Chapter 1367: Chapter 1346: Did They Make a Wedding Dress for Him? (Part 2)
Huang Lin was absolutely furious. When he was caught by a mid-tier Divine King Level Guardian earlier, he got beaten up.
His face was bruised and swollen, and the pain was unbearable.
"Boss Wang, do you know what’s going on over there? You said there was a 50% chance of successfully entering the mountain, but now it’s turned into 0%?" a wealthy businessman whose face was swollen like a pig’s complained.
"Damn it, what does this have to do with me!" Wang Dahai’s eye was bruised, his limbs were tied with hemp rope, and he lay on the ground looking extremely miserable. "How was I supposed to know beforehand that the Guardian squads would suddenly strengthen the mountain’s defenses? After all, for decades, the Guardians have never done such a thing!"
"We definitely can’t blame Boss Wang." Huang Lin, a regular customer of Wang Dahai, said after taking a couple of deep breaths, "In the past five years, I’ve joined Boss Wang’s teams at least six times a year to enter the Endless Deep Mountains, which means I’ve encountered the mountain Guardians about thirty times!"
"This time, the Guardian squad’s overall strength and size are indeed much stronger than previous years. In the past, among the Guardians we possibly encountered, there were only one or two Divine Kings. But today, in the SSS-level team’s encounter with the Guardians, there were already three Initial-Tier Divine Kings and one Mid-Tier Divine King!"
"No need to think, the Guardians definitely sent their elite members here to reinforce the mountain’s defenses!"
"Such power, if placed in the external Ancient Martial Realm of Huaxia, could easily sweep most Ancient Martial Arts forces except for Dragon Gate. And mostly in our two teams, there are ordinary people without any Ancient Martial Arts skills. Our overall strength can’t compare to external Ancient Martial forces at all!"
"No choice, our luck is bad this time, we have to accept the defeat!"
Huang Lin, with his face covered, whispered.
"..."
Everyone fell silent.
Actually, before paying and joining the team, everyone knew the chance of entering the mountain wasn’t particularly high and had mentally prepared for it.
Now that they’ve been captured by the Guardians, there’s nothing more to say.
The main issue is, they’re embarrassed inside!
Previously, they tried persuading the Empress to stay, to join Wang Dahai’s team and not leave with that reckless kid, lest they face ruin or be crushed by the mountain Guardians.
Now?
Dammit!
Wang Dahai’s side is totally defeated!
The chance of entering the mountain wasn’t the promised 50%, it was 0%!
0%!
No one successfully entered the mountain!
This is just ridiculous!
If the Empress had stayed, she might not only fail to "turn from darkness to light," entering the mountain successfully and end up being grateful towards them, eventually joining their embrace, but instead might hate them!
Thinking about this, a group of wealthy businessmen with beer bellies and bald heads turned red with embarrassment. They are high-society people, with relatively thin skin.
Just thinking about it makes them feel embarrassed enough to want to find a hole in the ground to hide.
Huang Lin felt the same, so embarrassed he could practically dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes!
To impress the Empress, he persuaded her to stay, saying he could protect her, but ended up being beaten like a dead dog.
If she really stayed, it wouldn’t be turning from darkness to light, but turning from light to darkness!
But no, that’s not right...
Huang Lin shook his head rapidly. Wang Dahai’s two top entry teams were intercepted by the mountain Guardians, so Ye Huan and the Empress must have already been beaten like dead dogs and captured by the Guardians!
Thinking of this balanced his mind a bit, and behind the scarf, a sinister smile appeared on his swollen face!
As if he imagined Ye Huan being beaten by the Guardians, moaning in regret for not staying with the team, crying out in remorse!
It’s not just him imagining it; the surrounding businessmen also thought of this!
For a moment, everyone couldn’t hold back and laughed like pigs!
Then, their eyes began to roam around, searching for Ye Huan and the Empress among the crowd!
After a few minutes, everyone was puzzled.
Why aren’t those two people in the crowd?
Not even a shadow visible!
What’s going on?
"Damn it, is it possible that their targets were too small, they managed to avoid the Guardians’ watch, and while we were engaging with the Guardian army, they successfully snuck into the depths of the mountain?"
Wang Dahai cursed loudly, feeling like his heart was being trampled on by a thousand Divine Beasts.
The words he angrily blurted out instantly spread through the crowd like a meteor causing a massive ripple!
"Holy crap, Boss Wang, what you said is very likely!"
"But I guess that couple wasn’t unnoticed by the Guardians, but rather when the Guardians went to capture them, they suddenly noticed our teams trying to enter the mountain. Compared to two people, intercepting our vast teams was definitely more urgent, so the Guardians let those two go to deal with us!"
"Damn it!! Does this mean all the money we paid ended up being a wedding gift for that couple?!"
The whole scene exploded!
Countless businessmen were burning with anger, their eyes widened in fury!
Huang Lin’s eyes went blood red with rage.
He thought Ye Huan and the Empress were caught here too, but who knew that this couple, due to their small target and low priority, escaped and successfully entered the Endless Deep Mountains!
His anger was beyond words!
Then, from the nearby red tent, came the sound of two men conversing seriously: "Why hasn’t the third squad gotten those two kids back yet?"
"Um, this is really unusual. Why don’t you call Hu Feng and ask what’s happening?"
"I tried before with no response. I don’t know what’s going on. It’s really troublesome. Should we send some people to scout?"
"..."
The conversation in the tent instantly silenced the crowd, plunging them into dead silence.
It’s been this long, and the third squad hasn’t brought those two kids back yet?!
Who are they talking about?!
Damn it, no need to think!
With such courage to not join the snakehead teams and boldly enter the mountain alone facing the Guardians, only Ye Huan and the Empress could do it!
Holy crap, turns out it’s not that nobody caught them, but the Guardian army hasn’t been successful in capturing them?!
How is that possible?!
Could it be... could it be the third squad of Guardians is too weak, their strength insufficient?
It’s possible!
Huang Lin could only think of this explanation. He swallowed hard twice and asked a Guardian officer standing aside, "Brother, can I ask, what is the strength of the third squad?"
The officer turned his head and looked coldly at Huang Lin, thinking it’s not classified information, he answered indifferently, "Different from what most people imagine, the strength of the mountain Guardian squads usually correlates with the size of the number. Take the third Guardian squad: it’s the strongest squad in our campsite. Under their command are 140 Guardians, the weakest being high-tier Celestial Gods, the strongest is the squad leader Hu Feng, whose strength is at the pinnacle of the Transformation Realm, reaching high-tier Divine King level."
Upon hearing this, Huang Lin’s eyes twitched violently twice, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood!
Wang Dahai and the bunch of businessmen also showed faces of disbelief!
The third Guardian squad is the strongest squad here, and the leader’s strength is terrifying, reaching high-tier Divine King level?!
How is that possible?!
None dared to believe what they heard.
This is truly shocking!
It’s important to know that their two snakehead squads had been completely defeated in less than fifteen minutes by the first and second Guardian squads!
Since being captured and brought here, half a day has passed!
Not long ago, everyone had just woken up from being unconscious.
Yet, during this long time, the third squad, much stronger than the first and second squads, still hasn’t managed to capture Ye Huan and the Empress?!
This can’t be true, it defies logic!
Everyone was stunned to the extreme, questioning if they were dreaming.
Then, what shocked them even more happened!
