The Holy Sword Peak of the Orlando Mountains towers into the clouds. More than halfway up the mountain is covered with snow, and the peak is even more invisible above the clouds.
It is said that the secret of the battle between gods and demons is still hidden on the top of the ice that has never melted for thousands of years, but no one has been able to climb to the top to get a glimpse of it.
The Holy Sword Peak is so tall that it is difficult to climb, and the Sauron Canyon in front of the peak is even more difficult to climb.
The canyon is always shrouded in a gray fog that never dissipates. The cliffs on both sides are as smooth as a knife and an axe. A large river flows down close to the cliffs on one side. It is the Donne River that crosses the Solon Canyon. . The canyon is overgrown with grass and jagged rocks. Broken armor, weapons, and dead bones are scattered among the grass and rocks. This was once an ancient battlefield.
It is said that many years ago, mercenaries and explorers came to the canyon to hunt for treasures. However, after tens of thousands of years, even the divine armor and spiritual soldiers of that year have been washed away by time and have lost their spirituality. They are not even as good as the scrap copper on the street. Rotten iron. There are very few people who actually find treasures in the canyon, but there are many people who disappear in the canyon or go crazy after leaving the canyon. It is precisely because of the weirdness of the canyon that the Solon Canyon has gradually become an inaccessible place, forgotten by the world.
On this day, a group of mercenaries broke through the fog at the entrance of the valley and slowly walked into the rarely visited Sauron Canyon.
Naturally, what appeared in the canyon was the "Blue Enchantress" mercenary group.
Keynes once wanted to escort things to the canyon alone, but no one in the entire mercenary group was willing to leave.
"Trust is the life of a mercenary!" This is the oath that every mercenary of Blue Enchantress abides by.
A mercenary shouted loudly: "If we are not allowed to go together just because of danger, it is a distrust of our brothers, and we are no longer worthy of being the mercenaries of the Blue Fairy!"
Keynes smiled happily, knowing that he could not drive away these mercenaries. For the sake of faith, why not even die? He had experienced it once before, and today was just another experience!
The mercenary group still set off according to the original plan, but they changed to an extremely remote route.
Although there is no road in the Orlando Mountains, generations of hunters and mercenaries have explored and tried to find a more suitable route. But it is this route that also gives the secret enemy the opportunity to lure Warcraft to ambush the mercenary group.
In order to prevent the enemy from setting traps on the road again, Angus led the mercenary group on a rarely traveled route. This route was equivalent to going in a circle on the outside of the Solon Canyon, and it took twice as long as before to get around the mouth of the valley.
Although it took twice as much time and distance, the mercenary group did not encounter any accidents along the way.
Keynes, Adeline and Angus led the team at the front. The mercenaries behind them had their crossbows cocked and their swords unsheathed. Everyone was ready to fight. Even Arthur took out three, The sharp arrow was on the bowstring.
The fog in Solon Canyon is so thick that you can't see clearly the mouth of the valley after walking a few dozen meters.
Keynes waved his hand and the whole team stopped. "The commission we accepted is to escort the mission items to the mouth of the valley. We will wait here for the recipient."
"I think we may never be able to wait for the delivery person." A slender figure slowly walked out of the mist in the canyon.
The one who appeared in front of everyone was the elf Ilya. He didn't know when he ran to the front of the team and entered the valley first.
Ilya was also carrying someone in his hand, a white and fat man. The man's head drooped weakly, and his originally gorgeous golden robe was stained with dried blood.
"Dead?" Angus asked in surprise.
"He was already dead when I found him. He was stabbed through the heart with a sword. Judging from the body, he had been dead for a long time." Ilya laid the man in his hand flat on the ground.
"Is he the recipient we are waiting for?"
"The body had been tampered with, and there was nothing left on it except the clothes."
Angus knelt down and began to inspect the body. While inspecting, he exclaimed: "Boss, it's so weird. He is neither a warrior nor a magician. If he is just a businessman, how did he get here alone?"
Keynes remained thoughtful throughout. I thought that most of the mystery would be solved when I saw the client, but I didn't expect that the person who connected the cargo was also killed.
"How the person died has nothing to do with our commissioned task. Since the recipient is dead, the task is over. We will withdraw now." Keynes made a decision that surprised everyone.
Curiosity killed the cat. The whole mission was weird from beginning to end. Strictly following the mercenary rules can ensure maximum safety.
"What about the body?" Angus asked.
"Bring it with you, and you must give an explanation to the mercenary union."
No one questioned Captain Keynes's decision, and the mercenary group began to slowly retreat toward the mouth of the valley.
"What a pity. Don't you plan to wait a little longer, Commander Keynes?" A dry, hoarse voice suddenly came from the mist of the canyon.
The entire team stopped in place for an instant. Keynes did not speak, his hand gently held the hilt of the sword behind his back, and his eyes were fixed on the direction of the sound.
The fog rolled, and a thin man in black tights walked out of the broken fog. A black, soft leather mask completely covered the man's face, revealing only a pair of eyes with cold eyes.
Keynes and Ilya looked at each other, and he saw shock in the elf's eyes. Ilya had entered the canyon first with the mercenary group and had already searched the outside of the valley entrance. However, this person was able to hide from the elves' perception. His strength must be far superior to Ilya's.
"Who are you?" Keynes asked coldly.
"No comment." The reply came in an equally cold voice.
"What do you want? Maybe we can help. As a mercenary group, we can accept any commission." Keynes slowed down his tone slightly.
"I personally appreciate the strength shown by Captain Cairns along the way, but it is a pity that what we accepted was also a commissioned task."
Keynes sighed softly, everything was irreversible.
The words of the man in black actually explained his identity. Keynes encountered a professional killer organization this time.
From the killing method of killing with a sword through the heart, the man's attire of wearing black and refusing to show anyone, and the posture of standing with only one side of the body facing him, Keynes had vaguely guessed the origin of the man.
There are no conditions to be negotiated with the killers, they are just cold tools in the hands of others.
"Everyone, withdraw from the canyon!" When Keynes gave the order to retreat, his body jumped forward, and a sharp sword energy slashed at the man in black.
"Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving." The man in black sneered.
One after another, black figures rushed out of the mist and pounced on the mercenaries of the mercenary group...