Chapter 265: The Knight's Backstab

"Ding!"

As the wooden door opened, the jingle of the doorbell announced the visitor's arrival.

Thanks to the cheap land in the dock district, Victoria's small shop was not too small, but now it was full.

"Huh? Did I arrive at an awkward time?"

What Li En saw upon opening the door were two opposing factions.

One side was Damon and his old acquaintances behind him, Victoria, Larry, and others; the other side Li En did not know, but their clothing and the leather whips at their waists were truly familiar to him.

"People from the slave market? How did they find us?"

The atmosphere inside the small house was obviously terrible, looking as if violence could break out at any moment; Li En's arrival made Damon and the others show a hint of joy, but also made the other side look at him with caution.

"You, take care of yourselves!"

The leader from the slave market threw down that harsh threat, then passed Li En by with his people.

Li En did not stop them; having guessed the cause and effect, he felt there was no need to clash with them here.

Perhaps the two sides would have a chance to "cooperate" next.

"What's the situation? Did they discover our Knight? Or did our people clash with them? Or did he demand we provide full support?" Li En asked.

"Are you listening outside? Why not come in?"

"No, I just arrived; I guessed it all. But looking at you, the answer is 'all of the above'?"

Li En laughed, poured himself a cup of coffee, and sat down directly.

He was also a bit tired and needed to adjust.

A characteristic of intelligent beings is considering internal strife at any time.

Once the "Weaver Knights" were sent out, they were naturally spotted by those local bullies; the slave tattoos on their bodies were quite difficult to clean off completely. And whether the Paladins, seeing these hated slave traders, would strike the cultists or the evil slave traders with their Evil-Cleaving Slash was really hard to say.

"Two Knights pursuing cultists got into a dispute with a slave trader and cut down both the cultists and the slave trader."

Well, cutting down both sides; that's very Paladin.

"Good work; remember to reward them."

And the moment the righteous mad dogs were unleashed and the Paladins were dispatched, all of this was within expectation.

He performed the actions a Paladin should fulfill, so the "Organization" should provide support.

The reward supplies were a small matter, but this attitude was quite important.

Damon pondered for a moment and nodded; he had originally planned to hold back a bit, but Li En's attitude already explained much.

"How is the situation?"

Li En did not have high expectations; since core personnel could be seen here, the battle should already be over.

"We intercepted part of them, but a batch still escaped underground. The several noble youths we saved have already been sent back to the Radiant District."

"Actually, we started out just maintaining security and stability; by the time we discovered they were leading people through the Ship Graveyard to enter the Underworld, it was already too late."

This was probably also within expectation; this time the Beast Cult surely sent all their elites, so intercepting even a part of them was a good thing.

Most importantly, we caught their tail; then we can follow the trail to rescue people.

"The slave market came asking for information on the underground? Did you give it to them?"

"No, we only exchanged two sentences before we started shouting at each other." Damon rubbed his brow, and Larry lowered his head in embarrassment.

Who lost patience first was already obvious.

But Li En said nothing; the fact that the Paladins did not cut down the slave traders on the spot was already quite restrained.

"They know there is a bull-type monster down there, but they only learned it from scattered adventurers."

While exchanging information, Li En quickly gnawed on black bread to replenish the stamina consumed in the previous battle.

He pondered for a moment and said.

"They will not let those cultists go; they must pursue them to the end."

From the slave market's perspective, those cultists who took away their precious goods must be eliminated; the foundation of their business is violence and terror, and if anyone could come to their door and challenge them, they would have no need to continue doing business.

The one just now should be the current head of the slave market.

To be honest, the feeling is not as good as the previous "Little Fire Dragon"; after all, it is just a dirty black glove, impossible to send out good hands so quickly.

"Are they still demanding slaves?"

"Yes, but how could we possibly give them to them?"