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With heavy hearts, we boarded the magic elevator that the gang members had taken down.

I don’t know exactly where it’s headed, but since gang members who were in charge of important work came there, I think it’s probably the gang’s hideout or a location close to it.

The magic elevator seemed to be moving upwards, but then it started moving slowly sideways.

It felt familiar, like I was riding the subway.

At this rate, it will probably take some time to arrive.

So, before I arrived at my destination, I decided to carefully talk to Laura, who had stopped crying and had kept her mouth shut.

“Laura, are you okay now?”

“Yes, Rebecca. I’m sorry for causing you worry.”

“Ah, I am sorry. It’s natural that I worry about you.”

“Thank you. I will definitely repay you.”

Laura tried to act normally, but it seemed to me that she was still sad.

I have never seen anyone cry as sadly as Laura in my life.

That’s why I feel even more sorry for her.

Why did Laura’s parents have to be so brutally murdered?

Is it because I touched the wrong gang boss?

Let’s not ask first until Laura tells us directly someday.

Still, I should know in advance the name of the person I need to help her kill.

“Laura, your enemy is actually the boss of the Red Goblin gang, right?”

“Yes, I am a human woman who goes by the pseudonym ‘Elkahim’. He always wears a mask and modulates his voice to hide his identity. I can say that this is the worst piece of human trash I have ever met.”

Laura clenched her fists and gritted her teeth as she mentioned the name of Elkahim.

If the person you are dealing with is your parents’ enemy, you will not be able to hide your anger like that.

I think it’s better to burn up hostility like that than to cry.

“I bet that bitch will die one way or another today.”

“I want to believe that too. When I think of what I did to my parents, no matter how many times I kill them, it’s not enough.”

“I’ll make it the same way.”

“No. I will kill you more horribly than that.”

Laura said with an ominous air.

Honestly, I can’t imagine anything more terrible than being eaten and raped by a monster.

However, I am confident that if Laura asks for help, I will be willing to help.

While we were chatting for a while, the door of the magic elevator that had arrived at our destination opened.

It was a plaza-like place with bright sunlight shining on it, but when I looked around, I saw that it was inside the first floor of a building and that barricades had been installed here and there.

Gunshots and screams were heard not far away, and men who appeared to be gang members were seen running around and yelling.

The guys, who were preoccupied with preparing various things in preparation for the knights’ attack, suddenly spotted us and hurriedly started firing back.

Just like what happened at the research facility, it was just a meaningless resistance.

However, the number of enemies is much greater, so if she goes on a rampage like she did then, Laura could be in danger.

So I set up the large magic shield upright and lowered the stand to provide cover for Laura to use, and gave her the magic shotgun to use the gun barrel to counterattack.

This way, you can engage the enemy with peace of mind while keeping Laura safe.

On the other hand, instead of hiding behind a shield, I stood proudly and fired an accurately aimed shot at the enemy’s head with a magic pistol.

Enemies relatively close were blown up by the magic bullets fired by Laura, and enemies a little further behind were killed by shots from my magic pistol that pierced their eyes or necks.

When the number of enemies was reduced by half, a huge amount of bullets suddenly rained down from the front door of the building, killing most of the enemies.

Then, a group of knights entered the building and took the breath away from the barely surviving enemies.

The knights didn’t pay any attention to us, concentrating on their own tasks, and Veronica, a knight with a fancy emblem engraved on her breastplate, approached us.

“Rebecca, why are you here?”

“After getting information from the place you mentioned, I took the magic elevator and came out here. And I think you need to send the rescue team there quickly now.”

“You mean the rescue team? What on earth happened there?”

“It may be hard to believe, but we were conducting research on infecting humans with devil parasites. First of all, I burned all the dangerous things.”

“Did you bring solid evidence?”

“Of course. Laura, give the briefcase to Veronica.”

Laura followed my instructions and politely handed Veronica the sturdy briefcase.

Veronica looked at some of the documents contained therein, but couldn’t control her anger and kicked the barricade next to it, shattering it.

