Chapter 644 The Crimson Flame Mercenary Corps
The insignia on the youth's clothes was peculiar, a golden flame.
Surrounding the flame was a fiery red lightning bolt.
Zhang Long had once seen such a badge when he was at the Extra-Terrestrial Battlefield!
At that time, he had also once been a small warrior fighting inside the Extraterrestrial Battlefield.
Once, he had traveled with a large group to support a mercenary corps called 'Red Inferno' and fought with them against the kingpin forces of the Giant Bear Country.
And any of the mercenaries of the 'Red Flame' mercenary corps had such a symbol combining flame and lightning on them.
It was during that battle that Zhang Long realized what it meant to be cruel.
Those two forces were clearly enemies and fought as soon as they met.
After the missiles were done with the artillery shells, after the artillery shells were done with the bullets, and after the bullets were done, it was a real physical battle.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses slammed together in the middle of the extra-territorial battlefield, and countless heads were surging.
Sword Qi streaked across the ground, cracking the ground into pits.
Sword Qi flew and blood and flesh flew.
Swords, spears, swords and halberds, all eighteen weapons were used here.
Killing aura rushed to the sky, and the two armies were strangling each other!
This battlefield was a real meat grinder, every second a dozen warriors would die.
Both sides want to kill each other cleanly, brutal means, waving the sword is a killing move, the blade is also running at the enemy's vitals.
The action is so clean and sharp, no fancy.
That battle, fought the sky and earth, sun and moon.
Corpses were everywhere!
Rivers of blood flowed!
Zhang Long was particularly impressed by that battle because he was lucky and ended up surviving inside the pile of corpses.
By the time he opened his eyes, he saw the corpses of hundreds of thousands of warriors covering the plains.
The fishy odor of blood was incomparably pungent.
Sticky and already almost solidified blood flowed on the earth.
He felt like he was not standing on earth, but in purgatory!
There was death everywhere, without a trace of life.
The entirety of the 'Red Flame' mercenary corps had fought to the end, dying with the Giant Bear Nation's ace battlegroup, using hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight the might of the Red Flame Army.
However, when Zhang Long survived and returned to Dragon Kingdom's battle team, he learned news that made him doubt his life: this battle was a conspiracy of the 'Red Flame' Army!
The Red Flame Mercenary Corps had started the war for the sake of some ulterior secrets.
They used hundreds of thousands of soldiers to engage the elite forces of the Bear Kingdom while their special forces split into two groups.
One group infiltrated the Bear Kingdom, stealing the nation's treasures.
The other group attacked a military base in the Dragon Kingdom, freeing a notorious criminal imprisoned there.
From that point on, the Crimson Flame Mercenary Corps became the arch-enemy of both the Bear Kingdom and the Dragon Kingdom.
Therefore, Zhang Long held an intense hatred for the Crimson Flame Mercenary Corps. Every time he encountered one of their members on extraterritorial battlefields, he used every means to eliminate them.
Never did he imagine that today, in the White Eagle Country's villa, he would come across a warrior from the Crimson Flame Mercenary Corps.
With just one glance, he was consumed by anger and wished to kill the young man on the spot. However, he understood that this was White Eagle Country, and the owner of this villa was his friend with immense influence.
If he were to attack and kill a warrior from the Crimson Flame Mercenary Corps here, his friend might not allow Shen Feng to recover here anymore.
Thus, Zhang Long glared at the young man, clenched his fists, seething with inner fury while maintaining an outward composure without any movement.
The Crimson Flame Corps member paid no attention to Zhang Long. Instead, he fixed his gaze intently on Wang Chao and said, "It's really you, Big Brother Wei Meng. What are you doing here?"
Wei Meng?
Zhang Long raised an eyebrow, looking at Wang Chao with curiosity. When did Wang Chao become Wei Meng?
Wang Chao scrutinized the young man from head to toe and recalled a name. "Atreus?"
Upon hearing this, Atreus' eyes lit up with excitement. "Yes, yes, it's me, Atreus. It's been so long. Do you also have friends here for recuperation?"
Wang Chao furrowed his brow slightly and replied, "Atreus, we serve different masters. It's better not to greet me and maintain some distance."
But Atreus didn't keep his distance; instead, he rushed over with enthusiasm, warmly hugging Wang Chao. "Big brother, it's so great to see you. I can never forget your great kindness, and I've been thinking about you all this time."
"In my opinion, you should leave the mercenary group in the Dragon Kingdom. Come, let me introduce you to our leader."
"I can tell you, the treatment in our Crimson Flame Corps is exceptionally good, with benefits so generous they'll be hard to believe."
Having uttered that, he grabbed Wang Chao's hand and started to walk away, brimming with enthusiasm.
When he was still a small soldier, he had cooperated with a foreign mercenary group that included Wang Chao.
Back then, Wang Chao had adopted the alias Wei Meng as he trained within that mercenary group.
They fought side by side, forming a life-and-death bond. In many battles, Wang Chao had saved his life several times.
Now, after a long separation, he was overjoyed, eager to sing, drink, and celebrate with Wang Chao, with no intention of returning sober.
However, Wang Chao's expression was cold. He pushed Atreus away and said in a deep voice, "Atreus, you listen carefully. While we might be friends, I hold no respect for the Crimson Flame Corps."
"As long as you're with the Crimson Flame, we can't be friends."
"So, it's best that we keep our distance."
When he was young, he didn't understand and was unaware of what the Crimson Flame Corps was doing. His master had sent him to train in a mercenary group, which later cooperated with the Crimson Flame Corps.
But as he grew in power, gaining supreme authority over the Nightfall Corps, he learned many secrets. He discovered the unsavory deeds of the Crimson Flame Corps, especially their enmity with the Dragon Kingdom.
Therefore, like Zhang Long, he harbored a deep-seated hatred for all members of the Crimson Flame Corps.
After being pushed away, Atreus changed his expression slightly and said, "Big Brother Wei Meng, our friendship has nothing to do with the Crimson Flame Corps. Let's keep our personal connections separate."
"Hold on!"
Wang Chao interrupted him, took a cigarette from his mouth, shook off the ashes, and said sternly, "As long as you are with the Crimson Flame Corps, we can not be friends."
"I can not be friends with mercenaries who have harmed the Dragon Kingdom!"
"Please leave immediately!"
Atreus's expression shifted, but before he could respond, a voice, icy and filled with a cutting killing intent, came from behind him. "Daring to treat a member of the Crimson Flame Corps this way, you are truly asking for death, aren't you?"
Accompanying this statement, a middle-aged man with eagle-sharp eyes and a menacing aura walked over, glaring coldly at Wang Chao and Zhang Long.
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