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Shaga also saw that the black-robed man's clothes were like living slime, constantly writhing, sometimes forming scythes, sometimes tentacles.

"Hiss, this look... it seems so familiar." Xia Jia was about to take a step forward when suddenly a sharp pain shot through her skin.

An invisible magic thread sliced ​​open his throat.

This familiar recipe, these familiar ingredients.

"What?! Lord Shadow?"

Xia Jia didn't panic. He simply stopped and crouched down to look at the black-robed man below.

"What are you doing? If you don't give me an explanation, I'm going to deport you according to the rules."

Shadow also noticed Shaka, and gave a cold snort, his face full of displeasure:

"So it was you, you piece of trash."

"Hey? You've gotten cocky after just a few days?"

Shaga was unhappy. He made a fist in his hand, and Pinochue appeared in his hand. Flames rose, and he leaped down. Countless threads of magic were burned to ashes in the flames.

Shaga, carrying the Blazing Blade, approached the Shadow step by step.

Seemingly sensing his savior, the man crawled towards Shaga on all fours, dragging himself through the blood. He stretched out his hands and struggled, saying, "Save me, save me."

Xia Jia stepped on the man's face, not even glancing at him, and stared at the shadowy figure, asking:

"What exactly happened? Given your personality, you wouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"Hmph, trash like you have no right to know."

Shadow shook the blood off the crowbar and simply turned around.

Halfway through the turn, he seemed to remember something, quickly turned back, and said in his usual arrogant tone:

"Hey, trash, hand over your 3D Maneuver Gear."

"I've never seen someone so arrogant when asking for help..." Xia Jia muttered to herself. "Has Shadow taken the wrong medicine? Something feels really strange."

No matter what persona it is, it doesn't feel right. There's a sense of disconnect; it's like the pretentious act is half-hearted and lacks any real depth.

and so……

Shaga smiled and said, "Let's get him!"

He burst into flames and punched the shadow in the stomach.

Shadow clutched his stomach and retreated quickly, still cursing under his breath: "You trash, you actually attacked me from behind."

"Say it again!"

"Trash, you are not worthy to fight me!"

"continue?"

"Trash, wait until I get up if you dare."

……

"Rubbish."

Even as Shadow was being pounded into the ground, he kept muttering, "Trash."

Xia Jia retorted angrily, "I refuse to believe it! If I don't beat you so badly you can't get out of bed today, I'm not your leader! Take my Thousand Years of Kill!!"

At that moment, a child stumbled out of a room inside the alley, grabbed Xia Jia's leg, and cried out, "Don't hit him, don't hit him!"

"He's the kind person who saved us, please, don't hit him."

Xia Jia looked puzzled: "Save someone?"

The child nodded and pointed to another room. Xia Jia's superhuman vision saw that the room was filled with countless cages, and a dozen children were trembling and hiding behind the wall.

Oh, slave traders.

Xia Jia stood up, kicked Shadow with her foot, and complained, "You should have said so earlier! If you had said so earlier, it would have been fine. I almost lost my chrysanthemum."

Shadow stood up as if nothing had happened, still looking at Xia Jia with disdain, and slowly uttered two words: "Trash!"

Shaka: "..."

child:"……"

The brave child obediently turned around, went back behind the wall, and stood crouched in the corner, the meaning clear: I can't save you.

Sigh, so young, and already has mental problems.

Shaga looked at Shadow with some pity:

"Don't say anything more, I understand. It's just a 3D Maneuver Gear, right? Here you go."

Shaga's incantation spell: [The stars gather here.]

The portal opened to reveal a 50cm x 30cm square. After the magic power reached the standard level 3, the size of the portal to the same world also increased.

Shaga took out two jets filled with liquid gas from inside the door, and also gave Shadow the matching knife handle and the grappling hook at his waist.

"Here you go. Do you know how to use it?"

Shadow nodded: "These mere trash props are nothing to me!"

"Trash? If you're so capable, then don't want it!" Xia Jia crossed her arms, looking like she was watching a good show.

Shadow was also helpless; this was all a side effect of that damned demon, and he didn't want it to happen either!

He resisted the urge to curse the trash, put on his gear, and before leaving, he glanced at the man on the ground, whose sticky life force seemed to be yearning for blood.

Xia Jia noticed the shadow's unusual behavior and said meaningfully, "Leave that man to me. Remember to explain yourself later."

Shadow nodded, flicked his cloak with a flourish, and then activated the jet propulsion system. With a burst of gas, he slammed headfirst into a wall on the side of the street.

Xia Jia scoffed, "Hmph, trash."

Chapter 105 Innocent? I Can't Stand It

Shaga knew perfectly well why Shadow needed the 3D Maneuver Gear; it was simply to kill Goliath.

After all, a device that provides supersonic aerial movement and allows easy maneuvering around giant monsters is a perfect counter to such large, slow creatures.

However, it will probably take Shadow quite some time to get used to mastering the 3D Maneuver Gear.

And right now...

Xia Jia stepped on the face of the man who was trying to escape, and asked disdainfully:

"Tell me the truth. If I'm lucky, I might hand you over to that woman, Shakti. If I can't explain it..."

Xia Jia sneered: "I'll treat you as one of the dark factions."

The bearded man's mouth was full of blood; Shadow had knocked out all his teeth. He spoke in a slurred voice:

"No, no. Sir, I'll confess."

"I, I am from the Soma Familia... I am not a slave trader. I just bought some cheap goods from them and then tried to make them make money for me."

Xia Jia carefully considered what the man was saying, and it took her a long time to understand the whole story.

In short, these children are "commodities" that are bought and, after simple training, become supporters. They are then assigned to other teams to profit by earning from and swindling novice adventurers.

This model actually exists within the Soma Familia. For example, Lily has several superiors above her. Once Lily has made enough money, someone will cause trouble for her under various pretexts and then steal her funds.

Therefore, Lily's money is mostly hidden in warehouses run by goblins.

“Very good.” Xia Jia withdrew his foot, picked up the man, took out a rope from the spatial portal, and tied him and several companions up.

He turned to the group of children and said, "Come with me, I'll find you a place to survive."

……

After finding Yuki, Shaka, led by the bearded man, quickly walked out of Daedalus Street.

Back at the Ganesha clan's detention center, Shakti looked utterly helpless.

"Why are you here again..."

She recalled that not long ago, she shouldn't have arrested anyone else.

Xia Jia said with a smile:

"Didn't we run into a few clueless guys on the road? I just want to ask, in this situation, is it better to kill them on the spot, or deliver them to you?"

He briefly recounted what had happened.

Shakti crossed his arms and pondered, "During the Dark Period, there's usually no time to understand the reasons; they'd just kill on the spot."

She recalled the situation at the time, when many children were abducted by slave traders and eventually turned into human bombs by secret factions.

His own sister also died at the hands of a child...

"In the current situation, there is no reason to commit a crime simply by making a purchase."

She looked at the children clinging to Xia Jia's trouser leg, their faces filled with fear yet also a glimmer of hope, and felt a sense of helplessness.

There are too many people buying slaves, whether they are merchants or nobles. Moreover, some clans also have this demand, such as Ishtar.

"So, that's it?"