Chapter 1478 - 73: Dissatisfaction and Complaints
After the mission was accepted, the details of the mission were refreshed on the Luo Tian Mercenary Corps channel.
When the mercenary group members saw this mission, they all expressed their surprise in the channel.
"What the hell? Is the deputy leader really so powerful? Daring to take on this ultra-high difficulty S-Class mission?"
"Seriously, taking such a high difficulty mission, can we complete it? If we fail, our mercenary group’s reputation will take a hit!"
"Alright, alright, stop complaining. We’ve already accepted it. If we can complete this mission, won’t it establish our reputation as equal in level to a true Gold Mercenary Corps?"
"Ridiculous, you still want to compare to a Gold Mercenary Corps? With your skills, are you even qualified?"
"What the hell did you say?!"
"I said you’re an idiot!"
Lu Hong’s acceptance of the mission caused quite a stir within the mercenary group.
At this point, a squad leader from the mercenary group sent Lu Hong a private message: "Deputy leader, why did you choose to accept this high difficulty mission? Did you not check any guides before accepting it? This is the highest difficulty among all Silver Level mercenary missions, and up until now, no Silver Level mercenary group has been able to complete it, only Gold Level mercenary groups have managed to finish it."
Seeing the private message, Lu Hong was momentarily stunned, distracted by the name Yinfeng at that time, without considering anything else.
However, Lu Hong wasn’t without confidence regarding this mission; after all, he was strong enough. He replied immediately, "Don’t worry, let’s just complete this mission. Only by completing this mission can we quickly accumulate enough experience to advance to Gold Level."
After Lu Hong’s response, the other party didn’t continue speaking.
Later, according to the mission prompt, Lu Hong went to the Sacred Empire Military Department to report and could receive one of the aids provided by the Sacred Empire Military Department NPC.
This aid in the game existed as a type of BUFF, boosting damage, providing damage reduction, and reducing Magic Power consumption, generally divided into these three types of BUFF.
Of course, if you choose not to need the Empire’s aid, then your rewards will increase by twenty percent.
Lu Hong naturally didn’t want the BUFF reward, and after confirming information at the Military Department, he quickly reached the designated gathering point, the watchtower front line, through the Military Department’s Teleportation Gate.
This was a massive wall defense line constructed by countless Holy Empire Earth Mages gathering magic power to resist the rising sea defense line threatening to swallow this continent.
The watchtower was an outpost of this sea defense line and also a stepping stone for future counterattacks against the Naga.
Before Lu Hong arrived, the mercenaries had probably already argued among themselves. Now seeing the task’s main figure, they didn’t say anything further, as it wouldn’t serve any purpose. A mission accepted cannot be abandoned. Abandoning equals failure.
No matter what, they had to honestly complete the mission.
Lu Hong looked at everyone whose mood was rather low and said, "Everyone, the core of this mission is to help Yinfeng resist the Naga attack. Does anyone have any good suggestions?"
Upon hearing this, a Luo Tian Mercenary Corps squad leader spoke up, "The attacking Naga will strike in three waves, with their numbers increasing to twice, four times, and eight times that of the mercenary members’ numbers in succession. Based on video information circulated by other players, the pressure from the first two waves is still manageable, but the last wave, with eight times our own troops, plus already having fought two battles, is extremely difficult for almost all Silver Mercenary Corps, they failed on this last wave. Only Gold Mercenary Corps, with stronger aura effects, barely withstand it, and deputy leader, you didn’t even receive the boost BUFF from the Empire. I want to know, do you have any special methods to deal with this Naga attack?"
Lu Hong shook his head: "No, we’re just going to do it, you all follow orders. If the mission fails, I’ll take full responsibility. You don’t have to bear any fault."
Everyone chuckled at Lu Hong’s assurance, but since the mission was already accepted, what else could they do? Just have more complaints in their hearts, although they were mercenaries in the game, in reality, they were people on Luo Jiuxiu’s payroll.
