Chapter 1569 - 788: Arena Tournament! (Part 2)

Chapter 1569: Chapter 788: Arena Tournament! (Part 2)

Afterward, Li Kui’s eyes sharpened, seeming to make a firm decision. He gathered his underlings and solemnly said, "I’ll disguise myself as a passerby and enter this Mercenary Corps alone shortly, while you return to the base to inform Brother Lin."

"Tell him the specific location and scale of this Mercenary Corps."

Li Kui planned to take the risk personally. Not that he didn’t want his underlings to go in and gather information on Tyson, but he couldn’t quite trust them. Moreover, as the leader, taking advantage himself and letting underlings face danger was seen as contemptible.

"Brother Li, you’re going in alone?"

One of Li Kui’s trusted underlings was somewhat worried, hoping to go in with Li Kui.

"Why don’t I go in with you?"

Li Kui was clear-minded at the moment. He knew that in the face of such a large Mercenary Corps, having one more person or one less didn’t matter much.

In fact, having more people was likely to arouse suspicion from the other side.

Truth be told, the scale of the Phoenix Mercenary Corps Base was almost catching up to the Beishi Mercenary Corps.

Of course, the larger the Mercenary Corps doesn’t necessarily equate to greater strength. Not to mention that the Phoenix Mercenary Corps Base itself was smaller than the Beishi Mercenary Corps; just the weapons and personnel quality were far inferior to Beishi Mercenary Corps.

At this time, after persuading his underlings to retreat, Li Kui walked alone toward the Phoenix Mercenary Corps Base.

Before he got to the base entrance, three men armed with rifles suddenly sprang out from the nearby bushes.

They were one of the patrol teams guarding the entrance of the Phoenix Mercenary Corps. Seeing Li Kui coming alone, they didn’t shoot immediately but intended to subdue him first and then question his purpose.

"Who are you?"

"What brings you to our Phoenix Mercenary Corps?"

Upon hearing them, Li Kui replied with a smile, "I’ve heard rumors about a powerful Mercenary Corps Base here in Freedom City, so I came to join you."

The three men eyed Li Kui warily. Not just anyone could join their base, especially when they came with unclear origins.

"Let me take you inside to see our captain first."

However, it wasn’t up to them to make such decisions.

Subsequently, one of the men approached to search Li Kui. Since he wasn’t yet part of the Phoenix Mercenary Corps, a search was necessary to prevent trouble if he was carrying weapons inside the base.

But before they could search, Li Kui proactively handed over his gun.

This wasn’t because he forgot to hand the gun to his underlings, but appearing here alone without a weapon would be too suspicious.

Seeing Li Kui pulling out a weapon, the three patrol members were visibly tense, quickly aimed their guns at him.

Any slight movement from him and they’d open fire without hesitation, shooting him to death.

Clearly, Li Kui wasn’t reckless; he obediently gave them his gun, explaining, "Roaming outside alone is dangerous, so I got myself a weapon to protect myself."

Faced with Li Kui’s explanation, the three nodded, somewhat believing his excuse.

After all, what Li Kui said was reasonable with no apparent flaw.

"Alright, brother, we’ll hold on to your weapon for now. Once we’ve cleared you, we’ll return it."

"Okay, no problem."

After confiscating Li Kui’s weapon, he followed one of them into the Phoenix Mercenary Corps Base.

Upon entering, Li Kui was even more satisfied, wishing the base was his.

Of course, he didn’t truly want to join this base; he wanted Lin Beichen to take over this place.

Seemingly noticing Li Kui observing their base, the person leading him suddenly asked, "What do you think of our Phoenix Mercenary Corps Base?"

Li Kui nodded with a smile, "Indeed, it’s quite impressive."

Then, he mumbled to himself, "The base is nice, but there aren’t many people."

The man was naturally pleased hearing Li Kui praise the base but hadn’t overheard his mutterings, as they might have raised doubts otherwise.

He continued, "Soon, our captain will ask you a few simple questions, and you can join us."

"That’s great..." Li Kui nodded, harboring different thoughts inside.

Joining this Mercenary Corps? Well, that depends on whether Brother Lin agrees.

Nonetheless, Li Kui was curious about the questions the captain might ask, so he offered a cigarette to the man in front and asked, "What kind of questions do you ask when joining here?"

Li Kui hoped to preemptively understand the questions to ponder his answers.

The man took the cigarette, saying, "Brother, I really can’t tell you because every time the captain asks different questions, tailored to the person."

While lighting the cigarette for him, Li Kui listened intently, somewhat surprised by the answer.

However, upon thinking it over, he found it reasonable. If that’s the case, he would have to improvise.

While pondering this, Li Kui was led to a room.

Soon, a dignified middle-aged man appeared in front of Li Kui.

Upon entering, he squinted, sizing up Li Kui.

This made Li Kui’s guilty conscience tremble slightly.

Li Kui, oh Li Kui, you’ve gone through many hardships with Brother Lin, don’t be intimidated by this man.

"You want to join our Phoenix Mercenary Corps?" The middle-aged man asked in a deep, powerful voice.

Li Kui nodded with a smile, "Yes, I’d like to join your base."

"Why? What did you do before?" The middle-aged man pursued further.

Li Kui knew this was crucial; answering well meant he could be almost guaranteed to join them.

Thus, he replied half-truthfully, "I’ve been wandering outside for a long time and now I’m tired; looking for a place to settle."

Li Kui’s words were true, except he concealed joining Lin Beichen along the way.

Seeing Li Kui respond so naturally, the middle-aged man nodded, with no apparent flaw detected.

He proceeded, "Well, you are pretty much joining our Phoenix Mercenary Corps."

"Huh?" Li Kui appeared puzzled, then asked, "What do you mean by ’pretty much’?"

"Because new members joining our base must undergo training testing at the training ground," the middle-aged man explained, "though it’s a test any ordinary person can pass."

Li Kui nodded, then realized something, feeling a bit excited inside.

If Tyson was also in the Phoenix Mercenary Corps, he might be in this place.

"Let’s get going then," Li Kui said slightly excitedly.

The middle-aged man thought his eagerness was to join the base, so he led Li Kui out of the room and onto the training grounds.

The training grounds of the Phoenix Mercenary Corps were large with many trainees present.

After all, being a member of the Phoenix Mercenary Corps meant living on the edge; you had to train and improve your skills, or you might not have the chance to do so later.

Once Li Kui arrived, he scrutinized the people around, trying to see if Tyson was there.

It didn’t take long before he noticed something.

A place surrounded by people in the combat competition area caught his attention due to the two individuals fiercely fighting on the stage.

But the combat zone was too far from Li Kui’s current entrance position, so he could only make out silhouettes, not faces, leaving him unsure if Tyson was on stage.

All he could tell was that both fighters were burly.

Yet, to avoid suspicion, Li Kui dared not go over without permission. Instead, he asked the man who brought him, "What’s that place? Why are so many people gathered there?"

The middle-aged man saw Li Kui looking toward the combat zone and responded slowly, "That’s our Phoenix Mercenary Corps fighting area. One person fighting on stage is one of our captains, the other is newly joined to our base."

Hearing this, Li Kui felt pleased inside, newly joined to their base?