544: Becoming a lone wolf! Encountering the bait team again!

Wang Hongwei quickly recovered from his shock.

Only then did he realize that there was only one person left from his team who had just been frantically trying to hunt him down.

And this person had a foolish look on his face, as if he had become an idiot.

About 20 meters to his left.

Su Lie was cautiously watching Wang Hongwei.

About 300 meters behind Su Lie, Ye Xiaofeng was rapidly rushing over, leaving a long trail of dust behind him.

Wang Hongwei patted his head, and only then did he recall everything that had just happened.

He had heard a roar, which had caused him to fall into a dizzy state.

And then, he didn't know how much time had passed, he only felt his body seemed to be filled with power.

When he woke up... "No!"

Wang Hongwei turned his head to look at the mountain behind him.

At this sight.

He was completely shocked: "What the hell! What exactly happened just now?"

He looked at Su Lie suspiciously.

Before Su Lie could answer.

Ye Xiaofeng, who had run over, directly grabbed Su Lie's hand and excitedly said, "Big Brother Black Dragon! Can I add you as a friend?"

This startled Wang Hongwei, and he looked at Su Lie, asking again, "What exactly happened?"

Su Lie then told Wang Hongwei the information he had obtained by reading the hunter's memory.

Su Lie turned his head to look at his dazed teammate on one side, and said regretfully, "The teammates who besieged you were too deeply corrupted, and were all purified to death by my Holy Power! Although this guy was less corrupted, part of his soul was purified... What a pity!"

Wang Hongwei's pupils constricted upon hearing this, and he glanced sharply at the squad member who was still in a daze not far away, then frantically climbed the mountain without hesitation.

When he reached the flat area on the mountainside, which looked as if it had been cut.

He plopped down onto the ground: "Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap..."

The scene before him made Wang Hongwei's Departed Soul leap out of his body.

The extreme shock rendered him speechless.

Wang Hongwei rubbed his eyes over and over again in disbelief.

By the time his eyes were red and sore from rubbing.

He still couldn't believe the scene before him: "Damn! This kind of damage... even a Third-Turn Professional wouldn't have it!..."

In his shock.

He gradually understood why Ye Xiaofeng was in such a state.

Gulp!

"This is the Black Dragon's method! He's not a Gunner, is he! He should be an Artillery Expert!"

Wang Hongwei thought to himself.

However.

He then thought of the unfavorable start to this expedition.

This cast a shadow over his heart: "Damn it! These hateful demon brats! I hate you all so much!"

Wang Hongwei stared blankly for a while, and only woke up from his shock when he heard the General Command's next mission: "The mission is complete!"

"That's right! Captain! If it weren't for Big Brother Black Dragon! We would have been wiped out!"

Ye Xiaofeng said excitedly.

He didn't care about the lives of his teammates.

As long as he was fine, that was all that mattered.

Wang Hongwei got up from the ground with numb hands and feet, looked at Su Lie, who was spotless, and said with a bitter smile, "Big Brother Black Dragon! Please forgive me for any offense I may have caused earlier!"

Wang Hongwei had already judged Su Lie's strength from his spotless appearance and the huge changes in the surroundings.

Coupled with Su Lie healing and saving them.

This made Wang Hongwei extremely grateful.

After he finished speaking.

He looked at the character avatars in the corner of his vision.

He saw that.

Among the squad members, only he, Ye Xiaofeng, Su Lie, and one idiot remained.

Everyone else had died.

Wang Hongwei couldn't help but clench his fists: "This is really disheartening! We encountered werewolves right at the start! The losses are heavy!"

"Nobody expected it! The mist rule actually allowed the Demon Hall to come here as villains!"

Su Lie sighed right after.

Ye Xiaofeng was stunned, his pupils constricted, and he couldn't help but tremble: "Holy crap! The Demon Hall sent people in to be our enemies? Isn't this going against the great Guild Master Qingfeng?"

"How dare they?"

As he said this.

He cautiously looked around: "Captain! Can I withdraw now? Those demon brats hold grudges! Big Brother Black Dragon certainly doesn't care about them, but I'm too weak! I have to care!"

Wang Hongwei frowned and glanced at Ye Xiaofeng, then looked at his teammates at the foot of the mountain: "I can apply for you, but I'm not sure if the General Command will agree!"

"Also, are you sure you want to withdraw from the battlefield?"

"Although there's no penalty for this mission, if you withdraw like this, you'll be expelled from the Punishment Hall!"

He really wanted to keep Ye Xiaofeng.

But he also knew that once a person had the intention to retreat, even if forced to stay, they wouldn't remain.