Luo Jiuxiu had instructed yesterday that the orders of Deputy Leader Lu Hong were equivalent to his orders and must not be disobeyed, or they’d be fired immediately.
With Luo Jiuxiu’s deterrence, Lu Hong’s acceptance of the mission today was not drowned in curses from mercenary group members.
Even so, everyone’s hearts were still filled with resentment.
Without much communication, Lu Hong directly entered the mission area, and under the guidance of NPC soldiers, Lu Hong and others soon arrived at Yinfeng’s station.
Upon seeing Yinfeng, Lu Hong was once again distracted, as Yinfeng was identical to the one in his dream, holding a long spear, stylish, and a big black dog lazily sleeping beside Yinfeng.
No need to say more, that was surely Doggie, who signed the master-servant contract with Lu Hong first, though due to limited strength, it didn’t stay by Lu Hong’s side. But that was all in the dream.
Lu Hong shook his head slightly, waking up from his distraction.
The NPC Yinfeng then looked at Lu Hong and said, "You must be the mercenary group sent by the Empire to aid me, right?"
"Yes, General Yinfeng," Lu Hong nodded in response.
NPCs in Sky Game are managed by artificial intelligence, capable of smooth interactions and triggering mechanisms from conversation keywords.
For instance, if you’re disrespectful to an NPC, they might refuse to accept your help, directly negating the mission you accepted, leading to immediate mission failure.
Seeing Lu Hong’s good attitude, Yinfeng didn’t say much more but looked at the calm sea, murmuring, "Despite the calm, I’ve already seen the raging waves beneath the ocean."
As Yinfeng’s words fell, the surging tides emerged from the Horizon, rapidly approaching the sea defense line.
Yinfeng opened his eyes slightly wider, then shouted: "Enemy attack!"
The alarm suddenly blared, countless soldiers who were resting woke up from their dreams, picked up their weapons, and stood on the defense line.
Lu Hong gazed ahead, masses of Sea Clan riding the waves, coming to kill directly.
"Everyone, prepare for battle!" Lu Hong immediately drew his weapon, letting out a low shout.
In the dream, when Yinfeng was battling the Naga, he wasn’t by his side, but now, perhaps he could fulfill this dream!
Thinking of this, Lu Hong felt a slight surge of excitement.
Soon, the Naga landed, large troops heading towards Yinfeng, while more than two hundred Nagas arranged by the system split off, attacking Lu Hong and others.
Lu Hong also thought about the third task arranged by Luo Jiuxiu, his own elite squad formation, so he decided to step back, clearing the battlefield, and wanted to see what kind of experts there were in the Luo Tian Mercenary Corps.
Soon, a Knight and an assassin entered Lu Hong’s vision,
These two worked together in perfect harmony, one as a shield, the other for surprise attacks.
The Holy Knight took the front lines, drawing the Naga’s attention and firepower, while the assassin took advantage of their unpreparedness, sneak-attacking and killing swiftly, having already slain three Sea Clan members.
Given that the first attack consisted of only twice the number of mercenaries, dealing with them wasn’t too difficult for these mercenaries.
The battle was over in less than twenty minutes.
After killing this wave of Sea Clan, they proactively assisted Yinfeng in dealing with other invading remnants.
The first wave of Sea Clan was officially repelled, but within minutes, the second wave accompanied by the tides surged forward again.
This time, the Sea Clan included at least half Nagas, minimum were Four-armed Naga, each capable of fighting as two people, their attacks widespread and very difficult to defend completely.
Even so, Lu Hong refrained from joining the battle, instead marveling at the mercenary group’s members’ combat details.
As a Silver Mercenary Corps trained by Luo Jiuxiu, they were indeed very qualified, and when facing four times their own numbers and enemy’s stronger forces, every mercenary member spontaneously formed small teams, no longer fighting individually, forming teams of five, Holy Knight at the front, Mage at the rear, close combat support on the sides, even if they’re all the same approach.