Immediately afterwards, in the astonished eyes of the mages, a total of five people rushed over one after another, almost jumping on the mage standing in the front row.
To be careful, Benjamin created a water curtain to protect all the mages and keep these five people out.
"Who are you?" He frowned and asked as he looked at the five people who were bounced away.
I saw that among the five people, there were men and women, wearing fine leather armor, and almost everyone was carrying a weapon. Some people are holding knives, some are carrying swords on their backs, and some are carrying crossbows on their backs... From the outside, they look like a group of mercenaries passing through the valley.
Although there are not many magical beasts in the Valley of the Abyss, there are still some special types of plant materials and magical beasts. Therefore, there will also be mercenaries who don't care about the legend who will come here to complete the mission.
But, look at the looks of these people...
Benjamin blocked them with a water curtain, and the mercenaries looked a little confused. However, the panic on their faces did not disappear. Instead, they became even more confused. They shouted to Benjamin and his group: "Run, run quickly! You can't beat that monster!"
All the mages looked at each other.
Fortunately, this confusion did not last long. Soon, the "monster" mentioned by the mercenaries also appeared in the eyes of the mages.
It was a long, huge creature with a brown body, like a giant python, but on its torso, it had a pair of small claws similar to those of a dinosaur. Under the gaze of everyone, it crawled and waved its short hands, looking a little happy.
Benjamin couldn't help but shook his head.
Is this World of Warcraft
It doesn’t feel quite like...
He couldn't understand the panic of those mercenaries at all. Is it necessary to be so scared of a strange snake with tiny claws? The level of these mercenaries is not very good.
Without Benjamin saying anything, other mages also took action and cast magic. In an instant, more than twenty fireballs were summoned and hit the body of the strange snake. In the blink of an eye, the strange snake that was majestic just now turned into charcoal.
Benjamin glanced at the body of the strange snake, then looked at the mercenaries, and said helplessly: "Are you... really mercenaries?"
The mercenaries looked incredulous when they saw that the strange snake was easily eliminated. After being stunned for a while, they turned their heads and looked at Benjamin and his group with awe in their eyes.
The one carrying the crossbow came over and said cautiously: "Thank you... Are you all mages?"
Benjamin nodded.
The mercenaries looked at each other and then bowed to the mages, as if to express their gratitude.
"Hello, we are the Coral Mercenary Team from Riley City. Thank you very much for your help." The man carrying the crossbow said a little embarrassedly, "Well... The Valley of the Abyss seems a little strange today. We plan to leave. Here, I wonder if you can give us a ride?"
Hearing this, Benjamin raised his eyebrows.
Riley City... If I remember correctly, it should be the headquarters of the Mercenary Association. It is the most prosperous city in Frieden besides the capital, and mage activities are also very active.
With this in mind, he observed these mercenaries and felt that there seemed to be no problem with them. So, he nodded and lifted the water curtain.
Seeing this, several mercenaries quickly thanked him.
The mages in the team didn't pay much attention to it. They were about to leave here, but they just had a few more fellow travelers. These mercenaries are still natives, so there is nothing wrong with chatting a little and learning more about them on the way.
In this way, the accidental rescue of these young mercenaries seemed to be just a brief interlude on the road for Benjamin and his party. After the interlude, they continued to move forward. As for the mercenaries, they took out their binoculars and observed the surroundings while following them, as if they were serving as sentries for them.
"By the way... you just said that the Valley of the Abyss was a little strange today. What did you mean?" After thinking about it, Benjamin spoke again and asked.
The mercenary who was crossbowed looked at Benjamin in awe and replied: "Not long after we entered here, we found a lot of strange animals. Like a three-headed rooster, a six-legged rabbit, and the one just now A snake with extremely thick skin... We don't know why, they are definitely not monsters, but we have never heard of such strange creatures."
Hearing this, Benjamin nodded thoughtfully.
The Valley of the Abyss was originally a weird place, but according to the legends in the past, the weird direction was different from now.
Something feels weird...
The system suddenly appeared and said at an inappropriate time: "A chicken has three heads and a rabbit has six legs. If the chicken and rabbit are locked in a cage, there will be a total of forty-one heads and seventy legs. Ask..."
"Shut up." Benjamin couldn't bear it and interrupted.
After roughly understanding the situation here, Benjamin witnessed all this with his own eyes during the next journey. Wolves with big heads like dolls, mosquitoes as big as fists, turtles with horns... The ordinary animals in this valley, as if they had been exposed to nuclear radiation, had genetic mutations one by one and turned into some very strange appearances.
Fortunately, these monsters are not very strong in combat, at least they are vulnerable to magic. Therefore, they encountered no obstacles along the way.
Benjamin was a little curious about what was going on, but his instinct told him to stay out of other people's business. Even if there really was some strange radioactive material here, it would be best for them not to stay any longer.
"By the way, is there any mage organization in Freden?" The time came to noon, and the group stopped to rest and eat. Benjamin patted the crossbow mercenary on the shoulder and said, "We came from Ikol and want to know about the situation here."
The other party thought for a while and said: "I... don't know what kind of mage organization is. There are actually quite a few mage mercenary groups registered in the mercenary guild, with hundreds of people. But if you mean the division of the empire, The former Mages Guild is gone now after the former president left."
Hearing this, Benjamin thought for a while and then asked: "In other words, the mages in Freden basically do their own thing, and there is no such large-scale joint organization of mages?"
The mercenary carrying the crossbow shook his head and said: "I don't have much contact with mages, and I don't know much about it. However, I seem to have heard of the existence of a mages and freemasons, even in Carites. They are all quite famous, maybe they are what you call a large-scale joint organization of mages."
Freemasonry
Why... does it sound like a Democratic Party
Benjamin wasn't too worried. The living environment of Freden's mages is definitely relatively free, and a Masonic guild like this one sounds more open-minded than the Mages' Guild. Moreover, if Benjamin wants to obtain more magic resources, he will definitely have to deal with this kind of organization.
I hope they can talk more easily and not be too involved in politics like the Mages Guild.
After chatting with the mercenaries for a while, they learned some local details. Gradually, as shown on the map, they also arrived at the edge of the Valley of the Abyss.
The surrounding trees were less dense, and the environment became less gloomy. Although some deformed animals still rushed out, Benjamin's heart relaxed a lot.
They will be able to leave this place soon. Those legendary stories about people disappearing cannot possibly come true for them.
However, when they came to the exit of the valley in the afternoon, things changed again.
Countless soldiers wearing unfamiliar military uniforms came out of nowhere and surrounded them.
At first glance, there were at least a thousand soldiers in this group. The leader, wearing gorgeous armor, was riding a horse, pointing his sword at Benjamin and his group, exuding a formidable iron-blooded aura.
"Who are you? What is your relationship with the wanted mage who smuggled across the border last night?"