I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means-Chapter 576 400 Truly Encountered the Elf Slave Catching Team_2

Chapter 576: Chapter 400 Truly Encountered the Elf Slave Catching Team_2 Chapter 576 -400 Truly Encountered the Elf Slave Catching Team_2 In Lis’s eyes, a team that looked like mercenaries was resting on the flat ground beside the brook.

Comprising five mercenaries of different professions, the team sat cross-legged on the ground, eating and drinking simply.

While quickly regaining their strength, they also vigilantly observed the surroundings.

In the middle of where the five were situated, two people dressed in black robes laid collapsed on the ground, their bodies thoroughly covered.

“Slave Catching Team indeed…”

Standing atop the ravine, Lis touched his chin with his right hand, sizing up the situation below.

Although his eyes did not possess the ability to see through things, the slim figures of the two in black robes suggested they were likely delicate elf girls.

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Slave Catching Teams were always like this, each team small but made up of elites.

Because within the Elf Forest, no force could possibly confront the Elf Clan.

So those teams looking to capture elves would leave the Elf Forest as quickly as possible after seizing them.

Outside the Elf Forest, it became much harder for the Elf Guard to continue the pursuit.

Hence, apart from the essential rest to recover strength, these people wouldn’t waste any time.

Even the elves would be drugged with special methods to reduce troubles during the exit from the forest.

For them, time was the key to escaping the Elf Forest and earning substantial rewards.

Lis was familiar with the practices of these Slave Catching Teams; in his past life, he had accepted commissions from the Elf Clan to pursue Slave Catching Teams, and the rewards were quite generous.

At that time, with the participation of many players, Slave Catching Teams were chased until they were at their wits’ end, and even the market for elf slaves was greatly impacted.

Of course, Lis naturally disapproved of the deeds of these Slave Catching Teams.

Know that these teams, in order to capture even more precious and beautiful elf slaves, would often attack the elves’ villages.

But to maintain the speed of their exit from the Elf Forest, they often could only take a few elves, and in the process, it was inevitable that many elves were injured and killed.

Certainly, this practice of treating the elves as merchandise was what angered and loathed by the elves the most.

Although Lis disliked such actions, in his own home, even the servants who served him were given due respect.

However, Lis also understood that even becoming a Legendary Strongman, it was unrealistic to expect to stop the existence of Slave Catching Teams or the slave trade.

Even so, Lis was not inclined to turn a blind eye and just let it pass.

One may lack the power to aid the whole world,

Yet when witnessing injustice on the road, one should draw the sword to help;

Do what is humanly possible and strive for a clear conscience.

Just as Lis was pondering, Cecil came up beside him and whispered:

“Mr. Lis, can you help those two elves?”

During the past few days of traveling, Lis had won Cecil’s approval, both in strength and character.

She also truly regarded Lis as a friend, different from those humans who bore her ill will.

“No problem.”

Lis nodded, even without Cecil’s request, he had intended to take action.

“Thank you so much.”

Cecil’s green eyes looked at Lis, a smile spreading across her face.

At that moment, the system’s voice sounded.

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Ding～

[You have triggered a Gold-level Task!]

[Gold-level Commission Task: Defeat the Elf Slave Catching Team]

[Task Requirement: Defeat the Elf Slave Catching Team [Black Panther] and ensure the survival of the two elves!]

[Task Reward: Experience Points 1000w, Cecil’s goodwill +30, specialty [Justice Sanction]]

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Hm?

Lis looked at the system panel in front of him, slightly surprised.

He had actually triggered a task, and it was a Gold-level one at that.

Then among those five people, there should be a Gold-level Professional.

But Lis was too far away now to obtain any useful information.

However, with only ten million Experience Points as a reward, it should not be a very strong presence.

For Lis at the moment, ordinary Gold-level individuals were already no match for him.

“I’m going over, you hide well.”

Lis said to Cecil.

Cecil nodded repeatedly, indicating that she would definitely not hold anyone back.

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Lis didn’t pay much attention to it; he had already placed a special space marker on Cecil, allowing him to grasp her location in real-time.

He also summoned a [Mirror Body] clone and invisibly followed close by Cecil’s side.

After all, the most important clue for Lis at the moment was still with Cecil. He certainly did not want to come back from dealing with those slave-catching teams only to find a living elf had disappeared.

He made full preparations, just in case.

Lis slowly walked towards the valley.

After losing sight of Cecil, Lis entered a Stealth State, quietly approaching the slave-catching team.

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Welber was somewhat distracted.

He took out his water skin intending to have another drink, but realized that the remaining water had been unwittingly finished.

For some reason, this situation made him feel irritable.

He threw the water skin on the ground. Even though a stream was nearby and he could easily refill it, the gloom in his heart made him not want to move at all.

“Boss Welber, for you.”

A subordinate, noticing the displeasure on Welber’s face, quickly passed his own water skin to Welber and picked up Welber’s water skin to walk towards the stream.

As a Gold-level Hunter, Welber was the leader of the [Black Panther] slave-catching team.

Capturing elf slaves was a perilous business, requiring one to face the pursuit of the Elf Guard, but the profits were too substantial.

They were substantial enough even to tempt a Gold-level Hunter like him.

This was much easier than exploring secret realms and hunting Magic Beasts.

As for the Elf Guard, having once roamed the Elf Forest for a long time as a professional Hunter, he was quite familiar with the habits and movements of those elves.

Although the elves were generally powerful, some were rigid and lacked adaptability.

He had already evaded the Elf Guard’s pursuit many times, successfully returning to the Human Kingdom to earn huge profits.

This time would be no different!

Moreover, the merchandise this time was much stronger than before.

Welber’s gaze fell upon the two elves who had fainted.

Coincidentally, his initial target had been an elf village in the Elf Forest, which he had previously scouted.

However, en route, he had unexpectedly encountered these two lone Elf Girls.

Welber prided himself on having seen many beautiful girls from the Elf Clan, but he was still stunned by the exceptional beauty of one of the girls.

If it weren’t for the thought that this Elf Girl would bring him even more profit, he would have even considered keeping her as his private treasure.

He took a gulp of water, and although the cool liquid slid into his chest, Welber felt the gloom inside him grow even thicker.

What’s going on?

Welber, shaken out of his reverie of easy Gold Coins, felt hesitant.

There was a problem!

As a Gold-level Hunter, he was quite confident in his premonitions.

Could it be that the Elf Guard had caught up?

“Get up; we’re leaving now!”

Welber ordered his men.

“Boss Welber… didn’t we just take a break?”

The companion who had just gone to fetch water for Welber asked softly, puzzled.

“Do as I say, and hurry up to get ready to leave.”

Welber said uncompromisingly, insisting that once they were out of the Elf Forest, there would be plenty of time to rest.

Seeing that Welber had made up his mind, the others said no more.

In the slave-catching team, after all, it was Welber, the strongest, who made the decisions.

Everyone packed up their belongings, and two warriors each shouldered an elf, ready to leave the various valleys.

Thwack!

The crisp sound of a bowstring rang out suddenly.

An arrow, gleaming with a dark light, shot out from the depths of the dense forest. Welber did not even have time to react; in the blink of an eye, it hit the warrior carrying the elf right in the center of his forehead.

“I…”

The warrior hadn’t come to his senses yet, opened his mouth as if to say something, but a sharp pain hit, and consciousness was quickly swallowed by darkness.

Seeing his companion collapse limply to the ground, the elf rolling to one side, Welber’s eyes turned fierce. The bronze longbow he carried on his back appeared in his hand, and he shot an arrow toward the place from where the sound of the bowstring had come.