The traveler’s departure caused all of the caravan members to fall into despair.

At that precise moment, however, a clear whistle suddenly rang out off in the distance.

A group of soldiers had arrived on the scene. They waved their sabers in the air as they charged into the swarm of dwarves and pygmies, easily hacking them to pieces. Cold light glinted on their metal weapons, which unleashed streak after streak of concentrated blade Qi. It was obvious that each and every of these soldiers was an elite.

But the fact that so many elite warriors had appeared all at once, and that there was not a single weak one, was both surprising and exciting.

The soldiers immediately whipped up a whirlwind of blood.

They slaughtered the creatures mercilessly, annihilating droves with every swing of their blades.

In the blink of an eye, every single one of the dwarves and pygmies had been killed.

Victory had come so suddenly that the merchant caravan didn’t even have time to fully process to what had just happened.

“Many thanks for your assistance!” Filo shouted gratefully.

“Don’t get too excited. Our aid does not come without its cost,” one of the soldiers calmly replied.

A female soldier...