"What is going on here!"
Light Eagle Group base, inside the cell.
Tami angrily shook the iron bars, his eyes looked like they could burst into flas.
"Give it a rest. How can you reason with rcenaries?"
The cell held seven or eight adventurers, all unfamiliar faces.
"But what right do they have to lock us up?"
As soon as he left the Dungeon, he found himself in the wilderness, surrounded by the Light Eagle Group, who captured him on the spot.
Almost without giving him ti to explain, the rcenaries, known for their domineering style, threw him into the cell, and no one had co to explain the situation to him yet.
Tami was so angry that his teeth gnashed. He yelled:
"When my captain cos, he’ll definitely give them a good beating!"
"Who’s your captain?" soone asked curiously.
He proudly straightened his back and said, "Black Bat, Luluwo!"
To be honest, Tami really admired Luluwo and didn’t feel ashad to express his feelings in public.
But the other adventurers’ expressions turned weird.
"If the Luluwo you’re talking about is the sa person we have in mind..."
"What’s wrong?" Tami suddenly had a bad premonition.
"She was also here not long ago, but now she’s been taken away."
"What!?"
Captain, don’t let down when I’m praising you!
Tami knelt on the ground in a daze, unable to imagine the wild and energetic Luluwo being imprisoned.
Moreover, why was she taken away? Could it be that the captain is in danger!?
Thinking of this, he began shaking the bars frantically again, his face anxious.
The cells of the Light Eagle Group were made by an ultimate Civil Engineering Magician with over fifty years of experience, even a giant dragon couldn’t easily break them, let alone Tami, who was only at Silver Level strength.
Staying in the dim cell, even the sense of ti beca blurry.
No one knew how much ti had passed when new adventurers were continually brought in. So were confused, so bore signs of struggle, and so were too scared to move.
Gradually, the cell beca crowded, even the rcenaries guarding the place complained, "Why are there so many intruders today? Has the captain not returned yet?"
There was gradually more and more disturbance and noise outside the cell, sounds of small-scale conflicts, and the rcenaries shouting all over.
Tami was utterly confused, could an army from another country have attacked?
The noise went on for a long ti, but no new adventurers were thrown in, and then ca a long silence.
What on earth is happening outside?
After a while, the cell door creaked open, and soone ca in.
The imprisoned adventurers were about to curse, Tami included, but when they saw who it was, the curse stuck in their throat.
Because the person who ca was Luluwo!
Not only Luluwo, but also Leon and his team!
Leon and his team showed signs of battle, and their faces didn’t look good.
"Captain, you’re okay, that’s great!" Tami rushed to the bars.
"You got locked up too?" Luluwo looked surprised, "Where are Berto and the others?"
"We got separated..."
"Looks like their survival skills are quite strong." Luluwo took out a key to open the cell and then handed it to Tami, "Release everyone. But only the adventurers from Bed City."
Once everyone was released, Tami followed the group out of the underground cell, looking puzzled, only to find it was already dawn outside.
rcenaries of the Light Eagle Group were watching from a distance, but no one ca over. Among them were the familiar faces of Sali and Elsa.
Surrounding the cell were a large number of adventurers from Bed City, easily over a hundred, indicating they could at least hold their own against the Undead Team for a few minutes. Assembled together, they were quite a force to be reckoned with.
"What’s going on, Captain?"
"Just a misunderstanding," Luluwo looked at the rcenaries with disdain, "A misunderstanding that could’ve been resolved with a proper conversation."
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Later, Tami learned that the area where the Teleportation Gate was located was the Light Eagle Group’s base.
The adventurers who stumbled in were mistaken for enemy spies—since the Yanor Kingdom had long been at odds with the neighboring Warrior Country, and tensions had been high recently.
rcenary groups are inherently violent organizations, and the Light Eagle Group is especially xenophobic. A Dungeon suddenly appearing in their base had already put them on high alert, and the appearance of adventurers made the rcenaries even more cautious.
But you can’t bla the adventurers, how could they have known that after dying, instead of reviving at the Fire Transmission Ceremony, they ended up at an unfamiliar bonfire, and the nearby Teleportation Gate could transport them thousands of miles to the vicinity of the Royal City?
This is even more outrageous than going from Bed City to the ruins of Val City!
