, the three fire beasts stopped in their tracks.

Seeing the fire beast annihilate all the snake people in the blink of an eye, the entire mercenary group fell into despair.

They might have a sliver of hope if they were to fight the snake-men, but none of these three fire beasts were ones they could contend with.

"I'm sorry everyone. If I hadn't insisted on choosing this area, you wouldn't have encountered this danger. I'm sorry to everyone."

The woman in the lead looked remorseful, but no one blamed her.

"Don't say that, Xue Lan. When have we ever been afraid of death in this line of work? Even if we die at the hands of these monsters, it's still better than falling into the hands of snake people. Besides, those snake people will all die before us, so we won't lose out, haha."

At this point, the mercenaries had come to terms with it; death was nothing to be afraid of.

"Xuelan, are you alright?!"

Just then, a slightly joyful voice came from afar.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that it was Danzai, who had left earlier to find help.

Just then, a charred snake-man corpse on the ground suddenly sprang up.

This was one of the eight snake-men, a nine-star warrior. The fire beast's attack hadn't hit any vital organs, allowing it to escape by hiding in the yellow sand.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was diverted, it quickly began to flee.

It was very fast, and in the blink of an eye it had already traveled dozens of meters.

As the snake-man fled, a giant flaming sword cleaved down from afar, splitting the yellow sand a hundred meters in front of him, leaving only a huge crack in the scorched sand!

"This fire beast is too inflexible; I actually have to take action myself."