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"What?!" Hannibal shouted as he smashed the wooden table in front of him, having just heard of Liam's return.
"Some men saw him selling weapons at a Blacksmith's shop this morning before he went to an Alchemist's shop. He sells body parts from the beasts he hunted in the last few days." The subordinate who brought the news detailed.
"What about Francis and the others?" One of Hannibal's companions, who was at his side in the arena for their daily work, asked with an apathetic look.
"They haven't returned..." The 5-Star cultivator said more quietly, his voice filled with an uncertainty that was hard to ignore. "Liam also returned stronger, with 7-Star cultivation..."
At the suggestive tone of this short red-haired man, Hannibal shivered, his eyebrows drawn together in a grimace. "Are they dead?"