Then, the eyes of the knights instantly focused on Veronica.

Veronica was unable to speak for a moment, perhaps because she was shocked by the devastation caused by the neglect of the slums.

Then, with a deep sigh, he put the documents back in his bag and handed them over to his deputy.

“Whoa, I guess this is also a sin we have to bear. I will tell you to deliver it directly to the leader.”

“Yes, vice-captain.”

The adjutant saluted politely and then hurriedly ran towards where the leader was.

At that speed, he would soon be able to convey the dark secrets of the gang to the good leader.

“Rebecca, thank you for the important information. I promise to give you fair compensation. And how many people need rescuing?”

“There are about 50 people in the prison inside the research facility. There are a lot of monsters in the underground waterway, so I think it would be a good idea to bring them here.”

“I feel fortunate among misfortunes. I will dispatch a rescue team immediately. You guys go back to my tent and rest.”

Veronica seemed to truly consider the slaves’ survival fortunate.

Normally, nobles would not care much about the lives of slaves, but knights seem to be different.

“Thank you for the suggestion, but we have work to do.”

“Tell me.”

“Laura’s parents were murdered by a gang boss named Elkahim. We plan to take revenge on that woman.”

“Are you really serious about that?”

“Yes, there is no lie whatsoever. So even if you give up all other rewards, you must achieve revenge.”

After hearing what I said, Veronica fell into trouble once again.

She must have received orders from her superiors to capture Elkahim alive.

Otherwise, there would be no need to worry about it like that.

“My position may be a bit difficult, but I cannot stop my parents from seeking revenge. It will definitely be dangerous, so I will go with you.”

Fortunately, Veronica allowed us to get our revenge.

It wasn’t just any other revenge, it was my parents’ revenge, so I guess I couldn’t refuse it.

“Attention! The knights follow me, and the rest go underground to rescue the people and take them to the shelter. Then move immediately.”

When Veronica gave the order, the well-disciplined Knights troops moved quickly and orderly.

The knights lined up in front of Veronica, and the regular soldiers got on the magic elevator we took and headed to where the slaves were.

Veronica led the way up the stairs and went upstairs, the knights followed, and we moved after them.

The stairs were intricately connected, so we had to pass by a large number of enemies on each floor, but the knights took care of them on their own, so there was no need for us to go out.

Enemies were shot and killed, punched or kicked to death, or thrown outside.

I don’t know why I work so hard to resist something that has no meaning.

I don’t know if it’s stupidity, the drugs, or an overwhelming fear of the boss.

Maybe all of them are the cause.

Anyway, as I watched them organizing each floor, I soon reached the top floor, the 5th floor.

Unlike the other floors, the 5th floor had only one door much larger than a person instead of many rooms and hallways.

“This is protected by magic. Everyone, step back.”

Veronica bit us at a distance and took out the great sword she had on her back.

The length of the sword body alone seemed to be well over 2 meters, and the sword had a unique pattern engraved on it. Looking at the mysterious light, it was clear that it was a magic sword.

As Veronica held the handle with both hands and concentrated her mind, the great sword began to shine dazzlingly and make a humming sound.

And Veronica swung the great sword filled with magical power with all her might and fiercely struck the door that was said to be protected by magic.

With a loud sound as if numerous windows were breaking at once, the defensive magic was completely neutralized, and the door was also shattered, revealing the auditorium inside.

“It’s been a while since I wrote, so I’m tired. Everyone, please enter, check safety, and secure El Kahim.”

Veronica gave an order in a slightly tired voice and put the sword on her back again.

Following orders, the knights filed into the heavily barricaded auditorium and began a sweeping sweep.

I roughly ignored the loud noise and walked up to Veronica and talked to her.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m just a little tired. This kind of magic weapon requires a lot of magic power, so I guess it can’t be helped. It looks like everything has been sorted out, so we might as well go in.”

We followed Veronica into the auditorium.

As expected, there were a lot of corpses, including those of monsters mixed in evenly.

