The mercenaries thought I was about to make a move, and in their fright, they backed away two steps. "We are people who live by the blade, and so are others. Even if I'm willing to leave, the others certainly won't want to find..."
"Then I'll give you a reason to leave," I said with a faint smile, reaching out and pulling a Nepalese knife from his leg pocket.
This Nepalese knife was made of special materials, much stronger than ordinary weapons.
It also possessed formidable lethality, serving as a necessary close-combat weapon for them.
Holding the Nepalese knife, I looked at the mercenary before me. "Open your eyes wide and watch!"
As I spoke, I instantly activated my Shepherd God power, and my strength surged in a flash.
Then, before the astonished eyes of this mercenary, I slowly bent the Nepalese knife, and then, continued to exert force.
Only when the Nepalese knife was crumpled into a ball of scrap metal in my hand did I return it to the mercenary. "I think you understand what I mean, right?"
The mercenary nodded frantically.
There were countless ways to turn a Nepalese knife into scrap metal.
But to be able to crush it into scrap with bare hands, what kind of strength would that require?
Seeing his reaction, I was very satisfied. This was exactly the effect I needed.
I wanted them to be afraid, and when they were afraid, they would naturally leave.
After giving the mercenary a few more instructions, I let him leave. The mercenary, as if granted amnesty, turned and fled.
I, on the other hand, returned to the jungle and slowly approached the spot where I had previously laid an ambush.
From there, I could clearly hear their conversation.
"Leave? Heh, do you know how much the employer paid this time? If we can get this job done, we won't need to take any work for a long time!"
"Yeah, and a Nepalese knife can't be twisted into this shape. I bet you brought it from outside?"
"If you want to drive us all away and snatch the credit for yourself, I advise you to save your energy."
The surrounding mercenaries spoke up, they didn't believe that guy at all.
None of these words registered in my ears, and I felt a little disappointed. But what I didn't expect was what they would do next!
The mercenary I had beaten earlier was clearly frightened and kept trying to persuade them, constantly telling them how powerful I was!
But the next moment, the other mercenaries made their move!
With almost a single glance, several mercenaries acted instantly.
Two mercenaries pinned the guy to the ground, while others rushed forward and tied up his hands and feet.
"You met him, didn't you? Tell me where he is!"
"Did he give you benefits? Or did you already kill him!"
"Tell us, and I'll spare your life!"
The other mercenaries shouted, even beating him.
This was unbelievable, the legendary dog-eat-dog scenario?!
The mercenary could only recount everything that had happened before, but it was clear that the others were unwilling to believe him.
However, after all, they had cooperated for so long and understood each other's personalities, so in the end, they only hung the mercenary from a tree and beat him half to death.
It seemed that Vici had paid a hefty price!
This damned thing!
To obtain the other half of the Tree of Life, he was prepared to spare no expense!
However, if I met him, I would probably not hesitate to act.
"They sure know how to find people. These mercenaries look like desperate men!" I thought to myself.
I had been thinking about whether I could find a suitable opportunity to attack them, but with the previous incident involving the mercenary I had beaten, the others, when moving, usually went in groups of three to five.
Even if they went to relieve themselves, they would do it together.
"Their security awareness is so high!" I frowned.
Time passed, and it was approaching evening. The man in the suit seemed to be studying something.
Then, he took out his binoculars and looked around.
At this point, I tensed up. If he could clearly see my defenses and know that I only had a few dozen savages guarding the area, they might launch an attack directly.
Without any hesitation, I picked up a small stone from the ground and infused it with my Shepherd God power.
Then, facing the binoculars, I exerted my strength with a bang!
"Bang!"
A dull sound echoed, and the binoculars were instantly shattered by the small stone!
"That guy is nearby!" the man in the suit roared.
The others also reacted instantly and began moving towards that direction.
Their faces were filled with vigilance.
The man in the suit scanned his surroundings. From the direction the stone had come, he could roughly determine my position.
After looking for a while, he locked his gaze on my hiding spot. "Search in this direction, five men per group. Once found, cripple his limbs, and then wait for me to deal with him!"