Lei Luo patted Little Fairy Doctor's hand and comforted her. "Don't worry. Leave it to me."
The reason he had not left was that he had been waiting for them.
Rather than searching for them himself, it was better to let the Wolfhead Mercenary Group walk right into his trap.
By now, the scattered mercenaries had long since departed, leaving only Lei Luo and Little Fairy Doctor behind.
After soothing the lovely girl beside him, Lei Luo turned his gaze toward the dark figures moving through the forest.
Quite a few people from the Wolfhead Mercenary Group had come.
They had practically mobilized their entire force.
It was clear that Mu Li truly cared about his only son.
Before long, the campfire exposed the pair's location.
The Wolfhead Mercenary Group's men immediately swarmed over in a noisy crowd.
Looking at the gleaming blades before her, Little Fairy Doctor realized that she was not as afraid as she had expected.
With the calm-looking youth beside her, even the fear in her heart had faded considerably.
"Little Fairy Doctor, where is Mu Li?"
A tall middle-aged man pushed through the crowd and walked forward with a gloomy expression.
Hearing Mu She's questioning, Little Fairy Doctor shrank back slightly, steadied herself, and said, "Your son? If you hurry, you might still be able to pick up some ashes."
Mu She's eyelid twitched, and his expression darkened further.
"What do you mean by that?"
At that moment, Lei Luo strode forward from Little Fairy Doctor's side, nearly pressing himself to Mu She's ear.
"She means that your son's ashes have already been scattered by me."
"You bastard!" Mu She roared and drove a fist toward Lei Luo's chest.
"Too slow." Lei Luo easily dodged Mu She's attack and returned to Little Fairy Doctor's side.
Mu She's expression changed completely at the sight.
He stared fixedly at Lei Luo and cried out in disbelief, "A Dou Master?"
Lei Luo nodded as if it were only natural, then said coldly to Mu She, "Still want revenge?"
Mu She's face twitched violently. Though he feared the strength Lei Luo had displayed, so far beyond his age, his son's death had clearly driven him mad.
"Brothers, kill him! He has a Black-Rank Dou Technique!"
Mu Li let out a furious roar, and the surrounding Wolfhead Mercenary Group members shouted with blazing eyes.
A Black-Rank Dou Technique—there seemed to be nothing more tempting than that.
The surrounding mercenaries stared greedily and eagerly at Lei Luo, afraid he might escape.
But since Lei Luo had dared to wait for them here, he naturally had no intention of fleeing again.
After briefly assessing everyone's strength, he spotted a Nine-Star Dou Practitioner and an Eight-Star Dou Practitioner among the crowd.
They were likely the Wolfhead Mercenary Group's other two leaders, Gan Mu and He Meng.
"Since everyone is here, I might as well deal with you all at once," Lei Luo said.
Gan Mu and He Meng exchanged a glance and could not help letting out mocking laughs.
"Kid, so what if you're a Dou Master?"
"With the Wolfhead's three leaders joining forces, along with so many skilled Dou Practitioners surrounding you, do you really think you stand a chance?"
"Besides, you have a burden by your side!"
Lei Luo raised an eyebrow at the hostile crowd.
"Whether I stand a chance, we'll only know after we fight. What makes you so sure you've got me cornered?"
The moment he finished speaking, his body abruptly vanished. The crowd only heard a burst of wind and thunder, and Lei Luo was already gripping He Meng by the throat with one hand, lifting him into the air.
The sudden scene threw the Wolfhead Mercenary Group into complete disarray.
Even their leader, Mu She, could not defeat He Meng so effortlessly.
Feeling the tremendous force around his neck, He Meng's eyes reddened as the fear of death gradually enveloped him.
Gan Mu, who stood closest to He Meng, was the first to react.
He truly deserved to be a Dou Practitioner raised in Green Mountain Town. Both his reactions and his actions were more decisive than those of the other mercenaries.
He pulled out the iron rod on his back and smashed it viciously toward Lei Luo's head.
The terrifying force of the wind, coupled with the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Practitioner, was indeed rather intimidating.
But they had forgotten that Lei Luo had a hostage in his hands.
Just as Gan Mu was about to smash Lei Luo's head apart, Lei Luo casually pulled He Meng over and used him as a shield.
With a crisp thud, He Meng's head was directly sheared in half by the iron rod, leaving only one eye filled with venom glaring at Lei Luo.
Lei Luo tossed aside the corpse and calmly wiped his hands as he looked at the dumbfounded Gan Mu.
"Tsk, tsk. The second leader is really ruthless. You killed your own brother without even blinking."
Hearing the taunting voice, not only Gan Mu but even Mu She's expression turned completely black.
"Gan Mu, stop spacing out! This bastard is tough—let's kill him together!"
After roaring, Mu She spun the steel saber in his hand, and immense Dou Qi erupted instantly!
Wind Blade Saber Dance!
This was Mu She's most powerful killing move.
Back then, he had relied on this Dou Technique to claim the title of Green Mountain Town's strongest expert many times. Countless powerful fighters had met bitter deaths beneath it.
As he rapidly swung his saber again and again, a dense web of blades formed, tightly engulfing Lei Luo's figure.
Gan Mu at the side was not idle either.
The iron rod in his hand erupted with a powerful Dou Technique and smashed toward Lei Luo once more.
But no matter what, they could never have imagined that Lei Luo was not a beginner Dou Master like Mu She.
He was a Seven-Star Dou Master, and he also possessed a Divine Body!
An attack of this level was not enough.
Lei Luo's body shook, and a Dou Qi Robe enveloped his entire body.
This sight was utterly shocking to Mu She.
He had spent many years at the Dou Master level, yet even so, his Dou Qi Robe could only protect specific areas of his body.
For someone like Lei Luo to cover his entire body, there was only one possibility.
He was a high-level Dou Master!
At that moment, the thought of retreating had already arisen in Mu She's heart.
A son could be born again, but if he lost his own life, he would have nothing left.
Having figured this out, Mu She unleashed his Dou Technique and slashed viciously at Lei Luo.
Then he threw away his saber and actually fled into the darkness.
Seeing this, Lei Luo crushed the blade web with one hand, then turned and shattered Gan Mu's arm with a punch. He said mockingly, "Tsk, tsk. Your leader sure is loyal."
The Wolfhead mercenaries looked at Gan Mu and He Meng on the ground, one left with only half a head and the other with only an arm, and swallowed hard without daring to utter a word.
Lei Luo paid no attention to them. Instead, he smiled at Little Fairy Doctor and said, "I bet he won't get away. Do you believe me?"
Little Fairy Doctor smiled sweetly at that and gracefully walked to Lei Luo's side.
"And what if he does get away?" Little Fairy Doctor asked.
Lei Luo rubbed his nose. "If he gets away, I'll grant you one request. But if he doesn't, how about becoming this young master's personal maid from now on?"
Before Little Fairy Doctor could agree, Lei Luo used the same trick again. With a flick of his finger toward the direction Mu She had fled, a flame the same color as the night shot out!
Continuous screams echoed through the night sky, leaving the crowd standing dumbly in the darkness.