Why are these here? Did you escape from the broken cage?

Could it be that the gang succeeded in controlling the monsters?

My continuing doubts were resolved to some extent when one of the knights reported his mission to her.

“Vice-captain, the enemy was controlling the monsters. I guess it’s usually not a serious thing.”

“Yeah, it’s usually not serious. What types of monsters can be controlled?”

“As you can see there, it appears that even mid-level monsters can be controlled.”

“Damn, I’m going crazy.”

Veronica was disgusted when she saw the corpse of a mid-level monster that was similar in size to a tiger.

The appearance of mid-level monsters was not much different from that of low-level monsters, but they had more tentacles and a pair of legs on their backs and tails.

As it grows larger, it appears that an additional pair of legs has grown to support its weight, and more tentacles have grown in the remaining space.

The thought of facing such a large person without magic armor makes me sick just by imagining it.

“At least we should consider ourselves fortunate that mid-level monsters are the limit. Has El Kahim been secured?”

“Still searching.”

“You must catch that person unconditionally. Try to search carefully.”

“I will keep this in mind.”

The knights followed Veronica’s orders and began to search the auditorium diligently.

They searched everything they felt suspicious of, tearing apart piles of items, large boxes, and even floors and walls.

“Laura, let’s search together with the drivers.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

We followed the example of the knights and looked everywhere we could reach.

I searched the corpses to see if anything, but they were all men.

Even if it’s the corpse of a bad guy, there’s something wrong with taking off someone’s panties.

“Rebecca, there’s something suspicious behind this wall.”

Laura said, tapping her hand on the innermost wall of the auditorium.

There was clearly a loud sound as if the interior was empty, which caught not only me but also the other knights’ attention.

“We will check.”

“Please do me a favor.”

The knights tried to tear down the wall for us, but suddenly the wall exploded and blew us all away.

If it weren’t for the magic armor, he would have been seriously injured or killed.

At first I thought it was a bomb or something.

However, the long tentacles visible in the thick dust kindly told us where that powerful power came from.

‘That’s definitely a monster’s tentacle. Fuck, it’s so fucking long!’

When I came to my senses, I quickly got up and took care of Laura.

Fortunately, Laura wasn’t hurt, and I quickly took her with me and hid behind a pile of boxes to assess the situation through the gap.

What catches my trembling eyes is a large monster with a body length of at least 10 meters excluding the tail tentacles.

Its appearance was basically similar to that of small individuals, but it had a bulky, muscular body overall and supported its massive body with eight legs as thick as logs.

There were 10 back tentacles and 6 tail tentacles, and their length was similar to the monster’s body length.

The back tentacles had four-pronged claw-like claws at the end, and the tail tentacles seemed to be entirely covered with blades.

It opened its eight-pronged snout, which was large enough to swallow a brown bear in one bite, and let out a loud roar, showing off the tentacles in its mouth and the highly toxic biomaterial launcher.

However, even though it saw the knights, it did not immediately attack, as if it was being controlled by someone.

“Even the knights of the world are nothing before the majesty of high-ranking monsters.”

I suddenly became alert to the altered female voice coming from near the high-class monster.

The woman wearing a white mask with a golden geometric pattern that appeared before us was clearly Laura’s enemy, Elkahim.

She was wearing a robe that covered her entire body, and the color and design exactly matched the mask.

It was quite anachronistic, perhaps something that wizards with a very traditional and fundamental style would choose as outerwear.

Elkahim seems to have nothing to fear in the world since he can control high-class monsters, but since he is still human, one bullet will kill him.

“Elkahim!”

Laura called the woman’s name in a low voice, burning with hatred, and took out a magic pistol, but because of the high-class monster, she could not shoot without permission.

No matter how angry he was, he held it in and did not do anything that would put everyone in danger.

I was so proud of Laura like that.

The problem is that if we don’t do something about the high-ranking monsters, we will be finished before we can take revenge on Elkahim.

How on earth could that monster be good? I’ll be amazed.