Ye Xiaofeng nodded repeatedly: "I am absolutely, definitely, and certainly sure!"

"What about you? Big Brother Black Dragon?"

Wang Hongwei looked up at Su Lie: "If Ye Xiaofeng withdraws, there will only be two of us left on the battlefield!"

"Although we can still perform outer perimeter missions, once we reach the middle and inner rings, we can only assist the Legion, doing intelligence gathering and assassination missions! For Legion battles, we can only charge!"

"Charging has the highest death rate, but the rewards are also good!"

He listed all the possible subsequent missions.

Su Lie smiled after hearing this: "I came here for the mission rewards!"

"Good!"

Wang Hongwei then contacted the General Command again, reporting the situation of the squad and the intelligence reported by Su Lie.

About ten minutes later.

A light flashed in Wang Hongwei's hand.

After the light disappeared.

A mission jade token appeared in his hand: "Ye Xiaofeng! The General Command, in view of our squad having completed the mission and suffered heavy losses! Your departure has been approved after discussion!"

"This is the withdrawal jade token! Crush it and you can return to your territory!"

Saying that.

He handed the jade token to Ye Xiaofeng.

Ye Xiaofeng came closer to Su Lie, took out a business card and handed it to Su Lie: "Big Brother Black Dragon! Let's keep in touch! Add me as a friend!"

After he finished speaking.

Only then did he crush the jade token.

Buzz!

A ray of light burst forth from the jade token.

The next second, Ye Xiaofeng was teleported away.

Wang Hongwei then said to Su Lie, "I have now been assigned to another squad as a vice-captain! The General Command's intention is, if you are willing, you can join the new squad with me!"

"If you are willing to undertake lone wolf missions!"

"The General Command will have a dedicated communication channel to contact you and assign you missions!"

"How will you choose?"

The squad's unfavorable start had greatly reduced his confidence.

As a command-type talent trained by the Punishment Hall.

The General Command naturally wouldn't let him be alone outside.

But he was unwilling to abandon Su Lie.

After the battle and experience just now.

He had already recognized Su Lie.

Su Lie thought for a few seconds after hearing this, then said to Wang Hongwei, "I'll still be a lone wolf!"

"Good luck, brother! If you ever need anything in the future, you can find me!"

Wang Hongwei patted Su Lie's shoulder.

He pulled Su Lie into a lone wolf communication channel while walking towards the idiotic team member.

Wang Hongwei sealed this living teammate and stored him in a storage item specifically for living beings.

Su Lie turned to look, and he was surprised to find that the bodies of the previously deceased teammates had disappeared: "What's going on?"

"Sword Void was originally a righteous sect, but due to changes in the rules of heaven and earth, this place became a mysterious land! The bodies of all the deceased, if not collected within 3 minutes, will be devoured by the rules of Sword Void!"

Wang Hongwei looked up at the sky: "This is the nourishment for the rules of Sword Void!"

"By the way! Since the Punishment Hall wants to encircle and suppress Luo Hou Sword Master, why would the mist rule still arrange for Survivors from the Demon Hall to come and cause trouble! Isn't this a contradiction?"

Su Lie asked a crucial question.

Wang Hongwei shook his head: "No! This kind of thing is often seen in other trial secret realms of the guild! In fact, it's not just the Demon Hall! The Evil Hall, Ghost Hall, and other great halls of the evil demon lineage will all receive different missions from us!"

"Don't think of the rules as exclusive to us humans!"

"The mist rule is in charge of everything! All races in the heavens are subject to its constraints and control!"

"We are merely pawns for it to perfect its own rules!"

"In its eyes, even if Luo Hou Sword Master turns into a Titan Giant, it's normal!"

"What it cares about is not the trial of the Punishment Hall, but the Wisdom that emerges from our mutual struggle with Luo Hou Sword Master's side during the trial process!"

At this point.

Wang Hongwei looked at Su Lie: "Brother! I'm going ahead! I can't repay the kindness of saving my life, but if you ever need anything in the future, I will repay it with my life!"

Then.

He turned and walked in another direction.

At this moment.

【Buzz!】

【Congratulations on successfully obtaining the identity of a lone wolf on the battlefield!】

【Your squad communication channel has been disbanded!】

【Congratulations on joining the Lone Wolf Intelligence Channel!】

【You will have the authority to contact the General Command directly!】

【Your performance in this battle will be linked to the General Command, and when you complete the mission and leave the secret realm, you will receive additional rewards based on your military achievements!】

【Congratulations on successfully unlocking the minimap permission!】

【Note: This permission only allows you to see the rough terrain within a 30-kilometer radius around you. If teammates or Punishment Hall members appear within the range, they will be marked with a green dot!】

...Prompts from the Punishment Hall General Command of the secret realm appeared in Su Lie's vision.

