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As he reminisced about the fierce battle that occurred more than twenty years ago, the Law Enforcement Elder felt a lingering fear.
"Gang Leader Deng had gathered over forty skilled fighters, yet those vile bandits numbered barely more than a hundred people in the entire stronghold.
"Alas, we thought with our abilities, taking on three foes each should have been easy, but in the end, nearly all of us were injured, and seven people died."
However, Ma Lu was concerned about something else, "Elder Lu, after you defeated that Tongtian Taoist, did you really kill all the other bandits in the stronghold as well, or were there any that slipped through the net?"
The Law Enforcement Elder shook his head, "These bandits were thoroughly evil and deserved death, so we resolved not to spare a single one before ascending the mountain, exterminating them all.
