Chapter 124: Conflict Between Both Sides Escalated, and Lynn Was Speechless

“Humph, good that she knew her place!”

Bona spat toward the direction where Avril disappeared.

But the small sense of pleasure brought by jealousy was quickly replaced by a hint of unease.

She always felt that the female magician’s final smile was a bit strange…

Jefferson frowned.

He also felt that something about this was off, but he couldn’t afford to think too much at the moment.

“All right, ignore her!”

“Clean up. We’ll change locations and do it again.”

“For the remaining insect corpses, let’s try to finish them all today and wrap up. We have to hurry!”

Everyone nodded silently.

They quickly cleared the traces of the previous battle and even packed up the black insect corpses.

Then they carefully moved to another slope closer to the port ruins, but with a comparatively favorable terrain.

After resting for roughly an hour.

Once they regained some physical and mental strength, the monster-luring operation began again.

The members of the War Wheel Mercenary Group still used the same old method.

The most agile Bona approached the ruined city gate and produced some noise.

Before long.

Seven or eight black beetles the size of human heads screeched as they rushed out from within the mucus-covered gate tunnel.

The War Wheel squad swiftly formed up, fighting while retreating.

They attempted to lure this wave of insects toward the predetermined safe ambush point.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly.

However.

Just as they pulled back about two hundred meters.

And were preparing to exert force to eliminate this group of isolated insects, an unexpected change occurred!

Several dazzling golden orbs streaked down with brilliant tails of radiance.

They descended like miniature suns, landing with perfect precision in the middle of those seven or eight black insects!

Boom~

A small-scale explosion occurred.

Immediately afterward, an energy carrying sacred meaning erupted outward.

Within the reach of the golden light—

Those ferocious, horrifying black beetles didn’t even have time to scream.

Their bodies melted like ice thrown into blazing fire, eventually turning into small piles of dark gray ash!

The entire process happened in the blink of an eye.

The members of the War Wheel Mercenary Group hadn’t even managed to deliver a second strike.

Their prey had already turned to ash.

Not a single valuable remnant was left behind!

Everyone froze.

They stared blankly at the several small piles of ash on the ground.

Next.

A fury of being toyed with—of having their spoils stolen—surged up at once!

They all glared in unison toward the direction where the golden light had come from.

They saw, on a nearby small hill.

Avril, who had returned, was standing there.

The short wooden magic wand in her hand still carried a faint holy glow.

She looked at them expressionlessly, her gaze so calm it made people even angrier.

“Damn it! It’s her!!”

Bona was the first to shriek, her dagger jerked up: “This stinking bitch! She dared to steal our monsters!”

“She did it on purpose to disgust us!” Harris also roared in a low voice, his axe gripped tightly.

As the leader, Jefferson’s expression was so dark it seemed water could drip from it.

He stared fixedly at Avril on the hillside, burning with rage.

One of the mercenary laws:

Whoever touched their spoils of war was a mortal enemy!

At this moment.

The atmosphere between the two sides was drawn taut like a bowstring.

A conflict seemed inevitable.

……

Lynn saw this scene through Avril’s perspective and let out a helpless sigh.

If he had a physical form, he probably would have rubbed his forehead with a bitter smile.

“These people, are they three-year-olds…”

“Did this small conflict really need to escalate to this point?”

In Lynn’s view.

This conflict erupting between both sides was completely meaningless!

It could have been avoided entirely.

And the optimal solution, without doubt, was cooperation!

The War Wheel Mercenary Group could use their experience to lure and restrain the monsters, even attempting to draw slightly larger waves of black insects.

And Avril, who had area-of-effect magic, could serve as the core damage dealer.

She would efficiently annihilate them within the ambush zone!

This way, they could swiftly clear threats.

The War Wheel squad could also safely collect insect corpses under Avril’s protection—achieving a win-win situation.

But the current situation…

Avril, acting in anger, stole their monsters.

The mercenary group, red-hot with rage.

This was clearly the worst possible approach!

“Looks like my excellent employee still lacked maturity in social interactions and handling sudden incidents!”

Lynn silently commented.

Avril’s talent and devotion were impeccable.

But her way of handling things still carried some academy-like innocence and straightforwardness—unable to tolerate provocation.

“Forget it, I should remind her.”

Lynn moved his thoughts.

A divine oracle, carrying a warning tone, crossed space and echoed directly inside Avril’s mind.

【Avril, disputes born of impulse are meaningless.】

【Thy mission is to determine whether a high-ranking undead leader exists within the port, not to argue with mercenaries over petty gains…】

Without question.

Lynn saw further into the matter.

This monster-luring tactic seemed clever, but in reality carried great hidden danger!

These black beetles might possess intelligence lower than humans on an individual level.

But as a group—especially as a parasitic swarm cultivated intentionally by the Rotting Lord—

There was no way they would remain so dull forever!

For example, during the Rotting Rat Tide extermination battle at Lemon Port.

At first the black insects were ferocious and fought Lynn’s defensive side desperately without retreat.

But once their numbers dropped below a certain threshold, they immediately hid in the sewers.

This wasn’t something a mindless insect could accomplish.

Thus Lynn suspected that if the War Wheel Mercenary Group attempted this luring tactic several more times—

The swarm consciousness inside the nest, or the commander behind it—

Would soon recognize this pattern of losses.

At that time, they would not send small waves of insects in pursuit, but instead launch a full-scale retaliatory assault!

If Avril were surrounded by an army—

Even with Holy Light, her chances of survival would be slim.

Unless he personally descended as a divine avatar to break the siege.

But doing so would inevitably cause major commotion!

Lynn had already reached an understanding with Brian to avoid being high-profile.

To ensure safety during this period so she could grow and improve her combat ability.

To become a true pillar of hope for humanity.

Moreover, the primary objective of sending Avril was to investigate the Rotting Lord’s movements.

Not to waste time tangling with these cannon-fodder insects.

If the Rotting Lord was still hiding inside, merely disdaining to acknowledge these insignificant mercenaries—

Then this would become troublesome!

Lynn did not want his divine blessed follower to perish before achieving anything…

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