Ben goes to the location of the Dark Guild that kidnapped the noble kid & some other people. A man from the Mayor's personal guards guides him to the location. It is in the forest on the west side of the town.
"What's your name?" asks Ben to the man.
"Yes, my name is Reymond, Sir Mage!" replies Reymond while saluting.
"Don't be too stiff, I'm not your superior. Just relax man," says Ben.
"Yes, I understand," says Reymond with a firm tone.
Ben sighs hearing Reymond's answer and Bella just shakes her head. This guy is too stiff, maybe because of his discipline training in the force. Ben just let him be and asks about some details of this incident.
The kidnapping happened the previous night in the kid's parent's mansion in this town. The Dark Mages used a sleep spell on everyone in the mansion. Then they kidnapped the kid & some attendants from the mansion.
They didn't kidnap the girl's parents because they have a meeting with the Mayor. So they kidnapped the girl and some of the attendants who take care of her. They also kidnapped some kids from the town to make sure that the Mayor will grant their demands.
"So they choose the time when her parents were away because the mansion's protection would get weaker as the guards get split. They must've planned it very well. I even assume that they have insiders too," says Ben.
"Yes, you are correct. They've bribed one of Sir Alex's men to know his schedule. He disappeared after that incident and we saw him in the Dark Guild's location helping the Dark Mages," explains Reymond.
"Hmm, how many people that got kidnapped and how many Mages are there?" asks Ben.
"23 people were kidnapped. 1 noble daughter, 7 children, and 15 adults. As for the mages, we don't know their exact number, but we saw 16 people when we tried to attack them before. We assumed that there are more of them there," says Reymond.
"What's their hiding location?" asks Ben.
"It's a cave, a former iron mine that has been closed for 10 years now. There are many rooms there, so we don't know exactly where they hide," says Reymond.
"It's okay, I can detect them with my magic. But a cave is a very tricky place. My biggest concern is whether the cave will collapse or not," says Ben.
They keep walking while Ben thinks of a strategy to release the hostages. The Dark Mages must've planted traps in the cave because they knew that the Town will send Mages to attack them.
Ben needs to be careful because those Dark Mages must've prepared to get attacked by S-Class Mages with such a big incident. Their defense will be strong enough to hold S-Class Mages and they should be strong enough to fight S-Class Mages too.
They reach the cave's location after walking for half an hour. There are some small mountains of red soil around the cave which are the result of mining. The cave's entrance is quite big too and Ben can sense 3 Mages are hiding behind the entrance.
Ben's group hides behind a big tree far from the cave. The guards haven't realized their presence so they can do a surprise attack. Ben looks around first to understand the location while thinking of a strategy.
"You guys wait here while I will attack those 3 guys. Don't come out no matter what happened later. These guys are strong and you won't be able to handle them. But keep your vigilance high and be ready to fight anytime," says Ben.
Bella & Reymond nod while preparing their weapons. Ben nods at them before he moves stealthily among the trees & soil mountains toward the cave entrance. He suppresses his presence and magic power to make sure that the hiding guards won't find him.
Ben reached the entrance in a short time and get ready to attack. But then he stopped when the guards talk to each other. He eavesdrops on them first to get some pieces of information. But what he hears doesn't make him happy, it makes him mad.
"Hey, I think after they release Master, we need to just give them the kids and men. We need to keep the women," says Guard 1.
"I agree with you. We don't need to pay for prostitutes and can just use them anytime we want," says Guard 2.
"Have you tried that green-haired woman? She is still very tight even though she isn't a virgin. I can't last even for a minute in the first round," says Guard 3.
"Hah, you are just too weak. I can last for 3 minutes with her," says Guard 2.
"Are you guys sure you aren't premature?" asks Guard 1.
"Hmph, you can say that after you try it," says Guard 3.
Ben is furious now because these guys are talking about women like they're tools. He doesn't like this kind of thing even one bit. Forcing women to satisfy their lust is always wrong in any way. So he decided that he will give them nightmares.
'Death is too good for people like them. I will let you live, but your whole life will be a nightmare,' thinks Ben.
Ben creates a dark purple magic circle on his right hand. Then he points his right hand to the cave's entrance.
"Sun Dragon's Gravity Increase: 10 times!"
The 3 guards suddenly feel their bodies are getting very heavy. They fall on the floor in an instant and lay flat there. None of them can move their body, not even their mouth because the gravity is too heavy for them.
Ben walks slowly toward the guards and stands before them with a scary expression. The guards can only watch his feet because they can't even lift their heads a little. Their heart beat faster as Ben walks closer to them, they're very scared right now.
"Everyone has lust, but not everyone can control their lust. Those who live following their lust will get destroyed by lust itself. So you will get destroyed by your own lust," says Ben with a low angry voice.
He walks to the Guards and shoves soil into their mouth so they won't be able to scream. Then Ben creates 3 heat balls on his right hand. He throws them between the guards' legs, just under their crotches.
The guards feel their little brothers getting hotter as Ben moves the balls to their balls. They want to scream, but their mouths are filled with soil, so they can't. Luckily, Bella & Reymond can't see it because of the dark cave, or they will get traumatized.
Ben keeps the Heat Balls until the guards' balls melt and they faint. He moves them to the side before going deeper into the cave. As a Mage from Legal Guild, he can't kill without consent, but he can do what he wants as long as they are still alive.
As he walks deeper, Ben keeps using his magic sense and AI Chip's scanning to detect the traps. There are many traps along the way just like what he predicted. But all of them aren't hidden well and he can detect them easily.
Ben also has found his targets' location through his magic sense. There are 2 groups inside the cave, which are the hostages & Dark Mages. He can differentiate them easily through their magic power.
He decides to free the hostages first as it is his first priority. He reached the hostages' location in a short time and gets angered seeing their conditions. The hostages are crying on the corner with the women protecting the children even though they're not in good conditions with their clothes tattered.
There are 2 Dark Mages who guard the room and they just laugh seeing the hostages' conditions. Ben has an angry expression and flashes to the 2 guards. He grabs their mouths and closes them while burning their mouths with his flame.
Ben then says, "Now, what kind of hell that I need to give you?"
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