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"Even the lair of the Wild Beast no longer needs to exist from today on," he declared, his face as expressionless as ever.
He issued commands abruptly.
"Nine snakes, Fog Man, Ascetic. Later, you all take Otto to the second level and knock all the prisoners there unconscious, then drag them collectively to the first-level hall. Thomas, you tell Siegel to take all the remaining hands from the lair of the Wild Beast and release all the prisoners on the first level..."
"All of them, herd them to the underground first-level hall."
After Casio finished giving orders, he turned and walked toward the right side of the passage. He intended to meditate and circulate the power of the Demonic Elephant Secret Martial Art to restore his qi.
On the spot, the others exchanged glances and nodded slightly.
Five minutes later, in the lair of the Wild Beast, on the underground second level.