With the arrival of Rod and Serek and others, the hearts of everyone in the "Victory Wine" mercenary group finally fell back to their original positions. In fact, after sending someone to ask for help, all they could do was wait silently, but after all, there is no satellite phone in this world, and although there are some long-distance communication methods between mages, it is definitely not consumed by a small mercenary group, and they don't even know if the person they sent to Lu Dao will be able to leave the silent highlands alive. Sometimes, looking at the deep darkness in front of them, they even despaired, maybe the people they sent out were not able to leave at all, but fell in some dark corner of this high ground, so what was the point of their lives? It just adds to the pain.

But when they raised their long swords and tried to destroy themselves, the human instinct of a glimmer of hope for survival was irrepressibly sprouting in their hearts, maybe that person successfully escaped, and now he is rushing here with the people of the Mercenary Association, if this is the case, then as long as he persists, there will be hope!

For them in danger, these days are simply unimaginable torment, life and death, hope and despair, every time they open their eyes, they can't wait to come to them, showing their existence. And as the days passed, the food of the mercenary group became less and less, and these people became more and more difficult. In the silent highlands full of undead creatures, you won't find anything to eat except corpses. But even if they were to eat the corpses in a frenzy, the rotten, spoiled, and smelly pieces of flesh would only push them to death faster than to continue their lives.

They've reached their limit, and if Rhodes doesn't show up again, maybe they'll go completely insane because of despair.

Fortunately, that possibility has now been eliminated.

Under the treatment of the spirit masters, the mercenaries' injuries were quickly healed, and after devouring the food they brought, the mercenaries could finally easily fall to the ground, having a peaceful dream, instead of sinking into the darkness with pain as before, and even wondering if they had a chance to wake up.

And the exhausted spirit masters finally have a chance to rest at this moment, after all, none of them except Lijie has ever had the experience of fighting in the wild, although they have rested on the spot a few times before, but these spirit masters are not at peace in their hearts, they are always worried about where those terrible undead creatures will come out, plus Rhodes has always asked for time, so they don't have much leisure to adjust their mood. And only now, after treating the wounded, did the spirits sitting down in the cave feel a kind of exhaustion and relaxation after a high degree of tension.

Marlene's performance is slightly better than these spirit masters, although since entering the Silent Heights, she has also contributed a lot, but it is still much easier than those spirit masters, plus most of the spells that Rhodes ordered her to use are some low-level spells, so the consumption is not too large. Compared to those "physically and mentally exhausted" spirit masters, she was just a little tired from the violent movements. She was sitting by the fire, eating the dry food in her hand, and talking to Lijie in a low voice. And Anne, who had been jumping around before, was lying next to the two of them at this time, falling asleep, looking at her happy sleeping face, it really made people wonder how the nerves of this little sister grew.

Old Walker didn't mingle with the girls, he sat in the corner beside him, drinking a little wine, and staring at the fire in front of him in a daze, not knowing what he was recalling. …,

What a strange bunch of people.

Bringing in the crowd in front of him, Kudella couldn't help but wonder a little, frankly speaking, he had never seen such a strange mercenary group of people. According to the normal model, in the general mercenary group, there are always the most hand-to-hand combat classes, such as swordsman, thief, ranger and warrior are almost all the main characters. On the contrary, mages and spirit masters are overwhelmingly rare, and on the one hand, the professions themselves are very rare and difficult to find. On the other hand, both mages and spirit masters generally don't like to mix with mercenary groups. The former is not noble and does not want to be with these vulgar guys to reduce his value. Moreover, mages are quite confident in their own intelligence, even if they are reluctant to act with the mercenary group, they will want to obtain the command of the mercenary group, instead of following the mercenary's orders in reverse. And the latter is limited by his own position, it is difficult to act with the mercenary group, after all, low-level spirit masters do not have too many skills to protect themselves, in case the whole team falls into a crisis, this link will definitely be the first to collapse.

