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"When the Dragon Fruit matures, the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm will definitely appear. All of you go and block first. Once I finish harvesting the Dragon Fruit, we will immediately retreat." Regiment Commander Locke did not reply after he finished speaking.

Although they only had the strength of the Saint Level Magic Beast, their strength was comparable to that of the Divine Beast s. In front of such a powerful Magic Beast, little soldiers like them were just going to die, let alone whether or not he could snatch the Dragon Fruit, even if he could get it, the entire Black Wolf Mercenary Regiment would be destroyed.

In the end, it was Ma Wen who stood up to bring up the atmosphere.

At this moment, a sweet fragrance suddenly drifted over.

Everyone was stunned, and in the next second, someone shouted loudly: "Has the Dragon Fruit matured?"

Following his words, countless figures suddenly rushed towards the waterfall, their speed so fast that one could only see afterimages. Among them, there were three leaders of the Mercenary Regiment, Regiment Commander Locke was one of them, his reaction was not slow at all, and even those at the front, who thought that the Dragon Fruit was his life, and would not lose if he did not risk it.

Just as they were about to approach the place where the Dragon Fruit's scent came from, a intimidating dragon roar came from behind the waterfall. When passing through the waterfall, it was a little weak, but there was an echo from the valley, just like when the entire valley was filled with the voices of Scarlet Armored Land Dragons.

After a while, the head of the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm stuck out from behind the waterfall, causing splashes that turned into arrows that flew out in all directions. It was obvious that the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm had discovered the intruders in the valley, as an angry pressure instantly swept out, and Regiment Commander Locke and the rest who were running in front took the lead.

At this moment, someone let out a series of miserable screams.

Some people actually wanted to fish in troubled waters, so when the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm's attention was attracted to the Regiment Commander Locke and the rest, they swam towards the bottom of the lake. Unexpectedly, there were Magic Beast s underneath the lake, and someone's leg was snapped off right after he entered the water.

This Devil Fish was actually different from the one they encountered when they first entered. Before, it was only a level four or five Magic Beast, but this one was at least level seven.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, a few more Devil Fish jumped out from the water. Without exception, these Devil Fish had the strength of at least a sixth or seventh stage Magic Beast.

At this point, no one dared to swim over the surface of the water. Even if they were to swim over the surface of the water, they would be attacked by a group of devil fish.

If they lost the convenient shortcut, they could only walk towards the sky. However, in the air, more than half of the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm's body stuck out from behind the waterfall.

The Scarlet Shelled Earthworm's body was enormous, with only half of its body visible. From afar, it looked like it occupied more than half of the sky. If its tail were to extend outwards, no one would dare approach it.

He would not be able to pick Dragon Fruit s if he did not go near. When he saw that the Dragon Fruit s had matured, if he did not take them off in time, they would automatically fall off. After they fell off, the Dragon Fruit would fall into the lake, and there would be countless devil fish baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.

The fragrance was getting stronger and stronger. Everyone knew that the Dragon Fruit was about to fall off, so the Regiment Commander Locke who was blocked by the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm could only place their hopes on Ma Wen.

Ma Wen immediately brought his men to the lakeside. They were still a hundred meters away from the waterfall, and the surface of the lake were covered with dozens of reefs, some of them trying to get past them, but all of them were forced back into the water by the demon fish. Some of them even directly fell into the water, struggling for a while before sinking.

If it was in the past, they would definitely obey as long as the captain opened his mouth. However, since they knew that the captain didn't take their lives seriously, they didn't say anything, but their hearts were already filled with resentment and resistance.

Ma Wen was obviously aware of this point, his face darkened as he thought of his plan. If he lost the trust of his subordinates, he and the Guild Leader would become bachelors sooner or later, and would be unable to continue like this, causing Ma Wen's brain to spin quickly. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Rex and Ge Yan who were standing at the back, and he immediately had a thought of killing two birds with one stone.

"Rex, Jimmy, come over here for a while."

Hearing Ma Wen calling them, Ge Yan suddenly had a bad idea. Seeing Rex walking towards him expressionlessly, he forced himself to walk in front of him.

"Is there something wrong with Captain Ma Wen?"

Ma Wen said amiably: "You have been in the Black Wolf Mercenary Regiment for a while, and have yet to do anything for it. This time is the moment when you all show your abilities to the Mercenary Regiment, Black Wolf Mercenary Regiment does not raise idle people, so I have a plan."

It must be because of them being used as bait to attract the Devilfish. Ge Yan immediately looked at Rex, discovering that he was asking for his plan with a calm expression. If it wasn't for the fact that he already knew what kind of person he was, even he would have been tricked into thinking that Rex was a good subordinate.

