"...Alright then, bring over the families of these guys, we’ll just lock them up next door."

Boliya suddenly thought of a vicious torture technique.

A grotesque smile that made people’s skin crawl spread across his face: "They might have daughters, they definitely have wives, let’s see how long they can hold out?"

As soon as he said this, the leaders of the shipyard each reacted, instinctively struggling a bit.

Boliya, seeing this, became more interested and immediately waved over two other people.

The two of them promptly agreed with the method. After making the decision, the three of them quickly turned around and left, while Li Ang and his companions immediately retreated into the shadows.

They saw the three main forces of The Soul Apex with excited expressions, as if what they were looking forward to wasn’t completing the task, but the act of implementing such a vicious tactic itself.

Once the three had walked a little further, Andasu immediately grabbed Li Ang’s arm.

With the moral standards of the White Wolf, she couldn’t just stand by and watch such things happen.

Even Meluna, usually indifferent, was moved at this moment. Maybe it was because she was no longer that stray animal-like girl, but one who knew the feeling of leaning on a lover, so she also felt empathy and disgust for such matters, Li Ang speculated.

If they were to take action against them, how long would it take for those liaising with them to realize these three were missing... Li Ang pondered, trailing behind, when suddenly he heard them say something unexpected.

Li Ang and his companions were trailing behind, and he was pondering when he suddenly heard them say something unexpected.

"What if Li Ang was still around?"

This was said by Fres.

"What do you mean, how?" Boliya retorted.

"I mean, when we used to follow his process to handle things, it generally went smoothly, and fighting was a lot less troublesome than it is now. That support we recruited only knows how to heal, is that what support’s supposed to be?"

"That’s how general support is. Li Ang was one of the few with a bit of everything, and if he were still around, Rams wouldn’t have been able to take on these jobs. We’d still be tackling the Secret Realm Desert," said Kleem.

After speaking, Crum asked, "What’s up? You starting to chicken out?"

"I don’t care, really. The main issue is that thing with the Eye of God bossing me around all the time and constantly threatening to get rid of us. It’s really annoying. Why does Rams want to cooperate with them so badly?" said Fres.

Boliya said, "I think I know a bit, it seems like he can gain some kind of power that frees him from the guild’s constraints. But that’s just me guessing, don’t spread it around carelessly."

"Against the Guild, huh? That’d be great." Fres chuckled, "When things kick off, I’ll be the first to run. What Ninth Celestial Group, oh, we’re moving on to the Fiftieth soon, living off the reputation of the past."

"It won’t happen, Rams won’t do it." Boliya said, "He only goes after those weaker than him."

"I believe that. I’ve always thought that old guy was a coward," nodded Kleem.

"Sigh," Fres sighed, "I used to always think that fool was too kind and stiff, always talking about guild rules. Looking back, he did have some merits."

"Don’t mention it, I’d rather it be now. Hasn’t he already ridiculed me enough?" Boliya snorted.

"I love hearing that. I love it best when he shuts you up with all those remarks," said Kleem.

"You damn..."

Boliya and Kleem instantly started arguing, and soon Fres got pulled into it. They argued all the way to the area where the hostages were held without stopping.

In the end, their insults kept aiming at Li Ang, the foul language seemingly containing much resentment from recent days, as if the current situation was all Li Ang’s fault.

The three of them walked into the detention area, where the hostages were shackled to massive metal shells of great weight, currently huddled in sleep, all startled awake by their arrival.

The three looked at these sacrificial lambs, their inner depression immediately turning into malice, they strode towards them.

However, all three of them blinked, and a young girl with black hair stood in their path. Her stunningly beautiful face left them momentarily stunned.

Li Ang, still in the passage, naturally saw it too. As they began to curse him, Andasu gripped his hand tightly in anger, while Meluna swiftly vanished from his side.

The Female Sword Saint’s hand had already settled on the hilt of her sword.

"Am I fucking seeing things?" Boliya blinked, "How come I saw that stray girl Li Ang picked up?"