I, Valon, am frantically searching for my mother.

Realizing there was no chance of survival, these desperate men finally decided to take up arms and attack Wayne.

"Fight it!!"

"We're all going to die anyway!!"

The outlaws roared hysterically.

remarkably brave.

But it's meaningless.

Under the blessing of the rabbit talisman, Wayne resembled a dragon-shaped guillotine. In the next second, heads flew up like kites with broken strings.

And now, only that mysterious mage remains...

Wayne kicked open the door, ready to kill the birth mage inside.

The next second...

He then saw the purple-robed female mage frantically stuffing various silver coins into her pockets, preparing to run away.

"Holy crap... What happened to the promise that as long as you just cheated a little and did some magic, you could get tons of gold coins?!"

"How long have they been working here? Their wages haven't even been settled yet, how did they manage to attract the attention of Master Jinlong?"

"If Lord Golden Dragon saw this... wouldn't he kill me with a single breath?!"

"Forget it, survival is the priority! Money! My money! Take as much as you can! Get out of here! I can't stay in this awful place any longer!"

Then, just as she was about to barely stuff the money bag into her pocket and was about to escape through the window, Wayne kicked the door open and came in.

The female mage turned around and met Vayne, who was slowly emerging from the dust and smoke of the broken door.

A pair of red, vertical pupils were staring coldly at her.

The female mage gave an awkward yet polite smile.

Then, the next second...

"Thump!"

Under Wayne's slightly surprised gaze, the purple-robed female mage, with a remarkably smooth and practiced sliding kneeling posture, slid from one side of the house directly to Wayne's massive forepaws!

He then took out all the money he had just put in his pocket.

"Gold coins are here! Gold coins are here!"

The mage gave a fawning smile.

"Thanks to Grandpa Golden Dragon's great fortune, I've found the last of those bastards' gold coins for you, Grandpa Golden Dragon!"

"Lord Golden Dragon, please have mercy! I'm truly innocent!"

She cried and recounted her story, tears streaming down her face.

"When I came here... nobody told me this was what I did?!"

"They said they were recruiting mages with great benefits, including room and board. I thought, where would an ordinary mage get such good conditions? So I came quickly. Who knew that after I arrived, they would make me do flesh and blood transmutation..."

"And I really haven't done anything bad. If you don't believe me, you can ask those children. I've never abused them!"

Honestly, Wayne was completely taken aback by that sliding knee move from the opponent.

He had assumed that someone who did this would be some kind of evil old man with a sly, cackling laugh, or some kind of dark-hearted sorcerer.

In the end, she turned out to be a cowardly female mage.

However, thinking that Wayne would let these newbies go just by sliding on his knees is pure fantasy.

"You even prey on other people's mothers, and you expect me to forgive you?"

Wayne was furious.

"You better not let me find your mother, or she'll die with you."

"???"

The female mage, who had been inexplicably scolded, looked up with a blank expression.

"No, no... Lord Golden Dragon, what... what did I do?"

"Even if I did some flesh and blood transmutation, I was forced into it. The materials were even provided by someone else. Even if I was wrong, it doesn't mean my mother should die with me, does it?"

"Besides! We haven't harmed any adults! They said these children were all abused by their mothers..."

"Still trying to argue! I'll hit you!"

Wayne punched the other man, and a dark circle immediately appeared under his left eye.

The female mage clutched her left eye, which had instantly swelled up and now had a clear bruise, wincing in pain as tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"No, no... Grandpa Jinlong, please, please listen to me..."

She covered her eyes, trying to continue explaining incoherently:

"We really didn't lay a hand on their mother! The risks of going directly to an adult's home and physically assaulting them are just too high!"

"These children... were all..."

"I'll hit again!"

This time, Wayne didn't use his fists, but his feet.

The purple-robed mage was kicked to the very back of the room.

Because Wayne kicked him in the mouth, the other man lost two teeth and seemed to be unable to speak for the time being, only able to groan and moan incoherently.

The young mage looked at Wayne with fear and grievance, her face streaked with tears mixed with blood.

Wayne ignored her and turned to look at Sophia, who was following closely behind him.

The girl had been staring wide-eyed at everything that was happening before her since the beginning, her face filled with tension and excitement.

Those villains who had bullied and beaten her, and treated her and other children like livestock, were killed one by one, without even a chance to beg for mercy.

Hatred was vented, and fear was dispelled by power.

For the first time, the light of hope shone so brightly into the girl's dark world.

Wayne lowered his head slightly, his crimson vertical pupils radiating warmth like the sun, and said gently:

"Sophia, do you see that?"

"The bastards who bullied Sophia and her mother have all been severely punished by me, Young Master Wayne."

He gently patted Sofia's thin shoulder with his paw.

"Could you do me a favor now, young master?"

"The key... should be nearby."

"Could Sofia find the key first, and then rescue all the other children in the yard?"

"They must be very scared and need help."

Upon hearing Wayne's words, Sophia was jolted back to her senses.

Wow!

The emotions that had been suppressed for so long finally exploded!

Large tears, like pearls from a broken string, gushed out and slid down her dirty cheeks.

"Waaaaah... Mom... Mom... Did you see that... Sofia... Sofia finally... saw someone... avenge you..."

She cried so hard she could barely breathe, her small body trembling violently, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances, pain, and longing she had endured over the years.

It wasn't until Wayne spoke again that the girl sniffed hard and wiped her tears away with her dirty sleeve.

Although her eyes were red and swollen, her gaze was filled with an unprecedented determination and light.

"Um!"

She nodded vigorously, her voice still trembling with sobs, but her tone was unusually clear:

"Sophia...will rescue everyone...!"

After saying that, Sofia, with her still somewhat weak steps, ran to the wall, stood on tiptoe, and laboriously took off the heavy bunch of keys, then ran towards the cages in the yard where the children were kept.

Then, as if declaring, or perhaps comforting, she shouted loudly:

"Don't be afraid, everyone! I'm Sophia! The bad guys... have all been defeated by Lord Golden Dragon! I've come to release you!"

"We...are free!"