This is also the reason why many mercenary associations in the undead are surprisingly high in the danger level of the mission, the undead are not afraid of death and injury, they are natural nemesis for the hand-to-hand combat profession, in Resident Evil, the police inspectors with guns and weapons can not prevent themselves from becoming the ghosts of the zombies, this group of mercenaries who are still using cold weapons will behave in the face of mountains and seas of undead creatures It is conceivable what kind of performance it will be.

While a Ranger can sneak up on the undead from a distance, does a dead creature care if it has an arrow or two arrows through its head?

But on the other hand, Rhodes's mercenary group, the personnel combination can be said to be varied, mages, spirit masters, swordsmen, rangers, shield warriors, it looks more like an encyclopedia exhibition of what kind of profession than a mercenary group, not to mention............

Kudella cast his gaze on the girl sitting quietly at Rod's side, her eyes closed, her white wings hanging behind her, like delicate and beautiful cloaks.

An angel.

Kudella could swear with his soul that he had never seen an angel join a mercenary group, at first, he thought that this angel girl was someone known to Lord Serek, after all, Serek was not noble, he was a high-ranking figure in the Deep Rock City Mercenary Association, and it was not strange for a small mercenary like him to know some unfathomable characters. But when he saw Celia respectfully calling Rhodes "master", the man with savage blood and even daring to face the terrible undead almost fell to the ground in fright.

What is the origin of this young man?

Kudla didn't know what to say, and he tentatively asked Serek, but the master of swordsmanship didn't give him an answer, which made Dekudra feel more and more unfathomable about Rod.

But no matter what, I always have to thank him, and ......

Thinking of this, Kudella stood up and walked over to Rod's side.

"Mr. Rhodes, I am very grateful for your willingness to participate in this rescue operation, and I am here to offer my sincerest respect to you and your mercenary group."

Despite his appearance, Dracula's speech showed that the savage also had a cautious side. And he still remembered the warning that Serek had given him before, that is, never mention his face in front of Rod, otherwise......... It's hard to say what will happen.

Kudra didn't have a hard time understanding what Serek meant, and even he himself was a little shocked when he first saw Rod, but now ............,

"We at Victory Wine will not forget the help you and your mercenary group have extended in times of crisis, please rest assured that we will give you sufficient compensation when we return......... Those brothers who died for us, we will not let them die in vain! ”

What is this guy talking about?

Rod raised his head and glanced at the man in front of him in confusion and surprise, not understanding what he meant at all, but at this moment, Lesser took his words with a smile on the side.

"That's not right, Kudla, and tell you the truth, we've been here from the time we enter the Silent Heights, and no one has been left behind. Don't underestimate this young man's commanding skills, frankly, in my opinion, you are completely inferior to him. So, don't curse other people's mercenary groups to reduce their numbers at every turn, be careful that people turn against you? ”

No attrition?!

Hearing this, Kudra was taken aback, and this time he looked into Rhodes' eyes, and finally a little more awe. It's no wonder that the mercenaries know very well what kind of place the Silent Heights is, not to mention a small mercenary group, even if it is a heavily armed mercenary guild, they must be mentally prepared to reduce their numbers.

But now, Serek told him that this mercenary group actually had zero casualties!

How exactly did this young man do that!?

If someone else said this, Kudella wouldn't believe it, but this was said by Serek himself, and as one of the most prestigious powerhouses in the mercenary association, he naturally had a credibility guarantee. Thinking of this, Kudella immediately felt a little panicked, after all, he was also a mercenary leader, and he knew what the mercenaries were taboo about, and it was not a good thing for him to speak in front of others like this.

"I'm sorry, I ........."

"Don't apologize to me, Mr. Kudla."

Rod calmly interrupted Kudla's defense, he really didn't care about such a trivial matter, not to mention that the other party was just an unintentional mistake, there was no need to take it to heart.

"But I have my own requirements."

"Mr. Rhodes, please."

Hearing that Rod changed his tone, Kudella was also relieved, and immediately showed a warm smile.

"As Mr. Serek said, I can be sure that I can guarantee that everyone will be brought out of the Silent Heights safe and sound, but I have my requests, and I know that you are also a mercenary captain, but frankly, I do not believe in your command ability. So my request is that before we depart, I ask all of you, including you, to obey my orders completely and unconditionally, and if you can agree to that, then I can assure you that all of you will leave alive. But if you can't do it........."

