Luo Fan was secretly controlling everything. Some of his clones had already gone out to prevent anyone from escaping. Such infighting among mercenary groups would have a bad reputation if word got out, and would also incur punishment from the guild.
Seeing that the leader had become timid, he decided not to wait any longer; it was more important to study that secret realm.
They immediately entered the shadows, and while the guild leader hesitated, they teleported through the node and attacked directly.
The guild leader noticed a dark figure suddenly attacking and quickly raised his knife to fight back. However, the high-level fire weapon was directly cut in half by the small dagger and then attacked him.
The moment the knife broke, he took two steps back and realized that the target of his attack was a slime, which made his scalp tingle.
Just as he was about to summon his pet, the slime suddenly disappeared. By the time he realized what had happened, his arm holding the knife was severed, and blood was gushing out.
"Hero, spare my life!" the captain roared, trying to buy time, but Luo Fan reappeared and slit his throat.
A level 40 fire lion appeared before them, but Luo Fan dealt with it on the spot.
The leader of the Tier 4 Demon Mercenary Group perished.
"The commander has been killed! Brothers, run!" Immediately, the few men who rushed in from behind saw the commander's flying head and immediately deflated.
The three idiots rushed out and kept killing the guys who were trying to escape on fire lions.
"Aili, take the girls and charge out to kill them. I'll block the road. What happened here must not be told!" Luo Fan said, and then disappeared.
"Sisters, charge!" Angela, who had received Luo Fan's telepathic message, was the first to rush out, followed closely by the others, with Cecilia and Tifa leading the way in coordination.
"Spare us!" The exit was blocked, and there were still many corpses of people and demonic pets ahead. Three demonic lions were eyeing them menacingly, and the remaining dozen or so people were so frightened that they lay on the ground, begging for mercy.
These guys' magical pets are all of such low level that Luo Fan has no interest in sucking their blood at all.
"Captain, what should we do!" Some of the girls were reluctant to do it, but Angela set it on fire and added an arrow.
"They're all members of the Demon Mercenary Group, they all deserve to die!" The little girl's eyes gleamed with malice.
"Ellie, they have a terrible reputation and have killed many female adventurers," Emil added, delivering the final blow without hesitation.
Upon hearing that they were from this mercenary group, many of the girls also sprang into action. Some on the ground even tried to resist, but were immediately stabbed to death by Cecilia, one of the guards.
"Kill!" Ellie finally roared, and everyone sprang into action.
This time, Luo Fan didn't send her a telepathic message, fearing it might influence her judgment. As the leader, she had to grow stronger, no matter how brutal the situation.
Instantly, the members of the demon mercenary group were killed one after another. Their bodies, along with the corpses, were all thrown into the lava behind them.
After the scene was cleaned up, several girls vomited; the scene was too bloody for them.
“Sisters, we’re avenging those who were murdered. Just think about all the bad things this mercenary group did!” Emil said from the side, gently comforting her companion.
As for Angela, she eventually broke down in tears. Luo Fan learned that she had experienced something similar before; several of her close sisters had suffered persecution at the hands of these people.
"Aili, this time you've rid the people of a scourge."
In the hands of that regimental commander, Luo Fan discovered another ring, inside which was a letter from the capital. After reading it, he roughly understood what was going on.
Someone is indeed targeting Ellie in secret, but the opponent is very cautious and hasn't left any verifiable information.
After Emil finished counting the magic bags of these people, and Luo Fan pulled out the binding silk from them, he threw everything related to them into the lava.
After taking stock, they had amassed over ten thousand gold coins, a considerable number of fire-type magic cores, and several fire-type martial arts manuals. However, they were somewhat disdainful of the ring, so Luo Fan kept it for himself. He planned to modify it later and pass it on to those around him.
"Luo Fan, shouldn't we go out now?" Daisy asked from the side.
"Wait a moment!" With that, Luo Fan continued to sense the changes in the secret realm and actually found the entrance to the secret realm.
There, a large amount of fire element was churning, its exact location being inside the lava. However, he couldn't find the anchor point of the secret realm, as the depth of the lava he could probe was limited.
"How do we get in? No wonder no one noticed the anomaly here. Who would have thought that the seventh floor was a separate secret realm?"
"If we could get in, we'd probably find a lot of good stuff!" A large rock was thrown in, and it quickly sank, turning bright red, and finally only sparks flew up.
Leaving behind the spatial coordinates, Luo Fan decided to leave with the girls first. He would come back again that night after settling them in.
Then I'll freeze the surface of the lava and sneak in to take a look. If the temperature drops drastically at that point, it could trigger other chain reactions, so the girls' lives are more important.
The return journey was much smoother, and they even managed to complete their mission along the way. Before leaving, the girls changed their clothes, which was the biggest treat for Luo Fan. The sight of various pale, naked bodies made his blood boil, but in the end, an angry Ellie covered him with clothes.
"Is there really a secret realm inside?" Ellie asked again to confirm.
"Of course, why would I lie to you! I'll come back again tonight to see what's inside."
"Then be careful!"
"You guys are the same, with so many beautiful women, it's no wonder you're coveted," Luo Fan reminded them, already having a plan in mind to take care of the rest of that mercenary group.
Through the documents inside the ring, he had learned about the mercenary group's businesses; it was time to make a big move.
As they left, the guards stared at them for a long time, seemingly quite surprised.
Just as Luo Fan had guessed, there was indeed official leniency involved. The only question was whose property this mercenary group belonged to.
Back at the guild's inn, after figuring out the layout, Luo Fan began to take action.
The Ghost Mercenary Group's base was located within this small town, occupying a prominent central position. There weren't many people remaining inside; presumably, most had been mobilized after hearing about the operation.
After searching the manor, he also found many imprisoned women in the underground dungeon, with obvious wounds on their bodies.
Luo Fan did not directly intervene to rescue them, but instead stabbed the guards to death, broke the chains of the cell, and made noise, giving them a chance to escape.
Those inside were stunned by this series of events. After a long while, someone came out, even picking up a weapon from the ground and stabbing it viciously at the corpse.
When they came out, all they saw were corpses scattered all over the ground.
After looting the treasures here, Luo Fan left some house deeds in the hall and then chose to hide.
Shortly after the survivors looted the manor and left, a violent explosion occurred in the backyard, which eventually caught fire, alarming the entire town.
Luo Fan had already returned to the hotel and was looking at the fresh-faced girls who had just come out of the bath, as if nothing had happened.
This kind of life is so beautiful! It would be even better if we could soak in hot springs together every day!
The sudden explosion alerted law enforcement throughout the town. When they searched the area, they found only the mercenary group members who had been hacked to death.
Inside the house, there was no one alive, and even the treasures had been looted.
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