Chapter 0033: Slaughter

When Huang Long and his group arrived at the center of the village, they were confronted with a scene of utter horror. In the middle of the area, several naked men were lying on top of completely stripped women, while around them stood a group of mercenaries laughing, shouting, and mocking. A group of young, strong men dressed as villagers tried desperately to save their women, daughters, or family members, but were stopped by the mercenaries standing nearby, who beat them, kicked them, spat at them, and mocked them. Meanwhile, another group of villagers, terrified and cowering, were being killed one by one by dozens of mercenaries.

In an instant, everyone’s blood boiled with rage—their eyes reddened, filled with killing intent, and they couldn’t help but want to kill all those mercenaries. Even Bogu, a sacred realm mage, was no exception.

“Kill them all, not a single one left,” Huang Long said coldly.

“No, keep that leader alive,” Huang Long added, pointing at the leader among the mercenaries.

“Yes, young master.”

“Yes, second young master.”

The ten orc slaves and over twenty guards of the Huang family all replied loudly, their voices echoing through the air as they soared into action and charged forward.

At that moment, the nearly hundred mercenaries, still immersed in their cruel pleasures, also noticed Huang Long and his group in the distance. They were stunned and, upon seeing them approaching with murderous intent, immediately reacted by drawing their weapons and charging at them.

But how could these mercenaries compare to the guards of the Huang family? These guards had been personally selected by Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong to protect their son; their cultivation levels were strong, all above level six. As for those orc slaves, after taking Huang Long’s pills and practicing the Xuanwu Art over the past few months, their original levels of three or four had risen to six, with Nat even reaching level seven. In contrast, these mercenaries, most of whom were only at levels four or five, at best level six, were utterly helpless in the face of them and were slaughtered without resistance.

Kill! Kill!

Since the horrific scene just witnessed had deeply enraged everyone, they showed no mercy toward these mercenaries. With each sword swing, they felt greater satisfaction.

The mercenaries lying on the women clearly hadn’t expected such a sudden attack. Panic flashed across their faces as they tried to get up, only to be knocked aside by Nat the orc with a single punch. Then, Nat stomped fiercely on their exposed genitals. A few sharp sounds rang out, like something exploding, as those mercenaries screamed in agony, their faces already distorted.

Cries of pain rose and fell, but they stopped after a short while, and the leader of the group was captured by the others. Standing in front of Huang Long, the leader of the mercenary group looked terrified, yet he shouted arrogantly, “Kid, do you know who we are? How dare you kill members of our Scourge Wolves Mercenary Group? You want to die! We of the Scourge Wolves Mercenary Group won’t let you off easy. If you know what’s good for you, release me now!” Scourge Wolves Mercenary Group! Many of Huang’s guards had clearly heard of this group, and their expressions changed slightly. However, Huang Long gave the leader a cold glance, signaled the orc Natt beside him, who understood and kicked him hard. The leader was sent flying, screaming in pain with his head covered in blood. His once-arrogant face now appeared grotesque due to the blood and dirt. “Scourge Wolves Mercenary Group?” Huang Long said to Natt, “Take him away.” He then gave Ling Zhi, one of Huang’s guards, some gold coins to give to the villagers. As the villagers knelt in gratitude, the group left. Those villagers were no longer suitable to live there; with Huang Long’s gold coins, they could settle down elsewhere. As for not killing the leader for now, it was simply because Huang Long didn’t want to use soul-searching techniques in front of his guards. Still, the guards were puzzled by Huang Long’s calmness as the second young master—usually, children would have been terrified and crying after witnessing such slaughter. After everyone left, during the night rest, Huang Long used soul-searching techniques on the leader to obtain the information he wanted, then simply killed him. From the leader’s memories, Huang Long learned that the Scourge Wolves Mercenary Group was well-known in the Kingdom of Lutong and surrounding small countries. It consisted of nearly two thousand members, led by Roesen, a warrior at the peak of level eight. However, the group had a poor reputation, often roaming the borders of small countries to commit acts of killing, burning, and looting. They left no survivors in the villages they raided, and surrounding countries had issued warrants for their capture. But the group was thorough in hiding their traces, so those countries couldn’t eliminate them. “Scourge Wolves Mercenary Group? Red Maple Valley.” Huang Long’s lips curled upward. Hundreds of miles away, in a dense forest to the north, lay Red Maple Valley—where the Scourge Wolves Mercenary Group was currently hiding. Now that he knew where they were, things became easier. Huang Long immediately left the camp with Piel, Endi, and Bog under the cover of night. Half an hour later, they arrived at Red Maple Valley.

In the Red Maple Valley, the dense grove of red maple trees emitted a faint red glow under the night sky. Seen from above, the entire valley was a breathtaking sight. No one could have imagined that such a charming place hid the notorious and bloodthirsty Crescent Wolf Mercenary Group.
“We go down,” Huang Long said in a deep voice.
Tonight, the beauty of the Red Maple Valley would surely vanish forever.
Hundreds of miles away, in a small town, Du Dongnan laughed heartily. “I never thought that kid from the Huang family would dare kill members of the Crescent Wolf Mercenary Group with just a few men at his side.”
“It’s as if heaven is on my side. It seems we don’t even need to take action—those from the Crescent Wolf Mercenary Group will send him to hell on their own.”
It was truly unexpected good fortune. He had planned to take action tonight, but now it seemed unnecessary.
One of theHill family guards beside him asked, “Dongnan, what should we do next?”
This guard, who called Du Dongnan by name, was one of the two level-9 powerhouses who had come here. Level-9 powerhouses held a high status in families like theHill family, just as holy realm powerhouses held a high status in kingdoms like Lutong.
“All we need to do now is watch the show. We’ll just follow along. I want to see with my own eyes those from the Crescent Wolf Mercenary Group kill that kid from the Huang family,” Du Dongnan said, his slightly plump face filled with a smile.
“Second Master, can the Crescent Wolf Mercenary Group really defeat the Huang family?” asked an eighth-level guard cautiously. After all, Huang Long and his group were quite strong.
Du Dongnan sneered. “The surrounding countries haven’t been able to destroy the Crescent Wolf Mercenary Group in years. They’re certainly strong—nearly two thousand members, over a hundred at level 7, and nearly ten at level 8. Their strength may not rival ours as aHill family, but it’s close enough to kill that kid from the Huang family.”
“Unless…” Du Dongnan stretched out the words.
“Second Master, unless what?” the guard asked in confusion.
“Unless that kid from the Huang family has holy realm powerhouses protecting him. But is that possible?” After saying that, Du Dongnan burst into laughter. TheHill family guards, initially stunned, also started laughing.