"Retreat! Fall back!" shouted the Gang leader as he quickly ran to a corner, followed by his comrades.
The heavy rain continued to pour.
Elric stood up and quickly looked for Felix. After a few moments, he sighed in relief when he saw that Felix was still alive and also panting.
The battle had been bloody, and news of it quickly spread throughout Ironspire City.
Out of the total 30 Patrol Soldiers, 9 had died, while 22 members of the Blood Axe Gang who ambushed them were killed.
The bodies of the gang members they killed were hung in the plaza for everyone to see.
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Two months later, their operations to hunt down gangs throughout the Eastside under Elric's leadership became continuous.
After several battles, Elric no longer felt nervous while fighting and could think clearly.
Tonight, they would infiltrate the Blood Axe Gang's base. They received information about their hideout, so they went there to finish them off.
Elric was now accompanied by nearly 50 Patrol Soldiers for this operation.
They walked cautiously, and in the distance, they spotted five gang members drinking alcohol.
They quickly attacked from different directions, and the drunken gang members could only scream in shock before their heads were swiftly severed from their bodies.
"There's a tunnel here," said Elric, pointing beneath the house where the gang members had been drinking.
They entered it cautiously and soon found themselves in a dark passageway with only a few lights hanging on the walls.
They walked slowly, and after a few minutes, they reached the end.
There was a door, which they opened carefully, revealing a vast underground base.
They saw the sleeping gang members, but Elric's chest tightened at what he saw next inside the gang's base.
There were cages around, and inside them were naked women with their hands chained.
Their bodies were covered in wounds and bruises, and they were so emaciated it was clear they hadn't been fed.
These were the female commoners from the Eastside, kidnapped by the Blood Axe Gang for their pleasure.
Elric was now seething with rage. He looked at his comrades, who immediately prepared themselves.
Elric approached a sleeping gang member and gripped his sword tightly in anger.
Thudd...Thudd
Their swords struck the necks of the sleeping gang members in quick succession, and blood immediately spread around the area.