And how are they supposed to get back? It would take at least a month to return from the Royal City to Bed City, unless the Sain Dungeon could provide them a shortcut.
The adventurers desperately wished that Master Sain would open his divine favor and give them a way out.
"So, Captain, how did you resolve the misunderstanding?"
"Haha," Luluwo sneered and said, "By fighting."
Fighting?
The widely seen as amicable and wealth-promoting Captain Luluwo turns out to have such a hot-tempered side. Besides, can she fight so many rcenaries alone?
Luluwo saw through Tami’s thoughts, pointed at the strategy group beside them, and said, "They were the fighters, I was cheering them on."
No wonder Leon is covered in wounds...
However, if one fight can calm down and facilitate proper communication, this Light Eagle Group is quite sothing.
Elsa, mixed in with the rcenaries, stared at Leon’s back, pouting unhappily, while Sali quickly tried to comfort her.
Now knowing who Leon fought with, they still don’t know the outco of the battle.
Seeing the tense atmosphere between adventurers and rcenaries, Tami couldn’t help but feel nervous.
"How will this matter be settled?"
Adventurers continued to arrive here, each one looking perplexed.
The Light Eagle Group temporarily allocated a zone for them, warning them not to leave, which naturally sparked protests from the adventurers, leading to another wave of argunts.
Before the conflict escalated further, Sali and several other imposing rcenaries stepped forward, they should be at the captain level if the guess was correct.
They stopped the rcenaries’ actions and invited Leon, Luluwo, and other highly influential adventurers into a hastily erected tent.
It seed like they were going to talk?
The content of the conversation remained unknown, but shortly after, the returning Luluwo announced several things to the adventurers.
First, the Light Eagle Group wouldn’t be attacking adventurers anymore, but adventurers also shouldn’t intrude further into their territory, which was the most important thing.
Second, the Light Eagle Group could provide horses for a fee, allowing adventurers to travel to the nearby Royal City or another city, as long as they pay.
Third, if adventurers gained anything in the dungeon, they could bring it to the Light Eagle Group’s logistics team, who would appraise and purchase the items.
Sali also sent people to deliver consolation items to the adventurers who were injured in the conflict. After receiving compensation, most people wouldn’t pursue the matter any further.
"Unexpectedly, the third young master of the Bed family ended up here," Luluwo exclaid, "I even considered clinging to him back then."
Tami asked, "Captain, what are our plans next? Should we take a look at the Royal City?"
As a good young man from the countryside, he had never seen the majestic Royal City.
"Are you tired?" Luluwo replied with a question.
Tami felt a bit tired but thought it would leave a better impression to say he wasn’t tired, so he firmly shook his head and said, "Not tired!"
"Great, then let’s continue into the dungeon!"
"Eh!?"
The adventurers were lively, and the Light Eagle Group was equally noisy.
"Things were already chaotic, now a bunch of adventurers co to cause trouble..." a rough-looking vice-captain said angrily, "I say we should just drive them all out."
"Having them nearby is indeed a threat, our camp can’t allow outsiders to wander around," a captain said, "but as long as the Teleportation Gate of the dungeon remains open, adventurers won’t stop coming, and we can’t shut it."
"So what do we do, just watch these adventurers turn our ho into a playground?"
"Don’t rush, definitely can’t allow them," Sali shook his head and said, "but we need to wait for the Captain to return first."
"Can’t the Captain co back sooner...?"
Upon hearing this, Sali smiled, thinking it might be better if the Captain returns later.
The Light Eagle Group Captain, Eliphas, was absent because he had gone to receive an important person—the bloodline of King Ainz III, a genuine princess who had been lost.
For Ainz III, who had no offspring, this princess represents the future inheritor—a queen!
"The Captain is smart, making connections with the future queen ahead of ti." Sali spoke with great respect for Eliphas.
At this mont, a rcenary ran in, shouting, "ssage from the Captain!"
The captains all stood up, and Sali asked urgently, "What did the Captain say?"
"The Captain reported encountering unexpected events on the way, needing a few more days to return, but not to worry, it’s not dangerous, they can handle it."
"Then what about the dungeon?"
People looked at each other, not daring to explore further without Eliphas.
"The Captain also ntioned this, he said:"
The rcenary solemnly said:
"Exploring the dungeon with all our strength, at all costs making Light Eagle Group the first to clear it!"
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