Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

Chapter 45 - 45 – Warping Up

The first one to follow the command was Tang Soso. She lunged at one of the bandits with her sword drawn, slashing through his chest with ease while leaving a trail of blood behind her.

Another one rushed after her with an ax in hand but was cut down by a quick slash across the neck that severed his head cleanly off its body.

Leo also did his job firing his pistol while Jessica used her threads to kill any stragglers or escapees. The casualty didn’t only happen in Green Forest Bandit side as well.

The Tang Clan lost their people as well when they were surrounded by Green Forest Bandit soldiers and got murdered mercilessly.

It was a massacre for both sides.

After dealing with the fighter inside, Tang Yao and Tang Soso surrounded the hall where women and children gathered. They were either bandits’ wives or homeless people who sought shelter under the Green Forest Bandit.

They were on their knees in fear when they saw the battle happening outside. Most of them were crying while covering their mouths to suppress their sobs.

Some were screaming in horror and trembling uncontrollably as tears streamed down their cheeks continuously, flowing freely along with their droplets of sweat that dripped from their foreheads down towards the ground below them.

Some held onto each other tightly as they stared at Tang Yao and Tang Soso standing before them with wide eyes full of terror.

"P-Please spare us! W-We’re innocent!" A woman wearing a red hanbok pleaded pitifully while kowtowing to them, "Don’t kill us!"

"Have mercy! I have a baby here!" A woman in blue hanbok exclaimed loudly as she pulled out a baby wrapped in white cloth from her chest. Her expression was full of desperation and despair as she looked at Tang Yao with pleading eyes. "He’s only 6 months old! Please spare him!"

"Stop lying!" Tang Soso shouted angrily at them furiously before turning towards Tang Yao, "Yao, we must kill them! Leaving them alive will only cause trouble for our clan later on!"

"Wait a second, Sister," Tang Yao replied calmly without taking his eyes off the bandit women and children in front of him, "Let me think about this."

Tang Yao thought for a moment before speaking again slowly while staring straight into Tang Soso’s eyes intensely, "Let’s spare them. There is no reason to kill the innocent. We’re not bandits nor an evil sect."

"Yao..." Tang Soso gritted her teeth as she heard his decision but she didn’t argue anymore and stepped aside obediently without saying anything further. "Your kindness is really admirable but... Are you sure about this?"

"Yes. I am." He nodded firmly before looking around at everyone kneeling down before him and asked, "I will spare you and the kids. But I can’t allow you to leave freely. We will give you a place to stay and monitor you. That’s the least I can do for you."

"T-Thank you very much! Thank you!" The women sobbed in relief as tears rolled down their cheeks while they hugged their babies tightly. "Thank you so much for sparing our lives!"

Leo watched the charade with a frown on his face.

Yes, a charade.

’That fucking bastard...’

He didn’t know what Tang Yao planned.

Usually, killing all remaining people was better than letting them go free. The risk would be minimized once they were all dead. Letting them live would only fuel the hate and cause future troubles.

’I don’t know what he’s planning, but I’m sure it’s not going to be something good. I pity these people. Death might be a blessing for them.’

It seemed he needed to do some deeper research regarding this guy since he began to sense something shady on him.

At that time, a loud sound rang from outside. A shadow could be seen in the sky. It was like a giant figure of a human formed from yellow light was descending from the sky toward the hall where they were located right now.

Bam!

The figure landed on the ground with a loud thud, causing dust and debris to scatter everywhere while blowing everyone away from the shockwave. The women and children who were sitting on the ground were thrown backwards, crashing against walls before falling onto their backs unconsciously.

Some who managed to protect themselves from the impact had their mouths open in surprise.

"L-Leader..."

Someone muttered.

The dust disappeared, revealing the figure covered in blood. Holes could be seen all over his body as blood leaked out of them, dripping onto the ground below him while creating pools of crimson liquid underneath his feet. Many daggers embedded in his chest while several arrows stuck out from his back.

A lifeless corpse of a middle-aged man laid there motionless with his eyes closed shut and mouth hanging slightly open.

Following that, another sound was heard from outside. The army under Tang Clan’s banner entered the base and started occupying it. Many cries of agony echoed throughout the surrounding area as screams reverberated across the entire compound, sending chills down everyone’s spine.

In front of them, Tang Jiaofu walked confidently. His left eye was missing and blood flowed freely from his wounds but he didn’t seem bothered by it.

His first son, Tang Ao, followed closely behind him. A large wound could be seen on his neck, which was bleeding heavily yet he still managed to walk straight without limping or showing signs of weakness.

Both of them ignored the bodies lying on the ground around them as they approached Tang Yao, Tang Soso.

"Good job."

Tang Jiaofu praised them proudly while smiling widely before noticing the living bandit women and children here, "Yao, why didn’t you kill them?"

"I decided to spare their lives." Tang Yao answered calmly while looking straight at his father’s eyes firmly. "There is no need to kill innocent people, Father."

Tang Jiaofu fell silent upon hearing his reply. He looked at them resolutely before nodding slowly and replied calmly without showing any signs of doubt or hesitation in his tone.

"You did well." He said as he patted his shoulder lightly, "I’m proud of you."

Tang Yao nodded at his father while smiling faintly.

What was left was cleaning up.

’My job will be officially finished once I get my pay.’ Leo thought, ’And then I will be free for another job.’