Evil Insect God
Chapter 291

Setting a False Trail, Taking the Fight to Their Doorstep

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Huo Hai smiled faintly. So that was what had happened. Someone actually dared to come looking for trouble with him. Had he seemed a little too merciful? Since they wanted revenge, he would not hold back.

After asking where the Fang Mercenary Group was currently stationed, Huo Hai found their audacity truly surpassed his expectations. He had no idea what they had been thinking, but when they had first decided to seek revenge, they had already moved the Fang Mercenary Group into the Western Frontier. If he had not stayed away all this time, they would probably have made their move long ago.

Now that the questioning was over, these people had no further value. Huo Hai had originally wanted to kill them, but after some thought, he gave up on the idea. "I'll leave these people to you."

Huo Hai drew a deep breath. He could not be as impulsive as before. Killing everyone who crossed him might have felt satisfying, but it was disadvantageous to him in many ways. Because they had failed to protect him earlier, these people had already made a mistake, and some of their comrades had died. With him injured as well, their responsibility was no small matter.

If they had no merit to offset their mistakes, then once the higher-ups of the Southern Cloud Kingdom held them accountable, many people in this unit would be implicated. But if he gave these captives to them, they could redeem their faults through merit. Besides, he had not suffered any major harm.

As long as he did not go looking for trouble with them afterward and concealed his injuries, these people would not receive overly harsh punishment. It also happened to let him do the army a favor. Perhaps it would prove useful someday.

Sure enough,

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