Everyone below was dumbfounded by Leng Mu's words. What did he mean, he never hit children or women? "Unless you're neither a woman nor a child"?
To satisfy both conditions at once, it would have to be a little girl. Was this guy into little girls?
"Light Falls Ten Thousand Zhang!"
While everyone below was still stunned, Leng Mu opened with advanced-level light magic. Hundreds of golden swords shot toward them, jolting them out of their daze.
"Defend yourselves! Armor Magic Equipment!"
"Water Shield!"
"Rock Barrier!"
Everyone hurried to resist with magic or Magic Tools, but the swords of light pierced their defenses effortlessly and pinned them to the ground.
The swords pierced their arms, sending blood flying. Countless agonized screams rang out. Jiang Shaoxu sighed in relief, put away her protective Magic Tool, and slumped to the ground as though all her strength had been drained.
Leng Mu landed slowly and waved a hand, sending a Healing Sprite toward her. Once she was safe, Jiang Shaoxu thanked him.
"Thanks."
"It was no trouble. Let's head back. Can you still move?"
Leng Mu thought nothing of it. He took out his phone to notify the local authorities to come deal with the Red Ornament Guild members, but then remembered that the city's mayor seemed to be working with these pirates. His hands stopped.
"I'm all right. By the way, could you take me to the Small Town up on the mountain for a look? Ling Ling said recently that the Red Ornament Guild was working with the mayor. Yesterday, Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and I caught a bunch of their people. I'm worried they'll retaliate against the people of Vanilla Village."
Jiang Shaoxu thought of the people she had saved earlier. She had only meant to check on them, but