Perfect Husband, The Destined One novel Chapter 2474

"Hey, you!" The leading woman addressed Darryl and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman went by the name of Lillian Willis, and was the leader of the Blood Thorn Mercenary Team. Ever since the establishment of a peace treaty between the Raksasa Tribe and the Nine Continents, everything had returned to normal. The Continents had been cooperating with one another harmoniously, bringing forth prosperity and growth. Along with the rapid development, many began to shift their interest towards the boundless potentials of the undeveloped, yet vast Wild Deserted Secret Region. Wild Deserted Secret Region's environment had always been inhabitable, making it difficult for anyone to step foot into it. Though the Raksasa Tribe managed to survive in such harsh environments, they were still desperate to cross the Chaotic Mountain Range and return to the Nine Continents. That alone was enough proof as to how horrid the area was.

While the environment might have been hazardous to humans, it was home to unharvested resources. Most importantly, it had created the perfect haven for countless beasts that were mainly the offspring of some of the infamous ancient monsters such as the three-headed blood python and the underworld black tiger. Having to survive in such harsh habitat, the beasts that resided in the area were much more powerful than the ones that were found in the Nine Continents, and therefore possessed purer inner cores. It was common knowledge that enchanted beasts' inner cores were incredibly effective as a booster for cultivators' power, and could be sold at extremely high prices in auctions or black markets. With that being said, countless cultivators from all across the Nine Continents had come together, forming various organizations that aimed to venture into the Wild Deserted Secret Region and to hunt the beasts for their inner core. Some might decide to consume the inner cores themselves to power up, whereas some might sell to the black market to obtain bigger profits. The Blood Thorn Mercenary Team led by Lillian belonged to the latter.

"Me?" Darryl scratched his head absently at Lillian's question before replying with a smile. "I am from the Nine Continents, came here to hunt." Darryl intentionally had his strength hidden as he spoke, seeing that it would be better for people to not discover his identity.

"Hunt?" The men that stood behind Lillian couldn't hold back their laughter at the claim. "Look at what you are wearing, it makes more sense if you were to say you are here as animal baits."

"Haha...seriously, anyone could hunt these days. Unbelievable."

"True that, it's like these people are too stupid to understand the consequences." The men teased Darryl with utter disdain.

Recently, more and more parties from the Nine Continents were sent into the Wild Deserted Secret Region, apart from mercenary organizations and adventurists, many came alone trying to exploit whatever resource they could come across. Darryl's gear, however, was far too crude for him to be a competition to the men.

Naturally, Darryl paid no mind to the insults. He smiled wordlessly, before speaking directly to Lillian, "If you guys are here to investigate the Valley of Death, I will advise caution. The Black Sand Pythons are active these two days." After spending over three years in the Valley of Death, Darryl had already known the area like the back of his hand. The Black Sand Pythons were precisely the ones that he ran into when he first arrived. They were extremely vigorous and once they grow into the size as thick as the radius of a bowl, they will develop strength equivalent to the level of Martial Saint and could be quite a challenge to ordinary cultivators.

A man who wore a black scarf around his neck stepped out and sneered at Darryl's advice. "Let me tell you something, we are here to hunt those Black Sand Pythons. We wouldn't even come here if they weren't most active during this time of the year." The man spoke arrogantly as if everyone was beneath him. He went by the name Otis Reid. He ranked at level five Martial Saint and was assigned to be the vice leader of the Blood Thorn Mercenary Team. Darryl didn't care for his arrogant demeanour and decided to ignore him.

Lillian, on the other hand, scowled in disapproval. "Otis, watch your mouth." She scanned Darryl up and down before saying, "Judging from what you said earlier, you seem to be quite familiar with the area?"

Darryl nodded in response.

"If that's the case...can you consider being our guide? Right now we are really in a desperate need of one." Lillian walked closer as her eyes shone with excitement. It was the first time that the Blood Thorn Mercenary Team stepped foot into the Wild Deserted Secret Region. Just like everyone else, they came hoping to hunt down some of the beasts, to obtain their inner core to boost their own powers and perhaps, make some profit by selling the rest.

Lillian might be prideful with her position as the leader, but still, she was aware of the risk of venturing into the unknown. Darryl seemed to be a perfect candidate for a guide and that could make things much easier.

Darryl hesitated at the suggestion. He was on his way back to the Nine Continents just a few minutes ago, he couldn't possibly spare the time to be their guide.