Winner Takes All

This was the deal as discussed by Timur and Shawn last night.

For Shawn to kneel in front of Wolf, the condition was that Timur must help him kill off Achilles.

This was a bloodied vengeance!

Shawn had never forgotten about his little brother's death.

He just didn't want to offend Achilles at that time because he was the Chief Guard of the three-hundred-thousand men strong Dragon Cavalry Squad. He could only temporarily bury his hatred in his heart. However, when he saw Achilles being stripped of his rank by Zenith, Shawn saw a ray of hope. This must be God's will in his favor!

As a commander, he wasn't the highest ranking officer in the Dragon Cavalry Squad, but to find out about the mission a puny sergeant was about to embark on was a piece of cake for him.

For Timur, as a businessman in the outskirts of the North, it was too a walk in the part for him to gather an army of mercenaries.

The two of them saw eye to eye, which led to the fruition of this current situation.

As long as Timur could lead the five-hundred strong mercenaries to complete this "mission", then Achilles head would be Commander's Shawn glorified pledge of loyalty in front of Wolf!

For Timur, he was fully confident of completing this mission. He didn't feel any difficulty at all.

In the inner regions of the outskirts near the city, he didn't dare to launch an attack on Achilles and his team of five men yet.

Fortunately, the Dragon Cavalry Squad had been way too stuck up over the years as they preferred to carry out missions in the outskirts instead of the inner cities. This gave Timur his opportunity that he was searching for.

The roads in the mountains were tipsy and curvy, and the blizzard was still billowing in the air.

As long as they could finish off this fight, the blizzard would cover up their tracks and bury his enemies deep under the snow.

There would be no evidence left!

The Dragon Cavalry Squad would be powerless too even if they wanted to investigate this matter!

"Timur, are you sure that our targets are en route using this path?"

One of the mercenaries asked in a low voice, "This is a sea of whiteness. Their tracks would be devoured by the snow almost instantly, so if we are off the mark even for just a bit, we could lose them forever." "You have nothing to worry about. I have a friend making sure of their path for me. There will be no room for error."

Timur smiled with pride as he was confident of Shawn's intel.

"No, what I mean is, we should still get our reimbursements even if we can't complete this mission in the end."

The head of those mercenaries bean menacingly as a chilling smile hung on his face. He was emanating with murderous aura like a lone wolf in the white plans, "This is our rule. We get our pay after killing our target, but if we are off the mark because of you which eventually fails the mission, you still need to pay up too."

"My dear friend, do I look like someone who lacks money?"

Timur shrugged while pretending to be shocked by the head, "I have been doing business around the area and hiring you guys to protect me. When did I ever look like someone who would not pay up? I am very clear of your rules, but I also hope that when you spot the target later, you would pounce on him like wolves on the white plains. You will bite them off mercilessly!"

"You have nothing to worry about when it comes to the killing!"

The head of the mercenaries laughed disdainfully, "But who are exactly going to kill this time?"

As he asked that, the other leaders also turned to look at Timur.

Because this business was conducted by Timur, they had the chance to cross paths. So, under the lure of his high reward, the four mercenary team had rushed forth and joined forces.

Of course, this was the reason Timur had been hiding the contents of the mission purposely.

Now that they were almost reaching their targets, they had to get to the bottom of this clearly.

Timur smiled and paused for a few seconds before revealing, "It's a five-men team from the Dragon Cavalry Squad!"

His words came down like thunder in those mercenaries mind, as evident by their startled look on their faces.

"Are you crazy?"

The leader who broached this topic first immediately scolded Timur, "We are going to kill soldiers of the Dragon Cavalry Squad in the North? Are you trying to render us unable to breath in another gasp of fresh air in this area?"Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

His words were trembling with fear.

The three other team leaders all revealed a horrified expression.

In these territories, the name of the Dragon Cavalry Squad and Zenith was like a curse which was permanently imprinted in everyone's heart.

He was the beast of the North who weighed his presence over the hundred races here...

Their reputation was proven to be not only existing in legends, but instead it was crafted by the God of War, Zenith and the three hundred thousand men of the Dragon Cavalry Squad. They had piled up mountains of corpses through each expedition!

The three hundred thousand men of the Dragon Cavalry Squad was the God in these areas!

Zenith was like the one and only God ruling over the land!

On the other hand, these mercenaries were just ants trying mightily to survive in these harsh conditions

To encircle and annihilate a solider of the Dragon Cavalry Squad... this is not just any ordinary mission. They were practically on a suicide mission. They were trying to defy the Gods!

"What are you afraid of?"

Timur was still smirking with pride, "In this blizzard, that five-men team is embarking on an investigative mission. After leaving the cities in the North and going into the suburbs, we will kill them by then. Who would have known what would happen? We are the ones who will ever know this. There are hundreds other races would could take the blame too. Even if the Dragon Cavalry Squad turns the land upside down to look for the culprit, they won't be able to trace it back to you guys!"

As he continued his speech, Timur's horse trotted to a stop.

His passionate gaze swept over the four leaders of the mercenaries, "We share a long-lasting bond here, and this is the most lucrative mission throughout the years. However, you are still my friends. If you are unwilling to continue this mission, you may leave now, and then we would never cross paths again in the future."

Following Timur's stopping, the whole troop stopped too.

The four leaders were all gaping at each other.

Finally, the leader who initially broached this subject said in a low and menacing voice, "It's not like we don't want to help you in this mission, but you need to increase the payment!"

"Not a concern at all, my friend. I will double our initial prize money!"

Timur lifted his right hand generously. This was an important mission to create an opening in the defenses of the Dragon Cavalry Squad. They had the hundred races supporting them from behind, so money wasn't the concern here. All he wanted was to make the mission a success.

There were passionate light in the eyes of the four leaders.

"Good! The courageous would be rewarded handsomely while the cowardly will only suffer in famine, we mercenaries are devilish death soldiers who could participate in such a dangerous deal. After this round we will all retire once and for all!"

"Yes, after completing this mission, we have to leave the North forever. Timur, you are indeed generous. With that amount of money, we would be able to retire from the scene forever."

"Hahaha... Double the prize money? That's more like it. This amount is indeed worthy of us putting our lives on the line!"

As he listened to the ramblings of the leaders, Timur revealed a satisfied smile on his face.

There were never a shortage of greedy people in this world. In Timur's eyes, the mercenaries were the greediest of the greediest!

After all, the truth was revealed when a huge monetary reward was shoved in their faces which let them willingly putting their lives on the line.

There would always be courageous people who would fight for that reward, and when the repay was good enough, for those mercenaries, nothing was a concern anymore...☐☐☐☐☐☐