Half an hour later, the dozen or so men Frio had sent followed the two women into a slum in Lorraine City's South District.
It was the poorest, most chaotic part of the entire city. Two attractive young women dressed in clean clothes would never have dared come here.
If women wandered in by mistake, they would be knocked unconscious by local traffickers within twenty minutes. The traffickers would openly brand them as Female Slaves, then ship them elsewhere in the Kingdom to become servants to some noble.
This happened not only in Alsa Province, but throughout the Lorenzo Kingdom and even across the continent of the Main World.
The existence of Transcendents made human lives worth even less. The law offered little deterrence, and some people took ever greater risks for profit.
Yet as these two women entered the slum, the gang members who usually prowled like wolves and hyenas scurried away like mice spotting cats.
Instead, they turned their hostility on the dozen or so men following them—Frio's subordinates.
"Isa, those ordinary humans are still tailing us. Want me to get rid of them?" the younger woman asked coldly. Murderous intent filled her voice. Even knowing they belonged to Alsa Province's Intelligence Department, she wanted to kill them without a second thought.
Isa's expression did not change. Without looking back, she nodded slightly and told her to be careful.
The younger woman's eyes lit up. She seemed to relish killing. With permission granted, she immediately turned back and met the dozen men in a dark, filthy alley...
"Damn it!" By the time Frio arrived, all he found was a pool of blood and more than a dozen mangled corpses.
His face darkened as he looked at the fat old man who had come with him and was constantly