If they stayed close to the camp, they could still get back there if they could not cope with the situation. They had a thousand men there, were they afraid of a little trouble?
There was a subtle change with the mercenaries. Many of the leaders dispatched their members in search of lower-level magical beasts when they were supposed to rest in their camps.
The leaders could not leave because they had to answer to the client, and they dared not pass such an order so openly. Therefore, they could only get a small team to sneak out of the camp.
However, Shen Yanxiao had noticed their actions.
She was not the only one who did as even Du Lang had realized their intentions.
"They're reckless for slipping away now." Shen Yanxiao snickered coldly as she looked at those mercenaries when they snuck away discreetly.