Chapter 8

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Just as Li Mo was about to go into the secret passage to investigate, he heard a noise coming from inside the secret passage.

He quickly hid behind the biggest pile of jewelry, and poked his head a little.

The noise was getting closer and closer. In order to prevent a fight from happening when he was discovered, Li Mo held a thick and long scepter in his hand, and the tip of the scepter was a sharp spearhead.

As the noise got closer, Li Mo narrowed his eyes and stared at the entrance of the passage.

Then, a few people walked out.

Li Mo took a closer look. It was a team of five. Two men and three women. The five of them seemed to be in their twenties. The oldest one was about thirty years old.

The five of them were wearing armor made of fine steel and rough linen clothes underneath.

Judging from their equipment, the man looked to be around 30 years old. He had a buzz cut and a scar from the corner of his eye to his chin. There was a large sword at his waist. He should be a professional swordsman.

The other young man had shoulder-length hair and a black cloth on his forehead. He carried a large bow on his shoulder and a short dagger in his boots. He was a ranger.

One of the three women had a wand in her hand, another had a bow and a quiver of arrows on her shoulder, and the last one had a cloth covering half of her face, only revealing a pair of gloomy eyes. They should be a mage, an archer, and a sniper respectively.

“Phil, didn’t you say that the Sword of Laszka was hidden in this secret passage?” The girl who covered half of her face looked at the buzz-cut man with annoyance.

“I heard it from the high priest too. How would I know that it’s a lie?” Phil said with a frown.

“Okay, Phil, Elise, now is not the time to argue. Just because there isn’t any in the secret passage doesn’t mean there isn’t any in this pile of treasures. Now, we can only look around here first,” the mage said.

“Mace, how long do you think we have to look for the sword?”

“Well, we don’t have much time. The drug you gave the two guards would knock humans out for five to six hours, but for the dragons, I can’t be sure.” The one called Mace was the girl with the bow on her back.

“The drugs are made by the elves, and the black market never sells fake products. Didn’t you say that this drug is the most effective against the dragons?”

At this moment, she was also frowning. The entire continent knew that the dragons were powerful, but no one said that they were not affected by the knockout drugs.

“Vintine, don’t just stand there and not say anything. Let’s think of a way together. Otherwise, we’ll be in trouble when the two guards wake up,” Alizi said sternly to the ranger who was standing at the side.

Then, she looked at the mage. “Angela, help us build a barrier outside the Crystal Palace.”

“Wait,” Vintine suddenly said, “I don’t think the high priest would mislead us. The Sword of Laszka should be in the secret passage. We just need to trigger some mechanism.”

The other four also fell into deep thought. They all thought that that was plausible. The high priest was highly respected in the kingdom. Even His Majesty had to listen to him. He wouldn’t fool them.

In the end, it was Angela who spoke first. “Vintine is right. There should be a trap in the secret passage. Let’s go in and explore it. This is Captain Ed’s trust in us. We dragon slayers cannot fail.”

“Yes, let’s go in quickly and take a look,” Phil agreed. “But we must be cautious. I suggest leaving two people here to search.”

Then, besides Angela, Vintine, Phil, and Mace went back into the secret passage, while Alizi stayed in the treasure area to loot.

Angela went outside to take a look. In less than five minutes, she came back and searched the pile of Alizi.

Li Mo heard their conversation. He had heard of the name, Ed. He was the leader of Yass mercenaries, the famous mercenaries in Weya Kingdom. According to some rumors, he was a powerful figure. It was said that his ancestors had participated in the battle to slay dragons.

Weya Kingdom could be considered one of the strongest among the human race. However, the king of Weya Kingdom was incompetent. Usually, many major events were presided over by the high priest. The king was just enjoying himself in the background.

Captain Ed must have listened to the high priest’s orders and asked the five of them to risk their lives sneaking into the Dragon Kingdom’s lair. Moreover, it was not for the treasures, but to seize a treasured sword called “The Sword of Laszka.”

The Sword of Laszka. Li Mo was very familiar with this name, but he could not recall it immediately. He simply squatted on the ground and slapped the back of his head a few times. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind!

According to legends, in ancient times, evil dragons wreaked havoc on the human world and burned down villages. When a warrior named Laszka passed by the village, he walked into the cave and engaged in a deadly battle with the giant dragon.

In the fierce battle, Laszka stabbed the dragon with his sword. The dragon was shocked from its sleep and began to fight back. However, how could a human compete with the dragon’s strength? Laszka was injured by the dragon.

Finally, after several fights, Laszka waited for an opportunity to rush under the dragon and stab deep into the dragon’s belly to kill it.

However, this was not the end. Laszka succeeded in slaying the dragon, but he also paid the ultimate price for his valor. The sharp teeth of the dragon pierced through his neck.

After Laszka died, his sword was buried deep in the cave with the dragon, and later, the sword was seized by the Dragon Kingdom.

As thousands of years passed, Laszka’s descendants became a powerful nomad tribe called the Laszka tribe.

After that, there was a message spread across the Sakka continent. As long as someone could take back the dragon-slaying sword from the Dragon Kingdom, he or she would be the leader of the powerful Laszka tribe.

For hundreds of years, the various kingdoms in the continent had been constantly at war. The smaller kingdoms would be annexed by the bigger ones. Almost all of them had eyes on the Sword of Laszka.

However, over the years, the mercenary groups sent by the different kingdoms to search for the Sword of Laszka never returned.

This time, it was one of the most powerful kingdoms on the continent that had their eyes on the sword. The five-man dragon-slaying squad sent by the king were all elites of various human kingdoms.

Their skills complemented each other in battle, so their strength was doubled. No wonder they could easily pass through the black fog and enter the Dragon Palace.

After listening to their conversation, Li Mo finally understood why the two dragon guards at the door fell asleep in broad daylight. They have been drugged.

Seeing the two women rummaging through the treasures not far away, Li Mo fell into deep thought.