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"Stay here. Once I've settled everything, I'll come back to take you away."
After saying that, he turned and walked toward the door.
"Yes, yes, we won't leave!"
"Thank you, benefactor! Thank you so much!"
The people who had been freed from their restraints wept and thanked him repeatedly.
Just moments ago, they had thought they were dead for sure.
Because they were too emotional, no one noticed.
While fighting just now, Lin Fan had used two completely different elemental magics.
Lin Fan had thought of this himself as well.
But he couldn't exactly kill these people to silence them.
Moreover, given the terror they had experienced.
Even if they spoke of it, no one would believe that a mage could control dual elements simultaneously.
A Dual-Element Mage was unheard of.
It would only be dismissed as the ramblings of someone who was overly traumatized.
Lin Fan left the secret chamber and headed for the next area.
The map of the underground structure was already deeply etched into his mind.
There was more than one Transformation Chamber here.
For some unknown purpose, the Dark Alliance...
...had built multiple Transformation Pools specifically to create Dark Magic Beasts.
Lin Fan arrived at a living quarters area.
There were spacious rooms and large beds here.
This was also the place where he had previously seen someone committing acts of violence through a Spell.
He walked to the first door and kicked it open.
"Bang!"
The door was sent flying by the immense force, slamming hard against the other side of the room.
The person inside shuddered in fear.
Everyone looked toward the robed figure wearing a white mask at the doorway.
Inside the room.
There was a naked man in his late forties, and several young girls tightly bound to a large bed with ropes.
They were also naked, tied in humiliating positions with their hands behind their backs and their buttocks raised.
Their mouths were gagged, their faces were covered in tear stains, and their expressions were filled with pain.
Their bodies were covered in red, swollen whip marks that were almost oozing blood.
Devices had been inserted into their private parts, making for an unbearable sight.
The scene was extremely unsightly.
Lin Fan's gaze shifted from the girls to the man in the corner holding a whip.
Seeing what had happened to the girls...
...he had no stray thoughts, only a towering killing intent that surged wildly from his eyes.
"You... you're Chen... Chen Ping!"
The man stared at Lin Fan's mask.
He was so frightened his face turned pale, and his speech became slurred.
He recognized him at a glance.
Lin Fan wasn't surprised.
The Yellow-robed members from before had also recognized him.
This man was a Tier 2 Mage, so it was normal for him to know who he was.
"Thunder Strike."
Two purple Star Patterns rapidly formed above his head.
Slender bolts of lightning shot out instantly, striking the middle-aged man's chest.
"Boom!"
The man was blasted back by the lightning, his body slamming into the wall before sliding heavily to the floor.
A large hole was blasted open in his chest, yet not a single drop of blood flowed out...
...everything had been charred by the lightning.
Residual currents crackled on his body, and the air was filled with the heavy smell of roasted meat.
Lin Fan looked away and walked to the bedside.
Seeing him approach, the girls trembled violently, making muffled whines and struggling desperately.
Their faces were filled with terror as they stared intently at his mask.
Lin Fan ignored them and gave a light wave of his right hand, releasing a wisp of gentle magic.
All the ropes binding the girls instantly fell away.
Having done this...
...he didn't linger for a second, turning to walk toward the shattered doorway.
The girls were stunned for a long while before they suddenly realized.
This terrifying masked man was here to save them, not to continue torturing them.
Expressions of disbelief froze on their faces, and their minds went blank.
It wasn't until Lin Fan was about to leave the room that they snapped out of it.
As if by agreement...
...the three rescued girls, regardless of being naked and injured...
...stumbled off the bed and dragged their trembling legs, desperately chasing after Lin Fan.
"Please, take us with you! Don't leave us here!"
Hearing the hurried and unsteady footsteps, Lin Fan stopped and turned around.
The girls immediately rushed to him, knelt on the floor, and gripped his robes tightly, weeping as they begged him to take them away.
Even though they had just been rescued from a demon, they were still extremely terrified.
This was an unfamiliar Hell, where they might encounter the demon's accomplices at any moment.
And this masked man had saved them without harming them.
Following him was the only safe choice.
Lin Fan looked down at the three girls.
Their bodies were covered in wounds, their hands trembled as they clutched his robe, and their eyes held desperate pleas.
They didn't care if he was a good person or a bad person.
They only knew that he was willing to save them, and they wanted to live.
"Cover yourselves first."
Lin Fan fell silent for a moment before speaking.
Relief instantly washed over the faces of the three girls.
They were so emotional they almost cried out.
However, their bodies were too weak to move much.
They sincerely thanked Lin Fan.
Then, they found some scraps of cloth in the room to barely cover their bodies.
Afterward...
...Lin Fan led them out of the room and into the corridor of the living quarters.
He told them to go to the Transformation Chamber from before and wait for him with the others.
After pointing out the direction, he sent them on their way.
The girls panicked immediately.
Thinking Lin Fan was going to abandon them, they refused to leave no matter what.
Lin Fan was somewhat helpless, but he didn't blame them.
When people are in desperate situations, their behavior becomes abnormal.
He explained that he had rescued others as well, and they were all waiting in the Transformation Chamber.
Once he finished clearing this place out, he would take everyone away together.
He still had a mission to complete and couldn't take them with him.
The reason he was comfortable letting them go alone...
...was because he knew very well...
...that given the layout of this underground structure, to get to the Transformation Chamber, one had to pass through his current position.
Since he was pushing deeper inside, it was impossible for them to encounter anyone from the Dark Alliance on the way.
Although the girls were still uneasy, they eventually followed his instructions and headed toward the chamber.
After sending the girls off...
...Lin Fan continued to the next room and kicked it open as well.
"Thunder Strike!"
He didn't give the person inside any chance to explain, killing them directly.
He walked out of the room.
Just as he was about to head to the next one, six figures approached him from the opposite direction.
All six were mages—two Tier 2 and the remaining four were Tier 1.
It looked like they were heading toward the Transformation Chamber and had run right into Lin Fan.
"Huh? A black robe?"
One of them spoke up in confusion upon seeing Lin Fan.
"Why is his black robe different? And why is he wearing a mask?"
Another person sized him up and asked curiously.
"Wait... isn't this the outfit Chen Ping always wears?"
"Chen Ping? How could he possibly find this place? Impossible!"
"Hey, are you deaf? Who the Hell are you, and what are you doing here?"
Lin Fan watched the six of them argue with indifference.
He didn't answer.
Two Star Patterns emerged before him.
Silver-white, Space Element Star Patterns!
"Space Bullet."
Lin Fan whispered softly.
When the six of them saw those two silver-white Star Patterns, their expressions changed drastically.
Space Element?!
Didn't they say that Chen Ping only mastered the thunder element?!
Just as this thought flashed through their minds...
...invisible Space Bullets pierced through their bodies, blasting open huge bloody holes and sending them flying back violently.
Their corpses slammed onto the corridor in the distance, their blood staining the floor red.