At this moment.

Su Lie found that all the character avatars in the corner of his vision had disappeared, replaced by a text avatar labeled General Command.

Opposite this avatar.

A minimap appeared.

The terrain on the minimap was quite blurry, but he could see mountains and paths, though not real-time weather.

Su Lie saw Wang Hongwei on one corner of the minimap, rapidly heading towards the darkness at the edge of the minimap.

At this moment.

"Hello! Black Dragon! I am your direct liaison! If you have any important intelligence, you can report it directly to me!"

A clear, slightly magnetic female voice sounded in Su Lie's ear: "My name is Bai Yu! It's an honor to serve you!"

After Bai Yu introduced herself, she issued Su Lie's first lone wolf mission: "Black Dragon! You now have a new mission!"

"According to the latest intelligence from the General Command, approximately 120 kilometers to your left, a 12-person squad is under siege by a Demon Legion. Please proceed to the target location to scout for intelligence, and if you have the strength to save the squad, please do so!"

Upon seeing this mission, Su Lie couldn't help but look at the minimap on the side of his vision.

He saw that.

A guiding marker actually appeared on the minimap.

Only then did Su Lie understand why Wang Hongwei knew about Ye Xiaokai and the others' movements, and could accurately know the direction of the mission.

It turned out everything was on this minimap.

Subsequently.

Su Lie summoned his great desolation wings and turned to fly in the direction indicated by the minimap.

A few seconds later.

Su Lie arrived at a hillside near the indicated target location.

He once again entered an invisible state, then took out his automatic rifle and looked at the battle ahead through the scope.

He saw a squad with "Punishment Hall" written above their heads being surrounded on a small hill by a Demon Legion of several thousand monsters.

The squad had already constructed defensive trenches on the hillside.

Among the squad members were six bow and crossbow professionals, four mages, and two support personnel.

With the cooperation of the squad members.

They successfully repelled the charging Demon Legion.

Su Lie then looked around.

His gaze quickly stopped in front of a cave entrance on the other side of a nearby mountain, about a hundred meters high.

The cave entrance was about ten meters in diameter, and thick demonic energy was billowing out from within.

As Su Lie adjusted his scope, he used the automatic rifle's X-ray effect to see inside the cave.

He saw that.

A Demon Legion was hidden inside this cave.

This Legion was far more elite than the one outside.

"This is another trap?"

Su Lie whispered to himself, he didn't find any Survivors from the Demon Hall in this cave.

Su Lie then shifted his target, looking in other directions around him.

Soon.

He discovered four cave entrances in the four directions around the trapped squad members.

Each cave contained a Demon Legion of approximately 5000 monsters.

Su Lie immediately reported his findings to his direct liaison, Bai Yu.

Bai Yu replied, "Well done! If you can save them, please do your best! The General Command has already arranged for a squad to go and rescue them!"

Before her voice faded.

Su Lie saw a squad running along a mountain path to his left.

This squad's formation was quite loose.

Leading the way was a Survivor with a pair of pure white swan wings, holding a staff in his hand. He looked at the Demon Legion below the small hill ahead and shouted excitedly, "Haha! Nobody snatch them from me! These monsters are mine!"

As he spoke.

He waved the staff in his hand, releasing a fire dragon towards the monsters below.

Before the fire dragon could strike the monsters.

An inconspicuous monster within the monster battle group suddenly turned and unleashed a golden fireball at the Survivor in the sky.

The fireball instantly pierced through the fire dragon, absorbing all its power, and then went straight for the Survivor's face.

At the same time.

Around this stretched-out squad.

A large number of Phantom Demons suddenly appeared.

These Phantom Demons pounced on anyone they saw.

In just a blink of an eye.

The reinforcing squad was instantly slaughtered.

What made Su Lie grim was that.

The trapped squad on the mountaintop not only showed no trace of sadness or shock, but instead, each of them revealed a smile of a successful scheme.

This eerie smile was truly chilling.

Subsequently.

The Demon Legion returned to calm.

A new round of attacks began.

Su Lie did not act, but continued to observe the battlefield: "What the hell! Is this also a bait? Is that entire squad made up of Demon Hall brats?"

"Holy crap!"

"In that case!"

"Who on the entire battlefield can be trusted?"

He felt that this trial was becoming increasingly bizarre...