"Now get lost." Lord Chung shooed the bandits away with his hands. "It's time for Daddy to dig into these delectables."
The three pretty girls turned pale, fear etched across their well-sculpted faces.
"P-Please don't hurt us, My Lord…!"
One of the girls pleaded, yet only worked to broaden Lord Chung's disgusting grin.
"You're just a bunch of bitches; your opinions don't matter," he said. "Now bend over and stay still until I say it's okay to do anything else. Don't worry, I'll be 'gentle' for your first times, hehe."
"Eek!"
One of the girls was pushed onto a bed by force, with the others following thereafter.
While having their dresses ripped out by an animal in human's clothing, their puffy eyes looked to the leaving Yellow Blade Bandits for help. But other than a few jealous, scornful, or regretful looks, none were willing to lend a helping hand.
It was then that the grim reality set in. And as tears streamed down their cheeks, they unwillingly accepted what was about to happen to them.
However, just as Lord Chung went to pull down his pants, something completely unexpected occurred!
BOOOM!
The whole underground cellar violently shook, with small pieces of stone falling off the roof. A few pieces hit Lord Chung in the head, angering him to no end.
"Which bastard made that explosion!?" he roared. "I'll kill whoever it was!!"
But when more of such explosions shook the foundations from above, Lord Chung's fury was quickly replaced with worry. He sent out his Divine Sense, wanting to check out the situation, but what he saw rattled him to his core.
There, in the center hall of the Yellow Blade Bandits' Fort, stood a 5'10" cloaked figure. Clasped in his hands were the heads of two Early Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, each belonging to Yellow Blade Bandit Vice-Captains.
Off in a corner was a hill—a hill piled up with the heads and bodies of all the hired mercenaries and bandits, with what remained of them having been burnt to a crisp.
The only one left alive was the Mid Foundation Establishment Realm Yellow Blade Bandit Leader, and even he looked to be in dire straits. An arm was missing, charred at the base.
"W-What the hell are those idiots doing!? They can't beat a single person!??"
In his anger, Lord Chung lashed out with his fist, destroying a wall. This action startled the half-naked girls, which brought his attention back to them.
"At this point, I'm gonna need to think about how I'm going to make my escape," he muttered while eyeing their curvaceous bodies. "Luckily, I have these three here with me. Whoever that hooded person is, he probably imagines himself to be the hero type. That means I can use these bitches as hostages to catch him off guard, only to strike him from behind!"
The plan was foolproof!
All he had to do now was put it into action!
"Come, you whores!" Lord Chung grabbed them by their long hair, dragging them to an open area in front of the stairway's bottom.
"Ahh! I-It hurts!!"
"Quit your whining, bitch." Lord Chung slapped the one crying the loudest, leaving a bright red mark on her face. "Don't you worry. Once I kill that hooded bastard, I'll be sure to finish what I started with you three. Until your deaths, you'll be serving me!"
As the tears of the pretty girls poured harder, the loudest explosion yet reverberated.
The fight upstairs was over. The winner had been decided.
Then footsteps rang out like the harrowing tolls of the bell of death.
The hooded figure was descending the spiraling stairs that led to the underground cellar. Each step made Lord Chung back up, his previous confidence gradually fading.
In his fright, he grabbed hold of the girls and used them as shields.
"D-Don't you dare come any closer, you monster…!" he shouted without opening his closed eyes. "If you do, then I'll kill these bitches right here and now! Turn around and get lost if you don't want to see that happen!!"
A little hope welled up inside the hearts of the girls. However, even if they wanted so badly to call out for help, they didn't wish to involve an innocent person in their affairs.
All they could do was cry while being brutishly held out by Lord Chung.
*Step, Step, Step*
The sound of footsteps grew louder, causing Lord Chung to nearly trip and fall backward.
"Y-You…! Don't you know what's good for you!?" he frantically shouted. "I'm the younger brother of Region Official Bo Lou, y-you know!? He's well-respected in the Star Bearer Capital City's Court! A Golden Core Realm powerhouse!! I-If you don't make a retreat right now, then not only will I kill these girls, my brother will also slaughter you like a chicken—"
SPURT!
"You won't be doing anything," said Xue Ren as he coldly retracted the smoking hot finger that just popped Lord Chung's head like a watermelon. "As for your brother… Well, since he's here right now, I'll just speak to him myself."