If they had not seen their captain's corpse nearby, these men might truly have lost control of themselves.
The thought of their captain's death was like having a basin of icy water dumped over their heads, dousing the flames of greed in their hearts.
Though the young man before them was inexperienced in the ways of the world, he showed no mercy when he struck. They still needed to be careful.
Chen Cheng watched the changes in their expressions, then glanced at Heavenly Dao.
"It's already late, and I don't want to drag anyone else into this. Could you point me to a place where I can rest for the night?"
Hearing Chen Cheng ask about a place to stay for the night, their eyes immediately darted around. One monkey-faced man raised his hand.
"I know of a place. There's an extremely secluded natural cave in the mountains outside the docks. No one but me knows about it. We can rest there without worrying that Captain might suddenly come looking for us."
Chen Cheng smiled inwardly at his words. His efforts had not been wasted after all.
For now, he could not punish the true backer behind these men, Count Siskek. So, in order not to implicate others, he truly needed someone familiar with the area to lead the way.
These men just happened to come in handy.
Following the monkey-faced man out of the dock district, they indeed found an extremely secluded cave deep in the mountains outside the city.
Judging from the claw marks and fur on the ground, this cave had clearly once been the hibernation site of a Demon Bear.
With the Demon Bear's lingering aura keeping other creatures at bay, no other Magic Beasts would sneak in. This really was an excellent place to rest.