My carefree life in space

Chapter 181 Battle against the Fire Scale Crocodile

Ultimately, both sides remained rational, and the conflict did not escalate further because they knew they could not take action within the Mercenary Guild.

There were times when people defied the odds and caused trouble on the mercenary guild's territory. As a result, not only was their mercenary group expelled, but when their members wanted to join other mercenary groups, no one dared to take them in.

Although the conflict did not escalate, both sides knew that their contradictions had not disappeared, but were merely accumulating. If they were to suddenly erupt one day, it would be no small matter.

Kyle discussed it with Resia and the others and chose a mission to hunt down alien beasts.

The mission was issued by the Feng family, a renowned weapons-making family in the Olai Empire. As a family with considerable expertise in weapons manufacturing, the Feng family has always been committed to creating high-quality, high-performance weapons, and they spare no expense in searching for various materials to achieve this.

The Feng family is looking for the scales of the Fire Scale Crocodile, which have unique properties and strength, making them one of the ideal materials for crafting top-tier defensive weapons.

The mercenaries' task is to deliver the collected scales intact to the Feng family. The Feng family will reward them based on the quality and quantity of the scales; the higher the quality and the greater the quantity, the richer the reward.

The Fire-Scaled Crocodile is an eighth-level exotic beast. Many mercenary groups coveted the reward for this mission, but after assessing their own strength, they all quietly withdrew.

After discussing it, Kyle and the others decided to take a gamble. In the past, they would have hesitated a bit, but now that Moze had joined them, they were very confident about the mission.

After they left, Balo said to his men, "We're going to take on the Feng family's mission too."

"This..." His subordinates looked at each other in bewilderment. Although the Feng family's missions were open and there was no limit to the number of people who could accept them, the Fire Scale Crocodile was an eighth-level alien beast, and there were no eighth-level superpowered experts among their group.

"What? The people from the Fiery Blaze can handle it, but we can't? Do you also think you're inferior to them?" Balo's fleshy face twitched incessantly, clearly angry that his subordinates had let him down.

"How could that be, boss? You're even better than Kyle, how could we be inferior to them?" the subordinate flattered.

In fact, Barlow's ability is also level seven. He has earth-type abilities, which are definitely not stronger than Kyle's. At most, they can fight to a draw. But he was very happy to hear what his subordinate said.

"Then it's settled. We'll take the mission and catch up with them quickly, before they get there first."

Kyle and the others, who left first, were unaware that their newly created mission would soon have a competitor, and that competitor was none other than the Mad Lion Mercenary Group, with whom they had always been at odds.

On his way to the depths of the desert where the Fire Scale Crocodile lived, Kyle repeated the same words to his sister countless times.

"Lisa, when we get there, you have to stay right behind me and don't run around."

Lisa rolled her eyes and replied impatiently, "Brother, how many times have you said these things? I know what's important and I won't do anything reckless. Besides, I'm not weak as a chicken. Don't forget, I'm also a level four ability user."

Lisa knew her brother was acting for her safety, but she didn't want to stay under his wing forever. She was all grown up now and capable of protecting herself. Besides, Lina in the team only had level four abilities, so why was she allowed to keep going on missions?

The group quickly arrived above the desert in their flying vehicle. Looking down, they saw the vast desert resembling a huge golden ribbon, shimmering brilliantly under the starlight. The sand dunes stretched out in a continuous line, like solidified ocean waves.

Their gaze quickly settled on a slightly different patch of sand, where the sand seemed to have been stirred up by a tremendous force, and there were still scorched marks around it. It wasn't hard to guess that this was the territory where the Firescale Crocodiles often appeared.

Upon closer inspection, the massive bodies of several Fire Scale Crocodiles were faintly visible beneath the sand, their flame-patterned scales occasionally reflecting a glimmer of fire, like a dangerous signal lurking in the shadows.

At this moment, the fire-scaled crocodiles on the sand seemed to have discovered the spy in the air. They slowly revealed themselves, their eyes like two burning mysterious flames. Even from a distance, one could clearly feel the sharp light emanating from them.

Kyle and the others flinched for a moment, but when they saw Mo Ze and Lin Shushu standing calmly to the side, they regained their composure.

Now that we're here, we can't just stay in mid-air forever.

“Lisa, although I agreed to let you come along, this is not a game. You will stay in the air with Lina and Miss Lin to provide support. Do not go down unless absolutely necessary.”

After giving the order, Kyle called the others and they all leaped to the ground.

In the distance, Barlow arrived with his men, hiding where Kyle and the others couldn't see them.

"Boss, shouldn't we go now? What if they've already killed all the Firescale Crocodiles...?"

Before he could finish speaking, the person who had just opened his mouth was slapped by Barlow. "Idiot, what are we going to do now? Someone is helping us kill the Fire Scale Crocodiles, why should we do it ourselves?"

Upon hearing this, the others immediately realized what was going on. "Boss, you mean..."

Barlow nodded with a sinister smile. He had only just thought of it himself. Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew he was no match for the Fire Scale Crocodile. As for Kyle's group, whether they could kill the Fire Scale Crocodile or not, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses, and he would simply reap the benefits.

He thought he and his group were well hidden, but little did he know that Lin Shushu and Mo Ze had already discovered them. However, to the two of them, these people were just clowns and there was no need to care about them at all.

On the other side, Kyle and the others descended to the ground, and the Firescale Crocodiles immediately charged at them. Their massive bodies were like mobile fortresses, each tail swipe kicking up clouds of dust. Not only that, they also spewed flames, determined to incinerate the intruders.

The raging flames came fiercely, and Kyle and the others quickly dodged. Moze did not help; if they couldn't even dodge this kind of attack, there was no point in coming out to do the mission.

After successfully dodging the attack, Kyle quickly assessed the surrounding environment and the condition of the Fire Scale Crocodile, and then assigned tasks to his team members.

Resia used her wind-based abilities to create powerful air currents, disrupting the Fire Scale Crocodile's vision and movement. Eli used his earth-based abilities to create traps and obstacles. Gray used his ice-based abilities to freeze and restrict the Fire Scale Crocodile. Seizing the opportunity, Savi unleashed a powerful lightning attack on the Fire Scale Crocodile.

Kyle closely observed the Firescale Crocodile's every move, searching for its weaknesses and vulnerabilities, while simultaneously directing and coordinating the team's actions. Their seamless teamwork clearly indicated they had experienced countless battles like this before.

Mo Ze's eyes flashed with approval, but he knew that these people would soon be no match for the Fire Scale Crocodile, given its strength.

Sure enough, after a fierce battle that lasted for half a day, Kyle and the others were exhausted, their faces showing signs of fatigue and dishevelment, and the tide of the battle was turning against them.

To their surprise, the Fire Scale Crocodile actually knew how to fight as a group.

They cooperated with each other, some taking the lead in a frontal assault, spewing out torrents of flames that swept towards Kyle and the others; others flanked from the sides, using their massive bodies to whip their tails around, creating gusts of wind that swept fiercely towards the group.

Just as everyone was being forced into retreat by the Fire-Scaled Crocodiles and was on the verge of despair, a particularly enormous Fire-Scaled Crocodile opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar, its massive body pressing down on them with immense force.

The overwhelming sense of oppression left them with no way to escape, and the shadow of death instantly loomed over their hearts.

Lisa and Lina, who were in the air, screamed when they saw this and wanted to come down to save people without thinking, but Lin Shushu stopped them.

"Don't worry, they'll be fine."

This confident tone eased Lisa and Lina's anxiety a little. When they looked at the ground again, they found that the battle was over.