Ma Wen did not know, but he told her his plan.

Just like what Ge Yan had thought, they were using the two of them as bait. There were many reefs on the surface of the lake, which could form multiple routes, but there were three paths in the direction they were heading towards. He wanted Ge Yan and Rex to take two of them and attract the attention of the Devil Fish.

"The Devilfish under the water all have the strength of an Intermediate Magic Beast. There aren't many that can contend against us here, but I do have a method to ensure the lives of our brothers." Rex's face did not reveal a single trace, his low and calm voice allowed others who heard him to feel that he was calm.

Ma Wen did not expect him to say these words. He wanted to teach the two of them a lesson, but being told by him was instead hinting that he was someone who did not care about his subordinates' lives. Looking at Rex's smiling expression, he sneered in his heart. Even though he thought this in his heart, he still asked, "Since you have a good idea, why didn't you say it earlier? Quickly, tell me about it."

"The method is very simple, it's just that the intermediate level Magic Beast's Devil Fish is not an intelligent Magic Beast. They only attack the people that walk past them, we only need to catch a few Magic Beast and throw them down, we can even use them as stepping stones …"

When Rex finished speaking, other than Ma Wen, the rest of them had strange looks in their eyes. This method was much better than what the captain had said, as it could almost guarantee their lives.

"Rex, your method is indeed good. How about this, everyone should go and capture a few Magic Beast and bring them over." Ma Wen praised Rex fakely but the smile on his face did not reach his eyes. If one looked carefully, they would be able to see the haze in his eyes.

Everyone immediately ran out to catch the Magic Beast.

When the crow Mercenary Regiment and Alice's Mercenary Regiment people noticed this scene, they thought that they would escape before the battle, and immediately sneered at them with faces full of disdain.

Not long after, each of the s returned, one by one. Some of them were already dead, while others even had half a life left, and they threw them into the lake, where a group of Devil Fish swam over in an instant. Seeing that this method was very effective, everyone threw the remaining Magic Beast s down.

Ma Wen was overjoyed, at this time, he could not care about Rex and the others, and seized the opportunity to rush towards the waterfall opposite him. A hundred meters of distance was actually not far, and he had already dived behind the waterfall.

So this was how it could be played!

The adventurers and mercenaries all scolded loudly and rushed over. Especially Crow and Alice, they were worried that Ma Wen would pick the Dragon Fruit first, so for a moment, everyone crowded over here.

At this time, the Demon Fish at the bottom of the lake had finished enjoying the great meal which was used by Black Wolf Mercenary Regiment to attract them. When they once again surfaced, the adventurers and mercenaries who had crowded together were caught red-handed, and their miserable screams sounded out once again.

Perhaps because this place was too lively, the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm's attention was also brought over. As a result, when it realized that Ma Wen was about to pick the Dragon Fruit, an angry dragon's roar suddenly sounded from above its Thorny Valley.

"Be careful!" The Regiment Commander Locke roared.

A huge draconic tail extended out from the waterfall and fiercely flung towards Ma Wen who was on the cliff. With a loud bang, rocks and water arrows flew in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, a fault appeared on the waterfall. The cliff that had been polished to a very smooth surface, suddenly had a wide and long fissure appear on the cliff where it was cut in half, but Ma Wen disappeared without a trace.

"Where's the Dragon Fruit?" The Regiment Commander Locke's angry and unwilling voice suddenly sounded.

Daniel and his wife also reacted when they heard him. At that time, Ma Wen seemed to be not too far from the Dragon Fruit, when the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm's tail lashed out, it even included the place where the Dragon Fruit grew up.

With the Dragon Fruit gone, there was nothing left for them to fight for.

Daniel and Heidi looked at each other and immediately ordered their retreat.

Black Crow did not expect this, but seeing Daniel and his wife's retreating movements, he understood, only Regiment Commander Locke held onto a sliver of hope, if he did not see it with his own eyes, he would not have given up. It was a pity that the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm did not give him the chance, seeing how this reckless human kept provoking his dignity again and again, the Scarlet Shelled Earthworm was furious.

The dragon tail angrily swept towards its surroundings, and the entire valley seemed to start shaking, as the water in the lake came gushing out, flooding the entire land, causing countless of stones to fall from the cliff face, smashing onto the bodies of the people who did not have the time to escape, and letting out blood-curdling screams and wails that filled the entire Thorny Valley.

Amidst the chaos, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of Ma Wen who was heavily injured by the lake and rushed to the corner.