Just as Li Mo was about to go into the secret passage to investigate, he heard a noise coming from inside the secret passage.
He quickly hid behind the biggest pile of jewelry, and poked his head a little.
The noise was getting closer and closer. In order to prevent a fight from happening when he was discovered, Li Mo held a thick and long scepter in his hand, and the tip of the scepter was a sharp spearhead.
As the noise got closer, Li Mo narrowed his eyes and stared at the entrance of the passage.
Then, a few people walked out.
Li Mo took a closer look. It was a team of five. Two men and three women. The five of them seemed to be in their twenties. The oldest one was about thirty years old.
The five of them were wearing armor made of fine steel and rough linen clothes underneath.
Judging from their equipment, the man looked to be around 30 years old. He had a buzz cut and a scar from the corner of his eye to his chin. There was a large sword at his waist. He should be a professional swordsman.
The other young man had shoulder-length hair and a black cloth on his forehead. He carried a large bow on his shoulder and a short dagger in his boots. He was a ranger.
One of the three women had a wand in her hand, another had a bow and a quiver of arrows on her shoulder, and the last one had a cloth covering half of her face, only revealing a pair of gloomy eyes. They should be a mage, an archer, and a sniper respectively.
"Phil, didn't you say that the Sword of Laszka was hidden in this secret passage?" The girl who covered half of her face looked at the buzz-cut man with annoyance.
"I heard it from the high priest too. How would I know that it's a lie?" Phil said with a frown.
"Okay, Phil, Elise, now is not the time to argue. Just because there isn't any in the secret passage doesn't mean there isn't any in this pile of treasures. Now, we can only look around here first," the mage said.
"Mace, how long do you think we have to look for the sword?"
"Well, we don't have much time. The drug you gave the two guards would knock humans out for five to six hours, but for the dragons, I can't be sure." The one called Mace was the girl with the bow on her back.
"The drugs are made by the elves, and the black market never sells fake products. Didn't you say that this drug is the most effective against the dragons?"
At this moment, she was also frowning. The entire continent knew that the dragons were powerful, but no one said that they were not affected by the knockout drugs.
"Vintine, don't just stand there and not say anything. Let's think of a way together. Otherwise, we'll be in trouble when the two guards wake up," Alizi said sternly to the ranger who was standing at the side.
Then, she looked at the mage. "Angela, help us build a barrier outside the Crystal Palace."
"Wait," Vintine suddenly said, "I don't think the high priest would mislead us. The Sword of Laszka should be in the secret passage. We just need to trigger some mechanism."
The other four also fell into deep thought. They all thought that that was plausible. The high priest was highly respected in the kingdom. Even His Majesty had to listen to him. He wouldn't fool them.
In the end, it was Angela who spoke first. "Vintine is right. There should be a trap in the secret passage. Let's go in and explore it. This is Captain Ed's trust in us. We dragon slayers cannot fail."
"Yes, let's go in quickly and take a look," Phil agreed. "But we must be cautious. I suggest leaving two people here to search."
Then, besides Angela, Vintine, Phil, and Mace went back into the secret passage, while Alizi stayed in the treasure area to loot.
Angela went outside to take a look. In less than five minutes, she came back and searched the pile of Alizi.
Li Mo heard their conversation. He had heard of the name, Ed. He was the leader of Yass mercenaries, the famous mercenaries in Weya Kingdom. According to some rumors, he was a powerful figure. It was said that his ancestors had participated in the battle to slay dragons.
Weya Kingdom could be considered one of the strongest among the human race. However, the king of Weya Kingdom was incompetent. Usually, many major events were presided over by the high priest. The king was just enjoying himself in the background.
Captain Ed must have listened to the high priest's orders and asked the five of them to risk their lives sneaking into the Dragon Kingdom's lair. Moreover, it was not for the treasures, but to seize a treasured sword called "The Sword of Laszka."
The Sword of Laszka. Li Mo was very familiar with this name, but he could not recall it immediately. He simply squatted on the ground and slapped the back of his head a few times. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind!
According to legends, in ancient times, evil dragons wreaked havoc on the human world and burned down villages. When a warrior named Laszka passed by the village, he walked into the cave and engaged in a deadly battle with the giant dragon.
In the fierce battle, Laszka stabbed the dragon with his sword. The dragon was shocked from its sleep and began to fight back. However, how could a human compete with the dragon's strength? Laszka was injured by the dragon.
Finally, after several fights, Laszka waited for an opportunity to rush under the dragon and stab deep into the dragon's belly to kill it.
However, this was not the end. Laszka succeeded in slaying the dragon, but he also paid the ultimate price for his valor. The sharp teeth of the dragon pierced through his neck.
After Laszka died, his sword was buried deep in the cave with the dragon, and later, the sword was seized by the Dragon Kingdom.
As thousands of years passed, Laszka's descendants became a powerful nomad tribe called the Laszka tribe.
After that, there was a message spread across the Sakka continent. As long as someone could take back the dragon-slaying sword from the Dragon Kingdom, he or she would be the leader of the powerful Laszka tribe.
For hundreds of years, the various kingdoms in the continent had been constantly at war. The smaller kingdoms would be annexed by the bigger ones. Almost all of them had eyes on the Sword of Laszka.
However, over the years, the mercenary groups sent by the different kingdoms to search for the Sword of Laszka never returned.
This time, it was one of the most powerful kingdoms on the continent that had their eyes on the sword. The five-man dragon-slaying squad sent by the king were all elites of various human kingdoms.
Their skills complemented each other in battle, so their strength was doubled. No wonder they could easily pass through the black fog and enter the Dragon Palace.
After listening to their conversation, Li Mo finally understood why the two dragon guards at the door fell asleep in broad daylight. They have been drugged.