At this point, Rhodes paused, and then looked meaningfully at Kud, whose face was already starting to look a little gloomy.

"Then I'll have to make some sacrifices to keep us safe."

He believed what he meant, and Kudella would be able to understand it.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Kudla's complexion changed several times, at first a little iron-blue, and then red. He clenched his fists, then released them, clenched them again, and at this moment, the barbarian leader no longer had the previous smile on his face, he just kept a calm face, silently looking at the young man in front of him, who was nearly twenty years younger than himself.

In his heart, Kudella did not accept Rod's words. He didn't think there was anything wrong with his command ability, otherwise how could he lead people to hold on to the present in the silent heights? But intellectually, he also admitted that Rod's words were not wrong, after all, the other party could arrive here with such a lineup with zero casualties, which in itself shows the command ability of this young man. Although Serek's strength as a master of swordsmanship should also be taken into account, as a qualified mercenary leader, Kudella knew very well that there was a limit to such help after all. No matter how strong Serek is, he is still a person, and it is impossible to take care of all aspects of the mercenary group. …,

So what do you do?

"I see, I'll tell my men."

Eventually, Kudella nodded stiffly, and then turned to leave, the politeness and deference that had begun was now gone.

"You shouldn't have done that to him, Rod."

Looking at Kudla's figure, Serek shook his head with a wry smile.

"I'm just talking about the inevitable."

Rod replied without replying, in fact, the reason why he was so unpolite was that, on the one hand, it was indeed as he said, this kind of thing was not discussed. On the other hand, Rhodes was indeed very dissatisfied with Kudera, if he hadn't had to run to such a dangerous place with his mercenary group, they could have completed the task more easily and quickly. But now......... Thinking of this, Rhodes couldn't help but feel a sense of anger in his heart, although strictly speaking, this didn't have much to do with Kudla, after all, it was the first time he came to the Silent Heights, and he didn't know where the road was dangerous and where it wasn't. But for Rod, ignorance is never a good excuse, and even more so that he has no psychological burden to be angry......... In the game, Rhodes has already learned that as long as the other party poses a danger to Rhodes and his team, then whether they are voluntary or forced, intentional or unintentional, good or malicious, regardless of the motive, the result will not change.

Since the results cannot be changed, then your explanation is meaningless to me.

Knocking out the front teeth and swallowing them in the stomach has never been Rode's style.

Serek didn't say anything more about Rhodes' answer, he was a member of the Mercenary Association, and it was not good to get involved in the dispute between the two mercenary leaders, and he could also see that this young man had a kind of self-confidence that was proud to the core, and he didn't even allow anyone to question this.

This made Serek feel both familiar and unfamiliar. What is familiar is that many powerful leaders he has seen actually have such persistence, this is actually an inevitable cycle, only those who believe in themselves can go to the bottom and not be influenced by anyone to make decisions, although sometimes these decisions may not be correct, but this is a manifestation of authority.

The strange thing was that he had never seen such a manifestation in any young man, who was either arrogant or ignorant, or even knew what fear was. This gives them a blind self-confidence that at first glance may seem deceptive, but it's like a paper tiger that reveals its prototype when it actually comes on.

But Rhodes is different, and from him, Serek feels an aura that only a leader can have.

If he knew that Rhodes was once the most powerful game guild leader in the world, maybe he would have understood the source of Rhodes' firmness, toughness, and self-confidence.

After answering Serek's words, Rhodes didn't say anything more, because he had more important things to do at the moment.

As a high-level dungeon, Silent Heights is a place where its equipment is really unsatisfactory, but the experience is still very rich. After leading the mercenary group through the battlefield of light and shadow, and withstanding the impact of the wave of undead monsters, the experience gained by Rhodes finally allowed him to advance again, breaking through the fifteenth level.

This was very good news for Rod, and at the same time, he also got another system prompt.

After he reached level fifteen, the system finally prompted him that the second sealed sword technique had finally reached the required conditions and was unlocked.

PS: There will be a more in a while...... ）