Seeing the two women rummaging through the treasures not far away, Li Mo fell into deep thought.
Some time passed. The dragon-slaying squad carried out a full search in the Dragon Kingdom's treasure cave, but they still did not find the sword.
Angela was clearly getting more and more impatient.
Although the elven knockout drug was very powerful, and was the only drug that could knock out dragons, the dragons were strong. The drug had almost worn out, and if they still could not find the sword, it would be impossible for them to leave safely when they woke up.
Thinking of this, Angela became even more anxious. She shouted to the people in the secret passage, "Vintine, did you find anything over there? We don't have much time."
Alizi was also anxious.
Fortunately, the people in the secret passage brought them good news.
Vintine wiped the sweat from her forehead and walked out. She smiled and said, "We found a secret room. Unfortunately, the door of the secret room is locked. We are still trying to find a way to open the door."
"And we infer that the sword is probably inside. When we find a way to open the door and get the sword, we will leave immediately."
"That's great. Then there's no need to search here. Let's go in and think of a way together," Angela said happily.
Just as the three of them were about to return to the secret tunnel, Li Mo thought about following behind them to see what was going on.
"Clang..." Li Mo covered his eyes with one hand. What an idiot! He accidentally stepped on a vessel. The sound was very loud in this spacious cave, and there was even an echo.
Damn it!
As expected, the sudden sound alarmed the three people who were about to enter the secret tunnel. Vintine sent a signal to the secret tunnel. Then, Mace and Phil trotted out.
The few people were on alert. Vintine raised her chin toward the place where the sound came from. Then, she signaled the other people to split up and gradually approached from two directions to surround the area.
At this moment, Li Mo was also covered in cold sweat. He didn't know whether he should rush out or turn back. His heart thumped.
Everyone was fully armed. They drew their swords and raised their wands. With nervous expressions, they slowly walked to the pile of treasures where Li Mo was.
Everyone rushed to the back of the pile of treasures at the same time. They thought they were the guards at the door, but they found out that it was a human. The six of them them stood staring at each other.
Vintine pointed her dagger at Li Mo and asked, "Who are you? It seems that you're just an ordinary human."
The five of them looked at Li Mo and saw that he was wearing the clothes of the Dragon Kingdom. Angela said, "You're a slave here? Why are you here?"
Phil said impatiently, "Who cares who he is? Even if he's a slave, he's still a member of the Dragon Kingdom. Let's just kill him to avoid unnecessary trouble."
As he said that, he raised his sword and wanted to stab Li Mo. However, Alizi nimbly grabbed the tip of the sword and looked at Li Mo coldly as if she was waiting for his answer.
Li Mo did not have a good impression of these people because the Weya Kingdom that sent them had bullied the Sacred Ocean Kingdom many times. Sacred Ocean Kingdom did not have much territory to begin with, but more than half of it was still invaded by them.
If it was not because Sacred Ocean Kingdom was a buffer zone between several big kingdoms, it would have been completely annexed.
Therefore, in Li Mo's opinion, these people were enemies.
Li Mo thought to himself. Since he was now a slave of the Dragon Kingdom, and he was also Queen Melia's boy toy, if he kidnapped these guys and gave them to Melia, then he must have contributed a lot, right?
Although he had conquered Queen Melia physically, it was far from enough. If he wanted the Dragon Queen to value him more, then he had to make himself more valuable.
With this in mind, Li Mo made up his mind to take these people down. After all, he was not a weakling who could not practice magic.
Angela thought that he was afraid, so she comforted him, "Don't be afraid. We are also humans. If you want to leave this place, we can help you."
Li Mo laughed in his heart. What a joke. From the beginning, he had no intention of escaping with these people.
In a sense, these people were his mortal enemies. If he followed them and his identity as the illegitimate son of the King of Sacred Ocean was accidentally discovered, he would probably not end well.
After all, in this continent, even kingdoms of the same race could be cruel to each other.
Moreover, the system had now given him a mission to subdue Melia's sister. Before this mission was completed, it was impossible for him to leave the Dragon Kingdom.
He was only thinking of how to trick these five people, especially that gloomy-eyed Alizi. She did not look easy to deal with. After thinking about it, Li Mo went with the old-fashioned way.
"I am indeed a slave here. I want to leave, but I can't." As he spoke, he showed a sorrowful look.
"My ancestors were slaves in the Dragon Palace, so my family is here. If I leave, they won't end well."
Everyone looked at him without any pity. They just stared at him. Li Mo was about to crumble under their stares. Finally, Alizi opened her mouth to speak.
"Why are you here? Slaves are not allowed to enter the treasure cave, right?"
Li Mo forced himself to answer, "I'm here to deliver food to the guards. I found that the they were unconscious, so I came in to see what was in the treasure cave."
Mace stepped forward and tugged at Alizi's sleeve, saying, "Alizi, since he's not leaving, then forget it. Let's not waste any more time. The two guards will definitely wake up soon."
After hearing this, Alizi looked at Li Mo and asked, "Since you've lived in the Dragon Palace for so many years, do you know where the door to the secret passage goes?"
Li Mo cursed silently. How could he know this.
"I, I don't know. This is a forbidden area. No one can enter without Her Majesty's permission. Moreover, I heard that only Her Majesty can open the gate."
Hearing this, everyone's faces turned pale. As expected, the sword must be inside. Otherwise, how could only Queen Melia be able to open it.
Seeing that everyone was frowning, Li Mo said, "Why don't I follow you into the secret passage to take a look? Maybe when I see the gate, I'll remember something."
Hearing that Li Mo was willing to help, a glimmer of hope appeared on everyone's faces.
Who would have thought that Li Mo was scheming in his heart? He had to get rid of these guys and then tie them up and send them to Melia to claim credit.
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